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I am married to my loving husband for more than 40 years now. I am a mother to 3 beautiful children, until years ago when I lost my youngest son. Since then my life is forever altered but yet unbroken....

Tuesday 27 February 2024

SIC Sisters Bonding

"True friends are like diamonds—bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style..." - Nicole Richie

(SIC hostel sisters)

Soul sisters make the best partners in crime and the most loyal allies.

That weekend when we arrived home from our Acheh trip we planned to spring clean our Putramas apartment before Sara and family came to stay for a week. But when the SIC sisters made plan to visit Kak Hamidah who came visiting her children in Cyberjaya I promised to join them. I have not met Kak Hamidah for over 50 years since we left the hostel.

We had a good time catching up and reminisced our younger years. Soul sisters share a sacred bond of trust, loyalty, and unwavering support that only strengthens with time.

Saturday 24 February 2024

Aceh - Musafir ke Serambi Mekah

"Life is a balance between what we can control and what we can let go. Learn to live between effort and surrender...'

(Kilometer 0 Viewpoint, Pulau Sabang)

Aceh and Pulau Sabang Trip
(20 -23 February 2024)

It was a 4-day trip to Banda Aceh and Pulau Sabang with a large group from Setiawan, Perak.

Aceh province is the westernmost province of Indonesia located on the island of Sumatra. Aceh is known as Serambi Makkah because it used to be a stopover for pilgrims to deepen their knowledge of Islam before leaving to Makkah to perform the Hajj.

Aceh, which is a semi-autonomous Indonesian province on the northwest tip of Sumatra Island. It's known for beaches, diving sites and mountain wilderness areas.

Day 02: Pulau Sabang
Day 03: Banda Aceh

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Saturday 19 August 2023

Tasmania Road Trip...

 "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail..." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

(A 12-day road trip)

The Tasmanian Trip
Date: 20 Aug 2023 - 02 Sept 2023

We had visited Australia several times in the past. Our first trip was in 1999 when we visited Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In 2005 we visited Perth. In 2009 we had a road trip in a caravan from Brisbane to Port Campbell and back. And in 2013, we had a family caravan holiday road trip from Sydney to Melbourne.

For the next two weeks we will venture in a road trip around Tasmania, Australia covering most of the major towns and visiting attractions along the way. Since Tasmania is a small and compact island, our journeys will be covering short distances as the roads are small and winding. We opted driving a compact SUV for this Tasmanian road trip.

We will be celebrating our 44th Anniversary in Tasmania. It is the end of winter. The weather is perfect for our road trip!

My Travel Blog: munmus.blogspot.com

01 Tasmania: KL - Sydney
02 Tasmania: Sydney - Hobart
03 Tasmania: Hobart - Port Arthur
04 Tasmania: Eaglehawk Neck - St Helens
05 Tasmania: St Helens - Launceston
06 Tasmania: Launceston - Hobart
07 Tasmania: Hobart Free & Easy
08 Tasmania: Hobart - Strahan
09 Tasmania: Strahan - Stanley
10 Tasmania: Stanley - Devonport
11 Tasmania: Devonport - Hobart
12 Tasmania: Hobart Free & Easy
13 Tasmania: Hobart - Melbourne
14 Tasmania: Melbourne - KL

Saturday 12 August 2023

I lost a dear friend today...

"Friendships formed in life are broken in death. The love we shared remains unbreakable..."

(Adilah Hassan 1955 - 2023)

You passed too soon, my dear friend but you will always remain in my prayers and thoughts.

Death is Nothing at all

Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.”

- Henry Scott-Holland -

(The last ride for dear AD)
(With Bee and Hamidah at Surau Al-Aulia)
(Tanah Perkuburan Bandar Ainsdale)

Tuesday 25 July 2023

Tetamu from Abu Dhabi...

"Life is not being rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect. It is about being real, being humble and being kind..."

(Mus, Nor, Niza and me)

My nephew, Nor Azhar, Niza and their youngest son, Aiman came for a visit. Niza flew back to KL with Aiman earlier this week to spend the summer holidays with their three other children who are in KL. The eldest, Asyraf is a young MAS pilot just like his father, who is with Etihad. Alia and Aleesya are still studying in the local colleges. Nor Azhar will be flying back to Abu Dhabi alone tomorrow. They were planning to go for a family holidays later in August.

When Nor Azhar was still an intern with MAS in 1990's, he used to stay with us in our Bidara house. Then there were only the two of us at home as Sara, Iwan and Ja were in the boarding schools. After his contract with MAS ended, Nor Azhar and family moved to Abu Dhabi to work with Etihad.

Whenever we were on holidays or Umrah trips, we used to detour and stay in his house in Abu Dhabi.