Is Covid Still a Thing?

There is something almost comedic about telling people you have Covid in 2026. Not tragic-comedic. More like sitcom-comedic. The kind where ...

Settled-ness

On the first day of Hari Raya this year, I found myself noticing something strange.   Nobody was fighting.   Now, to be clear, I do not mean...

Finding the Funny in a Serious World

Last Thursday, I finally had the energy to meet a friend for dinner. I say “finally” because the last few weeks have been one long blur of w...

That Childcare Hours Debate

Last week, while scrolling through my phone on the MRT, I stumbled upon yet another online debate that seemed to have caught fire across Sin...

Ramadan and What Needs to be Learned

Every Ramadan, the reminders begin. You see them on Instagram stories. On WhatsApp family groups. Occasionally even on Twitter—sorry, X—wher...

Raya Songs, Raya Scoldings, and the Art of Letting People Be

Every year, without fail, Hari Raya arrives with three things: kuih raya that mysteriously finishes itself, family group chats that suddenly...