[ The Fighting Spirit ]

Meh cerita pasal Sabtu lepas,meh.

Sabtu lepas yang kiteorang satu family tak expect akan menjadi Sabtu yang paling panjang tapi paling bermakna.

Sabtu yang paling penat tapi Sabtu yang paling puas hati ah.
Sabtu yang mulanya 3 orang je terlibat tapi akhirnya semua orang turun pandang.
Sabtu yang paginya semua kelaparan tapi balik dengan perut kenyang lantas tidur terbongkang.

Ha, Sabtu apakah itu?
(Soklan macam haram)

Last Saturday saw Zaki participating a taekwondo tournament in the Featherweight category.
I lost count of the numerous tournament that he joined but most importantly, Umie & Ayah memang encourage dia masuk all these as to see his progress in his taekwondo skills.

Tapi masalahnya, yang jadi mangsa meneman tak lain kakak-kakaknya lah.
T_____T

But since Jenn was around this time, Jenn took him (and 'Aliya yang hanya terlibat untuk perbarisan je) while I stayed behind with Umie & Ayah.
Kekdahnya nak bermanja-manja sangat lah kan?
Haha.

Not really, as Umie, Ayah & I went for a medical check-up together so kelewatan kami untuk memberi sokongan itu dimaafkan lah ha ha.

As we arrived at the Sports Complex in Seremban 2 where the tournament took place, we saw 'Aliya running around tak berselipar with her friends while Zaki was resting on one side, eating with his friends.

Kiteorang datang jenguk kejap je as we haven't had our breakfast yet and since 'Aliya tak terlibat sangat, we took 'Aliya and went to a nearby restaurant to eat.
Jenn was left in charge of Zaki but she didn't mind as she kept herself occupied reading Harry Potter : The Half Blood Prince untuk yang keberapa kali dia baca, Along pun tatau.

Ha, lepas our late breakfast, we came back and masa tuh cam malas gila ya rabbi.
Sebab dah pekene nasi dagang, mee bandung, nasi lemak, and the last thing you wanna do is stuck in a hall sambil tunggu turn adik sendiri berlawan.

Dah la lama lagi his turn.
T_____T

So Ayah & I slept outside the hall, tidur bersandar kat dinding pun masyuk seyhh hahaha~!!

Umie woke us up when it was Zaki's turn, tapi masa ni baru qualifying round je.
So feeling a bit groggy, I just went to Zaki and wished him good luck.
And he won the qualifying round, which entitles him to enter the final stage.

Masa tuh cam tak excited sangat sebab we thought Zaki won easily as his opponent was injured.
So macam menang cincai ah, but nevertheless we were happy for him.

Tapi dalam hati;



AAARGHH LAMANYA LAGI KENA STAY SINI KENE TUNGGU SAMPAI HABIS NAK BALIK RUMAH TENGOK TV HELP HELP!!

Ngee.

While waiting for the final round to start, we rested and prayed kat Masjid Bukit Chedang sambil memberi ceramah motivasi kat Zaki on what he should do, attack mana untuk dapat point banyak yada yada macam la kiteorang terror sangat taekwondo haha.

'Aliya dah restless and start wat perangai sebab semua orang dok bagi attention kat abangnya je. Mula la mintak yang bukan-bukan and bila tak dapat menangis merengek.

Kak Long dia lak kemainnnn lagi menyakat mengajuk haha!

Then the time finally came.
Umie at one corner bagi support.
Jenn and Ayah at the other sideline, behind Zaki's sitting place.
While 'Aliya and I at one side, recording and yelling mak aih kot sedap suara tuh takpe ah.



Buat yang rajin tengok Youtube di atas, Zaki is in the blue coloured padding.
He fought really well this time, sangat berbeza than the qualifying one, as this time he went up to the opponent dari menunggu saja biarpun at first few steps tu, Zaki teruk gak kene bantai huhu.

And ho yeah ho yeah, Zaki won!
Champion baybeh, champ-pee-yonnn!!!

*menari agogo jap*

Pastuh cam sexcited ah nak tunggu majlis penyampaian hadiah, but how frustrating it was when we found out the prize giving ceremony kene tunggu SEMUA habis dulu.
Mak aih.
Masa tuh dah kol 6.30 pm dah weh.

Kepenatan amat sangat, I zonked out in one corner, ntah ape penat pun wa poo che taww.
Susah jadi orang cantik ni, time tidur pun nak amik gambar sekali tralala.

