Archive - The salt cellar

The soundtrack to your life

It all started yesterday at lunch, when Dad mentioned the Blinkist digest he’d received that morning and which featured the book Soundtracks: The…

Aug 1, 2021 •

July 2021

The things seen and unseen

One of the most iconic lecture halls in Princeton is McCosh 50, a standout because of its size (one of the biggest on campus), ubiquity (we went there…

Jul 20, 2021 •

June 2021

How we make music

Learning, leading

Jun 13, 2021 •

May 2021

The blogging wars, the years gone by, and the life ahead

May 30, 2021 •

January 2021

Started 23/12/2020, completed 7/1/2021

Jan 7, 2021 •

November 2020

Big & Small things

A number of Big things happened this week - in the world, in my country and, funnily enough, the project we have been working on.

Nov 8, 2020 •

Robinsons and the march of time

This week, the news broke that Robinsons, a 162-year-old departmental store in Singapore, would be winding down its Singapore and Malaysia operations…

Nov 1, 2020 •

July 2020

General Elections 2020: What I don't know

It's election season!

Jul 8, 2020 •

June 2020

The end of circuit breaking: On "from home"

I am trying this thing called brevity, which I suppose will help me write faster and better.

Jun 20, 2020 •

May 2020

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