Genius Baby: Full House!

Eid again!

2010-11-16T11:46:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah, the 11 pariwisata have safely landed at LCCT on Thursday evening. Bandung is fun, seriously! I keep on bugging MrJ to come back to Bandung as soon as we can. It's a great escape from the hectic life, Subhanallah.

Shopping wise, yes, the man/women/baby branded wear are much more cheaper than here. But most of them are Made In China. (Even if they claimed it's made in Paris) We even found the exact same match of what we bought in China last July @ Bandung. And of course, China is way cheaper. Super Duper Cheap. I'll blog about Bandung in the next entry insya-Allah.

From the 3 of us, Salam Aidiladha and safe journey to all!

To Imah, Happy Birthday!

Are you smarter than the 5th Grader?

2010-10-28T08:09:00.002+08:00

Thank you for taking the Creativity Test. The results show your brain dominance as being:

Left Brain	Right Brain
46%	54%

You are more right-brained than left-brained. The right side of your brain controls the left side of your body. In addition to being known as right-brained, you are also known as a creative thinker who uses feeling and intuition to gather information. You retain this information through the use of images and patterns. (that's how I memorized my biology text book for SPM) You are able to visualize the "whole" picture first, and then work backwards to put the pieces together to create the "whole" picture. Your thought process can appear quite illogical and meandering. (yes, very true! and often left frustrated when people couldn't comprehend what I'm thinking) The problem-solving techniques that you use involve free association, which is often very innovative and creative. The routes taken to arrive at your conclusions are completely opposite to what a left-brained person would be accustomed. You probably find it easy to express yourself using art, dance, or music. Some occupations usually held by a right-brained person are forest ranger(askar wataniah?), athlete(batu seremban), beautician, actor/actress, craftsman, and artist.

I've taken this test and the result is predictable, I mean I know I'm slightly slanted to the right brain than the other. That explains why I'm still stuck in a highly technical unit and at the same time occupied with my part time job of make-up-ing VP's power point presentations and doing 5S decoration. (I'm a beautician, craftsman and artist) I'm not whining, just trying to swallow the reality.

You can take yours here. It's pretty accurate. At least to me.

8:65

2010-10-26T09:00:00.001+08:00

Source

“Wahai Nabi (Muhammad)! Kobarkanlah semangat para mukmin untuk berperang. Jika ada dua puluh yang sabar dia antara kamu, niscaya mereka dapat mengalahkan dua ratus orang musuh. Dan jika ada seratus orang (yang sabar) di antara kamu, niscaya mereka dapat mengalahkan seribu orang kafir, kerana orang-orang yang kafir itu adalah kaum yang tidak mengerti.” Al-Anfal:65

8:53

2010-10-25T09:05:00.000+08:00

"Yang demikian itu karena sesungguhnya Allah tidak akan mengubah suatu nikmat yang telah diberikanNya kepada suatu kaum hingga kaum itu mengubah apa yang ada pada diri mereka sendiri. Sungguh Allah Maha Mendengar, Maha Mengetahui." Al-Anfal:53

Ujian Flash Card

2010-10-25T08:25:00.001+08:00

Petang semalam Nadirah ada ujian Flash Card. Sambil duduk di atas belakang badan Abi, Mummy pun menayangkan kad-kad dari set Baby Einstein. (gambar-gambar daripada DVD Baby Wordworth - First Words Discovery Cards)

Kad-kad yang berjaya disebut oleh Nadirah (adapun sebutannya pelat tetapi hampir bunyinya dikira lulus) adalah seperti berikut:

1. Cat (sejak azali, haiwan kegemaran malar hijau Nadirah)

2. Dog (sejak azali selepas cat, pagi semalam menangis mahukan dog yang sedang woof woof di tepi jalan)
3. Ball (apa sahaja yang bulat dipanggil ball, termasuk watermelon)

4. Couch (ajaib, mummy tidak menyangka sama sekali anakanda hafal perkataan couch)
5. Table
6. Bed
7. Clock
8. Tree
9. Swing
10.Chair
12.Bowl
13. Telephone
14.Cup
15. Book
16. Bear (Teddy bear)

Lagi 10 kad, apabila Mummy sebut perkataan pada flash card, Nadirah akan tersenyum dan hanya memberi respon - "hmmmm". Abi yang menjadi "chair" Nadirah pula bertepuk sekuat hati jika Nadirah berjaya meneka dan menyebut perkataan yang tertera dengan betul. Our PomPomBoy.

Ok Nadirah, malam ni sambung lagi 10 kad ya sayang. You can do it!

8:48

2010-10-22T13:00:00.000+08:00

Dan (ingatlah) ketika syaitan menjadikan terasa indah bagi mereka perbuatan (dosa) mereka dan mengatakan, "Tidak ada (orang) yang dapat mengalahkan kamu pada hari ini, dan sungguh aku adalah penolongmu." Maka ketika kedua pasukan itu telah saling melihat (berhadapan), syaitan balik ke belakang seraya berkata, "Sesungguhnya aku berlepas diri dari kamu; aku dapat melihat apa yang kamu tidak dapat melihat; sesungguhnya aku takut kepada Allah." Allah sangat keras siksa-Nya. Al-Anfal:48

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Happy Birthday to Abu Maryam!

2010-10-22T12:08:00.001+08:00

Happy Birthday to Abu Maryam!
No need to say more, you know everything :-)

8:45

2010-10-22T08:00:00.000+08:00

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Apabila kamu bertemu pasukan (musuh), maka berteguh hatilah dan sebutlah (nama) Allah banyak-banyak (berzikir dan berdoa) agar kamu beruntung. Al-Anfal:45

8:40

2010-10-21T10:36:00.000+08:00

"Dan jika mereka berpaling, maka ketahuilah bahawa sesungguhnya Allah pelindungmu. Dia adalah sebaik-baik pelindung dan sebaik-baik penolong." Al-Anfal:40

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Menghirup Udara Pesantren Bandung

2010-10-20T17:03:00.000+08:00

Mudah-mudahan dapat menghirup udara dan aura Pesantren di Bandung nanti. Ya Allah, jika iaNya baik untuk kami, dunia dan akhirat, maka permudahkanlah urusan kami ke sana. Ketemukanlah dan kumpulkanlah kami dengan orang-orang soleh dan solehah, di mana sahaja kami berada di atas muka bumi-Mu ini.

Amin.

Speaking of choices again

2010-10-20T10:58:00.002+08:00

The 10kg Maryam is always testing my nerve, Astagfirullah. Ever since we moved in to a new house, carrying her up and down and around the house is somewhat draining out my no-more-energy soon I reached home. Plus, she just want Emi, Ami, Mimi and Mi only when I'm around. That's so sweeeet dear. :-)

Should I spend RM420 on Scootababy Hip Carrier or RM399 on Ergo Sports Black?

I'm not sure if New Carrier is included in 2011 budget last Friday. I wish.

Antara 2 Pilihan Rumah

2010-10-19T16:52:00.000+08:00

Dalam kehidupan kita, seringkali tiba waktu yang mana kita perlu membuat pilihan antara dua, A atau B. Contohnya, ke mana mahu dituju pada cuti sekolah akan datang, Port Dickson atau A Famosa Resort, masak lemak atau sambal tumis, baju merah atau baju biru dan pelbagai kombinasi lagi.

Namun manusia selalu terlupa suatu aspek yang penting dalam membuat pilihan. Masing-masing lebih cenderung kepada pilihan hati yang selalunya bertunjangkan nafsu. Alangkah moleknya jika di hati kita dilengkapi sensor yang sentiasa dapat mengesan pilihan Allah, bukan pilihan nafsu semata.

Contoh:
Membuat pilihan untuk membeli antara 2 buah rumah (untuk tinggal sendiri):

Rumah A: 2 tingkat, 25x75, lot tepi (corner), rumah baru, jauh dari Masjid/Surau, tiada khariah surau
Rumah B: 2 tingkat, 20x65, lot tengah (intermediate), rumah lama, boleh berjalan ke Masjid/Surau, khariah surau yang aktif

Hakikatnya rumah A sangat menarik kerana pertama, ianya rumah baru yang pastinya "tidak secomot" rumah yang dibeli atas orang. Kedua, saiznya yang lebih besar dan mempunyai tanah di tepi rumah untuk projek lanskap.

Rumah B adalah jauh lebih kecil, memerlukan wang tambahan jika mahu diubahsuai untuk menjadi lebih selesa seperti Rumah A.

Walaubagaimanapun, jika kita memilih rumah A, kemungkinan besar kita telah meminggirkan dan menyukarkan kewajipan suami dan anak-anak lelaki kita untuk menunaikan solat berjemaah di surau/masjid setiap waktu. Perkara ini kurang diambil pusing apabila kita memilih rumah idaman kerana kita yakin asalkan solat 5 waktu, ia sudah memadai.

Peringatan untuk diri, carilah rumah yang boleh kudengar azan berkumandang, boleh berlari suami ke surau apabila terjaga ketika azan Subuh berkumandang, sempat berbuka puasa di rumah sebelum bersolat Magrib di surau dan komitmen tinggi khariah surau untuk mengimarahkan rumah Allah. Ya Allah, Engkau ketemukan aku dengan rumah yang menjadikan kami, penghuninya cinta akan rumah-Mu, bukannya leka di dalam rumah sendiri. Makhbulkanlah doaku ini Ya Allah.

Apabila memilih rumah, pilihlah rumah yang dekat dengan rumah-Nya.

Bandung is calling

2010-10-19T12:03:00.000+08:00

Bandung call is finally here.

Help is needed.

Tips, Hotels, Dos, Donts, Shopping, Attraction etc are most welcome.

Real people. Real story.

Our Story:Jalur Lebar

2010-10-13T01:21:00.002+08:00

We started off with this:

But since most of the time I had to this: (I'm serious, tell ya)

Then we decided to POTONG..

And try this:

Which turned out to be this:

Moved on, we subscribed to this fella...

and the speed is almost like above, but better than the rest we've tried..

Until yesterday, he came to our house...

to STAY!

Mr Unifi, we've fired 3 of your competitors. Make sure you proof to us that you're second to none. Else, out of the board room.

:-)

gLee!

Owner of all the pictures above, thank you so much!

PakPoi and Nadirah

2010-09-24T11:06:00.003+08:00

Nadirah calls this guy - Poi. Pak di pangkal nama sudah hilang. Many people said that Nadirah has a close resemblance of Epoi. And on the other hand they said Epoi look like my dear Arwah Abah. Conclusion: Nadirah looks like Arwah Tok Shaarani, the person that will love Nadirah dearly if he's still around.

As a record, they are still times that I call Nadirah as Epoi. Weird eh? I don't know when it's going to over/stop.

This picture was taken at Tok Pandak's house in Padang Rengas, Perak on Day 2 of Syawal. I really love this picture. It has the essence of love and life. Thank you PakCik Meme for the gorgeous composition and sharing it with us :-)

Kepada PakPoi, selamat menimba ilmu kedoktoran dan keakhiratan di Warsaw. Nantikan kami tiba di sana! Amin.

Buat Duit Dengan Rumah - Tuan SK

2010-09-23T21:42:00.000+08:00

Last ramadhan was the very month Mr J and I managed to read and "khatam" many books that were originally qeued in our reading list. The reading momentum is still on till now, alhamdulillah. Moga-moga ole-ole Ramadhan ini dapat diteruskan sehingga akhir hayat. Amin.

Anyway, Mr J and I reading lists are equal so we take turns. Due to that, we have to speed up to make sure we can finish on time. Normally Mr J will bring back few books to SGMT and does his reading peacefully for the rest of the weekdays there. On weekends, we exchanged books.

Anyway, I'd like to share a book on property investment which I started @ KT last week. Buit Duit Dengan Rumah is a very informative and awesome book for those who want to invest in property. Books on property that I've read/seen before are mostly US based scenarios, so there are parts that I found quite difficult to digest. On the other hand, the book written by Tuan Shamsuddin Kadir (Tuan SK) is very down to earth, in line to Malaysian property market and directly connected with our Deen. Masya-Allah. I've never seen a book on investment that emphasize precisely what us as a Muslim should do and shouldn't do in the process of buying property. Perfect! Thumbs up to Tuan SK for his effort in educating Malaysian Muslims to be more vigilant and "Smart Kaya" through his books.

There's a chapter in the book about a mindful father that brings me close to tears. I think the 2nd last chapter of the book. Probably because I read it with ME in mind, and it touches me as if I am one of the characters in the story.

Those who are reading this entry, I'd like to encourage you to get the book and r.e.a.d. Like what Barney says in his song - "Books are Fun" :

Books are fun! Books are great!

Let's sit down with a book today.

Books are fun! Books are great!

Is it book time yet? Oh, I just can't wait..

To read a book.

Do you know why I love to read a book?

Why I get so happy every time I take a look?'

Cause books can take me anywhere that I want to go.

Books help my imagination grow.

Full lyrics here.

"Books help my imagination grow." Not just that, book helps our money grow! I leave you girls with that thought and am now continue with Tuan SK other book, "Kaya Dengan Rumah".

Happy reading!

Homemade Soy Drink: Made with love

2010-09-22T08:27:00.009+08:00

Last Sunday, the cooking team (yes, it's a team now = Abi, Mummy, Hasanah, Nadirah + Opah&Epoi acting as food critic) has successfully produced our first batch of Soy Drink from our dear kitchen. 1st attempt and it was a success! It's not rocket science like I always thought.

Ingredient: Soy, water, sugar and pandan leaves (100g of soy : 1 litre of water)

The soy was soaked overnight and we then peeled off the skin - yes, each one! (the most painful part of the process) I think Nadirah was the only one who enjoyed this peeling process cause she got a big license to wet her clothing without Mummy being angry at her.

Blend them. Then strained the soy milk through a fine-mesh strainer into the pot. (or any clean baby-lampin like material).

Finally bring to a boil over low-high heat and sweeten to taste. Don't forget to put pandan leaves for a fresh, yummy aroma.

The verdict: Very delicious alhamdulillah! Epoi said it taste like Yeos (he's exaggerating!)
:-)

If any of you have a better recipe, let me know. I'd like to experiment more.

Memory @ Eiffel Tower

2010-09-22T03:22:00.000+08:00

Family shot of Eiffel Tower Paris.

Dang!

That's the shorter version of the tower.

Taken at Windows of The World, Shenzhen, China. (July 2010)

I don't dare to wear a straw hat in Paris, anyway. ;-)

Little Red Riding Hood

2010-09-21T21:55:00.000+08:00

Our Lil Red Riding Hood, posing @ Masjid Muaz b Jabal while waiting for Abi. We were on the way to beraya @ Dr Sam's house.

Seeing her in this red and white strawberry patch dress reminds me of lil Red Riding Hood + Snow White.

Raya 2010 Updates

2010-09-21T16:33:00.003+08:00

Raya was great Alhamdulillah! Celebrated 1st 3 days of Syawal at Perak and off to Tanjung, KT on day 3. Day 5 we drove back to Kuantan. Managed to enjoy the sandy beach at Pantai Batu Hitam, cooking meal together w the sisters and visited zoo Teruntum with “No No No!” and family. All in all, priceless! But the best of all is the moment I entered Arwah Tok Pandak’s nostalgic house. The last time I was there was probably 10 years ago! Masya-Allah. Thanks to Tok Mat& Opah Cho for renovating the house and taking care of it. I’m looking forward to go back to kampong again insya-Allah. Mandi air telaga is 2nd to none. Alhamdulillah. Thank you Allah for the wonderful experience. *bliss*

Eik-Mubarak! (@ Perak)

Abis and daughters @ Batu Hitam

@Zoo Teruntum

Ramadhan comes to end

2010-09-09T12:39:00.000+08:00

Aidilfitri datang lagi,

Ramadhan pula mengundur diri,

Malam kini sunyi sepi,

Tanpa Ramadhan peneman hati.

Taqabbalallahuminna waminkum...

Eid Mubarak.

Overdraft Bank Untuk Pembiayaan ASB

2010-08-23T13:37:00.001+08:00

Semua orang mahu menjadi senang. Lagi mengujakan jika kesenangan dapat mencapai tanpa perlu mengeluarkan modal sendiri atau atas usaha orang lain. Pendek kata, bisnes tanpa modal, tanpa risiko dan sentiasa untung adalah bisnes ideal yang diimpikan oleh pencinta wang. (jika ada).

