1. To a Former Ally reviews
for old times' sake General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 190 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 5-15-06 - Published: 5-15-06 2. Sisterhood reviews
for those who remember old friends, and for those who know growing Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 72 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 4-5-06 - Published: 4-5-06 3. Psychoanalysis reviews
for those who are besieged from the inside General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 130 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 3-24-06 - Published: 3-24-06 4. ESPna reviews
for those with a different sort of anger General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 166 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 3-19-06 - Published: 3-19-06 5. garden state reviews
for those in love, as i am, with this city General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 194 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 3-16-06 - Published: 3-16-06 6. Amelie » reviews
a few pieces inspired by a French movie, (I would like to think it's) about growing up, seeing things through strange eyes and interpreting the everyday General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 403 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 11-22-05 - Published: 11-22-05 7. Category III reviews
vaguely feminist, remotely sensual and most open to interpretation General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 137 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 11-15-05 - Published: 11-15-05 8. Transcript reviews
Would you believe what is said of what was said and how? Are you untranslatable? General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 98 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 11-9-05 - Published: 11-9-05 9. The Geography Student reviews
(my longest piece by far, so only for the patient and the curious) I will never be a geography student because it's too late for that, and partly because some things on this planet cannot be charted, and because the human spirit is never completely examin General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 510 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 11-1-05 - Published: 11-1-05 10. Nocturnal reviews
Night, for the nocturnal creature, is a strange entity, both a when and a where, alternately lovely and haunting... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 313 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 10-17-05 - Published: 10-17-05 11. The Mahout's Handbook » reviews
Mahouts are the keepers and drivers of elephants. This is a series of poems somewhat inspired by elephants, but probably not in the way you think. General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 2,411 - Reviews: 39 - Updated: 9-25-05 - Published: 9-18-05 12. Enter reviews
sometimes I think I came to writing just in time... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 197 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 9-9-05 - Published: 9-9-05 13. Maybe Shanghai Forgetting reviews
Not quite sure what this piece is about. How do you interpret this? (it was vaguely inspired by the movie 2046..the mood of it, not the story..) tell me what to think. General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 274 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 8-27-05 - Published: 8-27-05 14. Comatose reviews
...this is not a true tragedy (somewhat inspired by the issue of Euthanasia) General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 250 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 8-21-05 - Published: 8-21-05 15. Serving Time reviews
for those who remember just sitting down to scrutinize time as it passes... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 154 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 8-14-05 - Published: 8-14-05 16. Telling reviews
for storytellers and those who know well enough not to differentiate reality from imagination General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 8-13-05 - Published: 8-13-05 17. Fireworks reviews
written on the ninth of August (in delirious mood) for Singapore's 40th birthday =D (some random thoughts) General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 368 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 8-10-05 - Published: 8-10-05 18. Contact Cement reviews
inspired by the instructions on a tube of contact cement...writing about human relationships..amongst other things General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 383 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 8-7-05 - Published: 8-7-05 19. A Comprehensive Guide to Passing reviews
for everyone...and for those who leaves behind General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 96 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 8-5-05 - Published: 8-5-05 20. The Dam reviews
have not posted for a long while...this piece may be read sexually-or not... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 171 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 7-31-05 - Published: 7-31-05 21. The Spirit of the Dead Keeps Watch reviews
based on the painting of the same title by Paul Gauguin (google it to see! it's a famous painting) kind of an abstract take on anticipating or fearing death General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 215 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 7-13-05 - Published: 7-13-05 22. Birdsongs on a Sunday Morning reviews
written (obviously) on a sunday morning... some thoughts about living day-to-day-to-day-to-day... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 236 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 7-11-05 - Published: 7-11-05 23. Paper Boat reviews
inspired by the origami paper boat. i rewrote this later. but i shall post the original one here first... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 284 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 7-10-05 - Published: 7-10-05 24. PostModernist Archaeology reviews
a very short piece..kind of abstract..may be love..it depends General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 39 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 7-8-05 - Published: 7-8-05 25. The Accidental Impressionist reviews
inspired by my revising the impressionist movement...for those who live for the moment (perhaps) General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 145 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-6-05 - Published: 7-6-05 26. Sobering Songs reviews
I'm music illiterate...and am absurdly proud of my independence from music..though I must (ironically) admire those who do know music... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 6-21-05 - Published: 6-21-05 27. A Hypothesis for History reviews
for those who are studying the past General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 240 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 6-20-05 - Published: 6-20-05 28. Love, Questionable reviews
To be honest I know nothing about love..my rather simplistic views, random musings in a fit of romanticism... Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 172 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 6-19-05 - Published: 6-19-05 29. Relocating reviews
my recollections of moving house and other details from the back of my mind...this actually started off as an experiment with the domino rhyme scheme.. General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 185 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 6-17-05 - Published: 6-17-05 30. A Figurine of You reviews
