Random Rambles of Lotfi

I was late this morning..but the traffic was kind. Received a call from Adit,a work acquaintance turned friend "Assalamualaikum kak..I hate to be the bearer of bad news but i got a call that Kharis has just collapsed.. I hope it's nothing but the prognosis is not so good..." After asking of his possible where about, which was en route my way to work, I told Adit, I would go to the site...and wham! the road is jammed up again...I texted Adit, asking if it's possible that he's no longer there and would have been taken to a hospital...and he texted..he doesn't know. I was imagining that Kharis my friend would be sitting up after being given help and when I see him I would joke about the whole thing..I actually had the scene playing in my head...A short drive later, I reached the road near the Kelana Jaya stadium and my heart skipped a bit to see an ambulance and 2 police cars...Then I saw Yanthy, his wife sitting on the tarmac with his head on her lap..My frie...

 Ini ialah tulang kaki kanan Here's an x-ray of my right toes...I think they looked quite scary...Allah's creation is beautiful, but I was careless and clumsy to have walked or rather bumped against my Mak's heavy furniture during the hari raya break. It has now been 40 days since the 'accident'. Kalau orang beranak memang dah habis pantang...but alas it's not the case here. The first few days after the incident, the whole right leg was swollen..I had my feet up the the whole trip back to KL from JB. And for the next few weeks, i was an official limper. I wore sandals and clogs to work, and had to duck everytime I see senior management to avoid them seeing me in sandals. For the first week, I had to resort to wearing baju kurung to work everyday, coz they are the only baju that at least didn't look weird with the sandal. And it was R.I.C.E all the way..(almost..). Rest, ice, compress & elevate..and expensive Phiten Titanium plaster and co...

26th July...He would have been 43 today...Al Fatihah...

It has really been that long huh? Kalau pokok dah tinggi, kalau baby dah boleh gelak...(which is true coz my sister's baby, Najla can hold baby talk with me and she's not even 3 months yet) My life has been going through phases of change within these 3 months...From my last post on Aisyah's SPM results, she has gone through the stress of applying for uni, choosing, rechoosing the courses and finally being accepted for the 5th course of her choice. Diploma in Artistic Writing...What is that? We were confused and was wondering about it as well. But the fact that the faculty is FACT - Faculty of Arts and Creative Technology, we guessed that the course would be connected to the Performing Arts...my..my... my child is going to be artistically, entertainment, media inclined...Ke mana tumpahnya kuah...(where does the gravy spilt???) Campus is at Puncak Perdana about 10km from home, but it didn't stopped me from missing her whenever she's not home. Been almost 2 months ...

Semalam hari gumbira saya... Some things just have to come to an end...resam hidup. Nothing is forever...I'm glad  I have the wisdom to choose happiness for myself! This is what she has prayed hard for...Alhamdulillah.... Dan semalam juga hari gumbira saya sebab Nur'Aisyah Ezral , after much heartache and tears (she lah...not me..), called me at the office ( actually I heard 3 voices shouting on the phone- hers, Khairin's and hubs') all excited and she has achieved her best from her struggle of the last 2 years. As a mum, I am always in a dilemma, whether I have done the best I could for my children. Aisyah has always been an achiever. She can read at age 3 and has not lost (i hope) the interest to learn. She studies without me having to coax and has quite a balanced life. She was not at all like me, who went to extremes of either studying or not...which disappointingly, for me, turned out to be the latter. She can be out with friends all day and I could...

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Tak kuasa kan siap ada part 2..Well, it's not everyday that I blog..And warning, this will be almost an essay.. So after the first audition (please read part 1 if you are lost), we were waiting for the company to call us and when they did a few weeks later..in 2011 (first audition was in 2010 hehehe..), it was for Khairin to come for another audition. So by that time, she was already quite busy with other voice over jobs for ASTRO, and we were worried if we could not commit to the schedule.  And we were almost 70% sure that we better not go for the 2nd audition because of this. But we were 70% curious as well, so that Saturday we went again. This time the shortlisted kids were given lines to read and dance steps to follow. That lasted almost the whole day and again we were sent home with not very definite YES or NO. When I received an email 6 days later, it was to confirm that she's in and the very extensive rehearsals time. The dance rehearsal - pics take from H+A St...

That 's our girl (extreme right) , obviously nervous We were privileged to get seats to the preview of LAT Sebuah Muzikal on Tuesday night, a day before it opens for the public.Our third child, Khairin has always been interested in dancing and singing but she has always been shy to perform in front of an audience. It was not until lately that she developed the courage to do so. I think watching GLEE has a lot to do with this change. When I found out through Christina (Mrs Afdlin) FB wall that Tall Order is having an open audition for kids for the musical, i asked her if she wants to try. Amazingly, she said yes immediately but not without asking what she has to do at the audition. And I told her, they will probably ask her to sing or dance a bit and she asked if it will be in a big group and not wanting to scare her, said I don't think so. And I was not surprised, on the morning of the audition she said, she doesn't want to go after all. So I told her I was goin...

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." -John Bingham, running speaker and writer And, yes that's how exactly what I tell myself before each race that I crazily registered for. It's not about coming out tops. At my age, where each surge of physical activities will cause at least a week constant soreness, coming out tops is the least of my concern. I  registered  for the Bareno Run as far back as last year .having regular emails sent reminding you of upcoming runs helped. So I registered for the 10km right after I completed the 12km Malakoff  in November. I thought better to register when I'm still hot on the heels from Malakoff and when I have not had the chance to ask around about the route. So register I did, not just for Bareno but also for The Energizer Night Race in April. Crazy old woman! And on top of my own registration I also registered for hubs. Y'know, I started running on...

"I love it here but I'd rather be somewhere else..."

This is one of my favorite 2010 songs, besides many others,  of course...There's something so sad but yet so hopeful about it. I love how Chester's voice simply comes out so, longingly, so hopeful on this one...sigh...This will set the mood for today... This is not the end This is not the beginning Just a voice like a riot Rocking every revision But you listen to the tone And the violent rhythm Though the words sound steady Something emptys within em We say yeah With fists flying up in the air Like we’re holding onto something that’s invisible there Cuz we’re living at the mercy of the pain and the fear Until we dead it forget it Let it all disappear Waiting for the end to come Wishing I had strenght to stand This is not what I had planned It’s out of my control Flying at the speed of light Thoughts were spinning in my head So many things were left unsaid It’s hard to let you go I know w...