Its getting cold in Sik
ROSHILA MURNI ROSLI
Store owner Abdul Rahman Ibrahim, 67, said the cold weather has forced him to take his ablution using warm water for the past few days.
He said the weather had increased to 23 degrees on Saturday, but the rain on Friday contributed towards the increasingly cold air.
“At 7am there was a thick mist and several villages in Sik felt the chilly air , some residents were forced to wear their jackets to buy items at the store,” he said when met at his convenience store in Kampung Lubuk Tualang, here, on Saturday.
Rahman said the district had recorded temperatures below 18 degrees in the 70s.
“It was much colder back then, you could see your own breath, the weather is less cold now, but the cool breeze is still felt,” he said.
Resident Mohamad Waham, 37, said the cold weather in several villages were felt since dawn until 11am.
“On Tuesday, it reached 18 degrees, it was so cold up to the point where my child thought I placed ice cubes in the bath because of how cold it was,” he said.
Mohamad also known as Cik Mad Dj said the cold phenomenon is apparent throughout January.
“Sometimes during a cold and gloomy evening, we are confident that the following morning will be cold,” he said.
Junainah Ahmad, 46, said residents in Sik hoped for the unique cold weather each time the east wind season comes by especially for the future generations to enjoy.
Junainah said there were rumours of a new logging project that will take place in the district.
“When we were children, it was much colder because of the abundance of large trees, now we have less as some have been cut down.
“We want this to remain for the future generations. The continuous logging may remove the possibility of such climate in 10 years,” she said.
Noor Asyikin Abdul Rahman, 40, said many individuals born here took the opportunity to return home for the Chinese New Year to experience the unique weather situation.
“Since the Sik district went viral for the cold weather, many friends from Kuala Lumpur were excited.
“I had no initial plans to go back to my hometown, but when the weather started getting colder, I started longing to go back,” she said after returning back to the village on Friday.
The mother of three said the cold weather in the district could be maintained as a means of income for the villages here through an eco-tourism development.
“The Sik area could be commercialised if there was the capital for it, the views here are similar to Kundasang,” she said.
