I was not feeling well yesterday. I had a sore throat and a fever. Even my little sister Anisah, my little brother Ahmad Ali and mum was not feeling well too. It started by Anisah who had a fever a few days ago.
Next was Ahmad Ali. He woke up the next morning with a swollen [...]
Archive for November, 2008
My memories of Jiddah
Posted in Eid, Family, tagged Ampang Putri Specialist H, Eid, Friends, Jaddi, Jiddah, Kedai Lempeng, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu, Mines Wonderland, National Zoo, Ramadhan, Relatives, Rusila, Shopping, Stroke, Wednesday on 26/11/2008 | 2 Comments »
Jiddah was my paternal grandmother. She had a major stroke on Wednesday November 12, 2008 and passed away 3 days later. She was such a loving and beautiful lady whom was loved by most people who knew her.
I have lots of warm memories of the times shared with Jiddah. I can still remember the time [...]
My Dearest Grandmother Passed Away
Posted in Family, Malay tradition, Terengganu, tagged Allah, Asar, Hadith, ICU, Intensive Care Unit, Jalan Pusara, Kuala Ibai, Kuala Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Tanah Perkuburan Sheikh Ibrahim, Terengganu, Yasin on 18/11/2008 | 10 Comments »
Last Wednesday, at about 9:30 pm, my dad was told that his mother collapsed in her house in Kuala Terengganu. At that moment, dad and his big brother Ami Ma was at Pak Cik Amin’s house attending their weekly hadith class.
Dad called his good friend Pak Ghani who immediately rushed from his house in Kuala [...]
Budu Explosion
Posted in Family, Food, tagged Budu, Explosion, Terengganu on 07/11/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in Terengganu Mum often heard stories about ‘budu explosions’, but she has never witnessed one. It has never even crossed her mind that her budu would explode. According to Uncle Azahar, (please refer to my little brother’s blog), the budu exploded because there will be gas production in the budu bottle due to [...]
Thank You Aunty Siti Zainon
Posted in Malay tradition, Values, tagged Seni Rupa Dunia Melayu, Siti Zainon Ismail on 04/11/2008 | 2 Comments »
This acknowledgement is specially to thank Aunty Siti Zainon (whom I mentioned about in “What A Busy Week!“) for posting a poem dedicated specially for me on her blog (Seni Rupa Dunia Melayu). I feel honoured when Aunty wrote a beautiful poem just for me.
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Semudamu Aiman
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Wajah tenangmu anakanda
secerah senyum kecilmu
sopan dan malu
gadis bangun oleh kesedaran lipatan [...]