Tomorrow, both my twin sisters will be 'set on free' from PLKN. SPM result will be on release by tomorrow too. Both them undergo PLKN in the same camp at Kluang Johor.
Actually, only Ati had been chosen at first. She went and cried almost every seconds. Ika who was still at home (at the time) did the same. She cried when Ati called by phone, and cried when she was going to bed.Two weeks after Ati registered for the camp, the camp commandant called ayah asked him to send Ika too. Ati cried almost every seconds wanted her sisters to be together. Finally Ika was sent there too. Then for the first week they been together there, both of them still crying but the second week, things seem to be better. They started make friends with others. Before Ika had been sent there, Ati doesn't really wanted to make friends. Everyone that come to be friend with Ati, to persuade her to stop cry has been rejected. She wanted nobody else, but Ika. When Ika came to the same camp, they make friends, and realised many people actually want to be their friends. According to the camp commandant, 5 years of his experiences working in PLKN camp, Ati's case is the worst crying and homesick case ever!
Things happened due to some reason. Ati and Ika's case too. They never went to hostel or even camping that need them to stay away from family. Except for school they are almost 24 hours at home and only go out when with so-family-members (she never wanna follow auntie, uncle, cousin and so on). But back then, Ika is much more independent then Ati. Everything about Ati is Ika's responsibilities. From pocket money, washing and ironing school uniform and somewhen, Ika voluntarily did Ati's homework when Ati was sleepy and got to sleep. Only then a teacher realised the same hand writing and ask them to stop doing that! And everyone says, if Nobita needs Doraemon, then Noratiqah needs 'Doraeika'. That's how important Ika to Ati.
Now everyone keep wondering how they are going to be separate once they get offers to university (in case they don't get the same) and bigger thing, how they are going to be separate away from each other when they get married. It is impossible to share a husband or even share a house. They really need help.
Then when I called Ati and Ika last few weeks (PLKN trainers can use their handphone every weekend), they told me they have a new friend. They really love to be friend with that girl. A girl from Mersing, Johor. I forget to ask what is her name. But Ati and Ika's story dropped my tears. The girl is an ex SMKA Segamat student. She is first from 6 sisters and brothers. Her father works as a school gardener and her mum as a dishwasher in a factory's canteen. Unlike other same age friends, she has no handphone. Her parents have no car. That made impossible for them to visit the girl at the PLKN camp.
Just like Ati during her earlier days at the camp, the girl cries too (but I am pretty sure not as loud and childish as Ati do - due to her first child title - she must be stronger that Ati, the 7th child). She said she miss her sibling, her mum and dad. They can't come because they don't posses own car. And she can't always make a phone call to her family because there is no telephone at her home. She can call her neighbour, but she doesn't want to always disturb them. Sometimes, the girl miss her family too much and want to call them, but she had no money to do so. Ati and Ika always give her some coins to be use at the public phone on weekdays and somewhen during weekends, let her make a phone call to her family using Ati and Ika shared handphone.
One day Ati and Ika gave her a small pack of soy bean drink that mama brought when my family visited them at the camp the previous last weekend. The girl kept the pack in her locker. Ati asked her, why don't she just drink it? And the girl said, she wanted to keep it so when she turned home for Chinese New Year holiday, she can drink it with her sibling. Ati and Ika felt very impressed. They gave another 5 packs to that girl so that the girl can drinks together with all her 6 siblings.
The girl's story impressed me too. And I kept thinking in what way can I help her. So my sisters suggested me to give her some of my tudung labuh. She uses tudung labuh but she doesn't owns many. So I asked mama to pack my tudung labuh (still can be use) that I left at home. Hopefully tomorrow when ayah fetch Ati and Ika from the camp at Kluang ayah will bring along the tudung labuh and give them to the girl.
