Ayah

On the 30^th August this year, my dad will be turning 43!! During those years he went through, he still looked the same as he was when I only reached his waist. With the same pair of eyes that lights up when he smile and the pair of eyebrows that almost meet when he’s in a fury. One of the obvious reasons now is that he has white hairs that are taking up most of the space on his head and wrinkles that start to deepen on his forehead.

My dad is a diligent and loyal worker of Esso and Mobil as he had worked there for more than a decade. He is willing to move here and there and be where the company needs him to be. This is why we have moved for almost 7 times and I have been to 2 primary schools, and the boarding school that I’m in right now is my third high school. Sometimes, I feel like a nomad moving from cave to cave in search for better soil to plant my crops. See, this is a result of trying to ‘sumbat’ the sejarah textbook in your head.

Ayah is from the historical city of Malacca, specifically Kg sungai udang and moved to Petaling Jaya when he was an adolescent, he has an elder brother who is now working with MAS and two sisters who are the best aunties a girl could ever have! he loves soccer, tennis, rugby but now he mostly leads a sedentary life as his stomach mostly gets in the way.

He also went to boarding school, an MRSM in Seremban at 16 years old and was one of the top students who managed to get a scholarship to further his studies to Miami, Florida. During the 5 years he lived in America, he succeeded in obtaining 2 masters- master of business administration (MBA)specialisation in accounting and master of science in information system. Even the hearing the long titles make my head spin. I wonder how ayah could survive it but then again, he’s my dad. (smug)

So these are some details about ayah, a person who expresses his love by protecting and providing for his family including me.