SS Quah's Anything Goes

It's been more than a year in the making. Our son and new daughter-in-law registered their civil marriage in October last year and at th...

At our son's wedding dinner on Sunday, we had cousin Amy, cousin Peggy, dear wifey and sister Judy surprising everyone, including themse...

The past few weeks have been rather surreal for me. Looking back, quite a lot has happened in a relatively short space of time, and I am sti...

This story touches on the darker side of life and death. It may come across as a little sad, even depressing. For a long time, I hesitated o...

And just like that, Chinese New Year is over. All 15 days of it, gone in the twinkling of an eye. Strange, considering the run-up lasted alm...

Today marks three months since Saw See took the plunge to ordain as a temporary sayalay at the Nandaka Vihara meditation society. I’m immen...

I was rummaging through my clothes drawer recently and came across an old angpow — a red packet my mother had given me one Chinese New Year...

My mother’s side of the family was a lot more complicated than my father’s. There were simply a lot more people to keep track of. For a star...

It would be a rare family indeed that doesn’t have extended relatives. Come to think of it, while I was an only child for much of my childho...