Saturday At Rembau

By 2.30pm Pa's car has 2 new front tyres and ready to take its maiden trip to Rembau. We turned back Jalan Loop to join Jalan Seremban-Tampin on our way to Rembau.

Workers at the end of the extended crane boom working on the future bypass for Seremban-Tampin traffic.

The journey to Rembau was surprisingly smooth. We stopped at Fresco Supermarket which was rather quiet for a month-end weekend to get something for Wan. We noticed there many cars parked at the Family Store (FS)...the customers must have preferred the newer FS supermarket.

Pa did not inform Wan about our intended trip to kampung. We reached kampung safely to a quiet house. We woke Wan up from her intended rest. She was pleasantly surprised to see the three of us.

There's so much interesting things to see at kampung; the chicken in the backyard, the fruit trees the birds and insects.

Looking out the door at some chicken outside the door in the backyard. Whenever some food leftover is thrown out, the chicken would make a big rush for it.

Unfortunately, Wan's chicken has been reduced to less than 10 in numbers following their mysterious disappearance from the coup since Wan was away a couple of months back. So is Wan Teh's chicken. Some midnight predators had made it to the coup and helped themselves to the chicken of their choice.

There I was looking out the back kitchen door, waiting and wondering what really happened to the chicken.

This facial gesture tells it all.

Many kampungs nowadays have dilapidated old houses left behind by the younger generations in preference for modern houses in the cities. Its not just for the reason that they have no living parents and relatives but the job prospect out there in the cities is more sought after than the tough kampung work.

This old house behind our kampung house has been leaning on whatever support it has. Only Wan knows the deceased owner.

My other cousins were not back this weekend, so I had no company of my age in kampung to play with. Whatever things I could get hold of became my plaything.

Like this "tasbih"

Even tried to rearrange the "kuih" we bought.

The Saturday Pasar Malam was on in Rembau town. Pa suggested we check it out. Initially Wan was reluctant to go, but after a little persuasion by Pa she agreed.

We decided to go early when it is less crowded and its still daylight. Still, when we reached there, Pa had to park his car round the corner.

Nasi kerabu stall...we bought our dinner here, including Wan!

Alisya looking puzzled when Ma tried to hand a RM10 note to Pa to pay for the Nasi Kerabu...Pa had paid for it earlier.

The cendol was so tempting that Ma could not resist.

At 6.00pm we were already walking to our car. We spent just half an hour at the Pasar Malam.

It was early Nasi Kerabu dinner for Pa, Ma & Wan.

Had some fun with Pa while waiting for Wan to perform her Maghrib prayers.
(Pic from Ma's Nikia cameraphone)

Getting a cuddle from Pa
(Pic from Ma's Nokia cameraphone)

We left kampung after Maghrib reaching home before 9.00pm. I was as usual the first to go to bed. Its been a tiring Saturday.

Good Nite.