Is it a sign of age catching up or does time just zoom by you these days..? It felt like just a few days ago when I wrote about Ramadhan being near and now we’re only hardly a week away from Aidlfitri.
All in all it has been a blessed Ramadhan this year. Way way better than what things were like this time last year.. Then, the entire month of Ramadhan was rather somber and bleak..to say the least. Alhamdulillah, it turned out to be a good Syawal last year and things began to take a turn for the better at that juncture. But that’s a whole other blog entry on a much more personal level – lah..
This past weekend I was not around to buka puasa with my folks on our usual Saturday makan. I made up for it by going for one day earlier that week while the rest of my gang showed up for buka on Friday evening. We could not make buka on Saturday because an uncle of my husband had a kenduri, a buka puasa cum housewarning kenduri of sorts. That night a few things hit me.. my 13 year old son has improved a lot in being muezzin and nearly brought tears to my eyes as he recited the azan. I felt myself swell with pride as he began the call for prayer that night.. Honestly, to hear suara Shaf bergema malam tu was one of those important moments that hit me…thank God we all persevered. Meanwhile, another thing, my fil…well, what can I say..he’s an old man so we can’t tegur him but I wish God would bukak hati dia to see certain things. Enuf said.
On another note, last week, I received some bad news about my girlfriend whose mom was recently diagnosed with cancer. She just started a second round of chemo and now they find out the mother is already at a stage 4. I cried when I got that mail..to put myself in F’s shoes..it has to be tough. She’s only 1 of 2 siblings and the sole child who is residing in the country. My heart goes out to her and I hope she can find the strength she needs to get her through this.
Apart from that, we had a pretty good week. Of course my days are always made more interesting with quips from my 5 year old. Last week was no exception. One day I asked him to accompany me to the Ramadhan bazzar when he was lazing in front of the tv watching (what else) Channel 63. He reluctantly agreed and when in the car, he casually asked me “ Mom, why did you ask me to come with you.?.” Mummy then answered
“ because you’re my precious angel.” And he replied, “ nooo…I think the reel reason is because you’re alone..” Ha ha…cheeky little devil..!
And another day he asked me, “mom, does it hurt when we die..?” He caught me there but after I paused for a second I replied, “not if you’re a good Muslim’ to which he promptly answered. “I’m a good Muslim”. Then I asked, “son, why do you ask that” bracing myself for what his response might be when all he said was a cute “becaaause I’m just a kid mom, I don’t know everything”.. ha ha…!!
Speaking of kids, the younger sister of my sil just gave birth to her 4th child. After 3 boys, she finally gets a lil princess….how wonderful..! Unplanned though it may be, and knowing Lina - she never scans the sex of her babies, it must have been really thrilling no doubt. She told me, maybe this will inspire me..ha, ha, no chance of that happening, eventhough I admit to a slight degree of envy, it ain’t enough to trigger inspiration at this point in time..!
Well, with only barely a week away from Aidlfitri, I have some errands to take care of. Baking cookies, picking up our “baju raya” from the tailor and getting raya packets stuffed with crisp, new notes. I will be missing my dearest sister this year. She is always missed, no matter when I just want to gossip, talk about the kids, share stuff about our folks, or simply when the going gets tough – thank goodness for online conversations..! And of course my dearest sil is always around so that’s a blessing. Incidentally, thanks so much for sharing the cream puff recipe…went a long way in impressing my inlaws..!!
Well, the last few years I always feel a tinge of sadness when Ramadhan leaves..that has to be a sign I am getting older and (hopefully) wiser.
Have a blessed Ailditfri one and all…
…salam kemaafan penuh ikhlas.
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