Life must be a lot simpler when you're young. I remember having a lot of fun when I was in primary school. We didn't have much material-wise, lived in a small village where nothing exciting happened and yet I could not have been happier. I enjoyed going to school I don't think I ever had to drag my feet out of bed. I don't remember having to do a lot of homework either, and I went to bed no later than 10.
The concept of weekend is probably non-existent then as it didn't matter that much. There were always things to do in the afternoon, cycling to neighbouring villages with a group of friends or playing all sorts of fun games outside. Once in a while, we would secretly plan a trip by bicycle to a town which is located about 2 miles from home. By then, we would have saved some money to spend on the things we could not buy in the village. These would normally include sweets or stationaries (I remember mechanical pencil was the "in thing" then we were so delighted when one day my sister who was studying at some "faraway" place bought those for us). I also watched cartoons and Japanese series such as Ultraman after five. Another favourite was wildlife documentaries which mother also loved to watch. In short, there were always things to do and we were never short of ideas to fill our spare time.
Mother would always prepare my breakfast every morning before I set off to school which is only a few minutes away by foot - it was located at the back of our house and it still is. I don't remember having a lot of variety except for one half-boiled egg taken with soy sauce and a cup of tea. I would get 30 cents each day to buy food stuff at the school canteen. I don't remember complaining it is not enough (of course things were a lot cheaper then).
I didn't eat much except for junk food (!) and a lot of fruits. Mother would buy a kilo of "limau" and I would finish them all in no time! It was my favourite and it still is. I hated rice and hot food stuff I can't believe now I am a great fan for both of them!
We had a small bicycle in purple which I shared with my sister three years older than me. I don't remember when it was bought, it must have been passed down from our elder sisters. We must have had some sort of rota between the two of us to cycle to school otherwise there could have been more fights! By 1985, I had the bicycle all for myself for the next three years until I left home.
I stayed the first twelve good years of my life in the village and I only remember about half of that. Obviously I was too young to remember the first six years of my life...except for some sporadic memories on a small number of events.
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wah! ayah su minat ultraman gak dulu ye...ni pandangan idala, apa yg kita ingat masa kecik2 dulu pasti saat tu paling membahagiakan atau melukakan... kalau setakat rutin2 biasa, makan nasi ngan budu tuh pasti ianya tak terlekat mana kat fikiran..
Malu dah la nak komen..Ni kali ke 3 dah ni mari..tp komen jugak la..Tak leh dah la no. 1..
Kawan saya kata, yg kita ingat saat yg gembira je..kalu kita tak ingat ia adalah pengalaman pahit..
Tak seka curi2 gak gi RP..
Mechanical pencil dah ada ya masa tu..
Maknanya sepjg anda di sekolah rendah saya kat Pg la, dan 2 org lg kakak saya pun tiada d rumah jugak..agaknya sbb tu saya tak tau sgt aktiviti awak masa tu..Tp kalu kita org ada kat rumah awak asyik ngekor kita org je..sapa Allahyarham Mak Teh kata awak ni 'ekor' sbb kalu kakak2 awak dtg rumah Mak teh awk pun dtg, kalu kakak2 awak tak dtg, awak pun tak dtgla..
Nida, tq for the comments. IWA, I vaguely remember it was you that bought the mechanical pencil, it was dark brown. Don't you remember? Tx for mentioning my nickname "ekor" - this is one of the thing I don't remember..
IWA syak IWA jugak la yg beli mech pencil tu..sbb dulu2 IWA suka beli benda2 mcm tu dr Kedai Mahasiswa @ Kedai Buku d U tu..dan IWA ingat IWA suka gak beli buku kanak2..ada yg fr oversea..ada yg very big in size..utk adik2 @ anak sedara tak berapa ingat dah..
Ada lg kenangan yg IWA selalu t'ingat..bila awak balik sekolah dgn kakak awak tu..msg2 tak pakai baju..b'kejar2 dr dpn hinggala keliling meja makan kat dapur..awak suka nyakat dia..t'jerit2la bebudak 2 org ni..IWA masa tu tgh jadi kakak yg baik..! Rasanya lah..
