The following is a picture taken directly above these camels at sunset.
Its is considered one of the best pictures of the year.
Look closely.. the camels are the little white lines in the picture.
The black you see are the shadows !!
* Nat geo
I begin with - Al fateha
Friday, March 30, 2007
Camels at sunset..
The following is a picture taken directly above these camels at sunset.
Its is considered one of the best pictures of the year.
Look closely.. the camels are the little white lines in the picture.
The black you see are the shadows !!
* Nat geo
AIF.
Subahanallah..Its friday again. Time REALLY flies these days.
I finally came to reading a book which I bought at Wardah a year ago. This book is call THE BEGINNING OF GUIDANCE ( Bidayatul Hidayah ).
Written by Imam Ghazali ( r.a ), English Translation by W.Montgomery Watt.
The contents is more like a transcript for muslims to follow in order to be on the right path. Another one for my favourite books however hard it is to understand reading Imam Ghazali's (r.a.) literature in English.
Alhamdullilah.. It Friday ! eve of our prophet Muhammad's Birthday.
A little Excerp from the book.
Friday is the festival for believers. Its is ordained specially for this community by Allah( s.w.t ).
There is a period in Friday where chances of our prayers being answered by Allah ( s.w.t ) is very great but only Allah ( s.w.t ) knows when is it.
Prepare for our FRIDAY on Thursday by cleansing of the clothes, by many act of praise, zikrullah and by asking forgiveness on Thurday evening, for that is an hour equal in merit to the unknown hour of the Friday.
Make the intention of fasting on a Friday, but do so on thursday or saturday , since there is a prohibition of fasting on Friday alone.
When the morning breaks, wash. Cleansing of oneself is obligatory on every adult on Friday. Array yourself in white clothes as it is the most pleasing to Allah ( swt ).
For men, use the best perfume you have.
Shave, cut your hair and nails and practise other form of cleanliness.
Then go early to the mosque. The prophet says, whoever goes at the first hour is offered a camel; whoever goes at the second hours is offered a cow. whoever goes at the third hour is offered a ram; whoever goes at the forth hour is offered a chicken and whoever goes at the fifth hour is offered an egg.
Endevour on this day, to give some alms, as you can manage, even if its a little.
Divide your time between worship, fasting, almsgiving, quran recitation , recollection of God, solitary devotion and waiting for prayer.
Let this one day of the week be devoted to what pertains in our future life and perhaps it will be an atonement for the rest of the week.
Innallàha wa malâikatahû yusallûna 'alan-nabiyy, yâ ayyuhalladhîna âmanû sallû alayhi wa sallimû taslîmâ. (Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.) 33:5
I finally came to reading a book which I bought at Wardah a year ago. This book is call THE BEGINNING OF GUIDANCE ( Bidayatul Hidayah ).
Written by Imam Ghazali ( r.a ), English Translation by W.Montgomery Watt.
The contents is more like a transcript for muslims to follow in order to be on the right path. Another one for my favourite books however hard it is to understand reading Imam Ghazali's (r.a.) literature in English.
Alhamdullilah.. It Friday ! eve of our prophet Muhammad's Birthday.
A little Excerp from the book.
Friday is the festival for believers. Its is ordained specially for this community by Allah( s.w.t ).
There is a period in Friday where chances of our prayers being answered by Allah ( s.w.t ) is very great but only Allah ( s.w.t ) knows when is it.
Prepare for our FRIDAY on Thursday by cleansing of the clothes, by many act of praise, zikrullah and by asking forgiveness on Thurday evening, for that is an hour equal in merit to the unknown hour of the Friday.
Make the intention of fasting on a Friday, but do so on thursday or saturday , since there is a prohibition of fasting on Friday alone.
When the morning breaks, wash. Cleansing of oneself is obligatory on every adult on Friday. Array yourself in white clothes as it is the most pleasing to Allah ( swt ).
For men, use the best perfume you have.
Shave, cut your hair and nails and practise other form of cleanliness.
Then go early to the mosque. The prophet says, whoever goes at the first hour is offered a camel; whoever goes at the second hours is offered a cow. whoever goes at the third hour is offered a ram; whoever goes at the forth hour is offered a chicken and whoever goes at the fifth hour is offered an egg.
Endevour on this day, to give some alms, as you can manage, even if its a little.
Divide your time between worship, fasting, almsgiving, quran recitation , recollection of God, solitary devotion and waiting for prayer.
Let this one day of the week be devoted to what pertains in our future life and perhaps it will be an atonement for the rest of the week.
Innallàha wa malâikatahû yusallûna 'alan-nabiyy, yâ ayyuhalladhîna âmanû sallû alayhi wa sallimû taslîmâ. (Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.) 33:5
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Some weird facts abt me...
Its quite amusing, there's this tagging thing going on, and Ive been Tagged.. by Nad.
hey girl, y did u tag me?? tak baik seyyyyy...I went home in the train yesterday trying to think about what to write about myself.
sorie lah..im not into tagging tapi, for the sake of fun, let me reply to your tagg.
'' Each person who gets tagged needs to write a blog post of their own 6 idiosyncrasies as well as clearly state this rule. After you state your 6 weirdness, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their multiply id (or anything equivalent) at the bottom of your blog. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog for information as to what it means.''
weirdo me...
#1. I freak / kelam kabut on housework night which is the night that I myself allocated to do housework.
#2. I am hubby's time keeper for everything, even for getting him to wake up and go the nearby mosque for Subuh prayers and I am irritating punctual actually. I plan my time well.
#3. I dont kill the ants in my kitchen because it will be sad for the ants to lose a mummy, daddy or sibling.. and now the ants are getting out of control !!
#4. Whenever I see any kids in misery, I wish I can be a superhero of some sort that can save all the children from poverty or buy them books and toys and make whatever of their misery go away.
#5. Me and little Habib have this bonding moment every morning where I will sit with him and tell him to be a solihin, be smart, go to Victoria, go to university, go to Tareem and study at Darul Mustafa , be a Habib, marry an ustazah....and I will go on and on until I realise that Im nutz and its no use looking so far ahead in the future but again, I will say Insya'allah...
#6. I like to impersonate Nicole Kea, (lead singer of pcd) and sing their song 'buttons' . of course without the knowledge of my hubby... ( shy lah... )
heee........
hey girl, y did u tag me?? tak baik seyyyyy...I went home in the train yesterday trying to think about what to write about myself.
sorie lah..im not into tagging tapi, for the sake of fun, let me reply to your tagg.
'' Each person who gets tagged needs to write a blog post of their own 6 idiosyncrasies as well as clearly state this rule. After you state your 6 weirdness, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their multiply id (or anything equivalent) at the bottom of your blog. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog for information as to what it means.''
weirdo me...
#1. I freak / kelam kabut on housework night which is the night that I myself allocated to do housework.
#2. I am hubby's time keeper for everything, even for getting him to wake up and go the nearby mosque for Subuh prayers and I am irritating punctual actually. I plan my time well.
#3. I dont kill the ants in my kitchen because it will be sad for the ants to lose a mummy, daddy or sibling.. and now the ants are getting out of control !!
#4. Whenever I see any kids in misery, I wish I can be a superhero of some sort that can save all the children from poverty or buy them books and toys and make whatever of their misery go away.
#5. Me and little Habib have this bonding moment every morning where I will sit with him and tell him to be a solihin, be smart, go to Victoria, go to university, go to Tareem and study at Darul Mustafa , be a Habib, marry an ustazah....and I will go on and on until I realise that Im nutz and its no use looking so far ahead in the future but again, I will say Insya'allah...
#6. I like to impersonate Nicole Kea, (lead singer of pcd) and sing their song 'buttons' . of course without the knowledge of my hubby... ( shy lah... )
heee........
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Prelude...
Muhammad’s childhood and youth were a prelude to his Prophethood.
Besides his other exalted, laudable characteristics, everyone agreed upon his truthfulness and trustworthiness. He never lied, never cheated and never broke his word.
He did not participate in jahiliyya, even for a second. He was called ‘the Truthful, Trustworthy Man’ even by his bitterest enemies.
People would say of him: ‘If you go on a journey and need someone to whose safeguarding you will entrust your wife, you can entrust her to Muhammad without hesitation. He will not take even a momentary glance at her face. If you want to entrust your wealth for safeguarding, entrust it to this trustworthy, honest man. He will never touch it.
If you look for someone who never tells a lie and never breaks his word, go directly to Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, because what-ever he says is true.’
Those who knew him from his childhood immediately believed in him when he declared his Prophethood.
Among them were Abu BakAr, ‘Uthman, Talha, Zubayr, Abu Dharr, and Yasir.
When ‘Ammar told his father, Yasir, that he believed in Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, the latter responded to him, saying: ‘If Muhammad says that God is One, it is true. He never lies.’
In the early days of his Prophethood, the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, once summoned the people of the Quraysh to gather at the foot of the hill of Abu Qubays and asked them: Would you believe me if I told you an enemy host was waiting behind this hill to attack you? ‘Yes, we would believe you,’ all of them answered, including even his red-haired uncle, Abu Lahab, his most bitter enemy.
When mankind were in dire need of someone to destroy the order of unbelief and breathe a new life into the world, God raised Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, to stop all forms of wickedness.
In the words of Ahmad Shawky:
The sun of guidance was born
and the entire universe was illumined.
A smile appeared on the lips of time
and his praises were sung.
