Ujung taun 1981 tu suba mega taun ti nyadi penentu bagi kami anak sekula ti udah lama sangkai ngeradai betiti alai ba pom lima laban peresa MCE/SPM ti deka datai enda lama agi. Tu meh taun dipesemaka bala taun enti niki tau menyana; taun enti labuh tau merinsa, nitihka pemandai serta pengelandik bejalai megai pengelikun pendiau diri nyadi anak sekula ti jauh ari apai indai laban bebansal bedunju ba emperan nyapa sekula. Tu meh maya nembiak ngasaika ati tegempar untak lunggar buku tulang begetar majak ngelunjak ngerebakka bup tek nota pengajar. Tu meh maya berasai lantang sinu ngenang enda berasai tegepang laban pagila lusa ngejang belayar nuju pulau repa penuh lemayar. Udah nasit udah selatan kami nembiak anak sekula ti bekiraka diri deka beperesa. Maya ti belajar malam sigi enda ngerinyik enda engkeretik bala didinga..sama sama beremasin ngiga ulih ngelampat masa. Kadang kadang tekenyit nyau engkechit bala mensia laban indu ridun malam sampuk pinang Tanjung Lobang ti terebai baka ketawir bilun engkabang terengkah ngenchayang ninggang mija papan bechunting tanda kenang. Tu meh ti ngeruga nyuruh ngetu belelak enda lama. Nama deh laban kitai ti dipegai Malaysia, sigi enda tebansu enda saru, sigi dulu meh jaku BM leka alpabit panjai ngelalaika Bahasa Malaysia muka tirai peredai peresa bansa.
Aki Gerubi, laban ti udah nagaka diri empu di ambi besekula ke menua ribai belang ngelampai, nadai meh maioh macham..belajar nitihka urang tak bakanya aja anang enda...semadi ngaminka aja ku keda ti bisi duduk ngimbai seruran nelai. Tak enda berasai mega tudah aki gerubi laban sinu ati meda anak mensia siku ti betawing bekaling enggau ganja nyuruh gila. Baru iya meh tu meda jelu antu semacham tu. Nyau melabat batang urat kelekuan tudah kaban laban ti ditanchang enggau kubal getah buatan negara; nyau bedemaram tudah lengan laban di rejang jarum mata belunchum. Din ditu, kia kia meh tudah aki gerubi ngemataka tudah kaban enggaika kur semengat..tak ngeliat bendar ngetat; enggaika tak bepeling naning belebigau mutah puang nyuruh telentang. Nemu mega urang malas budi basa kitai tajapan kitai ti dikumbai urang nembiak jai enda betabi. " Jangan susah bah..mun ada apa apa hal di Kuching call aku ajak," ku pesan kaban. "Jangan takut ehh..semua miak sitok mestinya singgah di Kuching one way or another..sound ajak ..kan jauh ya," ku munyi tangkan rentayan leka pesan maya kami. A man of his word laban bisi dua tiga taun udah nya aku 'sound' tudah kaban siku tu di Kuching maya ti bisi becherengang gereginsa kudi ukai bebuti.
