Bidadari Dari Timur

I just finished reading the book, Bidadari Dari Timur, Memoir Isteri Seorang Pejuang minutes ago with big fat tears as I closed the book. I started reading it last 2 nights while trying to put Nadirah to sleep and alhamdulillah managed to finish it today.

Behind every great man is a great woman and this book definitely proves that. Hmm.. Not sure how to put this into a sane sentence, but I would strongly recommend this book as "Must Read" for all great women out there and it also makes a meaningful wedding gift to brides.

I'm still speechless. I feel like I just discovered an exceptional manual on 'How to become a Great Wife' in this book. I'm nowhere near Khadijah (to Rasulullah) and this living proof is an exemplary to all of us. I'm truly glad that she decided to note down her life story in this little book (wish the book is thicker and the stories are longer!) and I hope she'll do more in the future. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah.

You can get the book from here, worth it!

Novel ini adalah sebuah catatan isteri seorang pejuang yang meluangkan masa berpuluh tahun hidup bersama Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. Akhirnya beliau tampil membongkar rahsia hidupnya sejak bergelar ratu di hati ulama tersohor ini. Segala pahit getir dihirup bersama, saling mempercayai sehingga tiada ruang untuk meletakkan curiga di antara mereka. Novel ini tampil dengan nada yang tulus dan harmoni. Ia berkisah tentang hidup, kesetian, pengorbanan dan perjuangan. Pengalaman isteri Menteri Besar Kelantan dirakam dalam langgam bahasa yang puitis sehingga membuatkan pembaca turut sama meranduk tohor dalamnya sungai kehidupan yang punya saat kering dan bahnya. Novel sulung terbitan Anbakri Publika sdn bhd bakal menemui penikmat karya di Pesta Buku Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur 2009.

Bidadari Dari Timur…
Seandainya direntasi laut segara,
Tiada yang bisa menandingi lautan tabahmu,
Seandainya gunung dijadikan pasak,
Belum tentu seteguh setiamu,
Seandainya ditawarkan buatku seorang isteri,
Kau yang ingin kubawa hingga ke negeri abadi…

Karya: Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak dan Ili Sarah Annual Bakri
Harga: RM12.90 (only small amount of money needed to know the great story of the great couple of our time!)
Halaman:128

Excerpt from the book:

Sengaja aku bertimpuh di balik pintu mendengar rintihan hati seorang suami buat Tuhannya;

Ya Allah Ya Aziz Ya Rahman Ya Rahim
Pengetahuanku pada kemurahan-Mu
Itulah yang memberhentikan aku di Pintu-Mu
Bagaimana aku akan kecewa?
Sedangkan Engkaulah harapanku
Bagaimana aku hina?
Sedangkan Kaulah tempat sandaran
Bagaimana aku akan mulia berbangga?
Sedangkan Engkau menempatkanku

Bagaimana aku akan miskin?
Padahal Engkaulah yang mencukupkan
Hidupkanlah hati-hati ini
Dengan makrifat-Mu
Matikanlah kami
Sebagai pejuang agama-Mu
Puaskanlah keluargaku dengan aturan-Mu
Berbanding aturan kami sendiri

Bantulah aku dalam menunaikan tanggungjawab selaku pemimpin
Ingatkanlah aku,
Bahawa aku hanya seorang hamba
Supaya tidak lupa
Ya Allah… Perkenankanlah permintaan ini.

Segera doa kudus itu turut kuaminkan di balik daun pintu.

Jom Bayar Zakat!

This article is written by Ust Nazri Chik, regulars at Surau Naim, Wangsa Maju. He's currently the Senior Manager, Shariah Department, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad and also Accredited Trainer, Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia. In simple words, pakar bab Muamalat Islam la. Attended his kuliah only once, but I still can remember how engaging his kuliah was. Sgt byk ilmu Masya-Allah. Anyway, his article below is on Zakat, one of the 5 pillars in Islam.

Ok, for TNB staff, boleh pegi Tingkat 8 HQ, amik borang kat receptionist - Borang Kebenaran Potongan Gaji Zakat. Zakat yg dipotong akan disalurkan pd PPZ-MAIWP (Pusat Zakat Wilayah Persekutuan). Dalam borang kene isilah berapa nak potong sebulan and starting dr bulan berapa. Slip gaji ke, salinan kad pengenalan ke, semua tidak diperlukan. If you're wondering how much should be allocated for zakat, my humble opinion is just using this simple calculation:

