Thank You For Birthday Wishes

Alhamdulillah kerana dipanjangkan umur. Semoga dengan bertambah setahun lagi umur ku akan meningkatkan lagi kesedaran dan keinsafan ke hadrat Ilahi. Betapa segalanya adalah kepunyaan Allah SWT.

Bersyukur atas segala nikmat Allah yang tidak terkira dan kehidupan yang bahagia di samping suami, anak2, sanak saudara dan kawan2.

Terima kasih kepada suami, anak-anak (saufi n haziq), mak, kak long, net, ayu, soraya, jayne anne dan kawan2 yang mengucapkan selamat hari lahir.

Two Sides of Raya 1430H

Sad Part of Raya 1430H
Today, house no. 49 became so quiet, desolate and despondent. A sudden feeling of emptiness shrouded our abode. Reason: No more jerit pekik and usikan from anak2 teruna i. Sent off ‘abang’ to KLIA. He’s going back to Saitama, having tried his best to put off his flight date so that he can spend extended time with his famiy. ‘Adik’ left 4 days earlier. Being a soppy mum, it was hard to fight off the tears.

Jubilant Part of Raya 1430H

We really had a great hari raya this year because the children were back, unlike last year when we missed the gathering by just a few days. Back then, they had to leave for Saitama and Liverpool to catch the beginning of their study term.
This time round, anak2 ada, lega sikit. Ada pembantu kat dapor. An added bonus, was, this year, my mum and most of my siblings celebrated Raya at my house on first Syawal.
Prior to that, we even got some travelling in, before and during puasa time. Got to do the Putrajaya lake cruise, went up Fraser’s Hill for a couple of nights and even took time to see the volcanoes at Tangkuban Parahu.
To top it up, I even got an ‘Ali Hobo-line’ handbag from DH.

At KLIA

Cousins and brothers

At Laksamana Cheng Ho Restaurant






At Tangkuban Parahu, Bandong











Raya gathering at no. 49

Captain and crew

Putrajaya Cruise

Bandung

Sorry lama tak update, busy gan anak2.

Puasa pun dah nak di penghujung.

Pada viewers blog ni, I ucapkan Selamat Hari Raya dan Maaf Zahir Batin.

Last month the family sempat pergi Bandung for a bit of shopping and volcano sightseeing. Seronok gak.

For more pics on trip to Fraser's Hill , maybe I post in the next issue.

I'm back

Hi guys, I’m back! Sorry lama tak update my blog. Really busy this past few weeks. My MIL was hospitalised for3 weeks and had a total knee replacement (TKR) operation. She had the left knee done 2 years ago. This time she had the TKR for the right knee. So akak busy lah berulang alik ke hospital, tolong ambik turn jaga dia. Alhamdulillah the operation was successful and she was discharged yesterday. She is recuperating now. It might take a couple of months before she is fully mobilised.
Minggu ini seronok sikit sebab anak akak dari Liverpool balik bercuti 3 bulan. The interesting part is when he arrived at the KL Sentral station, I couldn’t recognise him. He was sporting long hair, uncut since September last year. Anak dah depan mata boleh tak perasan….
Sekarang ni, rumah akak dah riuh semula dengan kehadiran si bongsu tu. Ada je songel dan usikannya. Dapor pun hari-hari berasap, rancak sikit memasak. Itulah hati seorang ibu. Bila anak yang lama tak nampak, sebut je nak makan terus masak. Lagi sebulan setengah abang yang kat Jepun tu pulak balik . Dapatlah puasa dan raya bersama sekeluarga. Nampaknya raya tahun ni meriah lah. Tahun lepas tak sempat raya dengan anak-anak.

MAKAN MAKAN

Last Sunday, we had a gathering at our house. Managed to gather about 40 family members from ages of 2 to 70. Even our Busu and family from Malacca managed to drop in. Just a long overdue makan suggested by my DH.
To fulfill his suggestion, I have to import the special Chef from Tropicana to help out in the meal preparation. Mak, and Kak Long stayed the night before so that we can go to the Pasar Tani early the next day, the menu already decided by Mak earlier. MIL came early Sunday morning to help out in the kitchen.
The menu was a mixture of kampong and contemporary styles: asam pedas ikan parang (mum’s killer recipe), siput sedut lemak cili api, ayam goreng berempah, lala rebus serai, ikan goreng, sayur campur goreng, nangka masak lemak, cendawan goreng tepung, ulam jantung pisang, pegaga, pucuk gajus and sambal belacan.
It was also a time for catching up on the latest happenings. We even had a surprise cake to celebrate my younger sister Net belated birthday, courtesy of Aqlan, our brother-in law.

From the garden to the kitchen

This morning, sempat YM with Farihah, one of my ‘adik’ at BTB. We still keep in touch with each other even though I‘m a pensioner. Yup! Still remember the sweet memories kat office with adik-adik 3 As: Aishah, Azimah and Azura. Ingat tak? Bila stress aje, sanctuary kita di LT. We had a good lunch and talk and, hey presto! Everything goes back to controllable mode.

My latest ‘hobby’ now is gardening depan rumah. Sekangkang kera je. For a start, I baru tanam lada merah, cili api, daun kesom and a potted herbs (oregano, parsley and spearmints). It’s really enjoyable, especially bila tenguk cili tu dah berbuah. Tapi tak pernah petik sampai cilinya kecut. Sampai my DH pun dah faham, bila dia tanya aje, akak akan jawab nak buat benih...

My daily routine, every morning watering my plants and talk to them especially my roses (dah mati tapi tunggu kudup baru berbunga). This is considered as substitute for exercise. Nak jogging, a bit lazy at the moment.

Tonight my DH told me, he don't feel like eating rice. Sebenarnya I dah siap marinate lamb pun for dinner dari tengahari. Lagi senang. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, they say.

Tonight’s menu: lambchops with chips, broccoli and parsley (tanam sendiri), desert: risole.

BERSYUKUR

Masa yang ditunggu-tunggu kunjung tiba. Temujanji prosedur endoscopy untuk esophagitis! Pelbagai fikiran bermain di kepala. Takut, suspen, gusar, risau, marah. Kaki diheret ke HKL, ditemani suami yang siapsiaga dengan cuti rehatnya selama 5 hari, sebagai tanda sokongan. ”Whatever the result we are going for a holiday after that”, dia tegas.

Jam 9.30 pagi, nama I pun dipanggil untuk menjalani prosedur tersebut. Agak menyakitkan. Setengah jam kemudian doktor memutuskan: cuma 1 spot sahaja inflammation tinggal berbandingkan 4 sebelumnya. Alhamdulillah ke hadrat Illahi. Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, itu sahaja yang boleh diucapkan. Allah Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang. Terasa amat bersyukur. Bak kata suami ”kita mestilah selalu bersyukur”.

Thanks DH, you’re always there when I need you. Sentiasa bersabar dengan kerenah I yang selalu menyakiti hatinya.

Thank you very much DH for encouraging me to retire early. I really appreciate it. No more stress….

So, it’s off to Fraser’s Hill. I really love this place. Tenang, aman, sejuk. Waktu yang paling seronok dan bahagia, bila duduk di anjung dan memerhati burung-burung berterbangan lalu. Sungguh melegakan, really… Subhanallah, itulah salah satu ciptaan alam, hadiah Allah. Sungguh menakjubkan.

Bila berada di sana, teringat dengan kata-kata my younger son, Haziq yang suka mengusik I dengan kata-kata berikut “Bila pula lah, mak ni minat dengan kehijauan alam’. Masih teringat my elder son Saufi tergelak aje dengan kata-kata adiknya itu.