A family Dinner

Each and everyone of us have lots of special days to celebrate with friends and families..may it be birthdays, weddings, baby shower, engagements and so on. To me, today is one of my special days...my 48th birthday. To some it's just another day but to me birthdays are special. Why is it so? Well for once you know that the numbers are gaining, you get wiser, hope to make less mistakes, hope to achieve more goals and hope to live another hundred years which I doubt! hahahaha. I love the birthday wishes from everybody and hope all will come through..Insyaallah.. I just love the attention given to me on this very day. Makes me feel important! That shows I'm human....hahahahha.

My daughter invited my husband and I to a dinner. We left home at 8pm and I was ready much earlier. I do not know where the venue was, so we had to convoy! I drove my Mini and somehow rather we missed the leader! Alamak! Makcik paniklah. So my daughter told us of the route to the venue through our teleconversation. Well, we made it! Alhamdulillah.

The restaurant served BBQ dish, cheap, affordable, big serving, SEDAP and very good service. It's in Damansara Perdana. You must not miss their dessert...YUMMY...Bread butter pudding served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream with home made strawberry jam topping! I longed for this tasty pudding...lama teringin, rezeki malam ni dapat merasa. Syukur pada Illahi.

When I said it's cheap, I meant CHEAP! browse through the net and look for pannaz. You won't miss it. To my daughter Hana and my son in law Asim plus my little star...cucuku Ammar yang montel tuuu....thanks for the wonderful dinner. I enjoyed it very much. Mak berdoa semoga kamu sekeluarga berbahagia selamanya dan sentiasa di lindungi Allah. Semoga rezeki kamu murah wahai anak-anakku. Love you always. Ayah said tomorrow will be his birthday... mengikut tahun Hijrah pulak...hahahaha.

To make my birthday dinner complete, I managed to speak to my son Azman(he's in MEL) who was in the midst of finishing his 3000 words thesis which is to be ready and hand over tomorrow. To make things worst, there was a blackout. Lucky him he managed to safe his work using battery power. Aku berdoa semoga anak-anakku berjaya dalam pendidikan dunia akhirat mereka dan di murahkanlah rezeki serta diberi kelapanagan hidup selamanya. Semoga mereka diberi kesihatan yang baik dan mendapat jodoh yang baik. Jadikanlah mereka keluarga yang soleh. Aminnn.

Lengkaplah malamku. Tidurku dibuai mimpi indah menggambarkan keluarga bahagiaku. Alhamdulillah.

Banyaknya kenduri...

Apabila kita dijemput untuk menghadiri sesuatu majlis, menjemput itu adalah SUNAT tetapi memenuhi jemputan itu adalah WAJIB! Just imagine, yesterday alone, my husband and I had to attend four weddings and the venues are scattered all over.

We started our day as early as 9 am and drove straight to Tanjung Karang which is about an hour and a half away. It was a wedding of a friend's(our muqtawwif when we performed our Umroh last) son. For kampung folks like him, kenduri will start as early as 9 am. So, that helped us a lot in planning our route for the day. It was interesting to see the difference of wedding ceremonies held in kampung and city. Yang paling ketara ialah lelaki dan perempuan tidak ditempatkan bersama semasa makan. Can you imagine how was I going to chat with strangers and what made it worst was, they speak Javanese! hahahahaha. Yes, aku memang separuh Jawa tapi aku tidak tahu berbahasa Jawa! Pilu aku babe. But they are nice people. Knowing me buta Jawa, they speak Bahasa Melayu with me. Bila sebut tinggal dekat UiTM, they got excited because it sounded familiar to their ears..that was a good catch to start a conversation. The secret is to bring yourself down and say something that is familiar to all and if you are wearing sunglasses, take it off because that will make you look different!

Next we went straight to Komplek Perumahan PPR Pantai Dalam (belakang Angkasapuri). We went once many years ago when this friend invited us for a cukur jambul kenduri. And that was it! It was 10 years ago! Hahahahaha. We are terrible friends aren't we!! Anyway, we managed to arrive and the funny part of it was that he already moved to another place, a new area!!! He was so happy with our presence. It felt nice to make others happy right!

