Tales
The Time My Father Reminded Me I Was Malay
My parents always took care to ensure I was in a multiracial, multicultural educational and social environment. That was an incredibly important consideration for my
The Changing of the Guard
It was a tradition enforced by my mother that we sat down for dinner as a family. That was the most important meal from us
What I Learned Standing for the Bar Council Elections
I never expected to win a Bar Council election, much less come in first, twice. In fact, I secretly hoped to lose my first attempt
A Brush with Greatness
I handled a case around my seventh or eighth year of practice that severely tested my ethics. The case happened before what I call the
Empty Praise, Empty Pockets: How to Distinguish Genuine Praise from Arse-Kissing
I don't know whether other lawyers face this. From time to time, some chap or senior lawyer will try to lure me into a case.
From the Bar Stool to a Book by Penguin
"Holy shit," I declared and handed my phone to my wife. "Am I reading this right?" It was an email from Penguin South East Asia
A Tang of Qi Wen
One of the big reasons I write week in and week out, aside from erecting weekly creative challenges for myself to overcome, is because it
When my education began
It wasn’t until I was permitted and encouraged to think for myself that my education truly began. So, my formal education actually began in college
