An Acehnese

today i went to dad's office.after finishing my part of to-do-list i sit outside on one of my dads workers bike and read the newspaper.as i was not so busy reading the paper an acehnese dude(sort of works there~the tsunami article caught his eyes kot?) hung around.so i asked him his background and what's the deal with GAM.he was a university student in aceh.he studied islamic banking and was quite actively involved in student union.what brought him here is because he wanted to escape the bloody war between GAM and the republics army and to save his head.like most of the acehnese they sought independence due to the natural riches being siphoned(oil) and local(Acehnese) were denied their rights(and riches)."Semuanya masuk poket org Jawa.Ikut perjanjian 70% patut diorang bagi kat org tempatan.Ini tak yg rumah besar,kereta mewah org luar.Yang miskin org tempatan."Anyone who is suspected GAM or opposed the gov will be killed.People outside(news and press) are denied access to the turmoil regarding Acheh.Massive coverup.He told me that a local lecturer(his neighbour) suspected of GAM was surrounded tied up and killed.His daughter was raped in front on her very own mother.2-3 generations were killed to stop the independence movement.I was dumbfounded.Seeing him work meeting ends meet and wanting to go back to continue his studies(he is under a loan scheme) and he was called up again by his friends and lecturer.he plans to go back after the next bulan posa.he wants to save a little more and go home and continue his studies.man!how i felf blessed to be in this country.and guess what?he invited me over to Acheh.i said why not!that would be cool.boleh buat uni punya program or i can just go there.hahaaa.....so let us all count our blessings regardless of our religion,race or colour.Al-Fatihah to the tsunami victims and may Allah bless their souls