Back-story: One Sunday some years back, I happened to pass by Kampong Glam Neighbourhood Police Post. There I saw an orange cat sitting at the steps to the Police Post, looking at the glass doors, as though waiting for something. On the glass doors, a ‘Closed’ sign was hung on the door handles.

The class assignment for my Arts Module was to draw a single picture to tell a visual story. I sat there and pondered, and thought, and considered what to do with my picture. The following is a description of the drawing I finally came up with.

A cat standing on its hind legs, restricted by a taut leash with its paws against the glass panel, looking at the freely swimming fish kept in an aquarium.

I was happy I managed to come up with something within the time frame but at the same time, the picture made me feel moody. I wonder why I decided on this picture. Sigh…

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