Thursday 8 December 2011

..abdominal reflection..

..I woke up this morning to a distant stomach-ache that crescendo-ed into four visits to the loo..it must have been something I ate yesterday....must be the chicken curry that I bought on the way home from KB...

...sitting on the bowl gave me time to reflect...that for all of the 47 days I was in Mekkah, Medinah and Jeddah, I partook everything that caught my eye and fancy...3 rial cappuccino with 14 rial vegetable pizza at Hilton Towers,  all the nasi that you would care to mention, ice cream on the go and roti's...all the varieties, with grilled chicken, with curry, with halwa and puree, bakso and sup buntut...I gobbled it all up...

..time for pizza..
...yet there was not the slightest queasiness...no abdominal revolt...I remember a prayer I made upon touchdown in Jeddah...that I came as His guest..and I asked not for any special treatment...I will eat what is served and sleep whatever is laid...I thank Thee, Lord, just for being here......

3 comments:

Al-Manar said...

Abdominal revolt and reflection are two serious matters - but what a place Pakmat chose to reflect! Seriously I hope you are well to carry on with your postings. Let us hear more of your reflections on life. I am fairly certain,after Haj and all, you are now feeling like a new-born, ready to face a new future.

Salaam from Pakcik and welcome back.

Anonymous said...

that is a good prayer that i'll bear in mind when i m called to be HIS guest. 47days. alhamdulillah, nowadays i see people stay for less than a month.

mela

Unknown said...

..salam mela..and welcome to my blog..and yes, ayam is my tabby cat..spayed and healthy after given birth to a litter of 7...the rest of the cats milling around the house are her cucu and cicit..