by Alan John Posted on February 5, 2022 And just like that, I became a Covid-19 statistic, but thank goodness for being in Singapore, I could isolate at home… and my MP sent me a care package too Read More
by Alan John Posted on November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 I’ve got a new book out for children, about a lovely elephant who swam to Singapore from Malaysia. But first, the backstory. Read More
by Alan John Posted on May 18, 2021 One thing that happens when you live longer than you expected is that every now and then you stop and wonder: But, when, then? Read More
by Alan John Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Living through a pandemic. Nobody asked me, so I’ll just ask and answer the questions myself. Read More
by Alan John Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 You can give Robert the wine glass, they said. At five in the morning I think about life, friendship and a cup that is overflowing Read More
by Alan John Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Jean-Marie Beurel. What a guy, but why didn’t anyone tell us about him all the time we were in St John’s Institution, Kuala Lumpur? Or that St John’s was first in Singapore? Read More
by Alan John Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 What happened to 2020? The photos in my iPhone record a year like none other, ever. Read More
by Alan John Posted on June 20, 2020 That day when my friend Kim asked his mum how to make her Nyonya achar, and got me hooked for life Read More
by Alan John Posted on June 20, 2020 Achar Day… how I learnt to make a Nyonya specialty in 1968 and it still makes me happy every time Read More
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