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| Friday, 15-May-2009 22:19 |
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Significance of May......
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May is a rather significant month for me. Apart from Labour Day,Teacher's Day and Mother's Day, I started my career on 1st of May many moons ago. My engagement was on 1st of May and the nikah ceremony was on 21st of May. There was no planning this but everything was arranged by the Almighty. Today is the birthday of my dear son-in law and my Syam will turn 22 on Sunday. Poor dear cos he's not in the mood to celebrate because of his final year project. God willing, he will complete his degree by the end of May.Anyway, Wani and me still took them to dinner at TGI Fridays in Subang Parade. As in the outlet culture to inject some fun, the birthday boys were made to stand on the chair and they sportingly did so amidst laughter and birthday song by the staff. The complimentary choclate mud cake was sooo delicious.Yum...yum...
"But guess who'll stay,come 1st of May"......The song by the great Bee Gees.Remember the tune.? Although there is no more reason to celebrate some of the dates, they still provided the causes that enable me to be happy and feel blessed for the joy that I reap today..
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| Wednesday, 13-May-2009 03:36 |
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A mini orchard in the middle of the city....
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I was walking with my neighbor around the neighborhood,one evening. The first block facing the highway has an empty stretch of land which has been turned into a mini orchard. I spotted coconut (gading) trees, jambu air tree, sugar cane trees, maize,chilli and many more, As long as they take care of it well to avoid being mosquito breeding ground and the neighbors are okay with the "project", it is a healthy past time for the residents,especially the non-working ones.
I'd rather be enjoying the beauty of the world than remembering the pain of this date 40 years ago. We should have learnt our lesson but according to Prof Khoo Kay Kim, we didn't..... Why don't we begin now?Why not tune in to You Tube on Tan Hong Ming, the Merdeka advert that has gained awards worlwide? May be we can learn a lesson or two on humility from the simple,innocent view/act of young children.
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| Tuesday, 12-May-2009 04:22 |
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A Reunion After 36 long years....
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I was on the phone with Mr Ignatious Ho one day when the subject of a reunion of his students of 73 cropped up. Told him I'd discuss with Rosni to get in touch with as many of them as possible since the majority are still in NS. Rosni managed to contact Ibrahim and our reunion materialised on 10th May (In Allson Klana, Seremban). Although we could not get all to come,esp our Chinese friends, as we had really lost touch, it was a good beginning. I would like to mention that I'm ever grateful to Mr Ho for my command of English as he had,tirelessly, brought story books for me to read, back then. Coming from Remove Class, my English was really bad,in the beginning. I did acknowledge Mr Ho's effort in my letter to The Star where I commented on the subject of teaching of Math and Science in English.
As in any reunions, it was very exciting as some of us had not met for 36 long years. Some still looked the same while others looked totally changed. The highlight was,of course,the arrival of our MB as they didn't expect him to turn up. We laughed our heads off when he, Ibrahim,Rashid and Dullmad related the many mischievious things which the boys did and managed to keep under wraps from the rest of us " Those were the days,my friends,we thought would never end."....remember the song...was it by Lulu?
Life in those days were really fun. During festivals, we cycled to our friends' houses in the kg, estate and the small town. We were free to cycle anywhere,without fear of being robbed,raped or kidnapped like the children of this modern day. We think of ourselves as friends without being conscious of whether we were black,white or off white. We had utmost respect and regards for our teachers regardless of their races. Why can't people today be like we were in those days?Where did our people go wrong?
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| Thursday, 7-May-2009 13:48 |
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Everyday Is Mother's Day In My Heart
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As I will be busy with my class (Form 5) reunion on Mother's Day this 10th May, let me share some thoughts in advance. For me, everyday is Mother's Day and I really do not expect any special treatment on a specific day. The kids,Wani in particular, take care of me very well any day,any time of the year. Hugging and kissing them daily and receiving in return, makes my heart swell in happiness. When they "presented" me with the "Best Mom Award" in LA in 1999, I knew my place in their young hearts. I miss doing this to my mum. Being the youngest, I lost my parents rather early in life.I wish I had more time to care for them and take them on holidays.Travelling wasn't the in thing then.Furthermore, as I mentioned earlier, my mum's life was dedicated,fully,to caring for my handicapped adopted brother. I pray that she's happy in the "other world"....... Alfatihah.
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. A mother's love knows no boundaries. The only difference is,some of them do not know how to show it the way you want them to. It doesn't mean that they love you less.
