Where I'm From
I am from
Reese’s and M’n’Ms.
From dates and fasting
I am from Mexican and Japanese food too.
I am from ‘Drink your soup!’ and ‘Only 1 more!’
I’m from Nasi Lemak and chicken rice.
And kuih lapis: both the cake and the pink.
From flip turns, trophies, medals, and coaches,
a change from “Huan Ying, Huan Ying!” to “Selamat Datang.”
I am from dedication and hard work:
I am from Rio 2016.
I am from baju kurung and chiong sam. From bowls of rice to bowls of noodles, from the ‘oh so good’ Pho.
I am from fort making, transforming it into my little heaven.
From forgetting email passwords to Club Penguin,
I’m from a very happy and stressed out family.
I’m from Bop-It and Barney,
from Teletubbies and Glee.
I’m from fortune telling with paper pyramids and Dora The Explorer.
From Blue saying, “Follow me!”
to Handy Manny teaching me Spanish.
I’m from Mambo No. 5 and “I’m finished!”
From living in a place called Leman Lake, where everyone knew each other and a playground right across the street.
I’m from hot sun and polluted skies.
At first with 4 seasons but then no winters, just summer all year long.
I’m from diverse cultures and crowded areas in KLCC.
I’m from the dirty snow on my garden swing, to blasting Lizzie McGuire in my garage.
From dancing in the sun with umbrellas, with laughing and giggling at smoky barbeques.
I am from “Don’t tell anyone!” and “Are you serious?”
Yet from cows that decorate our shelves, to sudden cats found underneath our cars,
From kuih lapis and the Teletubbies,
to John Grisham and James Patterson:
One thing that we can unravel from this story, is the awkward history known as the Redzas.
From dates and fasting
I am from Mexican and Japanese food too.
I am from ‘Drink your soup!’ and ‘Only 1 more!’
I’m from Nasi Lemak and chicken rice.
And kuih lapis: both the cake and the pink.
From flip turns, trophies, medals, and coaches,
a change from “Huan Ying, Huan Ying!” to “Selamat Datang.”
I am from dedication and hard work:
I am from Rio 2016.
I am from baju kurung and chiong sam. From bowls of rice to bowls of noodles, from the ‘oh so good’ Pho.
I am from fort making, transforming it into my little heaven.
From forgetting email passwords to Club Penguin,
I’m from a very happy and stressed out family.
I’m from Bop-It and Barney,
from Teletubbies and Glee.
I’m from fortune telling with paper pyramids and Dora The Explorer.
From Blue saying, “Follow me!”
to Handy Manny teaching me Spanish.
I’m from Mambo No. 5 and “I’m finished!”
From living in a place called Leman Lake, where everyone knew each other and a playground right across the street.
I’m from hot sun and polluted skies.
At first with 4 seasons but then no winters, just summer all year long.
I’m from diverse cultures and crowded areas in KLCC.
I’m from the dirty snow on my garden swing, to blasting Lizzie McGuire in my garage.
From dancing in the sun with umbrellas, with laughing and giggling at smoky barbeques.
I am from “Don’t tell anyone!” and “Are you serious?”
Yet from cows that decorate our shelves, to sudden cats found underneath our cars,
From kuih lapis and the Teletubbies,
to John Grisham and James Patterson:
One thing that we can unravel from this story, is the awkward history known as the Redzas.
