My Family and I (Ramadhan episode)

My mom gets lonely now that her children are staying away from home for most part of the year. Haha... tu lah, asyik bising kat aku sebab duduk rumah je masa cuti. Bila aku kat uni sibuk pulak suruh balik rumah.

Putting that aside, Ramadhan scenario at home has not changed a bit.

After Tarawikh, we'd go back home, flip the channel and talk. At approximately 2 o'clock in the morning my mom retires to her room. zzZZZ....

She'd wake up an hour later, holler at us to go to sleep (because my brother and I stays up until after Subuh prayer).
"Budak-budak, pergi tidur! Nanti bil elektrik naik!"

...ignore mak....

at 4 a.m, my mom would wake up, check on us again and start her line (see above). Being ignored, she would mumble something incomprehensible (I suspect she mumbles in Thai, though we have never been able to verify the case -_-).

At 5 a.m, my brother would go, "Mak! Bangun makan sahur!"

And I'd reply, "Diam lah kau! Pergi la makan sendiri!"

Then my mom would yell something like,"Diam lah korang!menjerit macam monyet!"

After all the commotion, we eat our sahur, my mom would persistently make us (more like shove in our forcefully)eat a lot.

Stuffed, we would sit on the couch like ular sawa kekenyangan.

This is when a new argument starts: the lack of space on the couch and other matters pertaining to the hierarchy of familial power. Shouts would ensue from each member of our family.


Adik: "Mak gemuk lah. Duduk sana sikit!"
Mak: "Ish, mana ada! Korang yang ambik space banyak sangat!"
Kakak: "Tepi sikit! Dah la bontot korang besar!"
Mak: "Korang patut hormat mak!"
Kakak: "Tak de kena-ngena dengan duduk kat sofa. Tepi!"
Adik: "Korang ni menyemak je!"


If I'm too sleepy to join in the argument, my mom and my brother would usually argue about the rights for the floor cushions.

It's really noisy at our house. I pity our neighbours who have to endure all the din we make -_-U

My family's repast is arguing. We don't need to pay for vocal training. We already have a vocal coach at home: my mom. Isn't that grand? (laughs)