The Sum Of Our Follies
With lakes and mountains in attendance, a local legend is almost prerequisite. Had the forefathers of Lubok Sayong been prescient enough to leave behind some physical evidence to support our legend, even if romanticised with half-truths and superstitions, travel guidebooks today would have listed us in their itineraries. Unfortunately, there are no fields of charred rice or dubious tombs of fallen warriors in Lubok Sayong as in the more tourism savvy island of Langkawi. In our town, we serve up our legend like nasi lemak bungkus – lukewarm and thinly garnished, in portion that fall short of satisfying the appetite and the imagination.
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With lakes and mountains in attendance, a local legend is almost prerequisite. Had the forefathers of Lubok Sayong been prescient enough to leave behind some physical evidence to support our legend, even if romanticised with half-truths and superstitions, travel guidebooks today would have listed us in their itineraries. Unfortunately, there are no fields of charred rice or dubious tombs of fallen warriors in Lubok Sayong as in the more tourism savvy island of Langkawi. In our town, we serve up our legend like nasi lemak bungkus – lukewarm and thinly garnished, in portion that fall short of satisfying the appetite and the imagination.
Publisher: Silverfish Books
Paperback
2014
ISBN: 9789833221479
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