SARAH’S AND ADAM’S DARK HOUSE

Sarah, in A.H. Our Bundle Of Joy, has left. The whole family left today, after breakfast with us, at our house. We had nasi dagang Terengganu and nasi minyak Terengganu that my son-in-law bought from Wan Shukur’s in Subang Jaya. Afterwards, they went back to their house to fetch their cat to bring over to Kedah, to Sarah’s grandmother’s house.

They were busy the whole day yesterday with the professional packers and packing their belongings. They would be leaving for London in September. Sarah’s and Adam’s mother would further her studies and courses at the Oxford University for another three long years, the alma mater she once graduated from with a Degree in Dentistry.

I am already missing them so much. Last night, as I was going to bed I slipped my fingers through the pink colored vertical blinds and peeped out. Sadness and darkness covered my feelings. It was total darkness coming from their house. There are no more beautiful curtains found hanging over their windows. There are no more lights shining through. No more meows from their eight year-old cat. Most of all, there are no more Sarah and Adam who would wave to me whenever I am in their sight. They fondly addressed me as their “nenek sebelah” (next door grandma in English). I called their grandma as Kak Ton (elder sister Ton in English).

Dr.Intan and Dr.Hairi are both dentists by profession. They are very friendly young couple living next door to us. They occupied their bungalow almost at the same time we had occupied ours, in the year 2006. Today, is Sarah’s and her daddy’s birthday…born on different dates and different years to different parents.

After breakfast, we had a photography session. Amir Harith was quite naughty. He had tried pulling Kak Sarah’s hair. Adam was quite away from AH as he was salivating…hahaha, as though he never did it himself those days. Someone was absent, it was Sarah’s and Adam’s daddy.

Once finished, we went over to their house for the last time to bid good bye. They would be leaving Malaysia on the 16^th September 2008…on an eleven o’clock MAS flight. What, night time? Yes, it would be at night.

It would be a fasting month, the month of Ramadhan. Every Muslim would start fasting at the beginning of September, Insyaallah. Fasting is one of the Five Pillars Of Islam.

Meanwhile, this house would remain dark, empty, melancholy, sad and gloomy until the next occupied by the next tenant.

Just a little while ago, while editing some links here, nenek sebelah called me from Singapore. She went home to say hello and good bye to her neighbors there before leaving for London to live with her daughter's family for the next three years. She sounded very jovial indeed. This coming Tuesday, she would be back to Kuala Lumpur to join her children who are all living and working here.

Parting is such a sweet sorrow.

Farewell, adios, Auf Wierdesehen, chai chien, selamat tinggal.....