Untuk mencapai kesenangan secara mudah, tanpa perlu fikir bersusah payah dan tanpa modal, ramai yang "terpedaya" dengan kaedah Overdraft (OD) untuk melabur di dalam ASB. Sudah kerapkali saya mendengar kenalan/kenalan kepada kenalan yang bersungguh-sungguh menggunakan teknik ini dan respon mereka - berjaya menjana keuntungan. Wallahualam.

Status kehalalan/keharaman ASB tidak mahu saya bincangkan di sini, cukuplah dengan perbincangan matang dan panjang lebar dalam website UZAR sebagai rujukan. Persoalannya di sini, bolehkah menggunakan Overdraft Bank yang tidak Islamik untuk pembiayaan ASB? Apabila soalan ini ditanya kepada UZAR:

Soalan: Apa hukum kalau kita convert simpanan ASB kepada sijil dan apply OVERDRAFT Facilities kat mana - mana bank?

UZAR : Hampir semua overdraft facility adalah riba dan haram. Overdarft yang halal ada ditawarkan oleh Maybank islamic dan RHB Islamic Bank setakat pengetahuan saya.

Bagaimana pula jika anda sudah melibatkan diri di dalam urusniaga riba' seperti ini? Adakah jalan keluar untuk melangsaikan pinjaman berasaskan riba' secepat mungkin sebelum malaikatul maut datang menjemput? Ramai yang selama ini tidak sedar bahawa mereka sudah terjebak dengan dosa riba'. Ini kerana nasihat kewangan Islam sebegini tidak dibekalkan oleh kebanyakan ibu bapa (kerana kekurangan ilmu agama) dan kurikulum agama di sekolah juga tidak membantu.

UZAR ada menulis artikel bertajuk "Ingin Kemudahan Wang Secara Halal?" pada Mei 2007. Samada maklumat tentang bank berkenaan masih "valid" atau tidak, saya kurang arif. Namun ini mungkin salah satu daripada Exit Plan Strategy yang boleh diambil mereka yang mahu melepaskan diri dari dosa besar riba'.

Suka saya mahu kongsikan pendapat Tuan Shamsuddin Kadir, penulis 6 buah buku, antaranya "Hidup Tenang Walaupun Berhutang" berhubung masalah OD untuk ASB ini.

Shamsuddin Kadir Apabila kita menerima RM 50 dari seseorang kita tidak dapat bezakan sama ada duit itu adalah duit halal ataupun duit yang dihasilkan melalui sistem Riba. Walau bagaimanapun duit haram itu tetap dapat dilihat secara jelas dan terang bermula kita disemadikan di liang lahad. Berhati-hati dengan perlaburan yang berlandaskan overdraft yang tidak islamik yang disandarkan kepada ASB. Kaya di mata dunia, Muflis di Akhirat.

‘Wahai orang yang beriman, bertakwalah kamu kepada Allah, dan tinggalkanlah saki baki RIBA jika kamu beriman, jika kamu engkar, maka istiharkanlah perang terhadap Allah dan Rasulnya.” Ayat 277 - 278 Al-Baqarah (untuk bacaan sepenuhnya rujuk kepada Terjemahan Al-Quran).

Ini adalah ayat yang menunjukkan dosa yang Tuhan paling marah. Itu kata Imam Maliki. Bulan Ramadhan adalah bulan untuk kita membebaskan dan membersihkan kita dari sisa ataupun saki baki riba yang ada dalam diri kita. Semoga nyawa kita tidak diambil dalam masa kita masih tidak sempat menutup akaun-akaun RIBA.

Iman Hanifa memaklumkan, inilah ayat yang beliau paling takut untuk membacanya, di akhirat nanti, manusia-manusia yang mengambil dan menyokong institusi berlandaskan riba untuk dibunuh seperti mana pengistiharan perang oleh Allah dalam Al-Quran.

Sumber: ShamsuddinKadir.com 16 Ogos 2010

Chinese Curriculum Content for Little Reader

2010-08-23T09:36:00.000+08:00

Abi, am I allowed to request for this as Nadirah's 2-year-young birthday present? :-D

I'm drooling.

About the Product:

Simplified Chinese Curriculum Content for Little Reader (Semester 1+2)
The Little Reader Chinese Curriculum will help you teach your young child to recognize thousands of Simplified Chinese characters, understand their meanings, and to learn to speak Mandarin.

During the 12-month duration of the course, your child will progress from learning single characters all the way up to complete stories. Using Little Reader's Pattern Phonics™ system, the Chinese Curriculum will also familiarize your child with the pinyin system (Mandarin phonetics), setting the foundations for further learning of Mandarin in the future.

	12-month curriculum (5 days a week, once or twice a day)
	Over 3,800 Chinese characters and 1,200 pinyin items in over 350 subject Categories (includes some repeated characters or items)
	Uses vocabulary and style of Mainland China
	Neutral Mainland China pronunciations (female, male and child voices)
	7 Chinese font styles (4 common and 3 cursive)
	Includes over 3,000 pictures, 6,000 audio files, and 460 videos

Taqwa

2010-08-20T19:08:00.001+08:00

Dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah petang tadi, saya sempat mendengar Daurah @ IKIM.fm.

Seorang pemanggil menelefon ke konti dan bertanyakan soalan kepada Ustaz yang mengendalikan Daurah. Soalannya berbunyi,"Ustaz, bagaimana kita boleh mengenali ciri-ciri orang yang bertaqwa? Adakah kita dapat lihat pada luaran fizikal samada orang itu bertaqwa atau tidak?"

Dalam hati berkata,"Menarik soalan ini."

Ulasa Ustaz agak panjang namun secara ringkasnya berbunyi begini, "Orang yang bertaqwa adalah orang yang sentiasa takut kepada Allah. Jika orang itu mengatakan dirinya bertaqwa, namun pada masa yang sama bersolat lewat, (bukan pada awal waktu) perbuatan itu tidak selari dengan sifat taqwa."

Hati terus berkata,"Astagfirullah. Ampunkan dosa-dosa ku bersolat lewat Ya Allah. Aku masih belum mempunyai ciri-ciri orang bertaqwa."

Ya Allah, mudah-mudahan jadikan Ramadhan ini ruang bagiku untuk membina ketaqwaan kepadaMu. Ampunkan dosa-dosaku Ya Allah. Amin.

Teaching Nadirah Mandarin

2010-08-18T00:05:00.001+08:00

http://www.one2fit.com

I've started teaching Nadirah Mandarin since last week. Our first topic is "Family." We bought a tool-kit to teach baby mandarin when we were in China last month. It's really helpful because the concept is very much like the latest Quran technology that comes with the magic pen. The only different is, the books are full of pictures so that it can capture the toddler's attention.

I'll take pictures of the kit and put them here soon Insya-Allah. I think I'm enjoying the lesson even more than her. :-) Although the pen speaks mandarin very clearly and fluently, but at times it can be very confusing so I always double check with my mentor@my colleague for the correct pronunciation.

I attended a course about our great brain in Sri Kembangan last month. From there I learnt that when we were born, all the knowledge in the world is already installed in our unconscious brain, including languages. It's a matter of time and how you utilize the knowledge within you and so that you could actually extract the things you already know from your unconscious mind and apply it in our life. So that makes me feel more confident to start something fresh and knew. For example ventures into new hobby, start learning new language. Ageing is now something is the past. Your brain is your future.

So this week, this is what Nadirah learnt these 8 words: (hopefully)

+ daddy + mummy + grandpa + grandma + uncle + aunty + brother + sister +

Looking forward for our next lesson and Insya-Allah I'll update the progress here.

Science of Learning a Foreign Languages
Learning a foreign language is easier, such as Chinese, when understanding how you learn. The science of learning is based on several theories and include: multiple intelligences, right-brain/left-brain/whole-brain, and brain-based learning. Understanding how you learn new information becomes the keystone to effective study patterns and habits. Many people who attempt to learn a new language give up, primarily because they pick a program that does not fit their learning style. These people unknowingly try to fit their learning style into a program. From MyChineseLesson

2010-08-17T12:18:00.000+08:00

Nadirah's 4th day at school was her last.

When I took her home that day, her body was "dedar". I still drag her to Kauthsar that night for Tarawikh prayer. She refused to play with her usual friends at the surau and remained intact with Mummy.

We didn't stay for tazkirah after Tarawikh because she was too cranky and Kakak Hasanah couldn't handle her cry anymore. I put her to sleep early and knew that I won't be sending her to school the day after. Ibu Mai came over that night after the tazkirah. She passed to my mom remedy for Nadirah, prepared by Ayah.

Before Azan subuh, Ibu gave me a call.

"Mummy, (she calls me Mummy and I call her Ibu) Nadirah macam mana? Ok ke?"

"Semalam badan dedar sikit, sekarang macam dah ok cuma tinggal batuk."

"Mummy hantar Nadirah rumah Ibulah hari ni. Ibu dah buat istikharah. Dari semalam nak telefon Mummy tapi dah malam sangat. Doalah Allah beri kekuatan pada Ibu. Ini sudah takdir Allah pada Ibu."

"Ok Ibu, hari ni Mummy hantar Nadirah rumah Ibu."

That conversation ended her school days.

Hanya Allah yang Maha Mengetahui.

Doa

2010-08-17T01:08:00.001+08:00

Terima kasih Ustaz atas peringatan yang sangat baik.

"Doa Ajaran Ilahi" terbitan PTS Islamika telah saya beli seminggu sebelum Ramadhan. Sangat menarik dan penerangan tentang doa-doa yang dipetik dari Al-Quran sungguh jelas dan sangat memudahkan kita untuk mempraktikkannya. Saiznya kecil dan tidak terlampau tebal, sangat sesuai dibawa ke mana-mana.

Semoga bermanfaat.

Jom pergi UK!

2010-08-17T00:48:00.003+08:00

I must admit that I'm so "terkecur" (pinjam perkataan Bert) seeing this. Air-Asia is having the so called
Xtraordinary SALE! to few destinations, travelling from 1 April 2011 - 11 August 2011. Booking period is now till 19 August. Argh. If I have a time machine and can tell whether I'm still alive, sehat, not pregnant, boss approved leave, annual leave still available, enough money to tour Europe etc, I'll definitely grab this one. Huhu.

Ini menunjukkan betapa kerdil dan hinanya kita di sisi Allah. Sedangkan hari esok pun belum tentu ada untuk kita, inikan tahun hadapan. Moga Allah terima amal ibadah di bulan mulia ini, diberi keampunan, dimakhbulkan segala doa dan tercapai segala hajat yang baik. Dimasukkan ke dalam syurga, terlepas daripada seksaan kubur dan api neraka.

Ya Allah Ya Rabb, kepadaMu ku pohon keampunan. Janganlah Engkau masukkan diriku ke dalam golongan yang melampaui batas Ya Allah.

Amin.

Mutiara Ramadhan

2010-08-11T08:25:00.000+08:00

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak dari Mummy. Abi and Nadirah. Semoga di bulan yang mulia ini ibadah kita diterima, doa-doa dimakhbulkan dan dosa-dosa diampunkan.

Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying regarding Ramadan, "Whoever prayed at night in it (the month of Ramadan) out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." (Sahih Bukhari)

Nadirah @ School

2010-08-10T12:59:00.000+08:00

This is Nadirah's 2nd week @ School or to be exact, her very 4th day. Last week she went to school for 2 days only since Mummy was on MC/annual leave.

At first we thought she gonna like going to school very much, making friends and play all day long with little midgets of her age, but then it turned out that she is very much like Mummy when I was first sent to school eon years ago. I hope not. I hope it was just my nightmare.

When I passed her to "Ibu" yesterday, she cried and tried to pull her body away from Ibu and grabbed Mummy. Sungguh drama queen. I just had to leave and listened her crying her tongue out from my car.

Then when I picked her up from school, as always she was frowning and hanging tight to one of the Ibus. When she set her eyes on me, immediately she smiled. Her misery is now all gone.

Nadirah is in the same class with Fahry. Lyna said, when she sent her superkids this morning, Nadirah was melalak again. Ibu said she'll cry every time they open the door. Probably she was hoping that Mummy will show up and nope, that's not my Mummy!

Sabarlah sayang. Mummy and Abi will 'bubble' you every now and then and Insya-Allah going to school will be so much fun if you try to give it a chance, kay!

Knock knock knock..

2010-08-09T22:35:00.003+08:00

Knock knock knock..

Am knocking at the Writing Department of My Brain.

I think I want to start writing back.

Welcome home!

March 25th

2010-03-26T09:56:00.007+08:00

Yesterday was my birthday.

Azra and Rina, thanks for the birthday SMS!

My boss gave 2 'birthday surprises' by asking me to go to 2 different meetings on his behalf. How kewl is that.

And on my birthday, since boss is not around and Sr Engrs were away too for a course, boss 'gave' (read:tiada pilihan) me the 'honour' to sign SSA report, 1st time ever the report has my sign on it. Nothing special really because it's just a daily security assessment report, but since it happened on my birthday, so it's something worth to remember. (at least to me. Hehe)

What else? Oh ya, I received a poem from an unexpected colleague, the PA to ChiefEngr entitled "A Best Friend..". I'm not sure I want to cry or laugh. But I am touched, really.

The heavy tornado+rain in the evening complement my birth-Day and that was the very day my house was half-drowned with the rain.

I ended the night with going to Kautsar w Ibu, Mak and Nadirah and the Ustaz shared a slide- show showing pictures of orang2 teramat miskin in Kedah. Their houses don't look like a house at all, their hardship to bring up the family, their determination to send their children to school etc, make me feel how lucky I am here, at this age, with my career, beautiful hubby and baby, apartment that definitely look like a home even after the heavy rain, good health, etc, thinking all these make feel I should be a very good servant to Allah for the bountiful nikmat He gives me dari lahir sampai sekarang. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Thank you Allah. Masukkanlah aku dalam golongan yang bersyukur dengan nikmat Mu. Amin.

2 hours before March 25th ended, Abang arrived :* Thanks for the wishes and prayers. Semoga berkekalan sampai ke syurga Amin..

Anyway, the best part of the day is the morning of my birthday.

Before I went to work, after sending Nadirah to Ibu's, seperti biasa salam Mak. But since it was hari luar biasa, I said to mak and hug her..

"Mak, hari ni birthday akak. Terima kasih mak lahirkan akak dulu. Halalkan segala apa yang mak dah bagi pada akak ye."

Mak replied.."Ha'ah la, birthday kamu. Mak pun dah terlupa.."

She held my hand.

"Mak doakan kamu dapat ramai anak, Ja pindah KL, murah rezeki.." (mcm panjang lg but the first two yang aku sangat ingat..)

The best morning ever!

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3 Gen-X II

2010-03-18T07:40:00.002+08:00

I'm on leave today! Wuhuuuuu! My very 1st entry of the day and hope many will pour in soon since there are many overdue pictures demanding for their very own entry. Sabar ya pictures, we'll see how Lil Madam behaves today while Mummy is around. Ibu has dental appointment so I have to take a day off, plus my sis, Mak, MakcikTimah and Yan are coming from Perak today. Hoho. See, I haven't update on the story about Mak is in Perak since last week. Insya-Allah. I'll do it.

Away from zombie office is the best thing in the world after CharKueyTeow!

Brain Food for Our Baby!

2010-03-12T09:31:00.001+08:00

Knew this blog from my dear friend, MommyLyna MSK, thanks alot Lyna! Her name is Lina too, what a coincidence. Anyway, this blogger Momma is truly inspiring. Her daughter has memorized Juzuk 30 at a tender age of 3! Masya-Allah. Allahuakbar! At this challenging era, it's really important for us to provide our children with ilmu Al-Quran, that's one and only way to safeguard us not only from Neraka Allah yang kekal abadi, but also from social ills in our society.

Make learning Al-Quran as our top priority, above others i.e. piano classes, bellerina classes, Kumon etc. And make sure that our spouse is also sharing the same mission like you do. For example, if I can spend USD$99 on Little Reader, will I do the same too for Al-Quran classes, softwares, IQRA' etc. Tak sanggup? Oh, cinta kita kepada dunia masih tinggi. Astagfirullahhalazim. Oh Allah, please guide us to the straight path, Ya Allah. Bantulah kami untuk menjadi ibu-ibu yang mendukung ajaran agama-Mu, Ya Allah. Bimbinglah kami untuk melahirkan anak-anak yang berpegang teguh pada ajaran Islam. Amin amin Ya Rabbal 'Alamin.

