Phantacee‘Happy birthday Jenna.’ Jason handed her a Hello Kitty soft toy from McDonald’s just before he turned off all the lights in the cafe. For the 19 year old girl who had everything, he had no idea what to give her for her birthday. Instead of thanking him, tears started to swell up in her…Continue readingNew Birth, Day
‘May I ask, how old are you? You look quite young to be just fixing cables in houses.’ ‘Oh. I’m 28 this year. I didn’t study much, so this is what I do now.’ The housewife stood behind Allen as he ran diagnostics on his laptop, attempting to fix the software issue after he installed…Continue readingJapan in Singapore
After we were done with lunch, Joe and I went to get a smoke while the girls touched up in the toilet, covering all bases before we returned to the fashion-runway-like office where men dressed to impress, and ladies dressed to seduce. That said, ‘looking good’ is the unspoken rule for any sales-driven industry. As…Continue readingCrowd in a Car
When 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