OA Once Again!

Mind you OA does not mean Once Again but rather Orang Asli! It's the 4th trip I've been to so I'm one of the more experienced ones there, knowing what to expect and expecting the worst. Here's a list of those who went:

Adrian - 1st time

Sharma - 1st time

Aaron - 1st time too I think.

Me - 4th time.

Big sis - 3rd time.

2nd sis - 3rd time.

Shu Lynn - 1st time.

Unc Rod - Plenty of times!

I think those who went before knows what it feels like walking in the jungle, sleeping on those bamboo stuff that ineffectively massages your back painfully, etc, etc. The 1st timers probably didn't expect these and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and plenty timers kinda scared them by saying these stuff.

Anyway, the starting of the journey was a bit messy. We had a lot of stuff to bring and we used up every space available to put the bags and gifts for the kids. The best part was, we were so glad that we managed to squeeze everything inside Unc Rod's Unser that we completely forgot about the props for the Sunday School! To top it up, we left at 8.30, 30 minutes later than planned.

It was 2 hours into the journey that we realised the props weren't with us. We went to Tesco's enemy, Econsave to buy impromptu props like toy hammers as Goliath's swords, ping pong balls for David's pebbles. The girls AND Adrian went to buy Card boards for the memory verses thingy. Unc R and Aaron went to buy biscuits and drinks to have fellowship with the kampung kids later on.

We continued our ride and after meeting Unc Charles, we went into this very very white van that doesn't look dirty at all. Everyone present in the car agrees that he drives like Kimi Raikkonen himself, moving so fast that everything just flashed past us. The condition of the roads was very very bad and there were a lot of holes but we miraculously managed to pull through the trip!

Once we reached there, we went into the room where the kids were waiting and sitting down so QUIETLY and NICELY that we did not have to chase them around asking them to sit down unlike some other poor youths ;) . Anyway, I accompanied Shu Lynn in her song leading while Unc R played the guitar. The singing session was done quite good and we introduced ourselves as:

Shu Lynn: Kakak Lynn. (nickname: Shulynni or something)

Me: Shaun but they call me Saun. (nickname: Already have one)

Big Sis: Kakak Susu. (nickname: Shueni)

2nd sis: Kakak Hwei. (nickname: Say Tse and Hwei fast fast and you get 'Suey' = Malang)

Sharma: Abang Sharm. (nickname: Sharmani or Armani)

Adrian: Abang Mau. (nickname: Mawi!)

Aaron: Abang Aaron. (nickname: Aaroni)

Unc R: Pak Cik Rodney. (nickname: Don't have)

We taught the kids how to make hats and did the sketch. It was done faster than expected and the kids weren't as responsive as we had hoped. Anyway, the acting was a bit weird but then we managed to pull through. Remember that the props were toy hammer as Goliath's sword and ping pong balls as David's pebbles. 2nd sis explained the story and she asked 3 questions:

1. Siapakah orang yang melakonkan Goliat? (Goliat is Goliath in Malay)

2. Apakah yang digunakan oleh Daud untuk bunuh Goliat? (Daud is David in Malay)

3. Apakah yang digunakan oleh Daud untuk pancung kepala Goliat?

Right answer should be:

1. Sharma.

2. Batu.

3. Pedang.

They answered:

1. Goliat! Goliat!

2. Bom!

3. Tukul.

We were laughing when we heard the answers! We as actors failed to the lowest point wei!! Anyway, after explaining to them, we went on to the memory verses. The technique was very interesting and though it was a big long for kids, some of them managed to recite all of it and credit goes to them! We couldn't hang around for this kampung because we had another one so after finishing the class, we packed our stuff, talked a bit and left for our next destination. Will talk more about it next time, or not the readers would be sleeping by now. Pictures will also be up for the next post!