WELCOME BACK...........

HELLO GUYS....LONG TIME NOT UPDATING MY BLOG. JUST RETIRE AND NOW INSYAA ALLAH I HAVE AMBLE TIME TO DO BLOGING. LOT OF THING TO INFORM YOU ALL GUYS. HAVE A NICE DAY, HAPPY AND MAY ALLAH SWT BLESS YOU ALL WITH RAHMAT AND BAROKAH HERE AND HEREAFTER.

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LlFE : RUSTIC

LIFE : SPECIAL DATE

10.10.10.10.10.10
10th

October

2010

22hr[10pm]

10minute

10 second

LIFE : STUDENT ZAMAN KU

Sungguh beruntung Student zaman sekarang ini jika dibandingkan dengan student zaman aku dahulu. Sambil  menikmati kopi dari Mc. Donald mata ku melihat disekeliling ruang makan restoran yang rata-ratan pelanggannya terdiri dari student-student yang datangnya dari kawasan sekitarnya. Kebetulan  kedudukan Mc. Donald agak berhampiran dengan Politeknik Seberang Perai dan UITM Pulau Pinang. Ada yang berpasangan dan ada pula bersendirian dengan laptopnya. Aku pasti dalam keadaan ini mereka sedang melayari Facebook yang menjadi satu kemestian bagi student  untuk berinteraksi. Dari raut wajah mereka ternyata mereka berduit hasil dari PTPTN yang tidak pernah dinikmati di zaman student ku. Apa yang ada hanyalah biasiswa kerajaan dan pembiayaan sendiri dari  ahli keluarga. Pada zaman student ku tidak ada laptop mahupun Handphone yang ada hanyalah tempat berkumpul atau berlonggok untuk bersembang  ketika tiada kuliah.

Tidak mampu untuk makan-makan mewah di KFC mahupun Mc. donald kerana pada ketika itu tempat-tempat seumpama ini hanya lah untuk ahli keluarga sahaja apatah lagi restoran-restoran ini hanya ada dikawasan bandar-bandar besar sahaja.Makan diwarung juga dianggap mewah terutamanya dikawasan mamakteria yang terletak dilereng bukit  menuju kejalan besar. Bagi mereka yang menikmati biasiswa mungkin tak terasa susahnya seperti aku yang belajar dengan ihsan ahli keluarga untuk belanja harian. Hujung bulan barulah boleh makan dimamakteria. kalau dah masuk tengah bulan makanan asramalah yang menjadi teman setia. kadang-kadang nak giveup sahaja dengan study apatah lagi dalam keadaan masaalah kewangan. Aku hanya meminta dari bapa ku untuk pembayaran yuran semester sahaja.

Amalan biasalah berkongsi makanan terutama dengan member baik aku si Badrul. Beli satu pinggan mee goreng makan dua orang. Bila tiba hujung bulan duit poket betul-betul cukup untuk tambang balik pergi rumah abang kat KL, sekiranya dibuatnya diorang tak ada rumah menanggis tak berlagulah aku, kat mana aku nak mengadu nasib. Walau bagaimana pun aku agak bernasib baik kerana abang-abang, kakak-kakak  dan adik aku faham keadaan aku. Merekalah yang menanggung segala pembelanjaan aku semasa aku student dahulu. Itulah sebabnya aku sentiasa kenangkan jasa mereka terhadap ku. Apa yang ada pada ku hanya teman-teman yang agak rapat sehingga ke hari ini. Duit poket tambahan ku datangnya dari hasil part time job di hotel dan catering mak zul. Ketika itu baharulah boleh belanja makwe aku kat bandar kelang. Itu pun dah dikirakan mewah. kalau aku kenangkan zaman student ku pasti aku tergelak sendirian...........

LIFE : THOSE DAYS IN MEMORIES.......

