Salam.
Apakah kaitan Chikugunya dengan Hari Ibu? Memang tiada kaitan langsung. Cuma aku nak kongsi kisah ini dengan kawan2 semua.
Pada suatu hari yang indah; sang suria menyinar dan burung2 berkicauan riang.*intro kasi indah sket ha3* Telefon bimbit aku berbunyi. Ayah aku telefon untuk memaklumkan mak aku dijangkiti demam chikugunya. *ish susah betul nak eja nama penyakit nih* Maka dengan bergegasnya aku pulang ke rumah.
Antara simptom2 penyakit chikunya ialah demam, ruam/bintik2 merah dan sakit2 sendi. Jadi pergerakan Mak menjadi terhad. Memandangkan Mak tak mahu tinggal di hospital, *"tak nak la dok spital, boring la" is her excuse* maka aku perlu menjaga Mak di rumah apabila ayah aku kerja. Aku juga perlu take over la tugas2 Mak secara full time. *macam la ade part time position* Jadual harian aku bermula seawal 6 pagi.
- 6am – kejut Aiman; prepare breakfast
- 6.30 am – kejut Ayn
- 6.45 am – hantar Aiman ke sekolah *sometimes done by Ayah as he was back from the mosque at that time*
- 7.30 am – quick nap *quick yang x brape nak quick la hee~*
- 9am – house chores: kemas rumah, buang sampah, jemur baju etc
- 10++ am – start preparing lunch
- 12++ pm – clean up, mandi etc
- 1.30 pm – fetch Aiman from school and send direct to Sek Agama
- 3.30 pm – fetch Ayn from school
- 5.30pm – fetch Aiman from school
- 6.00++ pm – start preparing dinner *slalunye panaskan lauk tghari je heee~*
- 7.45 pm – hantar orang2 yg berkenaan ke tuisyen
- 9.45pm – jemput org2 yg berkenaan balik dr tuisyen lak
THE END
That is my schedule for 3 straight days. Yes only THREE days, tapi penatnya..ya ampuuuuuun…Tuhan saja yang tahu. Thank God on the 4th day, Ayah was at home and he taken over the 'driver' part. Those THREE days was really a wakeup call for me. It makes me wonder, how can Mak do all of this day after day without a word of complain? Then I realize, so this is the power of LOVE. Yes, it's LOVE bebeh! Raising up 8 children is definitely not an easy job. No gaji, cuti sakit, kwsp or whatsoever.
Well, you know her sendi is sakit2 everywhere, so aku kena papah Mak setiap kali Mak mahu ke bilik air. Then, I have to help her put her on panties because she said that its way too painful for her to bend over. *should I censor this part?* This was certainly the most, I mean the MOST awkward moment of my life. I didn't expect I would have do this, at least not when Mak is only 47.
For a split second there was a brief silence between us. I don't know what's on her mind but I have no idea why at that particular moment I feel a chill suddenly ran down my spine and I have goosebumps on my hands; Mak have this Patrick-friend-of-Spongebob-blur-look drawn on her face.
Maybe she didn't expect this to happen as well. I break the ice by asking her if she needs anything else. Before I can finish the question, I suddenly burst into laughter. "Owh..ko gelakkan Mak yer." Then she laughed; the kind of laugh that Fatin always categorized as 'gelak yang bersepah'. Ha3…I love that moment. I feel very warm and bahagia. *mcm kapel lak ha3* Terima kasih Allah kerana memberi peluang kepada aku untuk berbakti kepada Mak. Aku berharap bila aku menjadi IBU suatu hari nanti, anak aku akan melakukan perkara yang sama terhadap aku.
Well, there you go guys. That's the story that I want to share. Sometimes a tiny little thing can leave a big impression to a person. You don't need to invent a genius robot to help your mother with her chores; no need for a can-cook-all-kinds-of-food machines to help her in the kitchen; no need for an F1 driver to get her to the hospital when she is sick. All she need is time. YOUR TIME. Just spend some time with her and who knows what surprise you will get.
I HEART U, MAK!
p/s: Today is AYN's birthday and I completely forgot. Thanks Mak for reminding me!
