dedicated to the man of my life.

when i was a little girl, i was not like the other kids. i'm not a fan of barbie doll. i dont play video games. * that's the reason why my ipod has no games in it* i dont play sports. *that's why i'm montel indeed* i do have some friends. but we usually talk more than we play. and at that time, i was a bit anti-social.

my childhood was filled with educational stuff. when i first got number 1 in my class, abah bought me 4 books of science thingy *i dont quite remember* i was seven. i dont actually know the stuff, but i just like to look at the pictures. and just within few days, i thought, hey, i can understand this. he also bought me kisah nabi-nabi. which i also finished reading it by a few days. and yes, now i think i need to read it again, despite of the numerous medical books that i have to read.

my house was filled with books. abah and mama have lots and lots of encyclopedia. and yes, i was seven, and i already read about cleopatra, and earthquake, and picasso and alexander the great. at that time, i was amazed by the pyramids *funny how i am so close with pyramid now, but still dont have the opportunity to go there* yes, i dare say, i was a bookworm.

since that day on, i read most of the books in my house. abah and mama is not a doctor, but yes we do have some health and medical books at that time. that was the time that i believe in magic. that books are fill with wonders.

abah realized my fondness towards books. therefore, if he wants to buy me any present, it will be a book. he also tries to encourage all my sisters to read books. but not all of us have the same interest. hehe.

abah is a very educational father indeed. i remember the times when we went for a holiday. he always asks us to bring a note book. we usually go to the museums, and planetariums. there was one time we went to the tea plantation, and he asked us to take notes of it. for he will then wanted us to tell him back, how tea was made.

now abah, turning 57. unemployed. and still educate himself and his daughters, as well as his wife. i watch him most of the nights, reading different books, before he goes to sleep. now that most of her daughters are taking medicine, i think he knows more about medicine more than we do. :)

so here it goes, happy birthday abah. alhamdulillah, allah sends me a father like you. a man who used to be so macho *zaman bujang2 dulu* and still is macho but turning into a soft hearted, loving and caring man. sebab ada 4 girls and a very lembut wife. :P sorry if we, girls sometimes give you headache with our shopping obsession, and fondness to chit chat. i do hope your vege garden turns right insyaAllah. you are the only man in my life. *well at least for now* and even if there is another man in my life one day insyaAllah, you will always have a special place in my heart. :)


now that you are retired, i realized that i'm turning old. that now, it is my responsible to take care of you and mama. not the other way round. i'm sorry for growing up so slow. i'm so sorry for not graduating yet. but i'm half way now, insyaAllah. and in another few years, it will be our time *your daughters* to work so hard. earning paychecks and stuff. and all you and mama have to do, is focus on your ibadah, and honeymoon for the rest of your lives. oh and yes, play with your grandkids for sure. and i'll try hard to give you lots and lots of grandsons insyaAllah. :P


p/s: no hidden message from this above picture. it's just that i do believe, a boy will change into a true man, when he finally becomes a father. just like our fathers. :)