Makan-makan Di Kuantan

Ni entry ala2 jalan-jalan cari makan....

Pak Lim Nasi Arab
Disebabkan boifren dah lama teringin nak makan nasi arab, kami pun terjah ke kedai Pak Lim Nasi Arab ni.

Di mana kah kedai ini?
Mintak maaf ler sebab tak ada the exact address. Tapi kedai corner lot, kat Jalan Hj Ahmad (mcm otw nak ke Teluk Chempedak, kalau dari area city, ie Kuantan Megamall tu pusing kiri, jalan ke depan lagi then kedai tu will be on your left) - senang nampak sebab signboard kedai ni besar.

Rasa: Boleh tahan sodap.. walaupun tak sama mcm nasik arab ori yg tok arab buat tuh..kalu yg tu, harus terangkat!! Nasi arab ni tak berkuah, tp depa bagi satu mangkuk kuah kari atau kuah dhal bersama2 dgn nasik ni.
Kami ada mintak lagi satu lauk tambahan ~ sup kambing. Sup dia tak mcm sup pekat kat kedai mamak nun. Sup kambing ni rasa mcm sup ekor sket2, ada masam2 jugaaa. Tapi rasa kekambingan ittew tetap ada.
Selain dari signature dish nasi arab & ayam rose, masakan panas & western food pun ada dijual juga. Panjang list dalam menu......

So apa lagi, sila la cuba!


Suasana dalam kedai (Lupa nak snap gambar dari depan kedai)



Nasi Arab (RM 3.80) + Ayam Rose (RM4.20)



Excuse the chicken yg dah dirobek.. hehe



Sup Kambing (RM 7.90)


Salah seorang customer sedang menikmati keenakan nasi arab

Maid In Heaven

Just recently the government has set a new regulation on issues like providing a one day off to the maids, allowing them to hold on to their passports and also to provide compensation for maids injured at workplace. and oh... RM800 a month to hire a maid?

Personally I somewhat object (cewah mcm dlm court pulak) these so called new regulations. I see only the downside of it.

How sure are we that we will get an honest and qualified maids with that kind of salary? How do we know these maids will not run away at night (sometimes with valuables belonging to the employers). And who is going to look out for the employer's right? Aiya... and the list goes on....fuuhh stress headache.... (mcm la org yg cakap ni ada maid!! hehehehehe).

I have very little memory of having a maid when I was young. My parents hired a maid when I was already in my high school. The first maid was from Thailand, apa ntah nama dia. She was given a big room, next to mine. Sedap dia masak. She was with us for only a few months when she told my mum that she needed to go back "for a while" to her hometown to see her children. So my mum gave her some clothes and money (konon2 nak umpan dia to come back again). Tapi haram tak mai dah.

The second maid was from Indonesia, pun tak tahan lama. Sebab p.e.m.a.l.a.s.
After that, my parents stopped hiring any maids. We did everything on our own (eceh ceh...).

So back to the topic of discussion. Why the need for a weekly day rest? and that RM800 per month thingy. Are we willing to pay that much? Maybe in certain cases or in certain families memang the maid had to work their butts off. Tapi nama pun maid. Kalau suh buat tu tak reti, buat ni tak reti...sikit2 saya tak pandai, tapi makan nak yg sedap aje, apa majikan tak hangen!!
And I quote maid MakSu Tepeng yang baru, "saya lepas Isya pukul 8 terus tidur, barulah tidur berwudhu!" Waduh waduh... sedapnya dia tido awal. Tidur dalam iman gittew!!

With that one day off, the employer pulak disuruhnya pantau si maid. Aikk.. majikan agaknya dah takde keje lain kot nak kena monitor maid pulak. And again I quote, from Azd, "Apa kata suruh maid tu cari rumah sendiri, bayar sewa makan sendiri. Transportation sendiri. Cukup time malam, balik umah sendiri."

I'm sure most of the employers wont mind having to pay a lot of money (sebab kebanyakannya terdesak) but at least the agent should provide them with well-trained maids according to the specific needs of the employers, or at least lepas secondary education. Ni membaca pun tak reti, kunyit halia pun tak kenal, dah la kadang2 ada language barrier. Tapi bab mengira boleh tahan cerdik pulak!
Alahaiii.......

Pasar Malam

I think it has been a month since the night market started its operation in IM 14. So far so good lah, the stalls keep on expanding, more people are coming. A busy environment every Thursday evening in front of our house.







Senang pun senang, jalan dua tiga tapak dah sampai... senang hati macam2 ada, tak payah pikir nak masak apa...main tunjuk2 aje...bila poket mengempis barulah saya pandang awak, awak pandang saya....muahahahahaha!!

Aiman pun excited if we tell him it's pasar malam day. Seronok sebab kadang2 terjumpa kawan tadika dia... tersengih2 je, tak pun terjumpa teacher dia.

And yesterday, "Aiman tak nak lah buy toys kat pasar malam, tak best, cepat rosak kan mama? kan? kan? Aiman nak buy toys kat supermarket aje, baru nice."
Peerrgghhhh..... mcm tu pulak! Standard shopping mall ghupanya dia.. ngeeeeee T_T

This morning otw to have our breakfast, saw a banner at the junction to our house. There's a meeting for the residents of IM 14 this Saturday about this Pasar Malam. Jeng jeng jeng... pasar malam menjadi agenda meeting??
Agak2 apsal yer... nak ban pasar malam ni ker? ada org tak puas hati ke? nak kata sampah bersepah2... so far tak de la bersepah sgt. Ke sebab meeting nak tambah tapak? Hmmmmm......

Selamat Pengantin Baru Ijan & Izzy

To dearest Ijan and Izzy

Congratulations!
Semoga berbahagia selamanya dan kekal hingga ke akhir hayat.
From best friends to lovers to husband and wife
Wishing you guys all the best in every way!

Alahai pomen...kenapa harus menipu?

Lepas kena ketuk kaw2 oleh pomen hantu &%@#$^%%^%$ kat karak hari Ahad haritu, semalam kitorg pun ke Padang Lalang, cari kedai radiator. Tokeh Cina. Berenti betul2 depan kedai dia, terus tokeh tu datang sambil tersengih2. Ramai jugak customer yg tgh menunggu. Azd explain bok bek bok bek... pastu tokeh tu kata, takpe pukul 5 boleh siap. Oraiiitttt bebeh....

So menunggu la kat kedai tu, nasib baik ada aircond, tak la panas. Tak tahu berapa byk paper Harian Metro yg ada kat workshop tu saya khatam. Azd tunggu kat luar most of the time, tgk2 apa yg diorg buat.

Kejap2 saya keluar jugak jenguk bila nak siap. Azd kata sparepart utk Ford model ni mmg susah nak cari, kena order bla bla bla. Tapi not to worry, tokeh tu ganti dgn sparepart Ford baru, walopun not for this model. Hitam berkilat, fresh from the box! I loike!

Habiiiiiiis semua, tiba lah masa utk membayar. Cuak jugak kalu2 kena byk, tp alhamdulillah, acceptable la tokeh tu charge, tak sampai 1K pun. Radiator pun dpt yg baru.

Bila teringat balik kat episode kena tipu oleh pomen Karak kurang asam tu mmg BARA!!! Walaupun I was not there at that time, tapi terkena tempiasnya hokey!!?
Betapa kejinya perangai korang sebab amik kesempatan ke atas org yg tgh dlm kesusahan. Ingatkan sesama Muslim tu, adalah kesedaran sikit, jujur bila buat keje. Awak tu cari rezeki, kalau awak buat keje betul2, free2 je dapat berkat pahala apa semua tau tak. Kitorg boleh rekomen korang sebab ramai je member2 yg lalu kat Karak highway tu. Ni tidak!! lagi nak kelentong hidup2. Eeeeiiiiiiiii aku laaaa!!!!!!

Dah la tak solat...nak kata period, dah memang sah2 ko XY.
Radiator buruk second hand yg ko ganti tu ko charge seribu lebih, kipas yg korang kata "rosak tu" ko ganti dgn yg TAK berkualiti.. Tak sampai 24jam, radiator BOCOR balik. Apa hal???!!

