While you guy see the word “mountain”, what kind of landscape would you imagine of?
Of
course, mountain in our imagination would be the perfect one where is
full of green color of the huge green field, trees, other plants, forest
flowers and wild animals… right? That’s such a beautiful place to see
and relax with family or friends. However, mountain is a place which
could make us fear as well while there is very silent, we stay a lone
and everything looks nonsense. That would give us the imagination of
strangers, wild-creatures or even the ghost! Only one thing but it’s
offering two far different views.
One day, in Phnom Penh,
there was such a bad flood which made everything to sink from one to
another one place. Many high building started to be shorter and shorter
just because of the increasing of water’s level. By the way, I and my
sister were trying to find a high place to stay and escaped from this
disaster. I felt I knew my parents and little brother were already in a
safe place, so only me and my sister needed to fight out. Both of us
were walking in a silent street since most of the people moved to
another place. I was thinking if I should stay in the highest building
or what…discussing with my sister… [We should stay on the top of that
hotel or on that bank???]. My sister said [It’s up to you, I would
follow]. While we are the one who need to decide and it relates to
another life, it’s much a heavy duty.
Further thinking, I
thought we should not stay there since we would have no food to support
our life. Then, I and my sister tried to find another safe place. We
were riding motor and I saw many people go to a direction to province….I
just followed. After a while, I saw a mountain and of course, the flood
would arrived that place soon!!! How shocked I and Kunthear were!!! We
decided to ride motor to the top of mountain. I saw an old man who was
waiting in the middle distance of two gates for going up to the
mountain. I asked why he didn’t escape from flood. He said it cannot
affect him. I couldn’t talk more with him but just decided to start our
machine of motor very strong to up mountain instead.
That’s mountain
would be the Ta Mao mountain but the view at that time seem not the same
to the mountain I used to visit… looked sad and misery. By the way to up
there, it was such a dark path and high-straight (plov choit/ plov
chom noit)…we just tried our best to control our motor until the end, we
reached the top! Was it lucky for us??? Oh, no…not at all...
nonsense, more shock, more frightened I and my sister got.
On the top of that mountain was quite a small place where can only I,
my sister and my motor stood on. There was no more space. How do you
guy feel if you are on the top of a high place but you're hard to move,
must be very careful or you will fall down? That was a deep scary feeling
to us. I couldn’t even go back as it was too easily to get injure from
that high path. I felt I and my sister would be able to live several
days only for the most percentages since there was no food, no water,
dangerous or even we would be eaten by any cruel animals such as eagle
or snake. We got panic!!! Suddenly, the old man I met at the mountain gate
appeared from that path…he said, [Okay my dear poor pity girls,
followed me, I would take you all back to the safe one]. Nothing more I could
decide but I and my sister just followed him. Fortunately, we arrived
back our first place we met our old kind man. Million thanks to him for
rescue us. I would give him even the amount of money or many kisses if
he preferred; however, he didn’t. He may only follow his pure heart for
helping other people without requiring the returns. Our old man pointed us
another gate and told us [Be smart and go by that way, then you both
will reach the safest place of yours and be hurry or the flood would
arrive in these short minutes]. We both bowed our head for thanks and
high respectful to him with the eyes of almost crying. The feeling of
excitement from his kindness and helpfulness we got.
We
couldn’t spend more time, we both rushed to go through the way our old
kind man pointed to. I’m not sure why at that time; I got much trust on
him. I didn’t think it was dangerous as my previous path which I decided
by myself. Our second path, it was big and easy to walk. We were
walking for a while, then we saw two twin paths more, one was the right
direction and one was the left. We walked to a direction but now I
forgot if it was left or right. Next, we saw a gate. We opened it and
walked in. In that room, there were many puzzle gates and places which
we needed to decided to take one and continued. Again, we chose the
wrong one…no more paths to walk. We tried several, but the result still
kept the same. We moved back. My sister gave me a suggestion [Should we
eat something first before we continue, I’m very tired.] Sure, I was
also much tired, I agreed with her.
