There, he meets Tan, his neighbour who helps him write his letters to Eileen, and read her letters to him. Meanwhile, Tan finds comfort in Loke’s dedication to his daughter, as he yearns for a reconciliation with his estranged daughter. When bad news arrive from abroad, Tan, in a spur of a moment, decides to withhold the truth from Loke in an attempt to spare his newfound friend the grief.