My favourite robocop

There were packets of m&m's lying around inside our refrigerator. Giant packets of m&m's, indicating that my dad is back. I don't know why but he really loves m&m's. There was this one time when he bought couple of giant m&m's pack that he received a furry m&m's bag pack. Of course he gave it to me. It was round with m&m's logo, furry and..er..green. I was 21 that time and I couldn't believe my ears when he asked me why didn't I wear that bag, I was like..what?? Ayah!!


Well, I guess because he was not always around, he forgot the fact that his baby girl had grown up to be a woman [haha]. He still treats me like I'm still in my teenage years. He still hates those boys who I dated, hates the fact that I come home late and can't accept why I have to go out for dinner with some other guy instead of him.


Actually he was not the only one, I on the other side also tend to forget the fact that my dad gets older everyday.


My dad used to be the Robocop around the house. With his presence, everything seem to work fine. When he left the house, the bulb probably malfunctioned, the sink leaked but when he's around, walla, everything are in order. He mopped the house 4 times a day, cooked dinner sometimes and helped mom doing whatever she was doing at that time.


Now, our living room TV was being sent to the repairman so we were tv-less for about 1 week. It was such an agony not to watch anything from the idiot box. So I asked my mom whether it's ok to borrow her room's tv and locate it in the living room. She did not object and suggested me to asked my dad to bring it down since he was in the bedroom. Hollered to my dad and continued reading the newspaper [gossip section :P] until my mom said..


"Pegila tolong ayah tu, you know that he's not that well anymore"


It stroke me like a lightning. He's not that well anymore. My dad. Who is Mr.Robocop who is capable to do anything needed aided from ..me.I hurried upstairs to help him.


"Eh, ayah boleh angkat ke tak? You need my help?"
"Bolehhhh" And I saw him staggering trying to lift the TV. Yet still he tried to maintains his steps. From my eyes, he was using most of his strength.


He..used to be so strong.. For all the sudden the bruce willies impersonations seemed to vanished away. All I see was an old guy with few lines on his face. Suddenly my dad looked so old.


Older. When people gets older they'll get weaker and erm..


I spent the next 10 minutes crying alone in my room.