Pagila deka berengkah beperesa meh bala. Lemai tu tak berasai puang laban pemayuh bala ti tumu udah nurun ke kelas ngasika leka pesan tuai serta meransang diri..diatu tauka nadai and it's now or never. Nyadi bala kami ti diau ba Cendrawasih, laban ti enda nemu jera, tak benung bekechuit duduk ngempang tangga penama . Palan ti dikumbai 'the den' ga jempuk basah di teritik ujan lemai. Tak enda mukai mukai, tang meh sekali tu anak mensia enda bekesebar lari meda ayas panchar lampu pichit ari sepiak belakang Chemistry Lab sekula. "Nama meh ambi Lau Ung Ngie nya tak bangat nyempelah ngenumu tu ngiga mangsa neh," ku aku ga ngenang Lau. "Nadai kua peduli...tangkap tangkap lah..abis exam cabut ila," ku tudah Paul nyurut asap lalu dikesuhka iya katas. "Not Lau that one, someone else, " ku Patrick. Nyau dipeda linga pelanda baru bala nemu nya ukai pengajar. Nyau sengah sengah tudah apai tuai ti sempat ngenataika jaku madahka diri ari Kem PPF; madahka diri siku ari bala pilpos ti bisi udah nguji ngelaban umbak besai ba baruh tebiang lighthouse tang karam enda ulih ngelayang mansa gelumbang Tanjung ari Brighton Beach! Betanya saut meh bala udah nya. Apooooo kasih meh ninga tudah apai tuai nya ti irau ati ketegal anak deh. " We have been trying to cross from that side and that side," ku iya nunjuk tunga ka lighthouse enggau tunga ka rumah lutor Chan. "My daugther is one of the students we have been trying to rescue, and I believe they are somewhere around this area," ku iya nyeremangka jari nunjuk ka tebing tasik.
Nadai meh berunding dua tiga deh laban pengasih ninga pengirau ati apai tuai nya ka anak iya. Paul nyau belanda ke bilik ngambi lampu pichit. Patrick enggau Apin begigaka kasut. "Come, we know the way down there," ku bala kami belanda ngensuruk pelepa munti pintu 'the den' lalu nurun nuju tebing tasik. Nadai meh nyangka gelumbang tasik tak ngemesai nya deh...Apai tuai siku tu kira nyangka alai endur bala nembiak sekula laban bisi dipadahka nembiak ti bisi udah tumu pulai. Nasit bala nemu nyemerai magang ngelaban umbak ngembing tebing. Nyau kepuas beratung nyemerai betayuk chepuk chepuk baka udok tengelam melepu jepu jepu tejapai japai rarat empai dibatak asur lelangan mansang nikal pulai datai ga bala kami be teluk ti bemunggu umbas pemanjai. Jempuk basah tubuh rajai nyerepeting nyerepedi enda berasai di teritik ujan bekeberai masu muai ai garam masin tasik besai. Tak enda berasai di pangka ka umbak sebelah tebing ti begeru bebatu tajam nyerumbu nyuruh belakang rajai. Sengah sengah meh bala lantang gaga selamat nadai apa nadai nama tajapan bala sekeda timpang kasut lenyau ditabanka ulak ngeleda. Nembiak raban anak sekula pan bisi ayas ayas didinga betelai berasai gaga laban pemantu ku jaku udah datai sedia. "Bah keni tu deh? Bakani kitai mulaika diri? Enda ulih laban umbak," ku tanya Paul. Deka mulaika diri ngelaban lelangan umbak besai nuju pemansut jalai 'the den' endang sigi enda ulih laban ukai semina bala nembiak ti 'stranded' tepekul tu nyau lemi tulang ikak lelak piknik sari enggai bepanggang tang mayuh ari sida iya enda nemu nyemerai beratung anang agi ngelaban galun gelumbang niki mansang mangkin lama mangkin tinggi besai gereginsa gila nampar tebing batu tuai. Merening tunga ka sepiak Luak ngenang mua gua penama pemulai lubang batu sempit alai tu pan udah penuh ampuh nadai bemata benyawa; tak nadai jalai.
