Ramadan 2008

There's only a day left for Ramadan this year. The Holy month of Ramadan has always been a very special month for me. It has always been a month for self reflection and self evaluation.

This year, surprisingly what impacted me most was my sudden feel of longing for my late father. I was at terawih when the ustaz called upon the names of arwah yang we will do tahlil for that night and his name were called out. Mind you, this is a person whom I have never met from the day I was born till the day he passed away.

Tears were running softly down my cheek throughout the bacaan tahlil for this man. This is the name that I carried behind mine for the past 35 years and till the day I die. I suddenly realised that I only say a prayer for him once a year. Does that make me a bad daughter? I guess it does. And that saddens me more..

Ayah, I can't say I Love You as any good daughters would as I do not know you.

Ayah, I can't find any nice words to describe you to my friends as any good daughters would as I have never met you.

Ayah, I can't recall any happy memories with you as any good daughters would as I never had a chance to experience one with you.

However, this Ramadan, I made a promise to myself that I will include you in my doa at the end of each of my solat. I pray that Allah forgives you for leaving me and I pray that Allah placed you amongst His faithful servants.

I also pray that when you look down at me from where ever you are that you would be proud of me and who I have become.

Al Fatihah.

The Amazing Facebook

Everyone seems to be on Facebook now. Some joined willingly while some joined due to peer pressure.. haha..but it is really a great tool. I am reacquainted with many of my old school mates and made some new friends via FB.

I found Aza, whom i last seen and spoke to since her wedding, many years ago. She's got 3 sons now.

I found Maizura, Azlina Abas, Azlina Norbeg, Jayn, Azura, Karen - all classmates in Sri Aman.

I found ex-colleagues from Mesiniaga, IBM & Microsoft.

Its great to catch up with old friends on the happenings of their life now. Some married, some still single like me. Some worked and some not anymore (how lucky!). Some gain some weights since we last meet - some not (argh!!)

So all in all, its been great.

Thank you, FB!


Everything Happens for a Reason - this one - while the creator of FB is a millionaire now, we get to reconnect with old friends and this can be priceless!

Lets Put a Smile on Their Faces - Yr 2

Alhamdullilah.. this year marked the 2nd year I ran this donation drive. It's the 3rd drive that I have done so far and it has been the most successful. Syukur Alhamdullilah again, firstly to Allah who helped me along the way. A heartfelt THANK YOU to all the angels that contributed towards it. Without all the supports, I am just a mere driver. So, I am truly and deeply blessed and humbled.

In total, we collected about RM10k plus in cash. We also collected a lot of other sundry items like beras (110kg), milk powder, Milo, condensed milk. We used some of the cash money as Duit Raya for the kids & we also prepared 77 goodie bags for each kids aging 6 and above. It has been a really hectic week for us as we had to go out after Buka Puasa to buy all the stuff for the goodie bags and get pack them individually. However, looking at their faces while they were opening and checking out the bags, makes it all worth while. I must say that I truly love doing this. If only I m as rich as Oprah.. haha..

I would like to thank Auntie Azah, Fazlina, Kak Zaini, Liza, Ikhwan aka Bong, Razim and of course my sisters for being there and helping to distribute the joy.

Everything Happens for a reason - this one, teaches us to be humble and be thankful for all that He has given to us.

Buka Puasa Do

Wow.. It's been months since I posted my last blog. I must admit that after reading Nen's and Mimi's blog (and also Bob Danial's - of course!) over the last few days, I am drawn to write again.. hehe..

We had a buka puasa do last Saturday and it was a blast. I thank God everyday for He has given me a set of friends for life. I may not have hundreds of friends but these 5 that i have - i know i can count on them no matter what. So again, i thank ALLAH Al-Mighty for them.

It was certainly a nice end to my day, as earlier in the day, a few friends and I delivered our Ramadan donations to an orphanage. I will write about that in my next blog.

So to my dear dear friends, Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin. I look forward to our next meeting soon!