The Kampung Boy...

Assalamualaikum wbt..

Ehem..... 

I have so many drafts now, but I must complete this one even though tomorrow another huge event is coming up ahah!

I have to update this, 10am, 11/12/13 ~~ What a beautiful date...... My heart was beating furiously, I kept praying for him... 

May Allah SWT make everything smooth and easy for him...

And Alhamdulillah..

He made it...

He always says, "I'm just a Kampung Boy...."

Well, this Kampung boy, who once knew not a single word in English, now made a speech in full and fluent English and he speaks Deutsch too!

This Kampung boy had just made his mother, his wife, children, brother, sisters, and professors so proud.

This Kampung boy, just proved that anything is possible if only we work hard to achieve our goal and believe in Allah SWT. 

This Kampung boy is now so far far away from his Kampung but, his heart is always always there... 

His dream to go back to his country to serve his people is now achievable...

He had just passed his PhD with flying colors!!

This Kampung boy..... who has always been so humble...

I'm so so so so so so so proud of you...

I can't even express my gratitude to Allah SWT. May He guide us through, always always......

                           
                    
                          And he was the King of the day too!!!

The best part was of course when they announced his success...

 I was close to tears...

The next best part was when hubby introduced me to his Professor and one of the thing he said about hubby was that he's so proud of him... 

Owwwwwhhhhh... I was touched...

The next next best thing was when the food was served.....

Because I prepared everything myself hehe

Of course with Hubby's help the previous day :)

The next next next best part was when Hubby announced that I cooked the meal, and they all clapped their hands for me!!

Oh my... it was sooooo Memorable.. 

I'll never ever forget those moments, ever insyaAllah :')

And the next next next next best part was when most of them seemed like they really enjoyed the meal, some even had a second round.

It was such an honor to serve them :)

And the next next next next next best part was when each came to me and thanked me and gave compliments about the food...

Well, yeah, they would definitely say that the food was delicious even when it's not that delicious, but I really appreciate the courtesy :)

And I felt.... honored.... and satisfied...

and... Thankful!!

Eh???

Well...... that's all for today...

I have too many stories which I don't know when will I ever have the time to share, but....

I'm currently really excited to go back to our home country, but at the same time, I'm also very very sad...

I put my trust in Allah... a 100% trust... for He knows what is best for us...

Life is too short, let's live it to the fullest...

And... 

To Dr. Ing Azmir Azhari,

The tittle doesn't matter to me, those efforts, determinations, positive attitudes, and your humbleness, that's what matters...

May this success bring us closer to Him.

Congratulations my dear Hubby, the Kampung Boy :)

Part of Life~~~ Meet and Depart....

Salam.....

So not in the mood to update this blog for these past few days...

Feeling a little bit empty....

mmmmm...

We had reached Deutschland last Thursday evening after two weeks holiday in UK with my mom and my sister and my nieces...

Despite all the fun and merriment throughout the whole two weeks, funny for the ones that remained in my head were the moments spent in the kitchen, in the living room, in short; moments spent inside the house... haha!

That explains that nothing can compare to the moments spent with your family...(",)

Oh, I miss them already... my mom, my adik, my cute adorable nieces... huhu...

But, that's part of life, we meet to create memories and we depart to preserve them... 

Wondering when will ever we meet again?? 

Will we have the chance??

InsyaAllah... (",)

So, since last Thursday, I've been not in the mood for anything... 

Though last Saturday hubby rented a car for work purposes, and we went to Flohmarkt (something like Carboot in UK), and we had been to Carboot twice in UK during our stay there, resulting an extra luggage!! hahaha!! Kalau boleh macam2 lagi nak beli.... hehehe..

So problem was, after I'd been to Carboot, I found Flohmarkt extremely boring.... 

Nevertheless, Saturday night was a lil bit exhilarating, we went to IKEA, I've always loved IKEA..

Kereta kali ini hehehe...

So, on Sunday, hubby lef for a work outside town, leaving us at home and me feeling even more lonely :'(

Dah lah sedih berpisah dengan mak tak abis lagi.... errrr.....

