Chinese New Year has always been a point of contention for me, not because of the occasional dull booms that linger in the atmosphere from the blasting of illegal fireworks from potentially rich persons, but because I dread having to visit the relatives. But this year’s CNY strikes me with mixed feelings, mostly because my [...]

Out of a pure stroke of chance, I’m currently writing game reviews for a small sum of money. It isn’t much, sure, but people have always said that if you’re working with something that you have an absolute passion for, then the money is quite secondary, even though it is what that motivates me to [...]

I honestly believe now, with every ounce of my being, that the essence of good writing is being able to detach yourself briefly from the realities of the world, and bathe the world in a dimly lit beauty of iridescence. I used to be able to sever myself and let my entire existence immerse itself [...]