Chai Tea

Stroganoff

2012-01-25T20:04:00.005Z

Salam,
Today a new recipe unfolds..quick, easy and super delicious masya-Allah.
The original recipe cooked by many top chefs are often inclusive of white wine, hence apparently I did not use any nor replace it with a different ingredient. Insya-Allah the taste and quality are well-flavoured by the rest of the ingredients.

Serves 2. Prep time=10mins, Cooking Time=20 mins.
Ingredients:
1. 1/2 kg beef or chicken (I used beef for today)
2. 6-8 button mushrooms (halved)
3. 1 onion
4. 2 tbsp of butter
5. 2 tbsp of Philadelphia soft cheese
6. 1 1/2 tsp of Dijoun mustard

Method:
1. Dice the onion and saute with butter in a hot pan for 2-3minutes.
2. Take out the sauteed onion, and using the same pan, stir fry the beef. This will take about 5 minutes.
3. Add again the sauteed onion and stir them for another 2 minutes.
4. Add the halved mushrooms and stir for a minute.
5. Add Philadelphia soft cheese, and stir.
6. Add Dijoun mustard, and stir again, for 2 minutes.
7. Ready to serve.

Under 20 minutes, the Beef Stroganoff is ready. It can be eaten with pasta or if you are out of pasta, veg such as chopped capsicum or chopped carrots would work too.

Picture will be included later.
Bon appetit, with bismillah, wherever you are...

The Taint

2012-01-21T22:43:00.010Z

If Allah has awarded us with such bounties (picture above), why then the laze and slowness in dzikrullah?

A zit on your face is disturbing, aye? A scratch,little bruise, anything, just anything that taints that beautiful skin, will drive you mad. Sun-burnt? That's worst case scenario if you are born Malay. And certainly,if you happened to be a Malay girl. Or if you are born from any culture or surrounded by people of protestants of dark-skin.

You then begin stuffing those superfoods into the body. Everything for the well-being of the body-the container,the temporal shell of your soul.It's not bad an effort, don't get me wrong. Our body is also His amanah. Nutritions are inevitable. Nutritions are pivotal.

But what then, about a spot or taint of sin in the heart? It is by far,a more serious ailment than an acne.Or rosacea.Or even eczema.Coz it's your heart that has been infected, and tainted, and it is now incurable by the beauty foods, superfoods. The heart is the apparatus of the machinery of the body.It needs the scrub of repentance, along with the cleanser of prayers and toner of patience, and moisturised with dzikrullah.I'm talking in beauty terms now.These are definitely, insya-Allah, the actions that detox the soul.And your heart is now replenished, rejuvenated with light of peace and serenity that no money can buy.

Care for the body-the shell of the soul,it is amanah from Allah that you stay physically (and mentally) healthy, but care more of the status of your soul. The latter lasts forever. Health is wealth, but spiritual health is priceless. Thus, do care for the body, but invest more on the well-being of the heart, which is the everlasting component of yourself. The status of the heart will take you either to the path of Jannah or Jahannam (naudzubillah..)

Yet how many of us have attempted to strike the balance between superfoods for body and dzikrullah for the heart?

Let's try to work on both along the same line.

Don't give up with your current life test, because a famous saying once said: "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying even when there seemed to be no hope at all."

And Allah is our Hope.

Have a fabulous weekend with family and loved ones.

I'm Yours

2012-01-19T01:53:00.004Z

I'm yours, by the Will of Allah...

sponge

2012-01-18T01:17:00.004Z

Be like a sponge: Listen, absorb, take the advice. Come on. Take heed of those good advice.When you change, everything will change. You'll be amazed that things will entirely change.Like 360 degree change. Completely. It's always about attitude, never aptitude.Didn't He promise us of the change?

Learn from mistakes of others. Learn.Do not wait for the same mistake happen to oneself in order to learn.

Let go of pride, because here is a simple but profound truth : You Own Nothing. You are His devoted slave. Whatever He gives, He could always take it back from you.Honor,but do not pride in oneself for your predictions can never overrule His plans. Never. He and only He Knows best.

That heart needs a defrost.

Be like a sponge. It helps.

Have a good day.

light

2012-01-16T13:47:00.010Z

Salam,

Crystal clear
The light at the end of the tunnel is clear. Let's be strong, smile, walk with grace and remember Allah is behind everything that has happened. If a thing passes you by, it is not meant to befall you; and if a thing befalls upon you, then it is meant to befall upon you.

Reaction is Everything
And indeed, bear in mind, that, if our reaction to such befalling is with open hearts, it is a blessing in disguise. Let me rephrase this: if we react with positive outlook, accept and counter the turbulence in a positive manner, then the end product is getting strength and maturity. It is a blessing in disguise. You now become stronger, mature, but most importantly, come what may-you will remember that it is only Allah that matters.Allah is detaching you from all the false attachments of the world, and that is why He places these stumbling blocks along your way. It's for you to jump over them with grace and open heart. Climb it with the right niyyat. It is now a chance to rectify the niyyat (intention) if it has been misleading one all this while. Corrected niyyat, with iron,rock-solid effort precipitate the fruition of dreams and ambitions, biidznillah.

Sadly,if our reaction to such befalling is with closed, stuck, 'hard-headed' attitudes, it would not be a blessing but instead a blatant punishment from God. We become worried sick, losing peace at hearts and only trust our naked eyes in perceiving things-which turn us into creatures that complain much and accommodate less. The negative perception now is this: everything else that happens to everyone is greatness, and everything that happens to self is catastrophic. The world is crumbling. You couldn't breath. You feel like you have no control of things when in fact, you really have no control of things. If these emotions persist, it is a way of Allah's punishment to His slaves.

Still, there is hope...
It is only now you realize that it's time to make that U-turn and turn to Allah. Remember, the turbulence remains as a form of punishment unless it takes you back to gratitude and humility.Insya-Allah. And suddenly you found the light.

The unreliable naked eyes
How true that naked eyes and logic of the mind can be deceiving,and can never perceive the most beautiful things in totality. The heart is the best, all-rounder perceiver. The transition from punishment to blessing takes place only when the transition of perceiving with eyes to perceiving with heart takes place.Logic matters, but intuition with hidayah matters much more.

Walk the pain
Hey I won't be specific on what's happening; but, hey again, everybody's got different story and interpretation on what's happening around and upon them. Crux of the matter: Let's walk through the pain, and walk to the light with a light heart. Walk with Allah, turn to Allah and no other.

Good luck to you and thanks for reading my entry:). Much love

ahlan wa sahlan

2011-10-11T22:09:00.002+01:00

ahlan wa sahlan buat sahabat-sahabat baru di durham:

Kak Wan Aminah, Sabrina, Nurul Husna, Nazlin, Razman&Nik Fazlina, serta Rinzal dan Zikri. Masih belum berpeluang bertemu yang lain. Selamat berjuang di sini dan membawa pulang kejayaan yang diberkati, amiin!!

ps: Doa itu juga dituju buat diri sendiri yang masih di sini.

sahabatku itu

2011-09-14T00:37:00.005+01:00

salam,

Wahai Tuhan yang Maha Penyayang. Berkatilah sahabatku itu.berita gembira disampaikannya padaku, bahawasanya Engkau Pencipta kami telah meniup roh dalam rahimnya. Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah. Sekali lagi sang ibu akan melalui proses kelahiran di bumi asing..dan pasti zuriat sulungnya bakal memperoleh sang adik peneman sejati insya-Allah, tidak lama lagi.
Namun apalah dayaku kerna aku sendiri tidak pernah merasai jerih perih melahirkan zuriat...mohon maaf sahabat kerana diriku agak jauh untuk membantu...dan mohon maaf andai aku kurang memberi empati..bukan mudah untukku menasihati dan memahami keadaan sebenar dirimu. Yang pasti,di mana saja sahabatku ini berada, setiap burung2 yg berterbangan, ikan2 di lautan, akan berdoa padamu ya Rabbi, supaya diampuni segala dosanya. Ya Rabbi betapa besarnya hikmah menjadi seorang ibu...Moga-moga dalam setiap kesusahan ada kemudahan...moga dimudahkan urusan menyelesaikan first draft nya, amiin...

Kuatkanlah kami ya Allah dalam memperjuang ilmuMu yang Maha Luas.

ya, cuba saja

2011-09-11T04:43:00.004+01:00

salam,

perjuangan diteruskan! teruskan mencuba wahai diri. Bukankah rezeki semuanya telah tertulis? Penciptamu Maha Mengetahui perjalanan hidupmu. Dan ingatlah, bahawa hanya Dia yang bisa menghilang hapus segala keresahanmu. Usah tertipu dengan keseronokan duniawi.

Namun, ingatlah bahawa usaha duniawi itu perlu kuat dan bersungguh seolah2 akan hidup 1000 tahun lagi, namun ibadahmu harus khusyuk seakan2 kamu akan mati esok, malah anggaplah setiap ibadat adalah ibadat terakhir bagimu. Satu titik wasatiah yang tinggi yang harus digapai setiap Muslim.

Ya Tuhanku! Bantulah pejuang2Mu...

Me

Tahniah Kejayaan Phd

2011-08-14T02:54:00.006+01:00

Salam,
Dua kalung (bukan sekalung..)ucapan tahniah diucap pada:

Dr Hadijah Jaffri (Education) dan Dr Nur Fakhzan Marwan (Economics) di Durham University,

atas kejayaan masing2 menempuh viva voce yang berjalan minggu lalu. Doakan agar kami menyusul segera selepas ini. Hanya Allah mengetahui beban dan usaha kalian selama ini. Kedua2 rakan saya ini masing2 kehilangan ayahanda tatkala berjuang dalam pengajian phd. Dijah tika di tahun dua, K Nur pula 2 bulan lalu. Banyak pengalaman yang berguna dikongsi pada kami, syukran akhawat ku..

:)

Masih teringat Dijah pernah membantuku tika masakan 'kurang menjadi':)..dan Dijah pernah menghadiahi buku doa yg insyalh menjadi rujukanku sampai bila2.

K Nur,terima kasih atas SEGALA pertolongan yang pernah dihulurkan padaku. Ianya termasuk tetapi semestinya tidak tertakluk:)pada,ilmu2 menakrif graf2 ekonomi, konsep2 kompleks yg harus ku interpret utk menyokong research question ku, namun paling berharga ialah peringatan melalui tazkirah2 yang disampaikan padaku.Terima kasih kerana sedari awal k nur banyak menasihati ku ttg kepentingan amalan zikir harian, solat2 sunat dan HATI YANG BERSIH yang penting pada SETIAP masa, TERUTAMANYA dalam memperjuang ilmu Phd.

I am so blessed by their presence, but I am most blessed by the fact that these kakaks at some point, remind me that Allah selalu berada dengan kita. That's why I have and am, surviving:)

Me
Hari Keempat Belas Ramadhan

Juangkah?

2011-08-10T02:21:00.002+01:00

Salam para pejuang,

Ramadhan kareem, Allahu Akram. Selamat menempuh hari2 Ramadhan yang indah. Tak harus merintih, malah perlu memperkuat jiwa dan sanubari di bulan ini. Berlapar berhaus sembilan belas jam ini suatu cabaran yang tidak mungkin dapat dilupakan. Setiap hari punya 5 jam sahaja untuk menyegar diri dan jiwa-berbuka, solat wajib, solat sunat tarawih, sahur dan mempersiap penulisan thesis yang memerlukan kerja2 penghalusan dan susunan semula struktur2 yang tersasar. Baki sembilan belas jam lagi bukan bermakna terbuang oleh perkara sia, namun harus diakui kelelahan fizikal dan mental sesekali menyusup lalu mengganggu tumpuan. Ingin menjadi pejuang sebenar, namun banyak kelemahan2 yang harus dibaiki dari hari ke hari. Perasaan rindu berjaya diketepi, namun keupayaan diri masih belum dimaksimakan. Kuatkan kami Ya Rabbi.

Me
Hari Kesepuluh Ramadhan
2.30 pagi

Happy Monday everyone!

2011-06-06T09:36:00.001+01:00

I know, it's back to the regular routine, therefore, Happy Monday everyone. Allah bless

Ketetapan Hati

2011-06-04T21:36:00.003+01:00

Salam,
Bagi kita insan lemah yang dan bergantung sepenuhnya kepada Allah subhaanahu wata'ala, sentiasalah menyebut:
Rabbana la tuzig qulubana ba'da idz hadaitana wahablana milladunka rohmah. Innaka antalwahhaab.
Maksudnya: ("Mereka berdoa dengan berkata:) Wahai Tuhan kami!Janganlah Engkau memesongkan hati kami sesudah Engkau beri petunjuk kepada kami, dan kurniakanlah kepada kami limpah rahmat dari sisi-Mu. Sesungguhnya Engkau jualah Tuhan Yang melimpah-limpah pemberian-Nya".
(Surah ali-Imran ayat 8).

Keterangan Ayat
Bagi mereka yang berilmu dan beramal dengan ilmunya, seringlah berdoa: Ya Allah, jadikanlah kiranya Engkau jadikan hati kami berpaling dari hidayah yang telah Engkau berikan. Dan kurniakanlah kepada kami limpah rahmat dari Sisi-Mu". Bermakna, kurniakan ketetapan dalam hati kami akan iman dan hidayah itu. Sebahagian ulama pula mentafsirkannya sebagai memohon keampunan Allah (Tafsir al-Khazin, tafsir ayat ke-8, surah ali-Imran).

Menurut sebuah hadis riwayat Ahmad, al-Nasa'ei, Ibn Majah dan al-Hakim yang dianggap sebagai sahih olehnya bahawa Nabi s.a.w besabda maksudnya:"Al-Mizan itu berada di tangan Allah. Dia akan meninggikan sebahagian golongan dan merendahkan yang lain sehingga ke hari kiamat. Hati manusia berada antara dua jari Allah al-Rahman. Jika dikehendaki Dia akan menjadikannya istiqamah dalam kebenaran dan jika dikehendakinya akan disesatkannya.

Khasiat dan Khaifiat Beramal
Disebabkan hati kita ini amat mudah berubah, kita digalakkan beramal dengan doa ini dan doa memohon ketetapan hati yang diamalkan oleh Nabi s.a.w (al-Durrul Manthur, tafsir ayat 8 surah ali-Imran.

Doa dipetik dari buku yang sama tulisan Ustaz Haji Zahazan Mohamed seperti tertera di entri lalu.

wallahu'alam..

Doa Berlindung dari Segala Kejahatan

2011-06-03T23:15:00.003+01:00

Salam,
Moga kamu sihat di sana.:)

Petikan di bawah diperoleh dari buku 101 Doa Para Nabi & Rasul dalam Quran Khasiat & Khaifiat Beramal oleh Ustaz Zahazan Mohamed.

Syukran Hadijah Jaffri atas pemberian istimewa ini satu ketika dahulu. Barakallahu fiik..

Doa dalam kita berlindung dari segala kejahatan adalah dipetik dari Surah al-kahfi ayat 106-110.
Maksudnya: "(Mereka yang bersifat) Demikian, balasannya neraka Jahannam, disebabkan mereka kufur ingkar, dan mereka pula menjadikan ayat-ayatKu dan rasul-rasulKu sebagai ejek-ejekan. Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal soleh, disediakan bagi mereka syurga-syurga Firdaus sebagai tempat tetamu (yang serba mewah). Mereka kekal di dalamnya, dan tidak ingin berpindah darinya. Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): Kalaulah semua jenis lautan menjadi tinta untuk menulis kalimah-kalimah Tuhanku, sudah tentu akan habis kering lautan itu sebelum habis kalimah-kalimah Tuhanku, walaupun Kami tambahi lagi dengan lautan yang sebanding dengannya sebagai bantuan. Katakanlah wahai Muhammad): Sesungguhnya aku hanyalah seorang manusia seperti kamu, diwahyukan kepadaku bahawa Tuhan kamu hanyalah Tuhan Yang Satu. Oleh itu, sesiapa yang percaya dan berharap akan pertemuan dengan Tuhannya, hendaklah ia mengerjakan amal yang soleh dan janganlah ia mempersekutukan sesiapapun dalam ibadatnya kepada Tuhannya."

Keterangan Ayat
Ayat2 terakhir surah kahfi ini menekankan isu permasalah keimanan.Lawan kepada akidah yang jelas ialah syirik. Nabi Muhammad pernah mengingatkan para Sahabat agar berjaga-jaga daripada melakukan perbuatan syirik kepada Allah kerana syirik itu lebih halus daripada tapak kaki semut. Mereka yang melakukan amalan kerana INGINKAN SANJUNGAN telah dikira syirik kepada Allah. (Al-Durrul Manthur, tafsir ayat 110, surah jahfi)
Naudzubillah!

Khasiat dan Kaifiat Beramal
Dalam sebuah hadith riwayat ibn al-Dharis dalam Fadhail al-Quran daripada Ismial bin Abi Rafi' berkata bahawa Nabi s.a.w bersabda yang bermaksud: Surah yang keagungannya memenuhi langit dan bumi yang diiringi tujuh puluh ribu malaikat merupakan surah al-kahfi. Sesiapa yang membacanya hari Jumaat nescaya diberi keampunan buatnya hingga ke Jumaat yang akan datang dan ditambah tiga hari. Dia akan memperolehi cahaya hingga ke langit luasnya dan terpelihara daripada gangguan Dajjal. Sesiapa yang membaca lima ayat terakhir surah ini ketika hendak tidur, maka akan dibangkitkan Allah pada bila-bila masa yang dikehendakinya(Al-Durrul Manthur, tafsir ayat 110-116 surah kahfi).

Dalam hadith yang diriwayatkan oleh Ibnu Rahawaih, al-Bazzar, Ibn Mardawaih dan al-Hakim yg dianggap sahih olehnya, daripada Umar r.a. beliau berkata Nabi s.a.w bersabda yyang bermaksud: "Sesiapa yang membaca ayat terakhir surah ini, maka Allah s.w.t akan menjadkan baginya Nur yang menerangi untuknya dari Adnin ke Makkah." (al-Durur Manthur, tafsir ayat 110-116, surah al-kahfi).

Moga Allah memberi istiqamah amalan berdoa kepadaku, kepada pemberi buku ini, kepada penulis buku ini dan setiap pembaca entri blog ku di kala ini.Amin

Takziah

2011-06-01T22:26:00.002+01:00

Salam,
Sekalung takziah buat K Nur Fakhzan sekeluarga atas kehilangan ayahanda tercinta. Semoga Allah menempatkan arwah di kalangan golongan mukmin, amiin ya rabbal 'aalaamin.
Terbaca di blog k nur bahawa arwah sempat dimasukkan ke ICU pada Sabtu lalu. Namun saya ketika itu di Paris bersama keluarga dan tidak berpeluang menghubungi k nur tepat pada masanya. Mohon maaf k nur kerana tiada bersamamu di saat tertimpanya ujian getir ini. Harap k nur bersabar dan banyak2 berdoa yang terbaik buat arwah. Banyak kenangan manis ttg arwah yg sering diceritakan k nur kepada saya. Pastinya kesedihan dan kehilangan ini adalah antara dugaan hebat dalam perjuangan akademik Phd k nur. Moga Allah mempermudahkan jalan2 kehidupanmu selepas ini, wahai sahabat.

