Alman meets Angkejah

Izaz arrived  home on 21^st March, 10 days before Alman’s first birthday. It was a long awaited for holiday. Seeing Izaz for the first time, Alman gave him a cool, though not unfriendly welcome, at the door that cheery morning. It didn’t take long, however, for him to start returning smiles and responding to his uncle’s teasings. In fact, by the second day, he could complete the third syllable in “uncle jaz” with “jah”. Of course, we had to adapt it to Alman’s current accent….Angkejah.

Soon Alman was checking up Angkejah’s hairy legs, touching his face and rolling all over him to cross over to the other side on the carpet . Even doing his cute numbers to attract his attention. Having Angkejah at Alman’s little birthday do at Opah’s was as exciting as blowing the candle on the birthday cake and more than made up for the party and balloons we decided not to put up after all this time. The birthday cake was banana cake with white chocolate and pralines. It was the wedding cake, from the same home bakery, that many missed on July 9^th 2011. It was just as fabulous as before and this time Alman got to taste his first cake...he couldn’t stop grinning and smacking his lips.

Two weeks passed by all too quickly. Alman can already say ‘ba-bah’ when Ankejah left last Thursday and stayed cool when we fussed around taking a few pictures together in the garden. Considering the heat of the morning sun and the fact that he was beginning to fret for milk earlier, Alman must be sending a message like ‘I’ll miss you, Angkejah’ in his own way. 

Angkejah brought back a perfect present for Alman..a light projector that creates a starry strarry night in his bedroom with soothing nature sounds. He never fails to be amazed each time it is switched on before he snuggles into his nook…but now he suckles in all kinds of fancy positions and tosses and tumbles before he gives in to slumber.

By the time Alman gets to see Angkejah in Melbourne, he should already be allowed to munch a muffin at Sensory Lab or Reverence Specialty Coffee & Tea. Not old enough yet for coffee but one thing for sure he will insist (nak,nak,nak) on helping Angkejah wipe the coffee machines! For that seems to be his passion now…..wiping walls, furniture and floors the way Kak Mus does.