As usual,
I went for tuition yesterday....
As soon as i reached there,
I was greeted by Nyai.....
She poured me a glass of water
and shoved me a plate of pulut serunding...
I was touched by this simple gesture of love..
It might not be a big deal to some of you out there,
but there's a reason behind it that makes it such a big deal for me...
conversation btw Nyai and me,
last week, when i was giving tuition:
Nyai:
sanah, tgk tgn kau....she took out a string of raffiah (tali raffia)
and used it to measure around my wrist.
I continued the tuition without thinking much
abt what my Nyai did.
Nyai:
sanah..kau mkn pulut serunding tak?To tell the truth, I was a little bit pissed..
because i was being interrupted unneccesarily...
Me:
Tak suka, sbb serunding dia nnt mcm tersekat kat tekak lah nyai...yesterday when i was about to start my lesson:
I saw her carrying a pink rectangular box..
Nyai:
Sanah, meh sini tgn kau...she opened the box, and................

there lay a beautiful
watch...
(mind you my current watch is already going gaga,
so it's about the right time lah..)
I was stunned hokay!
I could feel my tears welling up,
but i managed to swallow it down...
(eee...khasanah...ego nah!)
i was just paisey....
I looked at my cousin, and she said:
Fatin:
she wants to give you a watch lah...Me: *sheepish* err...buat susah je..hihi....
Control paisey beb!
So, my Nyai buckled the watch for me....
Nyai:
kan minggu lepas nyai ukur tangan kau, sbb nyai nak belikan jam nilah..*uwaaa...sebak*
The next few minutes,
I felt even more touched!
Nyai:
sanah, nah..rasa ni....It's a pulut....but i couldnt make out what pulut it was...
Me:
Mmmm..sedap...apa ni nyai?Nyai:
pulut serunding lah...*smiling*kan kau tak mkn serunding nyer...jadi nyai blender kan..takdalah tersekat kat tekak....Me: *stunned BIG time!*
terharulaaaaaa......
So people,
tell me how can you not be touched with something like that...
i could sense that she is extremely happy that
i visited and will be visiting her every week,
even if its for Fatin's tuition....
I still remembered how my dad used to nag at me,
"
keluar dengan kawan boleh,suruh pergi ziarah nyai nyer punyalah liat"
"
kau tu dah besar, pergilah ziarah nyai nyer..takkan nk disuruh-suruh lagi"
"
kalau takda nyai kau, takdalah bapak, takdalah engkau"
I felt terribly angry with myself...
The egoistical, hard-headed girl that i am...
I secretly made a vow to myself..
I will visit my Nyai even if i no longer teach Fatin...
I LOVE my Nyai...