Nurul Fazleen Binti Ahmad Zalidi
We set off from Kuala Lumpur at 10am and
the drive takes about 4-5 hours. We arrived at Felda Kampung Sungai Tementong,
Kuala Lipis, Pahang around 1pm. On arrival I was there, I did not feel
surprised at the atmosphere and environment of the village because the
situation is not so bad as my colleagues have said. This is because, we must
understand their situation is not necessarily the same as ours in the city much
better than them. As I see it, the situation there is not so bad. They were
still sitting at the stone house although wood is still strong. They also have
a community center, a kindergarten. It was just that, they are quite far from
the city and difficult to obtain raw materials. At night, we were given a host
family. We have also been given the opportunity to pay a visit to their home.
That is where I ask a question. They say they are difficult to obtain raw
materials, due to their position away. They would just say to Bandar Lipis
which is 32km from the village, only to buy raw materials for cooking and other
goods essential items. There too I see them only using motor instead of car.
About the children there. they are very
active and they themselves came to the car to pick up the goods to be placed in
the balai raya. What I was very surprised because before I got there, I thought
the children in the village was very quiet and we should approach them and say
hello to them at first. Apparently, I was wrong. The kids was very love to sing
and talk. They seems like very energetic and hyperactive. They are very open
and it was as though we were very happy to welcome us come to their place.
There, I thought, maybe they rarely visited by outsiders, and when someone
comes, they were very happy.
Their life is like a normal person. It
was just that they get less attention by outsiders and there may be some people
who do not want to take even know about them because they think they are
natural persons. I also had the opportunity to ask my host family about their
work. Basically, they're just a rubber tapper. There is a rubber plantation not
far from their village. In the early morning, they would go out into the field
to tapping rubber. After lunch, they will go home to prepare lunch for their
children. Kids there is also going to school like other children, except the
environment that differentiate between their school and school in any city. But
they still can study and learn like other children. Their age is between 6-15
years there. Surprisingly, there is a young child who is called Na, she said
she had studied in Kuala Lumpur and had to return to their village of her
parents' instructions. She is very clever and very proficient in English. It
was very surprising to me. Because I do not speak much English though.
There also we have jointly worked
together to clean up the village. We were split into several groups. I choose
to decorate the nursery with making origami decorations. Suddenly, there was my
friend who was injured while doing the cleaning. We went to the clinic some
distance from the village. There, I learned about teamwork and care for one
another. Same with the people there, they can live happily even with a not
enough facilities, with the values they practiced. There also we have to do a
little exercise, sharing sessions and cook together. The villagers there were
very affectionate and loves to chat.
In the end, I had a little sharing with
the kids there. I advise them to study hard and make their parents proud of
them. Because I believe they can be successful as others, because we are all
just the same. Only differentiate us the people, culture and religion. I am
very pleased to complete this project successfully and was excited to be able
to learn about the lives of others.
Thank you.
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