Bila tepon, dgn muka TAK MALU dan TAK BERSALAH ko suh tambah lagi kalu nak cari barang baru. Kepala hotak la kan!! Keji keji keji!!
And ko tau tak, with the same unreasonable price yg ko charge giler2 tu, we all blh dpt 4 radiator BARU!
Yes I am totally PISSED!! @$%**)$^%$%!@#$!@#$$^%$
Org mcm ni yg memalukan kaum Melayu... memalukan org Islam!!! Tak tahu la dah berapa ramai org kat highway tu yg korang TIPU. Tak pe... tak pe... walopun tersangat lah marah dan geram sebab kena tipu beribu raban, takpe... what goes around comes around.
Semoga Allah akan membalas perbuatan korang ni dan memberi petunjuk kat korang.
Jadi lepas ni sapa2 yg tersadai kat highway, sebab kereta rosak, janganlah cepat percaya kat pomen2 yg berenti nak tolong. Mungkin ada satu dua yg betul2 ikhlas, tapi zaman sekarang ni, berapa kerat la yg betul2 trustworthy? Ramai yg jenis take advantage org2 yg dalam kesusahan... nak2 pulak kalau dia tgk org tu perempuan. So kena be extra careful. Jangan la cepat percaya kat org.
Semoga kita semua sentiasa dilindungi Allah dan sentiasa dijauhkan dari segala kejahatan.
Amiiiinnn.

HaPpY bIrThDaY AiMaN!!!

Happy birthday Aiman..... Pejam celik pejam celik dah pun 3 tahun umur budak kecik ni.. teringat masa aiman dalam perut mama, asyik dok menendang je keje...and rasa mcm baru semalam dok kendong aiman masa aiman baby... sekarang pun still baby lagi... manja!!
Mama doakan semua yg terbaik utk Aiman, semoga dipanjangkan umur, dimurahkan rezeki, sihat tubuh badan dan semoga menjadi anak yg soleh dan berjaya di dunia & akhirat.....
Mama and Babah Sayang Aiman sangat... mmmmmmuuuuuaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

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Mengutus hati ini
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Bisikan doaku
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Sudah di ubun-ubun
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Tak bisa ku paksa walau hatiku menjerit

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Tak bisa aku menentang
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Cinta

Ketika cinta bertasbih....

The time now is 3.12pm...

****Cuaca****
Sekejap panas... sekejap mendung... sekejap hujan.. tp kat sana tak hujan pun.
Sekejap lapar... masuk dapur. Makan apa yang ada. In the end, makan 2 keping daging burger dgn roti berkulat (what the???)... oh.. ku koyak-koyak buang bahagian roti yg nampak kekulatannya di mata kasar.. Pathetic kah? Hahaha...
Tak apa, mlm nanti kita makan busat (hai meh?). Kita mkn segala jenis sayur berdaun yg berjaya dibeli di pasar malam semalam.

**** Panassss****
Kenapa tak rasa angin kipas nih? Harus letak aircond. Tapi bila?? Kuang3x

****Thought block****
Dapat laa 2 para... pastu haremmm. Layan fb, layan email tak block pulak!

****Anak****
Aiman: Mama nanti birthday Aiman, Aiman nak bicycle yg ada macam motor tuh (sambil buat gaya pegang handle + brake motor)
Mama: Hokeyyyy
Aiman: And then Aiman nak kek car...(hantu kete sungguh)
Mama: Hokeyyyy
Aiman: And then Aiman nak toy car yg biiiiiiiiiiiiig tu. nanti Aiman suruh tok abah beli, dia banyak duit! (errkkkk!!!!)
Mama: Muahahahahahahahaha.... shabash beta, shabash!!!!

Selamat Tinggal Andak..... (1979-2010)

Jumaat
~ Kenapa satu hari ni rasa tak sedap hati... mungkin sebab mlm semalam bermimpi sedih. Mimpi org yg tersayang meninggal dunia... Mainan tidur aje kot. Tapi dalam hati rasa nak sangat balik kl.....

Sesudah maghrib, tgh melepak2 di rumah... telefon berbunyi. Yati called. Kenapa pulak ni tiba2 je....
"Uder..yati ni. Andak nazak..... diorg tgh buat CPR. Pidot ada kat situ, tgh ajar andak mengucap...."
Ya Allah.... Kau panjangkanlah umur andak...
"ok, nanti uder bgtau Ucu"
Telefon Ucu.... "ucu, tadi yati kol, andak tgh nazak... uder nak balik kl ni"

Hati sebak... Patutlah hari ni rasa lain....
Cepat2 berkemas nak balik KL tgk andak...

Pukul 9 pm.... telefon berbunyi lagi. Yati!!
Dada mula berdebar-debar.... air mata dah mula mengalir di pipi....
Kenapa aku dah dapat agak apa yg yati nak bgtau....
Suara yati sayu...."uder....andak dah takde.........."
"Innalillahi wa innailahi rojiun"
Andak..............tak sempat uder nak jumpa andak!

Sepanjang perjalanan ke kl, jari-jemari sibuk menghantar sms kpd kwn2...menyampaikan berita sedih, Fauzan telah kembali ke rahmatullah..

Kemudian Faizi kol...
"uder, kat mana ni?"
"on the way balik kl..."
"uder......" dia terdiam... mungkin sebak.
"uder dah tahu.... ko kat mana ni?"
"kat simpang pulai lagi....hujan lebat"
"bawak kereta baik2, jumpa nanti... sabar ye Faizi"

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Sabtu pagi

Bertolak ke rumah keluarga andak di Rawang. Kereta di kiri kanan jalan, orang pun dah mula ramai. Nampak mcm ada kenduri. Teringat masa kenduri kahwin arwah dulu... mcm ni lah. ramai org... meriah!
Cuma bezanya kali ni bukan hari yg gembira. Semuanya muka berduka...
Aku masuk ke dalam rumah. Berpelukkan dgn mak andak...dgn una... dgn cik odi..
sekujur badan terbaring kaku, ditutup dgn kain putih. Hibanya... org2 di keliling membacakan surah Yassin...
Tak lama kemudian, jenazah diusung ke dalam van, utk dibawa ke masjid berdekatan. Farhan menangis... mungkin dia tgk uminya tidur, takkan bangun lagi... atau mungkin dia menangis inginkan sesuatu.... Farhan kecik lagi...tak tahu apa2....

Jenazah andak dimandikan dan dikafankan di masjid. Ramai kawan2 ukm yg datang memberikan penghormatan akhir kepada arwah..
Sebelum muka andak ditutupi kain kafan, semua keluarga mengelilingi jenazah... memberikan kucupan terakhir buat andak.
Andak, uder pun turut cium dahi andak... sejuknya... pucatnya... cengkungnya...
sedihnya.....
Laju air mata ni mengalir..... sedih tgk anak2 andak mencium pipi uminya utk kali terakhir...

Di perkuburan....
Yati, ateh, fidot pun ada. Kami berpelukkan.
Di tempat persemadian andak sementara menunggu hari kebangkitan seluruh umat.
"ayah, umi kat situ ke?" aku dengar Farhan bertanya pada Faizi.
Imam membacakan talkin.
Selesai semua, farhan dan faezah taburkan bunga di pusara uminya..
bergelak ketawa.... gembira.... ya allah, mereka masih kecil... masih belum faham yg uminya sudah tiada...
Farihin pulak asyik merengek dikendong Una....
Mata Faizi merah, sebak.... kawan2 datang mententeramkan dia.. memberi kata2 semangat utk dia.
Faizi, ko kena kuat semangat... tabahkan hati... demi anak2!

Andak, damailah dikau di sana.....
uder rindu kat andak...
uder teringat masa kita sama2 belajar dulu
teringat masa kita sama2 keje dulu
teringat kali terakhir uder berjumpa dgn andak di hospital....
andak kata "bila la andak dapat jumpa uder lagi, ntah2 lepas ni tak sempat dah..."
Andak....Maafkan uder sebab tak sempat uder nak jumpa andak.
Sudah ketentuan Illahi andak pergi dulu....
Mungkin ini yg terbaik... daripada andak terseksa sakitnya chemo.

Ya Allah, kau ampunilah dosa sahabat ku Fauzan Mohd Hata
Kau cucurilah rahmat ke atas rohnya
Kau letakkan dia di kalangan mereka yang mendapat keberkatan Mu...
Dan Kau kuatkanlah semangat suamianya, Faizi serta anak2nya...
Lindungi lah mereka...semoga mereka tabah menghadapi dugaan ini.

Al Fatihah utk sahabat tersayang...
Dr Fauzan Mohd Hata (22 Julai 1979 - 2 April 2010)

Can I help you miss?

Let me tell you about some of my not so delightful incidents when going to a restaurant/cafe/warung dan yg sewaktu dengannya.

