these stories were quite simple and left a lot to be desired in terms of suspense and thrill, at least for me. however, the context within which this book came to be is so cool - im so glad that the work to preserve this part of malaysian/singapore cultural history is being done. very happy to have come across this and learned a little more about the region throughout the 20th centrury. much different from all of the out her SEA lit, esp from Malaysia/ SG which is always fun.