Monday, April 27, 2009

Bandung trip....

My friends and I departed from Shah Alam to LCCT at 8.30 am. Everybody were so excited to this trip. DC, DF,NK,HT and her cute little daughter plus me took the 11am Air Asia flight to Bandung! Usually when I fly I will sleep 3/4 of the way but not today. We were busy catching up the lost days we miss seeing one another. So much stories to share but only about ourselves only...not about others! Berdosa mengumpat tau!!
Flight was not full at all. los of empty seats. Maybe it's because of the weekdays. Upon arrival at BDO airport, Pak Hamid our driver and our travel agent were already there waiting to greet us. We felt honoured because Ikmal travelled all the way from Jakarta just to see us.
First destination was EIGER adventure sports shop. My son Azman told me to get some items for his friends, nak berniagalah tu. Things are so very cheap compared to our place. I'm telling you, it's worth to buy here...UNBELIEVABLE CHEAP!! My friends pun sama naik jugak. Everybody bought some items for their children especially the boys of cause. I was so glad I brought them there. semua orang berpuashati. Dalam pada tu langsai RP2juta.
Perut mula berkeroncong, ada yang hampir pitam. So we went for lunch at Simpang Raya Restaurant...Nasi Padang. Enam orang makan dengan kenyangnya and cost us Rp200ribu sahaja! Tak akan dapat makan macam tu punya harga dengan macam tu punya makanan di tempat kita!!
Lepas makan, shopping time! First stop to Grande. Then we had to check in our hotel which is a boutique hotel...Arion Swis Bel Hotel. Beautiful and we were lucky to get adjoining rooms on the ground floor. Lepas washed up and solat jamaq takhir Zuhur dalam waktu Asar and then jamak takdim Isyaq dalam waktu Maghrib, keluar lagi. Shopping lagi. Kali ni terus ke Rumah Mode, Donatello. Habis lagi duit Makcik!!! Tapi I was so happy that my friends and I enjoyed each other's company. Satu beli, yang lain pun sama jugak! semua otak kena corrupted and polluted!! hahahahhaa.
Selesai sessi membeli belah, masing masing danh kelaparan. Terus ke Restoren Sindang Reret for our Nasi Timbel ...YUMMY! Cost us Rp200 ribu for 5 sets plus 2 ekor ikan gurame goreng. Kenyang giler. Lepas tu semua orang letih and nak tido. Balik ke hotel untuk berehat. Perangai masing masing di bilik ada pelbagai...mengemas barang, mengira duit, mencuba baju yang dibeli dan sebagainya.....tunggulah apa cerita esok pula....dah ngantuk babe. esok kena beli local sim card ....senang to call home. Good night everybody. ada sahabat yang dah mula buka muzik dengkur!!! gua jealouslah.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Where will it be?????

Yesterday G15 celebrated two of our members's birthday. We only celebrated but they were actually the one invited us. We had hi tea at Johnny's Steamboat at Bandar Baru Kelang. Out of 21 members, only 5 didn't make it because of certain reasons. Well, whatever! The rest of us had a gala time together. Zah and Era were so happy with our presence and thanked us over and over again. The steamboat was YUMMY!! Everyone of us enjoyed eating very much. All throughout that time, my mind was doing all the thinking of the venue to celebrate my birthday along with another 2 members ....May girls!!!. I wanted so much to discuss but unfortunate me, both were absent! Alamak!!!!Pilu aku dibuatnya! I wish to do something different and I have to do the booking soonest possible. Just hope to get in touch with the other two. I thought of celebrating it at a seafood restaurant in Jeram. I think I will stick to that with or without the others...hopefully they'll agree. On top of that birthday girls always prepare door gifts for all members! Ini satu lagi yang mengusutkan fikiran but I've done a part of it. I just hope they'll like it. I really do. Tolong doakan OK....To Era, Happy Belated birthday and to Zah, Happy Birthday in advance!! To both of you and to the rest of the G15, stay beautiful! And Good Luck to me!!!!

Miscommunication!!