Scene One:
Recent incident @ kedai pizza yg terkenal tu lah:
Dah la service slow, waiter pun sekejap2 dtg tanya nak reconfirm order. Ok so he was a trainee, acceptable lah for his slowness. And then mintak set lain, bawak mai set lain; got an extra drink and bread sticks. I dont mind, infact terima dgn mulut terbuka. But being a Muslim, tak elok la kan mkn benda yg kita tak bayar. Jadi darah daging kita kan. So bila tanya balik the 'real' staff, rupa2nya memang dia tersilap bagi set, but nevermind she said, we can have it for free. Alhamdulillah, rezeki. And then, tgk2 pizza tu pulak was not super supreme! Tak sure pizza amende tapi takpe la, nasib baik sedap aje.
Mkn punya mkn, minum punya minum, baru boyfriend perasan ada anak lipas penyek kat dlm air dia (melekat kat gelas). I was like uurrghhhhh!!!!!! minum dah separuh... aiyaaaaa...... kurang asam sungguh!
When we went to the counter to pay, dah bayar etc, then I told adik counter tu, "Adik, next time sebelum serve air kat customer, make sure gelas bersih. tadi ada jumpa anak lipas dlm gelas. Tak elok la kan."
Naib baik adik tu said, "Mintak maaf ye kak" bla bla bla...
ok fineeeee...

Scene two:
Incident restaurant depan rumah.
Masa ni baru2 je masuk rumah. Saja la testing kat restaurant ni, sebab dekat sgt dgn rumah. We ordered nasik ayam + Milo ais. Bila milo aisnya datang, tgk2 bhgian atas gelas tu mcm errr...not so clean lah. Lepas tu tgh2 dok asyik mkn nasik ayam (dah la ayam kecik) sambil selak2 kulit ayam ittew then...jeng jeng jeng... tidaaaakkkkk... kenapa ada telur lalat??????? why on my plate??
aduuhhh.. mati terus selera nak mkn.
Bila byr kat kaunter tu, I told the guy, nasik ayam tu ada telur lalat lah. Dia pulak mcm blur blur... "huh ye ke? hah tak pe lah, tak payah bayar lah utk nasik tu".
Selamat la u ols kena blacklisted from me hokey!

Scene 3:
This was last year kat uptown bangsar. My brother nak belanja mkn western. Mmg ramai la org kat foodcourt ni. So I ordered sirloin black pepper steak, and my bro ordered T-bone steak with diane sauce. Lupa pulak what my sister and mom ordered tp lbh kurang sama la menunya.
Tungguuu lama then ada la sorang POKCIK TUA ni hantar mknan kitorg, letak2 pinggan terus nak blah. I asked him NICELY lah, "pakcik, yang ni sirloin steak ke?" (sambil point kat pinggan depan mata. Tetiba je POKCIK TUA ni mcm hangen, jawab high tone, "awak order apa tadi???"
"saya order sirloin black pepper steak", i said sambil dlm hati dah mcm apahal org tua ni?
"hah kalau awak order sirloin black pepper, sirloin black pepper lah!"
"tak de la, saya tanya sebab tak tahu, takut tertukar dgn org lain punya order" (masa ni still blh control suara lg)
"saya keje kat sini, saya tau la sirloin black pepper tu mcmana!" org tua tu jawab.
"pakcik, awak mmg patut tau la sebab awak pekerja, saya ni tanya sebab saya ni bukan keje sini!" (start my high tone jugak lah)
"awak mkn je la apa yg awak order tu bla bla bla bla.... dia membebel"
Org keliling dah tgk dah... "WHATEVER LAAA!!" i shouted to him.
Dia pun blah mcm tuh je.
Adooiiii...baranya dlm hati masa tu. mkn pun tak habis, bukannya sedap pun ko masak!
Org tanya baik2, jawab la baik2.. susah sgt ker pakcik!???? Patutnya makin tua, makin wiser la sket. Mcmana org nak respect, kalau awak sendiri tak respect kat orang?
Kedai ni pun selamat dah kena blacklists jugak!!
Menci!

Anak

It happened again!
But this time, alhamdulillah the baby was found alive!
The immorality of these people nowadays...
They ought to be shot dead! hanged alive!
Why do they do such a thing?
Haishhh...... sedihnya bila baca paper, tgk berita kat tv
Hari-hari ada je berita kemalangan maut
Hari-hari pasal baby kena buang
Dah pandai 'buat', pandai pulak buang2.... mcm anak patung
Nak buang pulak, pilih tempat2 yg jijik..
nak 'up' sket, pegi buang kat masjid...
Binatang pun pandai sayang anak...
Ni pulak manusia yg ada otak, tapi tak pakai...
Ada hati, tapi busuk sebusuk-busuknya...
Kalau dah terpreggy, jgn la dibuang baby tu... sebusuk2 hati pun, serah la kat JKM ke, kat orang ke...
Kat luar tu, berapa ramai org yg nak anak, tapi takde rezeki....

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Tetiba teringat zaman houseman kat Taiping dulu....
Was doing my oncall one day in the labour room.
Came a young girl, heavily pregnant, and in labour.
After the routine history taking and examinations, took her to the labour room.
Later I found out that she was merely 16 yo, had run away from home, came to the hospital with her 'aunty'.
The 'aunty' had already contacted JKM to take away the baby once delivered.
So there she was, in pain. Crying and shouting... Once a while she would call out "mak" when the contraction peaked.
When it eased off, I asked if her husband came along. She said there was no husband. Never was.
And that after the delivery, she wouldn't want to have any connection with the baby.
Sigh.
She had an uneventful delivery. It was a healthy baby girl.
But sadly the young mother refused to look, to hold the baby, even for a second....
She turned away, acting like nothing had happened. Kept asking when can she be discharged.
As if the long 10 hrs of labour pain had meant nothing.
Ya Allah.... I was speechless.
That was 7 years ago... the baby would be all grown up.. and would be in Std 1 this year.
I pray for her well being... Hopefully she is in good hands.
But what become of the mother?
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At this point of time

1Malaysia

It has been ages since I last updated this blog. So many things to do.. and yet so little time (ye ke?).
We have officially left the land down under.
Am missing the scenic view, the courtesy, the honesty, the cleanliness, the environment, the services, cool weather etc.
And now welcoming all the loved ones, good food, great places, hot weather (aduhhh.. kena cari fair & lovely daa)...
not to mention the Msian drivers who never fails to ignore the existence of signal light, 'cilok'ing here and there, driving while amik angin and talking on the hp.
and the list goes on and on... yes.. welcome back to malaysia.
So many things have changed and yet the mentality is still the same. Sigh...

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Home Sweet Home

Already 3 weeks in Ktn... almost collapsed when I first saw the house. Terima kasih kpd adik2 bujang dari Kolej Shahputra dan UiTM Ktn... jasa dan peninggalan mu dikenang.
Thank you for all your CRAP!! Thank you for making a MASSIVE mess! Thank you for stealing and breaking stuffs in our house.
Thank you for leaving a soccer ball in the fridge and playing futsal in the house. Thank you for your irresponsibility, your ignorance. Your brainless action clearly shows your stupidity and immaturity. And you guys called yourself college students?? Boooooo Hoooooooo... SHAME on you people!!
I can nag all day long but I'll keep some when the time comes for us to meet again. Just remember, what goes around, comes around. You'll get your share of the deal.. !!@@#%&**#%!!!!

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New Home??

Huh.... as if!! Hehehehe..... went to see some of the show units around BIM.
Various personal quotes:
"we should grab this house while we can.... "
"OMG... when can we move??"
" herrkkk... besarnya land area"
"there's a playground! aiman will love it!"
" haaa... nanti kita blh extend the living hall in the future (berangan)"
" yes yes... kita letak chandelier kat atas tu"

but always ended with:
"aiyaaaa.... manyak mahalllllll........"

so in the end... mimpi di siang hari ajer lah... huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu
bila nak banyak pitih nih????

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Playschool

Yup, we sent Aiman to a playschool very near to our house. It;s already week 2 now. At first he was very much excited when we told him that he's going to school. "nanti aiman ada kawaan.. ada teacher," he said. Was relieved to see his anticipation.
But I spoke too soon bebeh! It was a hard job getting Aiman to go to school!!!!!! Phewwwww... first day at Taska: melalak menangis sebatu blh dengar!
Sedihnya dengar dia nangis..... rasa nak join nangis skali. But what to do...I had to lah.
To date, he would cry all the way to school.... but alhamdulillah, tak la lama dia cry. separation anxiety je kot pepagi tu. When it's time to pick him up, berseri2 je wajah, happy and smiling. Muka pun kdg2 putih mcm tepung gomak teacher sapu bedak. Hehehehehe....
Cuma this week teacher suruh pick him up a bit early, coz last week Aiman sedih when he saw his friends went back home before him. Wokeh la... no problemo. Demi mu Aiman....muah muah.....
Hopefully Aiman senang la pergi school lepas ni & tak cry2 dah....
Skrg nk tunggu dia lembut hati pakai uniform taska je hehehehe....

