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93 Mothers had always been said or played an important role in their children’s life. They could be an angel that sent by God to care for us one minute and the next minute we know they had turned into a nagging machine that just could not stop from moving their lips until we have finished doing the household chores that they told us to do. So, does my mother. She is one typical mother that is very important in my life for she had influenced my life so deeply. I would not even know what would happen to me if my mother is not there for me in every steps of my way. This is not because I cannot do daily stuffs correctly yet I still need her pretty much in anything or everything that I do until today. She is indeed a close friend to me – well, more like a sister to me since I was her first child. We do share secrets – even the darkest one and talk about lot of things with each other. Most of the time stories or gossips were about the things that revolve around our daily life activities. We talk about Mrs Chea’s hideous new hair – do and hair colour, about Mr Tony’s son, Michael who always was caught red-handed smoking in the school toilet – that was the second time he did it, about my brother’s dilemma on coping with teenager’s life – that includes problems with girls of course. Another thing that made my mother so important to me is the fact that she had brought me to this world after a grueling battle that lasted for hours and carried me around in her womb for nine months. I would not probably breathe the fresh air, see all the great and mesmerizing creation of God and enjoying my whole life as I am nowadays. My mother had always been there for me in every step of mine although we are miles away apart from each other. I still recall when I was off to join the National Service in Kota Belud, she sent me off with her ever loving smile that said “It will be all right, as if she knows what was going through in my heart and mind at that moment. I admit that I was feeling a bit nervous and sad at the same time for I never went to a far place – well, it is quite far if you ask me; for such a long period in my whole life. In the first few weeks, I would call her at home asking about how is everyone doing there. She would always answer the phone calmly although I was crying at that moment. By that time, I realized how hard it is for some people to go through their life without mother standing beside them to encourage and care for them. Although my mother nags a lot – which I’m quite familiar with, after living with her for eighteen years; I still have much love and respect for her. We do – once in a while, faced a situation which we disagreed with each other but usually it would end well. Although sometimes I spend the rest of the day not talking to her at all! A mother’s affection is boundless. Like a circle that has no end, it would keep on flowing for her children despite the moment that changes every seconds – and I am sure so does my mother. Life would just incomplete if it is not because of my mother and her influence. I cannot imagine my life without her. She had played an enormous role in my upbringing. As in one of the Malay saying that sounds – a mother’s affection leads to the heaven, I would appreciate her by showing her my love and respect. There’s no one that could ever replace her in my heart. I love you mother! -MARCELLA CINDY LIOUS- Have you heard about this phrase “Mothers’ love leads to heaven? What will we do if we have no mother? I mean if we never know who is our mother. It must be a miserable thing in our life. Everyone in this world has a mother. So, as I do. We will never have the chances to see and live in this beautiful and wonderful world without the person called ‘Mother’. I love my mother so much and that is why I think she is the queen in my heart and she is very important to me! When we talk about mother, wee, I have my own reasons why I think my mother is important to me. First, my mother is a good and hardworking mother. Nobody can deny about her role play in our house. Like other housewives, my mother does all the household chores such as washing the clothes, prepare meals and clean the house. I cannot ever imagine about the things and what will happen if my mother is not at home for several days. Second, I could get the things that I desire, mostly through my mother. Being an understanding person is one of my mother’s characteristics. She understands all her children and always tries her best to comfort us. I remembered a couple of moths ago, I wanted to join a camping trip to Ranau district, yet my father vehemently not allowed me to join that camp. I felt so grieve and disappointed at that moment. Nevertheless, to my surprise, at the end, I got into that camp. Guess what? It was my mother who persuaded my father to give me an approval. Besides, my mother loves all her five children. She treats us fairly. Since she was the woman in the house, she divides everything included food and love fairly among us. I know my mother is a loving person when she tried to be the best mother- she is the best mother I had ever have. This was shown when my family and I went shopping, my mother bought clothes, shoes for her children even it was quite expensive. Could you imagine, since kindergarten till today, my mother still sending me a love letter every month- not only me will get it but everyone in my home – my father and siblings too! In addition, she is a caring mother. She cared about her family’s necessities and tried to fulfil anything if she could do it for us. As a mother, she has a big responsibility upon her family. Whoever is sick, my mother will be the most anxious person. For instance, there was once I had a cold and I could see my mother was so worried about me. She asked my father to send me to the hospital even it was only an ordinary cold. She also boiled chicken soup to keep me well and in warmth. Thus, nothing in this world can be compared with my mother’s heart! Lastly, I learnt many things from my knowledgeable mother. I have learnt to appreciate my mother because she taught me many things about life. For example, my mother taught me to share my love to everyone, especially those who love me, to let them know there is someone loves them too. Thus, that is why my mother is important to me. She is an angel that God had sent to guide me. Without my mother, I will never be able to write this appreciation to her. If she were here, I want to tell her that I love her very much. Thanks mother! -POLYNIA PARISEH- WHY MY MOTHER IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME WHY MY MOTHER IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME

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Mothers had always beensaid or played an important role in theirchildren’s life. They could be an angelthat sent by God to care for us oneminute and the next minute we knowthey had turned into a nagging machinethat just could not stop from moving theirlips until we have finished doing thehousehold chores that they told us to do.So, does my mother. She is one typicalmother that is very important in my lifefor she had influenced my life so deeply.

I would not even know whatwould happen to me if my mother is notthere for me in every steps of my way.This is not because I cannot do dailystuffs correctly yet I still need her prettymuch in anything or everything that I dountil today.

She is indeed a close friendto me – well, more like a sister to mesince I was her first child. We do sharesecrets – even the darkest one and talkabout lot of things with each other. Mostof the time stories or gossips were aboutthe things that revolve around our dailylife activities. We talk about Mrs Chea’shideous new hair – do and hair colour,about Mr Tony’s son, Michael whoalways was caught red-handed smokingin the school toilet – that was the secondtime he did it, about my brother’sdilemma on coping with teenager’s life –that includes problems with girls ofcourse. Another thing that made mymother so important to me is the fact thatshe had brought me to this world after agrueling battle that lasted for hours andcarried me around in her womb for ninemonths. I would not probably breathe thefresh air, see all the great andmesmerizing creation of God andenjoying my whole life as I amnowadays.

My mother had always beenthere for me in every step of minealthough we are miles away apart fromeach other. I still recall when I was off tojoin the National Service in Kota Belud,she sent me off with her ever lovingsmile that said “It will be all right, as ifshe knows what was going through in myheart and mind at that moment. I admitthat I was feeling a bit nervous and sadat the same time for I never went to a farplace – well, it is quite far if you ask me;for such a long period in my whole life. Inthe first few weeks, I would call her athome asking about how is everyonedoing there. She would always answerthe phone calmly although I was cryingat that moment. By that time, I realized

how hard it is for some people to gothrough their life without mother standingbeside them to encourage and care forthem.

Although my mother nags alot – which I’m quite familiar with, afterliving with her for eighteen years; I stillhave much love and respect for her. Wedo – once in a while, faced a situationwhich we disagreed with each other butusually it would end well. Althoughsometimes I spend the rest of the daynot talking to her at all!

A mother’s affection isboundless. Like a circle that has no end,it would keep on flowing for her childrendespite the moment that changes everyseconds – and I am sure so does mymother. Life would just incomplete if it isnot because of my mother and herinfluence. I cannot imagine my lifewithout her. She had played anenormous role in my upbringing. As inone of the Malay saying that sounds – amother’s affection leads to the heaven, Iwould appreciate her by showing her mylove and respect. There’s no one thatcould ever replace her in my heart. I loveyou mother!

-MARCELLA CINDY LIOUS-

Have you heard about thisphrase – “Mothers’ love leads toheaven? What will we do if we have nomother? I mean if we never know who isour mother. It must be a miserable thingin our life. Everyone in this world has amother. So, as I do. We will never havethe chances to see and live in thisbeautiful and wonderful world without theperson called ‘Mother’. I love my motherso much and that is why I think she is thequeen in my heart and she is veryimportant to me!

When we talk about mother,wee, I have my own reasons why I thinkmy mother is important to me. First, mymother is a good and hardworkingmother. Nobody can deny about her roleplay in our house. Like otherhousewives, my mother does all thehousehold chores such as washing theclothes, prepare meals and clean thehouse. I cannot ever imagine about thethings and what will happen if my motheris not at home for several days.

Second, I could get thethings that I desire, mostly through mymother. Being an understanding personis one of my mother’s characteristics.She understands all her children and

always tries her best to comfort us. Iremembered a couple of moths ago, Iwanted to join a camping trip to Ranaudistrict, yet my father vehemently notallowed me to join that camp. I felt sogrieve and disappointed at that moment.Nevertheless, to my surprise, at the end,I got into that camp. Guess what? It wasmy mother who persuaded my father togive me an approval.