Today is Saturday and I declared myself as a freedom day. As usual armed with my laptop and camera searching for my blog article. I have my own spot where I can take my lunch, write, reading latest news from the Internet and get connected with Facebook thru free wifi. While I am taking my lunch and I keep my eye open looking at the surrounding to see human behaviour from lonely man, family to youngster, the way they spend their weekend and from there we can see that world has changed. Everything has changed specially in life's style. When I looked back in those days, I still could remembered, how close we were with our sibling and the only entertainment we had was playing around the house with brothers and sisters. Mostly girls played inside the house playing masak-masak and the boys would run outside house playing police sanctuary. That was the best moment of my life. The whole family would sat together and enjoying our lunch in weekend where mom would cooked a simple dish with all the ingredients from our house's backyard, Pucuk Paku, pucuk ubi with sambal belacan. All the sweet memories had gone. No more rounders, tenteng and playing sorok-sorok as what we did in those days. I don't think most of boys and girls nowadays know the game that I mention above. We are moving toward to the generation that is addicted to Video and online game.So, something need to be done to promote back the traditional game to make it alive again............

KEHIDUPAN : LAGU LAMA

Setiap kali memandu kereta samada kepejabat atau keluar untuk bersiar-siar kebiasaannya saya akan mendengar satu sahaja siaran radio kegemaran saya iaitu Klasik Nasional. Station Radio yang hanya menyiarkan lagu-lagu seawal 40an hinggalah ke akhir 70an. Kebanyakannya mengimbas kembali kenangan lama sekitar 60an dimana ketika itu saya masih kecil dan radio adalah satu-satunya alat hiburan yang popular ketika itu. Telivision hanya diperkenalkan pada awal 60an dan hanya mampu dimiliki oleh orang yang berada sahaja. Radio keluarga saya berjenama singer dan petinya diperbuat dari kayu. Setiap kali rancangan drama disiarkan maka seluruh ahli keluarga akan berhimpun dan mendengar siaran tersebut dengan penuh perhatian serta menghayati perjalanan cerita tersebut terutamanya siaran yang bersiri. Menghayati sehingga ada yang akan menangis apabila ada babak-babak yang sedih. Walau bagaimana pun pujian harus diberikan kerana cara orang dahulu menghayati satu-satu watak dengan sungguh-sungguh berbeza dengan zaman sekarang.

Lagu-lagu lama yang penuh dengan makna dan nasihat. Setiap nada dan iramanya sungguh merdu disertai dengan guridam dan lirik yang sedap didengar untuk hawa telinga. Sayangnya lagu-lagu ini tidak mendapat tempat dihati orang zaman sekarang terutamanya remaja-remaja kerana terpengaruh dengan lagu-lagu yang terjerit-jerit tanpa faham maksud lirik lagu. Terpengaruh dengan lagu-lagu heavy metal yang terkial-kial atas dasar kemodenan. Tidak dinafikan masih ada lagu-lagu yang baik-baik tetapi jumlahnya adalah sedikit sahaja. Berbeza dengan lagu-lagu gubahan contohnya seperti Almarhum Tan Sri P. Ramlee, walaupun beliau telah lama meninggalkan kita tetapi gubahan dan ciptaan lagu-lagunya masih segar dan sering diulang-ulangkan di radio bak kata perpatah tak jemu telinga mendengarnya. Begitulah halnya lagu-lagu yang digubah dengan sepenuh jiwa dan raga........................

LIFE : FROM SABAK BERNAM TO KLANG........

Came back from My hometown yesterday. I purposely took a federal Road from Manjung Perak to Klang after fetch my sister at her house in Sri manjung. On my way to Klang I passed through Sabak Bernam, Sg. Besar, Sekinchan, Tanjung karang, Kuala selangor, Jeram,kapar, Meru before entered the Setia Alam Highway and exits at Pedas Toll in Rembau. All these route had brought back my memories. I was born at Tanjung karang General Hospital in July 1962 and my father was a Policeman base in Tanjung Karang police Station. I still can remember till today, where every Monday my late mother would took me to Pasar Isnin near the River side to buy a fresh Veggies, fish and meat. The most special dish at this market was a Pecal that make of Nasi Impit, boiled Long bean, taugeh with special peanut sauce.