Ya Allah, berilah ganjaran syurga kepada arwah tanpa dibisab. Amiin ya rahman.

ps:teringat2 arwah memuji masakan ayam percik saya yang tidak seberapa tika melawat kami di Durham pada tahun 2009. Menurut k nur sampai di Malaysia arwah masih menyebut2 ttg lauk hidangan saya itu.

Al-fatihah.

On Him is my trust

2011-05-25T22:58:00.005+01:00

Salam pembaca,
Antara maghrib dan isya' hari ni saya berpeluang meneliti terjemahan ayat 123-129 surah al-tawbah seperti berikut (translation 'Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali):

123: O ye who believe! Fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you; and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.

124: Whenever there cometh down a surah, some of them say: "Which of you has had his faith increased by it?" Yea,those who believe-their faith is increased, and they do rejoice.

125: But those in whose heart is a disease-it will add doubt to their doubt, and they will die in a state of Unbelief.

126: See they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yet they turn not in repentance, and they take no heed.

127: Whenever there cometh down a surah, they look at each other,(saying), "Doth anyone see you?" Then they turn aside: Allah hath turned their hearts (from the light): for they are a people that understand not.

128: Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the Believers is he most kind and merciful.

129: But if they turn away, say: "Allah sufficeth me: There is no god but He: on Him is my trust-He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme.

Sedikit penerangan:
1. ayat 123: menurut tafsiran Abdullah Yusuf Ali, apabila sesuatu konflik menimpa kita, the FIRST THING is to CLEAR our surroundings of all evil,for it is only evil than we rightly fight. To evil we must put up a stout and stiff resistance. Mealy-mouthed compromises are not right for soldiers of truth and righteousness. They are often a compound of cowardice, weariness, greed, and corruptibility. Dari tafsiran ini kita haruslah menghapuskan segala bentuk kemungkaran dengan keberanian kita kerana kemungkaran memungkinkan timbulnya perkara2 lain seperti sifat pengecut, keletihan/kemalasan, tamak dan rasuah/korupsi.

-pengajaran bagi saya dan anda : jom hapuskan kemungkaran dalam hidup kita.Jom, sekarang juga.

2. ayat 124: beza iman dan kafir dapat dilihat dari segi penerimaan atau penolakan kebenaran wahyu. Golongan kaafirun hanya mentertawa dan mempersenda wahyu. Menurut penerangan tafsir, the Unbelievers ini memperkecilkan wahyu sehingga terpacul kata2 sesama mereka seperti ini: "Does this increase your faith?". Sedangkan mereka yg beriman semakin meningkat imannya, kagumnya dengan kuasa Allah dan penuh rasa bersyukur. He rejoices, because he gets added strength for life and achievement.

-pengajaran bagi saya dan anda: Ini sahaja cara nak kuat dan bertabah. Rejoice, for life and achievement. Tiada prinsip atau metod lain yang boleh menguatkan semangat kita kecuali kita kembali semula pada jalan Allah. Kuatkan iman, maka anda kuat:)

3. ayat 125: secara alaminya cahaya berfungsi menerangi mata yang sihat fisiknya. Tetapi cahaya amat menyakitkan bagi mata yang berpenyakit.Begitu juga halnya dengan wahyu dan kebenaran dari Allah. Cahaya ini amat menerangi mereka yang beriman, tetapi menyakitkan mereka yang tidak beriman/menolak kebenaran. Kebenaran itu sama sifatnya dengan cahaya. Metafora yang cukup indah.Masya-Allah.

-pengajaran bagi saya dan anda : semoga cahaya petunjuk Allah ini menerangi mata dan hati setiap daripada kita ini, amiin:))

4. ayat 126: Setiap tahun golongan yg menolak atau infidel pada cahaya wahyu Allah ini sebenarnya diberi peluang-sekali, atau dua kali. Namun mereka tidak take heed atau tidak ambil peduli, sebaliknya mereka berpaling dari amaran2, pengajaran dan contoh tauladan yang baik di sekeliling mereka.

-pengajaran bagi saya dan anda : walau kita insya-Allah bukan tergolong dalam golongan kafiroon (nau'dzubillah), bagi saya adalah wajar kita mencermin diri dan melihat contoh2 tauladan di sekeliling kita. Pasti ada seorang, dua insan yg boleh dijadikan model/ikutan yg positif. Namun paling penting ialah kita belajar dari pengalaman dan cuba perbaiki diri dari hari ke hari, insya-Allah dengan keberkatanNya mudahlah jalan kita di dunia dan akhirat amiin.Jika diri terasa serabut, cuba fikirkan pengalaman pahit manis Rasulullah dalam perjuangan baginda. Walaupun baginda ma'sum, baginda juga manusia biasa seperti kita yang sentiasa memohon perlindungan dan rahmat Allah. Mari kita teruskan perjuangan baginda, insya-Allah-mengikut kemampuan diri masing2..

5. ayat 127: Sebenarnya, orang2 kafir hilang ketenangan jiwa bila mereka berpaling dari iman dan kebenaran. Mereka digolong dalam golongan yg binasa.

-pengajaran bagi saya dan anda: na'u dzubillah, na'u dzubillah, na'u dzubillah.Doakan hati yang berbolak-balik ini terus berada di jalan yang benar, insya-Allah.

6. ayat 128: Rasulullah adalah mu'allim atau Teacher terbaik. Dalam ayat ini baginda ditafsirkan sebagai insan yang amat sedih jika kita pengikutnya tersasar dari ajaran Islam sebenar. Sebaliknya jika kita patuh dan beriman dengan ajaran Islam, baginda bergembira dengan umatnya yang soleh dan solehah.

-pengajaran bagi saya dan anda: Allahumma solli 'ala sayyidina Muhammad, wa'ala ali sayyidina Muhammad. Cintailah Allah dan Rasul, kerana cinta manusia tidak dapat menandingi rahmat dan kasih sayang yg Allah dan Rasul telah berikan pada kita. Bukankah kita bergantung pada rahmat Allah dan syafaat baginda dalam jalan menuju syurga. Tidak ada manusia yang mampu membantu kita pada saat itu- bahkan suami, ibu, ayah, dan sesiapun insan kesayangan kita juga adalah hamba-hamba Allah yang lemah dan turut mengharapkan rahmat dan syafaat yang sama pabila menghadapi al-mizan nanti.

7. ayat 129: Sekalipun manusia menolak ajaran Allah, Rasulullah akan terus proclaim bahawa Allah adalah segala2nya. " he still proclaims the burning Faith of his heart, which is unquenchable. Allah is All in All. To trust Him is to find the accomplishment of all spiritual desire, His grandeur us figured by a lofty Throne, supreme in Glory!"

-pengajaran bagi saya dan anda: Cukuplah Allah bagiku. Cukuplah Allah bagimu. Amiin..

Wassalam, and deep love from
Me

Pakaian di Syurga Allah

2011-05-21T11:20:00.004+01:00

For them will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them Rivers will flow; they will Be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and they will wear Green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade; They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good the recompense! How beautiful a couch to recline on!
[al-Kahf, sura 18:31).

Some explanation:
1. Heaven is figured by all the pictures of ease and comfort which we can imagine in our present state: Gardens: perpetual springs of clear water, which we can see in a landscape from above;
2. The finest and most costly ornaments; the most beautiful clothes to wear; green is the colour mentioned, because it is the most refreshing to the eye, and fits in well with the Garden; the wearer takes the choice of fine silk or heavy brocade; and for rest and comfort, high thrones of dignity on which the blessed ones reclined.

Have a productive day everyone! My final chapters are coming along good-insya-Allah

Me

See the whole picture

2011-05-17T16:09:00.002+01:00

How nice if all Muslims get to see the whole picture and resolve the problem of Ummah.Instead, we like to establish fruitless argument with each other. What a worthless competition. O Allah please save us all from the signs of munaafiquun. Amin

I love you

2011-05-16T11:38:00.001+01:00

That's all I want to say. I love you.

Yup.

short rowing clip

2011-05-15T23:30:00.002+01:00

m.a.m.a

2011-05-02T17:48:00.000+01:00

Untuk kedua2 ibu dan ibu mertuaku,

start..

2011-04-28T10:11:00.002+01:00

Salam,

I know what I am going for. I will grab them. No doubt.

:)

You would crawl

2011-04-19T21:46:00.003+01:00

The Prophet (peace be upon him)said:

If people knew the reward in praying Fajr and Isha in congregation...

they would go to the mosque even if they had to crawl

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Dirty Robe

2011-04-17T23:23:00.001+01:00

Imam ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله was once asked:

"Is it better for me to make Tasbeeh (praise Allah) or to make Istighfaar (seek forgiveness)?"

He replied:

"The dirty robe is more in need of soap than perfume"

head and heart

2011-04-15T22:52:00.002+01:00

It came to realization that these three feelings must revolve in our heads and hearts on EVERYDAY basis; SYUKUR, SABAR & TAWAKKAL.

And I am struggling to reach that ultimate level of taqwa, and I hope Allah give me the chance to get there.

For Those Who Have Lost Hope In Allah

2011-04-14T19:52:00.000+01:00

Surah Al-Baqarah 284-286

2011-04-12T19:50:00.000+01:00

Freedom~

2011-04-07T12:12:00.000+01:00

Be happy in the right way

2011-03-30T18:03:00.000+01:00

let's not waste

2011-03-30T03:16:00.000+01:00

The Seven Mistakes

2011-03-29T21:26:00.000+01:00

Check our daily solah:

Tricks!

2011-03-28T00:03:00.001+01:00

How Iblis laknatullah do their jobs, beware.

Blessed

2011-03-27T10:48:00.007+01:00

Two great occasions blessed by Allah swt:

The month has been a mesmerising one, especially because my Bruneian friend Zeah@Hazeah has got married with her prince charming, amiin! Barakallahu lakuma wabaraka 'alaikuma wajama'a bainakuma fii khair...~lots of wedding photos uploaded on facebook by Arni and Nurul Adri,and so happy to see the occassions of akad nikah, majlis berbedak, majlis bersanding and malam berambil-ambilan went well,as Arni said four occasions in three days!The newly married couple looked stunning, and undoubtedly cahaya kebahagiaan sungguh terpancar di wajah mempelai..alhamdulillah...semoga berkekalan ikatan cinta hingga ke syurga, amiin...

Last week Mahadi n Elly have alhamdulillah, become the parents of beautiful Bushra..the baby girl is so cute seeing the photos that Mahadi posted on facebook...may Allah guide them to become the exemplary parents and may Bushra be a solehah muslimah amiin...

My my, syukur to Allah for the kun fayakun..
On a separate note, K Nur and I had learned something yesterday: the power of kun fayakun..see, if Allah intends for a thing to happen, it will happen, whether good or bad, all is from Him. Isn't it stated in the Qur'an 36:82 Verily, when he intends a thing, His Command is "Be", and it is.

Isn't it?

:)

Niece

2011-03-23T15:31:00.004Z

My niece Feeqa @Siti Rafeeqa Rosli has alhamdulillah scored 9As in her SPM result today. A blessed result of 9As insya-Allah. The good news of the day and I am smiling all day. A proof that every effort counts and every prayer is heard indeed.May Allah ease her path and bless her with success in this world and the Next, amiin.
Girly in person, but undoubtedly ambitious,hardworking and resilient.N the future Malaysian Governor of Bank Negara insya-Allah:)
Allahu akbar!

;D
Love from
Mak Long

Yakinlah

2011-03-22T20:35:00.000Z

The reality strikes

2011-03-16T01:52:00.005Z

Salam,

It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that women will form the majority of the people of Hell. It was narrated from ‘Imraan ibn Husayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I looked into Paradise and I saw that the majority of its people were the poor. And I looked into Hell and I saw that the majority of its people are women.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3241; Muslim, 2737)

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about it and he explained the reason.

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I was shown Hell and I have never seen anything more terrifying than it. And I saw that the majority of its people are women.” They said, “Why, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “Because of their ingratitude (kufr).” It was said, “Are they ungrateful to Allaah?” He said, “They are ungrateful to their companions (husbands) and ungrateful for good treatment. If you are kind to one of them for a lifetime then she sees one (undesirable) thing in you, she will say, ‘I have never had anything good from you.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1052)

Naudzubillahi min dzalik..what a reminder. The issues on women entail more discussion and insya-Allah this week my entries would revolve around the common theme 'Women'. Ma'assalaamah for now.

quick tips

2011-03-15T07:51:00.003Z

From my favourite al-Qarni's:
Citing a psychological view, living a happy life is a fine art entailing 10 things:

1. Do something you love, whether work or hobby

2. Be physically healthy as it is the spirit of happiness-eati, drink , exercise regularly and avoid bad habits!

3. have a goal in life as goal gives you motivation and energy

4. Take life as it comes, and accept the bitter and the sweet

5. Live in the present, with no regrets of the past and no anxiety for tomorrow that has not come yet

6. Think hard of any action or decision and do not blame anyone else for your decision or its consequences

7.Be grateful

8.Make smile a habit, be cheerful, be in company with the optimistic people

9.Strive to make others happy and you will be happy

10.Make the most of occassions of happiness and joy, and regard them as necessary to renew your own happiness.

Reminder:
Allah burdens not a soul except [with that within] its capacity... (2: 286)

How did Prophet Muhammad look like?

2011-03-14T22:06:00.007Z

Salam,

His Physical Appearance
Among the attractive points written by Imam Ibn Kathir in his book of 'Prophet Muhammad's Biography' was the compilation of narrations of the physical appearance of our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.:

Sheikh Abu Zakariyya An-Nawawi summed up in his Tadhhib that the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w was neither tall nor short; neither white nor dark; and his hair was neither curl nor long and flowing. He died with not even twenty white hairs on his head.

He had a good-looking body, a thick beard, a big head, a round face, black eyes and long eyelashes. His shoulders and arms were hairy, and so was the upper chest.

He had a seal of prophethood between his shoulders. He walked strongly and firmly and the ground would seem as if being folded for him. He sometimes lower the hair of his head then he would part it at some other time. He used to comb it along with his beard. The precious and dearest of clothes to him were his shirts, and the white ones.

It has also been narrated by Al-Bukhari on the authority of Anas Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:
I have never touched silk or dibaj [thick silk] sfter than the palm of the Prophet nor have I smelt a perfume nicer than the sweat of the Prophet.

I served the Messenger of Allah for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to me any harsh word, and he never said to me about a thing as to why I had done that and as to why I had not done that.

His Pure Character
Allah has indeed described the Prophet as an exalted standard of character (Al-Qalam: 4).It is also narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim that Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet's character was that he was totally keen to act only according to the instructions of the Qur'an, by complying exactly with its ordinances and forbiddances. This point is also emphasized in the Qur'an (al-Isra':9).

-His morals reflected the greatest and most honourable character
-He was the bravest of people when a war grew fierce
-He was the most knowledgeable among people, the most eloquent and the best advisor
-He was the humblest of people, yet with GRAVITY and DIGNITY; it was stated by Ibnu Kathir that when Prophet entered Makkah on the Day of Conquest he kept lowering his head out of humbleness to the extent that his beard nearly touched the forepart of his saddle.
-He was shyer than a virgin in her separate room (as described by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in Sahih al-Bukhari) yet firm in exercising Allah's ordinances.

Allah praised the Prophet and his Sahabah

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are severe
against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves (al-Fath:29)

Allahumma solli ala sayyidina Muhammad wa 'ala ali sayyidina Muhammad.
Lucky sahabah and the solihins who got to meet with him, face to face!
But remember, to this day we have his Sunnah, and that indeed, is one of the two powerful mukjizats after the Furqan they both last till the day of Qiyamah.

May Allah lead us to Jannah. Amiin.

My Phd mates

2011-03-13T10:09:00.003Z

For those who strive for perfection, A'id al-Qarni once wrote in his book :

"Do not feel sad or miserable because of some work that you could not complete, rather you should understand that the work of great people is never done"

Let's anyway, do our best, all that we ever could!
:)

Kuncinya ialah...

2011-03-13T10:02:00.005Z

The key to glory: obedience to Allah and His Messengers

The key to provision: striving hard whilst praying for forgiveness and fearing Allah, the Exalted

The key to Paradise: Tawhid (Monotheism)

The key to faith: pondering signs and creation of Allah

The key to righteousness: sincerity

The key to a spiritual life: studying the Qur’an, beseeching Allah in the hours of dawn and giving up sin

The key to knowledge: asking the right questions and listening attentively

The key to victory: patience

The key to success: fearing Allah (piety/taqwa)

The key to getting more: Gratitude

The key to longing in the Hereafter: disinterest in the worldly gains

The key to a response: Du’a(Supplication)

*Sumber: petikan dari al-Qarni Bab 13
Moga Allah memberkatimu senantiasa.

Water, wine, milk and honey!

2011-03-12T18:23:00.007Z

Salam..
My title above specifically refers to the Anhaarul Jannah and not exactly discussion on the properties of the liquids...hehehe.
Today I read a very interesting section of the description of Paradise written by As-Salafi and here are the findings:

Allah has described the drinks in Paradise in a way that indicate their abundance and continuous flow, as such they are called 'rivers'.
There are many verses that mentioned the rivers of Paradise but none explain them, except one verse below:
Muhammad 47:15
The desciption of Paradise which the pious have been promised (is that) in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which are not changed, rivers of milk of which the taste never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure) therein for them is every kind of fruit, and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are these) like those who shall dwell forever in the Fire and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels?

In one hadith recorded by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi on the authority of Haakim bin Mu'awiyah from his father who said that he heard the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, say:
There are in Paradise, a river of water, a river of honey, a river of milk and a river of wine. And other rivers will then originate from them.

Allah has therefore mention the kinds of rivers as follow:

One : The rivers of water whose smell and taste do not change (Anhaarun min maa')
No matter how long it may be, the taste and smell will never change, as they are sweet and clear, and they neither turn muddy nor smelly.

Two: The rivers of milk never change in taste (Anhaarun min laban)
The rivers of milk will also not change in its primary state without any change in taste; as opposed to the milk in this world derived from udders. The milk in jannah will never go sour or tasteless, and forever be exceptionally delicious, white and nice!

Three: The rivers of wine (Anhaarun min khamr)
The dwellers of Paradise will enjoy drinking it, it is never soiled by human hands or legs, such as the wine in this world! It looks good, tastes great and smells nice, does not intoxicate nor does it have offensive smell. It is flawless and an absolutely pure enjoyment ( as-Saffat 37:46, 47 and al-Waqi'ah 56:19)

Four: The rivers of purified honey (Anhaarun min 'asal)
The honey is free of all particles and all other defects and it is not a product of honeybee that has wax and residues where the honey needs to be purified, rather it is created from the beginning, flowing like water, unblemished, extremely pure, beautiful color, excellent taste and pleasant smell.

The four rivers make us realize that Allah has cited the types of drinks known and usually enjoyed in this world as examples for the drinks of Paradise. However, nothing of the imperfections and peculiarity of the drinks in this world are found in the drinks of Paradise. The water in this world is that it changes after a long time, milk would go sour, wine would bring evil and calamities upon the drinkers and honey has many particles and residues.

