Day: September 14, 2007

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Off To Redang

Why would anyone want to live in the city?

I’m off to Redang tonight. Joining me will be Douglas, David, Dr George, Jasmine a.k.a Snafuette, Deepblu, Mocha and Spazm.

This will be a farewell dive of sorts as Mocha will be spending the next 4 months in Australia on a course organised by the Australian Department of Defence…I think it is a course.

It will be the first time in two years that I am going back to Redang to dive although I went there last year to pick something up from the Redang Marine Park Department complex.

Oh yes, I am going to miss someone…terribly.

Anyway, weather forecast for Redang for tomorrow (Saturday 15th September 2007): fine in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon, and thunderstorms at night. On Sunday it is going to be fine in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon.

Tides are as follows:

Saturday 4.20am – 0.7m; 10.03am – 1.2m; 4.15pm – 0.4m; 11.22pm – 1.4m

Sunday 5.08am – 0.9m; 10.11am – 1.1m; 4.33pm – 0.3m

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This Hari Raya

On the eve of Hari Raya in 2005, I was still at work. My daughters Farhanah and Fazira were already in Kedah to spend the holidays with their mother and (now, late) step-father. And last year, I hated Hari Raya.

So how is it going to be like this Hari Raya?

I will be alone. That’s for sure. Farhanah and Fazira will be in Kedah with their mother as she will be spending her first Hari Raya being a widow. Mohammad Amirul Farhan and Noorunnisaa will be spending hari raya with their mother. Maybe the eve of Hari Raya I shall go buy myself some lemang and rendang and VSOY soya drink. Stay home watch original imitation movies, or gatecrash other people’s open house for free meals.

I should do that for the first two days. On the third day I plan to remain incommunicado and disappear the whole day, totally out of touch with civilisation; and get one with nature.

I hope next Hari Raya would be more meaningful for me…in the twilight years of my life.