Life as it Goes

It's been sometime since my last post. Almost a month ago in fact. I have been away of some sort. Not far but away from home nonetheless. And during those time, my mind and body were sort of put on hold. Another word, my mind was blank to the point of  almost devoid of emotion. Except when I play "4 pics 1 word". Ha ha ha...

Anyway, now that I am home, my mind has started a wandering again.

Remember I wrote about the various stages of life many post ago? You know, from infant stage to college days, etc etc. And then onto relationship and marriage. I have been thinking: there several stages in a marriage itself. There are the honeymoon stage right up to the "comfort" stage. And somewhere in between there are the adjustment stage, the give-and-take stage and the accommodating stage. These are the three stages that would make or break a marriage especially the adjustment and give-and-take stage. 

I would like to believe that I have passed all that and am now in the comfort stage. The stage where we are comfortable with each other as a couple and as individuals. When we are happy together even when we are not doing anything in particular. 

My parents who are more than 90 years old are a good testimony of this. When one is not in sight of the other he/she will ask for her/his whereabout. Its not that he/she wants anything in particular from the other half. Sometime they don't even talk to each other for a time after the salam and good morning but you can see from their faces and body (language) that they are happy and contented. They would go about doing their own things but within sight of each other. Anyway, at their age, their activities are limited and confined to a smaller space. Still. You know what I mean? 

I hope that if I live long enough, or rather my husband and I live long enough, we will be just like them. Their total faith and believe in all-that-comes-from-God-are-good surpasses all aches and pain of old age. They never complain and are always thankful. 

InsyaAllah.

Well, enough of my rambling. Hope that everyone will have a wonderful week end as always.

A special wish to my niece who will have 'majlis bercukur jambul' for her first born today. May Aryan grows to be a bright and handsome man and most important of all, a man with Iman and Taqwa. 

Ameen. 

Quality of Life

Life Goes On...

Blessing Always.

Mother's Day

No matter what some people say about Mother's Day celebration, here's a poem written by my daughter expressing her inner most feeling. Just don't ask me to translate it, please. 

Aku melihat raut wajah mu,

Tenang. Senyum.

Seolah-olah kehidupan mu tiada satu pun yang tidak pada tempatnya.

Macam mana kau lakukan?

Aku melihat diri aku

Tiada langsung persis kamu

Aku yang cepat goyah.

Senang terlupa.

Mudah putus asa.

Tapi kau?

Kau penuh semangat jiwa.

Diisi dengan kesabaran.

Dipenuhi dengan ketabahan.

Hebatnya apa yang Tuhan pinjamkan kepada mu.

Membantu kamu meneruskan hidup sebagai isteri, ibu, sahabat, anak, dan juga,

Hamba

Hebatnya kamu,

Ibu.

Hebatnya kamu mengharungi dugaan.

Hebatnya kamu bersabar dengan segalanya.

Hebatnya kamu masih mampu tersenyum riang.

Hebatnya kamu,

Ibu.

Dan untungnya aku,

Digelar anak kepada ibu yang hebat seperti kamu.

Selamat Hari Ibu, Ibu!

:)

There is Hope.

It's the day of the election. Finally. After much campaign and slinging match, the day of "judgement" is finally here. I just hope that when the final result is out there will not be fights among the opposition parties. I hope that the losers will accept defeat with grace and determination to do better in the next round while the winners will stay humble and fulfil their promises.

As human we sometimes forget that positions and wealth are also tests from Allah. For as long as we don't abuse our positions and use our wealth wisely, we would probably pass the test. I use the word 'probably' because only Allah has the final say whether what we do is accepted or good enough to grant us a place in jannah. It depends very much on our intention when we embark in every single thing that we do. Deep down honest-to-goodness intention.

If everything that we do is for the sake of Allah then, we are alright. But that is so easily said than done. We often get distracted and attracted to worldly goods. With the help of the devils of course. It may not be easy to give up worldly pleasure for the sake of life of the hereafter which seems to be oh-so far away.

Thus, lets remind each other to be a more dedicated person and take on our responsibility more seriously. With lots of honesty and sincerity. With Allah in our heart and the Prophet (saw) as our guide. And don't forget to count our blessing with every little thing that we have given.

My special prayers to our future leaders who will rule the country and may the country continues to be prosperous and remain in peace. Ameen.

Golden Years

Its official. At around 3 am early this morning I turned 55. The official retirement age. I was looking forward to this as I was planning on a bout of not doing anything for a couple of months. Hee hee..... But as my husband's advised, we need to accept the responsibility when asked as long as we still have the capabilities, physically and mentally. So there it goes. I will continue working in the corporate world for another year.

Anyhow, today I feel especially blessed with all that I have been given in life. Hence I cannot just be "taking" all the time, there must be some "giving" at the same time. InsyaAllah. I will do just that. For as long as I am needed, I will give to those who seek for my "service".

In deed, as I reflect back in my life journey in the past, I have plenty to thank Allah for. There wont be enough room to list everything down. But I must at least thank Allah for my wonderful family and beautiful friends, without whom my life would not be so colourful.

To everyone whom I have 'touched' one way or another, I hope that our relationship will continue till the end of days and that I have been an added value to your life too. To those I have wrong or hurt even in a small way, I beg for your forgiveness and seek the opportunity to make amend. And to my close family and friends, I sincerely thank you for being there when I needed it the most and for ever so willing to spend time to share not only my joys but also my sorrows.

I pray that there will be many more wonderful years to come and more colourful adventure in store in the future.

May Allah bless us all with a steadfast Iman and Taqwa till the end of time to secure us a place in jannah.

Ameen.