"Zurich here I come!" With 4 hrs transit in Dubai, the journey will take about 16 hrs time. 2 hrs by train to Basel and another 2 hrs by car to Gstaad... Aha not me yaar, but it is MY pineapples that will fly all the way with Ida to Gstaad 2nite. Rase happy. Puas hati. This is the 2nd time my "labour of luv" jadi santapan cucu-cicit Napoleon Bonaparte...he..he..he
Tapi malam ni rase sesuatu jugalah bcos this means I won't be seeing Ida until end August. I will go to classes without her. No more lunch on Friday at her place. I enjoy her simple cooking: terubuk panggang, sambal belacan, ulam2man, sirap limau selasih.
I got to know Ida 3 yrs ago, di Syria. A quiet person. Ringan tulang. Sama minat. Sama dalam pandangan hidup. Masih solo, jadi senang kalau perlukan teman. She works as a nanny in Switzerland during summer & winter holidays. & 2nite she is flying back to Zurich for her summer vocation.
When I 1st found out about Ida's job, rasa cemburu jugaklah. Tak terfikir ada schedule kerje macam tu. Kerja 3 bulan, cuti 3 bulan. She leads simple life. Gaji cukup untuk makan & sesekali cuti dengan kawan2 (apa lagi dah ada Airasia) dan umrah masa Ramadhan. Walaupun dah lebih 20 tahun keluar masuk negeri orang putih, tapi Ida cuma bercita2 (bila tiba masanya) hendak tinggal di pondok... "kalau tak dapat tinggal di Mekah, duduk di serambi Mekah pun memadai". & hari Jumaat lepas Ida berpeluang berkenalan & beramah mesra dengan warga pondok Balai Dakwah Jeram (Datin jemput makan kenduri di sana). Mungkin itu kenangan manis yang dibawa pulang ke Gstaad...
Tapi malam ni rase sesuatu jugalah bcos this means I won't be seeing Ida until end August. I will go to classes without her. No more lunch on Friday at her place. I enjoy her simple cooking: terubuk panggang, sambal belacan, ulam2man, sirap limau selasih.
I got to know Ida 3 yrs ago, di Syria. A quiet person. Ringan tulang. Sama minat. Sama dalam pandangan hidup. Masih solo, jadi senang kalau perlukan teman. She works as a nanny in Switzerland during summer & winter holidays. & 2nite she is flying back to Zurich for her summer vocation.
When I 1st found out about Ida's job, rasa cemburu jugaklah. Tak terfikir ada schedule kerje macam tu. Kerja 3 bulan, cuti 3 bulan. She leads simple life. Gaji cukup untuk makan & sesekali cuti dengan kawan2 (apa lagi dah ada Airasia) dan umrah masa Ramadhan. Walaupun dah lebih 20 tahun keluar masuk negeri orang putih, tapi Ida cuma bercita2 (bila tiba masanya) hendak tinggal di pondok... "kalau tak dapat tinggal di Mekah, duduk di serambi Mekah pun memadai". & hari Jumaat lepas Ida berpeluang berkenalan & beramah mesra dengan warga pondok Balai Dakwah Jeram (Datin jemput makan kenduri di sana). Mungkin itu kenangan manis yang dibawa pulang ke Gstaad...
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