Immediately after the final papers Fabian left with brother for Kuala Lumpur to spent their holidays with their Auntie.As usual they were staying at Setapak.This time around his friend Alex have shifted away.
Life was quiet in Kuala Lumpur and they left to play around on their own.This time another cousin was around because he had activities in school.This boy was from a rich family and always showing off to the two poor brothers.Rich kids arrogant just wanted to show all the stuffs he had in his procession and bragged about them.
Fabian was quite annoyed at his attitude,very often also showing his cash in his wallet.Worst of all he was discarding his wallet around carelessly.Fabian got fed up of his behavior and wanted to teach him a lesson.
So one fine afternoon as that cousin threw his wallet on the dressing table,Fabian silently removed $50/= from his wallet and went outside to play.While playing with the others Fabian hide that note in his dirty pair of shoes.Fabian had seldom kept them cleaned so no one will think of looking into it.
Following that cousin went for swimming at his school and discovered his lost there.Apparently he searched every where for it.Finally he returned to report his lost to the Auntie.The Auntie of course questioned every one including Fabian.Of course Fabian denied any knowledge of it.
Next day while Fabian was out in Kuala Lumpur his Auntie's servant checked Fabian and Francis belongings but there was no money.Fabian knew it because he knew how he placed his things and should anyone touched them,he will know the difference.
His Auntie even planned to consult a "bomoh" to trace that note.Fabian was aware his Auntie would only pulling a fast one to trick any one taking the note to hand it out.But Auntie would never do that because she was protective of her nephews.Whoever the thieves she hoped would not be one of her nephews.
In her mind she suspected Fabian did it but she did not want to expose him nor had she the prove to identify him.The note was lying deep in that dirty pair of shoes.Dirty pair of shoes were the safest place to hide anything and no one will bother to look into them.
Later that cousin returned home to his home town.Fabian and Francis went with their Auntie's family to Port Dickson for another short weekend.Those days the sea shores were still very clean unlike to day rubbish and broken bottles every where.Sewage water draining into the sea were considerably small.It surely was very nice to swim in the sea those days.
Present together were their Uncle's friends with their children,many lovely girls,but these girls did not attract Fabian at all.For in his mind there was only one little girl back home.He was very eager to get home as soon as possible.
It was nearing the end of the school holidays when a stranger came calling at her uncle's house.He claimed to be a member of a rich household from Taiping,Perak.He was a smooth speaker and can influenced Fabian's Auntie into believing he was really from Taiping.
Out of curiosity Fabian's Auntie requested that he arranged a job for Fabian,which he agreed without reluctance, acknowledge that he was well related with so and so,and could easily get Fabian a job.He offered to take Fabian to that Company immediately.That pleased Fabian's Auntie very much.
Later his subject turn to supplying rice, good grade rice from Perak,that prompted Fabian's Auntie to order a bag from him.He requested for some money first which she gave without second thought.She gave him two hundred dollars with Fabian following him she must have thought that her money would not be saved.
Fabian like a obedient boy followed that man out.However he stopped at the nearest coffee shop for a drink.He ordered a drink for Fabian and one for himself.After sipping his drink he paid for the drinks and excused himself to the washroom.Alas he never came back,Fabian by now knew they had fallen into the tricks of a confidence trickster.
The news saddened his Auntie very much but she never blamed his nephew.Soon the news of her being tricked reached the real rich man from Taiping,Perak.When in Kuala Lumpur he called at Fabian's Auntie's residence.Fabian was still holidaying there and his Auntie introduced Fabian to him'
On seeing Fabian he agreed to employ Fabian in his plantations in Taiping.So Fabian finally got a job.He was to report for duty after Chinese New Year.
Within those final week in Kuala Lumpur Fabian went out and brought himself a cheap shirt and one for his younger brother with the money he stole.
As the shirts were cheap shirts his Auntie never questioned him about the money he had for those purchases.It was less than ten dollars anyway.The balance of money Fabian hide in his dirty pair of shoes,leaving a few cents in his pocket.
Back in Teluk Anson,Fabian brought himself a pair of Apache shoes.The black shoes with white tops similar to the pair worn by Elvis Presley.Further he gave his friends a treat and he spent his Chinese New Year in Teluk Anson.
Thereafter he left for Taiping after taking a good look at his love before leaving.He left with a heavy heart and promised to do good never to rejoin any bad hats again.Keeping away from gangster he did but winning her love he failed miserably.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Chapter 19 Shifting Houses Again
Before the final examination Fabian's family shifted again.This time they shifted to a room on the first floor in a wooden house in Pasir Bedamar Road.Only the two brothers were to reside there.Both parents were working elsewhere.
