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ARIYANA Ahmad’s earliest memories never fails to transport her back to scenes of her weekly visits to Pak Wa’s double-storey house in Kelana Jaya, Selangor. Three things then beckoned to her — Kak Chah’s (Pak Wa’s cook) fragrant Assam Laksa with petis that the whole family looked forward to; a secret space under the car porch, where she often imagined herself being a troll under the bridge; and Pak Wa’s painting room full of artwork he’d stick on the wall.