Kita Yang Mudah Lupa.....

Seorang kenalan kami mengalami kidney bacterial infection. Selepas mendapat rawatan dan sembuh, dia mendapati kedua kakinya bengkak. She went for a check up. The doctor advised her to do ECG and blood test as the swelling could be triggered by heart, kidney and liver problem. Dalam kecemasan, her heart rate shot up to 120 beats/sec during the ecg test.

The next day, she went to pick up her blood test result. Some of her enzymes had quadrapled showing signs of liver problems. The doctor advised for another blood test. My God, she was really worried.

The next day, we accompanied her to do the other blood test. We also advised her to get a second medical opinion. We also noticed that she now carries telekong in her handbag as dia ni kerap lalai solat bila shopping or travelling. During the visit mendapatkan second opinion, cara doktor menerangkan agak menenangkan. And the doctor suggested to calm down and bersabar tunggu the second results.

She was supposed to pick up the second blood test results on Friday. But the second medical opinion membuat dia selesa. Petang Sabtu baru ambil result. Pun dia tak mahu jumpa doctor di situ. Dia nak jumpa the doctor yang bagi the second opinion kerana selesa dengan that female doctor. The results showed she is negative hepatitis B&C. But her T4 is high showing hyperthyroidism. But dia dah santai sebelum jumpa doktor. She no longer carries telekong when shopping melangkau asar & maghrib.... Ya ketukan insaf hanya sementara... and kita antara mahluk yang mudah lupa anugerah Allah.

Kedekut

This morning, I told my wife that my ex-Dean invited us to his post raya Open House this Sunday.

She said "Wah... Last week, your Dean buat Open House. This Sunday your x-boss. You tak kena buat ke?"

I told her "Elaun Deputy Dean kecik!"

And she complained "My Dean tak pernah buat Open House.......!"

I asked "Dia kedekut ke?"

She nodded. And I said "Hmmmmm...... Ye tak ye juga. Dia pun kedekut nak proses your promotion entah dah berapa kali. Your latest application pun dia tak mahu proses walaupun your much much juniors tanpa PhD, publications and research grants dah dapat AP!"

My wife tersenyum kambing. I added "Tak pe lah. You collect aje your AP back-dated pay di akhirat!"

Getting Younger 2?

Dearest wife,

This morning before leaving for work, we hugged and kissed... And you reminded me "My lipstick on your lips!" Sambil meratakan your lipstick on my lips, terdetik di fikiran.... After more than 20 years of marriage, it seems that we kiss, cuddle, hug and ..... much much much more now than we did in the earlier years of marriage. Are we getting younger as each day passes by?

Or are these the qadas, jamak takdims or jamak takhirs?

Anugerah Allah

1. I love lamb shank stew very very much. Namun of late, kualiti Irish stew di Secret Recipe rasanya dah menurun. Beberapa teman turut menyatakan padangan serupa saya. But baru-baru ni, we bought a couple of frozen lamb shank. And my beautiful wife masakkan stew. Oh... terangkat and taste kalau tak better as good as the original stew di SR. Sesungguhnya my dearest wife is an Anugerah Allah to me. She has the brain, the look, and many natural talents. Among them is cooking.

2. Saturday baru ni, beberapa teman semasa di Brisbane came for dinner. As these friends dah beberapa kali disaji her Laksa Johor, sheppard pie and home made tiramisu, she decided untuk masak menu lain. And she cooked lamb stew lagi for the 3rd time bulan ni. Terangkat lagi walaupun shank tak dapat diperolehi. Terhirup mereka dan saya. Ada seorang ni, spaghetti pun dia pi taruh lamb stew! And she has the courage to say "I like it this way!".

3. Sesungguhnya my wife is an Anugerah Allah to me!

Ulik Mayang

I wrote this 2 kerat pantun many many many months ago sebaik sahaja keputusan PEMILU Parlimen Marang yang lalu diumumkan:

Mayang diulik mayang, malang si Lebai Malang;
Berketuk di Senggarang, telur pecah di Marang!

Idea terbit apabila melihat Hj Hadi dan kerabatnya berketuk hebat apabila partinya memenangi DUN Senggarang (Johor) tanpa bertanding di atas kesilapan teknikal calon UMNO. Satu sejarah: Pertama kali PAS menang di Johor. But kegumbiraangnya dicalari kekalahan beliau sendiri di Parlimen Marang (Terengganu).

I SMSed this pantun to several friends & my abang ipar. Abang ipar said "This is the best pantun during this Pemilu fever!"

Keroncong Buat Anna vs Keroncong Buat Ana

Yesterday I received a call from Ana who seeked clarification on my last week write up (enclosed) on a bulletin board. I told her that the write up was nothing to do with her! Anna is definitely not Ana. Anna@Mongolia is definitely not Ana@Pt Keroma!!
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Written: 9 Nov 2006

Keroncong Buat Anna: Remembering Faizah


Maniskah bermadu dengan cinta antarabangsa? Apakah dosa cinta sehingga perjalanan-perjalanan cinta antara benua yang beribu kilometer akhirnya tidak dihargai? Apakah wajar segala pengorbanan jiwa raga, wang & masa dibalas dengan peluru dan peledak?

Sejahat-jahat Suhaimi ada guts membunuh sendiri. Atau apakah kerana Suhaimi tidak mempunyai cukup wang atau cukup kenalan di kalangan UTK & Bukit Aman?

The Datin's Diaries II

Arghh.... Her divorce proceedings penuh di dada-dada akhbar beberapa bulan yang lalu. She was NOT a Datin but a "young" Puan Sri.....!! Teringat kad yang she gave me... No Datin, no Puan Sri.... Just S. Definitely not Dang Suria Awang Chik kita...