In Secondary School, I recall asking my English Teacher, Ms Tracy Tan, where was the best place to study. And she gave me a shock when she proposed I do my reading on the bus.
Now after 5 years, I have to admitt that it is a great idea. I took a bus back home from Rail Mail at Upper Bukit Timah and the journey took me close to two hours. I meandered through Dunearn Road, had a short glimpse of the city, took a full load from Little India and lastly found familiar buildings around Geylang and Bedok.
I am glad that with my military experience, I took on this arduous journey fully prepared. You can never go wrong with One foot long sandwich,2 bottles of distilled water and a great book. (Im finishing Eat, Pray, Love). What made it even more satisfying was having a seat just beside the glass panel and conveniently lean on it when I needed a nap.
After a few naps and a few chapters of the book later, I took a look outside the glass panel and realise I was approaching Chai Chee. Instantenously I was transported to a moment I had with my cousins when we were young, at the playground of our grandparent's estate. I vividly remembered my guy cousins and I profusely perspiring while digging the sand of the nearby playground.
Mimin: Kak beraper lama lagi nak kena korek? (How long should we continue digging?)
Syiks: Alah dalam lagi! (Deeper!)
An: Beraper dalam sey? (How deep!)
Syiks: Sampai kita jumpa China. (Until we reach China!)
Let me explain that we were young and extremely naive to think that if we were to dig deep enough we will reach China. Haha!
So what happened eventually?
We ended up digging to the concrete base of the playground and it did not stop there. We went to another sand box and did the same thing. Haha.
All the 'excavation' made the playground look like a mine-field.
I can't help but smile at how naive we were. Cartoons. It must have been the cartoons.
Bugs Bunny had much better luck than we did.
Mimin's Current Thought:
How did I make it through before?
Mimin's Praying For:
Ili Liyana Izyan.
Mimin's Missing:
Bhaskaran. Andy Teo. Platoon 9. Charlie Company Office.
