Where do you consider home? Is it the place you grew up; the place you're currently living? Why is it home?
Submitted by uncagedbird.
Home?? Hmmm.. Obviously, my choice would be Penang... not just another random pick of a place out of thin air but I was born and bred there... the place that has been educating me about life, about community, about people, about friendship, about love, about who-knows-what sort of information that can be stuffed in the 6 inches between my ears... If I could plug in a USB port like what Johnny Mnemonic and project it to a wall... boy it would take you ages to understand what is whirling in my mind besides the headaches... not to mention the constant flow of pop corn you will have while you're at it.
Why is it home?? Hmmm.. What kind of stupid question is that?? Hahaha... Home is home laaa.. not a house.. a place where you dwell to your comfort upon a cosy sofa, snuggle your face on a nice pillow, wrap yourself in a nice duvet / toto / blanket or whatever you feel like great to be around you until you doze off to lala-land... Once you wake up, grab your remote, turn on the TV and watch whatever is there on the subscription networks.
Well.. that's not what I have in mind right now the moment I came across the title of this Vox's QotD... I'd rather show it to you....
It was way back when...
I used to wake up to these views, not literally but some of the first things I saw then. The first 4 pix are the view from the kitchen overlooking two coconut trees. The sunrise really makes the view a swell one, but too bad, it cannot be displayed in its full ambiance within these pix. It's kind nostalgic these days as I woke up to the sound of an alarm clock which one of these days will meet its fate smashed on wall of my room. No pleasant views to see except to the bustling traffic flow of commuters going 'somewhere'...
Now if you must know, the last 2 pix is actually taken from the bathroom.. Well.. not exactly my point of context but the fact I can see sun rays coming down through that thing that I-have-no-idea-what-it-is-in-english down to the bathroom floor... Yes, it is a large bathroom, much larger than the one I'm using now... sheesh...
And yes.. that is a cobweb.. Neatly preserved by its little owner which created a masterpiece decoration between the two I-still-have-no-idea-what-those-sticks-translates-to. Untidy and unmanageable you say?? Hmm.. I agree.. But the nostalgic factor kicks in and everything I see is on the other perspective. The cobweb turns into a nature art and the next thing you know, it is a gem.
That's what Home is partly about.. there are more tales to come... need to unwind first and let it sink in.
Yes.. I miss my Home :(
Wah! gambar rumah kampung. Yours? The last time I went to my kampung was last Sunday when I dropped by my Mak Long's house which is my late grandparents home. Even though the house still intact after so many renovations but the surrounding has change. The place which I see so big many years ago seems to shrink but the actual fact is that it has grown.
Posted by: MHI | 08/08/2007 at 09:36 PM
i like the the coconut trees pics through the gaps between the wooden wall...nostalgic la... but my home is KL so pokok kelapa tak der, tiang LRT ada la
Posted by: zaitgha | 08/08/2007 at 11:29 PM
Yup.. that's my place alright... It has been the way it is since I was small.. A nice kampung surroundings somewhere in the suburbs of Georgetown.
However recently, 4 of the houses on the opposite row of my place caught fire. All burnt down. It came out in the noon news and the next day in Metro. Damage: 4 houses, 2 bikes & 2 cars... all rentung. No casualties.
Posted by: Niterider Sapphire | 08/10/2007 at 07:43 PM
Actually, the trees grew on my neighbour's lot. Two houses away from mine. They were there since... ummm I can't recall when... since I was in school, I guess... and still standing strong :)
Posted by: Niterider Sapphire | 08/12/2007 at 02:31 AM
I-still-have-no-idea-what-those-sticks-translates-to we can just call it timber louvres...ooo no now american spelling... louvers...
Posted by: rehot | 08/13/2007 at 02:00 PM
I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
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