| Thursday, 13-Sep-2007 11:31 |
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Ramadhan
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I want to spend my Ramadhan at home! Let me start with the food- ayam percik, cendol, cincau, popia basah, tepung pelita, onde-onde, bubur cha-cha, ayam bakar, terubuk bakar, keropok lekor and so on. The moments- spending 6pm to maghrib practically harassing my parents, watching the telly with all the ramadhan shows, cooking with mummy giving instructions, stealing the eid cookies from the cupboard, making special punch, taking out the best china, joking with my siblings, calling grandma at kampung to chat, putting up with daddy’s hungry tempers, praying tarawikh with siblings and….. The bliss- having other people tell me what to do and not having to decide stuff on my own, having a car to geta round, having loads of activities and programs around that I need not make up my own, having family that allows me to act however I want without havint to constantly look over my shoulder and evaluate my actions….
Thus today 1 Ramadhan, I vow to make my stint away from home worth it. It must mean enough that it makes up for missing everything at home. It has to be of a greater value then what I would achieve in a Malaysian education system. No time must be wasted whatsoever because time here is a sacrifice. Giving up watching my siblings grow up and my parents grow old and my relatives giving birth and getting on with their lives etc just for a UK education. It must be worth it.
Oh Allah, with you as my witness I promise that I will make these few years worth a lot more then everything I have just given up. Oh Allah, with You as my Helper, Cherisher and Sustainer, please assist me and guide me. And mostly, bless me.
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