Usaha tangga kejayaan

"Serius la gaji construction site engineer RM 2500 aje?"

"Gaji engineer memang murah. Dulu lagi murah RM 1800. Tak naik-naik"

"Sedihnya"

"Bunyi gah engineer. Gaji sikit. Panas betul bila orang cakap bos tak kerja teruk. Pekerja 8 jam sehari. Bos kerja 14-16 jam sehari tak ada cuti. Ahad pun kerja. Apa punya mangkuk la. Cashier tu memang mana-mana pun sama duit short kena ganti. Kerja pam minyak kalau duit sangkut, semua orang punya gaji kena potong"

"Abang pernah kerja pam minyak?"

"Pernah. Isi minyak, lap cermin kereta, susun barang, baca minyak masa lori sampai"

"Ooo"

"Nak kaya mana boleh kerja dengan orang. Simpan duit buat modal, pergi kemahiran ambil lesen. Perbanyak skill. Tak boleh malu. Kalau kerja kedai runcit angkat barang berat macam guni tepung. Kalau kerja pasar, 4 pagi dah mula. Angkat barang berat jugak bakul-bakul sayur"

"Sekarang kita faham kenapa abang suka pergi pasar ngan kedai runcit…"

"Itu pun sebab abang masuk asrama. Kalau sekolah harian, malam dengan weekend mesti nak kerja. Ummi tahu. Dia asramakan abang"

"Abang tu mana reti duduk diam"

"Jadi nelayan pun pernah. Ikut orang. Tak dapat upah, dapat ikan"

"Astu la kenal semua ikan"

"Yela Ara tu ikan sardin pun tak kenal"

"Heee kita keliru ajeee"

"Abang tak duduk rumah masa cuti sekolah. Keluar sebelum Subuh, balik malam. Macam-macam kerja abang buat. Ada setengah tu tak ingat dah"

"I'm so proud of you, sayang. Semua rajin. Rajin kerja, rajin tolong kita. Kerja keras"

"Yela. Kena keras dulu baru boleh kerja hahahahaha"

"Eeee! Siap la abang!"

"Dah panggil. Sampai abang call"

"I love you"

"Hush! Hush!

"Abangggg"

Panggilan telefon

JFK, NY

12-09-2024

Dekat sejam baring cuba tidur tapi tak dapat tidur padahal badan penat. Keluar Khamis tengah hari, Jumaat malam baru balik. Malam ni rehat tak kerja. Nak tidur. Badan letih. Mahal betul harga tidur

Bukak app. Tak baca pun. Teringat apa Ary cakap. Aku block dia berminggu. Malas nak angkat call - aku sibuk + memang tak ada mood nak layan dia. Dia nak kawin lagi. Suruh aku jadi wakil. 

Aku tak kisah dia nak kawin  berapa kali. Aku cuma kesian anak-anak dia. Nafkah tak bagi. Call pun tak. Nama anak pun tak ingat. Kesian budak-budak ada bapak tapi tak ada bapak. Aku tahu susah hidup tak ada ayah. Orang lain cakap ada ayah tapi tak guna lagi menyusahkan. 

Aku selalu azam nak jadi bapak yang terbaik. Aku ajar kembar solat sampai guling-guling badan cuba ikut kemudian gelak. Comel. 

Kembar dah pandai letak baju dalam bakul kemudian letak dalam mesin basuh mini. Aku ajar cuci baju. Biasanya sepasang je untuk biasakan. Masing-masing ada mesin sendiri. Permainan pun ajar asingkan.

Kalau tak nak anak, jangan tabur benih. Bukan tak reti kawal. Saja tak nak kawal. Ada isteri baik pun cerai. Aku tak ada contact number bini-bini dia. Kalau ada aku nak tanya duit cukup ke tak, ada apa boleh bantu. Aku cuba bantu yang termampu.

Ada anak, rahmat sebab kita akan selalu cuba perbaiki diri. Anak duduk dengan kita tak lama. Sekejab je. 10 tahun terawal kena luang banyak masa demgan anak. Bila anak besar, dia dah ada kawan dan hidup sendiri. Kita kena pastikan anak selalu perlukan kita. 

Umar dah besar. Sikit masa lagi kurang seorang geng pergi masjid. Nasib ada kembar. Hampir setiap hari pergi Subuh dengan anak. Umar tak culas bangun. Adam culas sikit. Dia selalu tidur lewat. Umar tidur awal. Sebelum Subuh dia bangun siapkan homework / mengaji. Umar dah konsisten puasa sunat Isnin Khamis & hari putih. Adam pun puasa cuma belum konsisten. Tak apa. Aku tak paksa. Anak tengok aku puasa, nak join sama. Lama-lama suka. 

Selain puasa, aku usahakan untuk khatam Quran dua / tiga bulan sekali. Ara pun sama. Anak-anak pun sama. Aku kena buat kalau tak macam mana anak nak ikut. Aku tak kisah anak khatam ke tak - janji baca sehari sehelai pun tak apa. Umar yang paling selalu khatam. Kadang tiap bulan. 

Aku usahakan ajar anak solat sunat yang mudah - subuh 2 rakaat, dhuha 2 rakaat & witir 1 rakaat. Umar konsisten buat semua. Adam buat Subuh sahaja. Okeylah dari tak buat langsung. 

Huda? Dia ikut kerajinan macam mood dia kemas bilik jugak. Kalau rajin, dia puasa, kalau malas dia makan depan Umar. 

When you are poor

When you are poor

You live poor die poor

You do nothing but think

You think and think.

Your pocket is like an empty jar

Nothing in it but exists.

If you die no one weeps

No one cries and no one feels.

It hurts being poor

A poor man is a burden on society.

(Unknown)

_

I have seen many people suffering in this world, especially from poverty. No one likes you, no one cares for you, and everyone runs away from you. You receive no respect, and being poor often means you endure all the vile words people throw at you.

Hi Min

Hi Min,

I have safely arrived home and reunited with Umar, Huda, and Adam. They are okay. I could see their relief when they saw my wife. Adam was especially close to my wife, as she pampers him a lot. She even brought a gift for them from a store at Changi Airport. They are all happy, and Adam keeps saying, "Thank you, Ibu. I love you." Umar is quite shy and recites duas whenever he receives something, while Huda thanked her mom with a hug.

We prayed together, ate together, and shared many stories (and some complaints too). I told them they need to pack their things because we are moving to a new city, and they are excited. I have written a notice to the landlord to inform him that this December will be my last month renting his house. I will surely miss this city. Costa Rica has given me rich experiences through its diversity and culture. I love its warm, friendly people.

It's time to move to another city, explore new experience, and connect with new people. There are many opportunities to seize if we are wise enough to find them. As usual, I am always on the hunt for money. A real man makes a lot of money. Money is crucial to sustain a marriage. Without money, a marriage can suffer. Costa Rica's cost of living is not high, but residents say it's higher compared to other Central American countries. 

In a new place, I’ll need to be prepared to spend a lot. This makes sense, since in Costa Rica, I grew my own vegetables and fruit trees and even tried fish farming to cut costs. In Costa Rica, tomatoes cost between ₡1,000 and ₡2,264 per kilogram. I saved a lot by planting them myself. With the different weather in the new place, I’m not sure I can do the same. I also saved money by not taking my family out to eat due to the lack of halal cafes.

I always prioritize money above all else. One key to making a million a week is having at least seven businesses. Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and biggest shareholder of Reliance Industries, exemplifies this with over 20 companies across various industries. He's a major player in energy, particularly in oil refining and petrochemicals, and he also owns Reliance Jio, a top telecom provider in India. As of 2023, his net worth is $92 billion.

Elon Musk kicked off SpaceX with $100 million and now owns several companies, including Tesla, Starlink, Neuralink, xAI, SolarCity, The Boring Company, X, PayPal, and Zip2. His current project under Neuralink, called Blindsight, aims to enable people who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve, or those who are blind from birth, to see. He has also founded an alternative school similar to Sal Khan's called Ad Astra. With money, anything's possible.

I'll write to you again, Jules. Take care and stay safe.

Sep 6, 2024

Maksud nama

"Tak tengok drama?"

