Stories, poems and videos by Gen Xers (1965 – 1980)
On Boxing Day in 2004, an earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The subsequent tsunami caused devastation in more than 14 countries in the region. By midnight, 16 hours later, more than 250,000 people died and millions more lost everything. In the following days after this monumental…
Saya berusia 48 tahun, berasal dari Teluk Intan , Perak yang dibesarkan dengan dikelilingi kaum Melayu sehinggalah saya mula bekerja di bank pada usia 27 tahun. Di bank, persepsi negatif saya terhadap orang Cina bertambah kuat apabila melihat politik kerja mereka yang sangat kompetitif dan ada kalanya mereka suka “membodek” atau akan meminta untuk dinaikkan…
Jam digital komputer menunjukkan tepat jam 9 malam; hujan lebat membasahi bumi Malaysia sejak petang tadi. Di malam dingin ini, nescafe panas menjadi teman menenangkan minda. Seperti biasa, laman sosial media turut menjadi teman, akan tetapi hati ini terkilan membaca komen-komen mentah segelintir warga internet. Komen penuh prejudis dan disulami dengan perasaan kebencian – sesuatu yang ingin…
by Dr. Saraswathy Thurairaj Kesengsaraan yang tidak pernah reda, Bumi yang kering tak berhujan, Matahari terik bersinar, Mengingatkan perut kering. Kita sedar dalam diri ada nyawa, Berjalan di bumi Tuhan, Sebelum datangnya kematian, Sudah merasai kematian. Rakyat tidak bertanah, Berusaha di tanah orang untuk mengisi perut, Mendodai kelaparan anak menempat dan tercekik jiwa, Keluhan petani…
As I sit and watch the afterglow Its coloured fingers brush my mind I reminisce about the fleeting years And memories left so far behind Of all the dreams and aspirations Like the sunsets from my past Passing quickly from my fragile life As my body ages fast My soul yearning for the future My…
My daughter, Gillian was born on the 8th of May 1998 and since then, life has never been the same. She has constantly demanded the kind of attention that drains you both physically and mentally… and mind you, her religious potential is still pretty much un-tapped! Yes, we’ve decided to leave her religiously unbiased for…
One sweltering morning years ago, I met a gentleman to discuss his biography. His first act was to hand me a small plastic bag. I laughed when I saw its contents. Clearly, he still saw me as the little girl he needed to give sweets to whenever we met. Likewise, to the world he’s Tan…
Photo Credit: rabindranath-tagore-that-will-change-your-life It starts with staring. Then, the licking of lips. Pulling his hands out of his pockets, he summons the forces within and blurts out, “You fair lah. Chinese or what? Indian, ah?” “Yes. Indian. Bengali.” “Oh…” Scratching his head, he says, “Bengali is what ah? Malaysia got, meh?” For a start, the…
Photo credit: ryan-stone-OlxJVn9fxz4-unsplash My story begins in the summer of 2019 in New York City, months before Covid-19 hit the U.S. I was then a visiting fellow at NYU under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. Things were running well with the programme and, having never ventured this far geographically, very exciting for me. …
Photo credit: http://www.jenniferteophotography.com 1978 was the year I got lost. My first cinema experience at the age of 5 started with my mom hurrying my big sister and I into the car muttering about the distance to KL, complaints of the possibility of not being able to get parking which may lead us to not…
