Living up to my name
I have a Chinese first name that sounds like an English name and means comfort. Ten years ago,…
My real-life miracles
Nowadays, we use the word miracle figuratively. Either we don’t believe miracles really happen (at least, not anymore)…
Korean mums in fact and fiction
The last thing I expected was to confuse a real life person in the memoir Tell Me The…
My husband’s favourite wedding photo
Our bargain wedding photography package came with two enlargements, and my husband and I chose one image each.…
The beauty of sucking at things
Barry’s keyboard About this time last year, I got bored of the guitar and bought a Yamaha Piaggero…
What I found curious about Japan
In my uni days, I took a course called Japanese Law & Society, of which I remember only…
Books I read in 2023
I got back into audiobooks in a big way in 2023, after a total break from them last…
Struggles of a wannabe novelist
I entered the rabbit hole a long while ago, but the rabbitholing stepped up in earnest a couple…
Green martyrs and holistic faith
A little English church in Madrid When I lived in Madrid as a university exchange student, I attended…
Asian pride, or lack thereof
If I’m honest, I’m probably more proud of my parents’ law degrees than they are of mine. I’m…
Jindy Journal 2: Living and leaving the quiet life in Jindabyne
The winter has flown by and we will be moving back to Sydney in a little over a…