Yalei Wang, Author at The Big Smoke

Yalei Wang

Yalei Wang is a writer formerly based in Melbourne but now calls Tokyo home. In the past, she has been published in Vice Magazine, Fallen Magazine, Lip Magazine and edited and founded her own publication called Criterion which published creative talent from Australia and all over the world. At present she is crossing her fingers that her manuscript " Life Insurance " lands on the right desk of her dream editor.

Mental growth: How I learned to get over myself

January 18, 2016 on Featured, Health, Lifestyle by Yalei Wang

Mental growth: How I learned to get over myself

January 18, 2016 on Featured, Health, Lifestyle by Yalei Wang

Having quit writing, Yalei Wang returns armed with the knowledge that the path to her mental health lies over the bridge of her getting over herself.

Psychologists vs life coaches: What they are and what they aren’t

August 19, 2015 on Featured, Health, Lifestyle by Yalei Wang

Yalei Wang has tried both the psychologist and life coach route and has some advice for anyone considering either option.

A breakup letter to Melbourne

August 3, 2015 on Featured, Lifestyle, TBS Travel by Yalei Wang

Yalei Wang has tried, but she’s had enough. She’s leaving Melbourne…and this time, it’s for good.

Introverts in the spotlight

May 8, 2015 on My take on.., Residents by Yalei Wang

For Yalei Wang, being shy and being an introvert are two different things. Read on to find what she thinks makes the introverts introverted, and the shy, well, shy.

TBS Travelogue: New York

February 7, 2015 on Featured, TBS Society by Yalei Wang

Yalei Wang’s experience in the “tough, unforgiving and always real” city of New York is the focus in the second of our bi-monthly “TBS Travelogues.”

Book Review: Confessions of a Sociopath – ME Thomas

November 29, 2014 on Featured, TBS Society by Yalei Wang

Yalei Wang reviews “Confessions of a Sociopath” by ME Thomas – part memoir, part autobiography, it offers rare insight into a misunderstood group “hiding in plain sight.”

TBS Book Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki – Hariku Murakami

September 20, 2014 on Featured, TBS Society by Yalei Wang

Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki, is what we’ve found next to Yalei Wang’s bedside table in this week’s book review.

Book Review: 1Q84 – Haruki Murakami

July 19, 2014 on Featured, TBS Society by Yalei Wang

The “tangential magic” imbued in most of Haruki Murakami’s novels is more than evident in 1Q84, which happens to be the book by Yalei Wang’s bed.

S&M: B-Style in Japan – Aight or Wangsta?

April 30, 2014 on Featured, Smoke Signals by Yalei Wang

The Biebster trying to appropriate African American culture has been met with derision, and Yalei Wang wonders whether B-Style in Japan is any different?

TED talks: Useful or useless?

April 26, 2014 on Featured, The Big Smoke Arena by Yalei Wang

With the TEDx crew taking on Sydney today, Yalei Wang questions whether the motivational cult around TED is helpful or out of touch with reality.

Smoke Puff: Give me my anti-social network, or get Cloak-ed

April 7, 2014 on Featured, Smoke Signals by Yalei Wang

Yalei Wang has come across the ultimate app for the anti-social, Cloak, and is ready to wrap it around her and avoid those social network stalkers…

Being alone: What’s the big deal?

March 30, 2014 on Featured, The Big Smoke Arena by Yalei Wang

Being social is encouraged as a mark of health and happiness, but Yalei Wang asks have we pushed this too far? Have we become incapable of being alone?