My mother and I are not exactly close, but that doesn't mean that I don't love her. Lately, we are getting closer. I rarely get to spend time with her because of work, studies and other activities. My mother is the kind of mother that just about every kid wishes he or she could have.

She is the person who raised me, fed me, held me and changed my diapers when I was a baby. As a young child, she taught me right from wrong. She encouraged me to learn. She took me places, read me books, and just provided a very good environment for a kid to grow up in. As a teenager, although we didn't always get along, she encouraged me in everything I wanted to do. She was there for me in both good and bad times and no matter how rotten I was, she never turned her back on me. She is my hope, inspiration and strength.

My mother has offered her guidence though I've not always taken it and she had given me her unconditional love even when I've made choices that have caused problems. She helped create me and has given me a foundation that is irreplaceable. Mother have the ability to create and a mummy has the ability to help building a foundation that is forever sacred. I think that my mother is the greatest just because she is my mother. She is the kind that will give and give, be it emotionally, physically, financially (i love this one, thanks mummy) or spiritually without any expectations or strings attached (errmmm... not all actually). The most influential person in my life is my mother. Not because she supports me and provides me with the basic necessities of life, but because she goes out of her way to do anything for me. I love my mother so much! (I had never say this to her personally, but I do hope she understands). She instilles in me respect, independence, love, hope, stability, courage and honesty. She is there for me, to look and care for me, when skies are grey. Whenever I was down, she will be always to comfort me (sometimes... yaaa). She is a counselor (my mum babble a lot... and I mean A LOT!!!) and a guide. She is also the driving force in my life. She shared her life experiences with me so I would learn.

I love the person I am today and it is because of how she brought me up. She is so caring and giving (this is the best part). I love her for whom she is ..... my wonderful mother, Che Kaseh Jaafar. Was born on 18th of October in 1957, she lives in a poor family. She is very hardworking and smart and it paid off. She graduated at University of Nottingham in England where she met my daddy. The married on 2nd of September in 1979 and finished their studies two years later. They have six wonderful (maybe) children from their marrige, but one passed away on 5th of January in 1994 because of a heart problem. My mother was really brave. I could see it in her eyes.

My mother is a very strong woman, if she sets out to do something, she will somehow complete the task (even if it took ages to finish). She has made her way on her own, starting from the bottom and working her way up, by determination and hard work, she has got to where she is today. She have been working at Motorola for the past 18 years and she is now an Industrial Engineering Section Manager, one of the most important persons in Motorola, Penang.

My mother is the most loving, supportive and encouraging person I have ever known. She is the only person to whom the expression "to konw her is to love her" really applies. Everyone who meets my mother is drawn to her warmth, her kindness and her generosity of spirit.

I have always marveled at the fact that, out of all the billions of mothers I could have been born to, I was lucky enough to have been born to my mother. Everything I know about life and love, I have learnd from her.

My mother showed me the value of a family and how to survive love, family and friendship instead of money and material things. My mother had showed me the type of person that I want to be. She is soft yet hard. Sometimes she is very strict. Her favourite phrase is "Kenapa? sebab mummy cakap macam tu!" (Why? because I said so!) and I cannot say anything to make her change her mind (but sometimes can). If I was given the choice of the mother that I wanted, I would choose her without even thinking twice (but, would my mother want me again if she had knew the person I am today?). Without my mother, my world would be so dark and incomplete. It is her that keeps me going when times are low. She is my sunshine in my life, the stars at night, rainy day, storm... everyday! My mother is the one that is always making the rough times seem like breeze. I'm very proud to have her as my mother (is she proud to have me as her daughther?) and I thank her for that. I love my mother and loving her is like food to my soul. I hope that she knows that she will always be the "Wind Beneathe My Wings."

Mother's Day is just around the corner (May 14th 2000) and I would like to take this oppurtunity to wish her and all mother a very Happy Mother's Day.

Mummy, sorry for everything.

Sincerely from your daughther,
Sofia Azizah bt. Md Said Aziz