25th December 2020... the last Friday of this tough year.... is definitely a memorable one. Maybe since ada all these social media platforms, I have never or sangat cuit-cuit je mentioned about my hometown on arwah Abah's side.
Bukan marah, bukan benci, mungkin berjauh hati. Biasalah, setiap keluarga ada 'drama' nya kan? At the end, blood is definitely thicker than water. What I can say is, communication is the key. Ego kena buang jauh-jauh. Hidung jangan tinggi sangat. Sebab, nanti menyesal dikemudian hari. #selfreminder
Alhamdulillah, syukur that my sis had this idea of coming back here to visit our cousin sister yang baru kehilangan husbandnya.
But wait, before anyone wants to terdetik on anything, let me get this crystal clear, first. Yes, we literally menziarah but of course, we followed SOP ok. My sis makes sure everyone was disinfected before kami sampai to Yong's (our cousin) place. My husband siap bawak our portable UV light ok. Ni bukan nak self-defense ke apa as we don't owe anyone an explanation. But, it is also something we wanted to ingat sampai bila-bila... a visit during pandemic and how we embrace the new norm by #kitajagakita.
So anyways, back to the visit. Arwah Abah was born and breed from Kg. Malim Nawar, Malim Nawar, Perak. I can truthfully say that I spent most of my childhood and school holidays, here. I learned how to ride a bike here. Weiiii jangan main² bukan sebarang basikal ok, basikal tua! (go Google on how it looks like!)
Punyalah 'rajin' sangat balik kampung kan.... sesat barat weiii!!! Ya Allah... lawak nak mati. Memang berderai gelak tu. Mula-mula macam excited... eh ni dah lain, eh ni dah lain... tiba-tiba sampai penghujung jalan... eh! mana jalan masuk kampung? hahahhahaa.....
Lepas tu bergaduh² on house number and address. Sis pro gila siap hafal lagi nombor rumah Yong. But macam biasa, semua competitive tak bertempat..kemain argue dalam kereta kata dia salah. Hahahaa.... (Turun² kereta terus sis terpa Yong.. "Yong, apa nombor rumah Yong ni??" - Korang mampu terpa tuan rumah macam tu?? Hahhahahha... And yes, my sis betul ye. 👏👏👏👏)
Tapi eksyen weiiii nak juga try sendiri (yes, Waze fail on us!) .. last² called our niece to the rescue. She got his brother to rescue us. Adoih.
(Thanks Tajul & Ayie!)
Awhhhhh.... my heart just bloom. Speechless. There's no words to describe how I felt bila jejakkan kaki back here, in Malim Nawar.
It's my husband's first time here. It's lilD's first time too. Our daughter's too!
Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah syukur.
(Abaikan muka ku yang menahan gelak tu)
From left, clockwise: Mom, our nephew Tajul, our cousin Yong, Yong's sister, also our cousin Kak Ulin, hubs, BIL, bigD, lilD, yours truly and sis. (Missing in this picture, Tajul's wife, Wati and their children)
Start from bercerita perihal arwah Abg Ikram (Al Fatihah), sampai la to all the memories that we've been through here. Aduhai... Tak tau la nak describe macam mana. Lost in words to luahkan.
Yong bagi dia main toys lama Ala a.k.a Iskandar (her youngest son) which is a remote car.. eh punya happy joget joget minah tu. Awak tu girl laaaaaa... Perangai siapa la dia ikut ganas macam boy niiiii (jeling diri sendiri).
Thanks Wati for the delicious Mee and Cekodok.
Lawak seterusnya bila balik kampung ni, my sis and I adalah yang bongsu here. Ini menyebabkan bigD, lilD and SNM automatically jadi Uncle and Aunties here. Anak² Tajul macam tercengang and blur sebab kena panggil SNM, Aunty Baby. Hahahhaha... Bertabahlah ye. I would like to keep this tradition bukan sebab pangkat, tapi untuk mudah for our younger generation get hold of the susur galur keturunan. Jangan nanti tak tau macam mana bersangkut. At least, bila teringat that you kena panggil si kenit ni Aunty Baby, it will somehow clicked who is Nenda Ayu to your Opah.
Tak nak nanti senang² je, sedara tu.. sedara ni.. tapi tak tahu macam mana bersangkut.
Tq Yong, Kak Ulin, Tajul & family.
InsyaAllah, we will come back. There's a lot more to show and tell to bigD, lilD & SNM. Selama ni, they dengar cerita je. But now, we can actually show it to them.
Masih terngiang² ayat pertama Tajul once I stepped down from the car.. "Macam mana Mak Ayu boleh sesat, tadi???"
(Danggg!!!!! Memang lawak laaaaaaaaaa... Heroin round kampung dengan basikal sesat bila balik kampung)
Last but not least, I end this entry with picture rumah pusaka arwah Atok. Al Fatihah Atok... I missed you, dearly.