When he appeared on the horizon of Madina years later, the pure, innocent children of that illumined city would sing his praises as follows:
Tala'al Badru 'AlaynaMin Thaniyyaatil Wadaa'
Wajabah Shukru 'AlaynaMaada'a Lillahi Daa'
The full moon rises on us.From Thaniyyatil Wadaa'
And it is abiligatory on us to express thanksWhenever called upon by a summoner for the sake of Allah.
Yaa Nabi Salaam 'alaika...Yaa Rasul Salaam 'alaika...Yaa Habib Salaam 'alaika...Salawaatu'llah 'alaika ... and then the drums start beating... : )
Besides his other exalted, laudable characteristics, everyone agreed upon his truthfulness and trustworthiness. He never lied, never cheated and never broke his word.
He did not participate in jahiliyya, even for a second. He was called ‘the Truthful, Trustworthy Man’ even by his bitterest enemies.
People would say of him: ‘If you go on a journey and need someone to whose safeguarding you will entrust your wife, you can entrust her to Muhammad without hesitation. He will not take even a momentary glance at her face. If you want to entrust your wealth for safeguarding, entrust it to this trustworthy, honest man. He will never touch it.
If you look for someone who never tells a lie and never breaks his word, go directly to Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, because what-ever he says is true.’
Those who knew him from his childhood immediately believed in him when he declared his Prophethood.
Among them were Abu BakAr, ‘Uthman, Talha, Zubayr, Abu Dharr, and Yasir.
When ‘Ammar told his father, Yasir, that he believed in Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, the latter responded to him, saying: ‘If Muhammad says that God is One, it is true. He never lies.’
In the early days of his Prophethood, the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, once summoned the people of the Quraysh to gather at the foot of the hill of Abu Qubays and asked them: Would you believe me if I told you an enemy host was waiting behind this hill to attack you? ‘Yes, we would believe you,’ all of them answered, including even his red-haired uncle, Abu Lahab, his most bitter enemy.
When mankind were in dire need of someone to destroy the order of unbelief and breathe a new life into the world, God raised Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, to stop all forms of wickedness.
In the words of Ahmad Shawky:
The sun of guidance was born
and the entire universe was illumined.
A smile appeared on the lips of time
and his praises were sung.
When he appeared on the horizon of Madina years later, the pure, innocent children of that illumined city would sing his praises as follows:
Tala'al Badru 'AlaynaMin Thaniyyaatil Wadaa'
Wajabah Shukru 'AlaynaMaada'a Lillahi Daa'
The full moon rises on us.From Thaniyyatil Wadaa'
And it is abiligatory on us to express thanksWhenever called upon by a summoner for the sake of Allah.
Yaa Nabi Salaam 'alaika...Yaa Rasul Salaam 'alaika...Yaa Habib Salaam 'alaika...Salawaatu'llah 'alaika ... and then the drums start beating... : )
Monday, March 26, 2007
Uztaz Jallaludin Hassan said in one of his ceramahs :
We should remember Allah (swt) when we are happy and he will defend us when we are sad. Allah (swt) does not like it when we read out doa's in a rushing manner.
Whenever we face a difficult test in our lives, we should zikir ''inna lillah hi wa inna ilaihi rojiuun'' ..''daripada Allah kita datang dan daripada Allah lah kita kembali''
Rasullullah (saw) said when we have problems, look at people who are below us or lesser then us and we will be grateful.
But in terms of Ibadah, we should look at people who are above us , then we will have the motivation to upgrade our iman.
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Masjid Ansar will be celebrating our prophet Nabi Muhammad (saw) birthday on the 30March ( 12 rabiulawal) , Friday after Magrib. Maulid will be led by Ustaz Hasan Saifouridzal.
Masjid Mydin will be celebrating maulidur rasul on the 01April, Sunday morning 8am. Ustaz Jallaludin Hassan and Ustaz Nazaruddin Nasser will be leading maulid and syarahan.
We should remember Allah (swt) when we are happy and he will defend us when we are sad. Allah (swt) does not like it when we read out doa's in a rushing manner.
Whenever we face a difficult test in our lives, we should zikir ''inna lillah hi wa inna ilaihi rojiuun'' ..''daripada Allah kita datang dan daripada Allah lah kita kembali''
Rasullullah (saw) said when we have problems, look at people who are below us or lesser then us and we will be grateful.
But in terms of Ibadah, we should look at people who are above us , then we will have the motivation to upgrade our iman.
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Masjid Ansar will be celebrating our prophet Nabi Muhammad (saw) birthday on the 30March ( 12 rabiulawal) , Friday after Magrib. Maulid will be led by Ustaz Hasan Saifouridzal.
Masjid Mydin will be celebrating maulidur rasul on the 01April, Sunday morning 8am. Ustaz Jallaludin Hassan and Ustaz Nazaruddin Nasser will be leading maulid and syarahan.
' Feeding Woes ' - continuation
I was at Sri Ayu yesterday with hubby for breakfast when we met A.B and his wife and their 8mths old son. Their son, Lukman is only 5 days older than little Habib but Lukman is bigger, he has 6 teeth growing and he eats well. He loves porridge and still drinks his milk. As i sat there eating my breakfast, I could see how his mother was feeding him and he open up his mouth easily and he drinks from a sippy cup of which little Habib cannot do yet because when little Habib sees a sippy cup, he will bite the opening snout. He does not know that its suppose to be use for drinking.
A feeling of jealousy ( yes, i hate to admit it... ).. came over me until I didnt want to look anymore even though little Lukman is so just so yummy cute.. Me and hubby reminded ourselves that every child is individual and Little Habib will catch up. Whats a mother to feel when she sees her child lacking behind ?
I must continue to have faith in my son. I must have faith that Allah is just testing our iman. I must have faith that I can be a good and supportive mummy. I will not give up on my son, feeding woes are just minor.. I will use all the good people's advises like ummu Nabil's and ummu Muchtaar's and use it to the best of my abilities..insyallah.
May Allah s.w.t help us mummies who have to go through 'feeding woes'.
Below is a comment given to me by Ummu Muchtaar. I have copied and paste it as a post itself as I find that its a good experience written. Her experience is exemplary to many mummies so, its kind of her to share whats its like to have babies or toddlers who have difficulty is feeding well especially when it comes to milk.
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'' Well seems that all mothers have to face each phase of a child's life with challenge/s.My son, Mukhtaar, just recently showing his behavioural changes at his dining chair. He refuses to sit on it especially when its milk time. Due to his leanness and low weight despite his activeness, both my husband and myself consulted the KK paed whom referred Mukhtaar to a dietician.
Alhamdulillah, there's a menu and some guides for me to share with you
:1.Encourage family meals
2.Encourage self-feeding
3.Includes variety and texture
4.Supplement with Nutroplex high in lysine and iron
Despite the guides, there's still challenges at the table. I have to trial and error on what exactly my son wants.
Guide 1 is successful. Initially, Mukhtaar was doing well having to feed with spoon during meals. But a couple of weeks ago, he started to keep his food in his mouth,thus decreasing the amount intake. I realized that he wants me to feed as how both my husband and I eat - using hands when we are eating with hands. Alhamdulillah, the food does go in.Family meals indeed is the way and in fact Islam too encourages that.
Guide 2, not yet successful. But we tried to encourage him to hold food in his hands to feel and if he wants, he will put in his mouth. During one of the days that we eat out, Mukhtaar held a french fries and managed to bite it. With praises, he repeated the act, but only for a while (kids attention span is short). There's other opportunities to encourage him. PATIENCE, mummy.
Guide 3 is still on experimentation. So far so good. Initially Mukhtaar didn't want to eat bread (which is in the menu breakfast). Somehow we have to be creative in providing varieties and texture. I toasted the bread and well, bravo he EATS, though little and not the amount stated. A god start, I said to myself.
Guide 4. Supplement may be the way to increase his appetite. Yet to see the effect.
FEEDING MILK
Having to implement that for about 2 weeks, just few days ago, Mukhtaar refuses to drink milk. Is it because of the milk, or the method of feeding?! None of them! Frustrating. I was feeling so down trying to get the milk down his throat and making him sit on his chair. These eyes are swollen due to the 'bad' treatment I did to my son just because he didn't want to drink milk. Just today, I recovered and understand that since there are adults to dislike the taste of milk, so are some babies like Mukhtaar. As a result, I took the initiative to begin all over again, feeding him 2 times a day before the next phase, i.e. to increase the frequency to finally 4 and maybe making the milk of different texture, putting in Nestum of add some flavour, like Milo(what my mum did). I hope that Allah gives me the strength, great patience and understanding to go through this 'Feeding woes'.
MEALTIME
Despite some success to make Mukhtaar eats, there's other woes during these times. His attention at the chair his short, so like what was written on one of the comments, we have to entertain our child, distracting him with whatever that we can. When I asked around, there are others who say just make the child run about and feed him as he plays coz he is at the stage of wanting to play, play, play. I disagree despite knowing that he wants to play -
1.The effort of disciplining him at the table will be gone.
2.I have to run around to where he is to feed - messy and no discipline
3. If I were to go ahead with the advice, my son will be complacent and doesn't know when is playtime and when to eat.
4.The child will not appreciate what is togetherness in eating together and tend to be selfish, at a later stage.
Well, well, well. A tall story written indeed. I hope with the experience that I have and still going through, we can be more persevere and firm in overcoming this feeding woes. Each child is unique in many ways, even in feeding patterns. So we have to remind ourselves that our child is indeed and like what my husband always says "You have build the bond with your son, so don't destroy it, just because of the difficulties in feeding?!"
