a post to my son

for my non-muslim friends, Abdullah literally means servant of God in Arabic.

so my dear son, you know what you have to do. when you turn 12, your father and grandfather has plans to ship you off to yemen to 'go back to your roots' in Tarim and become a hafiz AlQuran. you have to live to your name.

its ok if you dont grow up to be a lawyer, doctor or astronaut (like doctor sheikh of the dettol fame). we dont mind the least bit. just as long as you fulfill your namesake as the servant of Allah.

(aku feeling. maybe when he really reaches 12, i would be reluctant to ship him off. siapa tak sayang anak oii?!)

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on a side note, we were watching rtm2's teater klasik last nite and they were showing ali baba bujang lapok. bila the part when the penyamun marching and singing 'hoi, hoi ya hoi', Abdullah got so excited and started moving around. my tummy was shaking. it was like he was dancing in there! you can see my stomach move from side to side.

my mother said, lets see his reaction when we watch 'Ahmad Albab' next week. melonjat-lonjat agaknya dia! haha!

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first day of school in term 2. i promised myself not to shout, nag, scold the students too much. now that Abdullah can respond to voices/noises as his hearing is developed, i should be more careful with what i say and my tone of voice.

and yes, no more cussing.

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have a good week, everyone!