Next stop was Shah Alam...aaaa home ground. We bumped into an old friend whom we've lost contact for the last 20 over years. Our last encounter was when we were staying in Johor and they were there too. Sedih, seronok, lucu bila mengenangkan kisah lama kami masa dulu. Those were our salad days when our children were toddlers! We remembered how mischievious my son was and how my daughter cried to take home my friend's newborn baby home. She was in confinement at that time. Now just look at the children! the've all grown! We promised to visit one another soonest to catch up the lost years.

Last stop was my neighbour's. Sini kena lama sikit sebab kebanyakan yang hadir adalah rakan kejiranan kami. This neighborhood is very unique because every one of us knows one another. But unfortunately, after attended 3 kenduri and had to eat 3 plates of Nasi Minyak plus the desserts, we just can't eat anymore. So we just took a plate of fruit slices and that's all. The caterer CNS is my buddy. We dive together. She's a wonderful and a lovable friend...more to like a sister to me. She saw that we did not eat anything and sent some food to our house after we went home from the wedding. How very nice of her. Not only today, but anytime when she feels like feeding us, we'll have luxury of food at home right from her kitchen. Bertuahnya aku!! Thank you very much to her because the food she sent yesterday was our dinner!!!YUMMY ....sedappppppppnya.

Expression...

If a picture tells a thousand words, then why can't I paint you.....
If I could, I will paint the sky to show how I feel

Tiada kata, secantik bahasa, nak kupuji kekanda
Tiada gambar seindah lukisan, nak ku tunjukkan perasaan...

Cuba bayangkan bertapa tidak seronoknya kita jika kita tidak dapat menggambarkan dan membayangkan sesuatu event or view or something about your feelings inside to share with others. A painter will express his feelings through his painting, a poetry will do it through is poems and and writers will write. But what if we are unable to find the right words to do so.....well, those feelings will just die within you..sayangkan!! What a waste!!!!
A friend sent me a bouquet of flowers with a card and a scroll of hand written poetry inside plus a book. It's a birthday wish for me from her and her wonderful children. Without realizing, dadaku terasa sebak dan airmataku mengalir kerana aku tahu mengapa mereka bertindak begitu. Bagiku, apa jua kebaikan yang aku lakukan datangnya dari Allah.Tidak pernah aku mengharapkan apa-apa balasan...tidak sama sekali wahai sahabat Aku lakukan kerana aku terlalu mencintai persahabatan kita. Tapi aku berterima kasih wahai sahabatku DCM serta anak-anaknya 3 Umis and Ejat. Keluarga kami bukaan hanya bersahabat tetapi kami juga adalah jiran. Anak-anak kami juga berkawan baik. What amazed me is that selama aku bersahabat dengannya, tak pernah ku tahu yang dia pandai mengarang sajak. Ada bakat terpendam rupanya. Aku ingin berkongsi sajak yang DCM tuliskan buatku....

Di mana gerangannya rakan yang boleh kau cari....
Turut merasa suka dukamu
Turut bersama gelak ketawamu
Turut menangis dengan deritamu

Di mana gerangannya rakan yang boleh kau perolehi...
Menyokongmu sepenuh hati
Membantumu setiap detik
Membelaimu setiap masa

Hanya satu dalam jutaan bintang dilangit
Hanya satu dalam jutaan titisan embun dirumput

Penyinar jalan yang kelam
Penyejuk hati yang rawan
Secantik budi pekertinya
Seindah budi bahasanya
"Noorlailee Mohd Yunos"
Dialah anugerah Allah SWT
Yang terindah dalam hidup ini

Selamat Hari Jadi Sayang
Mudah-mudahan Allah sentiasa memberkatimu
Mudah-mudahan Allah sentiasa merahmatimu
Dianugerahkan kebahagiaan selama-lamanya
Di dunia ini dan di akhirat kelak

CWM
4 Mei 2009

Ini adalah hadiah hari lahir yang terindah buatku. Terima kasih wahai sahabat. Doaku buat kau dan keluarga juga begitulah hendaknya. Semoga Allah sentiasa melindungi kita dan menunjukkan kita jalan yang lurus. Insyaallah.

Happy Belated Labour Day..