Besides, my mother loves allher five children. She treats us fairly.Since she was the woman in the house,she divides everything included food andlove fairly among us. I know my motheris a loving person when she tried to bethe best mother- she is the best mother Ihad ever have. This was shown when myfamily and I went shopping, my motherbought clothes, shoes for her childreneven it was quite expensive. Could youimagine, since kindergarten till today, mymother still sending me a love letterevery month- not only me will get it buteveryone in my home – my father andsiblings too!

In addition, she is a caringmother. She cared about her family’snecessities and tried to fulfil anything ifshe could do it for us. As a mother, shehas a big responsibility upon her family.Whoever is sick, my mother will be themost anxious person. For instance, therewas once I had a cold and I could seemy mother was so worried about me.She asked my father to send me to thehospital even it was only an ordinarycold. She also boiled chicken soup tokeep me well and in warmth. Thus,nothing in this world can be comparedwith my mother’s heart!

Lastly, I learnt many thingsfrom my knowledgeable mother. I havelearnt to appreciate my mother becauseshe taught me many things about life.For example, my mother taught me toshare my love to everyone, especiallythose who love me, to let them knowthere is someone loves them too. Thus,that is why my mother is important to me.She is an angel that God had sent toguide me. Without my mother, I willnever be able to write this appreciation toher. If she were here, I want to tell herthat I love her very much. Thanksmother!

-POLYNIA PARISEH-

WHY MYMOTHER IS SO

IMPORTANTTO ME

WHY MYMOTHER IS SO

IMPORTANTTO ME

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In facing all the bends in thisjourney, for sure, we must have our owncompanion who can always be by ourside. For me, there’s no need that personto be rich, it is enough to say, the personmust be someone who has love towardsus. That person sometimes comes fromour own family. Here, I would like to askyou, my friend. Who is that person yourlife? ‘Mother’, that is my answer if thatquestion being asked back to me.

Mother, for me, is a specialwoman. She is the one from million ofwomen in this world that is always in myheart. Although she has a Degree inBanking from University Indonesia, yet,because of her love upon us, she let goand neglected to make use of her degreequalification. She prefers and chose tolook after us, me with my siblings thanworking. My mother is a person who hasholy hearted woman. Her heart is full oflove, she is friendly, responsible andlikes to give advice. During her free time,she likes to play piano, plant flowers,decorate house and read some novels.

When I look at the otherside, my mother seems like a place forme to share my grief, set me free from allthe miserable things in my heart. Mymother will hear and have the samefeeling when I tell her all about mysadness or happiness. Instead, when thechance is here, my mother will try tosolve my matter together. She never failsto listen to my problems when I go to her.If tears fall from my eyes, she also willcry with me and try to comfort me. Thatis the reason why, I considered mymother is the safest place to protect mefrom vain of tears, sadness and grief.Thus, for me, there’s no other womanthat is more special than her.

However, my mother is alsolike a shining pearl in our family,especially for my beloved father. Mymother is always close with my fatherwhen he comes back from his office.Besides, my mother also feels happywhen we come back from school too.She never forgets to do all the householdchores and prepares all our dailynecessities. When the sun rises, shecooks our breakfast. When the sun is onthe top of our head, she will cook lunchthen, tidy up our home. After the sunsets, we have our dinner ready and mymother will accompany us to do ourhomework or revision. My mother hasmore focuses on our necessities. If oneof us fell ill, at that moment, my motherwill go to hospital or pharmacy to get

treatment or some medicines. Althoughthe night is late, she is able to look afterher child. Her sacrifice to us is verysupreme. I never regret to have a motherlike her. She is a humane person andalways takes care of us. Therefore, mymother is important to me to face all thetribulations in my future.

Furthermore, my mother isthe one who always gives me goodadvice to make us awake from our daydream. Before we put the first out of thehouse, my mother for sure will give ussome of her advice. My motheremphasizes more on our studies. Heradvice will be very clear and I will keep itin my bottom of my heart. This isbecause that piece of advice is more torefer to the bright future. Besides, shenever puts any pressure or hope that shewants to see her on children’s success.So, I really have no pressure in life to domy best in my studies.

In conclusion, I believeeveryone must have someone that isimportant in life. I need my belovedmother in most of my time. Without her, Ido not know what is this world all aboutand who am I actually. Without mymother, I have nothing, no happinessand laughter. However, with her besideme, I can find the bright way in my lifeand feel my life is full of meaning andluck is around me.

