May 20, 2020Lessons from a loaf of bread Before attending a GST briefing with my classmates, I dropped by the famous Wu Pao Chun Bakery at City Hall.
Feb 21, 2020The time our media briefing became a pop quizWe were elated when we finally secured a response from a government agency. In fact, they invited us to a briefing!
Feb 21, 2020We don’t call the police. We just sue It was the second week of the Covid-19 outbreak in Singapore, yet a sizeable crowd had gathered by the pool waiting for their MP ...
Feb 7, 2020The time I was accused of invading my neighbours’ privacy A booming voice interrupted my interview. I had gone to my ward’s meet-the-people session to suss out the sort of problems people bring...
Feb 7, 2020Chee Soon Juan’s words over my abandoned phone It was my first time reporting on a court case. We were at the High Court, assigned to cover the Singapore Democratic Party’s appeal...
Feb 7, 2020To be a reporter means to learn to stalk We sat at a bus stop in Bedok, unsure of how to proceed with our assignment. Madam had told us to tag along with the Workers’ Party (WP)...
Feb 7, 2020Did we just get spied on?He typed away on his phone, constantly stealing glances at our table. I didn’t know at first, until I noticed my classmate Alvina...
Feb 7, 2020This political party has a bandThe reporters stared, slack-jawed, at the men on stage. Guitars were slung over their bodies — two electric, one acoustic. A fourth man...
Feb 7, 2020I'll alight here, pleaseIt was nearly 10 pm when the Minister and his team of volunteers finished handing out mandarin oranges and ang paos to needy families in...