7 days of Down to Earth, Baktisiswa 2004 was the among the best days of my life!! The most valuable and sweetes memories that I might not be able to forget for the rest of my life. No regrets for every minute of it. Even though at first I was not really confident about the whole thing, but I survived and was grateful I was part of ‘history’. I thank Allah for giving me this beautiful memories.

Initially, I was very nervous about the whole thing and worrying myself as this is going to be my first time ‘living’ in a village. So many things in my mind, and when news got round that it’s going to be ‘deep in the forest’, I really am worried and I foung out there’s no line coverage for my mobile phone!!!

But, all worries were nothing, the place is beautiful, yes deep into the palm plantations, but a real nice place to live in….the people there were very helpful. They are nice people. And it’s a felda….a community for the people working in the palm plantations. I’m saying it again….a NICE place to live in.

My days there were truly filled with programmes. There’s seminar…a three day motivation programme at a secondary school nearby, my first time being a facilitator but thank God, the students under me were great. I did enjoy being a ‘big sister’ to them very much…and I felt the satisfaction of being able to help them in certain ways. I’m going to try again being a facilitator.

I made new friends!! Mostly my seniors but they were cool people. I actually can’t believe they are people that we can actually joke around with…well, they look serious back in campus…. I really am happy getting to know them. I am the youngest sister throughout the programme with three others.

No words can really describe the happy days….it can only be in my mind…beautiful memories…Thank God for them. I love every moment of it.

My only regret is for not having a viewcam. 😦