Can you find love with a single photograph?
It was May 26, 1991; a good day to be married for Sajeev and Sheeja. The astrologer said so, the parents were convinced, and the gods were in favour. Today, in a small photo studio – nearly 3 decades after their arranged marriage – the couple now help young men find love from home thousands of miles away.
Falling for the girl next door
Kampung Kuchai was Zainal Ismail’s entire world. Here, the people – who were descendants of the orang laut, Singapore’s native inhabitants – stood out larger-than-life. One of them was Norsiah, the soft-spoken girl who lived a few doors away.
Love, luck and prosperity
For a long time, the ang ku kueh, or red tortoise cake, was food offered only to the Chinese gods and deities. Not until the 1980s, when Mr and Mrs Toh broke the mould and turned it into an everyday snack for all.
For better, for worse
For years, we thought we knew a lot about Chee Soon Juan, the vilified opposition leader. But they say there are always two sides to a story, and that is his personal life as a loving family figure: a husband, and a father.
A man, a woman and their roti
Flour? 300 grams. Water? Half a cup. Salt? A dash. But most importantly, a pinch of trust and a spoonful of joy. Perhaps that’s Mr and Mrs Mohgan’s secret recipe for – arguably – Singapore’s best roti prata.
A forbidden love in the time of war
Though a painful time for many, the Japanese Occupation is also bittersweet for Monica Choon. That’s because her Cantonese mother fell in love with her father then, who was a Japanese soldier. After a 40-year-long search, she finally traced his family back in Japan.