Penang Bridge
From afar, I saw the familiar structure which links the mainland of Peninsula Malaysia to Penang Island, the island where the British first set foot in Malaya. A well developed city, Penang has been a Malaysian pride especially as the Food Paradise of Malaysia. The Ipoh people might launch a disagreement but that is not the debate of the day.
The toll was still there after so many years. The slight difference might be that my dad is now using Touch and Go. I was anticipating a beautiful view when our car roll onto the bridge. To my surprise, there were fencing on my right, which blocked my view of the cars coming in the opposite direction. What an eyesore! My mind started to ponder for the reason of setting up such ugly structure which obstructed my view. It might be done to stop people from crossing over, my initial reasoning power told me so. Then, I turned to my left, the same fencing was also built on my left, blocking my view of the sea and ships. Where is the beautiful blue sea which its border converges with that of the sky's? That was a disaster to my mood and feelings. My mom who is very mildly claustrophobic felt that she was like trapped in a tunnel, the sky above us did not help at all. Indeed, it has become like a 'tunnel'. The beautiful bridge has totally being destroyed. My expectations of crossing the World's third longest bridge have not been met by the reality.
Totally lost of mood, I lay back on the seat and started contemplating. This reminded me of the Berlin wall, imagine how horrible the impact was. I remember my trip to Berlin that taught me history of East and West Germany. The people from the East Berlin wished to have the freedom of the West Berliners. The blocking of my view by the fences really evoked emotions in me, a poignant scene I would say. The fences on the bridge has not been fully constructed. There were still slits for users of the bridge to have a last look at the sea from the once beautiful Penang bridge. I wonder is this happening to our lives now? Are we being threatened by encroaching censorship and repress? Are we being taught what to be seen and what not to be? I like the sea, the boundless sea. I do not like to be confined and start wondering what is outside my cell. If there are still some slits left before the Berlin Wall completely close the city up, would you cross the border or continue to try to make a difference in this side of the world?
This is a difficult question to be answered.
From afar, I saw the familiar structure which links the mainland of Peninsula Malaysia to Penang Island, the island where the British first set foot in Malaya. A well developed city, Penang has been a Malaysian pride especially as the Food Paradise of Malaysia. The Ipoh people might launch a disagreement but that is not the debate of the day.
The toll was still there after so many years. The slight difference might be that my dad is now using Touch and Go. I was anticipating a beautiful view when our car roll onto the bridge. To my surprise, there were fencing on my right, which blocked my view of the cars coming in the opposite direction. What an eyesore! My mind started to ponder for the reason of setting up such ugly structure which obstructed my view. It might be done to stop people from crossing over, my initial reasoning power told me so. Then, I turned to my left, the same fencing was also built on my left, blocking my view of the sea and ships. Where is the beautiful blue sea which its border converges with that of the sky's? That was a disaster to my mood and feelings. My mom who is very mildly claustrophobic felt that she was like trapped in a tunnel, the sky above us did not help at all. Indeed, it has become like a 'tunnel'. The beautiful bridge has totally being destroyed. My expectations of crossing the World's third longest bridge have not been met by the reality.
Totally lost of mood, I lay back on the seat and started contemplating. This reminded me of the Berlin wall, imagine how horrible the impact was. I remember my trip to Berlin that taught me history of East and West Germany. The people from the East Berlin wished to have the freedom of the West Berliners. The blocking of my view by the fences really evoked emotions in me, a poignant scene I would say. The fences on the bridge has not been fully constructed. There were still slits for users of the bridge to have a last look at the sea from the once beautiful Penang bridge. I wonder is this happening to our lives now? Are we being threatened by encroaching censorship and repress? Are we being taught what to be seen and what not to be? I like the sea, the boundless sea. I do not like to be confined and start wondering what is outside my cell. If there are still some slits left before the Berlin Wall completely close the city up, would you cross the border or continue to try to make a difference in this side of the world?
This is a difficult question to be answered.
posted by Wei Shen @ 4:36 AM
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