Paper
`'do you know , mother , if I sold all my shares today , I would have the money to buy fifty terrace houses like one you have
it shows that they had money from playing shares

The martyrdom of Helena Rodrigues
' enable her to tyrannize most people with normally sensitive consciences "
Helena make people feel guilty

Tanjong Rhu
'the pairs of binoculars bumped loudly against his brief case '
discuss about Ah ma's difficult seeing and about the post

Evening under frangipani
' I don't suppose you have much in the way of soup at home . Difficult to drink soup with your hands'
Prakash table manners

Lee
' meat is poison '
she thinks that meat is poison , reason for being a vegetarian

A history of tea
' a storm in the teacup "
small matter become big matter

A dream of china
' could I get him out of china '
he wants to get him out of china
internal conflict struggle with their own feeling

Release
' our dog is pregnant'
the neighbor were disrespectful

An obituary for fifth aunt come late
' a bronchial that wouldn't go away '
show how sick she is

Corridor
' who said I would not be happy at home '
it shows that she is like to stay home

Mid autumn
' I forbid you '
the mother does want the daughter to go to Uganda

Hamid and the hand of fate
' salmah fished out two ten dollar notes and stuff them in her bosom '
salmah kept asking money from hamid

pastime
'even simple things are so difficult' he did not have the courage to fare the girl and knowing the truth