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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Aqiqah & Cukur Jambul

We missed to have it on the 7th day as baby Alisya was still under observation at home - recovering from jaundice.

Couldn't do it immediately after confinement either; for some other reasons I can't remember (surely not good enough a reason, else I would've remembered).

Couldn't have it during the recent Raya Haji break because Atok was scheduled to undergo for his eye surgery around the same time. He wouldn't be able to read his kitab berzanji and hence who to lead? Ayah? Err... I don't think "Syurga di wajahmu" is enlisted in the kitab.

And so if 'menurut kemampuan waktu', I figured we should have it during Awal Muharram: a long weekend, plenty of time for relatives & friends to come over, from near & afar. And plenty of time for them and us to recuperate thereafter. Besides, it coincides with the welcoming of the new year. Perfect isn't it? Can't be any better.

Somehow I did NOT pencil it in my calendar because ....errr...i know this sounds lame, but I was still on confinement when I thought of the above date - which means I was at home then, which means my ever so efficient assistant was not around to help update & block this date in my calendar for this glorious ceremony for the lil' princess. Being away from office had this inevitable impact of steering me away from the concept of real time. Is it that obvious that it was sheer laziness that held me back from jotting it down myself? (blame it on the raging post natal hormones.... and besides ....i was supposed to be on leave, wasn't I? got excuse maaa....hehehe).

Anyway, if it is to coincide with the new year, how could I forget it? It's not that difficult to remember. The radio and TV would surely be trumpeting the new year count down. So nothing to worry mate. All under control.

Or so I thought. But errkkkkk..... I was wrong.

For the past few weeks, in my mind, I kept associating it with the'new year'. It is the 'new year' indeed. Except that it is the new year of the muslim's hjrh calendar and NOT the gregarion calendar.

And the new year that I should really be planning for is less than 1 week away. NOT 19 days.

GULP!!!

My mind has played a trick on me.

Breathe in....
breathe out....
breathe in....
breathe out......

NOW on your mark, get set, GO!

Run Ibu, RUN!!! Catch that lamb if you can. And go find a pair of silvery scissors.

This sounds like I've thrown myself onto the pitch again, for the new season of an Amazing Race.

A race against time!

Salam
Ibu

Updates: Sunday 2.08 pm

Kambing dah tangkap & dah tambat ...phew.....

Nasi beriani gam secured.... phew.. phew.... (thanks Rynne! mmmuahhh...)

Cupcakes & tartlets ordered .... phew...phew....phew..... (thanks Zai! muahhhhss....)

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. I am so fond of last minute sprint like this working under extreme pressure, or to borrow Kak Yatt's (No Time Off) term that I've just learned; "jamak ta'khir" stunt .... eyyy... hehehe.... sabor jer lah!

12 comments:

arsaili said...

salam....hahahaha errr 'ayah- syurga di wajah mu' sound lawak jer..moga baby dan akak sentiasa sihat

Pi Bani said...

Jamak ta'khir takpa lagi... jangan terus jamak takyah or jamak takdan.

tireless mom said...

Ibu dear...

Tak pe, we believe in ourselves and we can still make it happen. I love working under pressure. I am sure the lil princess will enjoy the Aqiqah to the brim.

IBU said...

Arsaili...

Imagine org lain semua marhaban & berzanji, and Ayah sorang2 dok syiok melayan perasan humming lagu rock zaman dahulu kala.. hehehe... silap2 rambut dia yg kena cukur nanti!

IBU said...

Kak Pi...

HAHAHA... jamak takyah dah pernah dengar. Jamak takdan 1st time!

IBU said...

TM,

At this minute, I still believe. Tengok la esok2 2-3 hari lagi, tak tau apa yg tertinggal yang perlu dikejarin.... waduh!!! Wish me luck.

said...

coolness! I can;t wait for it.
Kambing & Alisya, here we come haha

IBU said...

Belle...

Embbbbekkkkkkk ...... :D

Naz in Norway said...

Salam Ibu,
Seronok jumpa you tadi. Thanks for coming! I hope to see you again :)

IRHAS said...

goooodddd salam kenal ya

Desert Rose said...

Alaaaa orang baru nak terjah akak, akak buat dulu, ambik lah tiket ketapi ke Calcutta ni ha buat hadiah...

Seronok dapat jumpa akak at last setelah membaca kisah Ibu dan ketam di hari raya...(kan ur blog was the ist blog yg I baca, before that hanya tau goblok je hahaha)

Keep in touch, see u kat roundabout TESCO (anyway tesco kalau tak dekat roundabout tak bleh ke ??? jiwa kacau ok)

Formerly known as Superwomanwannabe! said...

Kita serupaaaa, kita serupaaaa.

Congratulations Babes! And Selamat Tahun Baru to a VavaVOom Ibu!

(PS - yeah i pun tak tau kenapa i sungguh gedik harini. Sigh..)