Random Rambles of Lotfi

More than 24 hours after a half marathon...I had visions of writing this blog post as I ran yesterday. Figuring out exactly how I was going to write this. And now, I can hardly recall the stuff that I wanted to say. I totally enjoyed the run...Keseronokan total! I thought I wouldn't. Ever since my friend TSB passed on last year, my running pattern has suffered...not that I am putting the blame on what has happened. I got busy and the mileage somehow got tapered along with the rut of life. This Japanese guy ran a full marathon playing that horn...Amahzinggg!! (pic by Teh EngTiong)  My RunningKaki and I try as much as possible to run regularly and in May, we even managed to travel to Sabah for the Borneo Run, albeit just a 10k for me. We stayed in a hotel near the starting line just to avoid the early morning rush. Wise decision, indeed. Citin Hotel at Jalan Masjid India is a nice, comfy inn. We came down for the 6am gun off at 5:45 am and s...

28 days since the start of the new year...Why was it that I struggled to recall 2011, what is the significance of 2011, or the lack of it... I suddenly feel so sorry for 2011. It doesn't deserve this..My mentor told me that with the start of the new year, the first thing I should do is to declutter my life..declutter the spaces around me. Get rid of old, unneeded stuff, donate them, throw them away...just clear the space. Clear the area so that you will have the space for all the abundance and blessings that's coming your way in this new year. This does not only apply to physical space but also mental space. Be rid of all the negative, old programs in your brain so that they can be replaced with new vision, better, upgraded programs that will propel you to excel! So she actually asked us to write all our mental baggage, the things that we regretted in pieces of paper, crumpled up the lil notes and throw them away in the bin..Somehow that felt good! 2011, was a year of tough ...

Salam....and hello! To you who's reading...hope you're having a great day! Miss me or not?? I miss blogging...I've been super busy! Super, like Idon'thavetimetoorganisemyhair busy! Which is a great thing, coz now I don't have to! No hair organising needed, coz I have recently started wearing the hijab!!!! Yeay!!! I super like!! Alhamdulillah! 26th Nov 2011, a day before my husband's 43rd birthday, a day before the new Muslim calendar year. I've been planning..planning for the longest time..after I came back from Umrah in 2010 but they say "we can plan, but HE decides". I have more than a big drawerful of shawls and scarfs to prove that I have been planning long for this hijrah, not that it matters. What matters to me, was when I finally did it, my head clear, my heart was calm and it has continued to feel so...for the last one plus months. Happiness much.. Till this day, I still wonder why I waited so long to do this? I should've ...

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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