what's our value?

Tentang seseorang. Dan seseorang. 

Disuatu petang, Pn L agak sibuk menjawab panggilan telefon. Seperti dijangka dan seperti minggu-minggu sebelumnya, selepas (dan semasa) segmen produk tersebut keudara di radio, alhamdulillah Pn L sebagai stokis daerah menerima panggilan untuk pertanyaan lanjut dan juga order. Rezeki di tangan Allah, kita hanya berusaha.

Salah satu panggilan di petang itu dari Pn N. Dia tinggal tidak jauh dari kedai Pn L, cuma 5-7 minit saja dan meminta Pn L menghantar order nya ke rumah. Pn L setuju, lagipun dekat. Tak salah kalau dia membuat sedikit "added service" untuk customer.

Malam itu Pn L hantar ke rumah Pn N. Tetapi dia terlewat kurang sejam dari masa yang dijanjikan, sepatutnya pukul 8 malam. Maklumlah, Pn L juga seorang isteri. Selepas kedai ditutup sekitar jam 7, dia bergegas pulang dan menyediakan dinner (yang ringkas) dan solat maghrib. Pn L mengajak suaminya, Mr A untuk menemaninya. Dia lebih selesa begitu, jika kemana-mana pada waktu malam, mereka selalu bersama. Sambil boleh meluangkan masa bercerita tentang kerja harian masing-masing. Si anak tunggal juga tak lepaskan peluang ikut serta. Memang manja keletahnya.

Sampai di alamat Pn N, rumahnya dah bergelap gelita. Pn L berfikir, mungkin salah rumah agaknya lalu dia menekan loceng. Selepas seketika, suara wanita menjawab di tingkap dari bilik tingkat atas.
"Puan N?" Pn L bertanya.
"Ya. Sekejap"

Pn L berdiri di pagar. Tak lama kemudian seorang gadis muncul.
"Pn N?"
"Err..tak"
"oohh..your mother"
"dia order barang apa ye?"
"ni ada *** dan ****"
"berapa ringgit?"
"seventy two. resit ada dalam tu"
(si gadis mengambil bungkusan order)
"tunggu kejap ye"

Pn L senyum. Dan menunggu di luar pagar, sambil berborak dengan si suami yang setia menunggu di dalam kereta. Anak tunggal nya sudah tertidur di tempat duduk belakang.

Lebih kurang 3-4 minit kemudian.
"HELLO! SIAPA TU?"
Suara tegas dan lantang dari dalam rumah. Pn L agak terkejut. Dia berjalan masuk ke dalam. Tetapi agak tidak selesa kerana tidak dipelawa.
"KENAPA AWAK TAK BOLEH DATANG SINI??" kata suara tadi. Masih lantang walaupun Pn L sudah berdiri di depannya.
Pn L lebih terkejut. Dia cuba memandang ke wajah wanita yang bercakap walaupun agak samar di muka pintu rumah.
Pn N agaknya.
"i thought i must wait outside, at the gate". Pn L jawab ringkas. Pn L cuba untuk senyum tapi terlalu pahit rasanya.

Pn N hulurkan duit. Tiada sedikit pun perasaan mesra di wajahnya. Pn L tidak mahu memandangnya lagi. Dia sangat sangat terkilan dengan 'budi bahasa' si customer iaitu si tuan rumah.
"Thanks". Lalu dia berpaling keluar. Pn L rasa malu. Malu kepada suaminya yang mungkin terdengar layanan si tuan rumah.

Sebaik masuk ke dalam kereta, Pn L bersuara. "i dont like this customer. i dun want to see her again". Tersekat suaranya, menahan perasaan. Terkejut, kecewa, malu.

Sebelum kereta mereka berlalu,Pn N tiba-tiba muncul untuk menutup pagar.
"Thank you". Kata Mr A sambil menundukkan kepala hormat.
"sorry". Ringkas Pn N.
Pn L hanya diam. Kecewa dan sedih.
.
.
.
The End.

Sekadar renungan.
Dari Abu Syuraih al-Khuza'i r.a bahwasanya Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:
"Barangsiapa yang beriman kepada Allah dan hari akhir, maka hendaklah berbuat baik kepada tetangganya. Dan barangsiapa yang beriman kepada Allah dan hari akhir, maka hendaklah memuliakan tamunya dan barangsiapa yang beriman kepada Allah dan hari akhir, maka hendaklah berkata yang baik atau hendaklah berdiam saja".

(Diriwayatkan oleh Imam Muslim dengan lafaz seperti di atas ini dan Imam Bukhari meriwayatkan sebahagiannya)

~ Dipetik dari Riyadhus Shalihin, oleh Imam Nawawi~

iSV

geddit?

our very own dessert

i'm so gonna try to cook this.
Bubur Kacang feat. Durian
:D 

pic courtesy : google

i taste 'em at kenduri i attended today. love it! nice, perfect dessert.

i always love the scene of kampung makan-do, comfortable and so welcoming.
and the foods...simple yet tasty. and most importantly stomach-friendly.

thanks & congratulation to my friend, Roseli and his newly-wed Mrs.
May Allah bless your new life and grant the best for you.

lesson

i just checked my bountiful mail in my mailbox, when i found this interesting email.
so i referred to my quran translation, just to double check and make myself clear.
i haven't checked the time accuracy but let say we assume it's from a reliable and correct source.
but please..dun get any wrong idea about this. i dun mean to provoke the issue but i honestly think we all should take the lesson. things happen for some good reasons. and the lesson may be addressed to all of us, not just the unfortunates.
He knows best. wallahualam.

Gempa Tasikmalaya
Time : 15.04
Surat Al Hijr (Surah-15) ayat 04
"Never did We destroy a town whose term of life was not ordained beforehand"

Gempa Padang
Time : 17.16
Surat Al Israa’ (Surah-17) ayat 16

"Whenever We have intended to destroy a town, it was because We sent Our commandments to its people who were leading easy lives but they showed disobedience; as a result Our Judgement was passed, and We razed that city to the ground"

Gempa Susulan Padang
Time 17.58
Surat Al Israa’ (Surah-17) ayat 58
"There is not a town (population) but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment; this fact has been recorded in the Book of Records (Lauh-Mahfudz)"

Gempa Jambi
Time 8.52
Surat Al Anfaal (Surah -8) ayat 52

"Their behavior is similar to the behavior of the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and to those that had gone before them. They also rejected the revelations of Allah and Allah seized them for their sins. Surely, Allah is Mighty and severe in punishment"

* Translation :
English Translation of the Meaning of AL-QURAN
The Guidance for Mankind.
by Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Copyright 1997
The Institute of Islamic Knowledge

# edited note #
Time of Gempa Padang - checked and correct.

kopi & pes

I found this is something interesting to read. So i decided to "copy & paste" here.
As for my reference, and perhaps as a good share.

