Meaningful Wishes :)

Shukran to Allah SWT for all His Love, Grace and Blessings to ME ... 

My sincere gratitude to His Almighty for the many meaningful wishes sent and meant specially for ME from forever loving family, truly caring friends and very thoughtful acquaintances :)

BirthDays come every year for us - the living persons. It keeps on increasing and adding to the figures as each year passes by. The same goes to ME! Without fail, it never reduces and instead it comes to me year after year as a reminder to me that I am nearer and nearer to meet my Creator The Al Mighty Allah SWT. Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akhbar!

Alhamdulilah, like the preceding years, yesterday I celebrated my 51st BirthDay although my better half prefers to reverse it as "Happy 15th Birthday M" :D Hi Hi Big TQ Mr Right and indeed, on this special day, my heartiest Syukuran to Allah SWT for still allowing me with the precious time - seconds, minutes, hours, days and hopefully more years to be in this world before His final call to the more permanent Hereafter which I know not but surely will come to me. Amin. 

Indeed, I received lots of lovely words, wonderful wishes, sweet kisses, sincere hand shakes and beary huggies from my loved ones and BFF both personally and virtually via phone calls, messages, FB walls and chats :D  These are meaningful wishes to ME which brought happiness to my heart and smiles to my faces :) On top of these beautiful wishes, there are others who also accompanied their wishes with lovely gifts which only His Almighty Allah SWT could pay their loving souls with His Love and Grace. 

To ALL the sweet living hearts and souls, I treasure your wishes and May Allah SWT returns the same Best Wishes to You! For I always believe with the saying 'what goes around comes around' where all the good deeds and the lovely wishes which I received today will one day go back to each one of you when your BirthDay comes! It may not necessarily come from the same person you give your wishes but it may come from other loving souls. 

On this special day, the first person who came and wished me was from my thoughtful helper Mrs P who has wished me one week in advance. It surprised me but really sweet of her for the thoughts! Eventually, when I enquired from where and whom she got to know about my BirthDate, she told me, "From Mrs E your former helper." I smiled and thanked her for the wishes and the lovely gift from her heart. But I only opened the gift this morning and I found this beautiful inscriptions of our Prophet Mohamad SAW. Masyallah & It's truly Lovely isn't it! TQ  Mrs P ;) Her beautiful gift truly reflected her sincere heart and reminds me of the words once uttered to me by a thoughtful friend: "M, we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give ..."

From Mrs P who wrote: "Your Birthday is Special because You're Special to all who know You!"

But, on the dot @12midnight in the Far East, someone who is very dear to me and closed to my heart made a long distance call and uttered happily "HappyBirthDay Mama" which made my heart sang a song silently and my eyes blurry with tears of happiness :) The thought by him who waited till the clock struck 12midnight not only welled my eyes with delightful tears but brought wide smile to my lips and the feelings of in cloud nine! The caller was my Prince Riz and soon after I received an FB message "HB Mama with a white unicorn present for you through FB" from his wifey Mrs FM! It was so cute :D To this newly wed couple, your wishes are truly meaningful and I'll treasure them all! Also from my sonny Am who personally wrote "Happy Birthday Mama ... have a great one!" Personal messages and meaningful doa kept pouring from friends in Far East including Honey, Tini and Mrs R from WP :)

A special kiss was 'delivered' to my  forehead  and cheeks at 00.00 hours sharp while I was sleeping ... with a quiet utterence "Happy Birthday M." And surely it was from my one and only better half HE Mr Right! I slept early after a pre Birthday treat @DarcyKitchen where I had dinner and finally topped with a yummy rich Banana Split that made my tummy heavy and my eyes sleepy :D TQ my dear hubby for the delicious treat and your very special gift which only you could give me :-D  And, with heartiest feeling I truly treasured the outing and loved the kisses :) Yet, M still waiting for the S Machine!  Hi Hi Hi

But, a pleasant surprise in the two third of the night came from my furry long hair Prince Gary who jumped onto my bed @3am and placed his soft paws to my cheek. And when I opened my sleepy eyes, he licked my cheek softly. He didn't stayed long nor he wished to disturb my sleep, so he went back to his favourite sanctuary under the tall hanger full of my long dresses at the corner of my bedroom to continue his sleep :D after he had surprisingly awakened me in the wee hours! Oh how lovely was Allah SWT cuddly creature. To this feline, I give my motherly love to him ...

