MEETINGS

Since the school reopened I have been attending six meetings just for the week. I think I am sick of it already. Some were just time wasting.

THE HARI RAYA HOLIDAYS

At this age, Hari Raya is a day to get back together and exchange notes. It is our turn to become the old parents where the kids come home to us. I am accepting this fact of life - just that I don't have any grandchildren yet. None of my kids is married.

This Raya we went to Taiping, Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh and we managed to pass through Cameron Highland before going home. That was our third trip to Cameron this year alone. Second day the two of us went to Semenyeh Selangor to visit his brother. On the third day we went again to Ipoh and later to Taping for his old school reunion.

I went to work on the 6th Shawal and to Rawang and Batang Kali on the 7th. We are going to Ipoh again tomorrow.

MY ACTIVITIES

Today my City recorded 121212 km at 7.52 am. Since I worked in Wangsa Maju the machine does not travel much. Usually my mileage is more than 2K per month but now to beat 1K seems impossible.

Today I went to the Immigration Department and for the first time I was asked whether I am a senior citizen. I felt funny. I admitted that I am not young anymore but to say as a senior citizen I felt different. May be I am not used to it. Well this is my first time. In a way I didn't have to wait for long like the others.

TODAY

Today I am 55. It is a day to remember. I supposed insyaallah I will too in another three years time. Nothing that great happening today.
Now I am free of facebook. I have to delete it to prevent another disaster.

THE E-MAIL

Somehow I couldn't open my usual e-mail. I don't think I forgot the password after all I have to look at it more than once a day. I considered it active because there were many facebook messages. If I didn't peek it for three days then there would be more than half an hour to browse all of them.

Then started the call asking am I still in the country. I was supposed to be in Nigeria doing an educational conference. What a hack. And I needed some cash as I lost my papers while I was there. I hated what happened. May be I opened a stupid e-mail supposed to be from him. I pitied my friends and brothers who concerned about me. Thank you so much. Allah bless all of us. Now I have a new e-mail. I lost my ten years e-mail address as I love it. There are many mails that I treasured especially his words when he was in London a few years back.

IN ONE WEEK TIME

In one week time I should have stop working. I'll be fifty-five. But more than ten years earlier when I was working in college came a circular to extend the service till fifty-six. I agreed with it. Then came another two years extension to fifty-eight, I still signed for it.

So now I still have another three years to go. I just hope I am always fine and ok to carry out my duties. Amin

WHICH WAY

I remembered I have to take that particular route to go to work. One year later I have to take the opposite way. Is it fated then? Nothing is eternal really.
Last time those 42 km got me one hour if nothing blocks my diving, now that particular one hour is still there on my way home. Still wasted the hour after all now it is less than 20 km from home. I shouldn't complain really just be thankful. Amin