Sunday, August 16, 2009
The 10th victim of H1N1 - my colleague.
She will be missed by all of us. She is a nice lady. Always smiling and cheerful. Never ever I saw her black face. She always seems happy.
12 August at 3am, she held her last breathe. Every one in ECSF knows abt her death VIA smses on the way to work. Me? I only got to know abt her death when I reached the office! Why can't anyone inform me? Just because I am not close to her? Just because I seldom talk to her UNLESS it is work? C'mon la! We're colleagues, is it wrong to inform me?
The company chartered a bus service to bring majority of the usto the Pusaraaman. Her body was laid to rest at abt 4.45pm. I can see some of my colleagues were in tears - tears of emotional. Just like myself... I was sobbing while at the funeral because I couldn't help myself; I am always emotional.
The late JK is a good example to the Muslims. Shame on those who are born Muslims; including myself. Why? She was born Chinese but a Muslim convert (and she died as a Muslim, a very Iman Muslim) and I salute her husband for leading her strongly as a Muslim.
She never miss her prayers, always zakat (gives to charity), she fasts (pays back her fast for those days she didnt fast - I believe she did so) and she has even performed her haj. FYI, I sometimes miss my prayers, I sometimes zakat and though I fast, I never take the effort to pay back my fast. This is NOT a good quality of a Muslim. What the late JK did is a good example for us, Muslim to lead the right path - InsyaAllah
I can relate to u one incident.
Every year in December the landlord will give to its tenants (those offices la) a cake as a Christmas day cake. I have no idea that whether the cake can be eaten or not (halal or non-halal). I thought that all cakes can be eaten.. I didnt realize that if there is one haram ingredient in the cake, we can't consume it.
I happily went to the pantry and asked for the cake. I guess, she must have heard a few pple in the office, mentioning, "MBS go and get the cake..." or something like that. So, when I just arrived at my workstation, she took the trouble to go to my workstation from her workstation to warn me that there's ALCOHOL in the cake.
See, a Chinese Muslim did that. Can a true born muslim be just like her? I don't think so. I have eyes, I can see for myself. There are alot of those born muslims who brought their lunch and ate their lunch in the office but NEVER pray. At least, I will pray my Zuhur prayers after my lunch (if I stayed in the office to eat my lunch). Not only that, after I ended up work at abt 6pm, I did my prayers for Asar. How many born Muslims in the office did that? Well, only myself, 3 others, Kak OLIN and of course Allahyathamah JK. The rest? After they had ended work, they rushed home / out or anywhere la..
P/S: I don't give a hoot if the other Muslims heard abt what the late JK said to me abt the cake. They want to consume the alcoholic cake, its their business... If u're asking, why didnt Kak Olin warn me since we're close? she is from 37th floor. The rest of the depts are at 30th floor..
I will always pray to ALLAH that I want to be a true Muslim just like Allahyarhamah JK. She is one example we can follow.
Kak Ju, May ALLAH Bless Your Soul. I will recite Doa Al-Fatehah to u in my prayers, InsyaAllah.
Amin
