Today, I took a brisk walk in the neighbourhood in Petaling Jaya where I grew up. We lived on Road 12/16. On the left is the picture of part of Road 12/13, which is a long road, one of the main thoroughfares in this neighbourhood. We had to walk all the way along this road in order to arrive at the bus stop along Jalan Bukit, about 3 kilometers away from our house on Road 12/16. I still remember vividly waking up at 5am every morning and walking to the bus stop to catch the 6am bus to go to school in Kuala Lumpur. My walking companion was my brother Tai Hou as both of us went to school in Kuala Lumpur, while the 2 younger brothers went to school in Petaling Jaya. On rainy mornings, my Mother, then in her 40s, would walk with us all the way, each of us holding on to an umbrella, to make sure we were safe.
For God knew in His great wisdom
That he couldn't be everywhere,
So he put His little Children
In a loving mother's care.
-Helen Steiner Rice
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