SIBLINGS 58: BLACK AND WHITE

SIBLINGS 57:BLOGGER'S LIFE

When I posted a lot of kitten stories for my grand children's perusal in my blog, my loyal blog surfers were complaining about over exposure of cats. I think Nayah is mostly frustrated by the cats for she does not know personally about the attributes of the cats.

I do really feel sorry and sympathise with my loyal blog surfers but they must also appreciate my predicaments in getting the materials from human beings for my blog. Human beings always show their disgusts when seeing me focusing my camera on them. For the young and old, they would always look upon me with distrust.

I am always in a dilemma when posting human being photographs in my blog. Some were not happy because their photographs did not appear and some were hurt because their photographs did appear in my blogs. Some human beings wanted their physical appearance to look slimmer although their actual physiques say otherwise. Some would turn their faces away or walked away from my camera focus point as shown by the examples below.

So which way would i have to turn to . Please pity me also lah my loyal blog surfers.

Looking away

Both siblings looking away

The sister would look down on the plate while her younger brother would walk away from the lens of my camera. Sorry to say but cats do not behave in such a manner

SIBLINGS 56: STARTLE CURE

On Friday evening 20.11.2009, we granted Mak Chik Sayang’s wish to see Tok Su Esah staying alone at Kampung Kelubi Luar. Mak Chik Sayang could not imagine or comprehend what it is like to be alone in a dark village house for she has never experience such loneliness in her life.

Since Tok Su was lepaking at Chak Intan’s house, so we converged there to chat with Tok Su. Mek Tet seemed to get along well with Tok Su as if they have known each other for a long time. However in order to satisfy Mak Chik’s Sayang’s curiosity on Tok Su’s house, the four of them (Mak Chik Sayang, Zam , Mek Tet and Marini) proceeded to Tok Su’s house.

Within a few minutes, we heard a shrieking sound coming from the group. When I looked, I saw the four of them were frantically rushing back to Chak Intan’s house. By their frantic movements, I thought they might have come across a cobra or a large lizard. When I enquired about the reason why they were startled, Mak Chik Sayang murmured “monyet”. Naturally I thought some wild monkeys were attacking them.

Immediately I rushed to the scene with my rattan cane as my weapon. To my surprised they were no monkeys on the ground but actually some wild monkeys were high up swinging on the coconut trees. The wild monkeys were not a threat to them as the coconut and fruit trees were indeed their habitat and they are used to human beings. Maybe the monkeys were themselves startled by the sudden outburst of actions by the four.

What interested me most was that Mek Tet managed to jump start back with ease. So from the incidence, we can safely say that the most effective cure for rheumatic arthritis is startled action which does not cost anything except anxiety and faster heart beats.

The monkeys were not even on the ground

The monkeys were in fact high up on the coconut tress enjoying themselves watching the startled foursome

Even the squirrels were also clinging on the langsat trees watching the interesting episode

Mek Tet who appeared slimmer having interesting chats with Tok Su maybe about their similarity in sickness but disparity in age


From left: Mak Chik Sayang, Marini and 80 year old Chak Intan. Mak Chik Sayang listening attentively to Tok Su's narration on her Home Alone version.

REMEMBRANCE 55: BYEBYE BOBOY

Pada hari Isnin 16.11.2009, hujan turun dengan lebat di Negeri Kedah dan ianya menyebabkan banjir di di sebahagian Pekan Alor Setar.

Parit longkang depan rumah Mak Tok pun mula dinaiki air
Parit longkang yang mengalir air ke sungai juga mula dinaiki air. Ummi mereka Kentoi pun berpesan kepada Naruto, Kitty dan Boboy supaya jangan bermain-main di tepi parit longkang takut mereka nanti jatuh ke dalam longkang. Oleh kerana mereka masih kecil, jika terjatuh tentulah sukar bagi mereka hendak naik semula

Sebagai abang sulung, Naruto mendengar dengan baik nasihat ummi mereka Kentoi. Boboy yang asyik bermain di atas pokok palm dalam pasu tidak mengendahkan nasihat umminya, Kentoi.

Naruto pun nasihat adiknya Boboy supaya mendengar nasihat ummi mereka, Kentoi dengan baik

Kitty pun nasihat kepada adiknya Boboy supaya berhenti bermain dan mendengar nasihat ummi mereka, Kentoi.

Kitty berkata kalau Boboy tak turun juga, dia akan naik paksa Boboy turun mendengar nasihat ummi mereka, Kentoi

Boboy tak peduli akan nasihat Kitty dan sebaliknya terus bermain di atas pokok palm

Boboy berkata dia tak peduli kata-kata kakaknya Kitty dan mengancam untuk bermain di hadapan rumah Mak Tok di tepi parit longkang.

