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alexis, the garden (click pic for larger view)

Good friends must not always be together;
It is the feeling of oneness when distant
That proves a lasting friendship.
- Susan P. Schultz

gorila

(update: 29 Jan 09) - payung colourful yg beli kat gua musang ni, dah tertinggal kat RnR Temerloh, menghala ke KL. sayang betul...

ayu nyanyi lagu 'gorila' ulang-ulang. sampai terngiang-ngiang lagu gorila dalam kepala aku.

dim dam dam ---> dah jadik 'ding dong dong' la pulak
dim dam dam ---> 'ding dong dong'
gorila beli peria
satu biji dua posen ---> dah naik harga 'empat posen' akibat inflasi
kupas kulit ---> tukar jadik 'kupeh kulit'. sebut style org NS.
kupas kulit ---> 'kupeh kulit'
gorila terus makan
hmmm.. pahitnyer...

macam tu lah lebih kurang. cuma lirik tu ada ubah-ubah sikit. gorila beli bawang besar la, beli buah oren la. lepas tu ada yg masam, ada yg manis. lirik dia aku tak ingat sgt, cuma melodi dia tu mcm melekat pulak dalam kepala aku.

yg aku musykil tu, betul ke lagu tu sebut 'gorila'? 'gorila' as in gorilla, sejenis binatang primate, atau 'gorila' tu nama orang?

[taska]
aku hantar Iman transit kat satu taska ni, utk dia makan, mandi dan berehat lepas balik sekolah. yg bagusnya, belakang taska ni ada sekolah agama. senang dia jalan kaki je pegi sekolah agama belah petang. ada pulak geng sama-sama transit, yg pegi sekolah agama tu jugak. aku pun tak risau sgt. tapi, tadi aku diberitau yang taska tu akan ditutup hujung bulan ni. aduihla. mcm-mcm hal la pulak...

[kasut hitam]
budak sekolah rendah sekarang ni pakai kasut hitam yek? atau sekolah Iman je?

sesuka ati je aku jahit lencana 'atas' kocek. gigih sungguh.

[adik punya hal]

aku belikan buku tulis kat adik. aku suruh dia tulis nama sendiri. aku ingat dia nak tulis nama penuh dia. rupa-rupanya dia tulis Iqbal dan Bomba! (huruf 'q' dan 'n' terbalik, ni pun kira dah improve habis. sebab selalunya dia tulis huruf terbalik, dan perkataan dia tulis dari kanan ke kiri). siap lukis kereta bomba. tu yg tak tahan tu. huhuhuhu....

ni adik lukis peta. dia cerita, 'mula-mula kita pegi jogging kat putrajaya (yg belah bawah, ada jalan berbatu bulat-bulat), kemudian kita pegi rumah paklong lokman kat JB (nun di atas, rumah sebelah traffic light), kemudian kita pegi tesco dan ioi (belah kanan), kemudian kita pegi rumah Iman (tepi kanan).

inilah yg dikatakan imaginasi melangkau dunia realiti.

[sahaja]
ayu suka guna perkataan 'sahaja', sejak dua-tiga hari lepas. yup, perkataan penuh SA-HA-JA with emphasis.
contoh ayat:
ayu suka pegi tesco SAHAJA. ayu tak suka giant.
dan
ayu suka roti kaya SAHAJA.

surat

(source: http://www.parade.com/)

'What I Want for You — and Every Child in America'
By President-elect Barack Obama
Publication Date: 01/14/2009

Next Tuesday, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President. On this historic occasion, PARADE asked the President-elect, who is also a devoted family man, to get personal and tell us what he wants for his children. Here, he shares his letter to them.


Dear Malia and Sasha,

I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the time we've been apart. I know how much I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.

When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so important anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I realized that my own life wouldn't count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that's why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.

I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a sense of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college-even if their parents aren't rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and retire with dignity.

I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach beyond the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other.

Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country-but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe. And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free-that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility.

That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for equality because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something.

She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better-and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to what we know America should be.

I hope both of you will take up that work, righting the wrongs that you see and working to give others the chances you've had. Not just because you have an obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so much-although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to yourself. Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.

These are the things I want for you-to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.

I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.

Love, Dad


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*merujuk kepada ayat yg diboldkan.
bukankah ini juga harapan kita kepada anak2 kita? alangkah sedihnya sewaktu amerika menyambut pemimpin baru yg berwawasan begini, pemimpin kita masih bergelumang dgn rasuah, skandal politik dan isu2 yg tah hapa2.
mungkin rakyat malaysia masih berfikiran kelas ketiga kerana pemimpinnya pun belum lagi sampai status kelas pertama.

