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I am a 24 year old junior worker in my industry; am currently based in New York City.

My interest, passion, therapy and solace is in writing..and hopefully, it will become my humble bowl of rice too..with your support!

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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Reality: 1 of 23
GlossaryAppa (Tamil) = fatherAmma (Tamil) = motherPatti (Tamil) = grandmotherThambi =younger brotherPellai (Tamil) = sonPekan (Malay) = townKampung (Malay) = villageOrang Asli (Malay) = natives -This is my last will and testament. And it is a tale so strange I myself can hardly believe it. But I have to, as it comes from my o... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Struggles in life: 30 of 339
Gertrude5th February 1981"Cynthia! Cynthia! How could dirty dishes be left undone like this?" I moaned, not masking my displeasure at all. "Well, Gertrude"She then mumbled something pathetic while smiling that sheepish smile. Oh, I don't know what Johnny sees in her. It must be that smileseductive maybe, but utterly insincere... More..
Travel > Travel (Other) Spring break horror stories: 1 of 9
Soldiers in the Field This happened when I was in high school in Malaysia, a former British colony once occupied by the Japanese during World War IIWe were to sleep on the roof of the pavilion. It actually isn't as horrifying as it sounded, for the roof of the pavilion is a long stretch of cement, much like a floor, raised ab... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Love and Alzheimer's disease: 4 of 25
We were two years into our marriage when Wendy's father Jack was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease; and it changed our lives forever.Few could not imagine the impact of a father in-law's ailment on his son in-law. After all, we were only 2 years into as a family. However, Wendy and I were childhood enemies who later became t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration An overview of alien deportation laws in the US: 1 of 6
By definition: a person can be deported for overstaying a visa or for breaking serious laws, including immigration laws. The formal removal of a foreigner (an alien) from the United States when the alien has been found removable for violating the immigration laws. Deportation is ordered by an immigration judge without any pun... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown: 4 of 23
A curator in the Louvre was murdered. His body lying in a peculiar position, almost like symbolic cipher. Robert Langdon, a professor in symbology was summoned to the site to assist in the investigations. The sight that greeted him was horrifying enough for the untrained eye. But for the symbologist, it was a shocking revelat... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Facts about iodine and the thyroid: 2 of 10
Why do we need iodine and how much? (It doesn't even taste good and is used in antiseptics!)Iodine (iodide is the negatively-charged form and both terms are used interchangeably) is an essential mineral nutrient found in our diet. It is a key structural component of thyroid hormones. In the western world, iodine is derived fr... More..
Arts & Humanities > Asian Languages How to count in Cantonese: 1 of 5
For an English speaker, Cantonese, which is one of the most if not the spoken commonly spoken dialect in the Chinese languages can be extremely difficult to master and is actually labelled as Level 3 by many language schools, up with other African dialects with no known written forms. Below is a simple illustration:One= YatTw... More..
Health & Fitness > Menstruation & Menopause Living with early menopause: 2 of 8
Menopause is defined as the cessation of menstruation. It signals the demise of a woman's reproductive life. Early menopause is arbitrarily defined as menopause before the age of 40; though some experts choose 45 as the cut-off age.Symptoms of premature menopause are indistinguishable from normal menopause and they include th... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) How are thyroid diseases diagnosed?: 1 of 4
In the primary care setting, thyroid diseases are almost never diagnosed per se.The commonly utilized thyroid function test which run serum assays of TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) serves to measure thyroid function (not detect the disease); and usually treatment is initiated based on the interpretation of the deviation of... More..