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nedla is led by Alden Boon, Tolkien nerd and P!nk-certified-awesome humourist and a Quarter-finalist in PAGE International Screenwriting Awards.

19/06/2025

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Since 2017, Gilbert Goh, founder of LoveAidSG, has been organising humanitarian aid trips for refugees across the Middle East. When the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out, the Singaporean activist began coordinating relief efforts for Palestinians in Gaza. Today, LoveAidSG spearheads an orphan sponsorship programme, channeling funds to children in need. With support from locals, the organisation has also built a polyclinic that offers medical treatments and mental wellness support to the Palestinian people.

26/05/2025

After years in the marketing world, Tsuri Xie decided to switch trades and dive into the world of vinyl car wrapping. She shares what inspired her career pivot, the challenges she’s faced as a woman in a male-dominated field, and how she's writing success on her own terms.

11/05/2025

Following in his father's footsteps of being in the transport business but carving a path for himself, Javier Chan set up Shalom Medcare, which provides medical es**rt services for wheelchair bound and needy clients. The company prides itself on affordability, flexibility, and human-centred care, ensuring their clients can get to their medical appointments and also reintegrate back into society.

26/04/2025

Shalom Lim has muscular dystrophy while Amanda Yip has visual impairment. The couple, who got together in April 2023, very soon realised that they have complementary abilities — Shalom could be the eyes and provide direction while Amanda could be the arms that execute the former's creative vision. Through this, they rekindled their passion for art, which they had long given up on due to the progressive nature of their conditions, and are now working in tandem to start a new art business called Rebirth Ensemble.

26/03/2025

Rain or shine, seven days a week, Every Stray Matters' team of volunteers heads out to Singapore's industrial estates with a mission: to feed stray cats and dogs that have been forgotten and neglected by society. From food to petrol, they pay for their expenses out of their own pockets. Walk a mile in the shoes of the founder as she goes about feeding strays as well as shares about the lives of the stray dogs Every Stray Matters has rescued.

21/03/2025

After a rough childhood and teenagerhood where he faced constant bullying, Winston, as he progressed to new stages in life, began to see that the people around him were more accepting of his disability. Today, he channels his pain into strength, becoming a diversity and disability inclusion advocate who empowers other persons with disabilities.

Watch now: https://youtu.be/WebxSjqjtlo

11/03/2025

When the then 10-year-old Winston walked into his classroom wearing his new set of hearing aids, he did not know that life for him would change forever. Subject to unrelenting physical harassment and name calling, he soon became withdrawn. In part one of his documentary, he shares about his traumatic experiences and how he dealt with them as a child.

Watch the full video on YouTube (link in comment section).

03/03/2025

In 2020, Ganesh Kumar planted a single pink hibiscus on a hill to grieve the loss of his mother, who used to garden with him when he was young. Little did he know that it would become a nine-storey-high community garden replete with beautiful flowers, birds and rich biodiversity. Today, the Woodlands Botanical Garden in Singapore is a space that champions inclusion as well as mental wellness.

21/05/2024

Smartphones poised in mid-air, their owners craning their necks to capture the dazzling sights and sounds, from the 3D prancing Akita Inu on the façade of a building to vendors preparing their foods. Along one pathway that overlooks the river, street musicians bang on plastic barrels and belt out tunes to a captivated crowd; at another, a rola bola artist struggles to drum up even a scintilla of attention. People staking their earned spots in restaurants' and eateries' delineated queue zones — their companions rejoin them and ply them with freshly made gyozas and viral ten-yen pancakes. Ebullient tour guides at the bow of river boats, microphones in hand, hollering familiar Japanese greetings to hype up both their guests and pedestrians. Young bar promoters vying for the patronage of reluctant passers-by.

Welcome to Dotonbori, Osaka.

Read more: aldenboon.com/travel/welcome-to-dotonbori-osaka-japan

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