Kai
@kaixiang.info
Journalist writing about technology and culture in Singapore 🇸🇬🏳️🌈
I write about invisible trends and hidden subcultures.
www.kaixiang.info
I write about invisible trends and hidden subcultures.
www.kaixiang.info
Okay but this is high art @phaun.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Okay but this is high art @phaun.bsky.social
Just got my hands on the latest issue of meantime magazine and I am in awe of the design
September 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Just got my hands on the latest issue of meantime magazine and I am in awe of the design
Find it fascinating how filmmakers see Asian cities as a visual shorthand for vaguely dystopian sci-fi futuristic modernity
August 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Find it fascinating how filmmakers see Asian cities as a visual shorthand for vaguely dystopian sci-fi futuristic modernity
In today's edition of the straits times, I write about what it's like to be diagnosed with ADHD later in life - and why it made me so so angry at our schools and attitudes towards mental health: www.straitstimes.com/life/hear-me...
May 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
In today's edition of the straits times, I write about what it's like to be diagnosed with ADHD later in life - and why it made me so so angry at our schools and attitudes towards mental health: www.straitstimes.com/life/hear-me...
Who made this BL edit for the PAP??! Identify yourself!
April 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who made this BL edit for the PAP??! Identify yourself!
More questions asked, more ministerial statements: Inside S’pore Parliament’s record-setting 14th term: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/po...
April 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
More questions asked, more ministerial statements: Inside S’pore Parliament’s record-setting 14th term: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/po...
Because of the popularity of Netflix's Adolescence in Singapore, many are wondering what the manosphere even is and how to recognise it.
To help readers understand, I put together this glossary of manosphere and incel terminology for The Straits Times: www.straitstimes.com/life/red-pil...
To help readers understand, I put together this glossary of manosphere and incel terminology for The Straits Times: www.straitstimes.com/life/red-pil...
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Because of the popularity of Netflix's Adolescence in Singapore, many are wondering what the manosphere even is and how to recognise it.
To help readers understand, I put together this glossary of manosphere and incel terminology for The Straits Times: www.straitstimes.com/life/red-pil...
To help readers understand, I put together this glossary of manosphere and incel terminology for The Straits Times: www.straitstimes.com/life/red-pil...
Will there ever be a better explanation of what the Public Domain is than this? I don't think so. scp-wiki.wikidot.com/pdcontest2025
February 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Will there ever be a better explanation of what the Public Domain is than this? I don't think so. scp-wiki.wikidot.com/pdcontest2025
I just published my first ever piece of travel journalism, and what better place for it to be about than Sri Lanka, probably my favourite country I visited in 2024!
Read about the island's dramatic ascent as the next big tourism destination here: www.straitstimes.com/life/travel/...
Read about the island's dramatic ascent as the next big tourism destination here: www.straitstimes.com/life/travel/...
January 31, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I just published my first ever piece of travel journalism, and what better place for it to be about than Sri Lanka, probably my favourite country I visited in 2024!
Read about the island's dramatic ascent as the next big tourism destination here: www.straitstimes.com/life/travel/...
Read about the island's dramatic ascent as the next big tourism destination here: www.straitstimes.com/life/travel/...
In other news, elon/twitter's war on bots is going really well...
January 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In other news, elon/twitter's war on bots is going really well...
So I broke my twitter/x hiatus to put out this call for interviewees, and the results were... unsurprising.
January 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
So I broke my twitter/x hiatus to put out this call for interviewees, and the results were... unsurprising.
OMG! For the first time ever, I just came across the book with my first (and only) published short story in a store! 😁 It's such an insane feeling to see your words on a shelf.
December 23, 2024 at 1:12 AM
OMG! For the first time ever, I just came across the book with my first (and only) published short story in a store! 😁 It's such an insane feeling to see your words on a shelf.
Sigh, my partner received this after emailing a hotel to ask if their restaurant could accommodate his deadly food allergy.
Tell me again about how AI is going to change the world for the better... because it sure seems like the new go-to tool for demonstrating that you just don't give a shit.
Tell me again about how AI is going to change the world for the better... because it sure seems like the new go-to tool for demonstrating that you just don't give a shit.
December 18, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Sigh, my partner received this after emailing a hotel to ask if their restaurant could accommodate his deadly food allergy.
Tell me again about how AI is going to change the world for the better... because it sure seems like the new go-to tool for demonstrating that you just don't give a shit.
Tell me again about how AI is going to change the world for the better... because it sure seems like the new go-to tool for demonstrating that you just don't give a shit.
Okay, am I the only one that feels like this is hilariously subtle next level writing:
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fa...
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fa...
December 8, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Okay, am I the only one that feels like this is hilariously subtle next level writing:
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fa...
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fa...
What on earth... Does Singapore really account for over 6% of total traffic on BlueSky?
It certainly doesn't feel like it yet. Where are all the Singapore people on here?
www.creatosaurus.io/blog/bluesky...
It certainly doesn't feel like it yet. Where are all the Singapore people on here?
www.creatosaurus.io/blog/bluesky...
