Category: Singapore
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EXCHANGE! EXCHANGE! EXCHANGE! After chanting this word for the past two years, I am finally on exchange at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore – the Centre of Asia. My exchange journey started exactly two years ago, I met Minnie Zhu in one of UTS Mentoring Programs where she first said the word “exchange” to me.…
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As a multicultural nation, Singapore faces the difficult challenge of bringing together communities of different ethnicities, beliefs, cultures and languages. As the focal point of the subject, it was fascinating to see how this reflected in every aspect of Singaporean culture: from packaging and signage, to community spaces and entire suburbs. I would not have…
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I’ve found Singapore to be a land of contradictions. Its not like China where you see whacky stuff all the time. Its not like Hong Kong where you’re constantly floating in a sea of people and energy. This city-state is both super comfortable and super challenging at the same time. When you live on campus…
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Hey guys, My experience at NTU in Singapore has definitely been a roller-coaster but overall I would recommend it to anybody. I never intended to go to Singapore, it was actually my third choice, but I was happy to go anywhere to be honest. I wanted to experience living in a different country, living alone,…
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I still cannot believe that I have been in Singapore for one and a half months, it feels like I have only arrived in Singapore yesterday! To be honest, I did not even think about going on exchange until a year ago, and Singapore was the first country I had in mind after making my…
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Over the summer break of 2017, I decided to go on an adventure in Singapore for one of my core subject. In this trip, I have explored Singapore heritage through Chinatown, Little India as well as Kampong Glam. These areas are fascinating, beautiful and it is amazing to learn their heritage and their architectures are breath-taking.…
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Can’t believe half of the semester is gone!!! I have already stayed at Singapore for more than two months!! To be honest, I miss home, my family, my friends and my double bed a lot! However, I have gained a lot of different experiences when I am on exchange so far. And I’m loving it…
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Between island hopping in Thailand, exam prepping in cafes and trying to localise myself in Singapore, I’ve had little time to make sense of exchange life. In hindsight, it’s been a defining experience. For communication students, we’re usually accustomed to the normal one hour lecture, two hour tutorial format of our timetables but Singapore’s classes…
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Time FLIES, especially when you’re having fun 😀 Can’t believe we’re over halfway through our exchange here at NTU Singapore, and soon enough, we’ll be back home! Academics Firstly, an update on how my subjects are going. In my last blog post I mentioned I’m taking 3 electives at NTU: Chinese, Arabic and Business…
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Engulfed in a thick pad of clouds, the plane banked sharply to the left as my stomach dropped a notch. I felt the pressure against my ears as we progressed well into our descent and wasn’t sure if the pulsing in my head was a result of my anticipation or the cabin pressure. I strained…
