Telling moments...

“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you...” - Oscar Wilde

I got to get out of this clutter and find simplicity...

The weekend was spent painting the chalet and bush-cutting the fences. Me doing the painting and hubby doing the bush-cutting, of course. With both of us nursing our back pain at end of day, we decided to have early dinner at the famous mee bandung restaurant. Early next day we went to see mak and abah before we drove back to KL. When we reached our apartment, we only had time to shower and packed our bag and again hit the road to Ipoh as I need to be present at the Magistrate court.

Many roads were closed in Ipoh, partly because of Thaipusam but mainly because of the recent political turmoil. The high court was swarmed with policemen and reporters. Even the session court was packed with people. I was seated in the worst seat next to the orang kena tuduh (OKT) as the court room was filled to the brim. When the DPP showed me a thumb-down signal, I suspected that my case is to be postponed again. I was disappointed for I have traveled far and felt so tired, even a veteran like the defense counsel looked taxed.

While waiting for my case to be mentioned, I sat quietly watching the court proceedings, trying to stay alert to capture telling moments - when people show emotions, or when witnesses recount a critical detail or reenact an event. I recalled that during emotional moments of the trial, the lady Magistrate would appear stoic. At other times, even laugh with the attorneys and OKTs - an image not seen by many outside the courtroom.

Only much later, we were informed that my case was postponed to another date.