Here’s a tribute entry to a friend of mine who still reads my blog. You know who you are. =)
When I first arrived in Kota Bharu last Friday, I feel weird. I don’t know why but I really feel out of place. It’s like KB is not my home anymore. I don’t even know where home is right now. My cousins picked us up at the airport and took us to my grandma’s house. That felt weird too. Sleeping in other people’s bed (uncle’s bed to be exact) was weird. There was also a strange feeling inside of me, knowing that I use to have a place in KB where I proudly call it home. The place is still there but it’s not the same anymore. It’s just not the same.
Just when I thought the trip would be dull and sad, relatives and friends came to the rescue. Not forgetting the local food of Kelantan. A small get together with my best friends since primary school made me feel at home again. Spending time with my cousins made me feel like I belong. Wondering around my grandma’s house made me like a kid again. All of these changed the way I felt and I started to enjoy the trip more.
I met my friends Saturday morning. Only God knows how much I love and care for them. Even though it was just the three of us, it was fun. Catching up and hanging out like old times. Gosh, I miss the old days. Then that evening, I picked some ‘jambu air’ from the tree in front of grandma’s house and had a wonderful ‘colek’ session with the girls. Sedak do’oh nah! ☺ Later that night, we went to Wakaf Che Yeh to check out the pasar borong. It was awesome. The atmosphere was truly original. It was a warm night and being in a bustling crowd made it even warmer. But no sticky-sweaty feeling could stop me from going from one stall to another. Dikir barat songs were blasted in the background together with the shouting of sellers to attract shoppers to their stalls. I would never ask for a more classic environment of the famous pasar borong.
The next day, my friends and I went to our former teachers’ houses. It was good to see them again. Felt like I was in primary school again. We talked about the present, they asked us about future (kerja and kahwin, haha) and we were reminiscing about the good old days. Catching up session had never been more fun. The biggest news that we got was that one of our seniors/old friends is married and has a kid. Never thought that he would be the first one. He had a reputation of being ‘the guy’ back in school days and was fooling around with a lot of girls. When I first heard from my teacher that he’s married, I choked on tea. That’s how surprised I was. Hope he’s happy now =)
The final day in KB started with a nice breakfast at the infamous Kak Wok. Eating nasi berlauk there felt like heaven. Having it with good company made it even better. Thanks Aiman and Mimi. Love you guys so much! =) Then a bowling session with my cousins ended the trip beautifully (eventhough the game was not..haha). A little bit of shopping and it was complete. May I say, the trip that I doubted to be fun earlier was really fun indeed. Thanks to my loving relatives and awesome friends.
Lots of love, timah =)
and that's that
