adik nyanyi jugak....

melodi ada

tempo macam kena
lirik dia saja yang faham
orang lain cuma faham satu baris
"let it go"...
diulang berkali-kali

hmmm.... adik.





dienn.....................

Cengkerik

Weekend retreat

is always fun for the children
as they learn the many sounds
coming from trees and shrubs

and I really have to create stories
about birds and insects
as if I know all
when they ask

"tu bunyi apa ayah?"


dienn.....................

Lienn dan rienn

Lienn and Rienn

seronok sangat
bila buka gift box
Ummi pun jenguk
heran apa yang bising.

Ayah baru balik...




dienn........................

lienn and rienn

lienn will always be kaklong

in the way she behaves
and how she looks after rienn

and i have been observing
how she calls adik
in her ways



adiiiiiiiikkkkkk
adik
aaaaadikkk


adik sentiasa faham
cara kakak panggil
dalam bentuk
sayang, manja
marah, 
memujuk
mengarah
memaksa....



as long as they understand each other
it's alright with us.....




dienn..............................

lienn performing

one of many nights

that we went out
and on that Saturday night
lienn was the reason

it was the night, lienn got up the stage
in her university for kids
one story telling followed by one dancing
we enjoyed every minute of it
and I saw tears at the corner
of ummi eyes...........she was so happy.
and lienn and her friends had fun

rienn wasnt able to see all
because she slept all the way through
in my arms, my steady strong arms
ehemm........

lienn's media uncle came along
with some other uncles and aunties
and with cousins too
the media uncle took video and did some editing
and the next weekend we had fun watching
with everyone else at grandma's place

lienn blushed a little bit...
malu-malu pulak........................


and by popular request
lienn did it all over again....
and grandma's house shook like theatre...






dienn......................................

Ummi ngajar ngaji

Aku sendiri lupa

sejak bila lienn belajar

sebut alif ba ta dan mengeja

tapi hari ini, Lienn dah baca juz pertama.

Ngaji, acara wajib  anak-anak dan ummi 

tiap-tiap lepas maghrib,  hari hari....

sebelum Lienn mula duduk belum berdiri

dan reti sebut dan baca macam anak kecil..

Tapi kini,

Lienn dah lancar,

dia sendiri call opah

bagitau "lienn dah baca Quran.."

rienn pula dah selesa sebut alif ba ta.....
 pelat cara dia, macam eliss juga...

aku jangka lienn akan khatam
dalam tempuh tidak lama, sekejap.
kerana dia bukan baca merangkak
dia baca dengan selesa, kenal huruf , baris dan rangkap.

..............................................dienn

of the two

i wonder

how much they learn
from one another

of rules and regulations
of necessity for good behaviour
of having fun in life
of dream and make belief world
of staying as a family

i have seen lienn
playing the role of big sister
taking care of little sister
in more ways than we thought possible

i have seen in them
the level of tolerance
as they play and have fun

but lienn waste no time
in correcting her little sister
as any kak long would normally do
even suap adik makan..........
even marah kalau sepah2.....


I thought lienn is a little bit cerewet....







................................ dienn
tomorrow: she did it once

how they differ

of course

lienn rienn

no one is the same
that goes to lienn and rienn

they differ slightly in look
one more of ayah and the other of ummi
but their mannerism is quite similar

however their basic character
is very unique
one is very meticulous
deep into details
she can draw like real
she can easily relate to different age groups
and leading role is her forte

and the other is still young
but has  wide spectrum of mood.
kuat meragam
however
she has elements of likeable mannerism.
and quite a fast leaner.....

I love both of them.



dienn...........................
tomorrow: of the two

Nasi Arab Cyberjaya.

there is one little restaurant in Cyberjaya
not Saba,  most famous there
but Hummurabi, being a bit smaller
ummi loves the privacy of the place
of eating without too many around.
and of course to avoid crowd,
we pick middle of the month.

Lienn loves to say this
"Ayah, can you finish it?"
I just smile
"I will order one more.."

Lienn loves to help ummi
hand in hand finishing up a plate
of their favorite dish  mandi,  and mine haneeth
while Rienn just play along cubit sikit-sikit






dienn
___________________
tomorrow : a large bird

lienn demam

changing weather
affects lienn this time

but rienn stays tough and healthy

something is terribly missing
as lienn the little noise maker
stays quiet for a while


dienn...........

the big sister

she had enough training

by the best mentor, ummi

having to put toys back

to where they come from.

It's about repetitive experience

over days and weeks

then experience turns into habits

and that's the way we grow.

and now 

she really behaves like big sister

getting rienn to put toys back

to where they come from.

and I always feel like laughing

as she helps rienn

and keeps saying

adik, simpan balik

nanti sepah

ummi marah

and she says that
in such jovial rhythmic manner
with eyes and lips, wide grinning.

_____dienn_____

The two and ummi.

Dependence...
Interdependence...

That explained Lienn and Rienn current mode,
when ummi had to stay in hospital, almost a week now.

Both sides came to help out,
but noticeably Lienn began to show her true colour
for being effective on her own
and for being protective of her little sister.
and they both nestle in my arms at night.

Ummi wasn't feeling too well.
Her recent declining mood is the symptom of something far deeper.
The little ones had learnt how to pray for ummi.





..... dienn.

Go, turn and turn.

It's Masjid Bandar Baru Bangi on the right

my home

It's Az-zahrah on the left
and soon a petrol kiosk

Upon the traffic light
I will take left
and maintaining right

I cant speed
because soon I will take heed
for a good right.

and after a few swerve
I will reach a place
I call home.

and always to be greeted by Lienn
with a kiss on my hand.
and Rienn is too young to care.

Ummi will reach home first
I will get home last.


and further up
is a place where I sweat it out
over weekends
with friends
playing like little kids
counting stroke after stroke
and always on the lookout
where would the white ball land to.









dienn.........................................
[ next:  With a robe of saffron hue ]

Understanding

We were at the edge of time
collecting dots and put them on canvas
and some dots converge making bigger dots
in the midst of laughters.

But the two were talking
in language they know best
and they laughed too
on a different storyline.

oh rienn, oh lienn.


/ dienn.

Ummi imposing her standard

It's a slow process
that can easily go unnoticed
how a child is moulded
about boundaries
about orderliness
about good behaviour
and for most about self esteem.

and I do notice
how ummi is imposing her standards
on our two little girls.



..... dienn

where does it begin.

of many things
colour is very funny
while she is lavish
as she sketches and puts colour
replicating the true world
she somehow maintains personal preference
as to colour of her own dress.

Lienn is fairly sharp
defining the boundary of colour
belonging to ayah and ummi too.

but rienn is too young
to be choosy
she just loves crying and yelling.


.... dienn.

rienn menyelinap

agaknya itu sebab

rienn sering menyelinap

bila dahaga.

rienn

rienn loves to yell out loud

emptying out her little lung

with such energy

and she lets her presence known.
in such dramatic way.

... dienn.

Rienn...,

she has different look

more of mine

than her sister lienn

or her ummi.

and she loves to cry
as loud as she can
in the middle of the night
waking up everyone
including lienn.

.... dienn.

it's ummi

Turn of events

hooked with expectations

and we get on

a blurry journey

In the beginning,
the steps are cautious

to ensure we are on course

and for now
lienn and rienn bind us
- a big responsibility the little ones never realise.

The package is respect and responsibility
and that will suffice to fill up the space
of knots and ties.

We then end up as friends
within the circle of lienn and rienn.





...... dienn.