The Naughty Students And Crazy Turban Teacher

Everytime, I saw someone wears a turban, my mind always lingering around back in time, thinking about my craziest teacher in secondary school. He’s not only crazy but also making everyone’s headache. Of course, once we look at him, he just an ordinary religious guy but in the reality, he wasn’t like that at all. As for myself, I could never understand the person he was. In this story, I wouldn’t point anyone’s fault but to tell you about the story one of my crazy and also unfavorite teachers. When I was thinking about him, there are lots of thing still leaving me in puzzle. What happens to him? How he’s doing? What he’s up to? Well, the reason of these questions is still playing in mind was around that time, everybody started to talk about controversial issue over Al-Arqam organization. Al-Arqam was religious organization that was claimed to become a false Islamic religion which more into the extremist type of teaching. However, it isn’t something Al-Qaeda type of organization. It’s very easy to identify the Al-Arqam’s followers. When you saw something like nowadays Taliban followers did, that’s the way to identify it. They wear long clothes with a turban while a woman wears head dress something like burqaa.

I must admit, they looks different and makes us little afraid of them but later, after knowing them better; there’s nothing to afraid of because they’re only a human. When I asked about this matter to most of Muslim students, they don’t really know about this organization because for them, it isn’t something ordinary to them. I’m also asking about it to Sulastrie but it seems like she didn’t know about it either. But some Muslim teachers in the school told me that it was a religious organization from Peninsula Malaysia. That’s all the information that they had provided me. I was keep wondering and wondering until a year later, the whole school and even country was shocked over the story of Al-Arqam. The government had straightaway banned this organization and caught the founder and the rest of the followers of the organization. I was wondering if he managed to escape or something else. This whole story was happen 13 years ago. But before that, I’ve met this teacher, a year before this chaos happening around the country. I can say he isn’t really an inspire teacher or even bad teacher. It’s just that sometimes, I found he was little annoying. We called him Mr. Daud but Laura called him immodest teacher. The reason why he’d got this nickname because his hobby is to disturb mostly girl students in the school. He deserved that anyway.

Nowadays, he can be charged as sexual harassment, but seriously, it’s nothing at all. I’ve ever involved in the same thing but I just ignored his joke. That time, I was late and giving a reason of helping Madam Ruzaida to do some work at science lab. He’d started it when he’d told the class that I was actually done some kind of ‘sexual’ experiment. Although, Laura had told me that he’s trying to humiliate me in front of the class, I’m pretending to ignore it because one day, he’ll pay for what he did. It is just wasting my time of thinking about what he had done and moved on with my life. Laura always becomes his victim. At the same time, Laura had become a heroine in the class as she saves all girls students in the class. If only I could put the scene of fight between Laura and Mr. Daud in anime, surely, everybody can see the power that builds in Laura and straightaway kicking Mr. Daud’s butt out from class’s window. That’s does it, huh! Apart from Laura, Melinda had always becomes his victim because she was the prettiest and sexiest girl in the class. Everybody can see how did Mr. Daud had adores Melinda by chiding her around on how she looks when she wears colorful underwear, however, Laura had come to save her on time and certainly kick his butt. We’re only the audience and sometime we had given a cheer to Laura to fight him back. So many times, does Mr. Daud had asked us not to interfere but we can’t help it by giving a cheer to Laura.

One day on the recess time, the students in my class were sitting down together and talk about the serious matter which involving Mr. Daud. Everytime, we heard that name especially the girls, I must admit everybody will certainly wanted to give him just one punch on his head. That’s including me as well. Seti had expressed her concerned and she’s always wanted complain to principle. However, I’m still remembers how did Marcus told it was no used at all as nobody can’t help except ourselves. I’m certainly understand how did Marcus feels because in some other times, he’d just doesn’t wanted to make it worst. Besides, who’s going to be hurt in the end? “Well, that doest it!”, told Laura while she’s stand up and stamp out his feet on the floor. Clearly, Laura feels she had to do something for herself and the rest of the girls in the class. She was eager to do something before everything comes over her head and Mr. Daud must pay for what he did. Everyone just thinking to sort this problem out and hopefully, this will stop his bad behavior over us. The next months, we hadn’t found any solution yet and Mr. Daud’s behavior is getting more annoying and embarrassing.