And, when I was about to continue my sleep again, my BB buzzed and the message was from my lovely Princess Ell who wrote: "Happy 51st Birthday Mommy!!! Thank You for being the best mother and the bestest best friend a daughter can ask for. I LOVE U So Much!" Even though it was at 4am here (@her place was 8am!) I was truly happy and my mood was elated. I quickly woke up and made Solat Tahajjud and Doa for the well being of all my loved ones and for me - Robbana atina fiddunyaa hassanah, Wafil akhiroti hassanah, Wa kina azabbannar. Amin Robbana Alamin. And to To all my Kins & Loved Ones, my heartfelt prayer and doa "May All of You be under His Love, Care and Protection Always both Here and in the Hereafter. Amin."

Since my birthdate this year coincides with an Eid+Merdeka open house celebration at our home for all Malaysians in Oman, so all the staff - Mrs Capt, Mr  & Mrs SU3, Ms WY, Mr T and Mr J came to help and decorate the hall with colourful ribboned ketupat, Eid banners, buntings, national flags and lightings. It was feast to our sights looking at all the beautiful decorations and multicolored lights! At the same time we gathered yesterday for the purpose of preparing the delicious cuisine satay for our guests and friends in commemorating both Eid & National Day. 

Indeed, my birthday yesterday was truly blissful where I was surrounded by beautiful people with beautiful minds. TQ Friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent together @cucuksatay session in the kitchen :) and 'lunching' together as one small happy family while listening to the oldies Hari Raya songs sang by the late P Ramlee, Sudirman and other artists including Uji Rashid and Rafeah Buang. We had a simple but fulfilling summer lunch comprising hot Jasmine Rice, chicken tandoori, stir fried kangkong, omelets and of course the satay goreng but hu hu hu without the satay sauce!!! Yet, still delicious :D

      Wow! The helping hands :D  TQ ...!

It was a busy day yesterday for me with all the preparations and cooking processes ... But, I never forget to make a long distance call to my Dearest Mom seeking for her Forgiveness and Blessings. I was delighted when she said that she was preparing her yearly dessert specially prepared on my Birthday called Bubur Putih Bubur Merah to be distributed to  her neighbours' children and their grandchildren in her hometown which was my place of birth more than five decades ago! Although I was not around since I left my hometown but she never fails to do so as her yearly 'sedekah' and hopes that I will always be well and prosper. She always believe to give  alms and to celebrate happy days with young ones especially her neighborhood children. TQ Mom :)

After all the preparing and cooking sessions, just after the Maghrib prayer we spread the foodies on the long table for our guests comprising of satay and its condiments - the cucumber and sweet juicy onions with delicious kuah kacang, nasi empit and kuah lodeh, white rice with rendang ayam and sambal sotong, mixed  vegetables, ayam tandoori, and beef curry! Wow ... Truly Lots of foods! And we also served the special lamb stew prepared and cooked by His Excellency together with yummy French bread ;)

At the dessert tables, there were spread of cookies or  Kuih Muih Raya from pineapple jam tarts to kuih bangkit, kuih sarang semut, kuih suji, kuih mazola and many others which I don't know their names but truly taste great!!! And friends brought home made desserts like Bubur Pulut Hitam, kuih  ketayap, lengkong fruit mixed and many more. Also not forgetting the Orieo Cheese Cake  Hari Merdeka especially made for the event by Madam Vogue! 

But a pleasant surprise came from SistaLehaZedjali who made special Pulut Kuning with beautiful decorations of three red roses and strawberry trimmings as my 'Birthday Cake' to be cut and shared with all our guests :) TQ dear Sista for the surprise and thoughtful gift! This special pulut kuning and chicken rendang was also the sacred food which I fed my better half while he entertained the guests for I know that was his favourite! And I was absolutely right that it was the only food that he ate <3!

I also received many lovely gifts from caring friends including a bunch of red roses and carnations specially delivered from 'HK' by a loving sister Honey Bunny to her Kak Long! And from my dear 'Peps of Muscat' was a bouquet of Lilies with 'Sirih Junjung' alike arrangement which was delightful and heart rendering to me. Also another surprise gift was a simmering golden bowl from Mrs UHB and a group of wonderful friends from the SQUH. 

