Long and winding weekend

It was a very long and tiring weekend.

Saturday,25th
We had a mini open house for the first time ever @ Jasmine. Initially we planned to celebrate my mom and MrJ's birthday together but since Mak had to change her bus ticket from Friday to Saturday due to banjir and work related, so xdela event potong2 keknye.

Invitation was sent out quite late coz we both pun a bit cuak nak ajak too many people into our 630sq ft apartment, tp alang2 mom-in-law and sis-in-law-and-family and my mom and few sedara(s) were committed to come, we just thought why not ajak our close friends sekali, xyah nak masak banyak2 kali. Lagipun everytime org tanye bile ko nak buat open house azie, I'll surely answer 'Rumah aku langsir pun xde lagi, camane la nak ajak org dtg.' Keskes. Tp now dah ade sbb terpakse diadakan supaye terase mcm rumah sikit. Itupun after pujuk rayu Nagoya and Ik3a suruh siyapkan langsir in less than 2 weeks AND of course, they rejected, so we decided to buy ready-made one from Ik3a. Fening2.

Masak wise, Nyah was kind enough to cook for us Nasi Jagung. Siap kene puji lg dengan AyahDe. MrJ and I struggled to kemas rumah and masak soto at the same time and alhamdulillah we managed to finish both before our first guest arrived. Thx to MrJ who did most of the cleaning job, you're my Superman bebeh!!

Around 60 people turned up (including kiddies), alhamdulillah. Thanks to those who came!! and jgn serik pulak dtg rumah kami eh :-)

Penat ya amat but all in all, it's worth it! (right, MrJ.. ;-)) That nite, we both slept like a baby. Since I have hnyB inside me, so I slept like baby^2 (squared). Hehe.

Sunday, 26th
It's mak's 54th Birthday! That morning, we sent mak to DBKL Jalan Raja Laut for 'Rayhar Pre-Departure Gathering' before leaving for Hajj. Met lots of familiar faces and we really missed the good old time with Rayhar team. Rayhar - Highly recommended! Look no further if you plan to go to Mekah for Umrah or Hajj. Hoho. Pakteh and Makteh were there as well. We didnt stay long sbb still penat and went home sambung tdo. ZZzZzZZzz..

Later that afternoon, amik mak and went straight to Rayhar HQ to collect bags and other goodies for Jemaah Haji. Then balik rumah, masak mee bandung for dinner. Pakteh and Makteh joined us for dinner. Before they left home, all of us had a light supper at Restoran Steamboat Kak Eit4 - yummilicious ice blended to celebrate mak's birthday.

@ Kak Eit4's

Monday, 27th
It's Deepavali Day. Mak and Imah headed home on tr4nsnasional bus to Siti4wan around 1215 from Jalan Duta. MrJ and I merewang to Munawwar4h at TTDI, then met K Mar and Kech overthere. Earlier K Mar asked us to join her for a trip to visit mangsa kebakaran at Sg Pench4la. Nak jd cerita, the tour leader is my colleague! Hoho. What a small world. Here are some pictures from the visit..

Lampu and cable pun leh cair due to the fire.

MrJ and I had early dinner @ S4ntai, just besides Munawwar4h.

Kech nak interframe :p

That's all. Nak menaip this entry pun penat. Phewww..

Emak-ku Mangsa Banjir!!!

I wanna blog about this yesterday but dont have the pics. So here it goes..

Tuesday, rain started pouring heavily from mid-day till magrib. Air started to naik slowly @ lower area. (I was in Kuantan when Imah texted me the news) Makcik Timah's house (mak's best friend, rumah satu jalan with ours tp selang 8 lot rumah) dah naik sampai paha and of course they began panicking. Mak and imah kemas semua barang2 penting, angkat almari atas meja etc. Our house air x naik lg at that point and our Kembara was removed to higher area.

That nite, ade kawan mak sekeluarga slept over at our house. Wednesday, 22nd (on MrJ's bday), mak, imah and the rest of penduduk in our neighbourhood dipindahkan (in a lorry!) ke pusat mangsa banjir @ Batu 8. Poor them. Honestly, I felt like laughing when I heard the news, the first time because our area (my house in particular) x penah banjir, let alone kene naik lori and jadi pelarian kat pusat mangsa-mangsa banjir. Tp bile teringat mak&imah penat kemas barang, kene tido ramai2 kat hall, I feel really bad coz I couldnt be there with them. Pictures below from mms Imah.

