tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post224213784552712876..comments2024-02-26T11:05:13.957+00:00Comments on Kak Teh's Choc-a-Bloc Blog: Lingering memories of train journeysKak Tehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-18872632923045726022010-09-13T14:19:44.934+01:002010-09-13T14:19:44.934+01:00Selamat Hari Raya,
Meant to wish you and other M...Selamat Hari Raya, <br /><br />Meant to wish you and other Muslim bloggers but laziness got the better of me.<br /><br />Anyway, the wishes are full of my best regards for you.<br /><br />Love the way you write! :DSFGEMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919119004910187095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-10022199022430614862010-09-12T17:13:27.050+01:002010-09-12T17:13:27.050+01:00I love train rides! No routine train ride is the s...I love train rides! No routine train ride is the same. Same destination but different passengers and different journey:)White Melurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728324756745968805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-90492315976262653302010-09-08T21:42:04.639+01:002010-09-08T21:42:04.639+01:00Meow! Yoohoo! Anybody home? Oooohhh...cobwebs ever...Meow! Yoohoo! Anybody home? Oooohhh...cobwebs everywhere. Anyway, just dropping by to wish you EID MUBARAK!!!! To everyone in your family too, especially Uncle AG and Tabby... purrr....meow!Cat-from-Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316678270023647758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-16767959161583301062010-09-02T13:35:45.947+01:002010-09-02T13:35:45.947+01:00kak Zaharah,
i love the train rides and the excit...kak Zaharah,<br /><br />i love the train rides and the excitement..wow!!<br /><br />Salam kak, sha here..remember when iwas in liverpool before and you did bring us around london once.<br /><br />Well akak i lost your contact..and please let me have yours...+60126075183 or tqanadia@yahoo.co.uk..<br /><br />So happy to hear about abang wan..awang gonengSha Yusofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038009273682997958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-80487015579008791982010-08-30T17:10:40.092+01:002010-08-30T17:10:40.092+01:00Salam Kak Teh
I think I did experience a few train...Salam Kak Teh<br />I think I did experience a few train trips (Reading-London) way back in 1973-74. Unfortunately I can't recollect much about those trips, although I do remember the countryside was really enticing. Suka betul tengok kawasan yang ada ternakan!<br /><br />I like your IPADIO programme very much. I have always been listening to Penawar Rindu by Orkid Abdullah. Terlupa pula Rafeah Buang pun ada menyanyikannya. Selamat menjalani ibadah puasa & menyambut hari raya nanti.Temukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967943666125362059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-75514217345441821972010-08-24T12:01:02.434+01:002010-08-24T12:01:02.434+01:00Salam Mak Teh,
T and I took the train from Bangkok...Salam Mak Teh,<br />T and I took the train from Bangkok to Alor Setar once. Once the night train arrived, we boarded and looked for our seats. A lanky, unkempt Thai man in his 40s were sleeping soundly on our seats. Let me tell you, that guy was born to be a contortionist!<br />Our attempt at waking him up was to no avail. So T had to raise his voice and the poor guy woke up startled, walked away and sat a few seats away mumbling and no doubt cursing us along the way. <br />Apparently, it WAS free seating. We were cheated by the ticketing guy in Bangkok!Naz in Norwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896036632110447252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-77622950844515704172010-08-20T10:04:01.338+01:002010-08-20T10:04:01.338+01:00KT selamat berpuasa & beribadah. ish ish time...KT selamat berpuasa & beribadah. ish ish time really flies, dah seminggu dah kita ni.<br /><br />Hope u & family are doing well :DJustiffahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810630806006687606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-81259807982377729102010-08-20T02:35:53.818+01:002010-08-20T02:35:53.818+01:00yeah, that's the one. sod's law dictates t...yeah, that's the one. sod's law dictates that what can go wrong, will... so sodit! :D<br /><br />but that doesn't mean i can't go: oops! i meant to type "rls" there and not "rsl". can't have robert louis disturbed in his rest in samoa, can we?mekyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821403905513232293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-7729347806663526922010-08-20T00:23:15.749+01:002010-08-20T00:23:15.749+01:00mek, thanks for sharing. It makes us all the more...mek, thanks for sharing. It makes us all the more richer when knowledge is shared, kan? and i like that sod's law - as in, when things go wrong, you say, oh, sod it! :)Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-14726002101735435472010-08-19T23:10:52.324+01:002010-08-19T23:10:52.324+01:00salam ramadan, kt!