Umie kat belakang bergossip pasal MJ dengan unknown makcik ha ha Along dengar sambil tidur.

AND FINALLY!!

Tah sape ajar gigit gigit medal ni pun tataw -_-"

Habis prize giving (tu pun tak tunggu sampai habis), we went to JJ Seremban 2 for dinner.
Lapar seh.

Angah called to say he was already home, so we asked him to join us as well.
If you peeps think macam dah lama gila Along tak letak Angah's picture, it's because Along sendiri dah bapakkkk lama tak jumpa dia!

Ada orang cakap muka dia cam Faizal Tahir.
Tengok lubang idung pun Along tau MEMANG TAK SAMA langsung!

Ayah sedikit terkedu, sebab dia tak sangka dia ada 'anak perempuan' lagi sorang haha!
T__________T

Umie : Ki, ce tengok sana ki!
Zaki : Mana? Tengok ape mi?
Umie : *mulut penuh* Tuu tak nampak tuuu?! *Kunyah kunyah*

HAHAHAHAHA~

'Aliya was the first to surrender.
Lepas makan apa patut, she fell asleep on my lap tak peduli kiri kanan :)

Kat kakak yang kuat menyakat ni la dia manja jugaaaaaaaaak.
Muehehe~

Comel gila kan?
Tapi kalau Along buat mesti lagiiiiiii chomel haha!

Kalau AJ tengok and baca sini, mesti dia konfem konfem cakap;

"DIA NAK JUGAAAAAAAK!!"

Haha, well..
Mesti la nak!

Plus, cara ini bagus untuk menutup bengkak di muka itu -_-"

Bila adik dah menang, perut kenyang, hati senang, kami pun pulang.
Gila bergurindam tetiba.

But this long entry would definitely not measure up the long Saturday we had.
Penatnya sampai ke esok hari pun tak habis.
Tapi yang penting?


"Adik suka camni."
"Camni apa?"
"Camni la. Semua ada. Happy family."


Now you know why I am so attached to them.
Kan?
:)


*Layan Youtube adik sendiri lagi sambil bangga sorang-sorang*

[ I Smell Like The Meeting Room ]

For I just spent my whole Monday in there -_-"



And somehow I was glad to be cooped inside, far from the PC or else I would go on rambling on what a great weekend I had.

Oh yeah wo yeah, this crybaby got to go back home juga wokeh?
Haha.

On Friday evening, wat muka lima belas sen to my colleague, yang sama-sama kene datang kerja on weekend tu and somehow plead a little that I have to go home that day juga.

It must have been the red bump on my forehead that he was afraid of, that he didn't have to think twice to say he'll cover my work this weekend.
I said no need to cover, I'll just come on Sunday if I have to.
He said no need.
And he shoo-ed me off from the office and wished me a safe journey home.

Woohoo, rasa happy ya amat Tuhan je la yang tahu.
Weekend with the family!
Weekend with Umie & Ayah!!
Kenapakah Along excited begini?

Maybe I was determined to make something different between us, maybe maybe.
:)

So yeah, I was purely contented.
Despite something came up between Jenn and I, and I had to go back to KJ feeling a bit cranky with her.

Then it came to my senses that it must be the fact that she'll be off to Medan soon and I was just messing around with her, you know just to have THAT sister fight, face pulling and annoying each other's wit walhal sehari sebelum tuh bukan main lagi shopping kasut baju bersama.

HAIH.




I guess this is where I say to myself - "You can't win everything, long."

I may had a great weekend with Umie & Ayah but to leave home without saying goodbye to Jenn was somehow, entah.
I didn't know why I did that.
I was just upset.

She has been a huge help since she came home and I rather taken her for granted whenever she's around.
Yelah, semuanya - "Alang kan tengah cuti, mintak tolong dia lah." where all this while it would be "Along kan ada, biar Along buat."

Hmm, I know she do mind sometimes but maybe sebab respectkan Umie Ayah dan takut dengan bump besar di muka Along menjadi lagi besar, dia diamkan saja.

While she should be lazing around, going holidays and catching up with her Malaysian friends, she stayed at home helping Umie and Ayah around, taking care of adik-adik for me while I hm, berfoya-foya dengan teman.

I know I'd never say thank you much to her for all that she'd done, especially the part where she is now in her third year of doing Medicine ( two years more, lang!!) in USU, a place that is so far off glamorous than Ireland or Russia but she's there, surviving everyday with whatever she is able just to make us proud.

