kt: day two

dear emilyn...

continuing my nationwide malaysian tour with my second day at kt...cherap, azam n i went into town itself...situated at the terengganu river estuary...typical coastal town bordering the sea n lining the river...with fishing as its main source of economy...

so we rented a boat n went upstream...which was very cool...coz it seemed like a time travel to me...from the hustle n bustle of modern kt...to the slumbering fishing villages along the river...to the virgin jungles upriver...caught a glimpse of what the olden days must've been for the terengganese...children bathing in the river while adults mend their boats...

we went all the way up to the state muzium...reputedly the largest muzium in southeast asia...its old architecture made it seem like n ancient ruin rising above the threatening jungle...lonely n foreboding...cool!...like something out of conrad's heart of darkness...

so anywayz...spent n hour on the river...half upstream n half downstream...with the sun tanning my skin...wind styling my hair...water spraying my face...friends talking n laughing together...truly n enjoyable moment...

so after that...we walked around town...revisiting the places that cherap n azam used to visit...heh...they introduced me to the various specialized sections of kt...heh...which was rather weird to me...having a whole row of digital shops here...a whole row of shoe shops there...n a whole row of barbers there...heh...really weird compared to the commercial styles of kl in its expansive shopping complexes such s midvalley n klcc...

but i think the funniest thing was the fact that cherap n azam seemed like foreigners to me too...although this was their birthplace...coz they themselves did not notice the changes in kt...like which buildings were gone n which buildings were newly built...which shops were there n which weren't...heh...

i'll never forget the time when azam wanted to buy some dvds from this shop...only to realize that the shop was gone...heh...the sheer surprise in his voice n face: priceless...heh...but i can understand them...seeing as they've been studying in boarding schools since secondary school...n only to return home once or twice every year...n even then...to stay at home n pay back their sleep debt...heh...what'll happen when they leave kt only to return after 3 years?...heh...only time will tell...

so that's about it...actually come to think of it...we didn't really do much today...just around town really...but it was really fun n cool...anywayz...till tomorrow then...for day three...but don't expect much coz i think i'll b taking it easy too...

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