Al Fatihah

The weekend was supposed to be a brand new life for me, moving in a new place, adapting as an adult. Unfortunately, on Friday evening i received a devastating news from mak. My grandmother, Mak Nek passed away. I was in a brainstorming session for our new project when Mak rang. My heart just drops and I had to leave the scheduled meeting to take a breather.

Mak Nek was a loving grandmother and obviously a great mother to all her 16 childrens. I grew up in the Kampong with her whilst my father was studying in the UK. I was very close to her as Mak was always at work to cater for us all. I remember occasions where she will always come to the rescue whenever mishaps happened. Mak being a strict mother herself often locked me in the toilet when i misbehave, but Mak Nek will always let me out and give Mak a few words of advice. She took care of me when I fell down the stairs and broke my arm, and often made me follow her wherever she goes be it the kebun, the pasar and visiting friends...I feel guilty now for not actually trying to go back home for Raya, I could have atleast be by her side before she left us for good. The last time I meet her was 2 years back, she was suffering badly from alzheimer back then and could not remember any of us well. She did remember me though....

I havent got much to say now, things just hit me hard when I read the article about her with a picture of her forever resting place...

Thank you Mak Nek for all that you have provide us, for if it is not your effort, we all wont be where we are now...

Al Fatihah

Bernama - Monday, September 29

KUCHING, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Ibu Mithali award recipient Rakayah@Ayot Rajak, 82, who died of old age on Friday, was described by one of her 16 children as an exemplary mother for raising all her children to be successful in their chosen vocations despite being uneducated.


Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Deputy Director of Health (Dental) Dr Ahmad Abang said today his late mother would be an inspiration to many for her tireless sacrifices to put him and his siblings through university as well as for her active involvement in social work, including at the Women's Institute.

"She was a good mother who managed to put all of us through university by taking up sewing and doing other chores to supplement the family income. She was also very kind and generous, and will not hesitate to invite anyone who had come to our house for a meal although we were not from a well-to-do family," he told Bernama here today.

Dr Ahmad, 54, the sixth child, said Rakayah, who was survived by eight sons and eight daughters as well as 58 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, received the Ibu Mithali award in February 1991 from the then Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Bainun Mohd Ali in appreciation of her contribution.

Six of Rakayah's children are either medical doctors or dentists, including Dr Ahmad and her eldest son, Dr Abas Abang, who is one of Kuching's pioneer and most prominent Malay general practitioners.

Off day

I am having a holiday today to mark up the end of a project and a break before a new project next week. I tried to sleep as long as possible but still got up at 730am , frust gila nyawa. Nak ngandor pun sikpat. I will have to go down town to for references check on the new house, hopefully all is well as I cant wait to move in. 

So I got up today, talk to Wani for a bit  before her girls day out , erm not all girls I think :) half half lah haha. Sorry :) Nothing much to do, read a few magazines, watch tv a little. A friend sent me a link to this one cool hell of a website, so I did this all day...

LMFAO

A Breather

Hope all is well in whatever journey you are in. Things been a little bit hectic down my way lately. Until today, I have not manage to do much. Its been busy at work. I better not be talking about work as it is the weekend, so my apologies if anyone actually want to know. haha. I was away most weekends, last week being the worst. I was off to Glasgow for a project viewing on Tuesday and returned on the Friday, that night I went away and only returned home on Sunday evening. Then the week starts again.....

I miss my lovely girlfriend. Its been a while since we last talk proper. The hours are not really accomodating, i am up at 6 daily to start my long day at work, and will only be home at 7, by then I will be out for dinner and she`ll be literally half asleep :) I understand her tiredness, and she understands mine, I cant wait till shes back here, I miss her greatly. Hope all is welly for your granny, I pray for her health. Youre always on my mind, always.

I think I have a mild OCD. It used to be in a positive way, where I would want to have my room all clean and tidy (in a man's way lah), things will be where it should be and my clothes all clean and folded , placed somewhere hidden. Nowadays, my room is a bit of a sarang tikus vs sarang lipas. Dirty clothes everywhere, rubbish, things all over. Yet, I still want to know where there are, like I always make sure the tv remote is beneath the bed, the clean socks would be tucked under the sofa, my pills (vitamins!) somewhere between the speakers and a bunch of plastic begs. Another reason I think I have a mild ocd is I enjoy routine, and if i failed to meet scheduled routines, I will have a bad day. I hate rushing, I dont mind waiting as long as I dont wait more than I should be waiting. I dont like being late, I feel that if I am late, there is just no point of even going for it. I despise people who disrespect others in a way that they cut queues, rude, arrogant pricks and kids who doesnt use headphones!

I am moving houses soon, Ezra is going back to Malaysia for good, good luck bro! I wish you all the best in everything you do, as long as you get your ass out a little! haha, We will definitely miss having you around bro, after 2 years, its been good.... I am moving to Oak Street, Manchester City Centre! 

Shit, i am sleepy! 

Ciao bella