Khas Buat Babahku...

Salaam everyone,

It was just another weekend, another weekend for me means the deadline for my thesis is getting closer. But just like any other typical procrastinators, I took my own sweet time trying to finish up another 2,000 words to reach my thesis target, insya Allah...

And just like any other typical procrastinator, I jumped to the idea of having one whole day NOT thinking about my thesis, because A invited us to go to Chester (close to Liverpool) for one whole day shopping frenzy at Chester Oak Retail Outlet. It was planned a few nights ago, and G and I decided that we need a break from the work and spend the day having retail therapy instead, which we are actually best very good at, (un)fortunately.

I started the day just like any other day. Waking up for my late-night prayers, then slept for a coupla hours before waking up again in the morning to do the routine activities. But today, I had to wake up earlier than usual, hence I lost a few hours of sleep because we promised to be at their (A&Z's) house at a certain time.

The moment I woke up, checked my phone and I almost beat myself for almost forgetting that today is my babah's 54th Birthday. Ya Allah. I had it saved on my calendar but somehow I supposed with the things I have to deal with at the moment, that little fact kinda passed my mind :(

But it was never too late to wish him birthday, yes? So, before anything else, I texted mama and berbunga-bunga my text messages wishing babah for his birthday. Why I texted my mama instead of my babah? Because believe it or not, my babah seldom interacts with the kids unless there's something important that he wants to discuss about, any other day, he'd gladly pass the ringing phone (whenever one of us calls up during weekend) instead of picking it up and talking to us. teehee. funny, even mama teased him sometimes saying, "cubatah cakap sama anak atu..." but that's my babah... for those who know him personally, he might seems serious (well, he is, actually) but just like G said, a girl's first love is her dad. I guess I have to agree with her. Almost everything I want in a husband is in my babah. Dads are like a reflection and the best example of how we want our husbands to behave like (at least that's what I personally think).

Anyhoos, melalut lak citer hari nie. Point is, after texting, I called mama up when we safely arrived at Chester and when I said "Say 'Happy Birthday' to babah...", mama just directly passed the phone to babah.

*gulp*

So, as awkward as it must've felt, it actually felt natural. Babah and I talked for a good few minutes. saying that they're having dinner at Nyonya Gadong (aiii) and he even updated on the news of my sister being admitted to the hospital (which, btw, if you could please make dua'a for my sister so that she and her baby will always be in the protection of Allah, and lekas sembuh, insya Allah - Jazakallahu khairan in advance) and then mama was updating on a particular matter regarding application for a particular post.

Seems like everyone's healthy, fine and happy, Alhamdulillah, except that mama sarut suara - so mama, anak mama doakan semoga mama lekas sembuh jua...insya Allah...

[doa anakanda untuk babah mama & keluarga sentiasa dilafazkan di setiap solat harian, insya Allah...]

Right on.

I had headache all day, perhaps due to the lack of sleep and skipping breakfast this morning, but Alhamdulillah, soon as we reached home, after taking shower, wudhu and performing my solat, it feels like Allah has lifted the pain and now I'm fine and all smiley. Alhamdulillah... ;) amazing, innit?

Oh, and I've been blog-hopping these past few days and one of the blog-owners adviced that (in his own words):

"Menulis artikel jangan bergantung pada “ilham”, coz itu akan membuatkan kita tidak istiqamah. Tapi biarlah kita menulis atas dasar “tanggungjawab”. insyaALLAH, kita akan sentiasa hadir dengan artikel2 terbaru…"

:) semoga menjadi iktibar dan peringatan buat diriku yang sering lupa...

"O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do."
(Surah As-Saff [61:2-3])