Pictures Tell All

 In front of a restaurant in shah Alam, all kenyang bangat. getting ready to bowl.

At Romantica, Plaza Alam Central, selecting the porceline of my choice and interest.

 Ada sale...it has been a long time since i bought t-shirts for children. Pilih umi pilih. Aku shopping macam orang kaya walaupun actually kayap..

 Nite time, at I-City...what's inside.Let's check it out. kaki dah lenguh ni.

Oh..they got this snow stuff. come on guys....and girls...Umi wanna go back to Canada.

 This is only the decoration of lights. dont worry ayish.

 Peluang melihat snow jatuh konon.....

 Hah... we are already inside. Sejuk kan anak2....eeeeeeeeee best nye.umi nak balik Canada.

 So cold eh alin n ayish...relax, this is only the beginning.

 Well, let's see what they have inside.

 Atih oi. hang tu dah la kuruih....mengeletar.......

 In the made-made igloo...all my little eskimos.......

 Adik is already freezing. numb to the feet.

Ala kesiannya ayish...sejuk ye....jangan nangis. jum kita keluar. For rm50, the five of us went through this experience being in the snow. jadilah....

Jenguk Akak

Yesterday,at 3 , we hit ( bukan katok) the highway, reaching Alor Star, Eman called saying he would be home on Saturday, so we had to return to leave him the keys.( simpan tempat rahsia la). Then continued and stopped at Gurun, had late lunch(marah betui sebab tak sedap, tak sedap langsung), the fish was so hard, harder than i dont know what. Buat malu orang kedah saja.
Umi drove until Bukit Merah, the rain was already heavy(bukan berat), visibility was very poor, so abah took over and we stopped again at Sg Perak. Amboi, abah gelek sakan makan gulai itik. Adik and Bob , chicken shop chop, umi tried laksa which tasted like air sejuk. ( awat food sold at R & R, hampeh belaka). Actually, those entreponeurs( ntah camana eja tak tau) should be proud of their food. After maghrib, i met Azza and mom also on the way to shah alam.

By the time we reached tapah, it was already 9.30,abah was beat ( bukan sapa2 katok tau, tapi letih), so umi drove lak, accompanied by Bob and watched Merong Mahawangsa . By 11.30, we reached Sg Buloh. umi left buah kuinin, kopi and pekasam with Ain  (yg len dah tidur kot), then straight to Shah Alam. 12.15 we were already at My World Hotel...and so sleepy, terus bummmm......letih oi....

Cuti Dulu2

Hmmmm.....cuti dah nak habis seminggu, badan dah mula sakit sebab dok bergerak sana sini. cuti apa nama dia ni. cuti mengajar aje, tapi kerja rumah mana ada cuti.,i am not complaining, but enjoying every minute of the day.

Sekali jenguk bilik Bob, dia dok belek komputer, sekali jenguk bilik atih, dia dok belek komputer. hati umi heran, ish budak2 ni tak tau buat apa ke...pi la cabut rumput ke, exercise la sikit. ni dok memerap dalam rumah aje. tapi kalau depa keluar rempitpun umi susah hati gak.

Umi terkenang zaman umi dulu, kalau cuti buat apa ye? apa lagi kalau tak ukur sungai, memancing, pastu main kat bendang ...tembak2 lagi tau, guna senapang kayu, peluru buah cenderai. budak2 la mana kenai buah tu...pas tu round kampung cari buah jambu, mempelam, nenas, jantung pisang dan apa2 saja yg boleh dimakan buat garam belacan. dulu mana ada orang dok juai goreng pisang ke, burger ke, apam balik ke, so makan petang cuma buah-an saja. tu sebab kami sihat. Pas tu round lagi satu kampung dengan basikal. best betui.

Kalau dibandingkan dgn zaman sekarang, umi rasa kami lebih beruntung sebab dapat peluang main dan merantau satu kampung. kalau sekarang budak2 nak merayap pun ibubapa tak bagi, maklum segala macam kejahatan ada. sebab tu budak2 la memerap aje dalam rumah. elok la tu, mencegah lebih baik dari mengubat.

soalan cepumas

Adui tak larat nak layan soalan seorang budak ni sepanjang hari. kalau ada sesapa yg pandai jawab sila lah try jawab satu soalan yg dikemukan secara selamba oleh budak ayish ni.

Ayish: Umi, kalau Allah yg Hidupkan kita, pasai apa Allah bagi kita Mati?
Umi : ......................................hmmm..............................hmmm................ish camna nak habar kat budak ni. Until now umi masih dok pikiaq lagi the best way to answer that question.

ha ni lagi satu.

Ayish: umi nanti umi jadi tua dak? Ayish tak mau umi jadi tua, nanti sapa nak jaga ayish.
Umi : Sure la umi jadi tua. Ayish pun tua, ayish kawin nanti, ayish tinggai umi.
Ayish: Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, ayish tak mau umi tua. umi cakap lekaih umi tak jadi tua.
Umi: Ha ha umi tak jadi tua. Umi muda saja sampai bila-bila,
Ayish: Ye ye umi tak tua.

