That Poem In Which I Imagine Winning the 19 Million Toto Draw
Shi Min Xie What would I do with 19 million?I’d buy a home, for a start.No longer will I wait for some man to agreeTo live in a pathetic shoebox apartment,Or to be…
Shi Min Xie
How To Care For Your Hooman
Meow to ask for what you want.Position yourself in a comfortable place and wait.Breathe while you make a nest of your owner’s jacket. You own the space,not the other way…
The Corporate Adventures of the Eighth Dragon Princess of the South Seas
Ever since the Heavens, Hell, and Earth rolled into one, the Dragon Princess of the South Seas had to take her degree at Singapore Management University and graduate with a…
Turning Red is also about generational trauma, not just about puberty
The new movie Turning Red has taken the Asian community by storm. Like it or hate it, we’re all impressed that this movie got made, especially during the pandemic, with…
On being perfect
I’ve spent my whole life writing. When I was a kid, I kept a diary, detailing all the memories I wanted to recall when I got older. Every time I…
On Reunion Dinners, mostly.
I haven’t really updated here in a while, and sometimes, I’m not too sure what this blog is for. Often, I second guess myself–why, of all things, should I have…
Thoughts on the BooksActually Saga
Note: This rant originally appeared on my personal Facebook and Instagram account on 27/9/2021. My Saturday was filled with my friends pinging me that Rice Media had exposed the abuse…
The Death of Farmer Yan Part VIII
I did not think that there was an edge of the world, but there we were. Horse and I had walked to the part of the world where the sky…
The Death of Farmer Yan Part VII
I woke up the next day on the temple’s cold, hard, floors. My partner and I had kept vigil at night, and somehow, we had fallen asleep. Every muscle in…
The Death of Farmer Yan, Part VI
Horse and I sat opposite each other at this long table. The prince sat to my right and the princess was on Horse’s left. The mood was sad and solemn,…