Learning to see my home in a new light

My Scholarship entry - Revisiting and Redefining A Place Called Home

MALAYSIA | Monday, 24 November 2014 | Views [257]

My dearest grandmother would often welcome us with a smile when she remembers us; or when we bring along one of her favourite snacks: red bean paste steamed buns. Her once jet-black hair has faded into snow white hair; every wrinkle on her face documents close to a century worth of experiences.

Even as the monsoon season has arrived, birds still play around in times like these – when the sunlight hits the waters just right – and they occasionally celebrate in dances as such. The two birds flew around in circles with each other right above the surface of the cool waters. They repeatedly fly in this motion but with differing unique patterns, almost as if they were dancing in a pair.

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Take-away coconuts for a hot day which we can never escape despite the frequent heavy downpour; coconuts are wrapped in plastic bags for convenient carrying purposes as we quench our thirst with the refreshing coconut water. Almost everything in my home country can be taken-away (or in local colloquial terms, tapao). The fruit-seller would zealously chop the coconut open with a well-sharpened blade, creating an almost-pentagon shape and insert a straw. Then he wraps it up in a plastic bag for tapao.

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My Scholarship entry - Revisiting and Redefining A Place Called Home

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