I love being a housewife even if its only for awhile...

Finally, I found the time to blog...

It seems that these day, there's really very little time for me to blog or to read blogs.

I just spend the last 30mins reading my usual blog list, leaving some comments along the way.

For the past week, my role as a working Ummi took a back seat and I had a taste of being housewife. If only I could be in this role forever, but alas, Im am fully aware that I still have to work to help the family's economy...and gain pahala in the process.

Little Habib have become so close to me..y not right since he sees me more now?
poor baby.. Ummi's got to work again, very soon come July.

Seeing how much closer little Habib got with me, I pleaded to hubby without thinking of course to allow me to be a housewife...''look dear, finally our baby wants ME instead of You....''

but back to reality, Im sure being a FTWM will not stop me and my darling buchuk to be close to each other. There are still SUNDAYS and weekday nights when I tuck him into bed.

I just have to ask from ALLAH (swt) what I hope for and again, the NIAT must be right and when the time comes for me to step out into the workforce again, I pray that I wont have separation anxiety.

'' Ummi Hasan, I nodded in agreement when I read out your post on starting work again and all the separation anxiety that we as working mothers may feel...''

'' Ummu Mukhtaar and Ummu Baby Bulat, you mummies are very lucky in MY eyes..and Im sure both of you count your blessings each day...I envy you both... envy in a good way. : ) ''

Happy 11mths birthday sayang. Ummi and Abah doakan the best for u always.

'' You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are grey,
You never know dear, how much Ummi loves you..
Please dont take my sunshine away.....''

I love to hug my baby and sing this to him before he drifts off to dreamland.

So for the past 2 days ago, I went to visit my new office to put some stuff. This is how my new desk looks like..smaller than my old one, but at least I now have a view to the outside world..so when it rains, I know.... hee.



my new office desk..(insyallah)

My new office is now in Novena.. Much further but at least Im 3 stops away from Hubby's office so we can still take the train to work together and drop at CityHall to transfer to the same train.
I thank Allah for putting me near a mosque, a very nice and newly renovated one too.
I love working near a mosque.... I can go there when Im stressed or I can go there to nap during Ramadhan or even buka puasa there If i leave the office late.

Hubby and me visited the Masjid yesterday, and I felt blessed just because, Im working near a Mosque.




Masjid Abdul Hamid Kampung Pasiran behind Revenue House.




The ladies praying area on the 2nd floor. The carpets were so fluffy cos its new.



The wudhuk area reminds me of Masjid Aleem Siddique's tap by the exterior fence and it has a spa feeling.

Saturday night Haul event.

Thats Little Habib @ Masjid Darul Aman. The boy beside him is 4 yrs old and seems to take a liking to our little tumble tot...someone commented that Little Habib should be dress in a Jubah next time for such events rather than something western..oops...

We were there last Sat night for the haul of Ustaz Abdul Rahman Alkaff. It was a big event.

Ustaz Hasbi, Habib Abbas Alsagoff, Habib Hassan Al-Attas and many other habaibs were there to grace the event.
Ustaz Hasan Saifouridzal was the MC for the event.

Many good advice were given... mostly the Habaibs spoke on the insights of the lives of the wali wali Allah. The epitome of wali-ness , find that stones and diamonds are no different at all.. Masyallah...

Habib Hasan was advising us to treasure the Ahli Bait as long as they were around because they are the descendants of the prophet and if we are close to them, if we visit them or go for the ceramahs, then Rasullah (saw) will be happy with us because we give respect to his family members..

Alhamdullilah, im glad we made it to this event. Little Habib got doa's from Habib Abbas and some other Habaibs from Jeddah. At the end of the day, I pray that these doas will help him with his iman in the future.

AIF ! ....

Alhamdullilah..its a Friday !.....


Yesterday, I managed to catch the interview done by Daud Yusof with Siti Nurhaliza.

I noticed throughout the interview, she made reference to Allah (swt) in many of her answers.

This reflects very good of her... I feel one who always remember Allah (swt) in anything that one come across is on the right path.

She said that a challenge or Ujian given to us means that Allah (swt) love us, and it means that HE remembers us.

Sometimes, a challenge can come in a good form, eg rezeki.... and sometimes it can come in a bad way, eg sickness.

She says whatever charity work she does can only be judge by Allah (swt) and not human beings around her because if humans judge, than its not being fair.


very true indeed.......


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

Im back... refreshed !

