Living together for fun - hitch-hiking

Have you ever tried hitch-hiking before?  To me I gained wonderful experience each time I did it and I got to
know more people.
To hitch-hike successfully the person must be sincere and humble.  He has to be patient and enduring, able to withstand hardship because sometimes he has to stand or walk under the hot sun for a long time.  His will has to be strong and must not give up easily.
Malaysians are friendly and helpful that is why we still can get someone to give us a lift when we need help.  Hopefully the increase of crime rate nowadays will not cause  people to become unfriendly or withdraw their help. The person who hikes has to be cautious to select the driver who is kind-heart so that he will not get into trouble.  The same too for the driver he has to pick up the right person.
Through my experience it is difficult to hitch-hike in the city area though there are more cars than the outskirt.
No one seems to be willing to stop for you.  We must give consideration for the driver and make sure he has a safe place to stop for you.
Normally we go in groups of three or four persons.  The leader will lead the group and make decision.  Why do we hitch-hike when there are other public transport to take? It was part of our training and adventure.  Most of the time it is because of financial problem.  It is one way to travel even when we do not have money.
Most important of all is to build up our faith in God.  We have to pray for someone to stop for us.  Each person in the group has to cooperate with one another and keep close to one another.
It is possible to travel to any part of our country like highlands,seaside, remote kampung.  We have tried all these. We can hike anytime in the morning, afternoon or even after midnight. There was once I led a group to
hitch-hike from Kuala Lumpur to Tampin.  We had a project in Tampin.  A van was used to transport the cooking equipment while the rest went by hitch-hiking.  All the cooking utensils and food were sent by van but they had forgotten to bring the big kuali and the gas.  As I was the only group who was still before Seremban so they called me to collect these two items at Seremban. They waited at the roadside where we would pass by to give the items to us. The driver who gave me the lift was so kind and helpful.  He was willing to stop to collect the two items.  Most of all he was willing to carry the  cooking equipment. I believe not many people are willing to do so.
How about hitch-hiking at night?  Will it be more difficult?  We have hitch-hiked at night for a few times either from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh or from the north to Kuala Lumpur.  Before twelve midnight it was easy to
thumb a lift.  After that not many cars stopped for us.  I noticed that very few Chinese drivers would after midnight.  But the Malays and Indians still dared to stop for strangers.  Especially the Malays were willing to offer their help and do good deeds even at inconvenient time.

I am so thankful to those drivers who have helped me before.  Thanks to the religious Malay man who gave my group the lift.  How we shared our religious point of view.  Thanks to the lorry driver who gave me the lift
at Ulu Tiram because at that time I was very worried as the sky had turned dark and we were in the remote area.  Thanks to those drivers who took us to Genting Highlands , Frasers Hills and Cameron Highlands.