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out of the station and headed north the last nine years of my childhood in kampung melayu kaki bukit malay kampung at the foothills flashed before me the traditional malay kampong house at 38 jalan damai which faced the padang field at the back of the hill i pictured the air pancor water spout halfway up the hill where the neighbors children and i scooped its gushing water to wash our sweaty faces on hot afternoons the dirt ditch that separated our house from the orange dirt road that ran parallel to the padang where benggali bread vendors chinese ice cream sellers sikh cow herders and malay movie stars passed by that old dirt drain whose waters had swelled one monsoon season and whose currents had swept and almost drowned me had recently been reinforced with uniform v shaped concrete ducts the dirt bridge that led to our compound with its rough hedges of tea bushes that hugged the big dirt drain in front and the little one on the left that marked the boundary of our plot and that of our affable neighbor s pak seman benjol a permanent bump on his right forehead earned him that nick name and his wife mak limah who supplemented her husband s income by selling cakar ayam small rounded caramelised sweet potato hatches from home there was no drain separating our land and our neighbours on the right mak cik mani short for mahani the stern faced yet kind breadwinner of her family pak cik man her reserved husband who spent his time looking out the window with a rosary in his right hand after his recovery from a stroke nek her story telling octogenarian mother pipit her eldest daughter nicknamed sparrow for her love of chirping mamat mohamed who filled his every waking hour with youthful pursuits like gasing spinning and kite slicing with such fierce intensity enchah habsah her studious sensible daughter who was my best pal and yon haron her youngest son whom my second brother loved to tease as my suitor only scattered waist high hedges of hibiscus plants and a tall guava jambu batu tree which shaded the amben low wide bench where enchah and i spent many lazy afternoons listening to pipit s tales of romantic escapades the guava tree had also provided the shade for my mother s makeshift warong foodstall where mak occasionally sold her nasi sambal goreng rice served with spicy mixed beans and offals nasi rawon rice with beef in black sauce made from buah keluak and lontong rice cubes with creamy mixed vegetables soup and sambal serunding and bergedil mak cik mani was more steadfast in purveying her white and yellow steamed putu piring with gula melaka fillings i had earned my pocket money from selling those hot piping flour cakes wrapped in banana leaves by going around the village with enchah after school with the 15 sen duit jajan sales commission i had splurged on tikam tikam a mini wheel of fortune which got me a pink cincin buah kana a ring with a fake stone in the shape of an olive pink cotton candies gula tarik hard white treacle and ais krim potong blocks of wafer ice cream bars enchah and i were very close although we attended different schools and different levels i was a standard three pupil at telok kurau west integrated primary school an english medium school while enchah was a secondary one student at sekolah menengah still road a malay medium secondary school i remembered we were not on talking terms only once when mak cik mani had accidentally given a toxic fragrance which upset mak so that she hurled her red and green coconut candies to the ground just outside the kitchen for mak cik mani to see our kitchen like most malay kampong ones was a half cement half wooden part of the house which was built on the ground at the back of the oil varnished brownish black wooden house on posts welcoming the guests in front was the red painted concrete stairway and a small veranda with its smoothly finished wooden bench the kitchen was rather large with ample space for a corner to wash fish meat and vegetables a small aluminium plated charcoal stove a steel and formica dining table and mismatched chairs a pandanus mat and kapok mattress to lie down for afternoon siestas an indoor bathroom with its tempayan porcelain water vessel and kolah concrete pool to retain water from the tap and the creepy bawah kolong or space under the stairs i recalled one night a few years ago when i was thirsty and mak went down to get a glass of water while i waited at the top of the stairs that led to the main house with its larger and smaller bedrooms on the right and left i thought i saw my second brother jamal dashing out from the dark cell and called out his name but the figure just vanished into thin air since that incident i dared not venture down to the kitchen at night the kitchen held both pleasant and unpleasant memories jamal yat and i could not wait to lap up mak s hot chicken broths spicy fish curries or asam pedas hot and spicy gravy beef rendang or the golden honey combed baulu suri traditional malay sponge cake on those rare rare occasions or just plain gruel with margarine and sugar on the usual lean days abang hatta and kak aida were already working in the city so they only returned in the evenings once in a blue moon when mak returned from wedding invitations we would get to taste ghee rice or briyani and hard boiled eggs that the hosts had packed for us special treats like murtabak middle eastern bread with meat fillings from islamic restaurant in arab street were few and far between like when wak enah mak s eldest sister appeared through the kitchen door which most womenfolk and children did then along with pricy imported fruits and delicious desserts red and green globes of juicy grapes shiny crunchy apples and tangy oranges moist marble cakes and wobbly green and red jellies that mak could not afford to buy or prepare when abang hatta started work as a police constable he bought cake remnants from the bakery on his way home that we devoured in a