BBN3402Satu2019: MINGGU12 (Surat Along Untuk Mak)

Along, help mom to put the things inside to the back from the blue box.

Okay mom, Along have done half of it. After finish this Along will carry it to the front. Said Along when carrying the books that scattered on the floor. Mom shoes is inside this. She must forgot that after she bought the shoes she must put it everywhere. Along told to herself. Along hold the Shoe boxes and felt weird that there are more than one  similiar shoe boxes. Then, Along open the shoe boxes cover and she found an envelope size 4 x 9 that neatly organized. The envelope also looks yellowish colored just like it has stored long. Along took one envelope and opened it. A piece of blue paper is coloured and fragrant. Along open the letter slowly. Is this a love letter ? Mom's love letter to father? Whispered  Along slow and start reading.

 My beloved mother,

How are you mom? Along pray for mom’s health everyday. In the morning, afternoon, evening, night, Along pray for mom. What are you cook today? Mackerel fish with sambal? Along very love mom’s sambal. At here, Along can’t cook everyday because the time is limited. Sometimes, Along will buy steam rice only. But not too tasty compare to mom’s cook especially your sambal that very tasty same level as Gunung Kinabalu. Today, at Along’s office they celebrate Hari Raya banquet. Not only for today, but everyday is Hari Raya banquet. Along come to where I could only. Along always remember what mother said. If in the office hour, at the working time we must wrote how much time Along spend when going outside because Along must replace back the time that. Replace it on 5 o’clock later.Mom always remind Along that when we work we must sincere and honest, must have integrity. Do not going outside when office hour eveytime we want because we will not get blessing. Along always remember what mom’s said. Last week, Along’s friends at office had found out that Along wrote time when went outside and inside office hour. Along not have much time to prepare my food, then they asked me why I must wrote it. At first, Along don’t want to told them. After the pushed Aong to speak up, alt last Along told then what mom’s advice. Some of them speechless when Along said that. After that day, there are so many of them doing what I do. Everytime they going outside either in the morning or evening they will write it in the note book. Everyday Along look at them finish their work until 6.30 pm, and the rest time only one hour in the afternoon. This is what along see that on the 2 o’clock they have been there at office. Before this mom, there were so many excuses they got. Back to home at 2.30 and also some of them go back at 3 pm. And the phone on their table were always ringing. Along does not have time to reach thei phone because Along also have to talk to people who ask this and that in Along’s phone. Pity them. Sometimes, Along always thought, when at the time mom told along about the mentality of people that think government employee always hang out with their friends to drink only, Along feel challenged. What mom said was true because Along also heard from friends that government employee they would come at 8 o’clock in the morning, then went outside to drinks at 9 am and went inside again at 11 o’clock. At 12 afternoon they have not found anywhere else. They would come again at 3 pm later. Some of them went outside in the morning and evening to take a drinks many times. I don’t know when will they going to do their work. I don’t know what is going on with myself mom, always tell you my story only. I should ask more about mom. Eh mom! How about the tapioca tree behind the house, have it grow bigger? Along feel unpatienceto help mom collect tapioca fruits. I want mom to cook tapioca fruit then Along want to boil the tapioca fruit and eat it with mom’s delicious sambal. Along also want mashed potato and eat with coconut and sugar. Oh my, I’m imagine it! Wait mom,Along want to wipe off my saliva that been drooling. Actually I miss you million times at you, I feel want to hug you, want to sleep with you everday and help you to pick up your white hairs, also want to remove your dandruff, your head still itches mom? Later along buy you new syampoo for mom. The old syampoo maybe not suitbale for you that’s why your head felt itches. Next week Along come home okay. Mom will follo Along to capture fish at Sungai Kelantan okay mom. Later Along will cook mom sambal fish, if the fish is small it’s okay, as long as Along’s sambal is quite taste the same with your sambal. Along stop here okay mom. Mom don’t worry, Along will get bus as usual in the evening. Along afraid to get bus at night because I will fall asleep. Send my love regards to my beloved mom. Hug kiss from Along for my beautiful mom.

Along 7 Oktober 1993

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