Tea @ Kak D's

Went to my sis-in-law's house for an early tea today. It was a planned visit as I wanted to pass a handphone which I had gotten for free to my nephew Asy who celebrated his 16th birthday on 14 Feb. Kak D and hubby, as well as daughter and another son was at home. Apparently Asy had gone off on a date with his girlfriend -- kids these days!

Caught up with Kak D on family happenings. Kak D is Zamri's third eldest sibling and second eldest sister. I would say that Zamri was closest to Kak D compared to his other siblings. Kak D was his first family member whom I met when we first dated. Zamri also stayed with Kak D's family for almost a year when he moved to KL, before we got married.

It is always nice to see his family, his darah-daging. More so after he's gone. Makes me feel close to him. His family is my girls' only blood link to their daddy. And strengthening the silaturrahim is a tuntutan agama.

Kak D is indeed an admirable woman. She has gone through a lot in life -- details of which I shan't share in this blog.

After tea and some cookies, I excused myself to leave. As I got up, Abg R asked, "So, dah ada boyfriend ke belum?"...

Ya Allah... how dare he.

Tears immediately rolled down my cheeks. Masa tu dah tak dapat tahan lagi (I make it a point not to cry in front of the girls).

It took me a good 2 minutes wiping my tears and composing myself -- and all the time while doing this, Abg R was saying, "yang pergi dah tentu pergi bla bla bla... alah takkan nak menangis kot..."

*&^%&^#$*!

Finally, I managed a smile and said my goodbye.