2nd Raya

Today's activity - ziarah menziarahi... LOL! With the newest member of the family (Qhairul), nak kena lah kenal2kan dengan sedara mara..

Pergi rumah Tokcik Om..

Rumah paklong Chop (Mick Jagger)..

Balik Sg. Layar... Family Shamsuhaidi pulak mai umah.. Ni gang childhood ni.. Partner-in-crime! A year younger than me and he got 6 kids already!! LOL!

Ngah chah's clan pun mai... Than we had to excuse ourselves.. Went to Raiza's parents' place in Tmn Jubli Intan... Raiza was my schoolmate.. Working in KL..but kita jumpa bila both balik SP ja.. Coz masing2 busy bila blk KL..

I thought she put on weight.. Well.. She's carrying twins!!! Congratulations girl!..

Malam, balik Sg. Layar and let the kids play s'more bunga api..

1st Raya

Slept late last night.. Packing.. Setting up the table.. Kemas2 living room.. Woke up later than usual.. Kids were up already.. Got them ready for raya.. Then.. Salam2 session...

Pakcik Fauzan's (FIL's youngest brother) family paid us a visit..

Later.. Maksu's (MIL's youngest half-sister) family came by..

As usual.. The photography session.. This time got no co-operation from the kids.. Dah cranky and tak sabar2 nak main with their relatives..

 with my in-laws

 my family..

 the newlyweds..

 izhar & shima

 qhairul & daia

 isham & me :)

my parents

Later, we left for Sg. Petani, Kedah with my family.. Traffic was so bad on the highway (North-bound).. All rest areas were full! We reached Sg. Petani after 9p.m, I guess... Lupa tengok jam.. Kids were super restless.. Tp bila sampai kampung nasib my cousins were playing fire-crackers.. They totally forgot that they were exhausted from the long-hours journey..

After supper (nasi and rendang and gulai), we went to the homestay that my aunty booked for us.. (My late's grandparents' place in Sg. Layar is a bit small to fit us all).. Decent place.. Clean.. Nearby our kampung.. Cozy, comfy.. Air-conditioned... But I wouldn't call it a homestay.. Dah lari konsep dah ni.. :)

By the way, it was late and dark so didn't take any pictures of the place.. Perhaps later...

Salam Aidilfitri

Yesterday was a very hectic day.. Tapi bila yang tak hectic kan? Running errands in the morning then drove to Putrajaya.. Last day of BazaRaya @ Wisma Tani, MOA.. I'm manning (monitoring) the booth today.. At first, ‎​‎​everthing was manageable.. Suddenly, there were 'influx' of human beings during lunch hour.. The ladies were taking advantage of the Friday prayer time to get their nails done.. Ramai la pulak.. Since people were queuing for the nail buffering service, I've decided to 'turun padang'... Geezz.. Best jugak but I'm not doing it again (I hope so)..

We started packing @ 3.. But only left MOA around 4.. Balik jalan dah jam before masuk tol Serdang... OMG..then jam balik kat Sg. Besi, Federal Highway.. TTDI... Drop the girls.. Settled some things sikit.. Balik rumah.. Jam lagi nak masuk ke DUKE.. Then hubby bbm asked me to buy him the BK Whopper set on the way back home.. The worst queue was at the BK Drive-Thru lane itself... CRAZY! Reached home around 7.35pm...

Slept like a log the whole night..

Today.. Morning nak kena run errands lagi.. Balik nak buat biskut cornflakes for my MIL.. And maybe some chocolate chip cookies Then.. Nak tido..

Sunday.. have to be at the spa in the morning when the staffs leaving for their hometown.. Nak cek2 pintu pelbagai... Nak pick up baju kurung from the taylor, bawak hubby and kids for their haircut sebab dah tak sempat mummy nak potong kan sendiri.. Hair clipper daddy tu dah berapa kali recharge dah.. :D Bake some more cookies.. Kemas rumah... Bla bla..

We'll be celebrating raya here in KL first.. Then lepas semayang raya nak balik Sg Petani, Kedah (my mom's place).. 3rd raya.. Going to Hatyai... Balik KL on Saturday...

