The most important map of all...

Peta hidup....

Interesting isn't it ??

( got it from a friend on Facebook; Bushra Ismail )

Ringkas tapi cukup untuk menjelaskan realiti kehidupan kita di dunia ni..

Sesuatu yang pasti tapi kita selalu lupa..

Dari mana kita datang and kemana hala tuju kita..

Untuk renungan bersama..

May Allah guide us always..

"Allah, Take us in the best way,

Allah, Guide us every single day,

Keep us close to you..

Until the end of time..."

( Open your eyes, Maher Zain )

Sape suke pulut Panggang ??

Ini adalah hasil dari lebihan sepeket serunding yang mak kirim sebelum bulan puasa (sampai sekarang x abis2) + daun pisang yg dah dekat sebulan bertapa dlm fridge, dah kering and layu huhu + lebihan beras pulut yg beli sebelum raya untuk buat lemang = pulut panggang hehehe..

menjadi jugak ler, dapat la dlm 6 ketul and habis licin semua nye.. rasa nya 80% encik hubby yg makan hehe..

ok la, jom layan resipi:

--> 1/2 cawan beras pulut (rendam beberapa jam)

--> 1/2 cawan santan campur sikit garam

-->Serunding daging atau ayam

--> Daun pisang

Toskan beras pulut yg dah di rendam tadi, kukus sampai masak. Campur gaul beras pulut ngan santan sampai rata, sudukan ke atas daun pisang yg dah di layur dan di lap kering. Buat memanjang, letak serunding and lapis ngan sikit lagi pulut and then gulung daun pisang tu.

Balut ngan aluminium foil, and bakar dalam oven selama lebih kurang 1/2 jam - 45 minit.

Siap !!

Senang kan ? :)

Selamat mencuba :)

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Let's learn to appreciate...

This is one of my delayed entries, I've been trying to finish writing it but somehow the mood to write is just not there huhuhu....

Something really hit me, let me tell you the whole story...

About a month ago, we went to the Zoo with Florian's family. They had planned to take us to the Zoo long ago, a day before Ramadhan. I think I've mentioned this before in one of my previous entries, here.

Although I felt a bit reluctant, I still appreciate their kindness. It's not that I don't like them, infact I like them very much. The problem is... Communication...

They don't really understand English let alone speak the language and my Deutsch is not so good as well, hehe.. (ntah bile nak good ntah hehe)

So, during Ramdhan, they had rang hubby twice and unfortunately, both times hubby had missed those calls.. I didn't feel bad or anything because I didn't really look forward to the zoo trip thing. Pehaps because I feel a bit awkward around them, you know, with my hentam kromo Deutsch and also sometimes I don't really understand what they were saying :D

To be honest, I did feel glad that hubby missed their calls :(

I'm such a terrible person.. why did I say so..?

ok, let me continue the whole story, two weeks passed after that missed calls that we never returned immediately, but of course we couldn't, because they'd called using their house phone, and the only thing displayed on the cell phone screen was 'private number'. Hubby tried call in Lilly's handy (Lilly is Florian's mom), but unfortunately, he got the number wrong, so we couldn't reach them, and we didn't even bother trying though we knew where they live. It's like we didn't give a damn bout the whole Zoo trip thing..

Then Aidilfitri came and we were busy with everything, we forgot bout them, we didn't even invite them over, we never returned their calls, of course we couldn't do so, because we didn't have their number, but when there is a will, there is a way rite???

Then, I also realized that it was always them who gave us a call... we never even bother huhu..

Then after bout two weeks had passed, I started wondering

'why didn't they try callin us again?'

Perhaps our silence had made them think that we didn't want to have anything to do with them anymore..

Oh no ! Yes it's true that I did feel a bit awkward around them, but I didn't want this wonderful friendship to end...

Realizing this, I told hubby to try watever possible way to contact them. What hubby did was searched for their office contact number, they owned a Clinic because Victor (Florian's dad) is a Physiotherapist, and Lilly is his assistant.

When hubby called, neither of them was around, they had gone home. We let a few days passed, because the coming Saturday was Embassy's Eid Celebration held in Frankfurt.