A feeling of jealousy ( yes, i hate to admit it... ).. came over me until I didnt want to look anymore even though little Lukman is so just so yummy cute.. Me and hubby reminded ourselves that every child is individual and Little Habib will catch up. Whats a mother to feel when she sees her child lacking behind ?
I must continue to have faith in my son. I must have faith that Allah is just testing our iman. I must have faith that I can be a good and supportive mummy. I will not give up on my son, feeding woes are just minor.. I will use all the good people's advises like ummu Nabil's and ummu Muchtaar's and use it to the best of my abilities..insyallah.
May Allah s.w.t help us mummies who have to go through 'feeding woes'.
Below is a comment given to me by Ummu Muchtaar. I have copied and paste it as a post itself as I find that its a good experience written. Her experience is exemplary to many mummies so, its kind of her to share whats its like to have babies or toddlers who have difficulty is feeding well especially when it comes to milk.
******************************
'' Well seems that all mothers have to face each phase of a child's life with challenge/s.My son, Mukhtaar, just recently showing his behavioural changes at his dining chair. He refuses to sit on it especially when its milk time. Due to his leanness and low weight despite his activeness, both my husband and myself consulted the KK paed whom referred Mukhtaar to a dietician.
Alhamdulillah, there's a menu and some guides for me to share with you
:1.Encourage family meals
2.Encourage self-feeding
3.Includes variety and texture
4.Supplement with Nutroplex high in lysine and iron
Despite the guides, there's still challenges at the table. I have to trial and error on what exactly my son wants.
Guide 1 is successful. Initially, Mukhtaar was doing well having to feed with spoon during meals. But a couple of weeks ago, he started to keep his food in his mouth,thus decreasing the amount intake. I realized that he wants me to feed as how both my husband and I eat - using hands when we are eating with hands. Alhamdulillah, the food does go in.Family meals indeed is the way and in fact Islam too encourages that.
Guide 2, not yet successful. But we tried to encourage him to hold food in his hands to feel and if he wants, he will put in his mouth. During one of the days that we eat out, Mukhtaar held a french fries and managed to bite it. With praises, he repeated the act, but only for a while (kids attention span is short). There's other opportunities to encourage him. PATIENCE, mummy.
Guide 3 is still on experimentation. So far so good. Initially Mukhtaar didn't want to eat bread (which is in the menu breakfast). Somehow we have to be creative in providing varieties and texture. I toasted the bread and well, bravo he EATS, though little and not the amount stated. A god start, I said to myself.
Guide 4. Supplement may be the way to increase his appetite. Yet to see the effect.
FEEDING MILK
Having to implement that for about 2 weeks, just few days ago, Mukhtaar refuses to drink milk. Is it because of the milk, or the method of feeding?! None of them! Frustrating. I was feeling so down trying to get the milk down his throat and making him sit on his chair. These eyes are swollen due to the 'bad' treatment I did to my son just because he didn't want to drink milk. Just today, I recovered and understand that since there are adults to dislike the taste of milk, so are some babies like Mukhtaar. As a result, I took the initiative to begin all over again, feeding him 2 times a day before the next phase, i.e. to increase the frequency to finally 4 and maybe making the milk of different texture, putting in Nestum of add some flavour, like Milo(what my mum did). I hope that Allah gives me the strength, great patience and understanding to go through this 'Feeding woes'.
MEALTIME
Despite some success to make Mukhtaar eats, there's other woes during these times. His attention at the chair his short, so like what was written on one of the comments, we have to entertain our child, distracting him with whatever that we can. When I asked around, there are others who say just make the child run about and feed him as he plays coz he is at the stage of wanting to play, play, play. I disagree despite knowing that he wants to play -
1.The effort of disciplining him at the table will be gone.
2.I have to run around to where he is to feed - messy and no discipline
3. If I were to go ahead with the advice, my son will be complacent and doesn't know when is playtime and when to eat.
4.The child will not appreciate what is togetherness in eating together and tend to be selfish, at a later stage.
Well, well, well. A tall story written indeed. I hope with the experience that I have and still going through, we can be more persevere and firm in overcoming this feeding woes. Each child is unique in many ways, even in feeding patterns. So we have to remind ourselves that our child is indeed and like what my husband always says "You have build the bond with your son, so don't destroy it, just because of the difficulties in feeding?!"
Sunday, March 25, 2007
My sanity....
Housework is just taking away my sanity....
its like I have 2 personalities, like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide.... one moment im calm, and next when i see the amount of ironing there is, and the dust that has accumulated all over, I freak !
entahlah, im literally going mad and I better start getting a grip of myself....
Hubby suggested getting a part time helper.. hmmm.....
actually i feel that thats such a waste of money and i can do it.. if only I had the time..
Hasbunallah hi wanikmal wakil....
its like I have 2 personalities, like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide.... one moment im calm, and next when i see the amount of ironing there is, and the dust that has accumulated all over, I freak !
entahlah, im literally going mad and I better start getting a grip of myself....
Hubby suggested getting a part time helper.. hmmm.....
actually i feel that thats such a waste of money and i can do it.. if only I had the time..
Hasbunallah hi wanikmal wakil....
Saturday, March 24, 2007
' Bloggy ' the Blog
Its a lovely Saturday morning.. but I'm at work.... bummer.
On the contrary, takpelah, going to work with the right Niat will also gain pahala apa.. and also, I get overtime pay for 4 hrs of duty , and the amount is quite substantial, so 1 sat duty per month is quite all right for this ummi.
Oh blog.. you know I love u. I should have had you sooner, than I could have told you all about my wedding and pregnancy details....
Am I crazy to treat you like a living thing ? hur hur hur.. seriously, having a blog is therapeutic especially for a 'Miss drama mama' like me who always have thoughts running in the heart and mind and also a huge burst to want to share my thoughts yet sometimes when I ramble on and on to Hubby whose my best friend by the way, he tends to shut off and i find myself just talking alone and looking all silly and then I have to force him to start listening to me again , of which he does just to please me and then again he will shut off.. and there i go again.. rambling to myself i mean..
My sister - massymoo, wants to help me change my blog to Wordpress. She showed me some interesting and pretty layouts in Wordpress even offering to change mine to SD's old layout... she says its me.. picture of nature, calm...But I dont know if I should move because Blogger is like my first love.
You see, I feel that my layout is so UN-interesting, but its just me. I love green and I must have an Islamic feeling to it hence the surah Al-Fatihah above.
Yeah, I know..I'm a boring person.. but whose to care as long as I'm happy. Well, the truth is I'm such a simpleton, not creative to say the least. I really like seeing my friends whose creativity just oozes out from their blogs but yet, I'm not one...so I'll have to content with this one.
I did try to change my blog skin but as you can see, it wasn't successful. And since I'm still a novice to blogging, Ive accepted that I cant blog as well as some other highly professional bloggers but I'll get the hang of it one day...pelan-pelan kayoh lah babe.
So the weekends here...
Lots of things to catch up with... Housework... Visiting ( eratkan silaturahim )............
I need a break ! but after becoming an UMMI, i really feel guilty to use that phrase buts that's a whole different issue which I don't wish to elaborate now.
and Ive been having a few asthma attacks these few days. Hopefully I can recover before next weekend where I'll have attend 2 important events. Hey! it will be our prophets birthday, of course its important and of course I want to attend the celebration. Also to see the blushing bride too. hee.
Insyallah
On the contrary, takpelah, going to work with the right Niat will also gain pahala apa.. and also, I get overtime pay for 4 hrs of duty , and the amount is quite substantial, so 1 sat duty per month is quite all right for this ummi.
Oh blog.. you know I love u. I should have had you sooner, than I could have told you all about my wedding and pregnancy details....
Am I crazy to treat you like a living thing ? hur hur hur.. seriously, having a blog is therapeutic especially for a 'Miss drama mama' like me who always have thoughts running in the heart and mind and also a huge burst to want to share my thoughts yet sometimes when I ramble on and on to Hubby whose my best friend by the way, he tends to shut off and i find myself just talking alone and looking all silly and then I have to force him to start listening to me again , of which he does just to please me and then again he will shut off.. and there i go again.. rambling to myself i mean..
My sister - massymoo, wants to help me change my blog to Wordpress. She showed me some interesting and pretty layouts in Wordpress even offering to change mine to SD's old layout... she says its me.. picture of nature, calm...But I dont know if I should move because Blogger is like my first love.
You see, I feel that my layout is so UN-interesting, but its just me. I love green and I must have an Islamic feeling to it hence the surah Al-Fatihah above.
Yeah, I know..I'm a boring person.. but whose to care as long as I'm happy. Well, the truth is I'm such a simpleton, not creative to say the least. I really like seeing my friends whose creativity just oozes out from their blogs but yet, I'm not one...so I'll have to content with this one.
I did try to change my blog skin but as you can see, it wasn't successful. And since I'm still a novice to blogging, Ive accepted that I cant blog as well as some other highly professional bloggers but I'll get the hang of it one day...pelan-pelan kayoh lah babe.
So the weekends here...
Lots of things to catch up with... Housework... Visiting ( eratkan silaturahim )............
I need a break ! but after becoming an UMMI, i really feel guilty to use that phrase buts that's a whole different issue which I don't wish to elaborate now.
and Ive been having a few asthma attacks these few days. Hopefully I can recover before next weekend where I'll have attend 2 important events. Hey! it will be our prophets birthday, of course its important and of course I want to attend the celebration. Also to see the blushing bride too. hee.