*BUT, most of all I truly appreciate and feeling blissful with ALL the Beautiful Wishes from all the guests and friends which were uttered to me. Their Lovely and Sincere Wishes from their sincere hearts were meaningful to me. So, My Gratitude to Allah SWT for surrounding me with all loving, caring and thoughtful family and friends in this fantastical Land of the Arabian Prince Sindbad! May Allah grants to ALL the Well Wishes beautiful life in this worldly world and both eternal wonderful life in the Hereafter. Amin.

Beautiful Gifts from Loving Friends which I'll treasure full heartedly. TQ Friends :))

The event ended @1am when we last bid goodnights and Thank You Wishes to our caring staff for their help and assistance. Finally, when the curtains of the night had already settled with just simmering stars to light the grayish clouds, both my Mr Right and ME went to bed happily with full of gratitude feelings of Alhamdulillah to Allah SWT that the Eid+Merdeka Event was successful. 

When we woke up the next morning, we truly felt good and relaxing ourselves with extended time of delicious breakfast  comprising nasi lemak and roti telor @CafeMsiaOman with sweet AV and her bubbly and friendly hubby  since HE Mr Right need not go to work. Saturday was a public holiday hence we had ample time to relax our feet after hours of long standing entertaining and chatting with our guests and friends. Also, I thought that my Birthday Wishes had come to an end till the next time next year with Alllah SWT loving grace and will! Insyallah :)

Yet, more wishes came through virtually via FB from thoughtful family, nieces and nephews, also childhood friends with lots of beautiful words and doa. Especially when I was able to have a short chat virtually with my BFF HSHG whose words brought happy tears and feelings of happiness to me. She wrote "Adik, rindunya pada Adik. Selamat HariJadi. Akak selalu ingat Adik & Malam 30 tu Akak tunggu to be the First Person to wish Happy Birthday, tapi malangnya Akak tertidor ... Sedih sangat. Akak selalu doakan yang terbaik untuk Adik." To my Akak, no words of thanks is enough to convey to you, but I truly know only Allah SWT could pay all your love and kindness to me! May you and your children be protected always under the caring arms of Allah the Almighty :)

And another pleasant surprise gift came at my doorstep from a very dear friend ILS who made a special delivery of red velvet cake and hand delivered to my home. In her message she wrote: "Dear, I sent you BDay Cake special for you and that Cake is my First Birthday Cake I made ;) I hope you like it - The PinkyShoeCake!"  And the message continued with the words, "I hope the shoe is your size. Ha Ha Ha ... " Wow! When I saw the lovely cake, it truly caught my eye sight and was truly awesome and beautiful. The decorations were eye catching and the shoes were dainty. In fact, It reflects the maker or creator of the cake who is very sweet, loving and meticulous lady. And I replied to the sender, "Hi Hi Hi, indeed it fits me well and perfectly like my Mr Right said yesterday - M, you r 15 not 51!" to which she instantly responded "Hahaha Yesssss!" Well, to ILS my heartiest Thank You for the lovely and thoughtful gift from your blessed heart and soul. Only the AlMighty Allah SWT could pay back all your kindness to me. Your presence in this land are blissful and I am delighted and truly appreciate our bond of sistership! Thanks again my Dear ILS :)

A gift from a caring and loving sister ILS which not only looks great but taste great and of course Yummy as well. TQ very much my Dear ILS ;)

Sacred Bond

You and I ...

A sacred bond!

You are my mother

You give birth to me

I am your daughter

And ...

I give birth to my daughter

I am my daughter's mother

A Sacred Bond!

We are mothers ...

A Sacred Bond

Only mothers know

A Sacred Bond ...

Between two persons

Mothers & Daughters!

               Me & Mom @i-city, SA

I Love you Mom ...

You brought me to this world

You love me

You care for me

From the day I was in your tummy

Till now ...

Your love never fade

Your doa never late

Your caring always great

Your blessing truly said!

Thank You Mom

My Gratitude to Allah SWT

For the Sacred Bond!

 Me & Doter @ConvocationDay in SA City

I love you Doter ...

Since you are in my tummy

Although you have grown up

To me, you still my little baby

A Sacred Bond!

