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My first home Home and house I was born into A west-facing house Setting sun shining through A house of ten in 2 bedrooms Grandparents, parents, 2 uncles and 3 aunts Besides Manjusri Lived in for 5 years Lined with floor mats Cemented kitchen floor Where shower and urinal do not talk A corridor where kids played Micro-village of grandmothers Casual chatters all day long With occasional card games A large landing platform where the lifts were We were on 7th floor while the lifts go to 6th and 10th A space where kids run and play A place where kids play sparkles every Chinese New Year eve A place where Grandmothers will gather and wrap rice dumplings all night That was the place where we gathered For joy, for laughter, for sadness, and for the last day The place where we seek refuge when wanted The place where Jackson and Melvin sought refuge when needed The place for all weathers The place for all fritters The place I last saw in June 2008 The place was lost to us since 2009 The place of immense memories If the walls could speak Tales of …… The place …… The place …… -- 21/06/16 Commentary: Block 41, Sims Drive, is the place I spend my childhood – my paternal grandparents’ place. It is right beside Manjusri Secondary School where there were 2 stone lions at the school gate. The stone lions which I had sat on many times as a kid. If the walls can talk, there are many tales that it can tell. After grandma’s passing in June 2008, I never visited it again. It was eventually sold in 2009.