When I was a kid
We all had our observations about our parents' idiosyncrasies and things we hated doing but we still did them because... we were kids. We all had our moment when we hated our parents and were ashamed of them. And the jealous moments when other people's parents were so cool. Not to forget those sibling rivalry. Now you have this book that spills out all those suppressed thoughts, written by a Malaysian animator stationed in US. It is a scarily honest light read that reminds us Malaysians of the nostalgic and troubled times of childhood. The best thing about the book is that it is more of a comic book rather a text rich prose. It narrates different scenarios in the life of the author (Cheeming Boey) and usually ends in one or two pages with outcomes that would curve a smile, every time! The stories are not overtly 'rolling-on-the-floor' type funny but cute nevertheless. Sure, we all have all gone through what he had gone through and relate very much to the same things. Growing up in Johor Bahru in the 90s, travelling to Singapore for studies and growing in a household of parents who go all out for the education, even it means getting up at 4am to cross the Causeway to Singapore is not alien to all us. We all can relate to that in different locations and different families.
Childhood stories by Boey
We all had our observations about our parents' idiosyncrasies and things we hated doing but we still did them because... we were kids. We all had our moment when we hated our parents and were ashamed of them. And the jealous moments when other people's parents were so cool. Not to forget those sibling rivalry. Now you have this book that spills out all those suppressed thoughts, written by a Malaysian animator stationed in US. It is a scarily honest light read that reminds us Malaysians of the nostalgic and troubled times of childhood. The best thing about the book is that it is more of a comic book rather a text rich prose. It narrates different scenarios in the life of the author (Cheeming Boey) and usually ends in one or two pages with outcomes that would curve a smile, every time! The stories are not overtly 'rolling-on-the-floor' type funny but cute nevertheless. Sure, we all have all gone through what he had gone through and relate very much to the same things. Growing up in Johor Bahru in the 90s, travelling to Singapore for studies and growing in a household of parents who go all out for the education, even it means getting up at 4am to cross the Causeway to Singapore is not alien to all us. We all can relate to that in different locations and different families.
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