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
‘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
‘ALRIGHT GUYS! THAT’S THE LAST OF IT! Just put them in the store and you guys can go off. Thanks for your help today.’ I carried the last two long tables into the storeroom with Alice, the seventeen year old girl who shadowed me throughout the whole event – a quarterly dinner at an old…Continue readingHelp Alice Out
‘Kor?’ ‘Yes. I’m here to pick you up. They called me.’ Rachael, my sister had gone to a chalet to celebrate a friend’s eighteenth birthday, getting drunk before she even turned eighteen herself. In the white shirt I saw her left house in, in place of her legggings, a pair of exercise shorts clung tightly…Continue readingCharlotte’s Birthday
‘Oh my god! I’m so sorry. Why didn’t you tell me you are closing?’ ‘Cause you actually keep me motivated!’ ‘What nonsense. I’ll leave after packing up. Have a good night.’ The hot Chinese mum, that came into the cafe two days ago with her son, returned alone to do some work on her laptop.…Continue readingThe Familiar Face