Wednesday, February 6, 2008

A.H (a bundle of joy)

10.10 a.m mama said "lets go to UH!"
Nana said "Ha? Is it real this time?"
Papa said " Wait, can we wait a little?
Am about to catch my much-needed nap"

Harith said "Nope! Pa, I cannot wait

Lets go Pa, lets go... I am arriving!"


I heard Nana saying "Oh false alarm"
Yeah It better be
Because otherwise I would be

Too early to be expected

The invitation card says 23.1.2008

Time? Not mentioned

Venue? Probably UMMC...yes!


This time, still early but
Later by a week than the false alarm...

Nana stand by? Ok?Ok!

Nana prepares room for Harith Ok? Ok!

Nana shifts to upper room ok? Ok!


But where is my bed?
Oh don't worry lad, it's coming

From Ochi's house

Uncel Iman would be sending it over

Harith! Assemble it yourself ok?OK!

BUT! Where is the mattress?


Ok, lets workout how to find it

Aunty Intan next door said

You just CUT, yes cut!

Ok! So we did...Papa did

After measuring, re measure, re measure

Taking a long pencil, draw few lines

Papa did cut it up

From a well full sized mattress


Cik Za, patiently sew the cover

Ops! My! With blanket stitch????

Five long laborious hours

Done!

Nana found a quicker way

Plain stitches, it ends in two hours

fine...I have two mattress now

They fit beautifully

Where they ought to be

OK, bags, people and people and people

All into the car...we all now go to UMMC!

there's a sound of thunder now.....pause!


Nana, Cik Za were waiting in the room
Together with Mama and Papa

Then came the time all should leave

BUT Mama still receiving visitors

Among them are C.B, Uchi, Yaii, Cik Tini And Cik Tika

Wait!

Someone was missing since morning...

Cik Di was in the campus with friends

Doing projects in the lab at the Eng.Fac

She only joined us all much later


By 5.30pm Nana, Cik Za and Cik Di left

They were going home for dinner

Probably coming back later tonight

To see me arriving


YES! They came back later, true

This time Nana sat outside 1017

Cik Za called Cik Fiz to come

He arrived shortly before 11.00pm


While the two Professors and nurses were busy
Attending to Mama
Sat Nana silently outside "saying prayers"

She read all the surahs and doas for Mama

She never stopped reading
NEVER stopped
From the little book in her hand

FINALLY!
I arrived at 11.56pm...refusing

To be a 13th January born child

ALHAMDULILLAH

Nana and Cik Za hugged each other

..........................!
Ooooo! It was so wonderful to see them
Outside the room

Tears of joy were flowing freely

Like the pearls without strings
None stop
ALHAMDULILLAH Syukur

I heard Nana saying repeatedly

I was delivered by Prof.Paul Tay


Later Ochi, Yaii, Cik Tika, Cik Tini arrived

Much to their joys

Ochi brought nasi minyak for Mama and Papa

Drinks and all the goodies

They all later left the new parents

To enjoy me, as the new born

In the privacy of our room


By 2.30am "Wan"
(the decide title for Nana) became hungry
So she helped herself to fried rice
That was bought from the morning
Cik Za helped herself to fried mee hoon

Cik Di helped herself to fried mee hoon too
So not only Wan was hungry

The next morning
We (A.H, Papa and Mama) received visitors

Many, many, many visitors
Chu T, C.B. Hannah
Sarah, Uncle Peter
Later joined bu Ochi and her family
They made a lot of noise
Excitement filled our room
Then Mama shoved me out
Prof.C.T.Lim wanted to check me

One final checking
Before we went home


FINALLY

By 3.00pm everyone left

Taking with them our luggage
Like we were just returning from a long journey
Indeed it was an eight-month-long-journey
For me, little A.H

Everyone waited in our house

For our arrival

With me in Ochi's arm

Mama sitting in the front seat
While Papa drove through


It was time to feed me

We found our way into my new bedroom

Much later we made our appearance

To adjust with the new world

New surroundings
New swimming pool
Everything new to me as little A.H

Then it all began...SILENT!
No voice for the TV (silent movies)

No loud talk (more sign language)

No door slamming(more polite)

Even when the lights were switched on

It could startled me


On week ends I started receiving
Visitors and visitors endlessly (?)

Of course it ended before night fall

Then the new "everything"

AND I have a lot to do now


Sending thank you notes

To all my Grandmas, Grandads

Aunties who helped to prepare

Those mentioned earlier

Aunties who visited me

And most all to Mama and Papa...


