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Little D's career as a swimmer is short lived. Baru maknya verangan2 nak jadi the 'person behind the sportswoman of the year' 2020 gittew . (Mesti MG cakap, ceh! Aku yang pi tunggu budak tu tiap2 malam!). We sent her for the lesson utk dia belajar teknik yang betul. Memang le Little D tu lemah gemalai je...and she's easily distracted also. But then, after one month, we were told that she had been selected to join the competitive swimming class. I think this is where they train these kids to become competitive swimmers. Berbunga2 hati maknya. The downside to it was dari kelas sabtu pagi, she had to attend evening classes, 2 jam, 6 hari seminggu. On some days ada buat training atas daratan sejam then masuk air sejam. That was her routine for over a month. Most of the times, MG yg teman dia. Maknya pergi sama kalau takde hal yg berbangkit (cewah cam minit mesyuarat pulak). Maknya teman sensorang tak pernah...i'm still a bat, post lasik, remember? This shortcoming is sometimes a blessing like not having to drive Little D to her swimming classes or having a supir yg menghantar i balik ke rumah kalau berpeleseran dan terlajak lepas waktu Maghrib (sayang EsahJuon!). Anyway, I told MG, well...since our girl is gonna be a swimmer, she'd need a more serious swimming attire..besides the one she had yg ada skirt cam so girly, girly (Paknya yg belikan, pi shopping dgn anak2 je. What do you expect? MG suka anak2 jadi 'princess'). So he got her one, seriouslah sikit rhopenya walaupun still warna pink. And then i told him, she can't be running in her crocs or kaki ayam...she'd need a pair of trainers. What i had in mind was some cheapo B@ta, BM2000, FunKeong, BubbleGummers what have you? Wujud ke lagi brand2 zaman i tu? But you catch my drift kan? No need mahal ones laaa...lagipun lari atas simen. Lagipun menengokkan performancenya, dalam air ke, atas daratan ke, lemah gemalai tu tak hilang. But no no no! This is anak MG we are talking about...he said, apa2 pun gaya mesti ada..(eh, deja vu pulak bunyinya...my BFF and i at work had a pledge before that we may not know or contribute much at work, tapi gaya mesti ada, boleh?) So, day one pi MV, tak jumpa yg pak berkenan. Day two baru jumpa...don't play2 ok! Warna merah! Kalau tak laju lagi lari, tak taulah. I thought they were cute..merah menyala gittew. Apa2 pun anakkulah yg paling bergaya bila dia lari malam tu. The fact that err....dia salu last belakang kira...Then, after one month plus gitu, Little D mulalah cam banyak bagi alasan bila nak pi swimming class tu. Memula dulu, balik dari kafa je, makan2, mandi solat terus melompat siap dgn swimming attirenya menunggu paknya hantar. La ni, dia cakap dia penatlah, banyak homeworklah etc. Then i asked her, do you still want to go for the classes or you don't feel like it anymore? Dia cakap dia salu penat. Korek punya korek, rhopenya dia tak suka dgn coach dia yg garang (albeit sungguh comel, badan bentuk V yg maknya suka usha itu). So, i told her, 'No! You are going! This is life, so, tough! No child of mine is a quitter!' Fuh! Mesti uols akan ingat i ni kejamkan...? Itu lakonan semata2 lah..i'm no Tiger Mum. I terfikir...sian anak aku..she's facing her own DarthVader..i yg umur dah berbulu ni pun nak terkincit dengar sore my DarthVader..apalagi yg dia baru 7 tahun. So, i told her, it's OK. If you don't want to go anymore, it's fine with me. I won't force you. Anyway, you already know how to swim.  So, adalah pakai kasut merah mak ngah (haa..uols tau/ ingat tak why we call merah mak ngah..cepat..ni soalan quiz ni. Sapa betul and cepat jawab dapat hadiah...adala....) tu 2, 3 kali kut....

Then we went to spend the night at that hotel recently. Selalunya MG yg akan masuk air dgn bebudak. Kali ni dia asyik lesap ke gym je kerojenya....but yg bestnya, gym sebelah swimming pool. Glass wall....fuh! Dari jauh lagi mata i yg rabun ni nampak ada jejaka sedang lari like there's no tomorrow on the threadmill. Siap dgn seluar ketat exercise yg means business tu (bila dia shopping seluar ni pun, gua tak tau)...tapi yg nampak jelas di mata i ialah.....woi! Trainers merah uols! No wonderlah like father like daughter...! Sila jamu mata kasut padaiyappa and miss ammapoddi kat bawah ni.. (yes, i dengki..kasut trainers ku punyalah understated (read: square) gittew..(You can see it here: http://www.makbulu.blogspot.com/2012/09/freedom.html). Bila i cakap, wahhh you kasut merah yeah, soooo look-at-me loud. He said, eh, orang sekarang memanglah pakai yg warna striking! Kekwat sangat kan?...Btw, kasut i yg understated di atas tu telah dicopet. Untuk makluman kepada sesapa yg sedang organise larian amal ittew, harap maklum yg saya sedang melalui zaman kejatuhan ekonomi sekarang ni, dengan itu, sila jadikan saya urusetia sahaja pada hari tersebut. Melainkan awak nak bagi duit raya kat saya tahun ini..

Ok, let's masuk bab minyak wangi pulak. Pada suatu masa dahulu, Esah bawak balik minyak wangi ke Malaya. Pastu dia bukak bundut and bagi i satu, loyar sabung ayam satu...cam SantaClaus gittew..free2 je. Waah...baunya sungguh semerbak...cam air mawar yg orang mati tu (ni bukan i cakap tapi Esah sendiri). I have never come across that brand before but according to her, ni feveret kerabat diraja sana (she should know because she is the Queen's secretary (in her mindlah uols). Lepas tu, satu hari, MG sibuk bawak i masuk isetan pasai dia nak check minyak wangi katanya. I said cap apa? Dia kata cap bla bla...i said, how come you know one?  (fuh, skipping bukit habih). Dia kata...adala...(wooo..berlagak...). Sibuk dia belek2, pancut sana pancut sini (elo, Esah and Temah Molly, ni bukan your kind of pancut ye). I said, aiyo, rhege dia obscene sikit la dari yg biasa2....Esah nak balik ni...boleh tak you tunggu je, kita kirim kat dia? I ingat i berjaya mengekang nafsu serakah MG...tup tup masa balik dari hotel tu and i tengah kemas bag, i pikir, eh, bila pulak aku bawak minyak wangi ni? Laaaa...rhope2nya pakcik dah beli senyap2 dulu! Dia punya yg ketot sikit on the left. Pastu bila Esah balik bebaru ni, i pun berlagaklah tayang lagi dua botol yg i baru dapat tu...MG cakap, it's not the same as buying it with your own money...Eleh...! Whatever!! Btw, uols2 kat office MG, if you think he smells nice, bukan hanya disebabkan perfume kat bawah tu..dia ada macam2 jenis lain uols! Ada bau serai, tembakau, BrekPik (cam la i pernah terbau BP kan?) apa lagi? Dia sampai sekarang taknak bagitau mana dia tau pasai perfume tu. Biarlah rahsia kekdahnya..I taknah la pulak nengok iklan kat majalah nona, jelita, herworld, mangga, mempelam etc. But then again, i tak baca mags tu..mahai!




Eh, lupa nak cakap, Esah pun pakai kasut merah ammapoddi macam di atas masa dia balik aritu..i'm so not worthy you! Memang terserlah gaya Hinglen mari depa ni...
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