{"id":17630,"date":"2018-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2018\/09\/17\/passages-stories-of-unspoken-journeys\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T16:33:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T08:33:18","slug":"passages-stories-of-unspoken-journeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2018\/09\/17\/passages-stories-of-unspoken-journeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Passages: Stories of Unspoken Journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"id_5af15b987ef110f30967384\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17631 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Passages-Cover-high-res-668x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Passages-Cover-high-res-668x1024.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Passages-Cover-high-res-196x300.jpeg 196w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Passages-Cover-high-res-768x1177.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Passages-Cover-high-res.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New Singapore Shares Scheme was launched by ex-PM Goh Chok Tong in his National Day Rally speech on 19 August 2001. In the aftermath of the 2001 economic downturn, the initiative sought to redistribute Singapore&#8217;s wealth among less well off citizens. Apart from public policies which look out for the welfare of the less privileged in Singapore, local writers have reinstated the dignity and impo<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">rtance of our fellow Singaporeans in Passages: Stories of Unspoken Journeys (2013).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>From this book, we feature alumni Quek Shun Yi&#8217;s (Dept of Psychology) short story &#8220;The Little Boy&#8221;. Running only 10 pages, the story poignantly captures the effects of domestic violence on a primary school boy named Ming. Ming&#8217;s parents are unemployed and his father is abusive. Apart from the old woman next door, the trauma he faces is a secret affair. For this poor little boy, the fault of an unhappy marriage rests squarely on his shoulders. Unfortunately for him, he accepts all the blame. Quek&#8217;s short story invites us to go beyond looking, but to see. That is, to see the private lives many around us suffer with.<\/p>\n<p>To read this story and others, pick up the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethosbooks.com.sg\/products\/passages-stories-of-unspoken-journeys\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftProductsTagList\" class=\"pts fbPhotoProductsTagList\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftProductTags\" class=\"fbPhotoProductTags\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Singapore Shares Scheme was launched by ex-PM Goh Chok Tong in his National Day Rally speech on 19 August 2001. In the aftermath of the 2001 economic downturn, the initiative sought to redistribute Singapore&#8217;s wealth among less well off citizens. 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