=2.5% * Monthly Salary
Example:
=2.5% * RM3,000
=RM75

Walla. That's it. Tak banyak pun. Sama mcm sekali dine at Nandos for 3 kot. Insya-Allah dah sempurnalah kewajipan membayar zakat kita. Nanti bile dapat borang BE (for LHDN) from TNB, dalam borang tu akan tertulis lah yg kita dah tolak bayar zakat and it will be exempted from bayar cukai. Point to remember, bonus raya, bonus gaji semua TNB takkan tolakkan utk zakat, so kita perlu buat perkiraan berapa lagi balance zakat yg masih belum dibayar. Kita boleh buat perkiraan tu mengikut tota Pendapatan Setahun (termasuk bonus etc) yang ada tercatat dalam borang BE. Contoh:

Jumlah pendapatan setahun = RM40,000
Jumlah yg wajib dizakatkan = 2.5%*RM40,000 = RM1000
Potongan zakat yg kita dah buat for the past one year melalui potongan gaji = RM75*12 = RM900.
Jumlah zakat yg belum langsai = RM1000 - RM900 = RM100

Ok, ada RM100 yang masih tertunggak. Boleh lah buat pembayaran online (thru Maybank2u pun boleh) pd Pusat Pungutan Zakat atau di Pejabat Pos. Make sure you keep the receipt and you can claim that for the next Taxation year.

Ha satu lagi. Kalau nak bayar pd Pusat Zakat Negeri masing2, for instance, ahli keluarga sanak saudara semua kat Kelantan tapi kita sedang bekerja di Kuala Lumpur, anda boleh bayar zakat pada Negeri Kelantan dengan cara isi borang PPZ Negeri Kelantan and submit pada HQ TNB Tingkat 8. They don't have the form, you have to get it from PPZ Kelantan.

Hope the info helps. Moga kita sama2 menyempurnakan Iman kita dengan membayar zakat kerana sesungguhnya jika kita tidak membayar zakat, harta yang ada dalam simpanan kita (atau yg telah kita belanjakan) merupakan hak org lain, bukanlah harta kita yg sebenar. Wallahualam.

1. Tiga tahun lepas seorang sahabat di pejabat datang ke meja kerja saya. Saya tanya, “Busu (bukan nama sebenar) bayar zakat tak?” “Ustaz, takkan saya yang kerja kerani pun kena zakat. Gaji RM1000 lebih sikit je,” jawab Busu. “Jom kira,” saya kata sambil membuka website Pusat Pungutan Zakat Wilayah Persekutuan (http://zakat.com.my/kalkulator/pendapatan.html) untuk mendapatkan kalkulator zakat. Hasilnya setelah dikira Busu memang kena bayar zakat. “Ok Ustaz, saya buat potongan gaji,” kata Busu. Jawapannya adalah refleksi keimanannya.

2. Bagaimana kita pula? Ada beberapa kumpulan manusia dikalangan kita semua. Pertama, yang menyangka tidak termasuk di kalangan yang wajib membayar zakat. Mereka tak pernah cuba mengira, tetapi dengan mudah mendakwa, “Saya tak kena bayar zakat. Gaji saya bukannya besar pun.” Kedua, yang tahu bahawa zakat wajib dibayar dan memang dia tergolong dikalangan orang yang wajib membayar zakat tetapi enggan/ berlengah-lengah/ alpa/ ambil ringan tanggungjawab membayar zakat.

3. Di Selangor, menurut penjelasan Tuan Haji Ahmad Shahir Makhtar, Ketua Eksekutif Lembaga Zakat Selangor (MAIS) semasa saya menghadiri majlis penyampaian zakat perniagaan Bank Islam baru-baru ini, hanya 24% daripada Muslim yang patut membayar zakat di Selangor membayar zakat mereka. Angkanya ialah 126,210 orang daripada anggaran 40% Muslim yang patut membayar zakat (525,000 orang) daripada keseluruhan Muslim di Selangor iaitu 1,312,000 orang. Disamping itu hanya 817 syarikat sahaja mengeluarkan zakat pernigaan daripada 14,000 syarikat yang aktif berniaga di Selangor.

4. Yang sebenarnya bukanlah sulit sangat membayar zakat. Apatah lagi kalau zakat pendapatan. Di Malaysia, kebanyakan pihak berkuasa zakat menerima tiga kaedah pengiraan dan ianya boleh dipilih oleh pembayar zakat iaitu:

1. 2.5% daripada pendapatan kasar tahunan (jika pendapatan itu melebihi nisab); atau
2. Membayar zakat setelah mengambilkira tanggungan sebenar iaitu semua perbelanjaan bagi makanan,pakaian, perubatan, pengangkutan, tempat tinggal dan pendidikan; atau
3. Membayar zakat setelah ditolak segala perbelanjaan-perbelanjaan mengikut kaedah yang dibenarkan iaitu:
   • Diri - RM8000
   • Isteri - RM 5000
   • Anak-anak - RM 1000 seorang
   • Pemberian (nafkah) untuk ibubapa - jumlah sebenar
   • Caruman ke KWSP
   • Caruman ke institusi-institusi yang telah membayar zakat perniagaan seperti Tabung Haji, Bank Islam dan lain-lain

5. Apabila dibayar, tidak pula pegawai zakat mempertikai sama ada pengiraannya adalah benar atau tidak; melainkan diterimanya apa juga jumlah. Maka kawalannya adalah kembali kepada IMAN seseorang itu.

