
In the difficult years of raising us, Dad always had an optimistic path. He has
have its own way to be sure that after a deep dark, dawn will soon arrive. But we are sometimes too late to understand ….
(Tarbawi, though,
I have my own way of loving us)
The dream came again.
Dreams a few years ago when the story of the plight at High School on the Hill.
The thundering sounds of the sky made me rise from the obstinacy. I don't know why I'm suddenly back on the deck of a ship so vast. Then came back to sound
a long rumble is like a trumpet, followed by a whirring wind in the ocean. The strong wind shook the ship.
I'm oleng. Before I fell, my body fell on the person beside me. I'm trying
holding on to him, but we were crowded, on this ship there were thousands of people. Just like before.
“Akkhh !!!” The sound was so long. It wasn't the rumble I used to hear in hurricane season. It was the sound of a trumpet over the horizon. Nun far above the sky there, I saw a small dot, a cone that was dizzy getting faster and closer, creating a whirlwind. The vortex invited waves of wind
approaching the ark where I was.
“Akhh Lord.” I'm resigned. This shock is so strong. And the ark could not survive
the wind from the sky. The right side of the ship soared, rising above the bridge. This giant ship sank slowly.
I slipped. Thousands of people spilled to the left side of the ship, some of the other humans fell to the
sea. So did I, falling into the sea with thousands and even millions of people in this ark falling into the ocean. An ocean is a sea of light.
“Akkhhhh!!”
“Akhhh ! blup...” I'm sinking. I flailing. I was on the surface of the ocean again the waves that go up and down making my hatch go up and down. Ahead of waiting
my Lord is like an ark ship that goes first to the bottom of the earth. I must fight. Where there is life there is hope.
I flailed, I held on to one hard, elongated object. That thing is not a body. A piece of wood that floats. I hugged her.
I slowly moved to the surface. I kept quiet and encouraged myself, looking for a point of balance
wood pieces of wood, broken from a boat. I was calm on that not-so-intact boat. I've been floating on the surface of the ocean. I saw everything that was in my eyes. The sea is rippling small. As far as the eye could see there were no ships and islands. There did not appear to be millions of people floating about, the person who had drowned with me had disappeared,
drowning in the sea of caaha.
I was shaking the ripples of the ocean. I rowed an incomplete boat towards the sun
drowning in the sea of caaha. I'm just with the sun in the sea of light.
Slowly my eyes opened. I saw a beam of light, which turned out to be coming from the room lamp. I
not in the ocean. I dream. And I woke up from my sleep.
Dreams that have a connection from the dreams that I have experienced in the past years. What is the meaning of this dream ? my body is full of sweat.
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Monday 4 August 2008. The Kuantan Bay RSUD
I saw two young men being escorted by the police, they were walking without sandals, their hands
handcuffed. Two men were injured while being caught stealing cattle. They were taken to a hospital for medical checks in the interest of the trial later.
The young man preceded my turn. It means I have to wait longer.
“That's the importance of education Nak.“ Said Father.
“If man does not receive education then he will be foolish, short-minded, and become
community garbage.” Father continued his advice.
“Iya Yah”. I'm nervous.
Soon it was my turn to be checked.
Based on the information I got from my fellow friends passed SNMPTN. It is better to do a health test first, which is to get a certificate of healthy body
the local RSUD. There is no harm, if later needed I have had it. It just so happens that dad has time so this morning me and dad left for RSUD.
“Treet...” My phone
vibrates. There's an incoming message.