Placement. Posting.
I believe it's the very music that plays in everyone's minds (in my batch) at the moment. It's a good thing because it means each of us in the batch are now capable of accepting the fact that we are a 'servant'. Almost all of my batch members are much much younger than me, and I thought they would take the challenge with open arms and open mind. But somehow, some are not really ready to be posted anywhere, except their own place.
Yes, all of us would like to stay in our comfort zone, but my friends, believe me, even me as Sarawakian haven't got a chance to be in a boat for a 2 to 3 hours ride. Or to be in a 4WD for a longggg travel on a logging track. So, let us all keep an open mind and take it as a challenge.
Some of my friends from previous batches were posted to ulu area (P3), but are still able to communicate through FB! That's convincing enough and they become a living proof that life over there is not as bad as you might imagine.
Sarawak is a big state. It makes up 37.5% of the land of Malaysia! The biggest hurdle is transportation due to rugged and mountainous terrain with three main natural regions - coastal, hill and mountain. So, for those of you who haven't got the chance to go there before, just dig some info from friends, relatives, media... Coz as people say, tak kenal maka tak cinta...:))
Well, I understand that some of my friends are reluctant to be placed in Sarawak upon completion of the training because they have some natural obligations towards their families, like caring for the old / sick members in the family. Or, it's hard for their husbands / wives to be transferred to the same place. Being apart from their loved ones for one year (for the training) is hard enough. I emphatized with them.
Anyway, isn't it ironic that we talk about globalization but somehow we ourselves living in denial and refuse to be a global agent in our own land??
Borneo is not an enigma. It's a place to be explored. Sarawak is indeed a place like no others!
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