-PARADINA JUSTIN-

Everybody has a mother.However, in my mind, I think my motheris the best for me. She is like an angel tome. First, ‘LOVE’ is what I got from mybeloved mother. She is the person wholoves me, that is why she neverabandons me. If my mother does notlove me, I will never exist today.

First and foremost, mymother is so important to me becausemy mother is the person who gave mebirth. She carried me for nine monthsand struggled to give me a birth on 4 ofSeptember. Without her, I will never seethis wonderful world. She is the personwho brought me to this world.

Secondly, my mother isimportant because I need her to takecare of me with love when I was still achild. At that time, my mother was theone who cared for me. She washed myclothes and cooked for me. She willprepare my meals after I came back fromschool. I love my mother because she is

an understanding person. However, shealways angry with me, but at least I knowshe wants me to do my best in life.

My mother is my goodadvisor. She leads me to face anydifficulties that occurred in my life.Without her by my side, I will never be ahuman. She said, ‘if you have somedifficulties in life, you must try to settle itwith the best way you have chosen. Inaddition, my mother also gives me tipsand teaches me how to settle theproblems. My mother is everything forme. She always teaches, guides meabout how to be a good person.

Moreover, my motheralways gives me support in everything Ido, especially in my studies. She alwaysteaches me when I faced a problem inmy studies. Besides that, she also givesme a positive moral support in achievingmy ambition. She hopes me to besuccessful in my studies so that I canenter university. She also asked me tonever give up easily in life. The bestthing that I known was she prayed for meto become a successful person in myfuture. This is a very touching effort forme. I really can know about my mother’swish to see I can achieve my dream andsuccess in my future life.

On the other hand, mymother is a special person for me. SinceI was born, I always think my mother isthe best person in this world in my life tilltoday. She is my beloved mother besidesshe also acts like an informal teacher athome for me since I was young. This isbecause she teaches me at home likemy school teacher in my school. Thingsthat are taught by my mother such ascooking, washing and until now I am stilllearning, but now I can do all kinds ofhousehold chores all by myself. I reallyappreciate that and I am trying my bestto be independent to manage all thethings in my life by my own.In conclusion, I feel proud of myself andmy mother when I thought of my motherwho is an understanding mother whoknows very well about my behaviour. Iwould promise to my mother that I willnot make her sad and disappointed tohave a daughter like me. I also promiseto do the best in my studies so that I willhave a good life in the future and tomake her happy. I love my mother morethan anything. Thanks my belovedmother!

-LORINAH BT DENIS ENSON-

WHY MYMOTHER IS SO

IMPORTANTTO ME

WHY MYMOTHER IS SO

IMPORTANT TOME

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When I was very young, I was a sickly child. In fact, I had to spend most of my life away from school and in bed. Not surprisingly, I wasmiserable. I constantly demanded my mother’s attention. I was a spoil brat.

During the day, I would demand that my favourite food be served to me and my favourite stories to be read to me. At odd hours of thenight, I would get up and cry for a hot drink or a cookie, or just for some company.

“Mummy, stay with me!” was my constant demand. Even my mother wanted to go to the toilet I also stopped her from going there.Not once was that demand refused. Not once my mother grumbled on that. She answered every unreasonable demand of mine with

great patience. My mother would put everything aside to comfort me. My world was very small then as there was just my Mummy andI. My fatherrarely came to visit me as he was very busy with his work.

Miraculously, I have outgrown my childhood ailments. When I was in secondary school, my world has grown to include many excitingfriends. Set free from the prison of the sickbed, I found fun that the world has offered me.

Since then, my relationship with my mother getting unclose like before. She criticized my choice of friends and tried to enforce rules andregulations to curb my activities.

One night, I stayed out way, way past the hour that I should be at home, which is eleven o’clock. It was almost 1 a.m. when I reachedmy house. These matters worsened when I had been unable to call home to inform my mother that I would be late. There were no phones where wewere “hanging out”. In spite of it, I continued my ego to hang out with my friends.

My mother flung opened the door the second she heard my friend’s car pulled in. Her face was red. My friend made a quick exit as mymother walked to me with a very fierce face, her arms were waving wildly. I didn’t say a word, in case one of those hands should lie on my face. Iwas ordered straight to bed.

