When I was growing up...

I used to play football every single day without fail...
I rode my bicyle with some friends almost every weekend..
During recess at sekolah rendah, we played 'guli-guli'
At times, instead of playing football...we played 'bedok'....

During terawikh, instead of praying...some of us played police and thieves...
During terawikh, instead of praying...some of us played mercun and threw them at some guard dogs at an international school nearby our place....
During puasa month, errr.....we ate McD under a bridge at some longkang nearby our homes.....hahahahahaha....
We would be at the mosque for supper to have free foods....

We even played badminton in the middle of the road those days......
We would go camping in Hulu Langat without any proper preparation...
We played football with the all reliable 'Fung Keong' boots....
We would enjoy each other's company every day....

How things have changed drastically now...

The size of the field now has been reduced. Partly it has become a car park. And the other part, it looks like the international school has taken over the management of the field. So, the field is empty every single day...

No kids are playing football nowadays..
No kids playing police and thieves during terawikh...
Kids are now focusing on having the latest PS3 games and perhaps mobile phones...

How sad it is now that you need to pay to play sports. U wanna play futsal, you have to rent the place. You wanna play badminton, you have to rent the hall.

Life was pretty much simpler 15 years ago.......Can we actually make life simpler?