Believe it or not, it has been almost a month since bapak arrived in San Francisco. He will be leaving us on Sunday night.
I feel that this time, bapak's visit has been strictly 'rest and relax'. Since he has been here more than 5 times, he had not been requesting to go to LA, nor the sierras to see snow, nor anywhere. If he wants to go downtown, he would walk down the hill, takes the bus and roam around for a day and then come home. He surely is more bus savvy than me who takes the train everywhere I go.
But he sure had his agenda for the husband and me…to complete the remodeling of the laundry house for Mat. NO, let me rephrase that, bapak has been aggressively keeping us on our toes on remodeling the laundry house expecting the house to be completely remodelled and move in before he leaves…which is impossible. But he is just being our bapak. The laundry facilities had been moved to the garage. The new wall had been replaced last weekend. The walls painted and the tiles 10% laid. With work and me haven't been feeling too well, it is hard for us to keep working on it unless it was the weekend. But bapak is 'kind of' happy that it is 80% done now.
This last week of bapak being here, the kids happened to be off from school…due to President's Week. So, it was bonding week for the cucu and their yayi. They went to the mall, the movies and today, they're going to the mosque for bapak's last Friday prayer here. He might take the kids to the Fisherman's Wharf…but he might have gotten sick of the Wharf!
I might shoo bapak to take the kids out tomorrow, to spend time with him and then take him out to dinner.
It sure have been nice having him around. It was a good bonding session for him and me when we were painting the laundry house. It was nice to have someone to talk to before going to work, just like when I was back home when I had mak and bapak to talk about nothing before and after work.
Thank you bapak for everything. We love you and will always think of you…till July. Big hugs from your 'anak kecik'.
I feel that this time, bapak's visit has been strictly 'rest and relax'. Since he has been here more than 5 times, he had not been requesting to go to LA, nor the sierras to see snow, nor anywhere. If he wants to go downtown, he would walk down the hill, takes the bus and roam around for a day and then come home. He surely is more bus savvy than me who takes the train everywhere I go.
But he sure had his agenda for the husband and me…to complete the remodeling of the laundry house for Mat. NO, let me rephrase that, bapak has been aggressively keeping us on our toes on remodeling the laundry house expecting the house to be completely remodelled and move in before he leaves…which is impossible. But he is just being our bapak. The laundry facilities had been moved to the garage. The new wall had been replaced last weekend. The walls painted and the tiles 10% laid. With work and me haven't been feeling too well, it is hard for us to keep working on it unless it was the weekend. But bapak is 'kind of' happy that it is 80% done now.
This last week of bapak being here, the kids happened to be off from school…due to President's Week. So, it was bonding week for the cucu and their yayi. They went to the mall, the movies and today, they're going to the mosque for bapak's last Friday prayer here. He might take the kids to the Fisherman's Wharf…but he might have gotten sick of the Wharf!
I might shoo bapak to take the kids out tomorrow, to spend time with him and then take him out to dinner.
It sure have been nice having him around. It was a good bonding session for him and me when we were painting the laundry house. It was nice to have someone to talk to before going to work, just like when I was back home when I had mak and bapak to talk about nothing before and after work.
Thank you bapak for everything. We love you and will always think of you…till July. Big hugs from your 'anak kecik'.
7 comments:
Hope your dad will have a safe journey back home! Takper lah, at least dapat jugak his company for a month kan?! July tak lama lagi! Pejam kelik dah July dah! Take care! :D
sounds like he had a nice quiet holiday there..and that you managed some quality time with Bapak. That's nice!! Now...JULY will come before you know it! Can;t wait!!
Safe journey for your dad, Ely. I am sure he enjoyed himself. So July you'll get to meet your mom too? So much better, yes!??
alamak sedihnya.. yr bapak is going home. i know how u feel...
thank you ladies for your kind words.
guess what? bapak said that his flight was supposedly on sunday night at midnight...checked the itinerary on saturday, turned out that the flight will beon monday noon...which is in 6 hrs!
so i had to call the office to take at least 2 hrs off! sigh...hes just being bapak...always pulling this last minute scenario to me.
Suddenly I feel like crying. Me being Bapak, and you being Puteri Sam. I sure would flood your laundry house.. but then again, July is just minutes away.. sighhhh... the comfort of modern conveyances!
Ta love. Ta Anak Kecik... till July
(Don't mind me if I blow my nose too loud.. booo hoooo)
CB, dont cry ok, dont cry..here's some tissue for u.
good thing i was the only one sending him off at the airport cos the kids were at school and husband at work. at least he didnt cry that much.
senyap jugak bapak takder kat rumah nih.
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