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The story goes that once, there was a very cute little poodle,
whose name was Pinky (because she loved everything pink). Pinky the
Poodle lived in the spanking clean and hygienic, run on
state-of-the-art vet technology Pets R Us, a huge home for cute
cute and nice nice little home animals, you know, like dalmations
(those huge lovely dogs with spots), golden retrievers (I love
these creatures, so loyal and friendly), amazing rag doll kittens
(lovely lovely), and cute chubby little hamsters that spend the
whole day munching on vacuum-packed sunflower seed mix.
Oh they were ALL VERY VERY CUTE, but the truth is, none could beat
Pinky the Poodle, cos she was always trimmed and groomed, and her
long silky fur was always tied up in a cute little baby pink ribbon
and the way she woofed and turned over on her back was just
OH-SO-ADORABLE! She was the darling of Pets R Us, and oh everyone,
yes everyone, even the people from outside just couldnt help but
pour their love on to her.
So one findfine day, Pinky the popular Poodle, decided that she
would have a holiday, a break from the orderly, orderly life that
she led at Pets R Us.
Pinky decided, and so Pinky made a loud announcement, You know! I
am going to Taman Negara! They say there are lots of things to see
over there, and different species of animals never been seen
before. I shall go. And I shall conquer. And I shall return to tell
my tale.
So she went.
Well see, she didnt go alone of course, she went with her best
friend the little chihuahua, Hua Hua, and a few other friends
but
because the star of my story is Pinky, we will keep them in the
shadows, ok?
SO Pinky the Poodle arrived at the entrance to the great Taman
Negara, and she said to her best friend the cute cute Hua Hua,
Oooo we are at Taman Negara! So many things to see!
And they squealed and all of them who came from Pets R Us strutted
into the big big place called Taman Negara
ready, to face,
anything.
Or so they thought.
***
The first animal they met along the way was a cute little mousedeer
who went by the name of Sang Kancil. Now as we all know, Sang
Kancil is a very very smart animal, probably the smartest animal in
the whole of Taman Negara. He was also multilingual, and could
speak a rojak blend of dialects and languages apart from Jungle
Talk at the same time.
Sang Kancil, was astounded to see Pinky the Poodle all wrapped up
in pink, and so he asked, Wahai si anjing yang beriben merah muda,
where do you come from my dear? Ke mana you nak pigi?
Wa, said Pinky in her cute little arfy voice. Wa come from Pets
R Us. Wa come for holiday.
Koyak. Like chicken talk to duck. One talk BM campur English, one
talk English campur Hokkien. How to match I ask you?
Sang Kancil tried again, Huh? Boleh repeat ke?
Pinky said, Wa said. Wa ai go holiday. Wa hungry. Wa dunno where
to go.
Sang Kancil said, Huh? Tak faham lah.
Pinky was exasperated. But instead of using the universal language
called English, Pinky decided to act clever, and go back to her
Pets R Us language. Arf arf arf arf!
That was a wrong move yeah
. cos Sang Kancil, having been in huge
wild Taman Negara for the entire part of his life, had never heard
the structured syllables that came out from the orderly lifestyle
of Pets R Us. He shook his head at at this betina gila and
walked away.
Pinky and her friends felt SO ANGRY, and the first thing that Pinky
thought was, KNNCB! If there were a huge huge pig right here now I
will throw at that silly little creature and it will flatten
him.
And lo-and-behold, just as that thought crossed her mind, a huge
ass wild boar just so happened to walk near them.
Newbies? he asked, suave in a way that only wild boars can be
suave.
Urm yeah! Pinky blinked at his English. Were tourists. We come
from Pets R Us.
Oh. That clean clean place in the city ah? I heard they feed you
guys healthy food and you guys get to play with a lot of nice
things.
Yes yes yes! Pets R Us is nice and clean, The Place For All
Animals is our motto
but you are a bit big and fat to fit
inside
Taman Negara is famous for our scenery and the big outdoors. This
place is big, so you need people to take you around.
Were hungry and we want to go somewhere where we can take things
home.
Big fat Wild Boar thought for a while, and then he said, You
should go to the TN Falls.
Huh?
The Taman Negara Falls.
Oh is it a nice place?
Its where theres great drinks, and wonderful fruit to buy.
Things you cannot get at Pets R Us.
Oh! At the sound of things you cannot get at Pets R Us, Pinky
and friends squealed in joy. Can you take us there?
Can no problem.
And he did, took them they, and they eagerly followed the Big Fat
Wild Boar.
***
OK bla bla bla
the trip was tedious, uncomfortable, but they
reached there soon enough. TN Falls was a sight to behold, it was
something completely alien to the folks from Pets R Usit was
chaotic. There was birds of all colours flying everywhere, monkeys
with red asses swinging from tree to tree, behind a pictureresque
scene of wonderful splashing water rushing down a very big
hill.
