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Last Wednesday was a long day for me. Woke up at 3.00 a.m to the sound of my firstborn, Ubaid, telling me he had difficulty breathing. He had been ill for a few days. "Bapak, abang tak boleh bernafas", he said with a frail husky voice. So, I immediately woke my wife and I took Ubaid to Hospital Port Dickson.  After waiting for 30 minutes, we managed to see the doctor. He said that it was not serious. It was just that his tonsil was a bit swollen and that has been causing the constant fever and a bit of difficulty in breathing. The doctor gave us antibiotics, advised Ubaid to drink a lot of water and sent us home.  By the time we got home, it was 5.00 am.  I had to go to the office at 5.30 am. There was a group of Indonesians staying at the Politeknik Port Dickson's lodge and they had a morning flight back home. I was supposed to send them to the airport. However, seeing how Ubaid is sick, I had to leave it to the drivers. I had already booked Politeknik ...

Announcing the arrival of the new addition to my family - my baby boy, Muhammad Uwais. Yeah yeah, I know, Ubaid and Uwais. Double U. No, we didn't plan on naming all of our kids with names starting with the letter U. My mother in law suggested the name Uwais. When I first heard it, it just clicked.  The origin / meaning of the name Uwais =  Uwais al-Qarani .  According to some, Uwais means "orang yang doanya dimakbulkan" - the person whose prayers are answered - and "orang yang terkenal di langit" - the person who is well known in heaven (for all the good he did).  Uwais was born on 19th of April 2015.  Wife told me, "Beranakkan Uwais ni baru la rasa betul-betul seksa bersalin (normal)". It's no wonder because Uwais was 3kg when he came out to this world. Berat!  We're so thankful and glad that he's healthy.  Ubaid seems to like his baby brother so much. He can't keep his hands off of him. ...