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Christ, Culture & Singapore
For the skeptic, the seeker and the saint
A Father Figure
[I wrote this on 23 Sep 2013. It was first published on tumblr.com/sgchristianteacher ] We were singing "Behold Our God" in church today...
Jun 23 min read


Despair, Salvation and Final Fantasy XIII
[I wrote this around Dec 2012 and it was first published on theologygaming.com ] NOTE: Obvious spoilers for Final Fantasy XIII, if you...
May 297 min read
What "The Best Is Yet To Be" actually means
[I wrote this on 1 Mar 2018 and was first published on facebook.com ] In 1859, Edward FitzGerald published his translation of a long...
May 282 min read


Deconstructing the Singaporean Worldview Part 1 - Pragmatism
[I made this video and it was originally uploaded unto youtube on 1 Jan 2018. The link to the youtube video can be found here . I...
May 281 min read


Why do we hate Dragon Age II so much?
Perhaps we hate Dragon Age II because it hits too close to home? [I wrote this article in June 2013. It was edited by Drew Dixon and was...
May 285 min read


Defining Dissonance in Sleeping Dogs
“Sleeping Dogs does one better than Grand Theft Auto 5 by purposefully employing ludonarrative dissonance to expose our lust for...
May 285 min read


On the Happiness of Harden – NBA superstars and the human condition
[I wrote this on 20 Jan 2021. It was published on sgmavs.wordpress.com ] Few tweets in recent days have spawned more interesting...
May 286 min read
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[Bakuman] Differences between the Live Action Movie and the Manga
[I wrote this in Feb 2016. It was published at mangaliterature.wordpress.com ] [MAJOR SPOILERS for both anime and live action movie] The...
May 283 min read


An Exegesis of Eternal Sonata (in 4 parts)
[I wrote this series of 4 articles from Oct to Dec 2012. They were originally published in redeemedgamer.wordpress.com ] [In the...
Apr 29, 202217 min read


Spec Ops: The Line and the Depravity of Virtual Killing
[I wrote this on 21 Oct 2012 and it was originally published on redeemedgamer.wordpress.com ] I’ve almost had the experience of Spec Ops:...
Apr 29, 20224 min read
Social Justice & The American Church – lessons for Singapore?
[I wrote this on 12 Jun 2020 and it was originally published at lazyiroh.wordpress.com ] [Note: This is a collection of my own research...
Apr 29, 20225 min read
The Gospel for a Post-Pandemic Singapore
[I wrote this on 25 May 2020 and it was originally published on lazyiroh.wordpress.com ] I’ve been asked to do some research and thinking...
Apr 29, 20229 min read


On Poetry and Communication
[I wrote this on 2 May 2019 and it was originally published on lazyiroh.wordpress.com ] April 2019 was a weird month for me. On the first...
Apr 28, 20223 min read
Reflections on a failed Physics Beginner Teacher Mentor Group
[This is adapted from one of the papers I wrote for my Masters in Education. I am sharing this as I think it might be beneficial for...
Apr 28, 202213 min read


Literature Review on "Teacher Knowledge"
[From 2018-2019 I worked on a Masters Dissertation in NIE on the epistemological concept of "Teacher Knowledge" under Dr Jina Ro. I...
Apr 28, 202217 min read


Of Games and God (by Kevin Schut)
[I wrote this on 8 Jun 2013. It was originally published on redeemedgamer.wordpress.com ] I told a friend recently: if one day I were to...
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Why We Disagree on Racism (and how “moving forward” may be more difficult than it seems)
[I wrote this on 28 Jun 2021. It was originally published on wongyann.medium.com ] In his keynote speech (and subsequent Q&A session)...
Apr 28, 20229 min read
DMAs in laptops — a window into the daily struggle within a Singapore classroom
[I wrote this on 25 Jan 2021. It was originally published on wongyann.medium.com ] Something interesting popped up in my news feed...
Apr 28, 20225 min read


Monica Baey’s Case, and Whether Nicholas Lim Got the ‘Punishment’ He Deserved
[I wrote this on 27 Apr 2019 and was edited by Rice Media's editorial team. It was originally published on ricemedia.co and can be...
Apr 28, 20225 min read


What “When Ghost Meets Zombie” Reveals About the Fears and Anxieties of Singaporeans
[I wrote this on 25 Feb 2019 and it was edited by the Rice Media editorial team. It was originally published on ricemedia.co and can be...
Apr 28, 20227 min read
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