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| View from my room window |
To cure my Taiping blues, I made a trip to my hometown for the
weekend. This time, I got a room with a view facing the Lake Gardens at the
Flemington Hotel.The lakes were dried up a little bit due to the dry season in
the past two months but the view of the greenery was just beautiful.
I contacted a few friends to meet up after dinner that night
but only Karunamurthy was available. He came by the hotel to pick me up and we
went to A.Rahman Restaurant near the Land Office . There was a crowd at the
restaurant due to the Arsenal vs Aston Villa soccer match on TV. We chatted
over drinks until almost midnight.
I woke up in the morning with an aching back. Age must be catching
with me with regards to long distance driving. After breakfast, I took a short
walk around the Lake Gardens near the hotel. Just before that, my wife rang me
up to inform that our daughter’s boyfriend and his parents will be coming over
to visit at her mother’s house in KL. I made a quick decision to return to KL
soon after my morning walk.
Despite my aching back, the walk took me an hour. I also
took some pictures. In spite of the dried up lakes, the gardens just still look
beautiful. There were several groups of couples having the photo session around
the gardens. I sat at one of the park bench not far from the hotel to rest and
to soak in the serenity and the view. My brief peace was disturbed by one of
the couples who asked permission to use the bench for their photo shoot. I
obliged after telling them that I have a backache and just needed awhile to
rest. The young couple said thanks as I got up to return to the hotel.
Upon reaching my room, I packed up my bags and checked out
from the hotel. Well, that’s my brief stay in Taiping and I will be coming back
home again. Now, got to go back to KL to meet the parents of my daughter’s
boyfriend.
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