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
by Alan John Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Dear God, thank you for looking out for me. But next time you want to talk, could you please speak to me from a burning bush, not an inflamed appendix? Read More
by Alan John Posted on July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 Covering the ‘Aware saga’ of 2009 was one of the hardest jobs for The Straits Times newsroom, but it was satisfying journalism worth doing Read More
by Alan John Posted on July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 Whose kueh is this anyway? I’m so glad that growing up Malaysian taught me the aromas and tastes of Nyonya kueh-kueh and led me to Singapore’s Bengawan Solo in 1981 Read More