Pinky and friends were so excited, they wanted to run to the waters
immediately! They forgot to say something though, and Wild Boar
wasnt about to let them go so easily, Oey!
Pinky turned back, and her friends went to see the new place.
Yes?
You forgot something?
Pinky was silly. She decided to say this, Urm. What?
Shouldnt you give me something?
Like?
I dont know. Show your appreciation?
How?
TIU! Your mother never teach you manners ah?
Urm. At Pets R Us, we can do anything we want.
OKAY
well here is not Pets R Us, you must say thank you and give
me a kiss.
Wild Boar said that because he was angry, but you know what? I
dont think he expected Pinky to squench her cute little nose and
give him a peck on his ugly face. Happily he strutted away, pleased
that his usually failing bullying tricks worked.
OK now where were we. Oh yeah. TN Falls.
***
Now Pinky and friends had travelled very far, and they were very
tired, so all they wanted was a slurp to drink. They strutted to
the clean lovely stream, and wear about to poke their nuzzles into
the water, when suddenly, a huge animal growled.
Grrrr
what you doing?
Oh it was Sang Serigala yang sangat licik, the guy who maintained
the cleanliness of the stream (everywhere else it was dirty you
see, but the stream that provided the drinking water for the living
things in Taman Negara must be kept clean, so that was his
job).
We want to drink some water, said Pinky.
Youre tourists.
Yes we are.
Tourists must pay.
KNNCB? What for?
To help us maintain the filters.
Well that was not true, the waters were naturally clean, but Sang
Serigalas memang licik like that one lah
so anyway, Pinky asked
again, Like this ah? How much?
All the ribbons on your two fore feet!
Huh? So expensive?
Well, theyre your only possessions that are worthy. Im not
asking for the ones on your two back feet.
In Pets R Us, water is provided FREE OF CHARGE!
This is not Pets R Us, girl, this is Taman Negara. When in Taman
Negara, you do as the Taman Negara-ians do.
She had no choice but to pay for their slurp of water.
It was the dreamiest water they had ever drank of. Of course lah,
completely fresh, pure fall from the sky water, very clean only
Taman Negara got one
not the recycled type they get at Pets R
Us.
Pinky and friends drink drink drink drink so much, until, CB, have
to go toilet.
***
Now potty business, was a difficult business in Taman Negara. Its
the big outdoors, and basically, because of the intense level of
diversity in Taman Negara-ians, they do whatever they want at a
nice big patch known as the lalang field, where lots of patches
were available for animals in Taman Negara to do their big and
small businesses.
A small and tight little clearing led the way from the TN Falls
area to the lalang field area, and after getting their directions
from some passing monkeys, Pinky and friends made their way to do
their potty business.
There was a very very long queue of animals lining up in the little
lane
and poor Pinky and friends just had to wait. They waited and
waited, and everyone found their own patches
well, Pinky was nice
enough to let her friends go first mah
So she was eager to go but she had to wait, and she was patient,
even though the wild smell of poo amidst lalang prickled her
sensitive nostrils, she waited.
It was almost her turn.
She waited, and she waited.
Then finally, it was her turn! Yay! Yay!... Pinky was just about to
put forth her next foot to her very own dirty patch, when suddenly,
a HUGE FAT ELEPHANT appeared before her very eyes, and took over
the patch!
Oh dear, oh dear.
Poor little Pinky
she was so shocked, so bullied, so shocked, that
she
she
she
...she peed there and then. On the spot. In front of
everybody.
Oh dear, oh dear.
The rest of the trip was quite a disaster, because Pinky couldnt
stop the taunts of the animals that kept ringing in her ears, and
well, we cant quite fault her, right? The poor poor thing.
***
You know, I was about to say The end, but Id like to tell you
some facts about Pets R Us and Taman Negara.
One is small, one is big.
One is systematic, one is wild.
One is clean, one is so big, its clean here and there, dirty here
and there.
One is quite predictable, one is so diverse you never know what
will turn up next.
One is safer because its enclosed and tighter, one is huge and
scary at times.
One has citizens, one has MORE citizens.
One is small, one is big.
And both are wonderful wonderful places to live in
really.
Except, really, we all know this already, theres no place sweeter
than home. Tourists love their homes more than the place they go
visit, and nothing beats the warm cushiony comfort of home.
NOTHING. Otherwise youd pack up and go live elsewhere already,
like Andy who went to live with his mother because he considered
that home.
But oh well, Pinky had to go the extra mile, because well, shes
Pinky, and everyone is supposed to love Pinky, so Pinky must say
something. Anything also can.
So she just decided to say Arf arf arf!
-This may be long, but try to guess who is the poodle. 
Refer to the KL trip entry,
http://www.xiaxue.blogspot.com/
