At home again

After 3 days at my grandma house it is time for us to be at home.

Life will be normal again in tapah.. Same route to be taken everyday.. Danny with his friends.. life as is...

Fin...
My son and i.

Went to kulim

I received an emergency call from my grandma...
She told me that my mother was not feeling well... She just had her operation...

That news made me worried... So, without hesitation... I drove to kulim... The journey took around 3 hours of driving from tapah.... It was my first time to be in kulim..

There were four of us... My wife,danny and my grandma.... once reached... I saw most of my siblings were there inside the house.... Then i saw my mother... She looked pale and weak...

She showed me the spot where the operation had been done... It was such a big hole at her back... The doctor had to cut and slice in order to remove the infected area...

It was painful no doubt.. Sigh...
I was speechless..

We spent two days at my mother's house.. Since the house was full.. I had to look for a place to stay in.. And i choosed kulim inn because the place was nearer to my mother's house..

Fin
my son and i

Final exam for danny

danny went to school.. He had to sit for the final exam...

So, in the afternoon.. I asked him about the exam he sat..

"so, how's your exam? Manage to answer all the questions?

He looked at me and said confidently...
No!

Fin...
My son and i

Danny and i went to see a dentist

Danny was complaining about his tooth... After inspection... I saw two of danny's teeth had big holes... No wonder everytime he had something sweet or cold he kept complaining...about the pain he had....

And i think it's time for danny to have his first dentist appointment.... So both danny and i set foot at the dentist clinic in tapah...

It was a tiring effort to convince danny at first.... He knew what will happen if he had his teeth being pulled out... But something must be done.... Either his teeth or he will suffer the pain.... And both of us will be restless during night time... So, off we went....

As we arrived at the clinic... There were people everywhere... Every corners was full of them... And due to that... We had to wait.... It was unavoidable and tiring situations for us..

It had been an hour and i saw the number of people remained the same..... Danny was walking here and there... Restless.... Impatiently waiting for his turn....

At last, it was time for danny to meet his fate.... Lying motionlessly the dentist started to probe the problems.... Later... The dentist told us... He needs to patch danny's tooth.... at about 30 minutes later everything was settled....

But it seemed the pain was gradually increased... After a few hours... Danny was jumping around in order to ease the pain he suffered... I felt pity for him... The only solution was to give him the medicine given by the dentist before.... During night time the pain subsided...

This was my first experience.. I realised it was not easy to raise a child... And it will never be.

Fin...
My son and i

Just to add up a few more photos

Danny was excited to see a few men who were fishing under the bridge... He asked me whether he can join too.. I told him that fishing required patience.. Maybe one day i will let him try...

My grandmother was giving some tips regarding a better fishing to the two boys... She was great in fishing.. No doubt... Maybe thats the reason i loved to fish too...

Fin...
My son and i

a trip to karai and kuala kangsar

nothing much to do about nothing... so, early in the morning we went to kuala kangsar.

my wife and my son loved laksa (Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from Peranakan culture also known as Baba and Nyonya, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.) so the best place to enjoy it... was in kuala kangsar for sure.

after having the laksa.... it was time for us to return home. On the way, i spotted a signboard shown karai

(Karai is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. This small town is located near Kuala Kangsar. One of the famous attractions is the historical Victoria Railway Bridge.)

we stopped for a while, then we saw a beautiful bridge across the river and it was Victoria Railway Bridge (thanks Wiki). as i headed forward... the route ended up to a dead end just exactly below the bridge.
we saw a few men were fishing under the bridge. we were amazed with the surrounding... calm and it was a great spot for fishing indeed....

fin..
my son and i

Doing homework

Danny was doing his school work given by his teacher.. And it was a tough one for 5 years old boy to do it...

So , he turned to his mother for help... He seldom asked me to help him on his school work.. Strange but true..

Fin..
My son and i

Lately my life was busy...

After hari raya... It was hard for me to update this blog... I was busy with meetings,wedding ceremonies, school works and visiting clinics..

