Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un.
My uncle passed away on 18 January 2026. He went into a coma on 17 January and passed away within 24 hours later. As much as it came as a shock but at the same time, I was not shocked by it. He was the only sibling with serious health concerns compared to the other brothers and sisters. The first thing that came to my mind was this saying - "One sibling will attend all of the siblings' funerals. One sibling will attend none of the siblings' funerals. One sibling will not have any of the siblings' attending their funeral." It felt real that the siblings are getting old. It felt real that age is catching up on all of them.
And one of my biggest concern throughout the funeral was my dad. Everyone remembered that when my late grandmother passed away, my dad broke down like a boy in front of everyone that it shocked some of us, cousins. I really didn't know how my dad was going to handle it now that his older brother had passed away. I found out that my dad has his own way of coping with it this time round but I could tell that it was not the healthy way.
In Shaa' Allah, he will be fine. In Shaa' Allah, the siblings will be fine. In Shaa' Allah, my aunt and my cousins will be fine.
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2 years of working at the current company. Am I happy working here? I guess I can say that I am content. There are a lot of pros rather than cons. And honestly, I couldn't care less about promotion down here but more about the increment. I am mostly in my own bubble working on HR and Compliance things. It's a constant state of figuring things out and asking questions, which is mentally stimulating. And job title is just for show, so I don't really mind. Do I see myself staying in this company for another 3 more years? I can confidently say that there's a 75% chance of me staying for another 3 more years. The remaining 25% is because of idiots. Annoying idiots. Unnecessarily annoying idiots, which I am able to so far just brush it off. But money comes first. Anyway, after my first year, I got an 8% increment on my salary, which never happens at all while working in the government sector. So this time round, I'm hoping to negotiate for a 10% increment.
In Shaa' Allah, I will get it.
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9th time. I have just applied for a BTO for the 9th time. This time round, I wrote in to my MP requesting for his assistance. I hope that it will help. I mean, I did say that I have been staying in Tampines since I was 7 years old. That's 33 years of my life spent here in Tampines, in 3 different houses, from Blk 742, Tampines North, to Blk 840, Tampines West to now, Blk 493E, Tampines East. And the BTO that I applied for is in Tampines Central, it is a dream location for me. It is opposite Masjid Darul Ghufran and Our Tampines Hub, it is beside Tampines MRT Station and Tampines Interchange. It is within walking distance to my brother's house, my sister's house and my aunts' houses. It is 4 bus stops away from my parents' house.
My parents are staying at Blk 493E, my sister and her family are staying at Blk 842, and my younger brother and his family are staying at Blk 703. Then one of my cousin that I'm closed with, is staying at Blk 493D, another cousin and her family are staying at Blk 437 while her mom is staying at Blk 438. Then my dad's older sisters and brother are staying at Blk 832. Another cousin is staying at Blk 600+ and another cousin is staying at Blk 700+. Most of my paternal uncles and aunties and cousins are staying in Tampines, with plans from some of them who are currently staying outside of Tampines to shift to Tampines.
I added that as another factor to the letter to my MP. And this time round, I was able to apply for the Family Care Scheme since this BTO is less than 4km from my current address.
Now I saw the news that within 24 hours after HDB launch the BTO, the application rate is 50 applicants to 1 unit for singles. There are 122 units and 40% are set aside for senior citizens, who are above 55 years old. Thus the remaining 73 units are left for the married couples with kids and married couples. Though there was no breakdown of the respective groups but still, it is looking quite hard.
In Shaa' Allah, I will get a good queue number.
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In Shaa' Allah, everything will be fine.
"And Allah is the best of planners."