"Takkk"

"Apa hal pulak"

"Tak suka Hana, Hana, Hana"

"Trivia - Lima nama bayi perempuan yang Nabi suka tapi tak pasti betul ke tak. Hana, Lina, Laila, Naila. Satu lagi lupa. Sarah kot. Maksud nama Hana - keindahan, kelembutan"

"Dah habis?"

"Dah"

"Mmmm"

"Gurau pun marah. Cepat kedut suka marah"

"Biar la"

"Nama Ara apa maksud eh?"

"Apa maksud nama abang?"

"Handsome hehehe"

"Bila abang balik?"

"Kenapa?"

"Kena berubat la. Kronik sangat"

"Dah memang handsome, tinggi. Gantangnya pacarku aww hahahaha"

Panggilan telefon

20-09-2024

Mr. Wiki

"Benda yang abang panggil gajet tu"

"Alaa yang mana?"

"Google 'pager'"

"Malas"

"Motorola banyak keluarkan pager. Bravo, Advisor, Tango, Mototrbo, 

Minitor. Nokia pun ada. Unication. Banyak brand. Guna untuk mesej dengan alert je. Call tak boleh. Ada jenis huruf, nombor, dua hala pun ada. Terima dan hantar mesej. Yang penting kalis air, tahan lasak"

"Semua tahu acam Mr.Wiki"

"Dulu famous. Sekarang orang tak guna dah"

Panggilan telefon

18-09-2024

Robot soldiers.

Photo shows hundreds of humanoid prototypes used in the military industry.

Wakil nikah

"Sendiri nak kawin, sendiri jabat tangan. Tak nak aku jadi wakil"

"Tambang wa support"

"Buat salah sebut, mampus aku"

"Tolong arr. Lu calon terpilih"

"Nak berapa orang langsung urut telor? Bini muda, getah belum loose. Cukup la tu. Kita ni dah tua. Tua buat cara tua. Tak payah cari bala. Lu anak berderet. Dahlah tak jaga, nafkah tak bagi. Gila nak menjawab dekat sana nanti. Tak payah kawin. Tak cukup-cukup lagi ke syurga dunia? Orang sini solat 6 kali, lu sebat 5 kali sehari. Bini baik, kesian bini tu. Lu ada anak, tapi anak lu macam anak yatim tak ada bapak. Tak ingat ke kita dulu susah macam mana tak ada ayah? Pandai buat anak, anak tak nak jaga. Tak nak anak, pakai sarung"

"Syarah benda babi. Tak nak tolong, blah"

"Sebaik-baik lelaki, yang baik terhadap isteri dan anak-anaknya"

"Lu curang cakap banyak"

Panggilan telefon

19.09.2024

I love you

"Abang tak insecure. Ara mana ada orang lain. Abang satu-satunya. Bangga ni hehe"

"Confident aje"

"Yela. Ara tak suka Ariff. Haff dah kena palau. Siapa lagi ada?"

"Then don’t take me for granted"

"Tak"

"Kalau dah okey, abang mesti tak perlukan Ara. Betul tak?"

"Kalau ributmu sudah pergi, jangan lupa payung yang setia denganmu"

"Tapi…mmm…"

"Abang tak bad mood bermaksud abang ada orang lain?"

"Selalu abang bad mood  dekat sana"

"Tak ada yang lain selain Ara"

"Tapi…abang dah lama tau tak cakap 'Abang kan setia orangnya'. Mmm"

"Nak dengar trivia? 'Fix a heartbroken man, and he will love you forever' "

"Say 'I love you'"

"Don’t trick me"

"Say it"

"Lelaki tak cakap 'I love you'. Dia reti basuh baju dekat rumah je. I love you jugak tu"

"Cakap I love you pun susah mmm"

"…………"

"See"

"Tak cakap makna tak cinta?"

"Ha'a"

"Dah tahu laki kayu, suruh cakap I love you"

"You figure it out. If you love me, just say it. If not, it’s okay"

"Hmm…Ara…"

"Abang tak sayang Ara…"

Panggilan telefon

18.09.2024

Untuk Hana

Matamu bersinar bak mutiara terang,

Senyummu menenangkan seperti embun pagi yang segar.

Setiap kali kau bermain dengan riang,

Dunia ini jadi indah, berwarna  pelangi. 

(Januari 11, 2024)

Kemas kini 20 September 2024 

Hi little one

Hi little one,

It's 8:35 p.m., and I'm off to work. I just finished a big meal: beef stew with potatoes and carrots, a bowl of oats, two kiwis, and two glasses of barley. How is your mom? Did she have her meal properly? I hope she didn't feel lethargic. On September 10, 2024, she said, "I've been waiting to hear from you... And then this... yet there was nothing." I didn't say goodbye; I just walked away.

I gaze at the sky. Everyone in the astronomy field is eagerly waiting for the Partial Lunar Eclipse from September 17-18. It didn’t happen in Kuala Lumpur but only in certain regions like North and South America, Africa, and some Asian countries. The moon always reminds me of her. Margaret Atwood says, "In the daylight, we know what’s gone is gone, but at night it’s different."

I can’t recall having just one good time with her because every moment felt great. A wise man says, "The best moments of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you." Another wise man says, "There is no life until you’ve loved and been loved." Dostoevsky wrote in Notes from Underground, "Where there is no love, there is no reason."

I didn’t talk much about myself to her. I rarely opened up to her. I reserved her only for my happy side. I don’t know how to talk about my feelings, my fears, my insecurities with her. It’s not because she is unreliable or lacks the capacity to soothe me; it’s just the way I am with her. Can you understand me? We spoke in different love languages, but in the end, we felt deeply connected.

In Modern Man in Search of a Soul, Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, says, "The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases." The more you learn, the more you discover new things. In life, don’t let anyone who hasn’t been in your shoes tell you how to tie your laces. Your life is yours. Trust the process of life at your own pace.

I'll see you in the next letter. Toodle-oo!

Sep 17, 2024

Drama TV3

"Cerita lain tak ada? Tak best. Malas abang tengok"

"Alaa tak best ke?"

"Tak. Dari tengok TV3 baik tengok RTM. Abang dulu tengok RTM - Teman Setia Anda hahaha"

"Acam bosan aje"

"Tak la RTM best"

"Kenapa abang tak suka cerita tu?"

"Yelah dah kawin duduk la asing. Kata kerja CEO. Kalau cerita orang miskin, elok je duduk lain rumah"

"Ha'a kan"

"Dalam Islam, ada 5 nafkah suami wajib sediakan untuk isteri - Tempat tinggal, ubat-ubatan, mandian, pakaian dan makan sekurang-kurangnya dua kali sehari"

"Tahu"

"Kalau isteri berasa sakit hati atau di sakitkan hati tak kisahlah oleh siapa pun dalam rumah yang dia tinggal bersama, suami wajib sediakan tempat tinggal baru. Itu kan nafkah wajib"

"Abang niii. Kita suruh tengok. Astu la kawin dengan laki tua acam ni la jadinya"

"Benda betul. Duduk asing kan senang"

"Kalau asing drama pun tak wujud. Abang pun"

"Majoriti drama Melayu asal kawin dua tinggal serumah. Asal kawin mak mentua tak berkenan tinggal sekali. Kalau kawin suka sama suka tak nak pulak serumah. Pandai pulak duduk asing"

"Abang, tapaya tengok la. Buat cakit hati seorang isteri aje arghhhh"

"Drama hari tu okey walaupun abang tengok scene sekerat-sekerat tapi skrip bagus. Screen acting tak kayu. Abang tak suka heroin tu. Kayu sangat. Tak pergi kelas acting ke?

"Tiba jadi pengkritik drama acam ni la nasib kita bila kawin laki lanjut usia"

"Apa Ara?"

"Hihihi apa, bang?"

"Ara cakap apa tadi?"

"Hihihi"

"Nak kena goreng eh?"

Panggilan telefon

16-09-2024

Eiland’s Gaza Starvation Plan

Former Israeli General Giora Eiland has proposed a new initiative called 'The General’s Plan,' which urges the Israeli army to clear northern Gaza by implementing a policy of starvation against its remaining inhabitants.

