I was at my hometown over the weekend and was in town to renew my insurance and road tax last Saturday, which happened to be the nomination day as well.
As we were approaching the Esplanade, we were diverted to Jalan Muzium Hulu (TMGS) and then to the small road that has the infamous mosque and get ourself out at Jalan Istana Larut. From there, we (myself and bro) went to renew the insurance at the Main Road and then headed to Post Office for road tax renewal.
It was early and curiosity kills the cat! At that point of time, some of the roads that leads to the Town Hall, Esplanade, MPT - the lake garden (depending at which point you are at) were already closed. Parked the car at the Post Office and walked to Esplanade.
It was such a nice experience being with the purveyors and fanatics of the political scene. There were cheering and chanting too!
We waited till the returning officer (?) announced who contested what and where.
All in all, it was a good experience and nice day!
To end the day off, we had some fruits from the auntie that sells fruits and wonderful air mata kucing and air cincau located just next to the post office. The auntie now can afford a mini van. I can still recall her selling the same thing back then in the 80's at a spot near my school. That's what I called progress!
Here are some snapshots!
Joel
P/S: The PPP flag very much reminds me of my alma mater!
