TerraBite – Sustainable Initiative/Enterprise 2020

Over the last 8 months I have been working on co-founding a for-profit social enterprise in Singapore called Terrabite (latin translation: EarthBite). TerraBite (terrabite.co) aims to combat the use of single-use-plastics in the Singaporean F&B industry by providing local businesses with affordable biodegradable alternatives, ensuring the upmost consideration for ethics and sustainability throughout the entirety of our supply chain. Today, we offer 100% wooden spoons, forks and knives, biodegradable take away containers, salad bowls, soup containers […]

Thoughts on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘We should all be feminists’

Points Adichie makes on the meaning of the term ‘feminism’ and its relevance: She was first exposed to the word ‘feminist’ as an insult used against her The word ‘feminist’ is interpreted in many different ways Some of the differences are personal interpretations and others are cultural differences Feminism is often perceived as a ‘hate for men’ The biological difference in men and women are no longer significant as they were in our hunter gatherer […]

New York Times Youth Political Cartoon Competition – Analysis

  In this cartoon we can see a grown man hitting a Juul, sitting next to a young boy, presumably his son, who has thrown aside his toys and is also smoking a Juul. The cartoon may be trying to highlight the way that vape products are being targeted towards younger kids, especially through enticing ads and product placement. This is reflected in the scene as the sign in the background advertising ‘pre-k registration’ is […]

Carol Ann Duffy’s Thetis Analysis – Transformation

Reflection I am happy with my introduction. I kept the first sentence simple and informative, also I introduced the themes I would address throughout the essay with clarity and precision.  Looking forward, I want to focus on being more detailed with the imagery I chose to un pack. I feel like I tried to cover too many different images in each paragraph which prevented me from going deep enough into all of them.  For me, […]

English Mock IO Reflection

As a first attempt I am satisfied with my oral exploration, however, there is a lot I need to work on before my next attempt. Fluency and cohesion I am not so focused on as these things will come with practise and more intense planning. One big issue I faced was my timing, I was not able to visit all the points I had planned, more significantly, I did not have time to conclude my […]

Vintage Print Advert Analysis

Advertisements often reflect popular cultural norms of the time. There is a continuous effort by advertisers to stay relevant and appeal to a broad audience and therefore they often echo many aspects of society in their adverts. Vintage adverts can give us a vivid idea of life during a patriarchal era. This American advertisement from the 1940s promotes a popular fast food restaurant called Hardee’s. The advertisement is multimodal, however prominently visual. In the foreground […]

Teaching In Laos 2019 – Life Changing Experience

I have just returned from what has turned out to be the 7 most humbling, eye opening and meaningful days of my life. It is difficult for me to translate my emotions and self-growth into words simliar to my other experiences. Looking back at everything I have involved myself in over the past few years, this experience has taken it to the next level by pushing me outside of the protection of UWC or Singapore. […]

The Danger Of A Single Story – Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie

Today we watched a TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie about the danger of a single story. Chimamanda begins with personal experiences and stories and how the single narrative of her own life shaped the way she wrote and told stories. She then moves on to a broader context and considers single stories that are told in mass media and literature and how these dictate cultural stereotypes   Here are some other examples of visual […]