Another friend

A friend from yesteryears passed away recently. He was one of my many friends during my university days but since then, never got the chance to meet him again. Time flew by so quickly its more than thirty years since I last met him. May he rest in peace and God bless his soul.

Off to a long break

The roads around the Klang valley were less crowded the last few days. Many must have gone back to their 'kampong' I'm sure. For me today is my last day at work after which I will take a long break to celebrate 'Hari Raya'. Most probably Raya will be spend at home. Been that way for so many years already. After the passing of both our parents, there's no more 'balik kampong'. Kampong is only in the mind and in the heart.

Japanese and toilets

The Japaneses really have a thing for toilets. They have the most sophisticated toilets in the world and yet are not satisfied. They are always coming out with new inventions. The latest is to be able to have your health screen while doing your thing in the toilet. Can you imagine that? What else they will come out with I just don't know. What I know for sure is that once I almost flooded a whole toilet just because I happened to press the wrong button!

Islam need to be embraced....

My Islam was always just following what others do until I began to read the Quran. Reading here means reading, learning and understanding what is actually inside the Quran. That was when I discovered I knew so little about the religion despite being a Muslim all this while. It was almost like starting from scratch! I believe it is a common trait among us, being ignorant That's why there have been issues lately, when actually it shouldn't be.

The exodus has begun

Traffic was heavy yesterday after work. Jams were everywhere. On the NKVE towards Ipoh, the cars, lorries and whatever were bumper to bumper. Perhaps some people were already on their 'balik kampong' trip. I had to take another route in order to reach home. Luckilly, there are more ways than one to get to Sg Buloh. Otherwise, it would have been a nightmare!

Hard to believe....

Imagine being caught in a traffic jam that can last a month. Unbelievable it may seem but in China, its happening just on the outskirt of Beijing. Off course it need not be said, the villagers by the road side are making a roaring business supplying the drivers with the essentials.
Imagine being trapped in a mine seven hundred metres below ground. In Chile, rescuers are frantically trying to dig a hole so that seventy miners trapped in such a situation can get out but it will take up to three months to reach them. In the meantime, the miners are given warm food, books, etc to help them while away their time.
Imagine......

Raya shopping

Took the opportunity yesterday to do a bit of furniture hunting. Every furniture shop we went to, there were many other people doing the same thing. The shops must be doing a roaring business. Later on at the 'Pasar Ramadhan', there were again a big crowd despite the intermittent rain. Sometimes I said to myself, these people must have plenty of money to spend. Yet we read of people having problem making ends meet. It just don't jive!