Insyallah
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Feeding woes...
my mum's helper feeding Little Habib using a self made sling.Its really a challenge to feed Little Habib these days. In fact, the difficulty in feeding him milk started as early as when he was just a mere 6 months. I remember clearly that i stopped BF around 6 mths + and after that, giving him milk just went downhill.
He used to be able to drink 4 oz of formula milk, and he got chubby.. but now getting him to drink 10ml is lucky enough and now he is not so chubby..
He just refuse to drink it from a bottle, but strangely enough, he can gulp down plain water from a bottle as if he was enjoying it but when it comes to milk, he will just push it off strongly. I have to resort to putting milk powder into his brown rice.
Y doesn't my baby likes milk ? * sad* i really like seeing other babies who loves milk. I saw a really cute baby tee-shirt with the slogan ' will work for milk' ... but but but..I cant buy it for Little Habib because its Sooo not him... * boriiingggg *
Ive change from S26 to Similac to now Dumex Mamil Gold. Its really not the milk powder then. And Ive changed from Advent to Nuk to Pigeon bottles. Ok, he prefers Pigeon for his warm plain water.
And now, even though he likes brown rice, he just refuse to sit at his eating chair. Halfway through the feed, my mum's Indonesian helper would have to use a sarong, make it like a sling and carry little Habib in it before he will eat. How am i going to sling him around me if he is at my house during feeding time ?
Im just confuse. Poor Mummy and her helper has to put up with Little Habib's antiques but they still put up with it lovingly. ( may Allah bless them in their age ) ...
Upon a friend's advise...tonight, Insyallah, I will bring Little Habib to Kidzlink. I need to consult a pediatrician , at least put my mind at ease. In fact, I told hubby that we have to endeavour to help Little Habib overcome this. We might even have to bring him to Habib Abbas to get his doa. And if all else fails, then at least, I know that Ive tried my best to face this challenge.
ohhh bloggy blog.... I know this is not at all serious when compared to some other baby problems but as a mummy, I would like my baby to get enough for him to grow into a bright child....
well....again, Hopefully its just a phase........................
AIF....
Alhamdullilah..its FRIDAY !
Another 9 days to our prophets birthday...
Another 9 days to our prophets birthday...
Welcome and greetings ! O the light of my eyes , Welcome.
Welcome and Greetings Grandfather of Hussein.
I read this in the book Pendidikan anak-anak dalam Islam by Abdullah Nasih Ulwan.
Bersabda Rasullulah (s.a.w) yang diriwayatkan oleh Muslim;
''seorang Muslim itu adalah saudara kepada Muslim yang lain. Tidak boleh menganiayainya, menyerahkanny kepada musuh, mencuaikannya dan menghinakannya.
Taqwa itu di sini ( diucapkannya tiga kali ) sambil jarinya menunjuk ke dada.
Al Bukhari dan Muslim pula telah diriwayatkan sebuah hadis berbunyi:
Tidak beriman seseorang kamu, sehingga dia mencintai saudaranya , seperti mencintai dirinya sendiri.
dan juga ;
Barang siapa yang meletakan tangannya ke atas kepala anak yatim kerana merahmatinya, niscaya Allah mencatitkan untuknya bagi tiap tiap rambut yang dilalui oleh tanganya dengan satu hasanah.
Innallàha wa malâikatahû yusallûna 'alan-nabiyy, yâ ayyuhalladhîna âmanû sallû alayhi wa sallimû taslîmâ. (Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.) 33:5
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Sleepy Tuesday
These eyes of mine shut at midnight last night all because a basket full of laundry awaited me as I reached home.
Hubby had to do overtime which will soon be a norm as his one other only colleague will be on reservist for a month. * Bingit ah... *
Being a working mother, who has to handle housework at the same time, is not a walk in the park, it takes alot of patience and energy but at least its better than many other things. Zip ! this mouth must not complain but but this face just cant hide the tiredness of the mind and the body.
~ Working Mummies with no helper would know exactly what I mean. ~
***
She, made some comments again which I totally do not agree only this time I chose to answer but in a firm sms. I realise I cant stop people from making assumptions and be open of their feelings about me, but I can stop myself from being affected from it.
Anyway, I love her so its only saddens me that she choose not to understand or even tolerate me.
***
Little Habib does not like milk. Its getting harder to feed him dinner too.
At a glance, seeing him squeal and cry and wiggle his body out of the chair and in the end,when the brown rice is finished, he vomits it all out seems like we are torturing him. poor baby...
I love my son, and I'm not the least angry with him but I worry. Will he have healthy bones with what little milk intake he takes in ?
Its adult food that he likes. But i have to take my stand. He is just too young for it. He's barely 8 months, 4 more months to go before I can relax abit on what he eats.
I may sound like a paranoid insecure overly OVER mummy but I am only being strict because Im his Ummi and it is me who is ultimately responsible for his diet since he cant tell of what is right and wrong YET.
And all I ask for is understanding from the others who love him. Ermm.... Please ?
Hubby had to do overtime which will soon be a norm as his one other only colleague will be on reservist for a month. * Bingit ah... *
Being a working mother, who has to handle housework at the same time, is not a walk in the park, it takes alot of patience and energy but at least its better than many other things. Zip ! this mouth must not complain but but this face just cant hide the tiredness of the mind and the body.
~ Working Mummies with no helper would know exactly what I mean. ~
***
She, made some comments again which I totally do not agree only this time I chose to answer but in a firm sms. I realise I cant stop people from making assumptions and be open of their feelings about me, but I can stop myself from being affected from it.
Anyway, I love her so its only saddens me that she choose not to understand or even tolerate me.
***
Little Habib does not like milk. Its getting harder to feed him dinner too.
At a glance, seeing him squeal and cry and wiggle his body out of the chair and in the end,when the brown rice is finished, he vomits it all out seems like we are torturing him. poor baby...
I love my son, and I'm not the least angry with him but I worry. Will he have healthy bones with what little milk intake he takes in ?
Its adult food that he likes. But i have to take my stand. He is just too young for it. He's barely 8 months, 4 more months to go before I can relax abit on what he eats.
I may sound like a paranoid insecure overly OVER mummy but I am only being strict because Im his Ummi and it is me who is ultimately responsible for his diet since he cant tell of what is right and wrong YET.
And all I ask for is understanding from the others who love him. Ermm.... Please ?
Sunday, March 18, 2007
The most pointless photo of the year !
From sadness to something that will tickle my funny bone whenever I see it..... LOL !
His little eyes embedded in my heart...
Last Monday, there was a report in The New Paper about how a Malay garbage collector was tragically killed in an accident caused by a drunk driver. The man was 48 yrs old.
The saddest part was he left his 36 yr old Indonesian wife and a 1 year old son surviving without a sole bread winner. There was a picture of the small toddler hugging his mum as she cried.
As I read it, a feeling of uttered sadness came to my heart and I just bowed my head and feel a sense of regret. Why did the man have to die leaving a 1 yr old son ?
I'm sure Allah knows much more and there must be a 'hikmah' behind this, but still I feel so sad for the boy, for losing his father.
I called The New Paper and got their address. Ive never done anything like this before. This time, I just had to visit the boy. At least to hold his head and doa for him and to give what little that I can afford.
The reporter told me that he does not have any toys even. Why am I so affected ? Maybe because I am a mother and I have a baby son and I try and give my son what I can for him to always be happy, so that's why i feel so sad for this boy.
The woman and her son lives in Teban Gardens. I'm glad I got her address but gosh..its soo far away. I'm an easterner and have never really been to that part of the country before. Hubby didn't want to go as he felt that it was too far. I really thought that that was the end of my actions until Allah gave me 'ilham' to contact Ihsan. She lives in Jurong.. Maybe she can help give me directions. What luck, Ihsan knows where is Teban Gardens and wanted to go visit the family as well. ( May Allah Bless her )
We went yesterday morning. My heart just sank when I saw the condition of the flat. Its terrible. The area of the flat is old and many occupants have already vacated the place. The woman and the boy lived on the 5th floor and the flat has no lift. Me and Ihsan had to climb the stairs. Ihsan was cool about it but I was just so scared to be in such an area. I realised that Im blessed with such an easy life that I'm really so scared to be in such an area.
We finally reached their house. Its quite spacious, but quite empty. Our encounter with the family was just a brief 5 minutes. I didnt want to go in. We gave some things to the boy. His name is Muhd Sharul and he has the sweetest looking eyes.
He's so young and innocent and he has to face such harsh reality of his father's death and he only has his mother now who is not working. They are surviving on government welfare of just $300 a month. I just had to controll my tears in front of them. May they both attain Jannah in the afterlife for having to go through such sadness here in this world.
Seeing such reality of people living in hardship and yet the mother is still so strong to go with her life, makes me ashamed of how much I value material comfort. Although I can never leave my worldly possessions, I promise myself that whenever I want to splurge on something that I don't need, I will remember that boy and his mother. Its funny how Allah ( SWT ) gives us life's lessons in various ways for us to learn and be a better person along the way.
And I promise myself that I will teach Little Habib to always be thankful with what we are blessed with because many other people do not have such simple luxuries even.
And I promise myself that I will always treasure my Hubby no matter how we argue over any differences because Allah can take our life any time and when we least expect it.
After yesterday, Ihsan and me will probably never see the woman and her son again. But we doa that the boy will grow up healthily and get a good education and will be bless with a happy life with iman and taqwa together with his mother. Amin .. Amin.. Amin.
The saddest part was he left his 36 yr old Indonesian wife and a 1 year old son surviving without a sole bread winner. There was a picture of the small toddler hugging his mum as she cried.
