Walk into paradise
I got off in front of Kampung Tasik Raban and walked around the village a bit. Not only did they have well preserved traditional Malay houses, the place was alive with wild ducks and chickens. I followed a few, chasing them like a child. But unexpectedly they brought me to a beautiful spot that overlooked the lake. There was a pakcik about 100 meters away fishing, and several abandonedsampans. I continued walking and passed another village by the lake, there were ducks swimming here and also a man with a group of children in the lake. How wonderful, a natural swimming pool! I greeted the man and observed the children for a while. I then went on to the designated sightseeing point of Tasik Raban. There’s a quietness and calmness from the still waters of the lake reflecting the surrounding mountainscapes. With touch-me-nots growing all around, and their yellow flowers in full bloom under clear blue skies, it felt truly like paradise. I speak good Bahasa Melayu! Suddenly, grey clouds started to gather and not long it started pouring. I ran to a small hut, there I met two makciks and a pakcik, we shared the hut while it rained. They were very friendly and shared their food with me. We enjoyed eating and chatting together, completely ignoring the sudden downpour. They praised that my Bahasa Melayu (BM) was good. Well, BM is our national language, I have been speaking BM since I was young, although I havenot been in Malaysia for 10 years, not speaking itoften, I still can’t forget it! Pak Din: “Both of us are from Kota Tinggi, we went to Taiping to visit my sister. She brought ushere today.” Kak Nona: “What are you doing here alone?” FuFu: “I am currently travelling around Northern Malaysia by bus. I don’t have a car, so I took a busfrom KL, to Tanjung Malim, Bidor, Tapah. ... Andtoday I’m here in Tasik Raban. I’m heading to Penang, Perlis and Kedah. ... Nice meeting you guys today!” Kak Nona: “Do people still travel by bus now? In Malaysia? That’s interesting, sounds exotic!” ...... -- Get the book now. --
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