Mother to 5+1 kids for one night

May 9, 2008

I was at kaklong shila’s (my cousin) house last night. Had to babysit her children while she has a quiet getaway with hubby (ye lah tu kaklong cuti tapi kerja, hehehehehe). I arrived her house quite late, around 1030pm from work. The kids, 5 of them, plus their cousin, Yana, daughter of Bangpol (my cousin, shila’s brother) were still awake. Their opah (grandmother) who was around last night took 30 minutes to make sure everyone sleeps! Johan, the youngest, was annoyed with one of his sisters, and he did not want to sleep. He just sat there quietly, with his sad face, refused to move from his spot. Tried many things to cheer him up, including making jokes, funny faces, dia buat dek aja. At last I said : “Eh budak kecik, takde suara ye? Tak boleh cakap ke? Sape nama?” Out of sudden he laughed and asked me to carry him. He is 6 years old, and is very heavy!!! Put him to bed, make some funny faces, then I went to check on the other girls.

This morning, I woke up very early. Nadine came to the room and said : “Aunty Aida, what do you want for breakfast? We are ordering McDonalds” I was, “Now? at 630am in the morning?”

Nadine :”Yes, they do deliver for breakfast.And our van is coming at 720am for school, so I need to order now!” I ordered hotcakes for myself, went to check the girls are ready (One was having her bath, the other 2 chatting on the bed. They were very awake at 630am in the morning!!!)

Turun bawah : “Johan, kenapa tak mandi lagi?” He replied with his muka seposen “I don’t mandi in the morning, I just brush my teeth and my face.” I said : “No, mesti mandi for school, meh aunty aida give you a bath?” The small guy say ” NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Aiyak….. Okay lah, no mandi then. Got the maid to brush his teeth and wash his face. Nanti dia merajuk tak nak pergi sekolah, lagi aku parah. And at that point I noticed Sarah (the 2nd daughter) was not around. Nadine said Sarah is not well, not going to school.

Her body was hot, she was crying. Poor baby. Gave her bread to eat, so I can give her panadol, but she threw out after one bite of bread. Cleared the mess, asked her to lie down. By this time, McDonald arrived, paid RM50 for 6 kids + 2 adults breakfast meal. Made everyone eat, check everyone’s bag, soon it was already 720am, van arrived, hugs & kisses to everyone, off they went.

Took Sarah to clinic, We were there for an hour, tunggu doktor tak sampai lagi (the doctor is my aunty, the kids grand-aunt), send her home. Gave her medicine, gave instruction to the maid, then only I left for work. Arrived office at 930am.

Aida…… you sure nak babycrave jugak?????????

Hehehehe…….. of course!!!!!!!!!!!

Kaklong shila : Your kids are great! 5 of them, like this everyday??? Caya lah.

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