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Salam from Salmi

It is me signing in again….

Nashkuru ilallah, now we are in the 20th day of fasting…and Insya Allah we would be celebrating Syawal in less than 2 weeks. As every muslimin knows, the last 10 days would be the most anticipated days for us…Not because we are so enthusiastic for raya to come..but because we are longing for one very special night to come…

In Ramadhan, my duty as dental surgeon runs smoothly, I am happy with my duty and happy to be able to manage my clinic..However, now i begin to realize what life as an adult really means..

My duty here in clinic, really different from what I had gone thru as student 17 years ago(such a long time,as a student only) …I begin to realize now, it is difficult to be an adult,to be a grownup and  to be matured..

On the previous weeks, as usuall, every early month i would conduct a clinic- internal- meeting to spread information to my staff and to let them to voice their views, problems and anything to me..To my surprise, my staff( a man who is so ‘lurus’ yet very sharped-tongue)complained to me that I was very cold and unfriendly officer…

I had to compose myself and stayed calm to answer him, even though my face had turned red(when I get angry or "malu", my face will blush, i just cant help it)..and to my great relieve I was abled to answer his comment in a very calm and matured way..Thanks to my boss who had tought me with that skill…

I am a friendly person, but when I am working, I have to be firm and serious..but I do care about my staff, for I treasure them as my family, but in goverment service, sometimes you have to ‘tarik-tali’ with the staff..But I know, i did well in managing them,( with still rooms for improvement…)

Yesterday, i found out 2 of my staff had a cat-fight…Haiii..it challenges my ability to turn the negative aura to be positive again..Tht’s why I say, it is difficult to be an adult, a leader somemore…But i believe in myself, I can overcome this problem..I just hope my staff know that I do care about them and I treasure them…

And today, we have a meeting with Dr.Mar, my boss (i call her Kak Mar, we are close like sisters), we have a heart to heart meeting with my staff..and to my great surprise the man who complained about me being cold, has come to me and talked to me like nothing had happened(he used to refuse to talk to me, to show his ‘cold war’ to me, it seemed….)

Ashkuru ilallah, today my duty as an officer has been accomplished, but I am still nervous waiting for the next Monday to come, but with God’s bless, I believe I can handle the challenge…I really love Ramadhan…It teaches me to be patient and to stay positive…

Salam from  Salmi

It is me, signing in again…

It has been a very long time for me to write anything in my so-called blog:)

Well, today is  the 9th day of fasting,and this month I am already 25 years 6 month older…who knows, I have already been thru 25 years of living and still able to have another Ramadhan to celebrate…you know why I use the word celebrate here?well, to tell you the truth, after so long I have been in the ramadhan month, I can only understand the ‘nikmat’ of Ramadhan when I reached the age of 25.

Long time ago, when I first started to learn how to  fast, I could not help to have it ended very soon, because I could not wait for "hari raya" to come….well, that was during my-innocent-cutie-little-salmi time(when I was still a kid)…….but now as I grow up, becoming a mature young lady, I started to embrace fully the meaning of Ramadhan…..Ramadhan is the month that I trully wait, and feel trully blessed…

Long time ago,I just could not comprehend why people said, "when Ramadhan is reaching it’s end, mukminin will cry sadly", but now I fully understand,the meaning of those words…I started to feel sad thinking it will be only another 21 days to go before Ramadhan "sailing away"……not to say I do not like Syawal, for it is a month of jubilant, however, Ramadhan is the only month where the door of blessing opens very wide for us to step in and seeking the bless from The Almighty…..

I am fortunate to be able to taste the ’sweetness’ of Ramadhan, to be able to gather with family for breakfasting,to gather with people (and sometime feel so touched to have my dad to lead the people)to perform the special "solat" and to be able to feel the victory of performing "saum"…..

That is why I say Ramadhan is the month to celebrate…

To all my muslimin friends, Salam Ramadhan from Salmi…:)