Month: February 2024

Reluctant Addition

A grandmother and granddaughter pair waited outside the gate to the preschool. It was early and not open yet, although pedestrians marched by a few paces away on their way to the train station. Grandma bowed low, leaning in to the girl’s face, a posture commonly adopted by adults...

Seen Sunbathing

Last Updated on 1 May 2024 The two of us settled into our seats at a HDB mamak-style Indian eatery, and were working through our respective hearty plates of kothu prata, a novel format (to me) of finely chopped prata I learnt recently from an Indian colleague (delight). It...