May 2019, let's go!

Just re-read my post from 2013.... "It's Been A Wild Ride" and I was really, really a pessimist! Hahaha... Well, here I am still, May 2019, am I'm still updating my blog, albeit a couple (oops) of years' tardiness.

Will continue to update from time to time, after all, Life is always a work in progress!

And now, in the words of Buzz Lightyear....  To infinity and beyond!

Much love to all.

Tiba-Tiba Teringat Dia

--> Been a while since I last posted.  Though I have not quit writing entirely.... Wrote this a while back, in memory of a departed friend.  He was a lovely person, who had to leave earlier than most of us.  Let's move!  Have a good day,  everyone!  Much love to all!


Tiba-Tiba Teringat Dia

Tiba-tiba teringat dia

Terasa sunyi, hampir hiba

Pabila kisah lama terbayang

Sunyi hiba jadi hilang

Tiba-tiba teringat dia

Senyum meleret diiring tawa

Tinggi melampai, manis dipandang

Mengayat seloka, senyum memanjang

Tiba-tiba teringat dia

Budi bicara mengusik jiwa

Ucapan manis masih terngiang

Ragam dan karenah, tak lagi diulang

Tiba-tiba teringat dia

Susuk hayatnya sudah tiada

Tiada lagi mata memandang

Perasaan dan memori untuk dikenang

Emma Abdul Manaf : 2018 December 04 13:45 : Mines Lakeside

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Many Once-upon-a-times

Would have been wishing you

Blessings in abundance

 A joyous event

  A new year

   A new number

And you would have wished me earlier

Many Once-upon-a-times

No more

But I remember

And I miss you

Emma Abdul Manaf * 00:13hrs Friday 7 June 2013 * Kelana Jaya

Maka?

atas nama kemajuan,
maruah digadaikan,
huru-hara diutamakan.
mana hilangnya sopan?
punah adab pertuturan,
keji menjadi sanjungan.

aku hairan.


sekian lama persahabatan,
asal usul tiada batasan,
kini jejas, dipersoalkan.
segelintir memberi alasan,
'collateral damage' efek perjuangan.
hak siapa yang kau juangkan?

aku geram.


jangan kau sentuh.
hubungan yang telus,
nan sekian lama berteguh,
mudah kah dilupus?

siapa yang diperbodohkan?
lembu dicucuk hidung hanya menurut kata
taksub diheret tuan
yang sendiri samar hala.

jangan bodohkan diri
mana akal fikiran dan hati?
tidak kah masih berfungsi?
tidak perlu kata keji
yang dilaung disana sini
tidak perlu ulangan aksi
mencela malam hingga ke pagi

perubahan boleh berlaku,
tapi dengan menghormati individu.

Sedih aku.



Emma Abdul Manaf * Tuesday 1345hrs May 7, 2013 * Subang One Soho

Rimas

Sudah terang lagi bersuluh.
Sudah lantang dan sampai heboh.
Sudah siang sampai ke Subuh.
Takkan mereka begitu bodoh?
Nak teruskan juga sehingga kecoh.
Aksi ulangan yang sudah lusuh?


Masakan kami tidak mengeluh.
Rimas!


Emma Abdul Manaf * 1230hrs May 7, 2013 * Subang One Soho
(Post-PRU13)

and Rahmatullah falls from the skies :)

It's been a wild ride

Without realising it, I actually passed my 5th year-milestone last October 2012. I never even thought about my blog getting this far.  It got off to a rocky start - no petrol, engine faults, determination waned...  heehee... but... Wow, time really flies!  So many things have happened, a lot of sadness and loss, and recoveries.  May we all have the endurance to proceed and progress in our lives, with His blessings.

Let's see if I can go on for another 2 years, eh? ;) Yeah, being Ms Pessimist here
LOL Oh well.. hey, small measurable steps, ok!

Wait a while, Papa

"Where are they, my daughter?"
Your eyes softly question
"Why are they not here?
Have they already forgotten?"

