Kenangan Mengusik Jiwa

Nostalgic mood came back, so i went through the old album and found this.Mr Sham, a hardcore Montreal Canadiens ice hockey fan, posing in the Forum Ice Hockey Ring. I am sure he miss this a lot.

2 married couples at the peak of Mont Royale..having a feast of satey and ntah apa -apa. Hamidah and Nordin...last time i met them at kak Oya's house, Mid maintained.......ala datin gitu.

So- called honeymoon....in New York State...Goat Island to be precise..we managed to drive pass the customs and immigration border...the officer on duty was kind enough to let us pass through. Thanks to Syed Kamal, Hazani for making this trip a memorable one. I cannot forget the fear we experienced when we were lost in Harlem areas.....masih terbayang renungan tajam mat-mat negro...ngeri..but finally we managed to find the road back to Canada through Niagara Falls.

Mr Sham's best friend and roommate, aruah Hazani. He was a very patient, caring and understanding brother to us. May Allah place him together with the soleh...Their photo at Niagara Falls.......

Winter in Montreal that time was bearable, even though it was wet and slippery.....i canot remember this place.i think outside a shopping mall somewhere in Montreal.Oh yes..we were entertaining Mazni Sherif who paid us a visit from St. Catherine's...berbalas kunjungan katakan.We stayed at her place when we visited Niagara Falls...sorry tak leh boh gambaq hang....

 Goat Island, New York...ala kat sempadan aje.......actually, many students from USA would go to Canada during summer....

This happy girl( masa tu la) grab the chance to snap the winter mood....must be along Auden Park Drive...time balik sekolah, sementara nak sampai rumah, suka-suka dulu la. See how chubby i was..no wonder my mom sent me a big-size baju kurung.

Well, that's it for now. i have a lot of photos but, i have to respect my girl friends who might not be happy if i publish their photos without their permission.....sorry kak Long.....nanti i kerosek lagi gambar yg sesuai k.

Kisah Lucu di Kingston

Well, umi sambung la lagi cerita kat Kingston ni. Kali ini umi recall balik cerita lucu peristiwa di sana. Kalau u all rasa tak lucu pun tak pa....yang penting umi leh ulang kisah dulu.

1.  Kami bertiga anak angkat Mr Strong selalu naik bas ke sekolah. Selalunya teman sebas kami ialah Kak Long, Zam, Azah, Hani, Hazani ( aruah ) and of course Mr Sham. Yang bestnya driver bas kat sini memang baik, caring and understanding. Uncle Bill especially, Uncle John yang agak serious tapi good dan Mom(pemandu perempuan) yang selalu ambil berat pasal kami. Mom akan bagi lolipop bila umi naik bas, terutama bila dia tengok umi sedih...maklum homesick....well cerita lucunya ialah pada first day kami naik bas, bila saja nampak bas mai, kami dah tak tau nak tunggu belah mana...apa tidaknya....driver dia dok belah kanan bas, so umi dah confuse, terus nak tunggu bas tengah jalan.....sekali Aa tarik tangan.....ait rupanya naik belah kanan bas, bukan belah kiri macam di Malaysia...umi ingat lagi Uncle Bill kata....hehe next time, make up your mind dear.......Malu tapi tak kisah le.......

2. Suatu hari kami join group Malaysia students pi apple picking. So awai pagi Uncle James dah siap belikan kami bekal.....fish n chips....our favorite la....then kami terus terkam naik satu bas sekoleh bas sebab kena kumpul kat sekolah. Dah lewat ni, so kami terus saja panjat tangga bas dan duduk.......ait sekali tengok ada budak2 Melayu, tapi tak pernah nampak pulak depa ni....kami terus saja.....bila semua orang dah turun, kami rasa pelik...tadi jalan yg diambil oleh driver nampak lain aje.....Aa ( mmg dia punya skill kepimpinan dari dulu) terus inform the driver saying we were going to LCVI.....adui ropa2nya bas tu nak ke Bayridge( satu lagi sekolah yg ada gak budak melayu tapi yg ambil engineering)  Baik punya driver, terus dia contact satu teksi dan kami semua memindahkan diri ke dalam teksi dan akhirnya the Strong Girls arrived very late at LCVI. Mrs Weisberg dah haru dok tunggu. Bayangkan kalau kat Malaysia, saheh driver tu suruh kami turun dan carila sendiri nak naik apa. Dalam bas ke ladang apple, bbdk ni depa kontrol radio bas, asyik pasang lagu Alleycats....ala yg ada kisah Kuala Lumpur tu....di tengah kota.....something la umi pun tak berapa tau senikata. tapi bila Sinar FM pasang lagu ni, umi sure become so nostalgic. ( sori le...tak dan cari gambar memetik apple...ntah kat mana)

