Against the grain, we seize.
"Athletics has always been my passion since young. I truly enjoy training, competing and pushing my body to the limit and I always had the goal of being the fastest man in Singapore." We interview Timothee Yap - known for his work in athletics, acting and soon-to-come: law - and find out about what it means to be driven to the max.
We last talked to Ens, the creator of howpetalsfall, an online store that retails enamel pins and earrings designed and marketed by Ens herself. Her shop, howpetalsfall, has been lauded for consistently delivering the highest quality products to her consumers, with strict metrics for the quality of her products. We revisit her interview for end-of-the-year entrepreneurial [...]
Laura Kasperzak met us with a burning smile in the blazing sun -- resplendent of a trail-blazer in her field! We talked to her about keeping in line with your goals, for your own pursuit of happiness. Her words of advice rung concisely and clearly through our minds: That choosing to leap into the unknown [...]
In June, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the band SINE - Marcus, Eugene, CJ - for an in-depth conversation on creative identity, their debut EP, and personal thoughts about progressing in the local music scene. SINE BAND SG talked to us rather candidly, and we couldn't be more grateful for the interesting [...]
A habit is a routine of behaviour or process that you practise regularly - it is intrinsic to your day, unconsciously performed, and may be a good or bad habit. For issue 6 of Carpe Bloom - the issue to close off 2018 - we don't want to hear about why you think your habit should be [...]
words in BOLD are Shikin's voice. CARPE: We're coming to the end of our campaign. Shikin - please share with us some 'across the bench' thoughts on diversity - what rules and ideas could be upheld, applicable to every part of society and racial community - that helps us strive towards a racially harmonious society? [...]
School. That's a place where young people from different racial backgrounds congregate together. We study a wide range of subjects together, take exams together, try not to fall asleep in class - together. And there's something magical about that. A tight-knit community culture is something characteristic of Singapore. Because we're a small country, we put in [...]