(Ok sapa2 yg leh bagi potion utk umi terus muda, cepat2, nanti ayish marah umi jadi tua.
Kalau asyik dok layan soalan merepak ni, sure umi tua awai lagi)

Pengembaraan Bermula

Salam .
Today started with a clong clang in the kitchen, preparing fried rice ( Bob's fav). Simple yet edible..then, helped alin and ayish to get ready for school. been a long time since i spent the time doing alin's hair, etc. Ayish also got my touch after 4 months being helped by sitter. now that umi is home, i will do it, myself.
7.30 sent ayish ( alin still take the van) and then straight to Pekan tanah Merah, bought papers and breakfast( roti canai for mak ngah n pak long0...came back, and made my rounds, collecting kuinin n tend to my garden.
8.30.. had breakfast, then complete IRS form ( had to fill in the form, ntah PIN ke mana, e-filling is still not mine coz a lot of mix up last time)...haha they still own me rm1300...i doubt that i will get back my money...the thing i really hate about income tax is, they are very quick to ask for our money but when it comes to reimbursement, the action is slower than the snail pace.
10.30 ..started cooking. udang masak kuning n goreng ikan aje...ust Nashitah came to give alin the apam gula hangus which i have tried twice to make but failed...finally we got the reason..i forgot to put bicarbonat...patutla keras semacam aje. but since alin likes it so much, the ustazah took the initiative to make some for her...tqvm....in return i gave her the kuinin that she loves so much...barter trade kan. Then Bob showed me a letter, police summon for parking at wrong place at KLIA last time when we fetched along...reduce compound from rm300 to rm100...

1200. Accompanied by Bob, i went to fetch ayish who was so happy to see me. ( normally he had to walk back to his sitter's house with his sitter)..then we went to Yawata...before people raid the supermarket tomorrow ( pay day), i must beat them first, today. rm 141 gone...apa benda yg i beli ni, tapi semua berguna). Then, went to get ny N97 repaired...orang call tak dengar...duit lagi.

1.15..waited for alin in front of SKBBD...finally they are home, all uniforms washed and i am beat. hope no one will disturb me now. i want to do some reading. my novel, At Home With the Templetons is not yet done......

Buah Kuinin

Ha kali ni umi nak cerita pasai buah kuinin, sejenis buah yg ala ala buah mangga tapi bau dia, amat busuk bagi umi dan amat harum bagi orang yg sukakannya. kat luar rumah ni ada sepokok kuinin yg sedang galak berbuah dan setiap pagi umi akan kutip dan susun di luar...jarang sekali umi bawa masuk dlm rumah kecuali kalau Alin nak makan. yg makan buah ni cuma Abah, Atih dan Alin. tapi abah kena control sebab buah ni bahaya kepada pesakit darah tinggi.

masa umi kecik2 dulu, umi tak larat nak kutip buah ini, sebab keliling rumah tok ada lebih kurang 15 pokok, so leh bayangkan betapa banyaknya buah ini. aruah tok wan dan tok suka sangat kutip utk dijual atau disedekahkan. umi yg bosan sebab tak tahan bau apatah lagi bila tok masukkan dalam peti ais...maklum taruh kot2 anak anak balik.ygg paling boring bila minum air dalam peti, baunya......

sekarang, keja umi tiap pagi ialah membedak( bahagi) buah kepada jiran. hari ini 4 biji utk Zarina, kelmarin bagi kat Ya, Malik, Mak su Noni, Zarina yg satu lagi, Kak Timah, Shahbini, kak Su, pak Ali..hari ini dok simpan utk bagi kat Ustazah Nashitah. dia suka sangat.ish hairan betui umi.....tak pa la juga sebab kalau buah tu luruh dan tak dak sapa makan, alamat membazir.,ni baru satu pokok dah tak larat nak makan.

Sesiapa yang teringin nak makan, sila ke rumah umi ye. 429, taman Siwsa 2. cepat sebelum habis.

bahasa kedah

Ummi orang kedah, bangga jadi orang Kedah, belajar di Kedah, kahwin orang kedah, cakap loghat kedah, tapi bila dengar ada orang kata macam ni, umi jadi tertanya-tanya awatla depa cakap macam ni.

tengok contoh ni:

1. Aku lemaih la bila ayaq tak dak. nak buat kerja pun payah. ish sejak bila orang Kedah boleh lemaih tanpa ayaq....ni dah kira super super man.

2. malam tadi depa ligan kawaq masuk dalam rumah. Ni sudah pelik namanya. orang lain tak bagi kawaq masuk, tapi depa ni suruh masuk pulak. apa dah jadi ni?

3. Aku bukan malu, aku segan saja. Ni satu lagi, apadia, kan ke segan ngan malu sama saja. awat yg depa bagi payah sangat ni. orang putih kata redundant.

4. Aku kalau makan benda manis belecaih tak pa, jangan bagi kat aku yg masin berdengung, aku sentuh pun dak. kak cik oi, kalau hang tak sentuh macamana hang tau manis ke masin...cubala try test rasa dulu.

5. ish kalau angin dok tiup buih-buih , aku tidur lena sungguh, kena pulak tepi padang, ralit tak sangga. Ni lagi special. angin yg mengeluarkan buih cuma ada di Kedah, tak percaya mai tengok.

Well, cukup sampai di sini saja, ilmu bahasa kedah yg umi nak highlight. ni tengah dok sibuk translate thesis from BM to English. payah oi.....bayangkan kalau bahasa Kedah ke English, mau terbalik otak.

