YES SIR! part 4

It was Saturday and like any other weekend there was no class at the school. Even though it’s the weekend, our security guards were busy as like any other day. On that day a group of 25 cleaner enter the school to clean each classroom. Most of these cleaners are foreigner and Cemut was the security guard at that day. As the cleaners went out from their shuttle bus, all of them are required to present their i.d. at the security guard to obtain a pass. Until there was left only two cleaners when problem arise.

Foreign worker Alex: (Whispering to his friend)"Hah, John, my pass is not here maybe i left it at the staff house."

Foreign worker John: (Whispering) "Shhh...don’t say to loud, afterward the bald security guard will hear you."

Foreign worker Alex: (Whispering) "Ya I know but that is not the problem now, it's my pass so what should I do?"

Foreign worker John: (Whispering) "You still got your old i.d. right? Then you just use that one first he won't notice it also, you think all the security guard here got any qualification? Actually ah, these people ah just ACT only, not professional not educated."

Foreign worker Alex: (Whispering) "So what you mean is that they are not as strict as our security guard back in our country?"

Foreign worker John: (Whispering) "Yes, not the same like in our country. Better you give your expired i.d. now, we are already late."

Cemut actually overheard what they were discussing but pretended as though as he heard nothing. Honestly Cemut felt insulted and he was angry like a volcano waiting to erupt. So, Alex presented his i.d. with an innocent face to Cemut.

Cemut: "Very nice i.d. you got here ah?"

Foreign worker Alex: (Whispering to John) "John you said that he is uneducated? So how come he can speak English?"

Foreign worker John: (Looks panic and whispered) "I don't say HE (pointing his lips to Cemut) is uneducated but I said the SECURITY GUARD."

Cemut: (Furious) "HELLO FRIEND, YOU THINK ALL SECURITY GUARD DON'T KNOW HOW TO COMUNICATE IN OTHER LANGUAGE KAH!? I UNDERSTAND TAMIL, THAI,BANGLA,TAGALOG,JAVA AND MALAY SO WHAT YOU THINK I AM? A BLOODY FOOL!?"

Foreign worker Alex: (Stutter) "S...s...sorry sir I just forgot to bring my i.d. only."

Cemut: (Furious) "FORGOT TO BRING YOUR I.D.!? YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW? YOU JUST GAVE ME AN EXPIRED I.D. AND YOU JUST TOLD ME NOW!?"

Foreign worker John: "Please kind sir, allow my friend to go in just this one time only."

Cemut: (Furious) "YOU TOLD YOUR FRIEND HERE JUST NOW THAT ALL SECURITY GUARD HERE ARE UNEDUCATED AND THAT WE ARE FULL OF ACT ONLY!?NOT PROFESSIONAL LAH UNEDUCATED LAH AND NOW I SHOW YOU HOW PROFESSIONAL I AM!"

Cemut was angry and that he didn’t allow both workers to enter the school instead Cemut ask them to stand outside of the post under the blazing sun. I'm not sure if Cemut action was right but it's true that no matter what profession you are in, some people will take your job for granted and without respect. Then how do you make them realize that? Well maybe act like Cemut. Have respect to other people occupation and it doesn't matter if yours is higher than them. When you show respect, people will give respect.
Story by: M.N.ABDULLAH @ KARMA JUMANTARA

Where love flow with time

Will time eventually fade away?
What of the love I long for?
The stars that promise to stay,
Keep knocking at heaven's door.

Fireflies and bumble bees,
Cats and lions,
All the things I see,
Nothing more than illusions,

I miss the touch of your hand,
When my fingers slips through your hair,
I feel love that was left beyond,
Yet I still care.

Where have all our time gone?
Into the empty space,
Back onto our arms again,
Then it left us with peace.

My love is what keeps me by your side,
To see you smile for the rest of my life,
To hold you through the night,
To be there for you in the name of love.

YES SIR! part 3

It was another busy day at the school. Security guard, Cemut was doing a routine patrol when suddenly he came across a huge bundle of woods and steel lying on the corner of the school block. Cemut nodded his head in denial and went looking for the individual who cause such an eyesore. He saw a couple of foreign workers who were sitting under a tree.

