Live And Let Die.

The news of the death of a former colleague came as a surprise. It was only a few months back that I was told he had a successful treatment and has since recovered. And a few days later another news of death which also came as a surprise even though I do not know her personally. The wife of a colleague in the office.The reason I was surprised was the nature of death. Sudden death. At such a young age.

Death. All of us will go through that one day. Some will have a prior 'warning' while others don't. Some would 'got away' with a 'quick and easy' death while some may have to 'suffer' before they 'bid farewell'.

A sudden death may seem to be quick and painless, but it doesn't give the person a chance to make amend. For whatever he/she has done wrong. On the other hand, a prolong illness prior death, though its tough or even painfull may be just the ticket to redeem all his/her wrongdoings. May be.

If you were given a choice which way do want to 'go'? Well...?

The way I see it, it doesn't matter. How we die, where we die, when we die and why has all been written or decided upon by our Maker. He knows what and when is best for us. So, all we need to do is to prepare ourselves for it. Prepare ourselves to meet our maker.

For one day, sooner or later we will.

When I really think about it though, we need to die first before we can go to heaven.The ever lasting life. The ultimate destination. So, death is not something that we should fear. It's life that we should worry about. Or to be more precise, how we live our life.

So, if you need redemption, now is a good time, if any.

May Allah bless the soul of those who has departed and may the rest of us be forgiven of all our sins to gain a heavenly place in the hereafter.

Ameen.

Long Distance Friendship

It has been an interesting week. Many ups and a few down. But that's life. We need to go through the 'downs' for us to better appreciate the 'ups'.

Overall, life has treated me well. Syukur Alhamdulillah. Despite every thing else, Allah telah mempermudahkan segala nya. I am forever grateful. No matter how bad you think it is, there are others who are facing much worse.

Anyways, highlight of the week is meeting up with old friends who has moved to other countries. One in Perth, Australia and the other in Ottawa, Canada. It feels good to catch up. Even though for a short 2 hours.

We were together in the earlier years of our working life. What I remember most is the time when we used to play tennis together. Along with a few others. We used to do that a lot. Almost every week ends and sometimes after office too. At one time I was very passionate about this game. We even got a professional coach to train us. And if I am not mistaken, its during this time that romance blossomed for one of them. And they are now happily married with 3 grown up kids in tow. Tee hee....

Friendship like this is one of the blessings in my life. Through long distance communication we are still able to keep the relationship going. When we see each other after months or years of absence it still feels like old time. There is no awkwardness from the separation. There is still plenty of joy and laughter.

Thank you my friends. May Allah bless the two of you happiness in this life and the hereafter. And keep our friendship lasts forever. Ameen.

Letting Go

Victim or Victory

Petua Senang Hati

Love for The One and Only

Off colour

Have been awhile. I have not been in the pink of health. Caught the flu bug which is flying about in the office. The air condition in the office is not helping at all. Plus the fact that I have sinus problem. That doesn't help in this flu season.

Anyways, the week away from the office has given me plenty of time to reflect and a little time to clean up my room too. Been meaning to do it for a long time. All I need now is a new set of book shelf and closet for my precious stuff. Then the room will look as good as new! Shall wait for the next Ikea sale.

Feeling under the weather doesn't really help with blog writing. I sleep most of the time. For my body part to recover I guess. And when I am awake I feel doing something 'semi-active' instead of lounging about feeling miserable. Ended up doing a bit of cooking. And baking.

Looks like the medical leave has given me the motivation to do something different for a change.

Oh well. Time for another nap.

Zzzzzzz