We will die. Surely. Anaklah asset yang kita ada selain amal baik lain (jika amal itu Allah terima or redha). The equation is simple and logic, not a rocket science:

Anak soleh = Insya-Allah bahagia lah kita dalam kubur
Anak toleh = Meraunglah kita di sana, tiada suami, mak, abah - tiada siapa sebagai penolong.

Marilah kita tinggalkan anak2 yg soleh dan solehah sebagai asset kita nanti. Bukan sekadar soleh di-bibir, tp sebenar-benar soleh-solehah. If all the mommas in the world bersungguh-sungguh nak melahirkan anak-anak yang patuh pd ajaran Islam, insya-Allah amanlah dunia ini. Hey, I'm still learning to become a good mom too, I admit I'm not doing the right thing all the time. Hiccups do happen. Semoga Allah beri petunjuk, mudahkan jalan, dan ketemukan dengan orang2 yang mahukan kebaikan dan Islam. Don't repeat my mistakes if you read/know any and just select whatever you think is following what Islam wants.

Below is Lina's entry on Brain Food. I'm inspired. Start it early, start it now Mummiess!

Kali ini saya ingin berkongsi resepi saya pada sesiapa yang berminat. Ia sebenarnya khusus untuk ibubapa yang percaya akan makanan yang baik boleh membentuk minda anak kita yang baik. Apa yang diperlukan untuk resepi ini ada 9 perkara:

1) Kacang Badam (Almond)
Ia terkenal kerana kandungan minyaknya. Ia juga makanan yang diwajibkan untuk para hufaz dari negeri Timur Tengah. Saya juga diberitahu, orang Yahudi membiasakan anak mereka meminum susu badam suam pada setiap hari. Badam yang saya beli ni memang dah boleh makan terus. Selalunya orang jual kurma mesti jual badam dan kismis juga selain dari barang2 lain.

2) Kismis
Bahan ni memang orang kita dah kenal kebaikkannya hingga mereka boleh gelar kismis Minda.

3) Minyak Ikan
Saya guna jenama Pristin kerana kandungan Omega 3 - DHA dan EPAnya yang paling tinggi di pasaran Malaysia iaitu 5 kali ganda dibanding dengan yg rendah. Saya rasa semua ibu2 tahu akan kegunaan minyak ikan dalam membentuk otak bayi sebelum bayi lahir lagi.

4) Kurma

5) Madu

6) Buah Tin

7) Habbatus Sauda

8) Ekstrak Daun Zaitun Olive Oleo
Melancarkan penghantaran nutrien-nutrien dari bahan bahan diatas ke dalam darah dan seterusnya ke otak. Ia juga adalah anti bakteria, anti fungus dan anti virus. Resepi ini tidak memasukkan sebarang bahan awet selain dari ekstrak daun zaitun ini.

9) Air Surah Taha
Air biasa atau untuk lagi bagus air zam zam... yang dibacakan AlFatihah (1 kali) dan Surah Taha, Ayat 1 - 28, 11 kali. Ia adalah makanan rohani yang akan melembutkan hati kanak-kanak degil, mereka yang berhati keras dan ia juga memancarkan kebijaksanaan mereka. Ia adalah doa Nabi Musa memohon kebijaksanaan dari Allah. Kalau nak pekat masukkan sedikit sahaja air sahaja.

Lihat urat2 pada kacang badam.. ia mirip kepada rupa urat-urat otak kita. Saya pernah terbaca, Ini adalah kejadian Allah untuk memberitahu kita kegunaannya pada manusia.

Badam, Kismis, Kurma dan Buah Tin di blender halus.

Tips : Habbatus Sauda dan Buah Tin di masukkan sedikit sahaja kerana jika terbanyak, ia akan menyebabkan 'funny taste'...tak sedap. Sukatannya, agak-agak saje. Boleh buat ikut suka tangan kita.. Yang anak kita suka makan tu, taruk lah lebih. Tak perlu masak, semua bahan ni memang dah boleh makan begitu saja.

Ni suapan yang ketiga ni! Sudah tu.. simpan untuk esok pulak!

Bila dah siap, boleh makan terus, amalkan 2-3 sudu sehari. Kanak-kanak belum banyak gigi pun dah boleh amalkan. Dalam bekas diatas, saya telah masukkan 3 kapsul minyak ikan berkepekatan tinggi. Darwish dan Wisya memang suka memakannya. Rasanya penuh dengan lemak kacang badam dan manisnya madu lebah. Cara mudah untuk memberi makanan sunnah yang banyak kebaikkannya pada otak beserta dengan minyak ikan yang kaya dengan DHA dan EPA! Disimpan dalam bekas dan diletakkan dipeti sejuk (bukan beku). Selamat Mencuba..

14 months and counting

2010-03-10T06:35:00.005+08:00

Mummy has to put this down, else the thoughts can easily slip away from this forgetful Momma's brain.

To do in March + April:

1. Iqra' - setel all Fathah in March. And try to prepare FC Kasrah for April. I really hope I can find good Arabic flash card in the KLIBF next week like below: Glen DOman Reading Kit: Arabic. Sapa tau where can I buy this one, please shout out! I found this kit from an Indonesian online shop. Do I need to go there to get one? Uwa. The price? 2.5juta rupiah! Erk, I have no idea how much is that in RM. Tak pernah sampai indon lagi. Bibik indon ku pun belum tiba. Aduh. Kalau dak boleh pesan suruh bawak untuk Ibuk.

3. There's no such things as tooooo late for anything. So Abi's high level task: start Nadirah with memorizing Al-Fatihah. :-) You're the star Abi!

4. Finish up GD Maths Dot card. Yes, we are stuck with it and we need to finish that up before her 18mths birthday.

5. Have to let Nadirah knows that there's more than just animal in this world. So, Mummy need to work hard and try to make her interested with our new set of FC: Nature Discovery Cards. So, this will be our theme for the month.

To accompany that, these DVDs are just perfect:

No more animals. Unless we are done with the theme ok sayang?

Ok, 5 is more than enough. If we can get it done at least half of everything, I'm more than happy. No pressure - purely happy and joy moments with my dearest.

These days, Nadirah has shown off a lot of the things she has learnt to Mummy and Abi. (and Ibu and Ayah of course) Last 2 nights when we were at Dr Azhar Yaakob's tazkirah, me and Nadirah sat at the back. As usual, I brought along her FC whenever we go to Kautsar or Naim.

Without expecting anything, I showed her YBCR Flip Cards:

1. SITTING - she was standing, and looking at that card, she instantly seated! Mummy dah teruja. And start showing the next one:

2. WALKING - she stood up, and walk past me (about 7 steps) and stopped, and looked at Mummy with her cheeky smile (mcm nak cakap, "see Mummy, I knew it! I can read!"). I think I was in tears. Since she was responding well and still in focus, I showed another card.

3. FEET - she walked back to me, sit in front of me and goyang2 her feet. Gosh. That moment was priceless.

I stopped my testing session there. I'm afraid she's getting bored of it.

I know Aleka did this at 9mo. But nevertheless I'm a happy Mummy! GLEE!

It's here!

2010-03-09T12:28:00.000+08:00

Google pics

The book fair is here people!

I can't wait! Last year nadirah was 3 months young when we were there, now she's walking! How fast is that, Masya-Allah. Our billies still got some space right Abi :P

So mommies, jom pegi!!

Baby gadget

2010-03-08T22:46:00.000+08:00

My cheeky baby is getting cheekier by day. Last weekend we went to BabyJaya Uptown Damansara and bought her a new carseat, Halford Premier Zeus.

And this cute bag too. She lurvessss it. Kalau front view nampak mcm nadirah nak gi hiking or bungee jumping.

BPA free BRO tumbler for her. Asyik btol minum air.

Thanks Abi! We heart you :*

The smell...

2010-03-08T12:51:00.004+08:00

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The 'new book smell' is so irresistible to me. Just got my new Solusi 17th Edition from Aci. (I've been bugging Aci on Solusi for many days already!) I smile all ears, open to the 1st page, then 2nd.. and smell the mag. *fresh*

Can't wait to lie on my sofa @ Jasmine and read. Ahh, only if Nadirah go to sleep @ 8pm every night. Impossible.

I heart Solusi..

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..and new book smell too! Abang, we probably need this spray for our living room ;-)

No-Dairy, will you?

2010-03-05T11:40:00.000+08:00

Epoi, can you get this book for K Nyah please?

"Professor Plant courageously tells a compelling and very personal story on breast cancer that is a must-read, not only for women interested in this disease but also for the scientific and medical communities, who should sit up and take notice. It is time that the long-alleged nutritional worthiness of dairy be brought up for discussion."
--T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University, project director of the China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project, joint chairman of the Diet and Cancer Project of the American Institute for Cancer Research, and co-chairman of the World Cancer Research Fund.

"This important, provocative book by an impressive author cannot be ignored. Through this breathtaking personal odyssey, Jane Plant forces us all to think differently about the causes of breast cancer. Indispensable reading."
--Devra Lee Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Clinton Administration appointee to the National Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, visiting professor, Carnegie Mellon University

"Dr. Jane Plant provides a much-needed challenge to the conventional paradigm in dealing with the epidemic of breast cancer. This authoritative, well-researched but easily read text finally provides a focus on the powerful science of disease prevention. Here are the tools allowing women the ability to reduce their risk."
--David Perlmutter, M.D., director of the Permutter Health Center, Naples, Florida

"[This book] should be read by every...woman wishing to avoid breast cancer and to live life to her fullest potential. The book is well documented and easy to read. Your doctor should be recommending it to you."
--John McDougall, M.D., medical director of the McDougall Program, St. Helena Hospital, Napa Valley, California

Your Life in Your Hands

2010-03-04T20:10:00.002+08:00

Went to CaCare @ SS19 last Saturday. Yeong recommended me another book, Your Life In Your Hands by Professor Jane Plant, a renowned Scientist and British Geologist + breast cancer survivor. Thanks Yeong! I picked another book, The Hellelujah Diet by Dr George Malkmus. Reason being, the book claimed that the diet recommended is based on Bible and I have a book entitled "Rawatan Penyakit dan Tips Menjaga Kesihatan Cara Rasulullah". I'm pretty sure both books will agree in many ways. I'll find out the answer and insya-Allah will share the common points here. May Allah give me enough time to read all the books on my Billy. Honestly, there are times that I feel like giving up my job and just read books all day long. I'm a happy bunny with the new addition on my Billy. All I need is time!

Below is from CancerActive.com, a worth reading article to all women if you haven't got time to read her book. I found out that Publisher's Weekly's comment on her book here is very biased and trying to discredit her scientific approach and effort in recommending the new way of diet to prevent and cure cancer. The article below is like answering back what PW has said previously. In other words, if you say you have a way to cure cancer, you'll be condemned to the max because no one can do that; except the Mainstream Cancer Industry. Fullstop.

Enjoy reading!

It's Been An Exciting Time

Professor Jane Plant was our very first "Living Proof", in July 2002, and what a story she had to tell! Her battle against breast cancer took so many twists and turns that she recorded it in her recently updated bestseller Your Life in Your Hands so that others could benefit from her research and experiences. Awarded a CBE for services to science, Professor Plant is still a member of many government committees and Chief Scientist of the British Geological Survey.

Two and half years ago she told us how she beat progressively more advanced breast cancer five times. First diagnosed 17 years ago, when her two children were still at home, she underwent conventional treatment, including a mastectomy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and was given three months to live. Her life changed when her osteopath told her to give up dairy products. Within six weeks the lump in her neck (the cancer had spread to the lymph) had shrivelled and disappeared. It is the mixture of science and personal experience that makes Jane's case against dairy products, if you have breast or prostate cancer, unarguable. Now just weeks away from her 60th birthday, she tells us what she's been up since we told her story.

"I've been very busy and have written another four books - something I would never have thought possible before! I've also moved to London and am enjoying doing up my house. It's been an exciting time too, because I have been given honorary professorships at Exeter and Kingston universities, been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and became the first woman President of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy.

I use acupuncture, weekly-to-monthly counselling and my diet to get me through

Professionally it's been fantastic, but I have had a lot of problems and stress in other areas (personal and work) so I'm not convinced of the role stress plays in breast cancer. If it was a problem, I should have had my cancer back, but I check myself very carefully and am OK. I think it's important to be honest, and I have had the odd touch of depression in the last couple of years. I've been prone to that since my teens and am pretty good at overcoming it. I think the fact that I suffer from anxiety and depression and got through cancer is quite important. I use acupuncture, weekly-to-monthly counselling and my diet to get me through.

When I read all the anti-soya publicity, the cynic in me has to laugh. It's utter nonsense to say that soya is going to cause problems because it's oestrogenic - scientific nonsense! There are three points to make here:

1: The Chinese have virtually lived on soya in the past and they had next to no breast or prostate cancer. When I've been in China, I've spoken to doctors who have never seen a case of either.

2: The phytoestrogens in soya are between 1/500th and 1/1000th the strength of human oestrogen. They are thought to lock onto receptors in breast or prostate tissue and protect them from animal oestrogen in the way Tamoxifen does - but without the side effects.

3: Most plants contain phytoestrogens, so the idea that these are dangerous is ludicrous. Recent research shows that the main pathway of animal oestrogens in the diet is from dairy. That is far more significant than soya. In The Plant Programme, the book I wrote with Jill Tidey, we explain that the typical healthy Japanese diet is based on 30 separate ingredients a day, not just soya. So use it to replace dairy and if you're allergic, try rice, pea or oat milk.

I particularly want to get the message across to men as they're very difficult to reach. Prostate cancer is fast becoming the biggest killer cancer of men and I very much want them to read my latest book, Prostate Cancer: Understand, Prevent and Overcome to prevent themselves getting this horrid disease.

I also wrote Understanding, Preventing and Overcoming Osteoporosis because everyone kept saying they would get it if they went on my diet. I thought I'd better do some responsible research and found the opposite to be true. It's nonsense for doctors to say that if you cut out dairy you'll get osteoporosis.

Countries that have the most dairy and animal product have the most osteoporosis. Cheese is the most bone-damaging food you can ever have. I used to love it but, knowing how dangerous it is, I don't touch it.

I don't think of myself as a cancer patient any longer. It's 17 years since I was first diagnosed and I hope all that's in the past. When I look to the future I hope that more people will read my books and prevent their cancers and, in my own case, that my family is happy."

All Jane Plant's books are published by Virgin Books.

3 GenX

2010-03-02T23:51:00.000+08:00

Opah-Mummy-Nadirah

Honey for Baby

2010-03-02T16:47:00.002+08:00

I've been waiting for nadirah 12 months milestones coz then only I feel safe to let her take honey as daily supplement. All the while, I've read a lot on the side effects of honey if taken by baby under 1yo (thanks to google, but not many researched are done on this) and one of them is called botulisme, so I decided not to let her consume it until she reaches her 12 months birthday. Hope to find a hard science proof saying the adverse/positive effect to baby, in there's any. If it's good, I want to start earlier than 12 mths.

In actual fact, I was too excited and bought her Manuka Honey, the NZ product that is very famous with its UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) at Bangsar Village Organic Shop. The higher the UMF, the better (google mommies). I was very confident and asked the salesgirl for the highest UMF that they have in shop. And gulp, tersedak makcik ini when knowing the UMF 20+ is tagged @ RM200 plus plus for 500g! Gosh. I don't have enough cash and don't own any credit cards either. Just RM100 in my purse. So I did my cover-up story and settled with UMF 10+, RM80 plus plus 500g.

We are diehard honey consumer. Especially my mom. When I reached home and gleefully tayang my hard earned Manuka Honey, we tasted it and erk. Is the honey suppose to taste that weird? It's hard to explain. Rasa mcm ubat. Hard metalic taste, not the usual sweet honey. Kasik sesudu ke Nadirah, instantly she blew it out of her mouth. Adeh. Don't do this to Mummy. Mahal okeh.

I have to find an alternative. Honey is extremely good. And I found the solution alhamdulillah.

Hiraq Wildan for Kids Dates Herbal Essence. Name panjang bukan main.

Now nadirah is on Hiraq Wildan. I'm at peace because this is an IMP product plus it has more than just honey. All the goodness of sunnah food are included + superfood/herb such as - Honey, Habbatussauda, Dates, Buah Tin, Olive Oil, Kismis, Spirulina, Goji, Rozel and Gingko. And most important, she loves it! And me too. Sedap!

