Mama on Palette: How one mum’s journey of healing turned into a community of over 300 art-loving mothers

Mama on Palette: How one mum’s journey of healing turned into a community of over 300 art-loving mothers

One of the mums Yu met was Joyce Orallo Lim, in 2018. Lim was then a stay-at-home mum with a two-year-old son “I loved to paint and design floral ceramic pieces, but the moment I became a mum, I thought my life as an artist was over,” Lim told CNA Women. She connected with Yu … Read more

How to not get scammed: DBS lawyer Angie Tan teaches elderly Singaporeans digital and financial literacy

How to not get scammed: DBS lawyer Angie Tan teaches elderly Singaporeans digital and financial literacy

“People from higher income families can afford to invest in their children, and invest in tuition and enrichment classes. While there’s still mobility for children from low-income families, parents don’t have the means to [invest in these] or have more urgent needs to meet,” she observed. This is something that resonates with Tan, whose father … Read more

Qantas First lounge at Changi Airport: Meet Linda Sim, the executive chef behind the food

Qantas First lounge at Changi Airport: Meet Linda Sim, the executive chef behind the food

Qantas’ in-flight and lounge menus are created in partnership with Australian celebrity chef Neil Perry, who was so impressed with the stir-fried black pepper beef in the Qantas Business Lounge that he launched “Chef Linda’s specials” on the debut menu of Qantas First Lounge when it opened in 2019. Dry prawn and pork noodles, prawn … Read more

Singapore leather artisan Addynna Azlinor founded Forest Child to bring the slow life to others

Singapore leather artisan Addynna Azlinor founded Forest Child to bring the slow life to others

Some do it out of habit or nostalgia. “For example, they have been using a wallet for many years and are so used to its design that it’s part of them now. Now that it is worn with age, they are frustrated they cannot find the same one off the shelf anymore,” she explained. Some … Read more

Scams in Singapore: How SPF’s Anti-Scam Command DSP Sindhu Dasan cracks down on scammers

Scams in Singapore: How SPF’s Anti-Scam Command DSP Sindhu Dasan cracks down on scammers

“While scammers are innovative, there’s always a pattern we can identify,” the 38-year-old said.  The nature of the hoax is then shared with the public “to minimise the impact of those scams”. Some scams, such as love scams, are more complex, DSP Sindhu added. Here, scammers adopt a fake identity and pretend to look for … Read more

Sexism at home: How to spot the red flags and what Singapore women can do

Sexism at home: How to spot the red flags and what Singapore women can do

Lakshmi, the clinical psychologist from The Center for Psychology, added: “Many a time, women come into therapy feeling unseen and unheard despite giving their all in both their career and at home. They feel like they are doing their best but are not given the same recognition that men receive, especially at home. “Women also … Read more

Aqua therapy in Singapore: Aqua Tula founder Malissa Sander developed her water fitness method for people to exercise safety

Aqua therapy in Singapore: Aqua Tula founder Malissa Sander developed her water fitness method for people to exercise safety

HOPING TO HELP MORE PEOPLE WITH HER AQUA TULA METHOD In Sydney, Sander recovered enough to live a normal life. As part of her passion for her recovery, she picked up several certifications in fitness and wellness. Sander got her NASM personal training certification and used that as a foundation to attain other certifications such … Read more

Swiftposium dedicated to Taylor Swift: What goes on at an academic conference about the American megastar?

Swiftposium dedicated to Taylor Swift: What goes on at an academic conference about the American megastar?

Dr Alethea Rae from Murdoch University in Perth, did a text analysis of all of Taylor Swift’s songs. Did you know that “you” and “I” are the most used words in her songs – 3,371 for you and 3,105 for I? All Too Well has the most unique number of words at 333 and A … Read more

How female skateboarder Arina Azain found her tribe in the Singapore skateboarding community

How female skateboarder Arina Azain found her tribe in the Singapore skateboarding community

When she was a teenager, skateboarder Arina Azain remembers the police coming over to the basketball court where she and her friends were practising their tricks, to tell them they were too noisy. Residents in the surrounding blocks had likely made a complaint. Her own mum too, had warned her that skateboarding was “where all … Read more