Monday... Mengemas lagi.. Masak daging dendeng for my mom.. Set up table for my MIL.. Packing.. Isi duit raya.. Apa lagi... Etc.. Etc lah..

Confession: this is the best Ramadhan I've ever had for so many reasons.. No drama, no tears, no heartbreaks.. got to go to terawih for the first 2 weeks b4 mom's maid left for her hometown (after that kena dok umah jaga anak - serik bawak nayla to terawih - for now la).. Every evening hubby dpt balik berbuka kat rumah.. Or else, we'll have our iftar out together.. Completed my RFP.. Lots of celebrations.. Lots of love.. My birthday (not to mention those pre-celebrations with family, the romantic dinner + supper and those awesome birthday presents).. Raya bonus from the spa MD (my good friend).. Good business - new hi-profile prospects and UT sales (hope to close enuff sales to reach that 5 figure income for September.. اَلْحَمْدُلِلّهِ everythg seems to be so perfect this year.. Kena sujud syukur ni.. It's all worth it now...

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا.. إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا..

With difficulty is surely ease.... انشـــــاء الله...

Out of greatest despair, comes the greatest gift...

Victory belongs to those who persevere.

So.. What else, huh? Okay.. I'd like to wish everyone Selamat Hari Raya.. Maaf zahir & batin...

I'm Proud to Say That I'm 34 Today!

Yess!! I am 34 today (or should I say yesterday since it's already pass midnight).. Last night celebrated with my family at home.. So what's the plan for today?

Morning.. Got a meeting with company accountant and Noor to sort out the spa's account and other financial related stuffs.. Noticed that the fire extinguishers, EXIT and emergency lights have been installed.. GREAT JOB! Since the accountant wasn't there yet, I started off with updating some clients' ledgers.. Talking about juggling between several jobs, huh..

Punyalah khusyuk buat kerja, tengok jam was already 3p.m... That's it.. I had to leave by 4... Shall leave it to Noor to handle the matters.. Drop by Nura's sekolah agama to fetch her on my way back.. Reached home.. Got dressed up for dinner date with hubby...

Last night.. He woke up in the middle of the night to give me my birthday present...

He gave it earlier because he wanted me to wear it tonight..

His wish on my FB wall... simple and sweet as ever..

Hubby took me to the Prime @ leMeridien, KL.. To my surprise, the place was packed despite the price tag.. But there was something more surprising than that.. My husband placed a small jewelry box on the table.. the content -  enough said..

I was speechless.. and almost cried..the fact that he was trying his very best to make everything (especially special occasions like birthdays, anniversary.. etc..) better everytime - makes me wanna cry... He did very well..

I wish for a happier life in 2011.. Allah answered my prayers.. We must be positive at all time.. You just have to think right and do everything right.. Focus on the things you want instead of the things you fear.. BE POSITIVE.. Watch what you think/say/write/blog about.. for words have power. InsyaAllah you'll attract all the good things in your life.. اَلْحَمْدُلِلّهِ I am now a happy person.. Remembering past is not wrong as long as you've learn from it..

 

Now back to the dinner thingy.. The appetizers were awesome.. The complimentary freshly baked bread was so irresistible.. We almost gobble the whole freshly baked bread but teringat takut full sangat nanti.. Not our fault..








 Then we had the Australian Crab Cake.. Perfect way to enjoy crab especially if you don't fancy taking out the flesh from the shell..

Our main course.. I had sirloin steak with truffle mashed potato and Bernaise Sauce..

My sirloin was so good on its own.. Goshhh.. The fat melted in my mouth... But to be franked, I had some minor jaw muscles exercise chewing the whole thing (quarter was given to my husband)..

As usual, he ordered the burger...










Overall, it was a satisfying dinner altogether.. 

We had to skip dessert as both of us were full.. We decided to hang out at the hotel lobby (near the coffee house) instead and enjoyed the life band... And had some latte later..

 Well.. That's my ramblings for today..

Pre-Birthday Celebrations..

Today is not my birthday.. It is my bestie's birthday.. Best kan?.. My best friend's birthday is today and mine is tomorrow.. few years back she introduced me to her colleague.. We became good friends too.. And her birthday is on the 25th!.. Dah 3 tahun tak celebrate together sebab birthday masa bulan puasa...

