Sunday bloody Sunday

As I was sitting here, in my room on a balmy Sunday afternoon looking out the window, my mind was wandering up and over the canopy of trees. The light rain just stopped, showering the parched surrounding, making the trees and grass greener and more fragrant with a little wash... Nothing special was today, just a normal Sunday afternoon...abang is away in Kuala, anchaq is away at school, najiha is sleeping in the crib, the house is quiet. The INTAN bus just pulled up in front, trying to manouver around the annoyingly parked cars to enter the gates, the rain just started pouring again...

It is actually quite a rare Sunday, as it is a peaceful one. My Sundays are usually packed with stuffs to do, so, to be able to sit in a quiet house is actually something of a luxury. Next week is the Eid Al Adha, on a Sunday and Najiha's aqiqah event, so that is a busy Sunday right there. The week after is my nephew's wedding in Kuala, on a Sunday following the Nikah ceremony on the subsequent Friday...looking forward to that, its been awhile since I've attended a wedding...

As the rain pours, becoming heavier this time round, I am reminded of the fact that what luxury Sundays have become, a day usually reserved for rest and regenerate to prepare for the coming working week. The same goes to my life as well, there is no rest for the weary, or so the say. I thought with no thesis to write, my life would return to its normal pace again but what is normal? My life is fervently changed, I may never be able to reclaim that life back, but question is, do I want my old life back? On the other hand, I am rather looking forward to live a new life ahead of me, together with the rest of my family, a new beginning..I am supposed to move to my new room at the new office building, actually looking forward to redecorate that room! Yeay! So that is it people, enjoy this Sunday, while we still can.....

Class of 2011

It's that time of the year again, convo time for many IPTs. Last week UKM had their's. Next week UM pulak. To my dearest cousin Chiyan, congratulations atas kejayaan, the first (and certainly not the last) of the 6028ians to do so, with more to come. To sport science students...this is the beginning, never the end, congratulations to all of you!! Selamat menempuh alam pekerjaan pulak lepas nih...muahaha!

As for meself, was inspired tgk Chiyan trying on the robes in her FB pics. My dearest friend, Dr. Fuadah pun dengan baik hatinye picked me (and the baby's bassinet) up smlm for our own robing process..still tak teruja lagi nak g convo, may be when the time nears nanti kot. Or maybe sebab kitorang (or is it just me) dah tak berapa nak muda dah baru settle study ni...tak taulah...all I know is it is a bit anti-climax. Don't get me wrong people...I am forever indebted to all my supporters, especially on their du'as for me without which I will never have made it through, but spending all those time, across two continents, with all the drama that a person could handle...just getting the letter saying that the "Senate agrees to award" moi pun dah cukup dah rasanya...

So why am I doing the convo thingy again? you ask? Mostly to meraikan the effort and belief, the faith that my husband and parents had in me, to salute my fellow graduands, the academic fraternity, hopefully to motivate my sibs and inspire my children...education is a lifelong process, we are being educated still every second of our lives...choose education !!

I always loved the movie "Gladiator", so to all the graduands of Class 2011 wherever you are, we salute you! To my own clan, Strength and Honour!

The Comeback

There seems to be a pattern here. I only update my blog once a year, and always near the Fasting month..why? Well, maybe because Ramadhan IS the month to reflect. Fact is, I almost forgot about this blog...was browsing through opot's blog and saw my own listed as blogs she followed..was surprised at the blog myself...how crazy is that? If I use the perennial "busy" word to explain my absence, it would be an understatement..so I won't do that...but I will try to be more "active" in months to come....or so I thought...;D

As I am in the "reflection" mode, I supposed the reason why we blog (or at least why I blog) is to reflect on the changes that happened within my own life, things have been pretty mundane for the good part of 2009/2010. There was a wedding, and two arrivals of babies in 6028, so that was something! Beginning 2011, life seems to pick up a pace for me, I was finishing with my thesis and after 13 years, I was pregnant again...so that is pretty life changing matters right there...

Today, am back at 6028, in my 30th day of confinement, trying to rearrange my life around these changes and am looking forward to new challenges in life...am happy that it is Ramadhan again, my favourite month of the year....see you guys around...

p.s. Congrats to M-O-M who's my confinement mate next door!