As teenagers, we desperately want to fit in. We want to look the same, dress the same, sound the same and do the same things as our peers. We all…
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Today, I’m stopping to reflect. That day, nearly a month ago, was always going to be a significant one for me. Over 30 years ago I had left my home…
After a quick stop at some stalls for lunch, we had a bit more of our city tour. I wanted to show the Teenager the railway station, which is an…
The coach journey became more interesting as we neared Melaka and the guide told us about the town’s varied and colourful history. Melaka’s architecture bears witness to periods of colonial…
Our first stop was two nights in Singapore. During the 70s, when I was living in KL, our occasional trips to Singapore were exciting adventures. Even then, it was a…
This is not what Kuala Lumpur looked like when I lived there. Aged 13, I moved with my family to live in Malaysia; it was 1975. The tallest building was…