It really reminded me of the golden old days that had passed by before I realized that they actually did fade away.... all along those days of my stay in Chiang Mai, I kept remembering one of the oldest and most cliche idioms of all time saying "Home Is Where The Heart Is".... Well I would say I was home for I had been receiving all those heartfelt loving care all the time from my uncle there. It was just so pure and simple with no pretence at all. Thank you Uncle...
Uncle's cozy little stand-alone cottage
The scenic surroundings also played a major part and helped me recall my little "Home Sweet Home" back in Taunggyi. The minute I glanced the outside world from the corner of my eyes through the windows, the doors or even when I closed my eyes and listen carefully, I could sense the serenity of the environment and fresh cool breeze wavering around the trees grown on mountainside.
Front View From the house
The resemblance was just so prominent that I kept saying I was home.
At nights I would be a couch potato over so many good DVDs just like I would be doing exactly the same thing if I were home and before I knew it, my hands and feet would become numb out of the chilling weather as if it had not been scorching hot when the sun was being all high up and mighty during the daytime. The first morning tap water would also make me fully awake through all shivers down my back the minute I touched the water and would make me feel like I'd never touch it again for the rest of my life. Even those feelings were not at all new to me as I had those things before in the past. I simply embraced the feeling of belonging to somewhere and just being all the way secure. Hmm... I really miss that.
This place really looks like "Ye Htwet Oo Road" to my house
Even the way up to its mountain top, I felt like I could almost see the valley of Nyaung Shwe from far above and if I could further picture things in my mind then Innlay would be there already for sure , the uphill road really resembled our Kalaw and Heho. But instead of the things that I had pictured myself what I saw was the panoramic view of the vastly expanding Chiang Mai with highrises here and there yet still green as I can ever imagine.
Well in this case "Home away from Home" is not just a jargon we use among hoteliers anymore. That little place residing in my heart is just the real home away from home.
Views from Mountain Top Pagoda
