Umar is very talkative. VERY. Sometimes I dread driving with him because as soon as the door is closed, he will start.
“Mummy, don’t you know… Sponge Bob kan…..”
“Mummy… semalam kelakar sangat…. Dalam cerita Naruto kan……”
“What is the meaning of senior ? Because tadi …..”
You get the gist of it.
The problem is up until now he still hasn’t properly mastered the art … or more appropriate develop the restrain to not interrupt Mummy and Babah’s conversations. Sometimes when he interrupts we would stop talking to hear his piece. But every so often we realised what a rude thing he was doing and would start a lecture.
So one day in the car, Mummy and Babah were discussing something important when he interrupted. Mummy got upset and told him off because my train of thoughts was broken. Babah too got mad at him.
When we were quiet, our anger expended he slinked back behind me. Nobody made a sound for about 5 minutes when Elsa broke the silence.
“Um… Um nak cerita apa, Um ? “
“Takde apa lah....” He answered, sulking.
“Tell me lah, Um. You can tell me….”
“Nothing lah….” He answered. Elsa left it at that.
I don’t know what Babah felt, but Mummy was a might contrite. However he was rather rude, butting in like that. Nasib baik ada Elsa, eh ?
Not so because Elsa sometimes couldn’t take all the jabberings too.
Both of them were colouring and drawing in the kitchen just now. Elsa was doing hers quietly but Umar of course couldn’t stop talking. His mouth worked in parallel with his hand. He went on and on and on when suddenly,
“Can you please shut up, Um ?”
I quickly looked at them and saw Umar looking in shock at his sister. Elsa bravely met his eyes. He gave a slow “Okay….” looked down and slowly resumed his drawing. Elsa was remorseful in an instant. You can see it in her face.
“Tak de lah, Um. I was joking….” Said she, closing the distance between them.
‘Sorry, Um… Sorry, kay ? Main-main saja….” Said she hugging her brother from the side.
Umar looked at her and smiled.
“Sorry kay, Um ? Sorry…” She said again with a laugh. Umar nodded and said okay.
Elsa had her left hand on her brother’s shoulder when she recommenced her colouring as she talked gaily and laughing and trying to cajole Umar into his good mood again. Her hand remained on her brother’s shoulder for a long time.
“Mummy, don’t you know… Sponge Bob kan…..”
“Mummy… semalam kelakar sangat…. Dalam cerita Naruto kan……”
“What is the meaning of senior ? Because tadi …..”
You get the gist of it.
The problem is up until now he still hasn’t properly mastered the art … or more appropriate develop the restrain to not interrupt Mummy and Babah’s conversations. Sometimes when he interrupts we would stop talking to hear his piece. But every so often we realised what a rude thing he was doing and would start a lecture.
So one day in the car, Mummy and Babah were discussing something important when he interrupted. Mummy got upset and told him off because my train of thoughts was broken. Babah too got mad at him.
When we were quiet, our anger expended he slinked back behind me. Nobody made a sound for about 5 minutes when Elsa broke the silence.
“Um… Um nak cerita apa, Um ? “
“Takde apa lah....” He answered, sulking.
“Tell me lah, Um. You can tell me….”
“Nothing lah….” He answered. Elsa left it at that.
I don’t know what Babah felt, but Mummy was a might contrite. However he was rather rude, butting in like that. Nasib baik ada Elsa, eh ?
Not so because Elsa sometimes couldn’t take all the jabberings too.
Both of them were colouring and drawing in the kitchen just now. Elsa was doing hers quietly but Umar of course couldn’t stop talking. His mouth worked in parallel with his hand. He went on and on and on when suddenly,
“Can you please shut up, Um ?”
I quickly looked at them and saw Umar looking in shock at his sister. Elsa bravely met his eyes. He gave a slow “Okay….” looked down and slowly resumed his drawing. Elsa was remorseful in an instant. You can see it in her face.
“Tak de lah, Um. I was joking….” Said she, closing the distance between them.
‘Sorry, Um… Sorry, kay ? Main-main saja….” Said she hugging her brother from the side.
Umar looked at her and smiled.
“Sorry kay, Um ? Sorry…” She said again with a laugh. Umar nodded and said okay.
Elsa had her left hand on her brother’s shoulder when she recommenced her colouring as she talked gaily and laughing and trying to cajole Umar into his good mood again. Her hand remained on her brother’s shoulder for a long time.
Hmmmm……………..
