Oviedo is a new city to me. Infact it's not a city, it's a county. {Oh, Sommer had pointed out that Oviedo is indeed a city and so is Sanford and both are part of Seminole County which I am living in =) } Coming from Singapore, we don't have a county nor a city. We are a small country but we are efficient and a progressed country and we are still progressing. As for the historic buildings, it's normally revamp and re-touched with a fresh coat of paint.
So when Paul decided to drive me around the other county and show me where he grew up, I was excited and can't wait to see the place where he grew up and the places he ventured and explore when he was a kid. Paul is 36yrs old and when he showed me a Dairy Queen (ice cream) store which his dad brought the whole family to on sundays for ice cream, it's "WOW" for me. Imagine he had frequent that store since he was merely 6 yrs old. And the shop is still there. Thus the shop is like more than 30yrs old now. And according to Paul, nothing have changed in the shop. Even the deco and the posters are still where it was before. Even till now, parents still bring their kids there for a treat.
How casually it was for the folks to parked their car beside the lake. Find a good spot and station their chairs with a beer on one hand and a fishing rod on the other and ready to fish and spend their sunday by the lake. Definately something which I would like to do someday !
Paul showed me Sanford (another county) which buildings impresses me so much that I have to take a stroll and admire the buildings. The old library that Paul visited when he was a kid have been changed to a Tourist centre. I love the way Paul described the places he visited when he was a kid and the way he recall and told me how it was back then. And sharing his memory and childhood with me.
I can't wait till we're back in Singapore and it'll be my turn to show him the places where I grew up, the shopping mall where my classmates and I hang out after school. And not forgetting the island (Pulau Ubin) where me and my pals went camping !!!! Those good old days....
So when Paul decided to drive me around the other county and show me where he grew up, I was excited and can't wait to see the place where he grew up and the places he ventured and explore when he was a kid. Paul is 36yrs old and when he showed me a Dairy Queen (ice cream) store which his dad brought the whole family to on sundays for ice cream, it's "WOW" for me. Imagine he had frequent that store since he was merely 6 yrs old. And the shop is still there. Thus the shop is like more than 30yrs old now. And according to Paul, nothing have changed in the shop. Even the deco and the posters are still where it was before. Even till now, parents still bring their kids there for a treat.
How casually it was for the folks to parked their car beside the lake. Find a good spot and station their chairs with a beer on one hand and a fishing rod on the other and ready to fish and spend their sunday by the lake. Definately something which I would like to do someday !
Paul showed me Sanford (another county) which buildings impresses me so much that I have to take a stroll and admire the buildings. The old library that Paul visited when he was a kid have been changed to a Tourist centre. I love the way Paul described the places he visited when he was a kid and the way he recall and told me how it was back then. And sharing his memory and childhood with me.
I can't wait till we're back in Singapore and it'll be my turn to show him the places where I grew up, the shopping mall where my classmates and I hang out after school. And not forgetting the island (Pulau Ubin) where me and my pals went camping !!!! Those good old days....
1 comment:
oh yes!!! that is my memory lane too! i remember the trips to dairy queen where i always got an ice cream called a "dilly bar." and my mom would take us to the library where we would stay for hours! i do love remembering the simple days and the days when my family was all together. things sure have changed but i am always thankful for the memories i still have. although my brothers beat the shit out of me all the time, i wouldnt change a thing! did paul show you our old house? or the field that paul burnt down when he decided to make a homemade "bomb!" geez! my dad whooped his ass!!!
thanks for the pleasant break in my day!
oh by the way... oviedo and sanford are cities in seminole county. i know its alot to learn in such a short amount of time but im here to help!
i hope i can see your childhood stomping grounds as well but if i cant go, please take lots of pics!
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