Rin’s First Midlife Crisis
It was exactly a week after turning 40 that I had my first mid-life moment. I slipped and fell in the shower. I was relatively fine on the outside but internally, I was freaking out as it dawned on me…
Talking To Myself: Why Shy & Curious took a Hiatus
There’s no clever opening line. No wry quip or apologies for the absence of my voice for the past seven months. Just…
Shy & Curious x Deema & Co: 7 Tiny Love Stories
Hello friends and lovers, surprise! So while I’ve always been a writer at heart and I enjoy being on other podcasts, I’ve…
Much Ado About Aging: Turning 39
Image Credits: Chai Mo, Click With Chai You know what’s worse than finding your first grey pube? Finding your second one. When…
Of Boobs, Biopsies & The Big ‘C’ (Part 3)
It was the trickle that finally broke me. Like an itch that annoyed the shit out of me, there was nothing I…
Of Boobs, Biopsies & The Big ‘C’ (Part 2)
As I lay on the examination table waiting for it to start, her head popped from behind the curtain. I recognise that…
Of Boobs, Biopsies & The Big ‘C’ (Part 1)
I’m going to say the thing that you’re not suppose to admit out loud as a woman: I. Love. My. Boobs. I…
Sex, Love and Report Cards: A recap of 2022 (Part 2)
I'm wrapping up (pun intended) the long (another one) and hard (I can’t help myself) look at my sex life in 2022. Also has sex and my attitude/experiences change pre and post-pandemic?
Sex, Love and Report Cards: A recap of 2022 (Part 1)
You would think that waking up on January 1st next to a gorgeous boy in the Ritz Carlton would be an auspicious…
The Legacy of Softness: Celebrating 2 years of S&C
‘Soft’ is a dirty word in my household. Or to be more precise, to be called ‘lembik’, its Malay equivalent, was considered…