my first time trying to write within a traditional verse form,a Pantoum..though i admittedly strayed off the abab rhyme scheme a bit...tell me if this should fall under "love" instead General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 214 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 6-16-05 - Published: 6-16-05 31. this is not a poem about old men reviews
Inspired by this old man who sits at the void deck of my apartment block all day, every day, without fail. One wonders what he is watching, what he is thinking..also some thoughts about growing up in Singapore General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 207 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 6-14-05 - Published: 6-14-05 32. Time of Falsetto Daydreams reviews
Trying to write something that reflects life in Singapore and how it generally feels...very experimental, again General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 266 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 6-13-05 - Published: 6-13-05 33. Blue Baby Blue reviews
another poem inspired by visuals...this time an image of a fetus which i found online (nothing gory, of course)...email me for the picture if you really really want to see it and is unable to do so by following the instructions in the footnotes...another General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 170 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 6-12-05 - Published: 6-12-05 34. Rendezvous reviews
this piece grew out of a random excerpt of Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"...totally random since I am hardly familiar with the mentioned poem to begin with...an experimental piece, again =) General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 316 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 6-11-05 - Published: 6-11-05 35. Street Scene with Lanterns reviews
a painting-poem with a story of sorts...trying out something i picked up at CAP workshop...called "ekphrasis" .although i hesitate to say that i have fully grasped the technique..i must say i had fun writing this! General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 249 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 6-10-05 - Published: 6-10-05 36. Confessions of the Stagehand reviews
Inspired by my stint as a stage-hand (so called, although I generally did nothing) General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 312 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 6-8-05 - Published: 6-8-05 37. The Male Woman reviews
There are times when feminity and masculinity aren't mutually exclusive...and maybe being a bit of both is the ideal General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 142 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 6-7-05 - Published: 6-7-05 38. To Live and die reviews
I suppose this piece runs the risk of being cliched, but I really felt I needed to.Really am sick of suppression. of everything. This is uncharacteristic of me...I don't know. Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 93 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 6-6-05 - Published: 6-6-05 39. Plenary Notes reviews
(this is probably kind of a "cheating" piece..but it's all in the name of fun) 90% of the lines here come from the notes i've scribbled down randomly during plenary lectures at CAP camp..apologies to whoever may be offended (or something...) this is my at General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 218 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 6-5-05 - Published: 6-5-05 40. Concrete Jungle Walk reviews
written after being made to go on a walk for inspiration... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 6-4-05 - Published: 6-4-05 41. It is Too Late Now I’ve Grown up reviews
the youngest children make the best artists..so they say. My reflections on my writing General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 250 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 5-29-05 - Published: 5-29-05 42. Wirefest reviews
Written after a crash-course on wire sculpturing... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 87 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 5-25-05 - Published: 5-25-05 43. Of Men, Mysteries, and Monks reviews
Heavily inspired by (but otherwise unrelated to) my forays into the chinese Wuxia novel Tian Long ba Bu by renowned writer Louis Cha... my current obsession =P (p.s. actually, only 161 words if you ignore footnotes) General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 262 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 5-23-05 - Published: 5-23-05 44. Flow » reviews
A collection of five poems on the theme of water/rain and its relation to us General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 6 - Words: 1,116 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 5-21-05 - Published: 5-21-05 45. Breakfast in Words » reviews
A collection of short pieces based on breakfast foods General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 14 - Words: 669 - Reviews: 71 - Updated: 5-17-05 - Published: 5-4-05 46. Something to Write About reviews
Many people like to write about writing...this is my take on bringing an idea to life General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 277 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 5-17-05 - Published: 5-17-05 47. Jenny reviews
About my mother (not a very creative topic..Iknow, but it is a personal one..) Family - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 206 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 5-13-05 - Published: 5-13-05 48. The Scholars reviews
Warning: Only for those with patience...My longest piece by far (Not deliberately..it just grew out of proportions) Personal musings on elitism...the feeling of never being enough.If you're brave enough to read the whole thing I hope it means something.. General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 226 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 5-12-05 - Published: 5-12-05 49. The First Lesson reviews
Sometimes staying expressionless is more beneficial than fighting back General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 87 - Reviews: 24 - Updated: 5-1-05 - Published: 5-1-05 50. 1 Hour 43 Minutes 55 Seconds reviews
Written after a phone call to a friend I haven't seen in ages Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 145 - Reviews: 23 - Updated: 4-28-05 - Published: 4-28-05 51. In Anticipation of Love reviews
The feeling of waiting Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 159 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 4-28-05 - Published: 4-28-05 52. The Sick and the Dead reviews
(Written in a fit of cynicism) To lament General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 184 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 4-24-05 - Published: 4-24-05 53. Better than Your Face reviews
For more than acquaintances Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 59 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 4-23-05 - Published: 4-23-05 54. Acquainted reviews
For people whom I want to know more about Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 45 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 4-23-05 - Published: 4-23-05 55. Torso reviews
Taking a close up of the space between chin and navel General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 86 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 4-19-05 - Published: 4-19-05 56. Waiting for the Bus reviews
something that happens everyday...except maybe on rare days when they are there already and you have to run to catch up... General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 55 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 4-18-05 - Published: 4-18-05 57. Chickening Out reviews
