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Why is Cinco de Mayo bigger in the States than South of the Border?

This year, American Association of Singapore is hosting an old-fashioned Fourth of July complete with a Dixieland Jazz Band, the New...

I was making my way through the perpetually bustling Shanghai Metro subway system when I spotted an elderly woman struggling to carry a...

Thanks to COVID-19, we’ve all been working from home quite a while—and it seems likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Regardless...

By Kevin F. Cox, Culinary Explorer I recently spent nearly five years in Singapore writing about countless things to see and do. With the...

By Theodorus Ng Hey! Happy New Year! I’m just back from a few good months of basic pilot training in Western Australia, a part of my...

As we enter 2022, it’s helpful to take some time to decide on our purpose - for our life, not just for the year. Then, setting meaningful...

There’s no running away from the fact that all of us are sifting through the biggest experiment in remote working. Although this idea was...

Sure it's cool that restaurant Saint Pierre helmed by Chef Emmanuel Stroobant has two Michelin stars. That would make anybody want to...

When you go to bed at night, you lock your doors and make sure the stove is off to keep your family safe. But what are you doing to keep...

We did it! The American Association of Singapore and Stamford American International School were able to organize 100 volunteers for a...

AAS' Halloween at USS was a huge success! It was truly as close to having a Halloween bash while staying in groups of two as you can get....

We are at the halfway point of the AAS Fantasy Football season with a lot of football still to play! merLions (Coach Ashok) are leading...

Starting a new job can be stressful: there are systems to learn and people to meet, all while you are trying to establish yourself. It’s...

WARNING: This article contains explicit information and images and should not be viewed by children or those with sensitive to these...

So here we are with the holidays fast approaching. I'm guessing lots of us expats will be heading back to our homes to celebrate...

Have you seen the news? Singapore is opening a vaccinated travel lane with the US on October 18! If this doesn't make you do the Snoopy...

"I hate this!" my teenage daughter slammed the door with such force, such anger. She'd just learned that Singapore was going back to...

The Hungry Ghost Festival kicks off today. One of our long-time members and past President, Glenn van Zutphen, happened to catch today's...

Yay! Singapore is letting expats back in again. Whoop! Now we have to deal with quarantine. Big sigh. I don't know about you, but the...