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went to thailand with the family on the 26th. we wanted to leave kl earlier but there were christmas service, family gatherings and stuff. so we could only leave after everything was settled.
my aunt's a thai and her family in nakhon built a new house there. so we all went there to check it out, with a little vacation for ourselves on the way. we started journey around 11am. my back was stiff for sitting so long and i couldn't sleep the whole journey because i had to make sure my dad wasn't sleepy. when we finally reached nakhon it was around 9pm. and when i saw the house, i was like 'omggggg, is this the right house?!!'. it was so cool. and to know that they built it all by themselves is even more impressing.
the house was bigger than i expected. with 2 toilets, 3 rooms, a kitchen and huge hall. they even have a driveway for goodness sake. so not your ordinary kampung house. and with the money my uncle gave them, it'd only be enough to build a small small house here in kl, but they manage to build a mini bungalow there. picture that.
- chickens in nakhon sleeps on trees.
seriously. they're only slightly bigger than a dove and they'd fly up the tree to sleep around evening. crazy man. now who says chickens can't fly?
- the water there was freezing cold.
in nakhon, they use well waters for bathing and washing and everything. and boy i tell you the water is so colddddddddd. *shivers* i know you'd say i'm a spoiled brat with the luxury of hot water for my whole life but it's not about that. even my aunt went 'woohoooo' while she's in the shower. instant wake up call i tell you. the cold water here is nothing compared to that. nothing.
- the kids are really kids.
there's no internet connections or astro in nakhon. at least i think they don't. so the kids have to find their own entertainments. they'd be running around the house chasing after the dog or competing to see who's the fastest to climb up a pole or killing bugs and insects in the house. they're not the same with kids in the city. in kl, even an 8 year old has a facebook account. but these kids are really just kids, if you get my drift. they have all this innocence and passion. this their childhood. all this will become beautiful memories for them to look back upon. i kinda envy them.
- uncle onn's special pet.
1 of my aunt's brother, uncle onn/ohn/on (i never get the hang of thai names) owns a flying fox named han as a pet. still craving for hamsters as pet? pleaseeee lah. out of date dy. :p mum was terrified of it. she can't stand furry animals. don't know why though. han is kinda cute. it'd curl up into a ball and sleep on my hand. not sure it could fly though. looks more like a baby squirrel than a flying fox. but i've never seen a real flying fox. :p wished i could bring back a flying fox as a pet. mum would be FURIOUS.
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