Some of that kampong spirit still survives in the clean, orderly HDB estates today. But for the most part, Malay-Muslim families depend on their own immediate members.

Careful, or I'll bash your face in!

Lenin has left his jhola behind. I shall return it to him when I see him next. It's filthy; maybe I should wash or dryclean it before that.

It's just that I think I'm going to lose my job at the studio and am damned scared of not being able to bring home the bacon.