Technically, we’re not really in a full lockdown at the moment… But we’re strongly encouraged to stay home, with gatherings of no more than two people outside a day.. Kids were home doing their HBL and usually rushed to complete their assignments by mid-morning so they had a whole day to themselves… So we kept quite a few art and craft supplies at hand… These count-by-numbers kits struck me as really intimidating and tedious at first… The numbers are absolutely tiny…! Probabl

Why is My Accent Funny to You? At first glance, things look really fun and exciting… And it is… Lots of sparks, movement and color… Except for the little guy in the corner. He gets only a token part to say in the performance because he has an accent that others don’t really welcome. That’s the story behind the picture, based on a true life account of casual racism in the article. But They’re Cool with It! Sometimes we hear racial jokes made at the expense of others. They seem

In recent years, I learned that ICERD stands for “The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination”, that Singapore is a part of. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-submits-first-report-on-icerd-the-convention-to-eliminate-racial-discrimination I’m glad What’s Up (the awesome local children’s newspaper I illustrate regularly for) is actively trying to help our young readers understand the big issue of racism, and how we can a

(‘Re-discovery’ because this is Re-posted from my super old blog and I picked up the book recently again…:)) Blog re-post: I liked this book so much that I ended up buying it after borrowing it from the library.:) (Mine is a 2nd hand copy off Ebay at less than half it’s original price. What a steal!:)) While some reviewers have felt that they didn’t like being taught exactly what was wrong with their work and how to correct it, I really liked this detailed approach. Anyway, I