Monday, January 21, 2008

a broken train, a father's love

and so, i was early to go to work...wouldve reached work at ard 845...

sekali the mrt broke down...so no trains...the gates were shut down at simei mrt station and there was a sign ...

MRT breakdown at Tampines

Expected time to resume BLANK

i took a pic. (not available yet)

there were shuttle buses to tanah merah but the queue was amazing...i even thought of taking half day urgent leave...but not possible because i have an afternoon FULL of meetings...

i went to get breakfast, went to get coffee frm ntuc...and walked, thinking of an exit plan...

and remembered my dad...so i called home to ask whether he is able to send me to tanah merah...

while on the bike, i jokingly asked, can send to ghim moh? he said yes. i was like are u sure??!!!! he said, yeah...today dont need to take care of mardhiah (my adorable yet mischevious niece) coz my sis not working...maybe he welcomed the change from the usual routine. maybe because he saw the jam around the tanah merah area (imagine people frm pasir ris, tampines and simei converging at tanah merah...

then, he dropped me off...i was so touched...i kissed his hand, he kissed my forehead...

i am thankful for a father like him...may he be taken care of by God always...

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was a sweet story... keep it up. Love your Family members ! Well done.

marlina said...

anonymous,

thanks! yeah, my dad decided to be sweet yesterday...may u love and be loved by your family members too!

madame blossom said...

ameen. sweet father. i think u'll always be his little girl, even after u're married. i feel like that too somestimes.

Anonymous said...

Awwww, so sweet! Masya Allah.

So sweet of your father - really!
I agree with Bloss, u're always be a little girl in his eyes.

take care sis! ;)

Anonymous said...

ukhti...

that's a really nice act from ur dad. u know.. thats what they call.. unconditional love...
alhamdulillah... u're lucky to have someone who really craes for u!

marlina said...

marlina to everybody,

I feel so LOVED!!!!!!!!!!!

Sahalfikri said...

anak yang soleh adalah harta paling berharga buat ibu ayah..

i believe u theirs..

marlina said...

sahalfikri,
amin. a ah. memang. i pun bilang dieorang mcm gitu - i was born on their wedding anniversary yang ke -15 (i think). so, i ni selalu bilang yang i am their best anniversary gift. hihiihi...tak tau malu!