Memories From Afar
Memories of the places in my childhood seem to be lost and forgotten as time goes by, but there is one place that I can never forget, the village called Sunshine. For me, this little village is my heaven on earth. I have lived all my life in this place, from the moment I was born in our house until the moment I reached my adulthood. Rice fields and lush green pastures surround the village, with its traditional bungalow houses spreading widely across the vast land. Here, where the tree-covered mountains provide a backdrop to twenty houses, the scenery is so fascinating. Some of my earliest memories are the chirping of the birds early in the morning, the heavy rains in the afternoon, and the occasional visits to the forest. The chirping of the birds early in the morning wakes me up from a deep slumber. Alarm clocks were unheard of during those days. Whenever the sun rises, the birds together with the ch
Whenever I see rice fields or pastureland, more often than not, I associate it with the village I have lived and I always try to look back on the past. And in remembering, I can't help but feel the nostalgia it brings. I remember all the happy memories I had and it never fails to bring a smile on my face. But then again, the memories will always be in my heart and indeed, there's no place quite like Sunshine Village. The forest, which is situated at the very end of the village, is my favorite getaway. A lake surrounds the forest, where my swimming skills were honed at a very young age. I can vividly recall a time when my father told me not to go to the lake alone because it was dangerous little did he knew that I was always practicing my free-style swimming in that lake. Nobody knew of my escapades except the caretaker of that place. Whenever he caught me practicing my swimming skills, I bribed him with
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