Grin and bear the ‘interrogation'

As Chinese New Year approaches, many young adults dread facing the invasive questions posed by older relatives. Instead of seeing it as overbearing, perhaps we can look at it differently.

I LEFT my hometown in Penang to work in the big city before I was even 20 years of age. Going home regularly meant taking the night bus that traversed the trunk road, stopping at various stops for roti canai and kopi-o.