A Quiet 74

I turned 74 three days ago, on Monday 22 July to be exact. It was a quiet affair; no parties, dining out, nothing. Some of the children remembered, others didn’t. But my Rotary colleagues at RC Pudu remembered, sent a birthday card, fined me four times since 1 July and sang the birthday song.
I think I am feeling my age now. I am beginning to feel pain in my left knee area, especially during the duduk antara dua sujud for the tahyat awal. However, I am not yet into using a  chair to do my solat like some of my younger friends. My masseur said it’s muscular and not bone problem. I can walk but not as brisk as before. Running? yes a bit, but I quickly get out of breath.
Nevertheless, I am looking forward to my next 4x4 adventure trip to the Australian Outback in October 2013. It’s just a 24 day trip: Darwin-Alice Springs-Uluru-Simpson Desert-Brisbane. And Raja Azma is funding my air travel as a belated birthday present. Thank you, my dear.