"Why do Muslim women wear the hijab?"
This was one of the many questions being asked from my husband since our relationship at very early stage. Only that he'd refer it to Scarf, not Hijab.
Then later I found that he made a basic conclusion by his some observation on appearance that later he relate to their race.

Sometime.
"She's Chinese?" (Pointed to some one by roadside)
"No. Malay". My short reply.
"But she not wear scarf?"
Silent.

And some other time.
"Why you like to watch this drama?" (while I was watching drama melayu)
"Interesting story." I replied.
"But they not wear scarf. Not cover hair. They are muslim ka?"
"Yes...."
Silent.

Occasionally that same question offered.

Remind me, I should forward this article to his email.
Source of this article : HERE

One of the major misconceptions about the hijab (covering of the body except the face and hands) is that young women are forced to wear it by their parents or by male family members.

Sumayya Syed, 16, says that what parents or men want have nothing to do with it. In fact, she astounds people who ask by saying that every woman should have this form of liberation.

Syed maintains that when a woman is covered, men cannot judge her by her appearance but are forced to evaluate her by her personality, character, and morals.

"I tell them that the hijab is not a responsibility, it's a right given to me by my Creator who knows us best. It's a benefit to me, so why not? It's something every woman should strive to get and should want."

The young woman admits to being surprised that many people wonder if she wears the hijab everywhere (at home, when sleeping, in the shower). The truth is that Muslim women only cover themselves in front of men who are not direct relatives (brothers, fathers, and uncles) to prevent indecent acts or thoughts.

Another young woman who wears the hijab, Zeinab Moallim, 18, maintains that some people assume that all Muslims who wear the traditional dress are immigrants who don't know English and perceive them as "weirdos".

"I remember in my class when I answer questions, some students look at me like I'm kind of dumb and I can't answer (them)," she says. "So usually I answer, just to let them know I can do things."

All of the young women interviewed agreed that the advantages of wearing the hijab are many. According to Rema Zawi, 16, "You feel modest...and you feel like you're covered up. You have more self-respect. You have more confidence in yourself that you don't need to care about (how) you look."

Syed emphasizes that a major plus is that people actually evaluate her on who she is and not on her beauty or clothing. "It keeps me protected from the fashion industry. The hijab liberates you from the media, brainwashing you into, Buy this, buy that, you're supposed to look like this," she says. "It allows me to be who I am. I don't have to worry about being popular through buying things that are 'cool'."

Hana Tariq, 15, who just recently began wearing the hijab, agrees with Syed's view and says that the hijab lets you know who your real friends are.

"People who are friends with you because of the way you look aren't real friends. And people who judge you by your personality are true friends, because people can change looks but they don't really change personalities."

The young women said the hijab provides them with an identity. They don't have to tell people they are Muslims. It shows.

However, there are drawbacks. Mariam Hussein, 18, was in a store minding her own business, when an old woman came up to her and proclaimed loudly, "Go back to your country!" It was a difficult situation because the young woman considers Canada her home.

Responses to the hijab vary widely. Zawi is one of the few Muslim girls in her school who wears the traditional Muslim garb. She says some students treat her differently by looking at her in strange ways or vandalizing her property. However, she also finds that other students have questions for her regarding the hijab.

"I find that it's so hard for them to ask because they're really shy, so I confront them. I tell them, If you want to know anything, just talk to me." One young woman's first year at Silverthorn Collegiate was especially difficult. A counsellor was looking at her English marks from previous report cards, and said she found them "impressive". But then she made a comment that hurt. "Well, it's obvious you don't need ESL," she said.

The counsellor made the assumption that since the young woman wore the hijab, she had just emigrated and needed to take English as a Second Language. Syed, who attends a school with a fairly large Muslim population, says the people she knows treat her with dignity and the comments she gets from friends and classmates are generally not disrespectful.

"Most people in my life respect me with my hijab: they don't swear around me, they don't crack bad jokes," she says.

Some people may think that the more a woman covers, the less freedom she has. But, according to Muslim tradition, it is actually the opposite. The less she wears, the more she is degraded and the more she is put in the line of fire of male criticism.

Syed is astonished at the behaviour of some women who claim to want "freedom". She can't understand how going topless, for example, represents equality. "People have to understand that we (males and females) are not equal in body image but we should be equal in rights, in justice. Taking off your shirt will not make you equal to a man; it'll make you lower. Why? Because the woman's body is created differently."

Amani Elkassabany, 30, who is not presently wearing the hijab, has a different view. She applauds those who wear the hijab (especially those who wear it for God and with good intentions), but feels that it is not necessary to wear the hijab to gain respect.

"Just because a woman covers, doesn't mean she is automatically entitled to respect, or has already proven the worth of her mind. Respect must be earned regardless of one's appearance and it is not earned through a dress code alone."

Elkassabany sees advantages to wearing the hijab, but thinks that having internal modesty is more important than external modesty. "This external covering is really just a reflection of an inner commitment to dedicate oneself to the worship of the Creator," she comments.

She is also concerned about the restraints wearing the hijab implies, restraints that are exclusive to women. "Both men and women are required to dedicate themselves to God, but it is only women who are expected to demonstrate this dedication outwardly in the form of hijab," she says. "This expectation on the part of [women] is what I find difficult to accept."

Whether the hijab constrains or liberates women is an ongoing debate. However, statistics reveal that in Western society, women and men are perceived very differently.

One study, done at the University of California, found that media photographs emphasize the faces of men but the bodies of women. In the average picture of a woman, less than half the photo (45%) was devoted to the woman's face. In the pictures of men, nearly two-thirds (65%) of the photograph featured the man's face.

