悲傷是- 50年前木房老家早已不復存在。
幸福是- 童年樹陰下嬉戲那棵大樹仍高站在那裡。
悲傷是- 大樹已經被另一棵陌生樹緊緊勒綁。
絕望是- 無奈我沒辦法拯救這棵童年大樹。
2005 - View of the Adenanthera pavonina 海红豆 tree from East. Behind the tree across the road were the last few remain of junior staff quarters which were also demolished in couple of years after this photo taken. The Adenanthera pavonina 海红豆 tree was laden with many red seeds as can be seen from above photo. On the right side of the tree were branches of leave with light color from the strangler tree. I had no idea that this insignificant stranfler tree in a few years time completely took over the wholeAdenanthera pavonina 海g豆 tree.
2012 - View of the Adenanthera pavonina 海红豆 tree from West. Behind the tree is the QUALITY PERSONNEL EFFICIENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. The tree looks huge but it is no more the original Adenanthera pavonina 海红豆 but the strangler tree which has taken over. What a shock to see such ending situation to a tree I used to play under 50 years ago.
The only big tree left in the surround area (there are a couple of trees behind but are small trees). This old tall tree must have been an island of survival for many little creatures that need a green environment to survive on such as this Pristidia longistila I found on a low branch of the Adenanthera pavonina 海红豆tree.
Pretty little spider. It enters into our family spider catalogue. Here is a page of him: http://wongchunxing.com/Spider/2-NO_WEBS/Family_Clubionidae/Genus__Pristidia/Pristidia_longistila.htm
2014 - I came to Kuching for a few days for a nephew’s wedding. The first afternoon in Kuching, my brother, my son and me three of us came to Batu Lintang to see our childhood homeland under present development. Three of us came to this tall tree again.
Sorry to see the tree in such a stage of …………………………………….. will write about later. For the time being, to chee the hearts up, we found living spiders under the tree. 5 differents species of spiders in less then half an hour…..
With the one found two years ago, here are the list of all the 6 spiders :
Location of Quarter No: 117
Batu Lintang Government Quarter
Lorong Batu Lintang 6
29 November 2005 TUE 10:57AM
13-7-2014 I browse the satellite map of Batu Lintang from Google Map (image above). Google has updated Batu Lintang image captured by satellite perhaps less then 1 year ago. The big tree can be seen clearly from the outer space. New construction site offices are built opposite the big tree (bright and shining in above Google Map) and ground work has started at the right hand side.
My father came from Jesselton in 1952 to Kuching. He has no house in Kuching but being a government clerk he was allocated to stay in government quarters in Batu Lintang. So me and all my young brothers and sisters grew up in Batu Lintang 1960 to 1972 on and off for 10 years.
Quarter No: 117 was where we lived in 1960-1961. I went to Primary 1 in 1961 at the near by St Paul Primary School. I was the eldest. Christopher was born in this house. (Delivery in hospital). The last 3 children in the family were not yet born.
Quarter No: 117 was the first house at the junction. At the corner of the junction is this Pristidia longistila tree planted by previous occupant. Who was this previous house occupant I never know, but he done a good deed by leaving behind a tree standing tall till today….. or at least till 2005 when I return after 40 years. 2012 I cam back again.
Excited to see a gigantic tree at a distant but when come near sorrowful to see that is no more that Pristidia longistila tree itself. Pristidia is no more on its own but swallowed and processed by a strangler tree.
Quarter No: 117 and the quarters on the same plot of land were long demolished and the location is the present Fire Department compound.
But opposite 117 the other plot of land have 4 or 5 worn down quarters still remain and occupied in 2005. There was one nearest to the main Batu Lintang main road not occupied. That unoccupied house no: 115 most probable the one that had left me with some good memories of Christmas joy……. In 1960 or 1961 the young man from that quarter cam to talk to my parent that their hose has a Christmas party for children and asked to allow me to participate too. My parent glade fully dressed me up and send me to joint other children party that afternoon and that photo taken that event is now one the very few document of my childhood in Batu Lintang.
Quarter No: 117 was where we lived in 1960-1961. I went to Primary 1 in 1961 at the near by St Paul Primary School. I was the eldest. Christopher was born in this house. (Delivery in hospital). The last 3 children in the family were not yet born.
Quarter No: 117 was the first house at the junction. At the corner of the junction is this Pristidia longistila tree planted by previous occupant. Who was this previous house occupant I never know, but he done a good deed by leaving behind a tree standing tall till today….. or at least till 2005 when I return after 40 years. 2012 I cam back again.
Excited to see a gigantic tree at a distant but when come near sorrowful to see that is no more that Pristidia longistila tree itself. Pristidia is no more on its own but swallowed and processed by a strangler tree.
Quarter No: 117 and the quarters on the same plot of land were long demolished and the location is the present Fire Department compound.
But opposite 117 the other plot of land have 4 or 5 worn down quarters still remain and occupied in 2005. There was one nearest to the main Batu Lintang main road not occupied. That unoccupied house no: 115 most probable the one that had left me with some good memories of Christmas joy……. In 1960 or 1961 the young man from that quarter cam to talk to my parent that their hose has a Christmas party for children and asked to allow me to participate too. My parent glade fully dressed me up and send me to joint other children party that afternoon and that photo taken that event is now one the very few document of my childhood in Batu Lintang.
This is Quarter 115 photo taken in 2005 (above image) Our quarter 117 also the exact same design. All the quarters are the same structure design. These 4 or 5 remaining quarters were the last remaining quarters in 2005. After that year all were demolished and thus these government belian wooden staff quarter built during colonial time went into history.
It was probably in this house 115 where these children gathered for Christmas party in 1960.(photo below). I was the one wearing black short pant in the photo.
I have not ideal what their names and where every one are now but hope by coincident every one happen to meet up again for the last time to chitchat about life in Batu Lintang that already went into history before we our selves went into history.
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