Vibrissae ...

commonly known as cat's whiskers ...

 i am echoing the distressed screams of a friend ...

here

so please see what happens if a cat's whiskers are damaged 

here

even i am surprised at how important this is to a cat ... memang penggeli lah dengan cat ... its fur ... so tak pernah kacau cat pun okay ... :)

... don't play play with me okay ...

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how to say it ...

here

Sidetracked ...

... what else ...

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here ... help yourself to all the moons you need :)

 

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Suka bila ...

tengok yang muda muda kerja ...

tolong isi minyak di petrol station ...

tolong cuci pinggan di warung tepi jalan ...

tolong bersih, lap meja, layan customer di warung tu ...

ini yang tak kesah ... tak ada air cond pun boleh je cari duit poket ...

tak minta minta kat orang tua ...

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selalunya ... bila isi minyak ... kat petronas lah ye ... kalau ada adik adik yang tolong isi minyak ... ucap terimakasih sambil hulurkan token of appreciation ...

to me it is more than a token ... i hope that they are encouraged ... 

that working is good for us ...

selalunya adik adik ni tak pernah menolak ...

but yesterday this particular adik said ...

tak apa cik ... tak apa ... saya dibayar gaji ... katanya sambil senyum ...

how nice ... mudahan in your adult working life you will remain this same nice girl ...

Image Source: Here

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sidetracked ... ada Petron pula dah ... lama dah but did not pay attention till a few days ago ...

gugle jap ... okay here it is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petron_Corporation

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more details of Petron Malaysia here ...

http://klse.rajakamil.biz/tag/petron/

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saja je ...

Anak siapakah ini Part 3 ...

fast forward ...

i hear something else ...

bibikkk ... bibikkk ... sakit bikkk ...

i see wanita bibik memegang tangan seorang wanita tua terbaring di katilnya ... 

one hand membelai lembut ... kepala ibu tua ... another hand pressing her ...

kaklong tak balik hari ni bikkk ... tanya ibu tua ...

tidak ibu ... kan semalam kaklong telepon ... ibu lupe ye  ...

kaklong cakap semalam, ada urusan hujung minggu ini maka tak dapat balik ... wanita bibik mengingatkan ...

yelah ... minggu lepas pun kaklong ada urusan 

dan minggu sebelum nye pun begitu juga ...

sibuk kaklong setiap minggu ... tutur ibu tua perlahan seolah berbicara hanya untuk dirinya ...

ye ibu ... dia punya tugas besar ...

... kan bibik ada dengan ibu ... pujuk wanita bibik ...

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it is not the crying and the sedu sedan anak di surau yang membuat diri ini sedih ... it is this vision of the future that renders my heart broken ...

because as i saw the child hugging and calling out for wanita bibik and baba ... i also see ... mama losing her child ...

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Anak siapakah ini Part 2 ...

... and as i watched the wanita "bibik" and the child ... i looked around ...

trying to guess who among them was the mother that deserved the accolade "mama" ...

i looked and each one looked back ... senyum berbalas senyum ...

still i was not sure which ...

i got up and out of the surau ... to the car ... waiting for centa hati oghang besar dighumah selesai solat ...

then i  saw them ... wanita "bibik"  holding the child ... the child hugging her  back tightly ... and "mama" in tow ... an elegant lady ... moving towards an equally elegant car ...

i remembered ... that she was the lady next to the wanita "bibik" ...

and i remembered thinking ... tidak tersentuh kah hati ibu ini ... apabila anak itu tersedu sedan memeluk dan mendayu dayu memanggil  ... bibikkkk ... babaaaa .... bibikkk ...

and NOT ... mamaaa ...

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 ohhhh ... sedihku masih belum berlalu ... that child's voice is still ringing in my ears ...

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Anak siapakah ini ...

on the way to visit a very very dear friend last night ...

adinda Hajjah R from Brunei ... who was here to consult with her cikgu supervisor in a local university ...

it was maghrib time ... so we (self & oghang besar dighumah) stopped at the rest area to do solat ...

as i was praying ... terdengar anak ini merengek, merayu-rayu next to me ... she was holding onto the knees of a lady standing for solat ... 

bibikkk ... bibikkk ... nak airrrrr ... bibikkkkkk ...

berrrr ulang  kali ...

sekejap sekejap .... babaaaaa ....sambil ter sedu sedu ... babaaaaa

bibikkk ... bibiikkkkkk ... babaaaa

wanita yang dipegang anak itu terus bersolat ...  rukuk ... sujud ... berdiri semula ... dalam sedu dan rengekan ... sambil mencari-cari ruang untuk sujud di atas sajada yang di occupied oleh anak itu ...

sehingga selesai ...

saya pun selesai solat ... kawan-kawan ingat tahap mana lah khusuk solat malam tu ye ...

usai solat ... saya toleh ... she was on my left ... ku lihat  wanita itu merangkulnye dengan lembut ...

she went quiet ... dibelai rambutnye yang kerinting (imagine maggi mee) ... masyaAllah comelll sangat anak ini ...

anak siapakah ini ... my inner voice asked ... i suddenly felt sad ... kenapa tidak ...

mamaaa ... mamaaa ... mamaaa

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xxx ... for lack of words ... xxx

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If you like the picture ...

Image source:
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=8403&picture=swan-nesting&large=1

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talking about bangau yesterday ... water birds are now in my mind ...

gugle gugle images ... this catches my eyes ...

 so i share ...

and if you like the picture ... you can buy the owner (of the picture) a cup of coffee ... please check the link ...

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yang tak ada kesempatan nak ambik gambar-gambar cantik  silelah copy images from this Royalty free site ...

I like that :)

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and this one is lagu bangau oh bangau specially gugled for blu yang bertanya ... :)

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Love and salam :)
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Deep in the heart of Texas ...

... to saya anak malaysia in texas ...

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...and what i remember of Dallas ... that globe-like structure ...
 

 Image Source: 
http://adm2372x-group07.wikispaces.com/Dallas+Landmarks

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ilal liqa' bi izniLLAH

to practise my arabic lah ni ... since Chegu Sham dah start bagi sikit-sikit ... :)

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