Rizal writes...eventually!

Salam boys, Lol. I'm currently having breakfast at nearby Koufu. Set C with my fav teh C immaculately made by my fav auntie! Life is good! During salat earlier I reminded myself to be intimate with Allah and tried, tried to submit wholly to him and ask him for guidance and strength to be a better Muslim. Gonna go buy Chang for mummy and tausuan for you. Plan to take you guys out today!

Salam sons, I'm currently at the roundabout at Sembawang mrt waiting for uncle nizam to accompany him for...wait for it...a rugby10s tournament in KL! It is 4:49am and he is late by 49 min. The best thing is, I'm not angry! Have not hung out with this old pal of mine since our college days and to meet up because of rugby...awesome! However, I won't be playing though, this time round perhaps, just there to soak in the atmosphere, grab a few souvenirs and support a friend whom may or not be playing. Ahaks! Uncle nizam has issues with the current police rugby squad training regime. Anyways bought 2 books to finish reading, 5 Love Languages & Simplify your life. Hope to finish them as we'll as do some reflection and planning.

Salam boys, Yesterday was an exceptionally trying and testing day. I couldn't sleep as was worried as your mom came back past midnight. As a result I did not sleep even after I saw her and carried on with some work. Looking back, I feel stupid and and should have just slept. Just finished Subuh prayers at the masjid and stayed behind for a mini lecture. Imam was a familiar faced that I've not seen in a quite a while, used to be head of the mosque when it first started. He mentioned about how our prophet saw reacted when was thrown stones at and bled from his face. With great patience, he did not retaliate I'm kind but instead prayed to Allah to forgive his kaum as they did not know what they were doing.

Salam boys, Since the end of beloved Ramadhan, I've been keeping to my salat the best I can. Whether at work on the weekends at home. I must admit that praying the 5 obligatory prayers has been my go to activity when I'm stressed at work. Thankfully, I have found no excuse to miss them at work though I do it secretly. So far, I have prayed to Allah to give me strength to be a better Muslim. I constantly face the inner demons in me to fall back to my erroneous ways. But Insya'allah with consistent prayers and being around like-minded Muslims, my ship will sail in the straight path. Gotta keep my eye on the prize as advised by Uncle Redha. 1 🌟: glad that preparations for tomorrows N3 COP ICT symposium are in order, what's left is to simply carry them out and remember to email out the feedback gForm. 1🎁: that my p6 pupils remain calm and focused as they count down to the PSLE.

Salam boys, Another brand new day at the start of the week. After last night's fiasco with the haircut you received Hakim, your mom and I had an argument. In retrospect, I should have just voiced out my unhappiness with the way the haircut was done. By me not being honest upfront, my subsequent actions made the matter worse. Even when I try apologising, your mom simply said "I'm in this only for the boys." That made me angry! All this time she mentioned about her love tank being empty and all and with me trying my best to make things work. It's just like a slap in the face! She is so selfish and concerned about her own 'love tank' that she failed to realise that the book also suggests taking care of your spouse's too. She thinks she is the only one deprived of it. In all the years we've been married, I can barely recall any one time where she made an attempt to make the marriage work. I apologise for sounding harsh but quite frankly, I'm sic...

Salam boys, Monday blues were at it again yesterday. I am surprised that i eventually made my way to work. Anyways, rushed to work because I remembered promising to Mrs Prasad that I would help her with her relief duties yesterday as it was the start of her tenure. Didn't do much really, it was in good hands. She probably needed some moral support. Happy to oblige and be there for her. Checked my iPhone on the way to work and was surprised to have found myself in a whatsapp group -Divorce - created by Uncle Chew, Aunt Lynette & Aunt Sumi. Aunt Lynette had shocking news to share as her husband dropped a bombshell on her. From our previous dinner meet-up, I was under the impression that he had wanted things to be better but all he did was to raise hopes only to see it come crushing down! He submitted the divorce papers. One wish: That Aunt Lynette finds strength for herself and her 3 boys to soldier on despite this crisis that occurred. My prayers go out t...

Salam boys, Finished solat and prepping bikes for morning cycle with your mom. One of 5 love language: Quality time. However, she's still sleeping though - heart is willing but body is weak. Gonna let her sleep some more. Anyways, to continue with the theme on slippers, last night after Isya', my old, apek slippers went AWOL. I did a thorough search but it was in vain. In the past, I would have got really pissed and proceed with slipping onto any pair I see and trod off home BUT, I didn't do all that. Instead, I was calm and simply walked off barefooted. May the slippers serve its new owner well. Fortunately, the Ajit minimart was still opened and bought myself a new pair for $6.80. Interestingly, the salesgirl was a PRC lady. Her english was comprehensible though. One thing I still can recall that was mentioned by the Ustadz during his talk prior to Isya' was the need for us to 'makmurkan rumah Allah, makmurkan Masjid'. Interesting, I remember filling in a v...

Salam Boys, This will  be a brief post but i will follow up with more later. I went to pray Isya' at Masjid Assyafaah last night and was greeted by a large crwod of teenage boys listening to a lecture by an ustadz at the main pryer hall. Looks like a religious camp of sorts. Saw the future of our ummah there! they are probably getting ready for Subuh now as should I.

Salam boys, Had a great day just the 3 of us yesterday. Asian civilization museum followed by lunch at Hajah Maimunah and an unexpected but awesome free trial lesson at the Tuffanah madrasah at Guthrie building near Joo Chiat. One star: glad that both of you enjoyed the learning journey and for me to be able to spend quality time with you boys! Really hope that there will be a place for weekend madrasah classes for the both of you, Insya'allah! Let's go down again this Saturday to find out. One wish: I need to put in a fixed budget and no-taxi travel restriction the next time we hang out. And need to practice more patience when dealing with you Zaki. I realize that most times, you do the things you do just simply coz you want my attention. I will make a mental note to my self to check my anger response to you. I love you so much!

I miss...love, hugs and kisses. Sigh