though you were probably hurtl...salam ramadan, kt!<br /><br />though you were probably hurtled much much faster through the english countryside, i read this and is reminded of rsl's... <br /><br /><b><i>"from a railway carriage"<br /><br />faster than fairies, faster than witches,<br />bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;<br />and charging along like troops in a battle<br />all through the meadows the horses and cattle:<br />all of the sights of the hill and the plain<br />fly as thick as driving rain;<br />and ever again, in the wink of an eye,<br />painted stations whistle by.<br />here is a child who clambers and scrambles,<br />all by himself and gathering brambles;<br />here is a tramp who stands and gazes;<br />and here is the green for stringing the daisies!<br />here is a cart runaway in the road<br />lumping along with man and load;<br />and here is a mill, and there is a river:<br />each a glimpse and gone forever!<br /><br />***</i></b><br /><br />p.s. <i>btw kt, just sharing okay... i know on the good authority of one's h's physicist friends, a brit actually, that mr murphy's law, in current rude parlance, is "sod's law".</i> :Dmekyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821403905513232293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-61617970853820807922010-08-19T15:45:50.531+01:002010-08-19T15:45:50.531+01:00zab, selamat berpuasa to you too. Tourqay is one ...zab, selamat berpuasa to you too. Tourqay is one place i have never been. Must make an effort to go, one day.<br /><br />Keindahan alam, thanks for the visit. My husband loves train journeys for this reason - and also because he could read in trains and not planes!<br /><br />Pak Non, what an honour and I am glad we share same sentiments about trains.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-30718253328070327172010-08-17T23:37:49.318+01:002010-08-17T23:37:49.318+01:00Salam Ramadan,
Very touching topic as it brought ...Salam Ramadan,<br /><br />Very touching topic as it brought back our train journey to Somerset and the Lorna Doone countryside few yrs back. Indeed we spent few days at Minehead after stopping at Taunton. We would't mind returning to that part of south west London. Mind you we have a cousin from Taiping who lives there. Re Bukit Mertajam you are right on the spot. Somehow passengers from the north have to disembark and move on to the next train. Now you go to Butterworth for the connecting train. After a Vespa ride in 1957 around Europe,I had the luxury of the train journey along the Rhine up to Vienna when the Atomiam at Brussels) was on show. Thanks for touching the soft spots of the choo-choo train ride.<br />Salam to you and family<br /><br /> Pak Non ( AlorStar)KotaStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-27071285452606815042010-08-17T14:04:47.819+01:002010-08-17T14:04:47.819+01:00I live in Plymouth and rarely people travel to the...I live in Plymouth and rarely people travel to the south west. I agreed with you that it's very beautiful scenery along the train journey. <br /><br />Suka bila train lalu sebelah laut near Dawlish. :-)<br /><br />Selamat berpuasa!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-58664175007696281922010-08-17T13:28:40.655+01:002010-08-17T13:28:40.655+01:00Selamat berpuasa KT and AG.
