The comic starts off with the cartoonist’s return to his childhood growing up as the only Mamak in the village. Delivered from a first person perspective, Me enlists his grandmother’s help in answering questions. Me introduces the reader to the world of Penang Mamaks – when they first arrived; the trades that Mamaks were and still are synonymous with; a wedding; religion; cultural activities, and why the number ‘786’ appears by default on Mamak business signboards.
“The Little Mamak” is a boy’s adventure as he explores what makes him ‘him’ in a gentle tale of childhood and belonging.