after all the hard work in kampung podos..... like what i expected, this day will will finally come.... today, 18th december 2004, the last day in sabah... the most fun and emotional expedition i've ever been too... i slept quite late last nite... woke up and realise it was already 11 plus... took my shower then i and sabri proceed to centerpoint to catch our breakfast + lunch... ate pizza hut... fir, nuraini and remy also tag along with us... after lunch, we went to an express shopping... i bought t-shirts for my family... didn't think twice... i just grab as many as i could... sorry ryna i bought without u.... then we rush back to the hotel because there are gonna be briefing at 1... when we reach, i heard a sad news... my buddy, shafiee, his grandmother pass away last wednesday... i straight away went up to him... his eyes were red and teary... i could still remembers these words he uttered:
shafiee: rabak sey diorang, skarang baru nak bilang...
i really felt for him the moment he said that... it's really bad to lost our grandparents... how i would wish to have a grandmother... it's my destiny and i'll have to accept it...
after comforting him, i pack my stuffs... then, we went for another round of shopping... we went to redevelop our rafting picture first... boy, mamat, sabri, syafiq, pak tam, jai and asryna and me were together at the photoshop... then i, sabri and syafiq went back hotel to do our zuhur... after zuhur we proceed to the handicraft center... sabri bought alot of t-shirts for his family... i bought some "alas meja" for my mum... 3 for RM10... hehehehehe... then we proceed back to the hotel for some briefing... actually, not a briefing... its like a sharing session or summarise session for the whole entire expedition... everyone get to say a few words but not me... while listening, ryna wrote me a letter on my YEP journal... it was a very touching letter... thanks ryna...
after the sharing session, its prize presentation time... my cooking team got the "kepala ko boleh buat batu nisan" award.... i, azhar and my fellow buddy, shafiee, got the "podos fitness award"... hehehehehe.... like i say, im always fit... after the prize presentation thing, we took a cab to tanjung aru beach... we got there in time for sunset... the scenery was really nice... we took pictures together... took my picture with my buddy, shafiee... then with others too... after taking pictures, i went for my quiet moment alone...
then, i went to take wuduk and sholat maghrib... after sholat we ate our dinner... i didn't eat much... i was writing a letter to kak saa'dah and also to asryna... after our meal, i went to the sourvenoir shop with pak tam, mail, syafiq... went to find some postcards... then asryna and boi arrived... thought of buying t-shirt then theres no size for ryna... too bad... so i just bought postcards... then on the way back, i bought a light stick using battery(batteries included)... ryna bought the same one as mine too... i went to the beach to see the effect of the light stick... the beach area was dark... so i play with the light stick like some kids playing with "bunga api"... i jump, run and had my final moments in sabah before going off to singapore... then we assemble and finally went back... before going back, the whole team went to the sourvenoir shop which i went just now... they spent some time to do some final shopping... then after that we went back to the hotel... i pack my bags... on the way down, i gave asryna which i mad in kampung podos... thank her for accompany me throughout the whole expedition... thanks for the teasing....
on the bus, i just laid back... my heart was beating very fast... i feel like crying... i could only smile all the way... i rarely talk to anyone... upon reaching the airport, i help with the luggage... the when i alight the bus, everbody was saying goodbye to each other... i feel very sad... so i went to one corner where nobody would see me... i gave kak saa'dah the flower and the letter... she was talking to shafiee... i quickly turn away... then when i was to pack my things, boy and asryna approach me... boy thank me for taking care of him... i was really touched... he gave a gift... at that moment i just couldn't take it... tears start falling... boy comfort me... was very memorable experience... we shake hands with each other... some cried... did some final dance at the airport together... then photo taking session... after that, it's time to depart... had the last sentence with everybody... then there's one event i won't forget... somebody read my letter inside the bus on the way to airport... shiznit.... i was totally blow... i should have give that letter before i leave for the aiport... well, i would eventually treasure our friendship as what you've wrote to me,
"Really treasure the whole 18 days with you. Take care bro! I hope our friendship will always last."