My dearest uncle
Getami has left us, left this world on a Friday evening of the 2nd of December 2022. I will miss and remember everything about tami, my sweet sweet tami. He has the cutest smile and the strongest memory. Every time i visit him, he knows what i'm currently doing, he remembers the names of my nieces and nephews. I remember him writing all significant dates of events and phone numbers on his bedroom wall, one of it was the date of my grandma's passing. Honestly because of him i remember she passed on february 2004. He used to enjoy smoking tembakau with a rolled news paper or that leafy thing that kinda smells nice whatever that is. In the old house he used to lie outside in the evening on the green floor and talk super loudly and when we asked him who he's talking to, he would say he is talking to the devil, (pretty sure he's in heaven tho) which is really funny and borderline scary to me when i was a kid. He would always buy chewing gum for us back in the day when chewing gum was still in a candy wrap twisted at both ends and when he bought a lot they would wrap it in newspaper. The old house used to flood a bit around it when it rains heavily, and every time it happens we would make newspaper boats and float it. Tami was a part of that too, he taught us how to fold paper boats. Sometimes he speaks french or spanish (i'm not entirely sure, but its something foreign), sometimes he speaks arabic, he would also have moments where he chilled on the couch reading a newspaper in jawi letters. In the recent years he started to loose his hearing ability little by little, and it was kinda fun shouting to make sure he hears us, and when he finally does he would smile so brightly. i like how sometime he wouldn't let go of my hand until i shouted loud enough for him to hear my answer to his questions. i think his favourite food is KFC, hahah he always seems so bright and happy when he gets KFC, and back in the day i remember him walking to KFC too. Getami was a great person by just existing, seeing him just brightens my mood instantly. It's also funny how he likes to wear the same worn out pelikat over and over again, despite the new ones everyone gets him. And to get him to wear clothes, especially new one is not easy, but you do get to see him wearing clothes with his pelikat during uwaad visits or any kenduri, which is always nice to see. Ahhh, i almost forgot was it last year or the year before someone took him for a haircut it was literally a bald haircut, he looked extremely cute. Tami almost exclusively eats with his hands, and because he has a thick beard, sometimes the food or gravy gets stuck there, again, it's messy, but it always nice seeing him eating well and enjoying the food. I also remember his killer coffee, ugh, when i was little, everytime we came back to batu pahat from KL, he would always quickly heat some water up and make us coffee. i guess he's one of the first person ever to get me on the coffee train. He would also have a stash of his big bottle of soda in the fridge. I really do wish i did more, but i have no regrets. there was one thing that i always wanted to do since long ago which i did get to do for a few years and that in itself is enough for me. i miss him a lot, i miss his smile, i miss his voice.
2022
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