The kampung life...

We were attending a friend's wedding in Kota Belud when we came across this traditional and old fashion bamboo/wooden "gate". One either has to climb over (from the side) or slide the bamboo "gate" before entering someone's compound.

It has been ages since I came across this bamboo "gate". It must have been like 20 over yrs ago when we used to visit some of our relatives in Papar. But seldom will you see the bamboo "gate" being used nowadays as modern gates are much preferred now. Nonetheless, you can still find some folks who still don't mind using it.

Seeing the bamboo "gate" had me thinking how Ethan may not be able to experience some of the kampung life (which is really not a kampung standard if I really think about it as compared to our parents' time..) that me and my brothers used to experience during our childhood time.

Gone were the days when playing in the mud, playing marbles (main guli), "police & thief", climbing trees (including the so called haunted "pokok ara"), fishing (especially ikan karuk) with simple fishing rod using just bamboo and tiny pin as a hook, catching grasshopper (tangkap belalang), getting yourself dirty trying to catch tadpoles (tangkap berudu) were considered pure enjoyment. Today's kids are more incline towards expensive toys such as computer games, gameboy and playstation. But with the much talked about technology advances, what more can we say...just hope that some day, someone out there will write and compile about the many traditional games or kampung life especially in Sabah that was once enjoyed by the older generations as they are after all part of our history don't you think? :)

Talking about toys... hubby used Ethan's tiny towel to entertain him this afternoon and it did excite our precious till he got bored hehe... hmmmm a really cheap form of toy as it only cost less than RM1 for the tiny towel as compared to his other real toys! If only he can stick to this kinda toy till he is grown up...yeah keep dreaming girl!

This video clip was taken after he was almost bored with the game. I should have taken when he first got excited so you can see his funny facial expression hehe..

and of coz after his playtime it was nap time for my sweetie pie thus the blogging mommy :)

I just love taking his pictures when he is asleep...