~Badly in need of TLC~How many years has it been since I last saw it? Lets see now, Abah has passed for 6 years now and before that I didn't go there for at least 2-3 years.. so a total of roughly 8-9years?? The poor dear is so dilapidated, it's a far cry from the once handsome and most majestic house on the block ..
Now the roof is caving in, the wooden parts are falling apart due to termites..The main door is in danger of crashing down as it has been hacked so many times due to the blardy thieves tat keep on stealing from the house.. It's badly in need of restoration...
It pains me so much to see the the fruit of Abah n Mak's sweat and hard work disintergrate till such a state... from just a piece of land full of forestry, Abah cut down the trees and built up a wooden house.. throughout the years he slowly changed the wood to stone... upon completion, it became the grandest house on the block ...With stone fencing around the ground's perimeter with a grand gate to match and lights all around... now the lights have all been stolen, the gate my eldest bro crashed it down when he drove a lorry thru it and never even bother to repair..
From getting water from the well,using light from the kerosene pumped lamp and electricity from the neighbours generator to piped running water and electricity from the electric company. It would have maintain its majestic state if only the asses who rented and stayed in it would have taken better care of it!!!And the big jerk namely my eldest bro who dun give a damn about it...
I remember the weekly BBQs we had.. the makeshift tent me and my younger bro made and slept in outside in the garden after a campfire of cos.. the many fireworks we played during Ramadhan...the heavenly relaxing lazing in the sofas on the verandah with a cup of hot coffee-o with hot tasty goreng pisangs dipped in kicap lada padi ...heaven I tell ya..The occasional visit to the nearby lake for a dip in the cool waters or the trips to the end of the road where we get to see the sea and Senoko's 3 towers where we would fish and come back with baskets full of fishes and crabs... the daily bath with water from the well, water so cool and refreshing.. wake to mornings of dew and cool sight..Sigh.. those were really the dayssssss...
I've checked it out.. At least RM15k is needed for me to restore it to it's former glory or a lil more majestic... mana gue nak cekau seh .. but if I dun, no one will want to rent it anymore ..sigh ...I've made enquiries there, I can get a bank loan using my bro's name but I dun know if I should venture into it seeing I am barely surviving here in SG.. But on the other hand, I really can't bear to see it crumble down to dust ...
Ya Allah .. The dilemma I am in now...yet another obstacle for me to face...God show me the way pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Wistful for Love
12:23 PM
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