3. Satu hari kami balik sekolah, Uncle James siap dok tunggu. Awat pulak dah.......dia bawak kami ke laundry room, suruh kami tengok kesan tapak kaki, ada break-in katanya....siap suruh kami pi check dalam bilik, apa yang hilang....ala kami ni mana ada apa. gelang emas ke, rantai emas ke....yg kami pakai cuma costume jewelry ....duit adalah 2,3 dollar di tangan. yg len dalam bank. Umi ni sibuk juga la check sana sini. Aa and Mus relax aje.....Uncle James dah sibuk nak call police.....ai..tak dak apa hilangpun kena call ke? mujur dia tak jadi...Aa dah pucat......apasai ni......sekali dia cerita kat umi.....awai pagi dia basuh baju, dia keluar pi sidai kat luar, so bila dia masuk, ada la tapak kaki, tapi dia tak sempat nak cuci sebab kena pi sekolah......patutla.....tapi mana dia berani cerita kat mat saleh tu, takut kena marah......hai.....macam2.

4.  Satu hari umi balik dari shopping....agak lambat sikit.....elok masuk dalam rumah umi dgr suara wek-wek dari basement. awat kkawn aku ni.....umi nampak ada satu packet chips on the coffee table....ai apasal ni....tetiba Sari ( sorang ni dok kat mana tak tau la ni) terus habar kat umi...Yan jangan makan chips tu....umi heran la...awat hang kedekut sangat Sari....aku lapar ni.....terus dia cerita depa dah termakan chips yang ada lards.....alamak..bahan babi.......depa dok muntah tak tau nak cerita dah.....umi terselamat....sejak tu, kami lebih berhati-hati nak beli makan.....hari2 kami bawa  bekal sandwich telur/sardin saja....kami gilir prepare at nite and next morning, bawa p sekolah.........

Itulah sedikit sebanyak cerita yg umi masih ingat.......ada lagi tau...................ni adala satu gambar kelabu yang diambil di TownHall, Tasik Ontario.....tempat lepak kami yang popular.....

Umi Pi Kingston....Part One

Salam,

Kali ni nak tulih dalam bahasa Jerman lak, baru laju sikit cerita. nak tunaikan janji ngan ex-student minta cerita kehidupan umi di Kanada dulu...jauh no umi pi merantau...rezeki dapat selepas SPM. Sekali teringat, memang umi jarang ( ke tak pernah) story kat anak2....entahlah rasa macam depa pun dok ada di sana gak masa tu.

Nak mula kat mana ni? Well, masa sampai ke Kingston la...sebuah wilayah di Kanada...yang dekat dgn Tasik Ontario yg umi belajar masa form 5 dulu. tetiba teringat pulak .masa time Geografi, cikgu nama dia Mr Charanjit Singh ada kata: Suatu hari nanti kamu akan ke Kanada, boleh melawat Tasik-tasik besar di sana...kami jebeh ( aksi mengerotkan mulut) saja sebab kami rasa memang tak mungkin ala mustahil kami dapat pi sana...masa tu Alor Setar pun mak tak lepaih pi lagi...inikan nun jauh di sinun..terbalik dunia.

Tapi, inilah berkat mulut cikgu ( hangpa jgn buat main..doa cikgu mujarab tau), dapat juga anak Kg Padang ni sampai ke sana. Bila dok tepi tasik Ontario, mmg teringat kata2 cikgu tu.....

Sebaik turun kapai terbang di Toronto, mulalah terasa angin yg sangat sejuk menyapa ( 1 Sept 1982)...kami seramai 50 orang agak2 student Malaysia, rasa perak semacam la....masa tu end summer so suhu dah agak sejuk, nak masuk spring.  MSD bawa kami ngan bas sampai ke Kingston. tak ingat dah berapa jam.

Elok sampai ....bas stop di depan shopping centre Loblaws(banyak cerita menarik kat sini) rasanya......ramailah ibubapa angkat (foster parents) mai ambik anak2 Melayu depa.....malangnya bapa angkat kami tak mai jenguk muka. Aa ( Saleha), Mus ( Muslimah) dan umi kenalah tiduq kat sebuah inn dulu...apa nama dia tak ingat dah...ramailah lagi kkwan yg bersempit kat situ.

