PhantaceeSpending time alone is the rare occasion where I sort my thoughts out. At 2am, the silence of my neighbourhood was the most ideal time to zone out, even the residents coming home then would not make too much noise. Sitting in front of my block on one of those metal benches, a Lancer I…Continue readingHigh and Wet
Gina: ‘Kor kor!’ Me: ‘Yes?’ Gina: ‘You know how to swim right? Can teach me?’ Me: ‘Huh? Now?’ Gina: ‘Later tonight la. Less people won’t so pai seh. I want to learn leh.’ Me: ‘Ok. I’ll text you later.’ My fifteen year old neighbour caught me at the right time just as I returned home…Continue readingSwim Lessons
After my sister took the wheel in the car I drove to pick her up, her friend, Cassie, joined me in the back seats, wearing a light blue chiffon blouse and red flare skirt so short I caught an upskirt view when she boarded the car. Cassie: ‘Your brother is so shuai la!’ Sister: ‘Haha.…Continue readingRepaying Cassie
James (shouting) : ‘Thank you for riding with fucking transit bus services!’ He killed the engines after he parked the last bus entering the bus park and threw his bag pack over his shoulders, storming to the back of the lower deck. Seeing that there wasn’t any belongings he could ‘pick’, he went up and…Continue readingCaptain’s Mast
Me: ‘Are you Carrie?’ Girl (exclaiming): ‘J?! It has been so long!’ We alighted the same bus at the stop between our houses, going back all the way to secondary school when it was common to bump into each other. It had been almost ten years since we last saw each other and her bubbly…Continue reading10 Years A Shot