As I read it, a feeling of uttered sadness came to my heart and I just bowed my head and feel a sense of regret. Why did the man have to die leaving a 1 yr old son ?
I'm sure Allah knows much more and there must be a 'hikmah' behind this, but still I feel so sad for the boy, for losing his father.
I called The New Paper and got their address. Ive never done anything like this before. This time, I just had to visit the boy. At least to hold his head and doa for him and to give what little that I can afford.
The reporter told me that he does not have any toys even. Why am I so affected ? Maybe because I am a mother and I have a baby son and I try and give my son what I can for him to always be happy, so that's why i feel so sad for this boy.
The woman and her son lives in Teban Gardens. I'm glad I got her address but gosh..its soo far away. I'm an easterner and have never really been to that part of the country before. Hubby didn't want to go as he felt that it was too far. I really thought that that was the end of my actions until Allah gave me 'ilham' to contact Ihsan. She lives in Jurong.. Maybe she can help give me directions. What luck, Ihsan knows where is Teban Gardens and wanted to go visit the family as well. ( May Allah Bless her )
We went yesterday morning. My heart just sank when I saw the condition of the flat. Its terrible. The area of the flat is old and many occupants have already vacated the place. The woman and the boy lived on the 5th floor and the flat has no lift. Me and Ihsan had to climb the stairs. Ihsan was cool about it but I was just so scared to be in such an area. I realised that Im blessed with such an easy life that I'm really so scared to be in such an area.
We finally reached their house. Its quite spacious, but quite empty. Our encounter with the family was just a brief 5 minutes. I didnt want to go in. We gave some things to the boy. His name is Muhd Sharul and he has the sweetest looking eyes.
He's so young and innocent and he has to face such harsh reality of his father's death and he only has his mother now who is not working. They are surviving on government welfare of just $300 a month. I just had to controll my tears in front of them. May they both attain Jannah in the afterlife for having to go through such sadness here in this world.
Seeing such reality of people living in hardship and yet the mother is still so strong to go with her life, makes me ashamed of how much I value material comfort. Although I can never leave my worldly possessions, I promise myself that whenever I want to splurge on something that I don't need, I will remember that boy and his mother. Its funny how Allah ( SWT ) gives us life's lessons in various ways for us to learn and be a better person along the way.
And I promise myself that I will teach Little Habib to always be thankful with what we are blessed with because many other people do not have such simple luxuries even.
And I promise myself that I will always treasure my Hubby no matter how we argue over any differences because Allah can take our life any time and when we least expect it.
After yesterday, Ihsan and me will probably never see the woman and her son again. But we doa that the boy will grow up healthily and get a good education and will be bless with a happy life with iman and taqwa together with his mother. Amin .. Amin.. Amin.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Friday night thoughts...AIF.
Tonite is a peaceful night. qashidah is playing on my CD player. Hubby is doing his prayers, little habib is already asleep... and me facing this laptop.... but I have one question in my heart at this moment. I just cant forget a comment made by her just now. Its makes me sad that Im misunderstood yet, I didnt say anything to correct that her because I do not want to create any tension between us. War of words will not solve anything. Im hurt that she judged me when she did not even asked me what and why... and where is the respect ? for me or for hubby?
How does a muslimah react when she is being misunderstood and accused of something which she does not have any intension of ?
Dua and tawakkal that the thought will change ? insyallah..... sabar naz sabar....
These Pictures below makes me happy when I view them...
little Habib with Bilal the bear...
My Baby Habib takes on the steering wheel !
The morning rise @ my corridor.........subahanallah...
My Favourite Books ...
Innallàha wa malâikatahû yusallûna 'alan-nabiyy, yâ ayyuhalladhîna âmanû sallû alayhi wa sallimû taslîmâ. (Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.) 33:56
How does a muslimah react when she is being misunderstood and accused of something which she does not have any intension of ?
Dua and tawakkal that the thought will change ? insyallah..... sabar naz sabar....
These Pictures below makes me happy when I view them...
little Habib with Bilal the bear...
My Baby Habib takes on the steering wheel !
The morning rise @ my corridor.........subahanallah...
My Favourite Books ...
Innallàha wa malâikatahû yusallûna 'alan-nabiyy, yâ ayyuhalladhîna âmanû sallû alayhi wa sallimû taslîmâ. (Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.) 33:56
MC and Maulid
I was on 'MC' yesterday. I had to take a break. Pushing myself when my whole body was begging me to take a breather was not going to help me in the long run. If my promotion was going to be affected by this MC, I'll fight. Ive been working so hard, yet if that cant justify me being a senior here, then that is a clear sign that I cannot work here anymore which is a pity because, this place has been a part of me for 6 years already.
After resting for awhile, me and mak brought little Habib out to Toys 'R' Us to buy him some bears and toys. He loves 'talking' to his bears and is starting to be curious about everything, so its best to get him some toys to expand his imagination.
Then I went to meet my friend Ihsan, who pass me a Maulid book and CD, title '' THE GLITTERING ILLUMINATION , A MAULID EULOGY in REMEMBRANCE of the INTERCESSOR PROPHET''.
Ive been hooked to this book ever since I got hold of it. Its actually a ' bookementary ' of the maulid which was written by Habib Umar Bin Hafiz.
In the book, the writer wrote on YEMEN, Habib Umar and many aspects of maulidur rasul. Its strengthens my faith is maulids, not that I ever had any doubts in the first place. This book is amazing, a perfect collection for a maulid lover and beneficial for little Habib to read when he's older. So I'm glad its now in my home library. May Allah bless the author - Abdulkader Ali Isa Alhadad for his commentary efforts and also May Allah bless my friend for giving this book to me.
I'm rekindling my love affairs with books. yes, i love all my books, thanks to my friends around me who has influence me with their reading hobby *smilez*
Maulidur Rasul is coming nearer. It will soon be time to Qiam and say Marhaban.
' You do not need to be present in Medina at the Rawdha to offer blessings ( selawat ) and salutations ( salaams ) on the Love of Allah ( habibullah ), the light among the lights of Allah ( Nurun Min Nurillah ), Muhammad Ibn Abdillah, ( may Allah's blessings be upon him and grant him peace ). Indeed Muslims wherever they are, can send blessings and salutations on the Holy Prophet ( s.a.w ), as he has assured us that the angels shall take such blessings and salutations and present it to him. And Muslims can offer him their blessings in both prose and verse. It was said that the angels ( malaika ) will join in the chorus. '
~ The messenger of Allah ( saw ) pointed with his hands towards Yemen and said, '' True Belief is Yemenite Yonder.'' ~
After resting for awhile, me and mak brought little Habib out to Toys 'R' Us to buy him some bears and toys. He loves 'talking' to his bears and is starting to be curious about everything, so its best to get him some toys to expand his imagination.
Then I went to meet my friend Ihsan, who pass me a Maulid book and CD, title '' THE GLITTERING ILLUMINATION , A MAULID EULOGY in REMEMBRANCE of the INTERCESSOR PROPHET''.
Ive been hooked to this book ever since I got hold of it. Its actually a ' bookementary ' of the maulid which was written by Habib Umar Bin Hafiz.
In the book, the writer wrote on YEMEN, Habib Umar and many aspects of maulidur rasul. Its strengthens my faith is maulids, not that I ever had any doubts in the first place. This book is amazing, a perfect collection for a maulid lover and beneficial for little Habib to read when he's older. So I'm glad its now in my home library. May Allah bless the author - Abdulkader Ali Isa Alhadad for his commentary efforts and also May Allah bless my friend for giving this book to me.
I'm rekindling my love affairs with books. yes, i love all my books, thanks to my friends around me who has influence me with their reading hobby *smilez*
Maulidur Rasul is coming nearer. It will soon be time to Qiam and say Marhaban.
' You do not need to be present in Medina at the Rawdha to offer blessings ( selawat ) and salutations ( salaams ) on the Love of Allah ( habibullah ), the light among the lights of Allah ( Nurun Min Nurillah ), Muhammad Ibn Abdillah, ( may Allah's blessings be upon him and grant him peace ). Indeed Muslims wherever they are, can send blessings and salutations on the Holy Prophet ( s.a.w ), as he has assured us that the angels shall take such blessings and salutations and present it to him. And Muslims can offer him their blessings in both prose and verse. It was said that the angels ( malaika ) will join in the chorus. '
~ The messenger of Allah ( saw ) pointed with his hands towards Yemen and said, '' True Belief is Yemenite Yonder.'' ~
Monday, March 12, 2007
Last weekend - part 2 - The unwanted encounter
Its finally officially over.
I bumped into him and his gal at Mas Ayu, our pitstop during an evening stroll.
I froze, like anesthetic was administered in my blood. My hands gripped Little habib's pram tight.
Hubby was uncomfortable too, but when I confirm to hubby that its okie, we decided to sit there for ice milo as originally plan.
They were having dinner with her parents and siblings. They looked very nice together, compatible.
He's a jerk. He turn, saw us yet he pretended that he didnt see us. Still the proud guy that he was 2 years ago ?
I knew that he already had someone else. But I was not ready to face them.
I tried to look calm and happy. Y would I not be happy ? But memories keep flooding as we sat there and drink ice milo.
We went home after that, I developed a slight fever. I hadn't seen him since our friends wedding...and and after solat magrib, I just had to burst our crying while hubby was saying doas.
Hubby touched my head and told me forget everything and not be sad anymore. I told him I was crying because I'm too happy..actually i don't know if I was happy or sad but I just needed to let it out.