Hingga ke akhirnya…

Berita sedih

People of Jannah

Imām Ibn al-Qayyim said:

“When the people of Jannah will reunite, they will remember all the times they spoke about Jannah in this world. They’ll look back and laugh, at how short life was, and then smile, because beautiful is their final abode.

The people of paradise will have all that they desire. One step into Jannah and they will remember no pain. They will say they never suffered, they will say they never cried.

A dip in Jannah.

Oh how much we long for that moment. The moment where we reunite, we hug our loved ones once again. We forget about all the pain, and thank Allāh for all the tests!

How strange does it seem, that these tests which weigh a ton on our chest today will one day elevate us. Elevate us so high, that we will thank Allāh. We will thank Him for test.

Be patient, oh beautiful slaves of Allāh, for our Lord is more Merciful than a mother is to her child.” — Al-Fawa’īd: 119

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Mata jantan

"Layan Hindi mengaku je la"

"Tak eh"

"Tu video baju kuning buka baju tu"

"Naik sendiri eh"

"Tapi buka haaa"

"Alaaa"

"Asal background music dia macam tu?"

"Entah"

"Rambut perempuan tu lawa"

"Lawa ke?"

"Lawa. Breast macam jatuh je ke memang macam tu?"

"Mata jantan"

"Hahahaha"

Panggilan telefon

14-04-2024

Tolong baiki

"Memang environment dalam tu banyak yang tak sihat. Dulu Kajang pun pernah kena buli dengan pegawai dia - perempuan. Dahlah kena buli, kerja malam dengan budak UPM mana entah suka mengular tak datang kerja"

"Pegawai buat apa?"

"Cari salah. Ada je tak kena. Macam-macam plan dia buat - minta tukar tempat kerja, sambung master's degree. Kelas hari Sabtu petang rasanya. Boleh adjust masa. Dulu dia pernah jadi ketua houseman"

"Ooo"

"Biasalah buli mana-mana pun ada"

"Cerita lagi, please"

"Habis dah. Tu je"

"Alaa cerita laaa"

"Ara tahu tak 'A man shouldn't talk about other women to his partner'"

"Kisah pulak kita. Cepat la ceritaaaa"

"Bila dia balik kerja, dia bad mood. Abang tanya sikit pun melenting"

"Abang jadi punchbag dia eh. Bengang aje marah abang"

"Taklah…"

"Astu?"

"Kali akhir gaduh teruk sebab MO tu. Dia balik kerja, abang tanya nacam biasa tapi dia marah abang teruk. Dia cakap dia tak nak abang dah. Dia pernah cakap kalau mengadu pun abang tak boleh buat apa-apa…"

"Abang…sorry…"

"Pegawai tu macam sentap sikit bila dia sign dokumen apa entah, dia letak "Dato". Dia jarang sangat sign macam tu. Tak sampai setahun pun kerja situ jumpa laki dia sekarang. Kalau dah jodoh kan"

"Abang, can you just forget that memory and toss it out?"

"Trivia for today - A man will open up if he feels that the woman truly understands him"

"I see you've been getting quite aggressive and overprotective because you're feeling a bit down about yourself, right, abang?"

"Part of it is because of cheating"

"You were deeply damaged"

"Tolong baiki"

Panggilan telefon

16-09-2024

Aku Yang Kau Panggil Sayang

Rindu-Rinduan Jadi Kenang-Kenangan

Hai Ummi

Ummi,

Im buat salah. Kalau Ummi ada mesti Ummi malu dengan Im. Im tak ada niat ganggu isteri orang. Lepas putus dulu, Im jauhkan diri. Sekarang Im buat salah dan Im tersalah langkah. Kalau keluarga mentua tahu lagilah malu. Keluarga mentua hormat Im. Manalah nak letak muka bagai tokak sangkut di kening. Ara tak jawab panggilan. Mesej pun tak  di balas. Anak-anak ada dengan Im. Semalam, lembaga pengarah keluarkan data tentang prestasi Im. Prestasi turun mendadak lebih 45%. Sebelum ini prestasi Im naik 270%. Syarikat berkembang baik. Ara ada, Ara selalu jadi tulang belakang yang kuat.

Masa Im dapat anugerah, Im bagi pada Ara. Dalam ucapan pun Im cakap tentang Ara. Tuhan datangkan ujian dan Im rebah. Tak, Ummi. Im tak pernah lupa jasa Ara. Dari gelapnya dunia - dia hadir membawa cahaya tanpa pernah berputus asa. Dia isteri yang memahami. Sekarang Ara jauhkan diri. Im sunyi, sedih, hilang arah walaupun baru seminggu berlalu - lama rasanya. Masa bergerak begitu perlahan. Betul, lelaki di uji di saat kemasyuran memuncak - sewaktu dia memiliki segalanya dan seperti ramai lelaki - Im tewas. Im kalah dengan perasaan. Im rasa bersalah dengan Ara.

Im tak abaikan Ara. Duit belanja cukup tapi sebagai suami, Im gagal jalankan tanggungjawab. Ara tak pernah tanya jauh sekali persoalkan. Dia isteri yang baik. Hari Jumaat malam, Im minta maaf dengan dia sebab dua bulan lebih tanpa hubungan intim. Dia tak cakap apa pun. Dia cuma tanya "Ara dah tak cantik ke abang?". Tak ada kurang apa pun, Ummi. Dia sempurna dari dulu sampai sekarang. Dia impian setiap lelaki. Sanggup korbankan kerjaya yang lumayan, tinggalkan keluarga untuk hidup bersama Im. Ara hidup dalam kemewahan. Im berikan hidup yang Im rasakan terbaik untuk dia.

Im orang berniaga. Ada kala bisnes baik, ada kala tidak. Dia perlu belajar sediakan diri untuk menempuh kesusahan. Im ajar hidup berpada-pada walaupun dia merengek juga kadang-kadang nakkan sesuatu. Dia suka merengek, Ummi - macam budak-budak nakkan ais krim. Dia anak perempuan tunggal. Anak manja ayah. Anak kesayangan keluarga. Ayah dia tak izinkan dia buat kerja rumah dari kecil lagi. Semua pembantu rumah buatkan. Waktu dia belajar dulu pun ayah dia sediakan pembantu rumah. Dia memang tak pandai buat apa-apa kerja rumah. Sidai baju pun tonggang - terbalik.  

Di sebalik semua itu, sikap dia baik. Mudah di lentur. Dengar cakap (ini Im paling suka), boleh terima teguran. Dia tak melawan cuma kuat merajuk - sangat suka merajuk. Im lupa beli ais krim pun dia merajuk 3 hari. Dia manja, selalu senyum, tak banyak songeh. Sempurna, Ummi. Cukup sempurna. Dia sangat sayangkan Im. Dulu, kalau Im pergi kerja, dia menangis "Abang jangan lupa kita tau. Janji". Dia manja - tidur pun awal. Lambat tidur asyik menguap saja. Dia bangun pukul 3 pagi. Waktu inilah dia selalu kacau Im. Im habis solat, dia datang dekat nak baring dekat riba - manja sangat. Penyejuk hati suami. 

Bye Ummi.

(Ogos 9, 2024)

Kembar

Daddy: Tengok matahari. Lawa

Hasha: Cantiknya

Daddy: Kannn

Hasha: Matahari cantik

Daddy: Nak kulit cantik selalu kena matahari, okey?

Hasha: Asha cantik

Daddy: Haah

_

Daddy: Kenapa Luqman nangis tu?

Raysha: Sedih

Daddy: Sedih kenapa pulak?

Raysha: *tak ada respons*

Daddy: Raysha pujuk dia jangan nangis

Raysha: Tak nak

Daddy: Kenapa?

Raysha: Acha nak nyanyi

_

Daddy: Ibu mana?

Raysha: LV

Daddy: Ha? Ye ke?

Raysha: *angguk*

Daddy: Kecik-kecik jangan LV la haish

JFK, NY

04-09-2024

Beautifully heartfelt dua

This is a beautifully heartfelt dua.

"O Allah, I have fallen in love with one of Your servants. Please do not deprive me of their closeness. If they are good for me, then make them mine. And if they are not good for me, then put all that is good in them and make them mine."