DOA

DOA UMMI UNTUK ANAK-ANAK DAN KELUARGA SENTIASA BERPANJANGAN. JANGAN RESAH GELISAH BILA KITA DIDUGA. TENANGKAN HATI, MINTA YG TERBAIK, DAN BERSERAH KEPADA ALLAH.
KALAU KITA TAHU AKHIR TUJUAN HIDUP ADALAH KEMBALI KEPADA ALLAH, SETIAP DETIK HATI, TINGKAH LAKU AKAN LEBIH BAIK DAN BEHIKMAH.
INSYAALLAH, AKAN DIPERMUDAHKAN SEGALA URUSAN KITA KALAU TUMPUAN KITA, HIDUP KITA HANYA UNTUK ALLAH.

Plan Tindakan Cuti

Syukur cuti semester datang lagi, walaupun sekejap sahaja oleh tapi amat bermakna kepada kami pensyarah matrikulasi. Kawan2 umi mempunyai cadangan yg baik2 punya. ada yang nak ke London, nak tengok persediaan perkahwinan Prince William dan Kate, ada yg nak ke US, nak tengok anak graduate, ada yang nak cuti2 Malaysia aje, tapi pendekata inilah masa yg dinanti2 oleh semua.

Umi? Apa umi nak buat? Adui ni yg susah sebab plan umi amat sempoi, tak berapa nak terlibat dengan duit tapi banyak akan guna tenaga kudrat. Maklum umi jiwa lestari juga, jadi tanam pokok ialah satu yg pasti..dok tengok anak2 pokok betik dah meninggi, anak2 cabai pun dok galak bercambah, pokok bluebell pun dok membiak, semaian ros pun dah berdaun, so surely umi akan tumpukan waktu paagi utk tengok tanaman ni.

Sekali jeling dinding rumah, tengok tapak tangan anak2, rasa nak cat semula. baki yg hari tu pun masih ada. Kerja cat2 ni rumit sikit so, plan mesti baik punya. Kalau ada sapa2 nak tolong, memang umi sudi sgt2...tapi jangan cat warna hitam dah la.

Jogging? oh semestinya...selepas antar anak2 ke sekolah, umi akan ke tasik darulaman dulu, bagi seround, pastu baru balik. harap2 lepas cuti ni, berat umi leh turun sampai 53kg, tu berat umi dulu, sesuai dgn kependekan umi yg cuma 5kaki ini. Sekarang ni asyik dok 55.5kg aje, tak berapa best rasanya.

Sambe tu rasanya nak clear rumah tok sikit. pinggan mangkuk, periuk belanga tok umi nak kemas sebab la ni pun bukanya guna sangat. yg mana tak elok umi nak buang aje. maklum tok dulu2 suka sangat simpan pot(tin) lama, bekas plastik lama dan banyak lagi la. dulu kalau nak buang kena marah, tapi la ni tok dah tak keluar bilik so, umi nak buat spring cleaning la....

Rasanya cukupla plan tindakan umi utk cuti ini, kalau lebih2 nanti orang kata tak sedar diri tu dah tua, uratpun dah kendur tapi masih nak kerja teruk2.....well, kalau umi tak buat, sapa nak buat? tak dak sapa yg ada minat macam umi. tak kan nak paksa orang pulak. umi lebih suka buat sesuatu secara ikhlas dan penuh rasa minat yg mendalam, barula jadi kerja buat kita.

THANK YOU

Talking to friends at college today made me realized that i rarely express my appreciation towards my children for their never ending help, for their consistent support, for their sincere thoughts, for their unconditional love.
Normally, we as parents always demand that our children utter this beautiful 3 letter word, I LOVE YOU, but how many times do we, in return, actually thank them? We only focus on getting and receiving but do we always give and value them? Yes, maybe, in our heart, we silently say thank you but how often do we say that to them? Well, frankly, i rarely practice that, unconsciously forgetting that they are also waiting for us to express our gratitude for their help and support.

Therefore, today, i woulds like to invite all of you, parents, to look into your children"s eyes , and say THANK YOU, because, we really owe them a lot. Here are the reasons for that:

1. They are always beside you, listening to your endless grumbling and complaining.
2. They might argue with you, but they stop the moment you threaten them " Ingat, syurga itu di bawah tapak kaki ibu".
3. They berlengkar di dalam rumah during the holidays whereas they could go out and spend the time with friends.
4. They listen to you when you tell them not to go out too often, especially on motorbike or car even though they are mature enough to handle those machines.
5. They follow you to supermarkets and places of your choice even though they would rather be at those places with friends.
6. They take over the responsibilities of cooking, washing, cleaning when you are out working.
7. They try very hard to give you the best results in examination even though they have to push to the very limit.
8. They listen to your persistent demand, whining, and command even though they feel like bursting into tears and anger.
9. They stop asking for expensive things when you tell them you don't have enough money.
10. They keep quiet even though they feel like answering every single wrong word that you use which hurt their feeling.

So, ladies and gentlemen, take a deep breath and thank Allah for all the good things your children give you.

What a long day!

