Shi Min Xie Crazy Rich Asians Is Not A Good Example of Representation
When Crazy Rich Asians came out, Singapore went crazy. It was the first time (I think?) that Singapore was shown prominently in Hollywood, and everyone yelled that we were finally…
Why libraries are important
There’s going to be a new library in the Vivocity shopping mall and that’s great news. But reading the comments section of the bit of news on social media made…
Book Review — Front Desk by Kelly Yang
This book has been making waves on social media and I knew I had to read it because it had a Chinese protagonist. Besides, the cover art completely sold the…
Things I learned as a teacher: Always go for bubble tea
Years ago, I taught debate at a secondary school. The students were great and they warmed up to me very quickly. Within a few weeks, they were asking me this…
My favourite pens
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…
Favourite Villains
I was getting ready some materials for a webinar that I was supposed to do at work. I had to touch on character development, and I got to think about…
The year of submitting dangerously
I want to say that this is the year of submitting dangerously, and when I think about it, it is. This year, I submitted my work a lot more and…
The Dragon Prince — A Review
My idea of what dragon princes are come from old Chinese tv serials that I used to watch as a kid, so when this came out on Netflix and R…
Memorising ‘good phrases’ isn’t really the way to teach kids how to write
I get slightly exasperated when students’ parents ask me if there is a list of phrases that their child can memorise to get ready for their composition examinations. I don’t…
Movie Review — Wreck It Ralph 2
When I watch sequels, I’m deathly afraid that they will never measure up to the first movie, and very often, they don’t. Many sequels don’t live up to expectations, because…