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Best Before, Better After

March 29, 2012 by Enida

The washroom at the chiropractor clinic wasn’t busy the other day being only 9 o’clock in the morning. One of the two rooms was occupied. So was one of the two wash basins outside. Well, I wasn’t going to use the sink, okay. But I couldn’t get in to the unoccupied room. The donna della pulicia was replacing the toilet paper roll. I said my usual good morning to her, and her big smile was enough to make my day.

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“Kak Enida! Eh you are here?”

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Hah?

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“It’s soooo good to see you here! You look good! You look better in person. In real life.”

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Hug hug hug.

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Huh?

“Oh thank you, thank you.”

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“I read your blog everyday!”

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“Aaaaaaaa okay. Oh thank you, thank you.”

(I don’t know why, but I always say thank you twice.)

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Hug hug hug.

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“I am Edlina. I like your writing. I enjoy your blog. I’ve been following it for a while.”

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“Thank you thank you. How long have you been following?”

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“About two years. So you’re here? You work here?”

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“No, I am here for my neck adjustment. Undergoing a little therapy. Yeah, I’ve been back from Moscow since July… August 2010.”

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“I’m here for an interview. Just moved to Shah Alam from Penang. So, kalau Kak Enida nampak a reader from Penang before this, I lah tu.”

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I wished her all the best for her interview that day. Yes, outside the washroom, near the reception area. And we gave each other another hug.

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Now… Edlina didn’t just make my day with that you-look-better-in-real-life statement that day. She made my whole year! I am good until  December 31st, 2012 at least. Until then, let me keep on writing. See if my expiry date pushes further.

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Sent-Tenses Sentences

March 27, 2012 by Enida

Edrick committed a serious offense yesterday. He used a bad word! Though I am not going to repeat his sentence here fully, he said to Adam: “You and your family are a bunch of _____ people!” We were on our way home from school when this was reported to me by the officer in-charge, Little Miss Inspector. My jaw dropped to the pedals! I don’t use that word, or that kind of word on anyone. It has no use.

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Using bad words is a serious crime in my house (and in my car)! So I made it a big deal. Perhaps it was a bit bigger than what it should be, but I decided that Edrick had to learn it quickly. And Edrick knew what was coming. So yes, I gave him a hard time even though he had said sorry to Adam.

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I was trying to make a point that he has to manage his temper and that his words are solely his choice. I must have repeated myself more than 20 times, saying: Things you don’t say to yourself, you don’t say to others. I remember the version with Kitreena when she went through a similar phase being: “Only stupid people call others stupid.” Kitreena has long made enemy with the word. She calls it the ‘S’ word — can’t even bring herself to say ‘the S word’ with a voice.

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So Edrick is grounded for the whole week. No TV until Saturday, and no iPod or iPad for this weekend. He cried like there was no tomorrow when I read him the verdict. And now, he is serving his sentence… 20 lines per day for 5 consecutive days.

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Baby, You…

March 20, 2012 by Enida

Kiss someone good night even if he is already asleep..

After the good night kiss, I usually stay for a while, give him a rub on the forehead and watch him sleep like a baby.

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Hope Fool

March 2, 2012 by Enida

It was the first time I heard of such concept, such belief. But it probably has a lot to do with the law of attraction. Bibik told me, where she comes from, the people believe that once a husband or a wife utters the hopelessness and the intention for a divorce, until divorce happens… life in the household is cursed by the utterance.

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I was taken aback for good five minutes to reflect on my present life — and my previous life. Ya, semua orang ada cerita lama. In a way, I was trying to recall if I ever mentioned the big D to B. (Yeah, and then X to make it to DBX in Dubai, huh? I am so lah derailed right now, it’s not even funny.) Anyway, the concept of “…fate that is governed by intention and words that we send out to the universe…” is right there!

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Perhaps that is why I have been extremely cautious with the words I use, though I am not from West Java. As much as I can… as a human, I try to be positive — thinking of positive possibilities, and using positive verbal and non-verbal languages. And in all that I think, do or say, perfection is not my goal. I can never be perfect. Because if I were perfect, God would ‘product-recall’ me from the shelves.

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With my good memory, I know for sure that I left with good thoughts and good words. Even now, call me a fool, but I am still full of hope. I still utter good words with the best of intentions. Because the best is yet to happen. The ending is a chapter in itself. Given time, I believe that we might walk the same paths with different feel. And that… my friend, is not a new concept. Nor it is from West Java.

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Siapa Lah Lagi

February 27, 2012 by Enida

Tiap-tiap hari saya menulis. Tapi tiap-tiap hari saya menekan ‘Save Draft’ dan tak sampai ke butang ‘Publish’. Macam tiap-tiap hari saya kenang orang-orang yang saya kenang. Tapi tiap-tiap hari saya mencari butang ‘Save Yourself’ untuk ditekan. Kalau bukan saya yang menjaga diri dan hati sendiri, siapa lah lagi?

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I do write, every day. And every day I ‘Save Draft’, not able to reach the ‘Publish’ button. Just like every day I think about the people I think about. But every day I look for the ‘Save Yourself’ button to click on. If I don’t take care of my self and my heart, who will?

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Whatever Weather

February 25, 2012 by Enida

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Hati Saya Hati Awak

February 24, 2012 by Enida

Banyak lundu perkara lundu,
lundu yang mana dari Sarawak;
Banyak rindu perkara rindu,
rindu yang mana di hati awak?

