My phone rang when I was in the bathroom. I let it rang and continued bathing. After a few minutes it rang again. Aesyah called out saying it was Aunty Yati. According to Aesyah, Yati informed that Makteh is coming over.
I told Aesyah, OK. I continued with shampooing my hair and thought, ‘ I have nothing in the fridge..’ I walked out of the bathroom thinking maybe I should serve nasi lemak made for breakfast. Getting dressed, I asked Aesyah what should we serve Makteh. What a question to ask a child. I know. But Aesyah is not just any other child although she couldn’t quite provide a solution. Haha, what a mom! Sometimes a mother needs a smart child’s opinion.. ;-)
Anyway, while I pondered, and Aesyah swept the floor, my phone rang again. It was Makteh. Makteh asked if I was home, and added that she’d like to come over. I explained that Yati has called to inform me and invited her over despite my worries. The spunky lady said she’d be over in 5 minutes! And she’s walking, OK! I couldn’t help but smile thinking about Makteh, whom I am so fond of chatting with, every time I get the chance! I have had the pleasure of knowing Makteh through Nurul. Makteh lives in Port Dickson and I have enjoyed knowing her.
I heard she called my name. Aesyah rushed out to let her in.. We hugged. I missed her. Last I met Makteh was when she dropped by the office some time in July. So we sat at the one place available and there’s coffee on the table. So we sat and quickly started on catching up. She asked how am I holding on. I told her honestly. Hesitated at first.
Makteh is one smart lady that you shouldn’t waste time trying to hide things from. That I learnt! What makes me comfortable around her is that she doesn’t judge me. God knows I’ve made a whole life worth of wrongs (God..some people just love knowing that I admitted doing so many wrongs in my life..I was just being humble :P !) And I have a strong feeling that she knows. Well, I know quite a few who are no angels but thinking they are and instead think they’ve been wronged. Oh well.
Anyway, my apologies.
So Makteh and I chatted! Makteh likes to read and she’s a person who reads well, from novels to autobiographies to books on travel and history. I find Makteh to be an intellectual person that you can joke with (just about anything) and talk about topics going as far forward to the future or back, historically! I have to say, once again, I may not be blessed with a closed-knit family, (but I love them with my all my heart and I’m certain they love me too, just that we were brought up differently..) I certainly am blessed with super-duper-fantastic friends.
Makteh was telling me about how I need to be firm about things and not give in easily. I honestly like how Makteh relates things. I told her about how the doctors ‘thought’ that I’m depressed (How dare you! Haha) Guess how Makteh responded to that, well she said, “Nora.. bi-polar is the fashionable thing now..” I couldn’t help shrieking away when she added that Catherine Zeta-Jones is seeing a Shrink!
And how she makes me wants to start believing, that sometimes, shit in any form, will eventually make the final exit.
Being someone who is also well travelled and was herself a flight crew of the Cathay Pacific, she is very well versed in the social etiquette which can be a laughing matter to some..(honestly, I lack it!) So listening to her, put me in the “menganga” mode.. silly gila open-mouthed punya muka..when she shared her experience.
God knows I don’t know much, and I honestly admit that I’ve made some mistakes in my life, however, I have always tried to not say otherwise, always own up to all the crap I did!!!! Makteh is the same, I suppose that’s why I look up to her as oppose to the others. Most people I know would appear to be godly and will eagerly find faults in others. OK, I’ll stop!
I know I have a lot more good things to tell about Makteh, but between the twitches in both my feet and Altaf calling out to play Bookworm, I have a feeling that friends reading this have some ideas how I treasure her friendship.
My Dear, Dear Makteh,
To peaceful life! (Of which I am still searching, high and low…..)
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT MAKTEH
She’s born Fatimah Said. Makteh is a person we Malays call our 4th aunt (I think). Makteh now in her glorious sixties travels as often as she can for peace of mind and knowledge. She is, as I stated earlier one hell of a spunky lady and quite the intellectual with quite the face to match.
Thank You Makteh, from the bottom of my heart, for the doa you're teaching me, for the advice and for the breeze of strength hovering over me still thats keeping my spirit high..
Thank You
