Back to kampung to see Mak

I actually decided to go back to my hometown and visit my mom.Applied 2 days leave and drive back to my hometown in Kuantan,Pahang on Thursday.Its a 3 hours journey from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan.Called my mom earlier in the morning,she said she's alright and we don't have to worry.
Knowing any mother,they would not want their children to worry.

On Thursday night,after work,my sister Ajah(sibling no.5),myself,the boys and my maid drove all the way to Kuantan.My kids were very happy to go back to Kuantan to see their grandma, grandpa and most of all their cousins.We reached my mom's place around 11.30 pm.My mom,Mak was so happy to see us.Abah and Mak was resting and about to retire to bed.Mak's face beamed when we arrived.Luqman&Iddin was jumping up and down.Iddin my youngest was running around and climbing all over the place.

Abah keep reminding Mak to drink more water coz she suppose to go for an x-ray the next day to check whether the medicine managed to flushed out the particles from her urinal system.We went back to KL after her appointment and after Friday prayers.Mak said she felt better& appreciate that we came home to visit her.

This picture was taken a few months back.The boys and their cousins are playing kite outside mak's house.Mak's house is a big kampung house,a walking distance to a beach,facing the South China Sea.The house was built partly from wood and brick and sits partly on stilts.It used to be my late grandparents house.My kids loves my mom's place because its big,compare to my living room in KL,mine would only take 1/4 of her total square feet of Mak's living room...There's no fence surrounding the house.The boys just love to run around chasing chickens,ducks and goats..I hope my boys would know how to climb trees like I do when I was their age...its so difficult nowdays to find any guava tree or any fruit tree that's low enough for them to climb its branch...

Mak's house situated in a fishing village.Life is typically very relax compared to KL metropolitan life.Fisherman set out to the sea before dawn. After selling the days catch,they would have their breakfast,dry their nets,some would mend their fishing net or "pukat" as we called it here.The fisherman would also spend their time playing checkers or "dam" on a "pangkin"(a flat wooden platform)by the beach after their hard days work.

Whenever I felt the pressure this is the place I find solace..the sea breeze,the sound of the waves crashing,the birds chirping,the sounds of chicken and hens,the bleating of goats...peace to the soul..