Cemut: "Hello boss, mind telling who put those rubbish over there?"

Foreign worker 1: "Me polo bot cakap put sinun"

Cemut: "What? I don’t understand what you are saying. Can you speak proper English."

Foreign worker 2: "pare, like this, ito my friend here said that he only followed what our boss said to put those rubbish over there."

Cemut: "Oh like that ah? Where is your boss now?"

Foreign worker 1: "Bot maybe go ofit."

Cemut: "Ofit? You mean office ah?"

Foreign worker 1: "Yes,go ofit sinun."

Actually Cemut had a hard time understanding what the foreign worker was saying but in the end he knew that there was someone who he can talk to regarding the rubbish and that was their boss. They told Cemut that their boss just went to the office and so, he went there. Half way to the school office he met the person who was responsible for the rubbish. Cemut can tell just by looking at that person's outfit that he was the boss of the two foreign worker.

Cemut: "Excuse me sir, did you instruct your men to throw woods and steel over there?"(Pointing at the corner of the school block)

Boss: "Yes, do you have problem with that?"

As soon as Cemut heard what he said, he was quite angry.

Cemut: "Wah! Like that ah you answer me back!?"

Boss: "Ya lah, you gave me a question mark so I reply bah."

Cemut: "WHO GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO PUT THOSE RUBBISH THERE!? GOT BLACK AND WHITE OR NOT!?"

Boss: "Don’t believe me? Okay, you go and talk to the office over there."

Cemut went to the office and ask the receptionist about the situation and she said that the rubbish got permission from the principal to be put there.

Cemut: "Sure ah got black and white and permission ah from the principal?"

Reception: "Of course, if not why would we even bother asking those men to put IT over there?"

Cemut: "Okay, okay I'm just making sure only, okay thank you."

Cemut went out of the office when suddenly he saw his guard officer walking towards him with a face like a bull wanting to strike at him. Cemut knew something was not right.

Guard officer: "CEMUT! WHY IS THERE RUBBISH AT THE CORNER OF THAT BLOCK!? WHO GAVE THOSE WORKER PERMISSION!?"

Cemut: (stutter) "Umm...but...but the people in the office said that they got permission to do so."

Guard officer: "WHAT!? WHO OFFICE PEOPLE SAID THAT!? IN THE OFFICE GOT SO MANY PEOPLE AND DO YOU SEE ANY BLACK AND WHITE!?"

Cemut: (stutter) "Ah...a...actually not yet sir but the people in the office said that its already got black and white."

Guard officer: "JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING IN THE OFFICE THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN RULE AND EVERYTHING MUST FOLLOW THE LAW IF NOT THEN THERE IS NO LAW LAH AND IF ALREADY NO LAW THEN WHAT IS THE USE OF SECURITY GUARD!?"

Cemut: (stutter) "But...but...what about..."

Guard officer interrupt: "TODAY I GIVE YOU 1 WARNING LETTER, NEXT TIME IF THE PEOPLE FROM THE OFFICE OR EVEN THE PRINCIPAL SAID THAT THEY GOT BLACK AND WHITE PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEE THE PAPERS AND GOT PROFF, DONT JUST TAKE IN WHAT PEOPLE SAY BLINDLY!"

Cemut:"Another warning letter sir? Ayo that makes 3 warning letters already (sobbing) I do this kena scolded if I don’t do that kena scolded also...(mumbling)"


Guard officer: "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAID!?"

Cemut: "Nothing sir, I just said that it would be nice to eat chicken soto."

A life of a security guard was never easy when it comes to do what you should do and take responsibility. As for our security guard Cemut, this is his third warning letter which made a deduction in his salary. Being a security guard doesn’t mean to take every matter easily but it should be taken seriously even if it just about a single hair. Sometime small problem can grow to a bigger problem if not handle correctly.
Story by: M.N.ABDULLAH @ KARMA JUMANTARA

YES SIR! part 2

A school librarian called the security guard regarding a group of students running around in the library chasing and yelling at each other in what looked like a fight.

