Monday, November 17, 2008

A big fish swimming in a small ocean.

No no! The blog isn't done and dusted yet...Think I'll post this "wonderful experience" first before i post other crap from college or whatsoever. So here's the thing....I went back to my mum and dad's hometown in Teluk Intan, Perak on the 14th of November,the day I finished my exams. Sometimes, things are really easier when both parents are from the same spot..you know...the same "village"...whatever it is....my parents' hometown supposed to be called my hometown as well....So..I was back for my cousin's wedding dinner...and I realized....how small the town really is.......
One thing we all should know is that....people get happy really easy when they aren't stressed up with all the city hassle whatsoever bla bla bla...Check that out...even the maid is happy here...why?Cause my mum was ironing her own clothes and the maid gets to chill..well I mean..thats not practically the reason but yeah...not like those city maids that we are used to...They steal lotsa things....cash, jewelleries, handbags, cosmetics, sometimes the babies....and ofcourse...HUSBANDS....
It's kinda hard to believe my mum lived here...and she speaks fluent English right now...for me...this is close to history.....for rich men, this is close to poverty but for the people in the town...this is close to luxury.....I GUESS.....
Animals here are being treated good as well though they get chained around the neck for whatsoever reasons. Sometimes, a little bit of control will help to turn things around...or maybe town people don't understand how to have fun with pets!...I mean...doggy-style u know what I'm sayin'?
Ahh yes...the altar of the Gods....why not?Remember those huge and gigantic Greek Temples which house sexy deities and hot goddesses?A friend of mine once told me that why men and women are crazy about being buff and slim respectively is because of the ideal the body that the Greek sculpture promotes through the carving of their gods....And in this case....this altar houses a picture....of a...not sure what it is...but i do know fruits and desserts are "his" favourite offerings...I wonder if we put a fat guy statue 3000 years ago in a Greek temple would make private gyms losing their businesses..?Hmm...
In a small town....everyone's a little friendlier than people from the city...People watch you when you make new friends....and ofcourse...people scratch their head when they don't understand the city language..i wonder if modern civilization would thrive with sign languages?....
AHh yes.....we all like big things don't we?We like huge screens..big sounds systems...blasting all the audio energy around the house and the high frequency enveloping the roof like a bouncy fishnet...don't we?Well here...in the small town...they take things to the next level.Two is better than one! You don't like too big a screen? Then try fitting your own choice of size and place it together like a LEGO block and fix a mini "satellite" for better adjustments...that would do just fine! Ahh.....TADAA....you get your home-grown luxurious TV-set.
When there's a marriage...almost everybody gets involved...at whatsoever times...even in tea ceremonies.Tea ceremonies are definitely the most important aspect of marriage in Chinese traditions. We serve. we drink...we get merry...Even strangers get their fair share of joy too! Check out the kid on the sofa....I think she's got all planned up on what to wear maybe in about 15-20 years time....so thats how tradition was spread around?Since we were all...weeee-young kids huh..
Ofcourse...we invite people from all ages.....The older you get....the rule is....the lesser hair you should keep....Cause you're gonna look ugly with long white hair....ever ate rice noodles?Vermicelli?Or maybe...MIHUN soup..yeah..it looks like that without the soup if you don't cut it..thats if you are a girl though...
The people never forget their roots...they still connect with each other...We pay respect to people of all ages....we talk, we speak up, we communicate...we serve them....We serve them ice..to cool them down for not being able to understand the city lifestyle...and fresh coke to add some fizz to their mindsets......
And yes....we all love big family dinners don't we?I think it all originated from the small town...we carry our values around and we pass it on to the next generation...
And the next generation always have the perception that they are better than the previous one...they wanna be treated like kings and queens...their orders to be made available and commendable at all times! So is it a big surprise to see a small girl wearing something on her head,trying to portray herself like a queen? No....in fact no...thats what mostly all girls do nowadays.....or even boys...we violate the family laws and we fight back..we answer back..we rebel...that's how we roll baby..
And the kids never stop whining and giving orders...they want their parents to give them what they want.....To be able to offer them whatever possible that they desire....to be able to give them their time as well....To even be able to bow down to their orders.....It's scary how kids think nowadays....Generally...most parents are being controlled...unknowingly by their kids...it's not a shame...but it's a wicked reality.....kids ruling over parents.....Haihh...kids nowadays....
But hey....! We should never forget the bright road ahead...the lavishly green roads which are less traveled should be the ones more taken right?I guess how commoners become"uncommoners" is that they do things that people don't usually do....So let's go back to where it all started...our origins....trace back our genealogy....our anthropological history...go back to the forest....and lay our eggs there and breed a better generation of civilization...where people don't kill each other for drugs....why?
Bob Marley once said..." When you smoke the herb..it tells you who you are..."...but why did he say that? Though he was rich but he knew where to get the cheapest and the "highest" of drugs....which is at the forest.....

So there it was...a nice trip back to my parents' hometown and a beautiful wedding dinner was staged at a wonderful period of time. So where is it gonna be next time?Whatever it is....it's time to grow into a bigger fish in a bigger ocean....

So quote from Pussycat Dolls..."I wanna see the world, drive nice cars..I wanna have groupies/boobies"....not too sure but it's along the line.

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