“Yes, on a bad day, I wake up, people are on strike, I can’t get to work on time… Someone tries to snatch my bag… But on a good day, I say yes! Strike. Fight for better pay, better working conditions. It’s ok. I don’t mind the inconvenience. On a good day, I hit the thief with my bag and yell at him. ‘You stay the hell away from me motherfucker’. He runs away and strangers high five me. It may not be safe. It may not be perfect and efficient. But it’s… the feeling of being free… being innately free… is what makes me human.
You have never experienced that freedom. And as long as you’re living here, I doubt you ever will. Peace be with you.”
- from Balek Kampong by Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma for The Necessary Stage
