03 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
It’s my birthday month! (I turn two years closer to the big five-o!)
February came and went very quickly. I worked on things and sketched.
What does March have in store for me?
1. Working on graphic novel pitch.
2. Games-related draft.
3. Picturebook.
01 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
Oh wow, January sure came and went off quickly. Celebrated the Lunar New Year and this time, we managed to see relatives we haven’t seen for three years! It was a surreal experience. Also did a reading of Oyster Girl.
So, what does February have in store for me?
1. Contract work.
2. Diversity coordinator stuff.
3. Medical appointments.
4. TBC.
26 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
I know it’s belated, but we have fifteen days of celebration! Today it’s the fifth day and households will be welcoming the god of fortune Cai Shen Ye. 🙂
02 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
Vellum & Ink has now pivoted into publishing… but for a cause. Limited print run, kidlit and about important issues like autism and special needs, black and white, zines.
It’s still very nascent at the moment. The idea came three years ago (!) before the pandemic struck. And the idea has grown tender roots and I hope it will grow.
On the site itself there is a donation link.
31 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
At the time of writing, we have just celebrated Christmas and Boxing Day is about to end in about a few hours. It has been an enjoyable Christmas with cooking, eating and catching up with relatives. Of course, now I have allergic rhinitis (boo!), thanks to pet pander, dust and humidity. Tested myself, of course. Negative. I am prone to getting allergic rhinitis – and sinusitis. And I know I just can’t get c-19 like within a few weeks, right? So, boo to pet pander and dust!
It has been a weird year. C-19, books I have worked on for a long time finally getting published and getting on physical shelves! Attended my first in-person literary festival – and got covided (again?). Worked on the Southeast Asian special (Strange Horizons) and am mighty proud of the talent we have in our region. Also, started editorial work (which included acquiring, selecting and actually doing publishing stuff) for a small speculative fiction thing that is doing amazing things with finding talent (voice, writers, artists).
A slightly sadder note: It’s been a year since my MIL passed. We celebrated Lunar New Year and all the major festivals without her. The pain is still there, an echo – and during Christmas, we had the cousins go through her kebayas which she had wanted to be distributed out after her passing. Opening the cupboard was… something. We didn’t have the heart to open it. When we finally did, we all teared up. In there, she had meticulously kept all her kebayas and the gowns worn by the girls when they were little. Memories. And we read her beautifully-written instructions with awe and a little bit of sadness.
So, what will 2023 have in store for me? For a fact, I will turn 48, two years close to 50. I have to promote Oyster Girl and Fire Heart with readings and author appearances (masked, of course, the pandemic isn’t over!). I have also said yes to a couple of things – so I will be busy.
1. Prepare for Lunar New Year.
2. Mid-Autumn Mice (for New Year stuff).
3. Start work on… projects.
23 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
Have a warm and safe Solstice, and Christmas.
06 Dec 2022 2 Comments
I realise I didn’t post a new monthly update!
November came and went. Oyster Girl, my picture book about oyster cakes and remembering my grandmother, was published. I attended an in-person lit festival. I got covided (again?) right after I got my bivalent booster.
But… I am ok now. 🙂
December!
1. I am away from the 14th onwards.
2. Still arting.
3. Just got hired to write for a game company.
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