Tuesday 5 February 2008

I'm always a phonecall away (Part 1)

“Hello, who are you?”

“I am Petal – remember? From Migrant Voices? I went to the shelter last week?

“Who are you? What’s your name?”

“Petal? Remember? SBM, shelter…”

“Why you want meet me?”

“For the creative writing – remember?”

“Where we meet?”

“Lavender Street, the shelter.”

“Lavender shopping?”

“No no. Not Lavender shopping. Lavender Street SHELTER!”

“Huh? Lavender Shopping Centre?”

“ Nooo! We are NOT going shopping. I will see you at the Lavender Street SHELTER. Okay, I have to go now.”

“Where are you from?”

“Singapore lah.”

“No, no…I know you in Singapore but where you come from?”

“I come from Singapore, like SBM.”

“Ha…you tell me. You not Singapore. Indonesia? Philippines?”

“No – I’m Singaporean. Okay, I have to go. My boss calling me.”

“Where you working?”

“At the university.”

“Oh...teaching, ah?”

“Umm…no – but can. Okay, so I see you on Saturday, 8pm at the Lavender Street Shelter.”

“Ha you bluff me.”

“Okay, see you. Bye!”

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Petal P Rose

1 comment:

Dishoom said...

sexy bengkok man! LOL