Speaking Selves
A living archive of intergenerational Malay voices. Connecting youth and elders through writing, voice, and shared stories.
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In partnership with
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The Postcard
Write a question in Malay about school, family, first love. An elder writes back by hand. No algorithms. Just wisdom. Your postcard and their reply are published here.
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The Phonecall
Pick up the receiver. Hear an elder's story in colloquial Malay. Leave a voice message. They listen and respond. No apps. No notifications. Just a voice on the line.
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The Project
Speaking Selves: A vintage telephone booth and a postcard letterbox where youth and elders connect through Malay — no apps, no notifications, just conversation. All stories live here on this site, a permanent and growing archive of wisdom across generations.
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The People
MalayMondays: What began as a simple invitation to speak Malay on Mondays has grown into a community and a digital archive. Now, it's also a physical installation — creating spaces for stories to be passed from elders to youth, one conversation at a time.
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The Vision
A Singapore where every mother tongue is kept alive not by policy alone, but through everyday rituals of connection — postcard boxes in heartland libraries, telephone booths in MRT stations, and elders everywhere recognised as the Knowledge Keepers they have always been. One conversation at a time.
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MalayMondays 2026
