A long hiatus - Dameer Aydin and his furry siblings

You have lots of furry siblings throughout your life.  Before you were born, mommy used to have more than a dozen cats and due to ayah's health, mommy has to let them go to Aunty Zu.

Then when ayah's health got better, mommy managed to persuade ayah to keep our rescued kitten - Utih, Oneng, Loreng and Tampuk.  So there were 5 of them in the house before you were born.  At the same time, mommy feed lots of streets cats and dogs nearby our residential.  That's my passion Dik and I personally hope you will love animal too. 

Abang Utih

 Abang Oneng

Kakak @ Loreng

Tampuk

Bobby

We start to introduce you to them slowly but as expected, all of them adore you.   They are your siblings and they accept you very well  and didn't try to harm you at all.

At one time, one of the street cat that I fed, Mimi decided to come inside.  Ayah dismayed in the beginning but eventually accept it.  Maybe because ayah saved her once and it softened his heart.  Mimi was a very sweet cat and I love her dearly.  You love her too.  She settle quite well indoor but she still ask to be outdoor from time to time which I don't really like.  With thought of she will slowly adjust herself, we let her out but one day she just disappeared.  I cried for days but eventually I started to accept that Mimi is gone.  I still miss her and I still hope that she will be back.

 Mimi

Then Muezza came in late 2012. In exact mommy found him in the middle of highway 2 days before your 2nd birthday.  He was like a birthday gift for you.  He was very small, at about 6-8 weeks old.  You love him at the first sight.  Both of you bonded instantly and from beginning it was really a beautiful relationship.  Just like any twin.  You fights and you play together, you share or hide your toys just like any other brothers will act most of the time.  I never saw any beautiful bond like you and Muezza had.

 Muezza on your 2nd birthday, 2 days after mommy rescued him

 Muezza at 1 year old

The loves is there.  I called it real brotherhood

Few months after, mommy helped a friend who lost home to foster her cat which you named him as Tampu.  Tampu is a siamese cat and he became Muezza's best friend.  The owner didn't come back to claim him and eventually, he was ours.  I love him from beginning and it's not his fault that his owner decided not to come back.

  Tampu

Your relationship which Muezza didn't last long.  Muezza fell from our yard one night on Feb 10th, 2014 and we didn't find him since.  It was a heartbreaking moment for 2 of us.  Mommy did everything that I can to find him including offer rewards but no avail.  My heart crushed and so do you.  You asked on Muezza whereabouts all the time  I still feel sad until today and I still cried for him now.  And today is exactly one year after he left us.  I pray that he's still alive and someone is keeping him well.  I pray that Muezza still remember us and will come back to us one day.  I pray he still remember how much we love him.


On May 28th, 2014, Tampu went to see his Creator after been diagnosed with Feline Leukemia two weeks before.  He left us 3 months after Muezza left.   Even though I was told to be prepared for his demise by my veterinarian but his passing is still a big loss to me.  I cried hard every time I lost one of them.  I can't help it.  Telling you about his passing is something that I can't really do but I did anyway as you deserve to know where your cat went.  I don't really know whether you really understand the concept of dying but I believe you staring to pick it up.  I know you miss him too as you asked about him from time to time.


No matter how much my heart break, I can't stop helping cats.  I still feed the street cats.  I believe that there is always some reason why Allah choose me to be the one.  After that Mommy took in 2 street cats to be indoor.  Annette, the street cats which mommy feed for almost 2 years before mommy found her injured and Kael, a sick kitten that was left alone to fend himself.  Both of them were nursed back to heatlh and doing well now.  Both of them are safe now.

 Annette

 Kael

Today, February 10, 2015 is exactly 1 year since Muezza went missing.  I still miss him.  You still miss him.  Almost every alternate day you will ask me about him.  We both suffer with the loss.  We both are hoping he will return to us one day.  I believe that one fine day will come home but today, exactly a year after, a miracle happen.  A stray cat which has been fed by me for couple of months gave birth to 3 kitten at our neighbor house.  The kitten were dumped in garbage house just like another garbage.  Allah lead me to the kitten and now they're safely in our home.  Muezza show us his love from afar  :)


That's our life Dik.  Our life linger among cats all the time.   Why I am telling you all this?  Because I don't want you to forget that you came from animal lover family.  Because I want you to keep this legacy going on.  To help animals in need.  Animal need us as much as we need them. 
 

