Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Just as I almost dozed off in the ferry headed for Batam, a hand next to me woke me up. The girls, one in a black dress and the other in t-shirt and shorts, looked at me with much eagerness. Girl: ‘Are you Singaporean?’ Me: ‘Yeah. What…Continue readingOne-Zero
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I Volunteer
Girl: ‘I’m Michelle! You are?’ Me: ‘J.’ Michelle: ‘Oh! Nice to meet you. You also volunteered to collect goodies for the old folks?’ Me: ‘Yeah. I have some free time today.’ I partnered the daughter of a community centre lady to collect food and non-perishable items from the neighbourhood, as part of the twenty plus…Continue readingI Volunteer
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Drowning on Land
Working as a lifeguard in a peaceful neighbourhood swimming pool, Paul bade farewell to his regular visitors before going back to the Olympic-sized pool. Stripping his yellow shirt off, he dived into the cold water where Brenda, a daily visitor to his pool, was doing her laps. Together, they did a five sets of fifty…Continue readingDrowning on Land
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Wearing Out
Heidi: ‘Let me sleep for a while first luh.’ Gordon: ‘You can try to sleep.’ Heidi: ‘I cannot la.’ His hand under her dress had not stopped moving since she went to rest on his bed, lying on her side while he spooned her. Her panties were wet long ago but after a long day…Continue readingWearing Out