My beloved emak...

"There may be no single thing that can teach us more than life than death..."

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My beloved emak passed away in her sleep this morning...

Emak has been bed-ridden since she had her hemorrhagic stroke more than five years ago. Over those years, with my other sisters, we took turn to look after her and my ailing Abah in Melaka as they were comfortable to stay in their own home. My father passed away exactly a year ago.

Losing my emak is hard to accept but letting go is the most painful...

Al-fatihah...

(My beloved emak and abah, now just a memory)

The Blackfoot in the workshop...

"Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself the most comfortable words of all: This too shall pass..." - Ann Landers 

(Overheated and refused to start)

On Tuesday after Zohor, we started our journey to Melaka for my nurse duty.

We stopped for lunch at Elmina R&R on the Guthrie Corridor Expressway. When we wanted to continue our journey, the blackfoot refused to start and showed the signs of overheating. We called GCE Ronda for assistance. When they arrived 15 minutes later, we drove the Blackfoot towards home but it stalled again at Lagong Tol Plaza. We decided to leave the 4x4 near the rest area and took a taxi home and drove to Melaka with our other car.

We safely reached Melaka a little late than usual...

(Patiently waiting for the taxi at Lagong Tol Plaza) 

(The Blackfoot is being towed to the workshop)

Say a little prayer for Amir...

"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe..."

(Amir in Ampang Hospital)

Two years ago Amir was diagnosed with Leukemia...

Amir is Bee's younger son. He is in and out of hospitals several times and now he's being treated with chemotherapy and later will be undergoing bone marrow transplant.

I visited Amir during my free time and stayed with Bee during the short visiting hours. Bee looks tired and drained but she needs to be with Amir. I could not describe a mother's anxiety, words fail me. For most part, she has accepted and is accustomed to the reality. Amir is getting through it, one day, one treatment cycle, one challenge at a time. The shock and fear of the first diagnose days are long gone, replaced by patience and determinations.

I am praying hard for Amir's fast recovery. I told Amir to be strong. Good things come to those who believe, better things come to those who are patient, and the best things come to those who don't give up... 

(A mother's prayer for her son recovery)

Out of medications...

"Thank God for your life tonight. For your health, your family, or your home. Many people don't have these things..."

(Collecting my medications at Pantai Hospital)

Health is Wealth

Rich or not

We all have got

Chances in lifetime

To live quite sublime

More rich people become richer

And the majority poor more poorer

It's not how much money brings boost

But having enjoyed life not its cost

Healthy body makes an active mind

Once sick can't make good things rewind

Beware of taking too much of everything

Good health is wealth and the best thing 

(Marvin Brato Sr)

Indonesia: Karimun and Batam trip...

"Take vacations, go as many places as you can. You can always make money, you can't always make memories..."

(Rumah Makan Selero Bersamo, Batam)

Indonesia 2016: Riau Islands Vet Charity Program...

(8 - 10 August, 2016)

Hotel Lovina Inn

(Ferries from Kukup to Karimun and Batam)

(Return ferry tickets to Tg Balai, Karimun)

Karimun is one of the islands in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia, 37 km southwest of Singapore. The island's main city is Tanjung Balai. Notable landmarks on the island include Mount Jantan, the beaches of Pelawan and Pongkar, and the Pongkar Waterfall.

Tanjung Balai is a bustling port town with a lot of commerce, boosted by tourists from Singapore and Malaysia. Like Batam, Karimun is also listed as a Free Trade Zone area.

Return ferry tickets from Kukup, Johor cost RM95, excluding RM10 port tax/boarding fee.

(DAHP Program Amal gang)

Located only 25km from Johor in Malaysia, Batam is Indonesia's equivalent to China's Special Economic Zones. The island is an industrial hub with electronics factories, a large and growing ship repair industry and an even larger oil service sector. Quite a few expats head there for work, and pubs and golf courses have sprung up to serve them.

Most tourists, come from Singapore and Malaysia. While there is a smattering of family resorts, the main lure on Batam is the discounted shopping and the nightlife. The new governor of the province has shut down casinos and taken steps to curb prostitution.

Regular ferries operate between Tanjung Balai, Karimun or direct from Kukup, Johor.

Next Overseas Trip: Thailand 2016 Umphang Death Highway Road Trip...

My Overseas Travelogue: munmus.blogspot.com