my sweet angel mother has finally retired and turn...

my sweet angel mother has finally retired and turns a year older today.

and masyaAllah is she deeply loved and delightfully celebrated by her wonderful colleagues and students. i'm so happy for mummy and beyond proud of her too.

it hasn't been easy to be an educator that's for sure.. and then you put being an accomplished writer, a mother of 5, a devoted wife & daughter, a loyal friend.. and to do it all so effortlessly, with so much love. she's our wonder woman. i learn so much from you mummy.

"anakanda kedua-ku, Trisha, yang sering pulang ke rumah membawa 1001 cerita.." — i tell my mom so many things, and she often say to me, "hidup adik ni menarik betul, macam-macam jadi, mummy rasa macam nak tulis buku" and i'd always smile, thinking how lucky i am.

when i'm out expanding the wings of my career and my life, she has always been there; at home and in school, expanding the wings of her children — in the kitchen where she taught us to cook, or in the classroom where she taught her students bahasa. always giving her best. always showing how much she cares. always pushing boundaries. always gracing us with her soulful presence.

thank you for all that you do mummy. you are so, so loved — and you deserved every ounce of it. selamat bersara dan selamat hari jadi bondaku tercinta.

love,
trisha/adik.

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