Tiger

2010-03-02T06:46:00.000+08:00

My lil mucnhkin loves animal to bits so Mummy bought her Baby Einstein Baby Macdonald Flashcard at Popular Wangsa Walk many moons ago. What I like most about this FC is because the cards show real animals [one of GDomann's criteria in buying FC - real images, not illustration], very colourful, have the animal facts at the back of each card and made from high grade hard glossy paper.In addition, the images on FC are the same as the animals in her 4 most favourite Baby Einstein DVDs (out of 26 DVDs) - Baby MacDonald [suka tahap gaban], World Animals [amat suke jugak], Neighbourhood Animals[suke2], Baby Neptune [animals in/on water]; the FC is by product of the 4 DVDs. It's a double bonus coz she can enjoy playing with her friends off-line and at the same time, seeing the same pictures in repetition can boost up her memory power. Alhamdulillah. These DVDs are life saver. They are the only disctration that can keep her away from me when Abi is not around so that I can quickly mandi, solat or cook. Else, she'll hang her body at my knees.

Normally wherever we go, the cards will tag along.[unless they are left @ ibu's]

Ok, last thursday I came to pick up my baby and had the usual chitchat with Ibu.

Ibu said, "Tadi tgk docementary animal dengan Nadirah. Lepas tu keluar-la Tiger. Nadirah pergi cari flashcard Tiger, pastu tunjuk dekat tiger dalam TV."

Masya-Allah. I kissed Nadirah. Speechless kejap Mummy looking at her roaring baby.

Thank you darling baby for giving me one of the best gift ever! Deep down I know you learnt a lot from our sessions. I know you do. Doman refrained me from testing you and I obey. It's hard for me to follow the rule. And now you've proven to Mummy that you know your friends well. Although you didn't see the tigers in real life when we visited the zoo last time, you can still recognize them. Masya-Allah.

Just beware dear, they bite! Aummmmmmmmm!

Vaccination

2010-02-23T14:15:00.004+08:00

Vaccination.

It's a very controversial subject. At first, I don't feel like blogging about it. But since not many mommies are aware of the effect of vaccination, I just play my role as a health ranger like Mike Adam does (he does a fantabulousss job! Find some time to read his web, very informative!) Education, not medication! Yeah, that's what we gonna do!

During my early primary school years, when the troop of nurses from Kementerian Kesihatan came to inject us, my mom normally sign in the Parents Consent form for Vaccination "Tidak memperakukan" because I was afraid of the needles. Then only I knew (last year) that my mom didn't allow Epoi to get a single jab when he was little. At that time (early 90s) people were not aware and thought that whatever came out of the horses mouths are correct, so mak faced some difficulties with his school when she was asked whether the injections were done or not.

The situation doesn't change much now. After giving birth, first thing first, you'll be given a vaccination appointment book for your baby. (that's what PCMC does) After 2-3 months, another check-up, and the infant is injected and the series of injections or so called vaccination continue for the next only-God-knows-how-many-months/years.

I wasn't aware about vaccination scheme until I was pregnant. About 2 weeks before Nadirah was born, I got to know up close and personal with Ibu. She was a staff-nurse @ Pusrawi. From her I learnt a lot about vaccination and what to do about it. Thank you Allah for giving me the infos through a stranger that later becomes like a big sister to me.

Anyway, I do not wish to make any conclusion here. I just want to educate not conclude. I'm sure brilliant parents out there know what is best for their children. I found a sound article on this issue that worth reading. In your journey of finding the real truth, you may encounter with term like "Quackery" or "quackers" which normally refers to holistic/naturopthy therapist/healer. It's high time for us to find out who the real quackers are!

The article is long so I've selected the last 2 chunks of it. Read further here. And to read further details of vaccination from the Authors website, click here.

Why Vaccines Cause Diseases

Our body is equipped with an immune system. The immune system I am referring to is not just helper cells and anti-bodies, we have several lines of defense against infection and illness. We have saliva that is full of germs, and we have skin to protect our organs. We have a liver and kidneys to cleanse our blood and excrete toxic waste. We have our lungs to take in fuel, and excrete the waste of cellular metabolism.

In order to make a vaccine, one needs to render the virus, or germ, ineffective and find a way to introduce it into the body. In order to make many batches of this virus for injection, the virus needs food to grow off of. To grow a vaccine virus, the virus is cultured on a variety of nutrient rich substances; like monkey kidney cells, aborted human fetuses, calf serum, guinea pig embryonic tissue, fetal tissue, and other foul things. Once you have this large batch of "disease," and you can imagine how sick and putrid this mix is, you need to remove all the impurities and isolate the virus (or germ) that you want to inject into someone. Now isolating just the virus from this milieu is impossible. Yet we try anyway, we bleach and cleanse the serum and get mostly the virus, plus many contaminants. Now, when the body gets injected with this virus, it will immediately seek to repel it, especially since it is rare for a disease to be introduced into the body directly through the blood stream. Vaccine creators had to find ways to keep the altered virus or germ from being immediately repelled from the body, and this is one purpose of adjuvants, vaccine additives.

Every vaccine contains MSG as one such additive; other vaccine additives include, thimerosal which is mercury, antibiotics, anti-freeze and other poisonous and acidic compounds.

Now imagine your helpless infant. They hardly have an immune system as their bodies' lines of defenses. Their organs are still growing and forming. It is our public policy to inject infants soon after birth, directly with a syringe full of foreign substances. The injection dosage is not carefully measured to be specific to the exact body weight of the infant, and the dose has never been independently screened to be free of contaminants. Immediately after the injection, the body goes into life saving procedures. If you have a healthy and robust child, you will be lucky to get away with a cold or flu-like symptoms, as your child's body tries to excrete all of the impurities just injected through its organs of purification: such as the kidney's, the liver, and the skin. If you have a less robust child, their body's defense mechanisms can fail one after the next, especially after repeated injections. When the body's internal purifiers fail, the blood-brain barrier becomes compromised; that is why a known side effect to vaccines is a high-pitched screaming. The screaming is the nervous system of an infant being damaged and breached as it was never meant to be. Many children are autistic because of vaccinations as the toxic poisons in the vaccines get lodged into places that can alter and affect the nervous system; including brain and spinal column development.

Dr. Albert Sabien, developer of the oral polio vaccine, has changed his vaccine position widely. In a 1995 lecture, he said, "Official data have shown that the large-scale vaccinations undertaken in the US have failed to obtain any significant improvement of the diseases against which they were supposed to provide protection."

With this in mind, we have before us one of the most horrific, disturbing, and incompressible crimes ever committed. Each and every day, thousands of parents along with local and state governments, schools, doctors and politicians, allow this crime, and even promote this crime, as it continues to go unnoticed by the masses.

Let me add one final note to this article. You may have heard of these supposedly great humanitarian organizations going into the third world and providing community service by vaccinating poor children against diseases. Given your new awareness about the lack of evidence of vaccine efficacy, you might wonder what these organizations are really doing? This is what the World Health Organization asked themselves in an internal review, after noticing that an AIDS epidemic seemed to follow where they were vaccinating.

Vaccines in the Third World

On May 11, 1987, The London Times, one of the world's most respected newspapers, published an explosive article entitled 'Smallpox Vaccine Triggered AIDS Virus'. The story suggested the smallpox eradication vaccine program sponsored by the World Health Organization was responsible for unleashing AIDS in Africa. Almost 100 million Africans living in central Africa were inoculated by the WHO
(www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cf...) .

In Dr. Campbell Douglas's 1987 report titled 'W.H.O Murdered Africa' he writes that, "There is no question mark after the title of this article because the title is not a question. It's a declarative statement." (www.biblebelievers.org.au/who.htm)

Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize claims, what is a common belief in some parts of Africa, that, "In fact it (the HIV virus) is created by a scientist for biological warfare."
(www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0...)

Kihura Nkuba spoke about Polio vaccine genocide in Uganda. "At the main hospital in Mbarara during that month of 1977 more than 600 children had died following polio vaccination. 600 children! So even some of the timid medical practitioners who were initially afraid to come out, started coming out giving information and saying 'Oh, we knew this oral polio vaccine was trouble because as soon as the child receives it, they get a temperature and their health goes downhill and there is nothing that you could do.'" (www.whale.to/a/nkuba.htm)

You need to know why you have been led so far from the path of truth. You need to know that when you see media reports that promote the good of vaccines and their effectiveness, such as news or television reports, that these reports are completely fake and fabricated.

This leads me to the conclusion that some of the most powerful forces are at play, since they can easily and freely put manipulative and false material into the public's eye.

Healthy children come from healthy parents who eat whole and unrefined organic foods, who avoid processed foods like pasteurized milk, processed sugar, cheap vegetable oils, infant formulas, and processed flour products that are so prevalent in our food supply.

If you want your child to be healthy and disease free, do not give them a polluted body. Do not violate the purity of your child's blood.

Loving our children means not giving them vaccinations and it means that we need to inform other parents as well that vaccines are indeed shown and proven to be deadly.

Spread the word and do your part in ending this heinous crime.

"The greatest lie ever told is that vaccines are safe and effective," and now you know why.

May you and your children experience peace and happiness beyond vaccines.

Ramiel Nagel is the author of “Healing Our Children: Because Your New Baby Matters! Sacred Wisdom for Preconception, Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting.” Healing Our Children explains the true causes of disease conditions of pregnancy and childhood so that you can avoid and prevent them. It provides essential natural health programs so that mothers and their new babies can optimize their health during the times of preconception, pregnancy, lactation and the early years. Receive a free chapter at: www.healingourchildren.net

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All images are from google. tq!

Abi and his girl

2010-02-22T16:53:00.002+08:00

Abi and his girl

Nadirah dah besar.. nak jalan sendiri la Abi!

CNY weekend

2010-02-19T16:42:00.004+08:00

The CNY weekend was a blast! We enjoyed every minute of it.

Saturday:
>Sent mak to RAOHA, then went to Alip's wedding.

Pics courtesy of Rina :-) Sara, Deera, Bie, Tina - dah lamer giler x jumpe. Since after SPM I think.

They look like twins. Seriously.

Classmates four years @ Bkt Merbah + 6 more years in Soton for Bugs. Bugger.

Me and Rina have to chow early, so this pic was taken right before we left while Alip and her twin were enjoying the Royal Feast.

Sunday
>Cook Nasi Arab.
>Gi Taman yang orang ramai2 main layang2 tu. Ape eh name tpt tu Lana walking GPS ku? Just beside MRR2 on the way from gombak to Damansara tu.
>JJasco makan JCo.

Monday
>Nadirah sunat! Finally. Thank you Ibu selaku Opah-Mudim! Menggigil tangan Mummy tgk Nadirah sunat. Meraung kuat tak ingat punye. Siap marah2 Ibu lepas sunat tu. Haha. Funny funny baby. After sunat terus gi JJasco.
>Malam: Highlight of the weekend, went tu Kuliah Magrib by Ust Zaharuddin Abd Rahman at Masjid Assobirin! He's in KL, just arriving from UK, pitstop at Dubai. He's a cool Ustaz ever. I remember pernah doa to have anak lelaki if not lagi terer, at least as terer as him. Masya-Allah. Penyelamat ummah, insya-Allah.

Tuesday
>Lepaking at home.

Wish we have more long weekends like this. Bliss..

Are you sane?

2010-02-18T12:50:00.005+08:00

Source

Indeed I am. Alhamdulillah.

I know many would think that I'm out of my mind for preventing my mom from doing chemo and undergo the standard cancer treatment (package, 3 in 1) at the UH. In actual fact, my mom doesn't want to do it in the first place. Then only I do my research and still on going. Mak actually has seen a living example of her niece (my cousin) who were suffering from colon cancer way back in 2005 if I'm not mistaken. She's a young mother, a cheerful teacher, very humble, warm-hearted and always wears her bright smile. Yong Muna. I still remember my summer vacation to her house in Kelantan and that was my last.

Mak treated her sister's (Yan) children like her own. When Yong was bed-ridden in KB hospital undergoing chemotherapy, mak came all the way from Perak to give her morale support and at the same time to boost up Yan's spirit. Mak has seen with her own pairs of eyes how Yong was in pain when the chemo drug was injected into her body. She kept on saying, "Panas Maksu..panass.." At one point she cannot take it anymore and the doctor has to stop the drugs from flowing in her body. She passed away few months after my abah, a surprised to many because abah was physically healthy.

Mak has experienced the chemo mentally and she refused to endure it physically. That's her personal choice and we are with her, rain or shine. Insya-Allah.

My word of advice, read. Resources are bountiful. You just need to choose trusted ones and try to position yourself outside of the box. Insya-Allah you'll find the answer. At the same time, seek for Allah's help to show us the right path. Semua ini janji Allah.

Thanks to all dear friends who has been calling and texting me all the week. I really appreciate your support, thoughts and prayers. Hanya Allah yang mampu membalas :-)

Finale: The Oncologist (III)

2010-02-13T08:00:00.007+08:00

...Read this entry first if you haven't before proceed to this one.

The doctor went out for her boss.

5 minutes later, THE ONCOLOGIST stormed inside the room. With the doctor too. Suspend..suspend..
(from what I understood, the 1st doctor we met is not an oncologist, probably MD doing Masters in Oncology, I assume)

SCARY! That's the only word I can described about her.

Why? She's been in and out of our room seeing the nurses/docs and asked them questions in an angry manner. The first time she 'terjah' inside our room and heard her talking to the bunch of docs, I was so relived that we didn't see her.

From what I understood she was stressed because she has to cover an absent Oncologist. Wallahualam.

But that was then. Now she's attending us. She's the boss the previous doctor was looking after.
Erk.

The O (bercakap dengan nada memujuk), "Makcik, kenapa makcik taknak buat chemo? Chemo ok makcik. Makcik mana ada tua lagi, baru 56 tahun. Makcik, 76% peluang untuk hidup lebih 10 tahun kalau buat chemo. Ni bukan paksa ya, tapi saya nak makcik buat chemo dulu, lepas tu radio dan hormon 5 tahun. Lagipun cancer makcik dah Stage 2B, dah merebak kat lymp nodes. Ni (refer to Lab report) kata dah 6 dari 15 lymph nodes makcik buang hari tu dah ada cancer. Kalau tak buat chemo, cancer ni boleh merebak ke tempat lain" (Taktik menakutkan patient telah digunakan dalam seminit pertama consult patient..mcm mana la tak penuh bilik chemo tu aku tengok, semua dah ketakutan, courtesy of their own Oncologist...)

"Kalau makcik umur 80 tahun, ye laa dah tua. Kalau patient umur 80 tahun, kami pun tak bagi chemo. 80 tahun kan, dah lama hidup, ok la tu. (Oh aku sakit hati dengar this part, it's like them who dictate who should live and who should die!) Ni makcik baru 56 tahun. Boleh hidup lama lagi ni. Makcik kerja lagi ke?"

"Haah, cikgu," I said.

"Ha, ok tu. Kami boleh bagi ubat {READ: TOXIC CHEMO DRUGS. Sumpah dia tak mention the word drugs at all. AT ALL ok!} yang lagi bagus untuk makcik."

(Sbb mak buat chemo kerajaan yang bayar, so they can fork out the money from government and give mak more expensive chemo drugs)

"Chances survive lagi tinggi by 4% makcik."

(aku sudah mahu muntah when she said this. 4% increment only?! This is what happened when MDs quoted numbers given by Pharma companies, the % are relative numbers, not absolute numbers, to know more how these companies get the numbers, ask dr-google or read Healing Cancer Inside Out book by Mike Anderson, page-12&13. Ok, ralat: Not all MDs believe the feeble numbers fed by the giant Pharma companies. Thanks to many2 MDs around the world who speak up and educate layman like me by writing books/blogs on frauds that linger in Medical Society)

"Makcik, dalam Oncology ni 4% increase ni be-saaaarrrrr.

(she stressed the word be-saaarrr. I puked.)

"Makcik buat chemo 6 kali je. 3 kali yang pertama government cover, lagi 3 makcik bayar dulu. Takpe nanti boleh claim. Memang sakit sikit la awal2 tu tapi tak pe nanti makcik boleh claim semula."

(Ingat cakap sakit sbb sakit chemo, rupanya sebab kena bayar)

After she finished ‘pungpangpungpang’, I took the podium and said, “Back to what you’ve said earlier; doctor kata bukan paksaan kan? (to do chemo, radio etc)." The O didn't look at me. But she was about to say something but the word stuck at her kerongkong.

