'Mother's Day'

I woke up at 8 something in the morning, fresh as I could ever be with 4 hours plus of sleep
made my way to mum's, the month's water bill on the dashboard
thought about when and where I'd get a cake premix as I was heading towards the main road
thought about fixing the damn cassette player and all the wasted tapes that are still in the laundry basket
realize now that I didn't feed the fish this morning

Found it blissful to play guitar beside a standing fan with the oscillation disabled (seated of course); waited for it to be 10

Mum and I went for breakfast when the 'house-sitter' had arrived
she had wanted noodles so I took her to this place that I've been haunting on weekends lately
and when she couldn't finish her noodles, I helped
she told me, the older people get, the less they can eat
and that if I were to continue with that appetite, I'd be just as fat as dad was, one day

I tried to drop her off first at my cousin's place but got lost from using a shortcut
because I had wanted to repair a broken rear signal, and didn't know how long it would take
(she loves being back there, catching up with the family)
we found our way, a u-turn and 2 rights later

The car electrician's shop was closed so I asked an auto accessory shop worker about it (2 lots away)
he smiled and said that he was originally from there, added that it's been closed for good, for some time now
I asked if they could fix my signal light and he said yeah sure and yelled for another worker
who fixed it in less than 2 minutes, for 2 ringgit

I returned to my cousin's and nodded off on the couch while mum chatted with 3 relatives

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