Bila ummi mereka, Kentoi beralih pandangan ke tempat lain, Boboy pun terus melompat dan bermain di tepi parit longkang yang airnya sedang naik

Oleh kerana Boboy bantah nasihat umminya, Kentoi supaya jangan bermain di tepi parit longkang telah tersilap langkah dan terjatuh ke dalam parit longkang. Boboy terus dibawa arus air yang deras pada petang hari Isnin, 16.11.2009. Walau pun Boboy berteriak meminta tolong tetapi suaranya tidak dapat didengar lagi.

Bila Boboy tidak pulang pada malam Isnin 16.11.2009 , umminya Kentoi pun susah hati dan sentiasa duduk termenung

Umminya Kentoi pun tunggu di belakang kereta Tok Lid meminta Tok Lid membawanya dengan kereta untuk mencari Boboy

Abang sulung Naruto dan kakaknya Kitty pun duduk termenung di bawah kereta Mak Ngah menunggu kepulangan Boboy

Umminya Kentoi yang sarat mengandung pun bersusah hati kerana Boboy tidak kembali pada hari Selasa dan Rabu. Kentoi telah mencari-cari di sekitar rumah-rumah jiran Mak Tok. Kentoi pun meminta tolong Mak Tok untuk mencari Boboy.

Mak Tok pun mencari di merata tempat tetapi tidak juga berjumpa. Mak Ngah dan Ami Chik turut mencari tetapi tidak juga berjaya. Mak Tok turut menangis bersama dengan Kentoi. Selepas setiap kali sembahyang, Mak Tok pun turut berdoa kepada Allah supaya Boboy dapat pulang ke rumah Mak Tok.

Mak Tok pun meminta tolong kepada Ummi yang sedang bersiap sedia untuk ke Genting Highlands supaya Boboy dapat kembali. Mak Tok sangat risaukan Afiq yang sudah pun membeli bola untuk bermain dengan Boboy bila pulang ke Alor Setar. Afiq telah berpesan kepada Mak Tok supaya menjaga Boboi dengan baik-baik. Bagaimanakah Mak Tok nak beritahu Afiq bahawa Boboy telah hilang entah ke mana. Mak Tok terus menangis lagi mengenang nasib Boboy yang entah bagaimana.

Doa Mak Tok dan Ummi yang ikhlas telah dimakbulkan oleh Allah jua. Setelah hilang selama dua hari (17.11.2009 hingga 18.11.2009) tiba-tiba Boboy telah muncul semula pada hari ketiga iaitu pada hari Khamis 19.11.2009. Boboy duduk termenung di tepi rumah Mak Tok takut dimarahi umminya Kentoi.

Bila melihat Boboy, umminya Kentoi terus memarahi Boboy dengan kerana ingkar tidak mendengar nasihat umminya Kentoi.

Umminya Kentoi berterima kasih kapada Jururawat-jururawat Kedah Medical Center yang tinggal di tepi Sungai Anak Bukit yang telah menunjukkan arah kepada Boboy untuk pulang ke rumah Mak Tok.


Boboy pun mendengar kemarahan umminya Kentoi dengan berdiam diri sambil menitiskan air matanya.

Melihat umminya Kentoi yang begitu marah, abang sulung Naruto pun menghampiri umminya Kentoi dan meminta umminya supaya bersabar.


Umminya Kentoi tidak peduli dengan rayuan Naruto dan terus beredar dengan nadanya yang marah.

Boboy pun terus menangis dan menangis serta meronta-ronta di atas lantai di samping kakaknya Naruto yang turut juga menangis.

Setelah hilang lebih dua hari dan setelah dimarahi oleh umminya Kentoi, Boboy terus merajuk dan tidur di bawah daun orkid. Boboy pun nyenyak tidur dengan kerana keletihan disebabkan hilang merayau selama dua hari. Boboy pun tak makan-makan pada waktu petang dan malam semasa dia hilang.

Kehilangan Boboy ini hendaklah menjadi suatu pengajaran kepada kanak-kanak yang sangat ingkar kepada nasihat ibu bapa. Bencana akan menimpa kepada diri kita sendiri sekiranya terus ingkar nasihat ibu bapa sepertimana yang telah menimpa Boboy. Boboy patut bersyukur di atas limpah rahmat Allah s.a.w. yang telah memberi rahmatnya kepada Boboy untuk dapat pulang ke pangkuan ummi dan adik beradiknya.

Melihat Boboy masih lagi murung, besok hari, hari Jumaat 19.11.2009, Kitty mengajak adiknya Boboy untuk bermain di hadapan rumah Mak Tok.

Boboy pun ikut Kitty ke hadapan rumah Mak Tok tetapi dia terus tertidur di atas kerusi. Mungkin Boboy masih lagi keletihan atau pun masih lagi merajuk dengan umminya Kentoi.

