Loving Strangers: A Musical Slideshow

Music plays such a significant role in my mother's family that I even considered incorporating a musical element into the title. Our family includes a few renowned singers, such as Haron Elias from the 1920s-30s and Shirley Nair from the 1950s. For them, music was a means to preserve cultural identity while also engaging with diverse audiences, primarily in Singapore, bridging cultural differences.

When the first edition of my book was released in 2024, there were several launch events. For the one my mother organised on her street, where she encouraged all her friends and neighbours to attend, I created this musical slideshow — both for them and, naturally, for her.