Pernah beberapa menai...Selamat berpuasa KT and AG.<br /><br />Pernah beberapa menaiki keretapi dari London ke Tourqay untuk ke Dartmouth.ZABShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979454752633096337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-56313505698067976802010-08-14T12:25:07.225+01:002010-08-14T12:25:07.225+01:00KG, the english countryside can be mesmerising. I...KG, the english countryside can be mesmerising. I'd have my book in my lap or my lap top switched on for work, but I'd be looking out at the changing landscapes.<br /><br />Selamat berpuasa ...mesti banyak buat kueh, kan?Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-21905599907852369402010-08-14T12:23:23.079+01:002010-08-14T12:23:23.079+01:00Arena, lama tak dengar khabar...bila lagi nak ke s...Arena, lama tak dengar khabar...bila lagi nak ke sini? selamat berpuasa!<br /><br />Mrs N, yes, I remember - baju semua kotor - bukan tu saja..our faces covered in soot!! that's hilarious. Ya, it was uncomfortable, the seats were hard and it was hot in the coaches - mana ada fans or air cond.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-31886349841078669712010-08-14T12:21:02.771+01:002010-08-14T12:21:02.771+01:00justiffa, seorang saja nak berjalan, sepuluh adik ...justiffa, seorang saja nak berjalan, sepuluh adik beradik datang hantar and melambai di stesen! haha, that's the case with us yang nak travel dari alor setar..ramai satu kampong nak hantar!<br /><br />Selamat berpuasa to you and family.<br /><br />Madam Gold, yes, its beautiful and picturesque, kan? selamat berpuasa.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-43273800854664736882010-08-14T12:18:56.541+01:002010-08-14T12:18:56.541+01:003yearhousewife, ya...a time to be with your own th...3yearhousewife, ya...a time to be with your own thoughts. Selamat berpuasa!<br /><br />mama irma, selamat berpuasa. I guess for a 12 year old to leave home,it must be traumatic..and you would alwys associate that with train journeys.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-26013404584076257912010-08-14T12:17:15.874+01:002010-08-14T12:17:15.874+01:00farina, selamat berpuasa to you too!
sj, i never ...farina, selamat berpuasa to you too!<br /><br />sj, i never used any railcard when travelling. selamat berpuasa.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-35361927540621355712010-08-13T15:41:59.268+01:002010-08-13T15:41:59.268+01:00salam kak teh,
thetrain journeys tt i remember wo...salam kak teh,<br /><br />thetrain journeys tt i remember would be those trips to and fro, in and out of aberystwyth.....they were looong journeys, intercity 125 sampai shrewsbury saja...bayangkan...anyway yup i agree there is a quaint feeling, when the nice beautiful gardened suburbs slowly turn into greens wt grazing sheep and the beautiful english and welsh landscape....all berbekalkan cheese and tomato sandwich, hot choc and mccoys and my lecture notes....i miss those days....KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584884873788010452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-86547790350716138132010-08-13T02:29:13.145+01:002010-08-13T02:29:13.145+01:00My mum was like that too. Boiled eggs were a must ...My mum was like that too. Boiled eggs were a must whenever we go on long trips!<br /><br />My memories of train journeys are not as delightful as yours. Train journeys for me are rather unpleasant. <br /><br />I used to take the night train from JB to Ipoh to balik kampung during school holidays and I dreaded those journeys. Like you said, it was crowded with soldiers on leave, babies crying, no seats etc. <br /><br />By the time we reach Ipoh, our green baju kurung would turn black due to the smoke emitted by the chugging train.<br /><br />It was horrible, but we had no choice. That's why now, if possible, I'd avoid the train as a means of transportation. Unless i don't have a choice, of course.MrsNordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389192701993131122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-5022365473058938662010-08-12T18:35:20.416+01:002010-08-12T18:35:20.416+01:00Salam Kak Teh,
Selamat berpuasa.Salam Kak Teh, <br /><br />Selamat berpuasa.Arenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667569620637660860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-47486660957469057992010-08-12T16:13:28.853+01:002010-08-12T16:13:28.853+01:00Train journey along the Rhine river...been there,d...Train journey along the Rhine river...been there,done that puluhan tahun yg lalu..ahh..very nostalgic..<br />Salam Ramadhan buat K Teh sekeluarga.Memorable trails...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16653784241910608209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-48590586492358884292010-08-11T06:05:22.795+01:002010-08-11T06:05:22.795+01:00I love the old chug chugging trains. almost every...I love the old chug chugging trains. almost everyone would be crowding at the windows and bila corner je bole main lambai2 hehehe.<br /><br />Selamat menyambut ramadhan KT, semoga dilimpahi baraqah <3Justiffahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810630806006687606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9776295.post-5376900404660908482010-08-11T02:43:47.230+01:002010-08-11T02:43:47.230+01:00Salam Ramadhan, Kak Teh.
Train rides had always b...Salam Ramadhan, Kak Teh.<br /><br />Train rides had always been a nightmare for me. It meant leaving my poor family, to go back to the boarding school eversince I was as little as 12 years old. It was really sad and I have not been on any train ride after I left school some 30 years ago....mama irmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010861588828731331noreply@blogger.com