traffic light

So we were going back home and came to the traffic light going near MD motors and it was chaos, the intersection was grid-locked and the rain was coming down gently, the traffic lights were not working. There we were in the van talking, if this was Nigeria, there would be someone orgnising the people, even if there was no one, there would be some kind of movement as everyone would try to navigate the impossible intersection and gain right of way. Well nothing was happening so someone, i think it was Christian who suggested that Valentine go and channed the traffic so we could go.

It started like a joke, we said he could come out in the papers, just like pastor. You see pastor was sharing a story of how when courts mammoth was opening, the number of people who turned up were like 2000, people all the way from Sibu came to form lines to get 28" tv's and other household stuff for a bargain. He and aunty mei were in the line they got up about 6am just to get some stuff and there was this old man who was limping and he said he felt sorry for this old man but was reluctant to leave is line, and this old man kept on limping towards the road, but he could take it anymore so he phoned aunty mei who was a few people in front of him and they went to this man, who was trampled by the people and broke his leg, by the middle of road and took him to the hospital. He was sharing that he came out on the papers for helping this man so we were encouraging Valentine to go help, half doubting if he would or could.

But he went anyway and it was apperent that he couldnt handle the cars alone so prince and Godswill {he's new} came up and helped him. They did a very good job, and before you know they got things into order. People were appreciative, some said thank you, some just hunked but no one gave us money! hehe just joking, but in Nigeria i'm sure someone would have given money, i guess malaysians are not like that. Anyway money was not the motivation.

They took charge of the traffic until the traffic people took over and we could go home. Its nice to see something positive come out from the Nigerian community in Kuching, alot of negative things have happened in the past but that was the past and things are changing, i just hope this kind of thing continues, not the blackout but the positive contribution to kuching and sarawak and indeed malaysian by foreigners.

We thank God la. :)

~shalom~