"Mak Uncu Amud"

Hehee... my sister-in-law just gave birth to a girl not so long ago. I'm an uncle! Hmmm... karena aku orang Minang, trus dalam keluarga aku anak laki2 yg paling kecil, jadi aku nanti bakal dipanggil Mak Uncu sama ponakanku. "Mak Uncu Amud"... heheh, that sounds weird. anyway, congrats to B.Tau n K.Mimi atas kelahiran bayinya. Insya Allah kelahiran anak tsb membawa berkah n karunia n kebahagiaan ke dalam rumah tangga. I'm just real glad that my parents now, finally, they have a grandchild. The first grandchild! More to come soon! Huahahaha. Sekarang tinggal nunggu kelahiran ponakan yg di Medan aja nih, Insya Allah K.Inda melahirkan dgn selamat dah!

I read this book about our Minang customs and tradition a few years ago. Actually in the past, the "Mamak" (the uncle) has quite a big responsibility to his niece/nephew. He has to teach them about the Minang tradition, family tradition, religion, and he also has a considerable say in the child's education. That's quite a heck of responsibility. If that tradition still applies today, I would have quite a huge task ahead of me. I mean, I'm having trouble enough as it is dealing with my life's mess, much less having to take care of my niece's growth. Yowza!

Anyhow, I'll be expecting a lot assignments in the coming weeks, so I better prepare myself from now. And I need to tidy up things here at my blog!