Field notes on homes.
And other things.
I advise others on property decisions in Singapore. I also write. This space sits somewhere in between the two.
My colleague asked me, “Abbas, are you pure Pakistani?”
The question was a casual one. It was just before our team break fast at the office. I suspect it had something to do with the pakol I was wearing for the occasion.
The answer should have been straightforward. But when you’ve spent close to a decade studying history, migration and ethnicity, it rarely is. Questions of identity are rarely simple once you begin pulling at their threads.