Apai tuai nya bendar nguji manchar lampu pichit iya nungaka langit ngiga dan kayu enggau tanda pengelala bukai ti tau nyadi petanda ngichaka bala sida pilpos bukai ti bisi di atas tingkah nemu tempat alai bala nembiak sekula ti tepekul laban ai tasik niki tu. Enda berasai mega tudah aku nyuruh Patrick nyuluh tebing maya ti nguji bepaut ba rumput enggau batu ngiga jalai niki katas. Ukai nyamai begagaka tangga peniki enggau tumbik! Kasut ga hmmm entah dini alai nyau anyut ditabanka ai masin. Benasitka bisi ujan nyuruh tanah lemi mimit. "We have to climb this cliff," ku tudah Apin. Nama deh, ngarapka lampu pichit dua iti enggau kaki jari bekeramak ka tanah enggau sepur batu pasir bebatak ka nembiak siku siku nadai betali tudah bala kami. Nyau bebagi mega bala kami; ke mit mimit di ma merap belakang; ke gemuk besai tak nadai mayuh macham deh..di asur disukulka ba burit nanjak tebiang bukit! Hmmm..udah datai di atas ga tudah George..selamat siku lalu ditangkanka dua tiga iku udah nya. Nurun baru ga bala ke baruh ngambi bala ti bukai tang benasitka bala sida pilpos bukai bisi datai enggau apai indai nembiak bukai mega. Diatu nyau bisi tali enggau betarit bepaut niki katas; nyau terang berandang laban lampu panchar bala polis pilpos. Nembiak sekula Tanjung Lobang ti belajar malam pan udah mega dikangauka taing luching madahka chukup jam.
Apoooo udah datai di atas, nyau malut diri enggau selimut laban ti nyau chelap..tapak kaki tapal jari nyau ngeriut baka kulat tepik rangkai! Meri besai terima kasih meh bala nembiak..I forgot the exact number tang it was more than 30 of them, nembiak pom dua enggau satu ari sekula China Chung Hua Miri, enggau apai indai sida mega. Hehehe nyau munchung mulut Adi meda bala kami laban hmmm udah ga dikelala jai, punting nadai belajar malam ga agi..pagila deka peresa BM..akaiii..Empat iku kami nembiak penginsap but George! Tajapan kami lima iku tu ti berangkutka nembiak ti tepekul plus siku polis pilpos taun 1981 di siti teluk ba Tanjung Lobang; however, it was never made known to the public that some Tanjung Lobang students were the main rescuers! One, two, three, four and five of us!!!Berita ti pansut dalam suratkabar meri polis pilpos full credit nyadi pemantu penyelamat bala nembiak ti tepekul ba teluk semak sekula Tanjung Lobang. Sampai ka diatu..aku tak iran ati meda bala ti betabi enggau tuansipol meri terima kasih ka iya as if he was the guy who scaled that cliff with barehands! Not that we cared, but what's wrong with that picture? Ku aki gerubi,"Lookiee here, ya'll need to think again..somethin' ain't quite right here." Benasitka kami ti manchal, nginsap enggau jai laban rindu ngerinau kempaun sekula; we knew every inch of it like it was our own backyard! Tempat alai belalai; tempat alai bujang dara begagai lemai; tempat alai nginsap semakau kritik made in Indonesia! And to those of you who knew, Aki Gerubi was one of those guys who came to the rescue! Those stranded kids must be in their mid thirties by now! Lama enda beches wes yes no tu ahh..ngalau cherita pengingat pejalai naka tu dulu meh..pagila lusa nyamah nachah iya baru.
2 comments:
Firstly,congratulations on rescuing those students all those years ago! Isn't it typical that credit is not given to the ones to whom it's due? I'm sure those students remember and who knows, George Chan too. Haha.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have been busy as a bumblebee too these couple of weeks! Hope all's well with you & the folks.
GR, endang sigi baka iya meh nya. Kadang kadang homework pan enda dipalikka hehehe..laban ti gagit rindu berandau bejaku enggau bala pangan diri. Kada enda ngechik indu ridun kita tu heheheh!!!Bala kami suba nya meh utai di bendar di kemataka..ngiga ulih ku bala.
Podgee maam, yeap..almost always lah although none of us really wanted the credit..it was just the principle of it. Those kids were stranded directly behind Kiwi and the far right of Rajawali dormitory..It took three hours as far as I can recall on the eve of MCE exam. I don't know about that Georgie ehh..we used to tell his daugthers to go home while riding their bikes on the road out up to Nyonya's!!!Life being blacklisted as a student was something else, and I learned bukus from it too.
All are busy; kids are back in school. I took a 'break' from blogging too much. You are certainly most welcome, maam.
Cheers.
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