Ohh…. Yesterday was just awful… and kelakar at the same time.
Adik has problems with money. She doesn’t know how to use them satu, and she keeps losing them is another satu.
We never gave Abang money for school on account of his asthma. Colouring can trigger it, cheap food can trigger it.. Oh.. he wouldn’t be wheezing but he would start coughing. Plus when I first did a survey of the food the school canteen served, I only saw very, very oily fried ones. Fried fishballs, nuggets, fries..all looked soaked to the core with oil and very unappetizing. One glance and I knew it was fried early in the morning, at least 2 hours before recess.
Yuck.
But with Adik since she goes home very late, we have no choice but to give her money for lunch. She brought food from home for her mid-morning break and only buys food for lunch.
The trouble started there. When tanya makan apa, makan mee 8 kupang aje. So where is the rest of oyur RM 1.20 ? Tak dak. So the rest of the money makcik kantin ambik ka ? Kalau sekali dua yelah kot ramai so makcik kantin tak ingat mana yang bagi berapa, tapi kalau hari-hari, a bit suspect isn’t it ?
We tried teaching her, showing her but nothing seemed to work until DR’s son stepped in and helped her during recess. Thank you, darling. Baru we can see she brought some change from school, bersesuaian dengan makanan yang she claimed she bought.
Anyway, on a few occasions when we gave her extra for whatever, she comes home empty handed. “Duit hilang…” What lah….. Abang did that sometimes at her age. Heck, I even remember my siblings and I doing that when we were smaller, but not as frequent as she does !
That was why yesterday when Babah gave her RM4 extra to buy her school badges, I tucked in the money is her bag and her usual RM2 for lunch in her pocket. When we fetched them from their class late afternoon, Babah asked for her badges. And the problem started.
Her cheery face turned gloom. When asked, she didn’t answer. I hate that. I truly, dearly hate that. We repeatedly asked her but she remained shctoom. Abang meanwhile squirmed next to her.
As soon as we got home Babah told her, “Do not think about coming inside the house if you do not answer my question. Where is the money ?” I swear I have never seen a set of tighter lips. Therefore the 3 of us trooped in the house, and Babah banged the door shut, leaving his daughter with her locked lips outside the house.
Why oh why oh why you cannot answer one ? We checked her bags just in case if she bought stuffs with it but we found no evidence of that. Takkan hilang lagi ? I ran upstairs to pray and as soon as I finished praying the wind brought my son’s voice to my ears.
“So… makan baru 2 ringgit kan ? So sekarang ada tinggal lagi 4 ringgit….. Did you buy mee 4 pinggan for your friends ?”
“Takkk…. Tak de… I think my duit hilang masa saya bukak baju untuk pj…..”
Really ? Duit dalam baju RM 2 aje… yang 4 lagi tu kat dalam bag.
Kita orang bergilir-gilir confronted her that afternoon. Her “hilang” was so irritating because I believe dia belanja kawan. Memang tabiat dia. If dia bawak bekal, mesti cukup untuk 2-3 orang. I don’t mind but please tell me the truth ! Bibik tak senang hati, mundar-mundir depan pintu. Sometimes I hear her pujuk-pujuk my daughter.
Once when I opened the door I found her lying on the padded bench, tears streaming down her face. “Are you ready to talk ?” She shook her head. Gila wei….
Finally after azan Maghrib, I opened the door. She was at Bibik’s tingkap drinking water and eating biscuits. Hai lah Bibik ni… I asked the million dollars question again and this is her story. “RM 2 hilang masa saya tukar baju untuk pj. Lepas tu saya makan RM 2….” Okay that is RM 4 where is the other RM 2 ? “Hilang….” I just don’t understand it. How is it possible to lose money twice in a day, at the rate of at least once a week ? So I sent her to bed without dinner.
“Nanti lapar ini…..” Bibik bebel sorang-sorang. I just closed my eyes and ignored her. Don’t think lah I am that kejam Bibik wei….
I made carbonara that night. When everything is on the table, I fixed a plate and gave it to Abang. “Send this to your sister. But don’t tell her it’s from me. Tell her you secretly sneaked this to her…. Without me knowing…..”
Abang nodded his head although he looked a bit lost. Babah said he saw Abang kissing Adik’s forehead a few times with a few encouraging words. He then came down and went back up again with a glass of water. Again more kissing on the forehead and plenty of comforting hugs.
As we were eating, Adik came down with her plate. “Dah !” She announced before placing it in the sink. She then stood next to her brother and looked at me expectantly. I looked back not saying anything.
Abang probably not liking the silent stares, touched her shoulder lightly and said, “You go up okay ?” oh-so tenderly.
He he…..
Adik…. I want an explaination. Can’t accept you lost your money twice ! In a day !
Adik has problems with money. She doesn’t know how to use them satu, and she keeps losing them is another satu.
We never gave Abang money for school on account of his asthma. Colouring can trigger it, cheap food can trigger it.. Oh.. he wouldn’t be wheezing but he would start coughing. Plus when I first did a survey of the food the school canteen served, I only saw very, very oily fried ones. Fried fishballs, nuggets, fries..all looked soaked to the core with oil and very unappetizing. One glance and I knew it was fried early in the morning, at least 2 hours before recess.
Yuck.
But with Adik since she goes home very late, we have no choice but to give her money for lunch. She brought food from home for her mid-morning break and only buys food for lunch.
