Malang Tak Berbau

We can never know when an ill-fated incident could happen to us. Sometimes we think that the horrific thing would never happened and when we least expected it, that is when it will happen.

I had the shock of my life when I arrived at my sister’s house in Kedah on the 8th. Everyone greeted me at the door, but I didn’t see my sister. Mana pulak pompuan ni? I spoke to her on the phone so I knew she was at home but I was curious as why she didn’t come out.

As I walked to the kitchen, I saw her walking but I was speechless looking at her blackened face, hands and feet. Muka dia bengkak and hitam abis and she didn’t look like her old self. I was still unable to say anything when I was told that she got burned while she was cooking and it happened 2 days before.

When my BIL changed the gas, he didn’t realized that the tong was a bit smaller that the normal one they used, so the gas comes out little by little until an hour later when Aci bukak the cabinet door, the gas terus sambar and burned the parts that were not shielded by her cloths and trousers. Her hands are worse because she was trying to pull tudung yg tengah terbakar on her.
When this happened, there were quite a lot of relatives at home. A few of them ran to get the water hose and pulled it in the house, but she and my cousin screamed to them not to spray with water because it will trap the heat in the body, thus making it worse, or so they said.

She was warded for a couple of days. According to the doctor, the burn on her face is not too bad as it is only 11% and it will heal within two to four weeks. But the hands and feet are 25% burnt and some of her cell maybe damaged.

I thank God that the skin on her face was healing by the time I left to KL for Ace’s side of the wedding. I don’t mind that we have to cancel our plans to go on vacation with the whole family. I just pray that she will be alright. I know you will, Aci. You are the strongest one among the five of us.


Note: Another accident happened to my mobile phone. It got thrown into the toilet bowl, and now suffers severe depression and had to be warded. Due to this medical condition, I am unable to retrieve Naz's and Mar's numbers. I sincerely apologise because I didn't call and I wouldn't be able to see you like I planned to.