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Sayangi dan Bersyukur Pada Suami

SUATU PERJALANAN
“Tanggungjawab suami selain memberi nafkah dan mencari rezeki, jangan lupa bimbing anak dan isteri. Kalau suatu hari berlaku selisih faham, jangan cepat menuding jari. Duduk berbincang dan cari kata sepakat. Tiada bumi tak ditimpa hujan.”

Teringat pesan ayah di suatu petang...
“Ayah dulu bila arwah mak mula bising bersuara, ayah tak balas dengan kata-kata. Ayah keluar hidupkan motor, pergi ke Behrang cari mee goreng mamak. Bila sampai saja di rumah, ayah hulur pada arwah Mak, muka yang tadi masam terus tersenyum riang. Suami kena tahu kesukaan isteri, supaya mudah memujuk hati,” ayah menambah berkongsi pengalaman selama 41 tahun bersama arwah Mak.

Persefahaman antara suami dan isteri bukan boleh dicapai sehari dua. Ia merupakan satu perjalanan sepanjang usia perkahwinan. Cabaran dan dugaan pastinya tidak sama, di awal, pertengahan dan di hujungnya. Justeru, sikap saling memberi dan menerima sangat perlu dipupuk dan dibaja. Memberi kelebihan diri untuk saling melengkapi. Menerima kekurangan untuk saling menginsafi, suami mahu pun isteri bukanlah manusia sempurna.

SILAP ISTERI
Kesilapan isteri bermula apabila melupakan kebaikan suami kerana benci dengan sikapnya yang tidak menyenangkan hati. Silap menjadi dosa andai keistimewaan suami orang yang sering dibicara. Keburukan suami dijaja, atas alasan minta nasihat rumahtangga. Tapi apa maknanya kalau semua orang bercerita. Rasulullah SAW pernah mengingatkan melalui sabdanya yang bermaksud:

“Wahai kaum wanita, aku lihat kamu ini lebih banyak di neraka”Seorang wanita lalu bangun bertanya, “Apakah yang menyebabkan yang demikian? Adakah sebab kami ini kufur?”Rasulullah SAW menjawab, “Tidak. Bukan begitu. Tetapi ada dua tabiat kamu yang tidak elok yang boleh menjerumuskan kamu kedalam neraka:

1. Kamu banyak mengutuk atau menyumpah

2. Kamu kufurkan kebaikan suami.”

Ada kalanya, isteri merajuk tanpa sepatah kata. Suami yang tak tahu menahu, terus buat biasa. Muka isteri semakin kelat, hilang serinya. Menahan ego diri, ingin dipujuk dengan kata cinta, namun tidak berbicara dan bersemuka. Suami tertanya-tanya sendiri, akhirnya terasa hati. Salah siapa agaknya, bila masing-masing memendam rasa. Kasih mula bertukar marah. Marah marak menyala benci.

YANG LEBIH, YANG KURANG
“Awak beruntung ye, dapat suami yang memahami. Tak seperti saya. Hari-hari menjeruk rasa,” luah seorang teman yang baru beroleh cahaya mata.
“Suami saya juga ada kurangnya. Tapi kelebihannya lebih banyak untuk saya perkatakan. Saya pun isteri yang ada salah dan silap,” jawab saya supaya dia buka mata.
“Ada suami yang tak pandai urusan rumah tangga, namun dia bijak berjenaka, meriah suasana. Ada suami yang jarang menghadiahkan bunga, tapi selalu membelanja anak dan isteri dengan makanan istimewa. Dan ramai juga suami yang tidak reti memujuk, bermain kata. Tapi mudah bertoleransi bila diminta bantu sini dan sana . Ketepikan kekurangannya dan ambil kelebihan. Pasti awak juga akan rasa bertuah beroleh suami seperti dia.” pujuk saya lagi. Moga-moga dia berubah hati. Kembali ‘memandang tinggi’ kehadiran seorang suami.

ENGKAU TERBAIK UNTUKKU
“Sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit, apa pula suami isteri, buang yang keruh, ambil yang jernih. Baru teguh peribadi.”
Wahai teman bergelar isteri, mari kita muhasabah diri. Pohon keampunan dari Ilahi agar cinta Nya bersemi kembali. Banyakkan istighfar dan juga sedekah, kerana janji Allah setiap kebaikan menghapus kejahatan.
Susunkan jemari pintalah kemaafan dari lelaki bernama suami. Jangan bertangguh dan jangan lengah. Bimbang maaf tiada serinya lagi.
Pandang wajahnya, lihat matanya. Bisikkan di sanubari, “Terima kasih, suamiku. Engkau terbaik untuk diri ini.”
Mencari dan terus mencari cinta Ilahi.
Saling berpesan-pesan kpd kebaikan..

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing...”

dipetik dari  http://umidanishku.blogspot.com

The 100th Posting

I've got this from my inbox, just sharing as the 100th posting of the blog. Take a break... relax...

Lawyer's Stupid Questions
Recently reported in the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal, the following are questions actually asked of witnesses by attorneys during trials and, in certain cases, the responses given by insightful witnesses:

1. "Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?"

2. "The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"

3. "Were you present when your picture was taken?"

4. "Were you alone or by yourself?"

5. "Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"

6. "Did he kill you?"

7. "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"

8. "You were there until the time you left, is that true?"

9. "How many times have you committed suicide?"

10. Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8 th?"
      A: "Yes."
      Q: "And what were you doing at that time?"

11. Q: "She had three children, right?"
      A: "Yes."
      Q: "How many were boys?"
      A: "None."
      Q: "Were there any girls?"

12. Q: "You say the stairs went down to the basement?"
      A: "Yes."
      Q: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"

13. Q: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?"
      A: "I went to Europe, Sir."
      Q: "And you took your new wife?"

14. Q: "How was your first marriage terminated?"
      A: "By death."
      Q: "And by who's death was it terminated?"

15. Q: "Can you describe the individual?"
      A: "He was about medium height and had a beard."
      Q: "Was this a male, or a female?"

16. Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice sent to your attorney?"
      A: "No, this is how I dress when I go to work."

17. Q: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
      A: "All my autopsies are performed on dead people."

18. Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?"
      A: "Oral."

19. Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?"
      A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.."
      Q: "And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?"
      A: "No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy."

20. Q: "You were not shot in the fracas?"
      A: "No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel."

21. Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?"
      A: "I have been since early childhood."

22. Q: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
      A: "No."
      Q: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
      A: "No."
      Q: "Did you check for breathing?"
      A: "No."
      Q: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
      A: "No."
      Q: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
      A: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar."
      Q: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
      A: "It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."

Selamat Datang Ramadhan

Lama blog ni tak berupdate. 'Main Author' nya lebih senang berFB drpd blogging.

Sempena bulan puasa yang bakal menjelma seminggu lagi, saya kepilkan beberapa hadis Nabi berkenaan puasa yang saya dapat dari seorang teman yang juga ustaz di FB. Perlu diingatkan supaya berhati-hati kerana banyak hadis2 palsu atau maudhu' yang sering kita dengar dibacakan apabila tibanya bulan Ramadhan, terutamanya berkenaan fadilat solat tarawih.

Selamat berpuasa!

AzD

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HIMPUNAN HADITH-HADITH SAHIH MENGENAI RAMADHAN

Sekiranya semalam saya berkongsi menghimpunkan beberapa hadith maudhu’ dan dho’if yang popular disebarkan semasa Ramadhan, insyaAllah pada kali ini kita akan menyenaraikan beberapa hadith sahih mengenai fadhilat Ramadhan. Hadith-hadith ini sepatutnya menjadi prioriti kita untuk disebarkan bagi mencetuskan kesedaran rakan-rakan mengenai bulan yang mulia ini.

