August 7, 2009

Of viruses and hometown

The swine flu is getting violent these days. 2 of my best buddies were quarantined few days ago but thank God, it was nothing serious. Today, my 2nd boss is taking mc due to horrible flu that he got since yesterday. I pray it's nothing serious for him too because seriously, you DON'T want to be the guy who has to close down the whole building maannn.. No one wants to leave that kind of legacy I tell you. Hik.


My aunt is going back to Johor tonight for a short trip. REALLY short trip. Like going back tonight around 8-ish and coming back to KL tomorrow, probably would reach here around 8-ish at night too. I thought of joining at first but had a change of mind because my amma and appa are coming down next week until after raya so I thought, no point of going back if they are coming here for the whole month. Then, I called my amma this morning. Appa is down with fever, started with diarrhoea last night and vomit this morning. Kinda freaked me out. Appa didn't want to go to clinic and knowing appa, it's not surprising at all. He had this nightmarish experience with the hospital once and since then, he never wants to set foot in any hospital or clinic ever. So, I changed my mind again and I'm heading back tonight with the troops, no matter if it's only for merely few hours.


I haven't been home since Labour Day. If my aunt didn't call to inform me about her trip, my next trip back home would definitely be raya. Jazabelle always told me that I am literally, a kacang lupakan kulit. It's not that I don't want to go back but ever since amma and appa moved out from Pasir Gudang 3 years ago, I've lost the "balik kampung" feeling. This new town, is NOT my hometown. There are no familiar faces. I don't know the uncle at the minimarket. I don't know where's the pasar malam. Yes, yes it's not an excuse I know but it's just not the same, you know. The town is not my playground.


Of course, I don't use THAT excuse when people ask why I hardly go back home. I just say, amma and appa spend every school holiday here. What's the point of going back when I get to see them here?


:D


Happy weekend people. Be good and be safe.


Pray my solid rock appa will be fine.

6 orang buang masa di GayahLand:

Snakebite said...

ha ha dia dah takde kampung. sama macam kita.

Unknown said...

U take care gurl.

Have a nice weekend....

Nin said...

My parents moved out from my hometown too when I was in my early 20s. BUt the good thing was that they moved back to my mom's hometown, so it's not an alien place to me cause we used to go back there every school holidays. Still, I would still go back to my original hometown (taiping) every few years...rindu... Dapat pusing2 lake garden je pun jadi la...

Hope your appa gets well soon.

Gayah Gebu said...

Tok - tak kelako okay takde kampung nih

*tetiba emo*

Ahan - you have a blast weekend too and take care..

Madam - it's never the same kan once you've moved out from your originality.

thank you madam.

mekyam said...

hope yr appa feels better!

i guess i pun takde kampung gak.

dulu masa my parents were still around, i'd think of kl-pj as kampung.

now, it's wherever i hang my non-existent hat [with a feather in it].

or to put it in melayu, "di mana bumi dipijak, di situ langit dijunjung".

safe trip south, girl!

Gayah Gebu said...

mekyam, like EVERYBODY say: age is just a bunch of numbers ey.. yang penting ati muda gituh..

my appa is super solid. dia dah baik. dah siap bergelak besau ari tu..