Monday, January 11, 2010

atuk.

my atuk passed away early yesterday morning. i was a bit shocked when achik called around 2am and told me 'atuk dah takde'. after suboh prayers, me, my dad and bro went straight to atuk's house. i was a bit sad cuz i think around last week, my dad ajak pegi jumpe but i refused cuz i was tired at that time so mcm fikir, maybe next wkeend or something. no wonder these past few days teringat2 jugak le kat atuk.

atuk died in his sleep. achik realized this cuz normally atuk will call her name or the maid's name every 5-10 mins cuz he always have difficulties to sleep. thats what the maid told me.

achik lives with atuk. she's not married. she doesnt have her own family. she took care of atuk for years. and now, when i put myself in her situation, i feel so so sad. pengorbanan achik taking care of atuk jauh lagi berat from the time i took care of my mother. i always complain before this, that i feel so alone after my mum passed away. well now, imagine achik.

bila cium jenazah atuk, rasa sedih sangat. i didn't expect myself to cry that much. things i'll always remember about atuk is that he's really a strong man. sure sakit every now and then, but he managed to pull himself together i guess. nyanyuk-nyanyuk atuk, itulah yg akan we all slalu ingat. lupe lupe atuk, but he always remember me!

atuk mmg comel. dan yg plg tak lupe, atuk mmg slalu advise cucu-cucunya, 'belajar rajin2', 'keje elok2'. walaupun every time jumpe sure kene update blk tgh buat ape skrg. and after 5 seconds, dea akan tanye balik the same question. so cute.

atuk will always be remembered. so does arwah opah. and arwah mama. may they rest in peace. semoga mereka ditempatkan di kalangan orang2 mulia. amin.



Al-fatihah Hj Zulkifli B. Abd Rahman 1918-2010.



2 comments:

teek said...

very well written. Heartfelt.

Journalist said...

rindu atok.
sedih tak dapat ciumnya.
al-fatihah :(