So after parents settled sister’s hostel, they drove back to hometown on Monday itself. At night (Monday) mom called me, telling me they may plan a trip to KL this Sunday to pass sister the cheque. I suggested to her (and dad), why not we helped sister to settle the bills, then my father can bank in to our accounts. Mom agreed.
Yesterday, Tuesday 24/5, around 5pm in the office, I received a call from my father. Our conversation like this:
Dad: Eh…do you know the account number for sister Uni?
Me: Huh..?? I dono… think sister know, you ask her…
Dad: OK, never mind, I put the the cheque on your dining table, this Saturday you passed to sister.
Me: Huh?? Put cheque on my table??? Huh??
Dad: (laugh) … hahahahah! Surprise!? I am in your house now!
Me: Huh??? !!!!!!
At this time, mom grabbed the phone from my father, she said:
Mom: Eh , I cook rice, and sambal ikan bilis, and braised pork with toufu and egg.. tonite you and Papa-M eat ar… all the food on the dining table, when you back home, heat up the meat then can eat d..I am going back home now..
Me: Huh?????!!! What what what??
Mom: We are in your house. We start our journey at 11am, reached your house at 3pm. Then now, I want to drive back home liao..
Me: Huh???!!!! Serious???
Mom: We come to pass the cheque to sister, so this weekend you remember to give it to her.. bye….
Me: (speechless)
I really don’t know what to say. They went back to hometown on Monday, then drove to KL again on Tuesday, then back to hometown again on the same day.. Is that called PASSION to the children? … or… I …I …really lost of my words….I salute my parents’ spirits! I salute their energy… I ….I can’t find a word to describe their action…
Oh yah… suddenly I know a word to describe – my parents are HONEYMOONING!!!
Yar…. They suka suka honey honey mooooon to KL….then suka suka honey honey mooooooon back to Johor at the same day! What a life!
The food mom prepared for our dinner
Besides food, my house floor was swept, mopped, and the house was very very neat and tidy, all because of mom.
OMG !!!! Parents are the BEST !
ReplyDeleteParents are alwiz the best!
ReplyDeletei realised my family structure a bit similar to yours because we both have much younger sis.
ReplyDeletemy mum too can get very kancheong and "dedicated" when it comes to my sister's education. probably your mum doesn't want your sis to worry over the fees, so must quickly settle the matter ASAP.
to solve school fee issue, my sis actually holds a supp credit card from my parents, so that she can pay in time.
oh... and I recall for my case when I studied in Uni, my dad always gave me a spare blank cheque with me in case need to use for emergency.
ReplyDeletesp - actually sis was informed at the very last min (a thursday), she was offered a course in uni, then class start on the very next monday. so very kelam kabut. moreover, she don even have a place to stay, so very rushed to help her move to her rented house...etc.... all her housemates now are her ex-classmates, all of them also being informed at the very last minutes, so all of them also tak sempat prepare the cash to pay their fees... hahah, funny hor.
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