Very funny, Titi...

Last week we had our buka puasa at TGI in Subang Parade. We were totally at lost of what to eat, ho-hummed the whole day when Mummy suggested TGI, for lack of a better choice… well Babah did suggest Sushi King but Mummy was unsure of how well it will go with an empty stomach.

Anyway, while we ate, Aunty Wawa called to say that she has some bananas from her own trees for us. We swung by her house on the way home. While Dan put the bananas in our trunk, aunty Wawa asked Titi where she had her buka but my daughter just grinned. Not wanting to appear rude, Mummy helpfully answered, “TGI…”. To her surprised, Titi was aghast at her answer.

“Tak ! Kita tak makan TGI !!” She said, face in a frown.

Mummy’s frown matches hers, very much puzzled.

“Eh ? Tadi kita kan makan TGI ?”

“Taaakk ! Kita tak makan TGI !” She insisted. It was mind boggling. So much so Mummy searched her brain trying to remember where she actually had her dinner an hour ago. Was her Parmesan Chicken a dream ? She remembered complaining to Babah the food was room temperature.

“Habis tu kita pegi makan mana tadi ?” Asked Mummy.

Without missing a beat, she answered in all earnestness, “Kedai mamak !!” Mummy’s frown deepened as she had never been so perplexed in her whole entire life.

“Kedai mamak ? Hang gila apa, Ti !! Tadi kan kita pegi makan TGI ?” Man, Titi had Mummy so confused she was wondering if she had imagined sending her baju for alteration at Subang Parade just now.

Luckily, Babah entered the car and off we go.

“Ti, what’s wrong ? Kenapa Titi cakap kat Aunty Wawa kita pegi makan kedai mamak ?”

“Takde apa-apalah…” Said she, shrugging her delicate shoulders and sat down. I heard Umar gave a little laugh.

What is going on ? Are they secretly trying to make Mummy crazy ?

Hmmm……

Perangai puasa Umar and Elsa

Today is the 22nd day of puasa and I am proud to say that my darling son belum sehari pun ponteng puasa. Hopefully he won’t start after this entry is published he he….

Anyway, I never thought that it would be so easy to teach him to puasa considering how much he likes to eat. “Mum…. I can’t help it. I have a big appetite…” is his reason every time I try to discuss his weight.

So… good boy. Keep it up.

Elsa considering that she doesn’t eat that much takes a lot of effort to puasa. Everyday when I get home she would announce that she is starting to puasa and by the time buka, she would be panting and pleading hunger. Itu baru sejam.

So Elsa… next year you start pukul 5 ptg pulak, kay….. and by darjah satu puasa penuh macam abang.

Ana nih...

Yesterday Dan and I arrived home before Umar did. While I was changing my bed sheets, Umar came back and I heard Yana downstairs. Tak sempat turun Bibik came up with Yana in tow. I looked outside and Cik Ta was just backing out of the driveway.

Seram gak sebab Yana ni bukannya nak ngan orang sangat. Yang dia sayang Cik Ta je. Orang lain sekejap okay, sekejap tak nak kawan. Like when we took her and her sister out shopping for shoes. Dengar je I was to take them to buy shoes, nampak aku je terus terkam. She slept in the car on the way home and when she woke up, Dan lalu depan pun dia marah. Itu lah Yana. Kacang lupakan kulit kata Dan yang keluarkan duit beli baju and kasut raya… he he…

Aku tengok dia tersengih-sengih kat aku, I thought .. “Hmmm okay kot…..”. I love having her and her sister around because I really do love them….

Anyway, fed her, played with her took pictures, posing sana posing sini and baru nak buka suddenly, “Cik Ta ane ?” Sudah. Dan and I looked at each other.

“Cik Ta o-ok lah Ana…” Said me.

“Cik Ta ANE ?” She said. Muka comel sungguh.

“O-ok lahh… “ Said me. Dan had started rummaging the cabinet looking for something that would interest her.

“Tak… Cik Ta tak o-okkk !!” She answered, going round and round the kitchen.

“Lah… Ana kata nak pegi Teko (Tesco) kan ?” She stopped and looked interested.

“Ha…. Tapi Cik Ta ane ?”

“Ana nak beli apa ?” Said me trying to distract her and mentally strangling Cik Ta.

“Bubbles ! Yeay !!” She said, jumping up and down. Just before buka, Bibik successfully found something that she likes, and plopped her in front of the telly with Elsa.

Took her upstairs after that and while Dan and I prayed, she jumped up and down the bed with Elsa, pretending to be bunnies. Yang tensionnya when she is in a bedroom, the door must be closed. Instructions of “Tutup intu (pintu) Bah/Mummy/Umar/Titi” were given out frequently. Raja sungguh !!

Went to Tesco and in the car she listed out her needs, “Ana nak bubbles and ebit…” Dan looked at me. “Ape kebendanya pulak tu ?” Aku pun tak tahu.

Then she sang “Ana nak ebit. Ana nak beli ebit..” over and over again.

