Journey by train / Emily Jothee Mathai

• Main Author: Mathai, Emily Jothee
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Academy of Language Studies 2023
• Subjects: Pulau Pinang; Universiti Teknologi MARA
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83979/1/83979.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83979/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

It was my first journey by ETS (electric train service) to KL Sentral. Everyone was rushing into the train. I intentionally purchased the window seat at B/4D for a better view of our nature. Sitting in the train, looking out of the window, I had a stress relieving view of trees, houses, the sky, clouds…It was so green that I could feel the freshness of the surrounding outside. As I was gazing out of the window, slowly my thoughts were carried away to my younger days. It was in 1986 when I was a young, small-sized, 16-year-old girl. I was travelling back home from Teluk Intan to Seberang Jaya, the place where I practically grew up. It was my first time being distant from my family, studying in a residential school, Sekolah Menengah Sains, Teluk Intan (SEMESTI).