1. How does the author describe Malaysia in regards to showing affection? The author describes Malaysia as a place were showing affection for another person is illegal. Which makes us conclude that people in society don't really show any affection towards each other at all due to strict censorship.
2. What happens to the author when she hits puberty? At the start of puberty the Author starts to become very shy and self conscious about herself. She retreats from the tom boy childhood that she lived and starts to literally escape to the atic in her house to be alone.
3. What is the author’s experience at school when she first arrives to Melbourne? The author experiences the new culture that she has been thrown into. At the start of school she experiences the xenophobia of the Australian school kids which is why she feels so alone. She is only approached by the students who were overseas born Asians as none of the white kids took an interest in her.
4. What is it that made the author feel that she wasn’t Australian even though she spoke English fluently? Since the author wasn't born in Australia she had grown up with the culture of Australia in her childhood. So when she came to Australia after living in Kuala Lumpur all her childhood this meant that she had to conform into a society that she wasn't used to in the peak of her childhood. The author also had an accent from growing up in Kuala Lumpur which also gave her a sense of not fitting in so we can understand her lack of confidence from living in a different country during puberty which resulted in the author having the mindset she was different to everyone else.
5. What else was it about the author that further alienated her from her peers? When the author tells another girl that she is in love with kd lang her friends suddenly put pressure on her to be straight rather than being the person she is. This peer pressure that she was placed under made her confused about her sexuality which started with her peers.
6. What does the use of description like ‘crash hot’ do to the audience’s perception of the author? As an audience people may think that using language which is typically 'try hard' modern language is strange for someone who has grown up in a different country. So from this we get the sense that the author is not begin herself due to her trying to fit in.
7. What opportunity does university give the author? What is it about university which would allow her to express herself more freely? Through the university the author was able to have the opportunity to write and perform. When the author is given a short film project this gives her a great opportunity to express herself through creativity in this work.
8. What role does creativity play for the author? Why do you think that creativity would be so important to her? Creativity for the author was the key to unlock her confidence about being a person and having a sense of belonging. Creativity for the author was so important becuase she was able to overcome her lack of confidence through writing and performance to explore her multiple identities and to gain acceptance from her family and her peers.
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