Precious moments.
Every day is full of it
in actuality, though we often take things for granted and never seem to
appreciate matters until they are gone or lost in yesteryears.
As for this posting, I would
like to share some of the happenings since raya haji till my recent excursion at d kelong.
Raya Haji was spent in PJ
with Bak n Al, since Raya Puasa everyone was locked down under the pkp. My family
n I spent a nite there.
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| with Bak after takbir raya |
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| family gue |
Bak is bedridden now,
though his mind is still alert. I can’t help but to feel sorry for him. frankly i would love to spend time with him just like i did when Al went to Indonesia last year. but i try my best to accomodate Bak as much as possible when i'm back in PJ. Luckily
Al is around, n with assistance from Ros d nurse, n Ria d maid, hope they can
keep Bak company.
The other day, Abang, my
eldest brother, shared pics of everyone during the early years. They were very
nostalgic to me, and here I wanna share just a few. coz sharing a lot would definitely bring tears to d heart.
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| 1977 rumah kedai |
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| khan's brothers early 90's |
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| Bak n Mak, happy moment in bp |
Nia, Arief n Lisa are now
locked up in their respective hostels, so they can’t come home as usual. So during
Nia n Lisa birthdays, I sent cakes thru online service. When they come home
then we may have a proper celebration. Maybe la..
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| lisa's birthday cake |
At school, I am as active
as ever, I would say. In between teaching, sometimes I help my friends to sell
their Korean spicy chicken n chocolate cheese cake. It’s fun for me in doing
that, n most of the time I’ll get my free share too hahaa alhamdulillah
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| choco cheese meraung rm10 |
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| korean spicy rm10 jee |
Now that the children are
away studying, except for Abil, who’s home n working part-time nearby, me n my
missus always buy our dinner. It’s cheaper n faster actually, though on
weekends I prefer home cooked meals. On wednesday nite we often go to pekan rabu at bt 10 to buy d delicacies such as satay, seri muka, mi habuna, yong tau foo, popiah
basah. Not all at one go la, just mentioning the stuffs we usually buy jee. And
a couple of weeks ago I saw a pedlar selling rings with assorted color stones. It
was a rare sight. i didn't buy any though.
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| d pedlar n d colorful rings |
At school, late September,
the students were getting busy preparing for the trial. So every subject had to
have a workshop for them, n yours truly handled d English workshop, with d hope
the students would remember n apply d knowledge shared, inshaAllah. I requested
to run d first workshop since I was due for a minor surgery at HAT on d 1st
October. Once d workshop’s done, d next day I went for my dreaded (hahahaa!) appointment
at d hospital. Since it’s covid season, I had to undergo a swab test. Adoyai! Layan
je laa..i was warded for four days, n all in all, d surgery could b considered
a success. D experience being in hospital, n undergoing surgery, was kind of
traumatic n scary. But since it’s something unavoidable, and with God by my
side, I soldiered on. Alhamdulillah. Oh, I was given two weeks of mc which made
my colleagues at school wonder what happened to me because nobody knew I was to
undergo a surgery. Being d secretive person, I didn’t share much about d
surgery except to thank them for their concern hahaa
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| hospital meal |
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| getting ready |
After recuperating at
home, it was school time again, n after another couple of weeks, I was feeling
well enough to go for my morning run. But since d discomfort was still there, I
did slow jog. But now, like today for instance, I am able to run further n
faster. Alhamdulillah.
I guess I feel well
enough now to b back to my normal self, n doing things I love doing. So, last
week, I mowed d lawn around d house, which took a couple of hours jugak la,
painted kaklong’s room, since Abil’s room was painted before I was hospitalized,
n looking forward to go to my kebun as usual on alternate weekends.
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| Abil's room: new paint, new bed, new curtain |
Ohh last Sunday I went to
spend time at a kelong off d coast of segari with my fellow teacher’s mates. I was
not really into fishing actually but for friendship sake, I obliged. There were ten of us, n from 9am till 6pm, fishing away. While waiting
for d fish to catch d bait, (honestly, it was a bad day for fishing) jamil n
basitt prepared grilled lamb n fish. With everyone contributing food, it was a
galore actually. Nasi lemak, roti canai, cucoq udang, rice with grilled fish,
cold plain water in between, n best of all, endless grilled lamb. I ate till I couldn’t
eat no more. After zohor, I made a move for home because I didn’t think I could
stand being on d kelong doing nothing except eating. The rest of them stayed
until d promised hour.
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| kaum packing stuffs onto d boat |
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| basitt, guala, jamil, syahir |
Honestly there are many
more things to write about but then, some things are better left unsaid, so
they say.
As for now, I am thankful
for every lil thing that come my way, whether planned or otherwise. Coz every
lil thing is a precious moment.
alhamdulillah i end this post here.
