Penduduk Malaysia sangat berbudi bahasa dan sopan santun. This is one of the things that we are really proud of for being Malaysian citizens. Tapi.. bila dekat jalanraya, mana pergi kesantunan tu? I am not talking only about Malaysian Malays, no!  I was talking about all races that existed in Malaysia. I don’t mind if you want to drive over the speed limit since that was not my concern here.  Tapi sinilah I’ll give you some advice, kalau hang kena saman, tak ke sia-sia beberapa ratus tu? And I am not focusing only on men driver; the same thing applies for women drivers.

Dekat kiri jalan berapa kali entah papan iklan was showed clearly and really big enough for you to see, “Awasi jarak anda” but you ignored it, dear Malaysian Drivers in Malaysia. Ya Allah, jarak tu bukan focusing only when you are stopping at the traffic light, but it was for you to implement it whenever you are on the road. We never know what will happen kan? So, the jarak will help you to be prepared if there’s anything unexpected happened. I was just changed my lane to the lane yang paling kanan untuk memotong kereta di hadapan, but you were right behind me, very close to my car. Like literally close macam chewing gum that people usually sticks it under the table or chairs. Ya Allah, as-sabr. Boleh? I can literally see your car through my car’s rear mirror. I know you are in a ‘hurry’. Just sabar sikit boleh, let me potong kereta depan ni dulu then I’ll give you the way. *sigh* Follow rapat as if kereta kita ni macam kereta api yang kabin ke kabin tu connected to each other.  Bahaya tahu?

Basically, this attitude on the road thing is one of the things that I like it most when I’m in Ames. Rasa selamat sikit as compared to Negara sendiri. What I really do hope is that, this attitude boleh diubah, tak banyak pun sikit jadilah. Like what one wise person said, “Instead of keeping ‘Ingatlah orang yang tersayang’ slogan in our mind when we drive, baik ingat ‘Ingatlah orang lain punya orang yang tersayang’.”