For the lack of updates, I apologize to you all. How can one have time to blog when one is working 24/7 (supposedly) .

“you should go out and look for clients instead of idling in the office” Quoted that from someone. That felt like a slap! when in the world was I idling? I was not. If I had the chance to go out, I would. Forget the heat, the stares and all. Come on, be serious.

Oh one thing, I have always been a Mentos fan but lately, Halls’ been my choice!!

Saya tiada mood to blog.

It was in the year 2000 when my father brought home 3 newborn kittens and their mother. Mixed breed of Persian and some short-haired type. All of us in the household has developed a liking for domestic pets. I’d say the house is quite like a mini-zoo. To call it mini-jungle would be nice but it lacks Lions and tigers. Haha. Before we even moved to the new house, Father had a snake which he loved so much. He fed him anak ayam. (also reared one). Mother was worried all the time because of this but Father assured her, it was harmless. She didn’t buy that. nyeh.

Until now, I am not sure what had happened to the snake. Years after the snake was gone from the backyard, we still had the chickens and some pigeons. After ugama sessions, the siblings would stay for hours roaming about in the backyard, scaring the chickens away and feeding the pigeons. Mother was unhappy about this. She would stand in the doorway that led to the backyard, with her arms crossed, she’d yell..

“Siapa inda masuk before 6, tidur di luar because mommy is going to close this door”

“Mom, sekejap saja lagi and we’re done, pleeeease..” pleads my youngest sister

“Eh inda boleh. Kalau kan tidur di luar sampai esok pagi, bah agatah main”

Then every one would run into the house, pushing each other over (takut kena kunci) and we’d fight over the shower. That was the good old days. Days before we moved to a new house, we had to release the pigeons and chickens. Mother made a stern warning of not wanting to see any animals in any form whatsoever, not in the house, not outside the house and not around the house.

It was boring! Not even PS or ASTRO could give us the excitement we had while playing with animals. Until one day while I was watching TV, My sister ushered me to her room and promptly asked me to look into her closet. There I saw 2 small rabbits!!!! It was then I realized that keeping pets in the house was not allowed. I asked my sis how she smuggled the cuties. She said there was this friend of hers who wanted to give away her rabbits and since everyone wanted them, my sister paid her $5 and she got to keep all the rabbits. Haha. The first two days, no one noticed. The next seven days, I began to wonder if they were all pretending.

How could it not be obvious? Mother was in the kitchen cooking and I’d ask her to save some fresh veggies. My excuse?

“Mom, untuk eksperimen di skulah, jangan di buang ah”

The maid who was assigned to clean all the rooms was bribed. Haha. For every time she cleaned the cage in the now empty closet and for keeping her mouth shut all the time, we’d lend her cds so she could watch them in her room. Haha. Only two weeks after that, Mother was getting fed up of being asked to save the fresh veggies for my “experiment”

“Maia, Inda mau abis jua eksperimen mu di sekulah ani?”

“Awu, antah chigu ah kenapa kah ya..”

“Banar kah inda ne anak sorang ni… yang kau sama si Hana selalu di bilik macam org bedusa atu kenapa?”

“Boring bah Mom, cerita lah sama Hana. *fake laughs*” (padahal takut)

Later that night, I told Hana and we decided to give back the rabbits before Mom found out. She planned to give them to her friends but by now, the rabbits were huge. 2 weeks back, they fit inside her bag. So mau inda mau, we called the maid and she told us she knew another maid whose employer liked to keep pets. That was it. Problem solved.

And….

We moved again after 4 years.. and this time it was Father who brought home the cats. By then, Mother was lenient. Now we’re down to several cats and one bird.

Today is Baby’s (the mommy) 8th birthday. This post is dedicated to her. Only God knows how one tiny creature like her makes the household alive. And for all the 10 kittens she gave us, I couldn’t thank her enough.

http://brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/May08/010508/nite04.htm – I was in that area! I saw the body lying on the road prolly 2 minutes after he jumped. There weren’t crowds. So I could see the exact thing. A thin guy wearing a white tee. Because of this, I can’t sleep at night. Every time I pass by the place to go to the third floor, I can vividly imagine the body floating on the air. I saw his face, pale and numb and pale and pale. I don’t know why was i that stupid? I inched closer to get a better view!!! why!?!?!? it’s costing me my sleep!