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  • Make Bettr Coffee And Make The World A Bettr Place

    The folks at Bettr Barista run a Bettr Barista Coffee Academy that helps disadvantaged women learn a trade (becoming a barista) with a holistic programme. This week (15 – 18 September) they’re holding their inaugural Bettr Week, which comprises a series of workshops, fundraisers and a party that’ll allow you to go enjoy a Bettr…

  • My Friend Hossan Is A Freak

    Last night Hossan’s family came to watch the show, and I had a chance to catch up with his aunties and uncles who’ve known us since we were kids. An uncle reminded me how naughty or silly we were when we were in school, and how the silly ones – the boys who got kicked…

  • For Better And For Worse And For Granted

    Yesterday, Naomi and I celebrated our 6th anniversary with a dinner to remember -which is the whole point of anniversaries, I think – to do (or eat) something memorable. We are still crying tears of joy remembering the food. I can’t believe how lucky I am to have spent the last six years with Naomi,…

  • How I Majulah Singapura

    My reflections on this year’s National Day, first published on YouSayISayWhoConfirm.SG as a joint post with mrbrown’s National Day Song. I used to think that I was Singaporean because of the way I spoke and how I could code-switch from standard English to Singlish even within a sentence. I used to think it was because…

  • A Week After The Uneventful Angiogram

    Anyone else had an angiogram before and whose arm aches like all buggery even after a week? Mine does. But apart from that, I’ve rested a few days, gone straight into work at writing the Hossan Leong Show: Flying Solo with Hirzi and Jasmine (the multi-tasking Stage Manager) – got your tickets yet? – and…