The clock ticks very fast and without realizing we enter into November already. I can still remember we (read: the Nz gals minus our hubs) were so busy doing our last minute checks before we finally flew to the land of the middle earth, on this November two years ago. November last year I was so busy with my back-to-back pitching while at the same time attending the umrah course and tried to finish reading the book, so that I am well-prep for the spiritual journey. Alhamdulillah everything turns out well, though I had a very bad stomach cramping on the 1st day we landed on the Holy land, the very same day we completed our 1st umrah wajib. Frankly I couldn’t remember the details now, blame it to my laziness, I should’ve documented my journey right after I got back to Malaysia.
But a lot of things happened after that, I went to
Terengganu for our GPMM retreat 4 days after I came back, then come January
2017 I moved to a new unit and tried to cope with new things and
responsibilities, Idlan went to a boarding school, well so many other things
happen that somehow change the routine and environment within our little
family. Go visit Idlan every alternate week (I cooked nasi lemak sotong/ayam
goreng rempah each time we visit him, sweet tak mama haha), listen to the
arguments between the middle and younger brother each time they berebut the
handphone, Irfan with his new-found sentences and non-stop questions which at
times made me amazed with his milestones, hubby busy with his weekend training,
I got a pneumonia for a week+ after we came back from Langkawi that made me
went to the clinic twice for nebulizer (while hub was away from home, sedih ok)
and just two days ago I got a jab due to severe senggugut pain that I had for
the first time in my life (so tragic that I thought I had a fibroid or cyst
kind of thing, or maybe the IUD got displaced and moved to a wrong position, and
the pain and contraction was so severe mcm sakit nak bersalin that I couldn’t do
anything for the whole day except lying down on the bed on a supposed-to-be
nice weekend).
So that’s what happened and is currently happening in 2017,
and pejam celik now we’re in November already. Idlan has done with his final
exam, alhamdulillah he did it quite well this time, as compared to his 1st
term. ‘Well’ does not means he got a straight As (he got D for Maths ok, turun
menjunam from a B that almost made me screamed at the phone when he made the
revelations that day haha) but he recorded a major improvement nonetheless,
which was a huge relief. At least we knew that he’s happy, he’s on track, he’s
coping well, and he loves staying there. His hafazan is also very well on-track,
now on the 10th juzuk. Alhamdulillah Allah terangkan hati dia and
eases his journey to become a huffaz. So for what he has achieved thus far, I always
tell myself that I must not complaint when he didn’t get top 10 in class, or
scored straight As in the final exam. His challenge as ‘budak tahfiz’ is
tougher, and I just adore his spirit and perseverance in pursuing this. Moga terus
istikhomah anakku :)
Irfan Faris is also doing very well in his speech
department. Some may not knew that he once saw a speech therapist, has attended
a few therapy session before I slowly (read: purposely) start postponing his
session and finally decided to disappear just like that because he has shown
major improvements and a mother instinct told me that he doesn’t need one
anymore. Allow me to recall few of his sentences that made us laugh, or even
mad at him. That tiring moment when we ‘hiked’ uphill towards the famous Sky
Bridge in Langkawi and stopped few times to catch some air while complaining
penatnyaaa, he uttered ‘kenapalah korang penat ni, Irfan tak penat pon!’ Well
he tak penat simply because myself and idlan yg bergilir2 dukung dia dlm hutan
tuh, ofcoz dia tak penat mendaki!! And there was another moment when Idlan and
the other brothers walked fast ahead of him inside the Oriental Village,
obviously he was left behind and suddenly he screamed….”abang-abang tunggulah Irfan,
abang-abang janganlah laju sangat!” I was like OMG how on earth he got that
kata ganda ‘abang-abang’..bijaknya :p So that’s my Irfan, my miracle boy who
once fought for life due to severe laryngomalacia.
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| my cheekiest lil' monster |
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| Ok don't be fooled with that sad-looking face, he's not tired at all trust me! |
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| the middle and younger brother, they can become best friends and turn into rival in split seconds! |
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| Now u know siapa yg letih, tgk muka si abang yg mencuka tuh :p |
Irfan has taught us a lot of
things, that hardship won’t last, sadness won’t last, and that nothing lasts in
this world. Time shall passed that one day you’ll be thankful to Allah for
things or challenges that happened to you. Insya Allah with His will.
So now we have less than two months till we parted with 2017
and welcome 2018. I foresee this whole week the middle and younger brother must
be busy sharing and comparing their final exam results, my mom is busy
preparing some simple hantaran for my adik’s engagement day next two weeks, come
Dec we’ll be going to Legoland and Melaka (again!) to celebrate though the
results are not out yet (thanks to their mama yg sgt baik hati janji macam2
before exam :p) and soon after 2017 is over.
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| our obligatory shot - hotel's mirror! |
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| 1st pit stop, before reaching to that 'precious' Sky Bridge..haha |
