CAP portfolio

The next few pieces were taken from a portfolio I submitted for the Ministry of Education organized Creative Arts Programme, along with a cover/description page I'll reproduce here

The 7th Day

Waiting For the Rain

Didn’t Make A Sound

All We Have Left

03:00

The following pieces were chosen for their completeness and their authenticity, and as I feel that they best represent my writing style.

The 7th Day is what some might call a love story; it’s based around a half-remembered Chinese belief that came to mind one day and tells the story of a grieving woman separated from her roots.

Waiting For the Rain is a tribute piece inspired by the story of local hero Lt Adnan Saidi, after I decided for once to do a little more than reminisce and think about his sacrifice.

Didn’t Make A Sound would be another piece set in Singapore’s past, and talks about a strange experience that a boy from the country had while struggling to acquaint himself with the strange new city he finds himself in.

All We Have Left is somewhat of a stub; set in a ruined dystopia it plays on a sense of isolation; admittedly partly inspired by a few horror/survival flicks that I’ve watched.

0:300 is a little experiment that I of mine, which I wrote it after recalling an old legend about the “twilight zone” and marrying it with my old irrational fear of falling asleep on the bus, getting lost and never ever getting back.