layan....: precious moments

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.

with Bak after takbir raya

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.

1977 rumah kedai

khan's brothers early 90's

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..

lisa's birthday cake

Arief in discussion

Nia enjoying her cake with friends

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

choco cheese meraung rm10

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.

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 1^st 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

hospital meal

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.

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.