Me, Ma & Pa

Me was born a "mutt" as Ma was of Chinese origin and Pa a Malay with Javanese roots. Not realizing meself a "mutt" has always been a source of great pains and conflicts during me younger days. Simply put, there was almost zero tolerance for an "ugly duckling" looking more like Ma to be accepted in a village where everyone else looks pretty much like Pa.

Being ostracized and ridiculed by peers was the norm rather than the exception back then in the good old days. However, being a "mutt" has also its silver linings which me was to discover much later in life...