Tickets are sold out. People have bought them days, weeks, months even in preparation to go home to their respective 'kampung' for raya. The air is abuzz with the excitement of the families who long to go home to meet their parents, grandparents, great grandparents and respective kins. For those traveling by private vehicles, plans were made and routes were chosen to avoid traffic and decide the quickest way to arrive at the kampung. Not forgetting, the never ending war between spouses who lives at different ends of the country, desperate to persuade the other half to agree to follow them to their home this year.
Aaahh, unfortunately, these are things which I could not relate too. Being a native of Gombak for 4 generations made me unable to enjoy the so called 'joy' of 'balik kampung', as my all my relatives tend to flock around the areas of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Because of this, people call me 'kampungless'. Oh, they so love to boast of the excitement and fun of eid at their kampung to me, telling the thing that I'm missing, hoping to make me jealous.
Pffffttt, who cares. I, and other so called 'kampungless' individuals, enjoy privileges that you people could never obtain.
1. We see each other on a regular basis. We always organise family gatherings, and everyone attends as they all live nearby. No need to wait for a whole year to gather the whole clan.
2. We save ourselves from the tension and fatigue that you people have to endure due to traffic, fuel and toll money, and long hours of travel. We get to enjoy our raya stress-free.
3. No need for endless arguements to decide whose kampung we're going to this year. Less stress on marriages.
4. After a long day of visiting houses, we get to relax at OUR house, and sleep on OUR own COMFY bed.
5. Since everyone live so close, we usually finish meeting our relatives in 3-4 days. After that, we just enjoy kicking back at home, waiting for relatives and friends to come to our house, and even have time to organise open houses.
6. No embarrassing moments where you forget who's who.
Whose the lucky ones now eh?
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