Hometown: KUL, CGK, AMS, PEN, ZAG, SIN, SJJ
Well hang on a sec, I don't really know what to write as my hometown?
should it be KL? I've hardly lived there. Sure I was born there, but does that make it my hometown, I think not, rather its my place of birth.
My teenage years, my formative years was spent in Holland and Croatia. My early years were spent in Indonesia.
KUL I was born there and for the first five years of my life I stayed there. But I can vaguely remember those five years and apart from that, I've really hardly lived there. On and off again for about a year or so.
CGK Jakarta, was where I first started schooling, I made my first few friends there, my first childhood memories were made there. It was my childhood spent there.
AMS the netherlands was where I grew up in terms of association, it left an impact on me.
PEN I was in boarding school in Penang, for barely 2 years that left an impact on me, the friends I made.
ZAG I know Zagreb the town and city like the back of my hand, I know all the good places to get a cup of coffee, the good hang out joints, these were my teenage years, I've had my closest friends and a life there filled with fond momories in Zagreb, If anything this would be the closest thing to a hometown.
Is a hometown where my parents, family are? Well... My Dad's in Sarajevo. My mom is joining him soon.
Is it where I go back to? I go back to where my parents are.
Would then Subang be my hometown?
Well, I've hardly lived there. 3 years in total and thats on and off. I don't have many memories there, I don't have many friends there. I don't know my way around there too. I got lost there last time I was back.
So I am stuffed with this one. I can't really say where is MY hometown?
The dictionary defines it as
hometown
n : the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence.
What if I don't have a principle residence? What if I never really grew up in one place?
If I put all these cities in which I did grow up I'm a bit of a show off.
Honestly I can't answer that question, where is my hometown? People ask and for simplicity sake I say subang jaya, when by definition it shouldn't be considered as one
But really what I wouldn't give just to stay one place, one town or city to live all my childhood, to grow up in just one place. Perhaps then I won't be labeled a show off, perhaps then I can with strong conviction honestly say to people that subang is my hometown.