NOTE: This is a longer version of a microstory I wrote a year ago on my Instagram account, based on an actual experience. This story is also published on my LinkedIn account. ****** Bru: a type of Indian coffee commonly found in Malaysian Indian restaurants and stalls. Best consumed in…

It dawned on me that my father had aged since I last saw him two weeks ago. The wrinkles around his eyes were more prominent, his hair was whiter, and his moustache was sporting more greys than the usual black dye. All of a sudden, he looked old to me…

A Malaysian in Los Angeles During the Covid-19 Global Pandemic — Friday, 25 March 2020 (Pacific Standard Time) 6.45am. This is probably the earliest I’ve awoken since we arrived in the City of Angels two weeks ago. …

A Malaysian In LA During Covid-19, Entry #2 It’s Day 6 in LA, and as expected today California announced a statewide stay-at-home order, effective midnight here. There is no indication as to how long this will last. What I do appreciate is how the announcement was made. While emphasising the critical need to stay at home, the county…

It’s been 5 days since I landed in Los Angeles, California with my husband who’s a US citizen. We live in Kuala Lumpur, and this is actually my very first visit to the States. So much has changed in just five days. WHY ARE WE TRAVELING AT THIS TIME? Good…

October 20, 2019. “Setting up the tree now”. I took my phone off the charger, and replied my cousin to say we’ll be there in the next fifteen minutes. It’s mid-October, and a week from Deepavali — but the Christmas tree is going up at the Abraham’s. The house is…