Aug 21, 2011

Nostalgic

I dreamt of my parents the other day. Pada waktu dhua saya tidur :) memang lah dream yang merepek but I got to see both of them. The roof got holes. So, he gave me Rm1000 for me to get it repaired. Banyak nya , duit raya ye hehe.  


A few months ago, I attended a cousin's wedding. While shaking hands with another cousin, she asked me, "Pak Lang mana? Tak datang ke?" I looked at her perplexedly and instantly she burst into tears when she remembered her ridiculous question. She said, "I feel like he is still alive". Hmm maybe he is aura is in me :)


And this morning, I go to a barber shop to give Qayyum a hair cut. But tengok ramai sangat orang, so I keluar balik. I was about to go to my car, when two guys asked me. "dik itu kereta you itu pak cik yg muka merah merah, rendah-rendah, gumuk gumuk punya kan?" I nod and ask why. Where is he? they ask me. "He passed away  last January", I said. They look stunned and said, "no wonder la tak nampak, dia suka lepak sini borak borak." I asked again, "why you ask for him? " Oh, dia baiki kasut woo, sudah lama tak ambil ". "Iya ke, takpala saya ambil now", I said. 


He gave me 2 pairs of sports shoes- so worn out and shabby but still in good condition lepas dijahit. Rasa sayu ja tengok kasut buruk tu. This is so him. He had many shoes but he never threw away the old ones - pakai sampai sehabis rabak. Sungguh sayang harta benda dan sungguh berjimat. Unlike me who just throw away shoes (and bags, and carpet and kipas and everything) yang terkoyak or haus tumit or whatever :). My dad used to tell me that I was too easy with things - do you know all that are money?, he asked  :), saya hanya mampu senyum kambing.


And hari ini saya senyum kambing lagi. I try my best to value things and money nowadays. I'll try my very best. :D (*senyum kambing yang lebar*)


ps:
To Syida gorjes who lost her father today. Takziah. Innalillah. Moga roh nya ditempatkan bersama sama orang orang yang beriman. Amin. Moga ayah ayah dan ibu ibu kita dirahmati Allah dengan kasih dan rahmat Nya .


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8 comments:

Eti said...

Erma,

Thanks for dropping by the other day and ehem, malu lak nak cakap... happy tersangatlah belated birthday. Tak sempat nak drop by hari tu.... So blogging using iphone nie mmg senang ke... mcm nak kena beli iPhone je nie? ;-)

Lady of Leisure said...

sedihnya dear i baca pasal kasut tu.. :'(
ramai msih ingatkan dia, alhamdulillah, he is lovingly remembered.. Alfatihah..

Mummy Nana said...

Eda.... Sayu jek baca.... Be strong ok this Syawal... Sedeqahkan Al-Fatihah dan Yassin byk... semoga Arwah ditempatkan di kalangan yang beriman.. Take care dear...

Unaizah said...

This proves that your father is well liked by many people, even by strangers. That's a good thing to remember him by.

ashra said...

takziah buat kawan akak tu jugak ye..
sayu je rasa hati bila mimpi orang yang kita sayang yang telah tiada.

mudahan roh2 mereka dicucuri rahmat..amin

BAYU HEBAT SDN. BHD said...

cik erma, nak tumpang senyum kambing jugak..sbb suka sambik mudah psl barang2 ni..lusuh je beli baru...

Ermayum said...

eti always welcome :)

lady, nana TQ :), saya memang suka mensayukan diri :) supaya sentiasa ingat

ashra, unai tq dear

joy sila sila join kita senyum senyum kambing because kita memang terlalu orang senang gamaknya sampai tak tau nak cakap apa hehe- senyum jalaaa heheh

~ana~ said...

sayu hati ana bc....al fatihah...

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