By chance, today, umi got one day off coz KMPk celebrated Sultan of Perak's birthday( same with along) , meaning other colleges also got that holiday.
7.30.. umi was already at Tasik Darulaman, waiting for ustazah Nashitah, who promised to go jogging with umi...actually, we just walked and talked , then joined halfway by Bob and Atih.
Then, we rewarded ourselves with roti canai n nasi lemak...grand...what a way to cut down cholesterol.
9.00..we came home, collected some kuinin for ustazah, since kuinin is her fav, umi gave her quite a lot, as umi just cannot bear the smell of that fruit.
10.00..Atih n umi went to market, withdrew what ever ringgit umi got left for this month to be spent until next monday.
11.00.. started cooking...chicken curry and masak lemak prawn n rebung...sedap gak,maklum lama tak masak.
12.00...fetched ayish from kindi..he was happy to see me...before he just walked with him sitter to and fro...kesian ayish.
2,00... had lunch...

3.00.. abah came back telling umi that he had to go and bring mak ngah n pak long to our house, mak ngah complained of stomach ache and fever. Abah was tired as he just came back from SMKTatar... so umi drove to YAN, silent and focused, while abah was dozing off n snoring.
4.00.. on the way home after fetching the uncle n untie. abah drove this time.
5.00.. arrived home, abah took mak ngah to clinic for a check up. they came home showing umi the scanning result..what? an ovarian cyst????... kesian mak ngah...it could be dangerous as the size of her cyst was big. doctor advised further check up at hospital.
7.30..umi, atih and ayish were on the way to tok's house. spending a nite here. umi is thinking of taking mak ngah to hospital on Thursday...well, umi can guess what would happen next...my 2 week holiday will be spent at hospital agaknya...dah rezeki, terima dengan redha.....nite everyone.

7.30

Happy 22nd Birthday Along

Kami keluar makan semalam sempena harijadi Along, tolong makan kat Along aje...
Ai takkan minum air saja, budget ciput kali ni....haha. tgk Bob tu dok jeling kat tukang masak sebab keow teu kungfu dia tak siap lagi......sabar la ye. umi makan mee goreng dulu.
Sempena harijadi ni ,Umi korek album lama dan jumpa ini, Along kepala botak, baru kena cukur.
che wah, hari2 abah wak naik motor dulu. amboi, lebai tak tinggai no
ni umur dah 5 bulan, debab semacam aje..tu tangan dok practise bawa Kembara kot.
Along, akak n bob .depa ni la anak2 lapis awai....hari raya ni, kat rumah aruah tok di Sg. Yan.Si debab ni brumur 5 bulan...betapa sihatnya dia. maklum anak sulung.
ni masa along 3 bulan, masih pakai mittens lagi tau. jambul nak tunjuk belang. abahpun masih macho lagi..hehehe
kat pagar rumah kita di SEDC, Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan. Bob umur 2 thn, Akak, 3 thn dan Along 5 tahun. Tiga serangkai.

Along sambut birthday yg ke 5 ...kek umi buat sendiri tau.masa dulu rajin, la terlebih rajin sampai tak buat apa....

Buat Along, jauh di mata tapi sentiasa dekat di hati. Selamat Hari Jadi...Sanah helwah...hehehe umi pun pandai Arab la ( Bob guide)

PuasHati

( saja letak gambar lama ni...memperingati bahawa umi ada 8 orang anak)

Puas hati umi hari ini kerana dah spent masa kemas rumah. dari depan, tukar susun atur kerusi dan meja...tukar meja dari bilik solat ke depan, yang depan ke bilik solat. Kemas balik mugs kesayangan umi yg berdebu ntah berapa lama dah. Then, kemas kain baju, then kemas lagi di luar rumah, sampai 12 tgh dah letih. umi puas hati walaupun buat kerja ni sorang diri. malas nak kacau budak2...nanti banyak pulak kerenah depa. biar umi buat sorang walaupun lambat. Ada banyak lagi plan umi tapi biarlah dulu. tunggu cuti lain kali pulak. rasanya nak cat bilik, tanam pokok, kemas di dapur dll yang ada dalam perancangan umi. cuma weekends saja boleh buat semua ni. kalau weekdays sibuk kerja so tak cukup masa nak selesaikan hal rumahtangga. Tapi semenjak dua menjak ni, umi tak leh lasak sangat, nanti sakit belakang, sakit tapak kaki, sakit satu badan. maklum dah nak masuk 47, tentu uratpun dah dok makin reput. apapun kena tengok kemampuan kudrat.kalau lebih2 nanti sakit, sendiri juga yang susah. lain la kalau jadi mem.... Doakan umi sihat sejahtera supaya dapat bekerja dengan lebih tekun lagi demi kehidupan yang bahagia, dunia dan akhirat. ngantuk dah ni....good nite

