Pasal Jerebu....Bukan Jelebu!

Pasal Jerebu! ( ejaan sudah di betulkan ...tq azzah8 )

This morning Dubai was enveloped by fog.....limiting visibility to less than 50 meters. The morning desert sun was transformed into a mis-timed moon ( Please see the above photos - taken about 8am ).
Surprisingly, and in a pleasant way, vehicles moved cautiously and safely. It was a joyful drive for me - without the normal presence and pressure of huge 4by4 looming and zooming into my rear. No accident was reported the whole morning! Unusual - considering that for the past five mornings there have been pile up of multi vehicle accidents on the stretch to Jebel Ali.
In Dubai, foggy morning equals safe driving!

The fog lifted by mid morning. The afternoon was scorching hot - temperature soared to near 40 degree. The road was clear - visibility was excellent! And guess what??......
When I was driving home from work at 3.30pm, the radio was announcing four major accidents at different locations ; One near Jebel Ali, one on Sheikh Zayed road involving four cars, one near to Arabian Ranches and a three cars piled up on Garhood bridge!
Welcome back maniacDubai drivers.......! Oh how I wish for foggy days just for the sake of better road safety.

Pasal Jerebu kalbu.....!
"You are invited to Iftar tonite, also majlis solat hajat for Bro Z and solat ghaib for arwah abang kepada bro Nik". Said the SMS from bro F. I promptly replied to say LiL and I were coming.

Bro Z is a wonderful person, a father of four wonderful children and husband to a wonderful wife. My heart sink everytime I think of him and his family - being separated by the law during this holy Ramadan month - through no fault of theirs. The solat Hajat - surrending to AlMighty God, asking for His compassion - for bro Z and family. I was overwhelmed with emotion during the solat hajat - my heart touched by humility and filled with His greatness - Allah Hu Akbar! I felt so humble and vulnerable and to Him we all come to seek help. I was hopeful as ever that He will not test his Ummah except for a reason to bring all of us closer together and closer to Him. I prayed for bro Z and family to be reunited again soon. InsyAAllah...

Bro H, in his Tazkirah, managed to blow clear some of my own jerubu kalbu. He appealed to all of us to pay due deligent to our duty as Muslims to pay Zakat - and reminded us that 'what is so little' to most of us can 'mean so much' to others who are less fortunate.

Only last night I was lamenting about my reduced income after leaving my previous employer. And tonight, He brought me to this get together for a purpose - a reminder that I am to be grateful and bersyukur!

The jerubu in my kalbu - wiped away not by a shower of rain, but by remembrance of His blessings. Alhamdullillah.......

Jerebu para kaum bapak di Malam Jumaat!
Selepas solat Teraweeh, kami kaum lelaki kembali ke veranda menyambung dengan makan-makan dan minum-minum. Cerita kaum lelaki - topiknya tidak lah se intellectual mana. Hehehehe....
Dari GPS dan teknologi telekomunikasi...kepada hal hal politik semasa ....seterusnya cerita-ceriti suami isteri ...., dan ada seorang saudara yang baru aku kenali berseloroh, "Hah....kalau orang lelaki kawin perempuan Nogoghie....memang pressure, sebab masuk suku!".
Aku memang mula-mula tu blur tak faham. Tapi sebab semua orang di meja ketawa, aku pun tumpang ketawa sama. Then the pin dropped.....I got the joke. Adess......terasa bersalah pulak dengan kawan2 dari Negoghie......
*Maaf yorr bukan eden yang bercerito, dior yang cerito eden tumpang ketawo ajoarr*

Then adalah pulak yang mengingatkan yang malam ni malam Jumaat. Mereka yang ada isteri - tersenyum simpul. Yang single, tersenyum tawar - macam frust pun ada. Nik yang berjauhan dari isteri, garu kepala. hehehehe. Yang buat-buat terseyum tu agaknya isteri mereka tak boleh berpuasa la tu kut....hehehehe....kesian!
Saudara F - senyuman dia meleret-leret! hehehehe sampai terjatuh gelas nescafe tarik.
Mungkin sup tulang masakan Nik dah menyerap agaknya.....*sorry F, gurau je ek...terimakasih daun keladi di atas jemputan dan for being such a gracious host*

**Sama sama lah kita sedekahkan Al-Fatihah untuk Arwah abang
kepada Bro Nik yang pulang KeRahmatullah dua hari lepas di usia 36 tahun , dan sama-sama berdoa agar Bro Z dan keluarga mendapat kelapangan dalam menghadapi ujian ini**

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