Out Of Fuel

Have you experienced a car out of fuel in the middle of a highway on a late night and nobody on the road care to stop and help? Well, I experienced that last month, with my friends when we were on our way back to college.

We went to Sunway Pyramid earlier and took the New Pantai Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Baharu) because we were a bit behind the time. It was nearly 11 PM and we were supposed to be inside our hostel compound but suddenly the car stopped. I was driving but I did not realize that the car needs a refuel. Luckily there were not many cars on the road so I managed to stop at the side of the highway.

We tried to call for help but it occurred to us that most road users were afraid to help. Maybe they thought that we were some kind of orang jahat trying to rob them if they stopped? 

I was very lucky that night, that my friends were there as well so I do not feel ashamed and scared alone. Imagine that I have to go through that shameful and scary incident all by myself, in the middle of a highway where the petrol station is nowhere seen. 

I tried to do something with the engine but I know nothing about cars! I have never even opened the car boot and service my own car, so I was seriously not able to make things better. Now I know that MEN must know a little bit about cars, so that MEN can figure out what is wrong with MEN's cars.

Luckily we managed to call the NPE Helpline, so their service people came to the rescue about half an hour later. We gave them RM 20 and they went to the nearest petrol station and bought a big tank of petrol for us. If it was not them who helped us, I think all of us would have stranded on the highway until the next morning. 

Then can you guess? Did we go back to our college straight after the car has been refueled? Nope! We headed to Putrajaya since the  time had passed 12 AM already, and we have informed our warden about the incident. He allowed us to come back a bit later so why waste this chance right?




The view in Putrajaya was scenic, and it was windy so we stayed there until 1 AM. After most of us felt sleepy, we headed back to our hostel and the security guard did not scold us. You see, what a blessing in disguise. I can tell my kids one day, that this experience is blog-able too ;)