Family

perspective 

We had a good get together last Friday. For the first time in may years , everybody was there. The 5 of us ; sons and daugthers of Mamat Salleh. We had our iftar with mama cooking her specialty ; ayam panggang. Usually ; somehow or rather somebody will be missing during our get together dinner / lunch etc. But on Friday nite , elly , muti , meng and doya were all there.It was indeed an atmosphere which i miss most ; for all of us to be under one roof again.

Iftar was good ; I ate a lot !! I reckon papa and mama were happy too. Especially my father , he was actually tired ; rushing from an important meeting with the Petronas chairman regarding the implementation of palm oil biofuel. His face was obviously enlightened with everybody's presence. I reckon that made him decide for us to perform tarawikh at home rather than going to the mosque. And for the first time again in many years ; everybody was there performing jamaah together.

I know i've repeated this sentence , but the GET TOGETHER was really good !! We all talked and joked around like we used to when we were younger. I have to admit , our relationship as brothers and sisters certainly drifted for the past few years . Me being married and most of the time not around .

In reflection , what happened to Muti early this year certainly changed our attittudes and life direction. It made the younger ones more mature .Everybody realized the importance of having strong family bond.It is certainly fun having everybody around and being aware of each other's life. The other factor which i reckon brought everybody closer would certainly be the youngest member of the Mamats ; coming soon...