On the third day of my birth

I was already opening my eyes wide

Much to Wan's amazement

I also gave a loud yell when wet
Then I found my way into the bathroom

Bathing time was blissfully joyful
Awkwardly people were holding me

Dipping my toes into the tub

Immersing my body into the water

All the way through

Yell!!!!!!!! It's strange

Why the cuddle were gone

The lying position was unsafe

I felt insecure

Yell.......


Quickly they would wrap me around

My brand new yellow Aussino towel

Thick and fluffy

Drying here, drying there...

Got dressed before I got the chill

Every few hours I would "deliver"
I don't think I enjoy it much
Mama put me up there
So high, while Wan tried to pasify me
Distracting me with all sorts
AND
Oh yes! I found some friends
From the tissued box placed next to me
They are colorful
Some are fat and yellow
Holding cakes and cookies

The other is striped and big
I have not met them yet..

Wait till I see them on their TV programme
Then shall I know who they are
Toys with sounds and colors
Made my head turned
Mama and Papa were happy to see me
Turning my head slowly
Left and right

Papa enjoyed holding me
When he was leaving for work
He would hold and kiss me
Each morning send offs
Have no cries yet
Wait till I get much older
Then probably my cries
Would get to the neighbor's house
Next door, where Kak Sarah lives

For the past ten days
I have been bathing in the ...
Wouldn't want to tell you...
Sink, in the bathroom
Sometimes I enjoyed too much
Didn't realize that bathing was over

Three days now
I found myself sleeping
On the settee that seats three adults
I slept through till Mama
Woke me up for feeding
Wan was wondering
What else would I conquer after this
In this house

Wan is probably an IT literate
But not an expert
She loves writing and blogging
This may be (her) longest poem ever written
Since the birth of her blog
On the 16th December 2007
Just a little bit older than me...

Probably 28days older

Now A.H is 25 days old
I could say "Aaaaauh"
Gave a little smile to Mama
And to Papa?
Some "accidents" occured
Sorry Pa!

Yesterday 5th February 2008
Dr.Abdullah Yasin paid us a visit
Holding me in his arm
He then put an Ajwa Date in his mouth
Chewing and chewing
Dipped his finger in "air zam zam"
Then he put his "date -covered-finger"
In my little mouth
It went round in circle
It tasted sweet
The the "doa" was recited
Followed by Pa, Ma, Wan, Cik Fiz, Uchi and Yaii
TQ Ustaz for performing the
tahnik
Thank you all for witnessing

I was very lucky indeed
Historic day of my life...25days old

They helped themselves to sweets
Which was served with Uchi's sandwiches

To savour it a little
BUT
Tea was prepared by Cik Fiz

AND
Not by the RoyalTlady

Ok, A.H want to sleep now...
See you in the next line

Or two later...


On the day the monkeys came
They stood on the window ledges
Mama said they were watching
Perhaps counting how many
Of us were taking our naps
Luckily they did not venture in
And joined us in bed
Otherwise? Mama would be screaming
Her heart out

Visitors came, visitors went
They came with presents
Less empty handed ones
I often see similar faces
Which never failed to be away
Be it day or night
They are the faces of
My ever faithful Mama and Papa

They slept through with me
Woke up when I did
Then one day I decided
To sleep with them in their large bed
The magnetic mattress below
Gave me extra warmth

Today, Cik Di left us all
She had to attend uncle Khairul's wedding
Ki took his family along
Cik Di would have preferred to stay longer
I knew it for sure but...
She had no choice
She has to go along

Cik Sarah next door is so cute
But ever since I arrived, she sort of stopped
Becoming Wan's close friend
She even stopped her usual warm waving
That she had always done
Whenever she heard Wan's voice
Calling out her name, Sarah,Sarah
Now she no longer waves no more

Cik Za spends a lot of time with me too
She would adore me
Clean me, cuddle me whenever she is free
Now she is holding the new toy
Waving frantically to attract my attention
Suddenly her arm became tired
She asked "how long would I have to do this?"

I guess I have the longest poem ever written so far...
So long dear bloggers
Do write comments here and everywhere
I shall reply after each of my nap
OK?
Cheers!









