When Family History meets World Affairs - Marcus Ferrar on Creative Conversations podcast hosted by Yang-May Ooi

When Family History meets World Affairs – Marcus Ferrar CCV0502 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast] Season 5 Episode 2

Marcus Ferrar joins Creative Conversations podcast host Yang-May Ooi to discuss how his complex European heritage inspired his books. As a Reuters correspondent, Marcus Ferrar's life was shaped by both his Jewish mother who escaped Hitler's Germany and…

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Lim Swee Aun with author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi (toddler)

My Grandfather Lim Swee Aun on The Story of a Family CCV0304 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast]

Yang-May Ooi’s acclaimed solo theatre show Bound Feet Blues was inspired by the oral stories told in her family, passed down through the generations. In this podcast, we have a unique opportunity to go back in time and…

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High Heels, from Yang-May Ooi's memoir Bound Feet Blues - A Life Told in Shoes

Do High Heels Make You More of a Woman? ¦ Bound Feet Blues

Does wearing high heels make you more of a woman? Does wearing clumpy boots make you less of a woman? As women, do we have to be feminine to be considered beautiful? These are the intriguing questions asked…

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Friends hanging out - illustrating a blog post by Yang-May Ooi about making friends with your procrastination

Make Friends with Your Procrastination ¦ Fearless Creativity

Procrastination is our enemy, many self-help guides tell us, and we are urged to deal with it through metaphors of violence and war – we are told to “battle” procrastination, “beat”, “overcome” it or “break through” it. But…

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Clocks to illustrate a blog post by Yang-May Ooi about making time to achieve anything

How to create time for anything ¦ Fearless Creativity

So you want to write a book but somehow you never find the time. You have a creative passion you long to pursue but your day job gets in the way. Don’t wait, creative actionista Yang-May Ooi  says, you…

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Writer and creative actionista Yang-May Ooi signing her memoir Bound Feet Blues

How author Yang-May Ooi wrote her memoir in 28 days ¦ Fearless Creativity

In this video, writer/ performer Yang-May Ooi explains how she was able to write her memoir Bound Feet Blues in 28 days. She also adds in this blog post some tips on what can help you write quickly. …

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