Career advancement

Dear Ilsa,
People have been saying, with each child comes his/her own blessing & rizq (rezeki) from Allah the Almighty. For Mama, just having you is already a blessing on its own. Although Mama and Abah had planned to have a child of our own a bit later after our marriage, the Almighty had a better one for us and thus, here you are. Mama want you to know that Mama never regretted one second of it (although the first news of being pregnant did caught me off-balance!).

Having you was not as tedious or as time consuming as I'd first thought it would be (that was the initial main reason which influenced me not to have a child at early marriage). True, I now have someone- a little, chubby and lovable someone ^.^ - to think of first when planning my time, but Mama still managed to do (if not all) the things Mama want. The big difference is that Mama and Abah have become more objective in getting the sources for family income. Teringat kata-kata kawan Mama.. "Money isn't everything, but everything needs money".

We want to be able to provide for you when the time comes; especially education-wise. Mama tak nak Ilsa miss lifetime opportunities just because the family hasn't enough funds at the time and depend too highly on scholarships and all. It would be nice if Mama's son become the great genius (Amin) and wins scholarships berderet-deret, but if happens to be unavailable to you, I just want to make sure you are still able to have the chance. Kalau cina yang goreng kuey teow pun boleh hantar anak belajar luar negeri, I believe we, the ones with better rizq from Allah (Alhamdulillah) should be able to as well.

Some of our friends had made tremendous career advancements, which had really inspired us to become better (and Mama won't deny I envy them neither!). So, Abah and Mama think it's time to step back and evaluate our current positions and review our plans.

Tapi, bagaimana berjaya pun anak Mama one day, Mama hope that your faith in Islam will be as strong as ever. Recently, Mama's bestfriend had shared her bitter experience and pain in seeing her own cousin, although now successful and rich, had seemed to forgotten her roots and did all sorts of kemungkaran during her weding day. Na'uzubillahi min zalik.

Ilsa, when you're akil baligh, taatlah pada perintah Allah. Taat pada Mama dan Abah selagi suruhan kami berlandaskan syariah. Jangan pakai seluar pendek atau dedahkan aurah. Jangan tinggal solat dan puasa. Mama tidak akan halang Ilsa to have fun but biarlah tidak melampaui batasan agama Islam. And when the time comes for you to get married, bawalah bakal isteri yang solehah datang jumpa Mama, and Mama will try to love her as much as I love you. Insya-Allah hidup Ilsa akan lebih aman dan diberkati. Mama am telling you now and hope once you're able to read, you'll hold on to this advice I'm giving you and take it with you to the grave.

Mama and Abah want you to know how deeply our love is for you right now and we are working hard to ensure you have a bright future ahead of you (Amin). Balasan yang Mama harapkan hanyalah anak yang soleh.

Hugs and kisses to permata hati Mama (besides Abah ^_^)