For food they had to eat at their Auntie's house at the Government quarters.Both brothers had bicycles to cycle to school and to their Auntie's residence.Life was hard.
For Fabian he had only two months more to do his final examinations.Residing in that house were of no problems to the brothers.
It was a quiet place and staying in a room upstairs was quite comfortable.Sharing the same floor were a newly married couple with a small baby .The front room was occupied by the owner's beautiful daughter and son.Both almost similar in age with Fabian.
Those were friendly people and easily became Fabian's friend,especially the daughter.She appeared interested ion prolonging her friendship with Fabian,but Fabian had some one in mind so showed no interest whatsoever in her.She made several attempts to be friendly but Fabian turned a cold shoulder towards her.
Fabian continued to mix with his friends and gang.Roaming till very late at night and returning to study at home thereafter.In the early part of the evening he will go round with Hooi and cousin brother John.Like always Fabian learned to sing through Hooi.
Fabian also went round town with his gang but after that gang fight incidense they now acted smarter keeping away from unwanted fights with anyone.Because of the tight relationship among them,other gangs never interfered with them.The man who wanted to start a new gang never bothered them again.
Fabian had no problems at the new place of stay accept that one day he went into the neighbor's house by mistake.The house was of similar designed,also a wooden house.The astonished occupants of that house asked him,"Hey!,who are you?".
"I stay here ",said Fabian."Where?"asked that occupant.
"Up stair,in that corner room"said Fabian."But I have not seen you before",came the reply.Just then Fabian noticed the beautiful girl of the next house beckoning to him that he had entered the wrong house.
Noticing the mistake Fabian apologized to those occupants,fortunate for him that girl came over and acknowledge that Fabian was the new tenant of her house and that entering their house was truly a mistake.Fabian thanked her for the help saying."Luckily you are around otherwise,I will surely to be in trouble".
"You are new here,that why you made that mistake.Lucky for you as I had just returned home after supper",said that girl."Well.next time I would not make that silly mistake again but should it happened again I call out to you,surely you will help me again.Next time round I take you for supper,alright?"asked Fabian.
"Okay,be sure you call me",said the girl.Did he called her?No never Fabian spent his last few days with his friends before leaving for Taiping.
Hooi took him to see Koong who like Fabian was also preparing for his examinations.Koong resided on the other side of Perak river not far from the Chinese Temple by the river side.His house actually was very near to Pasir Bedamar road.Fabian went there to swim as as well as to revised his lessons with Koong.
Koong also an excellent swimmer,that was why they clique up very well.They swam only when the tide was high.Here there were no mangrove trees to dive from,but they had an alternative they all dived from bamboo rafts.The bamboo floating in the river tight to stakes provided very good resting and diving for the swimmers there.
The place also an excellent fishing ground and fishes caught were very big.That was because near by was a pig slaughter house,thus supplying plenty of food for fishes.Another thing was Malays do not fished there because they were taboo against pigs.
Koong was better swimmer than Fabian and had beaten Fabian time and again in any competitions.Apparently he learned how to swim since six or seven years old,therefore well adapted to water.It was him who couched Fabian in other subjects of the examinations.He came from St.Anthony School.
Thus those were the final days Fabian in Teluk Anson as a teenager.
With Fabian gone to work in the plantation Francis was thus alone,but the Auntie in Teluk Anson came to his rescue and gave him lodging thereafter.Therefore the family shifted to be with the Auntie.Only one person so there was so problem in taking him in,for he could share room with the other cousin brothers.
Within the next two years the family again shifted to a rented house along Immigrant Road,because by then their elder sister had returned from U.K. and was teaching in Convent School.By then Francis also got a job as temporary teacher for overage students at Horley Methodist School,teaching only afternoon classes.
With all children working their parents stopped working as the family could now depend on their children.
To continue later
For food they had to eat at their Auntie's house at the Government quarters.Both brothers had bicycles to cycle to school and to their Auntie's residence.Life was hard.
For Fabian he had only two months more to do his final examinations.Residing in that house were of no problems to the brothers.
It was a quiet place and staying in a room upstairs was quite comfortable.Sharing the same floor were a newly married couple with a small baby .The front room was occupied by the owner's beautiful daughter and son.Both almost similar in age with Fabian.
Those were friendly people and easily became Fabian's friend,especially the daughter.She appeared interested ion prolonging her friendship with Fabian,but Fabian had some one in mind so showed no interest whatsoever in her.She made several attempts to be friendly but Fabian turned a cold shoulder towards her.