I had an appointment with my client @ Dayabumi in the afternoon... Went there with my upline.. Gave him some raya gifts.. Chit chat.. Got a pack of dates from him in return.. And the most important thing.. He's able to invest more than RM50k.. BESTnya!! اَلْحَمْدُلِلّهِ.. Then off to see another client.. Updated his investment.. He seems happy with the return and decided to top-up his monthly investment... I love doing this..

Anyway.. Back to my birthday story.. Nura has been bugging my MIL to help her to bake a cake for me.. Since tomorrow I'll be going out with hubby (just the two of us) for buka puasa cum birthday celebrations, Nura decided to bake today.. She baked a nice chocolate cake.. She's such a thoughtful daughter.. Sejuk hati maknya..

While I thought there'll be only one cake tonight, suddenly hubby pun brought another cake from my mom's place next door.. Owwwhhh.. Got ice cream cake???

Terharu.. Dah tua2 still got surprise2.. :D.. Can't wait for tomorrow.. *wink*

Busy Monday!!

Saw Jayen's FB status today:

There comes a point in our life when FUN no longer means bar hopping, clubbing, rocking on concerts, being out until 4am with friends. FUN now means family dinners, going to the park, bedtime stories & tickle times. Becoming a parent doesn't change you, it makes you realize that the little people you created deserves the best of your time. Re-post this if you're a Proud Parent :)

This is so true... ‎​‎​evrything that we plan will evolve around our kids... Now we begin to feel guilty to go out without them..

Yesterday we had our iftar at Hj. Sharin Low's Jln Ampang... Awesome food! My FIL teringin sangat berbuka situ..

Today is a very hectic day... Drove from Gombak-TTDI to pick up my staffs.. Sent them to Fiesta BazaRaya @ Putrajaya.. Drove to FCC Damansara Perdana to attend my RFP class.. Then 3.30p.m drive pi Putrajaya then back to TTDI-Gombak...

Got a call from my other half during lunch break earlier.. I can sense something is wrong.. There's something bothering him.. And he's feeling blues about it... Not the usual him.. Be patient, my dear.. I will pray for you..

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اصْبِرُواْ وَصَابِرُواْ وَرَابِطُواْ وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Maksud ayat:-

Hai orang yang beriman! Bersabarlah kamu dan kuatkanlah kesabaran kamu, dan bersedialah serta bertakwalah kepada Allah, supaya kamu berjaya.

(Ayat 200 Surah Al Imran)

This is a wonderful prayer to be practiced in your daily life..

Whatever it is, we'll go through this together..

Iftar with Our Parents

My FIL is craving for Chinese Muslim cooking.. so we went to Restoran Hj. Sharin Low Grande @ Wisma Chinese Chamber, Jalan Ampang for iftar... with my parents in-laws and my parents...

Full house! Lucky we made that reservations before... The food - AWESOME!! my favourite is their salted egg taufu but Isham and me have decided to try something else... we ordered salted egg prawns, marmite chicken, sotong goreng tepung, taufu claypot, mixed-vege and garlic asparagus....

alhamdulillah........ :)

What Kind of Pasta is on Your Plate?

What kind of pasta is on your plate? by Charming Italy

We were having discussion about different kind of pasta during yesterday's iftar.. my daughter keep saying that her grand-aunt sent us laksa Johor with linguine instead of spaghetti.. but the pasta looks like spaghetti but a lot thinner.. if i'm not mistaken, it should be called angel-hair... and linguine is supposed to be flat... ahhh... never mind.. lets google for 'types of pasta'...

and we were shocked to see such an elaborate graphical explanation on the topic.. very interesting that both my daughters spent almost half an hour trying to digest the information... it's okay, girls... it's almost bedtime... we can have a look at this chart later.... Nite2..    

Ayat Kursi

Sharing from Zai's e-mail....

اللّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيم

~Terjemahan ayat Kursi/Al-Baqarah 255~

"Allah tiada Tuhan melainkan Dia Yang Hidup kekal lagi terus menerus mengurus makhluk Nya,tidak mengantuk dan tidak tidur.Kepunyaan Nya apa yang ada di langitdan di bumi.Siapakah yang dapat member syafaat disisi Allah tanpa izin Nya?Allah mengetahui apa-apa yang di hadapanmereka dan di belakang mereka, dan mereka tidak mengetahui apa-apa dari ilmu Allah melainkan apa yang dikendaki Nya.Kursi Allah meliputi langit dan bumi.Dam Allah tidak merasa berat memelihara keduanya, dan AllahMaha Tinggi lagi Maha Besar."