Then I passed a small Chinese town where my father had been based there at the Pondok polis Pasir penambang in 1972. All my neighbour were Chinese and most of them were farmers and fishmen. When came Chinese new years, my refrigerator would full and filled up with mandarin oranges. Since my neighbour was a farmer grew vegetable and we got our fresh supply of veggies everyday with lower price. I had to wake up as early as 5.00 am because my school was 24 miles from my house. At 6.30 am I was the first person to board the bus to school and the last person to reach home. Near my house there was a cinema, the wooden building with a zinc roof. Of course you would feel like in the hot oven when watching a movie in the afternoon show even though there were a big fans inside the cinema and couldn't hear the sound except a movie on the screen when heavy rains hit the zinc roof. The cinema ticket was 0.60cent a flat rate with the wooden chair with no cushion on it. I was there for almost three years before my father was tranferred to Pondok Polis Kampung Raja Musa about 16 km from Pasir penambang.

It was just a memories and today all these small towns had changed interm of development and lots of new building coming up until I almost couldn't recognise the sleepy town of Pasir penambang.

LIFE : NON STOP TALKING.............

Yesterday I was in Kuala Lumpur to attend the Teh Tarik Session cum Birthday party a friend of mine at JM Briayani House in Subang Jaya. I departed 7.20 am from Bukit Mertajam Railway Station and arrived at Kuala Lumpur Sentral about 1.45 pm. Madia came and fecth me there. It was just a private function with only close friends invited. As usual same members attended and we really enjoyed and had a fun time that filled with joked and memories. Met Badrul known as Awe Misai when we were at ITM. Now he run his own Insurance company with his wife. Time past too fast, I need to cacth my next train to Bukit Mertajam on the same day that would be departed at 8.15pm so I adjourned at 7.00 pm. Asri and Shukor sent me to KL Sentral. Just in time because I should be there 30 minute before the train departed. Safely arrived at the Bukit Mertajam Railway Station at 4.00 am on Sunday. Alhamdulillah Thanks to Almighty God because taking care of my car which I parked in front of Railway Station open parking ,also thanks to Zul and Mai for their invitation. The only bad experienced during my journey back to BM was I booked a sleeping compartment and opposite of my bed there were a father and son kept on talking for non stop until I couldn't sleep for the entire journey. Just imagine......... how tired and exhausted was I.

LIFE : FAMILY FIRST

I thought I just wanted to rest at home but after took my breakfast as usual my wife would asked me whether I had any planned to go out. I just said "no". So I asked her back if she had any planned to go out with me for window shopping. She answered "no and can you do me a favour" and said " yes, is there anything that I can help you?". " Can you take your two daughters out with you because I want to clean up the house and than I need a good nap" my wife said to me. I took my daughters to Seberang Jaya Library and then we went for window shopping at Sunway carnival. I hadn't take them out almost one month because I had lots work to do. Sometime I always think that I must give my time with my family at least twice a month, taking them out for picnic or just stay at any resort hotel to make them happy. I had been doing these before but stop taking them out after my third kid. I can hear they are complaining that I seldom take them out lately. I still could remembered how I took them to stay at Penang's hotel all along the beach every month. I started with Mutiara hotel then followed by Casurina, Plaza, Crown Prince, Orchad and the last hotel I stayed with my family was Shereton Hotel before it changed to other name. Beside that I also took them to stay at Equtorial, Pasedena and service Apartment in Cameron Highland even to Trolak Country Resort, Rasa Sayang Counrty Resort and a few places that I couldn't remember the name of the Hotel. The sweet memories is still there but when time is bad, I just need to more focus on my work and just hope that those day will come again and plan to take them for abroad holiday at least to Indonesia when time is permitted.