Question arise, why the rivers of Paradise are of these four different kinds?
They are the most precious things one can atttain at their disposal! In this world having these drinks are seen as wealth and influential. If water is for drinking and cleaning, milk is for food and nourishment, wine as imaginary enjoyment and honey as cure and other benefits, the only reason for the difference in the kinds of drinks in Paradise is increase in delight and pure enjoyment. The people of Paradise do not take these drinks for survival or for healing or for any benefits. Their life is eternal in which there is neither disease nor fatigue or hunger or thirst. In short, life is of endless bliss and delight in the Jannah!

The verse 47:15 is such a noble verse that it gives is a great physical illustration on the Day of Resurrection. The righteous will enjoy the rivers and everything in the jannah whereas the unrighteous will be in hell-fire drinking hot water that will break their bowels and this is a stark contrast between the enjoyment and punishment of the dwellers of paradise and hell..

As-Salafi ended this section with a du'a: May Allah protect us from the unbearable torments of fire..He indeed is the All-Hearer, Answerer to supplications and He has power over all things.

The Siraat

2011-03-11T14:37:00.011Z

I find the description below interesting;

Al-Bukhari and Muslim recorded on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
The first batch of people who will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like a full moon; and those who will enter next will be (glittering) like the brightest star

Allah's statement 'hattaa idzaa Jaa uu haa' meaning 'Till when they reach it' is in reference to the gates of Paradise after passing the Siraat where they will be stopped and mutual retaliation will be established among them regarding wrongs they have committed against one another in the world.

The Siraat

What is it?
The Siraat is a bridge that will be laid across Hell-fire; it is frightening and scaring passageway. People will pass across it on their way to Paradise; some will pass across as quickly as a twinkle of an eye; some as a lightning; some as a wind; some as a bird; some as fast horses; some will pass across it walking fast and some will be dragged across it. The Siraat is passed according to our deeds until he will pass it. There are those whose light will be as little as the size of the thumb of his feet, and others who will be seized and cast into Fire. Whoever passes the Siraat successfully will enter Paradise.

On the authority of Abu Sa 'eed al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, said:
The believers, after being saved from the (Hell) Fire, will be stopped at a bridge between Paradise and Hell and mutual retaliation will be established among them regarding wrongs they have committed in the world against one another. After they are cleansed and purified (through the retaliation), they will be admitted into Paradise; and by Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, everyone of them will know his dwelling in Paradise better than he knew his dwelling in this world.

After mutual retaliation have been established among the believers regarding wrongs they have committed in the world against one another and they have been purified and cleansed, they will hold consultation among themselves regarding who will seek permission on their behalf to enter Paradise. They will go to Adam (pbuh), then Musa, then Isa and then to Muhammad pbuh, who will intercede on behalf of all the believers to be allowed to enter into Paradise.

Who will be the first to enter the Paradise?
On the authority of Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, Malik recorded that the Messenger of Allah pbuh said:
I will be the first intercessor in the Paradise

In another version of Muslim , also on the authority of Anas
I will come to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection and would seek its opening. The keeper would say, "Who are you?" I would say, "Muhammad". He would then say, " It is for you that I have been ordered, and not to open it for anyone before you"

May we all be included to follow the group of Mukminin who enjoin with Prophet Muhammad in this journey to Paradise. Insya-Allah..

Believers do not give up

2011-03-08T11:02:00.000Z

5 reasons on why does Allah test us

2011-03-08T10:31:00.000Z

my chance

2011-03-07T20:05:00.002Z

Salam

As my lappy is broken, tonight I will take the humblest opportunity to rest and relax and read some articles that I have printed on papers from the office(yup let's quit electronic version tonight). I will be enjoying some scrumptious dinner prepared by Mr and Mrs Keenan as well as Miss Brackenbury and that means no cooking tonight. It is also my opportunity to just have a relaxing shower hour and let the hair down.Laundry is another task alhamdulillah done by Mr Washing Machine. This will also be done tonight..

But more importantly, I hope to have a dialogue with Allah, I will try to please Him My Lord, and I only hope for His Barakah for each and every one of us-for life in this world, and in the Next amiin..I have been doing this but my dialogue with Him has been too short,too brief, too hasty...may Allah forgive me and may I get more chance to better improve my speaking with Him as His weakest slave, amiin..

What a blessing to have a broken laptop. Maybe it is time to separate work and bedroom, although this is perfectly workable in the land of Miss Brackenbury.It's time to equally concentrate on both. Still, I yearn for that new laptop to take its place on my desk soon.

You take care.

Without a lappy and leaving office already,
Me

Antara prinsip..

2011-02-08T12:02:00.000Z

10 tips cuci hati

2011-02-07T13:04:00.008Z

Salam,

Tips ringkas

1. Muhasabatun Nafsi
Penyakit hati harus dikenalpasti sesegera mungkin.
"Hai orang-orang yang beriman, bertakwalah kepada Allah dan hendaklah setiap diri memperhatikan apa yang telah diperbuatnya untuk hari esok (akhirat), dan bertakwalah kepada Allah, Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang kamu kerjakan." (Al-Hasyr 59 : 18)

Maka elok seblum tidur terutamanya, kita muhasabah diri tentang perilaku seharian kita. Yang keruh/tidak menepati syariat dibuang, yang elok diambil dan diamal selalu.

2. Taubat
Setelah muhasabatun nafsi langkah seterusnya ialah bertaubat atas kesalahan2 yg pernah dilakukan.
"Hai orang-orang yang beriman, Bertaubatlah kepada Allah dengan taubat yang semurni-murninya, mudah-mudahan Tuhan kamu akan menghapus kesalahan-kesalahanmu dan memasukkah kamu ke dalam surga yang mengalir di bawahnya sungai-sungai,.." (At-Tahrim 66:8)

Solat sunat tahajud, taubat, hajat, tasbih, malah dhuha bertindak sebagai agen pencuci hati dan insya-Allah, penghapus dosa kiranya ia dilakukan dengan penuh khusyuk dan tawadhuk..

3. Tadabbur Al-Qur'an
Ertinya menelaah isi Al-Qur'an, lalu menghayati dan mengamalkannya, kerana hati itu bagaikan tanaman yang harus dirawat dan dipupuk. Pemupukan hati adalah menerusi tadabbur Qur'an. Allah menyebutkan orang-orang yang tidak mau mentadabburi Qur'an sebagai orang yang tertutup hatinya. Dalam kata lain, jika inginkan hati yang terbuka dan bersinar, maka tadabburi lah Qur'an.
"Mengapa mereka tidak tadabbur (memperhatikan) Al-Qur'an, ataukah hati mereka terkunci atau tertutup." (Muhammad 47 : 24)

4. Istiqamah amal soleh
Amal soleh bermaksud setiap ucapan atau perbuatan yang dicintai dan diredhoi Allah swt. Hati yang bening dimiliki dengan cara menjaga konsistensi amal soleh meskipun amalan2 kecil.Walau sesibuk manapun jadual harian, amalan tersebut perlu diamal secara istiqamah.
Sabda Rasulullah saw
".Beramallah semaksimal yang kamu mampu, kerana Allah tidak akan bosan sebelum kamu bosan, dan sesungguhnya amal yang paling dicintai Allah adalah amal yang kontinyu (terus-menerus) walaupun sedikit." (H.R. Bukhari)

5. Isi waktu dengan zikir
Zikir bermaksud ingat atau mengingat. Dzikrullah bermaksud selalu mengingat Allah. Dua bentuk zikir adalah zikir lisan,iaitu ingat kepada Allah dengan melafadzkan ucapan-ucapan zikir seperti Subhannallah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, Laa Ilaaha illallah, dll. Kedua, Zikir Amali,iaitu ingat kepada Allah dalam bentuk penerapan ajaran-ajaran Allah swt. dalam kehidupan. Misalnya, jujur dalam business, pelajaran, tekun saat bekerja, dll. Hati akan bening kalau hidup selalu diisi dengan zikir lisan dan amali.
"Hai orang-orang yang beriman, berzikirlah (dengan menyebut nama) Allah, zikir yang sebanyak-banyaknya. Dan bertasbihlah kepada-Nya di waktu pagi dan petang." (Q.S.Al-Ahzab 33 : 41-42)
"Kerana itu, ingatlah kamu kepada-Ku, nescaya Aku ingat (pula) kepadamu, dan bersyukurlah kepada-Ku, dan janganlah kamu mengingkari (nikmat)-Ku." (Al-Baqarah 2 :152)

6. Bergaul dengan Orang-Orang Saleh
Pergaulan seharian tentu mempengaruhi perilaku seseorang. Oleh itu kebeningan hati amat rapat perkaitannya dengan siapakah yang menjadi sahabat-sahabat kita. Kalau kita bersahabat dengan orang yang jujur, amanah, taat pada perintah Allah, tekun bekerja, semangat dalam belajar, dll., insyalh akan tergolong dalam atmosphere(suasana)kebaikan. Sebaliknya, kalau kita bergaul dengan orang pendendam, pembohong, pengkhianat, lalai akan ajaran-ajaran Allah, dll., dikhuatiri kita terseret dalam arus kemaksiatan tersebut. Oleh itu, Allah swt.. mengingatkan agar kita bergaul dengan orang-orang soleh seperti dikemukakan dalam ayat berikut.
"Dan bersabarlah dirimu bersama orang-orang yang menyeru Tuhan mereka di waktu pagi dan petang, mereka mengharapkan keredhoan-Nya, dan janganlah kamu palingkan kedua matamu dari mereka karena menghendaki perhiasan hidup dunia. Dan janganlah engkau mengikuti orang yang hatinya telah Kami lalaikan dari mengingat Kami, serta menuruti hawa nafsunya; dan adalah keadaan itu melewati batas." (Al-Kahfi 18 : 28)

7. Berkongsi Kasih dengan Fakir, Miskin, dan Yatim
Perkongsian ini adalah cara yang sangat efektif untuk meraih kebeningan hati, sebab dengan bergaul bersama mereka kita akan merasakan penderitaan orang lain. Rasulullah saw. bersabda
Abu Hurairah r.a.: bahwa seseorang melaporkan kepada Rasulullah saw. tentang kegersangan hati yang dialaminya. Beliau saw. menegaskan, "Bila engkau mau melunakkan (menghidupkan) hatimu, beri makanlah orang-orang miskin dan sayangi anak-anak yatim." (H.R. Ahmad)

8. Mengingat mati
Umur adalah 'modal' kepada ibadah dan merupakan bahan bakar untuk mengharungi kehidupan. Kebeningan hati berkait erat dengan kesedaran bahawa suatu saat nanti bahan bakar kehidupan kita akan manipis dan akhirnya tamat. Kesedaran ini akan menjadi pemacu untuk selalu membersihkan hati dari awan kemaksiatan yang menghalangi cahaya hati. Rasulullah saw. menganjurkan agar sering berziarah supaya hati kita lembut dan bening.
"Anas r.a. mengatakan bahwa Rasulullah saw. bersabda: "Dulu, aku pernah melarang kalian berziarah ke kuburan. Namun sekarang, berziarahlah, kerana ia dapat melembutkan hati, mencucurkan air mata, dan mengingatkan akan hari akhirat." (H.R.Hakim)

9. Menghadiri majlis ilmu
Hati itu bagaikan tanaman, ia harus dirawat dan dipupuk. Ilmu mampu memupuk hati, maka majlis ilmu membentuk media penyucian hati. Rasulullah saw. menyebutkan bahwa Allah swt. akan menurunkan rahmat, ketenangan dan barakah pada orang-orang yang menghadiri majlis ilmu dengan ikhlas.
"Tidak ada kaum yang duduk untuk mengingat Allah, kecuali malakikat akan menghampirinya, meliputinya dengan rahmat dan diturunkan ketenangan kepada mereka, dan Allah akan menyebutnya pada kumpulan (malaikat) yang ada di sisi-Nya." (H.R. Muslim)

10. Doa kepada Allah
Hati itu lazimnya berbolak- balik. Doa agar diberi ketetapan hati pada perkara2 yg menjadi kecintaan Allah dan minta dijauhi dari yg sebaliknya.
"Sesungguhnya Allah tidak melihat rupa dan harta-hata kamu tapi melihat hati dan perbuatanmu." (H.R. Muslim).

Allah swt. Maha Berkuasa untuk membolak balikan hati seseorang. Maka doa itu penting.
Menurut Ummu salamah r.a,. do'a yang sering dibaca Rasulullah saat meminta kebeningan hati adalah: Ya Muqallibal quluub, tsabbit qalbii 'alaa diinika (Wahai yang membolak-balikkan qalbu, tetapkanlah hatiku berpegang pada agama-Mu).
"Syahr bin Hausyab r.a. mengatakan bahwa ia pernah bertanya kepada Ummu Salamah, "Wahai ibu orang-orang yang beriman, do'a apa yang selalu diucapkan Rasulullah saw. saat berada di sampingmu?" Ia menjawab: "Do'a yang banyak diucapkannya ialah, 'Ya Muqallibal quluub, tsabbit qalbii 'alaa diinika (Wahai yang membolak-balikkan qalbu, tetapkanlah qalbuku pada agama-Mu)." " Ummu Salamah melanjutkan, "Aku pernah bertanya juga, "Wahai Rasulullah, alangkah seringnya engkau membaca do'a: "Ya Muqallibal quluub, tsabbit qalbii 'alaa diinika." Beliau menjawab: "Wahai Ummu Salamah, tidak ada seorang manusia pun kecuali qalbunya berada antara dua jari Tuhan Yang Maha Rahman. Maka siapa saja yang Dia kehendaki, Dia luruskan, dan siapa yang Dia kehendaki, Dia biarkan dalam kesesatan." (H.R.Ahmad dan Tirmidzi. Menurutnya hadith ini hadith hasan)

Selain do'a di atas, Ibnu Abbas r.a. menceritakan bahwa ketika menginap di rumah Rasulullah saw., ia pernah mendengar beliau mengucapkan do'a berikut,
"Ya Allah, jadikanlah di dalam hatiku cahaya, di lidahku cahaya, di pendengaranku cahaya, di penglihatanku cahaya. Jadikan di belakangku cahaya, di hadapanku cahaya, dari atasku cahaya, dan dari bawahku cahaya. Ya Allah berikan kepadaku cahaya." (H.R.Muslim)

"Hati itu panglima segenap tubuh badan".

Maka mari kita renung2 dan amalkan 10 tips di atas.

(Artikel asal: http://www.mail-archive.com/fupm-ejip@usahamulia.net/msg00648.html)

Mohon komen dan penambahbaikan sekiranya ada. Syukran para pembaca.

Me

adakah aku termasuk ..?

2011-01-30T21:50:00.002Z

salam,

Persoalan tabarruj perlu dikaji dengan lebih teliti. Sila tinggalkan pendapat anda di bahagian komen. Sambil2 itu, marilah kita sama2 renungkan catatan di bawah:

http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1357

Me

lima sebelum lima

2011-01-24T09:53:00.001Z

Syukur tidak terhingga

2011-01-22T11:14:00.013Z

Salam,

Semalam sahabat berkata padaku sambung-sambunglah menulis blog. Wahai rakan seperjuangan, aku kan cuba meskipun kurang kudrat memperindah blog ini dengan kata-kata hikmat dan kata-kata meluah rasa. Apapun aku terlalu bersyukur kerana dengan izinNya kau kembali ke bumi asing dan dapat kita bertemu kembali. Cukup terharu dengan setiap pertolonganmu menerusi talian YM. Terima kasih sahabat.Moga Allah mempermudah Phd mu, amiin. Dan sahabat, jika maksudmu aku cantik pada paras rupa, maka usahlah memuji,kerana akhlakku banyak cacat celanya. Jika maksudmu akhlakku cantik, sesungguhnya itu penambah alasan untuk aku menolak pujianmu; akhlakku tidak sempurna, darjat muslimah sejati masih harus dikejar dan jauh jaraknya dengan diriku yang serba kekurangan. Doakan aku menjadi insan yang lebih baik dari hari, ke hari.

Adik menitip anugerah kala aku membantunya menjawab kemusykilan islami. Adikku, kakak cuma mengharap balasan Ilahi. Jazakillah atas anugerah pada entri mu yang lalu, jangan lupa menitip kata untuk kakak dalam doamu. Kakak juga mendoakan yang sama buatmu. Kakak mengerti perasaan menjadi wanita berhijab di bumi asing yang penuh ranjau berduri, dugaan dan godaan. Bersabarlah, sesungguhnya Allah pasti membuka jalan bagi mereka yang celik hati sepertimu.Insya-Allah.

Anak didik yang celik hatinya mampu menasihatku dengan doa dan kata2 hikmat. Syukran di atas peringatan hikmat ayat seribu dinar, dan bacaan kata-kata Hasan al-Basri itu juga menyumbang ketenangan dalam sanubari.Sesungguhnya aku berbangga dan bersyukur dikurnia Allah akan anak didik sepertimu. Moga Allah mengurnia ketetapan hati dan keikhlasan kala aku menabur ilmu di bumi hujan batu itu suatu hari nanti. Doakan perjuanganku kala ini. Dan sebagai pendidik, doaku sentiasa utuh buat setiap anak bangsa.

Kakak, terima kasih, jadi kejutan pabila dirimu mengimbas keenakan masakanku dua tahun lalu di pertemuan kita semalam! Nikmat makanan membentuk penyebab kita bertemu, namun ia tidak bisa menanding harga sebuah ukhuwwah fillah yang kita miliki. Aku berdoa akan kesihatanmu senantiasa. Moga Allah mempermudah Phd mu yang bakal disempurna itu. Aku bersyukur pada Allah kerana kau butuh menongkah arus dugaan dalam apa jua keadaan. Kau sumber inspirasiku di sini dan di mana jua diriku berada kelak, insyaAllah.

Syukran ya rabbi atas kasih sayang ini, meski aku perantau durja.

Me

Tahun Baru

2010-12-07T17:12:00.001Z

Salam Ma'al Hijrah buat pembaca sekalian. Semoga Allah sentiasa merahmati kita dalam apa jua keadaan. Tahun baru, visi baru, moga kita menjadi insan yang lebih baik dari semalam, dan moga esok lebih baik berbanding hari ini.

Baru pulang dari Malaysia. Hati kembali tenang, alhamdulillah.

mee kari-ying all the way

2010-11-15T11:26:00.002Z

Salam,

I'll be having mee kari again today! Thanks to Kak Zarina (she was the one who baked my birthday cake back in 2008) who took the initiative to cater the food on a weekly basis. Which means that every Sunday I could gantung periuk and feast on the meals prepared by her! Only cost me 2 pounds for a single pack. I think there are some students who buy from her every now and then and this is definitely something new done within the Malaysian society in Durham. Kudos to Kak Zarina for such an effort, alongside her other duties as wife, mom and Phd engineering student in the Uni!

As of last night I have finished eating the mee and its condiments such as spring onion and telur rebus, but since the kari ayam is still in abundance I am now going to 'topup' these portions; boil some spaghetti and an egg and then garnish it with some green veg sprinkler(such as spring onion, or maybe corriander leaves too)!

Happy eating everyone!