Nowadays ...

I miss your smile and laughter 

But my doa always for you honey

A Sacred Bond ...

Between You and Me!

May Allah protects my daughter 

And guides you the right path baby

With Allah Grace and Blessing

All be fine and You'll be happy ...

When I think of you ...

You bring sunshine to me

You make Mommy happy

You bring tear drops to me

You taught true life to Mommy

Both ways ...

You bring Life & Happiness to Me :)

Thank You My Doter

My Gratitude to Allah SWT

For the Sacred Bond!

Blessings in Disguise (Part 3)

It was an emergency ...

Mr Right and I felt that one of us should be home to comfort our children who were in need of us. So, I left for KLIA just before midnight  on the first flight that was available. Although Mr Right yearned to be with them, but as always duties and responsibilities to our nation come first. Also the fact that our daughter is saved and alive gave us good feeling that she will soon be okay except that she needed some comfort and assistance before she gets better. 

Ms El thanks and celebrates her better health with me, bro+wifey with her first salary after a 2weekCompleteRest @+BuckEmpire :D

Alhamdulilah, when I arrived to home sweet home, El was truly happy and elated as if all her agony had gone immediately. We cannot deny the power of true love and sacred bond between Mom and Doter. Also, I could vividly see the traces of happiness in the eyes and faces of my son and daughter in law upon seeing me at the arrival hall. They were all delighted that there is Big Mommy to share the 'little sorrow' of eventualities. As for me, even if I felt tired, jet lag or whatever, at that very moment everything  is meaningless except just the feelings of love between loved ones! 

Once home, I took care of my daughter the best a mother could do. Since she was advised not to eat certain foods which were detrimental to her health during the healing periods, I did my level best to cook for her soupy foods although I can't cook unlike her Dad who is always our Chief Chef :D 

During this time, Ms El prefered steamed fish as part of her 'hospital' diet! Anyway, we managed to overcome the obstacles by alternating them to restaurants that served steamed fish from Serai to Danau to Sup Utara to ThaiPlaza to MakAbah restaurants :) And, alhamdulilah we did fine and at certain times, I made home cooked foods for her that included Dori soup with fish balls and lots of vegetables. But, of course she preferred Serai Restaurant the most and for us the fasting persons - we had the delicious 3TasteFish during Iftar time :D

Apart from the foodies that we had to take care for Ms El, the other important point was to counsel her so that she could overcome her traumatic experience. She has to accept the fact that it was an accident that no one can avoid except with Allah SWT will! She has to remain strong and to continue to 'drive again' after she has fully recovered. She has to go to work and to continue her living. 

At the same time, we made her to accept the fate and to go for physiotherapy sessions daily although sometimes she felt restless, helpless and do not want to use the neck collar because she said 'rimas' although it was for her own good health! And sometimes she became moody because of the fact that she felt restless or 'hopeless' due to uneasiness, sickness and 'patah kaki' since she can't drive :( On these matters, I am truly delighted to have someone very dear and supportive who is none other my daughter in law FM. She's truly a gem, and strong hearted soul who I knew was also feeling tired during Ramadan times with hot summer season but during that trying time she was ever loving and understanding 'supir' who drove us to all the places. My son who is in auto industry has to continue with his job especially with customers thronging in till late nights since Eid was around the corner and almost everyone wants to beautify their cars with exotic stickers and new lamp shades ;)

My heartfelt gratitude goes to my daughter who is of strong character and who wants to get cured and better fast, also to my DIL FM and of course to her ever so romantic husband RM who never shy to always cling and manja at me - his Mama knowing full well that his secret wish was answered to be with his Mama but not in this 'condition' though when her one and only Sista was facing the agony :( Anyway Alhamdulilah, as one of the ayat in Surah Al Insyirah said "in every difficulty there is ease ..." Thus, all ended up well and great before I took my flight again to be with my better half after almost two weeks spending with my children. As I mentioned previously being human and immortal we know nought what lies ahead of us. Only Allah SWT knows best! Even what was uttered in our hearts Only He Knows ;) 

