So I went to attend the St. Anne festival in Bukit Mertajam with mom, nephew and two sisters some time last year. Just as I had planned, they all flew into KL from Sabah and we drove off to Penang from there (KL). We were all set, having booked our place of accommodation at some budget hotel near to the venue of the event in Bukit Mertajam. And believe me, even though I booked months in advance it was not…
For those who haven’t known, I have now moved back to the Peninsula, to this lil town called Dengkil. Dengkil is probably a lil dot compared to its grand neighbors – Putrajaya and Cyberjaya, and far more unorganized. A lil bit of digging through its history had brought me into its mining past, hence the existence of several lakes that make up much of its landscapes. The town itself consists of three main roads that meet at a Y-junction, with…
As I am writing this, I am flying on an Air Asia flight, crossing over from my beautiful homeland Sabah to Kuala Lumpur, the place that I have now considered my second home since I moved in from Sandakan about 9 years ago. It was supposed to be a surprise homecoming trip, since I already declared to my family that I was not coming home for Christmas (and I was supposed to mean it, with all the swabbing requirement and…