Sunday, November 7, 2010

Tips menjadi babysitter yang berjaya

My two lil' heroes are here for their annual school holiday sleepovers. It's a yearly event for these two lil' kids to come to their Maklang's house (my mother) for the weekend sleepover. Sleepover hanya boleh dilakukan hanya pada cuti hujung tahun ye adik-adik kerana cuti hujung tahun adalah panjang dan inilah masanya untuk mereka menghabiskan duit kakak-kakak saudara mereka.

My mother loves having them around; to cook for them, to make her life busy preparing for their breakfast, lunch and dinner and loves torturing us layaning karenah kanak-kanak ribena itu. She just loves listening to their screams and shouts.

Maka dengan itu, terhasillah tips-tips terbaik yang boleh digunapakai kepada mereka-mereka yang bernasib malang yang terpaksa menjaga anak buah/sepupu/adik saudara mahupun adik-adik kecil secara terpaksa.

And it ain't easy, I tell you!!

You would be surprised to know that this little kids, they wake up very early in the morning. As early as 8 in the morning. You have no choice but to wake up as early as they are just to make sure that they brush their teeth and get the morning susu dalam botol. Mandi and breakfast belom masanya lagi, their brains are still in sleeping mode. The possibilities going back to bed in very high.

Comes 10 to 11 am - that is the best time for you to prepare them for their morning shower, have breakfast and whatnot or else, they will end up not having shower till Maghrib. Oh, and the smell of air liur basi and the susu meleleh tepi pipi plus the dirty diaper that is still stuck underneath needs to be cleaned.

Now comes the serious pain in the head. They'll start fighting with each other till one of them got knock on the head and starts crying. In my case, my two lil' heroes will start chasing each other from the main hall to the kitchen and go back to the main hallway. And this is where the screams and shouts are the only sound that you are going to listen the entire morning/afternoon.

And all of the sudden, your house is so quiet as if there is no one staying in it. And that is when one of them has finally knocked-out.


Do not disturb them when their on their afternoon nap. It can always go on two ways; either before having the lunch meal or after. It depends on keadaan semasa. The younger brother fell asleep after fighting his own battle since none of us in the house nak layan dia. Not even the brother.


Si abang, dapat laptop, buka facebook, senyaplah dia. Kids nowadays, they are very modern. Facebook is part of their game lists. Computer is what they're eager for. PSP is what they carry in their pocket. Very modern. Sangat berteknologi tinggi. Sangat...........

This is also the time for you to get some rest but before that, make sure that you have their lunch meal prepared on the time. Coz boy, they'll get grumpy right after waking up for the empty stomach. Bangun-bangun, ayat pertama yang keluar is LAPAR. Nasi is what they're looking for.


Even nasi won't make them sit still. They will start asking impossible things just to put the pressure on you. To make them stay on their best behavior, you have no choice but to get them ice cream for dessert. In my case, the boys have already asked for McDonald's Sundae and Milk Shake. So off I go to the nearest drive-thru for the desserts. See, how lucky they are. Ice-cream pun dapat McDonald punya. Bertuah!


Bila petang pun menjelma, maka masing-masing pun sibuklah nak ke playground. Nasib playground hanya sekangkang kera dari rumah. Kalau tak masak lah nak bawa mereka pergi playground. You'll need to spend roughly about one to two hours accompanying them at the playground. You need to stay and monitor every steps of their way at the playground. Macam-macam boleh berlaku. You got to stay till they are fully "satisfied" with the playground. Kadang-kadang sampai hujan nak turun pun belom tentu mereka nak balik lagi.


Bila tiba waktu malam, tv adalah source utama hiburan mereka. Sebenarnya, tv adalah source utama hiburan mereka semenjak pagi cuma malam lebih kronik berbanding siang. You won't be able to watch your favorite tv programs as the remote control will be solely conquered by them. There'll be after one and another; Kampung boy, Hagemaru, Fukuchan, Spongebob, Hikayat Putera Shazlan - basically the entire cartoon channels; Ceria terutamanya. Sabar adalah segalanya yang ada perlukan ketika ini.


And when it's time for bed, you need to prepare the bed in a safety manner coz they sleep exactly like the picture shown above.

Good night everybody. Tomorrow will be another babysitting day!

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