I nak cerita what happened last Tuesday or should it be Tuesdays? No, no, no...I'm not talking about you here, don't get your knickers in a twist... This is about my Tuesdays with Barry (ala2 macam Morrie gittew). Barry is my chiropractor...after defaulting appointment with him for so many months, my back has started to play up again. A few months ago it was mostly due to long hours spent sitting down on the uncomfortable lab stool. Now ni obviously time spent is mostly on the computer (no....not blogging even though i must say i'm pretty impressed about the multiple posts i'm able to churn out / week nowadays), writing, analysing, writing, analysing.  Of course i tak panggil Barry je kan...he is this MatSalleh guy who's ala2 bald gittew dgn berlesung pipit when he smiles. I told MG that i do have soft spots for guys who don't have that much hair up there....it's like i can see their brains..thinking. I selalu tersipu2 dgn si Barry ni because dia comel and MG said, gila! (seperti biasalah kan). Anyway, i only spent about 10 minutes tops at his surgery. Dia lipat2 kaki i in all positions mind you (helo Esah..what were you thinking? Ni bulan pose ye) and he's pretty amazed (that for my size, ample that is. But of course dia tak cakap camni kan but i think this is what he thinks) for all the sore back i'm  having, i'm pretty flexible. I haven't told him that when i was much younger, my father mistook me for a circus monkey. Selalu galakkan i buat cartwheel lah, touched my ears with my toes...i have these memories of me upside down leaning against the dining room wall watching tv in that position while my mum was busy cooking in the kitchen. I have also just discovered that ambik wudhu kaki masuk sink or potong kuku with the foot bend upwards towards oneself is not something everyone my age can do (sebaya Makaji kita)...eh ye ke i pernah tanya sorang my friend ni.

Anyway, the clinic is at a mall. So every Tuesday when i go see him, i would be passing along shops...kasut, baju, supermarket, pavlova (eh?)...So yesterday, while walking towards the escalator i pun singgah le sekejap kat little boutique ni...saja tengok2. But the sales assistant was so peramah and we had something in common - both our workplace sejuk cam Iceland ok! ( the temp at my office has been known to dip down to 17C). Then dia suruh try ittew ini. Semua dia cakap looked nice on me lah! And semua yg i was looking for adalah kat kedai tu (alasang sungguh!). Palazzo pants, ready made cotton baju kurung, blouses etc. Colourful, simple but elegant. Maxi/jubah pun ada! The damage done to my pocket was substantial...( when i BBMed Esah, i said i'm in trouble..she said, napa? Ko beli meh ke? Tsk tsk tsk (tak! Tu last month hahahaha).

Yg tu cerita minggu ni...tuesday minggu lepas lagi haru! This is why i don't go out to the malls every weekend as does MG. Because there is no such thing as window shopping for me..(and plus i do like my sleep in the afternoon also. I work in KL la..what? You expect me to masuk KL also on weekends or any other places yg sebusy? Pergh!). Elok i nak keluar mall, eh ada pulak kedai cap kereta kuda on the way out. And saja2 masuk kedai without any intentions ok..but sales were on! Like 30%, 40%, 50%! And i do need a hardy hbag 'sekolah'....and oops i did it again. But in my defence, i would like to blame you la Esah! Yang you pi bbm bergambar aktiviti2 you di Hackney (betul ka tempat banyak gagak ni yg you mention?) and Bicester awat? But she was ever so sweet, tanya i, you sihat ka? I said, ok je, napa? This is before she leter...i see, it's my kesihatan mental i yg dia risaukan rhopenya....Dia cakap, dah tu hbag ko yg suh aku beli ni nak buat apa? Tu nak simpan keluar sekali sekala kata i. Yg anak katak, anak vavi tu buat apa? (oh juga baru terbongkar rahsia i kat dia yg ada anak lain juga selain dua di atas).Tu pun dok diam2 dlm lemari beramah mesra sesama diaorg and sekali sekala keluar utk diusap2 and bawak pi jenjalan (ha ah pas tu bila Little D terbersin milo, sikit punya besar mata i jegil! Tapi terharu jugak i bila MG sokong i and cakap, Little D say sorry to mummy). I need a bag that i don't care so much to be used daily...set2 yg i boleh letak je atas lantai, kat meja canteen, isi pen dakwat, stapler, hole puncher segala tok nenek without giving any thoughts to it at all. 

Bila i balik rumah, dok la i parade my paperbag cap kereta kuda tu depan MG (because it's so colourful, i like!). Isinya dah simpan dulu dlm lemari. Dgn MG ni, selepas dah bertaun kawin dgn dia, i notice that kalau buat 'big' purchases, kena bagi soft intro dulu kat dia..kalau dia ikut shopping sama tak pe. Tapi kalau dia tak ikut, pas tu kita beli barang2 cenggitu, dia cam tensi pulak or omputeh kata stroppy (yes, you do MG). Mulalah dia kata cam ammapoddi punya tastelah....malap lah, lusuh la...hmmm..setelah dianalisa behaviour cenggini, we (ada panel) deduced that, no, he's not upset about the money spent (eh, bukan duit dia pun kan? Dia pun pi shopping spree on weekends cam org gila, ada i kisah?) but the fact that his opinion was not asked or considered. Time2 yg beli anak vavi,  lip lap ok je dia..pasal i tanya daddy ni ok? Mana yg you rasa lebih cantik? Yg handbag kali ni (walaupun dia tak nengok lagi rhopenya) dia boleh kata, eh, orang tak pakai cap kereta kuda dah la...! Amboi statement so kekwat and poyo. Yes, i have told him before that sib baik lah dia jantan and dah ter jadi laki i dah. Kalau dia pompuan, memang i tak kawan dia, tau! (kan Desert Rose, kan? Eh, tetiba pulak nama loyar i naik). OK lah kan, i nak yg boleh buat pelasah and tahan lama. Tup tup esoknya i transfer all the things from my existing hbag to another hbag cap kereta kuda yg dia belikan i dulu kat US. Why? Sebab aku yg sayang yg baru aku beli tu Esah...hehe. MG pun agaknya ingat i saja gimmick je with the paperbag and no hbag purchase was made (pasal ok je pulak dia esoknya). Ada daddy oii..tu dia tengah beramah mesra dgn anak2 i yg lain dlm lemari.