Chapter 10 First trip to Kuala Lumpur

Fabian and Francis never in their wildest imaginations would be going to Kuala Lumpur for their school holidays.Their Auntie paid for their trips all the time,just simply because she wanted to make her mother happy and of course the grandmother wanted to meet her grandsons Fabian and Francis.

Their Auntie's bungalow was in Setapak,Kuala Lumpur.There was nothing much in Setapak at that time accept a small cinema which they never attend,so most of the time were spent loitering around the house.Occasionally botyh were taken for a film show in Kuala Lumpur.They remembered Rex but the others they were never cleared,because their Auntie send and fetched them there,entering on complimentary tickets.

There Fabian met a friend named Alex,some wealthy kid living opposite in another huge bungalow.There Fabian learn how toy planes can be made to fly with tiny engines,but such plaything were the least of all things Fabian could imagined to play with.To own one was another thing all beyond his capabilities .

Other days were to play with Francis and little cousin sister Bee.And every day went by without them complaining to the grandmother,Grandma",both will shout or only Bee will shout,"Grand mother,see Fabian the naughty boy is disturbing us".

The good grandmother will then come with a cane,"I will cane you,you naughty boy".
Then both of them will laugh,"See grandmother he is running away".

Fabian knew that the grandmother will never caned him even he were to stand in front of her and not run,just because Fabian was her grandson.Dear grandmother loved her grand children very much otherwise both Fabian and Francis would not be there with her.

There was a time the grandmother was very sick with throat cancer.That was the time Fabian and Francis had to be by her bedside.The ailing Granny was always happy to see both grandsons in front of her during her last breath.Her untimely death brought grieves to all in the family.

The funeral rites were performed in Kuala Lumpur and subsequently she was returned to Teluk Anson for burial at the 9th.Mile Cantonese burial grounds.Every year without failed Fabian and Francis during "Cheng Beng" to worship her.

In memories of her mother,their Auntie continued to support both brothers to spent their holidays in Kuala Lumpur.They also took along another cousin John of theirs.Occasionally,their Auntie also took them for weekend trips at Port Dickson.Trips which they can never dreamed of,and all paid for by their Auntie.

For the first time Fabian saw the sea,he watched the distance huge sea dreaming,while the others,his brother and cousin brother and other members of those trips playing games and enjoying themselves.Cousin John was infatuated with a beautiful girl in the entourage and Francis was having a lovely time with the many girls present.

Fabian was always alone looking at that horizon dreaming,dreaming of what..............................................................................







To be continued