“Chan mai koey kit wa, khon ti tham hai chan sia jai ti soot, ker khon tee chan rak mark tee soot” (I’ve never thought that the one one who hurt me most was the one I loved the most) This is not a new song, but I’ve stumbled upon it this rainy Tuesday evening. […]
It seems strange that even as the book market is getting tougher, quite a number of local writers are trying to make a comeback, yours truly included. I just saw Singapore’s most renowned gay writer Johann S Lee with his reprinted old book Peculiar Chris (1992) and two new titles on the shelves at Kinokunya […]
At a Tae Kwon Do grading exercise at Braddell Heights CC. I heard people calling him Bruce Lee. I’m not sure if his kick is as good as Bruce Lee, but he sure looked like he was ready to kick some ang moh’s ass, or for that matter, anybody who pisses him off. Then, I […]
退休的感觉真好。一大早起来跑步。和赶着上班的人们擦肩而过。感觉上好像他们”跑 “得比我还要快。哈哈哈。。。。 © Chan Joon Yee Dewdrop Books
China’s new wave of micro films like 干爹 are truly impressive. Sex is the seasoning, but there is, of course, quite a bit of theme, characterisation and substance under the sheets. These films may not be very polished and some of their actors’ performances can be pathetically amateurish, but at least, they are watchable! Unfortunately, […]
In Thailand, appearances always come before substance. School girls modify their school uniforms and spend all their pocket money on makeup and hairdos. There are many office ladies who spend a considerable amount of time in a ran serm suay or beauty salon after work. The men may not be as self-conscious about their appearances, […]
A pretty cool China-made short film featuring sex, lust, money and true love. In real life, the girl wouldn’t be so simple. She would have moved on to find her next 干爹. When she’s no longer in demand, she may still marry one of the many desperate young Chinese men who outnumber women by the […]
It was in 1991. I was living alone in a shophouse in Hougang and I bought my first minicompo with a CD player. In those days, when cassette tapes were not fully replaced yet, audio CDs were going for $20-$30. I bought a few at a shop at Ang Mo Kio and one of them […]
Charles Dickens is indisputably the greatest writer of the Victorian era. The term “Victorian” owns a wide range of connotations, most specifically the high and strict moral standards. With corsets and hoops skirts being the fashion of the day, the Victorian era is most often regarded by modern liberals as steeped in “prudishness” and “repression”. […]
I hated it when I wrote to the Straits Times 20 years ago. Back then, I was always making fun of the simplistic interpretation of the “Asian Way” and our bilingual policy causing Singaporeans to be 东不成，西不就. My letters/articles were published, but there were often muddle-headed replies from people who tried to win arguments by […]