The Blessing Weekend

Hi.

Sunday. There will be another 3 days of holidays. It is quite a long period for holiday this time. I don’t have any plan yet for this coming three days.

Anyway, today I’ve been to a place that I’ve been left for about more than 25 years like that. I got an invitation for a religion ceremony back home in my kampong. And for the matter of place, the place I went today was the place that I used to play during my childhood time.

I can remember that time; the place was the best place I wanted to be during that time. I used to play there, almost everyday. Even it was quite far from my house, but I still love to be there. There few things that makes the place my first choice.

First, friends.
Second, the place itself.

Talk about friends, there are four girls that quite a same age with me, and plus a few boys. Actually we were second cousins. Then there are two or three boys nearby and we always get along during the playtime. As far as I can remember I’m about 10 or 11 years old by that time.

So, what else the girls at that age love to play if not what always the girly do..:) We used to play “pondok-pondok” and “masak-masak” thing. And one of my second cousins, (she’s the leader) used to set up or planned for what we will have that day.

I can remember that time, I was hardly doing my revision or school works. The only thing I wanted to do is play. Once I finished my lunch, off to place and play until late evening. I have to walk about 1km to be at that place, actually. But mostly I’m always used to get my grandpa to bring me to the place. (Which it was his cousin’s house).

I and still remember, there’re few uncles (who is still young at that time) who are always mad at us cause we always disturb them. By that time, I’m always not understood why they are so fuss whenever we had our “pleasure” there. But now when I’m at this age, I can understand that.

And about the place, it was really the best one. First, there is one small stream and a paddy field at the back of the house. Then, there are lots of fruits trees, jambu batu, jambu air, jambu loceng, rambutan, cermai, bacang, mangga, limau.

And today, I was there once again. I met few of them, and everything was absolutely different. Well, what do you expect after 25 years time? I’m still keep in touch with them form time to time, but we hardly meet since when I moved to town. As time goes by, we getting older and life changes.

Today I’ve meet Kak R and Dik T. I’m almost shed my tears when we started to chat about what we had years ago. I have many nieces and nephews. They are grown up and some are in colleges and universities. But the best thing was, all of them are married, except me.

And most of all, I’m so proud and grateful, because they are so successful now. Even, I just can believe that they can go that very far and they’re really, really successful. They have good jobs, they got what they wanted (because we used to dream last time) and the most of all they are happy for what they have right now.

Same goes to my self as well. If I turn back to those years, I can’t believe that we can be for what we are today. We used to “berkubang” in the paddy field. Play catches the anak udang and ikan kecik-kecik. I don’t know the name, but I’m always used that name whenever mum asked me once I got home. Even, Kak R, she was the one yang kuat memanjat pokok. Everytime at each pokok yang berbuah, dialah yang panjat.

And today, I can see there is no more paddy field but they have changed to plants papaya trees. All the fruits trees were not there anymore as well. The house was getting old. Anyhow, it still okay.

Meeting the aunties and uncles and few grandmas and my second cousins today was the best thing I had today. I pray that we can meet once again, for another time.