Now I know why Amma wanted to go back to Penang so badly. She was a local celebrity there. In the last years of her life, she kept on chanting the same mantra, ‘I want to go to Penang’ in as many languages as she knew to whoever would listen. Amma, over the years, had been afflicted with repeated strokes. What started as a fall and confusion led to her being transferred to Kuala Lumpur for further assistance and care. This was at the height of COVID and lockdo...