What a month
This is the most exciting month In my life. Opportunities came and i graped it. I used to deprive myself of trying out new things just because i was afraid that others would disapprove of it. This time, I had the courage to be confident of my own choices and decisions and I have no regrets of making that move.
The excitement fir
st started when I left for the National Camp….many things happened during the camp but what made the greatest impact in me during the camp was my four days stay with Rakhi and her family. Rakhi is an Orang Asli who lives in Kpg Tanah Gembur, Tangkak. Living with her family for four days thought me alot of things. I learned to appreciate the simplicity in life, to be humble and to respect nature as it is. I learned to be less naive towards the authorities. Rakhi’s family thought me to be more sensitive towards the cry of the marginalized and to be a less selfish person. I was truly grateful for the experience this family gave me and I hope to visit these friends of mine in time to come.
While I was there, I was lucky enough to taste many exotic food. I ate papaya leaves cooked with cili padi (Truly bitter), pucuk ubi (not my 1st time lah), pucuk rebung (I learned how to cook it), ikan keli (I also learned how to cook it), tupai (it was…..hmmmm okie but i think it would taste better if it was not soup) and musang ( I love it, very tasty lorrr)…..Rakhi’s mum said they used to eat rats but not anymore because these days, most of the rats are exposed to pesticides and that they might be poisonous…..(In my head was eerrrr….phew)
I felt so much at home in Kpg Tanah Gembur that I felt abit sad to leave on my fourth day…..there’s so much experience to share but I guess I will keep some for my next blog.
Coming up next……my trip to Sg Lemanak, Sarawak, Kpg Gayu -A bidayuh villige near Kuching, Rainforest festival……….
