BIG MAGIC by Elizabeth Gilbert is a joy to read. Mail on Sunday says the book is “brimming with positive ways to think about creative living.” Huffington Post says “I have profoundly changed my approach to creating since I read this book.” Harper's Bazaar says “Gilbert demystifies the creative process, [...]” and I, Alice Teh, agree wholeheartedly with everything that has been said.

I say please read this book. Gilbert encourages us to face and accept our fears of creativity. She encourages us to [...]

I’m currently reading MY 31 PRACTICES by Alan Williams and Steve Payne (illustrated by John Montgomery), and have just finished the chapter Habit. At the start of the said chapter, the authors are talking about the Hook Model (Trigger/Action/Variable Reward/Investment) and the Habit Loop (Cue/Routine/Reward). Towards the end they provided an illustration of the approach.

I decided to “test drive” the concepts by adapting them in the context of my Swedish language learning with Duolingo.

The day for me to watch KEDI at The Projector has finally arrived. Tucked away in the Golden Mile Tower, The Projector is a hidden gem. It's also one of my favorite spots in Singapore. "Kedi" means cat in Turkish.

At 4 PM-ish I bought a pint of draft beer at the Intermission Bar and promptly deposited myself into the Green Room.

Tonight is the night for the event SHAKESPEARE ON TOAST AND THE ORIGINAL PRONUNCIATION organized by the British Council at The Arts House.

I’ve been looking forward to meeting Ben Crystal in person. I have some of his father's books (David Crystal is his father), and I've watched their really cool YouTube video a few years ago on the introduction to the Original Pronunciation production of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language.

PATERSON was awesome. I just came home from The Arts House after watching this film. Everything about the movie is so good. The story is about a hardworking, low-key bus driver named Paterson who was born in Paterson and drives a bus in Paterson. The story starts with Monday and ends on the beginning of the next Monday showing the life of this very ordinary person, but he is special.

What I loved about PATERSON: […]