Well..it's nothing compared to my bro's iPAQ Pocket PC but hey after yrs of contemplating whether I shd buy, finally I bought it! Heehee...
Initially, I wanted to postpone the purchase even after the IT show. But when my bro reminded me that there's a free 64MB memory stick, I rush down to Suntec on the last day of the IT show.
Ok...the story a bit "basi". But anyway, the moment we reached there, we dashed to the Sony booth. Not exactly a smooth dash! Then, there were signs "TJ27, TJ37, etc out of stock." WHAT?!!!! My heart juz sank! Thankfully, the Sony staff told me that I can reserve it.
So, I collected it last Sat at Funan IT Mall. I wasnt the first person to take it out...hmm..it was Alisa. And then my bro.
Anyway, after having dinner at KFC that day, Alisa and I walked over to the Esplanade. I wanted to check out the roof terrace but too bad, it was closed. But I got a good view fr the Library at Esplanade. My stress seems to juz disappear for a moment.
Goodbye Friend
That nite..I received an sms from Norizan, my primary sch classmate. Hermi Karim, my classmate for a few yrs, passed away. Innalillah...
Flashback to those younger days back in primary sch. I remember him as the gentleman, sweet and nice guy. My friend, Arfah, used to disturb the both of us..saying that Hermi had a crush on me. Heehee..Kids stuff!
There was one time when the 2 of us were sitting on the bench in the sch canteen. Chit chatting away...there was a short moment of silence between us. Guess it was awkward. Maybe that's y he said "Hmm..I think tak manis i duduk kat sini."
The last I heard of him was thru my other pri sch fren (and poly course mate), Rafizah. Apparently, her bf was in the same camp with arwahnya.
Hermi passed away after he collapsed from fits. not sure why though...sudah ajalnya. Hanya doa yg dapat kita hadiahkan kpd-Nya.
Receiving that news, it dawned upon me...how sometimes we tend to take things for granted. A cliche...but we wont realise the loss, until he or she isn't around. Time... waits for no man. Time seems to be running away from each of us.
It's scary to think abt wat might happen the next second..but that's life. It's a temporary episode in our life as hamba-Nya but we have to pull thru it, face the tests with much strength and patience. Insya'Allah...setiap ujian yg kita lalui ada ganjarannya. I hope I have or will have all those attributes.
I remember arwah Zai who left us in yr 2001. I will nvr forget his smiles, laughter and jokes. Julie (Arwah Zai's gf), Luqman and I used to hang out often. He nvr fail to make all of us smile at the funny little things he did. I will always miss him. He contributed to some significant moments in my life. And never had I had the chance to say thank you.
There's a reason for God to make us meet a few people along this path called Life. No matter how short a moment our paths crossed, he or she will somehow have an impact on our lives...directly or indirectly. Merely seeing an old man sleeping by the streets, will bring a sense of keinsafan and kesedaran to us...for e.g. to take good care of our parents.
Everyone's rushing for time now...till we forget to take a breather and reflect on our own lives and the people ard us.