About Live Tell Grow

Live Tell Grow is a personal blog written from Singapore. I started it in early 2026, mostly as a way to keep a record of the small things I didn't want to forget — conversations, routines, mistakes I'd made and only understood months later. It has since turned into something I share more widely, though the intent hasn't really changed.

My name is Mei Lin. By day I help run a small kuih stall with my best friend Priya in a coffee shop in Toa Payoh; the rest of the time I'm usually reading, walking around whichever part of Singapore I haven't paid attention to in a while, or writing down something that happened that week before I lose the details.

What you'll find here

Mostly personal essays and short reflections — about friendship, food, work, and the ordinary parts of living in Singapore that don't usually make it into travel guides or listicles. I try to write things the way they actually happened, including the parts that don't make me look especially good. I'd rather a story be honest than tidy.

Why "Live Tell Grow"

It's meant fairly literally: live through something, tell it honestly, and hopefully grow a little in the process of writing it down. I've found that most of what I actually learn from an experience only becomes clear once I sit down and try to explain it to someone else — that's really what this blog is for.

How often I post

Roughly once or twice a month, whenever something feels worth writing about properly rather than just posting for the sake of a schedule. I'd rather publish four honest pieces a year than forty filler ones.

Get in touch

If something here resonated with you, or you just want to say hello, you can reach me through the contact page. I read everything that comes in, even if I'm sometimes slow to reply.