Allah had made our meeting yesterday after 2 years a very good one. I'm sure he felt good too. Both of us, me and him, were in a very good position. He was with his gal and in laws , and I was with hubby ( the man I chose ) and our baby, my little pride and joy.
It could have been worse. I could have been alone, that would have been even more awkward or embarrassing.
It couldn't have been a better timing. Little Habib in a new pram and looking all clean and cute.
Its a blessing and I must be thankful that I married my hubby instead of him. I love my family and he has no room in my heart at all, since he is everything in her heart and hubby is everything in mine.
I bumped into him and his gal at Mas Ayu, our pitstop during an evening stroll.
I froze, like anesthetic was administered in my blood. My hands gripped Little habib's pram tight.
Hubby was uncomfortable too, but when I confirm to hubby that its okie, we decided to sit there for ice milo as originally plan.
They were having dinner with her parents and siblings. They looked very nice together, compatible.
He's a jerk. He turn, saw us yet he pretended that he didnt see us. Still the proud guy that he was 2 years ago ?
I knew that he already had someone else. But I was not ready to face them.
I tried to look calm and happy. Y would I not be happy ? But memories keep flooding as we sat there and drink ice milo.
We went home after that, I developed a slight fever. I hadn't seen him since our friends wedding...and and after solat magrib, I just had to burst our crying while hubby was saying doas.
Hubby touched my head and told me forget everything and not be sad anymore. I told him I was crying because I'm too happy..actually i don't know if I was happy or sad but I just needed to let it out.
Allah had made our meeting yesterday after 2 years a very good one. I'm sure he felt good too. Both of us, me and him, were in a very good position. He was with his gal and in laws , and I was with hubby ( the man I chose ) and our baby, my little pride and joy.
It could have been worse. I could have been alone, that would have been even more awkward or embarrassing.
It couldn't have been a better timing. Little Habib in a new pram and looking all clean and cute.
Its a blessing and I must be thankful that I married my hubby instead of him. I love my family and he has no room in my heart at all, since he is everything in her heart and hubby is everything in mine.
Last Weekend - Part 1
Another weekend has passed. Its a 5 day work week for me this week with work ending at 5.30pm.
Last weekend left me with many contradicting emotions.
I had seen happiness in 1 room and the next was just sad. Hubby, me and Little Habib went to visit my cousin Id at ESH who has given birth to a handsome baby boy - Ilhan. Alhamdullilah. Congrats to her on the birth of her 2ND born. Very short labour and No Epi. Bravo.
As we enter the maternity ward, we met Cikgu R, hubby's good friend sitting at the lounge area with a tired look. We were blur when he said his wife was admitted. We thought his wife had given birth since we have not heard anything from him since he got married but cannot be since they only got married last NOV. Sadly, Cikgu R told us that his wife had been in and out of the hospital 5 times for terrible morning sickness. She's only in her 13th week of pregnancy and has been vomiting everything that she eats. After visiting Id, I carried little Habib to visit Cikgu R's wife and I wished I didnt. She looks so drained from all the omitting and I knew she didn't want to have any visitors. I left the room after 3 minutes but if only I had hugged her to give her some encouragement. From a mummy to a would be mummy, I emphatise. We spoke to cikgu R and gave him some encouragement. At least, he is very supportive to his wife.
I remember morning sickness. Its a terrible feeling which puts the preggy mummy in a zombie mode amidst the vomiting. Luckily for me, i only went through 2 weeks of it. We reminded Cikgu R of this ayat and he nodded in agreement. ( 2.286) On no soul does God Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns.
We also visited hubby's other friend Ab n Su who welcome their long awaited child - Adam. Interesting, Ab got his son's name from his stepgrandfather Almarhum Habib Awad. He had casually once asked his grandfather what is a good name to name his child and Habib Awad says Adam. They wanted another name after Adam and consulted Habib Abbas. Habib Abbas says, no, just 1 name will do fine.
While the men were chatting and baby bulat's mum was bfdg , me and Ummu Adam chatted on how she had waited 2.5 yrs for this baby even asking for air doa from Habib Ali in Batu Pahat. Im just so happy for her that Allah have kurnia kan her zuriat. I went through the anxiety phase on '' Can i get preggy and get my own child '' for 8mths before I found out that Im pregnant with little Habib and each months brought tears of dissappointment.
Baby Adam's room is so nicely decorated with Ikea furnishings. I must do up little Habibs room soon.
Saturday morning, we bought little Habib's new pram at Baby Kingdom, Kaki Bukit. Again we settle on a Combi just like his previous one. Combi is still our top pick in terms of light weight practical functions ( 3 sitting positions ) and affordable pricing. Hubby was glad I agreed with him that McClaren or the other brands are just not practical for little Habib because initially, I had gone there thinking of getting a McClaren pram.
I also bought for little Habib a Lucky Baby high chair so that he can join my parents at the kitchen table and Hubby bought for him a Fisher Price toys. I had complain to hubby on how Little Habib loves toys at this age and he just doesn't have any good ones at my parents place.
Sat's wedding dinner was so romantic. It was done in a hotel Dinner format with classified sittings and games despite being held under the Block. Azlin is now officially my cousin ! From a friend to a cousin... She looked so pretty as the star of the show that night.
So it was a weekend well spent. Its back to work for this Ummi now. Many people on MC this Monday and I just feel that i should be taking MC too. *dredz*
Last weekend left me with many contradicting emotions.
I had seen happiness in 1 room and the next was just sad. Hubby, me and Little Habib went to visit my cousin Id at ESH who has given birth to a handsome baby boy - Ilhan. Alhamdullilah. Congrats to her on the birth of her 2ND born. Very short labour and No Epi. Bravo.
As we enter the maternity ward, we met Cikgu R, hubby's good friend sitting at the lounge area with a tired look. We were blur when he said his wife was admitted. We thought his wife had given birth since we have not heard anything from him since he got married but cannot be since they only got married last NOV. Sadly, Cikgu R told us that his wife had been in and out of the hospital 5 times for terrible morning sickness. She's only in her 13th week of pregnancy and has been vomiting everything that she eats. After visiting Id, I carried little Habib to visit Cikgu R's wife and I wished I didnt. She looks so drained from all the omitting and I knew she didn't want to have any visitors. I left the room after 3 minutes but if only I had hugged her to give her some encouragement. From a mummy to a would be mummy, I emphatise. We spoke to cikgu R and gave him some encouragement. At least, he is very supportive to his wife.
I remember morning sickness. Its a terrible feeling which puts the preggy mummy in a zombie mode amidst the vomiting. Luckily for me, i only went through 2 weeks of it. We reminded Cikgu R of this ayat and he nodded in agreement. ( 2.286) On no soul does God Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns.
We also visited hubby's other friend Ab n Su who welcome their long awaited child - Adam. Interesting, Ab got his son's name from his stepgrandfather Almarhum Habib Awad. He had casually once asked his grandfather what is a good name to name his child and Habib Awad says Adam. They wanted another name after Adam and consulted Habib Abbas. Habib Abbas says, no, just 1 name will do fine.
While the men were chatting and baby bulat's mum was bfdg , me and Ummu Adam chatted on how she had waited 2.5 yrs for this baby even asking for air doa from Habib Ali in Batu Pahat. Im just so happy for her that Allah have kurnia kan her zuriat. I went through the anxiety phase on '' Can i get preggy and get my own child '' for 8mths before I found out that Im pregnant with little Habib and each months brought tears of dissappointment.
Baby Adam's room is so nicely decorated with Ikea furnishings. I must do up little Habibs room soon.
Saturday morning, we bought little Habib's new pram at Baby Kingdom, Kaki Bukit. Again we settle on a Combi just like his previous one. Combi is still our top pick in terms of light weight practical functions ( 3 sitting positions ) and affordable pricing. Hubby was glad I agreed with him that McClaren or the other brands are just not practical for little Habib because initially, I had gone there thinking of getting a McClaren pram.
I also bought for little Habib a Lucky Baby high chair so that he can join my parents at the kitchen table and Hubby bought for him a Fisher Price toys. I had complain to hubby on how Little Habib loves toys at this age and he just doesn't have any good ones at my parents place.
Sat's wedding dinner was so romantic. It was done in a hotel Dinner format with classified sittings and games despite being held under the Block. Azlin is now officially my cousin ! From a friend to a cousin... She looked so pretty as the star of the show that night.
So it was a weekend well spent. Its back to work for this Ummi now. Many people on MC this Monday and I just feel that i should be taking MC too. *dredz*
Friday, March 9, 2007
AIF .... Looking forward to the weekends !
Alhamdullilah its FRIDAY.. penghulu segala hari.
For the past week, Ive been reading this book : AJARKAN ANAK-ANAKMU CINTAKAN RASULLULAH (S.A.W)
Written by : DR MUHAMMAD ABDUH YAMANI
Perterjemahan : Almarhum Ustaz Abdillah Ahmad AlJufri.
This is a very good book which my hubby bought long ago before he got married so now this book sits in my home library.
Amongst the contents :
Ajarkanlah anak-anak kamu, bahawasanya Nabi Muhammad s.a.w adalah nabi pilihan, dan nabi yang pertama serta rasul yang akhir.
Ajarkan lah anak-anak kamu bahawasanya baginda s.a.w sebelum diangkat menjadi rasul terkenal sebagai ''As-Shadiqul Amin'', orang yang benar lagi jujur dan setelah diangkat menjadi rasul, baginda merupakan rahmat yang dianugerahkan Allah (swt) kepada sekalian alam.
