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Q U A D R U P L E T
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№. 7
「 Careless 」
a personal narrative
by Jacqueline Ong
Life has its own amazing ways to pull us into caring too much.
Try to care a little less -- take a step back. Then take things
into our stride. Begin to feel that life caresses us back rather...
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proudly presents
SPLASH PRODUCTIONS x BABETTE’S FEAST
c h a p b o o k s
T H E
Q U A D R U P L E T
L A U N C H
:
№. 7
「 Careless 」
a personal narrative
by Jacqueline Ong
Life has its own amazing ways to pull us into caring too much.
Try to care a little less -- take a step back. Then take things
into our stride. Begin to feel that life caresses us back rather
than haresses : That's my experience. It can be yours too.
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№ 8
「 Do You Fear the Line ? 」
a personal narrative
by Wong Shu Yun
In 2008, I witnessed the hopes and dreams of Nepal as it
turned from a monarchy to a republic. I was there as a jour-
nalism intern for six months -- a short and a long time all
at once. By day, I wrote for a weekly newspaper. By night,
I walked down the streets of Kathmandu. For a while, I wan-
dered off to Pakistan.
What can a Singaporean learn from these foreign lands ?
Lots, apparently. After all, travel is never just about places.
What I also remember most vividly are the conversations on
love, loss, friendship, and forgiveness. So here's the other side
of the story that has gone unreported. In 'Do You Fear the Line?',
every character has had to walk a distance, transcend an in-
visible boundary or confront the unfamiliar.
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№. 9
「 I'm Still Here 」
a personal narrative
by Belinda Wan
What is a photograph ? Is it art, truth or a fragment of a
long-gone memory ? Is it more reliable than a distant re-
collection, or just as fragile ? No matter the definition,
certain photographs have shed their light on certain points
of my life; and I hope the same for you.
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№. 10
「 BARE 」
a personal narrative
by Terry Lee
'BARE' is a collection of my musings. These musings arise from
my conversations with people about love and alienation. About
yearning to bare one's heart, and yet being paralysed by the fear
of rejection. People seek to be clear, direct and straightforward
in their thoughts, intentions and actions. However, they often
come across as obscure and equivocal. So do I. Hence, read as a
double entendre, 'BARE' may shed some light on the tension of
being an individual and being a player on life's stage.
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In this series of Babette's Feast chapbooks, Math Paper Press
collaborates with four individuals from SPLASH Productions,
each asked to write a personal narrative of their walk in life,
journey with love, and their pursuit of knowledge and happiness.
This collaboration fulfils Math Paper Press' vision of engaging
different individuals from different professions with different
interests to tell their stories with their own voices.