Im back from my trip.. went to K.L for a 3 day 2 nite stay there...
we stayed at the Royale Bintang.. the hotel was nice, and in the heart of Bukit Bintang, so its very convenient...

Yes.. I had a good break.. after all that has happened over the past month about changing jobs. Alhamdullilah, Im more refresh than ever and looking forward to this new journey that I will be embarking on the 3rd of july.

KL was fun, my hubby enjoyed the trip. We even went for reflexology for our tired legs...

Funny we couldn't find any Malay food such as ikan bakar etc.. so we ended up eating at a Moroccan restaurant, then Egyptian cafe then Lebanese restaurant.. as if we were holidaying in the Middle east ! I must say, the place is pack with middle eastern tourist too....

Yes..i did shop abit and wuhoo.. I now own 2 COACH bags... haha.. no kidding. 1 for work and another for casual outing.. They are soooo beautiful lah...Thank you Allah.

The great Malaysia sale is not on yet.. It will be pretty soon... I went to masjid India, bought some tudungs... the place is more of a textile centre rather than a tourist attraction. It was flooded by the way and muddy all around..

Then we went to KLCC and the Patronas Twin Tower.. what a sight...
we didn't go up as tkts counter were closed for the day cos apparently, people queue up as early as 6am to get tkts to go up and experience the breathtaking view of the crowded city.

But I saw Breadtalk and oh wow..Ive always wanted to eat the famous floss bread but since Singapore's Breadtalk is not Halal... I obviously relish this opportunity and its soo yummy...
hmm someone should write in to Breadtalk Singapore to get them to Go Halal... dont you think ?

for 2.60 rm.. this bread was worth it... :p

Little Habib is turning 11mths soon..as since he seldom drinks milk , hubby and me decided to fast forward abit and we gave him Pediasure Vanilla flavour for 1 yr old and above in a bottle and Alhamdullilah, he drank it...

wonder if its a good idea since he is not 1 yet...

but we did consult a GP, DR lina , previous mths ago and she said if u absolutely have to , then start it when only when the baby is above 10mths...

see.. y am I so worried that he is not drinking milk now that I said Ive come to terms with that ? cos.. he is near 11mths and still no sign of a tooth yet... ( haha.. even growing teeth can be a concern.. )

Baby Bulat has grown a tooth and so has Baby Hasan.. hmmm should I be worried ?

well, maybe me and hubby grew our 1st tooth late too, cos this is heriditary... but on the other hand, it could be cos he lacks calcium cos hes not drinking milk...

either way, im just hoping the 1st one will come out soon for me and hubby to experience our childs first tooth.. hee...

A long deserve break...

So my company told me that I had to leave immediately because I'll be joining the 'competitor'..

It wasn't anything hostile or anything, in fact, when my HOD told me that I had to leave, she cried... she said it was the company's policy and it was nothing against me...
I could pack my things but leave the manuals behind.

when she cried, I cried too.. we both cried.... she wished, I could stay.
My HOD, a single woman in her 50s was like my 'mother' at work..she was sadden and reminise that me, a young gal all of 20 years who joined the company with little knowledge of the working world, would now leave for a much bigger job arena after 7 years of service.
but like I told her , changes happen and sometimes when we least expect it...

I packed my stuff, 7 paper bags in total, called my daddy to pick me up.
Then i went around saying my goodbyes and as hard as I controll it, I cried.. as in tersedu-sedan kind of cry.... my colleagues who are now my ex's , hugged me, cried along with me and wish me well...They all told me to be strong.

My supervisor whom I respect, my lunch buddies, my system guys who helped me ever so often with my PC 'problems', my fatherly HOD too... they all wish me well and encouraged me to seek greener pastures in my life.

Im glad I told them the truth on where Im going and that helped me alot... The management, is paying me to stay at home for this month, and I will get the bonus which is due to be given out soon.

This is all a blessing. The signs.... too many that lead to why I should take this job. You see, when the intention or NIAT is right, then everything will fall into place.

Im going on a break before I start my new job.

the Royale Bintang will be my place of rest and relax .... till then oh bloggy blog, the phrase
''So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief'' in surah Insyirah ( 94:5 ) really holds true as Allah (swt) has promised mankind in the Holy Quran.

My Breakthrough....

Today is a breakthrough for Muslimah ladies like me !

hee..at least thats how I feel....

well, the past few days have been quite a rollercoaster for my emo self.

I got the job ! Its official, Im joining another company insyallah, the same company that I rejected earlier.
I didnt search for it, it came to me on a Friday morning while I was reading the 'naqshabandi' book on sirah Nabi and was reading the part about womenfolks who do not cover their aurah and what happens to them in Hell.

