Flow Of Change
(Lagging Behind In Terms Ofc Progress)
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| Flow Of Change |
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| Lagging Behind |
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| A Normal Life |
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| Feeling Of Love |
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| Uninvited Guest |
There were not many facilities to help
improve the status of the village. By then Kampung Sungai Choh was not in the
flow of change. Being in the upstream area of the State of Selangor was an area
that was lagging behind in terms of progress. However, few facilities were
available enough for every villager to live a normal life. But most
importantly, calm and peaceful became the landscape of the village's livelihood, not to mention a sense of warmth and brotherhood among the people. Every corner was free from harassment and
threats. Nothing to fear. Feeling of love and caring for each other, filled the
atmosphere of the neighborhood. There was no restriction to roam around the
village, even at night. But today's neighbourhood is full of suspicion and
prejudice. Everyone is scared of dark corners. Surely foreigner will be treated
as persona non grata, uninvited guest.
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| Pattern Of Evil |
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| Negative Influence |
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| Create Fear |
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| Socially Restricted |
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| Feels Missing |
Nowadays criminals will come even during the daytime. Usually
they will leave their crimes behind,
without a trace. This is a pattern of evil in the west that is beginning to spread in the East. So our
country is no exception to its negative influence. Even media coverage has
sparked more anxiety to the parents, not to mention, news of kidnapping, organ
trafficking, rape and murder. All these create
fear for the families. Children are socially restricted and the family
only hang out among themselves. Every now and then they seem to expect evil to
happen. Not for a moment are they neglected to watch over their children. There
seems there are no such thing as freedom and peace. Everyone feels missing in
those days, when they felt so blessed and grateful without anxiety and fear.
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| Fostered Unity |
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| "Gotong-Royong" |
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| Sharing Food |
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| Respected The Elders |
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| Friendly Atmosphere |
However in the mid-fifties and sixties, the
relationship among the villagers of Sungai Choh was very close. They fostered unity and cooperation through “gotong-royong” and wedding ceremony. In fact, they
really knew their neighbours. Sometimes sharing
food and caring for each other in difficulty. They even called each other according to
their status in the family or their nature of work, such as Pakwo Long, Mak Ngah,
Ayah De, Pak Iman, Tok Pek and Tok Mudim. So, as little boys we really respected the elders by their names, such as Tok Su
Ali, Mak Tam Mun, Pak Long Lah, Mak Ngah Nab, Ucu Botit, Do Mud, Wo Piah, and various
other names. Thus respect created a warm and friendly
atmosphere. Even knowing each other also created a sense of belonging.
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