HaPPy BiRThDaY To ME!!!!!

Oh my..... Yesterday, 2nd of August 2014 was my 34th Birthday!!

I've concluded that I can never have a better Birthday than the one I had yesterday!

Wait wait wait! Actually, I've said the same thing last year too :P

Okay, okay, okay......

If last year I've received a surprise birthday gift from hubby and it was during Ramadhan, this year I've received another surprise birthday gift again!!!!!!!

 But this time, it's far better, it's not just from Hubby, it's also from.....

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........

I'm speechlessssss!!!!!

AGAIN!!!

They are just so sweet!!! I was so close to tears, but I had to control myself because... 

Ehem.. 

There were lots of people around at that time and I can't lose control like I had last year hehe :P

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......! Haaaaaaaaaa!

Again, it was totally unexpected.... Hubby told me earlier that this year's Birthday gift for me was supposed to be our Umrah together that we've planned to perform during the last 10 days of Ramadhan. But, it had to be postponed, so I did not expect anything for my birthday this year because his plan to bring me there was already a huge gift :)

But, to my surprise, hubby had planned another surprise for me! And the best part was, the kids joined in too! They've even shared their 'Duit Raya' to get me that cute teddy bear I'm holding in the pic above! Owwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhh..... They've shared their 'duit raya' for my birthday gift?????.

How sweet is that???? I can't stop smiling the whole day today whenever I thought of yesterday at their effort and how I didn't notice that they're up to something when they've clustered together at the mall, whispering, and how after they've got the present they tried hard to cover it haha!!!! But, it did not occur to me at all that it was my present haha!!!!

Oh.... I was soooooooooooooo touched!! 

I hugged them all 'ketat-ketat'!!!! 

Love them all with all my heart.... :') 

I feel blessed! 

That was the surprise I had in the evening. In the morning, my sister bought a cake..... Sob sob sob....

And the kids got all excited and Fatini cut the cake on my behalf hehe.. Actually, they took turns to cut the cake :D 

It's basically everyone's birthday hehe..

One of the best Aidilfitri I've ever had, at my mom's home at my mother in law's home, all was just perfect... I feel LOVED :)

I couldn't be happier this Aidilfitri :)

Haaaaaaaaaaa..... Macam popular tak?? :D

Till Later, Assalamualaikum wbt... :D

Aidilfitri in Malaysia laaaaaaa... Hoooooray!

Ok, I'm now at my Kampung :D

We are at my mom's house! Hoooooraaay!

So we sang, "Balik kampung oooo ooo ooo balik kampung!"

Oh, what a nikmat to be able to celebrate this year's Eid with my beloved family. After 4 years of Eid with no family members around, I must say, this year's Eid I feel overly excited! 

But the best part was, if before this I've always received a Christmas card from my kids, but this year, for the first time, I received a lovely Hari Raya Card! 

Haaaaaaaa nice kan? 

Fatini gave me this card! :)

She said the lady in this card is me. So I asked, "How come only mama in this card?"

She said: "Sebab sayang mama sangat laaaa!....." (because she loves me so much!)

Awwwwwwwwwww so sweet!!!!

Ok, I was touched, just simple words but I knew she meant it and I knew it was a genuine statement from a six years old. No bodek okay! Hehe..

Afeef made no card for me, (it's ok, I understand, art is not his thing :P) but, he already gave me lots and lots of gifts, his genorousity to donate some of his savings to the orphans, his good exam results that surprised me and his teachers, the compliments  I've received about him from his teacher at parent-teacher meeting 5 days ago, were enough to make me the happiest mother on earth!!

Alhamdulillah.. 

"Which favors of your Lord would you deny?"  (Ar-Rahman: 13,16,18......)

Lastly, Ramadhan is over sob sob sob :'(

I'm sad, but hopefully I've done my best for this year's Ramadhan and I'm ready to let it go... 

Hoping and hoping and hoping to meet Ramadhan again next year insyaAllah :')

To all, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin (",)

May Allah bless!!!!

Ramadhan 2014 (",)

Ramadhan Kareem....

Yeah yeah, almost a week now, and only now that I have the time to update my blog here!

If last year's Ramadhan was the most meaningful one, I hope this year's will be more than that... insyaAllah... (",)

Of course, somethings are just undeniably beautiful than those Ramadhan we had in Deutschland. Not the Bazaar Ramadhan ok! 

Frankly speaking, I haven't even gone to Bazaar Ramadhan yet! My heart is just not into it.

The beautiful thing that I've been missing out is: 

Tarawikh.... Tarawikh at the Mosque...

The first night of Ramadhan, I went to the mosque with my whole family, I had this feeling inside, didn't know how to describe it at first, than I knew what it was:

SYAHDU.... huhu

Sangat Syahdu... The Imam's voice, the crowd, the serenity... then I realized another thing, it's been 4 years, 4 times Ramadhan without Tarawikh at the mosque!

This is our first Ramadhan in Malaysia, our first tarawikh at the mosque after 4 years!!!

No wonder it feels soooo different.... but the best best part is of course the Kids. 

They enjoy going to the Mosque so much. Aleena's words everyday now:

"Bila nak malam ni? Aleena tak sabar dah nak pegi Masjid.." :D

Alhamdulillah.. Walaupun tak solat, hehe but she enjoy the place... ok la kan :)

Another best thing: Afeef fast on his own will... This year's Ramadhan I vowed that I would never offer anymore rewards, coz I've realized by offering Rewards, the kids would fast, FOR THE REWARD, NOT FOR ALLAH... it's totally wrong right.. If they can't fast, it's ok, they're just kids after all... the time will come when they're  ready.... and I've proved this right... 