6. Jika tidak ada iman, jika enggan, jika alpa, jika apajuga alasan; maka perhati-perhatikanlah takut-takut nanti kita “diseterika” dengan apa juga yang tidak dikeluarkan zakat itu. Firman Allah SWT dalam surah al-Ahzab:

Wahai orang yang beriman! Sesungguhnya banyak di antara pendita dan ahli-ahli agama memakan harta orang ramai dengan cara yang salah, dan mereka menghalangi (manusia) dari jalan Allah. Dan (ingatlah) orang yang menyimpan emas dan perak serta tidak membelanjakannya pada jalan Allah (iaitu menunaikan zakat), maka khabarkanlah kepada mereka dengan azab seksa yang tidak terperi sakitnya

(Iaitu) pada hari dibakar emas dan perak itu dalam Neraka Jahanam, lalu diselar (diseterika) dengannya (emas dan perak itu) akan dahi mereka, dan rusuk mereka, serta belakang mereka (dikatakan kepada mereka): Inilah apa yang kamu simpan untuk diri kamu sendiri, oleh itu rasalah (azab dari) apa yang kamu simpan itu.

7. Selamat menunaikan zakat…

Oral Trush

Nadirah 3-m0nth-young:
1. Started to suck her thumb and index finger last week (right hand only). Shussshh. She loves doing it, especially when she's sleepy and about to sleep. Layan gilerrr. Kalo tarik tgn dy, menjerit mcm kene dera. Arghh. She's loud! Super-loud. Tho we're not planning to send her to TKC for high school, she definitely qualified if they have to audition her voice for form 1 intake.

2. Last night she just discovered that she has another thumb (left!) and started to suck the other hand pulak. Adoi.

3. Last Tuesday Ibu noticed that she has oral thrush. Mummy thot it's milk residue. But nope. Confirmed, there are fungus growing happily in her mouth. Pity pity baby HnyB. What we do, we clean her mouth using soda bicarb diluted in boiled water. Alhamdulillah, the condition is improving.

Thrush in babies

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My baby has white patches on the insides of her cheeks. What could it be?

It could be a yeast infection known as thrush which resembles cottage cheese or milk curds on the sides, roof and sometimes, the tongue of a baby's mouth. It's most common in babies two months and younger, but it can appear in older babies, too.

Everyone has yeast in their bodies - it's a normal part of the digestive system - but when there's an imbalance, an infection sets in. The main factors that can tip the balance are hormonal changes and the use of antibiotics - either in a breastfeeding mother or in a baby.

How can I be certain that it's thrush?

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If you notice a white coating on your baby's tongue but nowhere else, it's probably just milk residue. Thrush, on the other hand, can be found on the tongue, but is most often on the sides of the mouth, causing it to be very sore. You may first suspect it if your baby starts crying when breastfeeding, sucking on a pacifier or a bottle.

If you think your baby has thrush, look for the characteristic white patches. Then gently touch a patch with a gauze-covered finger. It probably won't come off very easily, but if it does, you'll find a raw, red area underneath that may bleed.

How can I treat thrush?

Consult your paediatrician if you suspect your baby has it. She may prescribe an oral fungal cream called Nystatin or Mycostatin. It may take a week to clear up the infection. Sometimes doctors will recommend a mother apply Nystatin to her nipples if she's breastfeeding so that she and her baby don't pass the infection to each other. It's important to treat both mother and baby concurrently so that they don't reinfect one another.

Is there anything I can do to prevent my baby from getting thrush?

Not if, like many babies, she got the infection from you in the first place - picking up the yeasty bacteria as she passed through the birth canal during labour.

However, some babies are simply more susceptible than others to the fungus. Some people think it can also be caused by prolonged sucking on a bottle or pacifier; others think poor hygiene of bottle teats is to blame; still others blame a pacifier or bottle teat that's too large for the baby. However, babies who exclusively breastfeed and don't use pacifiers can also get it.

Some experts recommend giving a baby sterilised water to drink after breastfeeding or bottle feeding to rinse the milk residue away. Cleaning and sterilising pacifiers may also help. Some doctors advise breastfeeding mothers to let their nipples air dry between feedings to prevent thrush, and this is especially important if you do have thrush - damp nipples are a good breeding ground for yeasts.

