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23 March 2011

Another lesson on growing up

Amirul : Abah, I had by immunisation shots just now. Abah : How was it? Amirul : OK, just that my left arm a little numb. Its weak. I cant lift it and I cant feel it. Abah : It will wear off. Shot on both arms? Amirul : Yah Abah : Then your right arm ok? Amirul : Yes Abah : What were the shots for? Amirul : Rubella i think. But they said its for girls. Abah : Then how come you got it? They thought you were a girl? (Dad trying to be funny.) Amirul : Noooo. I dont know. Thats what I heard. Abah : I think boys can have rubella shots as well. Its a common shot against rubella disease. (Hentam sahajalah!) Amirul : Yah, something german... Abah : German measles? Amirul : Yes yes. Ok I got back to being the all knowing. Feeling confident once again. There was a pause. Somehow I know there was something else coming. Amirul : Then they check my private part! Oh oh. Hmmmm...My mind was thinking how would they check? Flip it or what? Amirul : And its a she that checked me! (with flailing arms) Abah : That is embarassing. Amirul : YAH! But it was for a second. She asked me to flip open my shorts and undies, took a look and that was it. (He showed me how it was done. IN THE CAR!) Abah : Thats fast. Amirul : Yeah. About a second like that. Abah : What can they check in one second? (In my mind I was thinking are they checking whether you were a girl or boy.) Amirul : Check for puberty. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Darn! Now my mind is thinking how does it look when its puberty. Abah : Check for puberty? How to check for puberty? (I had to ask right?) Amirul : See if got hair or not. YA ALLAH! TOLONG LAH HAMBA MU INI! (GOD PLEASE HELP ME!) Abah : But they checked so fast. How to see? Amirul : Yeah. If they really were to check it will take longer then 1 second. Anyway, it be too small for them to see. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why I get myself into this...And why must I ask the next question???? Abah : But I thought you already reach puberty with chest hair growing? Amirul : Chest reach puberty, the rest havent. Serves me right!