The same article reports the results of an experiment conducted with a group of 40 male and 40 female college students. These students were told that a study of freehand drawing styles was under way and were assigned to draw either a man or a woman, capturing "the character of a real person." It was observed that the men drawn had very distinct features, with close attention paid to facial details. However, the images drawn of the women were mostly of the body, with the faces vague or even featureless.

Perhaps, as women de-emphasize their bodies, this severe imbalance will be at least partially rectified. Meanwhile, Islam provides a solution to this problem - one which dignifies and honours all women.

apa nak jadi

astaghfirullah...

i dun understand.
hello, pls tell me. pls explain to tis makcik.
is it LATEST TREND MARK or whtsoever HIP FASHION or maybe it's accidental?
but apa-apapun, tis makcik memang HYPER TERKEJUT.

you see, mcmana makcik tak terbeliak bila terpandang sorang minah ni pakaian nya amat pelik pada pandangan makcik yang naif ini.

TUDUNG DI KEPALA..
BAJU T-SHIRT AGAK SENDAT short sleeve...
dan..
SELUAR SHORT PARAS PEHA!

now you tell me!
agak2 kalau lembu yang tengok pun mau terbeliak bijik mata.

apakah ini namanya fesyen?

makcik tak paham.
apa dah jadi.
apa nak jadi.

apa-apa pun alasan nya, bagi makcik ianya sungguh HUMILIATING.
sebagai pompuan, malu kita tengok kaum kita mcm tu.
dah la tu, memalukan MUSLIMAH.


note :
makcik tak sempat nk snap gamba. makcik dalam kereta, dan tergamam.
minah trendy tu dok lepak ngan member2 tepi jalan.

manis lima belas

yesterday. me & my mom conversation.

it's my birthday tomorrow, i announced.
(i never expect she'd remember my birthday, or any of us anyway)

ooh? may Allah grant you happiness, long life, healthy and wealthy. she offered.
i smile.

i'm gonna be 32. but i feel like 17, ever.
proud me.

what? seventeen?
she cut.
i think u r just my little sweet FIFTEEN, ever!

i grinned.

thanks Ma. you really know best for us. and to win our heart.

so, today i feel like a sweet fifteen re-birth.
*wink*

wake-up call

or a make-up call?
no i'm not a face painter. i go about plain & simple.

so tis is about a wake-up call. my neighbor drop by my shop just now with few slices of kek lapis. baked by her fren. samples for order.
i taste 'em. (not all). nice. yummy

then we chatted. she told me about her last operation. surprising. tho we live next doors but we seldom catch up each other. normally just a simple "hai" and smiles.
today i just learned about her endometriosis and cyst. And operation last year, then her regular check ups to gynae and hormone injections then followed by pregnancy and her recent miscarriage!

oh mi oh my! it seems real updates for me this morning.

she told me about her symptoms which lead her to gynae. she had problem with mense cycle which delayed every months for the past a year.
tht's my wake-up call ! i'm having that same problem actually since...i'm not sure. but it has been this irregular since the delivery last four years!!
*gulp*

now i know i really need to extend a visit to my gynae somehow.
sooner is better.
*krrriiiiiinnggg*

#p.s : she miscarried twin baby. *huhu*

di awan biru

*senyum sendiri*

kita suka tengok dia, especially lately. nampak ada perubahan.
dulu masa kita kecik-kecik lagi dah biasa dengar lagu dia kat radio dan tv.
ye lah, sape tak kenal dia kan. bukan takat malaya. rasanya dia ada ramai peminat-peminat jugak kat negara2 jiran.

rumah kita skrg kat atas rumah anak dia. berjiran lah orang kata. kadang2 kita terserempak jgk jiran kita tu tapi tak pernah sapa. kita pemalu sikit. *ehem*

pernah dulu anak dia tu singgah kat kedai kita. tapi dia tak perasan kita ni jiran dia kot.
kita tak femes. lagipun, kita ni kan pemalu. *ehem*

semalam, kita jaga kedai macam biasa. pagi.
kita dok mengemas macam biasa.
almaklum le, kuli sdn bhd. :)
pastu ada sorang wanita datang, nak beli suratkhabar. pregnant, agak dah sarat jugak.
kita senyum macam biasa.
tetiba...ada sorang lelaki menyusul. dari ekor mata kita tahu itu "dia". casual, jeans biru dan t-shirt putih.
kita berdebar. tapi kita control. kita senyum macam biasa.

kita tak pandang dia directly. kita kan pemalu! *ehem*
rupanya wanita tu isteri dia. si isteri bagi duit bayar newspaper.
"terima kasih"..tu je yang kita mampu cakap.

kita pemalu, rupanya.

dia & isteri berlalu pergi. kita senyum sorang-sorang.
dia masih hensem, kita kata dalam hati.

kita suka.

arini kita tunggu jugak, kalau-kalau dia nak singgah beli newspaper lagi.
tapi..taraaakk...

tapi takpe. kita masih happy.
kita rasa macam di awan biru.
*senyum sendiri*

"berbaloi-baloi...."

dia
(sumber gambar : goooogle)

al-ahzab : 59

"O Prophet! Say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw their outergarments (jilbabs) close around them; that is better that they will be recognized and not annoyed. And God is ever Forgiving, Most Merciful."

mutiara haya

i love 'em.
i like 'em nicely packed in the box. ideal for gift-away.

after a loooong while with no new purchase, finally now i got' em to top my hijab collection.
you may find them here. they accept online orders.

or, call me for appointment. i'll arrange my fren to assist.

hmm..now i'm imagining a nice abaya for this coming eid. donned with tht top.
*grin*

note for self : ganti pose cepat2. baru boleh berangan baju baru.

perkara

hidup tak selalunya seperti dirancang.

