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Ecstatic on the Express

~random scribbles of sulaiman zafir~
Hello cheery chums! I have always played pretend to be on the train and pushed around carriages many a tracks for as long as I know. The last thing I thought I would do is to RIDE ON ONE. But Abah and Ummy made it happen and I’m ecstatic they did. Abah was the one who made this brilliant decision to take us all on the Langkawi Express. I’ve always thought long distances were best reached by airplanes…and I was proved wrong. We were Northbound, Penang to be exact…and I was told we’d onley be there in nothing less than 9 solid hours. Will I survive? I thot at first but even when the train hasn’t actually started move, I’ve spotted things I might like on the train…1)there’s a bunk-side collapsible table which I turned into my own Sodor island 2)the double decker bunk which made my bed at home looked so boring 3) and of course, I get treated to a piece of banana cake and a bottle of mineral bottle for riding First Class (which we never did with the airlines). How’s that for starters? Okay let’s sit back and enjoy…and oh one more thing on trains we don’t need to strap ourselves to the seat..which is THE other great thing I liked! Choo..choo… (more)