It was just like a
joke; we found a café shop near there. Eh, why were there many people in
that shop? I was doubt. Or there were ghost? Aww… was I trying to
frighten myself? == The shop was dark, no enough bright and people were
talking, drinking coffee, watching TV etc. My sister chose a table near
the TV as she loved watching it. On that TV, there was a cupboard… it
was big, could even keep people in. Meanwhile, coffee was served to us.
During our relaxing time of drinking coffee, my sister said she felt
strange of that cupboard. Without thinking of anyone mind, my sister
stood up and stepped on the TV to check that cupboard. She called me
urgently, [Come on sister! Come on Sister! I saw something strange!]. I
quickly ran to there. I saw sunshine from that cupboard’s gate. It was
bright…something like we are in our house, a bit dark and when we open
our roof; we will see the sunshine go through the place we are in. My
sister helped me to step into that cupboard. I reached a place and I
tried to pull my sister up to the place I stood. Then, that cupboard’s
gate closed. We both got another place. I tried to analyze it for where I
was….until I got answer.
There was the top of mountain!
[hahahhaha… I was laughing..... enjoyable!] I told my sister, [My dear
sister, we got the top of mountain already. How clever you are! Love
you!!!!] She smiled and accepted my appreciation. Haahaha… HAPPY! It was
as the miracle that will occur only one among a thousand! It was the
huge place, very modern with restaurants & pools, guesthouses,
hotels, schools, and hospitals…all constructions are as a high-tech
city. I felt I even see the sea, the beach! Beach on the mountain?? I
would be too tired until almost be crazy! But it was the fact! == I
said to her and myself too that I decided not to move our living place
more. We would live here forever if the flood still bothered our
country. Only here we could escape from the flood and it was a wonderful
place as well. I would find the job there to support the living and my
sister, I said. We went to eat many foods…very delicious and cheap!
Lol^^ After, I took my sister to find a guesthouse to live. We can’t
live in hotel, no much money to pay.
When bad luck was
over, the rest of it was only good luck!^^ We found a good room in
guesthouse, it was a bit small if we compare to our house but it was
comfortable enough for only two people. The house rent fee was reliable
too. There was only one bedroom, about 3m square. If we open the door of
our bedroom to go out, we will see our living room, about 3mx4m. No
kitchen! I said, I would divide that living room and take a part to be
the kitchen. I heard complain….from my sister? No no no….it was a man’s
words! Who??! == I turned back… :O I saw him…the one I am going to
marry with, just a short future time! Bong RAMY! Huhhhh, When+Why+How
did he arrive my room? Thus, where is my sister? She disappeared!!!! I
guessed, she would go to rent another room and keep this for me and Bong
RAMY. Immediately, I recognized my sister’s reasons…there would be
three reasons that pushed her to do so. First, she would like me and
Bong RAMY to be closer! Good sister^^ Second, she hates messy room,
don’t like lazy roommate…and that very clear as it was ME ><
Third, if I and my sister are in bad condition, we always sharing our
sad and help each other from all our ability…in contrast, if we are in a
normal condition, let count…only more than 30 minutes, there will be
the war! Very bad argument…but only words! We two are very good, very
expert in using words to affect another emotion…we don’t like fighting
by physical but metal is the first choice and always.
Move
back to Bong RAMY, he said, how could we live in that too small room
so? His face was so bad! - -? I replied, [let’s try first dear…we had no
much wealth to support big room. We should start from the level we
could according to our situation now. Moreover, it is not bad…it is
acceptable…do you think so? Let’s believe me, we can live here and we
would move if we are stronger than now!] He smiled and said [I followed
you my dearest!] ^^” hahahahah…how so lovely this creature is! :P He is
quick-anger but always turn to calm and sweet if there has my
presence…lol!
From that time toward, we starts the life on that Ta Mao mountain (when did that mountain develop to be such modern so?
I wonder…) We got much fun and live exactly with happiness. Our
condition moves up and up until the high level or high status in that
local place… everything is extremely perfect… just as the imagination or
miracle… Finally, I woke up!!! EVERYTHING WAS MY DREAM! hmmmm…. but
that’s a memorized and adorable dream and may show me something that
will appear in my future! I guess it would be "let's struggle the life
but need to listen to my elderly ones, I would get the high position
with treasures and happiness".
