Nur Ain Binti Hamsi

NUR AIN BINTI HAMSI  (AIA 160050)

 

My first impression of the community service was an adventurous one as I did not know what to expect from the trip and being an outdoor enthusiast, the escape to mother nature has made me excited throughout the journey. We started our trip due to early departure and most of us did not had enough sleep the previous night. Hence, I was asleep throughout the journey to the Orang Asli village. Around 12:30 pm we finally arrived to Kampung Sungai Tementong Kuala Lipis. The anticipation to meet the villagers and the greenery of the village finally awakened me from my slumberness. The village was calm as the day was still early, and the other thing that caught my interest was the unusual sight. One of my favorite part of the community service was touring around the village and interacting with the villagers there.  When I was walking to find the kids to ask them joined our games, I saw 3 kids was played near at their home. I go to them and invited them to join us but was worried that I may have disturbed them. Surprisingly, they were very friendly and started to initiate a conversation with me. I ask them their names one by one. I remembered the names one of them is Najwa. We talked about her life in the village and her daily struggle.

          I was time to have art and craft session with the children from the village. Many of them showed up and it was a fun but it was also an exhausting session. To my astonishment, the children there was very cooperative and obedient. Moreover, they were also very creative with their artwork. Working with them made me realise that they were not much different from the children in the city. In fact, I felt that they were more approachable and eager to learn they listen patiently to all our instructions. We were assigned with our foster family. My foster family is a simple family. The husband worker as rubber tapper and his wife couldn’t work because she have heart disease. They have 2 children a girl and boy. After visiting various houses and talking to foster family, we going back to community hall.

 For the last day we at the village, we had a simple lunch that was prepared by the the locals. Although the food was simple, it was delicious and I finished my lunch without any bit of food left on my plate. The farewell was bittersweet as I will miss all the villagers who have shared their stories with us and this engagement with them have been a fruitful one as now I have a better understanding of the Orang Asli’s lives. Interacting with them has teach me to cherish what I have in life and to be determined and optimistic toward life despite all the hardship that I faced. This trip has definitely been a memorable one and I cannot wait for my next community service involvement.