I grew up here. Everything I needed was here. I didn't need any fancy clothing, bags, a big house, etc. All I needed was this but I had to say goodbye to a place that was so dear to me almost 10 years ago when my family relocated to Shah Alam.
People say you don't know what you will miss until you lose them. I miss them the whole ten years. A friend's wedding brought me here this time (I come back here every so often when I could, lately more compared to the earlier years as I am still jobless :P) An old friend's wedding whom I have known since primary school (or kindergarten?) and as with all my other school friends, separated by the years. Study, jobs, family, the whole works. This wedding was very special to me however because we managed to summon even one of those friends whom I haven't seen since after SPM. It was a riot of pregnant women (3 of them pregnant at the same time, one was due to deliver anytime - Alhamdulillah it wasn't at that time) beautiful wives/mothers and of course the mini group I was a part of -the single ladies. The single ladies all had a tragic story so we'll leave that as is.
Catching up with old stories didn't end there as it continued in our 'Whatsapp' forum - falling asleep in class, getting scolded at, getting horrible marks, collecting newspapers house to house in the rain, memorable teachers and the list is endless. I realize that I attach a fond memory with every story. Now, eventhough the teachers that taught us in school are no longer there, we still have the memory to hold on to - the memories that keep us together as sisters. 18 years I lived here and of course not everything was a happy occasion but I had all I needed here. It was enough to make me think that one day, I will come back and live here again.
I cherish all of you here and Kuching will always be my first home. To my friend Aishah, Congrats to you and Shakur. I hope that your marriage is just one of the many happy occasions that you have yet to relish in your new life called 'wife'..and soon 'mother'. Let's all meet again!