Assalamualaikum and Greetings
Another Brief Encounter
{A continuation to yesterday's brief encounter. The other side of 'Simply Fantastic', that is.}
Dwelling on the subject . . . happy grans supervising obedient and well-disciplined grandchildren . . . Oh yeah, everything is fine when everything goes according to what one wishes or according to things scheduled or planned.
But . . . when d chips are down . . .
Oh no! . . . What happens when these grandchildren start to 'misbehave' or go against d establishment's standard rules and procedures?
When they display mostly 'negative' skills and qualities . . . what will be d grans standard reaction to such actions? What stand would be taken and what would the approach be like?
What can d grans do to handle such a situation when it occurs? Run amok and create more havoc? No way!
Three at one go . . . Atuk with Ajim (left), Umar (centre) & Ahmad (right)
Adopt a stand of avoiding more mayhem and start believing in d cliche . . . join em when you can't beat em! . . . Boost d kids ego and (d grans) suffer in silence!
That was exactly what yours sincerely did on occasions more than once . . . and d outcome of those actions --> we became d best of buddies . . . (d grandchildren and d grans) . . . sharing common interests . . . (of misbehaving at times) . . . he, he. Purely pragmatic. Just being realistic.
Two at one go . . . Atuk with Ajim (on Atuk's left) & Umar (on Atuk's right)
Like d Northerners used to say : Small meta (matter). Toksah serabut kepala. D weda (weather) is klia (clear). Sementara tak ubah cuaca . . . bulih kat hampa la (cucu-cucu Tok Wan) tugeda (together) dok panjat kelapa! (ngada-ngada . . . le tu)!
And this neighbour omputih of mine pun tak mahu ketinggalan . . . Dia komen jugak: Take your pick. Nip in the bud, now . . . or . . . Stick-in-the-mud, later!
Gelak gelak teman pun . . . teman paham le . . . mika camna . . . ate, kome pulak bagi mana gamaknya?
Still . . . in whatever condition and for whatever reason . . . thank you God for your priceless bestowal. Alhamdulillah.
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