Blackout
Posted on 2008-Feb-5 at 02:56
Hihi.. jangan betulkan pc anda, this is my third entry for the day..
Semalam our area ada power failure. Sangat lama, I think around 2am baru ada power balik. The first in our 9 years of living there. Seksanya budak-budak tu nak tidur malam tadi. Even though siang hujan, malam pulak panas. Gelisahnya diaorang tidur. They kept on stirring, kejap left, kejap right. Last-last menangis! Adoi! Mak bapak pun seksa jugak. Especially Mummy yang so looking forward to watching House.
Seeing the kids, it got me thinking.. Inilah dia budak-budak zaman sekarang. Macam tak kenal susah je. Maklum jelah, lahir pun dalam aircond kan? Tak boleh bergelap or berpanas langsung.
Flashback time I kecik-kecik dulu. I was then 5 and my brother 3 when our parents moved to Kampung Manjoi. Masa tu electricity belum sampai kat situ lagi. BUT as I remember, we never complaint pasal panas pun. Mungkin sebab kita suka berendam kot, tak taulah.
Every evening before Maghrib bapak kita will pump itu lampu. Apa ke nama lampu itu kita lupa, sorry. Satu gantung kat porch, satu kat living area and satu kat dapur. Malam-malam kita mengaji di porch for the light and the cool night air. Sampailah satu hari kita kena gigit lipan then bapak asked to hold the sessions after in the living room.
Tapi kan, kat rumah kita dulu ada teevee black and white. Langsung tak heran nak tengok.. Abih tu, takde letrik, wak...!!
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