jiffy and then there were the days and nights that we dreaded whenever bapak took his place at the head of the table not only we were not supposed to help ourselves before him but we have to be extremely careful not to ruffle his feathers mealtimes with bapak were tense and sombre affairs one evening we were all seated and waiting at the dining table to tuck into mak s steaming fish ball soup when mak said to bapak please use the ladle not your own spoon to scoop the soup to your plate bapak suddenly flew into a rage got up and thumped the table i m the head of the family why do i have to use the ladle why can t i use my own spoon are you afraid that i ll spread my germs whack mak raised her palm to cool her burning cheek we just hung our head and squirmed in fear and prayed silently for his temper to cool bapak s fury was unpredictable it can be triggered by any slight from any one of us one day when a hot water flask that he flung at kak aida missed her some of the scalding water spilled on my thighs and the time when he bent three copper coins with a pair of pliers and twisted jamal s arms for failing to buy him cigarettes with those three cents i just cringed whenever i heard bapak s footsteps on the wooden planks of the main house my heart would sink and i would quickly leave the kitchen to escape outside posted by baitibadarudin at 2 14 2011 10 36 00 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hearth n home saturday september 18 2010 salam aidilfitri 1431 2010 kejam celik kejam celik dah hampir setahun blog ini tidak dikemaskini terasa janggal juga memblog semula bila dah lama ditinggalkan tapi jaringan sosial seperti facebook dan twitter lebih sesuai untuk soundbites daripada catatan lamunan renungan dan perkara perkara yang dirasakan lebih berat dan serius lantas digamit semula untuk berkongsi pengalaman dan pandangan dengan siapa jua yang sudi membaca sementelah dua belas bulan merupakan masa yang terlalu lama untuk berdiam diri menjadi pemerhati dan 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september 22 2009 kepulangan kali ini selamat hari raya aidilfitri maaf zahir batin selamat hari lebaran minal aidil wal faizin eid mubarak eid said kul am wanti bi khir meskipun terlewat pun begitu keterasingan semakin terasa setelah 8 bulan berada di oman juga belum ketemu cara ringkas untuk berhubung dengan saudara mara dan sahabat handai tiada pusat celcom yang dibuka untuk dapatkan reload ditambah pula hampa yang teramat sangat kali ini lantas ku pandu terus ke utara melewati jalan kampung dan desa berlatar kehijauan banjaran titiwangsa begitu jauh berbeda dari gurun sahara kuubati luka dengan senyuman anak anak tak berdosa bagai sirih pulang ke gagang atau sekadar lawatan singkat sebelum ke perantauan apakah esok lusa penentu fitrah atau segalanya lantaran tindakan kita jua posted by baitibadarudin at 9 22 2009 09 29 00 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels heart too hard monday august 03 2009 selamat jalan sayang dear i i m taking a day off today in memory of sayang n s teen cat who was put to sleep at about 1 20am after the xrays showed that she was paralysed due to a spinal cord injury i had a pleasant day yesterday and day before ferry cruise to liberty and ellis islands caught up with mak p at macy s on 34th st slept over her place then shopped for grocery and cooked dinner for n since she was fasting after dessert she decided to show me sayang who spent most of her time in n s bedroom naturally she was afraid of me and hid under the dining table jumped on the other two window ledges before she jumped on the ledge of the opened window out into the airwell and three storeys down to the landing in the basement we went down and found her dragging her hind legs and unable to stand took her to the emergency vet at downtown brooklyn and cried our eyes out while waiting for the xray results and told of the options a surgery that would cost usd5 6k but will not guarantee recovery or put her down and end her misery i know this is the umpteenth time i witnessed a kitty pass away from brownie to elsa to whitey to patch but this is the first time i saw a cat being put down and finally understood the meaning one minute she was responding to n s touch narrowing her eyes turning her cheeks and raising her chin and the next minute her head was down her soul had flown her body stiff wrapped in her favourite red blanket and taken away by the nurse to be cremated and buried n found her as a stray when she was about two months old in june 2008 an exotic french breed with velvety dark grey coat and yellow eyes she hardly mewed or whimpered even after the tragic fall throughout the bumpy 15 minutes taxi ride downtown and the heartbreaking final moments such a loyal and stoic character such a short and cloistered life salam sayang hope you are happier now than you were before posted by baitibadarudin at 8 03 2009 11 48 00 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hearth n home friday july 31 2009 whole foods more dear i yesterday y and i started our day at mid day so we didn t get to cover much of nyc s attractions plus i m trying to apply for a job here so i spent some time surfing for vacancies i m getting used to the subway rides and crowds both the underbelly of the boroughs as well as the well heeled madison and park avs people we walked along madison fifth and park avs to the trump tower the apple center and columbus circle in the evening trump tower was strangely deserted unlike the apple center where you can see people of every age group and skin colour congregate the focal points at columbus circle are the fountain and whole foods you know how crazy i am about advocating organic food and stuff finally i got to taste the no bacon clam chowder and the in season cherries are really yummy and succulent you will surely fall in love with the store too i bet insyaallah later today i ll take advantage of the free entrance at moma from 4 8pm and catch a free co...