Love from
Me

Lady in Blue

2010-11-14T09:39:00.007Z

In reflection of yesterday
I was enlightened by a silent Hey
While running some errands of Saturday
I met a lady in blue
A nearby neighbor who shared something so valuable and true

Lady in blue did not ask my name
Neither did I ask her name
She then commenced her beautiful story
Saying old days are not easy
It is indeed an irony
how things might actually turn out to be
While some elderly die in health
Others survive the sickness with serenity of mind tho' near death
It is the latter that we should follow
Never should we view life as the world of hollow
Just take one day at a time and go with the flow

Lady in blue tells her story
Her mama is eighty-seven and surviving gracefully
In spite the sickness to the bone
Never was she so sad or alone
Just be kind to others
For others will be kind to you in your later years
For that is what she sees in her mother
Who forgets the bad, and forgives the errs
Ever from her life of early years

Our bus then came around
Together we hopped in and rode along
Later the lady in blue bid farewell and got off at the Lane
and says till we meet again
What a blessing to have spoken to her at The Chains

The Shimmering Sheffield

2010-11-12T07:25:00.009Z

Salam and Hello,

I hope you are well.

I am going to tell you about the most fun weekend getaway I have ever had. And by that I mean serious fun.

:)

I abbreviated my friend Syafiqah as S, and Kamilah as K. So, here we go:

To begin with, well, S and I had to take the train on the gloomy Friday evening to Sheffield! The connecting train in Doncaster before arriving Sheffield was a complete confusion as there were fleets of trains there, way too many. See, Doncaster is one of the hot spots for train interconnection to many destinations around the UK . So there we were, sorting out which platform and what time our mini train to Sheffield would be! Alhamdulillah the journey was smooth-sailing, and K waited for us at Sheffield train station. As we got off the train, we took few snapshots on the platform before meeting K with shimmering joy and excitement. It was the best reunion ever.

I was cheerful to see K again. I remembered all the good times we had in house #60 back in her undergraduate days in Durham. It was a pure joy hanging out with this sister of mine, and once we chat, we chat endlessly. Girly talks that guys could never understand, womanly giggles and 'pouring-out sessions' that men struggle finding the rationale of so doing. Well well.

****
S and I were mesmerised by the size of the metropolitan. By the time we arrived Velocity apartment, we stepped inside with an utter amazement! Fully-furnished, and warm! The apartment glows and this is no exaggeration!

:P

Then S and I helped K with some food preparation; apparently we were not the only guests for the night there was a weekly Qur'anic Circle session to be held and K was the hostess for the week. We took care of the chicken tettrazinni in the oven and K had her nasi goreng and bubur kacang ready on table. We did meet five friendly Bruneian sisters that attended the session.The Quranic circle was spiritually fulfilling and most of all, it was a great joy berukhuwwah dengan ahli2 circle ni.

Saturday was the Meadowhall day, where we had fun in the shopping mall, and ate some halal Nando's and got a Subway takeout before we headed home. Sheffield impressed us with its Eye and lively night look. We rushed home for X Factor though. Aha.

And Sunday was fun as we strolled around Sheffield Uni campus and had a local burger lunch! I have started feeling feverish, perhaps I was bit tired and have had so much fun. No regrets though.
The photos are self-explanatory. I'll put them under a separate entry and you may view them later.

To K, thanks so much for being such an amazing hostess,but most of all, thank you for always being there for me, as a friend, and definitely,as a sister! Wished you were still here in Durham :'(

Love from
Me
(One of the first two guests that has arrived in Velocity)

Hero

2010-11-06T13:36:00.000Z

The Unique You

2010-11-04T15:38:00.014Z

Salam and Hello Reader,
Alhamdulillah I have recovered from fever, and many thanks for your care and concern. Really, really appreciate it. May Allah bless you for all the wonderful du'a that you have made for me, amiin..

At the moment I am currently looking forward to reading the book called Personality Plus from Lutfi, which is currently read by Syafiqah. I'll be the next to borrow this copy!! The book covers 4 different types of personality traits that have been extensively explained by Lutfi to us in many different occasions (ahah) and well-analysed by Syafiqah and myself. The book content sounds pretty much fun and informative, and I seriously can't wait to read it in the near time. It's fun to discover who you are and to appreciate the uniqueness and shortcomings not only in yourself but also in others.

My point is that, it is often easy to be self-proclaiming that you know who you truly are, but really there is no harm in discovering your hidden potentials and weaknesses through extra reading. We fully utilise our individual strengths, and certainly, improving the weaknesses in due course. Insya-Allah.

As vicegerents of Allah, each individual is born unique and not one is similar to the other. That is the beauty of Allah's creation. The world is an utter boredom if everyone has identical personality traits.

That reminds me of Hujurat 49:13
O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (He who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).

The ayat says that men is created in pairs, and the phrase 'into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other..'denote getting to know others of different backgrounds. The apparent fact is that human beings are of great variety and we should not hate or despise others on the basis of these differences.

I may draw an abrupt conclusion here, that: I am unique, and so are you :)

Curious in finding out the uniqueness in me, I took a random online character test just recently, and below is the result:

Relationships play a key role in Amalina's life, she tends to be a very trusting individual, she enjoys making new friends and developing new relationships. She often finds herself involved in many things at once and loves social functions. Amalina enjoys encouraging those around her. People see her as a person who frequently inspires others.

Recognizing the value of a good relationship, Amalina is very patient and caring when relating to others. She is even-paced; and Amalina usually remains calm and relaxed, even in situations that may ruffle some others. She likes the role of a peacemaker, when working through problems, Amalina tries to rely on successful strategies that have proven results.

Amalina prefers to work through problems by analyzing things that worked in the past. She is willing to follow another person's lead if they display adequate ability and if Amalina has confidence in their ability. She is someone who is able to lead, if necessary; but usually prefers to wait and see if another person volunteers first.

Not afraid to take a bold approach, Amalina is willing to challenge the status quo. She is original and creative, and acts with confidence when implementing new solutions. Amalina will tend to use a balance of intuition and facts when making decisions, and once she has made a decision, she will not be afraid to take action upon it.

(from the Personality Awareness Impact Report)

That's just me :). You may or may not wholly agree.

And as for you,
May Allah and your loved ones appreciate the uniqueness in you. Because, at least to me, you are indeed special. Very:)

ps: I will read Personality Plus and will tell more. Meanwhile, I should be blogging on Sheffield trip after this!

With love from
Me

Fever and Thesis Writing-they don't rhyme!

2010-10-26T12:37:00.012+01:00

Salam and Hello,

I was going to update on my trip to Sheffield that took place last weekend, but, alas, I am not feeling well today. So I'll blog on the fun Sheffield trip later this week. I have taken some paracetamol tablets, a Clarinase flu tablet, and 4 strepsils in the last 24 hours and I experience some signs of recovery but I think I need to rest a bit more.

My body has a slight temperature to it, alongside the minor cold.

The morning weather was horrible. It was 4 deg C, but the windy rain indeed made it worse, they undoubtedly contributed to the horror morning scene!It was taxing walking in winds blowing from all directions. I have positioned my umbrella in few ways but nothing worked. Instead the strong wind almost broke my umbrella. Almost.

I continued walking along the River Wear,heading towards my supervisor's office at Old Elvet. I arrived and apologized for keeping him waiting for about 10 minutes. The meeting we had today was postponed from the last week as he had to look after his son who was ill. We then proceeded with the discussion, going through my 13,000-word chapter, completed with his comments and suggestions.

Thesis editing is what I should be doing now, but before that I will take a rest as my body craves for it. Health is top priority.

Anyhow it's now Zohor time. Hayya 'alassolah.

Me

Magnet Sepanyol

2010-10-14T23:18:00.000+01:00

Salam and Hello Readers,

A gift from a Japanese colleague who recently went on a vacation to Spain. He bought two identical magnets, one for Dijah and another for me. It's Picasso's and he got it from Barcelona. His enviable 10-day trip covered Madrid and Cordoba too!

Thanks for always cheering us up in the office Ryugo, and many thanks for the kind thoughts you had for us during the vacation.

Me

Figs, Pears and Alfredo

2010-10-13T23:07:00.000+01:00

Salam and Hello readers,

Just had a healthy supper; two pears and some soft, dried figs! Yummylicious.
Well, my dinner just now was Alfredo spaghetti which is so easy to make. Saves up time and tastes good. You probably have heard or even know or familiar with the recipe. Allow me nonetheless, to share this simple, tasty, delicious recipe. Here goes:

(Serves 1 person)
1. 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine (preferably unsalted, although slightly
salted is ok)
2. 1/2 cup of whipping cream
3. 4 tablespoons of grated cheese (unfortunately i cannot find a halal parmesan
cheese, so i used cheddar instead)
4. 1 tablespoon of black pepper
5. a pinch of salt (yes, very little, especially if the butter is salty enough!)
6. chopped flat-leaf parsley (I didn't have this in stock today, if you have, please
add to your pasta before serving!)

Steps:

1. Heat butter, whipping cream and grated cheese on a SLOW heat.
2. Stir gently until the butter and cheese melted.
3. once melted, add black pepper and salt and continue stirring.
4. sprinkle the freshly-chopped parsley leaf and ready to serve.

This sauce goes great with any pasta be they spaghetti, fusilli, conchiglie, penne, macaroni, well anything! Unlike most dairy-based recipes which are typically 'memuakkan', this recipe is to my taste. Have a go, and happy eating!

Have a fun, alfredo hour!
Lots of love from
Me

Let go, and move

2010-10-12T23:10:00.000+01:00

Salam and Hello readers,

How are you?

I have now settled in my new home! Alhamdulillah, I now base at Claypath (seakan gaya askar melaporkan lokasi!) and no longer live in Bowburn. Still in Durham though.Yes, my beloved Durham, I am still with you.

I prefer and I guess I need to stay in a place closeby to everything; office/department, shops,coffee place and the city of course, especially now that I am in my final year of phd. It just came across in mind that all things should be close and accessible.Whether in free or busybee hours, at least I am close to office, and could stroll down the city for a short break and to de-stress if need be.

I love the fact that I have these options for I came to realize that rigid schedule does NOT work for me. Well, that doesn't negate the fact that focus and persistence are the pre-requisites of phd...and life! life needs istiqamah; life requires commitments. And commitments are blessings insyalh.I pray that my hijrah to the city brings more barakah to my life as His servant, and may I be able to focus on priorities insyalh.

My first week in Claypath was tough; I miss my two-year life in Bowburn! Separating with Shabana and K Suhaili my two previous housemates is not easy. Although I am a frequent goodbye sayer to my Other Half (coz of our long-distance marriage), every goodbye is bitter regardless of the relationship. Marital's the hardest to bid farewell; but friendship and sisterly love are special bond nevertheless. It's hard to let go, but life goes on. After all, love transcends distance..love is in the air, always, and forever :)

I still keep in touch (and meet) with Kam (now in Sheffield pursuing her masters degree..), Dijah, Pkah, Lutfi (who will be relocating himself to city tomorrow,with Mr R and Mr H in the near time!) and certainly K Eli (who is still in Durham)..

I am currently getting acquainted with new housemates. It's a beautiful house of 5 bedrooms and I'm loving it alhamdulillah. Today, it's exactly one month since I first moved in. Long way ahead.

I'll blog again soon. I miss you.

Me
30 days in Douglas Villas

i just feel like smiling

2010-06-17T11:06:00.000+01:00

Assalamu'alaikum to my loyal and countable readers,

Today I feel happy. I just feel like smiling.smiling and smiling. feeling blessed in hardship. Thank you Allah for giving me the ability to smile in different situations. Yes.

Hasbunallah wa'ni'mal wakeel

terima kasih iffah

2010-06-07T16:01:00.000+01:00

Terima kasih Iffah Nabiha Ahmad Jailani, ahli Girl's Night Bowburn :) atas doa kepada kami warga Durham. Iffah merupakan salah seorang adik jiran tetangga di sini.Auntie ada tulis comment pada blognya tetapi tak pasti sama ada iffah dah view atau belum, kerana dalam inbox auntie ada notice yang mengatakan iffah mungkin dah menukar email address nya. Apapun amat seronok membaca blog adik ini, penulisannya matang, she writes beyond her age. Auntie dapat merasakan iffah akan menjadi pendakwah, penulis, penyampai ilmu yang berjaya suatu hari nanti. Terima kasih sekali lagi atas doa yang dipost.

Perjuangan masih belum selesai...esok ada temujanji dengan penyelia. Nanti akan sambung menulis lagi.

Setanggi Syurga

2010-04-04T22:20:00.000+01:00

Setanggi Syurga
Album : In-Team'04
Munsyid : In-Team
http://liriknasyid.com

Percaya kata janjiMu
Kerna ku yakin apa di genggamMu
Keharuman setanggi syurga
Bukan kilauan sebilah belati

Tersiksa jiwa merindu
Bagai terkurung dibasah tengkujuh
Kewangian aroma bunga
Tak menggugah keteguhan iman

Cinta tak pernah terbunggar dan terlebur
Pada redup renung mata yang menipu
Tuntas ku mendaki
Puncak cinta teragung

Izinkan aku melafazkan kata
Bicara hati yang mudah diterjemah
Betapa aku gerun pada teduh untuk bernaung
(Kerna awan itu rapuh)

Bahagia buat mereka
Yang bertemu cinta yang teragung
Yang membawa ke syurga hakiki dan abadi

Dendam tak marak menyala dan membakar
Oleh putih salju yang berguguran
Kerna dosa itu
Lebih hitam dan kelam

Ku anyam rindu menjadi hamparan
Kerna ku pasti adanya pertemuan
Di sana nanti bukti cinta suci dilafazkan
Tak bertemu pengucapan

Percaya kata janjiMu
Kerna ku yakin apa di genggamMu
Keharuman setanggi syurga
Bukan kilauan sebilah belati

Kata janjiMu...
Seharum setanggi syurga

puisi dari ayatul husna

2010-04-02T14:52:00.000+01:00

In one of the scenes from the film Ketika Cinta Bertasbih II, this poem from ayatul husna was especially dedicated to her beloved brother in appreciation of all his sacrifices for the family:

Kau mencintaiku
seperti bunga mencintai titah Tuhannya
Tak pernah lelah
Menebar mekar aroma bahagia
Tak pernah lelah
Meneduhkan gelisahnyalah

Kau mencintaiku
seperti matahari mencintai titah Tuhannya
Tak pernah lelah
membagi cerah cahaya
Tak pernah lelah
Menghangatkan jiwa

I was moved... :'(

My Name is Khan

2010-03-07T21:38:00.000Z

Salam

A few weeks has passed since I watched this movie with my neighbour Kam. It was touching, meaningful,different. Not a typical Bollywood movie. Thanks Kam for recommending!! No regrets, a definitely worthwhile movie.Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol Mukherjee as the main pair,the case revolves around the life of an autistic Muslim man (Shah Rukh as Ridzwan Khan)who fell in love with a Hindu hairdresser lady (Kajol as Mandira), a divorcee, who has a son from her previous marriage. The situation changed post 9/11, friends were drifting apart, perceptions towards Muslims changed especially in the US, but the worst thing was that their marriage was stirred up by a tragic situation...can't tell you more, you now need to watch it! :D

http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/02/my-name-is-khan-review.html

Do check out this link. A must-watch. Congratulations to director Karan Johar for this masterpiece. Kam and myself were in tears half the time. Deep and captivating. Don't miss it. Trust me.

quick

2010-02-27T20:46:00.001Z

salam

time runs really fast,.. quick, quick my heart says...cheerio readers, will definitely post something next week or so. take care, lets pray for the Chilean earthquake victims, just heard about it over the news. and then the New Zealanders gotta be careful of the tsunami alert, it's probably gonna hit them tomorrow, prayers for the safety of humanity, Amiin ya rabbal 'alaamin.

Surprise Utk Abang

2010-02-06T14:22:00.000Z

Salam

Januari bulan kejutan...
Pada 17 Januari lalu, aku telah pulang ke Malaysia selama 8 hari. Tujuannya adalah untuk membuat kejutan untuk suami sempena hari lahirnya yg jatuh pada 24 Januari.
Kiranya birthday present lah ni..birthday surprise...:D. Apapun, tempohnya cuma 8 hari kerana pada waktu2 begini tak dapat nak bercuti terlalu lama.Research masih perlukan struggling dan effort yg tidak sudah2 (rakan2 seperjuangan, marilah kita terus berdoa agar pulang dgn Phd yg cemerlang suatu hari nanti...inilah jihad kita..amiin..). Jadi, aku cuma mengambil cuti pendek setakat yg termampu..asal dapat berjumpa, walau sekejap pun jadilah, aku tetap bersyukur..

Berbalik kepada projek kejutan..

Projek kejutan tidak semudah yg disangka; begitu ramai yang bertanya bilakah aku akan pulang ke Malaysia, dan dalam sms harianku dgn abang sekali2 tidak boleh terkeluar langsung topik nak pulang ke Malaysia ni...kalau beritahu abang maka tiadalah kejutan lagi..maka setiap step yg diambil perlu dirahsiakan! Dari menempah tiket sehingga ke airport pickup semuanya harus disusun rapi. Serapi2nya..

Hehhe..

Genap 10hari sebelum berlepas, tiket Emirates ku telah disahkan. Alhamdulillah..perjalananku begitu lancar sekali. Sesekali terfikir apakah perasaaan abang bila berjumpa nanti..menjadi kebiasaan setiap kali sebelum pulang ke Malaysia, aku pasti memberitahunya in advanced supaya mudah abang mengatur masa mengambilku di airport..namun kali ini ternyata plan berbeza..

Terima kasih buat mak dan keluarga di KL, Kamilah, Lutfi dan Khalilah (adik ipar) yg sanggup ber'komplot' denganku. Tanpa anda, perancangan tidak akan seberjaya yg diharapkan.

17hb
Aku berkongsi sewa kereta dgn Kam, Lutfi menjadi pemandu ke Newcastle airport. Trm kasih Lutfi..aku sentiasa mengenang jasa...ahaha..

18hb
Aku tiba di KL, keluarga di KL picked up di KLIA. 2 malam tidur di KL.

20hb
Aku ke LCCT, ambil pula Airasia dari KL ke Senai. Setibanya di Senai, JB, Ilah ambil di airport (tq ilahhhh..)..lambat pula Ilah ke law firm haritu...nasib baik boss ok dan memahami,...:P
Kemudian Ilah membawa aku bertemu abang..terkejut abang...hehe..kebetulan abang sibuk sgt2 haritu...minta maaf la abang buat kejutan time2 sibuk begini...

Abang kelihatan susut benar..makin kurus.inilah pertama kali kami bertemu sejak abang pulang dari mengerjakan ibadah haji bulan lalu.

22hb
Abang ada meeting di KL, jadi turun KL semula..tidak ku sngka ada meeting pula dkat2 hjg mgu ni..apapun pagi2 jumaat kami dah bertolak ke KL..

23hb
Kebetulan kami di KL tu, terus mak ayah cadang nak buat BBQ sempena hari lahir abang..aku dan abang masak nasi goreng sama2, best sgt.

24hb
Inilah tarikh sebenar hari lahir abang..pagi2 kami pulang ke JB semula, sebab malam tu kami dah booking untuk makan seafood ramai2 di Seafood Junction, JB.

