"Run Forrest, Run!! "

ZULFA: Yang... Happy birthday!!! May all your wish come true..


ME: Waaaaah... tengkiu-tengkiu!!


ZULFA: Suka sik hadiah ya? Hmmm? Hmmm??


ME: Yeaaapp!! Sukaaaaaa!!! Makseh yang...

- Another precious birthday gift from my girlfriend. I really appreciate it. Her smiles, laughs, and jokes made up my day. Thanks again sayang.

At 8:30pm, i received a phone call from my Mom..


MOM: Asz, Happy Birthday... I love you..

ME: Love you too Mak, makseh sebab ingat birthday aku..

MOM: Mestilah kamek orang ingat.. Apa polah kawu tek? Dah makan?

ME: Sekda apa-apa Mak, nangga berita tv jak.. Tadik dah aku makan..
Bapak tek apa khabar nya?

MOM: Yalah Asz, bapak ya baruk bait demam.. mala jak nya ya sakit.
Bingong juak mak nangga nya. Sik cergas gilak nya kedak dolok.
Happy nya dengar adik kawu dapat Dean's list semester tok tek.

ME: Ney ndak, diam di rumah jak kali. Nya ya kan biasa bekerja.
Lamak nya pencen tok, yalah badan nya mala sakit-sakit jak.
Sian juak bapak ya.. Umo dah kin nait juak bah mak...
Awok.. ada Noi padah ngan aku riya, suk nya dapat Dekan..
3.55 pointer nya. Syukurlah...bukan senang nak dpt dekan.

( private conversation continues about Bapak...) and then Mak said-

MOM: Haa.. kawu ya pun dah nait umo, pandey-pandeylah kawu
mbak dirik cnun. SEJADAH ya, mesti berdebu jak di simpan.
Beringat-ingat lah asz. Jangan lupak dengan Tuhan. Jangan
masa susah kelak baruk nak beringat. Dengar sik??

ME: Aok Mak.. Insya-Allah.. ( felt guilty...)



And the conversation with Mak on the phone left me with a sudden impact. Mak indirectly told me that i am the "boss" now. The new caretaker of my family. It's all on my shoulder. Adik's education will always be my 1st priority. No problemo. I must re-define myself again. Teach myself how to be a good son, a good brother, a good friend, a good husband, and a good ME.

This is the perfect time to use all the time i have in this life, to change everything that i couldn't change in the future. My past is already a bad history, so the time has come to create some good stories about my life, as an inspiration for my generations soon. There's no other way to tell a good story than writing it yourself.

And the "list" must be like this :

1) Allah S.W.T
2) Family
3) Love
4) Friendship
5) Career
6) Passion
7) Dreams
8) Hopes
9) Success.

I know i can do it.
May Allah guide me,
the way through this rough journey,
in the quest to conquer the stormy sea..