February 15, 2006

Cyber Charity

I am involved. Deeply involved. Not with one but two younger men. Mesti ada yang dok ingat ni amboi makcik ni perasan tahap dewa ni. Dah tua-tua pun dok involve dengan orang muda lagi kan, kan... What is wrong with that? Yes, they are younger, way too young for me. But with the current "technology" in cosmetics and ubat-ubatan tradisional, older women can be and feel younger. Kacip Fatimah ada, Mas cotek ada, botox ada, spa dan saloon pun banyak kan, :-)
Apa pulak aku ni melalut ni!!!!.

Back to my involvement with these younger men. The first one I have met in person about 2 years ago. A talented person, always winning awards for his creativity. He works amongst the stars. So, getting to know him is like a gateway to rubbing shoulders with the stars. That make me "perasan" that maybe one day, I would bump into him again with some stars in his company. Isyy makcik ni tak habis nak glemer!!!

The second one I have not met personally. Spoke to him a few times on the phone. Kacau him once in a while (I can hear him say, "ye lah tu!!") on the YM and be his regular sembang kaki at his tag.

Why am I involved with them? Why are they so attractive? Well, everyone has their charm. Something that make each one of us stand out in a crowd. Something that others see as being attractive about each one of us. But, these two gentlemen (kena tengok balik buku kat blog MA tu for definition ni :-), they have something in common. They have big hearts. Big charitable hearts.

The first one started a pledge your donation campaign 6-7 months ago. I pledge some money too. The campaign ended January 2006. I have called and spoke to him, about the wish list etc. I know he is very very busy. Until today, I still do not know what to do with the money. I have planned to make some bedsheets for the Rumah Amal Hashimiah which the money supposed to be used for. I am waiting for him to tell me how many sheets are required. I cannot wait anymore lah, I still have the money with me, not only mine but from the tabung ayam as well.
So Badrul, I am not waiting for you to tell me how many, I will buy the materials and make them this weekends. If there are extras, will give you to add to buy other stuffs.

The second one, so far has sent me money 3 times through western Union. Percaya pulak dia kat aku ni kan entah, entah aku ada ulterior motives, ahak... ahak.. The first recipient is a blogger who was operated due to a growth found in her womb. The second recipents are 3 young children whose father has added another set of mouth eventhough he is materially incapable of providing for more. The money was used to buy school uniforms and pay for the fees. The third time he sent me money is for the first one's donation scheme. The money is still in my handbag unused. Sorry Joe, it's not my fault. It will be used in due time. Right now, we are working on ways to get some money to help the Indon ladies in London who just had kidney operations through Kak Teh (Another charitable blogger, MasyaAllah)

My 2 special men friends have in their own way had invoked something in me. I have NOT been very charitable, being involved with them, make me feel slightly shameful. So even when I have committed a meager of my income to the good cause, through them I can do a little bit more. Not just money but also the energy and the time taken for that purpose. Kalau tak ada duit nak sumbang at least aku boleh bantu dengan "urat ghiang" (cakap orang utara, maksudnya tenaga) aku. Nak ambik duit dari Western Union nak kena tahu bank mana, nak kena tahu apa maklumat yang perlu. Manalah tahu kut-kut nanti anak-anak aku ada yang nak belajar kat overseas kan dah senang. I did some "findings" as well. Dok cari jalan yang lebih murah untuk transaksi hantar duit ni. Even though there is a Moneygram agent in Malaysia, but unfortunately, the agent only know how to send the money overseas. They have never received any from overseas. Haah lah, I have to agree "kampung" sangat service tu rasanya. Any suggestions from anyone from the banking industry?

What is beautiful about my involvement is that, this is happening in the cyber world. A cyber charity of some sort. Another positive effect of blogging. And, I like being involved like this. Thank you my dears for giving me the opportunities.

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28 comments:

Anonymous said...

boleh handle ke sampai dua orang jejaka muda nan gagah tuh AN? hahahaha

Anonymous said...