Mati putik

"Kita baca pasal kawin 9 tahun tapi tak bersama. Isteri tak ada nafsu"

"Orang panggil mati putik"

"Tak pernah dengar"

"Boleh cuba urut dengan sireh"

"Ooo"

"Apam masam / awang busuk makan nenas kasi hilang bau hanyir haha"

"Ada aje petua dia"

"Kalau gula tinggi, rendam daun pokok sambung nyawa. Yang confirm nak kulit lawa makan nenas, strawberi untuk awet muda. Tembikai untuk kulit berseri sebab boleh kekalkan air dalam badan. Kulit tak kering"

"Pokok apa bang, sambung nyawa?"

"Google"

"Masa mak abang mengandung, siapa dia suka eh sampai abang nak handsome aje"

"Handsome kan, abang?"

"Mmmm semua buah dia makan untuk muka rupanya"

"Lupa. Manggo pun untuk awet muda haha. Avocado, kiwi"

"Buat apa aje tu?"

"Baru lepas sapu cream cleanser"

"Astu?"

"Nak sapu eye cream"

"Astu?"

"Sapu losyen"

"Tu la lelaki"

"Hahahahaha"

Panggilan telefon

16-09-2024

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Konflik Iran-Israel

Konflik antara Iran dan Israel tampaknya semakin tegang berikutan amaran Iran akan serangan balas sebagai respons terhadap serangan udara pada 1 April 2024 yang menyebabkan kematian tujuh pegawai dari Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) di bangunan kedutaan Iran di Syria. Serangan tersebut telah meragut nyawa dua pegawai atasan ketenteraan Iran iaitu Brigade General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, seorang komander senior dari Quds Force, dan timbalannya, Brigade General Mohammad Hadi Haji-Rahimi. 

Kejadian ini tidak sepenuhnya mengejutkan mengingat status Brigade General Mohammad Reza Zahedi sebagai salah seorang individu yang paling di kehendaki pihak Israel kerana peranan pentingnya sebagai penasihat ketenteraan Iran. Beliau telah melalui beberapa siri percubaan pembunuhan yang menemui kegagalan. Serangan yang berlaku ini dilaporkan terjadi ketika mereka sedang mengadakan pertemuan  sulit dengan pemimpin tertinggi Palestin untuk membincangkan berkaitan konflik yang berterusan di Gaza.

(21 April 2024)

Sumbang mahram

"Abang, doktor locum tu apa?"

"Laa kan boleh tanya Google"

"Makwe lama doktor astu mesti tahu"

"Kerja macam part time. Boleh kerja mana-mana klinik, tak ada kontrak. Doktor residen tetap. Locum tak tetap. Gaji sejam RM55 campur insentif. Kerja ikut waktu klinik buka. Pilih slot mana yang berkenan. 9-10, 11-7, 9-3. Klinik yang bagi macam-macam insentif berebut doktor nak kerja. Waktu kerja fleksibel. Boleh jaga anak, layan laki, ada me time"

"Semangat dia terang hihi"

"Nak gugurkan kandungan kena 2 pakar bagi kelulusan baru boleh gugur. Tak pun cari klinik dekat Bukit Bintang tapi berdosa pulak tolong orang gugurkan kandungan"

"Nampak sangat pakwe doktor"

"Anak doktor, kan? haaa"

"Alaaaa tak masuk perangkap"

Panggilan telefon

15-09-2024

Life starts with love

Hi Min,

Can I rewrite this letter? It would be nice if we could correct all our mistakes or edit our journey, but unfortunately, we can’t undo the past. I’m on an 18-hour and 40-minute flight from Singapore to New York—one of the longest flights in the world. With this long flight time, you usually witness two sunrises and sunsets along the way. Where are you, Min? I’m still waiting for you to come back. Khaled Hosseini said, "Of all the hardships a person has to face, none is more punishing than the simple act of waiting."

After discussing with Ara, we decided to move to another city, even though it's difficult for her to leave Costa Rica. We feel exhausted from the long flights, though this one was comfortable. Singapore Airlines provides a world-class experience for its passengers—the food was delicious, and the cabin crew is among the best in the world. The interior design of the cabin is superb. My twin toddlers like this aircraft, which makes it challenging to get them to sleep. They are very energetic.

I prefer Johannesburg or Durban. They are cities with significant business opportunities, but with Mpox currently spreading globally, I don't want to take any risks. I would love to stay and enjoy Latin American culture, but visiting my in-laws requires another long flight. I'm not keen on staying in Europe, particularly because of concerns about racism and ethnocentrism. You know what I mean. I want to experience new demographics that I haven’t encountered before. I’d only visit Europe for family vacations. 

Let’s skip the topic of rooftops and bird chirping. It will just be a memorable memory in a few months. Bird chirping isn’t extraordinary, but it becomes special when someone you love appreciates that sound. Every time I hear it, it reminds me of my phone calls with her. She is a seatherny, and I follow in her footsteps. We tend to love what our loved ones cherish. Simple things matter the most. She is the story I never want to end, the love story I enjoy writing. Her soul is eternally intertwined with mine.

Maybe the Almighty didn’t intend for our destinies to be together. Perhaps the quote, "Sometimes you have to accept that some people’s part in your story is over," is true, but moving on is even harder. This love is sweet, and I’m addicted to her, just as she is to me. When we appreciate someone's qualities, we admire them. When we accept their flaws, it’s because we love them. She has hurt me, and I’ve hurt her, but our love never faded; it grows more vibrant with each passing day. Life starts with love.

I keep playing and replaying "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran. It’s the first song she gave me after our breakup. Honestly, Min, when I hear this song, I enjoy the lyrics. I always believe that when a woman gives a man a song she likes, he should pay attention to the lyrics. I didn’t expect her to miss me, think about me, or remember me until she gave me this song (I was the one who asked what song she was listening to). Then I realized she misses me but is trying to hide her longing.

San Jose, Costa Rica

05-09-2024

Mengintip

"Kan abang dah cakap. Ara je yang tak percaya"

"Faham la orang tech"

"Bukan setakat tu je. Apa kita fikir pun dia tahu. Kita nak taip dah keluar ayat"

"Ha'a la"

"Banyak lagi tapi nanti la. Abang nak tengok akaun kejab"

"Concorde Hotel nak jual RM700 juta"

"Dah ada buyer?"

"Belum kot. Entah"

"4 star ke 5 star?"

"4"

"Kita tak pernah pergi, kan?"

"Tak"

"Hotel mesti ada orang beli. Kalau 5 bintang bulanan dapat berjuta"

"Hotel apa, bang?"

"Entah"

"Eleh"

"Duduk diam. Abang nak buat kerja"

08-09-2024

Ular handsome

"Habis data abang"

"Alaaaa satu video aje"

"Abang tak bukak. Ada masa abang tengok"

"Zam-zam kita bertukar jadi ular. Patuk abang!"

"Rindu ular abang ke hahaha"

"Dia la ular, rimau, serigala, komodo, kokodile. Semualah"

"Nasib ular handsome"

"Tak dengar ehhh"

Panggilan telefon

15-09-2024

Handbag

"1, 2"

"Banyak betul puji mesti nak apa-apa

"Kita tak marah pas ni kalau orang call abang tanya abang acam Wiki"

"Nak handbag ke?"

"Takkk"

"Cakap pasal handbag, ada orang guna singkatan hb untuk handbag. Power betul singkatan dia"

"Siapa, bang?"

"Acik umur 50 haha"

"Tak pernah kita dengar"

"Tu tanda orang power"

Panggilan telefon

15-09-2024

Gebu-gebu

"Mengenang zaman kena reject haha. Sama banyak dengan bear kena reject pun"

"Banyak"

"Ha'a. Sorry tercerita"

"Keras nau girl bear"

"Comel kan girl bear tu? Gebu-gebu"

"You good, Tiger?"

"Okey"

"Jangan nangis"

"Tak"

"Kita dengar"

"Usaha tangga kejayaan, kan?"

"Ha'a"

"Koala comel, quokka comel bear pun comel"

"Sayang sangat, kan…"

"Abang nak share bear tu nangis je"

"It's okay, abang"

"Saidina Ali cakap lebih mudah mengubah gunung menjadi debu daripada menanamkan cinta di hati perempuan"

"Susah ke?"

