Singapore Kopitiam

Anita Thomas on education: the facts and the challenges, the new realities, contemporary parenting and non-traditional pedagogies.

Anita Thomas explores the Waldorf Education, an alternative to current pedagogy, which focuses on developing creative, independent thinkers committed to social change.

Anita Thomas remembers a friend and reflects on how personal traumas can be transformational in inspiring friends and benefiting communities in India.

Anita Thomas discovers and explains how an honest, honourable Ponzi scheme can exist and do good for all.

Anita Thomas reflects on a parent's 'exam nightmares' these days, given that the learning methods have changed while the exam process has not.

Anita Thomas pays tribute to the little-known professions of  art doctors, repair specialists, restorers and the saviours of investments, sentiment and history.

Sudden revelations and insights invariably visit us with the dawn of a new year, often segueing into fervent (and usually brief or soon forgotten) resolutions.

What does a pianist/interior decorator, a cardiologist, a carpenter and a purveyor of natural stone have in common?

Parents as children and children as parents: FIL, all of 89 and feisty as he ever was, moved in with us over a month ago, and life has not been the same since.

Health, fitness, exercise, nutrition ... the litany is ongoing and ever present. These links open up lines of thought and information for the proactive, the curious and the interested.