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SURAT ALONG UNTUK MAK
Ok mak, Along nak buat sekarang nih, Habis nanti Along akan angkat ke depan. Jawab Along sambil mengangkat buku-buku yang bertaburan di atas lantai. Ada kasut mama ke dalam ni. Ni mesti mama lupa kasut pastu letak di sini. Along memegang kotak kasut itu dan berasa hairan kerana terdapat banyak lagi kotak kasut yang hampir sama rupanya. Lalu Along menutup kotak penutup kasut tersebut dan di atas sampul surat bersaiz 4
9 disusun dengan rapi. Sampul surat itu kelihatan bewarna perang. Along mengambil satu-satu sampul surat tersebut lalu dibukanya. Sehelai kertas bewarna biru dan berbau harum. Along membuka surat itu dengan perlahan-lahan. “Surat cinta ke nih? Surat cinta mama kepada abah ke nih?” bisik Along perlahan.
Kapada Mak yang dikasihi. Mak, apa khabar. Along doakan mak sihat hari-hari. Pagi, petang siang dan malam. Along doakan mak sihat. Mak masak apa hari ni. Ikan keli sambal ke. Along suka sangat sambal mak. Kat sini Along x boleh masak sebab tak sempat. Kadang-kadang Along beli nasi Kukus. Tapi mana lahh boleh sedap dibandingkan dengan masakan mak. Terutamanya sambal yang mak memang sedap. Hari ni kan mak kat pejabat, ada jualan kaya, bukan hari ni jer mak, hari-hari ada jualan kaya. Along hadir mana yang sempat jer. Along selalu ingat pesan mak, kalau keluar waktu bekerja tu mesti catat berapa minit Along keluar. Sebab kena ganti balik waktu yang Along keluar tu. Ganti sehingga pukul 5 petang nanti. Mak kan selalu ingatkan Along, yang kita kerja ni kena ikhlas dan jujur. Mesti kena ada integriti, tak boleh mengelak dan menolak waktu kerja. Nanti tak berkat. Aku sentiasa ingat pesan mak.
Minggu lepas kan mak, kawan-kawan Along nampak Along catat waktu keluar dan masuk dan dinikmati. Diorang tanya kenapa mesti tulis, mula-mula tu Along tak nak cakap, sebab nanti ada orang akan marah. Pastu lepas didesak akhirnya Along mencerita pesanan mak tu kepasa diorang. Diorang terkejut tau mak. Ada yang tergamak apabila cakap gitu. Lepas daripada hari tu ramai saja Along tengok yang buat macam Along. Setiap kali diorang keluar minum pagi atau petang diorang akan catat dalam buku nota. Setiap hari diorang akan habiskan kerja pukul 6petang. Ini pun waktu tengah hari rehat hanya sejam. Pukul 2 diorang dah ada kat pejabat. Sebelum ni kan mak, ada jer alasan diorang masuk dan balik kerja pukul 2.30 petang dan ada jer pukul 3. Kat meja kerja mereka kan mak, asyik berdering-dering jer, Along pulak tak sempat nak tolong angkat telefon tu sebab Along pun tengah layan kerja Along. Kesian orang yang telefon tu kan mak.
Kadang-kadang Along terfikir jugak mak, masa mak bagitau Along orang anggap orang yang kerja kerajaan nih asyik keluar minum jer, Along rasa macam tercabar. Betul. Kata mak tu sebab Along pun pernah dengar daripada kawan Along yang kakitangan kerajaan nih masuk kerja pukul 8 pagi, pastu keluar minum pukul 9, masuk balik pukul 11pagi. Pukul 12 pagi dah tak tahu hilang ke mana. Pukul 3 petang baru masuk pejabat. Ada yang pagi dan petang tu keluar minum banyak kali. Tak tau bila mereka buat kerja. Entah apa-apa lahh Along nih mak, asyik cerita tentang kerja Along saja, sepatutnya Along kena tanya pasal mak. Ehh, mak, pokok ubi kat belakang rumah tu dah besar ke mak. Along x sabar nak cabut ubi. Nak mintak mak masak ubi, nak ubi rebus cicah sambal mak yang sedap tu. Along nak jugak ubi ketok mak makan dengan kelapa dan gula. Aduhai, terbayang-bayang dah ni. Jap mak, nak lap air liur meleleh ni.
