Phantacee‘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
*Knock knock* (dialogue between mother and son) ‘Still doing your work?’ ‘Yeah mum. What’s up?’ ‘Nothing. Just wanted to check in on you.’ ‘Hey, have you been crying?’ ‘A little. I miss him.’ He couldn’t let his mum cry herself to sleep and led her back into the empty bedroom, now missing a father after…Continue readingA Widow’s Replacement
Dad: ‘Boy, sleep early. A few of my friends will be over for a drink.’ Me: ‘Okay dad.. Have fun.’ He closed the door quietly and went back into the master bedroom, which I supposed he told my mum the same thing. Through the gap under my door, I saw their lights turn off and…Continue readingDinner and Breakfast
‘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