{"product_id":"the-past-is-our-home","title":"The Past Is Our Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Chua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback, 210 pages\u003cbr\u003e9789819451555\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Vanishing Landscape\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo many, it may be surprising to learn that nostalgia was once diagnosed as a medical ailment. However today, nostalgia is often revered as pleasant reminiscences of our past. They are often youthful or childhood memories of happier times that seem to have slipped away. In the fast-paced bustle of Singaporean society, the daily responsibilities of the adult world seem to shackle our limited time and energy to the extent that our past memories become a refuge of sorts, especially the pleasing ones. Nostalgia becomes even more pronounced when our landscape of reminiscences has disappeared, if not changed dramatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis illustrated work covers some of the more popular places in Singapore that are often discussed in local heritage and nostalgia websites. From the venerable kampong to the glitzy department stores such as Robinsons, these places have been dismantled as casualties of progress while modern Singapore surges ahead in the global economy. In its wake, remnants of the past still persist in the form of happy memories that try to remember of what was lost. However, current researchers have made a case that nostalgia is not just indulgent recollections of a revered past. Instead, they argue that the redeeming qualities of nostalgia promote a more shared communitarian spirit. Even as society pines and yearns for what is lost, there is hope in the remains of modernisation. If we pause to remember a vanishing landscape, we return to frequent past happy experiences that allay our daily grind. For that reason, it reminds us of our shared community that has been lost but can be relived once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candid Creation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42070748168227,"sku":"9789819451555","price":54.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_8868_c01c0273-8370-48ad-a1fb-c424a7330a3a.jpg?v=1775046938","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.com\/products\/the-past-is-our-home","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}