| And they stopped paying the dai even the little they used to. |
| Mohan's thoughts have drifted back to India, his homeland, to Kaveri Amma, the woman who was his dai and looked after him when he was growing up. |
| The ao dai consists of a long mandarin-collared shirt that extends to the calves, slit at both sides to the waist. |
| But nothing beats that cup of kopi-o siu dai from the nearby kopitiam uncle who knows you best. |
| The village has two young expectant mothers who will depend on the village's dai or midwife when their children are due. |
| Following the tradition of her grandmother and mother, she served the community as a dai ben and was well known for her skill and care. |
