Me too!! I’m also a regular girl who grew up in Subang!!
Hahaha, don’t know why but I just felt so warm inside when I saw Daniel’s quote and I just found it so ….menyemangatkan!(spirit giving?)
I’ve always been proud of my hometown! (I can hear Lie Yuen rolling her eyes) It made me think of all the wonderful people I know in Subang and have heard about who came out of Subang. 🙂 Whenever Subang gets referred as Malaysia’s Education Hub, I feel a sense of pride deep inside.
It’s been quite a while since I last wrote an ode for Subang Jaya, so here’s one for you, my childhood Subangians!!
Driving along the Federal Highway,
There are two turnings into Subang that you can make,
And If you can no longer see the Lakeview Lake,
All I can say is that Klang got nice Bak Kut Teh.
Everyone’s a member of Holiday Villa,
Weddings and proms mostly at Shangri-La,
Growing up in Subang, involved a lot of swimming,
3 am, 4am, 5am, yet nobody is sleeping.
If you came into this world via SJMC,
Confirm you’re not the same generation as me,
But if you learned how to walk in Subang Parade,
You and I would probably be around the same age.
A long time ago we had many sleepless nights,
The roaring of the engines as planes took flight,
A time when the airport was only minutes away,
Instead of the 45 minutes journey to KLIA.
Which child wouldn’t scream with glee,
At the sight of the old KFC,
Home to the greatest playground in town,
Where little children would run around.
Weekends spent at Toys ‘R’ Us,
The cravings for toys got worse and worse,
Riding the chut chut train in the arcade,
Situated at the back of Subang Parade.
Remember when Sunway Lagoon first opened its doors,
Roller coasters and water slides, what a sight it was!
A decade and a half later,
Now it’s only memories from the yesteryears.
Jogging and fishing at the Lakeview Lake,
In the distance, the KTM starts to brake,
Our childhood spent believing in crocodiles,
That terrorized the lake with other reptiles.
SRSS19, SKSJ, Sri Subang, SS17 and Lick Hung,
Most of us did not know our mother tongue.
Poking fun at the kids from Sri KL,
But came college and we got on well.
The girls did ballet, the boys did Taekwando,
But everybody’s mother made them play the piano.
Rehat time, must play Tali Getah,
Those who found it sissy would play pepsi cola.
SU, SJ, Seafield, USJ4 and 17,
Schools we went to when we turned thirteen.
Losing count of the schools in USJ,
Feeling sad when friends were sent away.
Scorching hot Sports Days at MPSJ,
Always thinking of how to run away,
Walking to the ‘toilet’, and then we would run,
You’d find most of us, yamchaing at Taipan.
IU days and Installations, they were plenty,
Your face, my face, among the many,
A chance for all to glitter and glam,
Charity, schmarity, what a sham.
Sometimes a minister would plan to visit,
Throwing the school teachers into a giddy fit,
Red carpet, kompang, bunga mangga to beautify the school,
The minister never comes and we all look like fools.
Tuition classes were a must,
Not good enough if you only passed,
The legendary John Quek and his intensive classes,
The guy who cleverly brought A1s to the masses.
Scratching our heads, feeling amused,
Out-of-towners utilizing the skating ring we never use,
What’s so great, about Pyramid?
We’ve been there since we were kids.
Done with our SPMs, we learnt to drive,
Stay away from the Federal highway loop to survive,
Illegal races, spoiling our weekends,
Damn mothafuckas should be banned.
Envying your collegemates who came from everywhere,
What time you went home, nobody would care.
But home was Subang and mum and dad would scold,
“Come back so late, sleep so late, later grow old!”
Now we’ve grown and scattered far and wide,
Holidays and breaks become harder to coincide,
We see each other less and less,
So many of us have flown the nest.
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Strange that I’m more patriotic towards my hometown(which doesn’t even have a Town Anthem?) than I am towards my country. Ho Ho Ho.
I love Subang, don’t you?:)
P/s: Fellow Subangians might want to try a hand at figuring out what the verses mean so that people from out of town can comprehend what I’m trying to say.
But if you learned how to walk in Subang Parade,
You and I would probably be around the same age.
i SO get that!!!
jo: hahaha i’ve had friends saying that they learnt how to walk in subang parade and i used to go there everyweekend when i was like two years old or three years old:)
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Woot! I didn’t know that you are sooooooooo patriotic! Haha… Well, lucky you have fond memories in Malaysia… Mine is kinda a bit awkward and being badly treated. That is why I am running away and applying as a refugee from South East Asia, trying my hard to make a very innocent face in front of the officers. -_-”
Haha! just kidding about the refugee thingie, not gonna fool around with ISA.. =p
jo: hahaha i’m only patriotic about locally produced efforts by talented individuals…and of course my origins like SUbang Jaya. I’m not too enthusiastic about other parts of the country, but of course I wish for it to be a good country run by an equally good government..but I’m not a fan. I just like to see the people around me having a good lifestyle… and the talented people in my country getting the right exposure…etc that’s all I want.
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Wahey! A well deserved ode to good old Subang at long last. Thanks for that Jo 🙂 Well written stuff… and now I really miss home >
jo: lol don’t we all babes, don’t we all.