Yang senang cakap kembang hidung - "Adik saya doktor." ha, ni la kakaknya.
Yang belajar tunggang terbalik nya dia.
T_____T

I just hope she gets to read this and realised how I hate being upset with her or how I cry after my prayers thinking how I can't buy her things that she wants.

Or the fact I didn't spend much time with her is not because I don't care.




I just don't know how to.


I planned a lot, this and that, tapi yang jadinya the other way round.
More to the unexpected ones, which rarely happens.


:(



Kenapa emosi sangat akhir-akhir ni?
Bukan sebab PMS, bukan sebab takde teman lelaki.
Dan Along harap ini bukan petanda Along akan mati dulu.



*texting Sorry to her number*

[ But I Already Told Her I'll Be Home! ]

I admit I rarely call Umie whenever I'm away from home.
Unless to share good news at work or jumpa Nubhan AF tengah jalan.
I don't know why, but kalau susah sakit takde duit bagai, Ayah lah jadi mangsanya.

Maybe it's because I know Umie has a lot of things to handle at home and the last thing she wants to hear from her eldest daughter crying over some friends yang dah memalukan dia or whatsoever.

Bukan Umie takkan entertain, but she'll be more emotional than me.
Yeah, I get my queen of emo traits from her very well.
I remembered how Umie reacted when I got dumped on my birthday.
Lagi tertonggeng terbalik dari anaknya yang sah sah ah tengah menangis menonggeng.

Since that, I reserved my emotions from Umie.
Takut dia lagi emosi.
Bila dia emosi, dia darah tinggi.
And I don't like that.

But that doesn't mean I'll go crying to Ayah pulak.
No, I don't.
Even if Ayah would understand better than Umie, Ayah would somehow slip it to Umie and there goes the emotional roller coaster once again.
Worse even, she'll non stop saying "Nape tak cakap awal-awal, bila dah jadi camni kan dah susah.."

Tak sanggup weh.

So kalau perlu bercerita what happened to me, I made sure cerita itu ada kesudahannya so that they couldn't ask any questions sebab benda tu dah settle.
Selagi tak settle, tak perlu cerita kat derang.
Itu gunanya kawan-kawan plak.
Cerita la mende-mende yang tak settle sampai muak.
Dah settle pun nak cerita lagi tuh I don't understand lah.

But that made me more distant from the parents, I guess.
Sebab mostly the problems I face, I sucked it all inside me that by the time everything is okay, Along dah takde mood nak cerita balik kat Umie Ayah.

So cerita yang happy-happy je.
Tapi boleh dikira yang happy happy tuh berapa -_-"

And that's make me.. erm, sad?
Guilty?

I wish I could just tell them everything.
Sungguh.




*alamak dah meleleh air mata.*



Mungkin sebab apa yang Umie cakap pagi tadi.


Pagi tadi Umie call.
Along kalut tengok jam, lagi 15 minit ke pukul 7.
Cuak dengan tidak semena-mena.
Anything wrong di rumah ke?
Kenapa Jennyto tak call?
Kenapa Umie yang call?

Along kalut fikir hari ini hari apa.
Hari ini Jumaat, hari sekolah.
Umie should be on her way to her school now, atau pun dah selamat sampai kalau adik-adik tak meragam sebelum ke sekolah.

Tapi kenapa seawal ini?

Along betulkan suara sebelum menjawab telefon.

"Kak long?"

Cemas.
Suara Umie cemas!

"Ye.. ye, mi! Nape mi?"

"Along kat mana? Kat ofis dah ke?"

Masih cemas.

"Belum mi, masuk kol 9 nanti, nape mi?"

"Erm..ni Umie kene isi borang bodoh ni!!"

"Borang pe?"

"Untuk clarify kelayakan pencen ape ntah. Kene isi part anak yang dah bekerja ni, Umie tatau ape exactly nama kerja Along tu..pastu kerani tak nyempat nyempat mintak..."

Butir selanjutnya Along kurang faham tetapi Along hembus nafas lega.
Dengan kuat.

Kuat sehingga Umie tanya; "Along kene asthma ke ni?"

Along ketawa tak ketawa sangat.
Menggelakkan diri sendiri dek kelakar seram yang Umie buat.