1.Abu Hurairah meriwayatkan, bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
اَلصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ فَلاَ يَرْفُثْ وَلاَ يَجْهَلْ وَإِنِ امْرُؤٌ قَاتَلَهُ أَوْ شَاتَمَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ – مَرَّتَيْنِ – وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَخُلُوفُ فَمِّ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ تَعَالىَ مِنْ رِيْحِ اْلمِسْكِ، يَتْرُكُ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ وَشَهْوَتَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي، اَلصِّيَامُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ، وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا [متفق عليه]

“Puasa adalah perisai. Maka hendaklah seseorang tidak berkata (berbuat) keji dan tidak berbuat jahil. Dan bila ada yang mengajak bertengkar atau mencelanya maka katakan: “Sesungguhnya saya sedang berpuasa” – dua kali – Dan demi Zat yang jiwaku ada di tangan-Nya, sesungguhnya bau mulut orang yang berpuasa lebih harum daripada bau misk di sisi Allah. Dia meninggalkan makanan, minuman, dan syahwatnya kerana Aku. Dan Aku sendiri yang akan membalas amalan baiknya dan ketahuilah bahawa satu kebaikan dilipatgandakan balasannya sampai sepuluh kali kali ganda” [Muttafaq ‘alaih].

2. Sahl bin Sa’d meriwayatkan yang Nabi SAW bersabda :
إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ بَابًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الرَّيَّانُ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهِ الصَّائِمُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، لاَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُمْ، يُقَالُ : أَيْنَ الصَّائِمُونَ ؟ فَيَقُوْمُونَ لاَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُمْ فَإِذَا دَخَلَوا أُغْلِقَ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ. [متفق عليه]

“Sesungguhnya di Jannah ada sebuah pintu yang dinamakan Ar-Rayyan yang masuk melaluinya pada Hari Kiamat hanyalah orang-orang yang berpuasa. Tidak akan masuk seorang pun melaluinya selain mereka, kemudian diserukan, “Manakah orang-orang yang berpuasa?” maka mereka pun berdiri. Tidak ada seorang pun yang akan masuk melalui pintu Ar-Rayyan kecuali mereka. Setelah mereka masuk semua, maka pintu itupun ditutup, sehingga tidak ada lagi yang bisa masuk melaluinya.” [Muttafaqun ‘Alaih].

3. Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri meriwayatkan yang Rasulullah bersabda:
مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَصُوْمُ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيْلِ اللهِ إِلاَّ بَاعَدَ اللهُ بِذلِكَ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِيْنَ خَرِيْفًا [متفق عليه]

“Tidaklah seseorang berpuasa sehari di jalan Allah melainkan Allah akan menjauhkan wajahnya dengan puasanya tersebut dari api/nar di hari kiamat, sejauh 70 tahun.” [Muttafaq ‘alaih]

4. Hudzaifah meriwayatkan yang Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَ مَالِهِ وَ جَارِهِ تُكَفِّرُهَا الصَّلاَةُ وَ الصِّيامُ وَ الصَّدَقَةُ (متفق عليه)

“Dosa yang dilakukan seseorang kerana fitnah keluarga, harta, atau jiran akan dihapuskan melalui solat, puasa dan sedekahnya.” [Muttafaqun ‘alaihi]

5. Abu Hurairah dan Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri melaporkan yang Rasulullah bersabda :
(( لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ يَفْرَحُهُمَا إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ بِفِطْرِهِ وَإِذَا لَقِيَ رَبَّهُ فَرِحَ بِصَوْمِهِ )) [متفق عليه]

“Bagi orang yang berpuasa ada dua kegembiraan: Jika berbuka dia bergembira dengan berbukanya tersebut, jika bertemu Rabbnya (Allah) dia bergembira dengan (pahala) puasanya [Muttafaqun ‘alaihi, dengan lafaz Muslim].

6. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr berkata yang Rasulullah bersabda :
(( الصِّيَامُ و القُرآنُ يَشْفَعَانِ لِلْعَبْدِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ، يَقُولُ الصِّيَامُ: أَي رَبِّ إِنِّي مَنَعْتُهُ الطَّعَامَ وَ الشَّهَوَاتِ بِالنَّهَارِ فَشَفَّعْنِي فِيهِ؛ يَقُولُ القُرْآنُ: رَبِّ مَنَعْتُهُ النَّوْمَ بِاللَّيْلِ فَشَفِّعْنِي فِيهِ فَيُشَفَّعَانِ ))

“Puasa dan Al-Quran keduanya memberikan syafa’at untuk hamba tersebut pada Hari Kiamat. Berkata puasa: “Wahai Rabb, sesungguhnya aku telah menghalanginya dari makanan dan syahwat pada siang hari, maka terimalah syafa’atku untuknya.” Al-Qur`an berkata: Wahai Rabbku, aku telah menghalanginya dari tidur pada malam hari, maka terimalah syafa’atku untuknya. Maka keduanya memberikan syafa’at [Ahmad dan Ath-Thabarani]

7. Abu Hurairah meriwayatkan yang Rasulullah SAW bersabda :
(( ثَلاَثَةٌ لاَ تُرَدُّ دَعْوَتُهُمْ : الإِمَامُ الْعَادِلُ، وَالصَّائِمُ حَتَّى يُفْطِرَ، وَدَعْوَةُ الْمَظْلُومِ … ))

“Tiga pihak tidak akan ditolak doa mereka: Seorang pemimpin yang adil, seorang yang berpuasa hingga dia berbuka, dan doa seorang yang dizalimi…” [At-Tirmidzi dan Ibnu Majah]

8. Abu Hurairah berkata, sesungguhnya Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
(( اَلصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ، وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمْعَةِ، وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ مُكَفِّرَاتُ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ إِذَا اجْـتَـنَبَ الْكَبَائِرَ )) [رواه مسلم]

“Solat lima waktu, Jumaat ke Jumaat berikutnya, Ramadhan ke Ramadhan berikutnya merupakan penghapus dosa-dosa selama masih meninggalkan dosa-dosa besar”. [Muslim]

9. Abu Hurairah melaporkan yang Rasulullah SAW bersabda :
(( وَمَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ))

“Barangsiapa berpuasa Ramadhan kerana dorongan iman dan mengharap (pahala) maka pasti Allah ampuni dosa-dosanya yang telah lalu”. [Muttafaqun ‘alaihi]

10. Abu Hurairah melaporkan yang Rasulullah SAW bersabda :
(( إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ، وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ، وَسُلْسِلَتْ الشَّيَاطِينُ ))

“Jika telah datang bulan Ramadhan, maka dibukalah pintu-pintu langit dan ditutuplah pintu-pintu Jahannam, serta dibelenggu para syaithan”. [Muttafaqun ‘alaihi]

11. Hadith Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri :
(( إن لله تبارك وتعالى عتقاء في كل يوم وليلة – يعني في رمضان – وإن لكل مسلم في كل يوم وليلة دعوة مستجابة )) رواه البزار

“Sesungguhnya Allah memiliki orang-orang yang dibebaskan (dari azab neraka) pada setiap siang dan malam bulan Ramadhan, dan sesungguhnya setiap muslim memiliki do’a yang mustajab pada setiap siang dan malam” [Al-Bazzar]

i dream of X.....

It is now 3am, am helping out azd with the transcribing (but he had already gone to bed, tak pe la..he started his work earlier tadi).

so just a quick entry before i forgot the storyline....jeng jeng jeng!

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my dream last night:

suddenly in a place where there were lots and lots of kids....playing with their swords. it sort of looked like a lightsaber...ala yg mcm dlm citer star wars tu..... there were many cubicles.....then suddenly all the children disappeared.
so i asked somebody (tak perasan la sapa) what happened?? where did everybody go?? so this somebody said... the human population has extinct.

waaaaahhhh...mcm citer sci-fi pulak mimpi kali ni....
pastu tetiba je ada scene where people were busy doing something.... i looked around. they were loading their weapons with some kind of bullet.

begini ler kira2nya dialog dlm mimpi tuh:
"apa benda tu?" i asked them.
a somebody (terpaksa panggil somebody sebab tatau pompuan ke lelaki...hehe) said, " ni senapang nk lawan anjing.... anjing tu bukan real anjing... dah kena virus giler apa ntah... so kalu nmpk anjing tu ko tembak la dgn senapang ni"
"apsal bullet tu kaler putih? mana dapat?" i asked that somebody again.
"ni special bullet ni... susah nk cari tau. brand dia 'X'. kalu nk, kena beli kat franklin street nuuuhh," that somebody said and pointed to a junction.

then i looked to that direction, i saw franklin (a supermarket).... but i didnt see any franklin street. so i walked into the supermarket... tetiba je ada kat isle baby food, cari susu aiman....alamak!! susu naik harga lagi!!! cehhh......

end of mimpi....terbangun sebab nak terkucil
muakakakakakakakaaa......................................................

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ok la...nak sambung wat overtime
nighty nite everybody!

di satu mlm yg sunyi......

