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| Thursday, 26-Nov-2009 13:00 |
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Blue Skies And Everything Nice.....
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While having brunch with Wani at Mamak Bistro near my place late this morning (Thursday), the above tree caught my eyes. I've seen many trees without leaves but somehow, there's some magical draw to this one. Against the blue skies, it's amazing to my eyes. After days of cloudy skies, the blue does not make me feel blue. In fact, it is so uplifting to the spirit. Such is the greatness of God and the beauty of God's creations. The fine weather was unexpected but pleasantly welcomed. It is as though there was a sudden switch with the weather in Mekah and Arafah today. Looks like we always have to learn to expect the unexpected. Only He knows the mystery of it.
"There Can Never Be Happiness If Things We Believe In Are Different From The Things We Do"- Samuel Johnson
  
| Quote: | BangCHIK-Terima kasih. Seni itu teramat indah...Salam AidilAdha
SitiHawa-Memang tonang setonang2 eh walaupun tongah hari, tongah paneh..bak kato Ito.
Layman-Iols pun suka lagu tu.Mari kita nyanyi ramai2...It's gonna be bright,bright sunshiny day....Ish kita ni...bukan nya nak bertakbir malam2 raya ni...he..he..Iols pun sama lah..maaf zahir batin kalau tersilap salah bergurau..
Layman-Ye lah kura2...kenapalah semalam iols blur, tak npk kekura-kuraan nya...ngantuk kot... |
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| Thursday, 26-Nov-2009 00:45 |
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Salam Aidil Adha
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Tirelessly Flowering
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Tirelessly Fruiting
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Appreciating Mum's Sacrifice
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It's Wukuf Day in Arafah and I can imagine the feelings of the millions of Muslims who are currently there. It's highly encouraged for Muslims to fast for today. The weather has been great these two days and may it bring some relief to the flood affected areas, including Jeddah, so that they may also celebrate Aidil Adha with peace of mind. Selamat Hari Raya Korban to all. It's good for us to be able to understand the true meaning of sacrifice in connection with the celebration of the day. RTM is airing live daily happenings in Mekah for all of us here to watch. It's really very beneficial and eye opening and brings on longingness to be there.
" It Is Not What We Take Up But What We Give Up That Makes Us Rich " - Henry Ward B.
| Quote: | Layman-Mmg best uols. Gumbira sangat...he..he.. 
PI-Yezza....tiresslessly berkorban apa saja utk kebahagiaan family
SitiHawa-Samo2 lah kito. Se tak masak rondang pun doh. Lopeh2 ni nanti lah |
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| Wednesday, 25-Nov-2009 00:39 |
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Arts Makes Me Feel Better...
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It's becoming increasingly difficult to get out of bed these days. At 5.30am, it was raining and I pulled up my blanket higher. It was so cold I almost expected to see snow instead, outside my window. When the alarm blasted at 6.00am, I jumped up. So much for comfort.... There are thousands out there in East Coast and the northern states who have to brave the cold and the flood in uncomfortable conditions. Last night I smsed my friend in Kuala Krai and she told me they were stranded for 2 days. My friend in KK smsed to say that she's coming back a few days for Aidil Adha. Since her son can't fetch her at LCCT, she hinted whether I could. Not having a car for now aside, even if I have, I'm really hopeless in night driving, especially in unfamiliar places. I feel so bad, actually for not being able to help a friend in need.
Surprisingly, the sunrise was so amazing this morning. Beautiful hues. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with me as I was expecting only dull greyish shades. So, we shall make do with the reproduction of these pictures from the Islamic Arts Museum 2010 calender. Arts is such an inspiration and helps me feel better.
" Everyone Desires To Live Long But No One Wishes To Be Old " - Jonathon Swift
  
| Quote: | SitiHawa-Yo ko dah mantai? Rindu se nak tenguk suasano tu. Se dah 2 bulan tak balik Rantau...sodih. Hujan mmg tak menontu. Pagi tadi paneh bedonting, ni dah mondung pulak. Kain seboban tak koring kek dopan tu ha.  InsyaAllah, se pun lum tontu hulu hilir nak balik ha
Layman-Maksud uols? Modern arts makes uols feel better? Yg atas tu, design2 on tiles, bowls,cabinets from negara2 Islam. Given a choice, iols suka lukisan2 nature/landscapes lah,definitely. Itu mmg setuju. Too modern/abstract arts buat rasa lagi celaru...ya ampun abstract artists.
PI-He..he..since it happened in the past, kita past tense kan lah..
Rin-T.Kasih. Salam Aidil Fitri utk u sekeluarga juga |
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| Tuesday, 24-Nov-2009 00:09 |
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Memories Rushed In.....