After helping Umie with what she wants to know, Umie perlahan-lahan cakap;

"Sorry ye Long, Umie kacau Along pagi-pagi ni.."


Tersentap hati.
SEBAK.



"Umie ni. Kacau mendenye."
"Along balik tak minggu ni?"
"Balik. Harini Along baliklah."
"Ok. See youuuu!"
"Haha, ok mi!"

Along senyum, senyum yang Umie takkan nampak.
Sedikit semangat.

Taken on Father's Day 09, where we watched the Night At The Museum 2!

I might not share the ultimate bond with Umie or Ayah now but I wish I could stop thinking for other people for once and just say whatever I want to say to them whenever I want to.

I might not know that Umie Ayah juga MUNGKIN terasa distant dengan ku just because they will think it's not cool for parents to bug their er almost grown up over sensitive over emotional daughter.

Hmm.

I don't know about you peeps, but deep down Along mahukan yang lebih baik antara Along dengan Umie and Ayah.
At least with Umie.

Ayah tuh, okay lagi.
Kalau hantar message random, dia akan reply lagi random ha ha.

"Yah, mengidam crabstick kat Dunkin Donut ah."
"Ek? Sekarang jugak Ayah gi beli makan lah."
"Sape yang mengidam ni?"
"Along. Tapi Ayah lapar gak."

T___________T


I never want to be in the situation where I regret for not being able to talk with them when they are not around nanti, nauzubillah.
Mungkin I need to find the right time kalau nak bercakap with them, and rather not wait until weekends.
Mungkin I have to stop worrying for them yang sememangnya ada kuota untuk merasa risau dan sedih bila anak-anak mereka yang semestinya akan ada masalah.

Kan?







Sekarang cakap dengan Along macam mana Along nak cakap dengan Umie yang Boss suh datang office this weekend sebab something urgent came up and need to be settled immediately before kene present depan client Isnin ni?

:(

[ MJ's Memorial At Victoria Station ]

Sikit punya susaaaaaaah la nak jumpa budak sorang neh.

Macam kena naik flight 10 jam, transit kat Uganda pastuh naik open air truck 15 kilometer pastuh jalan kaki celah hutan belantara sempat tanya jalan kat Tarzan dulu baru aa dapat jumpa dia.

Tapi bila dah jumpa, tiap-tiap malam lak mengadap muka dia.
HAISH.


AJ yang gigih menahan ngantuk untuk meluangkan masa bersama kakak yang dirindui, woocheh.

Comel kan dia?
Cepat cakap comel weh, nanti dia lempang hahaha!!

Tu Isnin malam.
Selasa malam, dia merayupaksapaksa Along plak tahan ngantuk and jumpa dia dan kakak dia yang lagi satu tuh.

Ha kan Along dah macam nak tertidur tuh.
(Walhal orang yang amik gambar neh yang separa tidur amik gambar tak betul)

Okeh, kalau rasa gambar tak jelas dan kurang lighting, ini semua memang disengajakan.
Jimat flash namanya.
T____T



Tapi semalam, kalau semalam Along macam kurang gigih menahan ngantuk dan sembab mata sebab stay up dan menangis sesorang tengok MJ's memorial service earlier dan Linda & AJ tak bising suruh join derang for dinner, Along mesti cam ralat ah kerana tak kental diri dan kuat semangat menahan godaan bantal dan katil di rumah ataupun ralat menolak ajakan teman-teman yang mahu Along join them biarpun Along taknak mereka dipandang serong oleh sesetengah pihak jika mereka tahu Along bersama mereka.

YA RABBI APA KO MERAPEK NEH LONG?!!
T______________T



Last night's get together was totally unplanned.
One minute I was on a YM Conference with them, the next second I was on my way to pick up AJ and off we went to have dinner at Victoria Station!

Manusia-manusia yang bertanggungjawab atas penambahan setengah kilo di dalam badan Along.
Setengah kilo yang ARGHHH tolong la terus kekal dalam badan Along neh -_-"

Keempat-empat mereka yang sopan santun di meja makan, penuh tatatertib dan kesusilaan.

Yang empat lagi NAMPAK je macam sopan, siap sorang minah tuh wat muka ngantuk tuh bajet nampak sopan lah?
T____T

Sudah mula kurang sopan, isk isk.
Adik ipar sape neh weh?
Tolong angkat tangan sikit?!!

