The place where I grew up is still my favorite place of all, the place that I have been to. Because the uh, neighborhood where I spen my childhood is really, really nostalgic. Even when I am uh, free right now, I still think about those memories because the area where I used to live used to have lots of children which was around my age. And I belong to a kind of time where there was no social media at all and when there was social media after certain age. So uh-huh. Me and my friends used to play out lot outside. We used to um, play outdoor games like badminton. We used to play ludu and used to play lots of outdoor games. That which is still memorable. And uh, as it was a time of floo setting, we used to spend most of our ah, uh, time outside of our house. And during that time also used to gatherter and play hide and seek even in the night time, which was really memorable. I think comparing to um, nowadays, that time was the best memory and best time of my life. Even now I think of going back to the dam, which is impossible. I know um, the place where I used to live had ah, a beste neighborhood I could ever imagine because they were really helpful. Whenever my parents used to be outside, they used to come and take care of me. They used to provide me food. They were not like, oh, she don’t have parents, we don’t need to look after her. But we, our parents were also friends with each other. So that made already good environment in the neighborhood. And mhm. If I even ab educ get a chance that I would like to visit that place again and stay in that place. But now the house has been already demolished so I gott go back to the time. But when I, whenever I visit that time, the memories still fades in uh, it still comes back to my mind and memory are not fible at all. So it’s a best thing in my life and I love it.
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The place where I grew up is still my favorite place of all, the place that I have been to. Because the neighborhood where I spent my childhood is really, really nostalgic. Even when I am free right now, I still think about those memories because the area where I used to live used to have lots of children who were around my age. And I belong to a kind of time where there was no social media at all, and when social media did arrive, it was after a certain age. So, me and my friends used to play a lot outside. We used to play outdoor games like badminton, Ludo, and many other outdoor games. Those memories are still so vivid. And as it was a time of free-flowing play, we used to spend most of our time outside of our house. During that time, we would also gather and play hide-and-seek, even at night, which was really memorable. I think comparing to nowadays, that time was the best memory and the best time of my life. Even now, I think of going back to that place, which is impossible. I know the place where I used to live had the best neighborhood I could ever imagine because they were really helpful. Whenever my parents were out, they would come and take care of me. They would provide me with food. They were not like, 'Oh, she doesn't have parents, we don't need to look after her.' Our parents were also friends with each other, which created a really good environment in the neighborhood. If I ever get a chance, I would like to visit that place again and stay there. But now the house has been demolished, so I have to go back to that time in my memory. Whenever I visit that time in my mind, the memories still come back to me, and those memories are not fading at all. It's the best thing in my life, and I love it.
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