Aku sambung, "Ok, saya faham, cadangan doktor for the best interest of the patient," I'm almost lost in my own words.

Suddenly the room were full with people and I don’t know where the came from. All eyes were on me except for the O. The O stared at papers on the table.

"Ok doctor, macam ni..Mak has discussed with her anak-anak. We agreed not to do chemo. What ever the consequences are, kami akan tanggung bersama. At the end of the day, semua org akan mati. Everybody will die. My mom chooses to have a peaceful death. Itu pilihan mak. Hope doctor can consider her choice, patient’s choice. Jadi mak saya tak nak buat chemo, so can you prescribe her Tamoxifen instead?”

The oncologist senyap, and then angguk. “Ok, boleh. Tapi kalau lepas ni berlaku apa2 pada makcik, makcik jangan salahkan hospital pulak ye.."

"Tamoxifen is not as effective as chemo. Less than 50% success rate.” (You think my mom will swallow the Tamoxifen? Come on...Muka dia sungguh tak puas hati but I'm glad she said OK. Alhamdulillah)

“Ok2. Kami tak salahkan hospital,” I was overjoyed hearing her said that. Mak tersenyum lega.

The O, "Ok, saya bagi hormon untuk 3 bulan, lepas 3 bulan datang semula untuk check-up ok."

To cut the story short, mak was given MC for another 3 months.

Soon we left the room, kami anak beranak berpelukan depan pintu. Terharu. Masya-Allah. Alhamdulillah. Allah selamatkan mak from the death sentence from the O. Allah makhbulkan doa mak, doa Yan&KakSu yang baru balik Umrah last Sunday, doa Imah Epoi dan doa semua yang berdoa. Alhamdulillah. Tak terkata perasaan masa tu.

"Akak pun tak tahu dari mana kekuatan datang nak cakap mcm tu mak. Doa mak ni.." I said and we walked out of the Oncology Unit.

That very day, I’ve made my mom really proud.

Alhamdulillah.

*Disclaimer: Aku bukan anti-doctor, medical establishment, medical students, my brother Epoi who is studying medicine, my specialist-SILs, etc. Some medical intervention in curing diseases are crucial, nonetheless, current practices in the lucrative-cancer-industry are truly barbarian. I can't let my mom be a victim. Would you? Wallahualam. Hanya Allah Maha Mengetahui.

Ya Allah Ya Qawiyy, kekuatan ini dari-Mu dan bila2 masa sahaja Engkau boleh ambil dariku. Berilah kekuatan untuk kami menghadapi dugaanMu ini. Berilah kesembuhan kepada emakku, Ya Allah, janganlah Kau uji kami dengan perkara yang tidak sanggup kami hadapi. Amin Ya Rabbal 'Alamin.

Image from: http://www.naturalnews.com

The truth is out there...

2010-02-13T00:59:00.004+08:00

Patrick Swayze's death came as a shock to many people. But not to his own cancer doctor: They know that the five-year survival rates of people being treated with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer are virtually zero. And Swayze was only the latest in a long list of celebrities dying after being treated with chemotherapy and other toxic forms of western medicine:

Farrah Fawcett died following chemotherapy used to treat anal cancer and liver cancer:

Famed newscaster Peter Jennings died from chemotherapy treatments for lung cancer.

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow died after receiving chemotherapy for colon cancer.

Celebrities still battling Cancer

Desperate Housewives actress Kathry Joosten is currently battling lung cancer. It's not clear whether she has undergone chemotherapy yet, or plans to, but she did have cancer surgery in 2001 which obviously didn't "cure" the cancer because it has now returned.

Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs looks deathly ill after undergoing not only chemotherapy but also a complicated cancer surgery that removed a part of his pancreas and digestive tract.

Sheryl Crow is battling breast cancer, but she famously decided to support her immune system with natural medicine by turning to a Traditional Chinese Medicine wellness center called Tao of Wellness (http://www.taoofwellness.com). No doubt her outcome will be vastly improved by this integrative approach. Unfortunately, her hubby Lance Armstrong is more into the conventional drugs-and-chemo approach, and most people probably don't realize the two things that saved Armstrong's life were intense exercise and regular exposure to sunshine during his cycling training (creating vitamin D, a powerful anti-cancer nutrient). (And wearing those little yellow Livestrong bracelets only tags you as being completely brainwashed about cancer and the cancer industry.)

Article courtesy of Mike Adams @ Natural News, copy paste from here.

Weekend of book lovers

2010-02-12T12:30:00.001+08:00

Long weekend! Can't wait. We're not going anywhere except to wedding Alip tomorrow insya-Allah and just anywhere around 20km radius from Jasmine, @ most.

For book lovers , weekend is the best time to be a couch potato or snuggle under the duvet and read the endless books on the shelf. No. Not really. A mother cum book lover can't do that. Kene curik2 mase coz on weekend the baby will ask Mummy, "Me or the Book?"

Fuh. Anyway, I plan to do a lot of reading over the weekend, insya-Allah.

The books on queue are:

After reading Prof Kamil best seller, Travelog Haji: Mengubah Sempadan Iman, we decided to get this book. Honestly, the THMSI touches me in many ways. And MrJ too. It's like bringing us back to the HolyLand Makkah and flashes the unforgettable memory while we were there, but in a different way. What makes me hook with the book is the way Prof describes his experience and relates that with his past and his strong will to change himself for the better. Sungguh mencabar iman, menyentuh hati dan mengusik perasaan. His sincerity in his words is the prime mover that makes the book a best-seller. Must read for all, especially those who are planning to perform umrah/haj, read it before you go. A great gift for those who just came back from Hajj too.

My new IM emailed me the .pdf version of this 291-pages book (below). I just started this morning and stopped at page-4. I'm dead! Will try to cover at least the first 2 chapters before he questioned my reading speed. The book is extremely interesting. If there's a Master course on Power System Economics in Malaysia, I would die to do it. Adekah?

Last but not least, the book that is still pending for many weeks:

Keajaiban Thibbun Nabawi. Yummehhh! Borrowed the book from Dr Tum. Have to finish it asap. Interesting interesting..

Okeh, itu je dulu. Jgn tamak. :-) I've finished reading "What you need to know about.." (cancer book) the night before seeing the oncologist and now the book is with my IM. We exhanged books. Hoho. He's interested with cancer thingy and in fact want one of his children to be cancer expert. Hoho. I hope Epoi will be one too, ye Epoi?

Mari kita membacaaa!

Have a great weekend everyone!

The Oncologist (II)

2010-02-11T11:22:00.008+08:00

Was busy at the office these few days. And P1w1max buat hall for many2 days. It's like impossible to get a connection at home these days. Mesti POTONG!

Anyway, the day before was my mom’s first visit to the oncologist. 2 doctors tried to convince my mom to do Chemo + Radio + and finally Tamoxifen (hormone). I was fidgeting like cacing kepanasan.That’s not what she wants. I wasn’t seated in the room coz I know I need to get the strength somewhere to counter back what the oncologist will say. I have the feeling that chemo will be the solution and only solution they will offer.

Ok, the actual scene in the room is like this. Rewind.

We entered the room. The doctor examined the stitches for 30 seconds. 30 seconds later, the doc said, "Ok makcik, rawatan selepas ni makcik buat chemo, radio dan makan hormon ye."

I was like.. WTH? Gugur terus jantung dan paru2ku ke lantai hospital. Result from pathology lab pun x explain, dah nak kill the patient by 'prescribing' {read:torture} the BARBARIC treatment.

My mom was quiet. Mcm malaikat lalu. "The doc asked, nape makcik? Makcik taknak chemo ke?"

Mak, "Taknak."

Doc, "Kenapa makcik..?"

Mak, "Makcik dah tua. Takpayahla buat chemo.."

Doc, "Makcik mana tua lagi. Baru 56 tahun. Muda lagi ni makcik.."

I tried to buy some time {plus xpuas hati why she didn't explain the result from path lab, ingat org kampung tak paham medical term ke?} and ask, "Doc, could you please explain the result from Pathology Lab?"

The Doc explained and probably she finally realized that anak makcik can sopik English, clever ni. Cannot kelentong one.

Me, "Doctor, can we do the other way round. Bagi mak makan hormone (Tamoxifen) . We do blood test first and monitor the CA Marker (after taking the hormone). Boleh?"

Doc, "Hmm..Boleh." Then 0.05 milisecond later menyambung, "Hmm..jap ye. Saya kene tanya boss saya dulu.."

Bersambung...

Reading Baby

2010-02-10T08:01:00.000+08:00

Tgk mulut yo-yo jek mcm tgh bace Al-Furqan. Hehe. Buku tulis lain, mulut main sebut je :-)

Abi, these 2 pics are for you :-*

The Oncologist

2010-02-09T09:30:00.004+08:00

Today I'll be taking half-day (PM) as today is a very important day. It's mak's first visit to the Breast Care Clinic (BCC) at UH and meet the Oncologist.

After reading dozens of infos on chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen (hormon) treatment for breast cancer, I just can't wait for this day to come. I want to see the face of the person whose profession is strongly uphold the benefit of using the orthodox ways to treat cancer : chemotherapy & radiotherapy and Tamoxifen &co.

Read here and here to get some ideas about cancer treatment. If you care.

Anyway, here is an interesting survey.

The Oncologists Credo: Do as I Say, Not as I Do.

In the new issue of Nature Medicine, it was mentioned that over 400,000 people in the U.S. alone are treated with chemotherapy every year. Yet, in a famous survey of 64 oncologists at the McGill Cancer Center in Montreal, 58 of them—more than 90%—said that if they or their family members had cancer, there was no chemotherapy program that they would undergo. They said that all chemotherapy programs are ineffective and have an unacceptable level of toxicity.

Wish us luck.

Must read books on Cancer

2010-02-08T14:05:00.007+08:00

Allah has crossed our path with Mr R, a Chinese revert to Muslim through googling the words - 'B17 Laetrile'. He's a Professional Trainer/Consultant, blogger and his wife passed away last July after battling over colon cancer. Innalillah. Why was I searching for B17? Later I'll dedicate an entry for that insya-Allah.

But for this quick post, I strongly suggest every one on the universe to read these books below - cancer survivors, caretakers, and anyone interested in health and wellness. The first two was suggested by Mr R, the rest are written by Prof Chris Teo and I got/bought all these books from Puan Khadijah and hubby, Yeong at SS19 Subang Jaya. You may visit www.cacare.com for further info on herbal treatment on cancer. Even if your cancer marker is within range (yes, everyone has cancer cell in body, I've done my blood test to check the CA Marker and you can do the same too at any (paid) Lab), please educate yourself and family so that you're better informed, make and informed decision for yourself and family, lead a healthy lifestyle, avoid cancer-friendly food and Insya-Allah moga2 usaha kecil kita to know who cancer is before it strike us or our loved ones, nauzubillah will help us to make better decision in our everyday life, amin.

The author's blog is here.

When David Servan-Schreiber, a dedicated scientist and doctor, was diagnosed with brain cancer, his life changed. Confronting what medicine knows about the illness and the little-known workings of his body’s natural cancer-fighting capabilities, and marshaling his own will to live, Servan-Schreiber found himself on a fifteen-year journey from disease and relapse into scientific exploration and, finally, to health. Combining memoir, concise explanation of what makes cancer cells thrive and what inhibits them, and drawing on both conventional and alternative ways to slow and prevent cancer, Anticancer is revolutionary.
It is a moving story of a doctor’s inner and outer search for balance; radical in its discussion of the environment, lifestyle, and trauma; and compelling and cautionary in its proposal that cancer cells lie dormant in all of us—and that we all must care for the “terrain” in which they exist.

Advocating a sea change in the way we understand and confront cancer, Anticancer is a radical synthesis of science and personal experience, an inspiring personal journey, and certainly a guide to “a new way of life.”

Anticancer tells us:

Why the traditional Western diet creates the conditions for disease and how to develop a science-based anticancer diet
How and why sugar and stress feed cancer—and ways to achieve life balance and good nutrition to combat it
Why the effects of helplessness and unhealed wounds affect our ability to restore health
How to reap the benefits of exercise, yoga, and meditation
How to minimize environmental toxins
How to find the right blend of traditional and alternative health care

Mike Anderson, the author and Director of his very own DVD with the same tittle has shaken the world with hard facts on cancer. If you think you can swallow it, then get this book and read. Honestly, I can't stop reading it and my jaw keep on dropping to the floor. My Jaws' jaw also does the same. Please spare your time and read. Please educate yourself and don't simply put your life's fate on anyone in the hospital without knowing what is coming and the politics behind the white coat and stethoscope. Do you know that the drugs that you consume day in day out only help to relief symptom (short term), not actually treating the root cause of the symptom? Do you know that you have lots of alternative ways to treat your sickness without drugs? Iqra' ladies and gentlemen. Later I'll put up books that focusing on Perubatan Mengikut Sunnah insya-Allah.

I have to put the book on hold first because I need to finish the following book, "What you need to know...".

This book is highly recommended to all. It quotes many books and publications from MDs all around the world, it's like reading 50 books in one! The eye-opener chapters are on Pharmaceutical Drugs and Politics of Medicine. Must read. Must read. Even doctors/medical students too have to read this.

The rest below are still in queue. My new interest on Cancer Books may explain the needs of another Billy :-)

You can purchase these book from here.

Is Doctor a God?
No.

Knowledge is power!

Happy reading!

Weekend at the Zoo

2010-02-08T01:50:00.008+08:00

At last, we finally stepped into the Zoo Negara after planning and postponing for many weeks!

Rasanya Mummy Abi yang terlebih excited to go to the Zoo. The Zoo is like 'monkey's feet' away from our home but it took ages for us to make the visit. I can't remember a thing about the zoo tho I must have visited the elephants and girrafes there for many many times during school holidays eons years ago.

We arrived around 10 am and among the earliest to arrive. Before that we stopped at ManjaKu and bought Nadirah a pair of shoes since her old one (given by Aunty Bugs) is too small for her chubby feet. Alhamdulillah, the weather was sunny. After buying the ticket, Abi and Nadirah greeted these two tiny snakes outside the zoo. Aksi berani betol. Jangan cuba di rumah anda tanpa pengawasan pegawai Zoo Negara.

Then we bought the Zoo map (RM2) and started planning our route. Since there'll be an animal show around 11 am at the Open Arena, we decided to walk around the area first so that we didn't miss the show. Among the animals that Nadirah saw were Hornbills, monkeys & co, rabbits, goats, pony, horse, deer, snakes, rhinocerous and bees museum.

15 minutes to 11, we were already seated in the Arena, happily waiting while eating ice-creams and buns. In no time, crowds started to grow and the seats were full before the show began.

The show kicked off with 2 emcees randomly picked kids and asked Qs, whoever got the answers right will be given lolipops. Nadirah many times put her arms up but they didn't layan her. Hey you thought this baby doesn't know how to talk yet ka? If you asked her how to roar, I think the Zoo will probably propose to this little cub to stay with the tigers in the cage ok. Afterall you just have 3 tigers at the moment, that is not enough for the coming Tiger year :p

Then the show started with a big red parrot naikkan national flag. Then followed by seals playing basketball, jumping up and down, clapping hands (flippers) and hmm that's it. Nadirah wasn't really paying attention to the show. She was busy looking at other babies and toddlers around and probably thinking of making new friends I guess.

Bile nak habis ni Abi?

After the show finished, it was getting hotter and hotter and we opted to take the tram instead of walking. Nadirah started grumpy and eating my tudung - a sign for milky time. Soon the tram started moving, nadirah has already snuggled in my arms and ready for lunch. Hoho. That's not a good sign! She's getting sleepy already! Abi took her from me and showed the girrafes and elephants but she was in no mood for animals and started cying. She wanted her meal and her after-lunch-nap too. We had to give in. Nadirah fell asleep seconds after nursing and left Mummy and Abi enjoying the rest of the sight-seeing. We stopped at Nadirah's best friends house - the tigers and lepak at gazebo nearby and ate my home cooked beehoon. Nadirah was then in LalaLand.

LalaLand

We then took the tram again and finished the tour. Basically Nadirah just saw quarter of the zoo so we'll be back again Tiger! Anyhow, we really enjoy the trip. It's like mesmerizing the bits and pieces of our childhood memory. The only thing I can remember about the Zoo was the sight of Abah and Epoi with elephants. When Epoi was tiny, he loves Ally-phants so much. I don't know why. Why eh Epoi?