LIFE : PATRICK GOH

Received a surprise call from my former ABM Mr. Patrick Goh. I was at the office compiling my Chiller withdrawal and placement Form that need to be sent to Penang Office. When Mr. Patrick was in charged of Chhk lots of changes had been done by him. He managed to change our mentalities to be more positive in term of doing sales. He taught us how to drive more thruput by selling from A to Z instead of concentrate Milo, Nescafe and M2mn. I still could remembered how he taught us to sell all those Hari-hari, Nasi goreng or items that we tend to forget because of small volume sale but he believed that these small items could be extra sale as Malay proverb said " Sikit-sikit lama-lama jadi bukit." He always gave encouragements to do more because he believed that we could do more then what we thought. He always asked us to commit sale that we could bring back by using AMS taking per outlet per week. Sometime we under estimated our own ability to do sale. Actually at the end of the day we brought more sale from what we thought.

The office that we are working today is designed by him and he supervised the renovation from beginnings until completion. This is only ASO that complete with mini lecture theatre room for meeting and training purposes. Prayer room facilities for Muslim workers and surrounding with healthy environment, fresh air and a lots of local fruits tree have been planted to add more greener. He always believe that the more you work hard the more result you will get. Work hard play hard and every success that we did would be rewarded by seafood dinner at Tambun Prawn Village. As far as I am concerned we never missed our target two years on the row. Anyway it already a history but the culture of hard working will be remained in our daily life. This is the example of success and duplication that manufactured from Mr. G.

LIFE : BOSS IS ALWAYS BOSS

Once you be the Task Force team all figure must be in your finger tips. In other word, you must be ready to answer or give him any figure he want either by phone or in the office. This morning my boss asked my about the OAS photo. Luckily I saved it inside my pen drive. Normally he would asked me whether I owed him anything. I just said "yes ,OAS Photos". Then I shown him my printed Power Point and he gave some comment to improve my presentation. He need more photo to show it to his big boss. He asked me , " when can you give me your photo with AMS, before and after." then I asked him back " when you want it boss to be done." he reply back" when can you complete it." I told him "Wednesday."" Ok make it short and I want you to submit the photo with colour print on this coming Monday." I just answered "yes I will do it for you".

Then I talked to OAJ regarding the OAS matter and told him that "Boss want OAS project to be done as soon as possible". My problem is where to print with colour printer because we just have a normal black & white printer." Anyway Boss is always boss, don"t make your life so difficult, just print it at any computer's shop or Internet's cafe than claim" OAJ. Then both of us went out with merchandiser to do our OAS Project at Penaga area. We managed to do three outlets and then rushed to Juru to meet Thomas for Nld Sub-agent appointment. Yet we need to go back to the office to complete our key task drilling Midi figure and reply email. We stayed in the office till 9.30 pm.

LIFE : INTERSTATE

Special about Parit Buntar is bordered by three states. Parit buntar it self under Perak, cross the Krian River in town is Kedah and Penang state is just a kilometer away from the town. I was there for two years based in Parit Buntar Nestle's dealer Sin Guan Heng under Confec. Business Unit. My coverage area was very big. I was assigned to cover from Nibong Tebal Penang in northern part, Serdang Kedah Eastern part until Sg. Siput at Kuala Kangsar for the southern part. Some of these areas need to be covered for a week. I had to drive two to three hours from my working base to the area that need to be covered specially to Sg. Siput. whenever outstation was needed I had my own budget Hotel to stay with a special rate and the hotel's owner would gave me the same room because he knew when I was coming. By showing his sign body signal it meant that my room was ready. Actually I had a lot of friends that offered me to stay at their house but I preferred to be alone and privacy.

When I wasn't outstation and working in Parit Buntar area my breakfast would be in Perak, lunch at Kedah, Dinner and sleeping in Penang states. I rented a house in Permatang Tok Mahad Penang side and Perak Border was just a cross the road opposite of my rented house. When I was based in Parit Buntar eleven years ago OAJ was just promoted to FSE under Food Service Division. From there he was tranfed to Kuala Lumpur branch. Today we meet again and I am working under him. My policy is make a friend as much as you can because you will never know that one day your friend will be your next boss.

