Heart and Soul: An angel watching over us


Cars stuck in flood waters in Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, on Dec 22, 2021. Photo: The Star/Azhar Mahfof

On Dec 18, 2021, tragedy knocked on our door. The river, which used to flow gently, grew and mutated into a ferocious variation of itself.

My family – five of us and our large dog – became victims of the floods. We lost a lot of our possessions, including furniture, stocks of medication, and precious photographs that no amount of money could buy.

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