PhantaceeWhen sobbing noises came from the Malay woman sitting at the table next to mine, I was so tempted to comfort her, but the thought of us wanting to be left alone when sad, stopped me from approaching her. On top of her almost-too-skinny figure, the little boy playing by himself seemed really young. I…Continue readingLonely Woman
‘SURPRISE!’ ‘Hey. Oh my god. Breakfast?’ Although I was a little grouchy in the morning, the sight of Shermaine and her plastic bag full of food did cheer me up a little. She had bought porridge for my whole family, and the both of us had ours in my room. As usual, she could only…Continue readingSurprise Surprise
‘Kak, adik lapar.. ‘ Translate: (older) Sister, I’m hungry.. ‘Tapi kita tak ade duit untuk bendu tu.’ Translate: But we don’t have money for that. The Malay girl had a packet of instant noodle in one hand and held on her little brother’s hand in the other. Looking as plain as any customers you can…Continue readingInstant Fondle
‘Is love really that complicated like you have said?’ ‘It’s just complicated when I put it in words, but when two person click, there is no words needed.’ Wen Xing, one of the girls in the house party I joined despite being six years their senior, was the pure and innocent one who had the…Continue readingWhat is Love?
‘J! Let’s take a photo together. We haven’t taken one before.’ I set the camera on a ledge in front of us and went to her side, where the selfie-expert directed me to stand facing her, going for a ‘cool’ face-to-face pose. The not-so-photogenic me did as she told but we found ourselves barely still…Continue readingA Wait Too Long