Next day barulah Mr James Strong mai ( kami 3 orang dipangge Strong's Girls)...wak balik rumah dia di 222, Auden Park Drive...kawasan township....rupa-rupanya dia dah berpisah dgn isteri dia. Adui...kami dok kat basement saja...tapi uncle James mmg baik....bila first snow turun, dia cepat-cepat call kami keluar rumah...ingat lagi dia pangge Yen, come out and take a look at the snow...umi n Aa n Mus pun dressed warmly...siap dgn bot tinggi lagi keluar tengok snow turun. uncle James gelak sakan tgk kami bungkus macam hantu. dia relax saja pakai jeans and shirt.....hehehe...malunya.....jgn gelak la. sapapun akan jadi macam umi bila first time tgk snow. Malaysia mana ada.....Maka bermulalah kehidupan kami sebagai pelajar Grade 13 ( macam form 6)LCVI (Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute).Yang paling umi ingat ialah Mrs Weisberg dan Mr Potter...yg lain tu boleh la.

Sebenarnya memang umi amat terasa homesick selama 3 bulan kat sana...maklum anak mak tak pernah berenggang...kkwan depa besa dok asrama so ok la. Macam2 berlaku yg membuka mata umi kepada erti sebuah kehidupan, erti persahabatan, erti berdikari dsb....

Yg paling sedih bila kena beraya di sana. Bila dgr takbir ( mmg depa saja bawa tape ni) nangis, dengar lagu raya Sudirman, nangis.Tapi dalam dok sedih tu, nak tergelak juga sebab umi tak leh pakai baju raya yang mak hantar.....besaq gedabak...saiz XL...ye la nak salahkan mak pun tak boleh sebab gambar2 yg umi hantar semua bersaiz besar, pakai baju 2, 3 lapis so mmg nampak sangat kechubbyan umi......

Raya di sambut di rumah jiran keturunan Mesir ( Sohail and Hatem) dan rumah Ennas ( anak tok arab yg sangat baik). Mmg rumah Sohail yg menjadi tumpuan umi sebab ada Kak Long, Aza dan Zam...banyak sejarah pahit manis kat rumah ni.....budaya berbeza mmg amat confusing.......tapi their food....heavenly good.

Dah la kot kali ni.lain kali umi sambung lagi. itupun kalau ada orang nak bacalah....if not biarlah ianya menjadi satu lipatan sejarah.

I am no doctor but.......

Along called again last nite, telling about his oral exam today. Obstetrics ...i am no doctor but i could share with him some of my experience delivering 8 babies...so considered as first hand knowledge, right.  Some doctors take a month holiday off to go and help their children prepare for exam in medic.  I cannot do that obviously ....so the only way to help along is by sharing my 8 different scary yet rewarding moments giving birth to them.

Before i never explained in details, knowing he was not ready yet, but now since he is into it...seeing it, studying it i guess it is not wrong for me to impart whatever informal knowledge i have, which could be a help, if it is a help at all. if not, it is just a story so that he knows how difficult it is for mothers to bring their children to this world.

Thinking about that makes me realize that ...in 20 years, i went through near death nerve-wrecking experience and each delivery had its own interesting tale....it looks funny now. I am myself awed that i was able to endure all the pain which was actually known to those who went through it.  It was no joke when you hear the story that some husbands faint while assisting their wives in labour room.  it is really a no funfair for the faint heart.

Syukur alhamdulillah, my 8 deliveries went smoothly without any serious complications.  They were all different but all went well....subhanallah, it must be the blessings and the prayers from my parents, family members and of course my husband who was very supportive and understanding. This is the most valuable  help an expecting mother would ask for.

In a half an hour along will sit for his test...all my prayers are for him and his friends.......focus and give your very best, Along.......

Ayish Tak Macho Dah

One day, Ayish came home bringing a yellow slip given by the nurse who went to his school for a health check-up. He got his booster and surprisingly, he was very cool about it. He claimed that he did not cry, in fact he said thank you to the nurse. It was an unexpected change of attitude as we always know him as manja, lembut....anak mak katakan. But this time he took it in stride.

What caught me was actually the report of his eyesight reading which was 6/9 for both eyes. We were further advised to take Ayish to see the optometrist.....ha dont tell me Ayish is going to wear that rim-glasses at the age of 7......it will be a burden for him, not to mention the hassle of taking care of that .....this weekend, i will surely take him for follow-up check. Pray that he is ok.

However, what concerns me is that, how could his eyesight become that poor.....well maybe he was exposed to tv, video, games, handset, tab at a very young age. No wonder abah used to scold him for sitting too close to tv set...maybe he does not know and we are also ignorant.  Playing games is one of his favourite and it is no surprise that he can spend hours staring at the small handset and tab......i feel so guilty.

