My Beijing Journal – Navigating the Forbidden City and Great Wall
Our itinerary and some useful tips for navigating Beijing
My Renovation Journey Part II: Defects checks and cost-saving tips
*Psk… read part one of the renovation journey here, if you haven’t The day we received our keys from HDB, we immediately headed back home […]
Crazy Cringe Worthy Asians
Watching ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ sure is a validating experience for me as someone who has tried to shed light on this issue of representation. As […]
7 Travel Takeaways from Melbourne & Sydney
Australia was never really at the top of our list of travel destinations. We had no clue what to do in Melbourne and Sydney, other […]
Whether you heard ‘Yanny’ and ‘Laurel’, our senses are pretty screwed
Photo credit: Rashomon movie poster In the classic Japanese film ‘Rashomon’ by auteur, Akira Kurosawa, four witnesses to a rape and murder gave four differing […]
What to expect from the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
When U.S. President Donald Trump meets a man who was formerly reviled globally for his relentless pursuit of nuclear tests, there will be smiles, lengthy […]
The Fight for Representation
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDhwEqxKCss&w=560&h=315] I have mixed feelings about the film, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. I’m thrilled that, finally, Hollywood is backing a movie about Asians and Asian […]
My personal finance gurus
I wrote about a little bit of my personal finance history a short while ago. Henceforth, I will using this blog to chart my foray […]
My Renovation Journey: The Concept
Our renovation journey started with the only meaningful piece of information we obtained from HDB – our floorplan. With every appointment with interior designers (ID) […]
Homage to Dakota
My parents spent their childhoods in Dakota Crescent during the 1960s. Dad lived there from age 2 to 15, and mom from around 3 to […]