a walk in the garden
Posted on November 14, 2007
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i went back to penang last weekend during deepavali to give my mum a birthday surprise. when i reached the bus terminal in sungai nibong, i decided to call up my mum, just to make sure if she’s at home, and also if she’s cooking dinner. after talking on the phone for a while, i hung up and continue waiting for the bus to come. surprisingly, i waited for an hour or so, yet the bus didn’t show up. the route of the new bus, rapid penang, is kinda weird, as there are not much of bus passing by the main bus terminal in penang, and when i got onto the bus, i realise that the bus doesn’t passby my house, and i had to walk for about 20 minutes in order to reach home.
as i knocked onto the wooden door of my house, dad opened the door, and he showed me the "confused" face while unlocking the pad lock. well of course, he was happy to see me back home. then when i was putting my luggage back into my room, i heard my mum coming out from her room. i acted as if i didn’t know that she’s walking towards me. she was shocked to see me home, and asked why was i back. i told her that i was back to surprise her for her birthday. looks of joy were on her face, and we hugged each other. seriously, that was the 1st time we hugged each other, apart from when i was still a kiddo.
we had dinner together, mum cooked some simple yet delicious food. gosh, i haven’t eat at home for a long long time. after dinner, me and my parents watched TV programmes together in the living room. later that night, i went out to meet up my friends for tea and talk session.
the next morning, i woke up early for breakfast with my parents. after the early breakfast, me and my mum went to botanical garden for a walk. i don’t even remember my last time walking in the garden with my parents. we talked about stuffs that happened during older days when i was younger. time really flies.. i still remember that me and couple of my cousins went swimming in the river in botanical garden during my childhood time. that was like 15 years ago or more..
i got to express my feelings towards life to my mum, she has always been a good listener. she goes to botanical garden for walks quite often with my dad to breathe fresh air. while we were walking, we saw some of my dad’s friends, who were also photographers, taking pictured of humming birds, taking nectar from flowers in the garden. all these while i see humming birds through discovery channel and animal planet. that is the 1st time i see a humming bird in real life, and the size of it is not any bigger than my thumb. then as we walked down from the waterfall, i saw monkeys resting on top of a plant nursery. baby monkeys were holding tight onto their mother, as they make their way to another place in the garden.
after the walk in botanical garden, we stopped by the shops in front of the main entrance of botanical garden for refreshments. mum bought some fruits and i bought ice cream. the indian uncle can speak all sorts of dialects and languages. anything that i know, he knows. he was a friendly guy. i told mum that if he were to work in KL, he’s gonna make big money for his ability of speaking various dialects and languages.
after that, we drove over to youth park, which is just 10 minutes drive away from botanical garden. they refurbished the place and now, youth park is more lively than before. more families go there for walks, societies organises gatherings and events there.
i wish that i brought the cabel so that i can updoad photos of the waterfall that i took.. gosh how fast it is and now i’m back in the office working.. i seriously look forward to go back to penang again soon.. miss the food there.. oh yea, i grew fat after 4 days in penang, 1 breakfast session in penang is like 3 to 4 times of breakfast in KL..
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