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How to Write a Blog

Over the past 4 years, I’ve sporadically focused on writing more researched articles on my blog. From pairing images and planning layouts, to counting words and fuming about sources. In psychology, the Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias where the… Continue Reading →

BOOK REVIEW: SEEKING SHELTER BY MARIE HOWALT

(Want to know more about my scoring system? Click here) I don’t do as much book reviews as I would like, honestly. It’s not that I don’t enjoy reading, it’s just difficult to finish a book these days as my critical… Continue Reading →

Confessions/Rant of a Manga Scanlator

Hi everyone, I’m Aden Ng, author of the not so popular Chronicles of Tearha. However, you’ll more likely know me as ‘benderboyboy’, which is both my gamertag, and the nickname I use while doing scanlations. What are scanlations? They are… Continue Reading →

I Miss Good Game Writers – Written Gold

With Final Fantasy VII remake coming out, we talk about Square Enix’s recent failures and past successes, and how good writing in games helps create epics. For the past three years, I’ve been busy in my free time making a… Continue Reading →

Love Esquire, Character Through Interaction – Written Gold

Love Esquire is a game where you go for the cute girls and sexy bikini CGs, but stay for the memorable characters that lives and breathe in a written world. In this first instalment of ‘Written Gold’, we look at how dating sim perfects memorable characters through world interactions.

Dear Singaporeans: You Are Wrong About PMD Ban and HK

For the past two weeks, I’ve been trying to write something a little more professional than an open letter rant about two situations that have caught on the local news circuits. The HK protest and the PMD footpath ban. But… Continue Reading →

My friend with depression is Fat!

Weird things get me thinking about my depression. While playing Call of Cthulu with my friends, we ordered dinner and I was asked if I had one of those money management app they could use to transfer me their dinner… Continue Reading →

How to Take (And Give) Criticism

I’ve designed a card game and for the past few weeks, I’ve been pimping myself out like a whore testing it in game groups. After rejecting a specific feedback, a guy told me, “I guess you’re just not open to… Continue Reading →

I Keep Writing

There’s now a glossy flat patch over the right side of my space key. It’s where I hit the bar whenever I type a space while I’m writing. The left side – the gaming side – still have some of… Continue Reading →

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