Wamaa arsalna ka il rahmatan lil alamin : Tidaklah Allah utusmu melainkan untuk menjadi rahmat bagi sekalian Alam. ( Al-anbiya' : 107 )
- Baginda adalah merupakan cahaya di sisi Allah ( swt ) selama dua ribu tahun sebelum Allah ( swt ) menjadikan Adam a.s
- Cahaya itu bertasbih.
- Malaikat bertasbih menurut tasbihnya.
- Apabila Alla ( swt ) menjadikan Adam dicampakkan cahaya itu ke dalam Adam a.s. Rasullulah (s.a.w) bersabda : Maka saya telah diturunkan ke bumi di dalam sulbi Adam a.s dan diletakkanya saya kemudian di dalam sulbi Nuh a.s, dan dicampakkanya saya di dalam sulbi Ibrahim a.s. Seterusnya Alla ( swt ) memindah saya di dalam sulbi-sulbi yang mulia dan rahim-rahim yang suci hingga lah dikeluarkan saya daripada kedua ibu-bapa saya sedang mereka tidak pernah bertemu di dalam zina.
( Riwayat ibnu Abbas )
Innallàha wa malâikatahû yusallûna 'alan-nabiyy, yâ ayyuhalladhîna âmanû sallû alayhi wa sallimû taslîmâ. (Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.) 33:56
For the past week, Ive been reading this book : AJARKAN ANAK-ANAKMU CINTAKAN RASULLULAH (S.A.W)
Written by : DR MUHAMMAD ABDUH YAMANI
Perterjemahan : Almarhum Ustaz Abdillah Ahmad AlJufri.
This is a very good book which my hubby bought long ago before he got married so now this book sits in my home library.
Amongst the contents :
Ajarkanlah anak-anak kamu, bahawasanya Nabi Muhammad s.a.w adalah nabi pilihan, dan nabi yang pertama serta rasul yang akhir.
Ajarkan lah anak-anak kamu bahawasanya baginda s.a.w sebelum diangkat menjadi rasul terkenal sebagai ''As-Shadiqul Amin'', orang yang benar lagi jujur dan setelah diangkat menjadi rasul, baginda merupakan rahmat yang dianugerahkan Allah (swt) kepada sekalian alam.
Wamaa arsalna ka il rahmatan lil alamin : Tidaklah Allah utusmu melainkan untuk menjadi rahmat bagi sekalian Alam. ( Al-anbiya' : 107 )
- Baginda adalah merupakan cahaya di sisi Allah ( swt ) selama dua ribu tahun sebelum Allah ( swt ) menjadikan Adam a.s
- Cahaya itu bertasbih.
- Malaikat bertasbih menurut tasbihnya.
- Apabila Alla ( swt ) menjadikan Adam dicampakkan cahaya itu ke dalam Adam a.s. Rasullulah (s.a.w) bersabda : Maka saya telah diturunkan ke bumi di dalam sulbi Adam a.s dan diletakkanya saya kemudian di dalam sulbi Nuh a.s, dan dicampakkanya saya di dalam sulbi Ibrahim a.s. Seterusnya Alla ( swt ) memindah saya di dalam sulbi-sulbi yang mulia dan rahim-rahim yang suci hingga lah dikeluarkan saya daripada kedua ibu-bapa saya sedang mereka tidak pernah bertemu di dalam zina.
( Riwayat ibnu Abbas )
Innallàha wa malâikatahû yusallûna 'alan-nabiyy, yâ ayyuhalladhîna âmanû sallû alayhi wa sallimû taslîmâ. (Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.) 33:56
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Earthquake...
Indonesia experienced a terrible earthquake yesterday which sends tremors up till the buildings along Shenton way.
I dint feel it ( probably too engrossed in my work ) but a few other in my building felt it. But building management announced that its not necessary to evacuate.
Its the first time I heard such an announcement. although I'm not afraid or anything, i cant help feeling sad for the people of Indonesia who had to endure 1 catastrophe after another. Tsunami and all....
Well, i shall not think about that. Allah (swt) - ' Al Malik ' knows everything and Im sure this disaster has a reason. May he save the mukmins and the babies and the children. amin.
I told hubby, besides Singapore's good geographical location, could it be that Allah have saved our country from bala' n bencana because Singapore still have Habib Abbas ( ahli bait ) and also the fact that Makam Habib Nuh is laying in Singapore's soil ?
I mean I did hear an ulama' from Hadramaut once says that if Habib Abbas makes Du'a, tiang di arash bergegar. And Habib Nuh is a wali Allah. But Hubby says nolah... in Indonesia also got many walis n ulama' what.
Just maybe our syiriq level is not so high. In Indonesia, some of the rural people practise forms of sacrifice eg goats n other life stock to avoid the Volcanoes from erupting or such.
Ustazah Kamariah says that sometimes its not Bala'. Allah (swt) was just picking shahids amongst them eg the people who died of Tsunami. Whatever it is, all these happenings is for us to see kebesaran Allah (swt). Its for us to reflect for a while and say subahanallah.
Wallah wa'alam.
I dint feel it ( probably too engrossed in my work ) but a few other in my building felt it. But building management announced that its not necessary to evacuate.
Its the first time I heard such an announcement. although I'm not afraid or anything, i cant help feeling sad for the people of Indonesia who had to endure 1 catastrophe after another. Tsunami and all....
Well, i shall not think about that. Allah (swt) - ' Al Malik ' knows everything and Im sure this disaster has a reason. May he save the mukmins and the babies and the children. amin.
I told hubby, besides Singapore's good geographical location, could it be that Allah have saved our country from bala' n bencana because Singapore still have Habib Abbas ( ahli bait ) and also the fact that Makam Habib Nuh is laying in Singapore's soil ?
I mean I did hear an ulama' from Hadramaut once says that if Habib Abbas makes Du'a, tiang di arash bergegar. And Habib Nuh is a wali Allah. But Hubby says nolah... in Indonesia also got many walis n ulama' what.
Just maybe our syiriq level is not so high. In Indonesia, some of the rural people practise forms of sacrifice eg goats n other life stock to avoid the Volcanoes from erupting or such.
Ustazah Kamariah says that sometimes its not Bala'. Allah (swt) was just picking shahids amongst them eg the people who died of Tsunami. Whatever it is, all these happenings is for us to see kebesaran Allah (swt). Its for us to reflect for a while and say subahanallah.
Wallah wa'alam.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
To be a soleha wife...its not easy
I dont know whats wrong with me nowadays.
The more spiritual I try to be, the more my nafs try to control me. How do I fight my Nafs ? ( Rasullulah ( saw ) says zikir. )
When i sit down to zikir, I feel like im going uphill and the pressure is great.
Here I am talking abt tasawwuf and maulids and qashidah, and another part of me thinks of buying a COACH bag n Hubby is against it. I can use the money for many other good bags, but but but I just cant forget COACH. Seriously, Im infatuated with the design.
Hubby dont encourage this interest as he dont want me to be the type of woman who follows the heart rather than logic. Eventhough he does sometimes lavish me with such gifts, spending $500 on a bag is just too much for him to agree on.
Its only logical that I use the $ for other useful things but maybe Im stubborn. Why is it so hard to be the type of wife who listens to the hubby ? I do listen, but most of the time, I ask for equality. Its must be because I earn my own pay, thats why I dare to overule ?
From my experience, everytime I dont listen to hubby, my decision will prove to be wrong as in tak berkat.
Hubby told me the other day that he loves me 100% but if Im not so stubborn with my thinking, he will love me 101%. It must be a subtle hint from him to guide me to the soleha path.
These few days, I have the urge to be a better wife. I want to change. I havent been the best, sometimes I try, sometimes I lack terriblely. Im pampered but how long will hubby keep pampering me ? I pray that its forever,
Luckily my hubby is patient and always give me space and chance to change and learn from my mistakes. He is near perfect in terms of akhlak. It must be from the teachings that he has received from almarhum Ustaz Abdillah. No matter how bad things become, he will still be the one who thinks rationally and be calm. While Im the one who always follow my heart which is not good. Is it a women thing ? I think so.
I remember my conversation with someone pious. I ever asked Mamu Yasin for advise on this and he advises me to change before hubby finds NO 2. ( scary thought ).... He says Its like if you keep having to polish a mirror and it gets cloudy again and again, wont you be tired of polishing it.
The other day, Ustaz Abu Hassan DIN said that to be a soleha wife takes 3 factors.
1. Ikut perintah Allah (swt ) and Rasullulah ( saw )
2. Lakukan apa yang suami suruh/kata selagi dibenarkan dalam syariah
3. Elakkan perbuatan atau perkara yang suami tak suka.
* Simple ? I feel Not so when we're leaving in akhir zaman with lots of cubaan *
After listening to this, I keep thinking to myself on how I can be a better wife. For a start, Ive been smiling more at hubby. After 2 years of marriage, i dont think i smile enough to hubby. Not sure if he has noticed my smiles but Ive been keeping track of my smiles just to remind myself that Im must keep trying until Ive attained the recognition from hubby.
Allah........I pray for guidance and to attain a status of soleha for the benefit of hubby , little habib and myself.
The more spiritual I try to be, the more my nafs try to control me. How do I fight my Nafs ? ( Rasullulah ( saw ) says zikir. )
When i sit down to zikir, I feel like im going uphill and the pressure is great.
Here I am talking abt tasawwuf and maulids and qashidah, and another part of me thinks of buying a COACH bag n Hubby is against it. I can use the money for many other good bags, but but but I just cant forget COACH. Seriously, Im infatuated with the design.
