Masstongkol

FYI, this Masstongkol is a dear friend. I get to know her at the Pasar Tani Shah Alam one hot Sunday morning some years back (was December 2009?). She used to have a nursery at Section 20 and every Sunday she "opened her booth" at the Pasar offering various flower plants and all the necc for week-end gardeners. This Mas is a Malaysia-boleh kind of lady and would deliver what-ever plants or species her customers want. A very creative lady with high energy. Towards end-of Ramadhan she would bring pots of bloomings flowers to her preferred customers . The lady of the house would picked from her choice fr the lorry (just like some housewives selects fishes and veges from "lori sayur").

I used to place big order. At that time I was developing a 6-acre private resort in Janda Baik. The owner was then crazy for exotic & scented flowers, plants & orchids (exotic then, may not be now). For this purpose this Mas drove me Muar a few times to sort of pick the plants myself. Not only I got the plants at best price, but I got managed to established friendships with few nursery managers who gave me advice and tips very useful for my project.

Recalling those memories, most vivid was the right after subuh journey to Muar. I would picked her at Section 7 and this Mas would take the wheel immediately for she could not sabar the way I drive. I marvelled the morning sky from Batu 3 through Tangkak exit. At times it rained & the view could be more sensational. A few times I chanced on doubled rainbows. SubhanaAllah...

Aha.. in the midst of typing this, this Mas phoned pulak... She was on her way to her Petronas Service Station (PSS) in Subang Bistari, with Norida another dear friend. Seven years passed by, this Mas has expanded her activity (yes she classify this as "activity") to a smaller fraction of "black gold" industry....