There are few times, Seti threatens to report it to principle but everybody had quickly shut her mouth by assuring her to get the solution sooner or later. That solution was found when on that time Mr. Daud was brought us to go around the new bazaar of the town to check on the price as part class assignment. As we walked together from school to new bazaar, Laura started to plot her evil plan against Mr. Daud. I’m all tired hearing that for all weeks and it seems like nothing can beat that evil monster out from our sight. Marclister had suggested that we used different approached besides the ‘kicking butt’ plan since it never captured his attention after all. Perhaps, Marclister was right and it seems like Melinda agrees with the idea after all. While all of us still thinking of the idea, there was Mr. Daud riding with his bike smiling around like a mad scientist. “God will certainly forgive me if I’m kills him, right now!” shouted Seti. When he heard Seti said the words ‘…kill him, right now!’ he had stopped his bike and asked who said that word. But none of us answers his question, instead I’m pointing out, we’ve almost reached at the new bazaar. With all that kind of blank face, I think he will ignore it soon.

Then, he’s started to on the motorbike engine and ride all the way at the front of us. Seti was whacked by Melinda and Lengadai at her head. Clearly, Mr. Daud doesn’t like that word. Whatever the things that bothers him, I think Mr. Daud was greatly in trouble but I can’t figure out what it was until a year later. As we had reached the new bazaar, we’re pretending to do our assignments in front of him while Laura keeps on plotting her evil brilliant plan which she thinks it doesn’t anybody else. Sulastrie, Kelam and I were doing the assignment together. I whispered to two of them on how I feel about the thing we’re done is such a crap. But Kelam had whispered to me back that I shouldn’t involve in trouble because whatever happens, just don’t complain much and go on with it. Honestly, I don’t like Kelam’s idea because everybody deserves justice. Another time, I’m really sounded like part X-Men’s superhero and the other times, I would become a DJ that full with music information. Well, I’ve decided to shut my mouth and see what Laura’s up to with her super evil brilliant plan. Meanwhile, Seti still keep her grunge over Mr. Daud. I knew, sooner or later, Seti will do the thing that she had to do. In other words, she’s also plotting her own evil plan against Mr. Daud.

After half an hour later, after we’ve finished sight-seeing the stores around new bazaars, Mr. Daud had asked us to go back to school and finally, Melinda was comes out with her own brilliant plan. She thinks that her plan would be better because it will surely fair and square to each everyone of us. When Peter had asked her plan, she told him and the rest of us, she wouldn’t tell us until we’ve come to the class. It’s got to be stupid idea that everybody will vote for but I must say it’s worth it anyway. Usually, stupid plan always a good plan and no doubt at all everybody will certainly like those. As we’ve coming to the class, Mr. Nyalong had already waiting for us with a smile in his face. “Oh gosh, I’m going to die soon!”, complained Seti as soon as she saw Mr. Nyalong’s face. At least, Mr. Nyalong isn’t irritating and annoying like Mr. Daud. Melinda had told everyone that she will certainly tells everyone as soon as Sulastrie and Awang Farhan will come back from Islam education class. As usual, we’re continues our lesson and at the same time, we’ve talked about the April Fools thing which later, my victim was none other was Mr. Nyalong himself. You can check it out on the last entries on how Haidar and I did something bad to him. Not bad but just being naughty.

Well, those naughty April Fools idea was being able to help everybody especially to succeed the brilliant evil plan done by Melinda. On the next day, Melinda had told everybody about her plan. I was dying to think it was really wonderful than what I have installed for Mr. Nyalong in my mind but to get to know that it’s another piece of suspense crap! “That wasn’t a good idea!” complained Laura. According to Melinda’s plan as if the next week was his class which falls on Wednesday before the April Fools Day, why not doing it early by not greeting him or to chase him away by saying it wasn’t his class but to tell him that was Moral education class. I must say it’s really wasn’t a good idea. But I know Melinda was taking her cautious outcomes. If she’d taken more extreme strategy, it’s definitely a trouble for all of us, very unfixable damage. Unlike me, that at the same time, I’m planning something bad for Mr. Nyalong. Mine is more unfixable. As usual, Melinda will ask, “Do you have any better idea? You want some revenge, fine, you get one. Everyone had the same problem and let everyone have some fist over his face!” Wow, I can’t really believe that Melinda will say something like that.

Melinda just wanted teamwork and if Seti wanted to do her own plan, she’ll do it by her own. Laura agrees with the idea. The others like the rest of us just go with the flow. A day before to execute Melinda’s plan, as usual, Sibin will comes around to and makes fun with Melinda. He’d told Melinda that he’ll tell Mr. Daud about her plan and suddenly, I was come from nowhere, kicking him out from my sight. Melinda had thanked me and told me that Sibin had tried to threaten me about the plan. When I heard Melinda had told me so, suddenly I feel very mad and threaten Sibin back which I’m certainly killing him if he done something stupid and I will never forgive him for the rest of my life. Well, with that scary mimic in my face, he’s certainly runs away from her. At the other times, I’m really thought that I looked scary if I’m get mad but I’m very seldom to do that anyway. Melinda had expresses her nervousness over her plan but I’ve told her that no matter what the outcome was, we’ve already gone too far. At least, we’ve got some kind of stupid punishment like cleaning the toilet again or he will beat our hand with rattan stick. Melinda agrees with me, besides what makes her didn’t think about the punishment at the first place. That’s the reason; her idea was good idea than what did Seti had in mind.

