School Holidays

School's off for 10 days. When school take a break, parents and children alike are in joyous mood, and everybody else can feel the change around them. There's less traffic on the road in the morning and afternoon so driving to and from work during this period would be a breeze. Where would people go for the holidays? I'd imagine that the holiday destinations would be full of parents and their families. Ignoring the fuel hike one can see cars and MPVs full of people going up and down the highways to holiday spot somewhere, some going balik kampung - that is a cheaper way to get away. And of course on can see convoys of vehicles going to a wedding. They can be seen by the road after the toll plaza waiting to regroup with the others in the entourage. Weddings and kenduri - that is one thing that is always happening during the school holidays. School holidays = mating season. Yesterday I had two invitations to wedding kenduri around Alor Star and there was this one with traditional music group playing using traditional instruments, good to hear live traditional music for a change. The groom’s house is rather big (huge) and sits elegantly beside a river and facing padi field.