At LCCT.

I am blogging from Coffee Bean in LCCT.

Sitting alone, tapping on the keyboard, eating the not-so-yummy Royal Choc Cake and sipping the yummy Hot Vanilla.

The pilots rempit that I have reached LCCT half an hour earlier.

My sisters, my uncle and my aunt are still on their way to pick me up.

Cant wait to see them.

I will be in KL for the weekend to see my loved ones.

And also to shop.

And  since the butt and thigh area of my jeans have loosen up, I’m here to eat.

Yikes.

Shrug.

I smiled. I made jokes. I giggled. I laughed as I often did. I’m all positive with the posting news.

Not until someone said during breakfast, ‘She’s smiling and laughing, but we’ll never know how she feels inside.’

What she said is true. I’m putting a smile just to hide what I feel inside.

I lashed it out at the cat, screamt at it just because it came near me.

I slept all day just because I don’t feel like talking to the others.

Truthfully, I’m on an emotional roller coaster ride.

And my head is throbbing. It hurts.

Sabah.

Posting result was out yesterday. As you might have guessed, yes, Sabah it is. Never thought that I would be one of those who would need to take the flight off to the other side of Malaysia.

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I was shock and dumbfounded the moment I got the news. I had mixed feeling. It’s something that I would not want yet I can do nothing about it. I still have to go, register and teach in the school they asked me to. Where ever it is, I know some children need someone to teach them English and I have to be there for them. After all, teaching comes with some passion. No matter where.

I was also in denial yesterday. Many of us were, especially the other 20 who have been posted to Sabah too. Jokes after jokes were made to put our mind off things. Some of us said that this was a prank by KPM. Some said that Sabah was only a template and our data was not up yet. Some has already planned to buy and name their sampan, including me. One has already gone to Singapore to look for a pair of yellow boots by Charles & Keith.

Haha. Blergh.

Well, come to think of it, Sabah is not that bad after all. Sabah je. Je~~~

p/s: He was sad about it. It’s heart wrenching to see him like this. Please don’t be. We’ll work something out. 🙂

Surat untuk Ayah.

Salam Ayah,

Lama dah Alin tak tulis ape-ape pasal Ayah kan. Maaflah. Bukan Alin lupa, Alin tak pernah lupa. Tapi kadang-kadang Alin lebih cenderung tulis pasal bende yang terjadi dalam hidup. Cuma hari ni, rasa macam nak tulis kat Ayah.

Alin rindu kat Ayah sebenarnya. Tadi, lepas maghrib, Alin baca Yassin. Sebak dan sayu rasa hati ni. Alin mintak ampun, Ayah. Dah lama sangat Alin tak bacakan, tak sedekahkan Yassin untuk Ayah. Alin alpa, Alin leka. Tak sepatutnya Alin jadi begitu kan. Maaf ya. InsyaAllah, bila-bila Alin ada kesempatan, Alin sedekahkan Yassin untuk Ayah.

Alin pon dah lama tak ziarah rumah baru Ayah. Kali terakhir Alin ziarah rumah baru Ayah, Alin bawak kawan Alin. Alin dengan kawan Alin cabut rumput-rumput yang ada. Tapi Alin tak bacakan Yassin pon. Air pon Alin tak bawakkan. Dah lah tu, Alin pakai t-shirt lengan pendek je ziarah Ayah. Aurat pon tak tutup lengkap. Mintak ampun, Ayah. InsyaAllah, balik dari kampung nanti, Alin ziarah rumah baru Ayah.

Ayah,

Ayah nak tau, tinggal esok dengan Sabtu je Alin kat IPBA ni. Alin dah habis belajar. Alin dah graduate. Alin dah lengkapkan lima tahun setengah TESL ni. Tinggal nak pegang ijazah tu kat tangan je. Kalau Ayah tak suruh jugak Alin amik course ni, Alin tak tahu Alin kat mana sekarang. Ada kerja ke, menganggur ke, merempat ke. Tak tahu. Syukur, Ayah pujuk Alin, Ayah nasihat Alin dengan kebaikan-kebaikan jadi cikgu ni. Terima kasih, Ayah.