Monday, January 28, 2008

GALERI PERDANA

A little before 9pm, A.Karim called to inform me to watch Galeri Perdana, it's AG's Programme. Was so excited to share with my daughter, son-in-law and grandson (though only 16 days old). What more to have a view of Terengganu and touched by the melancholy of it all.

Comel lotey K.Teh dalam TV tu. In real life mestinya lebih cute kan? Tak sempat nak jumpa ye K.Teh?

Did not realise that they actually had a meet in the Mid Valley Mega Mall on the 19th January 2008 for book signing. I missed it all again. No luck this time, but I had a full view of him on RTM 1, an hour ago.


Well done anak Terengganu.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

found your santuary

Juat to say that I have registered. Got no time now, but will make time to walk down this road again........chuss!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

DEDICATED Y & J

Sharing most of it
I was choked
Page 333 of book Two
Sent me flooding
With tears real tears
Of the shared JOY
Pearls of the lost love
Were finally
returned...and Blessed
To the rightful arms
Its much awaited "shell"

I went through it too
With different actors
Understood the grave sorrow
Disgust, anguish, frustration, helplessness
Lost too but not for good...
Definitely tortured

While those other pages
From Book one
Bewildered me greatly
Of the unmentionable behaves
Unbelievable indeed
Left me astounded
AND flabbergasted

Though not knowing
The prescribed
In greater depth
We should never, never
Ever judge a Book by its cover

This being is discontented
Peculiar indeed
Incompetent, unaccomplished
That is all about those cells
Useless cells from protoplasm
Amoeba without brains?

After reading with much absorption
I had reflections
I dreamed of the same character
Different actor
Similar Clan
Acting outwardly with all goodness
Not a soul cursing

I narrowly escaped
Similar episodes
Which I never regretted
But feeling most grateful
To The Almighty
For saving my life
My precious life
From the gallow
Of the cruel hearted
Viscious protoplasm


J, YOUR patience pays...

Your once empty arms
Are now filled with to the brim
Blessed by more and more
The joy of having
Enormous amount of patience
IS alas
Finally rewarded

Those years they were
Not with you physically
Were the years
Meant for others
To be cared and shared
By you...
Which in return
Made you grew up
Awaken by the ........

They needed you more
No one cares for them
Except CARE....


Thursday, January 3, 2008

GAMBO HILANG (MISSING PICTURES)

Rupenya
Mr.Slug, Siput B and General M
Ambik gambo-gambo dari poems tu
Guna basika...
ho! ilang jugowk basika tu....
Mesti gi keda gambo
Nok cuci nok wwee ke
Membe sebeloh umoh dia...

IIIIiiiii lambak aaaa lagi
ambe nok cari pulok gambo tu
lupa doh gambo apa
letok kat poem mana
Alahaiiiiiiiiiiii ni lah
dok ngngopong nok wak jugok


sssssiang ke ambe
doh nowk wak gunne ni?
tulong aaaaa

anyone reading?
acu cuba ajo mok cik
sebelung ni mok cik
panda wak teh je

.......tapi nok aaa
tamboh merioh ke cerita
tu yang letowk gambo
supaya poem yang lekeh
boleh di ceriye denge gambo

tu je

Sape pulok .......lah

Ya Allah
Terkejut ambe pagi ni
Bila logged in dekat Tlady
Scroll through tengok-tengok?
Eh, gi duanne gambo-gambo
Yang ambe upload susoh ppayoh tu

Doh lah kena ketik di nyamok
Masa ambik gambo tu
Wahai Mr.Slug, Siput B, General M
Pulang a smula
Payoh doh nok letok smula ni
Ambe bukang nya ngggopong
Wak seme-seme ni
Bejang-jang stay up baru siap
Tu pong kadang-kadang
Battery abih
Start smula
SSSSSSSiang aa ke ambe
Letok smula gambo-gambo pokok tu

Kalu deme minak
Mitok aaa mollek
Ambe buleh email

Adik kakok whey
Guane gowk nok wak kalu
Nowk block gambo dari di ketek

Yang pelik tu
Ada yang ada lagi kak situ
....hilfer, hilfer, hilfer.....

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

POKOK BUNGA PEKAN

Doc,




I am not sure what the real name of this plant is but that's what my Ma used to call. It doesn't crawl like kangkong (like budak sdar tu), but I noticed if there is no "para", it would simply grow in any direction because the growing stem is pretty soft. I had this plant in the middle of our compound when I was little. It went round the "para" until it looked real busy.

Perhaps you could find out the real name after looking at this picture.