On Malaysia's Going Home

After the COVID-19 epidemic worsened in South Korea, many classes became video teaching, and my ears, eyes and head were overused all day. In order to treat myself, I opened the iPad comfortably in bed.

I accidentally clicked on a video introducing the interior of Malaysia. The host is a beautiful girl, and I went with an elderly male photographer. I have seen some personal channels introducing Malaysia before. Some of them study in Malaysia, then marry the locals and live there. Others immigrated there from China. In their view, Malaysia was China ten or twenty years ago. The people there are simple, everyone lives a leisurely life, and there is a good feeling of slowing down and enjoying life.

This video, or short documentary, attracted me from the beginning because of its name, home. Besides living in a foreign land, many people can't go home because of COVID-19, so this movie caught my heart and I can't wait to start a trip home with the host.

This documentary has more than a dozen episodes. Each episode introduces a scenic spot in Malaysia. Most of these attractions are not famous tourist attractions introduced by travel agencies, but follow the host to visit the beautiful local scenery, taste local food together, talk with local guests, and let the audience experience local life in depth.

After watching this documentary, I carefully recalled the name "going home", which contained several meanings.

One,? Go home.

The two protagonists who led us on the journey were urbanites living in Kuala Lumpur. Usually, they live in a busy city and struggle for life. They have no time or leisure to know their country and hometown. Through this trip, they will rediscover their memories of rural life and discover the local customs of Malaysia.

Second, go to every different home.

They didn't choose to stay in high-end hotels on this trip, but stayed in different homestays. After watching two or three episodes, I realized that another purpose of making this documentary is to let Malaysians or people who come to Malaysia choose to stay in homestays and have a deeper understanding of local life.

These B&Bs are different from hotels or express hotels. People who live in B&Bs can enjoy the delicious food prepared by the host of B&Bs every day, and they can also sit down and chat with the host of B&Bs and listen to the story of the host of B&Bs.

Each homestay has its own characteristics. From the design and decoration style to the owner's story, different homestays represent everyone's different dreams and lifestyles.

After living abroad for many years, a homestay host returned to his hometown to take care of his parents. Combined with his own understanding of the outside world, the layout and style of the homestay were greatly influenced by European and American styles. In the clear blue sea, white and blue wooden houses let busy urbanites get a moment's peace and rest here.

The owner of the other room is a couple, and the male owner knows the local history very well. When introducing to the host, he was no less than a professional tour guide. The hostess's hobby is painting, and all the paintings on the hotel walls are written by her. In addition, she will draw her ideas on cards for tourists to choose from.

If a writer tells himself a story at a time, then a painter will paint himself one picture after another.

Every article will be joined by a local who has returned home from other places or abroad, telling their memories of their hometown and their feelings of returning home after leaving for several years or decades. Although they left, they always cherish this memory in their hearts and always want to come back and have a look, take a walk and find themselves in the past.

Third, after returning home, of course, you can't lack food at home.

The documentary also introduced some local snacks and cultural characteristics.

Snacks in places where China people live are also quite characteristic of China. For example, I saw food like egg cakes and glutinous rice wrapped in leaves like zongzi.

There are many Chinese descendants in Malaysia. They are probably the third and fourth generations of China people. But surprisingly, they all speak Chinese so well that you can't feel foreigners speaking Chinese at all. Their vocabulary and expressions are exactly the same as ours.

Although their elders chose to leave their country and hometown to live in Malaysia for various reasons, they have not forgotten who they are and where their roots are.

I heard a video host say that Malaysians are as strict as China in Chinese education for their children, and they spend a lot of money to learn English because they want their children not to forget Chinese and their roots.

While watching, I followed the steps of the host and traveled all over Malaysia, seeing the beautiful sea, the smiles on the faces of ordinary people, the delicious food and the colorful lifestyle. This slow-paced life allows us to stop and take a look at the beauty of life, the warmth between people, and those who strive to live and enjoy life.

During this time, you will feel a little depressed when we are all locked at home and can't go out to enjoy the natural scenery. But have you ever thought that at least we have a home and we can enjoy family life? Home is the destination of the soul, home is the harbor of rest, home is full of warm memories, and home is an indispensable part of our life.

Even if you fight for your career, please don't neglect life. Everyone can choose their own way of life, whether it is struggle, leisure or decadence. The most important thing is to understand the meaning of life to you, feel the beauty in life and convey the love in life.