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*Enida
Mesra Terrace
24 February 2012

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Malu Kucing

February 17, 2012 by Enida

Perbezaan di antara kucing lapar dengan kucing lapar yang bijak ialah…

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Kucing lapar akan menjilat bibir apabila terpandang sahaja akan makanan. Tetapi kucing lapar yang bijak hanya akan menjilat bibir sesudah makan.

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Sekian melaporkan pemerhatian sifat manusia gelojoh dan tak tau malu mengalahkan kucing kurap di Facebook.

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Ooh sang algojo, ooh nanti dulu…

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Faraway Star

February 17, 2012 by Enida

  • Did you know that her sentences lately start with either “Mom, do you remember in Moscow…” or “Mom remember when we were in Calgary…”?
  • Did you know that she has been singing her own song with the chorus, “I want you to be there, I just wanna be happy and I don’t wanna have to wait anymore…”?
  • Did you know that she sings herself to nap in the car on the way home from school, and sings herself to sleep with the same lines from her own song every night? Yes, the chorus.
  • Did you know that she talks about how tall Cody’s dad is and wonders if you are actually taller?
  • Did you know that she still thinks that no one can make pancakes better than yours?
  • Did you know that she likes the smell of my apple pie because somehow it reminds her of you and Grandma’s kitchen?
  • Did you know that she teases her brother, “Mommy’s boy!” and knows the boy wouldn’t tease her “Daddy’s girl!” because you are not around?
  • Did you know that she thinks of you whenever she sees an accordion and recalls you playing your favorite Cielito Lindo?
  • Did you know that she remembers almost all your checkered shirts and their colors?
  • Did you know that she still likes squash that Grandma makes and your freshly baked multi-grain loaves?
  • Did you know that she wonders where exactly your new place is and if you have a bed for her if she comes visit?
  • Did you know that she had been practicing the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star song on the violin and was excited to perform to you last Christmas?
  • Did you know that she sometimes thinks of you as a star and wonders where you are?

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And every time she talks about you, her eyes twinkle.

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Me-Lu What

February 12, 2012 by Enida

Ai tau ai manusia biasa. And sebab ai tau ai ni manusia biasa lah hari ni ai rili-rili nak membebel. Ai tau sangat kalau ai membebel pada yu, yu tu tak faham sebab orang yang berfikiran negetif macam yu akan cari kekurangan ai jugak sudahnya. Malas ai!

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Fersofall, yu tu kalau jumpa ai, mesti nak komen pasal badan ai. Tapi yang peliknya mata yu tu sentitip benau bila badan ai naik. Mesti nak menshen. Eh, yu nampak berisi lah sekarang. Eh, badan yu naik ke? Eh, yu punya pipi nampak chabi sikit daripada aritu. Eh, sihat nampak!

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Tapi bila badan ai susut, pinggang ai ramping, muka ai lonjong… yu nampak lah pulak jerawat ai kat tepi hidung! Eh, muka yu teruk sekarang kan. Tak macam dulu. Eh, yu banyak makan belacan ke? Eh, apasal muka yu tak berseri ni? Eh, ni mesti tak jaga kulit lah ni, muka tak lawa dah ni.

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And bila ai bergetah, wajah cerah dan ceria, nampak hepi macam tak ada gangguan… yu mesti rasa kaler baju ai tak sesuai dengan ekseseri yang ai pakai. Ataupun stail ai over sikit, sebab skirt ai putih, singkat pulak tu untuk wanita matang macam ai. Ai nampak muda sangat nanti. Muda daripada yu. Tak sesuai.

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Lepas tu semua benda yang ai cakap, yu tak percaya. Tapi yu mintak nasihat ai gitu gini, itu ini. Tapi bila ai nak kongsi ilmu dengan yu, semuanya yu dengar dengan muka tak percaya. Oh ye ke apa yu cakap ni? Oh betul ke laik dat? Tu tak betul, ni tak kena. Yu lagi percaya benda-benda karut zaman jahiliah daripada statistik dan risec ai. Tu menunjukkan betapa kurangnya yu ni membaca. Banyak benda yang anak ai darjah satu pun tau, yu boleh tak tau. Hish, cetek!

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Cara ai berfikir memang lain daripada cara yu. Ai kalau jumpa orang, ai akan perasan benda-benda yang baik aja. Lantak lah badan yu naik 39 kilo sekalipun, ai tak tegur. Wel, mebi sebab yu sendiri akan menshen awal-awal dah, badan yu naik. Wich, ai tak kesah pun. Badan yu. Yu tau apa yu sumbat kat mulut yu.

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Tapi bila ai rasa tudung yu lawa, ai puji aja lah seikhlas jiwa ai. Kalau tudung tak lawa sebab toncet yu tinggi sangat, ai buat lah macam tak nampak. Lantak yu lah, kepala yu. Ai tak ambik berat pasal kepala yu semacam mana yu ambik berat pasal kepala lutut ai yang terjulur bila ai pakai skirt putih Nichii ai tu. Skirt yang yu kata tak branded. Tak macam tudung jenama X stail cekik belakang tengkuk yu tu. Ratus ringgit selai. Memang ai tak brended.

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Tapi apa pun, ai bersyukur sangat yu tak duduk sebelah rumah ai.

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