Back from Pagoh

Guess many of you have not heard of Pagoh, Muar right ? Well, it is like a chinese kampong area where chickens, dogs and buffaloes (which I mistaken as an ELEPHANT when I was a kid. .. yah, I know ... Sua ku SINGAPOREANS!) roams freely and kids zoom around on bikes when they are barely 14yrs old.

In any case, Pagoh used to be my holiday getaway every school holiday and I looked forward to the trishaw ride in Muar where I will be squashed among vegetables, fruits and what's not that Grannie will bring to my grandaunt & family. And not forgetting the endless sacks of durians my uncle & aunt will pick from their durian plantation and the familiar smell of processed rubber (my relatives used to tap rubber from their plantation and processed them into sheets for sale).

This unexpected trip has brought back lots of memories and I am pleasantly surprised that Pagoh has not changed much for the past 20 years. Was literally having the mental image of me running around the house just like the good old days. Here are some pictures from my trip.

The front entrance to my grandaunt's place. One of my favourite place cos the cemented floor is always so cooling and I love to lie on it to get away from the afternoon heat (but must watch out for chicken poo though ..hahaha)

This is the amazing kitchen where many delicious dishes were whipped up in my childhood. Only thing is there are many ants and insects crawling in from the outside .. scary ...

This is the path to the toilet (yes it is detached from the house) and rubber processing room (which was converted to a store room many years back) . I am terrified of this place cos there are always many ferocious guard dogs around and it is pitch dark when night falls. Till today, I will drag my grannie along whenever I need to visit the toilet...hehehe

This is the much spoken about toilet. Note that there is no flushing system so the little purple container is very useful ! And yes, I showered here too with icy cold water (no heater too!)stored in the blue tiled compartment. Trust me, one scoop of that icy water will immediately wake even the most sleepy soul. On top of that, you will also have Lizzies and mozzies as your willing audience ...arrgghhh ... shower time is always 5 min flat for me! Hahaha

And this is the low lying well in the processing room (aka storeroom now) which I was fearful of cos I will always imagine myself tripping and falling into it. In fact there is another HUGE well that I used to play with (used to think it was fun to throw the bucket into the well and fetch water like "adults") but din had time to pop by for some pics during this trip.

Will continue to blog abt the food tomorrow .. am sleeping now cos super tired after driving back earlier this evening ...yup, I did it .. I drove in Msia ! hahaha