Pin Lean Lau

Email: pinlean@gmail.com

I am a working mother, who has somehow seen
fit to venture into other areas of interest
aside from her work, namely writing. I am a
lawyer by profession, of which I am grateful
for, because mine is a dual-income family,
and because, after almost 6 years in the
legal profession, I believe I may have found
what satisfies me on the career edge.
However, law wasn’t my first choice of
study: if Fate had its way, I would’ve
graduated with a BA in English Literature
and Classical Philosophy, and I’m not sure
where I’d be right now armed with that
degree.

Having said that, I’ve always had a love and
passion for both writing and books. Since I
was a child, I wanted to be a writer, but I
had never thought that possible. But I
continued writing in secret, always appalled
whenever my father found discarded portions
of my stories littered in the study room,
embarassed that another person had seen my
thoughts penned on paper. For many years, I
battled with myself to keep writing in the
hope that someday, someone would appreciate
what I had to say.

The funny thing was, I always had people say
to me, “You write quite well. You should
become a lawyer“. I find it funny that some
people associate the love for writing and/or
writing quite decently with a prosperous,
wealthy career in law. This may have stemmed
from the misconception that since law is a
voluminous area of study, it makes sense
that if one wishes to study law, one must
enjoy reading and writing. I find that hard
to believe, because the law is so dry and
complicated, whereas writing and reading are
such beautiful, heavenly things to do!

At the suggestion of a dear friend, I
decided to start my own blog (Goodness knows
I already have too many, and can barely keep
up with them), dedicated almost purely to my
writings and works. I say purely, because I
think it’d be kind of boring to read only my
writings/works and if I didn’t blog about
anything else. No?

I guess I also decided to start it so that
I’d have an avenue for writing. A place
where I can write whatever comes to mind.
And when I say writing, I mean writing for
seriousness, where the ultimate goal is to
become a writer. Yes, yes, I’ve had that
dream since I was a little girl. I don’t
know if it will come to fruition, but better
to have tried than not at all.
So, from time to time, I’ll update this. I
don’t write as much as I used to, but now I
tell myself that I should at least write or
post an entry everyday, just one a day. It
doesn’t matter what it is. So that’s my
start and promise to myself.

I'm trying to be nonchalant. I have no
previous experience or skills I can boast
of. I just write where my imagination takes
me- sometimes I feel like my fingers are a
blur when they act on their own accord,
typing out words I didn't think I had
thought of. I can only wait to see how my
journey goes. I've just embarked on it, and
I must confess, I’m pretty excited.

Interests: Reading, writing, books, movies, beading

Published writer: No

Freelance: Yes