Wat pa hari ni

ini dia laporan aktiviti hari ini. sapa nak baca bacalah tak mau tak paksa. umi cuma nak kisahkan saja utk ingatan umi juga bila umi dah tua nanti, umi leh tengok semula apa yang umi dah buat pada 15/4/11....ala macam shiok sendiri...
Awal pagi umi dah basuh selimut, tuala, kain dan baju tok sebelum kami balik. umi singgah marker, beli ketam rm18, udang rm17 dan jagung rm5. itu aje....tengah jalan ( bukan di tengah jalan) kami ( iaitu umi, abah , alin dan ayish) singgah makan roti canai n nasi lemak.
sampai rumah, kami ( iaitu abah dan umi) proses ketam dan udang di luar rumah ( lalat banyak kalau buat di dapur)...umi gunakan air basuh dua2 animal tu utk siram pokok bunga...ini baja bagus punya. Then, basuh kasut alin dan adik.
Masuk dalam rumah, kemas sikit2. baca paper, halfway, tertidur sampai 11.45. semalam tak berapa nyenyak tidur takut tok pangge...maklum tok penat sikit semalam) Terjaga dan terus buat kari ketam dan ayam goreng halia...tiba2 gas habis, mujur lauk dah masak. Then, sementara tunggu abah dan bob solat jumaat, umi buat jeruk mangga yang umi beli kat market tadi..kesian ada adik2 pensyarah yg mengandung, lleh depa makan, tapi yg tak mengandung dan sentiasa bawa perut pun lagi ligat makan jeruk ni.
Lunch dgn family, atih pi hantar pisang kat tok. budak ni pun dah ligat bawa motor, pantang ada urusan, semua nak pi. sama saja dengan bob, sama2 baru dapat L. takpa la, janji depa jaga diri. tunggu atih balik sebab hujan dah nak turun. gelap semacam aje. atih balik, dia kata tok suruh dia tunggu sat, tapi bila umi suruh balik, dia balik le...ish terasa bersalah pulak. so 4.30 umi ajak dia pi rumah tok lak, kesian tok dok sorang2 waktu hujan ni. minta tolong abah tengok ayish yg dah lena n sidai kain.
Now, kami berdua ada di rumah tok, hujan turun , lebat la juga. terasa puas hati sebab leh teman tok. malam satgi kami nak pi shopping sikit2. pak ndak n mak ndak mai teman tok pulak malam ni dan malam esok.
Sekian, wassalam...ish lapar la pulak....

Doa Buat Ibu

Kalau semalam, Cacti5000 menulis mengenai Doa Seorang Ibu, pagi ini umi ingin menceritakan kisah Doa Buat Ibu. Ini adalah kesan gerak hati umi yang selama ini berkongsi dengan saudaramara dan anaksuami menjaga seorang ibu tua, berusia 87 tahun, yang telah tiga tahun ditinggalkan kesaorangan oleh bapaku yang telah pergi mengadap Ilahi. Sesungguhnya, setiap hari, umi sentiasa mengingati ibu umi, yang senangnya umi panggil Mak.

Ini antara detik hati umi buat Mak;

1. Bila umi berada diluar pagar rumah mak jam 5.30 pagi:
Ya Allah, selamatkanlah mak, peliharalah keadaan mak yg terpaksa aku tinggalkan seorang diri.

2. dalam perjalanan ke tempat kerja;
moga abangku segera menghantar nasi kepada mak, semua dia dalam keadaan yang baik.

3. Bila sampai ke kolej, sedang makan:
Moga-moga mak juga sedang makan dengan seleranya.

4. Sesudah solat taubat dan Dhuha;
Moga doa dan Al-fathihah yang kubaca ini memberkati ibubapaku dunia dan akhirat.

5. Lunch time:
Ish aku nak makan sedap2, apa yang ibuku makan ye? Kesian mak makan sorang2.

6. Sampai di rumah waktu petang:
Ni kena cepat siap2 kerja untuk keluargaku sebab aku nak cepat ke rumah mak, nanti dia tunggu2 pulak.

7. Seelok sampai di rumah mak:
bila dengar suara mak yang ceria menyapa Ayish. Syukur ya Allah, Engkau berikan kesabaran dan kekuatan kepada mak yang masih sihat, terima kasih ya Allah.

8. Bila basuh kain mak;
Aku kagum dgn mak, dia amat jaga kebersihan pakaiannya. Syukur dia masih kuat, kalau mak sakit, aku susah hati sebab aku tak tau sangat macamana nak bagi mak sembuh semula, terutama kalau mak penat dan sakit perut.

9. Bila tengok muka mak, tangan mak yang dah tinggal tulang dan urat:
ya Alllah, kesian mak, dah lemah, tak boleh aktif macam dulu lagi.

10. Bila dah nak tidur:
ya Allah, janganlah aku tidur nyenyak sangat, takut mak panggil tak dengar.
( umi sangat risau sebab bila tidur rumah tok, umi nyenyak sangat, tok pun tak pernah gerak umi...agaknya diapun kesian kat umi)

11. Bila dah nak balik waktu pagi:
Kesian kena tinggai mak, tak sampai hati nak tengok muka dia.

12. Bila pi jalan2 dengan keluarga :
Ish, hampa rasa tok dok buat apa he? ( anak2 buat muka aje)

Itulah saja yang dapat umi curahkan. umi tak pandai agama, doa umi cuma yang basic and straight from my heart.

Today a friend of ours came to clarify certain grammar exercises done by his daughter during tuition class. he was worried when her daughter came back showing some papers marked by her tuition teacher.
Well, it was not easy on our part too as grammar is a part of English that creates so much confusion even among grammarians...the so called expert in English.

The sentence goes: He is taller than (her/ she)....she answered her but the teacher said she. Normally, people say he is taller than her, so that was what we told our friend....later when checked, actually the answer was he is taller than she(is).......ha apa ni?

So, ladies and gentlemen, do not think that what you always use is always correct, check first. actually both answers were correct. the only difference is:

He is taller THAN she is correctly used if THAN is used as a conjunction and it is considered true in formal academic purpose but if it is used as a preposition, the sentence should go He is taller than her.....which is informally used, mostly in spoken english..ha pening kan.

