Monday, November 04, 2024

Nyamuk

"Bang, ni soket apa senanya?"
"Penghalau nyamuk elektrik"
"Apasal tak cakap?"
"Abang dah cakap masa kita pindah"
"Takde eh"
"Ada"
"Bila abang cakap? Takde la"
"Dia yang tak ingat"
"Mmmmm penat tau jari kita picit spray. Abang la tak cakap"


19-10-2024

Cari hati

"Ara cari apa sampai sepah bilik atas?"
"Hati abang. Dekat mana eh?"
"Tak ada dekat Ara?"
"Entah macam tak ada"
"Macam mana boleh tak ada?"
"Orang curi kot"
"Siapa curi?"
"Abang rasa?"
"Abang rasa ada dengan Ara"
"Ara rasa tak ada"
"Kenapa tak ada?"
"Abang tak cakap I love you. Do you even love me?"
"Ara tahu apa beza laki dengan perempuan? Perempuan, kalau tak suka, benci, meluat dia masih boleh buatkan air untuk suami. Dia boleh maniskan muka walau hati dah tawar. Itu hebatnya perempuan. Dia boleh pura-pura sayang, pura-pura ambil berat. Laki, kalau tak suka, tak sayang, meluat, benci jangan kata nak senyum, nak pandang pun tak nak. Laki tak pandai fake care, fake love. Dia takkan buat kalau dia tak suka, tak sayang"
"Mmmmm"
"Kalau tak sayang…abang tak kawin dengan Ara. A woman can love a man deeply but still choose to marry someone else. But when a man falls in love, he often closes off to anyone else"
"Do you love me?"
"Yes"
"Then say it"
"Why should I?"
"’Cause I wanna hear you say it"
"Kejab Ara. Abang sakit dada"

Sunday, November 03, 2024

Benda boleh gaduh

"Tak kuasa la bertenang"
"Kenapa tu?"
"Benda boleh gaduh, kita gaduh dulu. Kemudian bincang"
"Hmm"
"Asal gaduh aje tak matang acam dia yang tak gaduh matang sangat astu orang cakap tak percaya rumah tangga kerap gaduh tanda bahagia"
"Ara rasa macam mana?"
"Benda boleh gaduh. Penat tau pendam. Gaduh aje la. Lepas gaduh tak payah fikir"
"Tu yang kemudian bincang"
"Tak payah bincang. Dah gaduh"

10 kids

I ran 12KM today (it's my habit to run 8 to 12KM daily) and took a rest at a park. I overheard someone say, 'He has 10 kids, like a football team.' My thoughts flew to you. Yes, I really want 10 kids with you—no kidding. I know you'll give me 10 kids. You wouldn’t say, ‘quality over quantity.’ You’d agree to have as many as I want.

Those years… when we were madly in love…