the call came in at around 8.30pm last night...

me: assalamualaikum
him: wa'alaikumsalam
me: apa hal?
him: awak kat mana?
me: kat rumah...
him: tgh bz tak?
me: tak ah.. tgh lepak-lepak tgk tv.. kat mana nie..?
him: kat swensens...
me: ouh.. niari berdae awak kape..
him: ah.. free tak malam nie..?
me: naper..?
him: free tak..? bleh jumpa kat bawah blk Wan? dalam pukul 9.30 gitu...
me: hahh??? asal?
him: bleh tak? kita beli kek pastuh jumpa ramai-ramai...
me: uhhh? ermm...
him: bleh ah~ jumpa sekejap ajer.. blehh ah pls...

hehehe
the fella was practically begging me

fact is, ever since i came back
havent had the chance to meet up with my friends
coz it was the final week of Ramadhan when i arrived
busy with teraweeh and all
there was that attempted iftaar date which fell through eventually
then 'Eid came
they had a short Raya visiting last Friday night
but i didnt turn up because i found out about it late
and also because the plan was to just visit 2 houses
which i felt macam tak worth it to travel all the way

so last night his plea was another chance for me to meet the loved ones
didnt take much out of him actually for me to say yes
coz frankly macam rindu gitu kat dorang

so i said yes, persuaded dad to give me a lift to Wan's place
and was there by about 9pm
i guess his plan was to celebrate not only his
but his gerl's as well as Wan's birthday as well
Diyana's was on the 21st while Wan's was on the 16th

was there till almost 10.30pm
took quite a number of pics, but most of them using Wan's digital
enjoyed the company vairr much
thanks for thinking of me Isnaen dearie!!


the birthday cake, Swensen's Blackforest...


Diyana and the berdae boy, Isnaen

hokayyyyy

finally edited pics from 'Eid's first day


the maternal clan sans Bik Da and Bik Jun's family


with Papa's offsprings


in my pink pink room!!!


with my two darrrlinggsss!!! *muacks*

and finally... meet one of my newest niece.. Khalisah!

looking uber cute despite drool on chin *heh*

more here !!

woke up this morning to some sad news
perhaps the reason why i had difficulty falling asleep last night

Mom has been working as a telephone operator all her life
many years back, while she was still an anak dara
she made friends with another lady across the Causeway
the lady was also working as telephone operator
according to Dad they made friends while they were on the job

one thing led to another, they became good friends despite the distance
soon Aunty Eton married Uncle Mat
and was introduced to Nyayi and Mom's family
Uncle Mat took a liking to Nyayi
so much so that he regarded Nyayi as his mak angkat

early this morning, Aunty Eton called with news that Uncle Mat has passed away

i have very fond memories of our family spending time together

sometimes they would come here and stay over at our place for holiday
vice versa with us
they live in Malacca, Muar to be exact

i remember fondly their terrace house
their many many cats that i like to layan
they have 3 kids
Kak Zuraini, Kak Zanaria and Abang Is

my earliest memory of Kak Zuraini was of her standing at our corridor
and hanging out the carpet in the sun or something like that
i remember being in the car with Aunty Eton and Mom
on our way to visit Kak Zanaria who was staying in a hostel
i remember waiting at the hostel for Kak Zanaria to meet us
i remember Abang Is being beaten up by Aunty Eton
for not getting ready quickly because we were going out
i remember them being around for two of my aunties' weddings
i remember them being around for my late Yayi's funeral
i remember them being around for Kak Wati's wedding

the last time we visited them
Kak Zuraini was pregnant with her second child
and Kak Zanaria was getting married soon
now Kak Zuraini has 3 kids, Kak Zanaria has 2
and Abang Is will be getting married in May

upon hearing the news, Mom, Dad, Bik Na and Papa drove up to melawat
Uncle Mat died of some cancer blood thingy

Aunty Eton and Uncle Mat were due to perform Haj in Jan

dear all

i am only but human
intentionally or not,
if i have offended or wronged u in any way
please forgive me

'eid mubarrak to one and all
taqabbal allahu minna wa minkum

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out of the blue, mom invited Nyayi over
to spend first couple days of 'eid with us
which means the whole maternal clan will be here
kiddies and babies and all

and since my paternal grandparents have both passed away
mom decided what the heck
might as well host the first day gathering for dad's siblings as well
for the first time since dunno when
we'll be staying home on the first day of 'eid

so tmr many-many people will be coming over to ma house
why then, does my heart feel so heavy and un-Raya-ly?

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in You, i seek refuge
in You, i seek guidance
in You, i put my trust Ya Rabb

Wan: Lyna, budak-budak ajak iftaar sama-sama besok
Me: Budak-budak? Sesapa?
Wan: Biasa lah, adik-adik awak...


told him sure of course intially
but found out this morning that Nyayi was coming over
will be staying with us till after 'Eid
so of course called Wan up and told him can't make it

biasalah, cucu kesayangan k
=D

bumped into an ex-colleague on the way home from teraweeh last night
apparently he's now studying in Syria, home for the holidays too
can't wait to catch up with him soon

how do i remove that irritating blogger header up there huh?

it's official

i am now the official katek of the family
to quote the brother
'finally i haf someone in the family who has to look up to me'

*bleargh*

leaving loved ones behind
:'(

going home to loved ones
:)

musings

was looking at the irc log chats from last year in my laptop
especially those close to and during last year's Ramadhan
what pleasant chat memories they were
miss those times lots lorr

yesterday found out Imel's not going back for Syawal
decided to take summer course instead
then Ami was a bit bingit at me lorr
coz im like going back soon
but her exams only finish on the 9th
so like got no time for us to chill together before i go back lorr

thoughts of postponing again came to mind
but mader surely disappointed lorr
not to mention Wan as well
talked to him last weekend
and he wasn't really very encouraging when i told him i might stay on
like he and mader same kaki lorr

right now besides missing family and suasana terawih di Ghufran
im missing these people lots too lorr

witchy
tangy
nishy
taqi
baby jai
danial
biq
fikky
as-sirr
apiz
wan
Syabab clan
TPMSS clan

hhmm... did i miss anyone out?

tonite bhaiyya bhaiyya kat campus khatam Quran during terawih
it's not even day 20 of Ramadhan dah khatam
u can just imagine the speed at which the Pak Imam recites
he tends to stumble all over the recitation
so much so that i can't help but cringe hearing it
cam hilang seri bacaan-nya kalau kelam kabut sangat

then again, i'm already missing it after almost 5 days of cuti