It was a busy yet wonderful days without internet connection. So i was writing my incredible journey on 8th and 9th days on 10th days.
My phone shows 4.55 (i set it 20 minutes early then the exact time) in the morning when i saw Eyster was sitting at the bed with her half eyes open and holding her Samsung ACE 1. It was raining outside and usually it made us sleep so soundly. I was sleeping at the floor with a single mattress and curling inside my very comfy blanket. It was very quite actually for Saturday morning. The Adventist Youth used to stay at Church's Guest Room every weekends and we used to make a thump-dum-bangg-yakkkkssss-brooommmm-dushhhh-deshhh sound , and that was very very loud. I kinda missing those moments, as i recall that morning.
So, i was alone as Eyster went sleeping again and i decided to browse the net to keep me awake until the exact time i should prepare. Today, i was planning a trip to Lumat, Beaufort which i called - another home, another family. I was kind of 'cannot-wait' for the sunrise today while reading through the net. As i browse through pages and pages, i saw Faye's Message telling me that she'll face her Final Exam in another weeks. She told me that she was afraid and asked me to pray for her. I remembered Mr. Dizo too when he told me about his coming exam yesterday. I kinda understand that exam's fever but somehow i trusted both of them to suceed. So, i closed my eyes and open my heart to tell God these :
Dear God, this two wonderful daughter and son of yours _ Norfaezah Suhaimi and Dizo Jhonny will face their test in a few weeks. I don't know what exactly they are facing and doing everyday from now on but i kinda understand what in their heart, their worries and their nervousness So, with that Lord, i ask You to watch over them all the time and remind them to study each time they forget. And as they're studying Father, please add up their memories' strength and intelligence for the wisdom comes from You alone. Help them to understand every single thing that they need to learn and later when they are sitting for their exam, they will answer every question with a lot of wisdom from Heaven. Dear God, please don't get bored telling them to appreciate every single moments they have to work hard to succeed for we knew from your scripture that it require a lot of effort to get an A. I thank You Father for giving Mimie a wonderful man, Mr. Azroy to depends on, to cry on and to speak out everything she wants too. Bless that man of Yours Father so he can give and endless support to his little princess especially this crucial moments. Help him to guide Mimie to a bright successful future. I thank You Father for giving Dizo another opportunity to continue his study and whoever get along with his life way, please help them to understand Dizo's needs and supply him according to his needs. Dear Lord, there's a lot more to say but i would like tie it up by a lot of faith that you'll be there with them along their day from now until the end of the exam. In Jesus name i prayed. AMEN.
I was telling God that prayer so sincerely and the feeling after saying those prayer was very fascinating. It was like my heart is empty and suddenly filled with a lot of love and somehow it made me feel like i obtained a full satisfaction. Like an empty plastic bag filled with fresh air. And if i was to compare it between grapes juice which i like the most, i would say that the feeling is more than drinking 1000 ml cold grapes juice in the middle of working under a hot sun with one shot! Oh Dear Lord, i knew you're just a prayer away and You answered the prayer right on time. Thank You Lord.
A moment after that prayer i began to feel a stomach ache. I tried to ignore that for i though it'll go away. But it went bad and finally made me ran to the toilet. So that was the beginning of my trip's preparation.
I was wearing all black (again) and 5-inch wedges with a simple touch-up on my face and letting my superb long hair release that morning when Mr. Pyan arrived. He offered us a ride when i told him earlier about our trip to Lumat, Beaufort. Well, there was a bus that will go to Beaufort every day at 7 a.m but we decided to follow him anyway. He was originally from Beaufort , so well-guessed that he knew the place very well. So, i was enjoying the ride so much with a lot of chit-chatting about cars, music and so on. We were experimenting the hand brake and pedal brake joyously when we smelled something like burning.
I really thought it was from another car until Mr.Pyan stop and check his car. And here it goes, smoke comes from the back tires. Yeah, it scared me but he handled it calmly and somehow it helps me to keep calm too. He asked either we did bring water with us but we didn't. So, he drove a bit then stop a while, drove again with a lot of worries this time - not because of the car but because we'll running late and i might can't sing for the Sabbath School Service ... He asked me to pray a lot while showing a big grin in his face. Well, it seems like he is trying to joke around because i never have a chance to pray seriously if he was beside me. He'll do something that made me laugh or sometime he didn't do anything but i was laughing anyway because of the playful flashback.
That moment, we heard a weird sound comes from the back too. So this time i was really thinking about praying for it was only God that'll saves us from any danger. I wanted to close my eyes but i am afraid he will laugh out of nowhere or maybe i show my worries that much. Luckily i remembered the song entitled 'Did You Ever Talk To God'. The song says ...you can whisper in the crowd to Him, you can cry when you alone to him, You don't have to say out loud to Him, He knows your fears... With that i began to pray with a firm faith that God will help us. So, i said : Dear Lord, we are facing troubles now. I am sorry i didn't remember you right before we go just now but dear Lord, we don't have another way other than You. Help us dear Lord, it seems impossible but i know with your single touch everything will come back to normal... I haven't finish my prayer when i noticed that the sound faded little by little. I was jumping and saying THANK YOU DEAR LORD ! Indeed He is someone i couldn't thank enough with.
