There is one occurrence during this holy month of Ramadan that I particularly cannot 'stomach'. It occurs year in and year out, sad to say. Well, it concerns Mr Head of the Household. Since time immemorial till this very day, he is still displaying the 'extravagant streak' that is in him, during this holy month, when we are all supposed to practise restraint and be thrifty. Day in and day out he'll be visiting the Ramadan Bazaars to purchase almost anything that catches his fancy. Everything seems delicious to him and he'll come back laden with all the purchases, sometimes enough to feed an army. Well, there are only four of us at home and we definitely cannot finish everything that is served on the table. So you can guess what the outcome will be, right?
This sad state of affairs has never failed to bring tears to my eyes. Many a time have my Princess and I reminded him not to overspend and purchase only what we wish to taste and consume. Sad to say, all our pleas and gentle reminders have fallen onto his deaf ears. At times, when his mood is bad, he will make caustic remarks like "Kau jangan bising-bisinglah! Aku beli semua ni, AKU yang nak makan." Ya Allah! Exactly how much can he possibly eat? He, being a very senior citizen of 74 years.....Sometimes, I just cannot help thinking that his behaviour is worse than that of a young child. It's sad, really, really sad.....
Mama Dilah
Bijou Boy
It's the 10th day of the holy month of Ramadan today. Mother Time seems to be whizzing by so fast. Before we know it, the month of Syawal 1433H will be dawning upon us. Conditions in this household have been fair, thus far. Only my Princess has been under the weather since a couple of days ago. She's been bugged with fever and an irritating cough. Medications are aplenty and needless to say they are sleep inducing. Sincerely hope that she'll be on the mend 100% soon.
As for the 'apple of my eye', Bijou Boy.....Well, Syukur Alhamdulillah, he's doing just fine. He's almost completing ten days of fasting. I pray that he can complete the whole month without any hitches. InsyaAllah.....
Coming to yours truly, Syukur Alhamdulillah, I've been able to fast without much of a hassle. My only problem is that at times, I'll be overwhelmed with extreme sleepiness. Perhaps the loss of my usual amount of 'beauty sleep' and the slowing down of my 'vigorous' activities are the culprits.....However, my gut feeling tells me that the consumption of extra milk during the past week or so, has made me extra groggy. MILK..the SEDATIVE? Oh, I don't know.....
Anyhow, we're just taking things easy, one day at a time. No thoughts just yet about the Hari Raya preparations. One thing is for sure though, the preparations will be on a very modest scale. As always we'll be in our 'Austerity Drive Mode'.
Yours Truly
Much as I tell myself NOT to EVER succumb to this unhealthy syndrome, I did fall victim to it yet again, lately. Since mid May 2012, I have been bugged by several health issues (imaginary or real, only Allah SWT knows and He's certainly not telling). I won't go into detail though, but it's sufficient to say that what I went through and 'FELT', seemed to be so VERY REAL. The 'goings-on' within my maiden family plus added stress and tension provided by another quarter, worsened matters. So much so that when I went for my monthly routine medical check-up a few days back, I found that my BP reading had 'sky rocketed'.
I've been telling myself, YET AGAIN, that I have 'to take all the bulls by their horns and lead them back to Spain', so to speak. Hahaha..... I MUST NOT let all these unnecessary balderdash overwhelm and haunt me. It's definitely NOT WORTH IT! It is not worth being a victim of the Negative Thoughts Syndrome. After all, I'M A SURVIVOR and I must smile bravely AGAINST ALL THE ODDS! Syukur Alhamdulillah that 'things' turned out a-okay.....
