Kenneth Ambrossel has his life planned for a successful career and a suitable marriage to a lady of sophisticated qualities and beauty. However, his encounter with Renee Waithorpe will alter his perception of beauty and his ideal partner.Renee Waithorpe is on the surface, bookish, plain and quiet, but when she is observed in the environment in which she thrives, she is anything but the wallflower she is perceived to be.Kenneth is the one everyone notices, whereas Renee bare...

The Unmeasured KingdomA psychological fantasy thriller (with existential baggage)A forgotten lifeform wakes in a kingdom it never asked for, built by a ruler who no longer cares to explain himself. It doesn’t know what it is, why it exists, or what it’s supposed to do with all this... silence. So it does what anyone would do: it watches. And eventually, it acts. Possibly poorly.Set in a world designed to be observed—not lived in—this is a slow-burn psychological mys...

Are your organization and you truly prepared to handle and recover from a fire incident, or any disaster incidents for that matter? Have your organization and you really taken the necessary preventive and recovery measures pertaining to the disaster incidents? Through this book, I like to share with you my true-life disaster recovery and learning experience (from an IT-perspective) from a major corporate fire incident.

This is the sequel to my first book of the same title. This book, too, contains my various thoughts, quotes and experiences that I am getting as I am moving along my journey of life. I hope such thoughts-sharing rekindle and inspire your minds to think about your lives, experiences and environments and lead you to create a more positive space for yourself and those around you. I hope the outreach of these continued thoughts and quotes through this book inspire more especially those in need...

A reflection of my reads and life experiences from hard knocks that I went through till now. I hope the outreach of these thoughts and quotes through this book inspires more, beyond my circle of friends and loved ones especially those in need of such points to ponder or food for their thoughts. May the vision be with us.

True friendship is beyond gender, race, religion, languages and belief system. The feelings of love, care and concern friendship brings with it may sometimes cross the limits and bring the friendship to another level of intimacy regardless of gender. A person can also be possessed by friendship. If left uncheck, it will lead them to unthinkable consequences. This story, inspired by true events, is spiced with love, lust, mistrust and violence.

Book I of the Resonance SeriesSome people collect records.Others collect memories.Rheiner flays them into drums.Set in a crumbling urban commune where art students go to vanish and sound doesn't echo—it devours—Echo in Skin follows Edgar, a mildly underpaid journalist who thought he was chasing a story on experimental music. What he finds instead is Rheiner: a soft-spoken lunatic with an unsettling fondness for human leather, and Violet: a performance artist...

Life is unpredictable many times. Tomorrow or even the next hour is just a hope. Many of us take life, loved ones and the health for granted. Complacency, procrastination and ignorance are the main culprits. Through two short stories inspired by true events that I witnessed and experienced some years ago, I like to share my thoughts with you on why it is sometimes not a wise decision to wait until an unfortunate incident happens to think and get things done. Why wait?

Have you ever wondered about the kinds of thoughts, stress and ordeals a dead body goes through from a wake to its proper cremation or burial due to the varied behaviours, reactions, conversations and comments of the relatives, friends and other visitors who gather for a final look and goodbye to the body that was once breathing and moving? This fictional story, inspired by true events that I had witnessed, heard and read, is a view from the perspective of a body than the soul, and is spri...

I like to share my very first experience walking on the fresh fire pit in a Theemithi festival in Sri Mariamman Temple in Singapore. It was an unexpected and a sudden decision that faced discouragements. The preparations, the walk and the post-event were imprinted deeply and boldly in my mind for the rest of my life. The advises I received and my decisions led me to unexpected results that taught me important lessons. Nothing is easy and nothing is difficult.

This book showcases three stories inspired by true-life encounters and reads.Three people who sat on a concrete bench under a large mango tree in a neighbourhood park at different times, reflected upon their lives and left with hopes for some solutions to their challenges and sorrows.

This is a book for anyone who recognizes the following behaviors and struggles – and for those concerned about a loved one with these behaviors. Is this you, or someone you care about? Have you felt shame over your “hiding, lying, or sneaking” behavior with sugar and carbs? How many times have you tried to diet, only to feel like you’ve failed? How many times have you lost weight, only to return to sugar and ultra-processed foods – and gain it all back… and more? Do you wake up feeling hun...