Danny had fully recovered from the measles that he got two weeks ago... And he started to school yesterday.. He seemed to enjoy it... Maybe he met his friends after nearly 2 weeks of unpredictable holidays..

In order to stop danny from scratching his body due to measles.. We allowed danny to play his ps2 most of the time.. And it worked.. The games were the perfect remedies to stop his mind to think about his itchiness..

Next month,again, there will be a school holiday.. For 2 months(nearly) i will spare my time with danny... Em..

Fin...
my son and i

Counting days

Playing with numbers sometimes scarry... It seems that we are running out of time when we think about how fast our children will grow up right in front of our own eyes... Like danny... Now he is 5 years old.... If i refresh back my memories i think i have done less than the average of a father can be....

I seldom hug him... Or listen to what he said... I think, that is the biggest mistake i had ever made..

Next month,there will be a school holiday... I pledge myself to spend more quality times with danny... Perhaps... Danny will understand his father more than before...

Fin
my son and i

Danny got measles

First time in his life.. Danny got measles.. Fever and most of the time he will ask me or my wife to scratch his back...
It was indeed a sleplees night for me my wife...

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my son and i

Danny and his aunt

Danny played a board game with his aunt.. And his aunt is same age with him... Hehe...

It happened last week during hari raya... He met all his younger aunts... There were 3 of them...

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my son and i

At last we went to a clinic

We went to a clinic in tapah.. My son was complaining about his fever.. When i felt his forehead.. It was hot... He was having fever...

We had to wait till evening because the doctor will arrive after maghrib.. After he had finished checking danny... The doctor told us that danny is having a slight fever... And he prescribed some medicines for danny... Hopefully danny will be ok within these few days..

Fin...
My son and i

Went to tesco kampar

Danny told us that his ribena and milo were finished. So i decided to go to tesco kampar and do some shoppings..

After we had bought the items needed... We went to the food court... Danny loved to eat chicken rice that he called nasi lemak.. He finished the rice but the chicken was left untouched... Maybe due to hari raya ... He had taken a lot of chickens perhaps that made him bored for a while....

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my son and i

Danny to taman malaysia

It had been ages since i took danny to taman malaysia.. Maybe because of h1n1 i dare not to take any risks.. So danny has to bear the situation at the moment...

I was really not feeling very well.. Maybe tomorrow i wont be able to work.. I need to lay down and have a plenty of rest... I should have done that... Maybe im going to get fever... Everytime i blow my breath.. I can feel that my breath is getting warmer.. Thats sign of fever maybe...

Danny had recover from fever.. thanked to his nanny.. She bathe danny twice so it lowered his body heat at once....

Lets hope for the best tomorrow...

Fin...
My son and i

Danny and i

Today, both of us are not feeling very well....
Danny is having red eyes... Whereas i myself got soar throat.. And i think my body temperature is high.... Hopefully by tomorrow my body heat will be normal.....
Next two days.... School will be opened again.... So i have to start working... Kinda dejavu, last year hari raya... About a week after that i had fever.... Is it because of the heat from all the hari raya cookies?
Fin...
life is caring and love is binding.....
my son and i
 

my wife and son

my wife and son, originally uploaded by Kulop Ludin.

having travel to and fro, from tapah to ipoh during hari raya..... it was really exhausting... danny enjoyed it...my wife enjoyed it.... and me... haih.....

hari raya is the best day to ask for forgiveness... maybe because of a month fasting... our heart seemed soften..... willing to forgive....


whatever it is.. this hari raya is the best hari raya for...
my son and i

fin..

life is caring and love is binding.....
my son and i

life sometimes...

its nearly 3 am in the morning....
i just got back from chatting with friends...
and the shocking part was one of my friend is getting a divorce after a solid 9 years of marriage.... i never thought of that as i assumed their marriage is full of happiness.... but i was wrong... nearly 2 hours he was sharing/expressing his sadness over the matters. and i did lend my ears as well.

he was a sole provider in his family... all needs were fulfilled by him as he knew he was the head of the family but his wife still had not satisfy. it may be one sided story yet my friend and i listened to the story attentively(3 of us).

