Yalei Wang

My name is Yalei Wang, I'm an editorial writer specialising in lifestyle, design, culture and personal essay articles. I also specialise in marketing and copywriting. 

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Sleepover Club •

Motherload: Don’t have a child if you want a career in Art

Women have more roles to play than men do. That’s just a fact. But when it comes to having a child and juggling a career, no boss will ever want her to be in two places at once. We have the reputation for being able to multi-task. Phone in one hand, coffee in another whilst trying to balance between a busy schedule and a personal life. But when it comes to children, a woman has little choice but to kiss her Art career goodbye. Despite the rights enforced by companies to ensure that women can
Sleepover Club •

Women Want More

I rushed to the city the other day because one of my girlfriends was in trouble. I could sense it over the text. I have this knack for knowing, always have and probably always will. I got there and held her hand immediately because my senses were tingling. Well, I was right. It was a breakup. It was written all over her face. That part wasn’t what got to me though. It was the reason why she left him. She wanted more in life and he didn't. I spoke to her and behind the pages of my memory, I start
The Big Smoke •

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

I began seeing a psychologist when I was 16. Perhaps it was the intensity of adolescence that fuelled my already fragile personality, but ever since that age, I’ve always had a shrink. When I turned twenty, I stopped seeing a psychologist and switched to a life coach. In my years of experience having both shrinks and life coaches, I thought I’d write a guide for people who were thinking about getting one and the expectations one should have for both. For anyone introspective and forever on a se
The Big Smoke •

A breakup letter to Melbourne

You’ve been good. There’s something about you that no other cities have. You’ve got the sheen of any international city, but you’re petite enough to fit into the fold of my hand. You really are a jewel. You produce individuals who excel, who boast international careers, but will still go to the milk bar to buy a meat pie. You roll with the big guns and people know who you are. I belonged here for the years leading up to this breakup. But I’m leaving in September and I’m never coming back.
lip magazine •

Feminist of the Week: Yalei Wang

Describe yourself in one word: Ambitious What is your feminist philosophy? You have to think of yourself as a person first devoid of gender. What does your ‘ personality ‘ want to do as opposed to what your gender tells you that you can or can’t? Are Australian feminists doing enough to make a difference? What more can we do? For me, I don’t see any difference between Australian feminists and feminists from other countries. There’s no limit to where one can take their philosophies but at t
The Big Smoke •

Book Review: Confessions of a Sociopath - ME Thomas

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.” “We are your neighbours, your coworkers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behaviour and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often-quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent–even brilliant. We climb the corporate l
The Big Smoke •

TBS Book Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki - Hariku Murakami

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. The first thing that sprang to mind when I finished Haruki Murakami’s latest novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki was that it was his most down to earth work so far. It’s true that there were still magical realism moments, where we ask “Is it real or is it not?”, but all in all this could be a true story – something one often cannot say of a Murakami novel. Br
The Big Smoke •

Book Review: 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami

There was a rumour that Murakami’s 1Q84 was completely unedited. That is, pen to paper he had the first and last say as to how the work should be. If that isn’t any writer’s dream, then I don’t know what is. Having said that, if the rumour is true, then judging by the book, the publishing companies needn’t have had second thoughts about their impulsive decision to let his creativity reign supreme. 1Q84 combines all the facets of Murakami’s work that profile him in the way to which we’ve becom
lip magazine •

Is Faux-feminism better than no feminism?

Feminism seems to have increased in its cool factor over the last few years. Gone are the days when the stereotypical feminist was a dowdy, sagging womyn, gnarled fist perpetually in the air. Today, she’s anyone who wants to say she is one. She can be a stripper, a mother, a 16-year-old runaway or a Hollywood celebrity. The definition of who a feminist is or the sorts of values she upholds has become less defined, less specific, a matter of personal choice and taste. But, the broader a definit
The Reveries •

Happiness Minus Expectation

I’ve always been someone who’s first and foremost asked, “ What is the point of doing this?”. I felt like before I made my two steps forward, I needed to have a guarantee of an endnote. Something I could reap from my efforts. Looking back, I can hardly call my steps as ‘efforts’. They were perceived as such because I had no grasp on what true happiness was. That sounds like a hefty statement to make, knowing what happiness is. But I believe that in regards to my own life, I have found what hap
Ricochet •

Occupation: Writer, Kind of

I have recently graduated from calling myself a ‘writer, kind of’, to just a writer, without any apology or hesitation. No big deal, it only took me four years. I had such reservations about this loaded term. When I called myself a writer it felt as if I was making some ostentatious declaration. It was like saying “Please make way for my artistic presence”. The trouble is that I was a writer even when I thought I wasn’t, and it’s only dawning on me now that I’ve been a writer since the day I de
Grouch Publishing •

Writing Like We Tweet

In 2009, authors Alexander Aciman and Emmett Rensin from the University of Chicago compiled a book called, “Twitterature” which consisted of eighty of the world’s best known books condensed into twenty-word tweets or less. Some notable ones include The Great Gatsby: Gatsby is so emo. Who cries about his girlfriend while eating breakfast…IN THE POOL? and Harry Potter : Oh man big tournament at my school this year!! PSYCHED! I hope nobody dies this year, and every year as if by
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