Sixteen Years Ago
Received SMS from my eldest brother in the morning when I was in a meeting, Salam....Ptg ni genap 16 tahun bonda pulang ke rahmatullah - AL FATIHAH... Emmm, sedar tak sedar dah masuk 16 tahun arwah Ibu meninggalkan Aku. I mentioned about her demise in my earlier Mother's Day entry . Just brief. That's it. *************** I just thanked my brother for the kind reminder but the truth is, I never forget the date, the time, the circumstances and every thing that took place on that day, on that very moment. Where I was seated. I was holding her hand. Mum's head was on my eldest brother's lap. My late second brother was whispering at her right ear.... Allahu Akbar....Allahu Akbar.....Allahu Akbar... .slowly and continuously. Other siblings were all gathered around her. Tears were streaming on everybody's cheeks, but we tried not to cry. No I didn't cry. Just like I didn't shed a single tear when Ayah died. We knew that her time has come. We knew that we have to l...