I originally started this blog to write about the books I've read. I write about the content of the books, the style of the writer, or the lessons I've learnt, depending on which is more prominent to me. I started writing when my reading interest shifted into the Second World War in Asia. Although Singapore (where I am) was also involved in that war, I found that I really have very little knowledge of the war in the Asia Pacific. What I know about the Second World War is mainly of that in Europe. It was not until I started listening to The History of World War 2 podcasts that I started to get interested in the Japanese's entry into the war. I also notice that while the action here is no less brutal, it has received much less interest compared to that in Europe. I decided therefore to read and learn about it.
But while this blog was started with this in mind, and while my interest has not shifted, it has evolved over the three years I've kept it. In the past year I have even started reading Chinese novels, a genre which I have not paid a lot of attention to. So now I allow myself to be more diverse in what I write here, although my aim remains primarily to write about the WW2-related history of Asia Pacific.
Hope we can all learn something through this blog and I hope you would like it.
