The gift (and curse) of being together amid COVID-19 Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. THIS IS PART OF A MINI-SERIES CALLED THE BLANKET FORT SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ESSAYS THAT EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE FIND HUMAN CONNECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC. To the socially impoverished in a time of global pandemics, moral panic and economic turmoil, human connection... Continue Reading →
Yo is anyone even listening? Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. When I tell people I produce a podcast, I usually have to brace myself for their reactions. Most people here are raised to be polite, so when they say "oh wow, that's so interesting" my social anxiety tells me they really aren't that interested. There are some... Continue Reading →
Telling your boss you're not okay isn't just okay, it might even be good for your company. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Hello and happy 2019! It's been a while, but just in time to catch the last bit of enthusiasm we have left for New Year's resolutions. A common theme that surfaces year after... Continue Reading →
Crazy unreasonable, or just downright crazy. Subscribe on iTunes or Google Podcasts We all know a supervisor, team leader or someone in a position of power who is abrasive, cruel or manipulative. It always troubled me that such people could conduct themselves this way without an ounce of remorse. In this episode, my friend Amelia... Continue Reading →
What happens when you write a story that ignites a national outcry over misogyny and sexual harassment? Subscribe on iTunes. Eden Ang, the star of local television series Tanglin and a former member of the popular Youtube group Wahbanana, became the central villain in Singapore's own #MeToo movement when accusations that he had sexually... Continue Reading →
So, I've working on a personal project for a while now and I'm a little excited but mostly nervous about sharing it. For the last few months, I've been experimenting with new ways of telling stories. The medium of audio recording and sound intrigued me, so I toyed with it and drafted many pieces. Hearing... Continue Reading →
"Coding is the most challenging thing I've ever encountered. That's what attracted me to do it." Sitting across me is Michelle Sun. Young, beautiful and highly intelligent, Michelle left her high-paying job as a research analyst at Goldman Sachs, went to Silicon Valley to learn coding from scratch and now owns a coding school for kids, First... Continue Reading →
Some Scuffs | Mental Health and Wellbeing in Singapore 