Just the same places where I use to walk in my daily life while studying here. Since first degree until now. What can I say, feel bored walking in the same place but we appreciate what we have. Might be it is good for us or might be something torturing but at least we have something for our selves. Many students have affection to this place. I have no attachment to this place and I don't really develop friendship here so I don't feel any attachment : )
Mai kita jalan-jalan tempat biasa... hehehe
Crossing Bukit Gambir Road into the campus
Jalan Bukit Gambir, view from flyover
Welcome to the campus at Bukit Gambir gate
USM Stadium at Bukit Gambir gate
Students' Main Hall (DUP) from the pavement, just after rain pouring down
Close up at DUP, this is the place we used to sit for examination during first degree time
View of Indah Kembara male hostel from a bus stand
Prayer Hall of Masjid al-Malik Khalid, this is the only place that I missed in USM I cried here before Him pleading help to face this life : )
I have many memories with grandparents too. Sometimes we were left in our village in Perlis or our grandparents would look after us when they come over to visit us. I hate to stay in the
village too when I was a child because we only could listen to radio and
can't watch TV. Radio channel that I listened when I was in Perlis was broadcasting from Southern Thailand. Even the TV channel that I could only watch is Malaysian Radio and Television Channel 1 while other popular channel like TV3 can't be reached with short aerial. Most people in grandparents house are settlers from Southern Thailand and they speak in Thai at home although they are Malays. Small numbers of minority were settlers from southern states such as from Negeri Sembilan. Grandparents were settlers from Sanglang of Kedah state and we regard Perlis as a territory of Kedah Sultanate, haha.
Besides, we can't make friend with village kids because
they would mock us as kids from the city whom are viewed in
generalization as bunch of arrogant kids. Some villagers (traditional)
ones always looking down to us as ungodly people and deserve no respect
so they talked to us in impolite manner. I hate to stay in the village
too. My sisters always teasing me, they said you are unfriendly unlike
us. They are female and when they bring their friend home, they do not
have to worry as I am the only male among them beside my dad who is
another.
I always think about others before I do anything for myself. Even when I wanted to give foods to a cat or a dog, I would first make sure that it is safe for the animal. If I bring my friends home, I am afraid that everyone would feel
uncomfortable since our house is actually a small house, we are poor
people. I had been to friends' houses and staying at their house which actually denotes that I make friends and contacts with people around. As an
example, I had been to Alep house in Yan just after his dad passed away
during our first year as a degree student. He was not even my course
mates nor room mates and we are just hostel mates. I understood how it feels when losing
someone we love because I love my grandparents though I had not acted as
a filial grandson to the late grandpa due to some misunderstanding. I
am still maintaining contact with Alep.
Sadly
other friends including my ex-roommate Zaidi had lost from the reach
because I don't think I have any significance in others' life. Once I think that I have
no function in people life, I would get rid myself from them. Other
than that, female and male are different in term of functions although
we are both human-being. So, we can't take everyone as fitting others
but as unique on their own. I regret that sisters at home, even mum has
the thinking that everyone must be the same in function. When I say to
them why don't you do man job if human function the same? They would
rant saying: "It's like no men at home!" If, human are the same in
function and ability, why not women be truck drivers, electricians,
technicians, mechanics and etc? I will give my full support to women who
involve themselves in these field rather than just talk but never walk
their talk, LOL...
Sealed with prayers for mercy, peace, and love, amin!
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