BACK TO NATURE....

The First Night At The Chalet We Had BBQ...















The ‘Seniors’...The Honorable Members















The Three Stooges...















Having Fun Until Our Skin Turned Black















The Chalet That We Stayed...















The Surrounding Area In Front Of The Chalet..















The ‘Kampong Feeling’!















We arrived at my cousin house in Mersing around 1.00pm and the ‘Seniors’ was already there. They wanted to join in so we drove all the way up together...the more the merrier!
The first night at the chalet, we had BBQ...Chicken wings, Sausages, Otak-otak and Marshmallows. The three-generations seems to get along pretty well and the ‘seniors’ seems to enjoy themselves too...there's no generation gap!
The place where we stayed was very basic, it wasn’t a resort or anything of that sort...for us, the most important thing is not just the scenery or the beach but the ‘Kampong Feeling’!
The next day we swam from high tide to low tide...until our skin, turned from brown to black. We don’t even use the sun block to protect ourselves from the harmful UV rays because we are too excited to jump in the water...we forgot! Now our skin started to peel… just like a snake shedding its skin Alhamdulillah everything went on smoothly!

‘EIDUL FITRI CELEBRATIONS...

‘Eidul Fitri is not the Muslim New Year but it’s the day which marks the end of Romadhon where the Muslim celebrate their joyous days of victory after fasting for a month. I observe that most of the younger generation will fast even they don’t perform the five times a day prayers...of course this is not the right way but at least it still shows that they still have faith in their religion. After all what is there to celebrate if we don’t fast? May Allah the Al-Mighty guide us and all of them with His Hidayah and protect us from being led astray...
Normally, after the special ‘Eidul Fitri prayer we will visit our relatives, neighbors and friends, traditionally the younger one will visit the elders to ask for forgiveness…this will straighten out any dispute if any and strengthen the family ties…the family bond will be much stronger.
I don’t have many children but I’m the elders so my small house will be very crowded with families and relatives…from the living room to the kitchen; all places will be occupied :)) it’s very tiring yet enjoyable and happy day!
My daughter comes early as she can because she knew darn well that I can’t give her anymore attention the moment the other guests arrive, but when she met her brother…my house will be noisy as though there are dozen of children around...so I guess you know by now how I felt when the family gets together!
Well...this is the day we will feast ourselves and reunite with families and friends from near and afar...with all the happy gathering plus the delicious foods...’Eidul Fitri will always be the day that most awaited one!

My Two Children With The Traditional Costume -
‘Baju Kurung Melayu’ On Hari Raya.














Look At Those Mischievous Smile...
What Are They Up To Now?

MY DAUGHTER…A SUPERWOMAN!

My daughter…a career woman, a wife and a mother to a 'smart ass' and two fat cats... Daisy & Fluffy. She’s petite and looks so fragile...but looks can be deceiving! She could break your neck in seconds...
Today she’s flying off to Philadelphia for a seminar. It’s sad that she have to go there during Ramadan and miss the breakfast with her family. The moment she reaches back, after such a long hour of flying...and it’s off to work again! Maybe she already got used to it. Sometimes I wonder how long she could cope! It must be hard...I have been there before! Ah...I guess she is still young and full of endurance!
She could just stay at home because her husband could well afford to feed those four mouths...but she chooses to work...egoist :))
I am happy that she is doing well but at the same time I am sad...we seldom spend times together anymore...most of the times we just talk over the phone :((
Well, I knew I am going to lose her the moment she got married...she has her own responsibility now. To think of it...I should be glad that she never burdens me with anything...not even to look after that 'smart ass'...my granddaughter :))
I wonder who is going to miss her most...her husband, her daughter or her two fat cats?...Fluffy especially!
I look at her pictures when she is still small and I wonder, where has this girl gone to? How I wish to hold that small girl again in my arms now :(( At the moment I only have my son with me...he too will leave me someday...or maybe I will leave him before he leaves me...nothing last forever!

REFLECTION OF MY LIFE...

During my teens, just like anyone else...I have quite a number of admirers and it was hard to make a choice. Being a woman was not easy…you’ll be labeled by all sort of bad names if you rejected any man’s love. Most Asian man at that time (the 70’) was not broad minded and very egoistic...They just hate to be rejected! Any close encounters means only love & romance or marriage. There is no such thing as platonic relationship or brotherly love for most of them
I guess maybe partly the fault lies in me because I might seem to lead them on by being nice to them…I should have just ignored them in the first place.
Well, that’s life during once upon a time ago; looking back at those lovely years could just make me smile...
















I'm in my twilight years now and...still married to one of the man that pursued me I was married on the 30th May 1972. After being ‘through thick & thin’ I’m happy to say that we’ll be celebrating our 36th wedding anniversary soon...InsyaAllah!
We're blessed with two children.
The eldest is a girl and she'll turn 34 this June.
We had a granddaughter from her marriage and come November we'll be celebrating our son 20th birthday!
We hope that our children will never forget their roots and keep their traditional value...May Islam always be their way of life!
Growing old is not easy and death is only a few step away but that doesn’t mean we have to stay at home and became stagnant. I hope I’ll not burden my children. I have more time for myself now, I must keep on learning new things to enrich my soul...
Traveling and music has always been my passion beside some other thing...I guess that's partly what bonded me with my husband. We were brought together by the same passion. We like to see things as travelers not tourist. We like to blend with the local and learn their cultures while we uphold ours.
You can check out this link for the places that we've been to: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/c1517/
It’s not grand or lavish holiday...Just short escape getaway from the hustle and bustle of the boring city life.
We'll be in Europe from 13th June To 6th July InsyaAllah!