Librarian: "Please send a security guard here in the library now."

Guard officer: "yes ma'am, may I know what is the problem there?"

Librarian: "There has been a disturbance here where groups of student are fighting each other, please hurry."

Guard officer: "Thank you ma'am I will send my men right away."

The guard officer put down the phone and calls out Cemut through the radio who was at that time doing a routine patrol around the school administration block.

Guard officer: "Hello Alpha 1 to Bravo 1, over."

Guard officer: "Hello Alpha 1 to Bravo 1, over."

Guard officer: " I REPEAT, Alpha 1 to Bravo 1, over."

The guard officer was getting angry because Cemut did not answer his call then suddenly Cemut responded.

Cemut: "Bravo 1, over."

Guard officer: (furious)"CEMUT! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WHY NO ANSWER FROM YOU JUST NOW!?"

Cemut: "I am here at the school administration doing my round and..."

A man's voice interrupt: "...boss mau order makan apa?"

Guard officer: "oh now then I know that the school administration block got waiter, SINCE WHEN!? WHO IS THE WAITER THERE? THE PRINCIPAL KAH!?"

Cemut: (stuttering) "Ah...Ah...Umm..."

Guard officer: (furious) "1 WARNING LETTER FOR YOU AND NOW I WANT YOU TO GO TO THE LIBRARY TO SETTLE A FIGHT THERE AMONG THE STUDENTS...AND I MEAN NOW UNDERSTOOD!?"

Cemut: "1 warning letter? Sir give me a second chance lah, I not yet taken any breakfast..."

Guard officer: (furious) "YOU DARE TO ANSWER BACK!? 2 WARNING LETTERS FOR YOU AND WHY DO THINK THAT I WILL GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE!? YOU DONT EVEN GIVE ME ANY CHANCE BEFORE!?IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN GO AND MAKE YOUR OWN SECURITY COMPANY..!"

Cemut: "Okay, okay, okay sir I’m very sorry I will go now."

Cemut was given two warning letters because he was not patrolling at his designated area instead he stop by at the school cafeteria. He mumbled his way through the library and saw a group of students running around chasing and hitting at each other. Cemut took out his baton and yelled at them.

Cemut: "HOI! WHAT YOU THINK THIS PLACE IS!?WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!? YOU THINK THIS YOUR FATHER'S SCHOOL!?"

The students were shocked and stop running.

Student 1: "Actually sir we are not fighting or playing around..."

Student 2: "...yes sir, we are actually doing a class project regarding how peaple will react..."

Cemut: "WAH LIKE THAT AH!? I DONT CARE WHAT YOU SAY AS LONG AS YOU MAKE A LOT OF NOISE HERE THEN THAT MEANS YOU ALREADY BREAK THE LAW..."

Student 2 interrupt: "...but sir we were just..."

Cemut: "I DONT WANT TO HEAR ANY 'BUTS' EVERY ACTION MUST FOLLOW LAW. YOU GOT BLACK AND WHITE OR NOT TO PLAY-PLAY AROUND HERE!?"

Student 3: "Actually, not yet sir but..."

Cemut interupt: "NAH YOU SEE! LIKE I SAID EVERY ACTION MUST FOLLOW LAW BY LAW AND IF YOU WANT TO PLAY AROUND HERE (pointing his finger inside the library) YOU GO AND GET BLACK AND WHITE FISRT THEN YOU DO WHAT YOU WHAT LAH EVEN RUN AROUNDIN HERE WITHOUT PANTS LIKE MONKEYS IN THE PRICIPAL OFFICE, AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR!?"

Students: "YES SIR!"

Cemut managed to handle the situation with his own approach. Some may disagree with how he does his job but nobody is perfect and with another day life as a security guard, nothing is always the same because every day there will always be something new to discover.
Story by: M.N.ABDULLAH @ KARMA JUMANTARA

YES SIR! part 1

During a peak hour when parents are busy looking for a parking space in a school area, a security guard was called by the school’s principal about an unknown car that was waiting at a no waiting zone area for more than an hour.

