one day.

i have all my life, been raised, fed and grew up in pj. however, my parents are from seremban, negeri sembilan. we seldom make trips backs. i have no idea why. i return, maybe like, twice a year. once during the cny, once during all soul's day (cheng beng-like festival for catholics like me). but for the past two years, i haven't been returning for all soul's day because it often fell on dates during my examination period. but this year, because i am only sitting for three paper, i guess i felt i should really make time to return.



another main reason i chose to go back was because i haven't had the yummy food in seremban for a long time. everytime i returned during the cny, we always had food from my grandma's place because likely everywhere else is closed.



i had a really long night before. but managed to grab proper sleep before the journey back.



first of was our favourite beef ball noodles. nothing like the ones u find in lai foong, petaling street. this is way better. but i can't say much for the ambience though. it is in a market. wet market to be exact.



old school, double storey market. very smelly and dirty. but people actually hang out there. maybe because there is no starbucks. you could really tell we were the outcasts in the market. everyone was in rubber slippers and pyjamas (in my context, t-shirt and rubber shorts are pyjamas!). and i was in ballet flats, equipped with hobo bags. haha. i adore this place. instills a nostalgic feel in me.

this has got to be our favourite beef ball noodles stall!!

very scrumptious because of the bits of salted lettuce (ham choi?) and the fried up nuts! i adore the stomach parts.

then we headed up to the cemetary to pay visits to the deceased. er..........no pictures. you want meh? haha. and i have never met these people in my life. it always gives me a heavy feeling because i've only seen them through pictures. and so i've heard so many great things about my grandpa, aunt and maternal grandma.

we stopped by awhile Por Por Sally's place. apparently her daughter is a lecturer in rmit, melbourne. but really, there are so many relatives, i can't really remember anyone at all.

she lives in a really old-school place. i've never seen any house like that in my life before. hahaha.

old-school spiral staircase. i love staircases like this! why people don't make them anymore?

modern decoration on an antique chair. hahaha. such a face because i was already dead tired.

lastly on the agenda was cendol. which ain't that impressive. definitely not as impressive as the one on penang road! nonetheless, a great treat after such a hot day!

and so that was my one day back to seremban! until today, i cannot remember roads in seremban, sadly. but i am good in roads in melaka and penang.

okay, shall go back to books!