26hb
Hari yg sedih bagiku..terpaksa pulang ke Durham semula, dgn hati yg amat2 berat..

Apapun
Selamat Hari Lahir Abang, semoga panjang umur, murah rezeki dan kita sekeluarga bahagia selama2nya..
p/s: masih sedih, sekali lagi terpaksa berpisah dgn abang, jadi tiada mood untuk meletak gambar, hanya mampu berfikir, bilalah Phd ini akan berakhir..semoga Allah memberi ketabahan kepada kami dalam melayari long-distance marriage ini. Amiin ya rabbal 'alamiin.

::kekuatan::

2010-02-01T16:05:00.000Z

Salam

Sekian lama tidak menulis blog, bermacam2 peristiwa penting telah berlaku, terkadang terasa hendak menutup langsung blog ini, namun sayang masih terasa. Alangkah baiknya jika daya menulis itu sentiasa ada, diri tidak pernah pudar semangat menceritakan setiap perkara yang berlaku, mampu memperlahankan waktu dengan mengungkap setiap bibit kehidupan yang berlaku, agar pembaca peroleh manfaat dan kebaikan. Namun aku tertewas oleh masa, yang sentiasa dipersalah, dikata cemburu dengan manusia, walhal manusia sendiri yang gagal mengatur masa, maka terpancunglah mereka oleh masa, yang semakin hari semakin cepat, seminggu dirasa seperti dua, tiga hari, sehari seolah-olah hanya 5jam..

Masa terlalu cepat berlalu, diari penuh terisi tugasan dan pelbagai macam perkara yang berbeza tabii-nya, urusan pelajaran mewajibkan penumpuan, urusan lain2 tidak kurang hebatnya. Keutamaan harus dijaga, walau jauh dengan keluarga, merekalah segala2nya, rahmat Tuhan paling besar kukira. Diri hanya ingin membuat yang terBAIK dalam setiap perkara, melaksanakan apa yang terdaya, doa agar keikhlasan hati sentiasa terpelihara, dan diberikan kekuatan dari Allah untuk mengharungi segalanya di bumi Durham ini.

Hasbunallah wani'mal wakeel.

Insha Allah

2010-01-02T16:04:00.000Z

Everytime you feel like you cannot go on
You feel so lost
That your so alone
All you is see is night
And darkness all around
You feel so helpless
You can’t see which way to go
Don’t despair and never lose hope
Cause Allah is always by your side

Insha Allah x3
Insya Allah you’ll find your way

Everytime you can make one more mistake
You feel you can’t repent
And that its way too late
Your’re so confused, wrong decisions you have made
Haunt your mind and your heart is full of shame

Don’t despair and never lose hope
Cause Allah is always by your side
Insha Allah x3
Insya Allah you’ll find your way
Insha Allah x3
Insya Allah you’ll find your way

Turn to Allah
He’s never far away
Put your trust in Him
Raise your hands and pray
OOO Ya Allah
Guide my steps don’t let me go astray
You’re the only one that showed me the way,
Showed me the way x2
Insha Allah x3
Insya Allah we’ll find the way
Video & Lyrics Information

Artist: Maher Zain
Album: Thank You Allah
Lyrics: Maher Zain & Bara Kherigi
Melody: Maher Zain
Arrangement: Maher Zain & Hamza Namira
Copyright: Awakening Records 2009

taken from http://www.islamiclyrics.net/maher-zain/insha-allah/

Open Your Eyes

2010-01-02T12:03:00.000Z

Look around yourselves
Can’t you see this wonder
Spreaded infront of you
The clouds floating by
The skies are clear and blue
Planets in the orbits
The moon and the sun
Such perfect harmony

Let’s start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Look inside yourselves
Such a perfect order
Hiding in yourselves
Running in your veins
What about anger love and pain
And all the things you’re feeling
Can you touch them with your hand?
So are they really there?

Lets start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us?
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..?
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

When a baby’s born
So helpless and weak
And you’re watching him growing..
So why deny
Whats in front of your eyes
The biggest miracle of life..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look quiet we’ll see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Open your eyes and hearts and minds
If you just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Allah..
You created everything
We belong to You
Ya Robb we raise our hands
Forever we thank You..
Alhamdulillah..

Artist: Maher Zain
Album: Thank You Allah
Copyright: Awakening Records 2009

taken from http://www.islamiclyrics.net/maher-zain/open-your-eyes/

always be there

2009-11-23T23:53:00.000Z

The tune of my heart at the moment...

Always be there

If you ask me about love
And wanna know about it
I am so pleased
It’s everything about Allah
The pure love, to our soul
The creator of you and me,the heaven and whole universe
The ONE that made us all
And HE’s the guardian of HIS true believers

So when the time is hard
There’s no way to turn
As HE promise HE will always be there
To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy
Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there
HE’s always watching us, guiding us
And HE knows what’s in all in our heart

So when you lose your way
To Allah you should turn
As HE promise HE will always be there…

HE bring ourselves from the darkness into the light
Subhanallah praise belongs to YOU for everything
Shouldn’t never feel afraid of anything
As long as we follow HIS guidance all the way
Through the short time we have in this life
Soon it all’ll be over
And we’ll be in His heaven and we’ll all be fine

So when the time gets hard
There’s no way to turn
As HE promise He will always be there
To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy
Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there
HE’s always watching us, guiding us
And HE knows what’s in all in our heart

So when you lose your way
To Allah you should turn
As HE promise HE will always be there…

Allahu Akbar…

So when the time gets hard
There’s no way to turn
As HE promise He will always be there
To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy
Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there
HE’s always watching us, guiding us
And he knows what’s in all in our heart

So when you lose your way
To Allah you should turn
As HE promise HE will always be there…

Allahu Akbar…
Video & Lyrics Information

Artist: Maher Zain
Album: Thank You Allah
Lyrics: Bilal Hajji & Maher Zain
Melody: Maher Zain
Arrangement: N/A
Copyright: Awakening Records 2009

taken from http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Islamiclyrics

aku jadi malu

2009-11-21T00:58:00.000Z

Cinta adalah kekuatan..yang mampu mengubah duri jadi mawar, mengubah cuka jadi anggur, mengubah sedih jadi riang, mengubah amarah jadi ramah, mengubah musibah jadi muhibbah. Itulah cinta.

Sekalipun cinta telah ku uraikan, dan ku jelaskan dengan panjang lebar, namun jika cinta kudatangi, aku jadi malu pada keteranganku sendiri. Meskipun lidahku telah mampu menguraikan,namun tanpa lidah, ternyata begitu terang. sementara pena begitu tergesa-gesa menuliskannya.

kata-kata pecah berkeping-keping,begitu sampai kepada cinta...

Dalam menguraikan cinta, akal terbaring tak berdaya, bagaikan keldai terbaring dalam lumpur...cinta sendirilah yang menerangkan cinta dan percintaan

selesai tonton...

2009-11-11T09:16:00.000Z

Salam,

Dalam masa dua jam, aku dan shabana berjaya menghabiskan kedua belas2 parts bagi filem Ketika Cinta Bertasbih malam tadi..terima kasih Kam..tidak sabar rasanya untuk menonton Ketika Cinta Bertasbih II pula..

Masih teringat lagi musim panas lalu aku dan Kam berlumba2 habiskan pembacaan kedua2 novel nukilan Habiburrahman El Shirazy ini...first time aku begitu enjoy membaca novel yg difilemkan
;p

lima bintang *****

Tentang Kamilah

2009-11-10T20:59:00.000Z

T.A.G dari Kam tidak meminta saya ulang jawapan tetapi Kam specifically tagged saya untuk soalan 5 PERKARA tentang dirinya...so Kam, here goes 5 things about you! ehheeh...enjoyyyy...

1) Kam ialah satu2nya kawan saya yg berkecimpung dlm bidang arkeologi...aha! tu dia!
2) Peminat no. 1 kisah Ketika Cinta Bertasbih !
3) Peminat setia kebanyakan sinetron Indonesia
4) Pandai memasak Chicken Tetrazinni
5) Boleh memahami spanish and mexican dgn baik.

:D

Love u sis,
Amalina

Through the Rain

2009-11-10T14:57:00.001Z

a self-motivation..

Through the Rain (Mariah Carey)

When you get caught in the rain with no where to run
When you're distraught and in pain without anyone
When you keep cryin out to be saved but nobody comes
And you feel so far away that you just can't find your way home
You can get there alone
It's ok, won't you say

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own and I know that I'm strong enough
to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith and I live one more day and I make it
through the rain

And if you keep falling down, don't you dare give in
You will arise safe and sound, so keep pressing on steadfastly and
you'll find what you need to prevail
What you say

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own and I know that I'm strong enough
to mend
And every time I feel afraid
I hold tighter to my faith and I live one more day and I make it
through the rain

And when the wind blows
And shadows grow close
Don't be afraid
There's nothing you can't face
And should they tell you, you'll never pull through

Don't hesitate, stand tall and say

I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own and I know that I'm strong enough
to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain
And I can make it through the rain and stand up once again
And I live one more day and I, I can make it through the rain
Oh yes you can,
You're gonna make it through the rain

T.A.G.

2009-11-02T18:52:00.000Z

Setelah di tag oleh kak nur, ini jawapan saya:

1. Apakah benda yang paling penting dalam hidup kamu?.

Iman dan kasih sayang kerana dari sini segala2nya akan dapat. kalau dapat yg lain tak semestinya dapat yg dua ni kan.

2. Apakah benda akhir yang kamu beli dengan duit sendiri?
Kamera, beli online dekat Amazon.

3. Di manakah tempat impian perkahwinan kamu?

Dah kahwin, impian ni dah jadi kenyataan. Akad nikah kat rumah, majlis kat dewanmerak kayangan, tak terlalu besar, dan tak terlalu kcil, dihadiri oleh semua insan kesayangan saya iaitu ahli2 keluarga, rakan taulan, saudara-mara dua2 belah keluarga dan para pelajar saya.

4. Berapa lama hubungan kamu berkekalan?

Hubungan dengan siapa? Secara general saya jawab,insya-Allah,biarlah berkekalan selama2nya. Tak nak terputus silaturrahim dengan sesiapa sekalipun.

5. Adakah anda sedang di lamun cinta?

Yes and forever it will be insya-Allah.

6. Di mana restoran akhir kamu makan malam?

Falafel al-Hana at Claypath with my housemate Shabana.

7. Namakan buku terakhir yang kamu beli?

The Relational Contract Theory: Some Selected Essays of Ian Macneil, by David Campbell.

8. Nama penuh anda?

Amalina binti Ahmad Tajudin.

9. Kamu lebih senang dengan ayah atau emak?

Dua2. Dulu rapat dengan ayah, tapi sekarang lebih cenderung pada mak pula.

10. Namakan seorang yang kamu ingin jumpa dalam hidup kamu?
Tak dapat fikirkan ketika menjawab soalan ini.

11. Sebutkan nama 8 sahabat yang rapat dengan kamu?
Hm..

1)Shila (hsemate desa kasia dekat USIM dulu, kami selalu bertukar2 pendapat dan kongsi perkara2 yg sukar utk dkongsi dgn org lain...)
2)Shabana (dia ni housemate saya, jadi..memang rapat sebab tinggal bersama)
3)K Nur
4)K Zarina-yeah!! (Harap Irfan, Iffah n Izzah dah baik demam ya..muah..)
5)Kamilah (#60)
6)Syafiqah (#60)
7)Hadijah (#60)
8)Nik Marlina (saya banyak menumpang kasih anak2 Na iaitu Harith dan Amni)

12. Adakah kamu mencuci pakaian sendiri?
Hampir semua baju dibasuh dalam mesin basuh, yg delicates dan yg kena handwash sahaja yg dibasuh sendiri.

13. Tempat yang paling seronok yang kamu ingin pergi?
Hajj in makkah and madinah. umrah sudah, haji belum lagi..keseronokan yg tiada tandingan dan dirasai dlm konteks berbeza...tak sama keseronokannya kalau nak dibandingkan dengan melancong ke tempat2 lain...ku rindu ketenangan yang tiada tolok bandingnya itu..

14. Butirkan 5 perkara tentang orang yang tag kamu.
Hehe...Nur Fakhzan aka K Nur adalah seorang yg:

1- Alim dan suka berbual hal2 keagamaan (SERIOUSLY OK..ALHAMDULILLAH:))
2- suka berkongsi pengalaman dan nasihat pd saya.
3-suka mengumpul duvet.
4-sukakan matahari dan kehijauan alam sekitar.
5-sedang struggle dengan econometrics nya.

15. 8 perkara yang saya gilai?

1- Masak (makin hari makin cinta)
2- Makan
3– Dengar lagu2 di Youtube.
4- Palace Green, Durham University (Durham Castle and Cathedral, a nice overview from
law postgrad research office aka my office)
6- Costa cafe(not for relaxing or destress, actually it is my study spot)
7- Miss Selfridge outfits.
8- Rimmel London makeup-terutama sekali Lasting Finish 16 hour foundation- shade 400. warna bedak ni exactly sama dengan warna kulit saya. Tekstur krim yg melembapkan kulit dan tahan lama.

16. Pelukan atau ciuman?
Err..both.
Cukupla ya..tak perlu penerangan lebih lanjut..kua kua..heheh

17. 8 buah buku yang paling baru di baca?
tak baca buku, kebanyakan reading materials skrg ni dalam bentuk jurnal artikel.

18. 8 lagu yang kamu boleh dengar berulang kali?

1- Berkorban demi cinta- hijaz
2- belum kita lupakan-nowseeheart
3 – selawat pelindung-nowseeheart
4- only time- enya
5-we are free now- enya
6-sumayyah-hijaz
7-kasih kekasih-in-team
8-rabiatul adawiyah-in team

19. mari main TAG 8 orang lain.
Mmm...sapa ya..k nur dah tag ramai sangat niii...ok:

1)Nik Marlina aka Na
2)K Nani
3)Adlina/Ina
4)Rosmin
5) ANDA yang membaca blog saya..sorry saya tak ramai pembaca..sila copy paste soalan2 ini jika anda terbaca blog saya ok...

sorry tak cukup 8 org..

Lina's Spicy Minced Beef Curry

2009-11-01T12:26:00.000Z

Minced beef curry**
(1 bowl, serves 6-8 people).
Prep time= 45mins-1 hour.

sesuai bagi yang tahan dan meminati pedas.., no santan/coconut milk required,no spices required.

Ingredients:
1. 250g minced beef
2. 1 big potato
3. 3 shallots
4. 7 garlic
5. 2cm ginger
6. vegetable cooking oil
7. 1 teaspoon of Tamicon tamarind paste ( beli dekat el-nour)
8. 6-7 tablespoons of Rajah curry powder
9. 6-7 tablespoons of ground chilli powder
10.6-7 tablespoons of Lanchester Dairies semi-skimmed milk ( beli dekat olive
and bill’s, kedai belakang rumah)
11. 2 cups of water
12. salt to taste
13. sugar to taste
14. half bunch of coriander leaves

Steps:
1. Blend 3 shallots, 7 garlic and 2cm ginger altogether in a blender, add as
little water as possible (try to minimize water while blending). Blend kasar2
je, tak terlalu hancur.
2. Cut the potato into small pieces.
3. Wash and strain the minced beef, pakai penapis kecil, drain it for a while.
4. Add cooking oil into the pan, wait till it’s hot then tumis (1) sampai naik
bau wangi. (Gas 4-5)
5. Add 6-7 tablespoons of Rajah curry powder into the pan and stir gently till
the mixture boils. Turn down to Gas 3.
6. Add 1 teaspoon of Tamicon tamarind paste (the mixture tends to get dark a
bit)
7. Then add the 250g of minced beef and 2 cups of water. Stir gently. The
mixture will be lighter in color by this time.
8. Add chilli powder and milk and stir well, wait till boil. The mixture is
reddish/orange-ish by this time. Turn down to Gas 2.
9. Add sugar and salt to taste. Turn down to Gas 1 for 40 minutes.
10.Garnish with coriander leaves and voila! Served and ready to eat..best served
with naan bread/capati.

*kalau nak cepat beli roti naan yg instant, letak garam dan air sedikit, masuk ke dlm oven 5 min (or microwave it for 2mins, depending on cooking instructions suggested)
** served at Dijah and Kam's house, err too pedas, but my friends love pedas, so it was alright for them..luckily..
hihi..

mRS K

Bring out the Reader in your Child

2009-10-30T07:49:00.000Z

An interesting and beneficial piece of article read during the Aidilfitri holidays:

Bring Out the Reader in your Child (from Jusco Pearl magazine, Sept 2009).

Some important points that I have grasped from this article are:

1. “When you open a book with your children, you are opening the world for them".

2. Why kids lose the desire to read- this is because they tend to associate reading with work, not pleasure, as they learn reading skills in school”.

3. The desire of curiosity and interest is the cornerstone to becoming lifelong readers.

To create a supportive reading environment:
1. Read aloud (the earlier you start doing this, the better, even a baby of a few months can see pictures, listen to your voice and turn cardboard pages).
2. Make it special (no distractions of tv or telephones, hold kids and share the pleasure of a story book)
3. Bring the story alive (use sound effects as you read, if the dog says woof woof in the book, bark like a dog. If the truck rumbles along the road, make a rumbly noise. Children love sound effects when reading as it makes the story come to life, reading made fun!)
4. Continue reading aloud-many parents tend not to read once their children are able to read to themselves. You should
a) Create a reading-rich home
b) Model reading to child by being a reader yourself
c) Let your kids be IN CHARGE of what they read
d) Make reading a happy and creative pursuit

Airasia Oh Airasia!

2009-10-24T10:08:00.001+01:00

Salam,

Perjalanan pulang

Perjalanan pulang ke Malaysia alhamdulillah lancar walaupun air turbulence kadang2 menyebabkan penumpang airasia terasa 'tergoncang'...panik juga beberapa kali..nampak benar cuaca tidak begitu baik pagi 15 Sep itu. Sepanjang perjalanan aku terus memanjatkan doa agar selamat sampai ke tanahair. Wajah2 kesayangan bermain2 dlm fikiran sepanjang 12 jam 30minit perjalanan...tidak sabar rasanya menyambut Aidilfitri di Malaysia.selamat tinggal sementara buat Durham...aku pasti kembali lagi...hehehe...

Boarding pass

Sebelum berangkat, Angah dah berpesan; katanya Airasia ni pelik sket long, dia nak tengok boarding pass sebelum distribute makanan dengan selimut. What? Aku mulanya tidak percaya kenapalah senarai penumpang tidak digunakan utk check sama ada penumpang booking makanan/selimut atau tidak? bukankah semuanya sepatutnya tertera pada rekod mereka? Hairan benar..

Aku bawa 2 majalah medium size memandangkan tiada headphone/mini screen disediakan utk perjalanan ini.

Tika masuk ke dlm flight aku terlupa nak keluarkan boarding pass yg telah pun diletakkan dalam hand carry bag ku yg berada dalam cabin. Sebelum berlepas, aku bertanya pada pramugari A, excuse me can i just get my bag so I could take out the boarding pass for meals/comfort kit later? Pramugari menjawab "Sorry, sorry I am very busy!" lalu berjalan laju tanpa menoleh sedikit pun padaku.