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With Classmates In Front Multi-Storey Bldg, ITM
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A Shy Bug
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God wants me to take a break from exercising at the padang this morning. It's drizzling and I made do with light stretch excercises in my hall before watching "Rasa Halal Orient-Kemboja" with Farah Anuar as the host. What a lucky girl. She wouldn't have dreamed of travelling places, I guess but AF changed that. In one of the clips, it showed a lady at the market in Phnom Penh going in the car through the window. It flooded back my memories of rushing for the bus home during my ITM days in the 70s. It was so chaotic at times, especially during festivals, that I had to get in through the window, the back door and even the driver's door just to get a place, standing or sitting. Of course with the help of fellow friends. I even had blue black marks on my arms from the rush. Our children today are a lucky lot. Many have cars while still studying.( although not all) They cannot tolerate even the slightest of inconvenience. One time, my friends and me could not get the Foh Hup bus from Puduraya to go back to Seremban for Raya. A friend sent us to Cheras and we hitched a ride. Hitching a ride back then was safe. If the kids do it today, they would end up dead/raped in a bush somewhere. For someone who comes from a protected background (being the youngest), those were quite an experience for me.
" Difficulties Make You A Jewel"- Japanese Proverb
| Quote: | PI-Wah...you were more adventourous. Era tu...hitch hiking ni mmg common and menyeronokkan juga. My late dad pun selalu picked and helped hitch hikers in the 60s.
Layman-Anwar Ibrahim? Ibrahim Ali, ingatlah...iols dah cabut dari kampus siang2 lagi...demo2 ni, dari dulu sampai bila2 pun iols tak suka, apatah lagi nak join...Tak sesuai ngan jiwa den... IA, AI tu kat UM,rasanya. Terbalik-terbalik pulak initial nama mereka ni.
Rin -Betul,betul,betul.. |
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| Monday, 23-Nov-2009 01:08 |
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A Heart Of Gold....
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Honest,Caring and Generous - Those are among the qualities which Pauline possesses. She's the type who takes great effort to remember important occassion involving family and friends, never failed to buy gifts for friends on their birthdays and during year end celebration. She used to give Wani and Syam angpau on Chinese New Year too. For today, she treated me chicken chop for lunch at Station Kopitiam and gave me 2 crystal bracelets and a lipstick as birthday presents. In turn, I've given her advance birthday gifts too. We are fond of costume jewelleries. Anyway, for safety reasons, wearing gold is not really advisable,these days. For her, she has a heart of gold. We asked a staff of the Kopitiam to snap a picture of us, instead he almost snapped his own face. Can't blame him cos he might be unfamiliar with the camera. A nice gentleman on the next table offered to do it for us.
" Di Dlm Diri Manusia Ada SeKetul Daging. Jika Ia Elok, Akan Elok Lah Manusia Itu. Jika Tidak, Akan Tandus Lah Ke Elokkan Manusia Itu. Dan Ketahui Lah Bahawa Se Ketul Daging Itu Ada Lah Se Keping Hati"
| Quote: | PI-Mula2 baca saya ingat PI kata mkn hati Mat Salleh..terkejut sekejab. Internal organ ni sedap tapi byk sangat mudaratnya...cholestrol lah...mcm2 lagi. Pernah duk UK ye? Kat mana exactly? Seronok gak dpt duk kat tempat org walaupun sekejab. Saya di States (80-82)
Pauline-Thanks a lot. Good friendship is hard to come by in this era. So, those already there must be nurtured and cherished forever.
Layman-Biasalah tu. Kawan2 baik sentiasa terima kita seadanya....walau macam mana pun kita Pd kwn2 uols pun mestilah uols baik,kan?
SitiHawa- Tak silap lagi tu doh warith. Kok jumpo kawan2, tergolak bahak sampai lupo org keliling.
Pn Han-Tak do berjanji-janji do. Kebetulan. He..he..tukar2 testimonial? Sampai 2 kali anta comment samo nih? |
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| Sunday, 22-Nov-2009 07:43 |
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Makan Lagi....
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Attended the wedding of a daughter of one of my best friends in school at D'Klana near the MBPJ Stadium. We have not met for at least 15 years. She's still as bubbly as ever. The food was good and the MBPJ band was not bad at all. I got to see my teacher, who happens to be my friend's sister. Surprised that she could still recoznize me after 35 years.
Earlier this morning, I almost missed my brisk walking after accidently tuning on to Death Race, HBO. It was still dark and chilly at 7.00am, the reason why I was still in the house. I normally hate action packed,violent movies but this guy was put in prison for a murder (of his wife) he didn't commit and to make it worse, he left behind a beautiful baby. That got me hooked. Anyway, halfway into it, I dragged myself up to the padang and only resumed watching half an hour later. Talking about weird things, 3 cats tried to commit suicide when I was driving to buy breakfast. They were resting along the road and the moment they saw my car, they dashed across. It happened along the same road. If it were snakes, I would have freaked out.