**tidak. saya tidak mengagung2kan presiden baru ini. saya cuma tertarik dgn ayat2 yg diboldkan sahaja. amerika ada dasar negara mereka sendiri, sesiapa pun yg jadi presiden, pasti terikat dgn dasar ini. cuma, alangkah baiknya jika pemimpin kita yg bersuara begitu, ttg pendidikan anak2 bangsanya.

adik's 5th belated bday

adik just celebrated his 5th bday last week. baru lima tahun rupanya. tapi tahun 2009 ni dah masuk tadika 6 tahun. alhamdulillah dia dah boleh baca sikit2, perkataan yg senang2 dua suku kata. his favourite words are POLIS dan BOMBA. kadang2 tulis betul. kadang2 tulis mirror image. ikut suka ati dia. kalau melukis nombor satu, dari pagi sampai petang pun sanggup. tapi bila suruh baca buku mulalah ada masalah konsentrasi.

teringat satu kisah, masa aku mula2 ajar dia baca. aku ulang2 ajar dia SA SI SU sampai dia ingat. kemudian ada perkataan SA... bawah gambar saku. aku tunjuk gambar tu dan tanya dia 'S.. A.. bunyik apa?'. dengan konfidennyer dia jawab, 'S- A- PO!'. aku punyalah marah, 'apesal SA bunyik PO pulak?'. dia jawab, 'POKET!' (dia tengok gambar saku = poket). aku bantai gelak. sesuka ati je budak sorang ni.

orang lain punya bday, orang lain yg tiup lilin? hehehhehe. masa nyanyi lagu bday tu, si iqbal tiba2 je bangun buat aksi finale gitar solo. entah semangat mana meresap dlm badan dia, tak tau le. it was hilarious tho. abang iman & ayu took the opportunity to blow candles. terpaksala nyalakan lilin lagi sekali. kali ni dia duduk je depan kek. hehehheheh.


[wedding]

selamat pengantin baru buat angah Zimah & suami (27/12/08). aku suka gambar ni. taken by hubby. ada bakat terpendam rupanya. lepas penat berkenduri, kitorang pegi jeram tengkek. fuh! sejuk betul! yg bestnya kat tgh sungai tu takde batu2 kecik yg licin, hanya pasir halus mcm kat pantai. kaki pun tak sakit nak pijak. anak2 aku pun best jek berendam. aku duduk kat bawah air terjun. macam jacuzzi. lega badan...

[cabut gigi]

awal disember lepas, Iman bagitau gigi dia dah tumbuh kat belakang gigi dia. tapi gigi susu tak goyang pun lagi. aiseh, risau lak aku. kang berlapis2 lak gigi budak ni. gigi susu punyalah cantik tersusun. taknak la gigi kekal buruk pulak. tak lama lepas tu, gigi dia pun goyang. lepas tu, pagi sabtu 27 dec 08 (kenduri kawin angah zimah), dia bangun tido dia cakap gigi dia dah terkeluar. laaa... dah tercabut sendiri rupanya. baguss... bagus... tapi, tak sempat aku nak campak atas bumbung, dia dah buang gigi susu dia tu kat bakul sampah. hmmm....

pemangkin perubahan

tahun ni rutin pagi aku lain sikit. bangun pun kena awal sikit. aku ada tugasan khas di pagi hari. hantar anak aku ke sekolah. yup, Iman dah masuk sekolah darjah 1.

semalam (hari ke-3) masa aku ambik Iman lepas sekolah, melilau mata aku mencari. ramai pulak budak2 yg berlari ke sana ke mari. bila aku pandang bawah, aku rasa mcm kenal je kepala budak sorang ni. laaa.... anak aku rupanya. dia tgh syok makan aiskrim dgn kawan dia sambil duduk di kaki lima. patutla aku tak nampak. heh heh.

Iman cerita, dia nampak 'orang jahat' pakai baju purple makan kat kantin. lepas tu dia lari dgn kawan2 dia. aku dah terbayang budak2 luar atau budak2 sekolah menengah kot. (sekolah menengah kat sebelah je, they share the same surau and padang). aku heran jugak, cikgu tak marah ke org luar masuk kawasan sekolah ni? rupa2nya 'orang jahat baju purple' itu adalah pengawas sekolah. hehehhehe.

ceritanya, hari sebelum tu, Iman dan kawan dia duduk atas rumput waktu rehat. jadik pengawas marah, suruh duduk kat kantin. terus dicopnya pengawas tu 'orang jahat baju purple'. macam2 hal.