And hubby still is out of town, so I played this song for him (jiwang mode).... 

~~~~Tuhan Jagakan Dia~~~~~ 

Sentimental version....

Oh Allah, protect those I love wherever they are.....

Till later, Salam...

It's been 9 Years... (",)

Salam....

Actually, this is my very important entry for the day...

24th January is our Anniversary... (",)

It's been 9 years since the day we tied the knot... 

And 10 years of togetherness (",)

There's not much to say, because words can't describe my feelings right now...

Just wanna share a little story...

Before we were married, during our 'getting to know each other' period, hubby often gave me a cactus, I had always wondered at that time, 

"How come I never got Roses, or Tulips or Sunflowers?" 

Hahaha! How unromantic of him!!

But now I realized, actually it was a perfect plant as it represents beauty in its own way and it also symbolizes strength, unlike other beautiful flowers which look so beautiful at  first sight and die within two weeks, cactus last longer, and with proper care, it could really grow inside your house!!

I guess, that's how hubby's love for me, just like that cactus, it could die someday but it won't give in so easily.. 

mmmm...
Actually not really quite the same, because cactus will die eventually, but the love we have for someone might never dies...

So, it's not really quite a comparison..

But.. I'm still glad hubby gave me those cacti (",)

So today, I played this song for hubby... 

It's our song, I sang for him once haha...
I guess it really touched his heart (",)

"The smile on your face lets me know that you need me, 
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me, 
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall...
You say it best, when you say nothing at all..."



And this one, I played from my heart...
I've always loved this song..
"Without You by Mariah Carey..."

"I can't live, if living is without you..."

Hubby had once said, it would be a lie if he ever says he can't live without me, because if we lose someone we love, life goes on, we have to move on, but... 

life won't be the same and it would be hard to deal with.. (",)

Words and promises which we might not be able to keep are not something that makes us move on and fear not what lies ahead, but it's the confidence and faith we have, for Allah will never let us down, and that He'll give us the best, fiddunya wal akhirah...

InsyaAllah..

Have faith in Allah... Always, always...

(",)

InsyaAllah,

Suami dunia dan akhirat.. (",)

Me and Hubby...

I keep asking hubby why did he buy me this iPad???

It's not that I don't appreciate it or anything like that, in fact, i'm super thrilled!!
It's just that, I think it's not really necessary to have an iPad, I mean, yeah my McBook has been giving me a lil problem, backlight problem, but still I have this old PC which I can use, though I have to fight with the kids everytime hehehe...

But, to my surprise, hubby just said a few simple words that make me feel really something..

He said, he adores my writing, that he's one of my biggest fan (eh ye ke hubby cakap camtu?), mmmm....whatever.... but what i'm sure of is that, he is one of my real follower, and has never missed reading any of my entries!!!!

Really???!!!

And if there's anyone in this whole wide world who's in full support that I should never stop blogging, it's him!!

Eh, smiling like an idiot now heheh!!!

In fact he's the major reason why I've made my blog public again.

Ok, enough of that... I found this nice quotes the other day, i'm sure everybody has heard of this one before;

'A woman's loyalty is tested when her man has nothing and a man's loyalty is tested when he has everything..'

Do you agree??

When me and hubby decided to get married, I was in the middle of a bachelor degree, and he was in the middle of a master degree, he had no full time job at that moment, only a part time job..

I remember all the struggle we had gone through, especially after Afeef was born.

There were tough times, lots of them, and despite it all, not even once that I regret what we've gone thru.. It taught us the real meaning of life and responsibilities...

So, at that time, I would say, hubby has nothing, and my loyalty was tested, 

And I think, I've passed my test... With flying colors.... Errrrr... Ye ke?

Heheheh, hope so ;)

And.... I think, hubby will pass his when the time comes... I hope so.. Hehe

InsyaAllah ;)

The shock of my life...

Yesterday had a huge surprise, I mean, a really really huge surprise!!!!

I've never had a surprise as huge as this one for as far as I can remember!!

A parcel, with my name on it, and who is it from, I had no idea at all... 

It was so mysterious, I was so puzzled...

When I opened it, I was totally gobsmacked!!!

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It's an iPad....

 For me?????

Biar betul???!!

Oh my, oh my...

Temporarily speechless...

Actually, i'm not suppose to share this publicly, because it's againts my new blogging principle...hehehe

Nevertheless, i can't help it, not because I finally have my very own iPad, but because the shock and surprise hubby had successfully made for me.. And for no particular occasions, no birthday, no anniversary, which is why it's even more shocking ;)

Thank god I didn't have a heart attack !!!  haha..