Actually no one can really claim that he/she is well-versed in grammar especially when English is not our first language...we must always check and check, study and study, read and read because grammar evolves...just like our BM....

be careful to avoid making mistakes, even a silly one coz it would reflect our ability in mastering the language....

Camana Ni

Petang kelmarin we all went shopping for groceries at Yawata. before leaving Ayish beria2 nak beli air milo dalam tin. umi tak suka sangat beli air tu sebab milo dia pekat dan manis sangat. leh kencing manis. tapi biasalah ayish tu mesti dia nak punya. ok, kami belikan. tu tak campur calcium yogurt lagi, siap nak yg tindan 2 set sebab ada mainan. adui.....

Dalam kereta, sementara menunggu amik Adik yg sekolah petang di Darulaman, ayishpun minumlah milo itu seorang diri, umi minta sikitpun dia marah. sekali......tiba-tiba ayish menangis teresak2..huhuhuhuhu......

ayish sakit perut, ayish takut, ayish nak muntah ke? mana air, ayish nak air.
Ha......biarkan...biarkan.....

Ayish nangis lagi, sungguh2 ni. ( pandai anak umi tu berlakon)....sambil bertanya lagi:

ayish ok ke? ayish tak kan muntah ke?

Puas juga umi pujuk jangan nangis sambe tu umi terus masuk jarum, nasihat kan ayish:

Tu la , umi dah kata, kalau umi tak bagi jangan buat. inilah akibatnya. lain kali dengar cakap umi tau. habar kat kakak2 dan abang2, dengar cakap umi.....bla bla bla umi berleter....

Umi: ayish nak jadi anak yg baik dak?
Ayish: ya, ya...macamana ni nak jadi anak yang baik..huhuhu.....umi, ayish nak jadi baik.

ha....sudah insaf ayish ni........umi dan seluruh isi kereta gelak dengar tangisan pengakuan ayish.

All The Best

Today my students started their PSPM2, the last exam for this session and 2 weeks time, they are ready to leave the college. Hooray on my part too as i too can go off for a 2 week break before receiving a new batch next session
F3E3... happy go lucky and funny and brainy...you people can go further provided you give your best....i really enjoy being with all of you.


H5E3...the best group in English performance, ready with their creative and cool presentation.
The only guy, Izzudin was really closely monitored by the sisters. All the best to you.


H1E1. , very responsive and responsible, obedient and cheerful, especially having Ain n Azri around. All were nice and polite.
Hmmmm. A2E1...the noisiest and the most easily adapted students who never failed to make my days bright and colourful, especially with the four boys who always came out with their crazy ideas. thanks for making my time spent with you meaningful. i always pray for your success.

Berkatalah benar walaupun......

Umi dok get ready nak pi rumah tok after maghrib. Abah and Bob dok solat jemaah. Umi cari handset umi tak jumpa so umi tanya lah Ayish sebab tadi dia dok main game dari handset umi.

Umi; Ayish, tadi handset umi dah simpan ke?

Ayish:Dah.

Tapi umi hairan pasai apa suara ayish macam jauh aje. sekali umi tengok dia dok dibelakang abah, oi dok solat jemaah rupanya, tapi yg nak tergelak tu, dia leh jawab soalan umi sambe dok solat.

Umi tahan nak gelak sebab takut solat abah dan bob batal lak. rupanya, ayish ni baguih betui sebab jawab soalan umi walaupun tgh solat.

Berleter

Apa? malas nak baca entry ni sebab tajuk dia berleter? semua tak suka kena berleter kan. umi pun tak suka tapi kena jugak beleter ni sebab kalau tidak anak2 buat tak kisah aje suruhan kita ( berleter pun depa x kisah juga).
Ibubapa selalunya berleter atas sebab2 tertentu, bukanya depa shiok sangat dok marah2, tegang urat, nanti tua cepat, tapi nak buat camna? sekali suruh, tak gerak, dua kali baru dok menguit, tiga kali, jawab pulak: sat gi la.....pasai jawab sat gi la tu yg umi marah sangat sebab sat gi boleh dipanjangkan menjadi 1 jam, 4 jam, sehari, seminggu dan kalau tak diulang, mungkin 10 tahun pun depa x bergerak.
umi lak selalunya berleter sebab nak didik anak2, jangan jadi malas sangat, nanti bila tinggai umi pi belajar mana2, pi kerja mana2, orang suka kita sebab kita rajin...buat apa saja buleh, bukanya dok bagi alasan.....ala mak i tak ajar pun buat camni...ha kan dah sebut nama umi tu...aleh2..buruknya dapat kat umi, gamak ke anak2 nak buat camtu.

Umi rasa, berleter ni tanda kita sayang, sebab tu kita tegur. kalau tak sayang, macam anak orang lain, biar pi la hampa nak buat apa, gasak le. kalau tegur silap2 kita pulak kena bidas, budak2 zaman ni bukan tau sangat hormat orang tua, tambah pulak dia tak kenai kita. macam petang Khamis kelmarin, bila umi pi jogging, depan umi ada satu couple tu... yg pakwe dia buleh kok ko ( angkat atas belakang ) si makwe...agaknya dah letih sangat berlari kot. tak malu punya budak2...umi cuma mampu menjeling siap-siap, umi tenung tajam2, tapi mulut terkunci walaupun hati geram bagai nak gila. ha kalau dah tak larat,, hang jangan pi jogging, bagi kat orang yg kuat macam umi saja( detik hati umi ).

