It had been quite a long break for me (from blogging and even from my voluntary work), I'm finding it hard to get back to my normal mode. It has been quite a while since I last visited any of my PLHIV clients - I'd better start visiting them soon... especially those with children under our Education Sponsorship program. I need to finalise the reports for each sponsored child to be sent to the various sponsors but for the moment I am still waiting for the reports on a few more children. Everybody has been busy it seems... maybe we need to seriously consider having someone full time at our NGO center.
So, what have I been blogging about for the past year?
There's Fuzi with her problems in getting her marriage cert legalised... and problems in getting her daughter's MyKad done... and her son's disciplinary problem...
There's Ifa who was caught for khalwat and who admitted she skipped her medication during weekends when she'd be at discos and taking ecstasy pills.
Then there's Yah who seemed to be driving people (me included) up the wall... Mr and Mrs K who got back to square one after all the help we gave them because they simply didn't know how to manage their finances... Baby K who was diagnosed with a hole-in-heart... Hana who's always so blur... Anita who's 21 but has yet to get her IC done because of some technical problems with her nationality status... Razif who was scared to break the news of his HIV to his wife...
Well, chances are I'll be blogging about the same type of stories this year. Here's some brief updates on some happenings during my break.
1. Majid SMSed me after one particular MB made some comments about people with HIV. Majid felt as though he was looked down upon as a "sampah masyarakat" and so he wanted to know my opinion on the MB's comments. There he was trying to lead a better life and yet someone high up in position thinks he shouldn't be given chance to lead a normal life. I personally think the MB has been getting the wrong info from the wrong people. Sigh...
2. Mrs K called a colleague of mine to ask if there will be any financial assistance for her family. She didn't dare call me direct after I told her off the last time she tried to borrow money from me.
3. I am having problems finalising the reports on the sponsored children as many of the schools involved will only give out the student's report card for last year's exams when school reopens. Some haven't even got their booklist out yet. Susahlah ini macam... I need to ask for the sponsorship money for this year lah people!!!
4. Lin asked if she can apply for financial help for her children's back-to-school needs. I told her we can consider her for our Children Education Fund. Her children have been nagging her for their schooling needs but she simply didn't have enough money. She stopped working when she was hospitalised a few months ago. Her ex-hubby only started paying nafkah for the children in late December after Lin brought the matter to Mahkamah Syariah - even then she's only getting RM300 per month which is obviously not enough for her children's needs especially when school reopens and so many things need to be paid. Anyway, Mr Darling is supposed to pay the nafkah by the 25th of each month but for last month he only paid on the 27th... giving the excuse that he didn't have enough money. And guess what? According to Lin, Mr Darling actually remarried recently (that's why he didn't have enough money I suppose??). Now, now... I wonder who's the victim...
Ahh... I bet you're curious to know too... :)
13 comments:
happy new year! :)
Pi Bani, your plates will be full again, undoubtedly, this year. I admire yr strength and dedication.
Tumpang lalu - mesej kepada pak malim for i know pak malim will be crawling his way here.
Kak teh buat sesuatu dengan komen box - tapi janganlah tak jenguk pulak, pak malim masih lagi boleh komen guna pak malim's nick. I await yr visit.
Komen Pak Malim, kucing ray yg alim.
Pi Bani, jangan beri wang anda kpd orang yg selalu meminta-minta, kata Pak Malim sambil naik kereta. Beri sadin pada kucing, boleh, kata Pak Malim sambil memegang koleh.
Tumpang lalu, kata Pak Malim dgn tangannya yg berbulu. Jangkaan Kak Teh memang betul, kata Pak Malim sambil meminum susu botol. Memang saya akan baca blog Pi Bani bila ada update, kata Pak Malim yg out-of-date. Actually I've been trying to leave comments on your blog, but dunno how. I not blogger, and don't have goggle account. Dengan malunya saya mengaku, saya tak pandai guna komputer, kata Pak Malim sambil naik komuter.
LaiPing,
Happy New Year to you too!
Kak Teh,
Hehe... nak mencari Pak Malim kena cari kat rumah-rumah yang dia selalu singgah, ek? Rumah I banyak ikan sardin kot... tu pasal dia selalu singgah!
Aduh, masa jawab komen LaiPing & Kak Teh, rupanya Pak Malim menyelinap masuk, kata Pi Bani sambil peluk bantal busuk!
Pak Malim kalau nak komen kat blog Kak Teh, klik aje tang Open ID, kata Pi Bani lagi sambil meraut lidi. Tang kotak kosong tu taiplah nama Pak Malim, kucing Ray yang alim.
Betul tak Kak Teh? tanya Pi Bani sambil minum teh.
A cliffhanger ... Who married Mr Darling?
If you keep the suspense on long enough, we may need to make t-shirts to promote the story. :)
Happy New Year, Pi. All the best for 2009.
Komen Pak Malim, kucing ray yg alim.
Ya, saya memang suka menyelinap masuk, kata Pak Malim yg busuk. Pi, thank U for the tip, kata Pak Malim yg kena ketip. Tapi lepas komen kat sini tadi, saya dah sign in goggle account, so takpe lah, harap2 Pi Bani dan Kak Teh boleh berhubung dgn saya melalui e-mel, kata Pak Malim sambil mengomel.
JT,
Haha! Who married Mr Darling? A cliffhanger like the "Who Shot JR" episode eh? Well, actually the "scriptwriter" for this Mr Darling story isn't sure of the answer herself. Will need to visit Lin first to find out more... IF she knows who the "victim" is lah.
Fulamak... Pak Malim dah ada google account, kata Pi Bani sambil minta discount. Saya dah gi tengok profile "kucing tak kerja", kata Pi Bani sambil mengelap meja. So, bila pula nak mengomel di blog sendiri? tanya Pi Bani sambil masak kari. Teringin juga nak tinggal komen di blog Pak Malim, kucing ray yang alim.
Hello Pi,
Here's wishing you a Happy New year.
Macam2 hal kan? Celebrating New Year pun, ramai across the board buat hal Pi? We just push on lah kot. Tak pe, it's the usaha that counts. Keep up your good work.
Kak Ruby,
Memang macam-macam hal. Segala jenis manusia with segala jenis perangai ada. So yes, let's just push on I guess!
Happy new year to you too!
Happy New Year Kak Pi! wah semakin panas story kat sini. Kalau mr d kahwin Yah, i rasa mau pengsan your readers. lol.
Farina,
My readers pengsan kalau Mr D kawin dengan Yah? I rasa I pengsan if he marries any of my other clients! :)
Happy New Year to you too!
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