GOODBYE SINGAPURA

Going To New Place

Musa had been working much more harder for the last two months he was in Singapore. He tried to accumulate his saving before leaving the Port. Every cents and dollars were counted. Savings getting more and more, accumulated every day.

No hesitation about going to Kelantan. He counted the days left in Singapore and wonder what will be his fortune in Kelantan. He had attained the age of majority/maturity, at 21 years old ( under Common Law). It meant that he had been working in Singapore for more than 5 years, when he first stepped down there at the age of 16.

He noticed that Singapura development had been growing very fast. The place was called Singapore by the British who owned the Island and the Port. Soon the name Singapore was well known to the world as one of the busiest port in Asia. At the time Musa wanted to leave Singapore, the place was developing forward.

Just one thing I am really sorry and wonder about him, why didn't he purchase landed property in Singapore at that time with so much money in his hand? He can always go back to Singapore at any time from Kelantan, may be twice a year...or at least once a year. But he didn't buy anything in perpetuity. If he did, I might have been a millionaire today because landed property is very expensive in Singapore!!!

So, 21 years old rich Musa sailed with a merchant's ship heading to the north...to Kelantan state. The trip took about one week.

When he first stepped in on the shore of Kelantan, he started to became confused. Singapore was a modern and fast developing place, whilst Kelantan was far left behind as a dull place. Although Kelantan was also under the British administration at that time, there were not many things and developments brought by the British to the place. British settlement in Kelantan had released the territory from the Siamese power who had concurred and ruled the same for centuries before. Unfortunately, province like Pattani was failed to be included in the British control and the province once had its own Kingdom remained nonindependent till today.

Musa was brought to the merchant's house in Kota Bharu and later on he rented a house.

So, the new life in Kelantan had begun.