While we were in Frankfurt, Lilly called again, and asked us if it's possible to make the trip to the Zoo the next day which was Sunday. Feeling guilty for the pending Zoo trip, we just quickly agreed though we were very tired.

Fortunately (like I said before, I wasn't really looking forward to this whole Zoo trip thing) Afeef got a flu on that Sunday and I was so relief that again the Zoo trip had to be cancelled...

I sort of wished that they would just forget bout the Zoo trip :( huhu

Then, we were busy again with Eid's Celebration, we forgot bout them..

Then one Saturday, Lily called again and asked if we could make it to the Zoo that day, and hubby agreed though it was quite a short notice. I was a bit reluctant and mad because I didn't wanna go because I had other plans for that day, but since hubby had already agreed... well, I just had too..

Feeling soooo not up to it, I kept on thinking and complaining..;

"Why la they are so into this whole zoo thing..."

But silly me, I realized later, what a terrible person I am..

Why???

1) They came and pick us up with two cars, pick us up at home ok? Rite at our doorstep !!

2) They paid for the entrance tickets, for all of us !!

3) They took us to a cafe inside the Zoo for cakes, fries, tee, coffee, etc etc and they paid for everything, they refused to let hubby pays !!

4) Then they took us to a nearby funfair and again pay for everything..

5) Then, I've learnt that they've been to the Zoo many2 times, they even have the yearly ticket... What??

So... that's it, that's when it hits me, the whole idea for this Zoo trip thing wasn't for them, but for us, just for us.. they willingly volunteered to take us to the zoo without being asked, it's just something they wanted to do for a foreign people and a friend like us..

Take us to a place where they think would be interesting for us and the kids.. Padahal, why should they bother kan??

But they still tried their best, and I just felt so guilty for whatever feelings I had earlier, for never tried our best to return their calls, for not taking the whole Zoo trip thing seriously... I felt bad... I learnt my lesson..

They are just wonderful, kind, sweet, beautiful at heart, inside, outside, all the beautiful words in the world to describe them, and wonderful people like this, you won't meet everyday, it could be once in a lifetime..

I'm truly thankful for this chance..

I must appreciate them, as much as they appreciate us..

So kind and sweet of them..

The last time I met someone as wonderful as Lilly and Victor was over 10 years ago.. her name was Divvya.. I tried searching for her on Facebook but just couldn't find... I hope and hope that someday, we'll meet again.. :)

The kids were happy and they had a great time :)

Yang dua orang ni, macam pasangan kekasih pun ade hehe..

Look at how Lilly entertain Aleena..

Look at how Aleena loves her !! Lilly is special :)

The End :)

"Lets learn to appreciate what's around us.."

Bila adik kasi chan :D

Dua2 adik punya...

Tapi adik tengok je la ye.. hehe...

Interesting Story...

Yesterday hubby sent me this wonderful story thru Facebook.. the story is sooo interesting especially when the writer is a man !! Tak ramai yang mampu berfikir macam mamat ni, he's amazing, and hubby yg share this story with me is also amazing!!!

Thanx my dear..

Kalau semua suami bole berfikir macam ni & menghargai wanita, insyaAllah isteri2 jugak akan dgn rela hati nya mentaati suami and buat ape saja untuk suami !!

Sebelum minta isteri mencontohi sifat isteri2 Rasullullah, suami dulu kena lah mencontohi Rasullullah kan...

Baca jangan tak baca.. the appreciation brought tears to my eyes ;)

Bila SUAMI balik rumah.... Dia jadi heran giler halaman umah berselerak, surat kat peti pos tak berambil, anak-anak tengah main korek-korek tanah kotor, baju compang-camping, penuh dengan tanah dan kotoran, rambut tak bersikat, tak bermandi.. Masuk ke pintu rumah lagi lelaki tu terkejut.



waaa... mana isteri ku...



