On My Mind

At home with the neighbourhood

The pandemic has opened up possibilities and made more working folk alive to the pleasures, benefits of spending more time in their backyard

ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
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I made a new friend last year.

I call her "Flower Auntie". She doesn't call me anything, always going straight to the point: "Where are the ah muis (Cantonese for "little girls")?"

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 17, 2021, with the headline At home with the neighbourhood. Subscribe