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"text": "— If you can’t find your pencils, maybe someone stole them.\n— For what sia?",
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"text": "[…] Really disappointed siah […] The damage is done and no explanation will be accepted...... damn stupid!",
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"ref": "2015 May 14, @lawyizhuan, Twitter:",
"text": "Wah. Really damn shag [exhausting] sia, everyday. But I'm really glad to be able to contribute😄",
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"ref": "2020 January 14, Justin Vanderstraaten, quoting Moon, “Drugs, Cash, and Prison. When Does Enough Become Enough?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-02-26:",
"text": "As soon as the sentence was handed down, I saw my Mum crying. I was given 5 minutes to talk to them and after that, I thought to myself what the fuck am I going to do sia! […]",
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"ref": "2023, Kristian-Marc James Paul, Myle Yan Tay, Mysara Aljaru, Brown is Redacted: Reflecting on Race in Singapore, Ethos Books, →ISBN:",
"text": "And we fucking panic sia. We kept saying, \"No no no!\" And they kept shouting […]",
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