If Uncle Shom is associated with specific rituals, festivals, or traditions, his impact on community cohesion and cultural continuity would be significant.
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To the casual observer, Pak Shom—or "Uncle Shom" as we called him—was just another retiree. He lived in a faded teal single-story house at the very end of Lorong Gatal, a dead-end street choked with bougainvillea and secrets. The paint peeled from his walls like sunburnt skin. His front gate, a creaking iron contraption held together by rust and stubbornness, always leaned inward as if weary of holding the world at bay. Uncle Shom Part 1
Dez paces. Shom slowly wraps his knee brace. If Uncle Shom is associated with specific rituals,
