Today was a little bit boring, sorry. Then I saw my friend you tube channel was in my you tube home. Then I remembered bout a month ago I was hanging out with my friend who is a moto vlogger (A person who records video log while riding a motorcycle). We were riding his motorbike around Jakarta then suddenly there was an ambulance bringing a patient to a hospital. You know the traffic jam in Jakarta is so so so so sooooo terrible. My friend suddenly turned on the siren in his motorbike and asked the ambulance driver where hospital they were heading for. After knowing where to go he escorted it and breaking through the traffic to make a way for ambulance. I gotta tell you one more time, traffic in Jakarta was and is so awful. Even it would be hard for ambulance to go through it by turning on its sirine and people awareness on giving the way to ambulance as priority is kind of an issue here. Miu…miu..miu…miu…..tewwwww… miu…miu..miu… (or whatever it is sounded like). The sirine from his motorbike and the ambulance were like shouting to each other. He went off his motorbike tried to direct the cars in a u turn to give the ambulance the way. Then he drove his motorbike again and I just sat in his motorbike and felt like I was in a dream. It was my very first time doing such a debatable thing. Why is it debatable? Because installing sirine for civilian is illegal but then we were trying to help someone’s life by using it.. Someone’s life. The rain suddenly poured and made it even more dramatic. We weren’t wearing raincoat and we were in a rush to make the way so we didn’t have a chance to wear it. The rain was getting even bigger and we were wet, all wet but we didn’t stop. He asked me “Wah, basah banget lagi, gak apa-apa kan?” meaning “Wah, It’s all wet. You fine?” then I said “I’m fine” (I was really fine with that. You know sometimes when a girl said I am fine she probably not fine at all. But here, I am really fine and I meant it seriously). Till we arrive at a toll gate we were no longer able to do escorting and the ambulance driver turn on his hazard lamp as a thanks sign. I couldn’t believe of what I just did. It was my first time for me to escort an ambulance but it wasn’t his first time. Escorting an ambulance has become his thing. That's why I believe he never misused the sirine on his motorbike. He made me realize of how amazing it is help each other as a human being. About a week or two weeks later, after having dinner we were riding his motorbike to go around the city and finally there was an ambulance past by and was heading to the nearest hospital. So, we escorted it again but not as dramatic as the first one. When we arrived at the hospital gate the driver and the family member of the patient were smiling and thanked us and the hospital security smiled and gave us thumb up. I was really so happy and I couldn’t help myself not to keep thanking him for giving me this precious experience. Due to our business it's hard for us to see each other again but I wish someday when we have time we can do more escorting while it's needed. This is the link for the first video www.youtube.com/watch?v=sClzd-AqxNU but unfortunately after recording the video under the rain his go pro was broken so he couldn’t record the second one. And oh ya the conversation was in bahasa. Anonymous said make your passion your paycheck and my friend taught me about make your passion your way to help humanity.
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3/8/2018 04:15:51 am
"Make your passion your paycheck"--wonderful advice. I was fascinated by your friend's determination to escort ambulances along their way. What an adventure you had accompanying him!
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Caoimhe Buckley
3/8/2018 06:28:31 am
What a crazy journey! You describe it so well!
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3/8/2018 09:29:21 am
I appreciate the way you describe the sound of the sirens. Unique, effective stab at onomatopoeia.
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