Afeef has been fasting now from the first Ramadhan till now, and I did remind him to just break his fast if he feels too weak, but surprisingly he refused.. and now I know, he didn't chose to remain fasting because of any rewards, but for Allah.. or maybe because all his friends are fasting!! Haha..

It's ok, no matter what, I'm still sooooo proud of you  Afeef (",)

Another beautiful thing that I've been missing out during all 4 Ramadhan in Deutschland, were the sounds of people reciting the Quran from nearby mosques, bersahut-sahutan.... Beautiful... 

In Deutschland, the only sounds we heard when we woke up for Sahur was: "Ding Ding Dong, Ding Ding Dong!" haha

Ok, Lastly... It's Ramadhan, and we won't have Ramadhan all the time, and Ramadhan will leave again, but one thing for sure, we are here now, given the chance to experience Ramadhan again.. either we really bring something out of it or we just let it pass us by.. and who knows, we might not be here again next Ramadhan.. This could be our last...

So, grab the chance! 

"Yang Mengampunkan dosa, dan Yang Menerima taubat; Yang Berat azabNya; Yang Melimpah-limpah kurniaNya; tiada Tuhan melainkan Dia; kepadaNyalah tempat kembali"

(Al-Ghafir: 3)

Taubat itu Indah.... :')

Till Later, Salam..

Asthma.... :(

Poor Aleena... My big baby...

This was almost two weeks ago, she has fully recovered now. But, having had no experience dealing with an asthmatic child, I would say.........

      I PANICKED!!!!!!

Wow, a lot of things happened since we reached Malaysia huh?

Alhamdulillah for all these tests... There's always something to learn from each of them.

"So verily, with the hardship there is relief..."  Surah Al-Inshirah 5,6.

So, what's the relief?

1~~ I've managed to raise some....... Actually, quite a huge amount of money as Duit Raya for all kids at PASTI!! 

Weeeeeee.... Super duper excited! Me and a few other people are working on this, hopefully to see those innocent faces smile with delight this Aidilfitri... InsyaAllah.

2~~ Afeef got number 2 in class!!! Wow!! During his early school days here, they labelled him as someone 'slow' and they said his level was like a first grade student :( 

But slowly, Afeef made it to the top. So proud of Afeef coz he proved them wrong! 

He receives compliments from his teachers almost every day now ;)

3~~ The kids have got new bicycles each!!! A gift from someone... Alhamdulillah... Rezeki The Kids :) 

This means so much to them especially Fatini who loves cycling so much!!!!!

Oh... Where's Afeef??

Heheheh... he's still not ready for this, it's been almost a month now after he had undergone circumcision, but still... he's just not ready for any outdoor activities. 

It's ok, take your time Afeef :)

4~~ We've finally got back our car after months of staying in the workshop. Yahooooooooo! Alhamdulillah, it looks just like how it was before :)

Errrrr... Problem is, I don't feel like driving it anymore, I kinda enjoy driving this old car, it makes me feel like I belong here in Pekan Pahang. You know, most people here pick up their kids from school only with motorbikes, some with only bicycles. 

Ok, for sharing today, an ayat which we should always bear in mind but often forgotten:

وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ ۚ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا

“… And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out, And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion. (Surat at-Talaq, 65:2-3) 

Lastly...

My favorite place again...

Cantik kan?

Always...

This is also 'Nikmat' from Allah SWT... To see, to feel the beauty...

MasyaAllah, SubhanAllah...

"Which Favors Of your Lord would you deny??"

Teacher's Day 2014..

Assalamualaikum...

Back to Teacher's day a few weeks ago, as an appreciation to all teachers at PASTI, we gave one whole cake to them. It was a Secret Recipe's Chocolate Indulgence. 

It was Friday, and both Fatini and Afeef also gave their teacher a bar of chocolate from Germany.

Fatini said her teacher jumped with delight whilst saying:

 "Ya Allah Ya Allah, chocolate dari German!"

"Cikgu suka sangat!"

I adore Fatini's teacher, she's very kind :) The kind of person you'd feel warm at heart just by looking at her.

Three days later, one of the cook there came to Fatini and said:

"Was it your mom who gave the Secret Recipe cake last Friday?"

After Fatini replied 'yes', she said:

"Mahal cake tu, makcik tak pernah beli.."

 "(That cake is expensive, I've never bought it..)"

Alahai... My eyes watered.... Some people really can't afford it.. Not even a slice of cake...

And what about us? How much have we spent on unnecessary stuffs?

"Which favors of your Lord would you deny?"

I'm sooo happy and thankful and grateful that Fatini is now surrounded with friends who can't afford to buy expensive stuffs. This way she'd learn to be grateful with what she has...

And this PASTI that she went to, is built under low budget, with low fees, and perhaps the teachers are underpaid too... 

But they are so sincere in giving knowledge to the children. I could see it.. 

I guess sending her to PASTI was one of the best decision I've ever made though I was so reluctant at first, given the poor condition of the place, but I'm glad that I followed my instinct ;) 

And Fatini now loves to give, she said her friends can't afford to buy this and that and she wants them to have what she has. 

So, from time to time I encouraged her to give something to her friends, stationaries, books etc etc.. 

Yesss... Like many said, there are far other better things there in other people's country. Like me, I can't stop comparing Germany and Malaysia, the schools, the people, the teachers, etc etc...

But, comparing and complaining won't solve the problems nor offer any solutions. Let's just start today showing good examples, things we've learned there in foreign countries.

After all, we are Muslims and we should be far better than them. 

InsyaAllah...

(",)

Till Later, Salam.