A long hiatus - A story of 2013 - Part 1

2013 is rather an interesting and at the same time, quite sad year for us.  We have been through lots of interesting phenomenon but we lost few close family members this year.

Overall, we travel less in 2013 but we enjoy lots of quality time at home too.  Ayah & mommy have done our final renovation to our small apartment and the place is finally qualified to be called our nest.  We start to spend more time at home during weekend compare to years before.  I guess we are also trying to adapt some new culture by spending less time outside but more at home.

In between, Ayah start to bring you to park often this year as we feel that you're slightly overweight.  I blamed your baby formula.  A bit weird as you actually very active and you don't really into food except spaghetti and some other western foods (including cheese but I really control the intake of cheese) and you also consume very little amount of baby formula.

Looks like athletic.  I actually has some vision to make you a national 
squash player one day.  Haha

Mommy and ayah witnessed lots of your positive progress in 2013.  Ayah starts to teach you Alif Ba Taa and some simple doa.  You're quite lazy to recite doa unless we remind you.  You also started to master simple English.   You learned from us and also from television.  You're a fast learner Dik and you still surprise me everyday.  Personally, I think you're a bright boy but I guess all mother feel the same thing, right.  Hehe

On travel side, our first half of 2013 are rather quiet except some short trips to Cameron Highland and Bali.  We brought your paternal grandmother, Opah and your aunties to Cameron Highland.  It was a short but a good trip.

 Palas Tea Plantation, Cameron Highland

 Maksu, Opah, Makchor, you and Ayah

We traveled back and fourth to mommy kampung's in April and May as your maternal grandaunty, Tok Ma was sick.  We lost Tok Ma on May 13, 2013. It was a very sad day for mommy as she was like a mother to me all these years.  You too were quite close to Tok Ma.

Nenek and Tok Ma few months before Tok Ma's passing

Then 2 months later, during Ramadhan, we lost your paternal granduncle, Tok wak.  Maybe you can't remember but Tok Wak adore you so much every time we pay him a visit.  He was one of the closest ayah's relative to Mommy too.

Tok wak & you during Hari Raya in 2011 

That's not the end of all the sad things happened to us.  End of Ramadhan, Nenek was sick and fell into unconscious before we even reach kampung.  It was a roller coaster time for all of us.  Doctor gave us 50% chances.  Mommy went back almost weekend, most of the time mommy has to leave you with ayah in KL.

Finaly after one month, she woke up.  Mommy, your uncles, aunties decided to bring her to KL once she woke up.  So she end up staying with us for a while.  A testing moment for everyone as this is the first time I took care of bedridden person.  Time flies.. Nenek finally able to walk again and she takes turn to stay with others too.  Since then, she's improving a lot and only hospitalized once after that. She stay the us most of the time and I'm very proud because you take a responsibility to check on her every now and then.  You're such an awesome kid, Dik.  Your arwah atuk (maternal late grandfather) must be proud of you.  As I said before, you resemble him a lot. 

I will  share Bali & later trip photos in future post as this is already a long and a sad post.  I will also share beforehand, random photo shots that we had throughout 2013.

 

A long hiatus - A story of 2012 - Final part

We end our 2012 with 2 big events.  Your birthday and followed by nenek's birthday.

This is our first birthday celebration for you (we didn't buy you any cake when we celebrate your first birthday in Trondheim the year before).  It was a moderate celebration with only ayah, nenek, aunty ZU & Mommy around. That is our way to brought you - as simple as possible.  We want to teach you that money can't buy you happiness.  Hope you will not blame me for this when you grown up.


Your 2nd birthday on Dec 21st, 2012

 Your birthday cake

 Ayah & you

 Cake blowing time

  Birthday boy

Birthday video

Such a great time.. Happy birthday sayang.  Lots more candles to come

In between those 2 event

Nenek's 75th birthday; Dec 31st 2012

 Mommy, you and nenek

The family

Such a great year..  I love 2012 & I guess you too.  You have done lots of achievement this year; Now you're able to fully converse, you understand and used some English words, you know A,B,C until Z and you can read vehicle plat number correctly and not to forget, you start to write on our wall.. Haha.  Everyday you gave us surprise and I am so proud of you.

Thank you Dik.. for everything that you gave us.  Mommy and ayah love you so much, more than we are able to express it.  Even the fightings are worth to remember. You're our truly sweet joy.