Backbenches rock!

We'll come again Tiger!

Our Sunday didn't end just yet. Ikea van arrived later that afternoon with our 2nd Billy and Lerbergh that we bought the day before. Thanks to Lana the walking GPS for giving us the quickest direction to Ikea via DUKE-Penchala Link. Hehe. The rest of the day was spent arranging books on both Billy. Puas hati den!

Lerbergh for our kitchen

Billy

Before: Nadirah building blocks with Opah while Abi&Mummy were busy with Billy

Aftermath: Almost done.

All in all, weekend well spent, alhamdulillah :-)

Nadirah is 1!

2010-02-05T17:16:00.000+08:00

*back-dated entry*

Alhamdulillah. Allah panjangkan umur Nadirah, Mummy and Abi to see this day! May Allah give us many more years in Iman and great health to be together, Aminnn.

Sorry Nadirah, Mummy is too busy and have no time to update you super duper fast development! *sigh* Seminggu berlalu, Nadirah becomes a brand new Nadirah. Then another week past, another new Nadirah. Phew!

Birthday celebration? We had a small celebration at Kuantan on Sunday morning. Mummy and Abi have decided not to have a smashing birthday bash and settled with a small one, just with Wan. Birthday cake? Haha. We bought at Pasar Tani luar Stadium kat bandar.

Nadirah, your one-year-old-milestone is very very important to Mummy and Abi. So important that we've come out with "Birthday Resolution" just a few days before your big day. Here is our "Birthday Resolution":

Nadirah sayang,

Birthday is about giving, not receiving. As we grow a year older, Allah has given us the opportunity to see another year in Iman, in good health, lots of rezeki, happy family and bountiful of nikmat Allah. Mummy and Abi want you to 'celebrate' each new year of your life by giving 10 times more of your age. Why 10? No reason. It's just a number.

So for your 1st birthday, Mummy took out RM10 from your tabung and give it too those who are less fortunate in Rantau Panjang. You were there right sayang when MP Ust Zailah walked us through the whole story of the constituent. How difficult they are to survive from day to day without enough income. Sayang, our apartment is not spacious, but we have everything in the this place we call home. People in Rantau Panjang, some don't even have a roof! Let alone a Slumberland bed to sleep on. There is one family live under the pieces of zink of their burned down house. Ya Allah, Alhamdulillah for everything you have given us. Alhamdulillah.

Nadirah, even when Mummy and Abi are not around anymore, please remember to donate everytime Allah give you another year to see 17th January ok? And of course throughout the year too. Moga Allah give you a great barakah year, with iman ilmu and taqwa. Amin.

Mummy loves you. :*

The birthday girl waiting for the birthday cake.

Where's my cake Mummy?

Cutting the cake with Abi. It's a corn cake. Can you see the candle?

I want! I want! Leave me alone!

.2010.

2010-02-02T01:27:00.000+08:00

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Fuh. The blog is missing from any entry dated January 2010! How busy is that?

Ok. Quick update.

1. Mak mastectomy's which was scheduled on 4th Jan was then postponed to 21st Jan 2010. Details on the op later, insya-Allah.

2. Nadirah is 1 year old already. Masya-Allah. Alhamdulillah. We had a small celebration at Wan's house in Kuantan. Details on the-Day later, insya-Allah.

3. This month (January) is indeed the most interesting month ever. I met a LOT of people from all walk of life; Specialists, nice&caring doctor, my-time-is-valuable-than-yours-doctor, smiling&humble nurses, I-have-no-time-for-you-nurses, cancer patients/survivors, cancer patients family, so called 'Prof' jual ubat 'miracle' cure for cancer, bunch of sincere people who help out/support/give hope to many cancer patients/family, a virtual friend now become mutual friend (thanks Dr Google) who has given valuable advice on 101 Tips on Cancer Care. I have to document all these info for future reference to anyone who might need it. Priceless experience, masya-Allah.

4. My VP has evacuated his office for good. Hiphip hooreh.

5. My immediate boss is leaving for Khazanah. The new IM is a Doc.

6. Nadirah has started walking a week before her birthday. In front of Abi. While Mummy was in the kitchen. Now she walks everywhere and I think she thinks she can run too. Tp kalau dy sgt amat tak sabar to reach anywhere faster, she'll crawl like a fast and furious tiger cub. Cepat sungguh masa berlalu. Gosh. I feel old.

6.1 The girl loves reading Al-Furqan. Mummy ajar dy, dy ajar Mummy balik. Aduh.

6.2 Watches almost half of the total 26 DVDs Baby Einstein. Sayang nak let her watch all, nanti dah habis modal Mummy nak bagi tgk DVD baru. So I still keep the baki in the DVDs box.

6.3 She MIOWs, says BABAI, says CAK, NAK and many more bunyi yang garang2 belaka. I wonder where she got all that.

6.4 Her new passion, stacking things up and high. Pantangg dah tinggi, robohkan. And redo.

6.5 Teeth : 4 mature + 4 budding teeth = 8

7. I need a maid to look after my mom. Any good agents around? Please let me know if you have any. Puhleazzee!

Allah and His Tests

2009-12-28T08:05:00.004+08:00

Monday morning.

Find my peace and serenity at my little corner in the office.

Weekend was super duper hectic and only got time to glimpse at some updates from friends' blogs.

Anyhow, breaking news, Mak has breast cancer. The biopsy result was out last Thursday @ Pusrawi. The surgeon, Dr Razifah suggested to remove the left breast (all) where the tumor is. She is very frank, open and said everything out of her neurons. Same day, we went to see Prof Yip @ UMSC (UM Specialist Centre). Since there are many strong recommendations about her, mak decided to do the op with her and we agreed. 4th January, Monday is the date.

Breast cancer is of course never appears in my dictionary. I never thought that my closest family, my Mak will get it. I always thot - no, it will not happen to me. It's other people's businesses.

How wrong I am!

Breast cancer.

I said it out loud to Mak and myself and whoever was listening at that time: Cancer is just a name, the stage is just a number. It depends on how we perceive and react to it.

Everything is in the brain. Don't let the cancer clouding your mind.

Nauzubillah. I was not tested with the big C and can't imagine myself in her shoes. Nauzubillah. Moga Allah jauhkan. Sangat-sangat jauhkan.

All that she needs is strong support from the family, showers of love and kisses from nadirah and tonnes of duas and prayers to go through this.

So friends, doakan kesembuhan untuk Bondaku yah?

p/s- Many came to me and said, "Itulah hikmah Allah halang sambung belajar oversea. Kalau tak, terus collapse mak kamu - anak semua takde kat Malaysia". (Imah is in Kuching, so kire oversea jugak la)

Perancangan Allah jualah yang terbaik. Alhamdulillah.

HnyB @ 11

2009-12-23T14:10:00.000+08:00

I was only away for 5 days from the office's desk (since Friday) but I felt like ages!

There were so many things I'd like to ramble but I think I should start with a happier note first and of course, about my darling Nadirah.

Mummy: Nadirah, clap your hands..
Nadirah: (clap her hands)

Mummy: Nadirah, where's your tounge?
Nadirah: (jelir lidah)

Mummy: Opah..Pah..Pah..
Nadirah: Pah..Pah..Pah.. (suara sungguh lembut lagi halus)

Yesterday @ Manja TomYam
Mummy: Nadirah, that's a car. That's another car. Car..Car..Car..
Nadirah: Kar...Kar..Kar.. (sungguh cute)

On top of that:

Ma ma ma ma.. (kalo Mummy dukung)
Ba ba ba ba.. (bile dengan Abi)
Da da da da da..
Yah yah yah.. (probably panggil Ayah)

Kalo dy nak tgk video kegemaran, letak je depan TV (blom on TV lagi) dah tepuk tangan. Kalo ade part yg menakjubkan to her in the video, she'll clap again and again.

Current fav TV show: Baby MacDonald. Tak berkedip. YBCR sudah jatuh ke tangga ke2. Pocoyo just so-so.

No 1

No 2

No 3

Lil Princess is 11 today!

2009-12-17T12:32:00.002+08:00

Piccas were taken last weekend @ Ummi's

Sigh. Next month a year already?! Are you kidding me kid?

Mummy Abi love you so much sayang..
Semoga menjadi anak solehah, doakan MummyAbi selalu ok!

Mwahhhhhh!

Declare War!

2009-12-17T05:45:00.003+08:00

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Alhamdulillah we managed to listen to Ust RF's tazkirah after maghrib @ Naim last Monday. Surprise, surprise, Azila was there too! It was our second unplanned meet up @ Naim after her wedding. Since jadik Mrs Hafiz (or should I call you Hafizah? Keskes) we are now officially neighbour! Erk, jauh sebenarnye but sharing the same khariah surau kire neighbour laa tu :-)

Anyhow, just wanna share some few points yg amat penting, as ingatan pada diri sendiri and those who are reading this blog. As always, his tazkirah is full of nasihat2 bergune untuk hati yang selalu leka mengejar dunia. Masya-Allah. His topic was quite diverse, but the thing that I'm interested to write here is Riba'. Since I'm not faqeh at all in this matter but really wanted to highlight this issue, so I've selected important infos from UZAR.

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Ok we start with amaran keras Allah swt terhadap mereka yang melibatkan diri dengan Riba'.

Firman Allah SWT :

Ertinya : "Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, bertaqwalah kamu kepada Allah SWT dan tinggalkanlah saki baki Riba sekiranya kamu benar-benar beriman, sekiranya kamu tidal meninggalkannya, istisharkanlah perang dengan Allah dan RasulNya"(Al-Baqarah : 278)

And hadeeth on this:

Ibn Abbas r.a di riwayatkan berkata :

Ertinya : "Akan dikatakan kepada pemakan riba di hari kiamat : ambillah senjata kamu untuk berperang dengan Allah SWT" (Jami al-Bayan ‘An Takwil Ayyi Al-Quran, At-Tabari, 3/68 ; Ad-Durru Al-Manthur, As-Suyuti, 3/366)

Nabi SAW bersabda :

Ertinya : " Riba mempunyai 73 pintu, Riba yang paling ringan (dosanya) seperti seorang lelaki berzina dengan ibunya.." (Ibn Majah, 2/764 ; Al-Hakim, 2/37 Al-hakim: Sohih menurut syarat Al-Bukhari dan Muslim)

Hadith nabi SAW :

Ertinya : "Jauhilah tujuh dosa besar, Syirik, Sihir, membunuh tanpa hak, makan harta anak yatim, makan riba, lari dari medan peperangan (kerana takut) dan menuduh perempuan yang suci dengan zina ( tanpa saksi adil) " ( Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim)

Cukuplah 1 ayat Quran and 3 hadith di atas untuk mendatangkan rasa betapa gerunnya kita jika masih melibatkan diri dan kewangan keluarga dengan riba’. Di bumi mana kita mahu pijak jika kita telah terang-terangan mengisytiharkan perang dengan Tuan Bumi? Bagaimana pula dengan solat, puasa, doa, permohonan dan munajat kita hari-hari pada Allah jika kita telah pun menjebakkan diri dan memakmurkan skim kewangan konvensional yang penuh dengan kekotoran riba’?

Moga dengan amaran dan peringatan keras dari Allah dan RasulNya akan meninggalkan rasa gerun yang teramat dan menjadikan bulldozer untuk kita melepaskan diri, suami/isteri, ibu ayah kita daripada terlibat dengan riba’.

“..tinggalkanlah saki baki Riba sekiranya kamu benar-benar beriman..” (Al-Baqarah : 278)

I just want to remind myself and readers on how easy we are to be involved in riba’.

1. Credit Card conventional

2. Home/car/computer/study/personal loan conventional

Example: (from this article)

Q: Apakah hukumnya sekiranya ada golongan yang berpendapat bahawa riba seperti pinjaman pembiayaan kenderaan itu tidak haram?

RESPOND UZAR : Ia adalah pandangan karut dan tiket ke Neraka. Fatwa pengharaman Interest ke atas satu-satu pinjaman adalah Ijma' (disepakati seluruh ulama) tentang haramnya malah Majlis Kesatuan Fiqh Antarabangsa juga telah berulang kali membuat fatwa tentangnya.

Q:Saya beli kereta dengan menggunakan pinjaman kerana tidak mampu utk membeli tunai. Sedangkan saya amat memerlukannya untuk bekerja dan aspek keselamatan. Apakah hukumnya sama seperti berzina dengan ibu bapa?

RESPOND UZAR : Tiada siapa yang menyuruh anda beli tunai, apa gunanya bank-bank Islam yang bersepah di Malaysia ini jika bukan untuk membantu menyediakan pembelian rumah, kereta dan lain-lain secara Islam? Sebarang pembelian menggunakan Riba, adalah sama dengan zina sebagaimana disebut oleh Nabi SAW dari hadith yang disahkan sohih oleh Syeikh Albani dan lain-lain. Buka detail dalil dan pandangan ulama di sini. Dosa Riba

3. Bank account conventional - Gaji monthly masuk in this account and easily

Saya seorang pekerja yang makan gaji dan wang gaji di masukkan ke dalam bank. Adakah itu juga terlibat dengan riba?

RESPOND UZAR : Jika anda masukkan wang gaji di dalam akaun di bank konvensional, maka ia adalah riba kerana mereka akan memberikan interest, malah jika anda tidak mengambil interest itu sekalipun ia tetap haram, kerana simpanan anda di akaun itu telah membantu bank konvensional itu menggunakan wang anda untuk aktiviti haram mereka. Sila baca di sini. Riba Di Bank Konvensional.

4. Insurance/Unit Trust/Education Trust conventional

To read more on the difference between Insurance Conventional and Takaful, please proceed here.

5. Pelaburan/Perniagaan Non-Syariah compliant yang mungkin ade unsur2 riba’ dan haram

This topic is huge; you could search the list of article here. From FOREX, ASB, ASN, SwissCash, JaiNetwork, Empay, Ebay to Hai-o, macam-macam ada.

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Some might say:

Tak rock la mcm ni, asik semua aku buat HARAM je, dah tu ape yang halalnya?!

Tepuk dada, tanya iman. Mmg x rock kalo buat mende2 yang equivalent to declaring war with Allah and Rasul. Mmg x rock kalau buat perkara yang dosa seperti berzina dengan ibu bapa. Mmg x rock kalau buat perkara yang termasuk dalam salah satu dari 7 dosa terbesar. Nauzubillahi min zalik. Ya Allah ampunkan aku. Astagfirullahhal’azim.

So, aper yg perlu aku buat sekarang MummyAssie?

1. Check status semua kad kredit, bank account, pelaburan etc kita. List down yang mana yang sangkut and not compliant with syariah.

2. Then niat dengan seikhlas hati dan sangat bersungguh-sungguh dan mohon pada Allah supaya dimudahkan segala urusan untuk membuat koreksi terbesar (sebab dosa besar so koreksi terbesar la I assume) dalam hidup ini, transferring all the conventional to Islamic. And of course jangan niat je, take your first step and settle one by one. Insya-Allah dengan keikhlasan kita sungguh-sungguh pasti Allah mudahkan. Probably start with the easiest one- cancelling your conventional credit card, and applying an Islamic one if you really need one.

3. Bertaubat kepada Allah dengan perbuatan kita dan menyesal bersungguh-sungguh dan tidak mahu mengulangi segala dosa riba’ yang pernah kita lakukan.

4. At the same time, check with your spouse, parents about this matter. Kita mesti sama2 not only lepaskan diri sendiri dari azab neraka yang kekal abadi jika terjebak dengan riba’, malah kita kene selamatkan juga ahli keluarga kita terutamanya our parents yang probably not aware with this issue. Keep on reminding your friends too. Moga dengan semangat kuat kita nak hapuskan riba’ ni Allah kira sebagai amal baik untuk dibawa ke sana nanti.

5. Finally, berdoalah pada Allah untuk sentiasa memberikan kita taufiq dan hidayah and guide us all along. Moga segala sumber kewangan kita bebas dari riba’ dan kehidupan kita diberkati Allah.

I will not be surprised if somebody will come back to me and say:

Aku bukan xmau amik yg Islamic, hari tu aku apply tp slow sangat, yg conventional siap dulu so aku amik la conventional. Sape suruh service Islamic Banking ni lembap mcm kura2. Dah la tak friendly! Hangin laa aku.