"They will come, Papa dear,
Be here soon, they ought to,
For now you have me near,
To love and care for you"

"Do they already know,
That a part of my journey has begun?
I really have to go,
Before the setting of the sun"

"Wait a while, Papa,
They are near,
Wait just a little while, please Papa,
They will be here"

"Give them 20 more minutes,
And I promise you,
They'll be here in a bit,
My words are really true"

And wait you did do
For them to appear
By your side to bid you
And bring you cheer

Gratified that I was
You granted my plea
Not realising, alas
The last, it was to be

No more can I ask of you
Even if we do not so will it
Nothing more on you to do 
Your minutes with us replete

And with Bismillah and Shahadah
We had to let you go
To fulfill your promise to Allah
We can wait not a second more

Your journey through life
Filled with faith and honour
Integrity, honesty, against strife
Our model forevermore

Not yet five years had passed
I'm still learning to hope
That grieving won't last
Now I must learn to cope

All that I can offer now, Papa
Are my prayers for your well-being
May you be granted Jannah
InsyaAllah, with all His blessings


Emma Abdul Manaf • Wed Mar 13, 2013 2100hrs • Kelana Jaya

I see you

Can I just run away?

To where the skies are never black or grey,

..where the sun shines just slight,

..neither too dull nor too bright..

Can I then just be,

..allowed to dance and smile happily,

..with no cares and no sorrow,

..and no worries of tomorrow?

But then, all will be in vain,

..when the heart still feels pain.

For sad memories and time,

..can never be erased with rhyme

Your life contribution, they still cling,

..as attestation to your being,

- A confirmation of your presence.

- A proof of your essence.

As yet again,

..with a sigh...

I see your shadow in the light

..I hear your silence in the riotous noise

But when I look to see and listen to hear,

you are far, and nowhere near

Emma Abdul Manaf - started 10:07pm Mar 8, completed 3:36pm Wed, Mar 13 2013 - Subang Jaya

A note of gratitude

Alhamdulillah. The funeral proceedings went well. I am sorry for not being able to answer personal wishes and phone calls from all near and far. Many thanks for thinking of us.

My heartfelt gratitude to everyone for all physical, emotional and spiritual support and contributions to our whole family in our time of sorrow. May Allah bestow His blessings on our efforts and be continuously pleased with all of us.

Safe Journey, Bapak

27 October 1922 - 11 February 2013
90 years, 3 months, 16 days

You said after 83, every year earned was a further bonus.
Alhamdulillah for the opportunity from Allah.

I love you, Bapak. Thank you.

For Thee

Where are the words?

Much I want to say

But with heaviness of heart

I can only pray

My love and hope for you

My thoughts, my tears

Only to Allah

I pour my fears

My request to Him

That He grants us His mercy

And all His good blessings

And to make it easy

For a journey with good health

In a fruitful life

Filled with charity and good deeds

In His way we strive

May He be pleased

With what we offer

May He grant us Jannah

In the hereafter

Emma Abdul Manaf • Kelana Jaya • Tuesday 29 January 2013 • 2230hrs

Many But None

I have words, many

But I am at a loss to say it right

I know what I want to say

But I fear it may come out wrong

I know what I need to say

But I fear it may sound too strong

To say that things will be alright

I don't really know for we haven't the sight

To offer the comfort of tomorrow

I can't guarantee we won't see sorrow

For once, I am subdued

My thoughts, confused

My speech, reduced

And I can only offer a slow smile

The hurt of today

I can't help but pray

That things will work out best, our way

And all I can say is it will take a while

Until the time when the words come out right

Until the time the pain subsides

We will continue to venture and explore

And through it all we will endure

We have to choose for how we tread

We are what we are from whence we were

From that distant past that we had shared

And through the all that brought us here

Emma Abdul Manaf • Kelana Jaya • 0920hrs Wednesday 16 January 2013

In Retrospect

And you wonder and wonder and wonder..
How much of it is true?
How much of it is really sincere?
Do they really care about you?

And I wonder and wonder and wonder..
And I wonder about you.


Emma Abdul Manaf • 1200hrs 08 January 2013. • Kelana Jaya

No Hellos, No Goodbyes :)

We won't have an end
We didn't have a start
Where was our beginning
We somehow skipped that part

What would we've become 
Where would we have been
It would be interesting
To know what we'd have seen

We just dropped into step
Together in this adventure
I don't know if there's an ending
I don't think we need to measure

We'll just progress along
Taking all within our stride
Some pain, happiness, longing
Joy, sadness and pride

All that we share is ours
And all that we extend
To all that is around us
A love will never end


Emma Abdul Manaf • Pantai, Bangsar • 1030hrs 29 December 2012