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The Switch

It was probably Rauf’s second month in school when I saw it with my own eyes. It was after school. He wanted to stay back a little longer to play at the playground. I stood to the side, watching him. Then, out of nowhere, a boy appeared behind him. He picked Rauf up and shoved…

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Finding Thomas Mason

When we left KL, I could already see my parents’ brains working overtime plotting a trip to visit us. True enough, two months after we arrived. It wasn’t exactly a surprise — we’d agreed to meet in London first and then head to NL together. I knew living in Europe would make travelling within the…

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Of Locksmiths, the ER and Ikea

My ears were still ringing when we arrived in the Netherlands. Rauf’s scream at KL airport was still echoing prominently in my eardrum—like an uninvited post encore performance. The moment we left the airport and drove 2.5 hours to Maastricht it occurred to me that this was going to be our home for the next…

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    Impromptu, Ipoh

    Credit photography: @joesyahmi @katkazman Last week, Joe, Kat and I made a very impromptu, unexpected visit to Ipoh. My mom approached me the night before, urgently asking for our help to deliver something  to a client, so we agreed and took the day off work. I suppose things do fall into place because Joe and I

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  • Why

    Why

    I was happily chomping my Siew Mai dumpling in Dolly Dim Sum celebrating my sister’s birthday when I got a message from my cousin which made me almost fell of my chair. She sent a screen shot of a photo and a message that said ‘WHY YANA WHY’ ‘What on earth is she merepek-ing about,

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  • Land of Smiles

    Land of Smiles

    Ever since my sister came back for her summer break, my dad’s been itching to go for a family trip. So we decided to go to Bangkok because it has always been our go-to short holiday destination since it isn’t far away and this time my dad had a mission to accomplish – He was

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  • Blessing in Disguise

    Blessing in Disguise

    One of my best friends called me in tears while she was away in Germany for a work trip. Apparently the people she came with decided to leave her alone and proceeded with their own plans. Who wouldn’t feel ditched in that situation, I mean, you went somewhere far from home, together, for the same

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  • The Cat is leaving the Box

    A few years ago, my friends Muzhir and Amber had an idea of selling coffee. They both wanted to start a hobby together while meeting new people. I’ve known Muzhir since I was 12, seeing him and Amber work towards this dream of setting up a coffee empire changed him for the better. He was

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  • To snoop or not to snoop?

    To snoop or not to snoop?

    There is a limit when it comes ‘researching’ online, right? So I was browsing through my Instagram search/discovery page and saw a post by someone that I knew I should NOT indulge myself from seeing but I just had too because: 1. My willpower is weak, and 2. I am such a busybody. So of

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