Thursday, April 11, 2013

the mudslides



The winding road
Going down from Cameron Highlands
The early evening rain
The falling mud from the slopes

The proton iswara
It crossed the thick mudslides
On the road going down hill
The wheels got stuck in the mud

The evening drizzle
The car tried to reverse
Nothing could get it going
The mud about 1 foot deep

The women walked out
Finding means to get the car moving
Nothing could do it reversing
By now the traffic stalled

The tourist bus driver
He didn't help he couldn't drive through
He was afraid to get wet in the drizzling rain
The passengers too sat watching the women trying

Some came out to get cigarette puffs
Nobody seemed eager to give a hand
For a car which got stuck in the mud
The spirit of helpfulness never arrived

A Malay driver with a 5 ton lorry
He and his friend came to help
The bus driver finally gave his towing rope
The lorry driver managed to pull the car to safety

Where have our Malaysian values gone?
In time of distress they were worried about getting wet
Give a helping hand seems million miles away
What goes around will come around

p/s a story told

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