Mel told me I should try applying for a job with the UN. Im sure you could get it, she said. Not that Im terribly keen, but today was a slow day at work, so I popped into the UNs...
Misrepresentations, mistakes, and misquotes... the bane of journalists. :) Both Aizuddin and Najah have blogged about InTech's INFOSOC story, which they say contained a few errors and left out some information. So I thought I would write about what it's...
"Let me do the spell, I can spell, I want to spell," he babbled. She looked at her beautiful boy. Would he ever see his father again? This day of all days, the heartsickness was strong; she did not have...
Shaving off the edges. Sometimes I tell myself I'm just shaving off the edges, saving myself some time… it's not precisely wrong, I just want to get it over with faster. Like when it's my turn to mop the floor,...
Sometimes I wish I had a more ordinary job. You know, something like being a doctor or an accountant or a computer programmer. You say, "I'm a doctor," and that's more or less the end of that line of conversation....
This afternoon I received an SMS (cellphone text message) from Blink, my 22-year-old brother: Why is [your company] doing free publicity for Charmed? Written by you! Charmed markets witchcraft, promotes moral relativity and contains twisted theology! :( Someday I must...
It seems to me that all writers ought to possess a sense of adventure, a natural inquisitiveness that makes the world their oyster. Writers see things through eyes that are at once jaded and yet still willing to be surprised....
I rarely do this, but I couldn't resist: You are a GRAMMAR GOD! If your mission in life is not already to preserve the English tongue, it should be. Congratulations and thank you! How grammatically sound are you? brought to...
...and some days I don't. My feelings on the matter tend to fluctuate. I suspect that many writers secretly believe they write utter crap, no matter what evidence they have to the contrary. We truly are our own worst...
I'm so angry. I was reading the Jan-Feb issue of Floodgates, DUMC's church newsletter, when I had a sense of déjà vu. Wait a minute, this sounds very familiar... Bloody hell! My work's been plagiarised!! You know, I've sometimes wondered...
All of a sudden I can't write, and what's more I don't WANT to write, which in my line of work is akin to suicide. I'm missing deadlines, I'm broke, I'm apathetic, and I want to kill someone. Gaaaah. And...
I'm interviewing a celebrity over the phone tomorrow morning. In industry-speak, these are called "phoners". They're different from other ordinary interviews over the phone coz you know, celebrities are busy people and have such tight schedules. So we're usually only...
Eyeris tricked me into saying the word. He was sitting next to me today and he turned to me and asked, "Are you still on hiatus?" Without thinking, I replied, "Yes, I am" -- and then realised what I had...
The other day a new colleague came up to me and asked me how to write a feature article. I looked blank. You mean there's a method?!? Personally, I hate it when I try to get people to explain how...
I'll give y'all more time to think of questions to ask me. In the meantime, let's talk about writing. People who read my blog keep telling me my life is so interesting. If you'll look carefully, my life isn't all...
I had quite a lot of questions in the end, so am doing this in two installments :) From Mike A.: Do you have a "most embarrassing moment" as a journalist? :) I can't remember any particularly embarrassing moment. I...
Somehow people seem to think that just coz I'm a journalist, I have some sort of clout. Like, I can somehow review their book or attend the event they're organising or check out something they or one of their friends...
I bet you guys thought this day would never come. Well, here I am answering the rest of your questions about journalism. Like I told my housemate Emmy, you know me lah... I am very slow... From Lainie: Ever had...
I assume, if you are reading this blog, you are sitting down in front of your computer. Which is a good thing, coz -- brace yourself -- I RESIGNED FROM MY JOB TODAY. (Did anybody faint??? ) Yes, I'm leaving...
Reality, Myth and Imagination. That was the title of the talk I attended last night at SIB church. I don't generally take very much notice of who is giving the talk (except to make sure that it's not some cult...
Nowadays I tell people I'm a freelance writer. Coz it seems like that's what I'm doing right now, and it's easier to explain than "Oh, I have two jobs, and I'm confused about my career..." :P Ever since I started...
Remember the writing job? Well, they are no longer impressed with my writing. *rueful smile* I recognize that you are not familiar with the manufacturing industry and I respect that you have your own style of writing. But most of...