Saturday, June 21

Trip Home in Feb 2008 (Penang Part 1)

Talk bout whirlwind trip home. TTz cos Marpig spent an entire wk in Msia!! Cos Marpigz dad wanted to ciao to his frenz home in Kulim (near Butterworth) Guess itz cos he thinks tt there arent many relatives in Singapore and tt he prefer to have lotsa pple ard... well... understand

Hence, being quite a filial daughter, Marpig went with him despite she really doenst want to... and specially itz leaving on 初一!! Sigh...

Anyh, overall, it turned out to be all right bcos Msia is a nice place (not too sure bout other ths though... if ya noe wat Marpig means) & most imptly!! Itz Marpigz mom birthplace... itz might sound abit duh but being in Msia, specially those small towns or villages (with chinese of cos) really felt as though Marpig am near her mom... :)

Anyw, the house Marpig and Marpigz dad stayed at is Marpigz dadz frenz eldest bro place. Bcos itz a beeg xtended family & chinese in Msia likes lotsa children hence... to be clear, therez erm... 5 families in total? With no less than a dozen children!!

Anyw, kicking orf is a cartoon on TV which is smth Marpig used to watch on the internet (& even joined as a member!!) Itz~~~ 阿贵!!Who are they?! Itz 阿贵阿嬷 & 阿弟!! Right, letz move on!!

Marpigz mom used to tell her bedtime stories as well as her childhood (Marpigz mom is also a cancerian) Marpigz dad also tell Marpig bout his childhood :) Hence, Marpig always has a soft spot of ths or scenes tt are reminiscent of the gd o' daes (well, from 50s onwrds) Street hawkers (not the fd street in Chinatown) in Msia are the best!!

The only request (well, there are 2 actually. Will tok bout the next one later) whilst Marpig am in Msia is to have authentic makan!! Hence, bf every morning is at the traditional morning 巴刹!!
Uncle frying carrot cake (the black ones!!)
Handsome (!!) frying noodles!!Uncle cooking smth (cant rem wat it was)

As Marpig mentioned earlier, Marpigz dad really likes children... or maybe he doesnt likes silence... hence, he often likes to visit his frenz bro in Kulim and often stay for a gd few daes. He visits so freqly tt all the children simply adores him!!Marpigz dad actually bought a BEEG packet of balloons and pump so as to make balloon sculpture for the children!! Marpig also want!! But she never tell Marpigz dad... so paiseh to ask for a balloon too!! Kao. Marpigz dad is REALLY gd in balloon sculpturing!! Since Marpig am the oldest "child", she must act like an adult and be just a (envious) onlooker!! :S

(But of cos, Marpigz dad does noe Marpig likes those mini Japanese toys & he always buys them for Marpig!! :D)

After much commotion ( u wont believe the noise decibels of so many children running and screaming!!), itz~~~ lunchtime with Marpigz fav steamboat!!Therez also Marpigz fav (really, wat is not Marpigz fav?!) sambal prawns!! *slurps*

Anyh, night set in & therez a little stray doggie who seems to like the house & wouldnt go... of cos... where can a poor little young doggie who noes nth bout the cruel world goes to? It only seeks love and warmth... Anyw, itz been taken in :)The next dae, Marpig went to a place called Lye Huat Garden in smwhere tt Marpig has no idea. Basically itz like a rich manz pte garden where he collects statues, all sort of animals to make up a mini zoo (therez black bear and tiger!!) Then therez also those porcelain vases and figurines which typical chinese likes to keep... Got to pay to see this personz collection umk!! Itz not free!!

Anyw, Marpig am not too interested but still managed to get sm (nice :P) pictures...

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