PhantaceeA confession by a guy, who matured earlier than everyone else his age (then). When I was in secondary three, I became the president of a CCA, which required me to put in a lot more hours than an average student. Besides going for meetings with other presidents, I worked closely with my committee members…Continue readingEarly Bloomer
‘Oi. You want to have dinner together?’ The brown haired ah lian who just got her hair cut and dyed, jumped at me the instant I stepped out of the hair studio. I was sure she had waited at least fifteen minutes for me, with evidence of cigarette butts and an approximation of the time…Continue readingHaircut
‘How have you been! Long time no see!’ The now-engaged friend had caught me off guard when we bumped into each other in town. Her fiancé was there then but his wife, Jessica, was just so thrilled to see me that he couldn’t contain her excitement at all. In the end, he had to leave…Continue readingOld Flame Burns
‘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
‘Are you Cantonese?’ The gorgeous girl who looked in her twenties had been sitting in the cafe for over an hour, and spoke to me when I started playing Cantopop over the speakers after hours. As the shop had always been closing early on Sundays, I would stay back to enjoy the peace after working…Continue readingCanto-Pop