sometimes parents take things for granted.
she too mistook her place.
she tend to forget that time is never static. that people have myriad tasks and commitments. she often lagged behind and wondered where she took the wrong turning.
more often than not she was left in disbelief.
guess she expected too much.
and love has always been her nemesis. elusive. hanging like gossamer on fragile twigs. curling tantalisingly in the cold night wind.
always a turning away...
always a smile too far...
but she deserved her just desserts.
so she looks towards other horizons. loneliness a loyal friend. the only friend she could depend on....
the starry night spreads such beautiful memories.... looking at orion's belt pointing to the Kaabah... she could smell again the cool mornings walking briskly from Safa to Marwah... the tawaf, the unquenchable longing.... and always that unnamed fragrance...mysterious....
alternately indulging in nostalgia and the present.
savoring a brave red hibiscus in the heat of a humid evening. touching a sparkling green leaf of a fragrant pandan plant. in awe at the splendor of the western skies at sunset while driving, the sky awash with shades of pink and grey. magical.
nevertheless she is glad she has given much love.
if not appreciated now, maybe it will be of help some time...
there never will be regrets... only thankfulness...
and prayers quiet and unending...
a parent's tears are like dewdrops on blades of grass...
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
farewell dearest beautiful alice....
it was a cool morning in early january when beautiful alice crossed over to the shadowy vales where kiko, koko and little koko were playing happily....
lovely blonde alice.... may you dwell in those grassy dales in joy and caressed by gentle moonlight... always...
alice dearest, you will be missed much.... so much...
sweet, beautiful alice...
patient...
loving...
with large, expressive eyes...
little alice, may you always run merrily in wonderland....
lovely blonde alice.... may you dwell in those grassy dales in joy and caressed by gentle moonlight... always...
alice dearest, you will be missed much.... so much...
sweet, beautiful alice...
patient...
loving...
with large, expressive eyes...
little alice, may you always run merrily in wonderland....
Friday, 16 October 2015
dearest little coco
dearest little coco, quiet, shy, gentle is now with big brothers kiko and koko, running in beautiful meadows....happy ever after....
the little black bunny who loves sunning by the gate.....
who eats carrots with a hearty crunch.....
who brings happiness so gently....
tiny, loving.... lovely...
loving you coco, is beautiful.....ever....
be always full of joy over there....
dearest one...
the little black bunny who loves sunning by the gate.....
who eats carrots with a hearty crunch.....
who brings happiness so gently....
tiny, loving.... lovely...
loving you coco, is beautiful.....ever....
be always full of joy over there....
dearest one...
Saturday, 10 October 2015
thesis
she's editing a 400-page phd thesis on heritage conservation in the middle east and enjoying every minute of it even though it's changing her sleep pattern.
Subhanallah, to be given the opportunity to be involved in such an interesting dissertation is utterly rezeki. she corrects grammar, rephrases with the care she would give to her own research. she restructures sentences to make them more beautiful. stronger.
it is no longer 'work' or a 'chore' when it gives so much pleasure. so much information and knowledge!
she had always wanted to do more than a first degree but somehow did not get to really doing it. circumstances. always some obstacles or other.
but.....just when she accepts the sky after reaching for elusive stars.....
uncanny..... but she is now each day in the thick of academia. she now edits, proof reads thesis of all types, first degree, masters, phd.....in so many varied fields. from all over the world....so very enlightening, so unexpected. and she's being paid for the joy of gathering so much knowledge!
Subhanallh, Alhamdulillah,..... there are so many portals to rezeki....unthinkable, surprising ones......
and the incurable love of knowledge still knows no limits.... flies beyond boundaries.....
Subhanallah, to be given the opportunity to be involved in such an interesting dissertation is utterly rezeki. she corrects grammar, rephrases with the care she would give to her own research. she restructures sentences to make them more beautiful. stronger.
it is no longer 'work' or a 'chore' when it gives so much pleasure. so much information and knowledge!
she had always wanted to do more than a first degree but somehow did not get to really doing it. circumstances. always some obstacles or other.
but.....just when she accepts the sky after reaching for elusive stars.....
uncanny..... but she is now each day in the thick of academia. she now edits, proof reads thesis of all types, first degree, masters, phd.....in so many varied fields. from all over the world....so very enlightening, so unexpected. and she's being paid for the joy of gathering so much knowledge!