LIFE : MY HOME TOWN JOHOL

Classic shop houses.

This row of shop houses was built in 1919.

Nothing much change in this petrol station except the pump had been changed to the latest model. This petrol station has been in this small town more than 50 years.

LIFE: MARKET WORK WITH OAJ

I worked with OAJ for market work today. We visited three wet markets and found that most of the wet market not been fully covered by our sale rep since Mr chea left the company. The purpose of the market work was to check our product distribution according to our Nestle distribution sku base on channel. OAJ told me that " This will be part of your new assignment as a Task Force team next month to make sure that market up to our Nestle's distribution standard". Next month onward I and Teo will be assigned to lead a Dealer's sale rep to assist them in sale and distribution. My sale target is base on total target that we have set to our Dealer's sale rep. In other word we have to work hand to hand as a one team to achieve our ASO target. Nestle's company want us to more focus on the new products and to develop it for future market. Then we proceed to Penaga to visit Sultan Alauddin's Mini market. OAJ told me Penaga had changed a lots compared to thirteen years ago when he covered this area as a coffee shop sale rep. He asked me whether Ice kacang's stall near the riverside was still there or not? I told him" yes " and then we end up our market work ate Ice Kacang at Permatang Bendahari Penaga near the Sungai Kuala Muda.

LIFE : DON'T COMPLAINT

Each time I eats a good food either home cook or eat outside with my family always remind me to my father's quote. He always told us that " Eat less if the food is delicious and eat more if the food is tasted bad." When I was a child I didn't really understood what it mean until I grew up. After attended a group discussion at religious class then only I knew what it mean. Actually it was our Prophet Muhammad Saw taught us to respect to a person whose cooked for us. It could be our mother, sister, neighbour or anyone that served us some food to eat. Our Prophet taught us not to complaint when food was served in front of us. Take it if you like and just leave it if you don't like the food. We should praise to a person if she or he cooks a good food.

Let we analyzes my father's quote " Eat less if the food is delicious" it mean that if you really like the food so much please remember to share the food with the others. So that everybody will get to taste the food together. " Eat more if the food taste bad" It mean that show your respect to a person who prepares the food by telling him or her that you like the food but the food tastes can be improved.By doing this, nobody feeling will get hurt.

So next time whatever your wife cooks for you just eat it and don't complaint.

LIFE : STILL HANGING AND UNTOUCHED

My late mother's house came alive again after my elder sister decided to stay at the Rumah pusaka. She decided to move in with her family from Sik Kedah and set up car wash and warung just in front of the house. The house had been abandon so many years and we decided to restore the house again to bring back our sweet memories. The most happier person was my father and my brothers. When they heard the news that my elder sister had came back and stayed to take care of the rumah pusaka. As part of our culture in Adat Perpatih, the elder sister shall inherits the property and she shall replace as a mother to our families since my mother already passed away. Now we have a place for family gathering again at least once a year specially on the big day such as Hari Raya. So we decide to have a Kenduri kesyukuran and arwah on this coming school holiday to welcome her home with her family. The best part of the house was, when I saw a hand Craft work from someone special that still hanging and untouched on the wall and this had brought me to sweet memories during my student era in ITM Shah Alam. At least I know how to appreciate even though we were not mean to be together. Let it be there hanging on the wall until...................?

LIFE : DO I LOOK TOO OLD?

Something funny happen to me this morning. I went to Seberang Jaya hospital with my daughter for her an appointment with Orthopedic doctor. I walked to the registration desk to get number to see the doctor suddenly the registration officer asked me " Sir, Who's Fatimah Azzaharah, it's your wife? " and I answered " no. My daughter". He asked me again " how old is she?" "eight" I said. "OK and can you bring me a letter from her school or you can use your pension card for the next appointment" The Front desk officer said. I just looked at him without saying anything. Then I went to the restroom looking at the mirror and talked to myself " Do I look so old because of the white hair and the officer who talked to me could be 6 to 7 year older than me"." Let it be "I said it in my heart.

