For something that we so take for granted, having a cow come up to you & gently head butt your legs to throw you off balance while you are seated on a fallen palm tree was totally unexpected. Touching a cow was far from my list of to-dos but since I couldn’t escape from this enthusiastic & adorable calf, I thought I should pat it anyway. And pat it, I did. He felt good & started to lick my ankles while I felt good for having touched my first cow!!! And I had the armed forces, government officials, police & kampung folks watching with amusement as they witnessed the conversation I had with the juvenile.
pummkin: “Hello??? Whatchu doing???”
Cow: *push push nudge nudge*
pummkin: “Oh! You want to go under my legs???”
Cow: *pauses, looks at me with big, big eyes & continues to nudge*
pummkin: “Ok, ok, I have a camera here, see?? This is an Olympus E510! With live preview! You want me to take your picture???” *attempting to stop the cow from throwing me overboard…”
Cow: *stares……at me & camera*
pummkin: “Ok, good. Now say cheese….!”
The whole event was an experience that I would have etched forever. Sibu island is beautiful. A lawn mowed by cows. Hundreds of them. And this cow here with crocs has not even seen a meadow this size with coconut trees. Let alone touch a cow. I wonder what’s next……ducks, maybe??? 🙂
wahh u went sibu
Wei! Any diving possibilities there? Nice cow. :p
Everywhere there’s water, there’s diving!!! Wanna try to do a homestay in these islands??? So awesome this place, and the kampung is something else…..errr, didn’t manage to get that far because a bull was guarding the pa….
Jazz, this place is pure tranquil, if you ever get a chance to go, bring your camera & snorkelling gear!
Ha..Ha…, This is really a good one. I especially like ‘The Conversation’ you had with the cow. Really amusing for us, But for the cow, it would have been bemused!.
I love it when you start to have these gestures with nature. Hey Pammie, noticed you have taken my advice and went for the E510 instead of the E410. Good for you!.
Now, I guess I will be Moowing on and leave you with coming up with more of such wonderful little thoughts. 😉