Rasa bersalah, rasa sedih dan rasa bodoh bercmpur baur dalam diri aku hari ini. Semuanya kerana masalah communication breakdown. Tiga hari lepas I wrote something about my biras's(Haajjah Jamilah) father passed away. I even visited the family and attended the funeral. When I read the comments from my blog, my other biras(Haji Nazeri) told me that he only knew about the news after everything was done and another biras(Hajjah Noraini) of mine who is staying in Kuala Kubu Bahru knew about it after she read my blog...I feel so bad. I was one of the earliest to get the news and did not even call the others regarding the matter because I took for granted they were called too. I was wrong.
Mulai dari sekarang aku bertekad untuk menjadi radio Malaya by telling and informing the others of any information I got. To all my biras, sorry from the bottom of my heart and thanks for reading my blogs. Really appreciate it alot.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Salam takziah dariku....

Tepat jam 1 pagi tadi, adik iparku dari Rawang menelefon Handphone aku. As usual, at that time of day when somebody called you, it means emergency.....Aku takut hendak menjawabnya. Tiba-tiba dalam fikiran banyak perkara buruk yang kubayangkan. Lantas suamiku yang menjawabnya. True enough. Bapa mertuanya baru sahaja meninggal dunia. Inalillahi wa Inalillahi Ro Ji uunn.....
Aku sangat mengenali arwah. Berperwatakan ceria,peramah dan sangat baik. Mengucap panjang aku. Bila kali akhir aku bertemu arwah ialah semasa menziarahi keluarganya semasa kematian isterinya. Arwah Pak Haji Junid adalah seorang bapa dan suami yang sangat menyayangi keluarganya. Semasa hidupnya, arwahlah yang menjaga arwah isterinya yang sakit selama bertahun lamanya. kini tiba masa arwah Pak Haji Junid diundang Allah. Aku berdoa semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat dan dihimpunkan bersama mereka yang terpilih. Semoga Allah mengampunkan segala dosa-dosanya. Insyaallah.
Bagi birasku Jamilah dan iparku Anuar, aku berdoa semoga kalian sekeluarga tenang dan bersabar menghadapi saat yang menyedihkan ini. I know how you felt because I lost both my parents and till today I still miss them. Banyakkanlah beramal dan berbuat baik seperti bersedekah dan berdoalah agar setiap pekerjaan baik kita itu pahalanya di salurkan kepada arwah kedua ibu bapa kita. Kepadamu sekeluarga, salam takziah dari ku seisi keluarga.
For those of you who still have parents, give them love and tender care. Spend quality time with them because we do not know when they'll be called. They gave birth to you, love you, protect you, nurse you , educate you and make you happy by giving the best that they could think of. Bersyukurlah jika kamu masih ada ibu dan bapa lagi....

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Sedih hati...

Orang kata bila kiri dicubit, kanan juga akan terasa sakitnya. Begitulah lumrah hidup kita. Aku punya ramai sahabat. Bila lama tak bertemu kami saling rindu merindui. Bila berjumpa, kami kan bertanyakan khabar dn mula bercerita tentang perkembangan diri masing-mmasing dan tentang ahli keluarga kami. Tak lupa juga tentang aktiviti kami. Kami mengambil pendekatan, berceritaa tentang diri kami sendiri...gossips is out of the question. Tak ada masa nak berceita pasal orang lain yang tiada kena mengena dengan kami. Maybe just passing remarks ada laaa....Nama pun perempuankan!!
Dalam hal ini aku ingin berkongsi tentang musibah yang sedang dihadapi oleh seorang teman rapatku. Semalam semasa dalam Facebook, temanku menulis bertapa risaunya tentang anaknya yang sedang sakit. Tak perlu ku katakan sakit apa tetapi cukuplah aku katakan ia merisaukan kami semua kerana ini bukanlah kali pertamanya. Kami semua berdoa agar anaknya selamat menjalani microoperationnya dan sembuh dengan kadar segera. dan doa kami semoga seluruh keluarganya sabar, tenang dan jangan berputus asa. Kini berserahlah kepada Allah kerana usaha telah pun dilakukan. Berdoa dan terus berdoa.......

