simultaneity

"oh, i thought you are working now."

"haha, not yet, i'm still studying in university."

"ah i see i see... you must study hard ah, your father works very hard, hen xing ku"

"yes i will. i know."

"ya. you see father and mother also him, very xing ku de."

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"did you know those rowers"

"Nope. I just read about it. Just got back from vietnam."

"ok. the news is really saddening. take care of yourself."

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"actually your aunt wanted to pay for all of us to go to malaysia with them."

"huh? why?"

"cause she know papa no money mah."

"oh. but i'd prefer if we go by ourselves too. papa?"

"ya?"

"would you like to go overseas?"

"no la."

"why?"

"must settle this house first, no where got mood to go overseas."

"is it true we can only stay here until march?"

"must see how the lawsuit goes la. i talk to the mp already, they will help us one."

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"ya, the mother didn't want the child. very sad la, i hate that mother."

"aiya, must see what. everyone has their own story, cannot just judge by the surface."

"you know the girl is only about 4 years old, her whole body is covered with cigarette marks and scars, her father beat until her leg fractured, the scars will not fade one that kind you know. now he's in jail. he better stay there for 10 years."

"ok that's really sad... how is she?"

"at first she damn scared of males, don't let anyone touch her also."

"understandable la. now leh"

"now she always likes people to hug her. we all hug her loh, those not her nurse also hug her. because nobody else hugs her."

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