A peek on the King’s life- a human being

Tonight was a splendid evening. Suddenly i got one step closer to a girl i admire. And tonight the owner of the Four Season, Uncle Teong, invited my parents and me, to a dinner at Lundang’s Four Season . We ate to our heart’s content.

The luxurious of the food is not the main point i posted this topic. Im gonna tell you about our beloved Sultan Kelantan. During that splendid dinner, i heard my father talking ,and telling us stories about the humble Sultan Kelantan. So the truth should be revealed. Because most of us, are scared to go face to face with the Sultan.

“Raja Tonggak Kedaulatan Bangsa”

“Ya Tuhanku, Lanjutkan Usia Al-Sultan Dan Raja Perempuan Kami” 

As we are being told…. Our King, is the symbol of unity, and act as the protector of the Islamic and Malays right. Is it true? Do they do that? What i see through my glasses, they are more to attend a function, than to plan for the people. Maybe that’s the policy we’ve been doing for such a long time. In Malaysia, the Sultan take turn to be the Yang Dipertuan Agong. And all our king, is a king which goes according to the book. They do not have any immunity, towards the law. The law is above the “Agong”. At first, in my earlier days, i see the Sultan and the royals as the one who gave burden to us. They are royalty. Where they go, where ever they are,they sort of need a lot of people to escort and protect them. Not to just protect them, but at the same time to baby sit and pamper them.At first sight I see the King as someone who is not punctual. The royals usually appear late in a particular function. They made people to wait for a long time. Waiting for them to arrive, is such a torturing moment. And believe me, each and everyone of us hate to wait.They never asked to be born in a royal family. They themselves are hooked to the protocol and so on. So sometimes, we should forgive them for being late. Maybe its not in his will to actually appear late.

Ok!… let me tell you, my father’s experiences ,in working under His Majesty Sultan of Kelantan. My father was the Kelantan Police Commissioner 3 years ago. And there was this trip to an island, and my father was in charge for the escort and transportation. Unfortunately during the trip, the marine boat loading the Sultan, sort of broke down at the middle of the sea. Luckily, the Sultan was not angry, and luckily there was a spare boat following behind. Thank god…. Anyway, lets imagine, what are you going to talk about ,when you are facing face to face with the Sultan for three hours. But the Sultan was humble… His Majesty was the person who brought up the topic of discussion. His Majesty told everybody about his problem… As a regular human being, he had his own problem. Problems about his salary, his schedule, his guards and so on. We should realized that, as a sultan, his schedule was totally packed. But his schedule are mostly vacation and traveling around. They are more required to give speeches and so on. I would say that, the Sultan of Kelantan is a Sultan which travels the most. The Sultan himself need people to talk to. The problem is, people are scared to talk to him.

My mother used to make a mistake towards the Raja Perempuan, and suddenly she said “sori tuanku”… If according to the protocol, a language like this one, is not allowed… but what Tengku Anis did, was just smile. She was not angry.

Since my parents worked in the police force, whenever there was a function which includes the royal family, my parents will actually came home late. But that’s not a big deal perhaps. I still gain a lot of love from my parents, even though they were most of the time working.

Back to the Sultan. His Majesty is just like any other man. His bedroom, his kitchen, and his bathroom, are not as grand as a king supposed to be. Maybe, you will say, that the Sultan of Kelantan, have a huge palace, but the palace is not for himself. The palace which includes the Balairung Seri, the garden , rooms,and so on are actually, more prioritized to be used by the VIP guests.

So, this is the truth about the Sultan Kelantan….. Sometimes he is a pain in the neck… and sometimes His Majesty, is someone very humble. A simple human being, which cannot run from daily problems =) Adios “A king is not a god, a king is someone who lead and give us good examples. A king himself have a duty towards the god”