"Susah sangat"

Panggilan telefon

15-09-2024

Dua mulut

"Abang dah makan. Tadi tak cakap"

"Alaaa. Kita nak"

"Ambil la dalam mulut abang"

"Tak nak"

"Eleh. Biasa boleh je. Tak complaint pun. Perempuan kan ada dua mulut hahahaha"

"Eeee!" *pap pap pap*

(tt)

Belum kering

"Kejab. Tunggu mask kering"

"Dah laa, bang. Kalah kita tau dengan air berasnya, air sejuk, tomato, ramuan mandian, minuman herba, akar kayu, segala krim. Dah handsome"

"Handsome je?"

"Handsome ngat, ngat"

"Meh sini pakai sama"

"Tak nak eh"

"Pakai la. Sayang nak buang. Abang buat sendiri"

"Astu cepat"

"Ni namanya self-care is equal to self-love. Dekat Jepun abang pergi mandi susu + madu"

"Dulu kan kita pernah kutuk abang dalam hati 'Garang tapi mamat spa' astu kita gelak hihihi"

"Amboi dia"

"Astu masa honeymoon kita nampak abang keluarkan satu beg barang astu kita cakap dalam hati 'Perghh berat beg acam spa bergerak' astu abang tidur kita belek satu-satu astu kan kita gelak"

"Belek barang ingat belek abang"

"Astu cepat mandi"

"Tunggu mask"

"Nampak tak?"

(tt)

Little one

Having a male baby can alter the mother’s brain forever. Male fetuses leave traces of their DNA in the mother’s brain, which can persist there for the rest of her life. One study showed that women with higher levels of male DNA in their brains had a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The researchers suggest that this correlation may indicate a potential protective effect of male fetal DNA against the disease. The persistence of fetal DNA in a mother's body after pregnancy is called fetal microchimerism. Although it has the potential to improve a mother's health by enhancing tissue repair and strengthening her immune system, it can also have negative effects, such as autoimmune reactions. The study was published in the journal PLoS ONE, and it’s entitled “Male Microchimerism in the Human Female Brain”.  

 — Unknown

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Hi ittle one,

A wise man said, "You don't know true pain until you crave a conversation with someone who is no longer with us."  It’s painful not to talk to the person who brought vibrancy to your life. The world, once colorful, has become so dull and quiet.

I gaze at the moon every night and never get bored. The moon has many phases, each with its own beauty. It holds a special place in my heart and always makes me feel that I once tasted great love and had a very charming lover.

I have found my soulmate and true love. She was my love at first sight, too. She gives me someone I can hold forever. I can’t unfeel her. I can’t forget her. I cannot breathe when she is not near. She owns my heart and the air I breathe. She has conquered me.

But I didn’t show up for her in the way she needed. I’m not a man who can move mountains or cross oceans for the woman I love. It’s so shameful that I was too scared to take a risk for her. No mountain is too high, no ocean too deep for a real man.

Ten years ago, your mom said that I was a coward and that I didn’t have the balls. I still remember those words. It is true. A man needs to put in effort and walk his talk, but I didn’t do it. I hope she can hate me and forget me. I don’t deserve her love.

Tell her to drink milk with dates, eat more broccoli and grapes, and also have yogurt. Did she eat half-boiled eggs in the morning? No? I knew it. It must be because she’s busy preparing meals for the family and forgetting to take care of herself.

I came across some information about pregnancy and fetuses and it reminded me of you. You are two months old, right? If you were my child, I would be the happiest person on earth, I wonder how you would look—hopefully, a male version of your mom.

Does your mom work from 9 am to 10 pm, and then continue from 11 pm to 7 am? She has Mondays off and says, "No Monday blues for me."  I hope she doesn't overwork herself. She can be active, but it's important not to overdo it. Take care, little one.

September 1, 2024

9:20 pm

My dearest Nurhara

My dearest Nurhara, my heart,

A survey suggests that on rainy days, people tend to write sad things on Facebook. For me, rainy days are calming. I love listening to the downpour. We often associate love with something we cherish in nature. Nature always reminds us of the people we love. Tthe rain pours heavily outside and you sleep peacefully, I find myself watching over you.

People say love is a life force. For me, however, it isn’t love that drives me—it’s money. I pursue it from the sea (petroleum), from rivers (gold, diamonds), from mountains (crystals, marble, and yes, cement), and from forests (timber like cengal merah). Money has been my drive since childhood. A man is defined by the money he can make.

God doesn’t always give us who we love most. He gives us the person we need. We need good company for growth. Marriage can transform our lives. If we choose the right person, our lives will shine; otherwise, it can become a living hell. As the proverb says, 'A good wife is a crown to her husband.' A good woman is an investment for a man.

Marriage isn’t easy. We prepare for romance but often neglect preparation for hardship. Marriage involves enduring struggle, but the key is who we choose to struggle with. A strong relationship is an ongoing fight through hardships. We stay and don’t leave when things get tough. True love stands firm through the storms.

I am not a romantic man. I don’t know how to melt a girl’s heart. I am still learning to love you the way you want to be loved, but don’t expect too much from me. I can’t give you something I don’t have. Love means accepting our partner’s flaws. We are human, and humans are not perfect. There is no perfection in life. It’s our job to make our lives feel perfect. 

To love someone, we first need to find ourselves; otherwise, we risk making our loved one miserable. When we find ourselves, we can love others better. Loving someone isn’t easy; it can be Byzantine. As a quote says, “Giving your heart to somebody is the scariest, most dangerous, most perplexing thing,” but despite everything, it’s worth it.

I always say that the person we choose reflects who we are. Who we are and who we become are partly influenced by whom we love. Marriage is a long-term commitment that reveals many dark sides of ourselves and our partners. This can make us uncomfortable and unsettled. We must manage these truths delicately and maturely.

Often, after marriage, we discover our partner’s hidden secrets or habits. We begin to see their true colors behind the masks they once wore. Here lies the challenge: we must tolerate their bad habits or behavior. We may question the decision we made. We may think that we married to a wrong person and they are not our home that we can be dependable.

When we discover our partner’s flaws, it can lead to explosive reactions. The problem itself may not break our relationship, but how we react will determine its strength. In relationships, we must understand that we were raised differently, which means we love, see, react, and communicate differently. Every rose has its thorn.

The important part is to respect each other’s differences and understand where one another is coming from. I hope we are the right people for each other. Johnny Depp once said, “The worst prison in the world is a home without peace. Be careful who you marry or fall in love with.” The person we share our life with should be our true home.

Eternally yours, 

Abang

Guatemala City, Guatemala

September 6, 2024

Perempuan kan masalah

Video

"Sekarang kita faham kenapa abang suka mesej kita. Sorryyyyy"

"Ni nak tanya abang dapat berapa jugak ke?"

"Takkk"

"Ara pun mesej dengan client, kan? Apa beza?"

"Kita suka suara abang astu kita suka call"

"Suara abang best, kan?"

"Tak eh"

"Pulak"

"A rich man buys you something doesn't mean much, but when a busy man gives you his time, it means everything. Betul tak, abang?"

"Ara tengah buat apa sebenarnya ni? Lain macam je"

"Kita mmm entah. Kita kan perempuan, perempuan kan masalah mmm entah la"

"Jangan fikir"

"Okey"

Panggilan telefon

14-09-2024

Always

I have always loved you.

(November 13, 2023)

Zionism

Zionism, a political movement originating in the late 19th century, sought to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine, a region of deep historical and religious significance to the Jewish people. This territory, encompassing present-day Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, is venerated in Jewish tradition as the ancestral land of the Israelites and the location of the ancient Temples. The culmination of Zionist aspirations in 1948 led to the establishment of the State of Israel. However, this development resulted in the displacement of a significant number of Palestinians and has been a central factor in the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

(November 28, 2023)

The New Israeli Map

Nearly a year has passed since the intensification of the Palestine-Israel conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a new map, referred to as the "New Middle East Map," which excludes Palestine, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. This revision aligns with the ideology of Eretz Yisrael—Greater Israel, a component of ultra-nationalist Zionism that asserts these territories belong to a Zionist state. The ongoing conflict has resulted in 41,118 fatalities, 95,125 injuries, and 10,000 individuals reported missing.

Crazy banana

Daddy: Cepat turun makan. Ibu masak sedap hari ni

Adam: Ibu masak apa?

