My eldest daughter came back from school yesterday with a slumdog millionaire question. I was in the kitchen preparing dinner. Her question was something like this.
Kak Long; Ibu, tadi kita nampak ada kucing belang hitam naik kat atas belakang kucing Achik W** pastu dia gigit tengkuk kucing tu. Kenapa ye?
Oh boy!
This is the part where I would pass the baton to the husband. Since he wasn't around when this question was posed to me I had to be cautious in explaining it to her. There was no way escaping it this time.
Ibu (straight face); Oh, sebenarnya kucing-kucing tu tengah mengawan. Depa nak buat baby. Tu sebab depa buat macam tu. *binawe punya kucing takde tempat lain ke nak beromen..*
Kak Long: Ohh *long pause*. Tapi kenapa kucing tu gigit tengkuk . Dia tak rasa sakit ke?
Ibu; Err, entah la ibu pun tak tahu dia sakit ke tak? Mungkin dia gigit tengkuk kucing tu supaya kucing tu tak lari jauh kut? *apa punya jawapan daa*
Kak Long; Ohh *another long pause*.... Masa ibu nak dapat baby dulu ibu ada buat macam itu tak?
Ibu; Err, kak long dah mandi ke belum?
Kak Long; Belum.
Ibu; Hah, apa kata Kak Long pegi mandi dah nak dekat maghrib ni nanti ayah balik tengok Kak Long tak mandi lagi mesti dia bising...kejap lagi nak masuk azan dah...blah blah blah....
Kak Long dissappeared from the kitchen almost immediately when I mentioned the magic word Ayah.
Phew! *wipe off sweat on forehead*
