The Birth of A New Book

The House of Little Sisters, published by Penguin Random House SEA A lot has happened since my last blog post. You’re reading this post in my new website. I finally handed the job of creating a website to a web-magician. His name is Jared Lim. You’re...

Silencing the Female Voice … no more

Crispijn de Passe the Elder (1564-1637), Tereus cutting out the tongue of Philomela c. 1600, Pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash; indented for transfer | 7.2 x 13.0 cm (sheet of paper)Royal Collection Trust, acquired by George III, King of the United Kingdom...

A Community of Saints

  Cima da Conegliano (Giovanni Battista Cima),  Polyptych,  C. 1486-88,  Tempera on panel. Parish Church of St. Bartolomeo, Olera (Bergamo), Italy Behold this nine-panelled polyptych with the Virgin and Child taking the top panel, presiding over...

Baby Wearing and Mirroring

Javanese Man wearing his daughter. Source: open source internet Mirroring is the behaviour in which one person unconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another. Mirroring often occurs in social situations, particularly in the...