NOTE: This episode also features “Grandfather” by Vincent Loh; we apologise for leaving it out of the episode’s credits. An election, viewed from the train. Languages and their limits. A suite of poems about water, pirates, and belonging. A mother. A grandfather. A writer talks about the tropics, you, and an all-too-familiar feeling. This episode features the work of Chin Wei Yi, Dorothy Cheng, Vincent Loh, and Josette Larue. Special thanks to voice actor Swit Marie. KITA! is a Malaysian podcast celebrating the stories we tell each other. Episodes are published every two weeks. To submit your work to our podcast, visit bit.ly/kitasubmit. We accept any storytelling material in any genre, as long as you think it’d make for a good podcast. To find out more about our show and network, and for episode transcripts, visit rngdr.com/kita.