Fabian continued to mix with his friends and gang.Roaming till very late at night and returning to study at home thereafter.In the early part of the evening he will go round with Hooi and cousin brother John.Like always Fabian learned to sing through Hooi.
Fabian also went round town with his gang but after that gang fight incidense they now acted smarter keeping away from unwanted fights with anyone.Because of the tight relationship among them,other gangs never interfered with them.The man who wanted to start a new gang never bothered them again.
Fabian had no problems at the new place of stay accept that one day he went into the neighbor's house by mistake.The house was of similar designed,also a wooden house.The astonished occupants of that house asked him,"Hey!,who are you?".
"I stay here ",said Fabian."Where?"asked that occupant.
"Up stair,in that corner room"said Fabian."But I have not seen you before",came the reply.Just then Fabian noticed the beautiful girl of the next house beckoning to him that he had entered the wrong house.
Noticing the mistake Fabian apologized to those occupants,fortunate for him that girl came over and acknowledge that Fabian was the new tenant of her house and that entering their house was truly a mistake.Fabian thanked her for the help saying."Luckily you are around otherwise,I will surely to be in trouble".
"You are new here,that why you made that mistake.Lucky for you as I had just returned home after supper",said that girl."Well.next time I would not make that silly mistake again but should it happened again I call out to you,surely you will help me again.Next time round I take you for supper,alright?"asked Fabian.
"Okay,be sure you call me",said the girl.Did he called her?No never Fabian spent his last few days with his friends before leaving for Taiping.
Hooi took him to see Koong who like Fabian was also preparing for his examinations.Koong resided on the other side of Perak river not far from the Chinese Temple by the river side.His house actually was very near to Pasir Bedamar road.Fabian went there to swim as as well as to revised his lessons with Koong.
Koong also an excellent swimmer,that was why they clique up very well.They swam only when the tide was high.Here there were no mangrove trees to dive from,but they had an alternative they all dived from bamboo rafts.The bamboo floating in the river tight to stakes provided very good resting and diving for the swimmers there.
The place also an excellent fishing ground and fishes caught were very big.That was because near by was a pig slaughter house,thus supplying plenty of food for fishes.Another thing was Malays do not fished there because they were taboo against pigs.
Koong was better swimmer than Fabian and had beaten Fabian time and again in any competitions.Apparently he learned how to swim since six or seven years old,therefore well adapted to water.It was him who couched Fabian in other subjects of the examinations.He came from St.Anthony School.
Thus those were the final days Fabian in Teluk Anson as a teenager.
With Fabian gone to work in the plantation Francis was thus alone,but the Auntie in Teluk Anson came to his rescue and gave him lodging thereafter.Therefore the family shifted to be with the Auntie.Only one person so there was so problem in taking him in,for he could share room with the other cousin brothers.
Within the next two years the family again shifted to a rented house along Immigrant Road,because by then their elder sister had returned from U.K. and was teaching in Convent School.By then Francis also got a job as temporary teacher for overage students at Horley Methodist School,teaching only afternoon classes.
With all children working their parents stopped working as the family could now depend on their children.
To continue later
Chapter 18 David and Goliath
It was nearing the days of the Examination,one fateful afternoon on Friday,Joe now his enemy sitting next to a Gorilla on Chapel day.Joe was now member of the Horse Shoe Gang.They teased Fabian and beckon him to fight.
"Scared,huh? Fabian".said Joe."Scared my foot, I take on him any time any day,understand you baboon?" shouted Fabian."Do not call your gang,one to one fight",said Joe."Anytime Joe,anytime".said Fabian."For the two of you,my self alone is sufficient". That really talking big actually because Fabian had seen Joe fighting before and was weary of his right hook.That fearful right was surely very strong and fast.
"You sure talk big,Fabian","after school we will teach you a lesson you never forget",said Joe."Stop talking rubbish,I will fight you after school or both of you,anytime any where?',replied Fabian.
The gorilla pointed his huge fist at Fabian,"I blow you out of this world today,"shouted the Gorilla."Oh yeah,your size do not bother me,we shall see who goes into orbit today",said Fabian.
Very soon it chapel service was over,as Fabian and another friend Kok Hong were going out of school.The Gorilla and Joe followed.Once on the road they rushed to over take Fabian who was pushing his bicycle. Both blocked Fabian and Kok Hong's way.Seeing that Fabian pushed his bicycle abruptly to the side of road.
