A coming-of-age story set in 1950s Singapore, written with photorealistic clarity. Skinny and his friends grow up in a self-sufficient kampong along an unnamed road. Reading about their lives, a distinctive character of their long-gone childhood and of Singapore emerges—raw from a recently concluded war, alive with student riots and social movements.

Ubin Dreaming, as the title suggests, is in part inspired by the Arvon workshop organised by The Literary Centre and the National Arts Council. It reflects the literary aspirations of a still young nation – a dream that is continually forming and broken.

What makes us uniquely Singaporean? Is it the way we speak, dress, work, play, spend our money and time? Or is there more? In Life's So Like Dat, Leo takes a dig at not just the Singaporean manner of speech but also the recognisable traits of Singaporean life. Together with David Liew's illustrations, this light-hearted collection of observations and thoughts is simply a celebration of a nation emerging with an identity of its own.