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Kasihanilah dia...

Semalam, sejak jam 11pagi hinggalah ke 3.30petang, aku membawa cucuku ke hospital. Demam panas hingga mencecah 39.8. Risau dibuatnya. Selain dari demam, A'mmar kena batuk yang kering bunyinya dan selsema pulak. Kesian aku tengok dia semalam. Lembik dan layu tak ceria langsung.
Bagusnya doktor memberi semangat pada kami semua yang cucuku berkeadaan begitu kerana keronkong dan tekaknya di serang kuman. Kurang ajar punya kuman! Bengkaknya sampai ke vocal cord. No wonder suaranya serak macam Papa Rock, Tok Mok A'mmar. Doktor nasihatkan supaya setiap 4 jam ubat demam mesti diberi...on time katanya. Selain dari itu diberi dua lagi jenis ubat. Kami mengikut arahan dengan tekun dan teliti sekali. Semoga usaha dan doa kami diberkati Allah.
Pagi ni, ibu A'mmar ke kelas dengan hati yang risau dan berat memikirkn kesihatan anaknya. Alhamdulillah demamnya dah kebah cuma batuk dan selsema saja yng tinggal. Nak di tidurkan terlentang dia tak selesa. Aku ambil pendekatan tidur menunggeng sebab bagiku A'mmar akan lebih mudah bernafas. True enough dia tidur nyenyak hingga terpaksa dikejutkan untuk makan ubat dan menyusu. Kesian aku tengok muka comelnya masa A'mmar sedang tidur.
Doaku semoga cucuku cepat sembuh supaya ibunya boleh tumpu pda pelajarannya kerana examination is just around the corner. Aku mendoakan kecemerlangan buat anak ku yang juga ibu si A'mmar.

Berita gmbira

As I was looking into my facebook, suddenly Hafiz (my ex student) started chatting with me. I taught him when he was 7 years old until 12 and since then we always keep in touch. Now he's almost 30 years old....if I'm not mistaken. Married to a lovely lady and they are very happy indeed..
As we were chatting, we shared alot of opinions and thoughts. Hafiz is in IT and he told me he just quit his job and starting his own company. I am so proud of him because I know that he will do well in his business. On top of that, he told me that his wife is carrying...to me that is ultimate! Well done son. I always look at my ex students as my own children. So they are my sons because all of the re boys....hahahhha. A bundle of sons you may say.!!!
Well, to Hafiz, my doa for you is you'll be a successful businessman, wonderful father, adorable son and a loving husband. Keep up the good job and don't forget your obligation towards Allah. With your hard work, with your prayers ,doa and with His blessing, ONLY you'll taste the best of life. Insyaallah.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

What goes around, comes around!