 

 

Ayat ini diturunkan setelah hijrah. Semasa penurunannya ia
telah diiringi oleh beribu-ribu malaikat kerana kehebatan dan
kemuliaannya. Syaitan dan iblis juga menjadi gempar kerana adanya satu
perintang dalam perjuangan mereka. Rasullah s. a. w.. dengan segera
memerintahkan Zaid bt sabit menulis serta menyebarkannya.

Sesiapa yang membaca ayat Kursi dengan khusyuk setiap kali
selepas sembahyang fardhu, setiap pagi dan petang, setiap kali keluar
masuk rumah atau hendak musafir, InsyaAllah akan terpeliharalah dirinya
dari godaan syaitan, kejahatan manusia, binatang buas yang akan
memudaratkan dirinya b ahkan keluarga, anak-anak, harta bendanya juga
akan terpelihara dengan izin Allah s. w. t.

 

Hadis-Hadis Rasullullah
s. a. w. bersabda bermaksud:

"Sesiapa pulang ke rumahnya serta membaca ayat Kursi, Allah
hilangkan segala kefakiran di depan matanya."

Sabda baginda lagi;

"Umatku yang membaca ayat Kursi 12 kali pada pagi Jumaat,
kemudian berwuduk dan sembahyang sunat dua rakaat, Allah memeliharanya
daripada kejahatan syaitan dan kejahatan pembesar."

Orang yang selalu membaca ayat Kursi dicintai dan dipelihara
Allah sebagaimana DIA memelihara Nabi Muhammad. Mereka yang beramal
dengan bacaan ayat Kursi akan mendapat pertolongan serta perlindungan
Allah daripada gangguan serta hasutan syaitan. Pengamal ayat Kursi juga,
dengan izin Allah, akan terhindar daripada pencerobohan pencuri. Ayat
Kursi menjadi benteng yang kuat menyekat pencuri daripada memasuki
rumah. Mengamalkan bacaan ayat Kursi juga akan memberikan keselamatan
ketika dalam perjalanannya. Ayat Kursi yang di baca dengan penuh khusyuk,
Insya-Allah, boleh menyebabkan syaitan dan jin terbakar. Jika anda
berpindah ke rumah baru maka pada malam pertama anda menduduki rumah itu
eloklah anda membaca ayat Kursi 100 kali, insya-Allah mudah-mudahan anda
sekeluarga terhindar daripada gangguan zahir dan batin. Barang siapa
membaca ayat Al-Kursi apabila berbaring di tempat tidurnya, Allah
mewakilkan 2 orang Malaikat memeliharanya hingga subuh.


Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi di akhir setiap sembahyang
Fardhu, ia akan berada dalam lindungan Allah hingga sembahyang yang
lain.. Barang siapa membaca ayat Al-Kursi di akhir tiap sembahyang, tidak
menegah akan dia daripada masuk syurga kecuali maut, dan barang siapa
membacanya ketika hendak tidur, Allah memelihara akan dia ke atas
rumahnya, rumah jirannya & ahli rumah2 di sekitarnya. Barang siapa
membaca ayat Al-Kursi diakhir tiap-tiap sem bahyang Fardhu, Allah
menganugerahkan dia hati-hati orang yang bersyukur perbuatan2 orang yang
benar, pahala nabi2 juga Allah melimpahkan padanya rahmat. Barang siapa
mem b aca ayat Al-Kursi sebelum keluar rumahnya, maka Allah mengutuskan
70,000 Mala ikat kepadanya, mereka semua memohon keampunan dan mendoakan baginya.
Barang siapa mem b aca ayat Al-Kursi di akhir sembahyang Allah azza wajalla akan mengendalikan
pengambilan rohnya dan ia adalah seperti orang yang berperang bersama nabi Allah sehingga mati syahid.
Barang siapa yang membaca ayat al-Kursi ketika dalam kesempitan nescaya Allah berkenan memberi
pertolongan kepadanya Dari Abdullah bbin ' Amr r. a... , Rasullullah s.. a. w. b ersabda,

" SAMPAIKANLAH PESANKU BIARPUN SATU AYAT...."

