Now I know why.... I learnt....

Last Sunday, a friend of my father gave us a visit since he was just around the area... he used to work with my father and they used to quarrel a lot.. he's from India by the way.... and he really likes to criticize Malaysians (especially the Malays) ways of doing things... anyway, he is married to a Malay lady... ;)

He talked about how Malays like to look good with branded clothing, how Malays willing to spend for the image and reputation although in real the money is more worth it to be put somewhere else...

He talked about how Malays want to look good with food too.... how we decorate the food as if we are serving the decorations and not the main dishes whenever we have guests at home....

I just told him we like to look good and be good in all that we are doing.... and there comes more and more argument... I've learnt that sometimes it is better to just let the male have the last word and so kept myself quiet... it is the 'male ego' thing I guess... ;) The best time is of course when you got the chance to tell them with the 'I-told-you-so' look when things didn't go the way they wanted it to be....

Back to what I learnt today....

I accompanied a friend to Tabung Haji today, to settle some tasks for his upcoming Hajj... And today, for the reason of his own he was in his blazer, looking very formal and smart of course.... upon him entering the waiting area I observed people turning their heads, directing their eyes on him... and while waiting for his number to be called, a staff there actually came and met him, salam and handshake.... Only to him, not to another friend who came with us...!!!

Thus, without knowing a person, others will first recognize the way we bring up ourselves... clothing, tidiness etc... and the way others treat us is different by the first impression instilled in them... the respect that comes with the clothing, the 'force-respect' that comes with the posts... yet, the best is the respect you gained by just being you naturally, doing things your way....

In case if this is brought up again by my father's friend, I'll have another point to add... But then again, maybe I'll just let him with his way..... and wish for the time to come when I have a chance to give him that 'look'...

Eid-ul-Fitr...

A friend said yesterday, the older we are the less excitement 'raya' is... (not the exact sentence of course)... which i couldn't agree more....

When I was a kid, raya was.... a must for new baju raya (at least one pair of baju kurung and 2 others), kasut raya...

When I was a kid, raya was... the time for bunga api... which I stopped playing when I once successfully made a hole on my new baju raya.... after that bunga api was a little scary to me....

When I was a kid, raya was... the time for duit raya collection... it was never tiring to recount and recount the amount... again and again... comparing with one another...

When I was a kid, raya was... time to have lots and lots of carbonated drinks... my grandfather used to buy many bottles of that... sarsi, oren, 7up..... but again, that was the only time to have them... it is not a day drink... like what we have now...

That was all about raya at younger age....

And now, raya come and go without the fun it used to be.... It is now more of making the preparations for food, duit raya, curtains etc... kasut raya is no longer a must, although a pair of baju raya is still there to fulfil the sunnah of wearing new clothes on the morn on eid-ul-fitr....

So, as time past and as we grow older... raya is more of giving rather then getting... and that's the nature of life...

In a week, eid-ul-fitr will be here again, InsyaAllah... In the meantime, it is to complete Ramadhan, seeking for Lailatul Qadar...

P/S: it was nice to break fast with Dough Vinci and Alien yesterday...!!!

Glad....

Very glad this morning... with help and assistance from my subordinates, we managed to clarify and settle a 'potential problem'... else it would take longer in order for us to actually start with the work.. thanks to them for working with me and their fast actions (without being asked)... Hopefully, the work will soon start and go smoothly....

There is still another pending item... after few phone calls, there's some progress.... but still not up to the final stage... at least i'm seeing the thing moving now... hope it can be settled in time...

Just glad.....

Hikmah Ramadhan....

Ramadhan is entering its third week... And soon it will be Eid-ul-Fitr...

When Ramadhan started, I restrained myself from visiting pasar Ramadhan after work, telling myself whatever prepared at home is more than enough...
Then, there's weekend... and I can no longer stopped myself, especially seeing the big crowd there.. And everything looks good... Hmmm....

The nice thing about Ramadhan is to break our fast and have sahur together with the family... And the first three the days of this year Ramadhan, with Faiz and sis around was more exciting... 'Mummy, posa dah buka', when he heard the azan... Waiting for him to be back here...

Soon it will be Raya and following very closely is the Hajj season.. This season, a friend of mine will be one of the guest there, InsyaAllah... Happy for him... May it be haji mabrur, InsyaAllah...

Routines...

Sure enough there are some routines we have to follow thru life, whether or not we like it...

During schooling time... it was getting up for school in the early morning, Quran reciting class in the afternoon, tv time in the evening....

Then came the studying time... getting up not so early in the morning, deciding whether or not it was okay to miss the morning class, getting brunch from the canteen, chatting and gossiping while eating, watching VCD in the evening while gossiping again.... Life was quite easy and straight forward at that time right???

Now comes the working time... another routine started....

A friend started a routine of sending 'Good morning' emails on every working day... Emails with nice and meaningful words, beautiful pictures which is nice to start up your morning... It has becomes a routine.. that when there's no mail in my inbox, will start guessing whether he's on MC, emergency leave etc... Although most of the times I don't reply back, I appreciate the thoughts..
Thanks ya!