So since it came to me for the second time, I had a strong feeling that Allah had made that job for me. I did made ALOT of selawat and pray hard for him to give me another job, one that makes me a better muslimah, and Again, HE gave me this job that i rejected. It must MEAN something right ?

Alhamdullilah, It pays well, beyond my own expectations and can wear Tudung .... but of course the downside is when they pay u so much, they also expect that much from you...

Anyway, Ive cleared all my doubts with my new employers and they reassured me that working late will be minimal as and when necessary but they will provide me plenty of guidance to make sure Im comfortable...

did I mention that my new boss is really COOL ? I like him the moment I met him... he used to be from the commandos.. So u can imagine how he looks like.. heee....

Oh yes, Y did I say that its a breakthrough for me ?
well, because when I tendered my resignation to my boss yesterday, It was tough for me and them too...
It made them feel sad that me, a loyal 7 years staff would finally leave the nest. They have groomed me well.
They tried to make me stay, the bosses met me , offering me Pay increment, promotion is confirm, transfer department and best of all, they will allow me to wear tudung !!

oh dear.. Isnt it too late boss ? y didnt YOU say so when I brought the tudung issue in my last appraisal ?

so YES, Im covering my aurat in my office today, for the first time in 7 years.. a breakthrough after 2 rejected request to wear the hijab since year 2002.

At this moment, Im still waiting on when they want me to leave, because since Im moving on to their 'competitor', they want me to leave soonest. I might not even serve 1 month notice or maybe I have too since they are shorthanded.

Alhamdullilah.. May Allah make this transition easy for me...My friends support me... 'be brave Ummi'.. 'If u never try, you wont know if you will fail or succeed'' ...
and my hubby told me '' Even if you fail in your new job, at least you tried and thats most important'.

Rabbi Yasir wala Tu'assir. Rabbi Tameem Bil Khair.

P/s... I dreamt that Habib Umar Bin Hafiz came to my house 2 nights ago, the day that I was suppose to tender. i didnt get to see him but I sense him. Then in the dream, Hubby woke me up and said that Habib Umar have left my house and that he made doa 3xs.
It felt so REAL. I woke up straight away and saw hubby sleeping beside me... so it was a dreame.. but an assuring dreame I must say...

Being Little Habib...

Hey.. thats me ! ...

I look dark huh.. cos I was sun-tanning lah...

Actually, Im in LaLa Land right now...Its been a long while since I slept at 9pm but tonight I was really exhausted.

Eventhough im asleep now, well these thoughts are in my head, so here I am sharing it on my Ummi's blog. hee...

Ummi, Abah, Dada and Dadi brought me swimming at Tampines Swimming pool today.

Its my first time there after a long while of not being in a huge pool of water.

The place was crowded with kids and their parents , its like a really big playground over there...

Well, the weather was perfect and eversince Ummi bought me those floats at Mustaffa Centre, she hasnt yet brought me swimming.

I had forgotten what swimming was all about.

So today, Ummi and Abah planned the swimming trip.

Aunty Nurul, my 7 year old aunt ( more of a sister really ) was suppose to join us, but she had some slight fever and Nani didnt allow her to go, but thats all right cos my favourite Dada took her place as my swimming pal.

At first, when I was put in the water, I was really scared! I panicked.

I pulled Dada's chest hair ! Tried to reach out for Abah's chest hair but he had none... :p

But after about 15 mins or so, when my legs found the technique of kicking and my hands banged against the water and made some splashes, boy was I in my mood to swim ....

so i smiled and i laughed and I waved at some babies around me..and Abah, me and Dada swam for an hour or so...

Hmm Ummi didnt join me in the pool today.. she says she's too shy since there are many men in the pool. But I did see a lady in the pool with some sort of Muslimah costume. Ummi thinks it looks funny cos her body shape could still be seen so she dont think she'll wear that.. whatever that means huh...

She looked happy sitting with Dadi and chatting.. she misses the good old time of always being with DADI..

I love my Ummi very much.. she loves me alot too.. whenever Im with her, she really likes to kiss me and tell me she misses me.. I know, I miss her too eventhough I dont show it much.

too bad, she has to go to work. She's expecting something big this week. Abah tells me to doa for her.

Oh Ummi, dont worry... Allah knows best and he will give you what is best ok..