The trouble started there. When tanya makan apa, makan mee 8 kupang aje. So where is the rest of oyur RM 1.20 ? Tak dak. So the rest of the money makcik kantin ambik ka ? Kalau sekali dua yelah kot ramai so makcik kantin tak ingat mana yang bagi berapa, tapi kalau hari-hari, a bit suspect isn’t it ?
We tried teaching her, showing her but nothing seemed to work until DR’s son stepped in and helped her during recess. Thank you, darling. Baru we can see she brought some change from school, bersesuaian dengan makanan yang she claimed she bought.
Anyway, on a few occasions when we gave her extra for whatever, she comes home empty handed. “Duit hilang…” What lah….. Abang did that sometimes at her age. Heck, I even remember my siblings and I doing that when we were smaller, but not as frequent as she does !
That was why yesterday when Babah gave her RM4 extra to buy her school badges, I tucked in the money is her bag and her usual RM2 for lunch in her pocket. When we fetched them from their class late afternoon, Babah asked for her badges. And the problem started.
Her cheery face turned gloom. When asked, she didn’t answer. I hate that. I truly, dearly hate that. We repeatedly asked her but she remained shctoom. Abang meanwhile squirmed next to her.
As soon as we got home Babah told her, “Do not think about coming inside the house if you do not answer my question. Where is the money ?” I swear I have never seen a set of tighter lips. Therefore the 3 of us trooped in the house, and Babah banged the door shut, leaving his daughter with her locked lips outside the house.
Why oh why oh why you cannot answer one ? We checked her bags just in case if she bought stuffs with it but we found no evidence of that. Takkan hilang lagi ? I ran upstairs to pray and as soon as I finished praying the wind brought my son’s voice to my ears.
“So… makan baru 2 ringgit kan ? So sekarang ada tinggal lagi 4 ringgit….. Did you buy mee 4 pinggan for your friends ?”
“Takkk…. Tak de… I think my duit hilang masa saya bukak baju untuk pj…..”
Really ? Duit dalam baju RM 2 aje… yang 4 lagi tu kat dalam bag.
Kita orang bergilir-gilir confronted her that afternoon. Her “hilang” was so irritating because I believe dia belanja kawan. Memang tabiat dia. If dia bawak bekal, mesti cukup untuk 2-3 orang. I don’t mind but please tell me the truth ! Bibik tak senang hati, mundar-mundir depan pintu. Sometimes I hear her pujuk-pujuk my daughter.
Once when I opened the door I found her lying on the padded bench, tears streaming down her face. “Are you ready to talk ?” She shook her head. Gila wei….
Finally after azan Maghrib, I opened the door. She was at Bibik’s tingkap drinking water and eating biscuits. Hai lah Bibik ni… I asked the million dollars question again and this is her story. “RM 2 hilang masa saya tukar baju untuk pj. Lepas tu saya makan RM 2….” Okay that is RM 4 where is the other RM 2 ? “Hilang….” I just don’t understand it. How is it possible to lose money twice in a day, at the rate of at least once a week ? So I sent her to bed without dinner.
“Nanti lapar ini…..” Bibik bebel sorang-sorang. I just closed my eyes and ignored her. Don’t think lah I am that kejam Bibik wei….
I made carbonara that night. When everything is on the table, I fixed a plate and gave it to Abang. “Send this to your sister. But don’t tell her it’s from me. Tell her you secretly sneaked this to her…. Without me knowing…..”
Abang nodded his head although he looked a bit lost. Babah said he saw Abang kissing Adik’s forehead a few times with a few encouraging words. He then came down and went back up again with a glass of water. Again more kissing on the forehead and plenty of comforting hugs.
As we were eating, Adik came down with her plate. “Dah !” She announced before placing it in the sink. She then stood next to her brother and looked at me expectantly. I looked back not saying anything.
Abang probably not liking the silent stares, touched her shoulder lightly and said, “You go up okay ?” oh-so tenderly.
He he…..
Adik…. I want an explaination. Can’t accept you lost your money twice ! In a day !
8 comments:
aku saspen ni nak tau mana duit tu pegi!
adang kadang budak ni keliru myra...itu sebab dia tak da jawapan..kemungkinan dia cuai handling hal duit ni....happend to us many many times...sebab dia belum cerdik sangat lagi dan takut hilang kawan...nanti sikit hari dia ok lah tu...kesian elsa dan dia sangat beruntung sebab Um sangat sayang kan adik dia...
Konot... aku jua !!!!
Yelah kak Ezza... mungkin dia keliru... sebab takde jawapan langsung sampai kita org heran giler.... Thanks kak Ezza !!
myra, auntie may sedih pun ada, gelak pun ada baca yr posting ni... kesian u, pening dek kerenah anak2.. now u hv set me thinking.. mana pi duit dia?? i rasa betulla dia belanja kawan tapi takut nak ngaku..
Itulah Aunty May, I just wish that if dia betul belanja kawan, she has the guts to tell us the truth. I tak kisah sangat belanja kawan but not telling me when I asked itu yang dissapointed sangat tu..
amboiiiii kerasnya hati budak sorang nih.....! tak beritau !
Eh jangan kena buli kot???
Superwoman (he he I really love writing that),
I thougt so too lah because when discussing with Dessert Rose (whose daughter is in the same class as my girl), we discovered a common name being mentioned by both our daughters !
Tapi seperti biasa tak berani nak tuduh especially since DR kata satgi kita pi sekolahc cari budak ni, cikgu kata tak dak dalam senarai ! WAAAAAA !
Ya... mak2 yang merepek...
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