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Vote Jolene for USJ township mayor!
jo: lol don’t want la. later my boyfriend scold. HE wants to be MP for Subang. hahaha
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Hey dear!
I love the poem! Brings me back fond memories, can i cut and paste into my entry? LOL
You forgot about the part where everyone goes to the same kindergarden and then only finding out that we were classmates when we enter secondary school!
And then there is the first Carrefour in Malaysia, and the first Giant hypermarket in Malaysia!
Sweet home, Subang Jaya,
what a wonderful place to be,
Sweet home, Subang Jaya,
Lord I know there’s too much to see!
And all you Subang-ites out there, come home and make Subang proud! Contribute to Subang, and Malaysia. Use your experiences and knowledge gained from overseas to make Subang a better place to live, not a place to come home for Chinese New Year!
Might as well tell everyone here, I’ve decided to run as an MP for Subang, I want to make Subang better, developed and harmonious! WOOT! And Dr. Lai will be my advisor in the health department of Subang Jaya!
Oh wait I think Subang includes Saujana, Puchong and Seri Kembangan as well. Let’s make Subang Jaya different!
jo: hahhaa thanks dear! of course u can you silly boy!~
lol believe it or not, i actually wanted to put kindergarten and everything but couldn’t find anyway to join it together. and yalor… couldn’t remember whether giant came first or carrefour came first.. so didn’t write also.:D
eh! that can be subang’s national anthem. hahaha..
LOL.. take over lee hwa beng’s place la u. first must join MCA or DAP, WILL YOU?!? Yes, yes, fluoride for the waters in Subang!
got seri kembangan meh? so far away.
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Fantastic! yeah, Subang is cool.. I feel a certain sense of patriotism towards Subang too.. hehe.. Its nice to tell people.. “Hey, I’m from Subang.”
jo: lol it HAS got a certain ring to it, doesn’t it?:DÂÂ
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gosh.. damm true n funny weih!
suddenly ter-remember u taking care of the stairs opposite my classroom.
heh 🙂
jo: ahhaha yala.. then always kena chat up by the ‘small kids’ in the classroom opposite the stairs that I jaga-ed. I do wonder where my prefect partner is now. His name is Kelvin something something. He used to entertain me with stories about his dreams…I distinctly remember that he dreamt about a disembodied hand…
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Ahh…. Subang…. lived there all my life….
The newspaper article that you have posted is the brother of childhood friend of mine who is now doing her law bar exam in London. He used to study in Seafield School in USJ 2 i think.
Don’t forget to join the Subang Jaya network on facebook. 🙂
jo: hehe.. which school were u from? That’s Daniel Tan, he used to study in SMSJ i think! not seafield! .. and is it his younger sisteR? .. or older sister that’s studying law?
Is there a Subang Jaya network on facebook?
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Damn woman..you make Subang sound like a country by itself! LOL
jo: lol! proud of it ma. u also very proud of penang what:)
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jolene lai you have facebook??
you got me all nostalgic with this poem
jo: hahaha yes oh almighty Queen of Facebook!
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*clap*clap*clap*
i’m proud of subang too! *sniff*
jo: lol got you all emo there didn’t i:D
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wah, i can smell the pride of a Subangite. I thought it’s called Subangite instead of Subangian? Coz i know some ppl frm Subang who calls themselves Subangite.
Damn good entry la, u turned Subang into a country! Got national anthem or not? Hehehe.
jo: lol issit? Normally we say, “Subang people”. Very seldom got ‘ian or ‘ite or ‘ers.. hehehe..
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okay.. i only moved to subang when I was 9. Still, I get what you mean. It’s rather funny to think that I lived in my house for about 10 years before flying to NZ. It’s odd.. dang.. I feel old now O.o.. HOw quickly time passes.. lol
jo: aaahh..young enough:D hehehe… a subang person will always be a subang person:D at least u spent ur formative years here!
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I LOVE SUBANG JAYA!
woots.
ehhhhhh wei i remember the old KFC! man! so syok man when i got to go there. don’t forget also those days before we could drive, hehe, take cab la or bus here and there…zomg! so old already!
jo: hahahahah omg!! we might even have played in the same playground before and not know it;P
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although i’m not fr subang, (grew up in land of bak kut teh) subang to me is like the next happening place to go apart form kl. i remember when i was young, we go to subang parade very often too instead of going all the way to sg wang or lot 10. but no i din learn to walk there…too old d 😛
n i remember when the mamaks craze just started, i used to follow my parents alllll the way fr klang to subang just for roti bomb…sometimes in pajamas..hehe…those were the days when ‘canai n such’ was still the ordinary mamak, not like now become high class mamak.
ohyah, n if i’m not wrong, carrefour came first b4 giant….
jO: ahhaha wah, the mamak culture started in subang ar? yalaaa.. canai and such…it was at SS14 there right?… now like no business di.. wait, i think it closed down. dman kesian..;\ .. i used to spend all my friday afternoons there. haihhhh. hahhaa..oh thank u for clarifying with me. Giant after Carrefour!
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Since you all are natural local in Subang, do you know how long it takes by taxi to get fr Subang Parade to Subang Airport? Or is there any train/bus fr point to point? Im not fr the area.