In between hanging out with triad members and living in one haunted flat after another in Hong Kong, I've also been the paid companion of the third wife of a tycoon, toured the world with musicians, and apprenticed as a goldsmith in Italy. I also got lost on the Great Wall for eight hours and saw a goat.
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Interview with Mina V. Esguerra
Wednesday, 28 November 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Powerhouse writer Mina V. Esguerra tells us about the business of publishing and what it's like to write Filipino romances
- Published in About Writing
On Fame and Life Lessons from Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Hyori's Bed & Breakfast's charm and sweetness has low-key life lessons for everyone.
- Published in Things I Like
Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Beelzebub, plus Lone Wolf and Cub
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Lone Wolf and Cub created the template for the tough guy assassin with a little child in tow, and Beelzebub makes fun of it.
- Published in Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents Series
Let Them Eat Pandesal
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
The story of colonization, massacres, corruption, savages, riotous coolies, and bread.
- Published in Essays
Zhang Huan is a Fox: An Analysis of Sexy Men
Friday, 31 August 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
He is hot and that is a fact.
- Published in Things I Like
Of Things That will Bite
Friday, 10 August 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
The story of how I was almost arrested for arson at a Metallica concert.
- Published in Essays
7 Thoughts on When a Snail Falls in Love
Friday, 13 July 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Interspecies romance between a snail and a lion in When a Snail Falls in Love
- Published in Things I Like
Interview with the Hilarious Podcasters of The Black Guy Who Tips
Wednesday, 06 June 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Jokes and advice courtesy of the hilarious duo from The Black Guy Who Tips!
- Published in Things I Like
Adventures in Saving Money
Friday, 25 May 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
M. Paramita Lin's mom provides a lesson in frugal living.
- Published in Daily Life