Few days ago, I saw this shared post on FB, saying that there is a newly painted mural in my hometown, Teluk Intan, painted on a wall behind 老店 (Direct translation: old shop).  Very excited, my first thought was  "Okay die die must go snap photo there." But then, my second thought was "Where is this old shop?" Lol, there are so many old shops in Teluk Intan okay. Or maybe I didnt know the shops here are called 老店? :/

So this morning, after breakfast, I went there with lil sister, jeng jeng. She snapped all the photos, with my new pink toy JE10. It is in Jalan Manggis, same row as Hang Seng Restaurant, same row as 23hours Sin Lok Tian coffee shop. :D


I am not a city girl, I am from a small town. I love my hometown and I am proud of it. No offence, but frankly I dont quite understand why after some people grew up and went to other big cities to study or work, they would start belittling their own hometown. Teluk Intan is small, it doesnt have much entertainment, it is not as advanced as other cities. And yes, cities like KL and Penang are attractive, I love their shopping malls and the things they have there but we cant find in Teluk Intan.

But I love my hometown even more. We dont have skyscrapers, we dont have big malls, we dont have many expensive restaurants, but we have our Chee Cheong Fun, our Heong Peah, and also our old clock tower. Above all, we have our histories and memories here.

Why are they ashamed of where they come from? Why they wanna call themselves 'city people' instead of 'Teluk Intan-ian' where Teluk Intan will always be where you are from, regardless how much you would deny the fact. That left me with 1000 question marks.