drastic!

Life was a bit chaos... Abrupt change of plan... Travelling here & there.. Exhausted & i swear, i just want to rest.. A great weekend, though... Obsession : ice cream/gelatos (why why Kelantan takde outlet selling gelato???), books ( imported my own copy of a book @ my favourite bookstore/my favourite hangout place during the good old days ) & home deco (funny i bought the Sarawak-made items somewhere else & not during my trip to Sarawak)...

just another day

1) I was in hurry for a mission when suddenly i noticed that i left my keys in the room.. too bad, i never duplicate the keys! Lucky a saviour come to my rescue ! Although she didnt own my room's key, at least, the way she helped me means a lot... She gave me shelter, purposedly leaving her room open(tak kunci although she went out), just in case i need to pray (using her 'kain sembahyang of course!) / need anything else - semuanya tanpa perlu mintak tolong! Strong six sense - boleh agak what a damsel in distress (yang memang distressed) need! Cant imagine if she's ignorant - surely kna merempat entah kat mane malam-malam buta camtu & agak kalut since i was in hurry! It's just a simple gesture (dunno the right word), tapi ianya menyelamatkan saya dari hari yang malang! I know, first & foremost, i have to thanks The Almighty yang menggerakkan hatinya to do that, but credit must go to her too! I'm really grateful to have such wonderful friend - maybe the only friends that i need are friends yang boleh susah senang bersama & bukannya berkawan ketika mempunyai kepentingan sahaja -someone yang really worth to call FRIEND... 2) Finally i have my own Pemanggang Ajaib Vantage! Again, i was lured by a friend plus the attractive price - irresistible since it simplify cooking =) (minus cooking oil, save time& baaaaaanyak lagi advantages)! 3) Made a simple finger food tapi end up my guest memang x makan certain food! Hmm, being a bad host especially after a night shift & kepala still rasa x berapa betul since the meeting earlier habis tengah hari & A&E patients semalam paling ramai dalam sejarah my night shift! Bertali arus & datang ramai-ramai serentak

"Syukur, alhamdulillah..."

Recently, daging, ayam & seafood naik harga... Then, rate untuk korban sempena Hari Raya Korban pun naik.. & now, rate minyak menjadi korban ... It's just 20 cents, but counting km that one need to travel ie from KB to Rantau Panjang/Pengkalan Kubur for few cups of Baba's ice cream or KB to KT for 'keropok Lekor', that 20 cent can multiply into infinity.. Even sharing a car isnt worth it! Not to mention those with 'cukup-cukup makan' salary... Sending their kids to school, buy groceries, going to work - how can they skip these essential part of their responsibilities?perhaps cycling can save their penny but the question arise, is it practical to cycle , let's say 10km ('short distance,huh?)... Plus the consuming energy part, sure they will be mentally & physically exhausted after one task!

a 'kampung' folk through and through

It had been a tradition from generation to generation to hold ' majlis bukak puasa' @ the 'surau' near my house.... i was lucky this year - they hold it today & i arrive 'ngam2' untuk tolong sikit-siki ( jejak rasul tak sempat tengoktahun ni fanatik dgn jejak rasul sebab pengisian dia Ramadan di 3 tanah suci - nostalgic bila tgk Masjidilharam & Masjid Nabawi)...being a 'kampung' girl, i prefer this type of majlis bukak puasa rather than going to restaurant/hotel(Renaissance Hotel, for instance) ... bergelak ketawa sakan while getting the food ready( sampai lewat, tolong serve je lah & lastly, tolong makan=) riuh satu surau masa tengah get the food ready... No picture sebab xde umur lebih kurang yg pegi surau bwk henset... Dimonopoli oleh warga emas je walaupun dekat 100 orang yg datang... menu? Typical food ie ayam percik, sup tulang, solok lada & many more tapi i think better kot dari food restaurant/hotel berbintang-bintang tapi taste lebih kurang je plus expensive ( again, i'm budak kampung - time puasa i would go for traditional food or any other food yang memang familiar.... Sebab daging, ayam & udang naik harga, memang tak berbaloi untuk masak kat kuarters & makan sorang-sorang... Share? Malas naik tingkat atas untuk same2 bukak puasa/sahur... Lagipun, siap bukak puasa sempat jugak baca quran sepotong dua ayat before heading to surau untuk terawih.. I was puzzled actually bila ramai kata sedih bukak puasa sorang-sorang...i mean, bila ramai, borak panjang pulak(my habit bila jumpa geng), lepas tu abaikan quran terus...)...this kind of majlis je boleh jumpa makanan-makanan melayu yg biasa & bukan makanan bazar ramadan... Paling penting, time camni je boleh jumpa sape2 yg dah lama tak jumpa...ukhwah fillah....

rambling nonsense, again...

28 July - Ramadan is leaving too fast... Except the major hurricane causing a turbulent journey, my life was fine & dandy... hoping it's 100% over & they let me go .. At least, i can have a peaceful life... Biarpun tak best di mata orang,who cares? I'm strong enough to take the road less travelled by... Transforming a fragile heart into a solid rock takes time , but when it's my own choice, i'm sure that i wont regret later on...

Touch of faith

a reminder for me & whoever interested... touch of  faith @tv9/6.30pm Thursday&Friday- an international 'kuliyyah agama' series that's worth to watch...the speaker said (translated according to my own depth of understanding) - mencintai Allah adalah segala-galanya.. hubungan antara kita dgn manusia lain bergantung pada hubungan kita dengan Allah samada  kita sedar atau tidak...yang mencampakkan rasa kasih & sayang itu adalah Allah... sekiranya kita mencintai Allah, insyaallah everything will be fine... if there's something wrong, kembalilah pada Allah, pemilik segalanya...

Marhaban ya Ramadan

today marked the beginning of 'ibadah' fiesta, so did the hunting for the special night - that one night  , which is better than 1000 month (or better known as 'lailatul qadar')... during the gap between maghrib & isyak,  i noticed the auntie @ my right brought along a book (tulisan Jawi) , reciting something  before showing me one of the page from the 'Fadilat Rejab, Syaaban & Ramadan' book..overall, that book encourage  us to be grateful for being able to 'embrace' Ramadan again... & also ,told us to  'bertasbih, bartahmid & bertakbir' @ berzikir, bersedekah, membaca al quran/khatam quran at least sekali dll... what i want to say is,  ibadat tak pernah out of date... sape sangka buku jawi yang agak lame tu still relevan dgn  zaman sekarang...&also, i noticed, an auntie bring along her tasbih... that gave me idea to bring along  tasbih to the mosque, use it on prn basis... bukanla berat sangat pun&at least, it remind me about the Raudah lesson/the memorable al-Haramain experience...after all, it wasnt weird to bring a tasbih o the mosque=)