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Up High in Wan Chai

A first-time visit to Hong Kong takes Gerard Ward to all sorts of heights.Standing on glass, I stare down at the road 29 floors down. My vision is blurry. I can’t believe what I’m...

Time, Hands and Tools

It doesn’t matter what you’re good at, chances are someone else could use your help, Gerard Ward finds.Most of the time helping out a charity or organisation lacks that connection when it simply involves...

From Cub to Champ

It only took the uniform to inspire the future Scouts role model to join its ranks, Gerard Ward says.Working at the indoor skydiving attraction iFly on Sentosa, you wouldn’t guess that James Mansfield-Page had...

Born to Support

One ANZA Soccer coordinator not only gives time to help kids play on the field, but helps breast cancer patients live their lives better, Gerard Ward finds.ANZA’s reputation was well-established for Janine and...

And the 2017 VOYA nominees are…

With the ANZA Volunteer of the Year Awards fast approaching, we have the list of the 2017 nominees that have been picked by the ANZA community.The Volunteer of the Year Awards celebrates our dedicated...

Common Tiles

The ANZA Mahjong group that focuses on fun first has caught the attention of local news, Gerard Ward finds.A few months after landing in Singapore back in 2005, Sue Chamberlain went to her first...

Tech a Look at This

Whether through gears or gadgetry, Singapore’s been pretty future-focused with these new, fun activities, Gerard Ward says.With kids having their faces buried in smartphones, there has to be a better way to get them...

Being an Ar’tisane’

Australia’s boutique tea brand is trying to introduce the concept of mixing loose leaf teas together to create something new, Gerard Ward finds.It’s difficult enough to get the right amount of milk measurement for...

Fun Munching

Some foods were meant to be tinkered with, and as Gerard Ward finds, made in all sorts of new ways.Chocolate-coated Waffle Cone Coffee Cup MavRx Coffee Apothecary1A Duxton Hill, 089587facebook.com/mavrxcoffeeWhile we’ve all pondered what could...

10 Minutes With: Jamie Durie

Australian designer and host of The Apartment: Rising Stars Edition Jamie Durie talks all things ‘transterior’.Were there any environmentally focused challenges in this season of The Apartment you judged that you put to the...