The Lean-To: Our First Home
Reading Little House Series awoke my own childhood memories from their slumber. Let's begin the journey through the past: Photo taken from: https://bogor.tribunnews.com/2018/09/06/kesabaran-mak-acam-10-tahun-tinggal-di-rumah-bilik-kota-bogor-kebocoran-bila-hujan?page=all It was not even a proper shack, more of a lean-to. The lean-to was generously given by my grandfather. It stood ugly next to his brick, white-painted house. It was only made of wood and bamboo with no added colour. There was only one bedroom and a living room flowed into the kitchen. We didn’t even have a proper bathroom and toilet. I guessed Grandpa also generously built a toilet next to the well in his yard, which automatically served as our not-so-private bathroom. I had vague collections of my childhood life, but the house and the outdoor bathroom were vivid in my mind. There was only one big bed that we shared together. Yes. My Dad, Mom, big sister, and me slept together on that big bed. The...