Ruang tamu lagi teruk berselerak. Lelaki tu melaung nama isterinya.. Sepi tiada jawapan. Masuk ke dapur, sinki penuh dengan pinggan mangkuk tak berbasuh, periuk tak bercuci, mencari apa yang boleh dimakan tetapi tiada makanan yang dimasak. Masuk ke bilik air, baju belum berbasuh apatah lagi berendam. Lelaki itu cemas mencari isterinya. Dia bergegas ke tingkat atas melihat isterinya terbaring di atas katil sedang membaca buku.



fuuu.. lega..



“Awak sakit ke?” tanya lelaki itu. “Tak lah”, jawab isterinya ringkas. “Kenapa teruk sangat rumah kita hari ni?” Tanya si suami lagi sambil meletakkan tangan di dahi isterinya, kot-kot isterinya demam.“Wahai suamiku, semalam semasa kita bertengkar, abg mengatakan yang saya ini hanyalah suri rumah, duduk di rumah tak sepenat diri abg yang duduk di pejabat, dan abg sering menanyakan apa kerja yang saya lakukan di rumah yang menyebabkan saya merungut kepenatan kadang-kadang..



lelaki tu pun berfikir...



Kalau madam takde kat umah, alangkah tenteramnya hidup ini. Boleh buat ape yang kita suka. Boleh belengkar kat depan TV tanpa sebarang gangguan mental dan fizkal. Pendek kata, FreeDoMmmmmlah!! But hairan bin ajaib, when dia betul-betul pergi meaning “She’s Gone”’ aku plak trasa separuh mati. Sehari dua memanglah shiokkk, no one shouting from the kitchen for help, no o

ne to komen this and that, no one to criticize. Everything will be smooth…



hahaha... takde yg nak marah ku...



Tp masuk hari ketige, I felt something missing. Lebih-lebih lagi bila tuala mandi dah berbau ‘asshemmmm’, tak tau la mana nak cari yang baru. Colgate da nak abis, tak tau kat mana dia stock up. Air suam da habis, malas nk boil… Masuk hari keempat, rindu mula terasa...





Apabila rindu mencengkam, semuanya jadi tak tentu arah. Tengok TV citer best pon jadi tak best. Nasik bungkus feberite jadik tak feberite. Makan kat 5 star hotel jadik rasa macam makan kat kedai AA. Lebih-lebih lagi bila laundry basket da makin bertimbun ngan baju kotor. Toilet dah mula licin berdaki.. Lantai dah berbelak, tak dimop.. Every nite, very the lonely, baring atas katil nengok ceiling blindly.. bila lonely gini, baru lah rasa benar kesepian.



Jangan kata sebulan atau setahun, belum seminggu isteri takde kat umah, aku dah rasa separuh pengsan. Masa ni barulah sedar netapa pentingnya seorang wanita bernama isteri… So guys out there.. jgn buli isteri kite. Kalau boleh, tolong dia buat kerja rumah. Bukan dok depan TV every weekend baca paper. Apa ingat dia tu kuli ker?! Maid ker?!! Kan dia tu bini kita, best fren kita, sweetheart kita.. Ingat duit hantaran yang kita kasik dia masa nikah dulu cukup ker nak bayar gaji dia ..................................................................seumur hidup ???



ingat balik..



And furthermore, kan sama2 kerja carik rezeki, sama jugak lah buat kerja rumah. Kadang2 bila poket kita sesak, tak ingat ker dialah orang yang paling dekat terdekat kita nak kenyeng-kenyeng duit. Tak kesian ker nengok bini kita? Dah la satu hari keja kat office, balik pulak kena buat kerja rumah lagi… penat tau! Kalaulah aku diberi peluang jadik seorang wanita,… tak rela!!! So to all mums and wives out there, live will be meaningless without You mothers. Uwaaaaaaa!!



SAYANGI LA KAUM PEREMPUAN KERANA TANPA MEREKA ANDA KEHILANGAN SESUATU..

HARGAI MEREKA!!!!!



Dari ilham seorang lelaki.. “ Wanita adalah insan istimewa, biarkan mereka terus membebel, merengek atau mengilai seperti Pontianak. Seburukburuk perangai wanita, ia akan terus melekat di hati kita selagi hayat di kandung badan”

sile share slpas mmbace agar lelaki tahu mghargai wanita ♥

Him, in memories...