Take care if your baby is placed on a course of antibiotics or if you're breastfeeding and take them to treat an infection. Antiobiotics kill off good, infection-fighting bacteria as well as bad bacteria; either can trigger a case of thrush in the baby, especially if you contract a vaginal yeast infection in the process.

Is thrush dangerous?

Not really. The biggest problem occurs if your baby's mouth is too sore to suck - she may get dehydrated. Your doctor may prescribe paracetamol suspension for the pain. You should alert your doctor if the thrush doesn't seem to clear up with treatment or if the baby also has a fever over 101 degrees F / 38.2 degrees C, which could indicate a different infection.

A bout of thrush can be very trying for all of you - a hungry baby who finds it painful to feed is a very sad sight - but is usually short-lived. Give your baby all the comfort she needs, follow your doctor's instructions for pain relief and medicine, and this infection, too, will pass.

Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KL 2009 Part IV

Since somebody has asked where the booths for kiddies are, I decided to upload the floor plan of Dewan Tun Razak 3 (where we bought most of the stuff) for your reference.. :-) More info on the bookfair is here.

List of publisher according to numbers:
1. Mind To Mind - Flash cards Nadirah
2. Dont know the name - Goodnight stories from the Quran (the series are originally from India)
3. Telaga Biru - We bought Solusi, Sun shade and Fiqh interaksi with Non-Muslim. You cud also get Formula Solat Sempurna from there.
4. More flashcards and books. We just lalu tgk je, x beli pape from here
5. Kiddibirds - Another publisher of flashcards. Didn't visit this booth, baru perasan ade bile tgk map ni. aaaaaa. Their products can be found here too. (Click Kad Imbas from the left side bar)
6. Saba' Islamic Media - CD I look I See.
7. Al-Hidayah Publication - Banyak buku sini, Aku Terima Nikahnya pun ade kat sini, but the 2 new books are not here. We bought CD Mesut Kurtis here.
8. Al-Ameen Serve Holdings Sdn Bhd (Buku Siri Cepat Membaca Ameen)

Not in the picture: Galeri Ilmu (Buku Ust Hasrizal) and Anbakri Publika Sdn Bhd. Both are located at Ruang Legar PWTC, close to each other. ReadNetwork publisher of Cepat Membaca Series (below pic) is also at Ruang Legar, but at the corridor outside the PWTC.


Hope it helps!

Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KL 2009 Part III

Before leaving for PWTC, Abi taught Nadirah Calculus. Susah woo..Nadirah loves Abi teaching her Maths.

While waiting for the lift, nadirah sucks her thumb, aaduhhh..x tau nak wat cane dah ni. Her fav pastime since last week. She's now suffering from Oral Trush due to her new habit. Pity HnyB..
Tido dengan Opah dalam kete. Carseat kat sebelah Opah x gune pun..huhuh..

Hohohoyeaahh..here we come Pesta Bukuuu..Nadirah was fully awake by then.

At Telaga Biru booth, she dozed off peacefully, alhamdulillahhh..

Majalah Solusi

Dengan segala kepincangan serta bencana moral yang berlaku di negara kita pada hari ini, jelaslah bahawa umat Islam bukan sahaja perlu meningkatkan ilmu dalam bidang fardu ain dan kifayah, tetapi turut berlatih untuk memajukan minda serta sentiasa termotivasi untuk mengelakkan diri dari segala gejala buruk yang berlaku di sekeliling mereka. Ini kerana, hanya dengan pengetahuan serta motivasi yang tinggi sahajalah yang dapat membantu anggota masyarakat untuk mengenalpasti baik-buruk sesuatu perkara seterusnya mengelakkan perkara tersebut dari terjadi kepada diri mereka.

Melihat peri pentingnya elemen-elemen ini dalam memantapkan kehidupan seorang Muslim, Telaga Biru Sdn. Bhd. telah menerbitkan sebuah majalah Islamik kontemporari yang sangat unik, khas buat mereka tercari-cari sebuah wadah bagi mempertingkatkan jati diri seorang Muslim.

Isu perdana majalah bertajuk SOLUSI ini sudah berada di pasaran bermula dari 1 Ogos 2008. Ia difahamkan mendapat sambutan yang memberangsangkan dari pihak pembaca. Antara faktor penarik majalah ini ialah fokus utamanya iaitu fardu ain dan motivasi menjadikan skop perbincangan setiap isu serta isi kandungannya menjadi sangat luas dan menarik untuk diperdebatkan. Antara topik yang dibincangkan setiap bulan ialah tauhid, fiqah, perniagaan (muamalat), perkahwinan (munakahat), tafsir al-Quran, kekeluargaan, isu remaja, seks, dan pelbagai lagi.

