Jules YimThe Khan, his Stan, and Unintended ConsequencesDost Mohammad Khan could not have possibly known, back in 1837, that inviting Count Witkiewicz to Kabul in a hamfisted bid to nudge the…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Jules YimEstablishment of FundamentalsMy friend @StatesWarring has an ongoing project translating Classical Chinese (CC) texts into English, and enlisting willing victims such…Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Jules YimDraft 02.01.21 ForewordI find it hard to believe that any literature major did not harbour some pretensions or delusions of literary success. After all, why…Jan 25, 20211Jan 25, 20211
Jules Yim2020 Book ListI had the privilege of staying (and working) from home during the spring lockdowns, a privilege I do not take lightly. Relative comfort…Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Jules Yim20 Things in 2020What a year, friends. If you’re reading this, we’ve survived annus horribilis … just about.Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Jules YimDrucker Challenge Essay Award 2020Over the course of a seemingly interminable lockdown in Singapore, I was alerted to the Drucker Challenge Essay Award and persuaded to…Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
Jules YimDiagnosis and PrognosisYesterday saw unrest following more unrest in the US, punctuated by the bread and circuses of the RNC. I’ve held off from posting this…Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020
Jules YimQuo vadis?Today marks 71 days since my Covid-19 state of mind post and 56 days since Singapore entered its ‘Circuit Breaker’ lockdown phase, to be…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Jules YimMarketsMy mother’s multi-generational paternal family lived at 282 Jalan Besar for much of the 1960s (before that, at 8 Jalan Kubor, now the…May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