Daddy: Nasi minyak + acar buah + ayam masak rose + kerabu ikan sardin + cendawan goreng

Umar: Alhamdulillah

Kakak: Sorry, I’m late

Umar: Perempuan

Kakak: What’s your issue?

Umar: What’s your problem?

Adam: What’s up with you two? Like cats and dogs

Umar: I’m the cat. She’s the dog

Kakak: Fed up!

Umar: Ruff-ruff!

Kakak: Crazy banana

Daddy: Jumpa je gaduh, jumpa je gaduh

Kakak: Dia, daddy

Umar: Spesis kodok

Daddy: Dah. Duduk. Adam baca doa

Adam: Tak hafal

Daddy: Bukak phone, baca

Adam: *Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Allaahumma baarik lanaafeehi wa 'at'imnaa khayranminhu"

_

Sesiapa yang diberi rezeki makanan oleh Allah, hendaklah membaca: "Ya Allah, berikanlah kami berkat dengan makanan itu dan berilah makanan yang lebih baik darinya".

(At Temizi 5/506)

11-09-2024

Hati wanita

"Kawan nak pergi Canada cari kerja"

"Mana? Canada besar"

"Ottawa kot"

"Ottawa kena pandai cakap Perancis kalau tak orang tak layan"

"Ha'a kannn"

"Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ottawa dalam kawasan Ontario situ semua cakap French. Alberta pun rasanya. British Columbia"

"Jom bang, kita pindah Alberta kesayangan abang eh tiber hihi"

"Hana pandai cakap French sejak duduk Ottawa. Masa duduk UK tak fasih"

"Ada kita tanya? Tak ada kan?"

"Abang cerita je nak kukuhkan fakta"

"Tak payah"

"Kenapa Ara tak suka dia?"

"Hati wanita astu abang tak faham"

Panggilan telefon

14-09-2024

Tanya pun salah

"Can we go to Swiss?"

"Bila?"

"December"

"Kita pergi Pakistan nak? Sama cantik macam Swiss"

"Tak nak"

"Kenapa nak pergi sana?"

"Saja. Bosan. Acam nak travel"

"Ha pulak"

"Cakap la "Okay, baby. Yes dear. Kita pergi December". Jangan banyak tanya"

"Itali vs Swiss mana cantik?"

"Swiss"

"Swiss vs New Zealand?"

"Swiss"

"Nak shopping ke nak tengok view?"

"Hihihi"

"Nampak"

"Apaaa"

"Kyrgyzstan lawa. Pakistan lawa"

"Abang tu India, Mongolia, Cuba semua lawa. Tak faham kita"

"Cakap je hari ni nak pergi, esok tak jadi"

"Tak eh"

"Berapa hari nak pergi?"

"2"

"Kenapa tak pergi balik sama hari kan senang"

"Kita nak beli barang"

"Barang apa?"

"Ada laaa"

"Kedai tu tak ada online?"

"Malas cakap la abang ni. Acam inspektor polis banyak tanya"

"Laa tanya pun salah"

Panggilan telefon

14-09-2024

Video

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6"

"Berderet video. Kata cuti medsos"

"Hee kita acam insaf sekejab. Kita minta maaf tau"

"Ha"

"Abang tengok tau semua video. Tak tengok siap abang"

"Ugut pulak"

"Hee"

"Nasihat orang bagi bukan semua sesuai untuk kita. Kita kena pilih-pilih ikut kesesuaian hidup kita, latar belakang kita. Macam-macam faktor lain"

"Kita bosan abang tak ada"

"Nak madu?"

"Tak nak ehhh"

"Hari tu kata nak"

"Office dah tutup tau"

"Ara okey?"

"Macam mana abang tahu?"

"Tahu semua"

Panggilan telefon

13-09-2024

OCD

"Kita acam bersyukur abang tak suruh kita buat. Abang buat sendiri"

"Abang teruk macam tu ke?"

"Takkk. Abang acam okey sikit. Laki dia lagi teruk. Kacau bini tidur acam melampau, kan?"

"Haah"

Panggilan telefon

13092024

Belajar bersama

"Ara pilih course yang Ara suka. Kita belajar sama-sama. Ada yang free ada yang bayar. Kalau free tak dapat sijil. Bayar ada sijil"

"Abang nak ambil course apa?"

"Ancient Israel, Ancient Philosophy, Capitalism, Finance, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, Geopolitics. Ada lagi tapi setakat ni tu je dulu. Dua bulan sekali kita belajar satu course"

"Law tak ada?"

"Abang tak check semua. Banyak. Nak tak?"

"Acam menarik"

"Kita kan selalu pergi kuliah sama-sama. Abang nak kita sama-sama belajar, sama-sama bangunkan potensi diri. Buat kerja rumah sama-sama. Semua sama-sama. Nak?"

"Terima kasih, abang"

"Course tak sama pun tak apa asslkan kita sama-sama belajar. Tu la gunanya abang ambil maid dengan chef. Bila kita nak buat apa-apa, kita tak payah fikir hal uruskan rumah"

"Ara faham"

"Next year kembar dah boleh masuk sekolah. Abang dah ready kalau Ara nak kerja. Lepas ni kita sapa bahu sebulan 2/3 kali macam dulu tapi abang okey"

"Cepat aje kembar besar, kan?"

"Rumah baru kita 4 jam ke Swiss. Hujung minggu abang boleh bawa anak pergi sana tengok Ara"

"Thanks, abang" *peluk*

"Abang nak Ara capai impian Ara. Anak tak apa, kita buat macam dulu. Dua minggu abang, dua minggu Ara"

02-09-2024

Siput kaki bersisik

"Abang nak pergi kerja"

"Brazil ke?"

"Haah"

"Bila?"

"Hari ni"

"Abang cakap next week. Awal abang pergi"

"Lepas 2 minggu abang balik. Okey?"

"Okey"

"Ara rehat je. Tak payah buat apa"

"Abang jaga diri. Makan tau astu cuba tidur"

"Ara pun jaga diri"

_

Seronok tak dengar daddy cerita tentang siput kaki bersisik (Scaly-foot snail)? Siput ini ditemui di Lautan Hindi dalam lubang hidroterma iaitu pada rekahan di dasar laut dan sering ditemui berhampiran tempat aktif gunung berapi yang mengeluarkan air suam yang telah dipanaskan oleh batu cair jauh di bawah kerak lautan. Ia biasanya ditemui pada kedalaman sekitar 2,000 hingga 2,500 meter. Siput ini hidup pada suhu persekitaran sekitar 350 darjah Celsius.

Sorry, kembar. Daddy keluar pergi kerja. Flight daddy pagi nanti. Daddy tak nak susahkan Ibu. Ibu penat jaga kembar. Jangan nakal-nakal, okey? Daddy balik, kita sambung main. Nanti siram pokok kita tanam semalam. Siram setiap hari. Dengar cakap Ibu, makan apa Ibu masak. Ibu masak semua sedap. Tidur awal, tak nak meragam - Ibu tak larat berjaga malam. Sorry…daddy memang daddy yang bermasalah. Kesian Ibu.

:(

(Nota tanpa tarikh, Julai 2024)

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Jodoh

"Kita rasa kan dia ada lain astu guna alasan aje"

"Kata 5 kali langgar taklik"

"Ha'a"

"Habis tu degil siapa suruh tak ikut cakap suami"

"Astu salah perempuan?"

"Talak satu kan boleh rujuk. Kalau rujuk tanda sayang. Kalau tak rujuk…"

"Ada orang lain"

"Bukan la. Jodoh sampai situ je"

"Acam tu ke?"

"Ye"

"Tak best la abang ni"

04-09-2024

Tazkirah

"Ara jangan tumpang kutuk dia sekali. Ara kutuk dia, abang yang dapat dosa"

"Astu guna ada suami hihi"

"Laki tu yang cari perempuan ke macam mana?"

"Tak tahu"

"Kalau dia cari, dia salah"

"Kalau perempuan cari?"

