3 years ago on Valentine's Day, I was working as a part-time waitress in a high class restaurant, serving almost 600++ customers, couples, and families between the month of January and February. In preparation for Valentines Day, the tables in the grand dining hall were properly arranged and beautifully decorated with a lighted scented candle, a set of complete cutleries for two, and a paper...

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"Sir, I may not be working here anymore," I said sadly, as I looked at him. He turned to face me, but said nothing. He was a regular customer in his mid-50's, but I never got to know his name, even after working almost a year here. I smiled widely at him, "I've just graduated." He smiled back at me, and that was...

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"Yes, come in." A muffled voice came inside from the closed office door. I barged into his office. "Dr.Chengggg!!!!" He sighed. "Yesssssss... ." His toned was calm and cool, but slightly annoyed, as if he was expecting someone to clobber him with a club already. He looked at me, not feeling surprised that I was that person. "I wanna chop you already!" I said hysterically while...

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I skipped happily towards her, feeling excited to tell her something. "Wanna see durians?" I asked my friend as I arrived on the stretching area from where she is standing, slightly panting. "Where did you go, doofus?!" She raised her voice, feeling slightly annoyed and angry. She always call people 'doofus' when she's angry or when she thinks the person is dumb or...

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15th January 2014, Thursday. Location: McDonalds, Sri Petaling. "Yerr... You larh! Actually I don't want to come one lorh." She grumbled. "I only came to accompany you because Nui Nui couldn't make it." I looked into my chocolate sundae ice-cream. "Come on... It's only like, once in a lifetime. I don't always ask you out like this at this time also," I said....

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This chapter is dedicated to the late Mr.Loong Ah Kew, who had recently passed away due to a brain tumour. He was a secondary school discipline teacher in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Desa, and he will be deeply missed by all of his students, teachers, friends, relatives, and also his family. You have touched the lives of many. And one of them... ...is me. * * *...

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Picture source: http://lukecaseyphotography.com/2013/03/12/stop-in-at-the-street-cafe-for-a-cup-of-bokeh/ During my 3 months university semester break, I was working as a waitress at a high class café. I’m a Malaysian Chinese, but because I had tanned skin, I was very often overlooked by customers as an Indonesian, or a Myanmar worker. Having foreign workers in a café is very common in Malaysia especially in the food and beverage industry....

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I used Himalaya products quite often, especially their facial masks and oral healthcare products. I actually like them very much and I have a positive perspective on their organic products! Check out some of their latest products in the market!! ...

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I wish... I wish time could just stop. I wish everything could just stop for a moment while I try to engulf myself with all these thoughts and feelings I have that has happened to me for the past 12 months. But time waits for no one, and the truth is....... even if time had stop, my thoughts wouldn't, and it wouldn't leave...

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I can't believe it. It's nearly the end of November already.I wished everything could just stop. Just stop.Even if it's a second. A minute. An hour. Or a day.Everything is happening too fast, and soon enough... I'll be sitting in the examination hall, scribbling away my answers on my last final examination paper.Why siewlin? Isn't this what you wanted? To finish and get...

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