Darul Izzah - Thank you!

First, On behalf of my family and I, my sincere appreciation and thank you to everyone at the Darul Izzah for having us and spending a good part of Sunday 12th August with my fellow friends and families.
Second, I really appreciate the presence of my friends both those known via blog and my friends of old. PB & Family, Onde-Onde & family, Ibu & family, Fynne & daughter, Rad and Banji - many thanks!
Umie & Hubby, Hj Anwarul and Family, Tn Hj Syed, Hj Ali & family - your presence added significance to the occassion.
A special mention to Amy ( Anwarul's daughter ) for sportingly and ably taking the role of Master of Ceremory for the games, Tn Hj Syed for leading the Dzuhur prayers and the majlis Tahlil, Umie and Fynne for contributing kueh2, Wani Onde Onde for the secret recipe cake, RAD for compiling the tags and ibu for the Cola and other contributions.
Here I also want to THANK YOU all who have done the meme / tag so sportingly. Bloggers united! and for a good cause too......I am proud to be known as a blogger!

I went to Darul Izzah today to give love - and I received lots of love and happiness back in return. A smile like this one below is priceless!
Pictures below tells a story......a story written not by a pen on paper, but by smiles on faces.

Posing with bloggers. No names for the ladies to respect their request........... The gentleman at far right is Banji.
The Boys at the Darul Izzah meeting guests. And below a briefing by Amy on rules of the games....

Lunch, eaten in communal way - the nasi putih with sambal udang, fried chicken and mixed vege - taste even better when had together as one big family! I was seated next to a ten year old during lunch, and after some warming up ...he shared his story with me. His father died of cancer at a young age and his mother left him with his grandparents and dissappeared. He thinks his mother is still alive but he does not know where.....His ambition is to be a Doctor so that he can treat people who suffers from cancer. During school holidays he goes back to stay with his grandparents and visit his dad's grave. When we finished our lunch, he said all of a sudden, "Saya suka makan bersama pakcik....boleh kah pakcik datang lagi. Anak2 pakcik tu bertuah ada ayah macam pakcik....". I had to look away....hiding my teary eyes. With a tap on his shoulder, I could only say, "InsyAAllah....panjang umur kita dapat bertemu lagi". I do realize, to him it could have been any pakcik.....what he yearns for is to have an occassional meal and a decent talk with a father figure he misses so much. To have a conversation which showed interest in who he is, and how he is feeling.......When I was leaving, he came to the door and kissed my hand.

Last but not least, I want to say thank you to my organizing team below who has put in lots of love and passion into this project. I love you all.......

Also read here (Rad's )& here ( Banji's )& more picture here (UMie's) & Here ( OndeOnde's )