detox @ bukit mas part deux

Due to a power surge on Tuesday, Mymot's TV, modem + router, washing machine tak boleh guna. Tapi she managed to betul kan her Bose ipod dock... so we were not deprived of entertainment :) Music courtesy of DZ and Mymot punya ipods... and live rendition from the ex-choir members. Fully aware of my croaking and off tune voice, I sahut pelan2 je lah... hehe. Why spoil something good, kan??

Our moreh was caramel custard yg dibeli oleh Rubie dgn loyangnya sekali (jgn lupa pulang the loyang Rubie!) and trifle yg dibawa oleh Momz. Ooohh.... sweet indulgence! Washed down with teh o panas and soya bean milk.

While enjoying the caramel custard, our resident psychiatrist dukter Imah said "OK Ooj, I'm gonna ask you some questions...". She had a laptop on her lap and looked all serious. "Huh?" I responded with my mouth full of creamy, smooth custard. "We all dah buat dah..." kata DZ and nods by Momz and Skinner. OK lah... I'm game for some psychiatric evaluation :) Having gone through the 360 evaluation masa LDP, such revelations don't scare me anymore. The exchange went something like this...

Dukter: Describe your dream house...
Moi: It's not too big nor small. Lots of open wooden windows, mcm tingkap kampung tu. No curtains... breeze coming in.
Dukter: Lagi??
Moi: Ada 4 rooms for the 4 kids I have, furnished in a mix of traditional items and contemporary items. The house is elevated... on stilts, mcm rumah kampung.
Dukter: Rumah kayu?
Moi: No... rumah batu, tapi gaya2 mcm rumah melayu... tak lah tinggi... mcm 4-5 tangga je. Like rumah Melaka.
DZ: Mcm Bali style laa...
Moi: Yup. And it's calm and relaxing

Dukter: OK... now step out of the house. You see a body water... describe it.
Moi: It's tempayan utk basuh kaki (at this point Momz and DZ buat sound effects... "ooooohh...")
Dukter: And the water? Byk ke sikit, anything in the tempayan?
Moi: It's full, clear and clean (Momz and DZ giggled... this time joined by Skinner...)
Dukter: Kat mana tempayan tu?
Moi: Kat tepi tangga.. nak masuk rumah. Kat depan lah

Dukter: OK... now describe the surroundings.
Moi: Ada pokok
Dukter: Describe the pokok
Moi: Tall and leafy... green. Bukan pokok bunga
Dukter: Pokok is there naturally or tanam?
Moi: Natural... tapi ada sikit2 tanam

Dukter: OK... now move on. You come to an open space. What do you see?
Moi: Ermm... a gazebo
Momz: Waa... dahsyat, gazebo.
Mymot: Hehe... kalau I wakaf. Alaa... sama lah tu, wakaf nama melayu, gazebo nama omputeh...
Dukter: OK... gazebo. How big is it? Ada apa kat situ? Creepers ke?
Moi: Not that big, enough to sit about 4 ppl. No creepers. It's open and teduh with shady roofing
Dukter: Do you see anyone there? Is it intended for your family?
Moi: No... right now tgh takde org. Tak... anyone can come and sit kat situ.

Dukter: Orait... Now move on lagi and you come to a door?
Moi: A door? Kat rumah I ke?
Dukter: No... just a door out of nowhere... tinggi sampai langit. It's half open... what do you do?
Moi: I would take a peek
Dukter: Will you go through the door?
Moi: Depends on what I see on the other side.
Dukter: OK... assuming you go through the door... what do you see?
Moi: More open space
Dukter: You see a body of water... describe it.
Moi: It's a pond. Tapi tak lah kecik mcm koi pond tu, besar... tapi tak sebesar lake lah. Ada living things lah in the pond kut since it's a pond
Dukter: OK... that's all. Now Mymot pulak... (and she asked the same set of questions)

Lepas dah habis interview Mymot, I excitedly ask Imah "So, what's the diagnosis?" "I tak reti sgt" said Imah. "Alaa... try je lah" urged DZ. "Kita call Aimy lah... she's the sifu" suggested Imah. And the call was made... after a short hellos and borak2, Aimy began her "translation" session...

So what's the verdict? I'm not going to write it here! Haha.... Kalau mau tahu ask me personally ;-) What I can share are that the girls were quite excited on certain aspects and some revelations made sense to me.

We spent the rest of the night listening to more music, makan oren and more trifle... chatting the night away.
At one point Rubie and Mantze got excited planning their next birthday celebration... they share the same date, month and year. "Nak cake tegak... with our faces on the cake". Yes dears... we should have a big bash next year :) All of us should...
Momz helped me understand lyrics lagu album baru Anuar Zain. "My melayu lemah lah Momz" I told her. "Album ni mostly lagu putus cinta" said DZ. "Oh... but they sound so sedap?" naive me asked. "Haa... sbb tu lah best" replied DZ with a smile.
Rubie, Mantze and I settled down quite nicely on Mymot's sofa yg empuk. Momz and DZ conquered the other sofa... half lying down. "Best lah... snuggling like this... let's sleep kat sini" "Laa... tak cukup ke tido duduk dlm kapal terbang?" gelak Skinner.
"Cop! I nak tido katil double decker kat atas" I proclaimed. "Boleh sayang... it's all yours" smiled Mymot.
"Next year jom pergi Hong Kong" Mymot ajak. "Jom!" "This Dec kalau nak pergi ChiangMai ada free accommodation" added Rubie.

I love spending times like this with my girls... I wonder whether we'll continue to do this into our 40s dan selanjutnya. Would we still have sessions like this when we each have our own family? I hope so. The first test would be with Marni's upcoming nuptials, when she's back for good from Scotland.
And who's next after Marni? Haha... that's a million dollar question. I have a suspicion that someone is moving down that path ;-)

DZ dah nak balik next Thursday. Don't worry dear... I'm sure all will work out in the end. Walaupun kita jauh beribu batu, we're always here for you...

Ikhlas Tapi Jauh

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Selagi bahuku memikul bebannya
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Jauh...

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