Seterusnya, para kolumnis yang prolifik dan berwibawa menjadi salah satu nadi kekuatan utama majalah ini. Dato' Dr. Hj. Mohd Fadzilah Kamsah, Ustazah Siti Nor Bahyah, Ustaz Zahazan Mohamed, Dr. Irfan Khairi (Jutawan Internet), Ustaz Zaharuddin (http://www.zaharuddin.net/), Dato' Dr. Mahmood Zuhdi, Haji Muhammad Zakaria, Ustaz Hasrizal Abdul Jamil (dari http://www.saifulislam.com/) dan Ahmad Fadzli Yusof adalah antara nama-nama yang tidak asing dalam dunia motivasi dan keagamaan.

Asas majalah ini iaitu Panduan Hidup Bersyariat menjadikan majalah ini WAJIB dimiliki oleh sesiapa sahaja yang inginkan petunjuk ke jalan kebenaran..

Mengapa perlu SOLUSI?

Perlu apa lagi sebuah majalah Islam diterbitkan? Bukankah sudah banyak majalah seumpamanya dalam pasaran?

Jawabnya ya, jika dilihat dari sudut 'persaingan'. Mungkin tidak perlu lagi majalah seumpama ini diterbitkan. Apatah lagi majalah sebegini selalunya tidak menjanjikan pulangan kewangan yang lumayan. Tetapi, apakah semua usaha perlu di lihat dari dimensi 'persaingan'? Apakah semua keputusan di buat berdasarkan faktor kewangan?

Jawabnya, tidak! Dari dimensi 'perkongsian', usahasama untuk melakukan kebaikan sentiasa dialu-alukan. Firman Allah: "Hendaklah kamu bertolong-bantu dalam kebaikan dan ketaqwaan." (Surah al-Maidah: 2) Malah 'perlumbaan' untuk melakukan kebaikan perlu sentiasa disuburkan. Firman Allah: "Hendaklah kamu berlumba-lumba untuk melakukan kebaikan."

Tambahan pula, senario masyarakat kini yang semakin tercabar dan tercalar oleh unsur-unsur negatif, kehadiran bahan bacaan Islam bukan sahaja belum mencukupi, malah dikira masih jauh ketinggalan berbanding lambakan majalah picisan berunsur hedonisme, tahyul dan seks bebas.

SOLUSI lahir untuk menjadi wasilah kesedaran, penghayatan dan pimpinan ke arah pelaksanaan syariat di semua peringkat, di semua bidang kehidupan. Misi utamanya ialah membantu setiap individu merealisasikan Islam sebagai satu cara hidup yang dengan sempurna menerusi pendekatan memujuk, mengingatkan dan memimpin berasaskan prinsip dakwah dan tarbiah.

Misi ini diketengahkan melalui tulisan, gambar dan rekaletak yang verstail dan dinamik. Semua itu diadun untuk menterjemahkan model 'Mukmin profesional', yang punya integriti (al-Amin) dan ke pakaran (al-Qawwi) dalam tugasan, peranan dan tanggung jawabnya. Firman Allah bermaksud: "Sesungguhnya orang yang paling baik engkau berikan kerja ialah orang yang kuat (pakar) dan amanah (integriti)." (Surah al-Qasas: 26)

Lebih jauh lagi, SOLUSI ingin memantapkan pelaksanaan syariat Islam berasaskan kesepaduan ilmu wahyu (revealed knowledge) - tauhid, feqah, akhlak, dengan ilmu akal (acquired knowledge) - sains, matematik, sejarah, geografi .

Justeru, SOLUSI tidak hanya menjelaskan ilmu-ilmu berbentuk Fardu Ain, tetapi mengaitkannya dengan unsur motivasi menerusi pengalaman, isu-isu dan keskes yang sering berlaku dalam masyarakat. Dengan ini diharapkan pembaca bukan sahaja tahu apa itu masalah, malah mampu menyesaikannya! Itulah SOLUSI!

- Mengapa nama SOLUSI?

Dari sudut grafik dan artistik pula, huruf S, U, O dalam perkataan solusi mempunyai nilai estetikanya tersendiri. Persamaan dari segi bentuk yang hampir bulat memudahkan kami memasukkan lambang bulan sabit (ikon nilai keislaman) di dalam 'masthead' tersebut. Jumlah 6 huruf itu juga dikira ringkas untuk dihias dan ditonjolkan.

Solusi lebih cepat dan mudah disebut walaupun agak janggal kedengaran. Inilah dasar pilihan kami berbanding perkataan lain yang mungkin lebih 'kemelayuan' atau 'kearaban' tetapi agak panjang dan kurang nilai-nilai keunikkannya.