khamis malam lepas, Mr K mengadu sakit perut dan sakit belakang.
i tot it's just normal food poisoning so after tutup kedai at nine, baru bawak dia ke klinik.
tapi kat klinik dia mcm dah tak tahan sgt sakit, almost meraung. cuak jugak.
lepas doc inject painkiller, masih sakit katanya. doc bagi surat, kalau tak okay jugak suruh bawak ke hospital.
so malam tu dalam pukul 11 lebih, bawak dia ke eSJayeMCee.
masuk emergency, ding dong ding dong pkl 2 pagi masuk ward.
doc kata mungkin kidney stone.
again?
bila check dalam rekod, 3 tahun lepas dah kena kes yg sama.
dan dah operation jugak kat hospital yg sama.
adeih.
besoknya...lepas x-ray dan CT scan, confirm kidney stone. doc bg few option. dia pilih nak laser. apa-apa saya setuju je.
operation tu cuma ambik masa sejam. minor.
alhamdulillah yang penting dia dah okay. phew...
pagi sabtu dia dah boleh keluar hospital. (dan siap drive sendiri lagi). hehe

hidup tak selalunya seperti dirancang.

pagi sabtu, dapat sms dari Pembantu Kedai.
dia dapat tawaran sambung belajar di UiTm, notis nak berenti dan dan tu jugak.
*berpeloh kejap*
resignation accepted. ye lah, takkan kita nak halang dia nak sambung belajar kan.
cuma ralat lah sikit bila tiba-tiba takde assistant.

anyway, life must go on.
since that saturday, saya full-time di kedai.
seronok dan puas hati sebenarnya bila kita jaga sendiri, cuma rasanya agak terikat.
aktiviti harian re-scheduled.
sesetengah perkara terpaksa ditangguhkan.

hidup tak selalunya seperti dirancang.

musykil

ada seorang hamba allah, 2-3 hari ni saya selalu nampak dia dekat area kedai ni.
first day i spotted him talking to the makcik cafe. and the others.
apparently he had a business deal with them. i care nothing.

yesterday he was here again. approached me, with him it was a blender. glass type, quite big size.
Tujuh puluh je kak.
Tak nak lah, blender kat umah bley pakai lagi.
*frowned* mana dia dapat barang2 nih?

just now, he managed to close a deal with me.
yogurt. very cheap. he brought 5 packs.
i asked,
mana dapat ni?
saya keje kt kilang.
kilang? kat mana?
bukan kilang..kedai..supply barang2 runcit.
*frowned* errmm..bukan barang curi? kalau barang curi saya tak bley ambik. tak berkat saya nk meniaga.
eh tak lah kak...
(but he dare not looked at my eyes)

later, i asked the makcik cafe.
sape mamat tu yang datang semalam tu?
hah kenapa? dia jual apa arini?
tadi jual yogurt kat saya. saya ambik. 5 pek je.
MAT GIAN le tu...dia datang sini aritu jual minyak masak, bawang....bla bla bla. aunty ambik la, MURAH

GULP!

so.
wht shud i do with tht yogurt now?
i dun think i wan to sell them. dah kira macam bersubahat plak.
then, bwk balik kasi ummar minum. dia suka.
tapi...now i know the source is NOT HALAL.
tapi...the deal between me & him is HALAL, kan?
at tht point of transaction, i understood that it's not BARANG CURI.

errrm.
what say you?

Chocz Parlour

Am watching TiViTiga morning slot and caught these 3 jejaka malaya with their chokolatz.
Impressed lah.
Those are made from local cocoa. Handmade (i suppose) with passion by these young muslim entrepreneur.

look out for their signatures here.

and guess what, i just visit their blog. Messages flood their shoutbox alredi.
Good huh, power of TV ads.
(kalau le saya mampu iklan kat TV jugek, thehe)

note : chocz-ing classes available. hurry, sign up if you interested.

perut mudo

ramai yang tanya. "kenapa lama tak online? busy ke? business macamana?"

*senyum*
(dalam hati) rupanya ada jugak yang masih ingat kat Hamba Allah ni. Alhamdulillah.
jawapan tulus. "takde la busy sangat. tak online sbb takde internet connection."

dan, ada jugak yang tanya. "dah lama tak nampak awak kat kelas. busy ye?"
(dalam hati rasa malu). "takde la busy sangat. biasa-biasa je. cuma lately ada hal sikit, tu yang rasa terikat sikit schedule pagi."

bila difikirkan, urusan dunia memang tak pernah selesai, kan.
dulu masa jadi employee, saya selalu bayangkan...bestnya kalau tak keja. tak payah bangun awal pagi, mandi pagi-pagi. :)
tapi sekarang bila kerja sendiri, pun kena bangun pagi. :)
dan masih terkejar-kejar rushing hour setiap pagi, termasuk weekend.

saya cuma mampu berdoa semoga urusan dunia selalu dipermudahkan dan tidak melalaikan.

kadang2 rasa simpati dgn sesetengah orang yg selalu 'mengeluh' dengan jadual kerja/bisnes yang terlalu padat sehingga kadang2 mungkin mereka tersilap menilai keutamaan sesuatu perkara. hidup cuma sementara.

sebagai anak kdg2 kita terlupa utk meluangkan sedikit masa untuk ibubapa.
sebagai isteri kdg2 kita terlupa untuk menjaga hati suami.
sebagai ibu kdg2 kita terlupa untuk menunaikan tanggungjawab kpd anak2.
sebagai hambaNya kita mungkin terleka dan mengabaikan suruhanNya.

pernah tak kita terfikir...bagaimana jika hari ini ialah hari terakhir?
hari terakhir kita atau hari terakhir org kesayangan kita. adakah kita bersedia?
atau..adakah kita sanggup memikul beban sesal sehingga ke akhir hayat?

sekadar ingin berkongsi & renungan untuk diri sendiri.

wallahualam.

# nota kaki :
Hanya Allah dan Hamba Allah tertentu yang memahami tajuk post ini.

gambar hiasan

dirham

kenapa ye.
kalau kita ada utang dgn sesiapa, kita rasa orang tu akan chase kita gila-gila.
walaupun kadang2 amount tu tak sampai 200 dirham ponn, tapi gaya nya dia nak kita bayar URGENT lah amat.

biasa lah adat meniaga ni kan, tak semuanya Cash term.

kenapa ye.
bila orang pulak yang utang ngan kita, SUSAH amat dia nak bayar.
kita pulak yang segan nak mintak sbb dah remind byk kali.

o_O

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Sene jah dih...
^-^

suka nonton

drama ni.

biasanya kalau kat rumah si kecik tu je yang control tv channel.
(24 hrs - x hrs) = TV-ON hrs
* x = masa tidur dia.

tapi lately every friday nite this mommy nak jugek berebut remote control. tak kira!
first time i tgk drama tu, i suka background tu. rumah kampung kat sawah padi. hijau...sejuk mata memandang.
soon i realised jalan cerita nya pun menarik.
tak merapik merapu ntah hape2 and tak boring. lain dpd drama2 melayu lain. ekceli dah lama i tak layan drama2 kat tv ni, byk sgt yang ntah hape2 and too streotype. kalau tak cerita hantu and such, cerita polis, cerita "antara 2 darjat" dan seangkatan.

so, ada sape2 yg follow cerita ni jgk tak?

fifth

yesterday. evening.
a phone call.

