(Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
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(This post was first published on April 17th 2015)
Seen at the Filipino Market
“I’ve been a boat driver all my life, even as young as 7 my dad already taught me about the boat and how to drive the engine…”
This is his boat and now that I’m the one driving it, he’s the one who’s on land and getting more people to ride the boat – that guy just now with the tickets. I guess it just happens, you know? From father to son.”
(Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
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“Uncle, can I take a photo…?”
*Picks up scissors and pose*
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“What can I do, they wanted me to wear this (fake) moustache.” *shrugs*
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(This post was first published on April 15th 2015)
“How’s he doing when you’re out here at the stall?”
“He doesn’t complain, he’s been a good, patient boy. They manage to play and have fun here and there.
“I want to send you this photo, do you have Facebook?
“No, I don’t.
“E-mail?
“(Smiles) no I don’t have that also. Last time I had it was years ago. I forgot the name and password.
“Ok I’ll send you a postcard then!”
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“My dream is to go to college someday soon, so right now I’m working to save up enough money”.
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“10 years on the job and still loving it.”
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(This post was first published on April 12th 2015)
“I’ve been doing this for the last 7 days…”
“They say that the machine (jackhammer) is broken, and will take another few more weeks to be repaired. And I couldn’t wait because I need to finish this soon, so I thought, why not just start with something?”
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(This post was first published on April 11th 2015)
“People think that when you can pole dance, your partner or boyfriend can get a ‘free show’ every night…”
“I get so tired by the time I reach home – as an instructor I hardly want to do a pole dance for my boyfriend, haha, because I’ve been seeing poles the whole day already!”
“Besides, you’d need a pole at home”.
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(This post was first published on April 11th 2015)
“I converted to Islam one year before marrying my Malay wife in 1988…”
“We were working at the factory in Muar, Johor, before moving to KL a long time ago.
“I have three kids now who look more Chinese than Malay – and
wherever they go, shops or schools, people will think they are Chinese – and they can speak Chinese.
“They all eat Halal food, and they all can speak both Mandarin and Malay and my youngest child, he can speak Tamil! At the mamak (Muslim Indian restaurant) at Brickfields, the Indian guy was confused, how can a Chinese speak Tamil?
“At first my wife didn’t want all the kids to go to a Chinese school. She said, its ok la, how about two kids go to a Chinese school and the other one to a National school. And I said no cannot, I want them all to go to a Chinese school. And they all did.
“Now while I’m reading an English newspaper, my kids are reading Chinese newspapers like Sin Chew and Oriental Daily.”
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(This post was first published on April 10th 2015)