Who am I?

Welcome to Singapore Redneck. An interesting name isn't it? I was thinking of what to call my new project, and I though this might be a bit catchy. Anyways, about myself: I am a graduate student with an interest in banking, which means I don't really do much other than put my head in books about various ethereal notions. In my free time, I engage in all sorts of pointless, quasi-destructive, and rebellious behaviour, which tends to break the monotony of research and writing. I'm now in my third year living in Singapore, though I am originally from the southern part of the U.S. (Dixie!). Before I became interested in banking and the like, I studied human geography, specialising in how Singapore used housing development (i.e. HDB) to forge national identity. I guess the major hangover from that has been that everything to me now somehow relates back to Fanon or Wallerstein. Add in some Nietzsche and Foucault, and you've got me ;-) Now I know this doesn't sound very 'redneck', but honestly I see myself as a bit of one, as my postmodern nature sometimes gets the best of me, and I go back to my 'redneck' ways of complacency. Politically, i'm pretty moderate, though I have my anarchist days from time to time haha. My favourite sport is soccer, and i'm keen on Arsenal.

In terms of what you can expect from this blog, I guess the one underlying link will be my opinion. I plan on writing about anything that comes to mind, particularly Singapore-related, and my thoughts and comments on it. I hope you find it entertaining, and that I find it enriching to share my thoughts and ideas with you.


That's all!