Saturday, December 26

i dreamt of a goat. giant goat.

we were driving, on our way out to the shopping mall i guess. suddenly there was this big figure in front of us. the figure blocked the road. we were unable to pass through. and like a dumb stick, we just stood there, in the front seats of the small kancil, waiting for something to happen.

after a while, we realized that the big figure blocking us was actually a giant goat. it had the size as big as a horse, but strangely the head looked more like a goat. and so we assumed it was a giant goat. not that its possible, but hey, it's a dream, anything is possible.

at first, we just waited there, to see what the goat was doing in the middle of the road. as we thought goats are friendly creatures, we didn't thought much about any bad things happening even if we stayed.

the giant goat turned and faced us. he gave a sharp look into our eyes. and we felt terror making its way up our bodies. how can a goat gave us such feeling? but stubbornly, we still stayed and watched as the next thing happened.

the goat suddenly raised his front right leg, and stomped on the front mirror of the car. we were shocked! indeed we truly didn't expect things to turn out that way. luckily nothing happen. no cracks on the mirror or anything.

and we felt secure. so we stood there again. laying still, watching as the event progressed.

the goat raised his leg once again. this time higher, and stomped the front mirror. oh, it felt like the mighty Thor just used his hammer to break the glass! and a small cracked appeared on the mirror.

that's when we came to our senses and realized the danger we're in. and so the driver next to me immediately shift into the reverse gear, turned the car around, and sped as fast as he could away from the giant goat.

we thought we were safe, but when i turned around to look the goat was running after us! and with its big oversize feet, its just a matter of time until he caught up with us. i remembered screaming, 'faster, faster! drive faster! the monster is after us!'. and hearing my plead, the driver drove faster and make a quick turn to the right, into the porch of my house.

i got out of the car, closed the gate and locked it. the giant goat just arrived. it stand still outside the gate, unable to come in. it seems weird, because the goat can just jump over the gate. it wasn't so tall and the task would be as easy as a pie. but it didn't, and i'm grateful for it.

after a while, the goat went away. and i opened the gate, walked a little bit towards my neighbour house, and saw him at his lawn, doing something i can't clearly see. i asked, 'uncle, you ada nampak kambing besar tak tadi?'. the uncle answered, 'oh, ada. tadi sudah pergi. manyak besar woo! tak pernah nampak sebelum ni. uncle rasa itu orang sebelah rumah punya lah. dia pun ada bela arnab jugak banyak-banyak.'

and that's when i woke up. it suddenly came to my understanding, that maybe the dream was some kind of punishment for what i did the night before. i wrote a story on it, 'hikayat Jack' was its name.

although i am sure i felt some kind of adrenalin rush in the dream, and it was somewhat a scary dream, but i'm glad. when i tried to recall back the details of the dream, i laughed to myself. at least this shows that i am still able to have a dream while sleeping. and i haven't had one for quite some time. or at least none so strong that i can recall it and turn it into a post.

i believe, that once you stop dreaming, than there's nothing left for you to achieve in the world.

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