Sebenarnya Along rindu banyak juta kat mak. Rasa nak peluk mak hari-hari. Rasa nak tidur dengan mak hari-hari. Nak tolong cabut uban mak, nak tolong buang kelimumur mak, kepala mak gatal lagi tak? Nanti Along belikan shampoo baru untuk mak. Shampoo lama tu x good dah, tu lah kpala mak gatal tu. Minggu depan Along balik tau, mak ikut Along tangkap ikan kat sungai Kelantan tu yer mak. Nanti Along masakkan mak ikan sambal. Ikan kecil pun kecil laa mak. Janji sambal Along sama rasa dengan sambal mak. Along akhiri surat ini dulu yer mak. Mak jangan risau. Along balik naik bus macam biasa iaitu waktu siang. Along pun takut balik waktu malam. Takut terlenjak tidur. Salam sayang kat mak Along yang seorang ni. Peluk dan cium daripada Along untuk mak yang cantik. Along
LETTER FROM ALONG TO MOM
Ok mom, Along will do it now, Then Along will put it there. Answer Along while picking up a book that scattered around the floor.it is mom’s shoes. Is mom forget shoes here. Along hold the shoes box and feel weird because there are a lot of shoes box that are same. Then, Along closed the shoes box and there are many 49 letters that was arranged neatly. The letters were brown. Along took the letters one by one and opened it. The paper inside was blue and smells good. Along slowly opened the letter. Is mom’s love letter here? Is a mom’s love letter to dad?" Whispered slowly.
To my dear Mom. Mom,what do you cook. Along prayed mom always healthy. Morning, evening, day and night. Along was praying for mom health. What time is it today.Fish Sambal. Along really like mom’s sambal. Here, Along can’t because didn’t have time. Sometimes Along bought steamed rice. But how much better it can be compared to mom’s cooking. Especially the mom’s sambal that was most delicious. Today in my office, there were sale, not only today but already many days before. Along just came where Along could. Along with always remembering mom’s message, when Along went out while working time, it should record how many minutes it took. Because it should be replaced the times that Along used. Replaced until 5 pm. Mom always remember Along that we should sincere and honest when we were working. There must be integrity, unaccepted and rejected the work. I always remember mom’s message.
Last week, my friends at office saw I Along recorded when Along leave the office. They asked why Along had to record it, firstly he didn't want to talk, because people would get angry. After Along was jostled, finally tell them about the mom’s advices. They so surprised. Some of them were upset after listened it. After that day, Along saw that they also did like Along. Every time they went out in the morning or evening for drink they will record in the notebook. Every day, people will finish work at 6 pm. They just rest for one hour. At 2 pm, they already at office. Before this, there were a lot of reason for them to went back at 2.30 pm and 3 pm. And at their desk, the phones were ringing. Along cannot pick up the phone as known as Along was working. It was so pilly to the person who were calling.
Sometimes, Along thought, mom had told Along that people always said government’s worker keeps taking rest for drink, Along felt challenged. That's right. Like mom talked. Because Along heard from a friend that Government staff who went to work at 8am, had a drink at 9am, returned at 11am. At 12am, it don't know where they went. At 3 o'clock in the morning, they just arrived at the office. Some people go out in the morning and evening to drink. Don't know when they worked. Sorry mom, Along always keep telling about Along's work. Ehh, mom, the potato in the back of the house already grew up. Along can’t wait to collect the potato. Along wanted to ask mom for cook some potatoes, Along wanted to eat potatoes with the delicious sambal. Along also wanted to eat sweet potato with coconut and sugar. Oh my gosh, this is all shady. Wait mom, I wanna wipe this saliva.
Along really missed mom. Along wanted to hurt mom. Along wanted to sleep with mom every day. Along wanna helped to remove the grey hairs. Along also wanna helped remove mom’s handruff. Mom’s head still felt itchy? Along would buy new shampoo for mom. That shampoo that mom used was already bad. Because of this mom always felt itchy. Next week, Along would go back. Along wanna mom followed Along to catch the fish at sungai Kelantan. Along wanna cook Fish’s sambal. It okay if the fish was small. Along wanna cook the delicious sambal as mom. Along wanna ended already. Mom don’t have to worry. Along went back by bus as usually. Along would go back at daily because Along also afraid if went back at night. Along afraid will fall asleep. My lovely mom. Wanna hurted and kissed my beautiful mom. Along(7 October 1993) . Letter-97.
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