Stories

HER wrinkled hands hover uncertainly over the organ keys before pressing a chord. There are faltering starts, a few wrong notes, but memory works in curious ways. Though her mind may be clouded, muscle memory guides her fingers to familiar places. From the tangle of discordant notes, a song slowly knits itself together in Malayalam.

THE huge smile. It’s the first thing I notice about Pei Xien Yeoh. Then, the unmistakable voice. Even as I step into the cool embrace of Pangkor Laut Resort’s all-day dining restaurant, grateful for a reprieve from the sticky island heat outside, it’s impossible to miss her.

IN the winding lanes of George Town, a bicycle mural painted by Lithuanian Ernest Zacharevic 13 years ago ignited a cultural movement that would reshape Penang’s identity.

HUMAN mathematics is usually done in base-10. Yet there are other bases. For instance, in base-2, also called binary, we use only zeroes and ones.