Abangnya Naruto memberitahu Boboy umminya Kentoi memang sangat sayang kepada Boboy. Kerana terlampau sayanglah umminya Kentoi tidak mahu Boboy terus ingkar nasihat umminya kerana Boboy sendiri akan menerima padahnya nanti.


Boboy pun termenung mendengar kata abangnya Naruto dan terus melompat ke atas meja mengikut jejak langkah kakaknya Kitty.


Kakaknya Kitty pun berkata kepada adiknya Boboy supaya jangan lagi ingkar nasihat umminya Kentoi. Sekiranya terus berbuat demikian, diri mereka sendiri yang akan menerima kesusahan nanti.

Boboy pun mengaku kesilapannya dan berjanji kepada abangnya Naruto dan kakaknya Kitty bahawa tidak akan lagi meingkari nasihatnya umminya Kentoi. Begitu jugalah ianya perlu menjadi tauladan kepada Nur Aisyah, Nur Alya, Afiq dan Adli supaya tidak meingkari nasihat Ummi. Sememangnya Ummi amat sayang kepada semua anak-anaknya dan kerana itulah Ummi selalu memberi nasihat dan teguran kepada anak-anaknya.


Mereka bertiga pun turun bermain di bawah pokok pines di hadapan rumah Mak Tok.
Anak-anak yang sentiasa patuh kepada nasihat Ummi dan suruhan Allah akan diberkati dan dirahmati Illahi.

Boboy pun berjanji kepada abangnya Naruto dan kakaknya Kitty bahawa dia tidak akan lagi meingkari nasihat umminya Kentoi di masa hadapan. Insya Allah.

SIBLINGS 55: LIE IN COMFORT

Exit Pain which was imported by her eldest brother to ease Mek Tet's pain while lying in comfort on the couch






The couch that is supposed to relief the pain of Mek Tet while watching TV and talking marathonly to Nayah on the handphone

Saturday 14th. November 2009 was a very significant day for Mek Tet for her only one Wan has acquired a special cleopatra couch for Mek Tet. From that day onwards, Mek Tet could spend her free time (free time means free from pain) by lying in comfort while watching TV. To add to her comfort on the couch, Syun has bought a herbal supplement in Perth which could suppress her pain if she could finish her prescribed medicine diligently. As from that day, Mek Tet has officially joined the exclusive club of Mak Ngah and Mak Teh whose beds take centre stage in their living room.

REMEMBRANCE 54: DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

On Sunday, 15.11.2009 I put on my best dress for my medical appointment at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital. It was my first appointment for my prostrate ailment at the Urology Department. Since I was very familiar with the staffs of that department, I put on my best dress just for the sake impressing the medical staff.

Normally for my medical appointments, I used to wear my jeans which has a lot of pockets which provide me with a lot of space for my medical cards and medicine. My dream to impress the nurses were shattered to pieces when on the lady patients enquired whether I was the Pendang driving instructor which she knew.

Two weeks before I was wearing the same dress at the hospital when I was asked by a patient whether I was a medical doctor at the hospital. She was impressed with me because I narrated to her about the whole procedure as well as the costing for total knee replacement procedure at the hospital. I earned my knowledge about TKR because I helped to facilitate the TKR procedure for Mak Teh..

To make the matter more interesting, I found out later that the lady was indeed related to me. Her husband is the nephew is my late mother’s second cousin Pak Ngah Man of Kampung Hutan Setali. They were accompanying her nine year old grand son for his homeo dialysis treatment.

As if not enough with the co incidence and to add icing to the cake, I told her about Jim’s nephew Ashraf who is also suffering from similar kidney disease. We were astonished when both of the boys share the same name of Ashraf. What a small world indeed.

Supposed to be my best dressed attire for my medical appointment

Rosli the strong man of Kampung Telaga Batu, Sik during the eighties. During my two years stint as a District Officer in Sik in 1982, he has tested my patient to the limit. He was very hard indeed to handle because of his quick temper and hostile attitude towards the establishment. When I met him after after 27 years at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital on Sunday, he was totally a changed man. He is now a very docile courteous man who shares the same problem with me i.e. heart problem.

The sickly Pak Man with his cane at the hospital




Zam exchanging sickly news with Zam


Pak Hashim from Felda Lubuk Merbau, the nephew of Pak Ngah Man and Mak Ngah Tam of Kampung Hutan Setali




Pak Hashim and his wife


Mohd. Ashraf, Pak Hahsim's grand son who is suffering from kidney disease. He is the same age as Nur Aisyah but he looks much older than Aisyah because of his ailness. He has to go for homoe dialysis on every alternate days.