One morning,out of curiosity  i asked him...in German.

Ayish, kat sekolah ayish nampak dak apa cikgu tulis?

la Ayish nampak la. takkan ayish buta kot

mak oi...bukan main lagi belagak dia jawab, dia tak tau umi punya la susah hati.......

I cannot imagine ayish wearing glasses...he will not be macho anymore..... he will look so serious, so mature....so sad.....he is still young and i wish he will not have to go through this.....i pray his eyesight will be better.....amacam along?

Especially for You, Abah

 Sorry this post came in one day late, as always umi was busy with classes today so only now i can update this. Our simple father's day celebration yesterday in Penang. Ala we only settled at Mc D coz the place was really crowded. Look here. it was umi who savoured everything...abah was too full......

 Then, these children took abah( abah took us) to Bukit Jambul Bowling alley for 2 rounds of bowling...ayish had his eyes on this so called Harley Davidson...rm1 per ride......cheap but he went many rounds so a lot of money la wey

 The nite was spent at B-Suite....while waiting for midnite, Bob took a snapsot of this town of Pearl Island. umi......what i did was......layan korea......then at the strike of midnite, we presented abah with ...a new t-shirt, a wallet and a computer bag......well....payah nak cari hadiah len kat abah.suma dia dah ade......

 The next morning, we went home by ferry.....ayish was so excited sporting the jellyfish.....

 Stopped by at The Store and they persuaded us for another round of bowling...well umi just gave my moral support coz i knew that i would win if i were to play, but since the honour was for abah.....we let him win.

 Obviously, abah stylishly beat the rest....kasi chan depa kata......ish mujur umi tak main.......

All in all, our simple celebration made abah happy.....and finally we arrived in B>K. Hitam and paid eman a visit.we arrived home at mahgrib time.......thats all.........our prayers for abah is never ending for his love, care and dedication cannot be measured in words or actions....it is securely carved in our sincere hearts.

Virgin Coconut Oil

Salam,

Kali ni entry umi ialah utk mempromosi secara sukarela akan kebaikan virgin coconut oil yang umi dah mula makan sebulan yang lalu.  Umi ni sebenarnya jenis yg susah nak percaya akan apa2 kebaikan ubat atau supplement yang disyorkan oleh sesiapa saja. Umi suka yg semulajadi.

Namun begitu, kali ini umi amat teruja mencuba softgel VCO(juga semulajadi,minyak nyok saja) ni kerana beberapa sebab yang telah meng-convince umi . Antaranya ialah:

1. Ada seorang ex-student umi yang 3 tahun lepas datang melawat umi. Apa yg amat mengejutkan umi ialah, bila umi tengok muka dia amat licin...besala licin kan. tapi u all kena tau bahawa dulu masa dia jadi student kat kolej, muka dia ada satu selaput hitam yang amat ketara, jadi muka dia yang comel sebenarnya telah terlindung. dia juga seorang yang pendiam dalam kelas. Menakjubkan, bila dia beritau umi yg dia dok guna VGO.  Memang umi percaya habis sebab effect dia memang baik. Now dia sedang buat forensik di UKM. Very confident ......

2. Lagi pulak, ada seorang kawan umi yang telah menjalani pembedahan di perut, dan dia juga menceritakan mengenai kebaikan penggunaan VCO ni. dia syorkan pada umi utk cuba. parut di perut dia dah clear.Bayangkan 2 kali dia kena bedah dan syukur sekarang dia dah ok.

3. Ada lagi seorang kawan India yang minta umi tolong beli VCO ni. Umi kebetulan selalu nampak benda ni di market Jitra. Ada seorang pak cik juai bawang yg letak benda ni. Dia kata, kawan dia baru kena accident, dan dia sapu gel ni, dalam seminggu dah ok. So umi pun ingat nak cuba. Sambe tu tolong beli kat kawan. Harga kat pasaran ialah rm39, tapi sebab umi ni peramah, sambe beli bawang, sambe mengecek harga ubat, dapatlah murah sikit. So far, umi dah beli 7 botol....

Apa kesan dia ye? Well, i am not getting any younger and to look young is impossible. tapi yg umi sedar, la muka umi tak rasa kering lagi....kira lembut gitu....tapi tak la terus putih serelah macam orang putih.  Minyak ni memang pelembab yg jadi sunscreen....or sunblock.....sebab tu ramai orang India di Kerala guna minyak ni. ( Ini kata kawan keturunan India).....

