Why Does It Have to Be “A Race Thing”?

Why Does It Have to Be “A Race Thing”?

Posted On: March 10, 2015

Growing up in multi-racial Singapore, where we have clearly defined racial groups and religious, the world was orderly, structured and made a whole lot of sense. Grown up now, I realise a lot of myths, misconceptions and stereotypes relating to gender, race and nationalities exist. Until a few years ago, I neither knew the term […]

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Passionate People – Interview with Entrepreneur Angela Ognev

Passionate People – Interview with Entrepreneur Angela Ognev

Posted On: February 16, 2015

I interviewed Angela Ognev who is a tech geek and doing so many cool things! She inspires me with her joyful energy, beauty, kindness, wit and intelligence! 1) What do you do? I’ve found that I’m a much better collaborator or freelancer than employee, so I like to have a couple projects. Most of it […]

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Testimonials – Those Who Overcame Vaginismus

Testimonials – Those Who Overcame Vaginismus

Posted On: December 31, 2014

I have received many testimonials from clients who overcame Vaginismus (pronounced vaj-uh-niz-muhs) over the years. There are also many clients who chose not to write me one. I decided to put all the testimonials on one page so you can see them at a glance. Aug 2023 – “I had difficulties with intercourse since my […]

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How My Book Came To Be

How My Book Came To Be

Posted On: September 27, 2014

There is one thing I’ve done above all else this personal retreat, and that’s: Write! This week (Sept 24 to Oct 1), I am on my fourth of four personal retreats in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The intention of my retreat was to meditate, write, read, study and do whatever I fancy – including […]

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Free Sex Advice Clinic in China Closes

Free Sex Advice Clinic in China Closes

Posted On: January 3, 2011

This article first appeared on Good Vibrations Magazine. A free clinic offering sex education and advice for youths in Shanghai, China, which operated in the city for five years, has closed because it was not attracting enough visitors. Operated under the Shanghai International Peace Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the clinic was set up to […]

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Elle Magazine Does It Again, Whitening, That Is

Elle Magazine Does It Again, Whitening, That Is

Posted On: January 2, 2011

This article first appeared on Good Vibrations Magazine. For the second time this year, fashion magazine Elle finds itself caught in a racial controversy after reportedly whitening the skin of Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the photograph that appears on its cover. Readers reacted with anger after it was suggested that the fashion magazine […]

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Movie Review: When Hainan Meets Teochew

Movie Review: When Hainan Meets Teochew

Posted On: December 27, 2010

  The trailer of the new Singaporean film ‘When Hainan Meets Teochew’ was enough to persuade me that I had to watch it. The movie was premised as a romantic comedy between a ‘manly’ woman, and a ‘womanly’ man, as opposed to the usual Hollywood cliché where a handsome man meets a pretty lady and […]

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Movie Review: Cowboys in Paradise

Movie Review: Cowboys in Paradise

Posted On: November 22, 2010

If you have been following my blog here, you may recall a previous post where I mentioned looking forward to watching an 83-minute feature film/documentary called Cowboys in Paradise. This is a controversial work because this is the first film about what is perhaps the most well-known open ‘secret’ of Bali – their ‘Kuta Cowboys’. […]

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‘Cowboys’ for Rent in Bali

‘Cowboys’ for Rent in Bali

Posted On: November 17, 2010

This article first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. A girlfriend of mine has fond memories of her dates with the men in Bali. They are sweet, romantic and good-natured. She desperately hopes to return one day. I was intrigued. What is the allure of the men of Bali? Apparently, thousands of women travel to […]

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Taiwan Woman to Marry Self

Posted On: November 2, 2010

This article first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. On October 25th, a Taiwanese woman, Chen Wei-yih, was reported by Reuters to be set to marry herself at a cost of T$50,000 (US$1,623). Uninspired by the men she’s met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old Taipei office worker will hold the reception […]

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Zydena Launch

Posted On: September 9, 2010

I spoke at the press conference launching Zydena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25 August. Zydena (Udenafil) is the newest phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for erectile dysfunction (ED) in Malaysia. It comes in 100 mg and 200 mg tablet strengths and must be prescribed by a medical doctor. I agree to speak at the […]

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Love at the Supermarket?

Posted On: February 14, 2010

Chinese singles looking for love this Valentine’s day is getting support from a Beijing supermarket. The “I’m Looking For You” market opened in November 2009, for the China’s unofficial “Singles Day” which is marked on the 11th of that month. Since then, the supermarket has attracted more than 1,000 clients and successfully matched more than […]

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