Highlights
- Fluent in Distance (Honorable Mention, Writers Digest Annual Writing Competition, Creative Non-Fiction category, 2024)
- Chapter Ten: Life as an Adult (Living in Singapore reference guide, 2023)
- Chapter Eight: Life as an Adult (Living in Singapore reference guide, 2021)
- Qing Ming Festival in Singapore (Singapore American Newspaper, 2018)
- Singapore’s YouTubers Poke Fun at Locals and Expats (The Wall Street Journal, 2016)
- The Illusion of Pyongyang (Singapore American Newspaper, 2013)
Full Portfolio
- The Most Common Legal Mistakes Made by Startups – April 2022
- What are Representations and Warranties? – April 2022
- What Can You Do When Your Clients Refuse to Pay You? – April 2022
- Legal Mistakes Made by Startups: Co-Founder Conflicts – April 2022
- Legal Mistakes Made by Startups: IP Issues – March 2022
- What is an Effective Contract? – Dec 2021
- FORTHCOMING Chapter Ten: Life as an Adult, Living in Singapore 17th Edition – 2025
- Chapter Ten: Life as an Adult, Living in Singapore 16th Edition – June 2023
- Chapter Eight: Life as an Adult, Living in Singapore 15th Edition – July 2021
- Chapter Eight: Lifestyles, Living in Singapore 14th Edition – May 2016
- Chapter Eight: Lifestyles, Living in Singapore 13th Edition – May 2014
Living in Singapore Magazine (formerly Singapore American Newspaper)
- Crash Course: Life as an Adult in Singapore – Aug/Sept 2022
- Limitless Hours of Local Literature – Oct/Nov 2020
- Limitless Hours of Local Theater & Film – Aug/Sept 2020
- 12 Hours of Local Art – April 2020
- Two Ways to Do 12 Hours in East Coast – Feb 2020
- Three Ways to Do 12 Hours in Sentosa – Dec 2019
- 12 Hours in Kampong Glam – Oct 2019
- 12 Hours in the Civic District – Aug 2019
- 12 Hours in Punggol – June 2019
- 12 Hours in Tiong Bahru – April 2019
- Learning to Listen – Nov 2016
- “Pomegranate Soup” & Gush-e Fil (Elephant Ears) – Dec 2014
- “The Secret History” & Il Palio Cocktails – Oct 2014
- “A Single Man” & Baja Fish Tacos – Sept 2014
- “Freedom” & Spiced Sweet Potato Fries – July 2014
- “The Cave” & Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Cookies – April 2014
- “Questions of Travel” & Chicken Tikka Masala – Dec 2013
- “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet” & Wasabi Cocktail Sausages – Aug 2013
- “Kitchen” & Mom’s Chicken Divan – May 2013
Ready to Travel & StraitsJourneys
- Explore Penang’s Vibrant Culinary Landscape – Feb 2019
- Drink in the Beauty of Sonoma County – Nov 2018
- Modern Gems in Historic Hanoi – Sept 2018
- Akihabara: Where Japanese Pop Culture Comes to Life – Aug 2018
- Art by Humans, Art by Nature – June 2018
- The Cultivated Elegance of Taiwanese Tea – May 2018
- Zoom in to Angkor Wat – May 2018
- Edinburgh: Artful and Approachable – Aug 2018
- Custom-Made: Then and Now – June/July 2018
- Eat This, Not That: Singapore Edition – May 2018
- Qing Ming Festival in Singapore – April 2018
- Cheap Tricks: A Case Study – March 2018
- Wanderlusters, Get Excited! – Jan 2018
- Books to Gift – Dec 2017
- Avoiding Charity Scams – Nov 2017
- Marvelous Melbourne – Oct 2017
- Buying Books in Singapore – Sept 2017
- Essential Apps for Surviving Singapore – Aug 2017
- Green Tea – June/July 2017
- Exploring Japan’s Art Museums – May 2017
- How Safe are Online Storage Services? – April 2017
- Nobel Women – March 2017
- Sapporo Snow Festival – Feb 2017
- What Was Happening in the World in 1917? – Jan 2017
- A Short Flight for Fireflies – Dec 2016
- Celebrating Holiday Traditions – Nov 2016
- Who’s Afraid of the Dark? – Sept 2016
- Clueless About Coffee – Aug 2016
- CCAB Sports Facilities – June 2016
- Low-Impact Living: Singapore Style – May 2016
- Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy – Feb 2016
- Travel Secrets – Jan 2016
- Giving a Holiday Party – Dec 2015
- Living and Giving as an Expat in Nepal – Nov 2015
- Guide to Singlish – Sept 2015
- The Rich World of Kyoto – Aug 2015
- SCUBA in the Summertime – June 2015
- Minding Your Manners – May 2015
- The Many Faces of Geylang – April 2015
- The Key to Staying Young – March 2015
- A Weekend in Hong Kong – Feb 2015
- The Charm of Inle Lake – Oct 2014
- A Mac’n’Cheese Tour of Singapore – Sept 2014
- Carmen Kot on Surviving Singapore – July 2014
- Yogyakarta in a Weekend – May 2014
- Social Innovation Park – May 2014
- Potent Nostalgia: Cocktail Bars from Bygone Eras – April 2014
- World Art on a Historic Street – April 2014
- Internet Safety for the Casual User: Q & A with Nicholas Schwartz – Feb 2014
- Camping Out in the Outback – Feb 2014
- Top Eight Places to “Work from Home” – Dec 2013
- The Nature of Sri Lanka – Nov 2013
- Alternative Expat Hotspots – Oct 2013
- Book Review: The Ghost Bride – Oct 2013
- Top Five Travel Tips for Exploring Asia – Aug 2013
- A Chronicle of St. Andrew’s Cathedral – Aug 2013
- The Illusion of Pyongyang – July 2013
- Up a Creek With a Paddle – May 2013
- Singapore’s YouTubers Poke Fun at Locals and Expats – June 2016
- In This Part of the World We Call This Small Talk – March 2016
- An Expat’s Easy Return to Singapore: It’s a Tale of Two Cities – Jan 2016
- Expat Health and Beauty Woes: Goodbye Home, Hello Frizz – April 2015
- So You Thought You Could Drive in… Singapore? – March 2015
- Listen Carefully to MOM: What You Need to Know About Singapore Work Permits – Feb 2015
- Singapore: ‘An Expat Life Starter-Kit, Tiny and Neatly Contained’ – Feb 2015
- On Finicky Expats in Singapore, and their Double Standards – Dec 2014
Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition
- Fluent in Distance – Honorable Mention, Creative Non-Fiction category (2024)
- Small Talk, Big Impacts – Honorable Mention, Magazine Feature Article category (2015)
- The Illusion of Pyongyang – Honorable Mention, Magazine Feature Article category (2015)