Selain itu, oil ni baik utk pelawasan, perampingan, pelembapan, pengawal sel kanser dan banyak pe... lagi la. kalau sapa nak tau, google aje VCO, semua info ada.

Maaf ye...gambar tak leh upload....cari sendiri le

Kuda Mesin Baru

 Amacam ada gaya biker dak? rasanya motor tu lebih  tinggi dari ummi.....sejak umi belajar motor masa darjah 6 dulu dgn sepupu, dan kemudiannya jatuh dalam sawah padi sampai bengkak kaki, umi tobat tak cuba dah. Ini cuma shiok sendiri sahaja.

 Dah lama abah dan umi dok pikiaq nak beli sebiji lagi kuda ni sebab yg satu, Bob dok guna di UIA. Atihpun tak selesa bawa Kembara sana sini, jadi kamipun pejam mata, terus bawa depa ke Chin Hin. Memang nak surprise anak2....tengok muka depa....terkezut.......

 Antara pilihan yg ada, kami minat yg merah hati tu....kalau yg hijau muda tu terang sangat, nanti orang tak nampak motor len dah........yang warna oren kat atas tu cuma tayang saja......

 la hampa dua pikiaq la camna nak bayar . Umi cuma bagi downpayment aje.......mau pakai kalu, bayar kalu.

Akhirnya kerana dua-dua tak mampu, abah amik alih hak milik. Bob dah ada satu so now yg ni sharing case antara Atih, Along dan Eman( bila ada lesen)...Akak....jadi pembonceng aje no. Janji tau bawa elok2, jgn dok geli kaki nak racing, biar orang pecut, hampa slow and steady aje. kalau umi tau ada case rempit, semua akan ditarik balik dan hakmilik akan berpindah kepada umi...biar simpan dlm stor.........

Satu Hantaq Satu Ambik Balik

 Ptg Khamis umi minta balik awai, so at 3 dah bertolak ke Shah Alam. hajat nak hantar akak balik kampus dan amik bob balik pulak. Traffic amat teruk sekali sebb ada accident sebelum Tapah. jadi kamipun merangkak la.....mujur hotel dah book so wpun sampai dah 1 pagi, boleh la rehat. jgn buat main, time cuti sekolah ni tak berani nak redah aje, takut tidur atas kereta. Syukur walaupun letih terkelepek, kami selamat sampai. Pi hantar barang hang dulu akak.Blok Kenanga UITM.lengang semacam aje.

 Aktiviti popular kami weekend ni ialah makan. Ni kat R& R Elmina...hajat nak makan satey samuri tapi tak buka lagi jadi kami makan soto saja. Abah kata tak puas hati makan sebab asyik dok gigit tulang ayam saja..makan aje la abah, kita kan dah lapar.

 Bunga dan umi mmg dicipta utk bergandingan , jadi sempat lagi belek pokok ni. ish awatla umi tak cabut amik sepokok....mmg kalau nak buat kerja jahat Allah tak izin kan.....

 Innova inilah yg banyak jasa bawa kami 9 beranak sana sini.Cuma Along sorang saja yg tak dak so u all boleh bayangkan la betapa sesaknya. Tapi we enjoy....kesian anak2 kaki macam zirafah so kena kepak sana sini. tak pa nanti umi beli bas na........( ni depan Hotel MyWorld).

 Kalau tak melawat Bowling Arena Kompleks Shah Alam memang tak sah la...ni kena sejuk hati posing dulu sementara nak dapat giliran. pukui 10 mlm baru mula main. Umi dok hangat sorang2 sebb tak bawa DVD player nak layan Korea......

 Ini lah gambar terkini anak2 minus Along....cuba tengok sapa yg paling BESAR.......kena bagi kerja banyak sikit kat Bob dlm 2 minggu ni ....dia kan cuti.......Eman was the best scorer that nite......

 Makan lagi....ni Restoran apa nama tak tau..breakfast kami besalah mencecah rm50....tak pa makan bukan selalu.....

Ha.......makan lagi.....akhirnya dapat gak makan satey ni dlm perjalanan balik dari rumah Teh Toh di Sg Buloh. 60 cucuk saja.....baca doa dulu.......kalau ayish baca lagi cepat kan.  Lepas hantar akak, kami terus balik. Jalam jam gila....umi drive dari Tg Malim ke Simpang Pulai.....terlekat lagi sebab ada 2,3 accidents lagi. memang kaya orang tow truck......tambah dgn hujan memang mencabar.....Akhirnya kami selamat sampai Jitra pada tepat 11 malam.....syukur pada Allah, perjalanan kami selamat.........minggu depan ada lagi plan tapi ...shhhhh rahsia........