December 6, 2024 at 4:17 AM
What on earth... Does Singapore really account for over 6% of total traffic on BlueSky?
It certainly doesn't feel like it yet. Where are all the Singapore people on here?
www.creatosaurus.io/blog/bluesky...
It certainly doesn't feel like it yet. Where are all the Singapore people on here?
www.creatosaurus.io/blog/bluesky...
Don't you love how someone being laid off is framed by the Financial Times as a PR problem for the company, as opposed to being a major life crisis for the person being fired?
This call for you to stay an obedient little worker bee to the company that just let you go is 🤮
This call for you to stay an obedient little worker bee to the company that just let you go is 🤮
December 3, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Don't you love how someone being laid off is framed by the Financial Times as a PR problem for the company, as opposed to being a major life crisis for the person being fired?
This call for you to stay an obedient little worker bee to the company that just let you go is 🤮
This call for you to stay an obedient little worker bee to the company that just let you go is 🤮
Twitter has started giving me Elon Musk notifications because of how little I use it. That's unbearably cringe...
November 23, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Twitter has started giving me Elon Musk notifications because of how little I use it. That's unbearably cringe...
And sometimes, the merits are only apparent in hindsight.
“In fact, now, some old Toa Payoh HDB blocks are one of the areas being looked into for conservation..."
"Who would ever consider keeping Toa Payoh as it was in the past? But given time, you start to see its uniqueness.”
“In fact, now, some old Toa Payoh HDB blocks are one of the areas being looked into for conservation..."
"Who would ever consider keeping Toa Payoh as it was in the past? But given time, you start to see its uniqueness.”
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 AM
And sometimes, the merits are only apparent in hindsight.
“In fact, now, some old Toa Payoh HDB blocks are one of the areas being looked into for conservation..."
"Who would ever consider keeping Toa Payoh as it was in the past? But given time, you start to see its uniqueness.”
“In fact, now, some old Toa Payoh HDB blocks are one of the areas being looked into for conservation..."
"Who would ever consider keeping Toa Payoh as it was in the past? But given time, you start to see its uniqueness.”
Says one architect I interviewed:
“When carbon emission becomes an issue, should we be pulling down buildings before their carbon lifespan is over?"
"In other words, even with buildings without heritage value, should we still demolish them when they’re still young?”
“When carbon emission becomes an issue, should we be pulling down buildings before their carbon lifespan is over?"
"In other words, even with buildings without heritage value, should we still demolish them when they’re still young?”
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Says one architect I interviewed:
“When carbon emission becomes an issue, should we be pulling down buildings before their carbon lifespan is over?"
"In other words, even with buildings without heritage value, should we still demolish them when they’re still young?”
“When carbon emission becomes an issue, should we be pulling down buildings before their carbon lifespan is over?"
"In other words, even with buildings without heritage value, should we still demolish them when they’re still young?”
Experts I spoke to say that the climate stakes of our skyscraper demolition spree are significant.
The built environment is currently responsible for 39 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions, and SG has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The built environment is currently responsible for 39 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions, and SG has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Experts I spoke to say that the climate stakes of our skyscraper demolition spree are significant.
The built environment is currently responsible for 39 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions, and SG has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The built environment is currently responsible for 39 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions, and SG has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
There is also a regulatory dimension. Heritage impact assessments (common in other parts of the world) are neither mandatory nor widely practiced here.
And policies like the CBD incentive scheme spur the redevelopment of office blocks into mixed-use developments, a laudable goal.
And policies like the CBD incentive scheme spur the redevelopment of office blocks into mixed-use developments, a laudable goal.
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 AM
There is also a regulatory dimension. Heritage impact assessments (common in other parts of the world) are neither mandatory nor widely practiced here.
And policies like the CBD incentive scheme spur the redevelopment of office blocks into mixed-use developments, a laudable goal.
And policies like the CBD incentive scheme spur the redevelopment of office blocks into mixed-use developments, a laudable goal.
But, these tear-downs can be hard to pass up. One expert says that faced with limited land, our choices are either taking from our green areas or intensifying existing buildings.
For example: the former UIC building was torn down to create a building with 60% more floor space.
For example: the former UIC building was torn down to create a building with 60% more floor space.
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 AM
But, these tear-downs can be hard to pass up. One expert says that faced with limited land, our choices are either taking from our green areas or intensifying existing buildings.
For example: the former UIC building was torn down to create a building with 60% more floor space.
For example: the former UIC building was torn down to create a building with 60% more floor space.
The architect of the iconic Pearl Bank Apartments (before it was demolished in 2019) previously said this:
"The redevelopment formula does not have to comprise only tearing down a structure, especially if the original building has high architectural and heritage value."
"The redevelopment formula does not have to comprise only tearing down a structure, especially if the original building has high architectural and heritage value."
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 AM
The architect of the iconic Pearl Bank Apartments (before it was demolished in 2019) previously said this:
"The redevelopment formula does not have to comprise only tearing down a structure, especially if the original building has high architectural and heritage value."
"The redevelopment formula does not have to comprise only tearing down a structure, especially if the original building has high architectural and heritage value."