Eversince I moved in to Sengkang & my mobile phone went missing, I just lost all contacts... Well, not all la... Some only... heh... Those whom I trust actually... So hati ni teringin sangat2 nak ngobro dengan Nenek Bedok coz my mind's been thinking about her for the past few weeks... Managed to get Nenek's mobile no. from the cousin [Thanks Lala...] & on the same day jugak aku call Nenek...
We spoke for nearly an hour over the phone... I asked about her well-being & she asked about mine; how my family was coping with everything @ our new crib... Basically, she knew that we no longer stayed in Yishun... I didn't tell her the whole story la, coz I didn't want her to worry much... But I know sooner or later she'll definitely know about it...
Wished her "Happy Mothers' Day..." & she started to go emo-ish, crying on the phone... As for me, aku ni pon biase jugak, kaki emo... Aku tahan jer la air mate aku ni... Step macho... heh... I know she misses me & my family... And I miss her too... Made a promise to her that we'll drop by to visit her @ her crib one day (Insya'allah)...
She's actually my grams from the maternal side of the family... The one who's been taking care of me eversince I was a baby... Mom would sent me to grams place on Sunday & fetched me up on Friday night coz no one would take care of me while she & dad went to work...
So yeap, you could say that I'm pretty close with grams coz my childhood days were spent with her almost every single day... Cucu favourite Nenek... heh... Whatever I want, Nenek would try her best to get it for me... Aku banyak dimanjekan oleh Nenek (and also my uncles & aunties plus godfather, Baba)... Whatever problems she had, she'll share it with me & due to that bond & trust, she even entrusted me with all her savings... As & when, she wants it, I just draw the money out for her... But that was the past bile aku maseh anak dare blom kawen, blom ade commitment... I'm married now & have my own responsibilities... Alhamdulillah Nenek understands...
I still give Nenek a little "hong bao" everytime I dropped by to see her or whenever she dropped by to pay us a visit... It's my way of showing gratitude towards her for everything that she did for me tanpe mengire waktu, penat & lelah...
I remembered how I used to ignore her naggings & complains when I was a teenager back then... How I used to get irritated by her "do this & do that" habits and all her pantang-larang... How she taught me what is Iqra, my first ablution, Wudhu, Solat & the Marhaban along with her Marhaban clans consisted of Nenek-Neneks... I still sing the Marhaban now but with my children, Asyura especially... She likes hearing me sing & I'm glad that she memorises some of the songs... I was always there to accompany her for her grocery shopping @ her usual spot, Geylang Serai (tell you, I dread going to the Pasar Geylang smelly market... tapi kesiankan Nenek nak gi marketing punye pasal, aku ikot jugak)... I used to get scolded by Nenek & also (thinking back), how I hurt her feelings & made her cry... Ai yo... I was a bad cucu sometimes... Yet, she was still there for me... Regardless of whatever becomes of me, she was always there... And always will be...
My Nenek Bedok... She's just some of those few who will always be in my prayers & in my heart, no matter how far she may be...
Love you Nek... =)
Gotta get back to work now... Lunch time's up...