Petang tadi, sebagaimana yang telah dijanjikan semalam, kami berlapan sahabat bertemu di sebuah kedai kopi di Shah Alam. Memang sudah menjadi kelaziman kami bertemu di sini di satu sudut yang tersendiri....hinggakan taukeh kedai tu adakalanya memberi kami makanan percuma.....hebat!!
We met this afternoon because of many reasons but most of all is to wish two of our friends (who are sisters) safe journey to the Holyland to perform their Umroh on the 4th of May. Secondly is to report about our trip to BDO and of cause the best news is about the two ladies down with food poisoning. Thirdly is to discuss and finalize the dates to KTrg for turtle laying eggs expedition!! See, no matter who we are, even if we all are unemployed, we are one busy group of people. Due to this reason, I would like to wish Happy Belated Labour Day to my friends! Hahahahahaha.
An old friend of mine was born on 1st May and whenever I wish her birthday, I will say...Happy Your Mother's Labour Day! Hahhahahhaha. we really had a good laugh on that but unfortunately, I tried to call her on her birthdy yesterday but unanswered...maybe she already expected my kind of wish.....pity me.
Tomorrow another friend of mine, my collegemate, my best friend, a widow(pity her...her late husband died of heart failure) of four girls and a boy, a teacher and still teaching will be celebrating her complete 48th birthday. My wish for her is the best in health and wealth. May she be stronger, happier and a brighter future...Insyaallah.

In the arms of my loved ones......

No matter where you go, no matter how you enjoyed your trip, home is where your heart and true love is!!!Well, that's me you know. I did enjoy my last outing oversea with my friends, enjoyed the company, the jokes we shared, the laughter and so on but deep inside me, I still miss my other half. Wish he was with me all the while. I can bet all my friends felt the same. Well, that is normal to us human beings.
Upon arrival, everyone were so excited to meet their love ones.... Me too! DF's hubby was first in sight. Then NK's driver came. HT went with her. DCM was greeted by her husband and daughter. DCM is still not fully well after the hospital trip in BDO. She looked weak, pale and tired. May she gets well soonest because she's going for Umrah end of this month. Insyaallah. As for me, my family had to stop by at Dengkil R & R to perform their Maghrib solah. They were trapped in a traffic jam earlier so time was running out. How very sweet of DF and hubby to accompany until the arrival of my family. The moment I saw my husband walking towards me, my heart felt lifted, happy and in love again!!!!I missed him so much. Then came my daughter's family and I quickly snatched and hugged my grandson Ammar with all my heart. That is why , once a while we need to get away from our family so by missing each other, our love grows deeper. Try it and you'll know what I mean!
DF and her husband promised to meet us for Sate Hj Samuri at Dengkil R & R. After setting my prayers, we went for our Sate. YUMMY!!!!Home ground, home food, familiar environment and love ones around me....what more can I ask? I just love my beautiful life!!!! Thank you Allah.

mula susah hati

Going trips overseas is something that my friends and I love most. Always and always looking forward to it. Lots of reasons why we love it. One of the reasons is of cause SHOPPING besides the getting together and sharing things, experiences may it be good or bad. That's what happen to us in BDO. Even before we jumped out from the plane, everybody started making plans where to go and what to shop! hahahahahha. Very funny indeed..!! but it's true. Once landed we told our driver all the places we wished to go and he had to plan everything. Well that is ok...what's not okay is the overload luggage. We had to plan of how to arrange our check in and hand carry luggage....this is where the funny part of the trip. But because of the beautiful friendship, everyone of us started helping one another in arranging..but towards the end everything comes to the same . Now kami tengah pening kepala macam mana nak susun barang. Yang beli mesti di bawak balik...yang dibawak balik akan ditimbang dulu...inilah part yang scary! Whatever pun, we have to face it! Ada yang ajar bacalah ...sebahgian dari surah Yaasin, dengan harapan pegawai tu tak nampak barang kita yang berondoh rendeh tu! Aku pulak kata, mungkin dia tak nampak kita tapi lebih dasyat lagi kalau dia ternampak barang-barang kita!!!pilu babe.......nak bayar pakai duit apa niii kalau kena excess baggage...

