5days in HTAA, Kuantan

Hi all...this posting has been drafted for 3 days..started few lines , stopped..then continued few more lines...stopped again ...punya lah...my time is now counted by Aariz feeding schedule...it's being documented...pukul berapa, how much, type of milk...and since we first fed him with formula, kena tengok jugak "ek-ek" berapa kali...takut constipation.

I am writing tonite to share my experience during my stay in the hospital last 2 weeks..i checked in for 5days 4 nites...bukan cite hantu ke hapa...ni kisah my first time being in a same room with "orang asli" , selalu kalau turun Johor lalu Rompin mmg ada tapi nampak dia org jualan tepi jalan aje...for the first 2-3 days - 3 out of 5 beds were occupied by OA( abbreviation used by the hospital and the OA themselves)-they are Senah, Ani and Eton. I actually brought Eat, Love, Pray (yes, i still fail to finish this novel) but the OA fascinated me more,hence, I ended up spending time talking to them through out my stay in the hospital.

It was more like an interview--all the 3 of them are non muslim-which suprised me quite a bit because they really look like us, emmm like me and Fend--malay--, basically they believe in spirit but many in their clan or village has became muslim. Pantang larang bersalin dia org sama saja dgn kite org melayu --40 hari, mandi serom etc--though dia org buat akak terkejut badak bila kite tanya berapa hari pantang dgn suami, dia jawap "7 hari"...me and the other malay were like "apa??"..dia pun terkejut jugak dia kata "7 hari suami aku pantang tak boleh ke hutan!" ...kuh semangat!!! Macam paternity leave lah gitu....kelasss..

These days, some say Malays were also pendatang dari tanah seberang, but I think that statement is not correct...the OA , they are also rumpun melayu , perhaps back then there was no boundaries between Tanah Melayu, Pulau Jawa etc, dan rasanya melayu is the outcome of crossbreed and Islam....kite belajar sejarah sampai form 3 aje..tak tahu lah kalau ada kupasan yg lebih mendalam dlm buku teks sejarah.

Anyway...back to the room.....Senah tu masih tinggal di hutan, ingat kan di zaman serba moden ni semua rakyat msia dah duduk kat kampung at least.....dan kesian sgt, bila doctors kept reminding them about clean water to to feed the baby, but the fact is they dont even have tap water...and electricity...Kan ke tu basic necessities kan? macam mana lah kan?

Kite baru tahu jugak yg OA ni di jaga oleh Jabatan OA, maksudnya nak ke hospital ke apa, the jabatan akan provide transportation...jadi doctor cakap nak balik and datang utk check up jangan naik bas, yang si Senah ni buat "dunno' aje...aku pun pelik jugak napa pulak org provide van tak nak...kaedah nya dia nak tunggu laki dia dtg and she thought laki dia tak leh naik sekali kot....how sweetttt...

Kite tengok mereka rasa kesian sangat...but observing them, i dont think they feel any less than us...in fact they may be feeling more contented than some of us. They dont give a damn about our definition of beauty or happiness--lagi tinggi self esteem nya dari modernised people! lol!

Some says we are what people around us....betul jugak !

Kesian lagi satu tengok the husband (of Ani) dtg dari Paloh Hinai (jauh ni... lepas dari Pekan lagi)naik bas datang melawat isteri dan anak nya..sepanjang 5 hari tu tiap hari dia datang...akak busy body tanya dtg dari mana, dari rumah dia kata...bayangkan tu to and fro...tak ke cinta sejati tu...pulak anak yg ke 7...sapa nak jawap tu...tersentuh kan hati? kalau tengok with your own eyes lagi lah...so do we need flowers to express our feelings???Dapat flowers best lah jugak kot mana pun...but unspoken gestures macam tu tak ternilai ...

And...i have to mention, my dear other half datang 2-3 kali sehari..sejuk hati...rasa macam nak beranak lagi wahahahaha..."tak sanggup lagi aku"....Duan dtg bawa food macam berkelah kite org makan ...bukanlah tak bersyukur dgn food hospital....tapi sila lah judge sendiri gambar di bawah..

hari pertama tu kite makan jugak, tak nak lah menyusah kan Abg Duan kite..akak kan simple ajer...:)....tapi after that one meal, dgn adanya sixth sense between us, i had outside food everytime...

Kadang kadang melihat kepayahan orang membuat kan kite sedar betapa lah beruntung nya kite ini...that was what i felt during that 5 days stay in the hospital......i am so blessed!