My own nanowrimo pep talk
Shi Min Xie It is National Novel Writing Month, also known as Nanowrimo. I started doing this for two years as a teenager, coping with A levels and school during my first few…
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The Joker — Movie Review
Everyone has been raving about Joker for various reasons so I plonked my butt down to watch it. I’ve always been a DC fan as opposed to Marvel, but most…
On being enough
Recently, one of my favourite artists Grant Snider posted this comic: This got me thinking about writing, and why I write. I write for various reasons now–to see my race…
My ideal library
A friend and I were talking about the kind of libraries we would like to have if we ever owned a house one day. This is something of a pipe…
Why “Good vibes only!” and “Be happy” is unhelpful.
I am taking a break from this regularly scheduled programming to talk about this phrase, which I keep seeing so often. I get it. People want to be happy. We…
Movie Review: Always Be My Maybe
One of my guilty pleasures is watching romantic comedies. Even though I laugh at how formulaic and predictable everything is, there is a sense of security in watching it. Unlike…
My hair is blue, my hair is blue, my hair is blue
I first started dyeing my hair blue after watching that Pacific Rim movie. It is a very silly and completely illogical movie, as far as movies go–or should I say…
Book Review: A Ghost in my Suitcase
I got this book from my best friend who visited Singapore. This was a present from her and I read it quickly. In this book, Celeste, the protagonist, goes to…
10 Reasons why Game of Thrones has nothin’ on ancient China
Warning: This post is not for children under the age of 12. Read at your own risk.
There is a culture to keep churning out content, and it is no good
A few years ago, I was working for websites that were churning out viral content. I had worked for several companies, and all I did was this: I would get…