Meeting an old friend

Sedang makan pagi di hotel pagi tadi, I bumped into an old friend Norliah. She is now staying in Kelantan with her hubby Abdullah Sani. I rememer meeting her for the first time in Madinah. We were in the same jemaah. She was with her sisters and each and everyone of the are so bubbly and what makes me like her most is she is so kind and friendly. I once went to Kelantan and contacted her. Both husband and wife are so helpful and nice. May Allah bless them with all the godness in wealth and health. Of all the places we met in BDO and staying in the same hotel. What a snall world. I'm happy that I introduced her to all my best friends. OK for now, I'm off to shopping!!

Feeling Much Better

Alhamdulillah, I woke up this morning feeling so fresh. Rupanya kami terlewat bangun...hahahha...mungkin overdose!! DF punya alarm clock berbunyi tapi mengikut jam BDO because her handphone changed the time automically! bezanya satu jam. BDO earlier. She thought she set the alarm using MSIA time! Solat Subuh tapi hari dah almost cerah.... dahlah siang kami bangun. Masing-masing mengetawakan aku..I snored like burung gagak katanya. Hahahahha. Aku peduli apa. Janji aku tidur nyenyak punya.
So biasalah, bila dah sihat, mulalah otak perempuan ni memikirkan pasal shopping. So I better get gear up now and get ready for SHOPPING!!!

Ujian itu pelbagai....

My friends and I are still in BDO. We'll be going home tomorrow on a 3pm Air Asia flight to LCCT. So far, all I can say is that, this is the most memorable oversea trip of my life...in fact for all of us!
After breakfast yesterday, we left for Pasar Baru. All of us like this place very much because there were so many things to buy for everybody and very cheap! We went to a textile shop to get some materials for Hari Raya. Then we decided to go back to the hotel to perform our solah. Before that two of our friends complained that their tummy felt uncomfortable but we proceeded with our lunch and shopping at Dago after that. It rained heavily and their pain got worst...most probably food poisoning.
Went back to the hotel and we had dinner in the room. DF and DCM rushed to the toilet one after another. We brought with us perging medicine and it helped a little. Then DF had high fever and we had to sponge her. At the same time we asked the front desk to call any doctor. We waited for quite sometime and DF managed to sleep and her fever was under controlled. Alhamdulillah. Doctor still did not come. Then we went to sleep. A few hours after that, DCM was moaning and calling names. We called the front desk again and this time we decided to go to the hospital. The Hotel called for a taxi and NK and I took both our ill friends to a private hospital which is nearby.
DF looked much better but DCM got worst. I called my hubby and asked him to inform both their husbands regarding the matter. The doctor came and checked my friends thoroughly and put them on drips and antibiotics. They did some test on their you know what sample. After an hour we were informed that they had a virus attack in their digestive system.
Then we were asked to take DF and DCM back to the hotel. So the whole day we stayed in the room. To make things worst, NK , HT and I did feel something funny in our tummy. So we took the medicine which we got from the hospital for DF and DCM! They were ok but I vommited after breakfast and I was sick throughout the day. So, DF,DCM and myself stayed in bed the whole day. Our room became like a first class sick bay!!!hehehehhe.
What we learnt was that, this is all a test for our friendship and our patience. All I can say is that we went through it well together with seribu kesyukuran and everybody played their part well. Alhamdulillah. May our friendship last forever. Thank you Allah.

Make the right choice...

Sebelum Subuh teman-teman sudah pun terjaga dari tidur untuk mempersiapkan diri untuk solat. Masing-masing sibuk bersilih ganti untuk mengangkat wudhu dan setelah selesai masing-masing mengambil kesempatan menjalankan solat tahajud. Alhamdulillah. Kemudian masing-masing menunggu suara azan tapi masih belum kedengaran sejak dari tadi. Pelik juga sebab azan Maghrib jelas kedengaran dari bilik kami. Kemudian, apabila diperiksanya jam, rupanya DF telah memasang alaram clock jam 5pagi waktu Malaysia iaitu 4pagi waktu BDO! hahahahha.
Setelah selesai bertelekung, oleh kerana kami bangun dalam waktu yang hampir sama, kami pun solat subuh berjemaah. Rupanya itulah hikmahnya. Alhamdulillah. sebab itulah, if we made the right choice in choosing the right friends for you, Insyaallah kita akan selamat dan tidak akan tersesat. Choose the kind of friends who will lead you to the right path. As for me, I'm glad I made the right choice. Alhamdulillah.