Sumber: Bahagian Promosi Telaga Biru Sdn Bhd

p/s-Sape nak pinjam our mag nak test drive dulu, let me know! :-)

Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KL 2009 Part II

Alhamdulillah, after long years of not going to the KL BookFair, this year I managed to attend the book carnival with Dear hubby and our 3-month-old-HnyB :-) 2nd alhamdulillah - Nadirah was so good throughout the 3 long hours (Sleeping!) at PWTC which was extremely jam packed I tell you! She slept soundly in her littlepods red baby pouch I bought during confinement and that was the very first time she agreed to stay put in it. Previously we tried twice to tuck her in the pouch but she refused, first time instantly refused, 2nd time, at first ok, then cried after 3 minutes in the pouch. Third attempt - tido terus 3 jam! Fuhh.. usaha tangga kejayaan, don't give up and keep on trying, else sooner or later need to make an appointment with the orthopedic la. I highly recommend mummies out there to use baby pouch for small babies. Nadirah dozed of soon after abi wore her. Oh yes, abi, not mummy ;-)

About the book fair - if you are planning to go, make sure you plan before hand where you wanna go. Check the floor plan at the Ruang Legar Utama PWTC where the main stage is so that you know which hall to go and not wasting your time bustling inside the busy hall.

All in all, must go if you have time and wanna find books at bargain price! Yes, there are lotsss of baby's books production- Grolier, Ben And Bella, ReadNetwork (Siri Cepat Membaca Bacalah Anakku - visit the author's blog here), Al-Ameen Serve Holdings Sdn Bhd (Buku Siri Cepat Membaca Ameen) and many more. We were 'trapped' by the salesperson of Ben and Bella but sorry brader, we're not interested. huhuh. We've adopted another program for HnyB called 'Your Baby Can Read' and bought the books, flash cards and CDs from mybbstore.

Erk, actually, 3 days before the Bookfair, I went to another book fair and bought 27 booksssss! Was a bit crazy coz the price crash was irresistible, RM5 per book maa, where got! I'll blog about it later, I'm still over the moon with the books I've bought :-) Hehe.

Because of that, we did'nt shop much at the Fair. Sapa mau baca buku yg dah beratur kat shelf tu nanti! huhu. Ok, let see what we've grabbed from the fair:

HnyB's stuff:
1.Sunshade for car RM7 per pair, RRP RM10, which can also be purchased here. Bought at TELAGA BIRU booth. It is written - Dengan mengingati Allah, jiwa akan menjadi tenang. (with cartoon illustration. How kool is dat to have a sunshade that at the same time advice other drivers on the road when they read it to drive tenang2 sikit :-) Superkool.
2. Goodnight Stories from the Quran by Goodwordkidz- ini pun superkool. I've eyeing this long time ago from MyFirstStep website. RRP RM75, bought for RM60, hardcover, 33 short stories from the Quran, splendid colourful illustration, must have for every household.
3. FlashCards! RM8 big box (RM12.50 kot RRP), RM5 small box, RM10 Kid's First Touch Series. All after discounted price.
4. The Story of Two Gardeners from Quran Stories for Little Hearts Series by Goodwordkidz. RRP RM9, sold for RM5. There are 20 storybooks in this series. I asked one for free from the shop after buying item #2.
5. CDs - I Look I See & I Look I See 2 - Cat Steven@Yusuf Islam. Nadirah lovessss 'em. I sang to her nasyids #1 to #10 from I Look I See 2 and she bubbles air liur together with me. Fun fun! Bought that from Saba' Islamic Media. Got Ani's cassette for free. Another CD Mesut Kurtis-Salawat RM20, RRP RM35. Actually we just love 1 song - Burdah. Try google the song and listen it, sedappp.

MummyandAbi's books, clockwise:
1. 5 books borong from Anbakri Publika Sdn Bhd - Publisher of TGNAA books. We bought - Bertemu Janji Allah, Bertemu Janji Allah II, Cinta DI Rumah Hassan Al-Banna, Belajar Dari Para Wali, Bidadari Dari Timur (1st book written by TGNAA's wife and the co-author who was there signed my book!) and Telaga Budi with the matching paperbag. Puas hati den.
2. Most awaited books by Ust Hasrizal - Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga and Rindu Bau Pohon Tin. Bugs, buku Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga is lanjutan after Aku Terima Nikahnya - buku cerita aku kasik mase wedding ko tuh! Beli2.. mesti beli.. hehehe. Bought at Galeri Ilmu booth, just besides Anbakri Publika's booth. Lalala..my heart is singing, gembira dapat 2 buku nih... :-)
3. Majalah SOLUSI from booth Telaga Biru - peepssss, this monthly magazine is also a must have. The columnist are power2 and the content is super mantap! Serious. I didn't get a cent for this free advertisement but I strongly encourage you to buy 1 and read. The columnists are Dr Fadzilah Kamsah, Ust Siti Norbayah, Ust Zahazan, Dr Irfan Khairi, Ust Zaharuddin, Ust Hasrizal and many more. You can get it from here. During this bookfair, past issues are sold for RM5 each. Current issue @ RM9. Baru ade 6 issues, still new, still sempat nak start collecting this mag.
4. Last but not least - Abi bought Fiqh berinteraksi Dengan Non-Muslim from Telaga Biru.

