Life Experience

Life Experience
Winnie Tan After my brother and I had completed our exam, we felt happy and wanted to make a trip. So, we threw this suggestion to our parents. My father immediately agreed with it because he also wanted to relax himself. We decided to go to Tanjung Manis because that is the place that we can enjoy ourselves by swimming. On that day, my brother and I woke up early. My mother prepared sandwich, hotdog and chicken wings for us. We put all our gadgets and breakfast into our car. When my father wanted to get the car’s engine running, the car wouldn’t start. We were afraid that the outing might be cancelled. We tried many times. My brother kept his fingers crossed and hoped that the car would not be faulty for long. Finally, the engine roared to life. We were very excited and were talking all the time. We even told jokes while my dad was driving. The scenery across was trees and the hills. My brother tended to do some mischievous face. I used my camera to capture his funny face. Suddenly, my father shouted and we noticed that a cow was crossing the road. We did not know what to do. I could see the oily sweat tingled down my father’s cheek. My father tried to pull his handbrake and stop the car but the brakes were not functioning. Then, my father swerved his car to avoid the running into the animal but my father lost the control he had over the car. The car rammed into a tree. I wanted to know about my family members’ safety but I even couldn’t move my finger. I fainted and I eventually lost consciousness. When I woke up I saw the spinning fan and my mother’s hand on mine. She comforted me and told me that my father and my brother were alright but needed some rest. I felt relieved. I wondered how the cow was on the road. After that I found out that the village was flooded in the past few days and the cows were all