So we ended, towards the end of Ramadan days with my son became the Iman during Isyak prayers and continued till Taraweeh. Most of Iftar times we had Operation Dinner Out with in laws inviting us to their homes with delicious 'Berbuka Foodies' and some from the Bazaar Ramadan as well as to Burger Kings! It was delightful! Indeed we also had great time praying and supplications for the last few days of Layla Al Qadar nights which were truly blissful as I have wished silently to Allah SWT to spend the beautiful nights with my daughter but not knowing that Allah SWT has something better for me ... :)

Alhamdulillah I also received a bonus where I could spend the time and great blessed nights with my son and daughter in law, too. And most of the time we spent our lives together at home during the last few days of the fasting month by Ms El 'enjoying' her complete rest (except on bed which she did not expect) as she had wished to Allah SWT to have a Rest (from jobs etc) and with Mama looking after her :) In fact, jokingly we told her that the next time  when she makes a wish or wish list she must make sure that the wish is absolutly clear and complete such as 'to have a rest from work with my family on a fun holiday trip ...' :D

Finally, we celebrated the last Iftar @KFC in SA City together as a family because by then Ms El wanted to do her fasting, too! And of course the finale of the wish uttered by my son which was fulfilled ny Allah SWT - to celebrate Eid with Mama. Indeed, we celebrated together where we prayed Solat Sunat Eid Fitri @MasjidNegeri. Then we 'BerRaya' @MakAbah home and enjoying all the  lemang, rendang, nasi empit and lodeh and also pulut durian! Yummy & Delicious. After that we went to GrandMa Eve's home in St Lewis and celebrated Eid Fitri with all the in laws, cousins, nephews and nieces in OneBigEveFamily where the highlight was the 'Salam Mohon Maaf & The Sedekah Duit Raya' event :D and how I wish that my better half Mr Right is here with us .... (This had to be another wish in our line of wish lists LOL)

While writing this on my part, there is no other greatness than the blessings that we received throughout those trying but truly meaningful days from Allah SWT who guides all of us to His Path and Fulfilling all our wishes. When we put faith and Tawakkal in Him, Insyallah with His Grace Allah makes us Strong to overcome all the eventualities. Alhamdulilah. Amin.

The Happy Faces of RFamily ... Together we remain strong and united. Mama always love you, Kiddos!!!

A Month of Silence

It has been nearly a month since my last post. I shall name it a month of silence. Suddenly, without me realizing it, I just can't write or scribe anything down although I had many things in my mind which need to be 'vommitted' or poured out or shared! Yet, dishearterningly somehow I just cannot key in any letters, or write them down or whatever in my head just cannot be transmitted into written words. I am truly helpless. And worst of all the feelings just cannot be expressed  in words ... although the impressions of sadness, frustrating, annoyed, hopeless and what nought all jumbled up or toiled in one :(

So what did I do to overcome those feelings? For the past one month, I seek solace to Allah SWT. It is only to Him that I asked for help and protection. And to pass my time which I usually dedicate to updating my blog I watched several motivational and inspirational movies. Among others which went straight to my mind and soul was the movie Di Bawah Lindungan Kaabah based on a novel which I have read during my teenager days written by Dr Hamka about two people Z & H who were 'doomed' by their prople for falling in love due to their different social status. To the closed minded people who were class concious their relationship was 'derogatory' and in my language they labelled them as 'mana nak sama enggang dengan pipit' or 'antara dua darjat' or 'emas tak sama dengan loyang' and 'sutera tak sebangsa dengan benang.' 

In short, like the story of Romeo and Julliet the sorrowful 'love birds' cannot fulfill their marriage  vow or be together because one is rich and beautiful from an influential family while the other was a pauper although he was an honest man, knowledgeable and worked hard to make ends meet. But to the eyes of their status concious families and the people surrounding them, they were of no match and not meant for each other! It was nostalgic and melancholic story line which was full of philosophical insights. I strongly believe that both the novel and movie were thought provoking and soothed the hearts and souls of the readers and movie viewers :D

An inspirational and thought provoking movie (copyright of You Tube) to all souls :)

Another fictional yet inspiring series of telemovies that I watched during a month of silence from blogging was 'Dari Sujud ke Sujud' starring singer and actress Marshanda and others which in its unique way taught me to appreciate life more. I truly like the 'DQ Pesantren' environment which provides home-sweet-home to innocent young people who are in hunger of spiritual knowledge and at the same time acts as one united helpful family to all it's occupants be it teachers and students. The scene brought nostalgic feeling to me since it reminded me of my late Abah who taught Quranic reading to the young ones in Happy Village during my childhood days. Also the inspirational dialogues in the script and several Quranic surahs offer foods for thoughts to motivate viewers and bring out the best in themselves. 

