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…2 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Jules YimEstablishment of FundamentalsMy friend @StatesWarring has an ongoing project translating Classical Chinese (CC) texts into English, and enlisting willing victims such…2 min read·Jun 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…2 min read·Jan 25, 2021--1--1
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…4 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
Jules Yim20 Things in 2020What a year, friends. If you’re reading this, we’ve survived annus horribilis … just about.4 min read·Jan 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…2 min read·Oct 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…7 min read·Aug 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…4 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·May 3, 2020----