Few days ago I received phone call from my dad. It is one in a million possibilities that my dad want to call me, so I thought it was important.
Oh he was in KL, did some heart check up with my uncle and friends, and would like to know which mall to visit.
After he hung up, I continued to call my mom. Because since my dad was in KL, this meant that my mom was staying and managing shop alone. I would like to know whether she needed help or not.
She initially picked up with lazy tone, but once she knew that me who was calling, I sensed a huge jolt of happiness. I nearly cried that time. I missed you too mom!
I really don't know what happen to me nowadays, recently I get so melancholic.
Yeah I know it can get very lonely staying in that home alone. At night, all you can do is "watching the wall".
Last time I was in Jakarta I didn't manage to meet my mom because she went to Belitung with her friends. So it has been quite some time since we met.
At that time our most senior employee told me to come home more often. He said that actually my parents are so happy if there is someone around. He didn't know about Sunday, but from Monday to Saturday, my brother was rarely seen in the shop.
There were times when I left home to go back to Singapore, I couldn't use the sentence: "Bye all, I am going back to Singapore (sometime I left when the shop still open, so I also had to say goodbye to the folks there)."
My mom usually protested: "You are GOING to Singapore. Back is here, home is here."
Yes indeed no matter where I am, my home is still there.
Then we continued speaking, and I told her due to some commitment I couldn't go home at least until mid of July (but actually I am planning to "steal" some opportunity to go back).
I know on June we are expecting a new member of our family. My second niece! I don't know why, but now I am quite happy with the fact that I am an uncle. Last time I was in Jakarta, my niece came running to me. Hahaha so cute! Usually she runs away FROM me.
I hope my family will get a bit "busy" so my absence will be left unnoticed. And I just hope that I can be a good uncle. I can't teach the correct way in life, but I hope I can share my experience.
At the very end, I think is OK to love your family, and miss them.
