UMMUNUSAIR DURHAM: BYE BYE NASHWA

If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again by Diane Loomans

If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again by Diane Loomans

If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd do less correcting, and more connecting,
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I'd run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging, and less tugging.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd teach less about the love of power and more about the power of love.

Sunday 11 July 2010

BYE BYE NASHWA

8 Julai mungkin antara tarikh bersejarah buat kami sekeluarga khususnya dan Durham My umumnya. Pada tarikh ini kami kehilangan sebahagian daripada warga komuniti kecil Melayu Bowburn bila Fauzi dan family berangkat pulang ke tanahair. Saya dan keluarga amat terasa kehilangan kerana beliau adalah antara tiga orang yang menyambut ketibaan kami di Lapangan Terbang Newcastle lewat September yang lalu. Apatah lagi sepanjang kami di sini merekalah keluarga pertama yang berangkat pulang ke tanahair.

Tinggal berjiran, teman berjalan, usrah dan kuliah, makan-makan bersama, begitu indah kenangan yang akan kekal dan segar dalam ingatan.

Doa kami semoga Fauzi, Adlina, Kakak Nashwa dan Adik Nadhrah akan sentiasa beroleh kebahagiaan dan dipermudahkan Allah dalam setiap urusan. Semoga sentiasa berjaya.