Sita had some work to do in KL starting from Thursday and stretched until over the weekend. However Najla only needed our attention on Thursday as Sita can bring Najla along for her activities over the weekend, which was an outing to KL with children of a school in Kerteh where Sita and her officemates volunteers tuition classes in their spare evenings.
Sita took the Wednesday evening flight arriving KLIA at about 11.00pm. We joined her in the hotel that evening and spent the whole of Thursday with Najla. We took Najla home in the afternoon and in the evening Sita came home, fetched Najla and then went to join the schoolchildren group from Kerteh for the weekend KL visit spree. Tessa came home too and later sent Sita and Najla to the location where the schoolchildren were accommodated in KL. That same evening Ram’s niece and her family, on their way home from her elder brother’s house dropped by. For a while the house had some activities with the sounds of little children running around, that was so refreshing. We had dinner together at home.
Looking after Najla at her age of 21 months is much easier now, provided Sita is not anywhere nearby. She can be quite independent, playing on her own and require attention from us only now and then for toilet routines or meals. Otherwise she can be immersed in her toys and books. Yes, she likes books especially those animal theme books. She will ramble on in her baby language when turning pages of the book as though telling stories on the images she sees in the books. But…… the moment she sees Sita…. she will drop everything and cling to her mother…..
Sita staying over only on Thursday worked quite nicely for us as we had planned to go down to JB and Singapore for the weekend to attend a wedding in JB on Saturday and another one in Singapore on Sunday (Fathers’ Day!!). Mum, hearing that I will be in JB, suggested that we hold our family grouping committee meeting to discuss several outstanding issues and also future plans. This was held on Friday night in one of my sister’s house. So, my trip to JB this time, every time in fact, is full of activities. All these family activities keep me going and every day there is something to look forward to. Life is so much more meaningful this way.
We are going back to PJ this evening. All that we planned for on this trip were accomplished. We plan to leave at about 5.00pm, god willing, and hope to arrive home well before midnight. It is only a four hours drive at normal highway speed limits but with my easy drive I tend to take longer than that most of the time. Tessa sent an sms message about two hours ago that she was then at the airport, yet again on her official travels, about to board the plane for Jakarta. She is on her office’s mission to provide aid to victims of the Jogjakarta earthquake and volcano aftermath. We pray to the Almighty for guidance and protection for her. Conditions in Jogjakarta at this time is not conducive for visits but since she is on a humanitarian mission we pray for her well being…….. and may the Almighty be pleased and recognize her and her colleagues’ contribution to the victims in Jogja, as He is all Knowing and all Merciful, Amin ya Rabbul ‘Alamin…..
MKI Ramblings Unlimited,
Johore Bahru
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