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Last updated: 3 August 2026

These are the terms that apply when you use mydailynarrative.life. By continuing to use the site, you agree to them. If you do not, please do not use the site.

1. Who operates this site

My Daily Narrative ("the site") is operated by Wei Ming Tan, a private individual based in Singapore. Where these terms refer to "we," "us," or "our," they refer to Wei Ming Tan acting in that individual capacity.

2. What the site is

This site is a personal essay blog. It publishes original writing by Wei Ming Tan for the entertainment and interest of readers. It is not a news publication, a research service, or a professional advisory service of any kind. Nothing on this site is legal, financial, medical, or professional advice, and it should not be relied on as such.

3. Intellectual property

All original writing and site design on My Daily Narrative is © 2021–2026 Wei Ming Tan, unless otherwise indicated. All rights are reserved.

You are welcome to:

  • Read the site.
  • Share links to individual essays.
  • Quote up to 150 words from any single essay, provided you credit Wei Ming Tan and link back to the original page.

You may not:

  • Reproduce entire essays without prior written permission.
  • Use the writing on this site to train machine-learning models or large-language models. Automated crawling for the purpose of model training is expressly prohibited.
  • Republish the writing on this site, in whole or in significant part, on other websites, in print, or in podcast/video form, without prior written permission.

For reprint or licensing requests, please write to [email protected]. We generally grant requests for non-commercial, credited use, but we like to know about them.

Photographs on this site are either the work of Wei Ming Tan or licensed stock photographs used under permissive licences from photo services such as Pexels and Unsplash. Stock photographs remain the property of their respective photographers.

4. Accuracy of content

We take care to write accurately and to keep the site up to date. Nevertheless, individual essays may contain errors, opinions, or personal recollections that are not intended as statements of fact. We do not warrant that the site is free of errors or omissions.

Some essays describe real people and real events. In every case, names and identifying details have been changed where the person has not consented to being identified. Any resemblance between a fictionalised character and an unnamed real person is coincidental. Where a person is named (for example, Auntie Peng, in "Hawker Wisdom"), they have read the piece and consented to being identified.

5. User submissions

If you send us a message via the contact form or by email, you grant us permission to read it, store it, and reply to it. We will not publish the content of your message without your prior express permission. If you email us with feedback or corrections that we then quote in an updated version of an essay, we will credit you only if you have asked to be credited.

6. Prohibited uses

You agree not to:

  • Use the site for any unlawful purpose or in any way that violates any applicable law.
  • Attempt to interfere with the site's operation, security, or hosting infrastructure.
  • Use automated scripts, crawlers, or scrapers to access the site at a rate that could reasonably be considered abusive of the hosting provider's resources. Standard search-engine crawling is welcome and encouraged, subject to the restrictions in section 3 above regarding AI training.
  • Impersonate the author or any other person on this site.

7. Third-party links

The site contains links to third-party websites. We do not control these sites, and we are not responsible for their content, availability, or practices. A link from this site does not imply endorsement.

8. Warranties and liability

The site is provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranties, express or implied, about the site's availability, uptime, or fitness for a particular purpose.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from your use of the site, including any decisions you make based on content read on the site. Nothing in these terms limits our liability for fraud, personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under Singapore law.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

10. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Singapore. Any dispute between you and us relating to the site will be dealt with in the courts of Singapore, subject to any consumer-protection rights you may have under the law of your own country of residence.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent to [email protected].

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