Principal: “hello security? Could you kindly ask the driver to remove his car elsewhere from the no waiting zone? He’s been there for more than an hour.”

Guard officer: “Yes sir!!! I will go and order one of my men to go and have a talk with the driver.”
Principal: “Thank you.”

Guard officer: “you’re welcome sir!!” (Put down the phone and call out one of his men)

Guard officer: “listen up Cemut, I just receive a call from the principal informing me that there is a car waiting at the no waiting zone. HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN!? I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO KEEP AN EYE AT THAT AREA!?

Cemut: (Stuttering) “um…ah…..you see sir…ah….I need to go and use the toilet, so…so…so I have to go la.”

Guard officer: “WHAT A BLOODY LAME EXCUSE! NOW YOU BETTER GO AND ASK THAT DRIVER TO MOVE HIS CAR RIGHT AWAY. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I’M SAYING CEMUT!?”

Cemut: (Stuttering) “Y…Y…YES SIR!!!”

So, the security guard named Cemut walked out of the post and headed straight to the parking area. About 5 minutes later, Cemut stood in front of the driver’s front bumper with an angry face. He approached the driver side and knocked the window. A man with a black Ray Ban spec stared at Cemut with one eyebrow raise.

Driver: “What you want?”

Cemut: “what I want? Sir I come all the way here from there (pointing how far was his post were) and you ask me what I want?”

Driver: “Ya loh,what you want?”

Cemut: “Sir, do you know that this is a no waiting zone? And if you don’t mind could you please move your vehicle from this area because this will create a long queue as what you can see now.”

Driver: “SO WHAT MEH!? Look officer if I park at that parking space over there, it’s very hot no trees or garage unlike here not hot at all, come on officer give chance lah one time only mah.”

Cemut was furious when he heard what the driver said.

Cemut: (smiling) “Give chance?” (Furious) “GIVE CHANCE!? WHAT YOU THINK I AM? AN IDOIT KAH? IF I GIVE YOU CHANCE THEN EVERYBODY WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE AND THEN THERE WILL BE NO LAW LAH…EVERYTHING MUST FOLOW LAW BY LAW!IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GO, I CLAMP YOUR TYRE NOW!”

Driver: (stuttering) “ah…ah…ah…Y…Y…Yes I will move now.”

And so the driver peacefully remove his car from the no waiting zone without causing further problem and thus Cemut's day goes on back to normal as before.
Story by: M.N.Abdullah @ Karma Jumantara

tiada suara

Jangan engkau pandang aku sebelah mata,
Walau zahirnya diriku cacat,
Namun aku bersyukur pada-Nya,
Meskipun tiada suara lahir dari mulut.
Lebih baik begini,
Daripada pandai bermain kata-kata,
Aku di sini,
Untuk melakar isi hati yang ada didada.
Usah engkau hujaniku dengan penghinaan,
Lambat laun kau akan mengerti,
Makna penyesalan,
Kerana tidakku pinta lahir begini.
Aku tidak pernah meminta apapun jua,
Cukuplah pen dan kertas,
Tidak ku minta wang dan harta,
Tidak jua ku menagih simpati dari hati yang tidak ikhlas.
Aku meniti waktu bersama cita,
Ingin mengejar impian,
Bukan untuk dipandang hina,
Sesungguhnya aku pun makhluk Tuhan.