He leaped on to the Gorilla who was ready with raised fists in boxing style.Fabian rushed in within his outreach fists which were punching wildly with misses.It was like a David and Goliath fight because Fabian was so small in size compared with the Ape.With Fabian so near to his body he could not delivered his punches effectively..All his punches went either wild or just whizzed passed Fabian's head.
However Fabian slipped and went off balance. Hurt his right knuckle slightly and it bled slightly when he slipped to the ground..He was quick to recover and stood up to that Gorilla and punched away at his abdomen.It did not hurt the Gorilla as they were fighting very closely .With the punches of that Ape missing its intended targets.The little droplets of blood from fist of Fabian were smeared on the shirt of the Gorilla's white shirt at the abdomen.
Fox was the Prefect of the school,he came charging in from behind and grabbed both fighters by the collars.He was so strong that he could held tightly to that Ape and pulled up Fabian with the other hand."Come with me to the school Principle's office",he shouted.So both were dragged to the School Office.
The Principle warned both boys and told them that the school's supervisor would disciplined them the following morning at an assembly.Both parties left for home without further outbursts.
Next Monday morning at 7.30 a.m.at the school assembly the school supervisor first spoke.He was Mr.Goh Kim Bah,branding a long a long cane.Funny this man could speak without opening his mouth wide,apparently he was worried gold would dropped out from his mouth.
So he opened his mouth slightly and said,"Well.well.boys and girls.on Friday afternoon after school we had two gentlemen "cock fighters",they had a dual"."Now will the two fighters come out them selves to the front here".
Fabian waited a few seconds before moving out,followed by the Gorilla."Now I am going to punish them by canning them in public",turning to Fabian"Stretch out your hand',he called."And higher", testing the cane in the air.Then without warning he banished the cane at full strength at Fabian 's palm.
No sooner had he finished the first he administered his second stroke followed at similar intense speed.It struck Fabian, in pain yet he just stared at the supervisor."Staring at me would not help",as the third stroke came with similar force.In pain,Fabian did not show any emotions.Just simply looking straight into those angry eyes of the supervisor.
Following it was the Gorilla's turn to be caned.The canning proves that supervisor was bias because the strokes delivered on the Gorilla's palm were very tamed and weak strokes.When all over the Gorilla was smiling.Fabian in turn smiled bcak at him.
Both were forced to shake hands with Fabian looking straight at the supervisor."Why are you looking at me?Want to have some more",said the supervisor.Fabian returned a weak smile at him.Well he shook hands with that Gorilla without even looking at his face.
Fabian walked away peacefully with everyone watching but none of them ever mentioned that incidence to him ever.One thing was sure for the Gorilla dared not moved about any where in town alone or any where thereafter.
It was only two months away from the final examinations so Fabian gave second thoughts about seeking revenge.In any case the Gorilla was avoiding him and dared to move around in groups with only his Horse Shoe Gang.
Almost after the final examinations Fabian hastily moved on into the plantation sector,thus moving a distance away from many,many old friends and foes alike.Many friends were surprised at his move,but being from a poor family Fabian had to be employed fast so as to ease further burden on the family.
All other friends either had gone for further studies and admitted into other fields.Fabian knew that he could not be like others who could effort to further their studies so his immediate response was positively to grab any opportunity that came first.Since that job in the plantation was offered to him on a plate he took it without any comment.
He headed straight away to work was because he wanted to make good in life.With a better life then could he proudly safely returned to Teluk Anson to re-stake his claim his love for the girl he had always loved His love for her was no fluke but true love..He left Teluk Anson also because he never wanted to be a bad boy anymore,thus moving from all his friends.
As it happened it turned out to be an excellent choice and he had no regrets in accepting it.Of course during that long career in planting both rubber and later Oil Palm there were many short comings he nevertheless made the best of it in later years.
Joe remained an enemy till the end but when Fabian was General Manager of Sri Jaya Oil Palm Estate, Sri Jaya,Pahang,Joe came a calling with his fishing buddies.Very often they camped as well as passed their weekends at that estate.Thus the childhood friendships were rekindled.They were great friends thereafter.
"Scared,huh? Fabian".said Joe."Scared my foot, I take on him any time any day,understand you baboon?" shouted Fabian."Do not call your gang,one to one fight",said Joe."Anytime Joe,anytime".said Fabian."For the two of you,my self alone is sufficient". That really talking big actually because Fabian had seen Joe fighting before and was weary of his right hook.That fearful right was surely very strong and fast.
"You sure talk big,Fabian","after school we will teach you a lesson you never forget",said Joe."Stop talking rubbish,I will fight you after school or both of you,anytime any where?',replied Fabian.