As I got into bed, she stood in my room, still lamenting about my disobedience and “wild behaviour”. I was tired. I just wanted to sleep. Ilooked up her face to see whether her scolding would be continuing much longer.

Then I saw something familiar about the look in her eyes. It was the same look of concern that she had always had when I was so sick. Isaw in her eyes all the fears she had suffered that night as she waited for her daughter to return safely.This is how I know my mother loves me. Then, only I realized how important my mum to me is.

Now, although I have my own-built family with my beloved husband and four children, I will never forget my kind mother. I know thatmany more challenges lie ahead of me. However, I can be sure that my mother will be there, looking out for me all the way. Why? Because I knowshe is very important to me in my life.

-AIZATUL NAZIHA NORDIN-

I am really sure that everyone in this world loves their mother. Similarly, I also love my mother. My mother is my best companion. She isvery important to my family. I came from a big family. My house consists of eight people all together. My mother is the one who really focuses onevery one of us. She is very caring and I know that her priority is to look after us as well as giving us the best happiness in the world. That is why sheis very important to me.

First, she is the one who held the family together. Thus, it was not surprising to see we are turning to her about whatever I want in mylife. She always gives me an advice to choose between what is right and wrong. She never wants to see us to take the wrong action. Besides, I alsoalways tell her about whatever problem I’m facing in my life. My mother will give me moral support and spirit so that I can bravely face all thechallenges in the future.

She also very important to me as she always teaches me to be independence and self-reliance. She never shows favouritism and wecould always count on her to settle any dispute among ourselves. However, she somehow managed to cut off the apron strings and seemed toencourage us to survive on our own. She always says that, as a mature girl, I must learn to do every household chores in a house such as cookingbefore I am getting married. I know that she always says these, especially to me as she knows that I am the one who cannot cook very well. Mytwenty one years old sister can cook very well. She often cooks when my mother was not around. She believes that daughters who are married oneday, they do not belong to her anymore.

On the other hand, my mother is very important to me as she is the one who look after me when I was very young. I was a sick. I canstill remember that incident clearly in my mind. In fact, I have to spend most of my life away from school, but in bed. Not surprisingly, I was inmiserable. I fretted a lot and constantly demanded my mother’s attention. She is really taking care of me when I am sick. She always ensure that Itake my medicine properly until I recover.

In conclusion, my mother is my best companion. She has taught me a lot about the meaning of life in this world.I really love mymother,without my mother I will not exist. I really love my mother very much. However, I really thank to God for giving me a good mother as mymother!

-PHILIPI JAMINE-

WHY MY MOTHER IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME

WHY MY MOTHER IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME

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All people in Malaysia have a mother. I also have a mother too. Her name is Jumirisa Binti Mesidi. She has many skills on how to makea new type of food, teaches me how to be a good boy and so on.

All this while, I think only father is important to me. However, I was wrong. Actually, mother is more important than father. I said sobecause my mother is more loving than father. Besides, my mother will always teach me to be a good person in the family. She is a very goodperson because she knows my situation very well. She will ask me about my problems whenever I am dull and help me to solve my problems.

My mother is a person who always smiles wherever she goes. She will give me some money if I go to city or to my uncle’s house for avisit. Moreover, she will contact me if I am coming back late from school. Furthermore, she will even come to school herself and fetch me backhome!

My mother cooks every meal for the whole family and we have a habit to eat our meals together. Therefore, without mother we will beeating at restaurant everyday. Her cooking is very delicious and I will always add my ricafter I have finished my first bowl. She will always smile tome when she sees me adding the rice. I love my mother more than myself. Everyday without any difficulties, as a routine, my mother for sure willserve breakfast, lunch and dinner to all of us in the family. She is always clever and succeed when she puts mouse trap in my house. She couldreally use the trap effectively to catch mouse in my house! It’s unbelievable and fantastic to have my mother in my house!

In addition, I am the one with my mother wherever she goes. My mother always brings me together if she goes for a shopping in thetown. During our shopping, my mother for sure will always buy some clothes, food and toys for me! I really feel happy to go shopping with her and Imust be with her if go shopping. She always loves and cares for me. For me, she is my lovely mother and I feel so lucky in my life to have such agood and caring mother. My mother always will think of me, concerns about my academic performance and of course my health! My mother is theperson who takes care of me when I am sick lying on the bed. She will bring me to see a doctor, give me medicine and always remind me to eat andsleep well. She does all these from day to night daily until I get well completely. I really felt touched by what my mother had done towards my health.I start to realise how much effort, love and care that a mother will sacrifice upon her child. All these are hard work and it only can be found in a familywhich has a person we call mother.

