Tag: life lessons
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Growing Pain
Growing up, ada sorang lady in my life ni yang selalu sangat cakap I bukan waris just because I’m a daughter instead of a son. It started lepas we all pindah Penang, when I was around 9 or 10. Before that, we lived in Tanjung Karang dekat family belah my mom, and I memang manja…
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Thanks for the Silent Treatment—I Needed the Silence Anyway
I once got the silent treatment. Was it in 2018 or 2019? I honestly can’t remember anymore. And all because I chose to be firm. At that time, we were already struggling financially. Just enough to cover our commitments—barely a cent more. Then, during what was supposed to be routine maintenance, my house was damaged…
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Crooked Trees, Cartoons, and a Harry Potter Cape
One of my fondest childhood memories with my mom was when we sat together watching cartoons. I once asked her, “Aren’t cartoons only for kids? Are adults even allowed to watch them?” She smiled and said, “Don’t let society decide what you can or can’t do, or what you can or can’t watch. Cartoons make…
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