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Sex, Love and Report Cards: A recap of 2022 (Part 1)

Image credit: The Pin-Up Rebels You would think that waking up on January 1st next to a gorgeous boy in the Ritz Carlton would be an auspicious start to 2022. Spoiler Alert: It wasn’t. Instead it was just another plot…

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…

S(Ex) Education: 10 Things I’ve Learned About Sex From My Exes

In the spirit of World Sexual Health Day with this year’s theme being ‘let’s talk pleasure’, I take a walk through memory lane –…

Love, Rin: My First One Night Stand (Part 2)

The things they should warn you about the first morning-after. Morning Breath. Bedhead. Smudged raccoon eyes (if you’re lucky). Total bare skin…

Love, Rin: My First One Night Stand (Part 1)

How did a hopeless romantic end up having a body count higher than actual boyfriends? How did I find myself not just…

Love, Rin: How to Lose a Guy in One Date

Last year I went on a first date that I hoped would be the first of many more. We met online and…

Love, Rin: And Just Like That…

What did I do on this short hiatus as we cautiously tip-toe our way into the third year of a global pandemic?…

Love, Rin: My Boudoir Shoot with The Pin-Up Rebels

My Little Secret & Sad Story Here’s a little secret about me that may be one of the scariest things for me to reveal on the Internet. Amidst the talk of self-love and acceptance, there are exactly three things I…