Heart and Soul: Absence makes the heart grow fonder


The writer with her parents two years ago during their visit to New Zealand. — Vanitha Loganathan



It's been 19 months since I last flew back home to Malaysia.

We sometimes take things for granted and often not realise how much the person beside us has done for us. And then one day, we find ourselves overwhelmed with memories of how much that person has influenced our lives.

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