Blood, Sweat and Tears: Interview with Hweiling Ow

Comedy for stage, horror for screen; evil gnomes, fish tanks and everything in between.  Kiwese caught up with PJ-born actor, producer and ardent coriander opponent Hweiling Ow about her life as a creative in Auckland, to play or not to play the Asian roles, and what makes her tick. NB: PJ is Petaling Jaya in Malaysia, not Peter Jackson. HweilingContinueContinue reading “Blood, Sweat and Tears: Interview with Hweiling Ow”

The Literary Blossom: Interview with Renee Liang

Last month, I managed to catch up with poet, playwright, paediatrician and mother of two Renee Liang while she was in Wellington on locum at Hutt Hospital. Juggling a baby, a chocolate cake and a multi-faceted career, we commenced. Hey Renee! The Chinese name your Yeh Yeh (paternal grandfather) gave you was ‘Literary Blossom,’ as opposedContinueContinue reading “The Literary Blossom: Interview with Renee Liang”

Flat3 in the Super City: Interview with Perlina Lau

I first emailed Perlina Lau as a nervous 17-year-old for advice about taking a gap year in the West Midlands, UK. Five years on, Kiwese hung out with Perlina at a mate’s flat in Auckland, to get the deets on Flat3 over some wines and see who’s Asian glow was the hottest. KIWESE: To be honest, when I first heard there wasContinueContinue reading “Flat3 in the Super City: Interview with Perlina Lau”