Back home - for a while...

I’m in Malaysia now, just arrived last night with Huzaifah and got a really warm welcome from Ayah, Mak and Lia, our helper – who rushed to hug and kiss a surprised Huzaifah. He was okay in the flight – not quite cranky like he was on his first journey by flight last March. I guess, it might have something to do with the fact that he enjoyed the spacious and automatic seat in the business class. No, I don’t normally travel on business class unless on official trip. But this time around, I bought the business class ticket because the economy class was full, or so I was told by the travel agent I dealt with. Huzaifah and I took a walk down the aisle all the way to the back of the flight, and found out that in fact there were many vacant seats in economy class… but I am not complaining because traveling alone with a child who has just learned to walk but not yet understand how to stand still for a while could be quite a harrowing experience. I know I definitely received a lot of glances from others while trying to fill in the embarkation forms for both Huzaifah and I right before we went through the immigration in Narita airport. Alhamdulillah, Daud and Sarina went back on the same day with me (but they boarded an earlier flight), so they could give me a lift to the airport, otherwise, managing both the luggage and Huzaifah could prove to be yet another nightmare… Not to mention that the side handle of the big bag was broken while hubby took the bag downstairs…

There’s a long list of things to do – getting replacement for MyKad, driving licence, getting Huzaifah’s one-year-old injection, making new passport, getting new visa for the new passport, paying debts and the usual stuff of meeting and visiting family and friends. Actually neither hubby nor I planned to return this summer, but hubby had to attend to some stuff pertaining to his official appointment as a government servant, so Mak and Ayah persuaded me to take Ujai back home too, to celebrate his first birthday here in Malaysia, insya Allah. Not that we are planning a big celebration, but at least they get to be with him on his first birthday. Lia, our helper too, has miss him a lot. Huzaifah has just been back for less than a day, but already he’s been pampered like a prince. Since the house is not baby-proofed, Huzaifah is more likely to be seen on either Mak’s or Lia’s arm, rather than being allowed to wander and roam all over the house. Mak made beef soup especially for him today, even fed him some Ferraro Rocher chocolate when she saw that he was not that keen to finish the bottled baby meal I brought with me. The slightest ‘eek’ or ‘uuh’ uttered in raised voice by Huzaifah was quickly attended to, even when it was, well, nothing.

Huzaifah is definitely going to be subjected to a reorientation of living with just his dad and I when we go back. Oh, his dad is still in Tokyo right now. Will only be back in Malaysia on 5th September and we will go back together on 20th September, insya Allah. I know – just four days before Ramadhan… Zannen… But I don’t have much choice since the registration for new students in Waseda had been scheduled on 21st September.

I’ll try to update if I can manage to while I am in Malaysia, since the internet seems to be working better this time around than when I came back last year. Till then, take care and have a nice day.