1. How does the author describe Malaysia in regards to showing affection? its censored, it doesn't show people kiss in public and all in all not a very affectionate place.
2. What happens to the author when she hits puberty? She lost her footing in her tom-boy world, her dynamics of he r male playmates changed.
3. What is the author’s experience at school when she first arrives to Melbourne? The only people who approached her were the other overseas Asians. None of the white kids took interest in her.
4. What is it that made the author feel that she wasn’t Australian even though she spoke English fluently? She went to the ESL class, English Second Language, with all the other overseas people.
5. What else was it about the author that further alienated her from her peers? The fact that she was still Asian and still referenced her self as a tom-boy. All her characteristics were different. The way she talked, she never said g'day or anything like that.
6. What does the use of description like ‘crash hot’ do to the audience’s perception of the author?
7. What opportunity does university give the author? What is it about university which would allow her to express herself more freely?
8. What role does creativity play for the author? Why do you think that creativity would be so important to her?
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