"Laki tu jugak salah. Siapa suruh buka ruang dah tahu ada anak bini"

"Kenapa abang back up dia? Tak puas hati tau"

"Kita tak tahu apa jadi dalam rumah tangga dia. Kita tahu benda yang media lapor je. Buat spekulasi dapat percuma dosa"

"Dia tazkirahkan kita pulak"

"Takdir dia. Ujian dia. Kita jangan bercakap benda yang kita tak tahu. Kita jangan gembira dengan musibah yang menimpa orang lain. Allah kan tak suka cerai-berai"

"Kita nak gosip aje. Abang ni kan, jadi ustaz pepagi"

"Ye la salah Ara, abang yang tanggung. Dah dosa sendiri pun banyak"

"Abang buat dosa apa? Abang kan baik ngat ngat"

"Yela tu. Setiap anak Adam lalai dan alpa. Setiap manusia…"

"Alaaa acam orang tua la abang ni"

04-09-2024

Isteri toksik

"Wife kerja korporat astu berhenti kerja astu laki bagi nafkah RM 50 aje astu nak tiap malam"

"………"

"Bila dia nak, bini kena wangi-wangi astu bini kena panggil-panggil acam nak dia sangat astu kalau bini cakap penat, laki dia up status taggungjawab isteri. Meroyan"

"………"

"Astu laki dia buat silent treatment, biar aje bini tidur sorang, kerja rumah tak tolong. Laki cakap tak buat tak apa tapi dalam masa sama mental torture"

"………"

"Family gathering tak nak ikut. Travel memang tak la. Reward bini jauh sekali. Eee toksiknya"

"Kaki celup macam tu la. Ulama suruh setiap 4 hari sekali. Biar berjarak baru ada kemanisan. Ni hari-hari bini pun jemu"

"Kesian kan"

"Suami tak boleh tinggal isteri tidur sendiri. Isteri dah tentu perempuan ikut emosi. Laki kena beralah. Gaduh pun jangan tidur jauh. Bini merajuk tidur bilik lain laki biar je. Tak boleh macam tu. Bini pun jangan la gaduh je tidur tempat lain"

"Kita pun acam rasa kita toksik. Abang la buat kita toksik"

"Laa abang jugak"

"Ha'a. Semua salah abang"

04-09-2024

Trim misai

"Video apa lagi tu?'

'Tengok cepat"

"Hmm?"

"Baca tulis atas"

"Yang zero effort tu abang. His persistent presence melts her heart"

"Acam suka misai acam tu. Acam terimbau kenangan"

"Handsome, kan? Sama macam abang trim masa resepsi belah abang dulu"

"Bila nak trim?"

"Balik kerja nanti"

"Astu sedih ke?"

"Tak la"

10/09/2024

Tak ada madu

"Tengok video je share. Video apa lagi tu? Banyak betul video"

"Astu kita nak share dengan siapa? Kita tak ada madu"

"Jawapan pun"

04-09-2024

Novemtrigintillion

 

"Kan dah ajar kembar"

"Medsos kita kan pasal abang aje"

"Isttlah novemtrigintillion tu orang tak guna. Kalau ada pun jarang sangat. Tak ingat berapa kosong 114 ke 115 ke 120"

"Jab, tanya Google"

"Cepat"

"Sabar ehh"

"Berapa?"

"120"

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1. Million: \(10^6\)

2. Billion: \(10^9\) 

3. Trillion: \(10^{12}\)

4. Quadrillion: \(10^{15}\)

5. Quintillion: \(10^{18}\)

6. Sextillion: \(10^{21}\) 

7. Septillion: \(10^{24}\)

8. Octillion: \(10^{27}\)

9. Nonillion: \(10^{30}\)

10. Decillion: \(10^{33}\)

11. Quattuordecillion: \(10^{114})

12. Novemtrigintillion: \(10^{120})

Nikah Siam

"Abang ada buka FB kita ke?"

"Ada. Masa Ara tidur"

"Bila?"

"Dekat Siam"

"Astu laaaaa"

"Apa?"

"Ads nikah Siam aje naik. Abang search apa?"

"Tak search apa. Tengok video, baca Ara tulis apa. Tu je"

"Astu ads tu?"

"Mana tahu"

"Jangan buat kita jadi naga"

"Betul. Tak search. Mana reti guna"

04-09-2024

Sebatas kenangan

Sejak balik dari Kota Singa, aku mengelak dari masuk ke bilik kerja. Aku banyak habiskan waktu di bilik Ara. Malam ini aku masuk juga. Kenangan menjelma. Tiada lagi panggilan telefon. Aku buka chat beberapa hari lepas. Baca sepintas lalu. Rindu datang bertamu. Bilik ini menyimpan banyak kenangan hangat yang singkat. Aku tak lagi perlu curi-curi waktu untuk membuat panggilan dan pastinya dia juga tidak lagi lelah. Tiada rahsia yang perlu di sembunyikan. Ikatan itu manis tapi terlarang. Berpisah itu pahit. Kehilangan itu sakit. Cinta yang hebat adalah derita. 

Aku masih cuba move on. Banyak perkara yang sudah aku lupakan tapi kembali bertandang. Aku tetap sayangkan dia tapi hati sudah merasa cukup.  Mungkin aku perlu belajar berhenti dan melepaskan masa lalu yang tak boleh di baiki. Hati aku teramat sakit sejak sepuluh tahun dulu. Aku tidak dapat menerima hakikat dia memilih yang lain. Katanya, dia di beri pilihan dan dia membuat pilihan. Luka lama kembali berdarah. Luka itu bertambah dalam bila aku tahu dia mencintai lelaki lain lebih dari aku. Hakikat yang berat untuk aku terima. 

Aku tak sepatutnya terkejut sebab dari dulu aku selalu rasakan dia tak begitu sayangkan aku. Pernah ada ketikanya aku berasa seakan terlalu menagih kasih. Aku belajar untuk berhenti. Aku tak mahu meminta-minta. Aku rasa malu tapi aku pendamkan saja. Aku tak perlu banyak perhatian, cukuplah rasa di pedulikan. Kata Saidina Ali "Barang siapa mencintai sesuatu secara berlebihan, maka sesuatu itu akan membutakan penglihatannya dan membuat hatinya menjadi sakit." Aku merasa sakit di khianati tapi lebih sakit di biar sendiri. 

Aku selalu cuba tak mengambil hati dan memujuk diri. Aku tak mahu  besar-besarkan. Aku cuba mengelak pergaduhan. Setiap kali aku cuba bercakap, aku di salah tafsir. Memang kami tiada persefahaman dan itu yang menguatkan lagi perhubungan. Pelik bukan? Tapi itulah kenyataan. Aku harap dia bahagia dan melupakan aku. Aku tak mahu dia memikul beban penyesalan. Beban itu sangat berat. Tiada apa yang perlu di sesalkan. Aku ikhlas sayangkan dia walaupun kasih yang aku terima tak sama dengan yang aku berikan. Salah aku kerana berharap. Cinta dia mahal. 

Barangkali kerana aku di besarkan tanpa kasih sayang yang cukup, aku mengejarnya seperti aku mengejar ringgit ke sorga. Kadang-kadang aku malu dengan diri sendiri. Lelaki tak seharusnya begitu. She set a high bar, and I can't afford that. Aku bukan lelaki yang hebat. Aku cuma lelaki biasa yang mahu rasa di cintai. Aku di cintai, tapi tak terlalu dalam. Dia marah dengan aku tentang banyak perkara. Sudah tentu dia tak berikan sepenuh hatinya untuk aku. Kata dia, lelaki itu mencintainya sepenuh hati - tentu.  Aku tidak bermakna malah mengecewakan. 

_

Setiap orang pasti memiliki seseorang, yang di dalam hidupnya,   namanya selalu dia genggam, bayangannya selalu dia bawa ke mana pun dia pergi, ceritanya selalu menjadi yang terindah.

Namun, hanya sebatas itu: nama, bayangan, serta cerita. Sebab, hati dan raganya sudah berpemilik.

— patahan.ranting

Euro 2024

Daddy: Siapa menang Euro?

Kakak: Spain!!!

Daddy: Berapa?

Kakak: 2-1. Do you remember 10 years ago when Germany won the World Cup?

