Author Archives: Daniel Yun

The Silver Lining

Posted on December 14, 2019

‘You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only option.’ I have read this line somewhere and I thought I knew what it meant. This year, two film projects brought me face to face with raw … Continue reading →

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Sister

Posted on January 13, 2019

I woke up this morning to Yeewei‘s text – the story is out. Reading the Sunday Times article, Death Row’s Angel Of Hope, I remembered the meeting with Dr Sudha Nair and a social worker on the year-end parties for … Continue reading →

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Mr Frugal

Posted on December 12, 2018

This afternoon at the gym I had a chance meeting with a friend, someone I have not seen for a while. We decided to go for coffee. I told him I was looking forward to a cappuccino. We ended in … Continue reading →

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Iris

Posted on December 1, 2018

Does she really remember me, as I walked to the meeting room, I asked myself one last time. When did we last meet? It would have to be in the early 1990s. Over twenty years, a few lifetimes ago. My … Continue reading →

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The Promise

Posted on November 24, 2018

Recently an episode of a long running TV series on Netflix pointedly focused on being a father. A successful surgeon went on a countryside trip, sat in a restaurant all day, waiting. He was hoping the elderly owner of the … Continue reading →

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