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*continued from Part 1*

PART 2

masuk train...amik seat best kat atas. well, pretty pening as how to seat as well. y'see, sydney's trains' seat boleh tukar arah. either u want to seat all facing one direction or if u have a family or group of friends, can turn the seats around so easier to chat. me and RS got the terbalik one side one and took each a row (very few people on board, so konker!) and faced each other..only being in few times UniBeat taught me that duduk terbalik is very memeningkan indeed. but gambled lah. this is a two-hour ride, therefore dont think its that bumpy.

early on i started with reading the sydney brochures obtained at the central and RS on her storybook. but suddenly minutes later got the urge to write.... only AGAIN i forgot to bring any writing materials!!! aghhh! sangat kecewa. but luck's on my side, found a pen in the backpack and proceeded on a 'journal' of sort on the back of the printed out Wollongong map. it was a hurried coupla words sentence mostly.i think its because cant take too many pics to capture the moment. limited memory. train's moving. hence i write. it feels great, capturing the moments that would otherwise be forgotten.

here's the 'journal', typed it back from the original copy, plus additions of words and pics if necessary:-

• bolded - what i saw while the train moves, observations, written down. the 'live journal'.
  
• italiced - thoughts running in the head or sentences in malay.
  
• normal - accounts, written after the journey; to inject some sense and flow in the story. hehe.
  
• bolded & italiced - name of places, as seen from the signboards.
  

random places the names of the placed we passed thru. arncliff. banksia. kogarah. hurtsville.

realised an a4 paper aint too much space..and the mind chatters about.. GOT THINGS IN ORDER! get map rail. get map without rail to be put in blog later on.

mortdale. another array of suburban houses. bright sunlight gives nice yellow/orange hue. plenty of trees. graffiti by the railside. the graffiti a common feature in sydney: looks almost the same everywhere. is it a project?

houses

nice rail line. am higher than the suburban areas. can see beyond. waa lawa. jungle-ish. ada umah. como. nice lake. (reminded self to)copy blog. write book.

lake near como

Jannali. *edited out* yellow flowers (by the railside) still here. purple trees. como and before that looks pretty. yellow flowers just beside rail line. very pretty. shouldn't leave notebook & pen behind. remember!!

sutherland station. (train) stop(s). nice graffiti with flowers. miss taking the picture, as train whizzed by too fast. 8:10:45 sydney terminal .Hurtsville-Wolli Creek-Sydney Terminal..on screen. i am actually at the other side! i moved there from original place, as there's one empty stretch of seats. didnt sit there, at the original place because direct sunlight. better pics from the other side.

(still stopping the the station. people watching.)saw a granny with a backpack. travel? home? visiting sister? now i know i got the idea from the Dutch movie, Twin Sisters. a very beautiful work. she's wearing brown Timberland-ish sneakers, not unlike other only three people there, waiting for the train to go to the city. when would the train come?

8:16:06 displayed on screen. 6 minutes already, the stop at the seats in front are two young lads. can see them thru the window's refection. suddenly recalled a book -cant remember what where the author fell in love with the person in reflection. or is it a movie?

train finally moved at 8:17:23. saw a huge cemetry area by the roadside. loftus. . saw the bulding labeled VOLUNTEER BUSHFIRE BRIGADE. the railtrack is quite high. can see far beyond. trees with houses. heard two mid-aged ladies talking, pretty loudly. not without an accent which is quite nice. "she's gorgeous". (referring to perhaps another friend. or a daughter? in law? neighbour?) "at fifteen years, she already worked at the receptions, and worked her way up". the word gorgeous. long time didnt hear it. i thought, the yellow flowers are gorgeous.

gorgeous flowers

huge KFC with drive thru. 20 seconds later, a McD. huge as well. very intriguing. where am i? engadine. padang. kids in (crisp) white cricket uniform. boys playing. woman teacher coaching the boys. am pretty amused. beside railway track -roads. cars. remember, alor star? suddenly i remembered how much i love trains. perhaps because it exudes an aura of mystery, as i've never actually been in one before i got to kmb. we all love the unknown. my mind drifted away into another memory, but this one i'd rather not published in public. so does this part of the journal.

saw a billboard by the roadside. "tastes like real milk because it is" haha thats a funny one. great view. dullish in colour , but its okay. hutan upon hutan. lama tak nampak. been in the city far too long. gorgeous. singly tall flowers now. must go down the train, if only i could; and take the picture, close up.

TO BE CONTINUED

pictures are here