Small Towns: An introduction from a bridge

By Woon Tien Li

I love to watch the traffic from overhead bridges. That day in Damansara Uptown, I leaned against the railing of one and looked down. The twin lanes to my left were nearly empty, whereas the ones on my right were jammed up—no one seemed to be moving above 30kmph.

Contrast that experience with those I have had from the overhead bridge in front of my alma mater. Back home, cars zipped back and forth under the bridge, thrilling me with a motley crew of Nissan’s, Proton’s, and Hicom’s. I wonder if perhaps cities are devoid of this simple, free entertainment.

“Huh?” You ask, “Is this how small town folk spend their days?”

Let me be in denial here: Of course not!

So to prove our meaningful existence, here we are, we who have lived all our young lives in bandar-bandar kecil.