Kali pertama ke sana ialah pada tahun 1988. Ketika itu pakejnya termasuk 5 hari ke Istanbul and cost us RM1999.00 per pax full board. Jumlah wang sebanyak itu untuk tahun 80an adalah satu jumlah yang banyak.Janganlah nak samakan dengan sekarang ni.
Saat mula menjejakkan kaki adalah saat yang paling menakutkan dek cerita-cerita yang dibisikkan ditelinga kami. Mereka kata, you will be the real you when you are there. No room for pretention...aduh..seramnya. Sememangnya semua yang datang dengan membawa bersama pelbagai dosa kecil dan besar . Aku tidak terkecuali. Kita kan manusia. Aku mengaku aku memang banyak dosa. Ketika itu, aku merasa sangat malu pada Allah tapi Dia Maha Mengasihi dan Maha Mengasihani. Sebab itulah sebelum berangkat, eloklah minta ampun banyak-banyak dari Allah dan sesama manusia.Pasang niat yang betul untuk ke sana kerana whatever your niat is, itulah yang ajan kita kerjakan di sana nanti. Bertuah aku ketika itu kerana jemaah yang bersama boleh dikatakan 80% adalah yang sudah berpengalaman. Jadi merekalah yang mengajar kami yang first timer. Segala ilmu yang mereka tahu diturunkan kepada kami. Alhamdulillah. Aku berdoa semoga mereka semua dimurahkan rezeki walau di mana mereka berada.
Sejak dari tahun itu hingga kini, Allah telah memurahkan rezeki aku sekeluarga sehingga kami dapat bertandang ke Rumah Allah hampir setiap tahun kecuali pada tahun 2008 kerana anakku sarat mengandung. Aku berdoa dan akan terus berdoa agar Allah akan menjemput kami lagi, Ada rezeki, akanku bawa anak, menantu dan cucuku menyertai aku dan suamiku mengerjakan Umrah. Insyaallah. Semoga Allah makbulkan doaku ini....Aminnnn.
Selain dari dapat beramal ibadah dan dijanjikan ganjaran yang tak terbilang banyaknya pahala, aku dapat ramai kenalan baru. Seperti baru-baru ini, I met some nice people and hope to stay friends forever. Ramai juga yang first timer. So whatever I know, I told them. What goes around comes around....When you are there, nobody knows who you are... unless of cause if you are someone famous or welknown. So no one will expect anything from you. In other words, in the Eyes of Allah, we are all the same. May you be King or a fisherman, what makes you different is how taqwa you are towards Him. So when you are there, banyakkanlah membuat amal ibadah , banyakkan bersedekah dan banyakkanlah membaca Al Quran. Hati kita akan menjadi tenang......bahagia rasanya.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Jauh perjalanan, Banyak pemandangan, Luas pandangan

Suamiku selalu menekankan ...jauh perjalanan, banyak pemandangan,luas pandangan. Yang biasa kita dengar ialah yang Jauh perjalanan Luas pengalaman. Maksudnya sama saja cuma yang di beri oleh suamiku itu adalah lebih detail. Maksudnya apa?
Apabila kita ke negeri orang, semestinyalah banyak pemandangan yang kita lihat. May it be their way of living, their kind of cooking, their dressing and so on which sometimes is so different from ours. As we go along, we can hear the Ooooooo's, Aaaaaa's and sometimes just left us in awe with eyes wide opened and jaws dropped. And then when we've passed that place and jumped into another, we forgot totally about it. Itu cuma Jauh perjalanan,Luas Pandangan sahaja.
Bagi kategori yang ketiga itu ialah when we sit alone by ourself or maybe with a group of friends, just ask the question...What do you think about the things that you saw along the way? What have you learnt? Some will say that the scenery are beautiful, picturesque and so on. But the wise one will always have his way of telling everybody of what his thoughts are and relayed everything to the geographical and historical behind it. To make it short, one has to read alot to have the third category at hand. So let's start reading! Better late than never!

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Buat Kawan tercinta...

As I was scrolling through the net, was looking something nice, beautiful words about friendship when I bumped into this song lyric by a Nasyid group called U.N.I.C. Don't ask me how the melody is because I've never heard it before. Maybe we can just go to U Tube..well you know what to do right...Just read through the wordings and I just love it...alot.

KAWAN

Kawan, bertahun kita bersama

Bagai semalam baru bersua
Kawan, dihadapan OH..indahnya
Kita bersama berkelana

Namun kita jauh di dunia sendiri
Bekalan sendiri
Semangat sendiri
Impian sendiri
Meskipun jauh, kita tetap bersama
Dek ruang yang memisahkan kita

Kawan, hidup ini langit tidak selalu cerah
Kawan, hidup ini umpama awan yang tidak selalu putih
Ingatlah bintang-bintang dilangit takkan terus berkelipan
Ingatlah pelangi yang indah pasti akan hilang

Kawan,jangan biarkan dirimu seperti rama-rama
Cantik, namun aakhirnya menjadi perhiasan di dinding
Umpama lipan dan kala
Berbisa, namun akhirnya menjadi perhiasa di meja tulis

Kawan, jadilah seperti matahari
Membakar diri demi insan sejagat
Kawan, jadilah seperti bulan purnama
Menerangi malam yang gelap gelita
Menunjukkan jalan demi umat semesta