hari ke-2 pulak, Iman cakap kawan dia ambik duit dia. dua posen, dua. (dua keping 20sen la tu). aku marah le, 'apesal bagi duit kat kawan? kan dah bagitau jgn bagi duit kat org?'. Iman cakap dia tak bagi, kawan dia, 'botak' (dia panggil budak tu 'botak' sebab tak ingat nama) ambik sendiri dari poket Iman. aku punyalah terkejut. aik? baru hari ke-2 sekolah dah kena pickpocketed? aku rasa nak marah pun ada, kelakar pun ada.. aduihla...

budak 'botak' tu bukan je ambik duit, tapi suka kacau org jugak. kemudian, Iman bagitau aku, cikgu dah pindahkan budak 'botak' tu duduk tempat lain. hmmm... bagus la tu... cikgu dia peratikan mende2 mcm ni. selalu jadik agaknya. mmg ada budak2 yg agak terlebih sikit perangainya.

and back to the very first day of school. 5 jan 09. of coz la aku tak nyenyak tido mlm tu. so was Iman. tapi dia nervous sbb dia nak sekolah. yg aku pon nervous sekali ni apehal la kan? mungkin aku risau aku terlajak tido. maklumla sebelum tu dah bercuti panjang.

posing dulu sebelum bertolak dari rumah. Iqbal & Ayu pun sama tu nak bawak beg. Pening betul budak dua org ni. abang Iman beli kasut sekolah, Iqbal pun nak kasut sekolah jugak. abang Iman beli beg sekolah, Ayu pulak nak beg barbie kaler pink! (mujur aku jumpa beg pink, gambar disney's princesses harga RM10 kat kedai dua ringgit. jadik la...)

perhimpunan utk pelajar2 sekolah. tak ramai pun pelajar sekolah sini. just 3 or 4 classes for each batch.

sekolah ni baru je dapat guru besar baru. satu yg aku ingat, katanya, 'yang dicari kecemerlangan dalam murid itu bukan hanya dari segi akademik semata-mata. mungkin ada murid yg tak cemerlang dalam bidang akademik, tapi cemerlang dalam bidang lain.'

pada aku, biarlah budak2 ni cemerlang dalam bidang akademik dan juga sahsiah diri. supaya seimbang. kita sebagai ibubapa, masa ni la nak membentuk.

lepas segala taklimat dan ucapan, satu ujian akan diadakan utk menilai murid, samada dah ada asas membaca, menulis dan mengira. aku risau jugak, sbb Iman ni jenis buat sesuka hati, dia kadang2 lupa nak baca soalan. dan kalau bab2 tulis mmg dia tulis relek2 aje, no rush at all.

tapi, aku terkejut bila nampak ada sorang budak pompuan ni menangis bila disebut ada ujian. mak dia pujuk, 'takpe, kita buat latihan yek, kita buat test dulu'. i'm like, what the..? what's wrong with them? is it necessary? tak pasal2 je budak tu pressure for unknown reason, bukan cikgu suruh jawab soalan SPM ke apa. iysk...

aku dulu takde pressure pun nak exam, except masa SPM. mmg masa tu terasa betul pressure to do my very best. dan, sampai sekarang kalau aku risau sbb masalah apa2, aku akan bermimpi ambik SPM, over and over again. kadang2 tu siap boleh pikir, eh, subjek ni dah lama tak belajar, mana ingat lagi? then mula kalut, kelam kabut & total chaos (buku/nota hilang, lambat gi exam, tak sempat jawab exam, pen hilang, etc).

oh, lepas rehat dan makan kat kantin, kitorang pun hantar Iman gi kelas dia. he's cool. kira dah setel la tu. so we went to tadika Iqbal & Ayu pulak, ambik buku & uniform dan bayar baki yuran. then, back to school to fetch Iman. then, makan tgh hari dan pegi rumah transit Iman to pay the fees. then singgah klinik sbb Ayu batuk2 mcm nak semput. kena guna nebulizer. then, semua balik rumah, tido.

it was a very long day indeed. phew!

abang Iman cool aje. budak kecik ni pulak buat perangai. entah hapa2. nak jugak duduk sorang2 kat terik mentari tu. gasak. lepas tu dia pulak saje je berdiri kat tgh2 pintu kelas, padahal cikgu dah masuk kelas tu. bila cikgu suruh semua ibubapa beredar, dia pulak melalak. kuat lak tu! bingit betul! buat malu kompeni aje.

[tadika]

6 jan 2009. sempat jugak la dua beradik ni buat drama air mata. letih betul. mcm tak pernah pegi tadika jek.

aktiviti pertama - melembutkan otot2 tangan dgn bermain plasticine. mula-mula uli dgn tapak tangan utk buat bentuk bola. kemudian, gelek2 jadik kacang panjang.