my friend had everything.. from a to z, just name them.. he can provide them all...
well paid job.., getting a maid for her wife... and he asked for nothing from his wife... then i realized ... money is not everything. come to think of that, i should be thankful... my wife did not complaining as our rice pot fits enough for three of us.

my friend told, it began when he went offshore to work and left his wife with the wonder of internet... later his wife spent more time chatting through internet rather than him when he was at home. from there, he suspected his wife met someone and the troubles began..

out of blue, one day... his wife asked for a divorce... he coaxed her but she refused and asked him to accept her decision...

now... they are living in the same house but in the different room.. it is like "a house but not a home"... i asked him how he feel about his wife.. he replied.... she is not here... pointing at his heart.
they are waiting for the final decision made by court of syariah.. it is kind of complicated to settle the case as it involves the right to keep their children(they have two children, the rightful ownership of their house and many more.

he must be sad right now... i can feel it....


life is caring and love is binding.....
my son and i

my family

my family, originally uploaded by Kulop Ludin.

this year i managed to capture a full family photo. it was taken by my brother in law. this time, the quality of the photo is the best! thanks to him.

picture of me, before i went to mosque in the morning to perform solat.
after that i went to my mother in law house.



life is caring and love is binding.....
my son and i

Today is hari raya

Today is hari raya... Smiley faces everywhere...
New clothes to be wear..
No heart left to be despair..

Happy hari raya where ever you are...

Fin.
My son and i

Sending them

I was sending danny and my wife to her mother' house.. I did this for the past 6 years...

During hari raya.. I sent both of them because i wanted my wife to meet her other siblings... And danny would meet his cousins as well.. And i myself would remain alone in my house...

Fin
my son and i

Danny and his songkok (hat)

Danny was really excited to try his songkok for hari raya tomorrow...

2 years ago... He cant bear anything to cover his head... But now he seemed to bear it enough...

Tomorrow will be hari raya... A festive, moslems celebrate after a month fasting.... Everyone is preparing for the celebration and danny will meet his cousins at my in law house....

I am off to send them... Continue later....

Fin...
My son and i

my grandmother

opah aku, originally uploaded by Kulop Ludin.

this is my grandma......
she is 80 years old.....
staying alone by herself....
every fortnight.... we will visit her.... and danny loves to meet her great grandmother....

day after tomorrow will be hari raya (eidulfitri, a celebration after fasting month) on the first day in the afternoon, once again.... we are going to celebrate the festive at my grandmother's house.

there will be a lot of people, my aunts and uncles. During this festive... the whole family will gather around......

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my son and i

danny as always....

danny as always...., originally uploaded by Kulop Ludin.

we have to divided our task to take care danny while we were out to bazar ramadan..so, it will be easier for my wife to buy our needs...

during fasting month, almost everyday we went out in the afternoon, to bazaar ramadan in search for food.....

we did few rounds..... at first i will take care danny,then his mother's turn later.. three of us walk along together..... so far these steps helps a lot.......

fasting month left only 2 days.... we for sure will miss the great time during ramadan..not only for food but also the strength given during that time.....

fin
my son and i

Sometimes we were on bike

If the sky permits i will take danny for a ride on our bike...

It was just a small bike..but it brought happiness to everyone..

Fin..
My son and i

tapah hari raya cookies sale!!

tapah hari raya cookies sale!!, originally uploaded by Kulop Ludin.

yup.. it was time for us.... shop till drop for hari raya cookies!!
as hari raya is just around the corner, my wife is hunting for hari raya cookies.... but most of the items she bought... were only crackers made from tapioca.....

i bought dodol mixed with durian.... wah the smell was so arousing that made my mouth watering non stop....

danny was looking at his favorite one.... that he found one!



these are my favourite cookies.... pineapple tart... but i prefer hand made cookies instead of "factory based" cookies.... kinda typical but true!


these are my wife favourite... crackers!

we still got a few more days to go..... i am still searching for a songkok that will fit danny comfortably..... maybe tomorrow i will travel a bit further in order to find him one...


fin
life is caring and love is binding.....
my son and i