After waiting for a few minute my daughter's name was called and the nurse took us to the doctor's room. Doctor examined my daughter's arm and check her Xray report. Everything was ok and she can go to school tomorrow but I requested for another one week medical leave so that she really fit to go to school by cycling. On my way back home I talked to myself again " Just because there are a lot of white hairs grow on my head and beard so he thinks that I am a pensioner or may be I am an old man wearing a white Collar T-shirt with a loose Levi's Jean." Funny...............

KEHIDUPAN : UNTOLD STORY

Masa berlalu dengan cepat dan kadang-kadang kenangan lama masih menjadi ingatan, walaupun ia berlaku 30 tahun yang lalu. Apabila mengenangkan kisah lama dialam persekolahan diPort Dickson. Umur dalam linkungan 16 tahun dalam senyap-senyap ada orang yang berkenan. Walaupun ia tidak diluahkan tetapi dari riak muka dapat meneka perasan yang terujud. Rupa-rupanya gadis tionghua dalam class yang sama menaruh hati terhadap jejaka yang berkulit hitam manis dan tinggi lampai. Kerap juga kerumah beliau di Pekan Port Dickson dan ayahnya menjalankan perniagaan ABC di Bus stand pekan PD. Setiap kali balik dari sekolah pasti singgah digerai bapanya dan beliau akan menyediakan minuman kegemaran saya air limau nipis bersama nenas tin.

Perhubungan terputus setelah tamat persekolahan menengah dan berhijrah ke Lumut mengikut abang yang bertugas disana dan bersekolah di Anglo Chinese School Manjung. Semasa tinggal diLumut tidak pula bercinta kerana menumpu penuh dengan alam persekolahan. Apatah lagi duduk dalam kem tentera laut yang terpencil dan berasing mengikut status pangkat. Ketika itu Lumut dan Manjung tidaklah semaju sekarang, hanya pekan kecil dan sunyi. Mengasingkan diri jauh dari ibu dan bapa buat seketika. Walaupun ibu berat untuk melepaskannya.

Sebaik sahaja tamat persekolahan dilumut, memasuki ITM untuk short course di HOTCAT tetapi tidak pula jatuh cinta dengan sesiapa pun hanya ada kawan rapat wanita yang sama practical di Penang. Perhubungan sekadar kawan dan habis setelah tamat course disana. Disanalah kenal Asri satu course dan duduk sebilik di ITM tidak sangka pula berjumpa kembali semasa melanjutkan pelajaran di peringkat Diploma. Memasuki alam perkerjaan pertama di PD sebagai supervisor disebuah restoran makanan segera American Winppy Fast food.

Semasa bekerja disana pekerjanya berbilang kaum dan dalam senyap-senyap ada seorang insan yang begitu perihatin terhadap diri ini. Begitu rapat, sederhana tinggi, kurus dan berbangsa india. Sering membelikan makanan dan setiap kali membawa makanan dari rumah beliau sentiasa pastikan makan yang dibawa adalah halal untuk dimakan. Beliau mengambil berat tentang diri ini dan sedia mendengar segala keluhan rasa takala menghadapi tekanan kerja. Walau bagaimana pun berpisah setelah beliau berhenti kerja untuk berkhawin dengan jejaka pilihan keluarga. Selepas itu tiada lagi berita tentang beliau.

Selepas satu tahun bekerja disana, dapat pula tawaran untuk melanjutkan pelajaran di ITM Shah Alam dengan cara kebetulan sahaja. Borang diperolehi dari kawan yang tidak berminat untuk melanjutkan pelajaran. Di isi,di hantar dan terus dipanggil untuk temuduga dan diterima masuk. Banyak halangan dan dugaan dihadapi dalam kehidupan di kampus yang bergelar pelajar.

KEHIDUPAN : MINGGU YANG CUKUP MEMENATKAN.