To dear hubby, thanx a million, will never forget the feeling when I opened the box yesterday :)

A good mommy in the making :P

When my mom was here, she had really, thoroughly brainwashed me, hehehe..

It's all about educating my kids at home.. though mom said it all because she's worried bout Afeef, how he's going to cope with M'sian syllabus and all, I on the other hand, have different views..

I think I shouldn't teach him because I want him to be able to catch up, ( yes of course I wouldn't want him to be left far behind too, because that will discourage him to go to school) but I also don't want him to be under pressure, plus Malaysian  people's attitude;

'I have to be a top scorer, I have to be a Doctor, or Lawyer, or Engineer and all other high class jobs!

Here, there's no such pressure in school, no one is comparing who is better, who is smarter, etc etc...

They learn because they want to learn, they want to know bout this and that, and they try to discover individual abilities and talent, so as to ensure that what ever profession you chose in the future, is what you'll do best and it's really what you want to do and not because it's a glamorous job!!

Which explains why even the kindergarten teachers are very committed, because that's what they loved to do!

Ok, before melalut lebih jauh hehe, all I wanna share is that, because of my mom, because of what she said, (thanx a million to mak) I've finally finally finally realized that I should take this opportunity, this time when they are so excited to learn, this time when I'm at home with them 24 7, this quality time to educate them...

Actually, I've long ago realized this, but I just couldn't bring myself to be a discipline mommy....

So after finally betol2 insaf ngeh ngeh, I started teaching them...

And Fatini 's progress is so amazing...

After about 3 weeks now, she's finally finished with this book, and can read these simple sentences herself..

I'm so thrilled!!
She's barely 5 years old!!
Ok, it's probably nothing, kids in M'sia read so fluently already at the age of 5 :D
But, it's different when it's entirely your own effort!
I feel like I've just succeeded in something!

By the way, had this talk with hubby the other day,
"What is your defination of success?", hubby had asked..
Ok, I won't tell you what my answer was, but I personally think that,
A person is successful when she or he is sooooo happy with what he or she does regardless of how much money she or he makes..
So, a housewife can be very successful too, and I'd define a success for myself would be, if I manage to raise my kids to be a successful person, fiddunya wal akhirah :)

mmmm... melalut lagi ke??
ok, back to the point,

I didn't put any pressure on her, I've made it easy and fun for her to learn, and every time she asked me to read stories for her from this book, 

(Thanx to Izu for this gift, aunty Izu mmg tau ape Fatini suke :) )

I told her that I'll only read one story a day for her,  ok at most two stories, but if she wants to know more stories, she must learn to read herself, learn everyday, so she could read soon and she could read more stories on her own!!

Owwwhhhh angguk angguk abis with such enthusiasms I've never seen before!!

She has so much passions for books, I'll not let her loose this passions the way Afeef had... (insyaAllah..)

Oh believe me, I was a lazy mommy.. I've never tried hard enough with Afeef, now he'd lost his passion for books, and turned to TV instead... 

I hope it's not too late for me to fix this, I hope he'll soon realize that reading is far more interesting than watching TV or playing games..
I hope it's not too late for me to be a better mommy too hehehehe :P

I hope I have inspire some mommies out there too  :D

It's been 8 Years...

It's been 8 years since we tied the knot, and almost 10 years of togetherness..

mmmm... 8 years through thick and thin..

8 years of laughter and tears...

8 years of ups and downs...

8 years of everything...

I wanted to write bout our anniversary on the date itself, 24th of January, but...

mmmm... 28th of January is also our anniversary hehe.. which is today..

It's a long story, but to make it short, let me just put it this way...

It was Chinese New Year and silly me, I didn't get all the documents required for akad nikah ready because I did it last minute and couldn't get it done because 2 days before the BIG DAY, it was already a holiday, all offices were closed..

The tok kadi wouldn't come, and since people and friends have already been invited, we've decided to just proceed with the wedding, and my father performed the akad nikah..

No signing forms, etc etc..

From Islamic point of view, it was valid, we were officially husband and wife, but it was not valid legally, and we could have been fined huhu..

So the one involving tok kadi was done on the 28th of January 2004.. the one which was legally done and attended by only close friends and relatives and the one's written on our 'Surat nikah' as well.. hehe..

And for this past 8 years, we've celebrated only on the 24th January and this year, for the first time, I wanna acknowledge this 28th as well because it was the day we've signed the forms :)

