Sunday, May 22, 2022

Exclusively Excluded

When I put the intention to start writing again, I hope that I could put down wise words for my children to read when I am invalid and gone. 

I wish to write down about them - but then, I hardly have anything so strong that urge me to write down - perhaps I don't want to write things that I'm sure that it was unsure and if I were to write it down, i'd do more damaged that it has already done... like the story about Aimar, being denied from outings when all his friends were allowed to - it wasn't because the warden was being unfair, but it was his own mistake that the privilege had been taken away from him..... i don't have any intention to share it here or elsewhere about it - rest assured, things are back on feet, he's okay and he has always been in mama's prayer, insyaallah. 

Only today, during lunch with my parents, I felt a bit 'touched' and emotional. My mom wanted to go to the textile shop after the lunch. She would go there if there were event she is planning to go. 

'Nak cari kain nikah Ika.'

And that was it - that answer left me mute. 


It has been more than 5 years that we had the disagreement between the clan and myself. Actually, it might be less than or more than 5 years, honestly, I lost count of the days... as I always felt that it was just like yesterday and it still hurt, no matter how much I deny it. 

I know I did my part, my best part as what Allah said in the Quran, just like how the Prophet SAW been teaching - I did my part, alhamdulillah. 

It just that, it felt sad when things were not like it used to be. I'm sure I would be super busy if we were like we used to be. 

Alhamdulillah, I am super busy now. And I'm glad that I'm busy preparing my final semester assignments for the Islamic Studies degree I'm pursuing online.. I'll talk about it in my future posting, Insyaallah. 

I have no issue for not being invited to be part of them, wearing matching dresses and even invited to the wedding. Alhamdulillah. I really don't. 

But I'm not gonna lie, at time of writing this, I just feel like I'm missing something - and it just feel so horrible. 

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My dear children, 

Don't ever do that to anybody! Nobody deserves to be excluded from anything. It wasn't the feeling of being forgotten that made you emotional; but the feeling of being forgotten by someone you can't forget for they were so closed to you that was horrifying. 

So, remember dear children of mine, 

Remember the feeling being excluded so that you'd remember to include everyone, no matter who they are. You never know, and you don't have to know, how significantly great that act could be to a person. 

If you'd forgotten, remember those days when out of blue, during our prayers, you'd see me crying and I'd just stay in the room... Those were the days I missed them the most... and I'm grateful that myd ear husband has always been supportive and understanding with my conditions. Alhamdulillah. 

Yup, once a while, I miss them, and I just want to cry. 



As Laili would say, Allah musta'an, amiin

I know this is what Allah has planned for us, and definitely the best, Alhamdulillah. 




Wednesday, May 4, 2022

When you just lose it

 I've been strong for so loooonnngggg

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For the past two days, I've been at my best to be strong and stay strong - this fajr, I was defeated. It's not fair! It's pretty much not fair! 

Alhamdulillah 'ala kulli haal, All praise to Allah over every single things that happened. 

What she did to me is 'unfair'... as much as I wanted to stand firm for my ego, I would felt guilty - honestly, it wasn't that I was missing her or any of them. Wallahi, it's what Allah's concern - everytime I felt like I didn't do much to mend the broken silaturrahim, would be that day I would go to the IG and FB and stalked her. I lose it when I started texted her, and trust me, I wasn't expecting any reply for alhamdulillah, I knew that I was just preparing on The Meeting Day when I will be asked what I did and know that I did what I did, alhamdulillah. 

Yet, syaitan will never fail to mock and tease me. That was when my messages were neither being replied nor with just an 'ok'... The feeling of being mad, being low, being angry would triggered right away. 

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So, all this while, I would have Abang around for raya - I guess, that's why I wasn't worry much about the soalan, raya mana tahun ni? Home is where the heart is, and I have my heart with me. So, I was ok. 

But not this raya. I was with the kids minus Abang. Our morning raya, after the prayers - was to go to Atok's only to find out they were out to Kg Baru... 

Kg Baru used to be my playground, but the last time I went there, back in 2018 (maybe), I was told to leave and never to come there - "ko pergi, pergi dari rumah ni, jangan datang-datang!"... and it always feel awkward whenever I came around after that - it has become just like many other house, strangers house; not where I was raised by. 

Nenek, Ain rindu. Ain rindu sesangat... 

Nenek, doa Ain nak mati macam nenek, mati dalam rumah Allah, dalam solat, dengan aurat terjaga rapi. Amiin. 

Nenek, Ain nak jumpe nenek kat syurga nanti, Amiin..

So, Atok wasn't home and the kids were hungry, so, we decided to have breakfast at the Pavilion - with those early visitors who weren't celebrating raya... Yup, our ketupat rendangs that morning of the Raya 1443H was Dome Chicken Pie, Pancakes, Fish & Chips and Spicy Chicken Wings, alhamdulillah. 

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I've been staying strong on the day of raya and yesterday - it just that, this morning, I broke down!