Jam dah pukul 3.30am. By this time yesterday, azdie was probably updating his blog...sambil menari pocho-pocho...muakakakaka......... ingatkan dia tgh buat apa pukul 4 pagi smlm, goyang2 depan computer, ghupanya dok hafal steps nak berpocho-pocho. Alkisahnya, tghari tadi masa aiman tgh tido, kitorg beriya menari pocho-pocho depan komputer...hahahahaha...nak tergelak. mula2 tu pening jugak nak ikut, last2 dgn adanya tok guru azd, maka berjaya ikut steps cikgu tudung hijau tu menari...wachaaaa!!! tp kak emy kata, yg tu just the basic steps, ada lg sambungannya....tak pe la, lain tahun la pulak.

So skrg azd dah terbabo. Aiman pulak dah 4 kali mengigau...hopefully tak nangis la. mlm tadi ke rumah kak zurin, solat berjemaah, bertahlil & baca yassin. Ayah kak shikin passed away early this morning. I'm sure it was a total shock for her. Apa2 pun kami doakan semoga kak shikin sekeluarga sentiasa tabah & semoga roh arwah ditempatkan di kalangan org2 yg beriman...al fatihah.

Masa mkn2 kat rumah kak zurin tu aiman seronok sakan main dgn syifa, ashraf, iman & ryan. Dok mengusik je kerja dia sambil ikut ashraf. Yg best tu dia panggil syifa, oya...oya (sofea). Laaaa......sofea masih di dlm kotak ingatannya...hehehe... tatau la, sometimes out of the blue tetiba je aiman dok cari2 oya.... oya ane?? ada sekali tu kat dlm toilet, dia nmpk toilet bowl terus ckp oya cing cing.. aiyaaakk..rupanya dia teringat ada sekali tu dia ikut sofea gi pee pee...hahahaha.... mcm laaaa takde benda lain nk ingat aiman ooii...
kdg2 uwin (aunty zurin) pun dia cari jugak. Sampai kena call kak zurin sebab aiman sibuk cari uwin nk borak. ouhh...glamer sungguh kak zurin ni..aka uwin aka aunty judy aka aunty zoey!! hehehe

***aiman mengigau***
"abang...laliii...laliii....(lari..lari)"
-hmm...tu mesti teringat dia dok lari2 ngan ashraf tadi

"cnkslajfgkfkn,z......(tatau apa aiman mumbling...pastu gelak2)

aiman terbatuk.... "mama...maman atukkk"
-gave him susu, abis sebotol then dgn mata tertutup rapat, aiman tersengih sambil kata "laaannn.....laannn.....maman umpa elannnnn (maman jumpa uncle lan)
hehehehe........teringat kat abang lan ghupanya.

****end of mengigau episode***

once upon a time at berrima a few weeks ago.... kak zurin panggil abg lan "sayaaang ... bla bla bla..."
aiman pun dok menyibuk panggil abg lan "sayaaaanggg....sayanggg"
hehehehe.....
mcm parrot daaaa.............

Happy 2nd birthday aiman sayang

Dear aiman,

Happy 2nd birthday to you....kejap je anak mama dah besar...rindunya time aiman baby dulu.......
Mama & babah doakan yang terbaik utk aiman, semoga menjadi anak yg soleh, diberkati Allah selalu, pjg umur, murah rezeki, sihat tubuh badan .... semua semua la yg baik..... mmmuuaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhssss Love you heaps!!!!!

**a poem from babah to aiman here**

what the......

was listening to the radio this morning....

papparazzi: have you heard about the outbreak of swine flu? it's all over the world and it is spreading quite fast. do you have anything to say about it?

a so called 'star': oouhh....it doesnt really bother me you see... i'm a vegetarian...

huh??? ignorance is bliss?????? muahahahahahahahahahaha..................!!!!!!!!!!

**more info on swine flu here**

Aiman, how fast you have grown...

1. Gathering with the Western side of Sydney's families at Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park.

Antara hasil kerja Aiman. Suka sangat tangkap gambar.


One of the activities, grab the lollies! Aiman dapat 3 aje, malu2.

Uuu, windy, cold!

"Babah, Smile!" says Aiman, meaning, "abah, take my picture!"

2. Trip to Uni to return a library book. Stop by at Mount Kiera.

Kasih Ayah bawa ke mati

Kasih Ibu sampai ke syurga

feeling low

aaargghhhh.........................................................................

mama: (muka monyok.....)
aiman: mamaaa....mama....
mama : (looked at him, smiled at him then faced down again)
aiman: mama...mama...

and then i swore i heard him say mama...kenapa??
i looked at him, he pulled my hand, put it on his hand...then patted my shoulder and gave me the sweetest smile...
oooh aiman, if u only knew what's on mama's mind......

bila tuan muda bertitah.....

Me: Aiman...do you want to go to the park???
Him: Uuukk paaaarkkk.....(angguk2 kepala)
Me: Nak play ball at the park??
Him: Uuukkk ball....ball.. (angguk kepala lagi)
Me: Nak lari-lari kat park...play ball??
Him: uukkk aliiiii aliii....balllll.... aliiii aliii.....
Me: Ok ok...wait ok...mama pakai tudung...tunggu jap babah solat..
Him: uuukkk....park....uuukkkk ball...olat...
Me: ok wait...
Him: uhuk uhuk...mamaaaa....paaaark..paaaark...
Me: ok...
Him: mamaaaa.....ball...jom jom...
Me: aiman nak pegi park??
Him: uuuukkkk paaaark... uuuuk paaaark...
Me: aiman nak pegi park?? yess?
Him: uuukk paaaark....uuukk paaaark...
Me: aiman nak pegi jamban???
Him: uuukkk baaaaannnn....baaannn....
Me: muahahahahahahahahahahaha..............

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in the car

him: mamaaaa....park... ball ball...
me: ok ok..wait kejap lagi sampai..banyak car
him: ampaiiii...ampaiiii....mamaaaa...
me: ok waiittt
him: uuukkk ball..... ampaiiii...ampaii...
me: ok nanti sampai...
him: uuuukkk ampaiiii...ampaiii....
me: ok
him: mamaaaa..... ampaiii...ampaiii...
me: ok

and it went on and on and on and on until FINALLY we yeay ampaiiiii (shouted aiman) at the park to play ball and aliiii aliiii......

Goodbye tokki......

Welcome back to me.....alaaa, nak balik m'sia balik!!!!!

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A few nights ago, I had a dream. it wasnt a nightmare or anything. I dreamed of my late grandfather, tokki or ayah as we all called him. I was at his house in KT, and all I could remember was tokki smiling and giving me a kiss on my forehead. And then I woke up.

Tokki passed away recently when I was back home. But unfortunately, due to some unavoidable circumstances, I was not able to attend to his funeral :(
The last time I saw him was about 2 years ago, when all of us went back to KT to attend kak emi's wedding. He was as usual, bed bound (he suffered a stroke many many years ago and as the years gone by, his health slowly deteriorated as well).
So i introduced Aiman to him, his i dunno 8th or 9th great grandchild. Because of the stroke, his speech was slurred but his memory was still intact. My grandmother, whom we called chek said, "ni org jauh mari ni... ingat dok?? elyn, anok ton. ni cicit ada skali nih. dok tahu laaa lepah ni dang ke dok nok jupe lagi"
and yes he remembered me, "elyn...hmmm mung blajo molek"
he was laughing and then he cried...sebak kot....sedihnya tengok tokki.......

When azd asked me, what can I tell him about my late tokki? Hmmm...garu kepala...
not much. He was a good man. Most memories with him were from my primary school years. We only got to see my grandparents during raya break, so that was like once a year. Sometimes he would come and visit us in KL. And when tokki was staying in our house, he would always be MIA. Where to?? He went to his fav place --> Chow Kit...hehehe... terer naik bas mini all the way from Cheras. kagum i!

And I remembered there was a pasar malam behind our house,and one night he decided to sell keropok there. So we took this one spot (which was so not strategic, a small lane next to the big main road where the pasar malam was, and it was dark!), set up the table, laid the keropoks and waited for somebody to come and buy the keropoks. And of course harus la adegan jerit2 from tokki and I, "keropok!!! keropok!!"
I think we managed to sell 2 or 3 packets of keropok that night and the money went to me...upah jerit tokki kata......hehehehe kelakar giler!
So those are some of the memories that I could remember this very minute about tokki...sedih pulak :(

May Allah s.w.t. grant Allahyarham tokki His blessing and forgiveness and will include his soul as one who is deserving of rewards in Al-Jannah.
Al-fatihah....

