About Me

Trained in telecommunications and electronics, I served national service as a commissioned signals officer in both combat and staff roles, appointed (secondary appointments) as military prosecutor and defense counsel on different occasions and finally sat as a member of the bench.  For someone who has not been to law school, it was an honor and privilege to serve in these capacities. 

As a young boy, I would play the guitar after school. My mother told me that I could not make a living as a musician. When I became financially independent, I went to music school to hone my skills as a bassist. (Both my children are classically trained.)  I also loved to draw and would squat for hours besides my neighbour,   watching him paint as a commercial artist. Mother said, "Don't be like him as he can hardly make a living."  Today, I am neither a musician nor an artist but both childhood passions became my enduring hobbies. 

My other passions are reading and writing. I read extensively and write prolifically.   In my own words, I am addicted to the printed word. I would read deeply and internalized what he read. My favorite authors are Bertrand Russell, Mark Twain, George Orwell, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Han Suyin and Lin Yutang.

I belong category of self-published writers.  I write autobiographies, articles in social economic issues and short brisk stories for blogs. I also craft speeches for the less oratorically inclined, edits and proofreads. I enjoy turning abstract thoughts and emotions into tangible words. I believe that writing is not just about grammar, construction and syntaxes, but a reflection of organized thoughts and intellect. Still, I choose my words as a chemist would choose his chemicals with delicate care. I then weigh them on a fine scale for the intended effect. In any creative process, the artist or writer always leaves a part of his being in his work.

 As a writer, I use sensual language and other literary devices in his toolbox to make his words come alive from and what you do.