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Captain’s Mast

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

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10 Years A Shot

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

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Ride on the Ride

Me: ‘Send you home?’ Jacie: ‘Yupp. But before that.. ‘ She reached behind the driver’s seat and brought her black cardigan to the front, throwing it over my lap. Jacie: ‘Take it out first.’ Me: ‘Hey. It’s dangerous you know?’ Jacie (pouting): ‘I don’t care!’ The twenty girl old date was tipsy from the glasses…Continue readingRide on the Ride

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A Foreign Blend

Girl (whispering): ‘Hey. Can we get your number?’ Me: ‘Huh?’ Girl (whispering): ‘Just type in here. Tell them I’m connecting to the WiFi if they asked.’ The girl with sharp facial features handed her phone to me and I fiddled with it for a moment, getting my number in with my name. She took it…Continue readingA Foreign Blend

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A Big Deal

Me: ‘Xiu Qi?’ The Chinese girl, in a black blazer, waving my Chinese name dropped the laminated A4 sheet and smiled widely at me, while standing in the middle of loud, eager Asians rushing to their families who were at the airport to receive their travellers. Xiu Qi: ‘J! Welcome to Beijing, China. They sent…Continue readingA Big Deal