Taking a break...home sweet home

"update la blog....lepas ni cuti 2 minggu sure tak update punya", big boss berkata-kata. "hmmm....baik boss," balas PA.
Bercuti kah kami? partly yes, taking a break, catching up with families and friends back home. But in truth hati tak senang maaa....Azd has to prepare for a conference in KL, I have to finish reading THAT book (uurgghhh)...tak pe tak pe, put aside those unhappy feelings for a moment. yang penting kita enjoy balik ni!! yiiiihaaaa!!!

So all the gifts have been packed in one big bag, tinggal nak susun baju je. Very the excited ok!! and not forgetting the thrill of going to bib's kenduri this saturday. Maklum la sejak dtg sini we missed a lot of those nasik minyak events. For the kenduri, azd has been appointed by the "commitee members" of Kota West to be the cameraman cum escortman for bib. I'm sure he'll do a great job capturing those happy moments on camera but sadly today his precious camera buat perangai pulak. Kesian dia, kalau hantar service amik masa 2 minggu. Sabar ye babah aiman, at least it is still working walaupun ada sikit bengong :p

Anyway I'm sure everybody cant wait to see aiman. Lets just hope he'll behave himself on the plane tomorrow night, and sleep all the way through.... errr cough syrup anybody??? zzzzzzz.....

alrighty, take care people!!!

When the wise men speak.......

from a sv to his ever so blur student: Dont be like monkey see, monkey do...take this book, read it, grasp the basic, we'll discuss this in 2 weeks time. AD can do it, she struggled at first but in the end she wrote a hell of a thesis. I'm sure you can too, it is tough but that's just life. but remember, time is crucial!

student: me...monkey????? blur...blur...

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from a father to his whining daughter: happiness is not the station you arrive at but the way you travel to reach that station. So cheer up my dear daughter. No pain no gain. When there is pain, dont be insane :)"

daughter: yes my dear abah.... but oh my, insanity is like a kiss away from reality

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and last but not least hehehe...

from a depressed wife to her i-am-doing-phd-too husband: ala tensionnya....tak paham...rasa mcm aper je... blah blah..blah...##@@$**###!!..... sroottt...sroot...sroott....(a must have Kleenex scene)

an honest reply from a serabut-too-husband: hmmm...sabar la, nak buat mcmana... Ok lah, nak gi mandi!

wife: (dlm hati..huh apa??? nak gi mandi??????) Uwaaaaaaaaaaaa................!!!! #%%$$#@$##%&*^#$$@$!#!

aiman: tjom..babah....tim tim (swim-swim)

jiwa kacau...

kat luar hujan, dlm lab sejuk... kasut basah.. kepala nyuuttt nyuuttt... perut lapar.... mata ngantuk.....hati mandom (pms???).... supervisor tadak.... keje (????).....buat depression questionnaire... scored 36.. moderate to severe category... huh??? la la la la......
sekian.

Weekend out...yumm yummm

Went to Chatswood on Sunday. Joined Kak Zurin, Abg Lan, Noor and Fathy. Main agenda: to eat hainan chicken rice! Yummy... It's owned by a Malaysian, and serve halal food. Plenty of food choices but we usually opt for chicken rice or sometimes assam laksa. I was so hungry because I didnt take anything before I went to the lab that morning (very bad habit!! yeah I know).
"number 24...hainan chicken rice!!" shouted the nyonya.

So everybody ordered the chicken rice except for Azd. He wanted chicken chop instead (reason: "I dont want to eat rice today"). But to his 'surprise??' the chicken chop came with rice anyway...hahaha.. punah harapan babah aiman utk tak makan nasi for the day. And then makan time!! (that is after abg lan recited the doa makan of course :P).

Chicken chop vs Hainan chicken rice

Aiman was as usual, ate a little bit here and there. Was more interested to "aliiii ...aliii..." (lari lari, with the hope that somebody might wanna play lari-lari with him but sorry bebeh, semua org sibuk melantak). Oouhhh dan sebelum makanan yg terhidang di meja masuk ke mulut, everybody (saya ngan kak zurin ler) sibuk menangkap gbr makanan. " kena masuk blog ni," kata kak zurin. hahahaha... i like!!

Everybody with their hungry smile.....bila blh start makan ni???

After that, we walked to Westfield Chatswood (just across the road). Once we were there, Aiman made a scene. He didnt want to sit in his stroller nor did he want to wear his harness sling. Azd and I had to struggle to put him in his stroller. Aduuuh sampai bengkok2 badan bergusti ngan budak kecik ni sorang. In the end berjaya, and as a reward (for not crying out loud hehehe) we gave him a westfield balloon (because he saw that aluuuun aluuunn).

Everybody did some window shopping, and then kak zurin asked, "elyn mana kedai churros tu?". ohhhh bestnya, I could taste the churros and the choc dip in my mouth already... "tuuu kat atas tu, nampak tak? jom kita minum2 dulu...."

Hot and cold hot choc

When kak zurin saw the shop she said, "laaa..akak mati2 ingat kedai jual churros tu gerai kecik2 je mcm kat gold coast tu, rupanya kedai sebijik". oh yes kak zurin, kedai sebijik yg jual all sorts of wicked chocolate thingy.

So what is churros??

Quoted from Wikipedia: Churros, sometimes referred to as a Spanish doughnut, are fried-dough pastry-based snacks, sometimes made from potato dough, that originated in Spain. Churros are usually made of a batter which is piped into extremely hot oil. They are certainly not a low-fat snack because of the frying process. Once the churro is fried it is traditionally rolled in hot cinnamon sugar. The ideal churro has a distinct crunch when one bites into it, but the interior should have a slight softness at the center.

Ok that's a little story on churros... sedap dimakan panas2.. even more sedap when you dip it in chocolate sauce. The one that kak zurin ordered came with milk choc dip, dark choc dip, caramel dip and white choc dip. And the drinks of course, cappucino, latte, mocha macarena and hot and cold hot chocolate. Oooohhh laaa laaa.....heaven!! Dan harus la ada adegan klik klik tangkap gambar juga.

I did try to make churros once but sadly I scored zero!! my churros turned out to be like a question mark shape... and a bit soggy (probably the oil wasnt hot enough)....but the major setback was because I didnt have the right star tip to squeeze the dough. Kesian kak zurin & abg lan terpaksa jd food tester to that soggy churros. hahaha... Oh well, better luck next time.

Aiman naik Barney..vrooommm vrroommm

p/s: terima kasih byk2 kpd fathy + noor & kak zurin + abg lan sebab belanja kami nasi ayam ngan churros! semoga sentiasa dimurahkan rezeki.... thanks again!!!! :)

A wet Sunday

In the lab right now. And what the heck am I doing in the lab on Sunday?? Beats me!! Got a few stuffs to do, but was not really sure am I supposed to be doing it (after having a 5hrs meeting with my sv last Friday)... adoooiii laaa sampai berasap kepala otak!! Conclusion after the meeting: felt like banging my head against the wall, down sedown-downnya..waaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Full stop.
Sent Aiman to his new babysitter yesterday for the so called trial thingy. Arrived at around 9.45am, had a chat with Nunu (the babysitter). Learned a new word as well ie "dot" (the pacifier, or known as "tin tin" to aiman). I bought one of aiman's toy just in case but when we came in maaak aihh Rafa's toy (Nunu's 2 yr old daughter) pun dah banyak dah. So I dont have to worry about bringing any more toys for them to play. She even had this huge toy (like a trampoline but it looked like a small pool and was made from plastic). Aiman confirm suka toy ni sebab dia blh lompat2!
And there were lots of big soft toys too including Iggle Piggle!! Yeayyy... Aiman's fav character from the series "In The Night Garden". After making sure everything was OK, then off we went. And as expected si kecik melalak when he saw us leaving him from the balcony. Kesian anak mama.... but hooyeahhh i didnt shed a tear.. well done to me!! hahaha.
Spent the next few hours in lab (ye saya sgt rajin! or was it terpaksa??), headed back to Lakemba for lunch. Had nasi beriyani and tandoori chicken. nyamm nyamm....But tgh2 melantak berdua dgn AzD of course la teringat kat aiman kan...apa dia tgh buat agaknya?
Then it was time to pick up aiman, yippieeee......
When we came in, aiman just had his bath. tersengih2 and he hugged me. rindu bangat sih sama anak mama! hehehehe....
Nunu said, "nampak mamanya pergi terus nangis, tapi nangisnya sekejap aja. Makan pun OK, uk uk pun udah cuma susunya nggak mau minum. Air putih juga dikit bangat diminum. Dan dia mau main sama Rafa"
At that time Aiman was happily jumping up and down in the big plastic toy. And Nunu continued, "Iyya, dia pinterrr skali nonton Iggle Piggle sama Rafa. Bila lagunya keluar, terus menari2. Dan bagusss, nggak kacau sama org".
She then took her handphone (wah wah nokia baru...cantik bangat...hahah sempat perasan lagi tuh!) and showed me the videoclip of Aiman and Rafa dancing. Kelakar je bebudak ni menari depan tv.
Ouhh pinterrrrr pinterrrr anak-anak ini. Alhamdulillah everything went well!! And it was a good thing that I didnt have that "unhappy" feeling like when I sent Aiman to his previous babysitter. That's a good sign, right??
After that we went back home. On our way back Nunu called, "mba, maaf ya. tadi ribut2 sampai lupa 'dot' aiman tertinggal!".
"nggak apa2 nunu, saya ada lagi satu dot aiman di rumah. nunu simpan aja ya, nanti minggu depan kan aiman dtg lagi. ok daaaa"
Hehehe...end of conversation. dot... dot.... tanpa mu aiman nggak bisa bobok!!!
Ok back to today's story. It's still raining. It's actually has been raining for the past week and the weather forecast says the wet weather will continue throughout the whole next week as well.. oh dear... basah la kasut ku nanti :(
It's summer but it feels like autumn. Autumn in summer. Sometimes you can have all the 4 seasons in one day kat sini. Right now there's flooding in the north Queensland and bushfire in Victoria. They called it the "black saturday" because it was the worse bushfire ever that happened last weekend and about 180 people (i think) were killed and thousands more lost their homes. Donations came pouring from people all across the country within a very short period of time. To date I think they manage to collect millions and millions of dollars to help the bushfire victims. Hopefully the bushfires will be contained soon.
OK la...dah lapar.... daaaaaa!!!

