Probably it's my fault. Today, we had an easy day, woke up late, had a good breakfast. Then me and another friend decided to walk to the markets and that's when I realized I've pushed her body and mine to the extreme. While shopping, she had a seizure and all hell broke loose. I panicked and had no memory of all the first aid course I had to take back in the days. I was shouting for help for ambulance and for my other friend to contact our group for support.
I thank God now looking back, she didn't had a seizure in the mountains nor at the river. We would have been ill equipped and thank God we had help in the area we were in. It was all so fast and the locals were so helpful. Just when I thought I'm done with this country, this trip reminded me that humanity survives. While the markets stall owners were busy, they came forward to help. While I was shouting at a friend to call ambulance, the locals helped us to call. While we were all panicking, they cordoned the area for us. While we were helpless, they came forward with makeshift fans and fanned us to keep us cool in the hot blistering sun. While we felt lost, the guys just kept telling us, "Kita 1Malaysia, mesti tolong. Tak yah nak malu malu." To translate that, it means, we are all Malaysians, we must help, there's no need to be shy. I must say I was so thankful of that. I had to force myself to calm down and speak in an even, calm tone with my friend. Reassuring her, help is on the way. Lucky she regained consciousness and I was able to glean more information from her about her past illnesses.
When our friends arrived, things were calmer. We positioned her better and waited for the ambulance. When the ambulance arrived, it was the locals that guided them, showed them where we are and made sure we are all ok. After the ambulance left, it was only then I realized how scared I was that I just burst out crying. My hands are still shaking over this.
Although I'm now sitting inflight back to KL, I can't help but still shake and be scared. I also help being thankful to God, who was guiding her through this. It goes to show for me, at the very least, we can't challenge Mother Nature at her game, our body is on loan, and our time is limited here. But above all matters, there are a lot of good souls out there that will just give help without asking for returns. My faith in humanity is somewhat restored. And below, is a picture of how grand Mother Nature can be.
