THE GOOD NEWS
My personal pen drive is experiencing a breakdown risking all the important data that was stored for the past one year. The thot of losing all the data was rather scarry because the last backup copy was done in May. All my client's data, financial data, housemaid data and other personal things that I could't do without.
Abah was pissed off with me for not taking great care of it knowing that it is very important and loaded with crucial data. Well, I can't argue much coz it was really my mistake. The problem with the pen drive is just the USB physical contact. It was not recognised by my laptop and a few others.
I checked with the local IT guy and he said if it is something to do with the connectors then it is unretrievable. It is as good as buying a new one..Oh dear! He said just try to other USB port, if it doesn't work then I might just forget about it. whuaaaaaa...
At home, I was so determined to tweak this tiny storage thing . What the heck, just give it a try. The chances is 50-50. Well, I have to throw it anyway. So becoming a Mc Guyver I was, tweaking here and there, trying to open the casing when I noticed a dry joint. I bent the connector to about 50 degrees and BINGO !..It worked..yessss. Alhamdulillah I was really happy and words can't explain how thankful I was to Allah - for giving me the inquisitive mind and patience to repair it myself....I had it done just after the Maghrib call for prayer (azan)...
THE NOT SO GOOD NEWS
Earlier today I received a missed call from a very familiar and much awaited number. I've been waiting for her call for the past one month. She is a friend I knew by chance and we became close friends eversince, to the extend that she accepted me as if I am her own sister eventhough we came from different culture, different colour, different race and different religion.
She is Miriam Musia, 33 years old African lady working at British Hicom in Malaysia. Married to an English guy with 3 kids. I will not elaborate further on how we came to know each other coz it is kind of confidential. Miriam's voice today was really different and sooo not her. Obviously she sounded in trouble and worried.
My guess was right. She was silent all these while because she was out of this country and just arrived back from Africa yesterday. She blurted out that she lost her husband about a month ago. What? I was really shocked and was in tears with her. Her husband had a long history of kidney problem. They went back to London to do the operation on him and apparently it didn't work. She was crying and the line was cut off twice. I gave her my words of condolence and encouragement, life has to go on. She has to be strong for her 3 kids. She lost her baby about 2 months ago through an abortion and now she lost her husband. Must be unbearable.
I wish I can be with her at that time but I was rather tied up with my work. The only time that I can be with her will be next week- our next trip to KL. She planned to leave this country soon. I really pity her. I offered her help if she needs anything in Malaysia.
My thot is with her now as I write. Miriam that I know is a very strong and brave lady. I am sure she will be able to make it through this trying time and can take care of her family. Being away from her own country with no one to fall back to is very painful. She came here to accompany her husband which means her husband came in first and she followed later. She's been here for 2 years now.
To Miriam - take care dear. You are a wonderful lady. Be strong.
wassalam
mama
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