So, we weren't stopping that much after the prayer until we reached a row of stall with a sign 'siram tayar kereta Rm 1.00'. The sign was a relief. There, Mr. Pyan was fixing the car by it's own. Deep inside my heart, i am proud of his calmness and the ability to handle that situation. If i was alone and i face those situation, i can assure that i freak out a lot, let alone finding the solution to the problem. Lesson Learned !
While waiting for the car to be fixed, Eyster and me ordered some food for our breakfast. The chef was cooking for us when his son was crying and begging his father to accompany him. Eyster and I felt guilty that we robe the son-father time for letting his father prepare our breakfast. So, we took our ukulele and we were playing outside. A moment later, the son stop crying and enjoying the Uke's sound behind the wooden wall.
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We arrived at Lumat when Mr. Tony was reading the mission story. The first person to notice our arrival was my lovely sister - Jess Rosabelle Justin and she was running and hugging me tight. It was a while since i visited them last month - Yeah, i missed this girl very much! So, the first sentences she told me was I was trying hard to work out, playing bicycle all day long and get my skin burn but i am still fat ! That bring me to laugh and soon remembered our last month promise to compete - who lose weight the most will get 50.00. Looks like you have to hand me the 50.00 soon i said while walking to the church.
It wasn't that long since i arrived when Pr. Justin ask me to prepare at the back stage for a special song. I was kinda running and manage my appearance and do a little vocalization in a rush. I really think that i don't need to sing because i arrived late. By the way, i come up to the rostrum, held the microphone, and start greeting the church member. Oh, before that, i jumped in excitement when i saw Jade my grown up little sister sitting at the stage. We held hand tight *expressing I MISSED YOU A LOT* before i start greeting the church member. So to speak, i messed up at the first stanza that i replaced the first line lyrics with the second line lyrics. But I thank God for singing along with me and i am glad to hear Sylviana said - Thank You for the song, i was so in love with it. I simply answer Thank Lord straight A *She got straight A for her SPM. Congratulation sweetie*
That morning i was joining the Early teens Sabbath School class and i get along with a lot of new friends very well. As i recall the important moment that morning, Jade was crying hard a moment after we sat together and i was confused . Why? Then she finally said 'i missed you so much cyeka' Oh dear, i do too ! Besides the excitement we try to concentrate on the lesson. right after the closing prayer, we ran to the house and we began to share a story. I was talking only a little because i am excited to listen to her story. That little conversation made me proud of her when she told me about she sung at the school's stage and gaining a lot of admirer. We still want to chit chatting but we the piano's sound called us to play violin for the second service. While i was playing the violin, i was really enjoying the feeling - I miss to play with Jade and mom (Lelen). For the second service i was sitting with the family while listening to Pr. Nelson's preach and that made me feel like crying. There, in the front row sitting from the right - Pr Justin, Jade, Lelen, Jess and me. Somehow it made me really feel like i am a part of the family. Yeah, i know we do but the distance made me sometime feels like forgotten. In short, that second service gave me thousands mixed feeling !
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Another birthday blessing come when i was cutting the watermelon at the kitchen. "...Happy Birthday to Cikgu Prisca..." the sound was really loud and i knew it was Pr.Justin's voice. So i was yelling "waiitttt forrrr meeeee" and he replied "cepaaaatttt". In about 15 second i was already there holding the watermelon an placed it on the table then ran to the middle where all the birthday buddies gather - Pr Nelson (7 April), Elder *i forgot the name* (13 April) and me (6 April). The church members sang us a birthday song before Pr. Nelson pray especially for us and the port-blessings.
I did enjoyed the evening so much that right after the lunch, i went to play the piano with the children s singing joyously and soon take part with the AY activities. The bible games was very interesting, of course. And later that evening, we were practicing choir for our next Lumat+Keningau choir team outing.
We were discussing the train trip tomorrow and Pr Justin (dady) ask me to decide. So i decided to go early in the morning - 5 a.m. After playing and talking and laughing with the pretty ladies in the house (Koyo Esther, Ogy Christie, Syl, Midya, Silla, Jade, Esther, Brenda and Jess) i went take the third bath for the day. It was so hot there that i can't stand comfortably without taking a bath. I remembered Jess teaching me to make a ring from Koyo's colorful beds before i fell asleep. I was too exhausted that i was the first person to fall asleep that night together with Jade.
Oh Ya, i was about to forget: Today, i met my old buddy - Midya Simon. She changed a lot. She gotten prettier and that made me barely recognize her. I know she's upset but i blamed her for her positive change. Haha. By the way, that make me realize the long time we shared together before. It was very beautiful then that i didn't realize the time almost eat up the memories. Today, she help me to learn that i should have change a little bit along that 5 years. Thank You Kia. I love You.
Mr. Camera
*Later*
XoXo
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