Semester Break

Thursday, January, 29, 2009
Well, well, it has been quite a while, I have stayed away from my blog.
This is the first blog from a 61-year-old blogger. My 61st birthday was on Monday, January, 26, 2009. How does it feel your chronological age touches 61? Physically, I am a bit show in my actions now; my tee-off lacks the distance I used o swing in my golfing; my clebrum is nt firm and sometimes I swayed while walking; my vision is perfect; my hearing is still good.; my appetite is a bit decreasing; my sense of smell is still strong; my heart still beats normally; my love for music is still maintained and for reading is still high.
Conversely, my mental strength is still sharp; I still take intereset in politics, economics, current issues;I could still browse new information from the internet, books, journals; I would still read Yassin twice daily; I would be spending hours in getting the latest news from newspapers and the idiot box andI would also be active in sharing what I know with my students in public speaking, reading and grammar.
In addition, as a strong devotee of Islam I fully submitted to the Creator by praying and reading the Yassin as a way of life. Maghrib and Isyak prayers would be performed at the nearby chapel or musalla.
At 61, my 37-year-old Julianaa, RhB Bank Officer in Kajang, married to Abd Latif, for the past 7 years, is blessed with 6-year-old twin boys, Farhad amd Farhan, and 4-year-old, beuatiful and intelleigent Mariam Khatijah.; my second child, 34-year-old Datuk Shafik, a widower, is blesssed with 6-year-old Fathin and 4-year-old Aiman and my youngest child, 26-year-old Mohammad Asshad, acomputer scientist-turned musician, is still single.
Materilaistically I own a semi-detached house, a E230 Mercedes Bence and Proton Saga and a piece of oil palm land.
I thank Allah swt for what He has blessed me sucessful children, healthy and intelligent grandchildren. What else do I need to ask for? Health, Iman and Takwa and Success to my children and grandchildren.
Thank you Allah swt, may I age another year?