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Melaka in Three Tenses

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9 essays across three tenses, newest first.

2026

  1. Saying it in KristangFuture
  2. Land from the seaFuture
  3. Palm sugar, rice balls and devil’s curryPresent
  4. A museum or a neighbourhoodFuture
  5. The river that came backPresent
  6. Why the old town is redPast
  7. Friday night on Jonker StreetPresent
  8. One gate, two empiresPast
  9. Under the Melaka treePast