Being a mother for a child she gave birth, I think it is not a very easy job. All the caring work and concern is not what we can easilydescribe through words and alphabets. Sometimes, it is an action that we cannot tell or describe by using any words or language. It is just a feelingand touch that really invisible and happens to us. I can feel it and understand every single action that my mother had taken to care and love me asher child in my family. Hence, I hope and always pray to God, I really wish my mother always stays and lives in happiness with me and all my familymembers at my home. I want my mother to be healthy, well and happy every day. My promise to her is, I will protect her from any dangers in anysituations or circumstances throughout her life. I love you VERY MUCH, my mother!

-MOHD IZANNDDIN ASRAN-

Mother is the human being who gives birth to us and mother likes a very important person to me because mother takes care of us fromthe moment we were baby until we are adult now. Mother takes care of my food and drink, earns money for me until I am adult and willing to workhard to find food to give us comfort in my life.

Secondly, mother is important to me because she is my mother likes my teacher at home. She can act as a teacher to me at homebecause my mother gives me a lot of advice to be a successful in life and my mother also always gives me encouragement in all kinds of my effortsto be successful in my studies.

Thirdly, my mother is someone who helps my father everyday to earn money and take care of the matter in the house besides entertainmy father when he comes back from working. Furthermore, my mother also entertains me after I come back from school.My mother also helps

In addition, my mother helps me to wash all the clothes in the family. Sometimes, my mother will request me to help her to wash all theclothes because she felt very tired after came back from work and cooking for me and my father. Actually, being a mother is not easy. Therefore, wemust respect mother and we must take care of my mother by not hurting her heart because she has put so much effort to take care of me all thiswhile.

In conclusion, as a son, I cannot and it is very hard to reply the good deeds that my mother had done for me until today. Therefore, whatI can do right now at this moment is to behave myself and must take care of my mother when I had finished my studies besides getting a good job formyself. At last, I, as a son, I want to express ‘THANK YOU’ and my appreciation to my mother for her good deeds towards me all these years. ‘I love

you, mother.’

-ALI MAIRIN-

WHY MY MOTHER IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME

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My second conquer over the highest peak in South East Asia!!Shared by : Teacher Lim Chin Nee

On the last 28 and 29 July 2007, it was a weekend. Onthe Friday, after school at 3p.m., Saras and I rushed back homeand got ready ourselves to catch our bus at 4p.m. to Kota Kinabalu.We reached K.K. about 7.45p.m. at Bukit Padang bus-stop. Aftermy former university best friend, Fui Yin came to fetch us, we wentfor dinner and to CKS supermarket which is just behind my friend’shouse.

After buying something for tomorrow breakfast and gotback to my friend’s house, we got to go to bed as early as10.30p.m. because we got to wake up early the in the next morningfor the climb. That night, I knew Saras was very excited thinking ofthe event tomorrow. I was having mixed feeling, thinking of thesummit. The weather and I myself had never trained, practised ordoing any exercises before this for the climb. In my mind, I keptasking myself, ‘Can I manage myself to reach the peak without anytraining or exercises at all!’ Well, what can I do in the middle of thenight? Tomorrow, it’s the climb already! However, I kept tellingmyself that “I can do that because I had once experience before inyear 2001. Sure, I can trust myself and I can do it!.

The next morning, as early as 4.30a.m., we woke up toprepare ourselves, had some bread and a cup of hot drink. It wasnot lucky because it was raining outside! I felt uneasy with theweather and I thought in my mind, this climb must be a difficult onethan the one I had experienced before. This is because my firstexperience was not raining. What to do? Still have to go on with theplan. However, the truth is the weather had demotivated me to goon with the climb. When we reached the Kinabalu Park for someprocedures of registrations, the weather was fine again. Though,when we were at the entrance road from Mesilau, I knew this wasgoing to be a big challenge for me after the first experience, I toldmyself – “Give myself a chance to experience something which isdifferent, just like in the poem, “The Road Not Taken” in Form FourLiterature component. I believe I will get new experience and seesomething different from the first experience. So, I will go for it! At the beginning part, everything went fine and the weatherwas fine too. However, when we were going on and on, the rainstarted and it made our climb a bit harder because all of us, eight ina group had to wear raincoat and the road was wet and muddy.Along the way, we were in wet, but only at certain part of the road,we stopped and took beautiful scenery pictures for memory! Luckywe did that because those were the only thing we can show toothers about our climb. That’s the precious evidence and proofs!That’s also our sweet memories!

