Lesson No 1: Be ready for ANYTHING
Went over for breakfast at Abang's and subsequently got badgered by Anis to go toy shopping. Of course adik pun nak ikut... Since Abang was going to OU, decided to meet him at Toycity there. Kids went from "kereta Papa" to "kereta Ucu" and back to Papa again. In the end, both got in my car.
Got parking at the end of the old wing and walked all the way to Toycity in the new wing. Kids were happily running around in the way kids do... Got to Toycity and followed them as they browsed. Abang was still not there, he wanted to get some banking done.
Suddenly, Adik looked at me with a worried look, said something like 'nak cing..' and proceeded to pee standing up right there in the aisle of the toy shop.
I was flabbergasted...
Err... what do I do NOW? I had no tissues, no towel, nothing to deal with the expanding pool of water on the floor. Shoot. I didn't think to check if she was wearing diapers or take her to the toilet before leaving.
Gathered my wits, called Abang to advise him of the situation and apologised to one of the staffers who assured me it was ok, and went to get me an armful of toilet paper. Anis found some forgotten tissues too. Wiped Adik as best I could and put the rest of the tissues on the floor to stop the spread. Thank goodness it miraculously did not touch the goods...
The boy got a mop and bucket and started mopping up the pee. Sensing Abang would be a while coming, took Adik to the toilet, which was thankfully equipped with a changing station, complete with a sink. Assessed the damage, ascertained that only her skirt and undies were wet. Took them off and hosed her down, with Anis providing helpful tips.
Abang called and I updated him on what we needed. He went to buy a new skirt and undies while I dried Adik up and fashioned a makeshift 'skirt' from her jacket. Since we were more or less done, took them outside until Abang got there with clothes. Once done, we carried on with shopping and lunch.
~ Fast forward to the evening...
Attended Anuar's wedding reception in One Bangsar hall with Loretta and a slew of MNS comm members and staff. The bride's family was noticably larger than the groom's, but it was a beautiful wedding. The couple was lovely, food was good, the decorations and ceremony were nicely done. Lillian made an excellent co-MC and it was nice to see MNS people out of their grey and green 'uniform' for once. Congratulations to the happy couple, may you be blessed with a wonderful life together :-)
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