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    Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018
    Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018
    Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018
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    Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018

    By Gina Yap Lai Yoong, Jo Ch'ng, Chloe Lim and

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    One takes a very long emotional rollercoaster ride in a novel, but in an anthology, one takes many many short emotional rides. And that's what this anthology will do to you: bring you on different rides of new Malaysian writings. 


    So sit back with your cuppa and enjoy the read!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMalaysian Writers Society
    Release dateDec 16, 2018
    ISBN9789671659915
    Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018

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      Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018 - Gina Yap Lai Yoong

      Malaysia

      This book, EMERGING MALAYSIAN WRITERS 2018, is published by MALAYSIAN WRITERS SOCIETY.

      Published by:

      Malaysian Writers Society (PPM-008-10-06092016)

      9-1-6 Bukit OUG Condo, Jalan 3/155A, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.

      Tel.: +6016 696 0546

      Email: info@malaysianwriterssociety.org

      Website: www.malaysianwriterssociety.org

      First Published in November 2018

      Publication © Malaysian Writers Society

      Text © Various Writers

      Design © Gina Yap Lai Yoong

      ISBN 978-967-16599-1-5

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except brief extracts for the purpose of review, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher and copyright owner from Malaysian Writers Society. It is also advisable to consult the publisher if in any doubt as to the legality of any copying which is to be undertaken.

      Foreword

      Gina Yap Lai Yoong

      Oftentimes, new writers argue that it is a challenge to breakthrough into the publishing industry even through writing competitions because established writers have the upperhand. This anthology proves the argument wrong as we have received many entries from new writers whose writings are just as brilliant, if not more brilliant, than established writers.

      I've always believed that one takes a very long emotional rollercoaster ride in a novel, but in an anthology, one takes many many short emotional rides. And that's what this anthology will do to you: bring you on different rides of new Malaysian writings. So sit back with your cuppa and enjoy the read. Happy reading!

      What's This About?

      Jo Ch'ng

      Hi, this is Jo. I’m the project leader for the Malaysian Writer’s Anthology 2018.

      This anthology was conceived by the Malaysian Writers Society as part of the initiative to bring new Malaysian writers to the forefront. In general, newer writers have trouble making their work shine when vying for spots alongside more experienced writers. To combat that, we decided to produce an anthology of stories and poetry from unpublished writers.

      Not only would the new writers be able to work with experienced editors who would provide valuable advice, they could become full members of the Malaysian Writers Society and take that first step into the world of publishing.

      2018 was not the first year we thought of publishing this anthology. We initially planned it for 2017. But as a society that barely started to toddle along, we lacked the funds and the manpower to give flight to the idea.

      Fortunately, a band of editors and incredible friends stepped up to the plate, volunteering their time, expertise, and funds. I am incredibly grateful for all the help, all the funds, all the patience that the team has shown in conjunction with this baby project. To all the people who gave this project and I a chance, thank you. Thank you so much.

      In the meantime, please enjoy.

      Break

      Chloe Lim

      Students clad in white coats filtered in, filling the room with chatter. Some discussed medical facts, a few complained about the weather. But mostly, they gossiped.

      I swear! Medical students have nothing to do other than bitch about other people’s lives.

      Hey, did you hear? Ryan saw Xiao Lu and Raymond making out in the female car park, in Xiao Lu’s Myvi! whispered a short girl with face full of acne to the bespectacled, plump girl beside her.

      What, really? I thought Raymond has a girlfriend.

      No idea. But Xiao Lu is such a slut. Always wink and twist her body at guys. Sleep in class all the time, then when exam’s coming, go around begging all the guys for help, Shorty said.

      Aiya, she pretty ma. Never mind la. Plumpy laughed.

      Oh my God, please shut up, Jack muttered. I don’t care about who Xiao Lu fucked this time!

      Technically they didn’t fuck, I corrected him. They only kissed and touched.

      What do you know about fucking? He eyed me sideways. Fake woman with fake breasts and fake vagina.

      More than you, skeleton. At least I have fake genitals. You don’t even have a penis, I scoffed.

      Jack was a skeletal model of the male body, and my best friend. Most of the time he stood beside me—a perfectly scaled mannequin of the female body, complete with painted nerves and blood vessels and detachable organs—apart from when students dragged one of us away. We spent our days watching medical students acquire anatomical knowledge and laughing at their anxious faces during practical exams.

      I don’t feel bad at all for doing that. Most of them are horrible. Oh, don’t even get me started! Once, this stupid girl pressed Jack and I together in an attempt to emulate sexual intercourse. It was so awkward. We didn’t talk for three days after that.

      Suddenly, I felt someone touching my chest. The class troublemaker and gossip king, Ryan, had his hands on my breasts with the most mischievous smirk ever. He rubbed my breasts in a circular motion and tapped them with his knuckles.

      How rude!

      Eh, solid one lo! I think they are at least a C, he told his friend.

      This guy is crazy, Jack snapped. I wish I could punch him.

      At that moment, Dr. Satya sauntered in with Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy tucked under his armpit. Ryan gave my breasts one last tap before sitting down with the other students. Dr. Satya started droning on and on about anal canals and gluteus maximus, which means buttocks, by the way.

      My God, this man really loves the sound of his own voice.

      I decided to take a nap as I wasn’t in the least bit interested in the digestive system.

      The doors opened with a bang and Xiao Lu walked in with a crumpled, unbuttoned lab coat. She shook her gluteus maximus and made her way to the back of class, bumping into Jack in the process.

      Bloody hell. Watch where you’re going, lady, Jack grumbled.

      She dragged Jack back to his original position and sat down. I could see a couple of red marks on her neck and chest, probably from the kissing and touching.

      I see people doing that all the time, sitting right beside the window at the stretch of walkway below ground level. People passing by can’t see them easily, but gazing out of the window, I can see it all clearly.

      That was where Xiao Lu and her ex-boyfriend, Wei An, used to hang out. They sat side by side or on top of each other, limbs tangled together like mutated Siamese twins. Xiao Lu would play with his fingers and caress his hair while he put his hand under her shirt and touched her breasts. And then they would kiss, sucking the hell out of each other’s skin. I knew they broke up because I never saw them together anymore.

      She smiled a lot when she was with Wei An. Her thickly lidded eyes would curve into little sickle cells, and a dimple would appear on her

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