Flying Kite

Yesterday we went back to Selayang to my in-law's place and when it was time to go home, we took the Batu Caves roundabout and went towards Kepong. This is our usual route home whenever we visit Selayang. The time was 5 something and we thought that the road blocks formed by the police would have been dismantled by then.

Just right after passing the roundabout, to my shock, there was a long, long jam in front. I kept scolding myself for taking this route and at the same time cursing the police for having the road blocks.

As we inched our way slowly and frustratingly forward, an amazing sight came to view. Not far away on our left, we could see about 30 different kites in all kind of shapes and sizes flying in the air. Then only we realised that this jam was caused by all those inconsiderate idiots that parked their cars not only doubled parking but also tripled parking onto the middle of the road. Imagine a three lane highway made into a single one. Not only that, some kiasu slowed down their vehicle to admire the kites.

For the regulars, this situation is a norm for them and they are willing to park their cars about half KM from the place and walk all the way in. Actually this place is a huge public park with a huge lake in the middle. A lot of people do their exercise here and the main attraction is the kite flying. You can buy your kite on the spot and straight away fly it there. The kind of kites flown here are not those that we used to fly when we were young but are high-tech ones that we see in TV. Those that you have to use 2 hands to maneuver and also those that you control 2 kites at the same time.

It's a great place to bring our kids but the problem is the parking and the sheer number of people there, you can easily get lost. We were stucked in the jam for about 10 to 15 minutes and it has taught us not to pass this area in the evening on a Saturday or Sunday.