Masya-Allah. Ini adalah salah satu ketidaksopanan yg tidak dapat aku tolerate.

Sebentar kemudian flight pun berlepas, aku pun keluarkan sendiri boarding pass aku. bukan apa nnt klau dah tertidur kan ke susah bila dikejut baru nak tercari2 boarding pass...

Pramugari A muncul kembali dengan muka manis lalu berkata "miss can I get d boarding pass for you?". Aku menjawab "It's ok I already took it from the bag, thanks". Dia berkata "Oh wow cepatnya!".

Cepat?
Kalau dah setengah jam tak datang2 tentulah aku blh amik sendiri betul x...apelah. bukan susah sangat sampai perlu bantuan pramugari. Cuma malas nak melangkau org sebelah, ingat kot bolehlah pramugari bantu.

Dinner
Dinner was served. The dinner came in 3 components: Nasi dalam foil, air mineral dan sudu garpu.
Tiba di row kami, pramugari A dan B mula agih2kan set makanan. Kami bertiga diberi nasi shj, air dan kutleri nya tak ada.Mereka terus menolak troli ke row berikutnya.
Excuse me!..kata kami bertiga. Aku dan 2 lelaki eropah meminta air dan kutleri. Pramugari B kata minta maaf terlepas pandang. Ok no problem. Sejurus kemudian pramugari A dengan wajah selamba berkata "Sorry, tak nampak!".

Apa masalah dia ni.
Tak payah la kata gitu kalau dah memang tak pastikan SETIAP penumpang mendapat pakej makanan yg sepatutnya.
Of course I managed to forget about her as soon as I see the faces my loved ones..:)

Perjalanan kembali

Alhamdulllah, walaupun sedih benar nk tinggalkan keluarga, aku tiada pilihan.
Setibanya aku di Departure Gate LCCT, terlihatlah sebuah pesawat Air Mauritius. Aku bertanya pada airport staff adakah aku di gate yg betul. Dia kata betul, Airasia menyewa Air Mauritius. Aku tersenyum...ingatkan dah salah gate..

Abang menelefon dan bertanya sudahkan aku mendapat tempat duduk. Aku kata ok dah dapat seat. Air Mauritius luas; ada screen dan headphone, alhamdulillah. Tika mengagihkan makanan dan comfort kit, pramugara/i dgn nada sopan berkata 'mrs amalina? here are ur food, here's the comfort kit" sambil membuka table makanan di hadapan ku. Ok aje. Masa nak ke toilet, perlu tunggu ada org di dlm, tp staff dlm Air Mauritius ni ok, siap blh tunjuk an lg toilet yg vacant.

I paid for Airasia rate, but the service I got from the two journeys are different. What a contrasting experience.Maybe Airasia should charter Air Mauritius every time. Or better still, train the staff PROPERLY what amounts to manners/etiquette with customers/passengers.

Yang bengang sementara waktu,
Me

Mengimbau 14 September

2009-10-09T14:08:00.000+01:00

Coretan separuh kedua Ramadhan

8-12 Sep
Dipendekkan cerita Ramadhan, antara 8-12 September aku berada di Lund, Sweden melawat angah. Tahun ni dah dua kali visit angah di sana memandangkan angah kurang sihat. Kali pertama di bulan Ogos, dan kali kedua pula dalam bulan Ramadhan ini. Alhamdulillah kini angah dah semakin baik dan boleh ke lab seperti biasa..semoga phd research angah berjalan lancar...insya-Allah..

12 Sep
Aku pulang semula ke UK, malam tu tiba di airport 11pm, jadi kena tidur di airport..nasib baik x penat sgat sebab Copenhagen-Stansted Cuma 1jam lebih…dah buka puasa di Copenhagen tadi, makan nasi goreng special angah dalam train..
cumanya nak ke Sweden ni tak ada direct flight ke Sweden tu yg susah...dari Newcastle mmgla confirm tak ada tu yg kena ke London..so the only option london-copenhagen, haha siap nyinggah Denmark dulu tu setiap kali nk jumpa angah..

Aku pun tido di bawah papan iklan dalam airport sehingga pagi..memang selamba..Stansted is my second home...ahaks

13 Sep
Selepas bersahur dan bersolat subuh, aku bergegas ke train station dlm airport Stansted lalu ambil train ke Durham, tapi perlu transit di Peterborough terlebih dahulu. Malangnya terdapat disruption di beberapa stesen keretapi menyebabkan delay dan aku perlu bertukar2 2 lg train hanya semata2 nk ke Peterborough tu..patutnya 1 dah jadi 2 tren..
Tiba di durham 9am, k zarina dan abg naso ambil di train station. Lega.
Pada malamnya aku berbuka puasa di rumah sendiri. Jemputan iftar terakhir di Durham rupanya bertempat di rumah sendiri..trm kasih abg amir dan kak azizah krna menjaga rumahku dgn begitu baik sekali..rumah jadi makin berseri dengan kehadiran along, angah dan syahmi dgn telatahnya yg unik..eheheh..kakak rindu korang semua, dah masuk rumah baru ni jgan lupa visit2 la kakak selalu..dorg mmg panggil kakak kalau budak2 lain semua panggil aunty..

Kini abg amir sekeluarga dahpun berpindah ke rumah mereka di Steavenson St. Selamat menjalani penghidupan baru di sana dan semoga dah dapat adjust dgn rumah baru tu…

The Busy September 14

Percaya tak baru semalam dari Stansted hari ini ke Stansted lagi?
Airasia pun suka Stansted, sebab tu departure nya dari situ shj..heheh...apapun bersyukur lah ada juga airline direct ke Msia yg murah betul x...percaya atau tidak harga tiket ku cumalah GBP 265.60.

9am : aku bangkit lambat, selepas subuh terasa begitu lemah dan mata merah2..knapa lah..tetiba je sakit mata. Mungkin penat berjalan baru terasa. K zarina datang ada nk kirim barang.Aku pun membuka beg dan melipat2 apa yg patut.

10-12pm: aku mengemas apa yg tinggal..rumah Dija dan Kam ni bakal menerima seorang lagi pelajar baru jadi klu boleh biorle kemas....aku telah pun mensettle kan hal2 lain spt bills, etc...moga2 keadaan rumah #60 baik2 shja semasa ketiadaan kami di Aidilfitri nanti..

12-1pm: last minute flipping through!!! Nak dekat jumpa sv dah, tapi masih boleh read through apa yg sempat..dan menyusun points2 yg akan dibncangkan dalam kepala..

1.10 :Naik X1 dan tiba di school.

2pm: Aku telah bertemu penyelia kesayangan, dah habis dikomen dan diargue semua points2 yang tertulis dalam draft ku itu..Penyelia kelihatan berpuas hati dengan kerjaku meskipun ada yang perlu dibaiki dan ditambah, dikurang macam2 di..lah.

4.30ptg: tiba semula di rumah, nasib baik sempat catch X1.

4.45-5.30: Solat asar, dan bersiap2 untuk bertolak.

5.30 ptg: k zarina dan abg naso amik, hantar ke durham train station

6.30 ptg: train bertolak ke London

10.30mlm: smpai Stansted airport, sempat menelefon tiga sekawan: Lutfi, Rosmin dan K Zila..ucapan selamat hari raya buat mereka bertiga yg juga confirm akan balik Malaysia pada tarikh berbeza2; Lutfi pada keesokan hari sementara Rosmin dan K Zila sekitar Oktober

10.45mlm: check-in airasia, ramai benar org, yg ramai org putih dari org Msia..

11mlm: terserempak dgn kawan BTN nama Affaro bersama isterinya, juga nak pulang ke Malaysia, dan ya sememangnya sama flightla kami..

15 sep
12.30 ke departure gate di stansted airport
1.30am Maka kapal terbang pun berlepas...

Cerita berikutnya : Airasia Oh Airasia! Nantikan…

:)

2009-09-13T13:18:00.000+01:00

Salam wrt,

Murah rezeki Ramadhan kali ini. Alhamdulillah.

Sempat berpuasa dua hari bersama Arni Nursyeffa, salah seorg rakan serumah #60 pada dua hari pertama ramadhan. Hari puasa ketiga Arni pulang ke Brunei…

23 Ogos :Majlis tema hitam-putih

Sempena meraikan kepulangan Arni ke Brunei kami telah mengadakan majlis farewell hitam-putih…chef Rosmin tampil dgn masakan laksa Penangnya,, majlis dihadiri oleh K Zila, Lutfi, Shifa, Zariman dan tentunya diri ini dan Arni. Seronok benar malam tu…tak sangka Arni akan pulang for good sebenarnya..sedih hatiku, rakan serumah yg baik hati, suka menolong sesiapa sahaja dan sememangnya amat ringan tulang ini akan meninggalkan aku..tambahan pula dijah yg baru kehilangan ayahanda, k nur yg pulang ke Msia utk pengumpulan data ujikaji dan Kam pulang ke Brunei dan harus ke Egypt untuk projek excavationnya menyebabkn aku hilang arah di peringkat awal. Duduk sorang2.

24 Ogos: Rumah Na

Tetapi aku masih bertuah. Hari pertama Arni tiada aku tidak keseorangan, malah berempat orang. 4 hari berturut-turut di rumah Na, Harith dan Amni seperti yg diceritakan dlm entri #27 Wylam Street.

27 Ogos: Masih di rumah Na, berbuka di Rumah Kak Ros

Hari ini sangat istimewa kerana kedatangan keluarga baru iaitu Encik Amiruddin sekeluarga ke rumahku dan kami iftar di rumah penghulu..

28 Ogos: Bersendirian

Tetapi masih tidak perlu memasak kerana Na telah membekalkan nasi ayam pada hariku pulang. Abu Harith telah pulang dari Amsterdam hari ini.

29 Ogos: Iftar di Keenan House

30 Ogos: Iftar di Howlands Farm

31 Ogos: Rumah Ustazah Hamidah

Seronok dapat makan roti arab dan nasi lauk ketam masak lemak. Berpeluang bermesra dgn semua ahli keluarga ustazah. Ustazah kata lusa datang lagi buka bersama2. Dapat bersolat jemaah bersama keluarga ustazah.

1 Sep: Rumah K Zarina

Nasi bersama sayur pecal dan kari ayam terhidang bersama agar2. Tidak lama kemudian disurprisekan dengan kek hari lahir (white chocolate cake). Terima kasih k zarina, terharu benar diriku ini. K Zarina kata kalau tiada jemputan jemput2lah ke rumah dia hari apa2pun.

2 Sep: Rumah Ustazah lagi..

Ya, tapi Nusaibah dan Sumayyah berbuka di masjid, ustaz ustazah, mak tok, rufayda dan si kecil mujaddid ada di rumah. sup tulang dan roti arab yg menyelerakan. Ustazah kata kalau tiada jemputan jemput2lah ke rumah dia hari apa2pun.

3 Sep: Rumah K Hanira

Disambut mesra oleh Aisyah anak K Hanira, Aminee br bgun tidur dan agak grumpy tapi lepas tu mood baik. Menu nasi putih bersama tomyam dan ikan seabass kukus, ayam paprik pedas sup cendawan, roti paratha, sambal dan pengat pisang. Inilah yg dikatakan iftar+ssupper+sahur, rezekiku amat murah. Syukur alhamdulillah..Hari ini Shifa telah selamat bersalin baby girl. Alhamdulillah.

4 Sep: Iftar di rumah K Aisyah selepas tamat kuliah hadith.

Konsep potluck. Hari ini K Nazimah telah selamat bersalin baby girl. Alhamdulillah.

5 Sep: Hari Lahirku, Rumah Na

Ya Allah sesungguhnya aku amat bersyukur kerana pada hari kelahiran aku berpeluang ke masjid bersolat tarawih. Tumpang kereta Amir dan Na ke masjid. Iftar di rumah mereka..kuih idamanku akok terhidang, diikuti solat magrib dan bersambung makan nasi dgn tomyam campur, ikan tiga rasa dan sup daging..kemudian baru ke masjid Old Elvet. Tiada jemaah wanita lain selain aku, Na dan seorg lagi warga bukan Malaysia..

6 Sep: Hari Lahir Lutfi

baru ku tahu sebulan yg lalu, Arni yg beritahu yg birthday Lutfi sehri selepas birthday aku..wah thanks Arni…sebelum buka puasa naik X1 g rumah K Zila. Di situ, kami ada buat sambutan kecil2an utk Lutfi. Aku hanya sempat memasak samosa ayam, roti goreng dan buat apple shake dari rumah. Rosmin pula hampi siap memasak nasi arab smbil dibantu oleh Mahadi best fren Lutfi..trm kasih Rosmin…dan ada juga tangy lemon cake yg dibuat di Tesco..ahaks..ok le tu.masing2 busy…apa yg sempat jelah. Tapi best la candle-light talk tu..ehehhe. berbual soal kehidupan, ttg hidup seorg pengkaji dan jodoh. BEST.

7 Sep Rumah K Ayu

Chef Ayu telah remind 2 kali supaya datang ke rumahnya. Malam tu aku dan Ustaz Yunus yg tinggal di Wylam Street dijemput berbuka puasa bersama Abg fendi dan k ayu sekeluarga..kueh teow, nasi dan lauk ayam pedas, gulai kuning dan Japanese currypuff dihidangkan. Ada berbual bersama Ustaz Yunus yg turut mengenali rakan2 sefakultiku di USIM..hmm network, network..ustaz juga cerita ttg familynya yg akan tiba di Durham selepas Aidilfitri nnt. Insyalh ku doakn semuanya selamat dan dipermudahkan urusan, amin..

first half of ramadhan?
BEST

:)
A.A.T

Strawberry version

2009-09-04T10:42:00.001+01:00

Strawberry version

Simply refer to my apple milk shake recipe and replace the four apples with 300 grams of yummy strawberries..this makes up a litre (1L) of strawberry milk shake..there you go..

=)
A.A.T

Anda

2009-09-04T07:02:00.000+01:00

Friends
by Veronica Ann Cech

Friendship . . .

. . . is you.
. . . is love.
. . . is shared.
. . . is forgiving.
. . . is understanding.
. . . is shared secrets.
. . . heals many hurts.
. . . is not judgmental.
. . . is shared laughter.
. . . is slow and steady.
. . . can be angry at times.
. . . is dependable and true.
. . . is more precious than silver or gold.
. . . is not perfect, much like we are not perfect.
. . . does not hold grudges or demand perfection.
. . . makes all the wrong things in life, right somehow.
. . . is meant to be gulped like lemonade on a hot summer day.
. . . is always there, through times of trial, happy times and hard times.
. . . just happens, but once discovered, needs to be tended like a beautiful garden.
. . . is a road to be traveled slowly, remembering the sights and sounds.
. . . is strength when you are too weak to notice its there.
. . . is a cherished moment of mutual understanding.
. . . reaches into your heart and grabs a firm hold.
. . . is a refreshing rain on a hot day.
. . . is sunshine through the clouds.
. . . cannot be forced or induced.
. . . is relaxed and comfortable.
. . . is a shoulder to lean on.
. . . is an ear to whine to.
. . . gets better with age.
. . . is shared tears.
. . . is shared pain.
. . . is shared joy.
. . . is shared.
. . . is love.
. . . is you.

Roti Sardin Goreng

2009-09-03T17:49:00.000+01:00

Salam,
Makan sahur tak?

Tentunya kurang berselera bersahur bila terlalu mengantuk, lbih2 lg bila waktu siangnya terbahagi oleh research tasks, ibadah2 ramadhan dan terlebih kekenyangan tika berbuka..jadi mood sahur kurang sedangkan amalan bersahur penting dan berpahala wpon dgn kurma dan air lbih2 lg bg yg bergaya hidup aktif..

Untuk yg bercita rasa simple tapi pedas seperti saya resipi di bawah boleh dicuba..

Sahur yang simple tapi menyelerakan:

Roti Sardin Goreng (trymasak.com)

Bahan-bahan:
1 tin 120g ikan sardin
2 sudu besar butter lurpak
Setengah labu bwg besar purple
1 biji cili merah (dihiris)
2 sudu besar sos cili
2 sudu besar sos tomato (utk brand Tesco Sardine with tomato sauce, sardinenya dah bersos tomato jadi tak perlu ini)
1 biji telur (dipukul)
2 keping roti putih (potong dadu)

Cara2:
1) masukkan 2 sudu butter lurpak ke dalam kuali yg panas
2) hiris halus2 setengah labu bwg besar purple dan tumiskan sehingga naik bau
3) hancurkan 120g ikan sardine dan masukkan ke dlm kuali, gaul bersama bawang
4) tambah 2 sudu sos cili dan gaul sehingga larut
5) masukkan hirisan cili merah
6) masukkan sebiji telur yg telah dipukul dan kacau
7) masukkan 2 keping roti yg telah didadu/dipotong kecil2, goreng dan gaul rata semua bahan selama 1 minit

Sedia untuk dimakan…lebih kurang sardin sandwich je tapi sebab dia hancur tempoh makan dpt dipendekkan, makan spt makan bijirin/cereal cuma lebih mengenyangkan.
*lebih cantik kalau roti dipotong halus, tapi saya peminat roti so kasar2 sket pun ok..

Selamat mencuba!

=)
A.A.T

Menghitung hari?

2009-09-01T05:17:00.000+01:00

Buah tangan masih dicari, ada yg dah beli ada yg belum..namun seperkara yg jelas ialah saya tidak lagi menghitung hari seperti biasa..
Tidak lagi. Tidak perlu dihitung kerana kebelakangan ini masa terlalu cepat berlalu. Dalam masa 2 minggu lagi saya akan melalui penerbangan airasia…moga lancar dan selamat semuanya. Insya-Allah dapat bersalam cium tangan suami dan bersolat jemaah bersamanya. Nak jadi isteri semula,dah 5 bulan membujang.

Penulis Periksa Lagi

2009-09-01T05:12:00.000+01:00

Kalau dulu untuk AV, kali ni saya menulis kertas periksa untuk CD, pelajar yg slanga Irishnya amat dahsyat-sukar benar difahami. Sekali lagi jabatan memberi assignment yg sama baru-baru ini.
Walaupun tangan menulis laju tapi telinga dipasang betul2 kalau tak maka tak ter catch lah perkataan yg disebut oleh pelajar CD ini. Contoh dia sebut supremacy soo-preh-macy sedgkn kita sudah terbiasa dgn sebutan soo-pree-macy. Tu contoh yg senang and masih boleh diinterpret oleh brainku yg tidak berapa gemarkan irish slang ini./bygkan byk lg perkataan yg harus sy minta dia ulangi supaya tidak salah (karang jwapan dia juga yg slah, naya..saya juga yg salah kerana tidak bertanya/meminta penjelasan).ya moga keputusannya baik, dan moga tangan kanannya beransur pulih (tangan kanan patah kerana accident tersadung batu sewaktu membawa anjing kesayangannya bersiar-siar)….macam2 ragam dunia…

Selamat Datang Keluarga Baru

2009-09-01T00:19:00.001+01:00

Assalamu'alaikum wrt

Entri kali ini bertujuan mengalu-alukan kehadiran keluarga baru di Bowburn, (kampungku tercinta)iaitu:

En Amiruddin Muhammed
Puan Azizah
Amin Saifullah
Ammar Safwan
Afiq Syahmi

Buat sementara waktu, keluarga en amiruddin tinggal di kediaman saya beralamat #3 Burn Street sebelum berpindah ke Steavenson Oktober nanti. Terima kasih atas pertolongan airport pickup dan grocery shopping oleh Ustaz Hilmi, Halil dan Faiz. Turut membantu ialah Kak Zarina dan Abg Naso yg selain menguruskn booking rumah, membawa en amiruddin kita membeli brg2 keperluan di spennymore dan chester-le. Terima kasih juga pada Abg Najib dan Abg Zulkhairi serta Amir Ngah atas bantuan pelbagai bentuk yg diberikan. Kepada Kak Mariam/Brother Zack terima kasih atas kiriman hidangan buka puasa tempoh hari. Kepada Kak Rosaniza trm kasih jua atas jemputan welcome party merangkap iftar minggu lalu.