Tiap-tiap kali Alin habis satu phase dalam course ni, Alin terkenangkan Ayah. Alin pernah nangis lepas hantar kertas periksa. Alin rasa sebak sebab Ayah dah takde. Rutin Alin hantar SMS atau telefon Ayah lepas tiap kali exam untuk bagitahu semuanya dah selesai. Tapi hari tu Alin betul-betul rasa kehilangan Ayah sebab Ayah takde untuk Alin bagitahu semua tu.

Alin rasa sayu jugak waktu praktikum. Ayah takde untuk Alin ceritakan hal-hal sekolah, susah payah naik teksi pergi balik sekolah. Tapi yang buat Alin kuat teruskan semua sebab Alin selalu ingat, Ayah nak Alin jadi cikgu. Walau Ayah dah takde, Alin kene teruskan, Alin kene jadi cikgu yang macam mana Ayah nak.

Alin pernah rasa nak quit, rasa nak berhenti je course ni. Especially time semua orang ada kat rumah ziarah rumah baru ayah di pagi raya, buat korban kat kampung, tapi Alin takde. Alin jauh belajar kat tempat orang. Mama yang sedarkan Alin. Mama cakap, Ayah takkan mahu kalau Alin quit begitu sahaja. Betul kata Mama, kalau Alin quit, mungkin Ayah lebih kecewa dengan tindakan Alin.

Ayah,

Alin dah dapat jugak result keseluruhan. 2.1. Second Class Upper. Alin tau, Ayah pernah cakap dekat Alin. Kenapa nak aim takat second class upper je, kenapa tak aim untuk first class. Alin tahu Ayah nak Alin usaha dapatkan first class. Tapi, Ayah tahu anak Ayah ni macam mana kan. Second class upper je kemampuan Alin. Itupun Alin kerja keras tak nak jatuh second class lower. Maaf lah, Ayah, Alin tak usaha lebih nak dapatkan macam mana yang Ayah mintak, first class.

Tahun depan bulan lima ada majlis graduation Alin. Nampaknya, Alin pegi dengan Mama je lah. Ayah tak sempat nak tengok Alin pakai jubah jalan kedek-kedek naik pentas amik scroll tu. Takde lah gambar tiga orang macam gambar time Along dengan Aja graduate dulu. Tapi takpe, Alin tau. Ayah tengok segalanya dari tempat yang Ayah berada sekarang kan.

Alin masih tak tahu Alin akan mengajar kat mana. Mungkin dalam minggu depan boleh dapat tahu. Kat mana pon Alin mengajar, Alin janji Alin takkan kecewakan harapan Ayah. Alin janji, Alin pegang janji tu.

Ayah,

Ini je lah kot yang Alin nak cerita buat masa ni. Berapa kali air mata tumpah nak habiskan surat untuk Ayah ni. Hehe. InsyaAllah, Alin tulis lagi bila Alin ada kesempatan, ya.

p/s: No handphone Ayah masih ada dalam phonebook handphone Alin. Tak tergamak nak delete.

Salam,

Alin.

Congratulations!

I got to know them way back in 2003. We were different individuals, from different backgrounds who happened to be in the same class during our foundation years in IPBA. She became one of my closest friends. He became one of people that I used to tease due to his shyness and quiteness in the classroom. Well, it was the two of us who like to tease him. Hehe.

Then, they became close after Macbeth drama presentation. Then they became even closer. He was the only one who knew that she was at the beach in Penang’s Gurney Drive when tsunami hit the shore. I think it was not long after they became boyfriend and girlfriend. A year after that, the three of us were separated to three different countries to continue our second and third year. I went to England, she went to Australia and he went to New Zealand. They were still together even though distance kept them apart.

We came back to Malaysia for our final year and the two of them are still fond of each other. It made me happy seeing the two of them happy with each other. And now, they are taking one big step in their relationship. They are going to get enganged to each other. Yay! Happy happy!

I was one of the earliest who knew about their engagement. Hiks. She and I live in the same room and everyday I get to be updated about the ceremony. Hihi. I am flattered and happy and excited for the two of them. Hiks.

Congratulations, guys!

Dearest Soya and Najib,

Congratulations again on your engagement. I am thrilled for both of you. I wish  you all the love in this world and may your life be filled with love and and affection. I hope that the two of you will have an easy path towards your big day.

Do take care of each other.

Love,

Alin