*Kakak ipar mengangkat tangan tapi nyorok muka la konon hahahaha*

Tapi dak AJ neh bukan jenis dok diam pun, lagi-lagi lak bila dia tahu abang dia nak belanja makan lobster.

AJ thought her brother was just pulling her leg since everyone mostly ordered so when the waiter showed the innocent lobster, she had to see it for real.

AND EVEN WENT SNIFFING IT TOO, ISH AJ NI -_-"

Ah ko ni AJ, pantang nampak camera ah.

Happy moments!

Kak Dee dan Baby besar.

Loving couple :)

Dua hero malam tuh, tapi Azrul je yang gentleman haha.
Paan, lenkali bagi aa jacket ko tuh kat AJ yang kesejukan.
Baru gentle.

Kami-kami jelitawan yang kekenyangan malam itu. Ngee.

From not knowing what steak to choose (since the menu takde illustrations for us clueless, lack of imagination, first timers) to a session of honouring the late MJ (seriously, time ni semua serious and macam sedih gile hihi), I had a great time with them.

But here's a big fat thank you to Linda & Azrul for treating us all!

Buat Linda & AJ, ah, kalian tau Along kan tetap sayangkan kalian andai kalian terpaksa memilih.
Tapi untuk tika dan saat ini, terima kasih.
:)




AH DRAMA SWASTA BETOLLA DUA AYAT LAST TUH.
(Like you didn't expect it from me la kan? :P)

[ Kenduri Kambing Jantan ]

July has been a tad too quiet for me, tiada event besar kecuali yang satu di pertengahan bulan nanti.
Eh dua, InsyaAllah.

So I took time to catch up with my readings.
I can't recall when was my last time curling up on the sofa and got lost completely in a book.
Mungkin sejak berkereta, I'd lost the luxury time to read while traveling around.
Kalau dulu dalam LRT/KTM dan dalam bas, I could at least finish a chapter or two while getting to my destination.

Sekarang?
Nan ado.

But having friends who writes, friends who shares her other friends who also writes, friends who wouldn't mind sharing info's and lending you books made me hard to stay away from reading, even if it's just a matter of blog readings.

Dan membaca blog yang mempunyai isi yang boleh didebatkan dan difikirkan, bukan macam blog Along yang SAPE JE DAPAT MANFAAT DARI MEMBACA BLOG ALONG WEH?
T______T

Anyways, since I don't have a fortune of time to read those thick, hard cover books, yang sampai 3,4 edition (trust me, buku Twilight yang satu tuh pun baru Chapter 4 dari er, er, Feb lepas. ), I settled down comfortably to light readings, buku ya nipis nipis amat and was super delighted when Cik Cantik lended me Kambing Jantan.

Bukan Kambing Jantan untuk disembelih langsung buat kenduri tunang apetah lagi buat teman tidur biarpun Kambing Jantan itu adalah erm, jantan dan memang seorang (bukan seekor) jantan yang Along cari setelah hati kambing betinaku ini dilapah lapan belas. -_-"

Tapi Kambing Jantan who is also known as Raditya Dika, nama yang keren tapi lagi cocok dipanggil Kambing.
Bukan suka-suka je dipanggil kambing, but its like, kalau panggil dia itu Tom Cruise (ya iyalah, kalau fikir lagi glamer panggil gitu sih) tapi Kambing lagi ni macam show his true personality lah lebih kurang.

Ala,macam korang nak panggil Along ni Kate Moss sebab tinggi cam Kate Moss tapi Kate Moss takde bumps di muka, so panggil je la Along.
Ha gitu.

T_______T


Where was I?

Kambing Jantan(KJ) yang pada asalnya hanyalah catatan jurnal di blog telah diberi anugerah Best Indonesian Blog Award 2003 dan terus catatan harian pelajar bodoh itu terus dibukukan dan dijual seantero Indonesia.

I first read his writings in his blog, curi curi link dari blogroll Cik Cantik and got addicted to it.
Especially when I need a quick perk-me-up at work, rasa gundah gelisah, boleh tergelak-gelak baca his writings.

Kalau untuk KJ, gelisah itu maksudnya geli-geli basah!!

Konfem pikir lapan belas kali nak rasa gelisah pasneh ha ha!

He writes on his dysfunctional family, having a father who is obsessed with his kolor (underwear), about his mom who would flew all the way from Jakarta to Australia (where he's studying now) dengan alasan mahu menjaga dia yang sakit lantas buat dia rasa selamat tetapi terus terusan nanyain pukul berapa shopping mall di Adelaide itu dibuka setiap sepuluh minit dan banyak hal absurd yang lain lagi.

