After a half and hour break, I realised that I did not have a proper lunch just now and decided to take my late lunch which is almost dinner time at Mamak near Sri Tanjung. While on my way to the Main Door, a female security guard called me from a distance and the dialogue goes like this.
Female Security Guard : Dik sini dulu.
Me : Hello. Ye, ada ape?
Female Security Guard : Tak balik cuti ke?
Me : Tak delah, stay sini je.
Female Security Guard : Oh, yeke asal mane?
Me : Sarawak.
Female Security Guard : Oh, okay jauh. Pasti rindu famili ni..
Me : Smiling widely (Deep in my heart,God knows my true feelings smile emoticon ) and walking to the mamak to makan hehehehehe
Every mid-semester holiday, I will definitely have no chance of going back because of my commitment here with assignments,programs and activity. Sacrificing will definitely not hurt but sometimes the little kind words they say touch your heart. When I was going towards the Mamak Stall, she told me to take care and be safe. I feel very thankful and thought that it was thoughtful to say such words to me. At least, I feel contented, understood and concerned of. Who would not feel homesick when you are away from home all tight up to this dimension full of life. It is not a bad thing, it is just that you need your solitude, your family for some time. I did not get to be a part of this for the last two years. I am not complaining but it made me realise that time is gold and family should be valued as time goes by. Before it is too late, parents get older,siblings grow older and move out and your favorite cousins are awkwardly in their adolescent years. Just four years my cutie boy cousin was four years old in his little clothing and fast forward he now attends primary school and is in standard two. See, I miss so much in the last two years and those short meet-ups are the ones that should be treasuring. Do not get me wrong, being away from family gives you an open mind to live independently and free. Go around places you never been, do things in curiosity and follow the flow of the winds. Alas, sometimes you need to stand firm on the ground, rediscover your roots and find your contentment. That is the reason when I return to Sarawak, I have to bear that in mind despite the constant fallouts and temptations. I hope that if you read this, you can relate to it, whether you are old, young,grumpy or moody, your sense of contentment which is your family should place a part in your heart. Home is where the heart, if your heart is there, it is home.
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| "You will always find your way back home." |
Signing out,
PHILIP YEOH BOON LENG "MR CUCKOOBIRD"
1.37 A.M
12/11/2015

