From nightmare to memories: Stranded for one week in Muscat

Say what you want about Malaysians bickering over the littlest things – when the time comes to stand united and help each other, we do so without hesitation. This was what happened when close to 200 Malaysians, including myself, were stranded in Muscat, Oman as a result of the Iran-United States/Israel conflict that began on Feb 28. I have two new groups in my WhatsApp chat list. One is called “Malaysians stranded in Oman”, while the other has gone through several name changes, the latest being “No longer stranded in Oman”. Last week, these two groups were my lifelines. The…