p/s: just received a call from kak zurin ajak gi makan nasik ayam kat chatswood... adakah boifen ku mau???

International school

Came home...no one was here. AzD and Aiman are still in Wollongong. So took some time to update my blog. Aiman is currently at Mama Azreen's house. He must be having fun coz there are kids the same age as him.
Was planning to send Aiman to a new babysitter today but had to cancel it. It'll be his first time with the new babysitter. I cant just leave him there like that. Kang demam terkejut lak budak tu kena tinggal with someone he has never seen before. Probably on Friday or maybe Saturday, will be the trial day for Aiman. Will drop him off, stay with him for a little while then off I go. And it wont be a whole day thingy, just a few hrs the most.
So Aiman had been to various international schools (that's what my abah called...hehehe). When he was just abt 4 mths ++, we sent him to his very first bbsitter; Jasmin (from Bangladesh). I dropped him in the morning then off to school. Then picked him up in the evening. The first day we sent him, Aiman cried and cried. Sedih kena tinggal kot (ala mama dia pun srooot srroott gak). When we picked him up that day, he didnt want to look at our face when we called his name (kecik2 dah merajuk..ciiit).
After a while we stopped sending Aiman to Jasmin. Then starting from last year till now, whenever Azd goes to wollongong, he'll bring aiman along and drop him off at kak azreen's house. Biasa la first day uhuk uhuk. After a while he got use to it and now I think he has fun staying over there. Good for him!! At least he mingles with other kids as well.
At the same time, we tried to find another babysitter closer to home so that we could send him there if Azd decided to stay at home to do his work. We managed to find one (from an ad in Lakemba). This time it was a Palestinian couple. We sent Aiman there like 2x/week. Since there weren't any kids (except for every thursdays), Aiman was all alone. Kesian anak mama.
I wasn't full heartedly happy everytime Aiman was there, I dunno why. So alas, we stopped sending Aiman to sekolah tok arab (as my abah called it).
Then last week, we met a new babywitter, Nunu (from Indonesia, which part of Indo I forgot). She was introduced to us by Tante Eli. She just came to Australia about a year ago with her hubby and their 2 yr old daughter. Had a little chat with Nunu.... which in the end I got a minor headache trying to communicate with her. Hahahaha... Masing2 tak berapa nak paham. For example she asked me, "Aiman masih diberi asi nggak?".. I was like huh...ape ke bendanya asi nih??? nasi ke??
"asi? apa itu asi? saya nggak ngerti nunu," I asked her, trying my best to immitate her indo dialect. hahahaha.... kelakar giler!!
i think she was trying to explain it to me sampai ketat2 muka dia... nasib baik tante was there and she said "oh asi..... itu Air Susu Ibu"
Hahahaha....ceh ingatkan makanan special apa..rupanya susu ibu dong!! pusing bangat!
There were some other stuffs that Nunu and I had trouble understanding each others word, which I find was quite funny but I cant think of any right now. hehehe.
So there you are.... international schools for Aiman.. starting with IBS (International Bangla School), to Malay, Arabic and latest Indonesian school. ngeh3x.
Hopefully everything will be OK with this new bbsitter, insya allah!!!!

p/s: hah!! these pictures below are totally not related to the story above :p
it was taken during our visit to sydney wildlife park.

Aiman's first encounter with the snake...

aksi ganas.... the wombat strangler!! run wombat run!!

hey...how come this wombat doesnt move??? giddy up!!

a frog prince??? or is it a prince on top of a frog???muahahahahaha....

peekaboo...i see u!!

Disclaimer

Ok so these are the common questions that azd and i got whenever me meet our friends in fb or in person or kat mana2 je la... "bila nak abis?" or "bila nak balik m'sia ni??"
Hmmm it's actually a tough question. To be honest, it's a bugger to us. Yet we can only reply, "tak tahu la bila". Why? because although there is a black and white statement or contract or whatever you called it, saying that we're suppose to complete everything within the 3 years given, but much to our dismay there are things, events that we were unable to avoid or control. Kalau ikutkan hati nak balik m'sia dan dan tu jugak but it's not that easy la bebeh.
We can only plan but the rest is up to the Almighty!
And then sometimes people might say, "amboi ada masa u all update blog?" or "waaa nampak seronoknya u all jln2 dlm gbr ni" or "berjalan aje korang ni ek??" hehehe...
Well dearies, this is just a clarification from us. Bukan apa, we do not want people to think that we have all the time in the world to go berjalan2 aje...
No laaahh. All those pics of us berjalan2 tu biasanya during the weekends, kalau ada masa. Of course we looked happy and enjoying ourselves. Mana ada pegi jln2 tp tak seronok, kan?
So semua pun harus la happy2, senyum2. Kalau bercerita pun kena la cerita yg ceria2....kalau cerita yg sedih2 ... atau asyik whining selalu ke.. nanti blog pun gloomy. Plus I dont want our families in Malaysia to be worried or sad kalau baca entry yg tak best, dok gitu??
Cerita yg tak berapa sedap tu biar la rahsia...cewah! unless if i have to kalau tak tahan sgt, then maybe ada la kot nanti satu dua entry luahan perasaan. hahahaha....
Till then, do pray so that Azd and I and of course including our postgrad friends yg lain will manage to complete this journey and go back to m'sia to be with our loved ones! yeahhhh.....rindu KL! Muaahhhh.....

Creative thinking??? or confused????

Scene One

Was watching Scooby Doo with Aiman the other day. There was this scene where Scooby was in a pirate ship. So I asked Aiman, "Aiman, what's that?".
"Bo", he replied, which meant 'boat'.
"No, it's not a boat sayang, it's a ship", I corrected him.
Aiman looked at me, a bit puzzled. " Shihh (ship)", he repeated.
So I asked him again, "what is that Aiman?" while pointing my finger to the pirate ship showing on the TV.
"Bekkk....bekkk...." Aiman replied.
Alamak..... now he's confused between a ship and a sheep!!


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Scene Two

We brought Aiman to visit Sydney Aquarium. It was somewhat like the Aquaria in KLCC but there was no travelator throughout the tunnel. Nevertheless it was fun and the view was splendid.

So there we were in the oceanarium, looking at the stingrays, sharks and other fish as well. Then there was this one big shark hovering on top of us. So I pointed it to Aiman, "Aiman look, a shark!". He was too busy jumping and running here and there and didn't pay much attention.

I called and pointed to him again," Aiman tengok la ni... shark!"

So I managed to get his attention. He watched the shark and shouted, "Lane!! lane!!"

Alamak again..... And now he's confused between a shark and a plane. But you cant blame him for that..hahaha..sebabnya bila shark tu berenang2 kat atas terowong tu, memang nampak mcm one big airplane!!

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