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“I started playing instruments in Form 4 when I was 16. It actually started with me writing poetry in Form 1 which eventually became lyrics and eventually I was playing melodies in my head. [...]

(In character) “ I’m one of the spirits that decided to call the Rashomon gates my home. I am one of their gatekeepers and essentially an observer. I just observe what happens here and my friends [...]

“I’m the person who witnessed the death of the samurai and found his body. I’m questioning all the different stories created by the wife and Tajomaru…it is all lies. I’ve been here my whole life, [...]

(In character) “Money was not everything, I also needed acceptance. The relationship with my husband was great, we love each other and we understand each other. Our life was also very rich as he [...]

“I’m Tajomaru, a bandit, but I’m not a stereotypical bad man like people may think. I don’t know the meaning of love, especially from a mother. I was left behind by my mother because, at that [...]

We eat a lot of prawns. We usually cook for one house. We have our own rice from the padi fields, and we eat monitor lizard (biawak). We capture it using a fishing line. We leave the trap in the [...]

I wake up at 6am to have breakfast. Normally, I’d eat eggs. I’ll shower at home. Then I’ll watch television and do homework in the afternoon. We’ll have dinner at 7pm and I’ll [...]

So far there’s only small fishes. I’m waiting until the  water is low at around 3 steps, that’s when there’s more fish. I don’t want to take the boat to go fishing because that means I [...]

I’ve been living in this village here for 70 years, no electricity., no roads, streets or cement houses. Completely village last time.  Pakcik still kuat. Things have changed now. Now pakcik is [...]

We don’t have water at home, we shower here every single day.