MB Ir Nizar just arrived at Pusat Banjir.

Mak menerima sumbangan dr MB. That's mak's head!

Semoga kita tabah selalu menerima dugaan Allah and Allah masukkan kita dr golongan yg dikasihi and diredhai selalu. Tepat sekali untuk merenung tafsir surah Al-Insyirah sebagai pelapang dada bila berada dalam kesulitan dan kepayahan.

Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang.

1. أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ Bukankah Kami telah melapangkan untukmu dadamu?,
2. وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ Dan Kami telah menghilangkan dari padamu bebanmu,
3. الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ yang memberatkan punggungmu?
4. وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ Dan Kami tinggikan bagimu sebutan (nama)mu.
5. فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا Karena sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu ada kemudahan,
6. إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu ada kemudahan.
7. فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ Maka apabila kamu telah selesai (dari sesuatu urusan), kerjakanlah dengan sungguh-sungguh (urusan) yang lain,
8. وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ dan hanya kepada Tuhanmulah hendaknya kamu berharap.

p/s - MrJ's name and MB Perak's name are identical (including surname!), except for very minor difference in spelling :-) Ada harapan aku nak jadi Datin Seri ni. Hehe.

MrJ's 26th Birthday!

Yesterday was MrJ's birthday! I came all the way from KL to Kuantan by flight, just to be with darling hubby on the eve of his 26th birthday! (Actually we both ade keje at Kertih/Paka the day after) Arrived around 6pm at Kuantan airport, MomInLaw and MrJ picked me up and we went straight to Masjid Negeri and waited there for Magrib. After Magrib, we headed to Secret Recipe and had a small celebration for the birthday boy. Here are some pictures @ SR.

Happy birthday dear, love you yesterday, today and forever :*

Updates!

Almost bersawang already this blog eh! Hehe. Anyway, Eid Mubarak, Taqabbalallahuminna wa minkum!

Ok, quick updates on major events that happened for the past few weeks. Epoi is now safe and sound in Warsaw, pursuing his 1st year Medical Degree at Warsaw Medical University. He flew 5 days before Raya and definitely leaved my Mom in despair but she's tough tho. Alhamdulillah MrJ and I celebrated our 1st Syawal in Perak this year, xdela makku kesedihan menyambut raya berdua dengan imah je. Hoho. Here are some pictures taken at KLIA and Raya piccies courtesy of my 2megapx cameraphone, which is so not clear and crispy.

Raya @Perak without Epoi. Sob2..

Raye piccies @ Kuantan(3rd Syawal). Thanks Bonda for still continuing the tradition of distributing RMraya to us tho we are now about to become Mummy and Abi. Mwahs! Below, nieces, Hanis and Nadia. Erk, kantoi pakai baju same ngan baju kat KLIA. Hoho. I just have 1 baju raye this year. Dont have any mood to shopping spree on clothes since I only fit in XXXL karung guni and nothing else.

As for now, I'm about to enter my 24th week. Hnyb is SUPER active. SO.VERY.active. Hnyb kicks mummy mostly at night, and between 10-12pm (office hour). Oh yeah, kalo dengar tazkirah/kuliah after magrib, this baby is super alert. Ustaz start bg salam Hnyb dah tendang2. Bagus anak mummy ni. Mummy Abi doakan hnyB jadi anak soleh/solehah. Aminnn..

p/s- went to my 5-month checkup last Saturday, Dr S3ri suggested that hnyB is a *tut* but have to confirm again next month :-) And thanks to the lady @ PCMC who forgotted to fax my GL for physio class, I was as happy as a bee knowing that I dont have to asnwer Ms Ning's Q - 'Did you do all the homework I've given?' NO.

Physio Class

I went to my first ever physio class last Sat and Princ3 Court. The physiotherapist was Ms Ning (or is it Ming? I'm not sure). Actually I wasnt so sure what to expect. I wore the exact long t-shirt I wore went MrJ and I went snorkelling at Pulau Sapi and Manukan last July (Pulau Sapi kan hubby? Erk. I'm now having serious problem with my memory, serious!)

