Sepi

Hari ini mahu bicara pasal Sepi.

Minggu lepas aku tonton filem Sepi. Satu lagi buah tangan daripada pengarah yang kian popular, Kabir Bakhtiar. Bermula dengan Cinta, kemudian cerita seram "Kekasih Ku Seru" dan baru-baru ini Sepi, aku pasti akan tonton filem dia lagi selepas ini.

Pada aku, keistimewaan filem dia ni, selain daripada gambar lawa, dia pandai bercerita melalui shot-shot yang diambil. Macam Yasmin Ahmad. Memang kreatif. Ekspresi pelakon-pelakon bagus, olahan jalan cerita nya pun best dan kreatif.

Ada 3 cerita berasingan dalam filem Sepi ni. Filem ni bermula dengan pertembungan ketiga-tiga cerita itu di satu persimpangan. Babak pertembungan ini adalah pertengahan cerita-cerita tersebut. Kemudian penonton akan dibawa menyaksikan kesudahan setiap cerita-cerita itu. Tak faham? Tengok la filem ni. Aku rekomen.

Zen Habit

These few days I managed to arrive at my office as early as 7.00 a.m. As a late comer since standard 4, of course it is something to boost for me.. he he.

I stumbled upon a blog called "Zen Habit" last week when visiting my brother's blog. It was always there actually but it never occur to me to click on the blog link until last week. The blog is about increasing productivity, how to declutter home and office and how to live a better simple life. But what strike my interest to try it is the down to earth way to execute it. The key is to break every big task into small task and just do it. It is not impossible coz we will do it one at a time. The next key ingredient is to make it a habit. After that every act will flow naturally.

So far, I managed to do and maintain the following :

1. wake up early - as early as 5.00 a.m;

2. clean my living room and keep it that way;

3. clean the tiolet and sink and keep it keep it shining;

4. do the laundry and keep the basket empty every morning;

5. arrive at the office early

6. clear my desk at work at the end of the day; and

7. clear my to do list at the end of the day.

Looking back the achivement for the last few days, the effect is awesome. For those hardworking poeple maybe they might think " eleh, poyo nye! ape la sangat yang nak dibanggakan setakat berjaya buat kerja2 tu. Biasa je" But for me, whose life is full of clutter at home and at work, it is an achivement to be proud of. I just hope this is not a temporary "hangat-hangat tahi ayam" and will eventually develop into a habit. Amen.

Much as I like seeing my clear table as I walked into my room every morning, it does not give the same impression to my boss. He starts to think that I'm free (no more work to do) and start piling more files on my table! Last week I got 7 new cases to be settled and two of them are in top urgent status. Sometime, even when I already clear up my table before going back, I found a lot of memos the next morning, all from my boss containing unnecessary reminders. Phew! Susah juga dapat bos macam ni kan?

Anyway, I start to enjoy this Zen Habit and I think I will continue to slowly implement it into my daily life. I felt more relax now, with clean surrounding and less delayed work. Actually I must agree with my husband's remark this morning. It is in deed an islamic way of life. It was there before, taught to me ever since I was small. But ye lah, only now I realise it and start to practice it. He he! If my mom know, she would have give me the 'I told you so' look.

Kenapa Adik Takde Punai...?

Last night I got another 'cepumas' question from my son, Man (5 yrs old). I've bathed him together with my daugther (15 months old) earlier. No wonder he curiously took a few quick glance at his sister at that time.

Then maybe later, unable to contain his curiousity any longer, he asked me: "Mama, why adik doesn't has 'punai'?

Note: He refers his penis as 'punai'. It was thought by his baby sitter. I've read in one of the parental guide book that it is not advisable for parents to teach their children at their early age to refer their genitals in metaphor, like our ancestor did -e.g for penis usually referred to as "burung" or "punai" and for vagina referred to as "bunga" or other words applicable because it will lead to confusion later when they are going to learn the actual meaning of the word "burung", "punai" and "bunga". But despite the advise, I was unable to teach him to refer it as "zakar"... he! he! segan nak sebut.. So, I just let it be the way it is.

Anyway, back to the story. I've also read in the book that we should explain the real facts to our children. So when he asked me with his eyes wide open full of curiosity, I was mum for a moment, quickly thinking on how to answer his question as simple as possible so that he can undersand but in a way that will not invite further 'cepumas' question. The conversation then turned as follows:-

Man: Mama, why adik doesn't has 'punai'?
Me: Because adik is a girl. Girls don't have 'punai'
Man: Girls also don't have 'telur' like me? (Ayo!! Now got further question! He refers his testis as 'telur')
Me: Yes.
Man: Why?? Is it ok for adik for not having 'telur'? (in panicking tone)
Me: Yes. Female's telur (eggs) are in their belly.
Man: (laughing) But why?
Me: Because after female got married, the telur will become a baby. Like you and adik.
Man: (laughing again) then adik and mama are like chicken!! Got eggs in the belly and it'll turn into baby. Did your telur hatch when you delivered adik and me?
(Adoi!!! It become more and more complicated!!)
Me: No. My telur did not hatch like chicken's egg lah. My telur combine with your father's will turn into baby. At first the baby is so tiny. Only this big (showing him half of my thumb). Then God attach the baby's arm and legs make it grow. You remember when the doctor scan my stomach we saw adik in it? She was so little isnt she?
Man: Nodding
Me: Then when the baby become very big that my stomach cannot contain anymore, I will deliever the baby. Undertsand?
Man: Yup.

And I quickly dissapered into the kichen before he ask how his father's telur enters my stomach! I leave that to his science teacher to answer later.