Minggu yang cukup meletihkan, bermula dari hari Jumaat setelah selesai kerja terus bergegas pulang untuk bertolak ke Port Dickson untuk menghadiri majlis perkhawinan anak kakak yang kedua. Perjalanan telah dirancang lebih awal supaya sampai awal di PD. Perjalanan kali ini agak lancar dan selamat sampai diPD jam 12 tengahmalam. Biasanya perjalanan mengambil masa 7 ke 8 jam tetapi kali ini dalam masa 5 jam sahaja. Dalam katogeri cepat jugalah kerana bertolak jam 5.30 ptg dan sampai jam 12 tengahmalam. Tak tahu sejak kebelakangan ini mahu cepat sampai sahaja. Berhenti hanya untuk tunaikan sembahyang dan untuk makan beli siap-siap dan makan dalam kereta.

Abang ipar dah tempah banglow TNB duduklah anak beranak dalam banglow yang besar, selesa dan berhawa dingin. Duduk tiga malam bermula dari malam hari jumaat hinggalah hari isnin. Kenduri perkhawinan berjalan dengan lancar dan Madia, ctm, Shukor dan Izam datang untuk makan kenduri. Kali ini aku tak dapat membantu kerana sibuk melayan anak kecil aku, cukuplah anak lelaki aku sahaja yang membantu.

Hari Isnin selepas check out dari banglow terus kerumah kakak untuk bersarapan pagi. Rancangan nak terus balik ke Penang tetapi tukar rancangan balik kampung dulu untuk ziarah kakak dirumah pusaka arwah emak dan kemudian ziarah ayah di rumah mak tiri. Minggu yang cukup mengembirakan apatah lagi kakak yang duduk di Sik Kedah buat keputusan untuk balik kampung dan duduk rumah pusaka arwah emak. Seluruh ahli keluarga gembira bahkan pak teh juga gembira kerana rumah arwah emak yang ditinggalkan sekurang-kurangnya akan bertunggu juga akhirnya.

Yang paling gembira adalah abang wahab yang sangat-sangat mengharapkan supaya rumah pusaka arwah emak kembali bersinar dan berpenghuni. Tiadalah masaalah lagi untuk balik kekampung. Mungkin akan kerap balik kerana dalam adat orang negeri sekiranya emak tiada maka kakak sulunglah penganti emak dan tunggu rumah pusaka. Abah gembira juga sekurang-kurangnya ada anak perempuan dikampung untuk mejenguknya dikala usia yang begitu uzur. Kami berpakat untuk memulihkan rumah pusaka dan kakak tidak perlu risau tentang wang ringgit kerana segala urusan pemulihan dalam tanggungan adik beradik.

Kakak dan abang ipar merancangan untuk membuka Car Wash dan kedai makan dihadapan rumah pusaka untuk menampung kehidupan. Rumah pusaka tidak akan sunyi lagi apatah lagi anak kakak dan anak-anaknya juga buat keputusan untuk tinggal bersama kakak. Aku rasakan rumah pusaka akan terus terpelihara dan akan terdengar suara anak-anak bermain didepan rumah pusaka serta bercahaya dengan kedai makan didepan rumah pusaka.

Walaupun berada dirumah pusaka untuk beberapa jam sahaja tetapi sayu juga untuk meninggalkannya kerana halaman rumah yang telah dibersihkan dan terbayang kembali rumah yang dahulunya sentiasa hijau dengan rumput dan pokok-pokok buah yang bersusun dilaman rumah. Sebelum bertolak singgah untuk ziarah abah dirumah maktiri kemudian terus pulang ke Pulau Pinang.

Kerja sehari kemudian buat persiapan untuk ke Kuala Lumpur pula untuk menghadiri Nestle Sale Convention di Sunway Convention Centre di Subang Jaya dan tinggal di Pyramid Hotel Tower untuk dua malam. Bertolak hari Rabu dengan bas yang ditempah khas dan pulang hari Jumaat pagi. Dua malam berjumpa dengan Zul dan Shukor untuk teh terik section.