Daddy: Mana daddy ingat. Lama sangat

Kakak: It was July 14, 2014, when Germany took the World Cup

Daddy: Boleh ingat lagi

Kakak: That day, you said, 'Daddy and Mama split up

Daddy: Hmm…

Kakak: And you said you loved Mama but she had to leave us cause you were too sick to look after her

Daddy: Malam ni kita makan ayam panggang

Kakak: I’m on a diet

Daddy: Salad dengan ayam boleh? Ayam seketul tak naik berat

Kakak: I’m sorry. I let you down with my IB exams

Daddy: Your results were great. IB bukan senang nak buat

(Julai 15, 2024)

Tak masuk perangkap

"I don’t share my girl with other guys, even if he’s just in her thoughts"

"Kalau laki ingat perempuan lain tak apa kannn"

"Laki dengan perempuan tak sama. Macam curang, kalau perempuan, dia tak nak suami dia curang emosi. Tidur tak apa tapi jangan sayang perempuan yang dia tidur tu. Betul?"

"Kalau laki?"

"Jangan laki lain sentuh perempuan yang dia sayang. His mind keeps replaying the image of her with that guy"

"Mmm"

"Laki akan tenang bila dia tahu dalam minda isteri dia tak ada lelaki lain. Dia boleh tidur lena tanpa risaukan apa-apa"

"Abang tak tidur lena pun acane tu"

"Tak masuk perangkap"

"Alaaaaa"

"Cuba lagi haha"

08-09-2024

Sandar-sandar terlelap

"Hmm hee. Lupa hari ni Selasa. Dah terbabas"

"Jangan la senyummm"

_

"Siang  acam dah tak selamat sekarang.  Esok abang puasa la"

"Puasa apa?"

"Apa-apa je"

"6. Tinggal 1 nak penuh KPI hahaha"

_

"Kejab"

"Kembar dah bangun, sayang"

"Jaz ada"

"Tak pernah terbabas. Tiba aje accident"

"Sandar-sandar terlelap. Salah Ara"

"Abang tu"

"Trivia - Sex is good for cardiovascular and immune systems"

Segelas susu

"Abanggg"

"Ehhh jangan peluk. Peluh"

"Kisah pulak kita"

_

"Gatorade dah habis eh?"

"Dalam kabinet ada tak?"

"Tak jumpa pun"

"Dah habis kot"

"Lepas exercise kena minum minuman ada electrolytes macam Gatorade. Powerade pun boleh tapi abang suka Gatorade. Tak pun protein shakes. Smoothie pun boleh. Paling senang susu. Kalau semua tak ada minum air kelapa"

"Abang nak minum apa?"

"Susu macam kembar"

"Ngada eh"

"Susu segelas. Kalau tak ada gelas, minum terus pun boleh hahahaha"

"Gatal"

_

"Tak sedap ke? Tak minum pun"

"Kejab. Cari doa minum susu"

"Tak pernah dengar?"

"Ada. Baru jumpa. *Allaahumma baarik lanaa feehi wa zidnaa minhu"

_

*Sesiapa yang diberi rezeki minuman susu, hendaklah membaca: "Ya Allah, berikanlah kami berkat dengan minuman itu dan berilah tambahan darinya".

(At Temizi 5/506)

It's the company

"It's a lovely bouquet. Thank you, love"

"Ara…abang minta maaf hari tu cakap berambus tu. Abang hmm sorry. Abang tak buat lagi"

"Kita yang mulakan"

"Sorry, okay?"

"Sedap ayat.  *Which is more important: the journey or the destination? 'It's the company'"

"Salin dari video"

09-09-2024

*Unknown

Syurga anakku

Daddy: Ambil satu bunga, bagi dekat Ibu. Cakap "Terima kasih, Ibu"

_

"Abang, thank you. So cute la kembar beratur bagi bunga"

"Terima kasih bersusah payah lahirkan anak kita"

_

Daddy: Pilih mana-mana bunga. Balik nanti bagi dekat Ibu. Ambil kad tulis something nice

_

Daddy: Umar tulis apa?

Umar: Dear Ibu, I pray to Allah to bless your life and make your heart happy

Daddy: Adam?

Adam: Happy every year, my dear mom

Daddy: Cakap dekat Ibu terima kasih. Ibu tu syurga. Sentiasa hormat, dengar cakap Ibu. Siapa yang jaga kita, itulah ibu kita walaupun bukan ibu kandung. Bukan semua orang boleh sayang kita. Kasih sayang harganya mahal. Daddy membesar tak dapat banyak kasih sayang, tak dapat banyak perhatian. Umar dengan Adam beruntung ada Ibu. Tak payah bersaing. Kalau daddy tak ada nanti, jaga Ibu, selalu balik lawat Ibu, rajin call Ibu tanya khabar. Kalau Ibu sakit, jaga. Nabi cakap celakalah seorang anak yang ada mak ayah tapi tak berbakti kepada orang tuanya. Kalau kita tak jaga pintu syurga kita, kita bukan orang yang hebat. Ibu masak makan. Kadang kalau tak cukup gula garam jangan cakap apa-apa. Sehari tu je tak sedap, hari lain sedap. Jangan complaint. Bersyukur ada Ibu. Ada orang ambil tahu hal kita. Ingat daddy pesan ni sampai bila-bila

09-09-2024

Dreamland

"Morning, baby"

"Hi, darling"

"Mesti smoothie, kan?"

"Haah. Smoothie bowl dengan Mexican Huevos Rancheros"

"Rancak masak"

"Smoothie pagi ni letak spinach + banana + almond milk + protein powder + granola + chia seeds + grapes. Huevos Rancheros letak corn + tortilla + tomato sauce + refried beans + avocado + coriander"

"Sedapnya"

"Belum rasa dah sedap"

"Beberapa jam lepas dah rasa"

"Bagi review sikit"

"Ngada laaa"

"Sikit je"

"You bring me to a dreamland I’ve never been to before"

_

"Khamis, Jumaat, Sabtu, Ahad, Isnin. 5 kali. Lagi 2 kali nak cukup KPI"

"Semua nak kira"

"Yela dah tak teratur. 4 hari sekali, kalau sebulan 7/8 kali. Tak buat jadual tak disiplin"

"Thank you, abang"

"Trivia - Seks 21 hari menjadikan manusia lebih sihat, cergas dan muda"

"Hamboi. Period aje off"

"Trivia lagi - Perempuan fikir tentang seks 21 kali sehari"

"Banyak lagi benda nak fikir eh"

"Contoh macam masuk dapur nak masak kari last jadi ayam halia"

"Eyy perli kita ke?"

"Perempuan memang macam tu, kan? Laki kalau nak masak, apa dia fikir itu dia buat"

_

"Power kan, abang? 5 hari straight tapi ada orang tiap-tiap hari"

"Cukup la, bang. Tak larat tau"

"Tapi kalau abang kerja, mesti tinggal separuh. Kalau bawa Ara full KPI kot"

"Beria la abang pun"

"Betul apa"

"KPI tak capai. Kita buat hal. Seven is enough, and I’m satisfied with it. Okay, love?"

"Persefahaman di capai hehe"

"Abang rungsingkan apa ni?"

"Fikir bulan-bulan lepas tak jalankan tanggungjawab"

"Abang tak boleh buat apa dah, kan? Dah lepas. Fikir yang sekarang"

"Okey"

"Business fikir ke depan, personal selalu fikir yang lepas. Kenapa? Kalau tinggalkan masa lepas, abang mesti lebih happy"

"Salah hati abang"

"Salahkan hati pulak"

"Salah dia la. Degil"

"You deserve to be happy. Happiness is about you, not who you’re with. She decided to leave, so you should choose to move on too. If she betrayed you, she’ll probably betray her next partner as well. It’s a pattern. If she really loved you, there wouldn’t be any other guy in her life. A woman can’t love two men at the same time. If she cared about you, she wouldn’t have left you while you were sick and dealing with your family’s tragedy. If she’s not happy with you, why wait around? She could have just left without being unfaithful"

"Biarlah, Ara. Dia muda waktu tu. Abang tak dapat bagi apa dia nak. Bukan salah dia"

"Cara dia tinggalkan abang heartless sangat"

"Dia tak tahu masalah abang. Abang tak cakap. Kita tak boleh salahkan orang yang tak tahu kedudukan kita"

"Sampai bila abang nak hukum diri?"

10-09-2024