So umi cuma tegur anak2 umi dan juga anak2 murid umi dan juga sahabat handai umi ( maklum umi senior). Berleter ni selalunya disertai dgn nada yg amat kuat, sebab kita dah frust cakap elok2, so nak bagi power punya arahan, angkatlah suara, maka nadi pun berdenyut cepat dan semangat nak melalut pun amat tinggi. tambah pulak kalau ada yg berani menjawab, lagi panjangla leteren umi.....sampai kekadang umi letih sendiri.....

Umi masih ingat, tok dulu kuat berleter ( la pun sama, cuma degree dah turun). rasanya sebab tu la umi jadi orang macam la.... kalau tok tak berleter ntah apa jadi kat umi...mungkin teruk sangat. umi sedar tok berleter sebab dia sayang kat umi, dia nak umi jadi baik, so kenalah tegur selalu. dulu umi marah sangat kalau tok berleter, tapi bila tok mogok tak tegur sepatah apa, umi cukup risau sangat sebab umi rasa tok dah tak kisah kat umi. silent treatment yg tok bagi tu amat menakutkan. umi tak la sampai takat tu ngan anak2. pas marah, buat baik lak kat depa. masak ke, iron baju ke, basuh kasut ke....apa2 saje utk menunjukkan umi rasa bersalah.... payah jadi ibu ni....

Pendekata, the moral lesson is, jangan buat ibubapa anda marah dan berleter, tapi kalau mereka berleter, diam dan dengar sahaja kerana disebalik kata yg terlepas itu, ada kebenarannya.kajilah sebab mengapa kamu dileteri. Sedangkan Saidina Umarpun dileteri isterinya, inikan kita,, hamba Allah yg amat banyak dosa ....insafni.

Ayish semakin pandai menyoal semenjak dia ke tadika , antara soalan yg membuatkan umi ternganga tanpa jawapan adalah:

1. Allah tu letak kuasa dia kat mana? ( dia ingat power macam superman kee?)
2. Syaitan tu kecik ke besar? ( yg umi tau syaitan jahat, saiz dia umi tak tau lak)
3. Ular tu awat dia cekik harimau? nanti dia cekik Ayish ke? ( ni sure dia takut bila cikgu cerita)
4. Pasai apa kita tak dak khemah yg buat dari batu? kalau hujan tentu tak rosak.

Tu la antara soalan yg umi dapat.payah nak jawab ni.sapa boleh tolong.

Rutin Ummi

6.30 pagi, umi ada di rumah tok, tidur sini ngan anak2. pasni umi akan ke market Jitra, beli lauk terutama ikan pekasam tok, balik rumah, tengok pokok2 kat luar, then masuk rumah tengok apa2 yang patut dikemas. memang banyaklah nak kena buat bila weekend ni, dari depan ke dapur.

nntah apa nak masak tak tau, la ni umi memang jarang masak, tapi kalau cuti kenalah ubah selera sikit, takkan nak makan luar aje, bosan. walaupun umi bukan pandai sangat bab2 masak ni, umi buat juga cara umi, janji anak2 makan dari air tangan umi.

sesekali fikir, dah lama umi tak buat laksa, bihun sup, makaroni bakar, cucur udang, cucur jagung, spagetti bologne, bihun goreng, hmmm itulah antara makanan favourite kami, tapi dah tak menjadi kebiasaan lagi. umipun tak tau pasai apa la ni jarang benar umi buat. apa tidaknya, kalau weekdays, balik aje kerja dah lewat, umi cuma leh masak makan petang aje, yg dinner selalu beli sebab umi kena cepat pi rumah tok. kalau dok belek di dapur lambatla sampai, nanti tok tanya pulak. so , banyak benda umi kena forgo sebab nak pi teman tok.

awai pagi, 5.30 umi balik, cuma sempat buat yg senang2 utk breakfast abah. lunch memang tak sempat sebab nak ready pi kerja. so atih tolong masak lunch. ikut suka dia la nak masak apa. bila lunch makan tak sekali so tak sedap. sebab tu kalau weekend umi masak juga, makan sekeluarga, supaya anak2 bersatu makan masakan umi. sedap tak sedap lain kira kan

Kalau petang Jumaat, selalunya kami pi jalaan2, mancing ke, shopping ke, bowling ke, kedai buku ke....nak lepas tension la tu. walaupun umi kena belanja banyak, umi buat juga supaya anak2 tak terasa terkurung dan terasing. walupun umi tak kaya, umi akan belanja juga. kekadang bila umi habar berapa banyak umi dan abah belanja, bukan sebab umi ungkit, tapi nak bagi tau anak2 bahawa, dalam hidup ini, kita kena berkorban demi orang2 yang kita sayang, terutama ahli keluarga kita.

Hari sabtu, kami pi melawat kakak dan abang abah di Yan. kena jenguk juga dua orang tu, beli apa2 yg patut. abah dah tak ada makbapa, so depala pengganti, kena hormat tau. Pastu kena pi jenguk Eman di SBPI Bukit Kayu Hitam. beli sikit2 ration dia, sebab eman cuma balik sebln sekali, tak macam di SMKAK dulu. inipun kena jaga, takut dia terasa terasing. walaupun umi pi sat saja, cukuplah, janji dapat cakap, dengar apa cerita dia. dah dekat 10 tahun rutin ni umi buat, dari along ke bob and now kat eman.

