My Regular Phone Conversations

Scene 1: Home calling Mama

Mama: Hallloooooooooo (with nice big smile..)

Home: Hi Mama, Ini Aina. Mama! Mama! Abang tak buat homework!

Then shrieks at the back...followed by sound of phone being grabbed..

Home: Mama..kentut, kentut, kentut!

Mama: Ammmmmmiirr! Stop saying that. Nanti sapa cakap macam tu Mama taruk kat luar..

Again..sound of phone being grabbed...

Home: Mama! Ini Aina, Amir cakap "put put"...

Mama: Ok, Aina please tell Abang to do his work (in the background .."Tak nak!!!")

Aina: Mama balik what time?

Mama: Seven maybe...

Aina: OK, see you..

Now Amir grabbed the phone..

Amir: Mama balik what time?

Mama: Seven o'clock sayang..

Amir: Alaaaaaaaaaa..Mama balik kul sebelas la...

Mama: (Giggles..) Ok, Mama balik kul sebelas...bye..

Amir: Yea! Yea! Mama balik kul sebelas...bai Mama.



Scene 2: Mama calling Home at noon

Mama: Helloooo, Amir?

Amir: Helo Mama kentut, kentut, kentut!

Mama: Amir, please don't say that. Nanti mama put down the phone

Amir: Kentut! Kentut! Kentut (louder by the word)

Mama: Apasal la anak Mama ni cakap macam tu...What time did you wake up boy?

Amir: Kul sebelas!

Mama: Have you taken your breakfast? Abang & Kakak dah balik school?

Amir: Dah...Abang ngan Kakak balik kul sebelas!

What Happened on July 20, 2006

Something I wanted to describe some time before but just didn't have time to do it. I was so absorbed into this one "crazy" project that I didn't even have time for own - frankly speaking, I lost about 2 kg of weight.

This is the date just a day prior to my dad's scheduled surgery. We're just about to retire the night, July 19, and I was the only one awake finishing my work while the rest of the household has long gone to slumber.

It was about 12.30 midnite, when suddenly the lights went out, so did the aircond. Must be a blackout, but then I peeked through the window, the rest of the neighborhood was all lighted up. I woke Papa up, asking him to check the fuse. While doing that, I heard noises at our gate, sounded like my neighbor were banging on my gate. Papa was still dazed as he had a long day, but upon hearing the noise, he was immediately up on his feet, went straight downstairs. I followed him, with my kids all awoke, only to find out that our electric meter outside the house was in flames, with our neighbors shouting to wake us up.

I started to panic as Papa were shouting for the fire-extinguisher. In total darkness upstairs, I just couldn't find the torchlight and the fire-extinguisher. I ran downstairs looking for the other set in the kitchen, trying to light the stove for some lights. Adam & Aina were somehow excited with the activities, but Amir was screaming due to the darkness. Acik came down trying to figure out what's happening. With Papa screaming for the extinguisher and wet cloth, I just couldn't figure out what to do first. The fire started to spread to our shoe-cabinet, latched to the wall just below the meter.

Somehow Papa managed to find the extinguisher the same time I brought wet old clothes. My car was in the porch, just inches away from the fire. Papa managed to extinguish it in less than 5 minutes, but the shoe cabinet was half destroyed. As the extinguisher is dry-base, dust was all over the house.

And we went through all this with my mom and Atam fast asleep upstairs. Only later we woke them up, sending everybody to sleep over at Acik's apartment nearby as they sure couldn't sleep in the heat. 2 am, it was just me and Papa sorting out things with TNB and Bomba, fighting away the mosquitos while trying to catch some sleep.

The damage: 2 pairs of Adam's school shoes, 1 pair of Adam's taekwondo shoes, a pair of my Balenciaga, a pair of my Alain Delon, the TNB meter, the entire fuse cabling, the shoe-rack from IKEA, almost half of the porch ceiling and wall, dusty floor...and a lot of restless sleep. Remember, at this time, we're still maidless.

Lesson learned:

Always keep fire-extinguisher handy
Devise a fire-escape plan for your maid to understand and assist the children when you're away
New installed meter from TNB runs faster than the old one

Peace in Slumberland

At the end of a hectic day, the only peace of mind I would get is watching my kids in slumber. Next to prayers, it's the only thing that will lower the pace of my heart beat, though I do admit sometimes I rushed my prayers...

Adam is still like a baby, suckling his thumb. He'll go to bed fully clothed, but by dawn, he only has his undies on, sweating, and Mama is curling under the thick comforter from the cold breeze of the aircond. I wonder why Adam felt so warm?


Aina is a light sleeper, just like her mom. When she had a bad dream, she'll be right on my side of the bed, squeezing in between her little brother and me.

And this boy, no matter where I put him in the room, by 3am he'll be somewhere in between Papa and Mama.

See how peaceful is Slumberland...I wish peace would shower all around the world especially in the Middle East.

I also wish for peace to fill my heart everytime I face the most difficult customer to date...eh?