"hello...how are you?"
"fine..."

"long time not see you...i miss you"
(laughing) "ittezerako neehh. sorry neh i'm late. i go back after 40 mins. today thursday, islamic class"
"okay..see you soon"

And she smiled.
Happy Anniversary Hubby.

i love july

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

*pause*
hhmm. where shud i start, again?

*pause*
you know, this little strange feeling when u have so many things to say, to write.
Yet u just not sure how to start.

Let say.."here i am again".
and hopefully will be able to update this page more often from now.
Insha-Allah

re.surf.ace

*lap habuk & sawang*

ya ampuuunnn....lamaaaaanya tak hapdet.

to all my fans (as if there's any lah kan. hehehe)
I'm BACK!!!

alhamdulillah..life is pretty good..tho pretty mencabar at most times, and pretty exciting and yes i'm still pretty too.
:P

so i guess i cant write much details here rite now. just menumpang streaming at borders and about to leave now.

you guys take care.
psstt.. I.MISS.YOU

#p.s : to whom it may concern,
kita kecewa sebab lunchdate ngan orang tuuuuttt cancel.
makan hati tau!

hahahaaa..


Nota Kaki:
iSV HALAL AVENUE now proudly representing few more high quality brands;
~ DCL
~ MUSLIM CHOICE
~ dll

*details to be included later, later...(ntah bila tu kan?)

bittersweet

Pahit. Kelat? Perit.

Mungkin nanti ada manis nya.

“Dan sesungguhnya akan Kami berikan ujian kepadamu dengan sedikit ketakutan, kelaparan, kekurangan harta, jiwa dan buah-buahan. Dan berikanlah berita gembira kepada orang yang sabar.”
(Surah al-Baqarah, ayat 155)


“(Iaitu) mereka yang apabila ditimpa musibah lalu berkata sesungguhnya kami adalah kepunyaan Allah dan kepada-Nya (Allah) jugalah (tempat) kami kembali.”
(Surah al-Baqarah, ayat 156)

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un - To Allah We Belong and To Him We Shall Return

saya suka ini

our latest addiction.

kembali

recovered.
alhamdulillah. my energy finally has restored to normal level and somehow today i feel much better, after almost a week of kepala pusing & selesema dizzy days.

the other day i told a sister of mine, kalau sakit macam ni masa keje dulu-dulu, sure dah ambik mc tido kat rumah je.
but now, forget the mc. i dun even go to clinic. cos i never bother to drink the drugs tho. so malas la nak membazir. and i worked as usual instead. perhaps it helps to recover, naturally.

what's up & running?
1) i add up some new products available on the shelf. alhamdulillah. but i could not find any good chance to update my online store, yet. dah lama betul rasanya tak ter update. so hopefully soon soonish will be updated.

2) i managed to join kuliah at mesjid here. it's daily kuliah called Kuliah Dhuha but i just started on last friday. kelas org dewasa hehe. it's good. and it's fun. learning is fun.
tho my daily schedule is getting tighter but it's okay with me, bcos this is what i'm looking for when i decided to step out from my comfort zone last year.

3) we'll have a new addition in our family soon. oh no i'm not pregnant yet, if you may suspect. i mean a new sister in-law. yes that lil bro of mine will bertunang soon, end of this month.
the wifey-to-be run a business so i like her immediately. heh.
we just had dinner at her restaurant. she's quite a good cook i must say.
so guys if u looking for thai food and happen to be somewhere around K1nrarA Puch0ng, i'd like to recommend Mango Ch1LL1, First Floor G1anT KinrarA.
i love the kerabu mangga. and pandan chicken. and tomyam.
and surely the infamous pulut mangga. yumms.

sure gemok la adik saya soon.
:)

note to self

i've not been reading for quite some time. pretty long time i guess. neither book nor mags.
so yesterday by a good chance, i pick up a mag at seven eleven.
first time, i never read that mag before. Aniqah.
it's nice, nice pictures and good-to-read articles. not too heavy.


here's one of them i read last nite.
Kemunculan Dajal Petanda Akhir Zaman, page 73.

Daripada Jabir bin Abdullah, katanya Rasulullah s.a.w ada bersabda, yang bermaksud :
"Bumi yang paling baik adalah Madinah. Pada waktu datangnya dajal nanti ia dikawal oleh malaikat. Dajal tidak sanggup memasuki Madinah. Pada waktu datangnya dajal (di luar Madinah), kota Madinah bergegar tiga kali. Orang-orang munafik yang ada di Madinah bagaikan cacing kepanasan kemudian mereka keluar meninggalkan Madinah. Kaum wanita adalah yang paling ramai lari ketika itu. Itulah yang dikatakan hari pembersihan. Madinah dibersihkan daripada kekotoran seperti tukang besi membersihkan karat-karat besi."

Daripada Anas bin Malik, katanya Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda yang bermaksud :
"Menjelang turunnya dajal, ada tahun-tahun yang penuh tipu daya, iaitu tahun orang-orang pendusta dipercayai orang dan orang jujur tidak dipercayai. Orang yang tidak amanah dipercayai dan orang amanah tidak dipercayai."

Note : Rasanya tanda-tanda tu dah banyak yang berlaku.
Maha Suci Allah, semoga kita ditetapkan iman hingga ke hembusan terakhir.

short note

psst..the bibik is back to us. already. since last 2 days.

why? how?
errmm..let say it's part of history. heh

for the record, i lost 2 kgs in past one month.
phew.
watchout for dragging my lazy bum season again.

overall : life is pretty normal.

ambo oghe kelate

it's funny sometimes but i always loved to meet and speak to them, those from the same flag.

since i started this business i've met quite a number of them and we naturally become good business frens.
it could be the same mother tongue thingy or maybe simply the budu effects haha but it just feels so natural and so comfortable.
this week only i met 2 new frens, business-ly. They both are suppliers.

