I am thankful for all the journeys I have been through....

Dear Mother,

You may not read this entry but I still want to write this to you. I wish to thank you for all the journey that you have taken together with me....

1. for the first chicken I cut by myself
2. for the first fish I clean (when I nearly chop off my own finger)
3. for the first breakfast/lunch/dinner that I've prepared all by myself
4. for the ironing lesson you've thought me when I was just six
5. for the washing dishes lesson since I was five
6. for the laundry session I hate the most (we can't afford the washing machine back then in 1981)
7. for the first dessert I had prepared for tea... it's onde-onde!
8. for the mopping n sweeping n "gerak daun" chores you loaded on me since I was 10
9. for taking care of my siblings when I was barely 8 years old... two little brother n sister... toght mehhhh..
10. for sending me to a boarding school.... that's the most important 5 years of training you have ever provided me with...

I have learned a lot from all these journey...

1. to be independent
2. to not be worried when ever I don't see you
3. to not miss you even though I know I miss you terribly
4. to be a good wife, mother, daughter and sister all in one go!
5. to always have faith in ALLAH....

And I want to let my girls grow up in the same manner.. to learn just like how I have been learning.. Can I do that Mom? Will you be there to help me?

Love always,
Imi

What's up with Kimi?

Sept 26... was my last entry... when I was caught in the midst of fasting month, assignments, home alone without hubby... wow, it has been two months!

What has happened really since then? (my latest daily update can be obtained, if you become a member of Facebook.. search for my name Norhakimi and add me as your friend!)
1. Hubby came back for raya only for a week and left again... Will see him again only next month.. hmmm??
2. Have been doing some CAR maintenance... can you actually believe that? It doesn't sound like Kimi I know (I mean, I don't change car tyres, I don't refill the car water, I never service a car, I don't refill car aircond)... the B4 Kimi only drive a car, refuel, put some air into the tyres and that's about all!
3. A cousin got engaged, a cousin had graduated, another cousin is graduating in NZ, and three cousins are getting married (Jan, Feb n Mar 2009)...
4. Done with my final paper examination.... and now is "cooking" her VIVA slides... 24th Nov2008 ... to mark the end of my MSc with UKM!
5. My in-law are now in Madinah, going to depart to Makkah soon... I am praying so hard for them to get Mabrur Haj..insya Allah
6. My kids.... Adriana was down with Chicken Pox just before my exam, and Adlina lost her voice...

Hmmmm... and above all, we miss Azhan... be safe "where" you are now...