Last weekend, my husband and I went to my hometown in Seremban to pay a visit to my mum and yesterday we accompanied my mum for her 1962 Primary School Class Reunion at Kelab Tasik Putrajaya. My sister told me (she's on semester break now so she's at home) that my mum really looking forward for the gathering as she always mentioned about 3rd May. In the beginning, on Saturday, we failed to contact her friend who invited her and we really hated to disappoint her for not being able to go to the gathering.
Luckily, her friend called her yesterday morning to ask her whether she will be able to come or not and I was sitting next to her so I helped her with the communication (my mum can't communicate well because she's beginning to forget-I think we need to take her to experts). Her friend, Auntie Marsitah then messaged me on my mobile the details of the gathering. As my husband didn't want to go to his class, he volunteered to show the way to Kelab Tasik Putrajaya (my mum can still drive by herself).
So, at 3.30 pm we arrived at the Kelab Tasik and she met her friends. I saw her face lit up and she was smiling a lot during the gathering. Auntie Marsitah was really warm and I think she made my mum felt at home although most of her friends are well off and dress well (my mum is a simple woman, same as me as I only wore T-shirt and khakis). My husband and I stayed for a while there (after much persuasion from Auntie Marsitah-my husband resented me because I failed to come with a good excuse-as I don't want to lie) and we listened to their old stories and saw their school days photo album brought along by one of them.
As my husband didn't want to wait any longer and I have work to do, we excused ourself before the gathering ended and I reminded my mum to follow her friends who are going to the highway afterwards. When I called her later at night, she had arrived at my sister's house at Ampang.
All in all, I am happy because I was able to bring my mum to the gathering. I know she's lonely after all these years without her husband at her side (my father passed away in 2002) and she's not a talkative person so I don't really know her feelings. I love her and I hope to accompany her much more during her old days.
Luckily, her friend called her yesterday morning to ask her whether she will be able to come or not and I was sitting next to her so I helped her with the communication (my mum can't communicate well because she's beginning to forget-I think we need to take her to experts). Her friend, Auntie Marsitah then messaged me on my mobile the details of the gathering. As my husband didn't want to go to his class, he volunteered to show the way to Kelab Tasik Putrajaya (my mum can still drive by herself).
So, at 3.30 pm we arrived at the Kelab Tasik and she met her friends. I saw her face lit up and she was smiling a lot during the gathering. Auntie Marsitah was really warm and I think she made my mum felt at home although most of her friends are well off and dress well (my mum is a simple woman, same as me as I only wore T-shirt and khakis). My husband and I stayed for a while there (after much persuasion from Auntie Marsitah-my husband resented me because I failed to come with a good excuse-as I don't want to lie) and we listened to their old stories and saw their school days photo album brought along by one of them.
As my husband didn't want to wait any longer and I have work to do, we excused ourself before the gathering ended and I reminded my mum to follow her friends who are going to the highway afterwards. When I called her later at night, she had arrived at my sister's house at Ampang.
All in all, I am happy because I was able to bring my mum to the gathering. I know she's lonely after all these years without her husband at her side (my father passed away in 2002) and she's not a talkative person so I don't really know her feelings. I love her and I hope to accompany her much more during her old days.
