it was a heartwarming iftar + birthday celebration at the orphanage, and i couldn’t help but feel a tinge of sadness despite their smiley faces as they salam each and every one of us, a whole trail of them, earnestly saying their goodbyes to us.
but when i stepped into their dormitory to look for my little one who’d wandered off with his newfound friends, i knew they were safe in the comforts of camaraderie, the big ones looking out for the small ones. in fact, we found one of the older boys carrying my prodigal son out while others swarmed around me, calling out his name, telling me where he was, asking about the baby in my arms, not squeamish to touch her face despite it being sloshed with drool.
back home, i put forth to my little one the idea of how blessed his life is.
me: “you know, the abang-abang just now, they have no mummy, no daddy…”
A: “where mummy? where daddy? the mummy die?” (i suppose two recent deaths in our family has pretty much entered his psyche.)
me: “yes, the mummy die, the daddy die… or the mummy don’t want them, so they put them in that house… kesian tak?”
A: “ohh… kesian…”
me: “see, aniq got mummy, got daddy…”
A: “got baby auni, got oma, got mummy…”
me: “ahh, abang-abang got no PSP, you know, no power ranger…”
A: “no ironman, no PSP…”
me: “yaaa, (here’s where i milk it for what it’s worth) abang-abang got no mummy to bathe them, make them milk, read to them books… so if mummy say ‘aniq! mandi!’ you must say ‘ok, mummy’. can or not?? you must sayang mummy you know!”
A: “mummy tak die?”
me: “err, no lah.”
A: hehahehe! *hugs me but almost crushes me to death me while doing so*
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That’s nice. It’s good to let our young ones to start on charitable acts from young. They understand the situation much better than we give them credit for (although they need to be constantly reminded after that, heh). : )
A: “mummy tak die?”
me: “err, no lah.”
this banter just tickles me. hahaa. kids just says the funniest things.
anw hes lucky that you guys exposed him to the aspects of life and not only show him the the sheltered view =)
Hey! I guess it’s at Darul Ma’wa Jamiyah? The kids over there really touch our heart. I’ve been volunteering for Darul Ma’wa since the past 3 years. And, not to think that they doesn’t have any loved ones to take care of them, they need the love from us. So penyayang kan diorang. Dah macam kenal lama.
the kids will be heading to Geylang this 27/09. They will only be given $2 for it. Sedih kan.
*Just a random comment. LOL!
alahai… baik nyer dia… must ask him about his experience there when i see him…
hi nana, yes they were indeed very friendly, especially with the baby, which was surprising coz you’d think they see so many other kids as it is, they wouldn’t bother with another.
do give a little zakat to the children if you can!
hey zahiah, i think i myself have been a little too sheltered, so this is something new for me too.
yeah nahuya, i think they do understand things better than we think, in their own ways of course!
asey bedah!
baru nak curik gmbr!
not allowed eh at ur flickr?
dah boleh… amik ah!
Hey…Ive always wanted to volunteer with the kids there. How can we arrange such a thing?
Can you email me with details please? I don’t mind organising an iftar session for them. fishamirah@hotmail.com
Hey hana.. I think you have the cutest little boy and glad to see him in real life. (:
Lol, glad he didn’t call me ‘aunty’. heehee.
awwwwwwwwwww.. so tarching…
children nowadays so smart eh..and aniq only 2yrs old hor..
very sweet…
kak, i must say you have smart kids.
even auni at 4mths, so smart!
wow it is indeed heartwarming…. i love his expression in that pix.
actually… he was intently watching over the shoulders of some kids playing psp… lol!
faiqah, i think all kids are smart in their own ways.
(you should hear my almost-4-yr-old nephew dadam, he can READ and he speaks really well!)
hey lynn u just reminded me, aniq’s coming to 3 in *counts* less than 3 mths!! omgosh.
hi farhana! yeah, he seems to be able to tell apart the kakaks from the aunties, haha.
he also knows who to call bibiks, lol.
hello fish, we werent the ones who organised the iftar session, we were just guests, but i’m quite sure you can call up jamiyah children’s home directly to make arrangements!
No.1 Chin Cheng Avenue
Singapore 429400
Tel : 63449533
awww….what a meaningful way to celebrate her birthday! pity i cudn’t go cos both the boys had fever and flu. A first for Nusair since he was born! :p
and yes, think we shd all be counting our blessings eh?
oh ya hor!! ah aper theme pulak this year? heheh
hmm… kena tengok bank account dulu, lol!
hey heriati, was wondering what happened to you! been so long since we saw nusair too, auni nak dating niii… see u during raya?
hhmmmm…aniq should you want to sell all the bags behind you must calling2 aunty julia 1st ok…hehehe
lol! insya allah, till we meet again during raya!