Hubby dont encourage this interest as he dont want me to be the type of woman who follows the heart rather than logic. Eventhough he does sometimes lavish me with such gifts, spending $500 on a bag is just too much for him to agree on.
Its only logical that I use the $ for other useful things but maybe Im stubborn. Why is it so hard to be the type of wife who listens to the hubby ? I do listen, but most of the time, I ask for equality. Its must be because I earn my own pay, thats why I dare to overule ?
From my experience, everytime I dont listen to hubby, my decision will prove to be wrong as in tak berkat.
Hubby told me the other day that he loves me 100% but if Im not so stubborn with my thinking, he will love me 101%. It must be a subtle hint from him to guide me to the soleha path.
These few days, I have the urge to be a better wife. I want to change. I havent been the best, sometimes I try, sometimes I lack terriblely. Im pampered but how long will hubby keep pampering me ? I pray that its forever,
Luckily my hubby is patient and always give me space and chance to change and learn from my mistakes. He is near perfect in terms of akhlak. It must be from the teachings that he has received from almarhum Ustaz Abdillah. No matter how bad things become, he will still be the one who thinks rationally and be calm. While Im the one who always follow my heart which is not good. Is it a women thing ? I think so.
I remember my conversation with someone pious. I ever asked Mamu Yasin for advise on this and he advises me to change before hubby finds NO 2. ( scary thought ).... He says Its like if you keep having to polish a mirror and it gets cloudy again and again, wont you be tired of polishing it.
The other day, Ustaz Abu Hassan DIN said that to be a soleha wife takes 3 factors.
1. Ikut perintah Allah (swt ) and Rasullulah ( saw )
2. Lakukan apa yang suami suruh/kata selagi dibenarkan dalam syariah
3. Elakkan perbuatan atau perkara yang suami tak suka.
* Simple ? I feel Not so when we're leaving in akhir zaman with lots of cubaan *
After listening to this, I keep thinking to myself on how I can be a better wife. For a start, Ive been smiling more at hubby. After 2 years of marriage, i dont think i smile enough to hubby. Not sure if he has noticed my smiles but Ive been keeping track of my smiles just to remind myself that Im must keep trying until Ive attained the recognition from hubby.
Allah........I pray for guidance and to attain a status of soleha for the benefit of hubby , little habib and myself.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Its a start of a new week again. Time really pass by so fast. Its now March....
Our Prophet Muhammad (saw)'s Birthday will be on the 31st of march this year. Im looking forward to this date. Insyallah, I have an invitation to attend a maulid/wedding at Ba'alwie Mosque. Too bad hubby cant come along as he is working.. Ive never celebrated maulidur rasul at Masjid Ba'alwie before... *Thankful*
its going to be another busy week. Our new product pricing system is activated today, so i expect more calls to come in helpdesk. i'll just try to do my best to cope. Lahaulah wala quwatta illah billah hilalliyil azim. ( But at least Im not working this sat )....
My friend Azlin will be getting married this weekend and Im invited to her wedding dinner this SAT. She's marrying my distant cousin from my dad's side. Formerly, she was my other cousin from my mum's side girlfriend. Small world huh.. we still end up being relative even after the terrible breakup with my other cousin. Cant wait to see her in bridal by Puteri Mas. : )
Ustaz Siti Rahmah said in her class last week that it good to encourage our children to watch NEWS. Dont encourage them to watch shows such as Fear Factor and Survivor which shows humans doing things that may put them in harm which is not encouraged in Islam. Islam dont encourage anything that will memudaratkan. In fact, she says in order to go to JC and do well in GP paper, the student must watch NEWS faithfully every night to be up to date on current affairs. Thats 1 parenting tip.
Liverpool lost to Man Utd last weekend 0-1. Poor Hubby was so disappointed in his beloved Team... lost at his homeground. But it was fun, must be sporting mah...
Nice to see Baby bulat. Only 18 days junior to little habib but he is about 30 % bigger .... he's a milkaholic.. wish Little habib was a milkaholic too.. Little Habib drinks milk only if spoonfed...sad right ??
well..Lucky Little Habib wasnt too cranky that night. He went off to dreamland slightly after 10.30 but Baby bulat was quite awake still. Before that , Little habib did attempt to look at Baby bulat and make friends but I wonder if both of them know that they are friends..hehe.. they seem to be in their own world most of the time.
Our Prophet Muhammad (saw)'s Birthday will be on the 31st of march this year. Im looking forward to this date. Insyallah, I have an invitation to attend a maulid/wedding at Ba'alwie Mosque. Too bad hubby cant come along as he is working.. Ive never celebrated maulidur rasul at Masjid Ba'alwie before... *Thankful*
its going to be another busy week. Our new product pricing system is activated today, so i expect more calls to come in helpdesk. i'll just try to do my best to cope. Lahaulah wala quwatta illah billah hilalliyil azim. ( But at least Im not working this sat )....
My friend Azlin will be getting married this weekend and Im invited to her wedding dinner this SAT. She's marrying my distant cousin from my dad's side. Formerly, she was my other cousin from my mum's side girlfriend. Small world huh.. we still end up being relative even after the terrible breakup with my other cousin. Cant wait to see her in bridal by Puteri Mas. : )
Ustaz Siti Rahmah said in her class last week that it good to encourage our children to watch NEWS. Dont encourage them to watch shows such as Fear Factor and Survivor which shows humans doing things that may put them in harm which is not encouraged in Islam. Islam dont encourage anything that will memudaratkan. In fact, she says in order to go to JC and do well in GP paper, the student must watch NEWS faithfully every night to be up to date on current affairs. Thats 1 parenting tip.
Liverpool lost to Man Utd last weekend 0-1. Poor Hubby was so disappointed in his beloved Team... lost at his homeground. But it was fun, must be sporting mah...
Nice to see Baby bulat. Only 18 days junior to little habib but he is about 30 % bigger .... he's a milkaholic.. wish Little habib was a milkaholic too.. Little Habib drinks milk only if spoonfed...sad right ??
well..Lucky Little Habib wasnt too cranky that night. He went off to dreamland slightly after 10.30 but Baby bulat was quite awake still. Before that , Little habib did attempt to look at Baby bulat and make friends but I wonder if both of them know that they are friends..hehe.. they seem to be in their own world most of the time.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Tired...
Salaams Bloggy Blog..
I miss u..I didn't manage to view u whole of today.. hmm.. am I addicted to U ?
I'm tired... the preso/demo went well..In fact I enjoyed it..I must get my boss to involve me in more roadshows like this. Didn't know I had the marketing skill in me being desk bound for 6 years. I met many of my clients or rather agents as they are known and it was like meeting old friends. I didn't follow my script.. of course it was jitters at first but after warming up, I just said what I knew.
The only bad thing about such events is I had to shake hands with men obviously who are not my Mahram ( about 3men today )... * sigh....* ...I tried to escape some but some I couldnt. even the Muslim men were holding out their hands to me. Many of us working muslimahs may face such problems right... Ive read in Ihsan blog that she gave her name cards to avoid shaking hands with men at such events. In the busy- ness of the moment, I didn't take my name card along... so... dosa dosa dosa me.
so here I am at the laptop blogging away. Hubby and me just finished our weekly chores of cleaning the house, washing toilets and laundry. I still need to iron a bag full of clothes this weekend.
Baby Bulat and his parents will be coming over tomorrow for the Liverpool Vs Man Utd match tomorrow nite. Big match huh for epl fans...
Hubby is a Liverpool fan and Baby Bulat's father is a Man Utd fan. Should be fun watching it on the plasma tomorrow with pizza as our munching delight.. insya'allah..looking forward to meet up with baby bulat's mum.
Im gonna get some sleep now..Will be working from 9-1pm tomorrow... Hopefully it will be a breeze in the office.
Illahliqa.
I miss u..I didn't manage to view u whole of today.. hmm.. am I addicted to U ?
I'm tired... the preso/demo went well..In fact I enjoyed it..I must get my boss to involve me in more roadshows like this. Didn't know I had the marketing skill in me being desk bound for 6 years. I met many of my clients or rather agents as they are known and it was like meeting old friends. I didn't follow my script.. of course it was jitters at first but after warming up, I just said what I knew.
The only bad thing about such events is I had to shake hands with men obviously who are not my Mahram ( about 3men today )... * sigh....* ...I tried to escape some but some I couldnt. even the Muslim men were holding out their hands to me. Many of us working muslimahs may face such problems right... Ive read in Ihsan blog that she gave her name cards to avoid shaking hands with men at such events. In the busy- ness of the moment, I didn't take my name card along... so... dosa dosa dosa me.
so here I am at the laptop blogging away. Hubby and me just finished our weekly chores of cleaning the house, washing toilets and laundry. I still need to iron a bag full of clothes this weekend.
Baby Bulat and his parents will be coming over tomorrow for the Liverpool Vs Man Utd match tomorrow nite. Big match huh for epl fans...
Hubby is a Liverpool fan and Baby Bulat's father is a Man Utd fan. Should be fun watching it on the plasma tomorrow with pizza as our munching delight.. insya'allah..looking forward to meet up with baby bulat's mum.
Im gonna get some sleep now..Will be working from 9-1pm tomorrow... Hopefully it will be a breeze in the office.
Let me leave u with a picture of little Habib Swimming.. Its his second time and ummi and abah intend it to be a regular affair. Boys must know how to swim huh ?
Illahliqa.
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