I was going about my business when drama finally arrived in the Singapore Literature space. For folks in the Financial Wu Lin who may not understand what has been going on, the literati in Singapore are almost fully dependant on just a few venues to come together to conduct events. One of these venues was a bookstore called BooksActually.
The best way to catch up on the latest happenings is to read this expose by Rice Media.
I'm one of those dads who have a very artistically-inclined daughter. My daughter just passed Grade 3 ABRSM piano and her drawings are often feted by her school. One of my favourite places to bring my daughter was Basheer Graphics which I also visit very often these days on my own. One of my biggest fears is that after she grows up she begins to dally around boys who are also "artistic". If the guy can shake off his artistic inclination and end up being a lawyer, that's fine by me. But not all guys do....