Musings

A hobby turned into business. Uncle Keng shares with us his journey as an antique dealer for three decades.

When does restriction lead to liberation, and how does one balance between holding on and letting go? We sit down with Stephanie, a 25-year-old Environmental Earth Systems Science graduate, as...

In recent years, there has been a positive shift in perspectives towards psychological wellbeing and social stereotypes have been broken down. The ennui that many people experienced during the coronavirus...

Believing in the Asian way of apprenticeship of a bygone era — metaphorically washing our sushi rice year after year. Believing that people can tell the difference. Believing that instead...

We are now in a situation where we are at the mercy of happenings in the macro system. But that doesn't stop us from making the best of the situation...

At Hvala, we too have a dream — that one day, through tea and art, we can better the world. But it is impossible for us to realise that dream on our own. Which was why we went out seeking. And the stars are slowly aligning, and the first gathering was born.

With the boom of bubble tea, people's perception of tea has been diluted, if not skewed. Bursting the bubble is a look at what it means to consider the humble beverage we hold in our hands. 

The silly old bear once said, "Doing nothing often leads to the very best kind of something." A forgotten phrase, it reminds us of the little pockets of time needed to unwind, recharge and pause.

We tried our hands on film, for the first time. An intentional effort to take a moment and pause, we found beauty in the everyday, ordinary life. 

Humans have always been drawn to the ephemeral and the fragile. But for the things we truly love, we tend to cling tightly onto them, hoping to prolong their existence.

Throughout history, art has been a platform for many to speak to themselves, heal old wounds and express themselves. This journey of untying the messy knots, breathing courage to the self and moving forward, is commendable.