Beginnings of Scarlet Bunnie (Part 2)
(part one available here) The Agency The agent was swift in his responses and I was soon scheduled for a one-on-one interview with him near the location that the other girls were having the photoshoot to update their profiles. I was loitering around the area of the hotel before stumbling upon a tall, thin and […]
Tales from the Invisible Trade: The Real Cover Up
Amid the flurry of interest that greeted my two Invisible Trade books when they were published, one of the most frequently asked questions aimed at me during book signings and press interviews was, predictably, one of the most obvious: “Are the girls on the covers of your books real escorts?” I’ll grant that it’s something […]
The Boyfriend Thief – Happiness at the expense of someone else’s misery.
If another woman steals your man, there is no better revenge than letting her keep him. A REAL MAN CAN’T BE STOLEN. Dear Sex/Entertainment workers, Boyfriends are always a hot topic among us sex/entertainment workers. We are all living in a world of social media and we pour almost every bit of our personal stories […]
Beginnings of Scarlet Bunnie (Part 1)
Introduction My name is Scarlet. I am 20 years old this year, Chinese and not the least conservative. My decent looking outer appearance and petite stature has deceived everyone into thinking that I am mere girl-next- door, no different from the typical college girl that you see when taking public transport. Of course, I am […]
Tales from the Invisible Trade: One Brief Shining Moment
It’s been ten years since I wrote Invisible Trade 2: Secret Lives and Sexual Intrigue in Singapore (the sequel to the bestselling Invisible Trade: High-Class Sex for Sale in Singapore), and I have one particularly fond memory attached to it. After it was published, I was invited to present it at a reading/signing session in […]
Trans Women and Domestic Work
Introduction How do you validate unpaid domestic work? Most of us will be influenced by cultures belief and family views on domestic work. When we do think about it, we mostly imagine only cisgender women as those who participate in unpaid care work. This is because we view these chores as a woman’s responsibility due […]