"Baru satu Malaysia tahu berbinikan lawyer macam mana hahahahahaha"

"Eee! Tak baik tau"

"Itu belum lagi perangkap soalan haaa berpeluh nak jawab"

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"Semua lawyer macam Waheeda ke cium baju suami lepas balik outstation?"

"Acam adalah kadang-kadang"

"Huish. Creepy. Takut la"

"Kalau tak buat salah kenapa takut?"

"Memang la takut dah bini kalah forensik. Silap-silap tapak kasut pun check"

"Semua kita check"

"Tu diaaaa"

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"Kenapa Ara check? Takut abang main perempuan lain?"

"Kita suka bau abang"

"Ye la dah kejab bagi losyen avocado. Hari tu papaya. Tapi papaya tu bau sedap"

"Every time kita cium baju abang…bau peluh aje tinggal astu kita doa rezeki abang sentiasa bertambah. Terima kasih tau…nafkahkan kita acam tuan puteri"

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"Lama tau, tak panggil kita sayang"

"Ara lapar ke?"

"Itu aje kan abang tahu"

"Ye la kalau lapar abang nak turun masak"

"Masa bercinta ada je panggil kita sayang astu now takde dah"

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"Sekarang pukul berapa?"

"1"

"1?"

"Ha"

"Acam mana tahu pukul 1?"

"Laa tengok la jam"

"Ase acam pukul 6"

"Belum. Mengigau apa tadi terjaga terus sound abang?"

"Hihihi hantu kacau kita"

"Tu la tidur tak baca doa"

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"Ra, esok pagi abang pergi trim jambang. Sabtu abang masuk office"

"Tak payah kerja, bang. Minyak takde acam mana nak gerak sana sini"

"Kerja tetap kena jalan. Ara boleh tolong kemas beg abang?"

"Acam malas"

"Mana tak malas. Tadi nak beli kunafa, kunafa habis. Nak kek, kek habis"

"Entahnya. Menyampah. Tutup ajelah kedai tu"

4:36 a.m.

There are days when I simply cannot stop thinking about you. Yesterday was one of them. I don’t know why but you occupied my mind completely. You flooded my thoughts, as if you were lodged somewhere in my head, unable to find the exit.  This lovelorn ache sits heavy within me.

You were always so at ease in the kitchen. You loved to cook. You loved baking bread, though I never told you how much I liked buns. When Eid came around, you would make biscuits—especially semperit and tart nenas. I never really ate them. You also loved making kuah kacang.

I often wished I could visit your home—taste your cooking, admire your smile, listen to your stories, maybe even borrow a book or two to take with me. I wanted, in some quiet way, to have a small piece of life with you. Something I could carry as a memory, and return to with each passing day.

• Reports say Khamenei has been assassinated.

• Reports also say the Strait of Hormuz is closed.

• The Middle East looks very unstable right now.

• The Strait of Hormuz carries about 20% of the world’s oil.

• If it really closes, oil prices will rise fast.

• Malaysia Airlines has cancelled some flights to the region.

• If this continues, the global economy could change.

• We might face another recession.

• It could be worse than past crises.

• I think I made the right decision to return here.

• I love Costa Rica, but it is close to Honduras and El Salvador.

• The US has strong influence in those countries.

• There are also more reports about drug problems in Costa Rica.

• Staying in Cyprus felt stressful and risky.

• Israel and the US may not stop their strategic plans.

• Many people say Palestine is already facing severe humanitarian damage.

• There are fears the same could happen in Syria and Lebanon.

• There may be a bigger plan behind all this.

• Many people are not prepared if things escalate.

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