I wanna make special dedication to my Hubby, Mr. Azmir, who's always there for me, through thick and thin, for his perseverance when the hardest hit, his words of consolation in his very own way, his ear to listen when I needed them, and when I found myself in the most unbearable situation, he'd always made it easy for me to bear, and make everything possible for me..

I mean, what else should I want???

Sometimes, I think I'm the luckiest housewife on earth !!

I have my very own piano, I have my very own PC, my very own kitchen with everything I need inside, my very own salary that goes into my account every month, I have everything !!

Whatever I want, he'll try his best to fulfill them, his words always would be...

" Asalkan isteri gembira..."

Isn't that sweet... :)

And I don't want anything else in this whole wide world,

I just pray that we'll be together till death do us part and that may Allah grant us happiness, Dunia & Akhirat...

To my dearest Hubby,

You Complete Me...

So, I dedicate this song to you, it's OUR SONG.. ( bila dengar lagu ni, teringat zaman kita di IIUM dulu :)

" Selama ini, ku mencari-cari, Teman yg sejati, buat menemani perjuangan suci...

Bersyukur kini pada mu Ilahi,

Teman yg di cari selama ini...

Telah ku temui... "

True Love doesn't have a happy ending, it simply doesn't end....

:)

A Doctor in The House..

This book arrived yesterday, "A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE"... Hubby bought this book from Malaysia, and spent a few hundreds for the postage cost plus the price of the book itself..

Hehe.. I wrote before in 'Novelholic..is there such thing?' that hubby and I have got a totally different interest in reading materials, and see??? Am I rite?? This is the kind of reading materials he would loves to read, not just reading them, but he's got such passions for them which amazed me..

Also I wrote before in one of my entry, 'Nothing in Common..?' bout how different me and hubby is, this is one of it... perhaps, I should try reading this too.. maybe I'll love it.. maybe it's interesting once I get to know it... Like I said before, we have understood each other, and accepted each others liking and at the same time try to like it also, maybe I should try to like this kind of reading materials too.. after all, this is knowledge kan? hehehe..

NoThiNg In CoMmOn...?

"We have nothing in common.."

This is the typical answer when asked why their relationship never worked out, or why they've ended up divorced. Typical typical, other than 'we were never meant to be together'..

Is this thing about having something or many things in common truly important??

To be honest, I used to think the same way, but now no more. I have come to realized that 'Having lots of things in common' does not guarantee happiness. Let me tell you my story...

Me and Hubby have almost nothing in common, seriously, almost nothing!!

I love musics, playing piano is my passion, guitar or any kind of musical instruments, and he loves them not haha..

I love horror and romantic movies, he loves action movies..

He has such passions for world issues, talk shows, and he could sit for hours in front of the TV listening to the news and I have no interest in them.. hehe

He loves all the scholastic reading materials, I only read novels.. haha

I have passions for food, new recipes, cakes, but he never cares bout how they taste like, he just eats them as long as they were edible.

I'm crazy bout coffee, and he loves them not..

I prefer to stay at home but he loves travelling, go out and see the world!

He loves all kinds of sports, I on the other hand prefer to be the spectator hehe..

He goes out to town only when we have things to buy, but I love window shopping haha!

He has positive attitude towards anything and always was so sure of what he wanna become, whereas I always find things difficult to deal with and still uncertain of what I wanna become..

There are many many more, in short, whenever I listen to this song by Juliana Barnos, I will think of us, as if this song tells a story bout us;

"Ku ke kiri, kau ke kanan,

ku di belakang, kau di hadapan,

Bila ku marah, kau ketawa,

Dengan selamba, kau berkata,

Kita berdua jauh berbeza, Langit dan bumi tapi serasi,

Mencintaimu, mencintaiku,

Itu saja yang perlu kau dan ku tahu..."

I was aware of this facts long time ago even before we were married and I used to wonder,

'Could we ever make it? We have almost nothing in common..'

and now, after living together for more than 7 years, I've come to realized the absurdity of that 'we have nothing in common' statement. And if given a chance that I could somehow go back in time, I would still marry no other but him. Even though we have nothing in common, we've learnt to respect each other's interest, and learned to love them too..

Then again, hubby has what it takes to be a good husband and father.. he's a very responsible man, fulfilling our needs in every single aspects, love us, care for us, he's the family man...

he changed diapers for the kids, bathed them when they were only a few days old, stayed up all night with them when they were sick, and I know there are lots of  other men out there that do the same thing but there are also many others that don't, and I'm thankful for he is in the first category.. and most importantly, he'd never asked me to be anything or anyone else but ME.... To hubby, insyaAllah you are the only LOVE of my life...