Aunt

Alhamdulillah, waking up today in a fine morning, bukak je tingkap bilik pagi2 angin msuk nyaman je rase. Harini hari Ahad, memikirkn apa aktiviti nk wat for the whole day. Selepas solat, buat breakfast untuk family. Minggu ni kakakku dari KL pulang ngan kereta baru, Toyota Fortuner. Kira ni first trip jauh untuk kereta tu. Huhu.. tahniah rezeki kakak & abg ipar dpt merasa kereta besau setelah lama bekerja sebagai kakitangan kerajaan. Ape yg best, family dpt berkumpul mcmni terasa meriah sungguh rumah ayahanda & bonda dgn kerenah cucu-cucu. Last week, abg sulung dari Ipoh pun pulang dgn wife dan anak2 seramai 6 org. Mmg riuh rendah suasana di rumah. 

First time jadi aunt mase umur 5 tahun. Anak sedara pertama beza 5 thun je ngan umur aku, dilahirkan di Toronto, Canada sewaktu ibunye a.k.a. kakak sulung melanjutkn pelajaran ke sana. So dgn my first niece mmg rapat sgt dari kecik smpey ke tua ni, dan skrg dier pon dah ikot jejak maknye lanjut study ke Canada, balik tmpt kelahiran. First bonding dgn dier, mase sleep in together, dier dgn botol susu, touched my arms, khayal sblm tido. That's when I got this motherly feeling for the 1st time of having someone to take care of ataupun mcm having a younger sister. She is always complaining why I have to be her aunt and not her big sister because the age gap is closer than a traditional aunt-niece relationship.

Year by year, nieces semakin bertambah kpd angka 7, then my first nephew Adam arrived into this world, since Adam, bilangan nephews mjdi 4, dan kemudian sepasang kembar perempuan making the current total of 13 semuanya! 

When I was a young kid in primary school, most of my friends didn't believe that I am a someone's aunt. Ada juge yg tak boleh nak fhm konsep muda2 lagi dah jadi mak sedara. As the youngest in the family of 7 siblings, it is not something weird. I am lucky to learn about marriage and parenting earlier as it helps broaden my knowledge and experience.

Watching kids growing up gives me a feeling of appreciating childhood. Young and innocent. Happy and worry-free. All the years of childhood before adolescence. All the years before learning about purposes in life. All the years before real battles. :)

Antara saat-saat indah sbg ibu saudara, apabila mereka mencurahkan perasaan atau sharing stories dgn kita. Stories abt friendship, love and crush, dan pembelajaran mereka di sekolah. Comel je tot tet mulut bercerita. They want you to know, to understand and to feel what they feel. They treat you like a special friend just to listen to every words they say. They hang on you for support and care. They don't need big pricey presents, but a loveable heart just made for them. 

Semalam last day babysit si manje ni yang demam chickenpox..