Abah.. well, he's my man... He's very soft towards me...and he brings me to the mosque and introduce me to his Ustaz. And he talks to me about how he wants me to join him at MARIAM's for breakfast on SUNDAY and he cant wait for me to start eating adult food so we can chill at the coffeeshop together...

Eventhough I dont look that interested now, and Im more interested in sniffing my Bantal Bushuk,

Im really looking forward to the future with my parents.. They tell me that at the end of this month, our lives will change and we can be together more often cos there will be some kind of convenience in our lives..

Insyallah.. May Allah continues to bless us..

AIF ! ...

Alhamdullilah...Its a Friday ! And its the 1st day of June...

Its half the year already... Soon, we will be meeting Rejab, Sya'aban and the blessed Ramadhan.

Hubby's on leave today... due to the hot weather, we were forced to fix the multisplit in our bedrooms. We wanted to get Mitsubitshi StarMax but the whole of Singapore is sold out on that brand.
So we chose Sanyo. I could not wait any longer. Wanted to get it before the GST hike. Hope its good and serve us well.
We bought 4 servicing and Courts gave us 2 free. I think its a promotion.

Here I am working again after the P.H...
wanted to take Urgent leave today cos I always like to be at home where something big like installations are taking place in my home but since 3 of my collegues are already on leave, I didnt want to dissapoint the rest by not showing up too.

I had a good P.H yesterday. Me and hubby attended 2 ceramahs.

The first one was @ masjid Mydin where Ustaz Hasan Saifouridzal was giving ceramah DHUHA.

He mentioned that if a person likes to read Al-Quran, when in akhirat, his throat would be illuminating with light.
When a person reads the Quran in his home, rahmat would fall upon his home like rain water from the skies.
When a person recited the Al-Quran regularly, his parents will be wearing crowns in Akhirat...
Wow mummy and daddy, I hope that the both of you will be wearing crowns one day.. Insyallah.

Ibnu Hajar mentions that apart from reading the Quran, one should also always recite Selawat and wake up at night to ibadah in his home.

Ustaz told this story, One day, Imam Muhammad bin Idris AsSyafie'e went to visit his student Imam Hambali's home.

Imam Hambali prepared his teacher's room next to his room. At night , he woke up and to hear if his teacher was sleeping. But instead, he heard Imam Syafie'e waking up, and praying 2 rakaat. In the first rakaat, Imam Syafie'e read surah Al-Baqarah to Surah Mariam. In the 2nd Rakaat, Imam Syafie read the remaining surah until surah An-Nas.
This made Imam Hambali cry because his teacher only prayed 2 rakaat at night but in 2 rakaat, he could Qatam the Quran.

Allah has mention in the Quran, ''Wahai Orang yang berselimut ( muzammil ) , bangunlah malam walaupun dengan sekejap dan apabila telah bangun, bacalah Al-Quran, walaupun sedikit.''

After Kuliah Dhuha, Me and Hubby made our way to Masjid Alkaff Kampung melayu In Bedok Resevoir.

There was maulid, and ceramah by Ustaz Ahmad Dahari and after that, a Briyani Dam feast.
Ustaz Ahmad Dahari spoke on Islam Yang Berquality.

Basically, he spoke about 'Habelum Minallah wa Habelum Minnanas' – Hubungan Kita dengan Allah and Hubungan kita dengan Manusia.

Ustaz advise us to not forget Duniya while chasing for Akhirat.

Rasullulah (saw) said that this world is like a land of fields for us. What we sow in it is what we reap in Akhirat.

Allah wants us strive to do well in this world as well as in Akhirat.
Strive for a good career, strive for a good car, strive for a good home but dont forget Allah in the process.

Thats why there is this doa ''Rabbana Aatina Fid Duniya Hasanatau, wa Fil AakHIRATI Hasanatau wa Kinan Azaaban Naar. ''

Ustaz told this story.
Once Sayidina Omar AlKhattab R.A went to see Rasullulah (saw) and said ''Ya Rasullulah, that man over there in your mosque is a Good man. He does nothing but Prays, zikir and sits in the mosque.''
Rasullulah (saw) said '' Who gives him food ?''
Sayidina Omar r.a. said '' The villagers''.
Rasullulah (saw) said '' Who gives him clothes ?''
Sayidina Omar r.a said ''The Villagers''.
The Rasullulah (saw) said, ''Then that man is not GOOD. Its the Villagers who are good.''

The moral of the story is in our pursuit for Akhirat, we must also work hard in this world to gain rezeki and worldly possessions as long as its Halal within the Syaria law.


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