Finally it hit me. “Ohh… rabbit kot Dan….” Their rabbits died 2 weeks after it became Ana’s and Esya’s, which is quite a good record really when you compared to two small turtles that died after two days belonging to Umar and Elsa.

Suddenly she whipped out a book and showed it to us. “Ni !! Ebit ni ! Ebit ni ! Okay Bah ?” She said, fat finger pointing at picture of a rabbit. Babah and Mummy sengih aje, picturing the trouble brewing ahead. But Ana is a good girl, really.… senang pujuk….

Sampai-sampai Teko I showed her a book with a picture of a rabbit in front of it. She grabbed it and declared “Ini Ana punya, okay ?” Yelah, Na. Suka hati. Elsa also took a book but Umar couldn’t find anything that he likes. However he was insistent that he should buy something also as adik-adik dapat barang. Baru nak nasihat, he said “Mummy how would you feel if other people have something and you don’t ?” I chose to ignore him especially since he found some toy cars that took his fancy. You have so many of those Umar, tak payahlah…

Anyway, in the car I gave Ana the jelly cups she requested. Elsa asked for one. “Tak leh. Ni Ana nya…” Which is normal for Ana. She will give in eventually but you have to work hard for it.

“Give me some lah…. Kan banyak tuh…. ?” I am very proud of Elsa the way she treats Yana. Although she is the baby of the house and Dan’s parents’ youngest grandchild, she is very patient with Yana. Untuk a little girl yang tak ada adik, dia memang pandai mengalah.

“Ana nangis kang, Titi …” Warned Ana. Tergelak Babah and Mummy kat depan.

After that Yana wanted to sit on my lap. She then took our gate remote and said “Ana nak umah Mummy….” Dan and I looked at each other. Baru sat dah menggagau cari Cik Ta, whole night ?

“Ana nak ukak gate. Umar bukak Umar tutup aje. Ana ulak…” She said, her face in a frown.

“Ana tak nak ayah ke ?” I asked, trying to dissuade her. I would love for her to stay with me, in fact tinggal terus pun tak pe, but I know she would be looking for her father and my mother nanti.

“Ayah ? Oohh….. ayah…” Her face lit up, thinking about her father.

Dan and I sengih lega but…. “Ayah esok…” She added, giving us a lovely smile.

Aduih !!

When we got to my mom’s house, we saw her father and sister outside. Esya was holding Ana’s pampers and pyjamas. Apparently they were about to fetch her. My brother wagged his finger at her.

“Naughty girl…. Pegi tak cakap ayah !!”

“Ana nak ido umah Mummy !!” She announced. Ayah held his daughter tight.

“Nanti okay ? Weekend ni kita tidur rumah Mummy, kay ?”

“Ana nak umah Mummy !!” she said as we drove off.

Sayang Ana… tonight we try okay ? Bawak Kakak sekali.

Yana yang sangat naughty...

Yana ni memang tau. Two days ago we sent my mom to the clinic. Demam, biasalah kan. Anyway, when we got to the house Mum had some cucur udang batter for me and therefore went inside to get it. My nieces heard my arrival and Esya came down to greet me.

“Give Mummy a hug Esya…” requested me and she happily obliged. I hugged her and hugged her and commented on her nice smell. “Esya dah mandi dah !!” Said she triumphantly. Trust me it is no mean feat to get that girl to mandi before 9 pm. “Cik Ta mandikan and letak bedak… Wangikan, Mummy ?” She said. My eyes followed her upstairs when I saw Yana at the top of the stairs.

“Marilah bawah. Give Mummy a kiss, Na !” She ignored me but her eyes never left me. I waved goodbye and was about to get to the door when she said, “Mummy apa ?” Went back to the stairs and with Umar hot on my heels, hoping for a chance to go upstairs.

“Come down and give Mummy a kiss, boleh ?” She nodded and puckered her lips nicely. She even made the kissing-puckering sound. I raced up the stairs and was halfway when I noticed she had run away.

“Ko ni memanglah, Na ! Dahlah Mummy nak balik. Bye !!” I dragged Umar to the door when again I heard a “Mummy apa ?” Still hoping for a good smacker, I went back to the stairs and again requested for a kiss. She again nodded and puckered and I fell hook, line and sinker for it again. Halfway up the stairs, my Mum said, “Dia dah lari lagi, La !” And sure enough, she wasn’t there waiting for me.

“Dah lah, Na !! Mummy nak balik…” Said I and I could hear her laughing. Memang le Ana ni… Nanti Mummy ajuk kang….Umar got into the car laughingly, commenting how so cute and naughty Ana is. When I entered the car, he was already telling his Babah and adik the story of how Ana had cleverly duped his mother.

Hmmm……

Anak-anak ku yang kuat merepek…

Thursday was our 9th wedding anniversary. Babah took us all out for buka puasa at the Royale Bintang at The Curve. The food was rather good and at RM 60 is okay compared to other places.

Don’t know why but Elsa dok asyik nak termuntah while we were enjoying our food and had to take her to the ladies 3 times. When she came back to our table after her last visit, all tired from the trips, she muttered in her ice-cream bowl, “What the heck is going on here ?”

