Writing

Here you can find some of my poems as well as articles on things that interest or fascinate me me (e.g., social media, Japanese pop music, books, movies, lo-fi digital cameras) or that are related to my job (e.g., posts on education and school project). If I end up researching something, I will often write about what I found. Consequently, you will also find articles on technical things such as copyright law, video export settings and noise reduction techniques.

Original Poems

Field Exercises and A Mother’s Lament Two poems about the environment
Ghost Writing What can you say when there is nothing you can say
A Fisherman An epitaph. This poem was originally published in Outloud: An anthology of poetry from Outloud Readings, p. 111. (2002). XtraLoud Press: Hong Kong.
Just One: A short poem for a short life

General Articles

Our Struggles: 7 Tips for Coping with Things (and Surviving High School): A message to my students

About Books

These articles include 27 min-reviews and book introductions that were originally published in Ming Pao (Sept 2006 – June 2008), a newspaper in Hong Kong. They introduce of novels and non-fiction that are suitable for teens, especially those who are learning English as a second language.

J-Pop & J-Rock Articles

When I first heard Japanese pop music, I wasn’t particularly interested in it. This is because, living in Hong Kong, the little Japanese music that I had heard was mainly from pop idols, boy bands and girl groups. Later on, people introduced me to singers like Kahimi Karie (electronica), Kojima Mayumi (hard to categorize—jazz/folk/punk/pop maybe) and Nana Kitade (rock & gothic lolita frocks). I began to realize that the Japanese music scene was much more rich and diverse than I had imagined.

Girls and Guitars: Female Singer-songwriters Girls and Guitars: Female Singer-songwriters YUI, miwa, Tsuji Shion, Rika Shinohara, Aya Kamiki, Cocco, Nana Kitade	J-Rock Mix (Volume 1): Introducing Five Bands: J-Rock Mix Volume 1 ELLEGARDEN, Nothing’s Carved in Stone, the HIATUS, Boom Boom Satellites and fly sleep fly
Indie J-Pop Indie J-Pop Kojima Mayumi, GARNET CROW, ohashi Trio and moumoon	All-girl rock bands from Japan All-girl rock bands from Japan LAZYgunsBRISKY, Scandal, Stereopony, New Strike Zipper, Zone and more