Tunes of a Nation: Exploring the evolution of NDP songs through the years
Given how most of us can recall memories of school assemblies where we were taught the lyrics and dance to these songs, it would be natural to assume that the (mostly) annual release of NDP songs is a well-established, long-standing tradition. It turns out, however, that the path from a publicity campaign in 1984 to 'The Road Ahead' in 2021 was not without its fair share of bumps. In this article, we attempt to piece together a sonic history of our NDP songs, from the classics to the contemporary. Link here: ArcGIS Storymap
Air Travel in Singapore: A tale of constant growth and expansion
Read more about how Singapore's airports, from Kallang to Paya Lebar and subsequently, Changi came to be. A rich dataset from Open Skies was particularly helpful in the segment where an attempt was made to analyse the impact of the pandemic on Changi Airport. Link here: ArcGIS Storymap
Starting from scratch: A short history of Singapore's housing program'
Having read too many of NYT's data stories has inspired me to take a stab at using data scrollytelling to unpack the seemingly straightforward narrative of public housing in Singapore (1927 to present) and visualise the political as well as developmental struggles of this mammoth public programme. Link here: ArcGIS Storymap
From side streets to UNESCO hawker centres: Visualising the evolution of hawking in Singapore
What began as an attempt at regulating and disciplining the unruliness of urban life engendered the right conditions for the emergence and evolution of hawker food into an integral part of our national identity. So how did this happen? Link here: GitHub
Travel as policy: Hu Jintao v. Xi Jinping
Scraping ChinaVitae and observing the travel patterns of China's eminent leaders. Link here:
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From win-win to lose-lose: How technology is reshaping US-China relations
A feature piece on the impact of technological advancement on US-China military and economic relations. Link here: University of California-San Diego
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: An investigation into Newtown Creek
An investigative piece looking at the impact of pollution in Newtown Creek, Queens and its impact on the surrounding neighborhoods through graphics. Link here: ESRI Storymap
Trump's Twitter Diplomacy in East Asia (2018)'
President Trump’s use of Twitter to announce policy shifts has become a hallmark of his administration. But what do his Tweets tell us about the outlook for the US relationship with East Asia? Link here: LSE US Centre
Who’s on the same page? An analysis of Singapore’s political Facebook scene
An exploration of how pages are run in Singapore's political Facebook scene. Link here: GitHub.io
Coffee and a few other things
Reddit's July 2019 Data Viz challenge. Link here: GitHub.io
Famous Jamus and other tales - how political Facebook fared in GE2020
How did the behaviour of political Facebook pages change in the heat of election season? How did political Facebook’s 12 pages and 2,014 posts capture the trends — from warm cockles to cooling day — that appeared between the writ of election and election day? Link: GitHub.io
China’s Cyber-Public Space: The Double-Edged Sword Linking State and Society
An essay that explores the growing state regulation of cyberspace and the emerging forms of critical discourse by Chinese netizens. Link: Young China Watchers
