This is the 21st day of the year..and most of my Chinese friends are preparing for their New Year.
As I am writing this, I am on KLIA Express on my way to KL Sentral. KL, a place where I belong.
I was out of town to another state for almost a week. In between my tight schedule over there, I managed to squeeze an opportunity to go to a smaller town outside the state's city centre.
No doubt , it is full of greens and the view was picturesque! Nonetheless, it pinched me also to think what could have triggered a culture shock.
For quite sometime I always wonder, will it be a big adjustment from someone out of the city to come over to the capital city Kuala Lumpur. Apparently, I learnt that there are a lot to adjust.
From quiet and tranquil environment to the bustling busy city life..from the scenic green view to concrete jungle..from a quiet night to a city that never sleeps...from ferry to lrt..from local dialect to another dialect...and more importantly, from staying with family to staying away from family
Living on your own is a test on whom you really are and what you want in life. Are you easily influenced..do you still carry the values being taught at home..did you turn into a person that is not whom you really are..
No matter how strong the current is, I believe we should stay strong with our own principles in life. Never feel inferior about our ownself. Where we come from, our background, our family..
Life is a lifelong journey. It is good to have a strong hold to our roots.. With a good heart,together, one will be strong enough not to let it be destroyed from the inside also from the outside.
We can never change how we started but we can change how it shall end. In the course of going up the social ladder and lifestyle, there should be no reason to forget or ditch where we came from..
Take a look around,what nature has shown to us...A tree that can stand tall and live longer..are the ones that have a very strong root that goes deep on the ground. Come to think of it, even The Big Tree is still around! ;)
Have an awesome holiday everyone!
* The Big Tree is an iconic tree that has been around at Malay College Kuala Kangsar, one of the oldest school in Malaysia established in 1905.
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