Been thinking bout him a lot, been missing him, been thinking bout the times when I took care of him and that I hadn't done the best for him.. mom said, he too had been asking bout me a lot, he'd even asked mom to give me some money incase I had some sort of a financial problem living abroad.

Last Ramadhan, for unknown reason, I felt the strong urge and need to see him, that I made Doa;

"Ya Allah, izinkan kami untuk berjumpa lagi..."

Sometimes the feeling was so strong that it made me wonder;

'Is he going to leave me? Or that i'm the one who's going to leave him?'

Bout three weeks after Ramadhan's over, it was Saturday and we were at a friend's open house in Bonn, I was telling my friends bout him being bedridden for so long and that I've missed my family a lot and that my plan is to go back to Malaysia next year... Then we were having a good laughs and a great time there, and I had not even the slightest idea that at that very moment, he was bout to leave this earth...

If only I knew, I would have helped him going through it, I would recite Surah Yassin for him non stop until his last breath.... but I didn't know, I had no idea at all... that saddened me the most.. the thought of him going thru 'Sakaratul maut', and I was having a great time and a good laughs...

but there's no one to blame, mom said she'd only noticed something was wrong with him bout two hours before he breath his last breaths...

mom said the last time she'd seen him awake was at bout 12pm that Saturday, then when mom checked on him again, he was already asleep..

then he never woke up again...

mom tried to wake him up many times, as he had not yet taken his lunch, but to no avail.. at 9pm, mom noticed that his breathing became ragged, mom started reciting al-fatihah over and over again for him, then my sister (who's a doctor) arrived home from work at bout 11pm, and was shocked to find him in his condition and immediately checked on his lungs, and found out that one of his lungs had stopped functioning.. they called an ambulance immediately and when the paramedics arrived, they confirmed that my Father had passed away...

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un....

When I received the news, I was still at my friend's house, only those who were there knew how shocking this was to me and how heartbroken I was... it's not that I was not willing him to go, this is Allah's will, of course I'm redha, and of course I've accepted it with an open heart, but I was just really hoping and wishing that I could meet him again for the last time... I wish I could take care of him again, give him the best in everything even if it's only for a few days...

It was so unexpected, mom always said abah was getting stronger, and he could stand on his own unlike before when he always needed assistance..

Last Syawal, mom said he'd requested to be taken to the living room which was also unlike him, so he could watch all his grandchildren played. Usually, he'd just preferred to stay inside his room, on his bed..

I guess that was also one of the signs that he's going to leave all of us...

Nevertheless, I could still do the best for him, in fact even better...

Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Bila seorang anak Adam
wafat, maka amalnya terputus kecuali tiga hal:

[1] Sedekah jariah,

[2] Ilmu yang bermanfaat dan

[3] Anak soleh yang mendoakan kepada orang tuanya.

(HR. Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidzi, Nasa’i dan Ahmad)

InsyaAllah, I'll always pray for arwah abah for as long as I live...

Arwah abah had sacrificed so much for me, he had done so much in order for me to make it to the top.. and I've never repayed him enough..

I couldn't forget his last word to Fatini before we depart last year,

"Fatini balik nanti, tok wan dah tak de...." huhu..

That thought always bring tears to my eyes...

We flew back to Malaysia about a week after the shocking news, I knew even if we had gone back immediately after I received the news, I would still not be able to see jenazah, it's just too far.. InsyaAllah, i'll later write bout our journey and the most precious and wonderful moments we had in Malaysia with our family even if it's just for only two weeks..

"Ya Allah, tempatkanlah arwah abah bersama mereka yang beriman dan beramal soleh serta bertaqwa, Ya Allah cucuri lah rahmat Mu ke atas roh nya, ampuni lah segala dosa arwah abah sewaktu hayat nya ada di dunia..."

Semoga roh abah tenang di sana dan semoga bertemu abah lagi di akhirat kelak.... Amin...