Happy Birthday Opung!!

My grandma (or Pung Mama as I call her) had her 87^th birthday yesterday on November 11^th, 2004. So we break our fast at her house, even though I wasn't fasting yesterday. It sucks, the last days of Ramadhan I suddenly had my period.. Padahal 10 hari terakhir penuh berkah dan bisa mendapatkan malam Lailatul Qadar. Oh well, what can I do...tiada guna menyesal...

I had a chance 2 talk with Pung Mama, ternyata beliau pernah menjadi bagian dari Boroe Tapanoeli (Boru Tapanuli), dalam bahasa Batak Boru = anak perempuan, Tapanuli diasosiasikan dengan tanah Batak. Jadi Boroe Tapanoeli ini kumpulan remaja perempuan yang rutin mengirimkan karya tulis ke koran lokal (kalo gak salah). Jadi ceritanya Pung Mama lagi ngeliatin sebuah fotokopian yang ada fotonya.

Jadi 'ku tanya, "Ini siapa Pung?"

Pung Mama,"Yang paling kiri ini Pung Mama. Yang lain udah pada gak ada, tinggal Pung Mama, paling cuma satu lagi yang namanya Lela kalo gak salah.."

Trus beliau cerita2 tentang pengalamannya dulu. Ternyata kertas itu isinya tentang sejarah jurnalisme di Indonesia.. Wah, ternyata my grandma was a great woman, she also was a teacher for 5 years. Cita2nya tuch pengen punya sekolah atau semacam perguruan gitu dech.

I just wish for the best for my grandma. If God allows, I hope she still stays with us a bit longer, but if it only makes her suffer it maybe better to take her away from this world. Cuz I feel sorry for her when she had to see one of her children die before her, and other problems some of her children are facing. That's why I just hope
and pray for the best for Pung Mama.

The amazing thing is that even though she's already 87 years old, she's still in a healthy condition for her age, mentally and physically. I mean of course her eye sight's not 20/20 vision anymore and neither is her hearing 100% normal, but she doesn't have any illness like diabetes or stuff like that. Mentally she's very very healthy. She can think normally and rationally, more rational than her children sometimes. Her memory's still strong
too. That's all because of her routine in reading the Qur'an, and also reading the newspaper and magazine for up-to-date info every day. Sometimes she knows more of the latest gossip in the world of the Indonesian celebrities (^_^)