I am with you. 100%. Maybe not in all cases, tp yes. It does happen. Kalau nak buat yg Islamic punye mungkin lebih leceh, kene gi bank la instead of them datang to us (ni mase ktrg nak buat car loan dulu), siap lambat, etc etc. Tp the issue here is, kita tiada pilihan melainkan kena mengambil yang Islamic sahaja. Itulah tanda ketaatan dan kasih kita pada Allah Tuhan Pencipta kita, sanggup bersusah-susah kerana Allah, kerana mahu taat. Kalau Nizar MB Perak dikira derhaka pada Sultan, besar lagi dosa kita kalau derhaka pada Allah ye dak? Selingan je ni. Hehe.

Ok, I rest my case. Last but not least:

Apakah saranan tuan untuk saya menguruskan kewangan yang selamat daripada kegiatan riba?

RESPOND UZAR: Belajarlah dengan segera, anda boleh mendapat banyak info yang dipermudah dari blog saya di http://www.zaharuddin.net, hanya dengan ilmu sahaja anda akan berjaya mengurus kewangan yang selamat dari riba, tanpa ilmu, orang melayu kata " cakap pun tak guna"..

Jika anda merasakan kesukaran untuk pelajari sendiri, cara termudah adalah, tutup bank-bank konvensional dan insuran dari kamus hidup anda. Wajibkan diri menggunakan bank-bank Islam dan Takaful sahaja dalam semua urusan keperluan kewangan. Ia semuanya telah disahkan oleh Majlis Penasihat Shariah.

If you'd like to read the full article on Riba', here are some that might interest you:

80 % Rakyat Terlibat Riba & Adakah Mesti Tunai Untuk Elak Riba?

Jawapan Soalan Majalah I , bulan September 2006: Mengapa Penting Sangat Isu Islam & Harta ?

Woowwi! Probably this is the longest entry ever. Nadirah, please read this and educate my grandchildren too k J Mwahsssss. Happy 11 month young dearest!

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FedyLa La La La

2009-12-15T23:34:00.004+08:00

Happy belated birthday dear FedyLa!

Aku asik ingat tapi sampai the day lupe terus. Kawkawkaw. BiasaLa, selalu camtuh.

JgnLa tertipu dengan gambar di atas. It was taken during our final year in SotonLa. MmgLa wajah 2 gadis bertudung hitam lebih runcing dari yang bertudung putih, namun realitinya wajah mereka ber2 sudah mengembang seperti hot air balon dan minah itu puLa yg meruncing. Buat plastik surgery La tuh. :p

OkLa FedyLa, belajarLa rajin2.

Korang berduaLa belajar rajin2. Aku malasLa :p

La La La La La La

:-)

Friday morning

2009-12-11T09:05:00.004+08:00

I thot my blogger carrier has ended until I read my gmail this Friday morning.

Got the offer from the university in these 2 cities. *_*

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Guess it's not wrong to dream on kan? Huhu. As I said earlier, the likelihood of going is quite slim. Only Allah will tell. My GM asked me to wait till Mid-January, then only apply for the study leave - which will then leave me about less than a month gap before the course starts. And honestly, I'm not in the mood to open any textbooks or doing Mathlab or writing a report. Seriously. But the thrill of reading the offer letter is inevitable.

Anyhow, things I've learnt from past experience is to try looking at any consequences from a different angle; the outcome of every event is a way for Allah to tell you that "Ok, going to XX was not meant for you. Staying here is the better choice for your Iman, family etc".

Don't concentrate on the messenger (read:VP) who stopped you from going. Allah has allowed him to do so. Redha adalah cara terbaik untuk menerima ketentuanNya dan selayaknya bagi hamba. {self-monologue}

47. Nûh (Noah) said: "O my Lord! I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I would indeed be one of the losers."

"Wahai Tuhanku! Sesungguhnya aku berlindung kpdMu drpd memohon sesuatu yg aku tidak mempunyai pengetahuan mengenainya; & jika Engkau tidak mengampunkan dosaku, & memberi rahmat kpdku, nescaya menjadilah aku dr orang yg rugi".

Surah Hud:47

Wallahualam.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Parenting 101

2009-12-02T09:29:00.001+08:00

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Dear baby

2009-11-30T09:24:00.000+08:00

Current development (9-10 month young):

1. She loves watching Baby Einstein - Baby MacDonald CD! First 20 minutes x berkedip-kedip. Wahaha. Now started with Pocoyo too. Tak lame lagi boleh buat Pocoyo Dance aku rase.

2. Still very much in love with YBCR. Fav moment on the CD was the first part showing Aleka reading some words with Daddy. She loves the moment when Aleka LAUGH seeing the word 'laugh'. Sampai tiru2 gelak mcm tu. Haha. YBCR CDs are voted as her most favourite show ever! The books are simply brilliant and the flip card sets are so good (to me). Planning to buy the double sided word card pulak :-)

3. Fav song Insy Winsy Spider, Row-row-row your boat, I'm a little teapot, If you're happy and you know it clap your hands, Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes, and last but not least of course OLD MACDONALD! She will move her bootie listening to those songs on YBCR, and whenever I hum the song (without the CD on), she already knew that I'm humming her fav song and started to move her body. Hoho. Now, when she listens to any kind of music (or sound that she thinks is music), she moves her body up and down. Chomel!

4. Astro Oasis is still her fav show on tele. Dengar Asma-Ul-Husna version Ari Ginanjar tu mmg kusyuk macam hafal je. Ke dah hafal? Bagus2. Alhamdulillah :-)

5. When she eats her finger food and I say, "Mummy nak" + nganga my mouth = Nadirah will suap Mummy! HipHipHurreh. Boleh ade adik dah ni. Dah reti kasik org makan. Good girl!

I started up writing this post 2 weeks ago and couldn't find the time to finish it and stop at no 5. Today sambung again, else, tetibe dah 11 months pulaks!

6. She says NANAK..NANAK kalo Mummy Abi lambat suap makan. Adoi. Demanding! Sometimes ketuk2 meja gaks.

7. Whenever I show her Surah Al-Fatihah in Little Reader, she will concentrate and listen attentively.

8. Suke banget nampak cat. Siap pusing2 kepala carik cat meow meow meow. So when we are out and about, nampak cat mesti kejar nak tunjuk pada Nadirah. MEOWWW..

9. Didn't take her first step yet, but able to stand up longer than before on her two chubby feet! Anyhow, this little Chitara's Fear Factor is almost nonexistent. She pushes the walker so fast and we have to maneuver and control the speed manually. [I just wish the push walker has clutch and gear and break!] Karang ade yg tak bergigi pulak. Nauzubillahiminzalik.

10. Sangat pandai bersosial dengan alam sekitar dan manusia lain. Sungguh mesra alam. Ngo nge ong eng ngo ngeee mulut x reti diam. Namun awas. Bayi ini adalah jinak2 merpati sahaja. Dari jauh nampak jinak, bile nak pegang, dia meraung.

11. Bababababaa...Dadadadadadada...Nananananananaaaa...Nananananak..some of the 100 sounds that I can recognize. The rest tak boleh nak eja.

12. The car steering is like her fav spot in the car. Kalau dapat berdiri kat situ mmg muke bangga habes. Pandai cuci windshield (auto mode: air+wiper operated) and buat muke Magis bila ia berlaku! WOW! Belum reti horn je lagi.

13. Drawer, rak buku, rak baju and anything yg sudah berlipat lagi kemas adalah tempat yang paling Nadirah suke nak re-arrange. Drawer kat dapur, dia punggah semua rempah Mummy out of the drawer and then buat muke innocent.

14. Yogurt is her fav food.ever.fullstop.

Aidiladha

2009-11-26T11:45:00.002+08:00

Salam Aidiladha to Opah yang beraya di Sitiawan dari Nadirah yang comel.
Kita jumpa di Kelate raya ke-2 ye Opah, insya-Allah.
Opah jangan sedih2 ye Opah.
Doakan kami selamat bali ke KGanu malam ni ye.
Harmony pun ikot sekali Opah.
Diye cakap dy suke naik flight.
:-)

Hari Arafah

2009-11-25T17:10:00.002+08:00

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I should have made a post on this beginning of Zulhijjah, but I didn't. So still not too late, let's puasa Hari Arafah, tomorrow, 9 Zulhijjah.

Article below is from here:

Puasa hari ‘Arafah ialah puasa sunat pada hari kesembilan Dzulhijjah yang disunatkan bagi mereka yang tidak melakukan ibadah haji. Kelebihan berpuasa pada hari ini ialah ia dapat menghapuskan dosa-dosa setahun yang telah lalu dan dosa setahun yang akan datang, sebagaimana hadith yang telah diriwayatkan daripada Abu Qatadah al-Anshari ra:

Dan Rasulullah SAW ditanya tentang berpuasa di hari ‘Arafah. Maka Baginda bersabda: “Ia menebus dosa setahun yang telah lalu dan setahun yang akan datang.” (Hadith Riwayat Imam Muslim)

Manakala bagi mereka yang melakukan ibadah haji pula adalah disunatkan untuk tidak berpuasa pada hari ‘Arafah dan adalah menyalahi perkara yang utama jika mereka berpuasa juga pada hari itu berdasarkan apa yang diriwayatkan dari Ummu al-Fadhl binti al-Harith:

Ramai di kalangan sahabat Rasulullah SAW yang ragu-ragu tentang berpuasa pada hari ‘Arafah sedangkan kami berada di sana bersama Rasulullah SAW, lalu aku membawa kepada Baginda satu bekas yang berisi susu sewaktu Baginda berada di ‘Arafah lantas Baginda meminumnya. (Hadith Riwayat Imam Muslim)

Juga daripada hadith yang diriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah ra:

Sesungguhnya Rasulullah SAW melarang berpuasa pada Hari ‘Arafah bagi mereka yang berada di ‘Arafah. (Hadith Riwayat Abu Dawud dan an-Nasa’ie; at-Thabrani dari Aisyah rha) [1]

Diriwayatkan dari Ibn Abbas ra:

Rasulullah SAW bersabda: “Tiada amal yang soleh yang dilakukan pada hari-hari lain yang lebih disukai daripada hari-hari ini (sepuluh hari pertama dalam bln Dzulhijjah).” (Hadith Riwayat al-Bukhari)

Dalam hadith yang lain yang diriwayatkan dari Hunaidah bin Khalid, dari isterinya, dari beberapa isteri Nabi SAW:

Sesungguhnya Rasulullah SAW melakukan puasa sembilan hari di awal bulan Dzulhijjah, di hari ‘Asyura dan tiga hari di setiap bulan iaitu hari Isnin yang pertama dan dua hari Khamis yang berikutnya. (Hadith Riwayat Imam Ahmad dan an-Nasa’ie)

Adapun berpuasa pada hari Aidiladha (10 Dzulhijjah) dan hari-hari tasyrik (11, 12 dan 13 Dzulhijjah) adalah diharamkan berdasarkan hadith yang diriwayatkan dari Umar ra:

Bahawasanya Rasulullah SAW melarang berpuasa pada dua hari, iaitu ‘Eid al-Adha dan ‘Eid al-Fitr. (Hadith Riwayat Imam Muslim, Ahmad, an-Nasa’ie, Abu Dawud)

Serta hadith yang diriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah ra:

Rasulullah SAW telah mengirimkan Abdullah Ibn Huzhaqah untuk mengumumkan di Mina: “Kamu dilarang berpuasa pada hari-hari ini (hari tasyrik). Ia adalah hari untuk makan dan minum serta mengingati Allah.” (Hadith Riwayat Imam Ahmad, sanadnya hasan) [2]

Allahu a’lam bisshawab..

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[1] al-Imam as-Syaf’ie rh berpendapat; “Disunatkan puasa pada hari ‘Arafah bg mereka yang tidak mengerjakan ibadah haji. Adapun bg yang mengerjakan ibadah haji, adalah lebih baik untuknya berbuka agar ia kuat berdoa di ‘Arafah.” Dari pendapat Imam Ahmad rh pula; “Jika ia sanggup berpuasa maka boleh berpuasa, tetapi jika tidak hendaklah ia berbuka, sbb hari ‘Arafah memerlukan kekuatan (tenaga).” Begitu juga dengan para sahabat yang lain, lebih ramai yang cenderung untuk tidak berpuasa pada hari ‘Arafah ketika mengerjakan ibadah haji

[2] Ulama Syafi’iyyah membenarkan untuk berpuasa pada hari tasyrik hanya untuk keadaan tertentu seperti bersumpah, qadha puasa di bulan Ramadhan serta puasa kifarah (denda). Puasa tanpa sebab tertentu pada hari-hari ini (puasa sunat) adalah ditegah.

Kuching Photolog

2009-11-23T09:22:00.005+08:00

Sampai Sarikin, hujan renyai2.. *gambar blur*

Can this photo win a mystery gift from Snuggbaby? :-)
Snuggbaby 1st Anniversary Blog Giveaway is here! Daku mahu SSC satu puhleazzeeee..

Imah and mak sibuk bershopping.

Ala2 Rantau Panjang gitu..

My sporting baby :*

Kek Lapis Dayang Salhah

In the shop..

After shopping kek, Nadirah dah ngantukss

At Waterfront..

Tata Kuching..we'll be coming back insya-Allah

All pics courtesy of Uncle Yasser.

Tips for Busy Moms

2009-11-19T09:00:00.002+08:00

Need A Few Extra Hours? Try These Time Management Tips!

By Elizabeth Scott, M.S., About.com Guide

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board

Time management is a big concern for mothers these days. Between kids’ activities, household responsibilities and, for many, the demands of a stressful workplace, many mothers have given up on the fight to find time for themselves and are just trying to get everything done. The following time management tips can be used by busy moms everywhere to take some of the stress out of life, and create more time for fun times with children, quality time with their partner, or even that coveted and nearly forgotten alone time.

Be Organized

It’s been said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and nowhere is this adage more applicable than when discussing time management tips for moms. Simply being organized can eliminate stress from forgotten appointments, double-booking, lost homework, and many other stress traps that busy moms face. What does it mean for a mom to ‘be organized,’ and to what extent is this even possible? If you focus on a few key areas of organization, a little work can go a long way. In a nutshell, being organized with your schedule, with your house and with your discipline strategy is one of the best time management tips I can give you. See this article for more on getting organized.

Delegate!

Yes, when they come to us, they are so sweet and helpless, we end up doing everything for them, and these habits are difficult to break. But then we have their children, and realize that it’s impossible for one person to do it all.

While it’s tempting to cover all household responsibilities yourself (to ensure that everything is done quickly and correctly), putting some effort into getting men and children to pitch in can really pay off in the long run. The trick is to break chores into simple tasks and reward people for doing them. See this article on learning how to delegate tasks for more.

Multitask, But Only When Appropriate

Multitasking was once praised as the time management tip to top all time management tips. (Imagine: Getting twice as much done in a day.) Then people started seeing that multitasked projects weren’t completed as accurately, and suddenly ‘staying focused on one thing’ became the new time management fad. I suggest a compromise: Pair mindless tasks with focus-dependent ones when it’s appropriate. For example, you can make business calls while taking your daily walk (don’t forget exercise as an important stress reliever), or quiz your kids on test questions while you clean the kitchen. But if you feel more harried than helped, it’s time to shelve the multitasking for a bit.

Learn When To Say No

Learning to say ‘no’ to people’s requests may be an obvious time management tip for moms, but that doesn’t make it an easy one. Mothers encounter many different worthy requests for their time and attention, that saying no will often disappoint someone. However, what we don’t always realize is that when we say ‘yes’ too much, people also get disappointed because we can’t do our best when we’re spread too thin. That’s why it’s important to look at your priorities and learn to say no to time demands that aren’t absolutely necessary.

Take Shortcuts

As a recovering perfectionist, I’m a big advocate of doing a good-enough job, especially if you’re a busy mom. If you can get pre-cut vegetables or canned sauce for dinner, do it. If you can afford one of those dishwashers that can handle un-rinsed dishes, even better. The time management tip to remember here is to find the shortest route to where you need to be (getting to the office, getting homework done, getting the house clean), and take it. (Here are some more ideas for household shortcuts).

Have a Routine

Routine are a time management tip that can save you mental energy and stress. I’m not talking about merely getting up and going to sleep at the same time, but even having things like the dinner menu, chore rotation and even sex with your partner on a rotation (you have your needs, too.) This may sound a little ‘too automated,’ but hear me out. When you don’t have to worry about reinventing the wheel each week (“What haven’t we eaten in a while?” “When was this floor last mopped?” “When is the last time we…?”), your mind is free to focus on the rest of your day, and the time it takes to plan these things each week is freed as well.

