My phone kept ringing every 15 minutes since 5pm on Friday. Like a broken tape recorder, the phrase, "bila mommy nak balik", "what time are you coming home," ajelah yang Maira & Misha asyik dok tanya...
I purposely wanted to stay a little late at the office to try and finish up all the work... it's a busy time of the year now. My plan was to leave after Maghrib, pick up the girls and head straight to my mom's for our monthly majlis ilmu with Dr Fatma.
At 6.45pm another desperate call came again. When I told Maira that I won't be coming up to the apartment and for her to just wait with Misha and Bibik at the security post when I call later, I could hear worried voices in the background. And I heard a couple of voices too.
"Macamana ni... mommy tak nak naik atas..." I heard in the background... hmmmm... I knew the girls were up to something!!!
"We haven't finished our Kumon worksheets, mommy kena naik atas laaa,"... I knew it was a trick... they must have something up their sleeves, I told myself. Haahaa... it was funny...
And since we had to be at my mom's by 9pm, I decided to pack my things in the office and head home. What'dya know?? The moment I came in the door, "SURPRISE!! Happy Birthday!!" with confetti strewn at me!!
The lights in the house were out, two girls were holding a birthday cake and another two holding a giant birthday card!!
It's a surprise birthday party for me!! (tho' my b-day is not until 2 days later ...)
Maira, her two best friends Maisara & Azreen and Misha + Bibik had decorated the house with balloons + Happy Birthday banners + streamers and a birthday spread on the table!!!
I was impresssed!! I told the girls my birthday isn't until Sunday, but they said it would've been impossible for them to plan a surprise for me had it been a non-working day. Betul, jugak kan?? hehe... so they decided Friday was the best day to do it!!
On the table was nasi goreng brought by Azreen, the cake was bought by Maisara's mom (thank you, thank you!!), Bibik made fried meehoon, some mango jellies they took home from class party, oranges and leftover muffins I baked for their class party. I was soooo soooo touched!!! And soooo proud of the girls!! And to think that they managed to keep it to themselves!! Tu yang paling impressed hehe..
It seems they waited and waited for me to come home... sampai laparrrr sangat!! Kesian!! It was half past seven when I got home and apparently the last time they ate was at their class party earlier!! They said they were busy preparing everything and was nervous sampai tak boleh nak makan!! So cute!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you gurrrrrllssss... mommy/auntie really really appreciate it!!
And the birthday card was so touching as well....
What can I say but Alhamdulillah... thank you, God for blessing me with everything that you have chosen just for me... I am indeed blessed.
To Maira & Misha, my best birthday present is of course having you as my children... to have met your dad and build this little family of ours... may Allah bestow his blessings upon daddy, ya girls... Ameen... The three of you are indeed the best things God had given me... and this time of the year is indeed special... I married my soulmate just a day before my birthday 11 years ago...
To Muslim readers reading this, hope it's not too much of me to ask you to recite Al-Fatihah for my beloved arwah...
Al-Fatihah...
32 comments:
hey... i ni dok tunggu la nak wish you early in the morning, rupa-rupanya the angles beat me to it! (of course la, what did I expect?)LOL!!
they are indeed the gifts Allah has presented to you. May you be blessed always dear...
amin..
sis, happy happy bday to you! i cried reading this post. sweet sgt! may Allah swt bless you with lots of strength and love to go through the coming years..
and happy belated anniversary too.. semoga Allah swt melimpahkan kasih sayang Nya utk your arwah hubby. and for you.. you know the love will definitely berkekalan ke akhir hayat.. insya Allah..
salam, they are such lovely children and you are so lucky!! So, happy birthday to you!! Semoga dipanjangkan umur dan dimurah kanrezki.
Salams,
I was choked with emotions when I read this. Your girls are indeed truly sweet and wonderful. You have done a marvellous job in bringing them up :). I'm sure Arwah would be very proud of you and his lovely daughters, and he's at peace knowing just that.
Happy Birthday, dear, and many happy returns of the day. Semoga dipanjangkan umur, dimurahkan rezqi dan dipermudahkan segala dalam membesarkana dan mendidik your beautiful daughters, insya Allah. Amin.
Semoga Allah SWT memberkati roh Arwah dan semoga ditempatkan bersama gologan yang beriman. Amin.
Al-Fatihah.
The tears just wont go away lah! Such sweet lovely daughters you have there MHB! And such charming friends they have too. Pandai they all surprised you ya..
Happy many returns to you too dear.. semuga hari hari yang datang semakin bersinar dengan rezeki yang melimpah, anak anak yang baik dah solehah and semoga roh arwah di tempatkan disisi para syuhadah..Alfatihah.
If not MHB, you must be Miss Ginger-something-something , huh, cause you are just 'one DATE older' than my Mr Gingerredman!!! hahaha Happy Birthday again, dear. You know everyone is wishing you life's best of everything because you so deserve it! Your princesses are sooooo lovely, so thoughtful...every mom's dream daughters! Of course, Al-Fatihah to your forever best friend, and may he be placed amongst the ahlil-Jannah. Amin.
p/s Berkali-kali datang sini tadi tau, sebab rasa tak cukup mata nak admire your beautiful home!!! Some more mata pun dok berair, kita lap, berair jugak lagi!
MBH,
H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y!!!
I had lumps in my throat while reading this. Sedeh, but at the same time so happy for you and the wonderful things your girls have done to make Mommy dia happy.
May you have a beautiful year ahead of you, infact the many, many years to come too.
