I research, write and edit press releases, interviews and corporate communication materials like brochures, website copy and speeches. I also translate English text to Bahasa Malaysia.
I have written travel and lifestyle articles, opinion essays, short stories and am working on my first novel.
My articles are published via Medium and Substack.
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01 Articles & Essays
- Throwback: An Interview with STYLE Malaysia January 2012 IssueI found this interview banter in an old email from 13 years ago with Nicole Foo. Throwbacks are great, but the key messages from the past keep you moving forward. STYLE Malaysia January 2012 Issue ***************** Nicole Foo: You wear so many hats! How do you juggle the many thousandContinue Reading
- New Malaysia pivots with ‘waddling gait’I lift the ‘waddling gait’ from the best “Train to Busan” film review written IMHO by Maggie Lee, writer, film critic, film festival organiser and films made in Asia advocate. I find this phrase such a tickle, and Maggie Lee, an ingenue. Malaysia’s political scene has more dips and highsContinue Reading
- Fiction writing: The sound of a thousand secretsSwirling around in three hundred and sixty degrees, I am laser focused, a ray of light pinpointed on a slight slant, I am circling, firm and steadfast, I am fast, Warm yet hush, don’t tell as I can be deadly and they will be in danger, I am never warmContinue Reading
- What if Dementia and Type 2 Diabetes could be managed better? Or reversed?!Without exercise, bariatric surgery or medication, we delve into the use of natural interventions to reverse Type 2 Diabetes successfully reported by renowned researchers and doctors. Early this year, I visited relatives and friends in Malaysia. At dining tables all around my world there, from Thanksgiving to Christmas, Ponggal, ChineseContinue Reading
- Mapping out your businessThis article was first published on 8 March 2017 and has since been updated. Good day. You’ve landed on this page because you are likely planning out a business plan, thinking of how you will embark on your brand journey and building a brand identity. Or, we may have beenContinue Reading
- Fiction Writing: TreasuresSharon Bakar’s Finding the Flow creative writing group meet-up on 10 June 2023 took place for an hour. During that hour, she’d propose an activity adapted from Abigail Thomas’s Thinking About Memoir. I hope you will enjoy this flash fiction story titled, Treasures (download PDF)Continue Reading
- Fiction Writing: What’s for dinner?Notes: A flash writing activity held on 3rd of June 2023 via Zoom by Sharon Bakar with Julian & Karina. We are writing from first sentence of popular books, and I selected this one: Dodie Smith: “I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. That …” (goodreads.com). Here are more famousContinue Reading
- Fiction Writing: Dancing to the gongs of the South China SeaRelease date: 22 May 2023 Dancing to the gongs of the South China Sea (PDF) is an unfinished piece that’s a work-in-progress, a culmination of works explored in an 8-week creative writing class with Sharon Bakar’s Words on Fire to “Finding the Flow”. I’m immensely grateful and thankful for Sharon’sContinue Reading
- Fiction Writing: Shorts Stories 2023 (resulting from ‘Words on Fire’ Workshop with Sharon Bakar)I attended Sharon Bakar’s Words on Fire creative writing class of March – May 2023 titled, “Finding the Flow”. It’s been the most exhilarating ride made smooth by words, an amazing comradery with fellow writers and the kindest and most beautiful teacher. I highly recommend this workshop for it hasContinue Reading
- Event: 18 years of Readings @ Seksan KLReadings @ Seksan KL began in 2005 founded by writer and poet, Bernice Chauly and has been carried on until its 18th year this year by writing coach, editor and publisher, Sharon Bakar. A well-loved event, this particular installation was the first one for the year and was well attended.Continue Reading
02 News releases
PRNewsGIG: is a digital PR SaaS platform that disseminates news releases anywhere in the world within 48-hours. I contribute to the writing, editing of some of these releases and am its co-founder.
- Untuk Siaran Segera 19 Februari 2024 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – Pelakon antarabangsa terkenal Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim dengan bangga mengumumkan […]
- Via PRNewsGIG Renowned international actress Sarimah Ibrahim proudly announces a significant career milestone as she joins forces with Fiona Cross […]
- For Immediate Release SCREENXCOPE AUSTRALIA | GIGD.AU Tiger Stripes ANZ Theatrical Release 2023 17 January 2024, Sydney, NSW – Antipodean […]
03 Interviews & articles
- Via PRNewsGIG Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely hidden in most […]
- Via PRNewsGIG Wyndham Hua Hin Pranburi Resort and Villas is excited to celebrate Air Asia’s new daily flights from Chiang Mai […]
- A virtual celebration in honour of Autism Acceptance Month 2024, under the theme of “A Decade of Impact” will be hosted […]
- Via PRNewsGIG In a landmark partnership poised to elevate Ovolo Hotels’ brand across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, the designer hotel […]
- AFT Podcasts presenter, Jasmine Low meets with International Actress, Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim to discuss mental wellness. “Why not just reinvest […]
- LIVE RESULTS (updated by dbnsw) Updated: Feb 19 2024 What an amazing fun and energetic weekend in Sydney at the Lunar […]
04 “Life. A Post Release” Blog
Ideas & thoughts on communication and spans over nine years from 2009 – 2018. I write about business ideas, current affairs and real life issues in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
- I’ve spent a good decade building websites that I earnestly felt would bring benefit to the industry. I’ve also learnt […]
- Source: HBR Blog Network How Sephora Reorganized to Become a More Digital Brand Dan McGinn | June 26, 2014 Sephora, […]
- There seems to be a buzz word off the lips of every young Malaysian entrepreneur these days. A new buzz […]
- Case Study: A cute penance? ‘I promise I will not do it again’ x100 Early this year, a social media […]
- Often enough, we hear the saying, ‘The buck stops here’. Well, leading a company or a country, for that matter […]
- Author’s caution: 18sx. Part fiction. Names have been changed. There was once a hero. He didn’t set out to be […]
- The tale of a boy whose nose would grow as it was being fed with lies. Alas… how would Pinocchio […]
- It started over a nonchalant phone call. A friend wanted some ideas on how she could just focus on two […]
- Smart marketing is in creating a united force in marketing. Even if there are silos within the sectors, when you […]
- Speaking in one uniformed VOICE is key to ensure your message is not diluted. This is something I witnessed tonight […]
05 “Doppel Music World” Blog
I organised over 100+ music gigs and bagged the ‘Voize Hall of Fame Award’ in 2009 for my contribution to the KL independent music scene. DoPPel Music World shares and promotes independent original music by soundmakers in Malaysia since 2002. LIKE us on DoPPelMusicWorld.
- In this edition of Doppelganger KL Indie Picks, we are so stoked to share with you an artiste who has […]
- Live jam on FB as we honour our friend Peter Hassan, a beloved figure in Malaysia's independent music scene. Let's […]