sayang bini

i went for an auction at property house jalan ampang today. it was just an ordinary auction session, that i have to attend, representing the bank (the assignee). and i'm lucky that there's no bidder for all the 4 properties that the firm have to represent! (meaning that i don't have to wait for the contract to be prepared which means an extra 15-20 minutes. haha)

anyway, i met this lovely taxi driver on my way back. a young indian guy, who loves his wife dearly. when i first open the door wanted to tell him my destination, he was on the phone with his wife. telling her that he already took his lunch. they talked for about 2 minutes, then he hangup the phone. through his rear mirror, he looked at me and smile.. he began to tell me that that's his everyday routine for 6 years of his marriage, to call his wife after his breakfast, lunch and tea.

"saya hari-hari mau telefon saya punya bini. mau kasi tau saya sudah makan. mesti punya. kalu tada kalu, nanti bini saya banyak risau."

"..(smiling) memang your wife suruh ke? ok la tu...ada orang risau (i'm laughing this time)"

"haih..tada la.. bini saya banyak baik. saya sindri mau telefon kasi tau sama dia. sayang bini bukan..kasi tunjuk la. sudah kahwin pun mau cakap phone hari-hari dengan bini..buat macam zaman saya bercinta dulu la. lagipun ar..bini saya banyak baik. sabar. kalau saya marah, saya keluar rumah hisap rokok satu batang. habis hisap..saya masuk rumah balik..nanti dia picit belakang saya, pujuk saya 'abang jangan la marah bang.' macam mana saya tak sayang dia? hahaha"

"hahaha. bagus la dapat yang sabar. untung abang. abang dah lama ke kahwin bang?"

"sudah 6 tahun. adik umur berapa adik? sekarang saya umur 26. saya kahwin umur baru 20.. bercinta lamaaa dengan dia. umur kami 13 sudah bercinta. gatal! hahaha. saya dulu jahat. kaki pukul semua. mak suruh kahwin cepat. habis spm saya terus kahwin saja. tapi saya jahat-jahat arr..tak pernah pukul bini dengan anak-anak. kena sayang. hahaha. lagi satu ha..bini saya banyak jimat. pandai. itu buat saya lagi sayang sama dia."

"wahhhh...lamanya bercinta abang oi. hahahaha. harga barang sekarang naik. petrol naik, gula naik, semua pun naik..bagus la dapat wife pandai jimat.."

"betul betul.."

and we went on and on and on until we reached my destination.
thanks kumar. you are a fun taxi driver. and sayang bini. hehe. and you said "jumpa lagi.." awww.. ada manners. bagus laaaaa! hehe.

najlaaharidan.