Salam dariku kepada semua

Asalamualaikum dan salam sejahtesa. Anak cina naik sampan, sampan menghala ke kuala Peramu, 2010 meninggalkan diri dengan penuh kenangan, 2011 kini hadir membuka lembaran baru. Selamat tahun baru saya ucapkan pada pembaca blog ini. Disini adanya saya menulis nota ini adalah untuk mengingati kita semua dan terutama sekali diri saya sendiri. Alhamdulilah sepanjang menjalani tahun 2010 semuanya berjalan dengan kehendak-Nya. Di tahun yang sama juga telah menandakan 3 tahun saya bekhidmat sebagai pengawal keselamatan. Memang sebelum ini saya tidak pernah menyatakanya didalam info ringkas pribadi saya tetapi ada berberapa puisi yang saya hasilkan bagi memberi sedikit pembayang dengan apakah perkerjaan saya. Salama 3 tahun ini saya banyak belajar tentang kehidupan seharian kita dan saya juga berterima kasih kepada para sahabat seperjuangan, ketua-ketua dan pegawai pengawal keselamatan semua kerana telah memberi tunjuk ajar mengenai pekerjaan dan memberi nasihat yang berguna. Bercakap mengenai tugas sebagai pengawal keselamatan ianya bukanlah seperti mana yang anda (orang awam) andaikan. Kami adalah orang yang dipertangung jawabkan untuk menjalankan tugas yang disuruh oleh majikan. Kadang-kadang walaupn kami tidak merasa enak untuk melaksanakanya namun jika ianya sudah arahan apa daya kami untuk membantahnya kecuali ianya sesuatu yang diluar batas undang-undang. Kami berkerja dengan waktu masa yang melebihi 8jam namun bagi saya inilah pengorbanan yang kami lakukan demi menjaga keselamatan anda semua. Tapi ingat kami juga manusia yang mempunyai keluarga. Kami korbankan masa demi mencari rezeki untuk diri sendiri dan juga keluarga. Ada juga diantara kami yang menjalankan tugas dengan hanya berbumbungkan langit. Jika panas maka panas jua kami redah dan jika hujan maka hujan jua lah kami harungi, ini semua kami lakukan demi mengikut arahan yang diberikan. Yang sebenarnya kami (pengawal keselamatan) tidak pernah meminta untuk orang awam memuji tata cara kami menjalankan amanah dan tidak pula kami mengharapkan simpati tetapi apa yang kami minta cuma secebis rasa hormat. Tahun 2010 memang sudah berlalu tetapi banyak pengajaran yang telah diajarinya. Pada tahun yang sama juga saya telah kehilangan seorang ayah pada bulam mei 2010. Walaupun almarhum adalah bapa angkat saya tetapi saya mengangap beliau seperti bapa kandung sendiri. AL-FATIHAH buat HJ ALI HJ BAKAR. Pada hari kedukaan tersebut, saya tidak mampu untuk meluahkan air mata. Abang,kakak,ibu dan adik semuanya menangis tapi bukan diri ini. Mestikah kita menangis apabila kehilangan sesorang yang kita sayangi? Itulah yang saya katakan di dalam hatiku yang resah pada ketika itu. Aku cuma menangis didalam hatiku tapi tidak dimata dan tiada siapa yang dapat melihatnya. Yang pergi tetap akan pergi manakala kita yang hidup ini perlu meneruskan kehidup dan pasti kita akan mengiringi mereka entah esok ataupun lusa kerana Allah sajalah yang tahu. Kita masih lagi mengimbas perihal yang dialami oleh saya sepanjang tahun 2010 yang mana telah menjejaskan minat saya dalam bidang sukan iaitu berlari. Pada awal januari 2010 sewaktu melakukan pemanasan badan, betis disebelah kiri telah terseliuh dan ini menyebab kesakitan yang ketara. Tempoh penyembuhan mengambil masa hampir setahun hingga ke hari ini. Walaupun sudah dapat untuk membuat larian tetapi betis saya sudah tidak sekuat dahulu kerana otot yang ada di dalamnya telah rosak dan ini membuatkan ianya menjadi 'fragile'. Peristiwa ini amat mengecewakan tetapi tetap akan aku tempuh ianya dan memandang pada hikmah disebaliknya. Memang banyak hal-hal yang berlaku pada tahun 2010, tapi biarlah sebahagianya saya saja yang tahu dan bagi anda semua apa kah yang telah anda kecapi sepanjang tahun lepas?adakah impian dan hajat sudah kesampaian? Bagi saya sendiri insyallah pada hujung tahun 2011 akan melangsungkan nikah. Semoga rezeki tetap ada dan jodoh kekal menanti. Setakat ini saja dulu saya menceritakan perihal saya dan semoga ditahun yang baru ini akan membawa makna. Sekian terima kasih