Today is Sunday and normally there is a competition at KGNS but not this Sunday. This Sunday will be a very busy Sunday for me. After Suboh we have to rush to Melaka. The Melaka Governor's Trophy due to start from Bukit Serindit Stadium Fatimah at about 8-00 am. There are twenty teams participating and about 10 foreign teams. The Governor Tun Khalil Yaakub is giving away the prizes at about 12-30 pm. At 10-00 am my Cawangan Bukit China Annual General Meeting at about the same time we promised to meet at the Bukit Pringgit graveyard. At 11-00 am we have majlis tahlil and baca Yassin and Ratib at Osman's house in Batu Berendam.
Kak Eta, Kak Dila, Mak Besah, Adlin, Kak Che Mah and Aimi.
Anak Malaysia and his two sons, Akmal Ariff and Mohd Aizat were at the grave yard at about 10-00 am and we serve our salams and give our prayers. My grandfather Haji Abd Rahman bin Haji Lassim past away on the 29th of July, 1950. The grave of my grandmother Endah bte Tahir is not here in Pringgit. My father(Hj.Mohd bin Hj.Abd Rahman) past away on the 13th of May, 1984 about six years after my mother who past away on the 5th of March, 1978.
Zaleha (our Hostess), Sarah and Kak Eta
We also walk to the graves of my uncle Abdul Aziz bin Bachik who past away on the 27th of January, 1982 and my grandma Nek Timah (Fatimah bte Mohd Amin) who past away on the 10th of April, 1974. The grand uncle Bachik bin Ismail past away on the 26th of July, 1952 and our auntie Bibik Che' Poon bte Suki on the 9th of August, 2005.
Haji Omar and one of Osman's brothers
After that we proceeded to Osman and Zaleha's house for majlis tahlil, baca yassin and Ratib. This is our monthly affair which goes around from one family house to the other and the objective is to sustain the silaturahim among the family and enrich family bonding whilst we are still alive and to contribute our prayers for those family members that supersedes us. In the hope that our next generation of family members will continue to do the same and carry on with the tradition for our benefit and fortune when we are no longer in this world.
Haji Abu Bakar leading the prayers, seen at the back our host Osman.
Osman and Zaleha and their family members preapared a sumptious lunch for us. Asam pedas daging resam, lemak nangka, daging bakar complete with pucuk and ulam and on top of that there are Durian and rambutans for dessert. Its been a good Sunday for all of us, indeed a blessed and beautiful Sunday.