But mostly on how he handles his everyday life in his own words yang ada masanya Along rasa cam fikir - APE KE BANGANG SANGAT DIA NEH.

Tapi dia bangang yang comel.
Sungguh!

Kalau tak, kenapa Along selamat khatam his book 2 times and still laugh at the same paragraph as if baru baca first time?!

Cik Cantik even warned me on reading his book in public, kerana bisa dicop orang gila yang ketawa mengakak sendiri secara tiba-tiba, tetapi kok lucu banget deh!?!!

Yes, there are some Indonesian words yang Along kurang mengerti but with the help from anak-anak Palembang di kantor, atau selalunya Along buat-buat faham sebab mostly the words came with a translation in brackets, ah I wish you could at least read a chapter and get what I mean.

Atau mungkin kerna minat Along pada bahasa Indonesia, I didn't find it super duper difficult to read.
:)

And somehow the love spread to a colleague, Kak Nurha who got hooked to Dika's blog and got ever excited knowing Dika has published several books, langsung dititip pada Sandy yang baru-baru ini pulang ke Jakarta.

Dari satu buku Kambing Jantan, kami terus buat kenduri kambing!


Asiiik!!

Kak Nurha was super kind to lend me Cinta Brontosaurus while she got rambang juling mata tatau nak baca mana satu dulu ha ha.

This was taken from Cinta Brontosaurus;

Ada satu adegan yang mana gue harus berantem ama orang di depan orang banyak.
Gue akting dengan segenap jiwa dan raga.
Dengan menyeimbangkan emosi dengan karakter.
Dengan masuk ke dalam jiwa sang tokoh.
Dengan total.
Layaknya Tom Krus minum Irex. Uoh!

Setelah selesai shooting, gue tanya ke Mister, salah satu temen yang ada di lokasi syuting.

‘Gimana tadi acting gue pas berantem, keren, ya?’ gue nanya dengan pede.

‘Kayak babi lepas,’ dia jawab santai.


Priceless gila.
Boleh bayangkan mata dia terkedip sambil mulut ternganga luas lepas dikritik jujur olah temannya hihihi.
Walhal dia bajet best gila dah dia acting, sekali member cakap macam babi terlepas JE.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


No matter how absurd he may sound in his writings, he do writes about his love life ama Si Kebo (ceweknya) and kekadang cam chomel bangangnye lah mamat neh bila dia keluar dating and comes up with some couple tips yang sangat out of the world!


So if you peeps happen to come across his books, Along sarankan you guys to read and have a blast laughing at his attics.

Me reacting on how Dika calls the man genitals as hamster.

Titit lelaki = hamster?



AARGGGHHH DAH TAK LEH CAKAP HAMSTER CHOMELLLLLLLLL!!!
T_________________T

[ Ini Jodoh, Bodoh ]

Karya : Wani Ardy



Kau memang lucu.


Kau pasti- manusia yang bertahun-tahun kau kasih ini
akan jadi milik kau?


Kau pasti- manusia yang berbulan-bulan kau tunang ini
akan jadi milik kau?


Kau pasti- manusia yang berminggu-minggu kau nikahi ini
sudah jadi milik kau?


Jangan jenaka.


Kau ikat dia- kau fikir dia apa?
Anjing?
Objek?


Kau ikat dia- kau ingat kau siapa?
Ibu bapa?
Tuhan?


Kau ikat dia- kau sedar kau dan dia siapa?
Dua-dua asalnya satu, tanah.


Entah-entah itu- manusia yang kau benci itu
Yang akan kau kasih


Entah-entah itu- kawan karib kau itu
Yang akan kau tunang


Entah-entah itu- lelaki yang beristeri ( atau janda, jika kau lelaki) itu
Yang akan kau nikah


Ini jodoh, bodoh.
Bukan alat kawalan jauh.


Kau boleh mengusul sejuta rancangan
Senaraikannya berjela-jela hingga jadi tebal, sebal, bebal
Tapi yang meluluskan struktur pelan, DIA


Kau boleh cemburu membabi buta
Dan tanam cip mikro dalam kepala otaknya
Tapi kemudian aku tanya, kepala otak siapa yang rosak sebenarnya?


