Tomorrow we travel to Segamat for the day. Have to start very early in the morning to avoid the congestions at the Immigration Check Points. The first half of the journey will be along the Malaysian North-South Highway. This part of the journey will be as uninteresting as it gets when one drives along any major motorways. There are rest stops along the way so we might just break the journey for some snacks or coffee. The second half of the journey will be along the old trunk road between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Segamat being midway between the two cities. The whole journey will probably take 3 hours. This part of our journey will be more interesting passing through vilages and through rubber estates and oil palm plantations. Theyn have upgraded the road so driving here is better than the old days.
The main purpose of the journey is to visit family members who are still in Segamat. It is also to satisfy my desire to visit my birth place and to touch base with my roots. As one progresses in life and especially when one reaches the twilight years of life, it is always good to return to ones roots every now and again. Trips like these always bring me back into perspective, and of course happy memories.
The plan for tomorrow is to gather the family members for a lunch, deliver a few angpows and also to visit my god-daughter. Haven't seen her for such a long time. Looking forward to seeing again.
I am also loking forward to havoing a durian feast and to bring some back to Singapore for family members. Segamat being famous for the best durians in Malaysia.
It will only be a day trip, so we would probably leave Segamat at around 4 pm for the journey back to Singapore.
Will write about the trip in my next post.
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