Ada tiga hari untuk berehat kerana hari Isnin Public Holiday hari Maulidi rasul tetapi anak lelaki pula tak sihat batuk dan asma bergegas ke klinik untuk mendapatkan rawatan tetapi tidak lega. Hari ahad anak lelaki menggadu susah untuk bernafas kerana sesak dada lantas ke hospital Kepala Batas untuk menerima rawatan. Doktor menasihati agar anak lelaki ku masuk wad walaupun keadaannya agak stabil tetapi menasihati ku agar membolehkan beliau berehat dan mendapat rawatan lanjutan. Alhamdulllilah anak lelaki ku sihat dan dibenarkan keluar pada hari ini. Bagi ku inilah minggu yang cukup memenatkan walaupun seminggu tidak kepejabat.

Esok mula bekerja dan tak tahu apa pula projek yang menanti...................

KEHIDUPAN : JIRAN TIONGHUA KU

Apabila saya merenung kembali kisah silam, membuatkan saya tersenyum sendirian mengenangkan zaman kanak-kanak di Pondok Polis Pasir Penambang Kuala Selangor. Deretan rumah papan dua tingkat berjiran dengan kaum tionghua. Rata-rata mereka ini terdiri dari penternak khinzir, penanam sayur dan nelayan. Rumah serta pondok polis yang terletak ditengah-tengah deretan rumah papan yang dilengkapi dengan talipon untuk menerima panggilan sahaja dari Balai Polis Kuala Selangor. Pada masa itu tiada lansung ada perasaan curiga atau perkauman. Bermain dengan anak-anak jiran berbangsa tionghua walaupun tidak faham bahasa mereka tetapi masih lagi boleh berkomunikasi secara bahasa isyarat. Keluar masuk dirumah mereka hingga kedapur adalah pekara biasa, seolah-olah satu keluarga.

Masih ingat lagi ,jiran sebelah rumah adalah penternak khinzir dibelakang rumah. Kandangnya bersaiz sederhana dan setiap petang khinzirnya akan dilepaskan. maka berkeliaranlah khinzir-khinzir tersebut dibelakang rumah tanpa ada perasaan jijik atau menghina haiwan ciptaan Tuhan yang Maha agung tersebut. Kadang-kadang membantu pula dengan anak jiran untuk sama-sama menyagat ubi kayu yang bertimbun didalam stor rumah untuk diberi makan kepada haiwan tersebut. Pelik tetapi benar. Apakah pada masa itu masih belum mengetahui hukum ahkam atau pun memang menganggap ia hanyalah haiwan biasa yang tidak boleh dimakan oleh orang melayu.

Seminggu sekali jiran sebelah akan membuat peanut butternya sendiri dengan mengunakan pengisar batu yang ditolak dengan kayu panjang. Membantu untuk menolak kayu panjang tersebut adalah pekara biasa. Kadang-kadang ibu juga menumpang sekali untuk mengisar beras untuk dibuat tepung basah. Beginilah kehidupan kami yang berjiran dengan kaum tionghua tersebut.

Jiran yang satu lagi pula petani menanam sayur, maka boleh dikatakan setiap petang ada sahaja sayur yang lebih akan diberikan kepada ibu dan begitu juga ibu akan membalasnya dengan kuih muih. Bila ada kelapangan terutamanya waktu hujung minggu, masing-masing akan duduk dihadapan rumah sambil bersembang walaupun dengan bahasa yang tidak fasih tetapi sifat kejiranan tetap terujud.

Yang pastinya setiap kali Tahun Baru cina, peti sejuk rumah akan penuh dengan buah limau yang diberi oleh jiran -jiran sebelah rumah. kisah ini adalah empat puluh tahun yang lalu. Malangnya hari ini apabila saya memerhatikan pergaulan anak-anak saya mereka lebih tertumpu kepada satu kaum sahaja baik disekolah mahupun dirumah. Seolah olah ada penghalang diantara mereka.