Meet my work:
Word smithing. Text crafting. Copy righting.
Lifestyle writer and editor based in Singapore, collaborating with publications, authors and brands across the globe, covering the world’s most intriguing narratives.
Islands: Get those Michelin stars out of your eyes, because 2026 is all about soulful, authentic eating experiences, the tasty ticket to digesting culture.
Islands: Find guanciale, cured pork cheek, in Lazio, a great Italian terrain of heritage produce, powering Roman carbonara, gricia, and amatriciana.
Islands: What lies beneath Austria's alpine lakes? I take a deep dive into thriving treasures of a different European dimension.
Islands: Every sampietrino in Rome has a story to tell -- walk it. Disappear around corners, duck under portices, and look up.
Islands: We celebrated a birthday weekend in Sermoneta, hilltop fortress town overlooking the Latino plains, with footprints of the Knights Templar.
Islands: The Dublin craic is Gaelic jolly, droll wit, irrepressible warmth, underwritten by music and literature and laced with Guinness and whiskey.
Islands: I did it all, from Flamsbana, one of the world's steepest railway rides to Sognefjord, the world's longest and deepest fjord.
Islands: The art of doing Delft deftly, from the veneer of its blue porcelain to Vermeer's picturesque perspectives all over town.
Islands: With great gusto, I paid tribute - with extended fork, on bended knee - to my country's extraordinary hawker culture.
Islands: It's only natural to visit the world's oldest casino, where Casanova once cavorted, in Venice, that city of excessive exorbitance.
Islands: I write about the critters, creatures, and crustaceans that come right out of the Venetian lagoon and into your cachet.
Islands: When in Rome, I walk almost 20 kilometers daily. More than just steps -- they're a spiritual and gladiatorial immersion into the Eternal City.
Islands: I give fair warning: No, you can't combine Italy's UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage cuisine with its World Heritage Sites!
Islands: There's nothing like running in Rome, especially when trotting by the Colosseum, the world's greatest gym, with the city's best running groups.
Islands: Francesco Borromini's 17th century baroque convent is now a hotel surrounded by Federico Fellini's visions of Roman street life.
Channel News Asia: What are we really re-charging when we're on vacation, and why are we (over)relying on power banks?
Shiseido: I enliven the digital innovations of Japan's most vaunted beauty care brand through internal newsletters, to more than 15,000 stakeholders.
Condé Nast Traveler: My Foodabouts also tell the story of Singapore's first heritage neighborhood, and my family's place (and tummy) in it.
PR: "Thank you for connecting me with Annie. I've received more than a dozen messages about it. A few women asked how they can get involved. WOW."
URA Identity Corridors: Visioning Historic East heritage x urban designing the most inclusive and green neighborhood.
Shin Min Daily News: Curry Puffing at Katong institution Soon Soon Huat with Olympic kite foiling bronze medalist Max Maeder
@roma Instagram: #BuongiornoRoma
Channel News Asia: Dear Travel Influencers, ‘Real’ Singapore Is Sweaty And Off The Social Media Hype
Meyer Blue: Brand Campaign Book For Ultra-Luxe Condominium in Singapore's Heritage East Coast
Meyer Blue: Web Site Copywriting For Ultra-Luxe Condominium In Singapore's Heritage East Coast
Channel News Asia: Crickets On Chicken Rice? Eating Insects Can Go For Novel To Normal In Singapore
Channel News Asia: Can We Get A Check, Please, On Singapore Restaurant Hype?
Channel News Asia: What Does The Loss Of Singapore's Last Public Golf Course Mean For The Sport?
Channel News Asia: Would You Pay Top Dollar For A Staycation In An Upcycled Bus Or Shipping Container?
Cold Storage Christmas Catalog 2023: A Chef's Christmas
Channel News Asia: Burning Paper Offerings Isn't The Only Way To Celebrate Hungry Ghost Festival
Channel News Asia: What If Failure Is An Option? The Gamble Of Mountain Climbing For This Singaporean
Cold Storage Christmas Catalog 2022: All I Want For Christmas
Like Covid, My Pandemic Blog Was Short-Lived-Ish (But With Long Impressions!)
Cold Storage Christmas Catalog 2021: Joyful Celebrations - Feast Better Together
Louis Vuitton City Guide: Singapore
Bon Appétit: Everything You Should Eat And Drink In Singapore, The Island Of Eating
SilverKris: Cultivation Nation
SilverKris: Living History
BiblioAsia by National Library, Singapore: Exploring My Own Backyard
SilverKris: A Walk On The Wild Side
Sawasdee: The Eat-Volution Of Bangkok
Sawasdee: Hot District - Vesterbro
Backstreets: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Helsinki Concert Coverage
Food Cultures Of The World: Iceland