Final Note

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The book has a total of 25 chapters, with 104 pages. Below are some short extracts from Chapter 18 to 25:




Extracted from Chapter 18:

I laughed again. “I’ll show you a kind of orange juice that we youngsters like to drink, mama.”

I then ordered a glass of Vodka Orange.


Extracted from Chapter 19:

There was no response. Her breathings were so deep that her chest was shuddering up and down with every breath.

When she slept only five hours a day, I did not try to chat with her. When she was awake for only five hours a day, I failed to chat with her.


Extracted from Chapter 20:

“I think it’s time for some secrets to be revealed.”

“Secrets?”

She let go of my hand and then sighed a little. Then she beamed again. I could see that she was trying to portray a joyful expression even when she was suffering.


Extracted from Chapter 21:

“Weird world, isn’t it? We always seem to forget what our mothers had done for us, and tend to remember what our mothers had not done for us.”


Extracted from Chapter 22:

“Looks like we’re on the same ship.” I managed to blurt out those words before my tears rolled down again.

“I think… it’s more like we’re on the same shit.”

And I laughed with fat tears on my cheeks.


Extracted from Chapter 23:

But when I think of Khim and her story, I believe that life works in a way that you yourself determine the fairness. Khim was given a chance; weeks for her to make things right again. Yet she wasted the weeks away, only to be regretful of the chances shattered.


Extracted from Chapter 24:

When I was drawing her left shoulder, I saw the numerous bruises on her forehand. When I was young, I would complain to my mother of any pain in my body. When I was young, I would tell my mother the moment I did not feel well. When I was young, I would ask my mother for money when I needed to see a doctor.

And now, had she complained a single word about her suffering? Is that how life works? A mother will always take care of her child? Has a child ever taken care of his or her mother?


Extracted from Chapter 25:

The young man looked at both of us, grabbed his bag and walked away, his eyes still on his notes. “Crazy.” He said softly as he shouldered his way through the crowd of standing passengers.

I turned to the old man. “It takes a knock to wake up a guy.”

The old man nodded, and then smiled.



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