Yang digarikan itu tangan
Yang dicincinkan itu jari


Bukan nyawa
Bukan hati

Ini jodoh, bodoh.

Ini Jodoh, Bodoh adalah antara salah satu puisi Wani Ardy yang Along petik dari buku Gangguan Teksual Perempuan Simpanan.

Ini adalah salah satu puisi yang Along semat kemas dalam hati, di mana setiap katanya membenarkan bahawa tiada guna kau meninggi diri hanya kau berpunya, tiada betul kau membenci diri hanya kau masih belum menemui jodoh, kerana ini semua aturan Yang Kuasa.

Dan aturan itu pasti ada hikmahNya.

Jangan dipandang enteng kekurangan sesama insan hanya kerna kau rasa kau punya kelebihan.
Jangan diludah sebarangan kerana belum tentu kau pasti kau takkan menjilat ludah kau sendiri.

Itu yang Along pegang dari dulu.
Ini nasihat pada diri sendiri jua.


Along serik melihat semua itu berulangkali, berulang kembali.
Jelik pun ada, lantas Along putuskan untuk berdiam.
Diam Along bukan kerana mengalah.
Cuma terlalu jelik hingga yang terkeluar hanya kata 'UGH!'.

Atau Along berhati-hati kerana takut menjadi apa yang Along cuba elakkan.


Nah, kesatlah peluhmu.
Memang seronok mengorek tanah, mencari cela ku yang bersepah.
Atau kau gigih menimbus salahmu di balik senyum indah itu?

Sudahlah weh.

[ Aku Dicium Indah! ]

Did cha know there's a few Indonesian restaurant in Kampung Baru that sells Indonesian delicacies such as Sate Padang, gado gado and even drinks called bandrek?

Aha, I didn't.

Until I was invited to join the tante tante girang (yang cantik) for dinner last Friday!

I thought I'd already reserved some space in this little stomach of mine after having a round of kopitiam with the colleagues before I went off, but alas, dasar perut kecil seperti hamster ya amat.

I arrived to Restoran Ros, sedikit pusing of not knowing what to eat.
HAIH LAH!
T____T

I was happy to see that Cah Ayu and Kak Raina were already there when I arrived.
Cik Cantik came later dan terus menjadi translator ga rasmi buat Kak Raina and I yang tanya itu ini di papan menu.

Masih pusing mahu makan apa, Along biarkan saja tante tante ini membuat order dulu.
Bak kata Cah Ayu, makan aja bahagiannya, ntar kalau mau, baru pesan.
Ah, baik sekali!

Oh ya, ada yang tanya bandrek itu apa ya?

Yang diminum cik Cantik itu adalah bandrek.
Bandrek itu air halia kesannya ;P

Kata mau share, tapi sudahnya dia makan sorang dulu.
Hmph. (Cheh, konon merajuk manja haha)

Tak nampak apa Cah Ayu makan?

Sate Padang ama kuah pedas!
Elok bonar kalau ekau oghang noghoie, podeh ya amek!

Eh lupo den oghang nogoie.
(Tapi den memang tatahan podeh haha)

But all is good when you have Teh Botol by your side (macam iklan komersial ape je ha ha)

So I settled down with Sate Padang campur gelak tawa sama Teh Botol kotak yang ga sama dengan Teh Botol dalam botol.

Our little crowd were later joined by Ian, Nazura, Lissa, Lissa's hubby and baby Indah!

Baby Indah nampak je garang, and according to her 'aunties', dulu Indah lagi tamau pada orang lain.
Tapi sekarang dah nak kat orang sikit.

Sikit sikit pun, when I asked her to kiss my cheek, she did kissed me (setengah hati!) dan terus lari ke ibunya!!

"Tak berjangkit de jerawat Along ke kamu sayang oyy."

We were there until almost 10, borak ape ntah.
Membahan Cah Ayu je kerjanya, seingat Along lah :P

Tapi mendengar sekali sekala mereka berbahasa Indonesia sambil bercerita atau menambah pesanan, Along yakin orang Indonesia kat kedai tu pun tumpang bangga.

Along tumpang gembira dijemput diajak makan bersama :)

Thanks again, kalian.
Kalo mau bareng ke Ros lagi, aku mau ikut, dan aku pastikan perut aku kosong seperti orang yang puasa tidak bersahur langsung!

Ngee.


p/s - foto foto yang ada muka Along itu, kredit buat si Ian yang punya camera seksi. Makasihh bukk!