'Mega Sintron' Dari Sujud ke Sujud which is heart rending to blissful soul searchers (copyright Google)

I was also touched by its beautiful lyrics in the background song which part of it said: 

Bagaimana ku jelaskan cinta

Karena itu tak dapat dijabarkan

Sesuatu yang indah lahir dari rasa

Dan rasa itu karunia Illahi

Dari Sujud ke Sujud ...

Ku tasbihkan hanya untuk cinta

Subhanaullah 

Cinta kita terus bertasbih ...

Gary's Sanctuary

Gary, where are you? Please answer me.

Hi Mom! M here ... @my sanctuary :D

        Mommy ... Can you see me? 

It has been my morning routine to look for Gary. And there he is hiding at one cosy corner in our bedroom under the tall wooden hanger full of my long dresses. 

This place has been his sacred corner or sanctuary since he celebrated his first birthday and drank his Dutch Lady milk every morning for breakfast! He loves this place very much where he could sleep for hours - sometimes from 8am to 1noon. He only wakes up at lunch time for his chicken breast or kitty foods the Royal Canine with ice water. Then, he would 'hibernate' again in his sanctuary for his long afternoon nap after his lunch till late evening ...

That has been his daily routine after we waved and sent-off Daddy at the door. Daddy would leave for  his work by office car driven by Mr T. And soon Gary cat walked to his sanctuary. Daddy will be home by 3pm and by then Gary had taken his lunch and patiently waited for Daddy to come home on the cool white marble steps with his tummy flat on the marble overlooking the air conditioner. He truly loves cool places!

Once Mom and Dad finished their lunch and later sat on the sofa facing the 52 inches television, Gary would join them and sat on the white leather sofa, too. He will give his most 'manja' face to Mom and Dad. But, it won't be for long. The maximum five to ten minutes, because when Mom looked again at the white leather sofa, he won't be there but already cat walked towards his sanctuary at one special  corner under the tall hanger full of Mom's long dresses @Mom-Dad forever cosy bedroom :D

     Gary with his 'manja' face facing Mom & Dad ....

Blessings in Disguise (Part 2)

Three sacred wishes by MARISA ...

Nostalgic feelings of a DS far away from home sweet home (@^@)

During the holy month of Ramadan 1434 in a dessertland somewhere in Middle East I made a silent supplication to Allah SWT that I truly missed my children and had wished that I could perform Solat Maghrib, Isyak and followed by Taraweeh with my daughter El just like last year when she stayed with us during her internship and spent Eid Fitri with us :) In particular knowing that her newly wed brothers have families of their own, I wished I could be with her ...

At about the same time in the Far East, my daughter El also made a silent doa to Allah SWT that she wished to have a rest ... Just rest. Full stop! She was very tired with her working schedule and the never ending demand at work since she started working for about two months. She has to leave the house at 7am and most of the time she will only arrive her home at 10pm and the routine continues daily which made her felt tired and lethargic ... But in one of her phone call conversations with me she wishes that I am there with her so that she could spend and celebrate her first salary with Mama :)

The same goes to my son RM in the faraway land who makes a wish to Allah SWT and secretly shared it with his wife FM that he wishes to celebrate Eid Fitri with his Mama after a drought of six years of absence every Eid without us since we had to celebrate abroad as part our duty to the nation at his Dad's place of work. For the past six years, he celebrated Eid Fitri with his paternal grandmother and my in laws in St Lewis whereas we were in London and now in Muscat. As a family, our son and us met each other at least twice a year but so far never coincides on Eid days :( Yet, he knew that in life we have to make lots of sacrifices but at the same time his heart wished that he could be with Mom this Eid? 

With Allah SWT Mercy and Blessings, all the wishes or supplications which me made silently without telling each other were answered :) Indeed, Allah SWT hears and sees (all things) as clearly stated in Quran Surah Al Mujadila Ayat 1. Yes! The wishes come true, but I think they all came with a very heavy price and lots of cries and sacrifices though I prefer to admit it finally comes out as blessings in disguise :)

My son's supplication was answered i.e "Celebrating Eid with Mama @StLewis ..."

