Bored? Yes. Very. The things were soo routine. Eat, sleep and watch television, though wouldn't be complaining about food. In fact, the only enjoyment back there is the cuisine. Penang is not called Food Heaven for nothing.
Dull? Most of the time. Activities are so monotonous. Morning-sleep. Afternoon-sleep. Evening-football. Nigh-TV, no astro and was condemned even to watch dull Malay series. Sleep will not come before 3am, thanks to the aftermath of exams. Sigh.
Apart from TV and radio, I am pratically barred from any other multimedia sources. READ: Computer and Internet. The shitty thing is the dialled-up Internet nowadays diconnected every 5 minutes. Was once so fed-up that I banged the modem, tho it was obviously none of its fault. And finally, talked my dad to into installing Streamyx, and initial progress was done. And instead of Warcraft 3, the com is only eligible to play Warcraft 2 with no audio sound due to some defect software program. No games, no browsing, nothin'. Now I am much much much much glad to sit in front of the desktop in my hostel room.
As for the social part, it was like an iron-curtain policy. There was almost zero communication with my ex school mates, save for a visit to the school. Even with those living nearby, it was just some mere hi and bye and long time no see exchange. STPM is really taking the lives out of them. And btw, all my "foreign" friends send me Boeing 747s for their planned trips to Pg. I was practically isolated. I din even touch my feet on the floors of Gurney Plaza. How pathetic is that.
And to be confined to read LOTR novels once again makes life oh-so-dull. It is the sixth time for the first 2 books and 8th time for Return of The King. Din really know how I managed that feat, but boredom might contribute more to pure interest of it.
The good thing here is the makaning part in Penang. I was lucky then. 3 of my cousins celebrate their b'days during my stay in Pg. And we had a feast every Saturday. Whee. Long time coming since dishes like Shark Fin Soup, roasted piglings and tiger prawns are on my menu.
Something special was the trip to Bt. Ferringghi night market. The DVDs there are a bargain. 4 for each and buy 10 free one. But come to think again, the travelling part form Sg. Ara to Bt. Ferringhi already made up the cost to equal the score of buying a 7 buck DVD near my house. So not really some good deal, in a way.
A sunny afternoon at E-gate was not bad too. In fact, it was tantilizing. Sitting by the sea(quite near, not really BY the sea), sipping coffee and gathering memories with my 2 best pals...
Hmm, not that bad afterall.
And by the way, the air back there is waaaaayyy fresher than in Kl. Gosh, the haze is terrible, thanks to our always considerate neighbours.
KL at its not-so-bad hazy state. Imagine the worse.
And after a 4-hour trip in the North -South Highway and some rest, I am back in my cramped room writing a blog.
Ironically, am now missing home. What the hell.
p/s: Bought a new cam. Will be featuring in my next blog.
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