Eric Alagan

Writing

An aircraft engineer, logistician, and former corporate executive, Eric Alagan is also a keen observer of people.

Like many self-taught authors, Eric flowed with his muse and wrote thrillers, humour and even non-fiction. His writing gravitated to his passion for history and interest in geopolitics.

Now, he focuses on historical fiction rich in convoluted plots.

Eric’s novels draw from historical facts; myths; legends; and mores of the times. His stories fill with realism and transports the reader to experience life as it was in centuries past.

To give his muse an avenue for expression, Eric uses this blog. He writes flash fiction, haiku and verse in all genres.

He spends a typical day, reading, researching, writing, and revising his manuscripts.

Updated 15 April 2022

Hobbies

He is also an exercise junkie and enjoys his daily walk-a-jogs. He loves road-biking. But after his 90-year-old grandma beat him in a cycling race, he stays away from road-biking.

He wanted to take up sky-diving but Grandma beat him to it too—she already has 84 jumps to her credit including 12 free-falls from 15,000 feet. Grandma is also into rock-climbing, lumber-jacking and scuba-diving.

Eric has decided that he will simply try to out-live her.

 

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What others say – from some good friends and kind souls

Eva Matson blogging as gabrielsfury

Christy Birmingham blogging as Poetic Parfait

Paul Grignon blogging as Paul Grignon

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If you would like to know more about him, click on the links below:

KYM & SUE – He’d the ugliest secretary but the prettiest mechanic work with him.

Silver Earrings & Tattoos – He’d no problems employing gangsters.

The Youngest MRO Engineer – He almost tripped up the Singapore system.

Turkey Shoot – He worked in a high risk environment where people got killed.

Unhappily Ever After – Generous as he tries to be, some “professionals” don’t learn.

The Interview – His first job interview.

On-the-Job Training – Sometimes, the worst is for the best.

Macho Len – You’ve all come across the workplace tough guy.

A Shrewd Businessman – He learns from everyone.

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714 comments

    1. Congratulations on receiving the Susnshine Award and thank you also for passing it my way. We can all spread more ‘sunshine’ as this world sorely needs more ‘sunshine’.

      Peace, Eric

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  2. Eric, Thank you for dropping by and liking the poetry on my Randa Lane…” blog.
    I’ve just begun exploring your writings and plan to spend more time here in the days to come. There is much to like in what I’ve read so far. 🙂

    Continued Success In Writing,
    -R-

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    1. Hello and thank you for following back here. It was my pleasure and I plan to check out more of your posts too 🙂
      All good wishes,
      Eric
      P/s Your blog link does not show up, only your email and IP address do. This could be due to your setting. You realise of course that without a link, it is that much more difficult to visit your blog. Hope you don’t mind me pointing this out.

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    1. Thank you Elizabeth, and congratulations on landing this award too 🙂 It is certainly more than okay 🙂

      The flooding from an open faucet – my fear is when we are away and the pipe bursts – Arrrgh!

      All good wishes,
      Eric

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    1. The Awesome Blog Award – Wow! Congratulations and thank you for nominating me 🙂

      Yes, the Brothers Grinn did do the alphabets quite well, I reckon.

      Cheers, Eric

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      2. LOL – you actually did that? Well now, the Brothers Grinn will be pleased indeed 🙂 Thank you, you are so kind.

      3. My students loved it. It did put me in a bind…I don’t remember the animal (think it was made up) but in chorus they all asked: what is this??? And I had to say I really couldn’t say, as I’ve never been to Singapore…lol

  7. Hello Eric –
    Thanks for taking the time to read and like my latest flash piece. You have quite the bustling blog going here. I’ll be back to look around!
    Best,
    Bob

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    1. Hello, Bob – I enjoy flash fiction and notice that you do plenty. We’ll be seeing each other, I reckon. Thank you for this return visit, Eric

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    1. Hello, Gloria – I’ve met a few of the “Ivan” type drivers – quite prevalent in Singapore right up to the early 1980s. Fortunately, they are now extinct.

      Thank you for your compliments and I’m also following your blog. Guess, we’ll “see” each other more in Blogsville 🙂

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    1. Hi “HuntMode”

      Just returned after reading your blog. As mentioned, you richly deserve this award and thank you for nominating me. Yes, Alexis feels likewise too – its a conspiracy, I tell you 🙂

      Now I know what swung the deal – I write haiku 🙂

      All good wishes, Eric

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    1. It is so lovely that you landed this award which you had been hoping to receive. Very happy for you. Thank you also for thinking of me and passing it on 🙂

      I could not resist leaving that comment behind – 4 ft 9 inches and with 10 tattoos – a beautiful work of art, I’m sure.

      All good wishes, Eric

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  14. Hi Eric
    Heartfelt thanks for liking the post you read at Free Little Words. It was a pleasure to visit yours. I am new to this thing called ‘poetry’ and I don’t know if I do it any justice after reading some of yours but I will continue to try.
    Kelly

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    1. Hello Kelly,

      Thank you for following me back here.

      Your poem “It Hurts to Love” was simple and went straight to the core – so refreshing compared to some poems which are so layered that the poet loses his readers.

      All good wishes with your poetry attempts,
      Eric

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      1. Thank you. I do try but children’s literature is my forte so simple is what I do best and rhyming verse. When I read ‘layered and deep’ it leaves me floundering. I wouldn’t be able to write a poem like that if I tried.
        Thanks for replying.

    1. Hello HuntMode,

      It is always nice to be in someone’s mind, enough to win an award. That calls for congratulations to you and me 🙂

      Thank you and all good wishes,
      Eric

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  16. Glad you liked my poem, Eric, because it brought me here. Very, very nice site. Lovely haiku – always a sign, for me, of a good writer. I can’t believe those old stereotypes about engineers are still in effect, but there’s nothing more enticing to a smart girl than a sensitive engineer- I know, I married one. I look forward to reading more of your work.

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    1. Hello Christine,

      Thank you for the return visit and kind comment.

      Yes, unfortunately the literary circle in Singapore is somewhat ‘closed door’ and keeps out people who are not ‘arty-farty’ – a phrase coined by a former President of Singapore, who was himself an accomplished writer but did not have the right ‘letters’ after his name (in fact, he did not have any letters after his name).

      I do agree that smart girls always get their engineer 🙂 Lisa got me 🙂 – Frankly, she was such a catch, I kept throwing myself at her feet – it worked!

      Yes, I believe we’ll see each other more in Blogsville – I enjoyed your poem and shall return to savour somemore.

      All good wishes for the weekend,
      Eric

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  17. This tells you Eric how slow I am in connecting properly but glad I have now finally pulled up a chair to your table and shared the food of the Master.

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    1. Thank you for the invite, Padmini – appreciate this but I can’t do justice as I already have a full blogging calender.

      I notice you’re hosting it too and will certainly return to read your post.

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  19. Hi! Thank you for stopping by my blog, and for the “like” on my recent post. I am happy you enjoyed it, and I appreciate your visit to my site.

    I enjoyed your blog very much. Your poetry and fiction are wonderfully written and fun to read, and I look forward to reading more. 🙂

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  20. Ha, Ha. My husband is an engineer so I understand your description of yourself. And that engineers do NOT write! Well you do, looking forward to reading more…

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    1. Hello Jane,

      Thank you for your visit and comment. I’ll get around to your blog later today.

      Cheers, Eric
      P/s Yes, someone must inform all engineers – “You people can’t write and should not write. Go engineer some — words!”

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