Hugs to all of you.
d -- surprise me they did!! hahaha... they were so cute...
alhamdulillah... if I focus on what I have, I am contented. But you knowlah how the mind wanders to wanting what I can't have... especially at times like birthdays and anniversaries... it sure is difficult and it's an ongoing battle my mind has yet to conquer!!
thanks for the wish, dear...
nanrfz -- thank you for the birthday and anniversary wish...
that is my wish too... for my beloved to be blessed by HIM always... and make his grave a piece of Jannah (pls, God...ameen)
kak teh -- syukur pada Allah for the girls... I hope the three of us will be best buddies as they grow older...
thanks for the wish!!
wanshana -- may all your du'a dimakbulkan Allah!! ameeeennnn...
I hope I can be a good mom to the girls and give them the support and guidance they need for their lives pulak nantiii... hidup ni penuh dugaan and cabaran... whatever test they may face in their lives in the future, I hope they keep the faith and know that HE tests us because HE loves us...
thanks very much, sis... I pun bergenang airmata baca all of your comments!!
waterlily -- yes, the girls, all four of them were so thoughtful... patutla the last couple of weeks Maira's two girlfriends tu were at our house...entah apa2 yang they planned!! And their moms too were in it as well!! hehe
thanks for the wishes, moga2 diperkenankan Allah...ameen
ms hat -- hmmmm...MGH kot... Ms Gingerred Hotty!! ahaha bagi canlah...
thank you, thank you, thank you for the early b-day wish and all the good things you sistas have wished for me... I am deeply touched... I shed tears when typing the entry, tak sangka masa baca readers' comments pun meleleh jugak...
p/s: my home is very very verrryyy humble in every sense (and am not trying to be humble here), but thanks for admiring!! :o) it means a lot coming from someone with THE lovely home!!
kay leeda -- thanks, sis!! anak2 ni memang sensitive in the sense that they know when mommy needs to be cheered and when mommy needs to be alone...
today one of them is not feeling very well and so we all took a nap in the afternoon... of course, while lying in bed and my back facing them, I shed some tears of loneliness... I was very quiet you know... all of a sudden a litle hand was slowly patting my shoulders...
Assalamualaikum MHB,
May you always receive His Blessings Amin Ya Rabbal Alamin
It is truly heartwarming that your princesses organised the beautiful surprise. Well done to them.
I recited Al-Fatihah for your beloved soulmate. Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmatNya dan di letakkan di golongan ahli ahli syurga. Amin Ya Rabbal Alamin.
Happy happy happy happy birthday dear. Your girls are just the sweetest. I am sure it is not easy to arrange what they just did, but I bet they had fun doing it for someone who is truly dear to them.
Don't work too late at the office k, come back and celebrate each other everyday.
Hugs.
Hi MHB,
Oh dear..I missed the boat, eh? Never mind. It's still not too late to wish you "Happy Birthday!!". I can see from the pictures and your entry that the celebration was indeed a wonderful one. Your girls and your bibik were so sweet to arrange something special for you. Bless them.
fd -- Wa'alaikum mussalam... thank you, sis for the wonderful du'a and the Al-Fatihah. It means a lot to me!! God bless you too!!
wiz -- tetiba I rasa sedih lak (guilty for balik lambat!!)
ok, ok... will come home earlier today k!!
Thanks for the b-day wish!! :-D
MTT - thanks, dear...
it was really very sweet of them and I was so touched!! :-)
That was a nice surprise! That goes to show how much they love you ~ All of them, your maid included.
Btw, Happy Belated Birthday. Hope you've had a good one (besides the surprise party, of course). Apasal tak post gambar birthday girl? :)
Happy Belated Birthday...!!! Sorry terlambat wish....
mrsnordin -- thanks, sis!!
birthday girl so shy one... no need lah to post photo hehe :-D
daybab -- thank you!!
Happy Belated Birthday!
Wow... you are indeed so lucky for having your M&M as your daughters but in the end of the day, they are the luckier one for having you as an amazing mom. (((hugs)))
Convey my congratulations to the girls for being wonderful party planners & on their exam results. Way to go girls! Mmmuah!
happy belated b'day sis!!!
i've been reading ur blog all these while:P
and i've link urs to mine too!
sorry again for the late info:P [hope u don't mind]
btw, have a great year ahead with those lil two angels of urs~
Happy Belated Birthday.....
Sedih baca, speechlees.
Well one thing sure, Arwah dah tinggalkan harta yg paling berharga untuk u, ur girls. May Allah bless all of u too dear.
Salam,
Happy belated b'day to u. May Allah panjangkan umur dan berikan segala kekuatan for u. Here... i also miss arwah puteri umairah. Hanya Allah sahaja yang mengetahui...My doa semoga arwah hubby u ditempatkan dikalangan hambaNya yang dikasihi & soleh. Amin.
jabishah -- thanks for the wishes!! Hugs and mmuahhss to you too!! :o)
msRahah -- hello there sis!! thanks for the wish and yeah, you can link my blog to yours!!
desert rose -- hi there!! janganlah sedehhhh... nanti I pun sedeh gak :-(
alhamdulillah... I pun bersyukur dengan segala nikmatNya and thank you for the du'a!!
kaseh -- rindu??? rindu bertakhta di hati kita setiap ketika, kan??
Thanks for the du'a sis, and I wish the same for you... I am certain that your daughter is in heaven now -- that God had made her grave a piece of heaven, Ameen...
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