Wow, I'm a Copyright Holder!

I got back and checked my email today, and was surprised to see this in my inbox.

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Dear Mr. Tan

I am writing to request permission to reprint your article “Who says the young are good only at Facebook?” which was published in The Straits Times on 26 January 2009 in a forthcoming title, Human Resource Management: An Asia Edition.

Please refer to the attachment for details.

I look forward to your favourable response soon.

Han Lian Siew
Publishing Executive
Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd.
5 Shenton Way, #01-01 UIC Building, Singapore 068808
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Dr Han requested for my permission to reprint the article in full for his book which is slated for a circulation of 8000 copies in August 2009. I have granted him permission without need to acknowledge my name, should it be necessary.

For the first time in a very long while, it feels wonderful being a published writer, especially having your name cited in a secondary source.

The original article, published in the Straits Times: YouthInk, can also be accessed here.

And on a separate note, I finally found the feature article (click here to view) on fencing that I wrote for the Straits Times in 2007, after a random google search. It was featured in the press desk of SMU, Sporting Singapore, the Singapore Sports Council, and a couple of other business directories.

My ex-coach, Mr Jeffery Lopez, would be so proud!