Jul 27, 20134 minBlog: Of Ramadan buffets and the primitive brainAs a child, I was a picky and difficult eater. My father took huge pains to train me to clean my plate, whether I liked the food or not,...
Jul 20, 20132 minBook Excerpts: Of Displacement and RamadanThe prospect of transforming an old Tanjong Pagar shophouse into a home preoccupied my thoughts as much as the sad dearth of Hari Raya’s...
Jun 30, 20133 minBlog: Nosh in George TownIn Penang’s George Town, food is cheap and in great abundance; there are all manners of food establishments from roadside hawker stalls,...
Jun 29, 20133 minBlog: Feeling at home in PenangSo what started as a press junket for CausewayEXchange, an annual festival for deepening arts, cultural and business ties between...
Jun 15, 20132 minBlog: About moppingThere’s some strange Spanish music on television. The only words she recognises are, “No passport, no visa! I’m coming home back to you.”...
Jun 15, 20133 minBlog: A true story about a coconut husk brushAfter my widowed grandmother lost her only son in the second world war, she often asked to take care of her neighbours’ children....