Convo 1.
Me : Sorry nak tanya. Oghe kelate ko?
A : Ho. Oghe kelate jugok ko?
...more casual talk then the deal went well, almost casually.
A : banyok bare-bare hok oghe kelate buat cumo masalohnyo nok market tuh payoh la sikit. Oghe napok supo takdok kualiti la kalu wak di kelate tapi sebenarnyo molek-molek. Pesen oghe kito ghetek. Kalu keda oghe c1n0 oghe kito gi bbeli semacey, tapi keda oghe melayu kito payoh nok maju. Ambo kkecek nge oghe c1n0 sediri dio kato dio buleh hidup sebab pembeli2 melayu jah, kalu tidok payoh dio nok hidup.
Me : *angguk angguk*
A : G1ant baru nok buko di koto baru. toksey masuk ko? ambo tra jugok nok masuk tapi waiting list panje doh. pasal oghe kelate nih rama berehi nnego keh jadi nyo pakat mitok rama.
Me : *angguk-angguk senyum* Padey la N1k Az1h tok payoh rusing mano dih nok ambik ati oghe kelate, tok payoh nok holor banyok2 pun takpo demo pakat nnego sediri. Buleh tok banyok pun takpo demo puah hati doh. Hidup sekadar pun demo tok kisoh mano dih. Asal cukup makae, anok buleh skoloh takpo doh.
A : Ho betul doh. Tapi rama jugok hok nnego berjayo pun. Hok namo-namo besar doh lonih.
Me : *angguk-angguk lagi* (sambil terbayang owner butik Lamees Couture, i used to call her Kak Tini. Very friendly and very humble person. And very rich. One of those jerungs but very seldom i know a real humble jerung like her)


Convo 2
(while introducing some products at kedai)
Me : ...but most of these i get directly from kelantan. *points to the kuih2*...bcause i'm from kelantan. hehe *sengih*
B : laaa...oghe kelate ko? ambo oghe kelate jugok
Me : Laaa...yo ko? hihihiii...
(then the casual convo continues...)
Me : Rama jugok customer ssinih oghe kelate. Gak supo murtabak rajo nih demo berehi bena la...
B : Ho memey pun. Oghe kelate nih kito gi mano2 pun rama kito jjupo. Ado mano2.
Daley jjaro (penjara) pun rama oghe klate.
Me : Gulp! *sengih*

bukan nak mengata

tapi macam tu lah agaknya lumrah dunia.

X-File 1
Minggu lepas ikut kawan pegi pejabat 'tuuuuttt' untuk apply loan. Dia nak submit borang, saya baru nak usha ambik borang. Selepas diberi explanation serba sikit cara-cara dan requirements, saya dah rasa tawar hati nak apply.
Tak susah pun, form tu sehelai je depan belakang, attachment pun tak banyak pun.
Tetapi masalahnya nak kena bagi no keahlian parti 'tuuuuuttt' dan form tu nanti kena ada pengesahan ketua cawangan parti 'tuuuuttt' jugak. Adeih, masalah.
Saya warganegara yang berkecuali, tak pernah register jadi ahli mana-mana parti. A pun tak, B pun apatah lagi. Bagi saya diorang tu sama je, masing-masing mengejar kepentingan peribadi. Mungkin kalau ada yang ikhlas berjuang untuk kemakmuran nusa dan bangsa, berapa kerat lah sangat boleh dikira ngan jari.
Ini baru nak apply loan, dah kena tunjuk no ahli. Blom lagi mintak yang pree.
hampeh.
Bila bagitau kat The Husband, ternganga dia terkezzut. Sebab tu lah daripada dulu saya maleh nak turun naik lift cari loan, pasal benda-benda hampeh mcm ni lah.
Dulu pernah usha jugak nak apply kat opis diorg yang satu lagi, yang kononnya melindungi hak bangsa kita sendiri. Tapi awal-awal lagi dah mintak percent untuk "fee".
hampeh.
Sudahnya sampai sekarang kitorang korek tabung-tabung kecik otromen sendirian berhad. tak kuasa nak sakitkan hati sendiri turun naik pegi opis diorang, pastu kena daftar ahli ntah hape-hape semata mata nak dapatkan loan yang bukan pree pun tuh.

X-File 2
Minggu lepas jugak saya "jerkah" sorang AhPek yang volunteer masuk kedai saya semata-mata untuk memberi komen yang "membina".
Saya tak kisah feedbacks yang boleh membantu saya perbetulkan apa yang tak kena or untuk improve malahan amatlah di alukan-alukan tapi masalahnya AhPek tu bagi komen yang agak melampau, dan agak tidak ber adab. Saya rasa sesekali mereka yang "terlalu prihatin" ini patut ditegur.
Bukan sekali dua saya jumpa spesis yang macam gini. Agaknya memang macam tu lah lumrahnya. Bila tengok orang lain baru nak menapak sikit, kita pun tumpang nak bagi idea-idea yang kononya bernas atau membina.
Abih tu kalau kita rasa kita pandai sangat, apsal kita tak buat sendiri?
Ada berani?
Huh

X-File 3
Lebih kurang 3-4 minggu lepas saya di surprisekan dengan satu kezzutan berita terkini.
Selalunya berita baik berkaitan RM memang amat dinanti. Kononnya kompeni lama tuh amat bermurah hati. Nak bagi bonus, siap bagi slip lagi.
Apa lagi, senyum lebar lah akak ni.
Dalam hati rasa syukur sangat-sangat rezeki yang tak disangka-sangka Allah Taala nak bagi.
Dalam kepala dah nampak dah budget nak pakai duit tu untuk itu ini. Sekarang ni kalau ada RM lebih sikit memang labur untuk kedai kat sini. Makan pakai mewah mewah dah bukan priority.
Buktinya tengok lah jerawats ku ini. heh
Sudahnya, dipendekkan story...janji wang bonus itu dimungkiri. Tiada apa-apa yang diberi. Bila di tanya, katanya kesilapan jabatan bendahari.

