Phantacee‘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
‘Hey! Remember me?’ ‘Janice right?’ ‘Yeah! I’m going to have an ice latte.’ The brown-haired poly student came in at the last order and studied at the table right outside the bar till I finished closing up. Since I was with another staff then, I had to go through countless winks when I told her…Continue readingUntangled Love
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
‘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