Hmmmm...ginilah rutin umi, weekdays, weekend sama saja sibuknya.

Forgive and Forget

The whole week saw a turbulence in life, a change from normal to chaos, a complacent to disturbed , a happy to wistful, a stable to wretched, a confident to a loser. All of a sudden i grow ( even though i am already old) 20 years older, having to learn and realize that i am not always right, i am not perfect, i am an absolute nobody.
For 47 years , i sailed through my life, experiencing some obstacles, some hiccups, some ups and downs, all manageable, all smooth, all confidently dealt with.

This week however, opened my eyes, my entire heart and soul, my absolute sanity.
never had i expected that the peaceful, contented, happy life would turn 360 degree. The effect is so painful for a very easy going,innocent, cheerful person like me, for i had never ever thought that the drama that i always watched on TV, really unfolded before my very eyes. The pain is so unbearable that my heart goes weak, my words falter, my world crumbles......

Nevertheless, slowly and miserable, i go on with my life, i force myself to smile, i snap my mind to reality and i drag my heavy feet to face the reality of life. In doing so, i tell myself to:
1. forgive and forget.
2. avoid pointing fingers at people
3. respect and value others more.
4. love and care selflessly
5. understand and accept things easily
6. beware and be careful
7. cherish life even more.
8. be ready for more upcoming painful tragedy
9. thank Allah for being so kind and compassionate.
10. live and just live for the sake of people that i love.

My heart bleeds, my soul hurts, my emotion disturbed by my sanity remains......

Pesan Ummi

Along: You are the eldest of all, the most reliable and trusted among all, being looked up by other siblings. i know this is the most challenging role, being young and all, you have to shoulder this heavy responsibility, hoping that the other siblings will emulate your good deeds. I am sorry to have burdened you with this, but deep inside i always pray and place my utmost trust in you, confident that you will braze this world, proving to no one but yourself that you are the chosen one to lead this family. So, accept this as your ibadah.

Akak; You are the eldest sister, the one knowing how hard it is to be an adult, and show how to act as one, beside projecting a good example to others, if you make one mistake, the rest will set you as the one marking the bad impressions on our family. thus, the freedom that you enjoy now comes with a heavy task, accompanied by the trust n believe that you will prove yourself mature enough to look after your siblings, if abah and umi are not around. Be careful, dear.

Bob; Well, the so called creative, genius, and innovative son, having shown great talent from young till now. We place our high hope that you will carve a good name to yourself and family, producing something that would make us proud of you. honestly, each day gives us continuous wish that you will succeed in whatever you do. our sincere thoughts and hopes that you can join hands with Along, creating a duo that will rock the world with your care, sincerity and honesty.

Atih: You have your own special way in distinguishing yourself from others, but the fact remains that you are our daughter who can be as successful as others. Remember, success does not come in how many As you get, but how you ace in whatever you do. just don't be too emotional as it will only deny all your hopes n dreams. Be careful.
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Eman; My fourth child, trying day by day to display your niche in life. You are still learning all the ropes in life so, grab this chance to place yourself among the best. if you set your heart n soul in it, sure you will see the fruits of your labour. but never forget that your family is always behind you, 100%. Remember that.

Adik: The quiet one, the one who likes to keep to yourself. you must know, dear that we always pray for your success even though we rarely sit and talk to you. You are independent from young, and this is actually a good move as you must never rely on us, we might not be with you forever. Nevertheless, you have many caring and loving family members beside you so, dont be shy to ask, just ask, and you will get the answer.

Alin: The active n talkative girl., always run and run, wanting to get things done in a flash. also a self-taught one, slowly carving and moulding her own talent. We can foresee you establishing yourself later in life, if only we will live long enough to see that. Your petite body will not stop you from trying....make us proud.

Ayish: Ha, the youngest and the most pampered one, who is also doing fine in kindi...look very naughty but soft at heart. We only hope that he will be taken care of by other siblings, who will surely teach him the real fact of life. this innocent looking boy must stay aware from the shadow of others,though, if he wants to succeed in life. Take a good care of him ok.

MY CHILDREN......It is not everyday, you can read my mind, understand my hope, prayers and wishes. Hope this will be close to your heart.

Ntah apa umi nak luahkan di sini, semuanya terlekat, tersekat di hati, tak terucap, tak mungkin dapat dilepaskan, tak mungkin dapat difahami semua, malah mungkin akan menimbulkan seribu macam perasaan, tohmahan, ketidakpuasan hati, jadi biarlah umi seorang saja yang menanggung, memilih utk berdiam, kelu, senyap, sunyi kerana luahan hati ini pasti akan membuatkan ramai yang bermuram durja, keluh kesah, marah, terkejut dan terkilan.
Apa yang pasti, hidup umi akan pasti berubah, pemikiran umi akan lebih terarah, gerak-langkah umi penuh waspada, tutur kata umi akan lebih terusun kerana banyak hati yang perlu dijaga, terpelihara dari segala nista dan noda.

( adui payahnya nak tulis guna bahasa begini....dalam English version:

(Ummi, watch your every single step...you might fall again, you might fail again if you forget )