An Encounter While On The Job

I had a first hand experience. It happened days before a guy jumped from Wisma Pelita Tunku Miri...it was 7 or 8 June year 2008. We were installing equipment at M Floor. It was a kitchen before so many furniture is still there and it was very dirty and messy. We stayed up in the dark until 9pm try to do configurations. The lights we have are “pendaflour” lights not so bright lah.

One colleague is trying to show off he is brave enough and try to be funny. He keeps talking nonsense and singing and also playing with walkie talkie. So he simply asks "Jenny, kalu ko ada di sini sila kasi bunyi sekali". He asked "anyone" there to response by talking at the walkie talkie. Then we all heard the response over the walkie talkie. It sounded one short message. Just the sound of walkie talkie when you try to response back. My colleague takut and terus switch off the walkie talkie. Padan muka him. We all have to continue our tasks till 9pm and ignored whatever.

If not mistaken one policeman was murdered at the Pub on top of Wisma Pelita almost 20 years ago. He was about to arrest wanted gangster when suddenly the pub light goes out. He was stabbed and died on the spot. The gangster escaped.

One time in Church Materdei, the same stupid colleague is trying to show off again. This happen last year. We were at a small room at the back of the church, bilik gubahan bunga. There was a bouquet for burial ceremony. This guy cakap "kalu ko ada disini, sila jatuhkan satu bunga (one petal actually)". It happened!! Only one petal fell down, no wind what so ever. This guy freaked out and goes out of the room and smoke. I just continue my tasks with peace.

Contributed by chilskater