MY SMALL FAMILY

 We (me & my husband) started a family 38 years ago.. and now we have seven adult children, four daughters-in-law, two grandsons and one granddaughter..

A glimpse of the year 1988.. 


A glimpse of the year 2020.. 

A brief chronology..

26 March 1988 - we tied the knot in a simple but memorable ceremony at my parents' house in Olak Lempit.

24 January 1989 - Babang was born at the Banting General Hospital at a birth weight of 3.14 kg.

10 June 1990 - Afiq weighing 2.33 kg was born at the Banting General Hospital.

14 March 1992 - Amira, the first and only daughter, was born in the holy month of Ramadhan at 3.65 kg.

15 April 1993 - Adek was born 13 months after Kakak at 3.28 kg.  Born with Ayah's absence (he attended a course in Tanjung Malim).

20 October 1996 - Ayiep was delivered by Ayah at home (Kampung Parit Sawah) in an early Sunday morning weighing a staggering 4.0 kg.

16 January 1999 - Abid was born (as if to replace my brother who had the same birth date and passed away in November 1998) weighing 3.33 kg at the Muar General Hospital.

17 November 2001 - Tutun was born in the new delivery room at Muar General Hospital not quite as heavy as Ayiep but close enough,  3.80 kg.

16 May 2015 - Babang and Elly tied the knot.

26 April 2017 - the first grand son of the family, Eshan was born at the KL General Hospital.

3 April 2019 - Ammaris, the second grand son was born in Johor Bahru.

28 September 2019 - Afiq and Ika tied the knot.

11 December 2019 - Annisa, the first grand daughter was born at the Melaka General Hospital.

19 December 2019 - our beloved head of the family, my husband, the father of my children, the grandfather of my grandchildren passed away due to cancer. 

27 November 2020 - Ayiep and Aina tied the khot.

25 October 2025 - Adek and Asyu tied the knot.

*This article was first published in March 2022.  This is a revised version written in July 2026.


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