train-ing

things i sorely miss in the big city: easier and cheaper access to books. theatre. vast choices of good food. and trains. yes, i love commuting. i used to go de-stress myself riding a deserted train during mid-day. i'd bought a ticket from UKM to Kajang, but, instead, i'd went the other way to Seremban (where there's practically nobody boarding the train). i'd read and try to think (daydream, actually*). then, i'd changed train at Tiroi to Kajang and went home to my first rented apartment in Jalan Reko. i enjoyed those rides very much.

i am in the city for a week and have to commute daily from UKM to Sg. Buloh. the journey took 11/2 hours and very tiring. how people cope with such arduous journey each day to work, completely awe me. i still enjoy commuting. but, i'd say, its heyday's over. not even ladies coach can revive the joy i felt years ago, riding a train. maybe i should go for cuti-cuti on a train and hope hard the driver will be someone famous like the train from JB to KL sentral yesterday.

i'll miss the commuter train all the same. because, in Borneo, our trains are a laughing matter (in a very embarrassing way). you can try to romanticize the old trains operating in Sabah, but, seriously, it's filthy and very unsafe for use, plus, its very uncomfortable. (why should i compare MALAYSIA to sabah and sarawak? (the terms a bit confusing eh?: Malaysia, termasuk Sabah dan Sarawak-as if there's any Malaysia without sabah and sarawak))

i truly appreciate the connection from LCCT to KLIA express train and for the ladies coach. fabulous!

i watched a russian movie on siberia prison camp a few weeks back. i cant recall the film's title. its cyrillic with no subtitle. it gave a new perspective to the terms prison and train. and white is no longer the sign of purity. its the new colour of loneliness. (ooo.. my train of thoughts)