Glassiebottle: My First OKU Outing

last thursday, 12 february i had my first OKU outing. it is an OKU simulation where we all need to act like handicapped people going around with assistive devices. we were divided into 2 main groups. first group went to klcc for morning section and the second went to times square for evening section. there are many sub groups in the main groups also which are paraplegia(paralysis in lower limb-wheelchair), fibula fracture(axilla crutches) and deaf-mute.

starting point--bangunan yayasan selangor
morning section--heading to klcc

i simulated using axilla crutches going around times square. my scenario was that i had to go to boutique shop and try on clothes in fitting room. the second group had to go to times square using monorail. the time when i cross the road,i still need to think was it enough for me to cross the road using crutches in 13 seconds. if i am in normal, i am sure that i will run across the road. so, i crossed the road later and it seemed like i was doing show in front of the drivers. then, go up the stairs to reach the monorail platform was another hard thing. and don't know why that day we went on the wrong platform, ended up that i needed to went down the stairs again and move to the opposite platform by going on the stairs again. USING CRUTCHES!!!

finally reached there, went to metrojaya, quickly grab a clothe, quickly move into the fitting room. finally!finally!finally! i can rest my both legs and both arms. really super duper tire and ache. then went to KFC to have our lunch...not sure that was it considered a lunch bcz it was at 3++pm. i was quite hungry but did not eat much, did not feel like want to eat.

eating in KFC with 2 coursemates
not sure why 3 of us in red

after that, i exchanged the role with my partner and became a normal one. finally, im free.

the OKU outing sometimes is like doing show to people around, but truthfully saying that only people that work and try on that simulation will know how are the feeling, and still not the truth feeling of being a handicap.

from this simulation, i had seen a lot of people's attitude. i don't want to talk much on it bcz i think lot of people know it. just want to thank an Arab man that help us since on the monorail platform until we reached times square. he helped to carry wheelchair with people on it up and down the stairs, only those that carry before will know how heavy was that. he asked me to have his seat in monorail although at last i refused him bcz it was hard for me to move from the place that i stood to the seat( i rather not to move with crutches, tire).

although i was just on that crutches for 2 hours but it seemed i had been on it for a long time. imagine those people that have to rely on crutches for the rest of their lives. HELP THEM!!! they are just normal people that need to eat and sleep and carry out activities of daily living like us. they are not monsters, not devil, not whatever!they are just the unlucky one's.

~~~HELP THEM!!!

here are some photos during the outing