Always a bit behind the times, I came down with Covid just as the rest of the world is moving on! I’m glad to say that after two unpleasant weeks it’s over now and…
A look at 5 Singapore Women (in our Women’s Hall of Fame)
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Happy Days in Coughing Hills
I live on the Western side of Singapore, in Bukit (hill) Batok (cough) so literally, ‘Coughing Hills’. And yes, it was a very good district to spend the Covid shut down! In the old days…
Happy Valentine’s (& Covid Changes Reflection) Day!
We don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day here–like if you eat crepes every day, eating them on February 2nd for Candlemas becomes less of a big deal. But there’s no such thing as too much love or…
Birthday of the Rock (& starting my new mystery snail style)
Yes, it’s still Chinese New Year. The whole festival lasts 15 days and today (Jan 31st) is the 10th day or the Birthday of the Rock. That probably came about because the Chinese words for ’10’ and…
This week it’s Chaos Cocoons
Plus I’ve just got my author copies on the next book and I’m almost too distracted to be thrilled. Almost. I am thrilled. Just too tired to jump up and down!
Singapore goes ‘mask optional’ outdoors!
We're moving on to the next stage of living with Covid, starting today! And by complete coincidence it's our 35th...
Water and Madam Kwa Geok Choo at the Marina Barrage
We had a photoshoot for Kwa Geok Choo at the Marina Barrage this week. I'm really getting pretty excited about the...
Murder is Everywhere in Ukraine
It's easy to feel helpless right now. But there's a reason why Elon Musk activated...
Light A New Lantern
And I don’t really feel like celebrating because Xiao Huang (literally ‘little yellow’, my Honda Jazz), is fifteen years old today and though she still runs fine, she’s run out of time. This little yellow car saw me through my recovery and my shift from writing plays to writing books. It was thanks to Xiao Huang that I could volunteer at the SPCA and that I came to adopt Princess and Hermione… and drive them to dog runs and dog cafes all over the island!
Gong Xi Fa Cai from Singapore
Over at the Murder Is Everywhere blog, I thought it would be interesting to give a rough summary (and my best attempts...
My First Steps into the Metaverse
Murder Is Everywhere I started writing on a manual typewriter and still don't understand how bitcoins work, but today...
Back to School (and first popiah of the year)
Murder Is Everywhere
The Nadir of the Year
My alternate Tuesday post on Murder is Everywhere: The Nadir of the Year! Happy Dōngzhì!
Fragrant February
I’m glad February was a short month because I’m so ready to move on into March. For some time now Chinese New Year has...
Meddling and Murder CNY Offer!
Gong Xi Fa Cai and Welcome to the Year of the Earth Dog! Most of us will be glad to move on from the super-energetic,...
January was Cool!
I loved the rain and weather this January. The temperature went down to 22 degrees which is extremely chill for...
Back Home!
It was a pretty good weekend, even though we had moments of wishing we were back in Hawaii... in a fantasy resort full...
Midweek Assessment — looking forward to LCC’2017
This time next week I’ll be in Honolulu for Left Coast Crime! Part of me is so excited—my first time ever in Hawaii,...
Midweek Assessment: March!
It's March! It feels like I've been staying home writing so long that even a trip to the dentist is an event! This was...
Midweek Assessment — 22 Feb
Came down with a nasty cold on Sunday and gave myself 3 days MC. This is my incentive calendar. Gave myself an MC tape...
Midweek Assessment, Valentine’s Day 1942
Biar putih tulang, jangan putih mata — death before dishonour When 13,000 Japanese troops landed in North-West...