The gorilla pointed his huge fist at Fabian,"I blow you out of this world today,"shouted the Gorilla."Oh yeah,your size do not bother me,we shall see who goes into orbit today",said Fabian.
Very soon it chapel service was over,as Fabian and another friend Kok Hong were going out of school.The Gorilla and Joe followed.Once on the road they rushed to over take Fabian who was pushing his bicycle. Both blocked Fabian and Kok Hong's way.Seeing that Fabian pushed his bicycle abruptly to the side of road.
He leaped on to the Gorilla who was ready with raised fists in boxing style.Fabian rushed in within his outreach fists which were punching wildly with misses.It was like a David and Goliath fight because Fabian was so small in size compared with the Ape.With Fabian so near to his body he could not delivered his punches effectively..All his punches went either wild or just whizzed passed Fabian's head.
However Fabian slipped and went off balance. Hurt his right knuckle slightly and it bled slightly when he slipped to the ground..He was quick to recover and stood up to that Gorilla and punched away at his abdomen.It did not hurt the Gorilla as they were fighting very closely .With the punches of that Ape missing its intended targets.The little droplets of blood from fist of Fabian were smeared on the shirt of the Gorilla's white shirt at the abdomen.
Fox was the Prefect of the school,he came charging in from behind and grabbed both fighters by the collars.He was so strong that he could held tightly to that Ape and pulled up Fabian with the other hand."Come with me to the school Principle's office",he shouted.So both were dragged to the School Office.
The Principle warned both boys and told them that the school's supervisor would disciplined them the following morning at an assembly.Both parties left for home without further outbursts.
Next Monday morning at 7.30 a.m.at the school assembly the school supervisor first spoke.He was Mr.Goh Kim Bah,branding a long a long cane.Funny this man could speak without opening his mouth wide,apparently he was worried gold would dropped out from his mouth.
So he opened his mouth slightly and said,"Well.well.boys and girls.on Friday afternoon after school we had two gentlemen "cock fighters",they had a dual"."Now will the two fighters come out them selves to the front here".
Fabian waited a few seconds before moving out,followed by the Gorilla."Now I am going to punish them by canning them in public",turning to Fabian"Stretch out your hand',he called."And higher", testing the cane in the air.Then without warning he banished the cane at full strength at Fabian 's palm.
No sooner had he finished the first he administered his second stroke followed at similar intense speed.It struck Fabian, in pain yet he just stared at the supervisor."Staring at me would not help",as the third stroke came with similar force.In pain,Fabian did not show any emotions.Just simply looking straight into those angry eyes of the supervisor.
Following it was the Gorilla's turn to be caned.The canning proves that supervisor was bias because the strokes delivered on the Gorilla's palm were very tamed and weak strokes.When all over the Gorilla was smiling.Fabian in turn smiled bcak at him.
Both were forced to shake hands with Fabian looking straight at the supervisor."Why are you looking at me?Want to have some more",said the supervisor.Fabian returned a weak smile at him.Well he shook hands with that Gorilla without even looking at his face.
Fabian walked away peacefully with everyone watching but none of them ever mentioned that incidence to him ever.One thing was sure for the Gorilla dared not moved about any where in town alone or any where thereafter.
It was only two months away from the final examinations so Fabian gave second thoughts about seeking revenge.In any case the Gorilla was avoiding him and dared to move around in groups with only his Horse Shoe Gang.
Almost after the final examinations Fabian hastily moved on into the plantation sector,thus moving a distance away from many,many old friends and foes alike.Many friends were surprised at his move,but being from a poor family Fabian had to be employed fast so as to ease further burden on the family.
All other friends either had gone for further studies and admitted into other fields.Fabian knew that he could not be like others who could effort to further their studies so his immediate response was positively to grab any opportunity that came first.Since that job in the plantation was offered to him on a plate he took it without any comment.
He headed straight away to work was because he wanted to make good in life.With a better life then could he proudly safely returned to Teluk Anson to re-stake his claim his love for the girl he had always loved His love for her was no fluke but true love..He left Teluk Anson also because he never wanted to be a bad boy anymore,thus moving from all his friends.
As it happened it turned out to be an excellent choice and he had no regrets in accepting it.Of course during that long career in planting both rubber and later Oil Palm there were many short comings he nevertheless made the best of it in later years.
Joe remained an enemy till the end but when Fabian was General Manager of Sri Jaya Oil Palm Estate, Sri Jaya,Pahang,Joe came a calling with his fishing buddies.Very often they camped as well as passed their weekends at that estate.Thus the childhood friendships were rekindled.They were great friends thereafter.
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