Yes I remember the mechanical pencil! Suka sangat. Imported from Penang lagi. Tapi rasanya colour cream keputihan, bukan coklat. Mine rosak right away sbb ter over excited.
Basikal tu Zan yg punya. Dia beli masa dia form 3, share dgn Na.
Telur sparuh masak tu mcm paling sedap di dunia la. Rendam dlm gelas panjang..
Mmg awak boleh habis kan sekilo limau. Saya cukup heran masa tu apasal la awak suka sgt makan limau. Saya suka chikadees.
Petang2 kita sokmo main kat luar rumah dgn geng2 sekampung. Tak pun kita ronda. RP? Err.. rasanya sekali je dgn saya kan.
Bagus'a ada gak benda yg awak b'dua blh bangga'n dr saya..
Rupanye awak b'dua ni dpt layanan special ye..? Kita org, mana ada telur2 1/2 masak tu.. Telur itik goreng adala..utk makan tgh hari @ mlm..masa di rumah lama..Ingat lg ke keluarga kita ada bela itik dulu..
Satu lg kenangan yg saya ingat..awak b'dua gi ngaji Quran rumah Allahyarham Maksu Aji..On the way gi or back..awak singgah main no bwh pohon mokte Pak Su Ta..ada dlm satu kpg gamba kan..?
Alaa..ida tercurik no 1 cy ke? Tak pe lain kali ida tunggu cy komen dulu baru ida komen...ayah su tak ingat ke kecik2 dulu kita kamceng tau! Tak tau la kenapa suka sangat kawan ngan bdk lelaki kecik2 dulu, tapi, ngan lumi tak minat tau kat dia masa kecik2 dulu, asyik gaduh jer ngan dia... bestnya ingat masa kecik2...
IWA pun rasa Ida mmg kamceng dgn Mohammad dulu..mmg geng b'4 kot..2 anak sedara dgn mak su dan pak su mrk..lumy tak ingat pulak..
Anak Cy ni pun kamceng dgn anak2 sedara dia..
Bagus'h kan, hubungan darah tak kan putus..
nida, of course I remember. we were the best of friends in the whole wide world! Do you remember the "secret code"?. If I remember correctly, many times you stayed on with us eventhough umi/ayah & the rest already went back to kb..
IWA - you are always special & unique in your own way...he he..i will probably wrote about you some day, with your permission, mem!
T'haru'a baca special & unique tu..
Bagi.. permission..nak gak tgk diri kita dlm perspektif org lain..
T'ingat pulak dulu awak ada tulis dlm buku biodata setiap ahli keluarga..siap dgn gamba lukis tgn lg..
Awak tulih..Nun..kakak yg penyayang..wp pd Cy..masa tu..dia kakak yg bekeng..
Kak..menantu yg mek sayangi..seronok'a dia tunjuk kat IWA buku tu..dia kan mmg sorang2 je menantu pompuan mek masa tu..he..he..
IWA & Ze, awak tulis mcm 'ganas2' sikit..lupa dahla words dia..tp IWA rasa IWA ni baik2..
Awak dulu,kalu abah suruh awak baca buku..awak gi ambil buku tulis, buat karangan atau karangan b'gambar ala2 komik tu..sapa arwah abah merungut dpn IWA..kata'a kita ni tak reti ggapa hak demo belaja..reti suruh belaja je..Tp, masa Cy dulu, parents tak suruh pun rasa'a baca buku..agak'a blm t'dedah lg dgn kesedaran tu..
Ha! Secret Code?! Alaaa...tak ingat...boleh ingatkan balik tak? Ha..ala, suka sgt dok rumah mok, pastu suka pi rumah arwah tok(tok sioh), bukan rumah yg abg mizi duduk loni, rumah yg lagi satu. Suka pi rumah arwah tok, sbb dia rajin melayan dan suka buat kuih, ingat lagi kuih kocinya....
Ingat lagi tak disuruh bergambar berdua, kat 'baruh', dkt sklh gual sitok tu, rasanya kena marah kat mak sedara sbb tak betul bergaya, he..he..mak sedara mana tu? ada lagi gambar tu..ha..ha..
Hm..rumah Tok Siah yg lama tu, ingat tak ada 2 ekor angsa..garang'a..sapa ko kalu nak sapa dpn tangga dia tu kita kena ambil jln lencongan, takut kena kejar dek angsa tu..
