Dreams of a Road Trip
I have always wondered what it would feel like to take a road trip up North, in the land of my birth, Malaysia. I don't know of the exact point when it started, but perhaps the idea was sowed in my mind upon watching the Netflix Japanese series, `Road to the Red Restaurants List'. In this absorbing show, a diligent office worker takes weekend trips to interesting regional spots, by himself, while his wife and daughter are away attending pop concerts. For these weekend `escapades', he has set three rules for himself- no spending above a fixed budget, which necessitates him sleeping on the floor of his Honda Freed, he has to travel alone, and the trip would only consume his weekends, i.e. he would leave after his office work on Fridays and come home after lunch on Saturday. Saturday mornings would be the time for sightseeing, which weren't very elaborate affairs, such as enjoying the scenery of a lake, playing fireworks at an esplanade or visiting a local temple. The high...