Be Flexible

While it’s important to have an idea of how you’d like your schedule to look, it’s important to keep things flexible enough to accommodate the unexpected things that moms encounter -- sick kids, spilled milk and the occasional meltdown. Having a rhythm for your day but a time cushion and some backup plans can take the stress out of the unexpected, and keep one schedule hiccup from throwing off your whole day (or week).

Take Care of Yourself, Too!

While taking care of parental, relationship, household and workplace responsibilities, it’s easy for mothers put taking care of themselves last on the list. However, not only is self-care a good idea of physical and emotional health, it’s a good time management tip for moms as well. When we’re tired or haven’t had enough healthy food to function at our best, we’re often less productive and organized, and this lack of clarity can translate into more time wasted throughout the day and less time available to get everything done that needs doing. So get quality sleep, eat a healthy diet, and follow other self care strategies for mothers, and you’ll be operating at your best -— and less stressed.

Duct Taped

2009-11-19T08:48:00.004+08:00

Nadirah, Mummy love you so much. I'll drop everything in a dash whenever I heard you crying for me. But there are times I feel like duct taped you to the wall with Harmony so that I can get important task done like preparing your porridge in the morning and solat. Don't get me wrong dear, I adore you more than anything [bagi kategori bayi;bak kate Abi] but please spare your precious serak voice and stop crying unnecessarily. I'm not gonna leave you locked up in the house alone with your hairy sister.

Having said that, Mummy really love the "Most Wanted"-feeling-treatment that you give me for the last 10 short months. I'm surely will miss this moment later when you cry less and play more and make friends and go to school and staying in boarding school and getting married. Uwaaaa.

Ok dear, do whatever you feel like doing now.

^_^

S is for STRENGTH

2009-11-18T11:41:00.003+08:00

Photo courtesy of Aunty Rina

Kuching 10 bulan!

2009-11-17T11:10:00.000+08:00

Nadirah is 10 month young already?!

Uwa. How fast time flies eh. Mummy seriously cannot catch up with the speed anymore . Fly fly fly. Then come happy gugugaga Friday and next tup tap the depressing Monday morning starts again. The cycle begins and after 4 times, nadirah grows older by another month!

Anyway, where were we last weekend? KUCHING! yeah, you heard me. Meowwww! We went to Kuching last weekend, went on Saturday morning and came back on Sunday. 2 days 1 night trip. Haha. How kewl is that? Yes and No. Not so kewl coz Penat mak enonnnn! BUT BUT BUT we enjoy the short gateway tremendously!

My sister and hubby are residing there so we stayed at their place for the night. Arrived in Kuching Airport around 10am and Aunty Nen, Uncle Yasir and Aisyah were already there waiting for us. We came in a HUGE group of 6 - Mummy, Abi, Opah, Maryam Nadirah, Maryam Harmoni and Mama Pikok. Alhamdulillah Mummy and Abi didn't have to pay for Maryam Harmony and Mama Pikok. Mummy sorok both of them in large handbag and they were quite troughout the journey. Oh yah, it was Nadirah first journey on a plane! Hiphip Hurrey! She's soo like Mummy, attention-seeker-bebeh. Bising btol dalam flight buat bunyi AAaaaaAAaa..AaaaAAAaaaa..AaaaAAAaaaaa. Alhamdulillah tak nangis and the journey just took about 1hour and 40minutes.

Ok, then we straight away serbu rumah Imah and ate our breakfast. Then we went to Pasar Sarikin/Serikin. Wowweh. It's situated at the Border between Sarawak and Kalimantan. We spent almost 3 hours there + journey to and fro around 2 hours plus plus so total time spent for the trip = close to 7 hours! Mmg sampai kuchingg all of us were flat. We had our dinner at Aunty Nen's house sedap giler maid tu masak seafooodd, menjilat jari kaki. Nadirah ratah ikan terubuk goreng macam orang tuwe and I have to stop her from eating after her long eat-ton marathon! Fresh terubuk, not masin. Mmg sedappppp. Ikan terubuk goreng 4 ekor besar mcm Giant. Cicah air kicap cili padi. Siakap asam pedas. Udang sweet sour. Sambal tempoyak. Ulam. Air ribena. Nenas. ^_^

We lepak there till magrib. Mandi2, refresh ourself and then balik rumah Imah. by 8pm we called it a day already.

Sunday morning, we were still tired and lepak at home till Zohor. Mind you Zohor in Kuching is one hour earlier than us so around 12 plus, zohor dah. After Zohor we went to Dayang Salhah kek lapis shop and borong RM200 worth of kek lapis. Opah la borong banyak. Dapat satu kek free. Hehe. Then had our lunch at ChilliPeppers @ Rubber Road, sponsored by Uncle Yasir and Aunty Nen. TQ so much! Moga murah rezeki selalu! Oh yah, it's Imah's birthday anyway! Happy birthday MakYang dari Nadirah tersayang. :-) Then borong ikan terubuk and finally our final pit-stop is Waterfront and borong some sourveniers.

A brief tour to Kuching but definitely we'll be coming back! So many places to see and so many exciting eating places that we missed, so Kuching: Version Revisited is now park in our diary next year, insya-Allah. A lay back, clean, relaxing city. Great place indeed!

Last but not least, Happy 10th month birthday si sayang comel Mummy! Mummy Abi love you so much!

The snuggMT and I

2009-11-13T10:32:00.005+08:00

These days it seems impossible to leave the house without my snugg MT. Especially when I have four, I repeat F-O-U-R bags to carry at the same time when I rush to work every morning. 2 nadirah's and 2 mine. Like Mummy like daughter la. :-)

We have 3 baby carriers; 2 pouches and 1 MT. I'm hoping to try other types of slings, if money in the bank permits ;-)

Abi balik cepat! It's friday..la..la..la..

:-)

Irresistable

2009-11-12T13:50:00.002+08:00

Can we have one Abi?
^_^

Mommy vs. Mummy

2009-11-11T22:55:00.002+08:00

This entry is dedicated for Nadirah. Call me Mummy ya sayang. Not Mommy :-)

I've read this entry (below) long long long time ago, from one of my old time fav author's blog, Jane Green.

I realise in my last blog The Maniac phoned me up and said, ‘Mum, can you come and get me.’

He didn’t actually say that. What he, in fact, said was: ‘Mom, can you come and get me.’

I am still trying to get over the fact that all of my children call me Mom in thick American accents. I don’t want to be Mom. I want to be Mummy.

They say yo-ghurt instead of yog-urt, bath instead of barth, and tomaytoe instead of…well, you get the picture.

But here’s what’s really worrying. I am so used to it that when I go back to London and listen to the children of my friends, I am mesmerised by the perfect English accents coming out of these small people.

‘They’re so adorable!’ I will literally clap my hands in delight. ‘Say something else! Go on! Anything!’

And yet, if you watch any of my videos on YouTube (also, I think under the press page here), you will see that even after eight years here, I sound as English as can be.

My only change is when people ask me where I live, I say Connecticut with an American accent. It’s just easier than clipping the T’s. But at least I never said it the way my 99-year-old Grandmother says it, bless her: Connect-icut. Pronouncing the not-so-silent ‘c’.

Surely being called Mummy once in a while isn’t too much to ask?

My 1st Walker

2009-11-11T14:19:00.004+08:00

Last Saturday morning was a big day for me. I woke up and heard Mummy excitedly asking Abi to open up my present. A present from Abi. I'm so happy!

Can you see my face there? I was so excited seeing the big blue box. Can't wait!

Leave this to me Abi, I know how to handle this. I'm a big girl already!

Abi, cepat Abi. I want I want!

What's this Abi? Hmm..

I'm ready anytime Abi if you need the blue log.

Hmm.. Why does this creature come with tyres? Is it a car?

A car with a phone? Musykil..

Ok, almost done, almost done!

Finally, masuk bateri...

And the car sings! Wowwwiiii! How kewl is thatt!

And I can call Mummy too! Is this Xpack or what Mummy? What's Abi's number? 1-2-3-4?

The day after (Sunday)...

Ape mende bawah ni.. tpt isi susu Mummy ke?

Where's the milk department Harmony? OUR milk?

At the back ke Harmony?

Mummy, can't find the milk..Can I have some now, pleaseeee..

Thank you Abi for making her days brighter and my ears bingit-er! :*
(Honestly, the sounds can drive you close to craziness if you listen non-stop more than 3 hours. You've been warned =)

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Change Ur Driving Experience

2009-11-11T01:22:00.001+08:00

I've been meaning to write about this since Ramadhan but always forgot about it.

How to make your journey to work as Ibadah?

Of course, one can always enter the car, starts the engine and says, "Sahaja aku menekan minyak pergi ke kerja pada pagi yg mulia ini kerana Allah Taala.."

But many don't even remember to bace doa bangun tidor every morning including me, inikan nak pasang niat every morning at the very peak hour - I'm going to work for Allah. Unlikely.

IMHO, since going to work is a routine for us, so why not we try as much as possible to make our driving experience from the normal daily doses of radio panas DJs rambling to smooth soothing Al-Quran recitation from your fav Qari. These are few suggestions that I can think of:

1. Tune in to Radio IKIM.fm 91.5 Klang Valley area.

Every morning, if you're an early bird and already in the car by 6.30am, then don't miss the Tafsir Ayatul Quran by Ust Zahazan. (Ulangan siaran 7.30pm) I strongly recommend those who got time to listen to this, even when you're not driving. Worth every seconds listening to his fængslende explanation/tazkirah. He wrote the book below; a good book for every home and a perfect gift for newly weds or new moms and baby showers.

If you're a late come like me, don't be despaired. 7.30am every weekday, there's a slot called 'Durrul Hikmah' that last for about 15 minutes. Every specific day, the slot is occupy by different Ustaz and different topic. My all time favourite is Ust Zawawi, every Tuesday and his tazkirah is on Hadith-hadith Akhir Zaman. Sangat la best Masya-Allah. Last time, once in a while Ust Zaharuddin appears in the show on Monday.

2. Tune in to Quran Recitation

Sheikh Mahir and Sheikh Masyari Rashid are our favourite!

3. Listen to CD Kuliah2 Agama

One of the best place to download free Kuliah/Tazkirah is here. Download them in your thumb drive as many files as you like, then use the gadget below (connect to the lighter plug) and tadaaa.. millions of ilmu will pouring our of every corner of your the car speakers. How's dat sound?

Ok, I'm sleepy already. Whoever has any other suggestions, shout! :-)

Partner In Crime

2009-11-10T18:11:00.005+08:00

From her blog

Last Saturday prolly one of the busiest weekend we ever had.

But our visit to my used to be Partner-In-Crime house deserves an entry on its own.

I have to note this: If I have to write a biography of my life in Seremban, her name probably appears in all pages. Seriously. Haha.

Her house in USJ9 was like my 2nd home. Lan4's house in TTDI was also my 2nd home especially the first 3 years in Bkt Merbah and the short 2 years in Lembah Beringin. And KLCC was also my 2nd home. Ok, that is for Klang Valley area. If outside KV, then Azra's house in Rembau was my 2nd home. Wah, I have lots of 2nd home to begin with. Hers, Lan4's and Azra's house are like my candy store. I can even enter the candy store when they are not around coz I'm so kamceng with the store owner! (their parents) Hehe.

Rina, thanks a lot for inviting us yahhhh! Penat aku tunggu sampai kol 4, then muncul, kalo ko tulis lepas subuh, mungkin aku ngan Jaw$ dah solat Subuh kat Masjid rumah ko. Haha. Aku mmg mark giler2 dat date - Rina's house, Priority:Very High coz we rarely meet and the last time I saw you was at PCMC and Nadirah was 2 days old I guess and now she's a big girl already. Sudah boleh mengaum ok! Alhamdulillah Allah izinkan and sampai gaks ktrg ke mansion mu :-)

Hope to see you more often dear!

p/s- "DR3 dan BR3 itu bilik yang paling bisinggggg.." - Ada cam ka? ^_^ baca dengan nada Miss Vicky, baru ade feel.

Introducing...

2009-11-09T09:14:00.003+08:00

Maryam Harmony...!

My name is Maryam Harmony. Nadirah and I are sisters coz I also drink milk from Mummy. Nadirah can get very upset seeing me with Mummy. She will pull me away from Mummy and treat me like a normal bear. Am not a normal bear ok! I'm your sister! We always travel together. Sometimes we hug each other till Nadirah falls asleep. I really love Nadirah. I just wish that she can handle me more gently and stop roaring at me. I'm not a lion ok. I'm a just a little bear with a little heart and need a little love from Mummy Abi and Nadirah.

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Maryam Harmony a.k.a. harmony is Nadirah's latest friend. I think about a month or so. These days Nadirah loves to roar. I don't know where she picks that up. Very garang mak ai. Abi and Mummy try very hard to tone her down by saying "nadirah sebut Allahh. Ikot Abi sebut Alllahhhh" everytime she roars. She even roars to Opah, Ibu and everything else. We need to bring her too Zoo Negara ni and tell her that only lion roars, we don't. Sape mau pegi Zoo? Jom buwat trip!!

Sit-To-Stand-Learning Walker

2009-11-06T13:44:00.002+08:00

Last night we went to AU2 Jusco after Isya'. Mission: Buying nadirah a new toy. She's almost 10 next 11 days and we need to buy something that suit with her current motor development. So, after doing some soul searching online and many stores for the past months, we ended up buying VTECH Sit-To-Stand Learning Walker.

We didn't assemble it yet coz by the time we reached home, Nadirah was sleeping soundly and we both were too tired already. I hope she likes it. I don't expect her to use it as a walker just yet, but hoping that the activity panel will keep her busy for a while and excites/amuses her after the long-feverish-and-measles-days.

Alhamdulillah, as stated in many articles, the measles last for only 3 days. She's measles-free now :-) but she looks too kurus for a 9++ month old baby, shrinks quite a lot and now very active and busy again as ever. Ibu said she only wants yogurt and say no to Mummy's rice porridge [nasik fish]. Huhu. It's high time for Mummy to try the pancake recipe. Baiklah nak, Mummy will make that for you this weekend Insya-Allah.

Can't wait to show her the new gadget! Thank you Abi for the pressieee! :-)

I left my Brain

2009-11-06T09:40:00.000+08:00

My driving journey to work normally starts at 7.30am. Thank you Allah for your greatest creation ever - the DUKE-xpressway. I normally arrive by 8 and manage to swipe my card on time, and no later than 8.05am - which is acceptable by my GM. No need to fill in form or anything if arriving by 8.05am. Kewl.

This morning, I was a bit late, but still ok. Entered DUKE around 7.40am and usually I can still reach HQ Bangsar by 8. But this Friday morning wasn't the same as any other day.

As I was queuing to pay the toll (Cash) and my turn was 3 cars away, I realized that I don't have any cash. A.T A.L.L. Ileeekkkkkk!! Ok, I have 35sen in my purse. Trettt. Not enuff. I need another $1.65.

I maneuvered the car to the next lane where the toll is not in service. Kalutzly finding my phone and call MrJ.

"Abg, hny xde duit nak bayar tol. Hny dah kat toll." I froze.

"Ok, ok. Abg kat DUKE jugak, dah nak dekat tol. Hny kat mane?"

"2nd lane from left"

After 3 gazillions pairs of eyes staring at my stranded-unpolished-white-car, he arrived and stopped behind me, quickly walk to my car with a straight smile and gave me RM60.

Alhamdulillah MrJ is in KL.

Alhamdulillah Abi was using DUKE this morning.

Alhamdulillah I was earlier than him.

I smiled gleefully and still smiling thinking about my chaotic Friday morning.

Thanks hubs! :*

Hihihihihihihi.

Lesson learnt: Always keep some emergency cash in your wallet - Pesanan Penaja (Abi) to Mummy, aftermath. Baik Abi. Cashmu cashku jua. ^_^

"I think I left my brain at home, teacher," Calvin

Handbag Hook

2009-11-05T08:21:00.003+08:00

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I'm currently looking for handbag hook as above, but cheaper. Does anyone know where can I get one?

Currently I'm sharing a room with another girlfriend at the office so since space is an issue, I think I need to find clever[yet elegant] solution to store my bag while I'm at work. Please, if anyone knows where to buy this at lower price than the online price, holler me out! Tq peepsss.

I love this one! If they got in Pink mmg lg cuns.

Shopping Mode: Turn on.