Son Goku

Writen By : Nailal Armstrong


Everyone should have an idol. Some are very fanatic with their idol. Once there was a TV program that I watched, it was about fans that were dying to meet their idol. Before the fans met their idol, they were told that it was impossible to bring the idol to meet them due to his/her full schedule. But in the end, after the fans cried for disappointment, they finally met their idol. As soon as the fans got to meet their idol, they became out of control. They kissed, hugs, grabbed, twisted, licked, and dunked. It was dramatized!
Speaking of an idol, I also have one. When I was a kid, I would say that Japanese cartoon character “Son Goku” in Dragon Ball was so cool. Son Goku was an innocent smart kind-hearted little boy. He never gave up whenever he met a stronger rival or enemy. To me, Son Goku is one of a kind! Even until now. Therefore, I named my motorbike after him. The Honda-Astrea70-released-in-80 motorbike was my beloved one. It was an old bike, however, I hope it would be like little Son Goku; tough. But still, my beloved ‘Son Goku’ couldn’t resist force of nature; old, sick, and early ejaculated.

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On one Saturday night, Son Goku suddenly stopped while I was going back home from work. The worst thing was that it happened faraway from the repair shop! Three things crossed on my mind. 1. What went wrong? 2. Where was the nearest repair shop? 3. What sins had I done today?
I had walked my bike for about a kilometer until I found the nearest repair shop.
“What’s the matter? What went wrong?” asked the repair guy.
“Broken down! How am I supposed to know? If I had known what went wrong, I would’ve fixed it myself.” But I was only talking to my self of course. There was only one problem: the engine must be overhauled and the shop was about to close in a minute. Yup! What a perfect Saturday night. I spent my lovely Saturday night with my Son Goku, the Japanese-inheritance-motorbike that stalled in the middle of young couples with romance in the air. Perfect!
“Are you from this neighborhood?” The repair guy asked.
“Nope. Kranji, bang!” I replied hopelessly.
“Oh it’s not so far from here! You better call someone to pick you up here. Your bike should be towed.” The repair guy said wisely.
So I text Njay, my friend, to help me out here. Thirty minutes he still didn’t reply my text. I couldn’t call him, or anyone else because the balance of the pulse was not enough and it was getting late. The show was already closed.
“Relax! Don’t panic!” I tried to lift my own spirit.
Then I suddenly realized that my position was not too far from my campus so I could leave my Son Goku there. Brilliant!
Rarely did Son Goku stall or break down. Only recently. Perhaps he needed more attention. Actually, I had imagined if I had to walk my bike home. Somehow it made me down to earth.
When I walked the bike to campus, I saw some drag queens near a red light. Uh-oh!! I held my bike handlebar tightly. The situation became horror. One of them was looking at me and smiled seductively (which was disgusting) at me. I pretended I didn’t see it. I was sweating down like a pig. Finally, I passed that horror safely.
As soon as I got to my campus, I got text message from Njay.
‘I’ll come there to get you. Don’t worry..’
What a joyful text message!

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Ater that incident, Son Goku had stalled for three times! My father and I discussed to get a new bike and sell Goku. And I got suspicious that Goku might get offended hearing that conversation. It seemed that Goku had been acting weird since that conversation.
This was serious!
It had hurt Goku’s feeling. In my opinion, an object, which is close and means a lot to the owner, has an ability to feel what the owner feels. It can be happy, sad, or even upset. The Prophet PbUH himself named his camel ‘Duldul’. He even named other objects that he often used such as his plate, spoon and fork, broom, etc. How great he is.
The next question is that why he gave names to animals and the objects that we consider dead?
The answer to that question is that animals or the other objects in the universe are God’s creation. Every creation has its own use. God created something and never God created a useless thing, even when he created a mosquito! That is what God explained in Holy Koran.
Until I wrote this, Son Goku was still in my garage and he could still be ridden. But I didn’t ride him to work any longer considering the distance. Nevertheless, he taught me something: the animals, and the things around us that we often thought meaningless and lifeless actually had feelings like human. It is my duty to cherish and take good care of him. He gave me a good lesson that I should more appreciate and understand things around me: environment, water, dump, animals, tools, and all the things that I have. But the most important is my relationship with other people.
Wallahu ‘alam bisowab.