The light of Diwali

I have always known it as Deepavali where I came from. But I guess in some other parts of the world, here included, it is known as Diwali.
It was almost 10 am yesterday, on the morning of Diwali. I had taken the LRT from the Universiti Station to KLCC to meet Al, an old friend [...]

Pinang Di Belah Dua

Over the weekend we had to go to Penang or Pulau Pinang as mum’s cousin got married. Big, burly, noisy and finally married at 40 years old, Abg A’s wedding was something I was asked to attend because mum couldn’t do it herself. She was still unable to walk, although discharged from the hospital ( [...]

Something right and not so right…

Were you in for the money or nothing better to do or can’t think of anything else to do?
Years ago.. in fact almost a decade ago, when I decided to make teaching in govt schools as my profession, I was often asked those questions. Back then our island was in recession, teachers then and even [...]

Of being grateful

By the law of attraction as written in The Secret, the more grateful we are, the more we attract things that will make us even more grateful.
For the past two days I have been grateful beyond words that mum is responding to medication, and that her body is finally fighting whatever virus that attacked her [...]

Charcoal Chicken

On the first day of Raya, of all times, I did a booboo. My trusty ( now known as my late oven ) bubbled me, of all times on the first day of Raya, on the day my mother-in-law came to visit and on the day I didn’t have the mood nor time to cook [...]

Blue Skies Ahead!

We are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.
She may be discharged this coming week.
I cannot even begin to describe the feelings of gratefulness.
Thank you for all the prayers.
A special thank you for all staff and students of I/ST/AC, especially Ust Uth/man El/Mu/ham/mad/y for leading the solat hajat session for mum after [...]

‘overwhelmedness’ if there is such a word

I call her twice or three times a day. And yet I still cannot shake off the utter guilt that haunts me to no ends. That I am here and not there. That I am not the one by the hospital bed daily but the others are. That I can do just that 2 or [...]

The Leg

We arrived late last night, at around 11.30pm. Too late to go to the hospital as the visiting hours were over so bapak took us for a late night supper at Simpang Bedok instead. For my fix of mushroom cheese prata+ice milo dinosaur. Now they even add lychee to it. Swell. But I still was [...]