Whoarghh.. got to find time in between changing HnyB's diapers to read all theseeee. Itu x kire 27 books I've borong earlier!

All in all, I'm a happy bunny now :-)

Iqra' iqra' iqra...

3-Month-Young!

..you..me..it's us! Alhamdulillah :-)

Happy 3-month-young darling Nadirah.

Love you so much :*

Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KL 2009

We are going tomorrow, I-Allah. Anyone going ka? Let us meet up over there :-)

Hopefully there are lots of baby's books.

Can't wait!!

HnyB's 1st Road Trip to Kedah!

7.30 am, Saturday, we headed up north. The mission is to visit Uncle at Hosp Sultnh Bhyah, Alor Star. He's been warded for 2 weeks already. I'm too lazy for words, so let's the pictures do the talking.

The driver ;)

The happy baby in her carseat. She really loves stravelling, just like Mummy.

Arrived at the brand new hospital around 12.30pm. Seriously, it looks like a private hospital. The 1st class ward is as big as my room in PCMC, with TV and all. (ke aku jakun?)

Look at sawah padi view from the ward (lobby). Marvelous isn't it? Patients sure tenang je tgk sawah padi hari2.

Close up.

Jakun 2: Uncle's room is opposite to the Royal Ward (pic: entrance to RW). Pintu RW tu automatik wa cakap lu.

Nope, no one is 'gering' in the Royal Ward.

We stayed til 4.30pm, then started our journey to Opah's house in Sitiawan with Opah. Oh ha, we met Opah at the hospital. She has arrived earlier from Sitiawan with PakTeh.

Mission Posibble Started.
Mr J and I mengidam nak rase Radix Fried Chicken.
The first branch in Malaysia is in Sg Petani.
Mr J called his friend for direction.
Keluar exit Sg Petani(U). Turn left. Go straight until 3rd traffic light, u'll see deretan kedai ahead of you on your right - RFC is there. But you have to go straight to 4th traffic light, then only turn right. (Sampai sekarang boleh ingat) Don't be fooled with a red sign to Radix Chicken Rice before the 1st traffic light, we want RFC, not RCR. That's the mission. Heh.

Guest what? O.r.a.n.g.r.a.m.a.i.g.i.l.e.r. Nak duduk pun kene tungu org habis makan. Meja full! I have to queue for half an hour baru dapat order. But that made me more teruja to buy it coz people come and go like it's the last day of RFC operation. HohOhOho.

Lepas stgh jam menunggu, lg la terase sedapnyeh makan ayam goreng RFC. Menjilat jari! Seriously up to my expectation and since MrJ and I dah lame boycott KFC, it was a sweet revenge. Makan x hingat dunia. Siap order extra bawak balik Perak.

My snack Plate or RFC Chicken Delight Set A. The chicken is in Original Recipe or RFC Herb Chicken. MrJ makan Spicy chicken. They are as crispy as KFC. Try it first, then you'll know.

Bekal utk pengubat kempunan. WHoAaa, puas hati den!

Nadirah, otw balik dr RFC. Pity girl, you can't taste the scrumptious chicken yet. Neymind, you still can taste it tru Mummy's special edition RFC milk aight? :-)

Ahh, bliss. Alhamdulillah.

TAG I

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Sekumpulan lelaki di atas padang yang sedang berebutkan sebiji bola

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Thousand Island + mayoo

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
Petai, jering, organ dalaman, belacan

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
Air suam most of the time coz he let me choose what I wanna drink and we share!

5. Where did he go to high school?
SDAR

6. What size shoe does he wear?
7

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Mase kecik megumpul kucing sampai 20 ekor lebih. Hehe.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
No preference

9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
Ayam Gorengggggggg

10. What is his favorite cereal?
Jenis2 cam Muesli yg sedap

11. What would he never wear?
Hot Pink

12. What is his favorite sports team?
Arsenal!

13. Who did he vote for?
Himself :-)

14. Who is his best friend?
His Mom and Moi

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Fret on small things

16. What is his heritage?
Bugis

17. What is his favourite colour?
Blue

18. What is his habit?
Mengganggu ketenangan Mummy and Nadirah ;-) We love u tho!

19. What is he proud of?
Being a Dad to HnyB!

20. Lastly, do you think he will read this?
Sure will!

I wanna tag these people:
1. Rina
2. Imah
3. Lana

2months3weeks

Rupe mummy eh Aunty Awin and Aunty Akmal? Caiyokkk! ^_^

Nadirah...