Rasa'a dr situ la Lumy suka sebut 'ttoing', konon'a bunyi angsa tu..kan leher angsa tu pjg..ayah ajar kot..
IWA & adik bweradik lain pun suka gi rumah TS, lama dan baru..mak sedara kita kan..mcm anak sedara IWA sayang kat IWA skrg la..
Dan IWA pun suka tgk dia buat kueh..tlg jugak la dia goreng kueh goyang..sapa 'gelap2'la warna'a IWA goreng..
Kalu mak sedara yg suka tangkap gamba dulu2 tu rasa'a IWA dan garang jugak tu dgn adik2 & anak2 sedara..
Sapa sorang anak sedara tu kata tak suka balik..sbb IWA suka arah geng dia basuh pinggan, dll..
Tp geng ni unik juga la..4-4 masuk MRSM, lps tu sederet pulak tu, form 1-4..
Pasa Ida suka b'gaduh dgn Lumy tu..IWA ada 1 'pengetahuan' dr Psikologi Remaja & Anak2..biasa'a adik b'adik yg dekat eg no.1 dgn no.2 @ No.2 dgn no.3 & seterus'a, mrk ni tak ngam..sbb yg atas anggap yg di bwh'a adalah perampas hak dia eg k/sayang, perhatian dll..tp no.1 dgn no.3, & lain2 yg b'selang, tiada masalah ini biasa'a..
IWA dgn Ze pun suka b'gaduh la masa kecik..takleh dok dekat..tp IWA tak pernah rasa dia rampas hak IWA..mungkin juga kita b'kembang sedari baby sedemikian..tanpa kita sedari ..ya lah mana kita ingat masa umur kita 1-2 thn tu..bila besar kita tak tau kenapa kita takleh ngam dgn dia..
Tp mula2 pi Pg..IWA mcm nak biol..t'ingat kat sparing partner IWA tu..sapa tulih2 nama dia kat pencil box la..
Dan IWA rasa masa IWA mula2 dok KL..lps kawin tu..Ze pulak yg naik biol..kena tinggal kat kg..wp dia pun dah kawin jugak..kan kita org house mate masa kat KT tu..
YM - you're not alone, my mechanical pencil received the same fate me think. We can probably blame it on 'ol world tech..he he. And yes, we were accomplices in the occasional trip to town!
IWA - I don't remember the "biodata book", thanks for reminding. I hope I can reproduce the same some day!
Nida - the "secret code" consists 26 characters each representing an alphabet. I think you got it from your school friends and you used the same to send to your best friend, one by the name of Ibtisam? I still remember the code albeit vaguely..he he. And I think, you are the favoutite for TS. Somehow when you mentioned her old house, it brings back the memory and atmosphere in her living room...that one I remember most.
Ayah su ingat nama Ibtisam? She was my best friend masa sek ren, but she left the school before we entered standard 5. I miss her a lot till now, sekali sekala rasa nak masuk jer rancanagan jejak kasih, carik dia. But will she still remember me? heheh.
Next post, tulisla in 'secret code' tu, and don't forget to list the 26 chars. Mmg tak ingatla ayah su, mungkin mcm mok ckp, "ida, 4 kali doh beranak, 4 ughat putuh." Tu sbb tak berapa ingat kot...ha..ha...
TS tu tok sedara kesayangan. I love her a lot. In fact, I manage to be with her on her last day. A day just after I arrived from UK, she passed away. Umi, keeps on praying, 'biarlah ida sempat jumpa TS'. Alhamdulillah..sempat.
Sedih'a nasib 'my' mech pencils tu.. IWA pun rasa Ida is TS's favourite..
Dan sedih juga baca para TS passed away tu..IWA dah d KL masa tu..dan tak balik pun..
Bkn ke thn 1996 tu 3 kesayangan meninggal'n kita..TS Julai, TY-Sept dan TA-Nov? Semua'a tanpa kehadiran IWA..
Masa tu IWA t'fikir kesian mek, 3 tempat rujukan'a sederet meninggal'n dia..and blh'h dia m'hadapi'a..ttp IWA dapati dia seorg yg tabah..
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