Asia
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4 Observations from Visiting North Korea in 2013
The article aims to shed some light on this hermit nation- the DPRK (“North Korea”). Instead of a day-to-day account of my 8-day trip to North Korea that will probably bore everyone, with the benefit of hindsight, I believe that the key takeaways can be distilled into 4 significant and interesting observations.
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Surviving Halloween
Let’s face it: Halloween is here. It is that time of the year when most of your friends are out scaring themselves. But this is hardly surprising especially since Samhain is the time where the dead spirits return to earth. Similar to the hungry ghost festival, people light bonfires and pay their respects to the dead.
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North Korea: An overview of the current tensions
This piece was written in response to Tembusu College’s recent forum titled “Will There Be Another War on the Korean Peninsula?”, which took place on the evening of Tuesday, October 17 of this year. Our Rector Professor Tommy Koh hosted Mr Lim Ju-Seong, Counsellor (Political) at the embassy of the Republic of Korea, Ms Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, Charge D’Affaires […]
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Expedition Reflection: Sighting an Elephant (in Borneo)
For the past two weeks, Treehouse has invited Tembusians who went overseas on College expeditions to share their thoughts and reflections. This week, Ng Keng Gene reflects on his experiences during STEER Borneo. 11 May 2017, Thursday Seven pairs of participants with travel essentials in tow collide with a row of taxis outside Miri […]
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Expedition Reflection: STEER China
For the next few weeks, Tembusu Treehouse will be inviting Tembusians who went overseas on College expeditions to share their thoughts and reflections. This week, Noel Wong reflects on his experiences during STEER China. tWild expedition? What’s that? Those were some of my initial thoughts when I first signed up for this expedition. I wanted an […]
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Dragons: Not Just For Game of Thrones
To wrap up our Tembusu College Expedition Sharing Week series, Isaac Neo reflects on his visit to the Komodo National Park, an example of a successful conservation effort, and explores how this might offer hope for future efforts.