Stressed?!

Friend: What happen to you actually?
Me: It’s just staining.
Friend: No, I mean what actually causes it?
Me: Oh, the doctor said I needed rest.
Friend: Aik takkan la tetiba je kena rest, macam la ko kerja berat pun?

On Friday, after work we all went back to Pulau Rumput, Gen’s kampung. Gen’s uncle, Ayah Cu Pont, MIL’s youngest brother is getting married to Mak Cu Na, Enu’s best friend. Ahah. Imagine Cu Na who always sleeps over at MIL’s house, called MIL as Mak Cik Mon, now she has to call her Kak Mon. Plus the fact that Chu Na is now Adam and Hannah’s Tok Chu Na. Weird eh? The girl is only 26 years old, but she already has grandchildren. Being polite to me, she still addresses me as Kak Ana.

Gen’s extended family is quite odd. it took me almost one year after our marriage before I can address his relatives correctly. He and his brothers grow up with their uncles and they only call their uncles by their first name. But it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to do that as well, rite?

Actually on Friday, both Adam and Hannah were having fever, cough and with slemo running down their noses. They have been throwing up after meal and milk and violent coughing. Late Saturday night, before the wedding ceremony, Hannah was really cranky. I think she missed Meme plus the comfort of our own room as well. In spirit of the kenduri, people were up all night cooking and preparing for the big day, plus they amuse themselves singing along the karaoke. Loud and irritatingly oblivious to the fact that it’s past midnight and some of us were trying to sleep.

It was almost 2 am but Hannah cannot sleep because of nose block, the change of environment and the loud blasting karaoke. Thankfully, Adam already sleeps (I have to mix his milk with medicine) after he throws up at midnight due to terrible coughing. Gen was busy with the wedding preparation, and so was Bibik Zah (I suspected that she went to sleep with all the other maids and chatted all night long).

Hannah wanted me to carry her around, which is so hard due to my pregnancy and she wailed every time Enu, Ikin or MIL wants to take her off me. Hannah will hug me tightly, pressed my stomach even harder and causes the baby to swerve uncomfortably. Then I hear it. Gen’s voice over the karaoke, he was singing a duet song Lagu Cinta or is it Lagu Jiwa (by Mawi and M Nasir). Sabar aje laaaa. Hannah dok melalak, Babah pun melalak jugak lepas gian kat karaoke. Mama yang Sakit Jiwa…

Finally Hannah fall asleep on my lap and I suffered from terrible head ache and back ache and also heart ache. I don’t know where Gen sleeps that night (maybe he sleeps at the karaoke’s tent!). They were still karaoke-ing when I fall asleep.

When I woke up, I can hardly move a muscle and then, while freshen up, I saw the stain.