When there are so many troubles mounting it's so much more tempting to be a coward General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 154 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 4-17-05 - Published: 4-17-05 58. Born from Nothing reviews
A blasted headache I have General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 109 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 4-16-05 - Published: 4-16-05 59. Beachcomber reviews
Little things on the coast we often fail to appreciate General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 124 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 4-15-05 - Published: 4-15-05 60. Last Nuptials reviews
My first attempt at a historical piece..minus perhaps the perfect accuracy of facts! General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 153 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 4-15-05 - Published: 4-15-05 61. Pajamas reviews
Loving the space between pajamas and bare skin General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 110 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 4-11-05 - Published: 4-11-05 62. Last Drop of Milk reviews
My somewhat irrelevant take on having to choose when all the possibilities don't seem appealing General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 114 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 4-10-05 - Published: 4-10-05 63. Laxative reviews
For those who cannot help but gorge on life General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 105 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 4-9-05 - Published: 4-9-05 64. A Whimsical Penning reviews
For days that are too long and for those who survive on imagination General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 109 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 4-2-05 - Published: 4-2-05 65. Grandma reviews
About my grandmother, whom iI'm unfortunately not very close to because I cannot understand dialect when it is spoken as fast as she does! Family - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 191 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 3-31-05 - Published: 3-31-05 66. Grudge reviews
For those who are bottling up those bad feelings General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 89 - Reviews: 21 - Updated: 3-28-05 - Published: 3-28-05 67. Fairer Flirt reviews
Just for fun, my take on flirtitious, animal-like behavior of people =D WARNING: contains elements of feminist slants Humor - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 119 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 3-24-05 - Published: 3-24-05 68. Thingummies reviews
Written for everyone passing by, in acknowledgement of your presences General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 62 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 3-23-05 - Published: 3-23-05 69. Monsters reviews
The stuff of nightmares General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 87 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 3-22-05 - Published: 3-22-05 70. Long White Tunnel reviews
A combination of two recurring dreams of childhood, one of long white tunnels and one of (for some reason) orange sugar General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 46 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 3-20-05 - Published: 3-20-05 71. Ants in the Kitchen reviews
Observation during one of many lazy afternoons spent lounging in the kitchen as Mom cooks General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 86 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 3-20-05 - Published: 3-20-05 72. Bearing in Mind reviews
Things-to-do in the aftermath Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 118 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 3-19-05 - Published: 3-19-05 73. Still Not Sleeping reviews
For those who are awake still, at an unearthly hour General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 90 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 3-19-05 - Published: 3-19-05 74. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not reviews
For when you are getting mixed signals Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 66 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 3-19-05 - Published: 3-19-05 75. Woman in the Crowd reviews
A very short observation piece General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 91 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 3-18-05 - Published: 3-18-05 76. Emerald Hill reviews
Written after a visit to, obviously, Emerald Hill (and for the benefit of those who are wondering, this is a street in Singapore historically known to be a predominantly Peranakan-owned) General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 147 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 3-17-05 - Published: 3-17-05 77. The Ways I will Remember you reviews
Another one for the broken-hearted Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 174 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 3-17-05 - Published: 3-17-05 78. The Beggarman reviews
There aren't many of them left...at least that's what i perceive General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 133 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 3-16-05 - Published: 3-16-05 79. The Ferris Wheel Man reviews
For those who remember going to funfairs General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 3-15-05 - Published: 3-15-05 80. We All Laughed reviews
Written two years ago (hence a little more childish), again based on the title, about the ordeal of a person who is imprisoned for no reason during war Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,506 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 3-15-05 - Published: 3-15-05 81. Around the Corner reviews
Written a year ago based on the tilte "Around the Corner", a short story about changng environment through the eyes of a young boy as he grows up in a rapidly modernizing country... Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,501 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 3-15-05 - Published: 3-15-05 82. The Day After Dday reviews
Written the day after the realese of mportant examination results (the Os, if you know what i mean)...for those who are stuck on a number School - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 209 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 3-15-05 - Published: 3-15-05 83. The Structure of the Couple reviews
For those who believe in growing old together Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 121 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 3-15-05 - Published: 3-15-05 84. The Day Before Dday reviews
Written on the day before the release of important exam results...for those who may feel the same way on a long long day while awaiting the coming of something momentous School - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 144 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 3-15-05 - Published: 3-15-05 85. The Orange Dreams reviews
For those who, having peered though coloured cellophane paper, saw a simpler, better and more familiar place Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 78 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 3-15-05 - Published: 3-15-05 87. Moon reviews
for the broken-hearted Love - Fiction Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 76 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 3-14-05 - Published: 3-14-05 |
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