It was early morning and exactly a year since we played part one of Hope’s Last Day. Soon Irfan will be away for his studies and we will unlikely have time to play. So, I thought we should complete our adventure on LV-426 a.k.a. Acheron… Dramatis Personae Dr. Westerlund – […]
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Irfan on the new desktop
When this blog was founded, Irfan was not yet three years old.
He is now an adult with many more leagues to travel.
A Polytech Graduation
Once upon a time, Irfan enrolled into a course at a Polytechnic here in Perlis. Today, nearly four years later, he graduated. I am and will always be proud of him and his achievements. It’s not evident, but the three of us have always been saddled with one handicap or […]
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Another Anniversary
Every year, every day I feel thankful for our life together. I has been 24 years; 25 next year! Every year, every day I marvel at how far we have come from where we were. But sometimes it seems as if we are at a standstill because of uncontrollable circumstances. […]
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A 22nd Birthday
Has it been 22 years since I took a photo of the little baby with the 5th edition Call of Cthulhu RPG rulebook? Next month, it would be time for his convocation at the polytechnic. Next year, he’s leaving for a bachelor’s degree programme away. Time flies really fast.
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Force and Destiny: Yet Another Senator’s Daughter Is Kidnapped?
Session Two actual play report from the Star Wars Day event at Here Be Dragons My. A team from Massassi Base on Yavin 4 consisting of Captain Pash (Smuggler), Lowhrrick (Wookiee Hired Gun), Imelda (Jedi Guardian), Dao (Jedi Mystic) & 41-VEX (Droid Colonist) is sent to Cloud City, on the […]
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Star Wars RPG on Star Wars Day 2024
“May the Fourth Be With You.” The wish can seen thrown around all over the place on the 4th of May every year among Star Wars fans. Likewise this year, friends on various social media platforms are wishing to and fro across the internet. Sometimes, I forget how much of […]
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Aidilfitri 2024
Eid Mubarak, everyone! It is now Hari Raya Aidlifitri once again, and we had another road trip to visit family. This year it was Sitiawan’s turn, so we went to KL first to visit Anya’s family and to check on Tok Ma’s ailing health. Two days before Raya, we headed […]
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Back to Terengganu
Once upon a time I worked on the East Coast of the country. I left it in 2001 to embark on my own odyssey, askew from what I thought was my path. Terengganu is a beautiful state. I rarely return there because of lack of funds to do so over […]
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Morning Stroll Along a Canal
There is a slight rise from our housing area up to a tarred path. Apparently many local denizens of Bintong use the path for jogging and bicycling. There are paths on both sides of the canal. I think it is a canal because there is a water lock nearby. The […]
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Alien RPG: Hope’s Last Day Part 1
It was a Saturday morning and we had just completed a walk along the canal near the house. I asked Irfan if we could try out the Alien RPG. So I grabbed my gear and set things up… Dramatis Personae Dr. Westerlund, Xenobotanist (Irfan) Dr. Westerlund is a botanist assigned […]
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Brunch in the Hills
Technically, it was not that far up the hills. Dusun Nakawan was more like “deeper into the jungle”. By jungle, I mean land cultivated as a fruit orchard. It has been a while since we came here, once, to have a drink perhaps. So this fine Sunday, I thought we […]
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Anniversary Part 23
Married for 23 years. Together for 27. She was amazing then, she grew even better and more capable over the years. I’d thought then it was the most I could ever love another person. It turned out I could love her even more as time went on. Happy anniversary, Ain. […]
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21st Birthday
Once upon a time, Irfan learned how to walk. It was an evening at the 10th floor many centuries ago. He had been trying to stand and walk, I guess, in the interim. Suddenly, he was able to ambulate in what later became his own room, on the brown parquet […]
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BM Course at LEAD
There are a number of courses that I had to take upon being appointed as permanent staff at the university. And I had three years to take them all. This week I was scheduled to take a Bahasa Melayu course. It was a great course as we talked about things […]
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Interning at LEAD
It seemed as if it was only five years ago that we were stressing out finding a kindergarten for young Irfan. We were in our car, scouting all the pre-schools in Pandan Indah with the questions, Would we be able to afford it? Is it safe? Will he pick up […]
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Cousins Passing Through
And so it came to pass that cousin Razlyn informed us that she was dropping by for a day stop. Her daughters Shahidah and Nabilah (Irfan’s cousins), Siraj – a boardgaming fan, and her were travelling down from Thailand. They were there for a quick vacation by train. Earlier today, […]
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