Aaaahh. Alas, ade gak mase nak update japs. Life is pretty hectic these days. Last weekend, the 3 of us went to makan Mee Udang Sabah specially made by the super-talented-chef-and-heavily-pregnant-momma, K Zaidah, SIL to hubby. Menjilat jari! Tak rugi tunggu sampai ke ptg baru drg sampai. She cook the meal at her house and bring it over to K wati's where MIL and the rest of us were waiting patiently.

Nadirah and Liyana. See, she's staring the lady-bird. She even talks to the lady bird.

Nadirah? At first she was busy entertaining herself on the playmat with baby Liyana, K wati's youngest daughter. Then tangan dy dah terkepak-kepak and menampar anak tuan rumah yg sedang baring di sebelah. Liyana dah la muke innocent je, and 2 months older than Nadirah, but Nadirah definitely more 'vocal' (singing baby carol whenever she feels like it) and more brutal. Ahhh, anak mummy betol! Anyway, she now can focus and concentrate on any striking/colourful hanging objects. Be it toys, langsir, towel or anything, she just stares! I still can remember Lana's remark to me long time ago (ntah biler aku x ingat) - "Azi3, ko stare org obvious giler! Ko mmg kena pakai sunglass besar mcm mummy aku!" Haha. Ha, nadirah skrg suke sembang and tersengih-sengih buat muke comel dy masya-Allah :-) Mummy always remember Nadirah's smile and missing every moment of it :-(

Staring mama-parrot. Bought this well b4 her delivery from Mom's Care.

Her new bundle of joy, mama-parrot. B4 2 mo, she loved seeing the parrot's red bum and the black and white design at the back, now she loves anything striking.

Mama-parrot nadirah, Best Selling LAMAZE toy in Amazon.

Monday was my first day driving to work and I didn't really like it. Dah biasa tido dalam LRT, skalik biler drive x leh tido ni yg payah sikit ni. Hoho. I guess I wont be driving to work every single day, as a start prolly alternate days. Tgh nak biase tido x tentu mase dulu with nadirah, then adapt to bukak mata between 7-8am travelling to work. Normally, my eyes are wide shut on LRT.

Ha, Nadirah many times refuses to drink from her bottle. I was a bit 's' out at first. Monday normally the worst. She feeds directly from the source over the weekend, so Monday is never a good day for the babysitter. Bertempur Nadirah dgn ibu nak bagi susu. Aduhh. So when I arrived around 6.45pm to fetch her, her eyes were wide open waiting for Mummy the milk factory. And she doesn't like frozen EBM. Totally hates it. Sheessh. Memilih juga anakku ini. Ye la, kite pun suke fresh milk, baby pun pandai jugak la suke yg sedap2 aje. huhuhu.

Abi balik today, huyeahhhh!

Missing You Mode

"A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for"

Love you Nadirah :*

Abi balik cepat!! Nadirah and Mummy missing you already!

S.O.S

Got (enuff) milk?

Scenario 1:
I send off Ndrh to babysitter's (Kak Mai) house at 6.30 am daily and pick her up close to 7pm. I noticed that her drinking habit has changed since beginning of the week. She drinks nearly 20 oz daily (previously just 15 oz) for the span of 12 hours. That is A LOT! Yesterday was even more, 22 oz coz Mummy reached home later than usual and only managed to see her after Magrib. Soon she saw me coming, she started to cry coz she was super hungry and the milk I supplied were not enuff. Anyhow, K Mai told me that she sometimes just wanna suck the teat and spill out most of the milk instead of gulping all down the throat.

I suspect that she needs a pacifier when I'm not around. My verdict is, she doesn't drink as much as 20 oz; prolly just 15 oz at most; and the balance is just to wet her tongue and clothes.

Scenario 2:
I prefer to pump less but gain more. For example, since I started working last week, I just pump twice = 20 oz during office hour. One in the morning and another late afternoon. 15 oz is for instant consumption (day after) and another 5oz I keep as frozen stock. Normally, I will leave 20 oz to babysitter, 15oz (production hari sebelum) + 5oz (frozen). Yesterday K Mai told me that I need to prepare at least 25oz for Nadirah, just in case I arrived late like before. Mana mau cari lagi 5oz? My frozen stock is running low.

How to increase milk production eh? I am quite happy with 20 oz daily, twice pumping session. The only way is to pump at night to get another top up of 5oz and balik Sitiawan and bring back all the frozen EBM (around 150 oz) which will only last for a month or so.

To do:
1. Amik cuti next week balik Perak.
2. Beli cooler bag with wheels from Momslittleones.com. Not to forget ice pack. More $$$ needed
3. Pump before tido - slim chance, normally dah tertido with Nadirah without even sempat gosok gigi.
4. Drink lots of soya?

Anything for dearest HnyB, IAllah.. :*