Pilih satu antara dua! :-)

Sya said...

Kak N.. someone (not a blogger but an avid reader of blogs) has help me in terms of fund for Aiman's education. Tak tahu nak cakap camana.. but although dia jauh beribu-ribu batu dia bagai keluarga dah..

AuntyN said...

azfa : hehehe, yet to be seen.

joebangla : kena pilih ke? :-)

sya : Alhamdulillah. Semoga Allah murahkan rezeki dia tu. Amin.

AuntieYan said...

N: Kak Yan ni involved jugak....tolong-tolong niakkan 'hits'...wei! ada masa tu satu hari sampai 10 kali hits...dah sekupang tuh!...menyumbang jugaklah kan.....;-(

Anonymous said...

dah lama tak gi hit blog Joe nak kasi naik donation tabung ayam. ni sat lagi nak pi lah.. :)

AuntyN said...

Kak Yan : I know you are involved as well.

CD : Thank you. He will appreciate that.

Bergen said...

Way to go, ma'am! You did good.

Kak Teh said...

N, greatly appreciated. The girls are doing very well now and recovering. One, the donor will go back to Indonesia in two weeks time. A similar effort is being made at Sharon Bakar's blog - another blogger is having an operation for her brain tumour and selling books to raise funds.

AuntyN said...

Bergen : Thanks.

kak teh :; we'll see what we can do in 2 weeks time OK.

Anonymous said...

fuyoo dasyhat tu dlm diam auntyN berduakan mereka..
joe:for sure she won't choosed you...ahak..ahak..

Nor Razi said...

AN

Semoga usaha diberkati Allah

AuntyN said...

fidah : ahak..ahak:-)

budak : Amin. Tapi lebihkan doa untuk kedua2 mereka yang menyumbang. I ni just perantara sahaja.

demonsinme said...

Makcik N,

could you e-mail at afriendlikenoother@gmail.com? This entry strike an interest in me and has gave a bit of new semangat for the work that i'm heavy heartedly starting tomorrow.

AuntyN said...

deme:
why so long your email tu. You can email me at makcik_n@yahoo.com.my

Ok ke tu?

demonsinme said...

long just to make life miserable for athers hehehe (i'm a demon remember?). Okay I'll mail you pas isya' nanti.

KakNi said...

kerja yang baik mesti diwar-warkan

teruskan usaha murni kalian

AuntyN said...

deme : :-)

ni : bukan war war kan kerana riak. Ada maksud lain yang tersirat tu. Thanks

Anonymous said...

cayalah auntyn!

Count Byron said...

Better late than never, so I am here.
Thank you for sharing your work AN. I love your work.

AuntyN said...

nurul : hehehe

nana count : lama tak nampak no? Thank you.

anedra said...

well done! if u are involved in any other thing like this, tell us, maybe we could also chip in apa-apa yang mampu!

maklang said...

Good work AN. Could I be of any help in your usaha2. Menjahit is my hobby... Maybe I can help in sewing... tapi Maklang is so far from u....

AuntyN said...

dena : will keep that in mind. Thanks

maklang : I know u are good in sewing. But you are too far away

aNIe said...

Lady ni baru tau pasal Tabung Ayam tu...& from the day lady tau...lady pun salah sorang dari penyumbang untuk menaikkan hits kat situ...moga segala usaha kak N dan mereka mereka yang bermurah hati diberkati Allah...dan dimurahkan rezeki....

Count Byron said...

Nana sibuk skit la Cek minggu ni ( and so next week ).. tak sempat jelajah semua anak buah bloggers..
Keep up the great work yg cek dok buat tu no

AuntyN said...

Lady : Terimakasih, InsyaAllah di berkati.

Nana Count : Cek faham, cek faham. Tak pa, bila senang mai lah jengok. Cek hari 2pi baca blog nana jugak. :-), :-)

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