Jun 29, 2021To the man I call my ‘love’in the future — I know, I know — ’m not the easiest person to love. And, yet, how easy it is to fall in love … … you and I, hand in hand, heart to heart, my spirit likes yours and vice versa. Nothing is logical — in a manner of speaking —…Love Letters2 min readLove Letters2 min read
Jun 15, 2019LiftA micro-short story about two women in an elevator. — Ding. The metal door open wide like stiff curtains. …Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
May 1, 2019The Girl on Aisle 6Ea sexy flash fiction about two strangers on a transit flight — It was as if he did not have to breathe. That smile in her eyes shone right through, stirring something familiar yet strange from depths he did not know he had. Her lips moved soundlessly, opening and closing, as if she was saying things that should never surface on the…Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
Apr 25, 2019There are no more fish in the seaA short story for the Cambridge Short Story Prize 2018. — Uncle Chin has a boisterous laugh. The kind that you do not take seriously because he does not anyway. His eyes are beady and small, yet round and soft, like an old dog — an aged hound — weary from living yet wanting of love. …Short Story12 min readShort Story12 min read
Mar 7, 2019Artist Statement on “I Am Not Politically Correct”The origin story of the most un-PC spoken-word performance ever delivered in Malaysia. — First published on the Artist’s Facebook Page Water Poetry. Writing this, to begin with, is a surprise. The kind of surprise that took me from the back of the recesses of my mind, from deep down within — my heart perhaps — that I didn’t know it even exists until…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Mar 5, 2019I Am Not Politically CorrectAn un-PC spoken-word performance about the PC culture today. First delivered on 23 Feb 2019 at InkQbate 2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Best viewed on PC/Mac/some computer. #justsaying — Malaysia13 min readMalaysia13 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Mar 1, 2019Notes Of Thanks — A True Story About MoneyWhen cash is more than that — A week ago, my Chinese neighbour gave me a red packet even after I said no. I thought she was joking at first when she asked me if I would accept her “e-angpow” in place of the “coffee” I ask the audience of my works — my art, my writing…Short Story2 min readShort Story2 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Feb 19, 2019I Want Men To Man The F UpYES! Another Valentine’s Day vent! — In light of Dennett’s wonderful diatribe on the shitty fodder that Valentine’s Day can be (for the passive aggression of the vast majority of us, single or not), allow me to spend my two cents here. Valentine’s Day — a day to love and loathe Now, I’m not some unique snowflake; but I have been dating for almost 2/3…Valentines Day6 min readValentines Day6 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Feb 12, 2019This Is Why I Didn’t Love YouIt could have started during that Christmas party. I remember that my fingers were tense around the soft lace in my pocket as you smiled at me from across the cramped living room, nervously, like it was Secondary One all over again. …Short Story14 min readShort Story14 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Feb 3, 2019How I Taught Some Kids About LoveOn Wednesday evening, I lugged a gigantic black plastic bag of stuff into my family’s Ford Fiesta. For an afternoon and a half, it sat there on the back seat like an overweight, oversized old friend who has overstayed his welcome. “Do what you want, relax, then afternoon we’ll go…Valentines Day6 min readValentines Day6 min read