Tidak tercapai di akal ku memikirkan. Takkan le selepas berbulan-bulan takde payslip tetiba tup tup diorang membuat kesilapan. Siap dengan prorate segala dalam perkiraan. Apa diorang ingat kita tak ada akai & perasaan? Setelah di beritakan, hancur luluh harapan.

hmmm..life is like that lah kan?

dari mata turun ke hati?

featuring one of latest products on the shelf at my kedai.
click here for details.

note:
we do provide delivery service (with postal charge).
So, berminat kalu, calling-calling lah ye or texting-texting.

note 2 : terhangat di pasaran sekarang. ouch!

a little step further

Pretty excited and jittery about new wing that i'm going to fly off tomorrow.

Folks, i'm gonna open a so-called new branch at G1ant KJ placing some health products. It's a booth/kiosk i share with another businesslady. We not share the business but we share the space, rental fee and staff pay.
I pray and hope it's gonna works well inshaallah.
It's located at the Ground Floor opposite the entrance next to Ch1ck3n R1c3 Shop.
Come drop by, you are most welcomed.

On another note.
We had good cheesy time tonite. It's nothing to do with Valentine or whtsoever but I just craved for cheesecake so I made custom order at my Baker Neighbour, who lives a block away from ours.
Here it is. Sedaaaaappp...

* off to fridge for another bite. ala-ala nigella gitu kan? haha*

saya budak baru belajar

(things i've learned, lately)

1. Housecleaning is the best and cheapest workout session. sweat buckets plus backache too.

2. Those super gadgets for cleaning are just rubbish. We just need a simple cleaning cloth, i mean that kain buruk will do, for a superb cleaning & shining job esp for sink basins.
p.s : i do that for toilet seat, but it's not advised to recycle la hor. :P

3. Wiping aka Osh1n-ing (if u remember that Jap drama long time ago) is much better than mopping. err..I mean, result-wise.
You can see even the micro dirt right before your very eyes while wiping.

4. Same dinner menu for 2-3 days in a row is No Big Deal. Hey, if Jr can survive on that same nasi goreng meal ONLY for almost a year now, so it's no biggie for us too (i guess).

5. I really should revise our @str0 programme subscription. Apparently only channels 613, 815 , 963 (and very very very seldom 701) aired on.

6. G@rd3n1a's ButterScotch bread is a must-have. Very practical for quick breakfast or sempoi dinner.

7. If your Lil Bro is getting busy and serious about his future life with his future life partner, you may not be informed/invited/pictured in the plans & progress. He's just (try, perhaps) being adult. Menyampah!

8. Jerawat reflects youthness youthfulness. That's all. So take it easy.
(denial mode)

9. Tho we are not rich, but we surely still can be happy.
(points below)

10. Patience.
"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman,minta tolonglah kamu dengan sabar dan sembahyang, sesungguhnya Allah bersama-sama dengan orang yang sabar"

changes – the sequel

So we are maidless now.
Hence i was shop-assistant-less too.

It was quite tunggang-langgang initially but soon i started to enjoy my new routines.
Plus we regain our privacy, exclusively.

I took over Cleaning & Washing Department.
The Husband leads the F&B matters. He cooks dinner regularly.
And bathing the Jr.

So far it seems not much problem for us to maintain our small humble abode. It's just small area anyway.

The Bibik called us already few times since she left. She missed the Jr. I guessed so. She asked to speak to him. Actually Jr just listen to her voice without any reply. That is him anyway.
Once during morning call she asked me "Ummar udah mandi?"
Oh yes dun worry I consider I'm such a good mother too. Hehe
I know she just missed Jr, her old routines and probably missed us.
And my selerak-ness sometimes hehe.

Anyway.

Plot 3.
We are not sending Jr to Gen1us AulaD anymore.
Perhaps that class a little too early for him. I really dun mind if he cannot read / write by this year. We just want him to enjoy his playing-hood.

Plot 4.
I have a new shop-assistant already.
Lega lah sikit. But many things-to-do.

Ciao!

changes

while i was away, some (major) changes took over places here in my territory.
perhaps that explains the off-mode.

Plot 1
we (me) finally decided to re-structure the kedai layout hence resulting a whole new look and concept. i like it now, much better i must say.
hint? come over and feel the difference. chewwah! haha.
so it took the whole stretch of cny holidays. The Husband complained about non-golfing schedule at all thru the holidays but i need his strength to carry the new perabots and whatnots.
plus his critics about arrangement. anyway.

Plot 2.
...to be continued...it's dinner time.
hint : we are now MAIDLESS. my scope of work apparently increase.
howww laaa...

add a gadget

*point to my sidebar, the one below calendar*

i found this interesting gadget at WaktuSolat.net, while i was tweaking my other blog last two nights (or morning actually?)

now i put it here, cos i think it's good "refreshment" for me and bcos i want to share with others.
nevermind if this is kinda old tool for some.
:)

Just now i caught this verse.

"Orang-orang (Yahudi dan Nasrani) yang Kami berikan Kitab itu mengetahui serta mengenalinya (Nabi Muhammad dan kebenarannya) sebagaimana mereka mengenal anak-anak mereka sendiri. Dan sesungguhnya sebahagian dari mereka berusaha menyembunyikan kebenaran itu, sedang mereka mengetahui (salahnya perbuatan yang demikian)."
Surah Al- Baqarah ayat 146

an "another"

is HERE

Why create another?
Because i think i need a medium in Bahasa Melayu too.

How to maintain few blog site and websites?
Inshaallah. This is part of my new job scope. Among many other job title ie Driver, Despatch, Admin, Accountant, HR. Oh well, that's few to mention.

