NSTsundayvibes: There’s surely no place like home.
Everyone knew each other: Ah, looks like the Lee household welcomed another daughter. The Siews are going for a holiday again, leaving their poor mutt tied to the bare tree. Neighbours from the opposite side of the road are throwing a full moon party to welcome their latest grandson.
Among the important settlements in the new village was Jalan Besar, the main street that connects the city to the rest of Salak South. You can still find remnants of the past, like the old signboards that date back to the 1950s, attached to storefronts and medicinal halls that still keep their potent herbs in wooden drawers.
Kopitiam was the go-to place if you want to hear the latest stories or trade gossip. You still see a group of uncles in their striped pyjama shorts paired with a white singlet, hanging out at the kopitiam or simply killing their time while reading newspapers.Although I’ve resettled somewhere else, Salak South still holds many powerful memories.
While mother bargained with the vegetable seller, I checked out the comic books at a newspaper stand next to it., the highly-popular Japanese manga about a schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino who battled against the dark forces. School was perhaps one of the things that I did not enjoy as a kid. But looking back, it was probably one of the best times I ever had growing up. I made lots of friends here, some of whom I still keep in touch with.
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