Bagi sesiapa yg ingin membantu/bersuai-kenal dgn en amiruddin sekeluarga di bulan mulia ini boleh hubungi beliau di 07549589357.

Welcome to Bowburn and Welcome to Durham University,

AAT (yg buat masa ini beralamat di 60 Steavenson)

Dua Majlis Iftar

2009-08-30T22:36:00.000+01:00

Assalamu'alaikum wrt

Walaupun dh tinggal seorg sejak kepergian rakan2 pulang ke tanahair masing2, alhamdulillah majlis iftar yg diadakan sabtu dan ahad sedikit-sebanyak mengurangkan rasa lonely and boring..apapun dlm hati ini amat merindui Arni, Kam, K Nur dan Dijah...can't believe aku sorang2 kat #60 Steavenson...apapun korang jgn lupa aku k...huhuhuh..

Mari kita teruskan dgn cerita buka puasa..

kisahnya:

Malaysian Iftar di Keenan House

Majlis iftar ni sepatutnya diadakan pada hari kemerdekaan iaitu esok 31 ogos 2009.Apapun telah dipinda pada 29 ogos so kumpulan rakyat Malaysia terus ke Keenan House, Dryburn Court utk berbuka puasa bersama2...konsep potluck. Banyak benar juadah lazat, kita hanya menjadi tukang rasa kali ini dan semuanya yummyy...kuih cara (sapa punya/sapa yg sediakan ya) lina suka sgt2...ketayap pon blh tahan..paling menarik ada kek bendera Malaysia oleh k zarina...trm kasih akak....nak lg ya nnt...ehehe...

masuk waktu magrib je k nazimah telah mempelawa saya dan shifa bersolat jemaah di rumahnya di tingkat 1. k nazimah yg sarat mengandung rupa2nya sdang sibuk berpacking kerana akan berpindah ke Bowburn tak lama lagi...uhuhhu kasihan tengok dia...apapun slpas solat kami menyambung berukhuwwah dgn rakan2 msia yg lain, seronok betul lg2 dpt berjumpa dgn k rohaya yg sudah lama xberjumpa...insyalh lina akan berkunjung ke rumah k aya tak lama lg..terima kasih atas jemputan...

Pulang ke bowburn bersama Na..trm kasih tumpangkan lina...walaupun jalan tutup di sana sini tapi perjalanan ok je..

Grand Iftar di Howlands Building

Iftar tadi blh tahan jumlah yg dtg wpun tidaklah penuh seluruh dewan spt yg sy byangkan dlm kepala sebelum majlis bermula..hasil kerjasama Ustazah Hamidah, Halil, Amir dan Maria kami telah berjaya set up lcd projector di bilik sebelah dewan utk tontonan video bg kanak2..tujuannya just nak kurangkan sedikit kebisingan ketika jemaah bersolat maghrib..trm kasih Ustazah atas pinjaman video Jurassic Park, ehhehe kanak2 suka pula menontonnya wpon pd awalnya sambutan agak slow dan tak berapa hangat...tetiba dpt sambutan plak...so kita on je video show smpai waktu isya'...
rakan2 arab byk bawa juadah lazat iaitu kuih2 tradisional mereka yg saya tidak berkesempatan tnya nama (apatah lg resipinya)...tp mmg sedap...pd masa yg singkat tu dapat tiga rakan baru, org Malaysia, Turki dan Pakistan..seronok jugalah..k wan dan saya mengagih2kan nasi main dish bersma2 Maria...kelam-kabut tapi settled...

yg menarik tu Lutfi, Rosmin dan K Zila sempat pelawa ambil gmbar..so dptla muka berempat hehhee dekat dpan Howlands Building...rakan2 Malaysia yg lain ada jg spt K Nira, K Ros,Ogy, Shifa dan Na..skali lg trm kasih Na sudi tumpangkan lina...terima kasih pada Ustaz Maszlee kerana beri peluang saya involve dlm projek Grand Iftar ini...blh tahan grand jugalah apapun mohon maaf sekiranya terdapat kekurangan spjg majlis berjln tu...

Loving Iftar to bits!,
A.A.T

Party and Surprise

2009-08-30T11:50:00.000+01:00

Salam,

Ahaa bukan surprise party tetapi party and surprise..asing tu.sebab dua2 kejadian adalah berasingan aahahah..apapun yg uniknya tarikh kejadian kedua2nya sama iaitu pada 19 July…dengarkanlah ceritenya..eehehh..

Party

Sebulan lalu, saya dan arni telah membantu k zarina dlm persiapan birthday partynya bersama Izzah..saya telah diberi kontrak buat nasi minyak dan ayam panggang, sementara k zarina tuan rumah #21 Steavenson St. telah memasak pelbagai juadah seperti soto, agar2 dan birthday cakes lg tuu…wah amat dahsyat persiapan memasak k zarina ni…apapun the eve before saya telah datang ke rumahnya untuk memarinate chicken yg bakal dipanggang keesokan hari..Cuma malam tu Arni tidak dapat ikut serta kerana ke London bersama Lutfi and Rosmin..

Keesokan harinya, saya ke rumah K Zarina sekali lagi..kali ni masak nasi minyak pula….agak berdebar kerana first time guna rice cooker yg amatla besar saiznya..rasenya Irfan, Iffah dan Izzah boleh duduk dlm periuk nasi ni…besar…rice cooker ni dipinjam dari Na…masa ke rumah Na first time kite memang terkejut tgok kebesaran rice cooker ni..tapi berguna sebab Na memang masak setiap Jumaat utk juadah tengahari Masjid Durham…jadi kalau nak masak utk ramai2 mcm di rumah K Zarina ni pun sesuai..sekali masak siap, xperlu ulang/salin2 bekas…heheh…alhamdulillah Arni kembali semula dari London pada pagi hari tu dan dpt membantu kami..ptg tu pula ramai jiran2 yg dtg…terima kasih byk2 k zarina mempercayai skil memasakku ahakks..lain kali boleh aje kontrak lagi…kpd kakak2 yg telah meminta resipi nasi minyak tu cuba tau jgn tak cuba…mlm tu saya and Arni pulang ke rumah dgn hati yg gumbira…semua proses memasak dan mengemas telah dilangsaikan…kepada K Zarina dan Izzah happy birthday wpon dh wish dah…yipppeeee ;D

Surprise

Ok, ni cerita surprise..dalam persiapan masakan birthday party di rumah k zarina tu, tiba2 saya didatangi berita ada seseorg yg ingin bertemu dgn saya…masa tu saya di rumah k zarina…anis anak k ayu kata ada org nk jumpa aunty Amalina…terus saya ke rumah k ayu yg bersebelahan shj dgn rumah k zarina..sempat lg tu berhenti proses masak2 tu dan keluar rumah…ahaha
tiba2 wajah familiar menyambut…rupa2nya Puan Abidah atau mesra dipanggil K Bid yg datang dari Leicester datang besama keluarganyaa…kami rakan sekerja di fakulti yg sma iaitu fakulti syariah dan undang2 usim…aduuhh terkejut saya…mmg surprise…rupanya k ayu mmg mengenali k bid ni…tapi k bid telah menyewa caravan so dia tak tidur di Bowburn…saya ada mengajak singgah ke rumah tapi memandangkan mereka ada plan jln2 ke Hadrian’s Wall, so tak sempat lama2 di Bowburn ni…apapun saya minta k bid dtg semula ke Bowburn keesokan harinya sebab bukan senang nk jumpe…
Alhamdulillah keesokan harinya mereka sekereta dtg…kami berkumpul di rumah encik zul…sebelum bawa mereka berjln2 kami sempat menjamu breakfast nasi lemak serta cocktail pudding k nani…terima kasih k nani..kenyang kami so seronok berjln2 kt Durham city dgn perut kenyang..kpd K Bid thanks so much sebab sudi visit lin dan encik zul sekeluarga di Durham…jemput datang sekali lagi ke Durham di lain waktu…

What a weekend for me…

A.A.T

#27 Wylam Street

2009-08-30T10:52:00.000+01:00

First time

Beberapa minggu selepas kepulangan adik-beradik, Nik Marlina@Na telah menjemput saya menemaninya bersama 2 anaknya yg sgt comel iaitu Harith dan Amni. Seminggu juga duduk di rumah Na sebab Abu Harith ke luar daerah, ada kursus di Bolzano, Italy.

Kedatangan saya disambut meriah oleh Harith dan Amni. Harith nak sleep with aunty, manakala Amni sibuk cuba nyebut Aunty, Aunty walaupun bunyinya kedengaran seperti Adtay..ahaaha…Amni, Amni…mcm2 telatah budak berdua ni..Harith dan Amni sibuk mengajak saya bermain2 dgn koleksi toys yg boleh tahan la jumlahnya kat dlm rumah tu. Harith dan Amni paling suka main keyboard dan caterpillar. Aunty pun joined lerr…akakakka

Dlm tempoh short stay tersebut (chewah bunyi macam holiday kat hotel pon ada) kami ada ke rumah Ogy yg mengadakan majlis farewell untuk Kak Shamsiah@Kak Sham yg pada masa tersebut hendak pulang ke Singapura...best juga duk Wylam ni semuanya dekat2, rumah K nira, aisyah, k ros dan ogy smuanya amatla dekat..best2.
Minggu yg sama saya juga temankan Na ke Bowburn medical centre utk blood test...masa tu musim chicken pox, tapi alhamdulillah Harith dan Amni receovered well...saya sempat ke Bowburn nursery tgok pertunjukan polis dan mengikuti funfair sekolah...apatah nama Hari ni saya pon tak ingat..tapi ramai budak2 berkumpul dan excited melihat policemen dan fire engine show...ahaha aunty pon turut serta tuu...duk atas rumput lagi ehhe..
dan minggu yang sama juga usrah wanita diadakan di rumah Na..seronok dpt duduk rumah Na seminggu...ihihhihi...aunty happy sgt..ni yg 1st time...

Second time

Minggu lalu pula 2nd time duduk rumah Na...kali ni 5 hari pula...Abu Harith sekali lg ke luar daerah utk menghadiri conference di Amsterdam...budak2 tu sebab dah kenal aunty jadi lebih mesra kali ni..nmpak harith n amni mcm lebih naughty dan talkative ahahah...siap berkejar ke sana ke mari dgn aunty...ehehhe...dan aunty seronok dpat belajar practise tukar nappy ahahah...malam Jumaat pula Iftar di rumah Kak Ros sempena menyambut kedatangan En Amiruddin sekeluarga..
kepada Na terima kasih jemput kita ke rumah...besttt duk rumah awk...yg best ada teman bersahur dan berbuka...thanks again...lain kali jemput lg...=)

=)
A.A.T

Sekalung Penghargaan (UIF)

2009-08-20T11:34:00.000+01:00

Assalamu'alaikum,

20 Jun 2009 merupakan Ustinov Interculural Forum (UIF) day dan salah satu persatuan yg menyertai hari kebudayaan tersebut ialah Durham Malaysian Scholars (DMS). Hasil perbincangan, kerjasama dan usaha yg bertungkus-lumus kita telah berjaya mendapat keuntungan dr hasil jualan makanan2 di samping memperkenalkan budaya Malaysia kepada pengunjung2 gerai.

Program yg bermula dari 2-6 petang bertempat di Howlands Building, Ustinov College, Durham University dimeriahkan dgn pelbagai acara menarik walaupun terdapat gangguan bunyi bising dan teknikal..sound system bermasalah ..huhu..yg lain alhamdulillah lancar...

Sekalung penghargaan dan jutaan terima kasih saya ucapkan kepada semua yg terlibat dlm menjayakan projek tersebut. Terima kasih pada Ustaz Maszlee dan isteri, Ustazah Hamidah kerana mengamanahkan tggjwb pengurus projek pd saya...

My special thanks go to:

The Malaysian Embassy, London
for the speedy postage on tourism-related items including pamphlets, posters, cds and bag of goodies/gifts for visitors to the society;

Maria Anjum, Bobo and Raja Anis Azyarina (Members of Ustinov College)
for their support and cooperation;

Nur Fakhzan Marwan
for her assistance; driving me and siblings back and fourth to Howlands Building

Asilah, Adilah and Aiman Nadiah
my three siblings who gave endless support and made my life a fun one throughout the program

Arni and Kamilah
my Bruneian sisters for all the nice photography tagged throughout the program (and taking photos with us by the Malaysian flag)

Kak Zarina BZ
for her support and willingness in helping me in every way she possibly could;

My teams:
The 'Malaysian Cuisine' Chefs

a) Kak Ros Aniza (Nasi Minyak)
b) Kak Hanira (Nasi Kerabu)
c) Kak Ogy (Bihun Goreng Special)
d) Kak Zarina (Apam)
e) Kak Marlina (Ketayap)
f) Adlina (Karipap)-free trials for visitors
for the homemade delicious cuisine and delicatessen served;

The 'Dikir Barat' Performers

a) Fadhli (Head)
b) Faiz
c) Halil
d) Naso
e) Amir Ngah
f) Khairizam
g) Fauzi
h) Zariman
i) Ustaz Hilmi,
for their utmost commitment in rehearsing the show and their best effort shown during the performance

Busana Malaysia
1) Yazmin & Lutfi- baju cina
2) Adlina & K Ayu-Kerudung dan kerongsang
3) Syahmi-small traditional purses,
for the contribution on the unique traditional Malaysian apparels

Stall Committee Members
Kak Wan, Kak Nazimah, Kak Shuk, Kak Rohaida, Normi and The On-Duty Chefs
for the continuous commitment in managing the stall and entertaining stall visitors throughout the program

Some photos taken frm k zarina's blog, enjoy..

A.A.T

virus rindu datang lagi

2009-08-13T22:46:00.000+01:00

Halo

Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound

I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light

I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again

Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
Halo, halo

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo

:)
A.A.T

Apple Milk Shake

2009-08-13T07:29:00.000+01:00

Salam dan Hi,

Salah satu resipi sihat yg saya cuba ialah susu kocak berperisa buah-buahan atau fruit milk shake..

Hasil usahasama saya dan rakan Zaty mencipta resipi ni heheh dptla minum minuman berzat dan lazat sangat2..hehe...orait! here goes:

Utk buat milk shake kita blh guna apa2 shj buah apapun 3 jenis buah yg kami cuba ialah stroberi, pisang dan epal:

Apple Milk shake (serves 3)

Ingredients:

2 green apples

2 red apples

4 tbsp pure and natural honey (please don't use sugar, kids will get hyperactive when sugar is excessively consumed apart from the fact that it will also not be beneficial for your health)

1 cup of semi-skimmed milk (semi or fully skimmed is always better than wholemilk)

500ml Vanilla ice cream (look out for V, vegetarian/vegan label, as some ice-creams do contain stabilisers/animal fats)

Steps:
1. Peel and deseed all of the thoroughly washed 4 apples
2. Add the apples, pure honey, semi-skimmed milk and frozen ice-cream into the blender and blend the mixture for 1 min.

As simple as that!

The best part about it is it tastes so sweet and marvellous..

have a go and let me know!

:)

With love,
A.A.T

Penulis Periksa

2009-08-08T23:35:00.001+01:00

Salam dan salam sejahtera

Amat bertuah bila mendapat peluang menjadi seorang penulis periksa..
Ceritanya...

Suatu hari dapat email jabatan yg bertanyakan sama ada sudi kah menjadi penulis periksa..dalam istilah BI disebut amanuensis. Pd mulanya ignore shj, tmbah2 bila memikirkan komitmen2 lain yg wajar dilaksanakan dan dipenuhi..tentu ada researcher/postrad student yg lain dpt menjadi amanuensis ni..namun bila email datang kali kedua, kedengaran bunyinya spt memjuk..

Menurut email tersebut, salah seorg daripada pelajar undergrad memerlukan seorang penulis periksa utk menulis final exam nya..kenapa ya..sakit apa pelajar ini hinggakan tak boleh menulis..mungkin accident, saya terfikir sendiri...kedatangan email kedua di tmbah dgn email sokongan dari salah seorg Professor dlm jabatan yg mengatakan tolonglah, pelajar ini sangat2 memerlukan amanuensis untuk examnya yg bermula minggu berikutnya..

Tanpa berfikir pnjang saya menawarkan diri...lantas reply email tersebut (kalau fikir beria2 nanti mesti tak jadi tolong, adala alasan2 yg tak munasabah nanti).. dan dlm bebrapa minit shj pegawai pentadbiran jabatan membalas semula email saya dan kata trm kasih! ..apapun bukan sy seorg, ada 1 lg individu yg mendaftar diri utk menulis 1 kertas periksa...yg lg 3 subjects smuanya diserahkan pd sy..bayaran dua angka untuk setiap jam bekerja tu..kira oklah..

Dengan rasa gembira saya melaksanakan tugas tersebut.mula2 kena collect exam paper and question dari Student Planning and Assessment Unit (SPA) diikuti dengan berada di tempat exam 1/2 jam sebelum exam bermula...

Tempat exam di St John's College..saya lihat borang periksa, nama pelajar A.V. (hehe bukan nama sebenar)..reception lady trus bawa saya ke blk exam tersebut...jauh jg dr reception counter..berbelit2 jln dlm St John's college ni..kalau tak ada guide memang blh sesat..

Setelah sampai bilik khas exam saya menunggu AV..beliau tiba tak lama kemudian, kelihatan sungguh friendly, ramah orgnya...tidak menunjukkan apa2 kecacatan/disability yg jelas...nmpak sihat shj orgnya..
sblm mula jawab kertas yg pertama saya menerangkan pd beliau bbrpa peraturan am sebelum peperiksaan (standard la kan mcm kt msia jg)..AV terus memulakan bacaaan soalan...15minit kemudian saya menulis tanpa henti selama 2jam. penat tau sebab non-stop dan perlu ikut dictation speed dia...kejap cancel, kejap tukar ayat hehe macam2lah..tapi seronok jg...
begitu jg dgn 2 lg subjek yg AV duduki...selama sminggu lebih jglah saya jadi amanuensis kepada AV.

Apabila ke SPA untuk menghantar kertas jawapan saya perlu menandatangani borang sbg pengesahan penghantaran kertas..saya ternampak ramai jg pelajar Durham yg request amanuensis ni...alasan2 spt: pregnant, accident dsbnya...

tika melihat nama AV barulah saya mengetahui keadaan sebenar: beliau adalah dyslexic..

masya-Allah..

