‘Is it alright if I join you?’ (I replied) ‘Sure thing. Careful though.’ The teenage girl held onto my arm and climbed over the parapet in the most un-glamorous fashion, exposing the dark abyss under her skirt at one point. Once seated next to me, she then dangerously tipped back and forth as she fumbled…Continue readingThe Fifth
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Malaysian Sisters
‘Thank you for your help again.’ The new Malaysian neighbors whom I helped for the third time in a week invited me to stay for dinner, after I fixed their work permit issues over an hour-long phone call to the ICA. Qing, the older of the two sisters, worked in the sales department for a…Continue readingMalaysian Sisters
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Motherly Approval
With my hands trembling cold, I couldn’t imagine what she would tell me. My girlfriend’s mum called me on my phone, and asked me over to their place – while her daughter was at school. ‘Sit here. I’ll get you a cup of water.’ My arms and feet shivered whenever a cold breeze entered the…Continue readingMotherly Approval
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What’s the Surprise?
After the doorbell rang twice, Cheryl, my girlfriend, hastily blindfolded me with the tie I wore for the dinner date we just went on. Leaving me confused in the dark, the door opened and closed to some footsteps, followed by feminine whispers that I couldn’t quite make out. ‘What’s the surprise? Is someone else there?’…Continue readingWhat’s the Surprise?
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Cheryl’s Bad Friend
After the doorbell rang twice, Cheryl, my girlfriend, hastily blindfolded me with the tie I wore for the dinner date we just went on. Leaving me confused in the dark, the door opened and closed to some footsteps, followed by feminine whispers that I couldn’t quite make out. ‘What’s the surprise? Is someone else there?’…Continue readingCheryl’s Bad Friend