It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 | 中秋節 (zhōngqiū jié), one of the most beloved Chinese celebrations—where we eat mooncakes (now available in a bewildering variety of flavours), sip tea, recite poetry and admire the moon. If you’re in Singapore and...
I was getting increasingly nervous – they were talking about which camera to use to produce a newer or older effect; the different steps of post-production; conversion from different frame rates; what lights to use, etc. Here I was in a conversation with the team that...
I went to Afghanistan twice in 2004, not long after the US invasion, on a UNICEF-backed consulting project to help rebuild the Afghan education system. I’ve been trying my best not to think of what’s happening now in Afghanistan because I feel completely helpless. But...
It’s a first for us—and maybe even the world—a MULTILINGUAL DOODLE DATE! We’re doing this specially for Singapore’s National Day—to bring some cheer to this very, very tough year. What’s a Doodle Date? It’s our super-popular livestream session...
How do we keep our kids inspired and motivated to draw? Last week I received a tremendous number of responses from readers about my blog post “Why is Drawing Important for Children’s Development”. Several parents asked the question, “How do we keep our children...
When we were living in New York, I found myself looking for Chinese-learning materials for my daughter (nicknamed ‘YB’, short for ‘Yakuza Baby’, because she was born while we were watching a Japanese gangster movie). Every time I was back in...
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