Have a Good Week!
^-^

raising a genius

how?

i'm quite sure every parent believe that their kid(s) are special.
i mean in any possible way.

so do i.

but i always wonder, how to teach my son to be good, at least better than the one i used to be.
it's quite disappointed to hear this so-familiar phrase like;
"it's no surprise. he is your son. he is just so much like you when you were much younger, remember?".

oh yes. i know i know. i was the perfect example of a not-good kid.
but of course i want my kid(s) to be much better than i am.

anyway. here's another part of it.
today i had a discussion with the kindy principal. she alerted their concerns about my special little hero. so far (up to 2nd week now) he still refuse to join their programs ie learning activity such writing, reading and such. he plays well but he just mind his own business and too much occupied by his own interest.

hmm.

what should i do? so she suggested a therapist.

once (or twice) some time ago the Paed had highlighted about consulting a speech therapist but i tried to reason by giving a chance for Jr to speak naturally so we send him to school and daycare instead. let him into the environment with other kids so perhaps they will start communicating.

maybe now i should turn into Option A again.

but just i feel quite disturbed again by these coming special session.
maybe i'm quite nervous too.

anyway, he's always my special little genius, nevertheless.

po cho po cho

i was accidentally bumped into this yesterday.
i mean, the real class. all these while i didnt know they'r having this weekly class right here near my shop.
hey, it's fun indeed. i never tried this before. and it's sweaty session too. i tot it's just simple small steps but berbelit belit lah jugak kaki ku haha.

http://www.youtube.com/v/kYejJp0aEos&hl=en&fs=1
Disclaimer : This is just a sample vid. It's not the one i accidentally attended yesterday.

So, pocho-pocho anyone?
^_^

skool-lah (part II)

i refrain from explain much.
it wasnt really pleasant first week. anyway.

First Day
not so bad tho he cried at the entrance door but tht's just so normal for me.
pretty expected.
later managed to have breakfast with Mr Kojax-No-More while waiting for them time-out.

Second Day
very very very bad. unexpectedly.
*geleng-geleng kepala, tutup mulut*

Third Day
The Husband accompanied send him to school. He had no other choice but being a good boy.
*tak aci*

Today
He catch flu. So we decided to grant Day Off.
*bertuah*

susah sangat ke?

Terasa agak pelik bila sesetengah orang kita respond tentang boikot produk y@hud1 dan sekutunya.
"sanggup ke?", kata sesetengah mereka.

Saya terfikir, kalau setakat tak makan MekDi, tak makan KayEfSee, tak minum Star*uck, tak makan meggi, milo dan lain-lain yang seangkatan, susah sangat ke kita nak hidup?

Saya tak rasa saya akan kempunan nak makan prosperity burger yang bagi saya harganya sangat tidak berpatutan itu.

Saya dah lama tak makan KayEfSee semenjak saya menjual hayam.

Mungkin saya akan kempunan kegemaran saya Ais Kisar Teh Hijau Star*uck, tetapi yang bagusnya saya boleh jimatkan duit. Kalau tak membazir je berbelas belas ringgit utk segelas air.

Saya suka masak meggi sebab cepat. Tapi bukan lah selalu, cuma kadang-kadang. Tapi sekarang supply noodle keluarga saya dah bertukar kepada brand IBU, produk muslim tempatan. Jadi takde masalah kalau setakat tak makan meggi yang tidak begitu menyihatkan itu.

Selalunya bila saya makan di luar, saya akan order m1L0 kosong panas. Sedap secukup rasa, tidak terlalu manis. Tapi apa salahnya kalau saya order minuman lain. Tak pun minum air suam je, lagi elok jugak kan?

Jadi, susah sangat ke?

Kalau kita nak terlalu detail tentang setiap produk, memang agak mustahil rasanya.
Dan kalau setakat berkobar-kobar sekarang je, bila isu yang panas sekarang dah jadi reda suam-suam nanti, kita pun dah lupa balik pasal "resolusi" ni, sia-sia saja rasanya.

Setiap perkara harus dimulakan dengan langkah yang kecil. Tetapi mesti berterusan.

Jika sekarang kita rasa "tercabar" dengan isu kemanusiaan di Palest1n dan kekejaman Z10n1s, kenapa kita rasa susah sangat nak mendidik kita sendiri mengelak (setakat termampu dan reasonable) produk alkafirun sebaliknya berjinak-jinak dengan produk bangsa seagama kita.

Sedih juga bila sesetengah orang sebangsa dan seagama kita sendiri yang merasakan boikot produk yahud1 dan sekutu seolah-olah tak logik. Kita tak boleh pakai internet? sebab ciptaan alkafirun tu. kita tak boleh pakai FB? sebab ciptaan diorg jugak. Jadi kita kena balik kampung hidup macam orang dulu-dulu? sebab tak nak terlibat langsung dengan alkafirun tuh.

Astaghfirullah...sempitnya pemikiran.

Bagi saya ini bukan isu baru. Kita sudah lama terbiasa dengan "resolusi" hangat-hangat t*ik ayam macam ni.

Persoalannya, "susah sangat ke?"

another branch

presenting my other blog dedicated for online shopping site.
as you may know about my other website for kids stuff, KidsLittlePalace.com anyway finally I've decided to close it down soon due to my own dissatisfaction about few items.
I was thinking to revamp the site but instead of "throwing" another dollars and cents i 'd just make do with this simple, handy and free site.
i bet everybody knows we could do more here at blogspot other than just a blog.
"manipulating" you may say but heck i'd go for free stuff at least for this gawat period now.

so ladies and gents, you are cordially invited to hop to my new site on the block here.
obviously it was safely born last nite and inshaallah i'll keep updating from time to time.

Why DodoiManjaa?
It's one of many other pet names for my buah hati pengarang jantung.
^_^

sempat layan jap

Cinta Gila!

skool-lah

I can imagine parents nervousness (maybe) days before schools re-open tomorrow. it's today morning actually. especially those first timers like me.
i guess them kids just much-less bother. hich!

The Husband not working tomorrow, officially on Company's Calendar Off Day observed as "School Day". At first when he told me about it, i was like..."eh? are you sure?"
Pelik. Maybe most of them take leave on the first day school every year so might as well bagi je cuti, gitu? Heh

Speaking of which, I dun get that vibes so much, yet. The Jr (and me) brand new kindy-ing day starts on 7th, Wednesday. We'll have 3 days of so-called orientation week. Kids & parents. I should get ready for the "training" much more than him. Isk.

Physically and materially (bley?) we are quite equipped. Lagipun apa lah sangat nak prepare pun for Turn To-4-Year-Old Kindy-goer.
Uniform, Bag, Socks, Shoes. And small tumbler.

hmm..macam manalah agaknya. I just want him to enjoy this new environment.