Perhaps, Laura had the same thought as Seti but with all that Melinda’s plan, I think she’s going to change her mind. That day, none of us talk about the plan and not even Sibin. The next day, we’ve come to the class with that happy and naughty face. “This is it!” I’ve told to myself. As I’ve come to the class, everybody started to talk about the April Fools that will be going to be held tomorrow. It’s certainly going to be fun and certainly going to be disaster. Period after period, we’ve been waiting for KHB subject to come. It feels like 100 years. I don’t know what makes me excited about this at the first place but all I know if this succeed, I’ll definitely have my own pranks plan. Mr. Fred had finished his moral subject teachings at my class. It’s quite long but that’s okay because Sulastrie and Awang Farhan will not miss this excitement. Both of them had coming quickly as soon as Mr. Fred had comes out from the class. Finally, the time we’ve all waiting for had come. Mr. Daud had come with the happy mood in his face. When he comes at the veranda, he asked us if this is going to be his class. Well, it seems everybody had shouted to him and said, “No!” Some says it’s going to English class.

I’m just smiling as I looked down to my bag searching for my books. Sulastrie did the same way too. He’d gone out again and we’re looking at each other. Some of them laughed of him and some would say, “Sucker!” Few minutes later, Mr. Daud had comes to the class while holding a piece of wood and then when he enters to the class, he slammed the wood to the class door. It sounded, “BAMMMM!!!!!!!” Everybody turns quiet. He shouted to us and then he demanded us to greet him. With all that dull sounds we greet him. He took no action over us but today isn’t like any day that we used to have with him. He’d make us turns very quiet while he did not play that stupid joke as usual. As soon as his class is finished, Lucas had asked us if he’s going to report to the principle but Jeliah assured everyone that he will not doing that. Laura agrees with Jeliah because if he tried something stupid she’s setting up her plan by telling the truth to principle. Finally, Seti got her chance to tell everything to the principle. While I’m the otherwise, I’m only supported my girls at my class as if in this case, it will have to hurt somebody else. Surely, I hate trouble but whatever it was I hope Mr. Daud didn’t do anything stupid about it because it will succeed Seti’s plan.

On next week, he’s coming again to our class. We had greeted him as usual with happy face as if nothing was happen last week. He’d done the same thing too. Well, everybody was pretending and no doubt at all everybody wins the Oscar awards for the role. From that moment, Mr. Daud did not disturb us as like he used to do with us. It’s really irritating and annoying but when I think about it, he’s really different when he acted that way. If this everyone wants, well, what can we do? It’s safe now. One day, Mr. Daud had told us that he’ll also hold a books exhibition very soon at school’s hall in the conjunction of SMK Tatau Books Festival. When I asked him about the book and if he opens the book store in Bintulu, well, he’s told me that he did. He surely made me laughed but I keep it for myself. On the day where the school held the festival, he did have his own booth. For once in my life, this is the first time, he’d told the truth. The entire class was happily coming to her booth although after the incident, we still afraid that he will report it to principle. I bought something from his booth and it was bookmarks. I’m still keep that bookmarks until I don’t know where I put it after I have move to Miri. It was one of my memories that I’m having with him. A month later, he was announced by the principle to move to the other school with some other teachers as well.

Everybody was shocked and at the same time, everybody was happy because we did not need to see his all weird clothes in the school anymore. Even the religious teacher – Uztaz, did not do the same thing, Laura had told to the class. Another 6 months, we’ve spend the day with the new teacher which is Mr. Pierra. At least, this teacher was definitely okay and he taught us until form 4. I must say he was sucks too but at least, he didn’t do something like Mr. Daud did. A year later, we’ve been shocked with the news over the government decision to ban the Al-Arqam’s organization. When Mr. Sigal had told Mr. Daud was part of it, I feel so bad. What could happen to him? Is he alright? I was wondering about him for years. I did not miss him but I just want to know if he’s found new life right now. Well, I hope that he will be fine and happy with his four of his wives and children. He claimed that he had four wives but I don’t think so. He’s just kidding. Then again, I wish he found a new beautiful peaceful world that he had always wanted in his life. I don’t want him to end his life like any other extremist soldier that I know because his future is here and that was to become a teacher to teach his students with all his knowledge that leads to the happy life.