a week passed by since i
went to Meranto.. however, the memory lingers.. meranto trip isnt
actually a volunteer job for me, it's more to an awakening trip that
gave me a chance to view life through new perspective.. the scope of job
that i did was mundane, didnt differ much from my daily work, but the
experience that i gained was priceless!
as i mentioned before, Meranto is situated in the outskirt of Gua Musang. The nearest access to healthcare facilities(clinic) is 30minutes away from the village by car/any other mean of transport.. Thus, they really appreciate & welcome free health screening & free medicines.. That's normal because we tend to appreciate something only when it's scarce and never care when everything was ready right in front of our eyes.. The villagers flooded our booth, brought along their sick children and some even came just for medical check up even though they were pretty sure that they have no medical history! The right to get early treatment for sick children, especially with flu was neglected because of the distance barrier.. A week with symptoms and sign of flu wasnt an alarming condition for the mothers to press the panic button..
What grab my attention most was an old man with walkie talkie that came for his supply of painkillers.. he explained that walkie talkie was his way of communication with his co-workers, citing the coverage problem as the main barrier to not using handphone as his way to communicate. Translated, phones are restricted to certain part of Meranto (no line/coverage) and for sure, internet is worse than that! No online papers, no football live streaming and no facebook can torture me but to them, it's nothing - they already immune to that, anyway.. The same goes to the night life - cant imagine how scary it was to drive in the middle of night (in case of emergencies!) through a road that was surrounded by forest! How lucky I am to work in the capital city of Kelantan! Aside from that, fellow volunteers did mentioned that the cost of living in Gua Musang was raising and a meal with few side dish can cost a bomb! Definitely, KB is better than Gua Musang!
as i mentioned before, Meranto is situated in the outskirt of Gua Musang. The nearest access to healthcare facilities(clinic) is 30minutes away from the village by car/any other mean of transport.. Thus, they really appreciate & welcome free health screening & free medicines.. That's normal because we tend to appreciate something only when it's scarce and never care when everything was ready right in front of our eyes.. The villagers flooded our booth, brought along their sick children and some even came just for medical check up even though they were pretty sure that they have no medical history! The right to get early treatment for sick children, especially with flu was neglected because of the distance barrier.. A week with symptoms and sign of flu wasnt an alarming condition for the mothers to press the panic button..
What grab my attention most was an old man with walkie talkie that came for his supply of painkillers.. he explained that walkie talkie was his way of communication with his co-workers, citing the coverage problem as the main barrier to not using handphone as his way to communicate. Translated, phones are restricted to certain part of Meranto (no line/coverage) and for sure, internet is worse than that! No online papers, no football live streaming and no facebook can torture me but to them, it's nothing - they already immune to that, anyway.. The same goes to the night life - cant imagine how scary it was to drive in the middle of night (in case of emergencies!) through a road that was surrounded by forest! How lucky I am to work in the capital city of Kelantan! Aside from that, fellow volunteers did mentioned that the cost of living in Gua Musang was raising and a meal with few side dish can cost a bomb! Definitely, KB is better than Gua Musang!
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