Subhanallh, Alhamdulillah,..... there are so many portals to rezeki....unthinkable, surprising ones......
and the incurable love of knowledge still knows no limits.... flies beyond boundaries.....
new friends for alice and little koko
welcome little kiko, nelly (chanel) and Ar (architect aka tuah).
little kiko has dear big brother kiko's coloring, nelly looks greyish brown while Ar is brownish.
after about two weeks all of them are eating carrots and kangkung from her palm.
in the mornings and evenings when she sits on the rattan chair at the terrace, kiko, nelly, alice, Ar even koko would come to be near her. some lie at her feet. others under her chair. it's as if they want to be near her. the dear loving bunnies...
nelly, kiko and Ar never tire of running in the garden, munching on the grass, kadok leaves, pandan. little kiko even eats the green chillies! and nelly makes a hearty supper of the poor chilly leaves!
meanwhile alice and koko look on - blase!
each time she opens the front door, the little dears instantly come to her! little bundles of furry cuteness, such a pleasant sight for anyone...
love comes in various, such unexpected forms....
little kiko has dear big brother kiko's coloring, nelly looks greyish brown while Ar is brownish.
after about two weeks all of them are eating carrots and kangkung from her palm.
in the mornings and evenings when she sits on the rattan chair at the terrace, kiko, nelly, alice, Ar even koko would come to be near her. some lie at her feet. others under her chair. it's as if they want to be near her. the dear loving bunnies...
nelly, kiko and Ar never tire of running in the garden, munching on the grass, kadok leaves, pandan. little kiko even eats the green chillies! and nelly makes a hearty supper of the poor chilly leaves!
meanwhile alice and koko look on - blase!
each time she opens the front door, the little dears instantly come to her! little bundles of furry cuteness, such a pleasant sight for anyone...
love comes in various, such unexpected forms....
Sunday, 23 August 2015
green fields
kiko and koko must be frolicking merrily over there in green green fields to their hearts' content!
dearest little kiko and koko.....
the most lovable little bunnies, bringing so much happiness and joy just with their lovely presence.
adventurous koko and manja kiko....
may you both be full of joy over there....
dearest little kiko and koko.....
the most lovable little bunnies, bringing so much happiness and joy just with their lovely presence.
adventurous koko and manja kiko....
may you both be full of joy over there....
Saturday, 4 July 2015
the sun n the rain
alice just loves the rain! she'd stand shivering under the raindrops, blonde fur curling wet, eyes looking wistfully into the distance, braving the cold. could she be re-living her childhood?
meanwhile little coco will never miss a chance of sunbathing! her gleaming black fur would stand up to the heat as she savours the warmth, while alice and kiko take refuge under the kind old naza.
well, kiko the 'manja' loves the shade, often laying down under the rattan chair, by the flower pots in the garden, under shady shrubs or by her feet when she's out on the terrace enjoying the sharp morning breeze, the picturesque gloaming or the serenity of a moonlit nite.
to each his own, how true!
this Ramadhan the bunnies have their iftars and sahur too, carrots, yam bean, kangkung, pellets and the occasional ulam raja. in this rather hot month they finish a bottle of water each day compared to one in three days before. or perhaps dear little coco has learned to drink now...
as for her, these few days see a hankering for mixed veggy - carrot, radish, cauliflower, cabbage, french beans, spring onion with lots of garlic, onion and some red chillies. air kelapa is also a favorite, with the refreshingly green amrah (buah kedondong) juice.
its thundering in the distance, a low grumble in the cold morning air. the plants must be thankful for the rain that will follow, quenching the parched earth and splashing on eager leaves....
Subhanallah for Your bounty Yang Maha Esa!
meanwhile little coco will never miss a chance of sunbathing! her gleaming black fur would stand up to the heat as she savours the warmth, while alice and kiko take refuge under the kind old naza.
well, kiko the 'manja' loves the shade, often laying down under the rattan chair, by the flower pots in the garden, under shady shrubs or by her feet when she's out on the terrace enjoying the sharp morning breeze, the picturesque gloaming or the serenity of a moonlit nite.
to each his own, how true!
this Ramadhan the bunnies have their iftars and sahur too, carrots, yam bean, kangkung, pellets and the occasional ulam raja. in this rather hot month they finish a bottle of water each day compared to one in three days before. or perhaps dear little coco has learned to drink now...
as for her, these few days see a hankering for mixed veggy - carrot, radish, cauliflower, cabbage, french beans, spring onion with lots of garlic, onion and some red chillies. air kelapa is also a favorite, with the refreshingly green amrah (buah kedondong) juice.
its thundering in the distance, a low grumble in the cold morning air. the plants must be thankful for the rain that will follow, quenching the parched earth and splashing on eager leaves....
Subhanallah for Your bounty Yang Maha Esa!
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