Aii ? Apa ini ? Babah and Mummy looked sternly at her.

“What ?” She asked, eyes huge, so much like her abang.

“That is not a nice thing to say, Ti. Where do you learn all these stuffs, eh ?”

“Mostly from tv, Mum…” Answered the brother before I sempat nak membebel lagi. I looked at him, stuck out my tongue and continued eating. Ada saja jawapannya, walaupun he is not the recipient of the bebelans.

Then after sahur, Umar asked me to go back to the bedroom with him. Biasalah selepas hari Khamis je Umar yang super penakut tambah penakut sebab tengok cerita ‘Kekasih Ku Seru’ (which he says as ‘Kekasih Kan Seru’).

Mummy pun naik le atas teman anak yang I am sure lagi 2 tahun will be taller than Mummy. Sekarang pun kasut dah sama saiz. I have lost some precious stuffs during the move and instead of lying on the bed next to him, I was going about the room, trying to figure out if I had secreted it and forgot about it or worse if someone had stolen it.

“What are you doing, Mum ?” Asked my son as I raba-ing my closet.

“Nothing…. Just going crazy…” I decided I had enough and plopped beside him. I tossed and turned.

“Why can’t you sleep, Mum ?” Asked my son, hugging his precious Emot and Floppy Head.

“I don’t know. I just can’t.”

“I can’t sleep, too….” Said he. He looked just like when he was a baby at that exact moment.

“Why ?”

“Well… I have so many things in my head. Fear, thoughts, emotions… and happiness…” He closed his eyes and opened them again, showing me his huge innocent eyes.

I stared at him.

“Ngko le orang yang paling merepek dalam dunia ni, Umar…” I told him with a laugh.

“Who ?”

“You !!”

And he laughed.

“Takde lah, Mummy…” and snuggled closer to me. Soon he was asleep. My baby.

Ana Ayang Kakak !!

As a rule when I drive the car with my kids at the back, there will be fights. Now when I have 2 extra girls, fights are a sure thing.

“Ana ayang Kakak !!” Ana announced kelmarin. Elsa who loves being a kakak was in despair. But she soldiered on, knowing that Yana is still a baby and likes to bestow and withdraw favours at a whim. By the way Kakak means Esya. She is basically saying that she only loves her sister.

Elsa took her Kitty and offered it to Yana, to fish for her love of course. “Ana nak Kitty tak ?”

“Ana ayang Kakak !!” Said Ana defiantly, arms crossed.

“Yelah, tapi Ana nak tak Kitty ?”

“Ana ayang Kakak !!”

“Okay, tapi Ana nak Kitty tak ?”

Suddenly, “Ti, jangan masuk campur Ti. Every time you say that she will say the same thing. It is better if you just be quiet…” Kata abangnya Elsa pulak.

“I just want to give her the Kitty !!” Protested Elsa.

“Ana ayang Kakak !!” That girl has that on record, I tell you.

“See ? See ? I told you….” Said Umar.

“Nobody wants to be my friend…” Complained Elsa, already in merajuk mode (bibir terjuih, crossed arms).

Umar hugged his sister’s shoulders. “It’s okay Ti. I told you kan that I will be your friend. Best friends forever, okay Ti ?” Said he, smiling indulgently at his sister. Aduih lah merepeknya budak ni... what a girl.

Elsa grinned at her brother. As I was laughing, I heard another adamant “Ana ayang Kakak !!”

Okay lah, Ana……..

(Tapi 5 minutes after that she suddenly said “Ana ayang Titi, kay ?” They were hugging cheek to cheek and Ana said again “Ana aaaa…yang Titi…” And Titi pun was very much contented… Budak – budak…)

No wonder Umar marah

Some mornings Umar would wake up complaining about Elsa “ She talked and talked and talked, Mummy. Kacau saja orang tidur… I cannot sleep !! ” Elsa would wear her guilty look and Mummy and Babah would laugh about it, thinking how cute of Elsa malam-malam ajak abang borak.

But things ceased to be cute on Saturday. We moved house and since we are still unsure of the security of that area, we had the kids sleeping with us.

Lights out and Elsa and started talking. “Ti !! Can you please be quiet ? I want to sleep …” Mummy and Babah smiled delightedly in the dark, thinking how privileged we were to finally live the experience.

Elsa ignored him and kept on talking. About Hakim who is her classmate and what she did with Esya that day and what nots. “ Ti !! Umar nak tidurlah !! ” Pleaded Umar again.

“But I cannot sleep !! I cannot sleep, Um !” Came the reply and the chatter went on.

Ntah apa-apa benda yang dia cerita but she talked and talked and talked until finally, “Ti ! Diam Ti ! Abah nak tidur …”

The room was silent. 5 minutes after that we heard her thrashing about on her mattress. Pulak.

Finally Dan invited her to sleep on the bed with us. She still can’t sleep and was thrashing about. Sekejap ke kiri sekejap ke kanan. Endless sighs and moans escaped her lips. We didn’t sleep either.

Teruk sungguh. Patut le kadang-kadang Umar susah bangun pagi.