My favourite pens
Shi Min Xie One of my writer friends posted a rather extensive list of favourite pens online, which she said that she spent quite a lot of time reading. That got me to…
My Favourites
Halloween favourite: Paranorman
I must confess that I don’t like horror movies very much. Often, I cannot fall asleep after watching one and I can conjure up the ghost’s/demon’s/devil’s/serial killer’s image in my…
Movies to Watch: Big Fish and Begonia
I watched this movie over Chinese New Year and watched it again with some friends. Created lovingly and probably solely for the stunning visuals, this movie is a slow-paced trip…
3 Bingeworthy TV Shows
I am not a big TV watching person. I say this because I tend to lose interest in a lot of television programmes. I tried to get into popular ones…
Favourite Short Stories
Short stories are underrated. People don’t buy short story collections by writers and would rather buy novels. But I often get to see a writer’s skill in his/her short stories,…
5 Bookstores In Singapore That Bring Me Joy
I would never have gotten this far in life without books, and I’m so glad that stalwarts like Kinokuniya continue to exist here, and that many indie bookstores have popped…
Why Steven Universe Is A Win For LGBTQ People, And For Diversity In General
A while ago, I saw lots of GIFs on Tumblr featuring this animated series. I was intrigued, so I hunkered down to watch all the episodes. And boy was I…
10 Books That Have Influenced Me
A while ago, there was a meme on Facebook that everyone was tagging each other in about the books that influenced them. Here it is in full. Yes, it is…
My 3 Favourite YA Books That I Read As A Teenager
When I was a teenager, people didn’t like me very much, so I spent my time reading. (That’s really okay, though, ’cause I was a little shit and even my…
How Matilda Shaped My Life
Like so many other children, I was a reader of Roald Dahl books. He was easily one of my favourite writers because everything in his books were so wild, imaginative,…