Last October, I had the pleasure of meeting Ricepaper alumnus, Dr. Gaik Khoo, in Kuala Lumpur. Amid ambient noise typical of a hotel lounge, we chatted about her co-authored book, …
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In part 3 of the Post-Travel Show, writers Jacob Ruiz and Vincent Ternida join William and Gavin to talk about all this: Kek Lok See, super-sized snails, a “Fatt” man’s …
In Part 2 of the Post-Travel Show, William Tham and Gavin Hee continue to speed through Southeast Asia travel photos stopping to discuss Kuala Lumpur notable spots and figures, the …
A new year, a new volume of Talkrice! Gavin Hee has returned from a two month long trip that took him to eleven cities in Asia’s southeasterly region. In part …
The reading at Wesleyville. In our article ‘The Rajah’s Son’ we explored Dave Carley’s adaptation of the story of Esca Brooke, the illegitimate son of the Rajah of Sarawak who …
1 The town of Wesleyville lies off the grid. No road signs point in its direction and it has lain empty for decades near the shore of Lake Ontario. It …
William Tham writes about an ambiguous return to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after being away for several years in the first of two stories about his experiences there. The city began …
George Town, Malaysia | Photo Credit – Jan Venter | After some thinking, Ricepaper’s Gavin Hee decided to step away from his day job so that he could see more …
‘Diaspora’ was originally written by William Tham for ‘Little Basket 2016’ by the Malaysian independent publisher Fixi Novo, and it is also being featured in the upcoming ‘Young in Malaysia’ anthology …
Several years ago, William Tham returned to Malaysia for the summer, only to find himself suffering a fit of restlessness. He boarded a morning train to the south, leaving the …