​AUDREY CHIN 

Thank you for the review Mirel Abeles. Mirel writes at Stories Worth Sharing and her stories are definitely worth reading. Find out more...

I thought I was a global person but it turns out I’m not … My novel As the Heart Bones Break is making its debut globally at Singapore...

Nguyen Trong Hien is the author of Village Teacher, a novel which offers a refreshing look at a Vietnam rarely featured in English...

I live in Singapore,  7,800 kilometres away from Syria and 15,400 kilometres from New York City. I’m black haired and under five feet...

I am a sucker for romance and Dalat is a romantic, if kitschy, city. It’s main lake, Ho Xuan Huong, is named after Vietnam’s most famous...

If you critique other writers work, your own writing improves. Everyone knows that. But can critiquing make you a better person? In my...

My friend Kathleen Caron, who blogs at {full of life} soul food, interviewed me this week. The secret of giving a good interview is the...

We’ve moved on to Stage 2 of the Singapore Conversation. We’re talking about specific issues regarding Singapore identity and culture...

How words helped two women find common ground despite distance and a 12 hour time lag. Late last year I joined Jeff Goin’s on-line...

It’s about hearts The debate about the  Population White Paper has unsettled me It’s the week before the Lunar New Year. Normally, this...

It’s a good question. A friend sent around this thinking point as a response to the population white paper released today. It’s the title...

What’s our’s The areca clad hills scrolling past the windows The marbled gorge The fertile land We can’t own it Nor even the hours ...

6 MEN ON A BUS DID IT. WITH WHAT THEY HAD BETWEEN THEIR LEGS. WITH AN IRON BAR THAT DESTROYED HER INSIDES. She was a 23 year old Indian...

THE GALLUP POLLS – SHOULD WE IN SINGAPORE CARE? Photo Credit: http://www.stanford.edu According to Gallup Singapore ranks as the least...

Monique Truong – An award winning American writer and you’re discovering something new about how an American woman of Vietnamese descent...

We don’t eat turkey … PHoto Credit: http://www.chubbyhubby.net Not because we’re vegetarians unfortunately. Unfortunately just because I...

Some say this with disdain. But what’s not to love about buses and train systems that more or less work, even if they’re  stuffed to the...

Photo Credit: Talking Pieces http://www.circle-space.org I’ve been waiting and waiting for that invitation. But, it hasn’t come. Yet. I...