The flight to Kuching was uneventful but the one back to KL was..interesting. It was a HUGE plane, double deck and everyone was looking forward (I think) to go back and return to reality. It turns out there was an engine technical problem and we were delayed for 6 hours but amazingly no one complained. Well, maybe we realized itās a free flight and we have no right to complain or maybe itās because we Sarawakians are not complaining type of people. Both on-board and ground MAS staffs were very friendly and helpful too. Itās not easy though to handle about 300 passengers. Kudos to them :)
During the wait to board a new plane coming from KL, there was a strong sense of excitement and camaraderie. Itās not always that all the passengers of a flight are all Sarawakian. Although we are of different races and religion, all of us speak one language, our beloved Bahasa Sarawak. And since Kuching is such a small place, almost everyone knows each other. So you are bound to bump into someone you know boarding the same plane. Even if you do not know each other, all of them are so friendly that when you talk to them, itās as if you have known them for a long time. Itās like all of us are one big family.
Iām proud being a Sarawakian. From where I come from, race and religion is not an issue. Sometimes we would shake our head in bewilderment on racism and extremism in the peninsular. They only have 3 main ethnic group yet they canāt get along well. We on the other hand are so ārojakā (due to mixed marriages) that you canāt tell a personās ethnicity from their physical appearance. A Chinese looking guy might be a Malay and vice versa.
Where ever we go in the world, Sarawakians tend to blend well into the community but once they met another Sarawakian, maka keluar la kamek kitak nya tek. Itās true what they say, āYou can take someone out of Sarawak but you canāt take Sarawak out of someone.ā
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kamek juak!
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