Ops, baru teringat. (see, memory failure) I've been to Physio Class before. Not mine, but MrJ's. It was about 2 years ago, after MrJ had his knee surgery. (the exact same surgery Owen had..hehe. yg ni aku boleh ingat pulak) Last time, the physio room was like a mini gym, and I was expecting to see the same environment la, but when we were called into the room, it was more like rumah urut. Haha. Suspen gak den.

So Ms Ning started off the session by asking lots of questions which honestly, I dont think I answered them correctly. Mane la aku nak ingat zaman dulu2 backpain rase sakit mcm mane, start from mane, etc2. Kirenyeh amik medical history of my back pain la. Fine. I just wanted to go straight to the treatment part, ok. I'm in pain. Forget about history, we are now living in present.

Ms Ning had given me 3 homework and I'm now struggling to remember all of them. (Sbb x buat la yg lupe tu! Duhh)

Ok. Relax.

Pregnancy and Birth

MrJ bought me this book before we knew that I'm preggy. We got it from Kinokuniy4. Moi always wanted pregnancy books that are not too serious, not too detail like biology text books for first year medical student and not too thick like all akmal's pathology books. So I chose this book. Thank you habiby :*

And YES, this book is so far the most hilarious books I've ever read about pregnancy. It's so funny that you can re-read it all over again without getting bored and laugh at the same line tho you knew it already. Haha. Thinking about it pun boleh buat aku gelak guling2. Hahahah. The author is a Brit, and you know, Br1tish love making jokes bout themselves; wallaaaa - that's y the book is extremely hilarious.

Ok, this book if from 'Rough Guide To..' collection. There are many other books in this series.

Title: Rough Guide To Pregnancy and Birth

Author: Kaz Cooke

This is one of the reviews in amazon.co.uk. Aku malas nak tulis another review here since I totally agreed with what they hv to say about the book.

What I love about this book is the fact you're really getting two books in
one. On the one hand, you've got the story of a woman going from conception to
birth, with her thoughts, feelings and concerns,(her diary from week to week)
which makes a humourous and touching read. On the other, you've got a factual
reference; researched to include the latest advice from UK medical
professionals.

The fact that this book really is funny meant that it's the only
pregnancy book my hubby has managed to finish. And that's saying something -
he's not a keen reader. Within a few days of him starting this book, he was
really playing an active and more understanding role in our pregnancy.

So if you're looking for a compelling read that will really tell you
how it is, this book is a must.

Ha, there you go. MrJ hasnt read it yet tho. Hehe. If you're looking for a book that is fun and at the same time educate you what's going on week-by-week during the preggy period and assure you that being fat is normal, then this book is for you. Personally, I feel at home and at ease reading this book is mainly because the woman in the book went thru the same thing like me just b4 pregnancy - operation to remove cyst.

Will write more about other books later.

Umrah Ja'ranah

There were so many happy memories when I think about Makkah and Madinah. It's impossible not to shed one or two tears when looking back at our pictures over there. I'm not planning to write our Hajj travelogue here in sequence, I'll just write what I like and remember most :-)

These piccies were taken on our day trip to bermiqat umrah @ Ja'ranah. On the way there, we stopped by at Jabal Thur, Mina, Arafah, and lastly Ja'ranah. If I'm not mistaken, first umrah Rasulullah miqatnye di Ja'ranah. Ade masjid Ja'ranah kat situ. Still remember when we arrived at the masjid, it was running our of water, so ade la budak2 kat luar masjid ni menjual air utk org2 berwudhuk for solat sunat ihram dalam masjid Ja'ranah. I cant remember why I didnt do umrah that time, prolly tgh red flag.

I think this picture was snapped at Jabal Nur pit-stop.
The maroon jubah is now a history, cant fit into it anymore.

@ Jabal Rahmah

Jabal Rahmah II

In front of Masjid Ja'ranah. MrJ is geared up to perform his umrah.

p/s- Nanti Mummy and Abi bawak HnyB pergi sane, ok?