Happy Birthday luv!

 ~ Forever InshaAllah ~

The Mirror

*The Mirror*

(Edmund Burke 1729-1797,
Irish Philosopher)

I look in the mirror
And what do I see
A strange looking person
That cannot be me.

For, I am much younger
And not nearly so fat
As that face in the mirror
I am looking at.

Oh, where are the mirrors
That I used to know
Like the ones which were
Made thirty years ago

Now all things have changed
And I'm sure you'll agree
Mirrors are not as good
As they used to be.

So never be concerned,
If wrinkles/ extra flab appear
For one thing I've learned
Which is very clear,

Should your complexion
Be less than perfection,
It is really the mirror
That needs correction.

All u need is love

Insignificant

Insignificant
Is how you always treat me
And the hopes vanish

nkc haiku ~ juli '19

A cup of story

Come and pour me a cup
Of your story
Let me have a taste of
It
I'll let your words
Slither through
Dance your emotions away
With me
I'll watch you silently
If you want me to 
And if you need me 
I'll catch you

~Iliya Khan~

Layankan aje..

It's my fifth day in pj, spending most of my time by Bak's side. 
D daily chores would start roughly around 10am n end at 10pm. A twelve hours job sort of lah.. 
After waking up, it's time for Bak to have his bath. Then i would help him to dress up, his collared tshirt n kain pelikat, and then he would comb his hair n he definitely would require his dab of brylcreem. And if it's okey with him, i would apply some aloe vera lotion on his face. Next would be his breakfast n medicine time. Usually after subuh, around 7, i would go out to buy breakfast, n try to have something different every morning, n buy his newspaper. So far, he had had lontong, roti canai, nasi goreng n traditional delicacies like bengkang. And before n after lunch, Bak would take his nap. Sometimes even after asar he would insist me to help him get into bed. I tried to accomodate Bak as much as possible n everything has gone well. Alhamdulillah for giving me this opportunity to be doing what a son should do for his beloved father. 

Bak n me

Once he had taken his dinner, it would b goodnite for him at 9++pm. Still i would stay by his side until around  ten, just to make sure he's sleeping soundly, n simply to look at him. 
Looking at him while he's asleep would always bring back memories of yesteryears. Then i would have mixed emotions, which i admit is not good for d soul. But being mere mortal, what do u expect, right? Layankn je la.. 
So what do i do to kill d time, other than attending to Bak?  Well, not really to kill d time but to fill d time wisely. So far, i have finished two books on Muhammad Ali n P. Ramlee. Both are extraordinary persons, with their charisma n personality second to none. Since the books are biography, they made me feel like i know both of them personally. For one, books have never failed to thrill me, enlighten me with new knowledge n ideas n insight, thus my love for reading. 
Other than reading, i use d time to contemplate on life, my life that is. Since i am well past 50 years old, it is wise to slow down on certain things, perhaps to even stop doing certain things. Like smoking hahaa
Though i acknowledge d fact that age has taken its toil on me, i am very thankful that He allows me to have a good health until today, albeit d sore joints here n there, now n then.  But all in all, for my age, i am as fit as a fiddle.  Alhamdulillah  Alhamdulillah.
Oh, I've been to d laundry once  n have daily trip to d market n later InshaAllah i will go to d playground with Nia. Layankn dia, knn
This week i have rested more than enough due to d fact that there's nothing much to do here in pj. 
Once I'm back home, life will be back to it normal routine. 
As for now, layankan je.. Sebab hidup memang untuk dilayankan je pun. 

Till then, ciao!! 

November days..

November is coming to the end. Every time November appears, what crosses the mind is: school holiday is around d corner!! Well, it's d same thought this time around too. But priority is something that i always adhere to. On d 5th,d spm candidates started their exam. Just like previous years, i would always have my eleventh hour session d night before d english 1119 exam. But this time around, d naval base was having its ops gerhana, meaning, light had to be switched off from 7pm to 7am. But i still managed to have a brief session after dawn before d exam started. I was anticipating question on letter to come out for directed writing but d question asked d candidates to write an article. Layankan aje.. Hope they, d students, did enough to better their previous achievements. InshaAllah 

As for my form four students, i managed to finish marking their exam scripts by d first week of November. Phew! Pantas seperti kilat, gua cakap luu. 

After that, when i thought this year's work n responsibilities had come to an end, i was asked to train d under sixteen football team. Honestly i was reluctant but after much persuasion from d players n d manager, i gave in. I told d players that i would only send a team if they live up to my expectations. So we trained for about 7 days. 

Oh, in between d training session, i took some time to go back to perasu n limau kasturi. It was two years ago since i last set foot in limau though i did visit ku last year after knowing he was ill. 

Nia at kak zah restaurant 

I felt glad to be back,especially in limau kasturi. Met matchok n family, went ronda² with nordin, lepak at pak muda for teh separuh n meeting up with d regulars n doing things i usually did  everytime i was back. 

Zu with mok

Guala n ayahanda

Nia n amanda n fatin

I stayed d nite at a hotel in gua musang coz i didn't want my missus n nia to feel uncomfortable since they were not used to sleepover at limau. 

D next morning before leaving for home, went to meet kak pah at perasu n visit ku's grave. 

Alhamdulillah for d visit. 

When i got back to school d next day, we continued football training, n though i didn't think d players were in tip top condition, i allowed them to participate in d tournament held on d next day. And what do you know, we managed to become d champion!!  Alhamdulillah 

Campeone!! 

On another note, nia got 5As n 1B for her upsr. Alhamdulillah 

These last couple of weeks it has been raining kuini. Without fail, there will be kuini to pick in d morning n everyday either d neighbours or friends at school would receive them fruit. Sebab banyak bebeno, gua cakap lu hahaa 

Daily collection! 

And now d holiday is finally here, i think i deserve this break. Nevertheless today i am in pj to look after Bak since Al is away for a holiday in Indonesia. Last monday akak came for a week, and now it's my turn to take care of Bak. Actually it is more to accompany him n yes, it's something i look forward to.
Nia is also here with me, n InshaAllah we'll be here till nx week. Hope i can be a good son to Bak, InshaAllah. 

And with that, November ends.