(50) Days of Summer
A collection of poems and short stories from my recent summer in Malaysia, (50) Days of Summer is a comical and heartwarming look at life in Malaysia as a young Malaysian-Chinese living abroad.
It is a journey that I made after having been abroad for over two years – long enough for perceptions to change but too short to lose my Malaysian-ness. In my new series of stories, I rediscover my childhood and fall in love with Penang all over again.
Please leave any comments and suggestions. Happy reading.
Day 0 – Abu Dhabi to Kuala Lumpur
Day 1 – Tanah tumpah darahku
Day 2 – Surprise visit from childhood bully
Day 3 – The flying bus
Day 4 – The coach with no class
Day 5 – Curut pek and his favourite granddaughter
Day 6 – An afternoon in town with posh Grandfather
Day 7 – Falling asleep at the masseur’s
Day 8 – Falling asleep at the hairdresser’s
Day 9 – The 1970′s Gelugor House
Day 10 – Postcards from Penang (1)
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Day 11 – King George’s birthday cake
Day 12 – An English childhood
Day 13 – Seafood or vegetalian?
Day 14 – Generation gap argues over dinner time
Day 15 – At the Dragon’s Den
Day 16 – My first wedding banquet
Day 17 – From Chanel to Little India
Day 18 – A very Chinese wedding
Day 19 – Stories of my family in China
Day 20 – DIY photoshoot, and ice-cream afterwards
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Day 21 – Postcards from Penang (2)
Day 22 – Christmas eve and my best friend comes home
Day 23 – A lazy Christmas and a trip back to Butterworth
Day 24 – A Chinese Christian wedding
Day 25 – Have you been to Hard Rock Hotel yet?
Day 26 – An intense movie marathon at home
Day 27 – Temples built by human hands
Day 28 – Matchmaking for the 21st-century single Malaysian Chinese
Day 29 – Four weddings and a fever
Day 30 – Happy New Year!, Cecil Rajendra style
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Day 31 – Postcards from Penang (3)
Day 32 – The house in China
Day 33 – Happy Birthday Ong Wan Phing
Day 34 – Nasi lemak and gangs in Bangkok
Day 35 – Meet Peter and Jane
Day 36 – The road to Aonang
Day 37 – Naka Market in Phuket
Day 38 – Boycotting Thailand forever
Day 39 – From Phuket to Penang
Day 40 – Postcards from Phuket (4)
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Day 41 – Back to school
Day 42 – All dogs go to heaven
Day 43 – Late nights at SM’s
Day 44 – At the school gates
Day 45 – Secrets and karipaps
Day 46 – Temple of Fine Arts
Day 47 – Postcards from Penang (5)
Day 48 – That chicken chop place
Day 49 – To suburban Subang
Day 50 – Si Tenggang’s Homecoming by Muhammad Haji Salleh