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| Tuesday, 5-May-2009 09:38 |
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Meeting Of Cousins
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The best thing I love abt attending weddings is meeting cousins and other relatives whom I have not met for ages. Sometimes, I don't even get to see them on Raya. I had that opportunity last weekend in Seremban. It was fun. Some of them have grown so old and frail. Amazingly, some very old ones were in the pink of health. As you don't know whether you'll meet next time, as life seems so fragile, any opportunities to meet during such occassion is meaningful. I have lost a few friends due to sudden passing. One ex-Uni mate is still in coma after so many months due to stroke.
Bumped into the ever humble MB who was in the same school with me during our secondary years. He always make it a point to attend relatives' weddings if he can fit it in his tight schedule. Unfortunately during Wani's wedding, he was unable to make it but he still found time to inform me.
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| Sunday, 26-Apr-2009 09:01 |
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Some Things Are Just Not Meant To Be Understood....
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Remember the girl who gave me the ribbons earlier on? Bumped into her this morning and she gave me and others around a ribbon each. She was so stylish today. She's petit and pretty. I remembered the self designed and made colorful envelope with 3 ribbons in it which I found in my letter box the day I came back from KK. Asked her whether she put it there,she merely nodded and left without a word. I really wonder what the ribbons represent.....until I find out,I'll keep wondering. ...
My front neighbor loves to bake. You may visit her fotopages (nhalim.fotopages.com.) The white orchids belong to my next door neighbor. White looks so pure
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| Sunday, 26-Apr-2009 07:57 |
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Mango,Mango On The Old Tree
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While refreshing myself from the KK trip, I took fotos of the mangoes on the tree. Decided not to go anywhere out of the compound because the whether was extremely hot. There's the kunyit flowers in my backyard which I have never seen before.Rather cute....
Interestingly, along this road,there are many mango trees in the neighbours' compound. Some of the fruits are small and cute, some are oblong and some are like mine,roundish. In its hey days, the 25 years old tree bore very big fruits.
I fell off from the ladder while trying to take down some. My...it was so painful on my bum. I promise never to let that happen again as it can cause serious damage to my brittle bones.
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| Friday, 24-Apr-2009 09:04 |
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Everything Ends Especially.....
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Everything comes to an end,especially holidays... On the last day, Max took us to Nexus Resort, Karambunai. While waiting for him to arrive, we took photos around the condo. On the way to Nexus, we dropped by University Malaysia Sabah campus. A lovely place by the sea. What else do the students need for inspiration to study? Nexus Resort with its sprawling golf course was a scenery to behold. As expected, there were many foreign tourists staying there. The sea was magnificiently blue.
3 days,2 nights is too short to discover many interesting spots. We left with heavy hearts but great memories.We still could hear the 80's n 90's songs from the CD which Max played in the Innova throughout the journey....Haven't heard them for ages until then. Rather nostalgic and melancholic but the songs did not spoil our cheery mood. We wld always remember our jokes especially Meninggal,DiTinggal and Tertinggal....We really laughed our heads off until tears dropped naturally out. We told Max he should change his name, otherwise people would really use his service to his name, max (maximum). He drove us from 8.30am to almost 11pm...but we treated him like one of us and even had meals with us. We tipped him,generously,too as he was very helpful and we appreciated his effort. We are already mentally planning our next destination, with God's grace.
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| Friday, 24-Apr-2009 06:52 |
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Nat'l Park-Take Nothing But Foto, Leave Nothing But Footprints
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We were tired by the time we reached National Park but the cool breeze was refreshing,somehow. We walked around the Museum compound, went to the entry point for mountain climbing. Suya still harbours hope to climb the mountain one day. As we had senior citizens in our midst, we had to quash any intentions to walk to the cave and waterfalls. We even had to forgo seeing the blooming Rafflesia.
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| Friday, 24-Apr-2009 02:34 |
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Water Front, Mt Kinabalu Di Kalbu.....
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The second day, Max, the Innova driver took us to Mount Kinabalu. We stopped at various spots to take fotos. When you are happy and at peace with yourself, everything,even the simplest thing in life, seems beautiful.
Mt. Kinabalu is breathtaking, even from far. Although my sister said that New Zealand is more so, we appreciate our own heritage differently. Anyway, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Besides National Park n Poring Hot Spring, we stopped by Kundasang. The vegetables and fruits were so fresh. I wish I could take all home...May be next time....
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