YSHHB Research ll

Like i mention earlier, being in the team to carry out the research to find the solution for the difficulties faced by the people of Kg Bolkiah has given me so much lesson. It makes me thankful for the life that i already have and it makes me realize that ada lagi orang yag hidupnya lebih sengsara and very sad to compare with the one that i have.
It's not just about money matters but it's about life.
A life that they have to go through no matter how hard it is... and because of that they did something that they shouldn't do...and be someone that they shouldn't be. Is that their fault? When life are so hard and they have no choice? and not forgeting when they are influenced by those negativity. Is it because of the lacking of good knowledge in them?, lacking of ilmu di dada? or lacking of pengetahuan beragama? i don't have the answer... but actually for what ever happens to them, the good or the bad, it's from within them selves. The destiny is in their own two hands, and God fulfill it.

Like one of the house that i went, the owner is a father of 4 (if i'm not mistaken), and his wife is just a suri rumah tangga. The eldest daughter work in a shop, while one of the son is making kites to sell. The father is in tahanan, expected to be the first Bruneian to be executed.
Honestly, it was so hard for me, even by knocking the door of the house...berat rasanya. and i don't know why.
When i enter the house, i can feel the sadness in the house. I didn't see any smiles in their faces. Except for the wife when we started to have a good conversation about her specialty in making kain tenunan...but too bad she doesn't have the 'rumah tenunan' if inda ada jua pendapatan...
I remember when i asked my friend 'Tep, macam mana ni? macam mana kan tanya pasal lakinya?' and atip says '...belapik saja'. At the end i don't even mention or asked about her husband. And i know atip and lela who was with me at that time inda tau what to do or what to asked either. It was just a short meeting, awkward and sensitive.

I remember when i saw 2 guys, one of them carrying a TV with him. Rupanya, like what 'she' told us, the two guys are orang gila. Actually, they aren't gila, but because of that 'barang' yang menghayalkan atu, making their mind kurang betul. They should understand the definition of 'orang gila' sebenarnya. For me 'orang gila' is for example si Bush, the lady who killed a kitten with her heels (the one yg ada arah forwarded emails),orang yang makan harta yang bukan hak misalnya harta anak yatim, orang yang menganiaya sesama manusia... atu baru orang gila (to mention a few). But people like the two guys i mention above, are not orang gila, tapi let's just say that they are kurang daya pemikiran.

Another house that i went, the owner is a single mother...i can't remember berapa ramai anaknya, but for sure ramaiii... and semua masih bersekolah...and she's not working. So they all dependent to duit bantuan sahaja... But i found out that this single mother got a talent mengubah bunga dari manik-manik, so i asked her, whether dijualnya jua or membuat tempahan untuk mengubah bunga atu, but she said no, just untuk sendiri-sendiri saja. And i asked her again kenapa inda buat business sampingan? at least ada income or pocket money jua....and she replied 'Nada modal'... banar jua kan... membali manik atu bukan jua murah, and apa jua pendapatan dorang sekeluarga yang bergantung duit bantuan kebajikan saja...
Another housewife that i met, she got the skills to make a curtain, it's not just a simple curtain, but a realy nice and stylish curtain. And as usual i said to her 'buleh buat business ni menjait tabir' and she replied inda ia berani, takut salah jahit, karang kana sumpah oleh orang.... patut kah inda tu? or mind setnya patut tani ubah n gosok lagi?? Buleh jadi jua kan.. orang Brunei ani tah lagi kuat menyumpah...some ler...

The problem of most of the people that i came across,the people who have the talent and skills are 1. Nada modal, 2. lack of self confidence, 3. No proper place to run their skill work, i.e. some people pandai membaiki injin perau and some ada yag pandai membaiki refrigerator... macam-macam pemandai dorang ani, but ramai yang inda tau and no proper place kan membuat keraja, in other words they need a workshop!

Other than that, the people really need a proper kedai runcit...or maybe a mini supermarket! Ada kedai runcit pun barang-barangnya mahal! some of the penduduk, they requested a place untuk beriadah. Ada orang atunya 'kalau buleh tempat main ping pong!'

It was such an experience for me. Fun, tired, sun burn, and i spent less time with my family at home. Our research started at 8am (getting ready) and most of the day we have a short briefing at the office till 7pm. Balik rumah mandi and terus Zzzzz....KROH!...kadang-kadang inda lagi temakan (coz kanyang nasi katok dah!! =p)
But above all i'm so puas, i don't know but that's what i think...because the experience that really count.
I don't know if i could just stop here...there's so many things i wanna share, and i'm sure some of my team mates got such an amazing experience too...
So before i forgot, i would love to take this opportunity to thank all my team mates for their spirit of working together, for their understanding and for every moment that we shared. It was a wonderful moment. And sorry if ada terkasar language, and yang sudi menerima segala kusutan (heheee...andang pengusut kan?). And thank u also to those who take good care of me masa DAMAM and ayung!! Orang yang tukang bawakan beg, tukang bawakan paper bag, tukang pigang bila turun naik perau, yang tolong basahkan tuala untuk simpan arah kepala, the panadol... it's a sweet memory. And thank u for the air cap badak! (aye aye captain!!). And to Nic, still can't believe that there is a connection...in a way =p Ka Sufi thank u very much for giving this opportunity n experience to us =)
Can't wait to meet u guys again!! Lotsa Love...