PhantaceeAt 6am, I woke up before my alarm went off and walked into the common bathroom in my boxers, the standard outfit I wore for sleep. Enjoying the comforting darkness in my sleepy eyes, I turned off the tap as I soaped myself up. Right then, the lights came on and the bathroom door swung…Continue readingThere’s Soap
Girl (whispering): ‘Hey. Can we get your number?’ Me: ‘Huh?’ Girl (whispering): ‘Just type in here. Tell them I’m connecting to the WiFi if they asked.’ The girl with sharp facial features handed her phone to me and I fiddled with it for a moment, getting my number in with my name. She took it…Continue readingA Foreign Blend
Me: ‘Xiu Qi?’ The Chinese girl, in a black blazer, waving my Chinese name dropped the laminated A4 sheet and smiled widely at me, while standing in the middle of loud, eager Asians rushing to their families who were at the airport to receive their travellers. Xiu Qi: ‘J! Welcome to Beijing, China. They sent…Continue readingA Big Deal
Bernice (panting): ‘Can I go up now?’ Sam: ‘NO! Two more rounds.’ The curvy girl darted off in a white jersey and pink FBT shorts, threading lightly on the toes to quickly complete the last two laps. Once she returned to the bench where Sam was waiting, she brisk walk in front of him, only…Continue readingShe Belongs
Baby: ‘I’m not going to get out of the car in this k?’ Me: ‘Yeah yeah. We are just going to park somewhere and play.’ Wearing the white translucent oversized tank top, she had her office blazer over her shoulders despite driving in the night. We turned into a multi-storey carpark of a newly built…Continue readingMobile Quickie