09 January

My Identity Card carries a serial number, started with 650109, which they say, marked your birthdate. Well, the date above stated the same, which may mean, my birthdate annivesary is today.

Well, maybe not really. My mother told me, when l was born, the tengkujuh was in it's peak, which l always assume, is in the last week of December. So peak that my beloved father was unable to visit the Balai Polis yang berhampiran for repot beranak.

Water did receded, maybe about 10 days later, and it was only then the Sr. had the chance, with whatever resources that he had then, to go to the Balai Polis yang berhampiran for repot beranak. Thus the Jr was officially born on 650109...

Oh, during that time, it was a common phenomenon for the orang kampong like us...

New House, New Key

Yesterday was a day of "keys" of sorts.

Earlier in the day, accompanied a friend to a jeweller's to buy her daughter a "key" pendant as a 21st birthday gift. Later that evening, upon checking the mail box, was pleasantly surprised to receive the key to our new house. After some minor glitches with the new key, voila! the front door opened with just one turn.

Aaaahh... At last, a place to call HOME.

The house still sounds hollow though. The interior / landscape designer is still not done with the final paint job, the fittings, the accessories etc., etc., etc. ; some fine tuning needed here and there. In any case, he knows best and we will leave it to him to decide on the major items. Nevertheless, we will slowly but surely turn the house into a home. It will be an interesting process, with our myriad of backgrounds and our rainbow of characters - but these, essentially, are what will turn it into "home".

Hmmm .... some have already brought their winged armchairs, chaise lounge, daybed. Now, let's see, where can I lay my pandan mat :)

Since it's a new house and that there will be many of us occupying the house, I do hope everyone will respect each other. Jokes are fine; but vulgarity (with words or paintings one may put up) just belongs to the dogs!

Catching Hope

( image taken with Nikkor 70-300G )

Was at Kuala Dungun, when suddenly l saw someone is trying to catch his luck during the low tide. l just sat there on the jetty, observed him throwing his net time after time. Sometime he managed to rope in a few small fish, another time it was just an empty net. But, he still cast it whatever it is. l believe he just hope that he will catch something in the next cast...

Probably that is a positive thinking that we should apply while marauding this sea of life...

A Year That Was

Another year past, quite fast. In between eyes blinks, it was over.

l am Thanking Allah for...
1. l am still be given the chance to stay and inhale the fresh air while in good health...
2. l am still be given the chance to enjoy the nikmat of having my parents, my father in law, my wife, my children, my sibling around me...
3. l am still be given the chance to live in a peaceful country unlike many others...
4. l am still be given the chance to earn our rezeki...
5. l was treated with 2 chances of travelling, to take lessons of how other people are living...
6. l am having and living in the circles of best friends around...

To name only a few Nikmat, it is only my weakness for l am humbly aware that Your Nikmat are beyond counts...

Goat Farm Visit

A day before Eidul-Adha, we visited a friend's goat farm, mostly just to pay a visit, secondly to bring this girl for a "field trip". We reached there nicely during the meal time and the girl cheekily lend her hands taking care of many lambs there.
This young lad needs a constant tender loving care, as "he" has one siblings too many and usually lost his place at the "milk source", thus the another "milk source" was provided.
Anyway, it was a morning well spent...