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Our Home and Garden

August 1, 2026 Clementi Park koi pond Lam Pin Foo 9 Comments

Singapore Needs a Road Safety Culture

July 4, 2026 Lam Pin Foo road safety Singapore Leave a comment

Cordoba Mosque and Alhambra Lure Tourists to Spain

Interior of Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba with red and white striped arches and marble columns
May 16, 2026 8 Comments

Retracing Christ’s Footsteps and the Fourteen Stations of the Cross

April 3, 2026 Holy Land Jesus Christ Lam Pin Foo Stations of the Cross 11 Comments

The Passing of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew – A Legend in His Own Lifetime

March 24, 2026 Lam Pin Foo Lee Kuan Yew Singapore 9 Comments

How Should One Live and Die?

March 15, 2026 asia life Singapore travel Travel writing 4 Comments

The Beauty of Chinese Ceramic Spoons is Not Skin Deep

February 14, 2026 China Lam Pin Foo 16 Comments

Is World Vagrancy a Sign of Our Time?

January 25, 2026 Lam Pin Foo 6 Comments

The Mesmerizing Grandeur of China’s Great Wall and Forbidden City

January 4, 2026 2 Comments

China has 56 Ethnic Groups Among its 1.3 Billion Population

December 10, 2025 China Hui Muslim Korean Lam Pin Foo Mongol Russian Tibet Uyghur 7 Comments

The Curse of the Fearful SARS of 2003

November 9, 2025 Lam Pin Foo SARS Singapore 2 Comments

The Perplexing Human Mind

November 2, 2025 Ong Siew Chey 4 Comments

Westerners Turn to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

September 7, 2025 2 Comments

Remembering the Fall of Singapore During the Second World War (WWII)

August 3, 2025 Fall of Singapore Lam Pin Foo National Museum of Singapore 5 Comments

How to Catch a High Flyer!

June 22, 2025 fantasy fiction Lam Pin Foo short-story story writing Leave a comment

From Fork to Chopstick

April 14, 2025 6 Comments

Why Japan is Now My Favourite Country to Visit

March 11, 2025 2 Comments

The Danube is Far From Blue!

December 12, 2024 2 Comments

Did an Obscure Asian Democratic Republic Precede the American Republic?

August 3, 2024 15 Comments

Nelson Mandela, One of World’s Most Revered Statesmen

December 31, 2023 2 Comments

Needham Legacy and China’s Genius

October 28, 2023 1 Comment

Guest Writers on My Blog

March 11, 2023 Guest Writers Lam Pin Foo 2 Comments

Foreign Talent – Lessons From Japan

January 10, 2023 Foreign Talent Japan Lam Pin Foo Singapore Leave a comment

Zheng He: A Giant Among World Maritime Explorers

October 23, 2022 Lam Pin Foo Zheng He Leave a comment

Tracing One’s Roots Through the Family Tree

May 28, 2022 genealogy Lam Pin Foo Leave a comment

Restoring the Prestige of Being Teachers

March 26, 2022 Education System Lam Pin Foo 4 Comments

Don’t Take Pictures, Until We Say Yes

January 25, 2022 Kim Jong-Un Lam Pin Foo 2 Comments

Can Baba Culture Be Revived?

September 30, 2021 Baba King's Chinese Lam Pin Foo Nonya Peranakan Straits Chinese 8 Comments

Tea is China’s Invaluable Gift to Mankind

July 4, 2021 Lam Pin Foo Tea 2 Comments

Dementia Victims Get a Home, Thanks to Retiree (Update)

April 20, 2021 Apex Harmony Lodge Lam Pin Foo Oon Chiew Seng 6 Comments

Say It With Ang Pows (Red Packets)

December 31, 2020 Ang Pow Chinese New Year Lam Pin Foo 4 Comments

Three of My Unforgettable Life Long Friends

June 28, 2020 Agnes Ma David Tan Sing Hwa Lam Pin Foo Leo Tan Wee Hin 9 Comments

Will Vietnam Be Another ‘Tiger’ Economy of Asia?

January 24, 2020 ASEAN Lam Pin Foo Tiger economy Vietnam Leave a comment

Lessons from the Singapore Idol Contest

October 26, 2019 Lam Pin Foo Maintenance of the Racial and Religious Act Singapore Idol Singapore Pledge Leave a comment

An Appreciation of Yuan and Ming Blue and White Wares

August 12, 2019 David Vases Ming Blue and White Wares Ming Ceramics Ming Underglaze Doucai Wares Ming Underglaze Red Wares Shufu Ware Topkapi Palace Museum Underglaze Red Ware Yuan Blue and White Wares Leave a comment

Not Your Dad’s Idea of a Relaxing Holiday: Combining Vacation with Cycle Training in Australia

August 9, 2019 Beechmont Binna Burra Currumbin Valley Cycle Training Gold Coast Gondwana Rainforests Lam Chih Ming Lamington National Park Mount Cougal Paradise Road Cycles Rosins Lookout Scenic Rim Sport Holiday Springbrook National Park 3 Comments

A Tale of School Uniforms in Silicon Valley

April 30, 2019 4 Comments

Eight Hundred Years of Dabu Lams

February 28, 2019 Lam Chih Tsung 24 Comments

The Famous Tang Dynasty Poets

December 31, 2018 Lam Pin Foo Li Bai Tang Poets 4 Comments

How About a Sculpture City Too?

September 29, 2018 Esplanade Theatres On The Bay Lam Pin Foo Puerto Vallarta Malecón Sculpture City tourism 2 Comments

How Does School in Singapore Compare With the US?

July 28, 2018 Education System Kalina Lam Lam Pin Foo Lam Shuya Nanyang Girls High School Nanyang Primary School PSLE The Girls Middle School 3 Comments

China’s Dharma Master Jianzhen’s Hazardous Missionary Journeys to Japan

February 26, 2018 Buddhism Jianzhen Lam Pin Tōdai-ji Tōshōdai-ji 2 Comments

Chinese Tourists Boost Tourism Domestically and Worldwide

November 30, 2017 Chinese tourism Lam Pin Foo Leave a comment

Private Tuition Fever Permeates East Asian Countries

July 31, 2017 cram school Hagwon Juku Lam Pin Foo Tuition 2 Comments

Shell Players – Employees of Shell Singapore Formed a Drama Group in 1985

May 29, 2017 Lam Pin Foo Lucilla Teoh Ong Keng Sen Shell Friday Lunchtime Cultural Programme Shell Players 4 Comments

The Popularity of the Long-Running Shell Friday Lunchtime Cultural Programme

March 31, 2017 Lam Pin Foo Shell Friday Lunchtime Cultural Programme SSO Familiar Favourites 6 Comments

Tigers Roamed the forests of Old Singapore

February 28, 2017 Lam Pin Foo Singa Pura Singapore Temasek tiger 6 Comments

Was Xia Dynasty Truly China’s First Dynasty?

November 25, 2016 Lam Pin Foo Shiji Sima Qian Xia Dynasty 4 Comments

Holding Up More Than Half the Sky: Women in Rural China

October 25, 2016 Amity Foundation Rural China Theresa Carino 5 Comments

My Hobbies

September 28, 2016 hobby Munira Yahyabhoy Physiotherapy Solutions Leave a comment

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