degree in interpersonal communications in 1997. While in the US, she read numerous children's books; these later influenced her writings. After graduating, she spent a year working in the US before returning to Indonesia in 1998. Upon her return to Indonesia, she spent three years working in the human resources department of Hanjin Shipping but left after she had two miscarriages, the first when she was seven months pregnant and the second at seven weeks. While staying at home, she took up writing. Writing career Ng made her debut as a novelist with Tujuh Musim Setahun (Seven Seasons A Year) in 2002, which sold poorly. She gained recognition with her Indiana Chronicle trilogy, which consists of Blues (2004), Lipstick (2005), and Bridesmaid (2005). These works were classified as pop literature, but readers identified with the main characters — urban working women. Tempo magazine notes that the trilogy pioneered the metro pop genre in Indonesia. Between Lipstick and Bridesmaid, another novel, , was released in 2005. In 2006, Ng's short story "Rahasia Bulan" ("The Moon's Secret") was included in a lesbian and gay-themed short story collection of the same name. The work also included stories by Alberthiene Endah, Djenar Maesa Ayu, and Indra Herlambang. That year, she published two novels: Dimsum Terakhir (The Last Dim Sum) and Utukki: Sayap Para Dewa (Utukki: Wings of the Gods). The following year Ng published another two novels, Tiga Venus (Three Venuses) and Gerhana Kembar (Twin Eclipse). The latter, which was initially run as a serial in the newspaper Kompas and later picked up by Gramedia, was about lesbianism. The title was a result of Ng combining the Sun (commonly representative of men) and the Moon (commonly representative of women) to create a united symbol to represent homosexuality. Ng launched a short story collection, Malaikat Jatuh (Fallen Angel) in 2008. The collection dealt mainly with death. The collection was followed in 2009 by the novel Tea For Two, which was first published as a serial in Kompas. Ng's short story "Barbie" was adapted as a film by actor-cum-presenter Raffi Ahmad in 2010, with Yuni Shara in the titular role. Barbie followed the story of a night-club singer and her lover, a security guard at the club. The film premiered at the LA Lights Indie movie festival. That same year she released two other books, Dongeng Tujuh Menit (The Seven-Minute Fairytale) and Jampi-jampi Varaiya (Varaiya's Incantations).