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Been rather busy away from home, finally free today...that's why i can blog 2 articles today...think gonna be a long draught cos i'll be flying off to Aussie in a days' time for 2 weeks...

I went up to M'sia with my parents to pay respects to my grandparents & eldest aunt during the Qing Ming period, went back to my kampong house at Raub, this little sleepy village full of Kheks at Pahang, near Bentong...first time i drove up right straight the gate of the old forgotten house...memories of how my siblings used to jump in the car when we reach...yes, bounced more likely...without hitting our heads....our backseats will be filled with blankets & pillows so we can sleep comfortably...

How the spacious & green cement floor feel so cooling to our feet, the high ceiling fan...the old rattan sofa, wooden bedrooms. Dining room bigger than HDB living room..Kitchen with its authentic wire-netting cupboard, clogs must be worn in kitchen area & toilets...the toilets are quite ancient too, 2 diff compartments, one for bathing, one for doing ur business, sometimes a little toad or snake can visit u through the little drainage holes...think a lot of gals i know wun even go near them.

It has a lot of sentimental values cos after all, i spent a portion of my childhood growing up there as well...aunt will parade us 'nieces from singapore, fair & cute complete w curly brown hair, big eyes, chubby cheeks' which is a far cry from the kampong skinny & hardy looks so it sort of like turn us into aliens there....

Sadly, now the house is a little forgotten without its occupants...

posted by Ling @ 12:11 pm