Contemplative

  • When Novelty Wins: An Investigation into Tembusu’s Sports Culture

    When Novelty Wins: An Investigation into Tembusu’s Sports Culture

    Why are novel sports so popular in Tembusu? As the Inter-College Games unfold, Cheryl reflects on Tembusu’s sports culture and what it reveals about the college community.

  • Tembusu Between the Lines

    Tembusu Between the Lines

    At times it is a space for work, other times it is a space for bonding, and yet other times it is a space for rest. What is Tembusu, really? How do we even begin to categorise its spaces? And what does emerging adulthood have to do with all this? In this piece, Min explores the blurring lines of spaces, our lives, and everything in-between.

  • “No need insecure lah!”: Singlish, Insecurity, and Identity

    “No need insecure lah!”: Singlish, Insecurity, and Identity

    🕗 10-15 Minute Read How do we come to terms with our different accents? Why do some of us judge some accents to be ‘better’ than others? Fiona Tan explores.

  • The Platform: A Review

    The Platform: A Review

    Brendan reviews the 2019 Spanish film, ‘The Platform’.

  • Cash Love Clout

    Cash Love Clout

    Year 3 alumnus Chee Meng reflects upon the construction of the public space intervention project that they and their teammate Andrew embarked on. Taking a final physical form of an anamorphic sculpture, the project prompts viewers to contemplate the concept of happiness.

  • Coming Together, Although Apart

    Coming Together, Although Apart

    As the academic year draws to a close, Shang Thong Yi reflects on how Tembusu has functioned as a community and remain united despite a pandemic that divided.