It's Another Monday..

15 August 2011

Monday.. Registered Financial Planner Programme Part 3... Morning session by Bernard was very informative.. lots of sharing on government's move to control the country's economic situation... The rights.. The wrongdoings.. Losses through corruption.. Low purchasing power.. Erratic inflation rate.. Price ceiling on control goods.. Never got bored in his class.. Very funny guy...

Then got an sms from Azla.. Her company is seriously considering to get a Keyman Insurance coverage for her bosses.. They are looking at RM1mil of sum covered.. My knees went soft already.. Is that doable.. Called my upline straight away.. After some checking with CWA.. She confirmed that it is doable even with Takaful products.. اَلْحَمْدُلِلّهِ.. Need to work on the proposals.. Got to hurry as there are some other proposals coming in from different company.. My upline will be helping me with the proposals but in return she needs my help to get some Islamic Estate Planning brochures from as-Salihin Trustee office in Kelana Jaya..

Lunch Break - drove to Kelana Jaya.. Ordered the brochures.. And suddenly Aziz Peru (the CEO) came out.. He asked what am I doing there.. Duhhh.. Then he sat down and we had a talk on the future of IEP business and how CWA consultants can change our mindset to enable us to market not only unit trust.. But other financial solutions as well... After a while.. I introduced myself as Tn Hj. Mohd Isa's daughter in-law... He was surprised.. He was my FIL's colleague in Maybank for more than 15 years.. I knew it.. Hence the intro.. :D.. Too bad I got to excuse myself as I need to get back to Damansara Perdana a.s.a.p...

Got back to FCC Damansara Perdana.. Afternoon sessions was more on financial calculations... Interesting class.. No yawning.. Class ended around 3.15pm.. YEAYY!!! Today's Iftar pack is nasi minyak, dalca, ayam masak merah.. Yummmy..

Stop by at Gombak Auto Service on my way home.. Hubby asked me to bring the Honda for tire alignment service.. The equipment was out of service last saturday.. to my surprise, there were lots of cars queuing for the service.. lucky I brought the MAGBOOK - the Independent Guide to the iPad2... Awesome!.. Drooling for iPad2 now.. Aiyakk.. Thot of getting the sleek MacBook Air 11" but now... Fickle minded me..

what a view from my seat in the workshop waiting room..

my time killer..

Initially I thot of getting the iPad2 for my hubby's birthday... But now.. I think I want it for myself... And he said he's not really into gadgets.. How now brown cow?? Help!!! Don't know what to get him... It's okay.. there's still plenty of time...

Iftar @ the Ben's

The initial plan was to go to Low Yatt Plaza (browsing... drooling over new gadgets.. perhaps could be persuasive enough to get one *wink*) and buka puasa at Sushi Zanmai.. But I was caught on with something at the spa.. Lambat sampai rumah so have to go to Pavillion straight away.. The Bards would like to buka puasa with us...

So we made a reservation at the Ben's, Pavi, earlier... We got there around 6.40p.m... That period when you have to wait for the breakfasting time was torturing - not because of the hunger but because of the kids.. They were fasting.. And the food was already on the table.. And they kept asking is it time yet?... And there was Nayla (not fasting).. And already eating her chips in front of other kids.. Arghhhh...

Then.. Maghrib.. Then.. Jalan2 sikit.. Sempat tengok Levi's live performance kat luar tu..

Then we decided to have some coffee.. OMG.. Pavi at night sangat menyerabutkan.. So not kids friendly.. Thought of going to CBTL but ramai sangat umat.. And too stuffy.. With baby Irina in the stroller... Naaahhhh.. Then the kids saw Gelato Fruity.. Terpaksalah fulfill their request (sebab mak budak pun nak yoghurt).. Last sekali we went to Dome's to have coffee (I didn't order anything coz I refuse to take coffee during fasting month).. 

Saw my BIL with his girlfriend.. Nura and Nayla were excited to see their pak ngah.. It was almost midnight before we call the day off...