Indeed, we have to be extra careful and truly explicit when we make our wishes. In my case, yes I made the wish but I did not contemplate about the timing and logistic. I only wish to be with my kiddos but I did not explicitly say or determine How! As for my daughter, she just makes a wish that she wants a rest. But she also does not figure out How! And  as far as my son is concerned, he only wishes to spend Eid with me. But he never gives a thought or explicit planned on How to execute it?

None of us made known of our wishes to each other because we know it was quite impossible because it involves a lot of money for traveling, other hidden expenses, in appropriate timing since all of us have obligations such as family, duties and works and of course a proper planning need to be made! And most of all, we just saw each other in June @Riz'sWedding :)

In my case, I just met and spent time with them in March and May to June. So the next possible visit would be at the end of the year. Insyallah. Similarly to El who had just started working and was still on probationary period. So she truly needed time to be confirmed first and also to apply for leave if she wants to take a rest!  And, for my son he knew pretty well that it was quite impossible to spend time with Mama for Eid since Mom has just arrived in Muscat and also an obligation to celebrate Eid with the Malaysians at Dad's work place. 

Indeed, all of us planned that we would meet up in late December till early January so that we could spend New Year  together as a family in Oman. That was our plan! We can only plan but Allah SWT will be the Final Executor ... And of course Allah SWT the Al Mighty hears everything what our hearts silently said. Allah knows what we know nought! And, truly the most merciful Allah granted our wishes to be with each other. How? The Greatness of His AlMighty was true and it was unfolded by an event ...

One night on the first day of Laylat-Al-Qadr night something happened. After my daughter had her Iftar with her brother and sister in law, she went home and prayed. After that she told them that she wanted to meet a friend. She drove her car. But in less than fifteen minutes after she left our home she met will an accident in front of a mosque @ThreeStone. Although her car was almost total wreck, she was saved and alive! Alhamdulilah. The people in the mosque heard the loud bang and came rushing and helped her. She was conscious and the first thing she remembered was to call her brother who was at that time at home although he had thought to meet his client that night for an auto show but somehow he cancelled it at last minute. Soon after the  cancellation  he received a phone call from his only sister and rushed to the accident location @ThreeStone!

(Note: To be continued in Part 3)

Double Joy!

2013 means a lot to me ...

Among others, it gives double joy and brings happiness to a longing soul - a reunion with loved ones :)

Raya with Mom&SistaAnnie @SA-Home on 11.08.2013

This Year Eid, I was able to spend a few hours with my dear Mom on the third day of Hari Raya just before my flight back to Muscat. Although it was a short moment, but it was truly a lovely feeling after six years of spending Eid abroad. Thank You Mom for visiting me which was supposed to be vice versa. But the situation warranted me to be home to look after my  daughter who at that time needed my presence by her side ... As Mom you truly understood my feelings and there you are at my side spending a few hours of rebonding and recapturing of precious moments together. Indeed, I cherished that beautiful time together with you and kept it within my heart. Thanks again Mom! The 2013 Eid with you was truly special ... 

Another event which was meaningful to me was your presence and blessing at my son's wedding dinner. Thank You for coming and joining us, Mom. I was truly delighted when you sat beside my son during 'Makan Beradab' as well as gave your blessings and doa to the newly wed couple during 'Bersanding' event. Indeed, they are truly blissful to have To' Mak's blessing on their important day. Amin. 

With Mom & Beloved Family @Riza-Fatin Wedding in De Palma Hotel on 31.05.2013

I was overjoyed by your presence Mom. You came with Sister Annie and Sister Sofie plus the rest of my nephews and nieces. Alhamdulilah your presence and theirs brought happiness to me and my family. The newly wed were overjoyed since their To' Mak, aunties and cousins were able to spend their precious time to attend not only the 'Akad Nikah' or solemnisation but the Wedding Dinner, too. Also, my Forever BFF HSHG and her Sister Yang were able to come and celebrate the happy time together with us! To all my dearest families and friends, I Thank You for being with me during that special moment. And, especially to my Mom HRHR, you brought double joy to my heart. Thanks again Mom ;)