Dxyslexia adalah sejenis learning disorder yg mana penghidapnya mengalami kesukaran mengeja dan membaca..ia tiada kaitan dgn kepandaian atau tahap IQ seseorg..ini bmkna seseorg kanak2 pandai/genius mgkin blh mengalaminya..tanda2 spt lambat membaca, lambat bercakap, sukar mengeja atau membezakan satu huruf dgn yg lain dsbnya wpun arahan2 org dewasa adalah simple dan jelas,..utk lebih jelas saya quote di sini definisinya:

The World Federation of Neurology defined dyslexia as follows:

Specific developmental dyslexia is a disorder manifested by difficulty learning to read despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and adequate sociocultural opportunity.

Tika menulis jawapan AV, saya dalam diam merasakan bgus juga jwapan dia..tapi, patutlah beliau suka tukar2 jwapan dan saya terpaksa adapt dgn keadaan ini..dr segi luaran nmpak ok shj orgnya, tp keadaan dyslexicnya menyukarkan penulisan dan itulah tujuan adanya penulis periksa spt saya pd musim2 exam ni..patutlah uni pun beri masa tambahan 30minit utk kami sama2 selesaikan kertas periksa utk stiap subjek..br lah sy faham.

Apapun hikmah menjadi amanuensis ni mmg ada...yelah mula2 xnak volunteer, lps tu rasa mcm dpt buat duit lebih uhuhuh tp rupe2nya Allah mempertemukan saya dgn insan sekuat ini yg bertungkus-lumus belajar mnghadapi exam...saya malu dgn diri sendiri sebab niat kurang ikhlas pd awalnya...dan saya malu kerana msih belum memaksimakan keupayaan diri kirenye blom all-out lagilah dalam bab2 belajar dan menguruskan kehidupan sbg hamba Allah di muka bumi ni..saya cuma tersenyum pada AV sebelum berpisah, tapi skrg sy perlu berterima kasih krn perkenalan singkat itu penuh berhikmah. Paling penting, ia merupakan suatu peringatan utk rasa syukur kpd nikmat tubuh badan dan keupayaan yg sempurna kurniaan Allah swt.

Alhamdulillah...

:)
A.A.T

Model

2009-08-07T08:02:00.000+01:00

Salah satu personaliti yg boleh diteladani...

Rabiatul Adawiyah

Album : Impian Kasih
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Gelap walau disuluh cahaya

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Pabila hakikat melanda
Ketenangan yang kau cari
Terpancar di lorong sufi

Kau hiasi rumah kasih abadi
Serik menghiasi singgahsana-Mu
Kau berjaya merubah segala
Kasih semalam menjadi esok

Kelunakan tangisan kasihmu
Dalam simpuhan ketaatan
Bagi mengharapkan keredhaan
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Sungguh agung pengabdianmu
Kau berjaya menjadi iktibar
Asmaramu dihampar suci
Pintalan dari awanan putih
Membuahkan titisan rahmat
Menyuburkan mawar yang layu

Namamu menjadi sanjungan
Ikutan ummah sepanjang zaman
Ayuh bersama kita susuri
Perjalanan kekasih Allah

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How do I Love Thee?

2009-08-03T08:59:00.000+01:00

How do I love thee?Let me count the ways
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal Grace

I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith
I love thee with I love I seemed to lose
I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and if God choose
I shall but love thee better after death

(Elizabeth Barrett Browning, County Durham 1806-1861)

Kunci Hijau Istana

2009-07-28T11:00:00.000+01:00

Assalamu'alaikum wrt,

Alhamdulillah bermula semalam, saya sudah boleh access Phd research room di Law School. Selama hampir 10 bulan pengajian Phd ini banyak masa dihabiskan di library..antara sebabnya ialah sebahagian koleksi buku2 yg sy rujuk tergolong dalam kategori special collection yg mana copies tersebut tidak boleh dipinjam/dibawa keluar dari library. Istimewa betul buku2 ni..semuanya style2 'kitab kuning'..banyak teori dan sejarah undang2 kontrak terkandung dalam koleksi klasik seperti ini walaupun terdapat juga beberapa jurnal artikel yg mengulas secara mendalam ttg aspek yg sama...

Setelah menyiapkan literature review ttg sejarah kontrak ini saya lebih byk menghabiskan masa di pejabat dari library...dekat2 shj kedua2nya pun..

Durham Law School berlokasi strategik; di tengah2 Durham Cathedral, Durham Castle dan Library kawasan tersebut dikenali sebagai Palace Green...Apapun bangunan tersebut tidak ditulis 'Durham Law School' sebaliknya 'University Police'..siapa sangka atas pejabat polis lah pejabat research law..heheh..

Sebelum ini tidak mudah nak guna bilik ni kerana saya tiada kunci pejabat tersebut...tiada spare key, menurut Bobo pelajar asal dari China...apapun semalam saya mencuba nasib tnyakan jg di pejabat admin blhkah sy menyewa kunci...alhamdulillah dgn harga deposit 10pounds kini saya dah peroleh kunci tersebut hhehe...dan ini bermakna blh masuk ke pejabat pada bila2 masa pun, tak perlu minta polis di pejabat polis bawah tu bukakan pintu:p

Melur,David Beckham dan Queen Elizabeth

2009-07-27T13:45:00.000+01:00

Salam dan Hi!

Saya merasa cukup bertuah kerana dlm kedua2 bulan May dan June lalu dapat berjalan2 dan bersantai bersama2 adik-beradik.Syukur Alhamdulillah ada rezeki adik2 dtg ke mari..

Mei lalu Angah dengan Hamim dtg, sementara Jun pula giliran Baby dan Maman..

Walaupun pd masa yg sama perlu turun ke London utk menjadi tour guide 2 kali berturut-turut tetapi manfaatnya byk (napa tetiba pakai perkataan ni pun sy tak pasti). Selain menambah ilmu tentang selok-belok London saya juga dpt menenangkan fikiran (yela tuu)..hihihi

Oxford St London merupakan satu kemestian meskipun hanya sekadar untuk memenatkan kaki di kala window shopping. Apatah lagi klau nak shopping betul2 hehe maka pengunjung London tidak sewajarnya melepaskan peluang menapak jalan istimewa ini. Deretan kedai yg tidak putus yg menawarkan diskaun/harga runtuh memang byk. Cukuplah sekadar saya meng-highlightkan di sini favourites kami; Primark dan Selfridge &Co. Belilah 2-3 helai pakaian yg setiap satunya kurang dari 5 pounds…murah tu, lg2bila berjalan di kota London memang sukar utk berjimat wpun sbnarnya blh je..
Kemudian ke Harrods p ambil gmbar dekat memorial Dodi& Diana. Tak ada beli apa2pun, sekadar nk jejak kaki dlm Harrods yg sememangnya mengherotkan poket ni ( k zarina juga menggunakan term ‘harrods herot’ ni…hhehe)
Tempat2 lain seperti Kensington Garden, Hyde Park serta Royal Albert Hall tu skadar bergamabr shjalah. London Eye dan Madame Tussauds menyeronokkan tapi cukupla kalau g skali shj bg sy…

Penemuan terbaru ialah dapat makan kat restoran Melur, Malaysian restaurant di Edgware Road..satu lg dapat melihat David Beckham walaupun dr kejauhan…pertemuan tanpa dirancang ini berlaku semasa kedatangan baby n maman...ketika kami turun bas kat Oxford Street kelihatan sungguh ramai manusia berkumpul di depan Selfridge & Co...rupanya Encik Beckham akan merasmikan hari pertamanya sbg model Emporio Armani..tak sangka pula...mula2 kami jalan2 tempat lain dulu, sebab tgok mcm lama sgt nk nunggu kemunculan beliau..alih2 lalu kembali akt area tu terus Beckham pun muncul...tersangatla kebetulan dia muncul bila kami tiba semula di point yg sama..nanti ada mood br upload lebih byk gmbar…

Lagi satu perkara mengejutkan bila ke Buckingham Palace..dapat melihat Queen Elizabeth sekilas pandang..kenapa dan bagaimana? kenapa-sebab hari tu kebetulan birthday Her Majesty Queen; bagaimana-dia lalu dlm kereta...tak dapat salam pun..hehe...

angah, hamim, baby and maman sangat2 seronok.. sy yg paling seronok...syukur!

A.A.T

Tiga2 Bersalin

2009-07-25T14:34:00.000+01:00

Salam

Kelmarin saya telah mendapat perkhabaran gembira: rakan saya Bisha Fathamah telah selamat melahirkan seorang baby boy...mendengar suaranya di telefon tengahari ini saya turut tumpang gembira. Alhamdulillah baby dan si ibu sihat2 sahaja.

Semenjak pendengar-pendengar setia saya bersalin, agak kurang saya dan mereka dapat berchat di ym .Kadang2 adalah. Apapun itulah yg didoakan bersama2 selama ini..semoga mereka semua dlm keadaan tenang..dan semoga diri saya juga begitu.

Tiga rakan saya yg dimaksudkan ialah Maz, Shila dan Bisha.

Maz

Maz (atau nama sebenarnya Mazlynda hehe) merupakan rakan USIM yang merupakan tutor seperti saya, cuma lain fakulti. Beliau mengajar di Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi sementara saya tutor di Fakulti Syariah dan Undang-undang. Yg membuatkan kami kenal dan lebih rapat adalah kerana kami ni housemates masa mengajar di USIM. Kami menyewa sama di rumah Kak Muna yg terletak di Desa Kasia, Nilai..Jarak rumah kami dgn pejabat cuma 5 minit sahaja. Tambahan pula Maz akan balik hujung minggu ke PJ, jadi saya ada juga menumpang Maz sebab nak balik ke rumah TTDI. Kami melanjutkan pelajaran sama2 di bulan Sept 2006 dlm peringkat Masters. Cuma saya di Durham sementara Maz (serta Yumn, seorg lagi housemate kami) di Kent University. Banyak kenangan manis dan pahit dikongsi bersama sewaktu di zaman bujang ni. Kami juga kahwin dlm tahun yg sama, iaitu setelah tamat pengajian Masters. Maz berkahwin Feb 08 sementara saya pula Ogos 08. Amat seronok melihat rakan saya ni naik pelamin. Cuma Maz tak dapat hadir ke majlis kahwin saya sebab dah ke UK seawal Jun untuk menemani suami memulakan Phd. Apapun Maz mula Phd nya juga sama spt saya iaitu Sept/Oct 2008...selamat berjaya Maz dlm bidang actuarial science di Southampton University, UK..semoga kita sama2 berjuang sekali lagi kali ini...trm kasih selalu ingt2kan lin dgn nasihat2 yg power heeheh..ketika sy sedang sedih dlm kapal terbang dr Malaysia Maz pula telah selamat melahirkan seorang puteri di Southampton...

Shila

Seorang lagi rakan serumah kami namanya Shila. Nama sebenar dia unik, Jaziratul Shila. Asal Pekan, Pahang beliau sebaya saya. Sementara Maz dan Yumn pula setahun muda dari kami. Shila ni lasak tapi bila dh lama2 kenal rupanya lemah-lembut je orgnya:) ...sungguh keibuan. Shila sekarang di Amman, Jordan dan akan tamat Masters dlm pengajian Islam sebelum Aidilfitri ini. Dia ni terror sgt bawa motor,...kami penah p beli kain baju kurung dekat area Nilai sama2. Siap g McD lagi lepas tu...heheh...I miss those days Shila..Shila berkahwin semasa saya dan Maz sedang menyiapkan masters di uk iaitu 2007. Apapun kami selalu keep in touch di ym. Selain Maz, beliau adalah 'kaunselor' saya dlm banyak perkara2 peribadi..hehe..Shila tutor USIM di Fakulti Kepimpinan dan Pengurusan...pernah satu ketika keluarga Shila datang melawat Nilai..walaupun telah kehilangan ayahanda, keluarga mereka sangat fun, happy-go-lucky dan kelihatan sungguh tabah melalui hari2 tanpa seorg ketua keluarga. Ibulah ayah dan ibu Shila dan 2 lagi adik perempuannya...semoga pengajian Shila tamat dengan mumtaazah insya-Allah..lin sentiasa doakan agar Shila tabah spt selalu...Shila telah selamat bersalin 2minggu selepas Maz dan alhamdulilllah juga mendapat seorang puteri di Amman...

Bisha

Bisha Fathamah bukan rakan serumah tapi rakan sekatil semasa berkursus di Biro Tatanegara..ops bukan sekatil tapi dia katil bawah sementara saya di katil atas..double-decker belaka katil di BTN Ulu Sepri, Negeri Sembilan ni..kami kenal May 2008..sekarang Bisha dekaaatt je dgn saya sebab dia buat Phd researchnya tentang cancer di Newcastle University. Walaupun kenal sekejap tapi banyak yg dikongsi bersama cik kak seorg ni..kalau g beli ayam/daging halal kat Newcastle sempat singgah sebentar kat rumah Bisha yg juga terletak di Fenham ni...dekat benar dgn kedai halal tu..yg paling rasa terhutang budi tu bila Bisha dan suami sanggup menghantar adik dan adik ipar saya ke Newcastle Airport sesudah subuh tuu..masa tu adik dtg ziarah saya di Durham...kami menumpang satu malam di rumahnya dan macam2 dia masakkan huhuhu..lunch, dinner dan breakfast dlm masa 12 jam menumpang!! 2 minggu lepas Bisha pula dtg ke Durham bersama2 suami serta ibunya..ketika tu blom bersalin lagi...jumpe dia di rumah ustazah hamidah...sempat berborak2 sekejap...hehe...pernah juga Bisha offer nak belikan barang2 groceries untuk saya,...tp xpe la Bisha pasal skrg ni Durham dah ada kedai halal ehehheh...sebab tu lin dh jarang ke sana..anyway thanks for the offer ya Bisha n hubby...may Allah bless you both...2 hari lepas Bisha telah selamat melahirkan seorang putera di Newcastle.....

APAPUN........................

TAHNIAH

Maz & Yazis, atas kelahiran puteri sulung Mysha Yariqa pada 23 April 2009 di Southampton, UK

Shila & Abdullah, atas kelahiran puteri sulung Nuha Arissa pada 7 Mei 2009 di Amman, Jordan, dan

Bisha & Zuraidi, atas kelahiran putera sulung Naufal Aidi pada 23 Julai 2009 di Newcstle, UK.

Semoga Allah mempermudahkan jua perjuangan Maz, Shila dan Bisha dlm pelajaran masing2 dalam kehidupan berkeluarga..lin sentiasa doakan tiga2 rakan lin yg telah banyak memberi nasihat dan pandangan2 peribadi (via online tuu)pada lin dalam masa kesusahan lin sebelum ni...keep in touch.. I miss you three !

:)

A.A.T

Easter Holiday: Pulang ke Malaysia

2009-07-23T22:45:00.000+01:00

Salam dan Hi,

Perkara yg paling menggembirakan semester lepas ialah dapat pulang ke Malaysia selama sebulan bermula 20 Mac dan kembali semula ke Durham 23 April 2009. It's hard to explain in words how grateful and happy I felt at that particular time. Meeting my hubby again, meeting family, and the biggest event of the month was kenduri kahwin Angah..

I am the eldest of 5 sisters (tak ada adik-beradik lelaki tu). Got married with a Johorean last year in August..hehe..and this time around it was my sister's turn. Alhamdulillah kenduri adik semuanya berjalan lancar. The akad nikah took place a day before the reception. We had the reception at the same place where my wedding was held ie Dewan Merak Kayangan, FELDA, KL. Warna tema...hmm tentulah tak sama...mine was fuschia while angah's gold.Menu tentulah sama sebab Dewan Felda sememangnya kontrak dengan D' Saji caterer...it was nasi beriani with 4-5 dishes. Can't remember exactly what they were but dalca, kerutuk ayam..err...can't remember. Pencuci mulut ialah tapai aiskrim...ramai org minat ni tp sy xminat sgt..just for the sake of tasting a little bit oklah. After all being pengantin takleh nak makan byk2 sgt hehehe kontrolll....(pdahal sebelum tu dh siap makan bebyk2 lauk pauk D Saji yg sama ehhehe).

Cuma tak sempat balik ke jb to visit keluarga mertua...they came anyway to kl to attend angah's wedding, so sempat jumpa..

The saddest part was returning to Durham.

This is undeniable. A fact indeed. Only Allah knows how I feel inside..

However I was contented as I have found family here. Dapat 'adik-beradik' Durham.

Before balik Msia, Yusran and Rosmin buat makan2 di rumah 2 Wylam St. Thanks kat korang berdua sudi buat majlis housewarming di samping menyambut keberangkatan aku balik Malaysia.

Bila kembali ke Durham, K Nur and Kam buat makan2 pula di rumah 60 Steavenson St. Yusran picked me up from Durham train station...we headed for Kak Nur and Kam' s MAKAN-MAKAN EVENT hehe..but before that pergi berjumpa K Zu dan Dr Talib sebab mereka akan pulang ke Malaysia for good...lepas tu makan2 kt rumah K Nur...majlis kecil2an dibuat sempena menyambut kepulangan saya dan keberangkatan Yusran pulang ke Malaysia untuk berkahwin pada 16 Mei 2009.

Rakan2 saya semua boleh dan pandai memasak...a fact. :)

Sebulan begitu cepat berlalu...apapun tahniah buat adik, Asilah Ahmad Tajudin & pasangan Mohd Hamim Hamdan Mustafa. To Hamim, welcome to the family!

Amatla malas utk upload photos, terpaksa terus menulis tesis, photos will be uploaded later (I seem to be ending my every post with this sentence...but no choice nonetheless).

:)

A.A.T

Birthday Maryam

2009-07-21T16:37:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Genap seminggu selepas usrah wanita, saya telah menjemput rakan2 dtg ke rumah. Majlis housewarming ni dibuat sempena birthday Maryam sepupu saya yg tinggal di Sedgefield dan sempena menyambut kedatangan keluarga baru di Bowburn iaitu Kak Zarina sekeluarga. Yg surprisenya, Irfan Kak Zarina's son's birthday also fall on the same day! Terus Kak Zarina bawa kek harijadi so kita ada dua kek pd hari tu..ada dalam 26 tetamu hari tu..seronok sgt.. girls at #60 mmg datang (dij, k nur n kam)...epi n kak lin came first, lepastu budak2 undergrads stockton (izzati n sharifah) and undergrads durham pun ada (shanaz n amni)..so it was quite happening. cuma tersilap p suruh pakai purple-white..tema purple-white ni payah sket nak fulfill huhu...k intan sekeluarga dtg lewat sket but alhamdulillah they made it!! seronok je..
Yg paling best bila rakan2 turut stay menemani saya smpai malam ahahah...jemputan mmg 12-4 tapi k zila, yusran, rosmin, shifa n zariman stayed for tea n pulang slpas solat mgrib..sronok tuan rumah psal ada yg temankan ahhaaha..kalau tak sure tgok tv sorang2 punya lah time2 mlm2 mcm ni...

Photos will be uploaded later.

:)

AAT