Actually, all the way up to the Labarata, we had sweetmemories by doing the sightseeing about the plants, trees, flowersand animals or creatures if there was any around. However, themost was the beautiful scenery of the surrounding! From the foothillabout 9a.m., I was finally reached Labarata at 6.20p.m. in theevening. I cannot imagine that I took 9 hours to walk about 6km! If Icompared it to my first climb, I only took four hours to reachLabarata. It’s a big difference! The weather itself and the longerdistance from Mesilau make the difference! Well, it was cold whenwe were at Labarata. Quickly, we got ourselves changed and had acup of hot milo. There’s nothing much to be done up at Labarata.Everybody was busy cleaning themselves, got themselves changedand had their dinner then went to sleep as early as 8.30p.m. Why?This is because we had another part of journey which is tougher, upto the peak as early as 2.30a.m.!

During the night, I was fainted. This happened all of asudden. I was asleep until ten something at night. Suddenly, I had astomachache and I wanted to go to toilet by myself. However, I wasfainted at the door and luckily Miss Chong and Saras woke up tohelp me. I really thanked them for taking care of me in the middle ofthe night. Miss Chong massaged me, made me felt comfortable andbetter. Everybody was very worried about me because we haven’treached the peak yet! However, when it was 1.30 in the morning,everybody woke up and I felt fine and I also got myself ready for the

other part of the climb in the darkness to the highest peak.Everybody in the group felt relief to see I was fine to continue mysecond part of the climb. All the group members were good toalways remind me to hold them or ask for help if I felt I couldn’t goon with the journey. I could see we concerned and cared for eachother. Even during my climb, I got a help from a foreigner to tie myshoelace after he saw my shoes were off and he was so kind to tieit tightly for me! Then, I could go on with my journey.

Even though the second part of the journey is only 2kmto reach the top, yet it was really tough and adventurous. Everybodywho wishes to reach the summit has to hold the ropes to go throughmany dangerous rocky trails to reach the top. It was hard and tiringbesides the air pressures of the place was low. However, all theseare not the obstacles if you have the will power deep in your heartto tell you to go on until you reach the top!

I was given help by Miss Chong’s brother and the guidewhom I did not know him, but he gave me a helping hand until I wason the top of all at the summit. He was friendly and kind to talk tome all the way up and down from the summit. He also helped me totake some beautiful scenery pictures on the top there! I was reallyhappy to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu before 7 a.m. I saw thesunrise and the whole rainbow together with a small rainbow belowthe big one! It’s amazing and great! The weather was clear and finewhen I reached the top!

There’s nothing in this world is perfect. After reachingLabarata, the place we stayed last night, we again packed ourthings and had our lunch before we started our journey all the waydown to the foothill at Timpohon. The rain started again and it wasvery heavy. We had no choice and had to go down hill quicklybefore 5p.m. It was really hard and challenging because the rainmade the trail slippery and I fell a few times. So, I got a few bruiseson my knees. I felt lucky to have Miss Chong with me. She was bymy side all the way down holding my hand. I felt the journey downwas tough and difficult for me because my toes were painful.Finally, I met the guide, John. He helped me with my backpack andholding my hand to walk through the slippery and rocky roads,especially after Miss Chong had sprained her ankle. He was friendlyalong the way. He shared his experience when we walked downhill.I really thanked him to walk by my side and helped me all the way toTimpohon. I reached Timpohon about 4.30p.m. and I paid John ashe helped me to walk all the way down besides carry my heavy bag.

I really felt relief after getting onto the van to go to KotaKinabalu. About 8.30p.m., we got a transport and went back toTenom. I reached home about 10.30p.m. All I felt, was painful allover the body. I thought I could go to school the next morning after Imassaged both of my legs. However, what had happened onMonday morning was I couldn’t walk properly and I took MC on thatday.Well, from the two days experience, I felt proud of myself because Ireally again had successfully conquered the highest peak in SouthEast Asia for the second time in my life! It’s all the unforgettablemoments with sweet and sour experiences, all the way from foothillto the highest peak of Mount Kinabalu. Furthermore, I really feelhappy and success when I had all the beautifulpictures in my valuable photo album and laptop!