Since I'm scheduled to start work at Shell IT International - Cyberjaya next week, I drove down to Kuala Pilah with mum and sister today. This was because, I may not have the time to drive there when I start work. The purpose of the visit is to close my sister’s fixed deposit account there and of course, visit the place we miss dearly. I practically lived there for the most part of my life, so did my sister. So it was like a home coming thingy for us all.
Journey started about 10:15am from Sunway, and we reached Kuala Pilah about 11:45am. First stop was at Bank Pertanian. To our surprise, there weren’t any other customers there, so we had the whole staff attending to our transaction!
Once done, we then made our way around Kuala Pilah town, quite a few changes has taken place, like some shops we remembered have closed down, and new people took over. A new motel, modified and upgraded bus terminal, and more expensive cars seen on the roads are the new things we noticed while being there.
We headed to the Rest House about 1pm, where mum used to work as a waitress. But sadly, it was closed, it being a Tuesday. We totally forgot that the restaurant closes on Tuesdays. Nevertheless, we found out that the district library has shifted location near the rest house.
We had lunch at the park, had cool cendol, and siew yoke kai fan. Amazing how cheap the food costs there. ONLY 70 sen for a big glass of home-made soya bean with ice. Really tasty and Sweet!
About 2pm, we headed down to our former home, Kg. Gentam. Visiting my primary school was really a happy moment as it brought back memories. Have not been there since my early years in secondary school. Lots of changes have taken place. I spent a good few minutes looking at the field that actually got me involved in athletics and thereafter making me a state athlete. Our former home is still unoccupied, so we just took pictures from a distance as the main gate was locked, hope to post those pics once I’ve developed and scanned them. Yerp, I still don’t have a digital camera.
Then we decided to surprise a few old friends by visiting them. Aunt Annie and Mrs. Oliver. They were thrilled and happy to have us. They updated us with the latest happenings and the progress and well being of our small but strong catholic community in Kuala Pilah. Was really nice to have spent our time fruitfully in our Visit to Kuala Pilah. I was impressed with the new sports complex at Jalan Melang. If only they built it while I was still a young athlete there, I would have been a better athlete, perhaps even a national champion! Haha, just perhaps.
Leaving Kuala Pilah about 4:3o pm, we arrived at Ulu Bendol recreational park. We had time to dip our feet in the water and breathe the cool fresh air. It was much cleaner than the KL air, quite evident!
Making our way back to Sunway, we decided to visit my aunt Theresa. She made Putu for us, mum’s favourite. Aunt Theresa is my mum’s second eldest sister. Stayed a while, had tea and left about 6pm only to discover a tire was punctured. We headed to a workshop and bought a temporary second hand tire for only Rm20 and patched the punctured tire for Rm4. The spare tire apparently was a poorly patched tire. That’s why we bought a second hand tire. We were soon on out way to Sunway at about 7pm.
Reached home bout 8 something. What a tiring day, but it was a memorable and meaningful journey. We surely had an adventure!
posted by John @ 2:03 AM
2 Comments:
hey...went KP without informing me...wat la u. Guess wat john..i didnt know that they have already shifted the public library. I tot the library was closed la...
we should meet up for lunch these days when working. Am schedule to be in cyber by the 4th
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