Gunung godforsaken Semanggol

Owh dear. I just read some shit from Star online.

Sobri! Mud-mud! OM!

Thursday May 8, 2008 MYT 9:38:23 PM


Semanggol NS camp under quarantine
By Raslan Baharom



TAIPING: The Kerian district health office has placed a national service camp in Semanggol, near here, under quarantine.

At least 10 of its 300 trainees have been warded at the Taiping Hospital over the past few days while 80 others are being treated at the camp for an outbreak of a yet-to-be identified fever.

With the quarantine, it is learnt that all the trainees, who were supposed to return home for their weeklong break from yesterday to May 14, have to remain in the camp pending the outcome of the result of their blood tests.

A parent of one of the trainees tipped reporters here about the quarantine after his son, who was supposed to be at a bus terminal yesterday morning to return home, failed to turn up.

When he went to the camp, named Kem PLKN Jiwa Murni Semanggol, Thursday, he was barred from entering and was told by a staff member that the camp was under quarantine.

State Health, Environment and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan confirmed that the NS camp had been placed under quarantine for the past few days.

He said that based on feedback from health officials in Bagan Serai and state health director Datuk Dr Ahmad Radzin Ahmad Mahir, there was an outbreak of fever the past four days.

“I was told that 10 of the trainees have been warded and 80 others are receiving treatment for fever at the camp.

“The health department has assigned an investigation team and blood samples have been taken from the affected trainees and sent for verification.

“Dr Ahmad Radzin assured parents that there is no reason for them to be overly alarmed,” said Sivanesan, adding that he planned to visit the camp to get a clearer picture of the situation.

“If the situation permits, I may be going there tomorrow,” he said.

I don't know what else to say.
I spent 2months and 10 days there... I spent my birthday there.
Cikgu Zura gave me a sweet on that day and I wanted to cry.
Cikgu Sobri doted on me cos I reminded him of his youngest daughter.
I came face to face with real poverty stricken people there, I bathed wearing a sarong using the kolah with all the other Malay girls in my dorm and actually had fun there!
I feel some sort of attachment to the place though I don't wanna go back.









One word. Shock.