Series of events that happened today are awesomely spine-chilling that I feel they are worthy of an entry as a future reminder for me.

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Received an invitation in the morning for a 2-hour job. Said yes, of course and proceeded to make arrangements for Naim and Naurah.

Gloomy sky, cold weather. It was easy to put Naurah to sleep. Placed her on the sofa with Disney Junior on the background.

Started to tango in the kitchen aka masak. Cooked rice and heated oil to fry some fish. Heard a loud thunder. Not a drop of rain yet but decided to bring in the laundry anyway.

Just a few minutes after that I heard a loud bang from inside the house. Checked on Naurah, she was already awake, eyes fixed on tv while clapping her hands. Hi-5 was on. She was ok.

The kitchen! Shards of glass were all over the floor. As if they flew in all directions. Saw some big chunks of glass with piercing jagged edges. They were from our gas hob. I tip-toed to take a closer look. The corners of its glass base shattered to bits and cracks were visible on its surface. The fishes were still in the frying wok.

I immediately swept the floor and wiped the kitchen counter with damp tissue. I could hear Naurah on her way to the kitchen. At 11 months, she can already walk but at times she prefers to crawl. CRAWL! I was not positively sure that the floor is free from tiny sharp glasses. I mopped the floor with wet cloth while carrying Naurah. The more I mopped, the more tiny glasses resurfaced. It was endless!

Not ours. Pic from google

I was shaken up when I called Firhad. Should I stayed in the kitchen longer, some of the glasses could have easily lodged onto my skin.. or eyes when the stove exploded. Naurah was nowhere near the kitchen too. All thanks to Allah. Maybe the thunder was sent to keep me out from the kitchen. Perhaps Hi-5 was just in time to ensure Naurah stayed in the living room.

I feel so small..I have no control over life.. I am nothing but His servant. It is due to Allah that Naurah is safe and protected. And that I escaped injuries. This is the gift that Allah grants me today.

There is no power and no strength except through Allah.

We replaced the hob with the only ONE hob that fits the kitchen counter among 6-7 hobs sold in Aeon. The price.. is just 4 ringgit below than the token received for my 2-hour job.

Allah is the best Planner.