Happy Birthday to my niece, Fura who is more worried about SPM than her son. Cool it,baby. May Allah bless you and family always.
" Violence Won't Solve A Thing. It Makes It More Challenging To Solve."- Unknown
| Quote: | Layman-Tu yg tak berani nak tenguk banyak2 drama/cerita bersiri. Only tgk one at a time....nanti tak jadi kerja lain. Rugi masa. Baling ular kat jalan? Ia ke? Tak de cara lain ke?
SitiHawa-Se tak do lah byk na jomputan kawin musim ni doh. Tak do lah handa mano pun se ni doh. Dulu2 murid2 mmg lobih rapat ngan cikgu...lobih2 lagi kek sek kg. mcm se ni
PI- Dah dijemput, kena lah pegi kan...
Ouled-Alhamdulillah, akak ni murid yg mendengar kata kot..he..he..perasan pulak. Guru kelas saban tahun tak penah lupa kirim kad raya dan call pd pagi raya. Terbalik kot pulak.
Yang-Mmg masa anak2 belajar, kita sibuk menguruskan keperluan mereka. My heart goes to the flood victims too
Pn Han- T.Kasih. Alhamdulillah,atas petunjuk dan izinNya, meninggalkan alam Trg ada lah keputusan tepat! Walau tidak ada lagi salary yg masuk, byk kelebihan lain yg Tuhan bagi. |
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| Saturday, 21-Nov-2009 08:09 |
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Islamic Arts Museum
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Looks like November is really a food festival for me. Today, my nephew and family took us to the cafe in Islamic Arts Museum, near National Mosque, where we had delicious Lebanese food. Sceptical in the beginning, I ended up clearing the whole plate of Chicken Tauwook. The lentil soup was good too. Thanks to them for otherwise, I would not have bothered to travel to KL on a Saturday, beginning of school holiday, afternoon. Federal Highway was choked and we detoured to NKVE which was a big round away. Min wanted to change her power point presentation layout/illustrations and wanted Syam to see if he could do the changes. It would be good for Syam to show his capabilities. He will be busy shooting the EPL Masters Football M'sia Cup event in Bukit Jalil tomorrow. He was so happy to have met Andy Cole in the flesh last week and received the signed mini ball.
The Museum is currently holding En Route To Mecca Exhibition. It reminds me of friends who are in Mekah now to perform the Haj. Before leaving, they smsed to seek forgiveness for any wrongdoings as the usual practice of those leaving for the Holy Land. Everyone wants to go there with clear mind, conscience and perform the rituals with the purest of hearts. I cannot think of anything said or done by these friends that could have offended me. Perhaps, it's because we seldom meet face to face and communicate mostly via sms or e-mail. Ironically, it's those who are closest to us who are more likely to invoke sensitivity in us, as unintentionally as it may be. There are exceptional case or two where the damage is irrepairable changing the bond totally or causing us to reassess it. I guess, everyone experiences this at one point or another in the journey in life. The best thing is to try not to let trivial matters damage a great relationship.
" Forgiveness Is A Funny Thing. It Warms The Hearts And Cools The Stings"- Peter Allen
  
| Quote: | SitHawa-Anak buah se tu mmg nek moyang pemurah...ikut aruah atuk eh dulu. Mudah2an betambah joki eh sekeluargo
PI-Betul sgt tu.
Layman-Muzium2 mmg ada suasana lain sikit. Mmg lah kesian mereka2 yg terkandas tu. Hati mesti dah sampai kesana.
Hamdan-T.kasih. Selamat maju jaya. Saya ni tak ada bakat nak jadi usahawan |
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| Friday, 20-Nov-2009 01:00 |
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It's Friday Again....
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Taken ages ago
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I'm sure this is the day that every working person is looking forward to each week. I did and it felt like forever in coming. Now, it seems to come very fast. The days and weeks seem to rush in. Before you know it, it's nearing 2010. The school holidays are here, UPSR results are out and SPM has just begun. One of NST Prime News headlines says that " Results (UPSR) show lack of thinking and problem solving skills." This is derived from analysing the aptitude test results taken by the candidates. Perhaps our system is to be blamed for that for seeming obsession of strings of As and not balancing it up with other skills required as they progress further in life. There's nothing wrong in wanting and achieving excellence but it must not be an obsession at the expense of other skills.
Half an hour before brisk walking, I usually watch Astro Oasis. I try to balance up my daily activities and fit in listening and watching to spiritual programmes as well as a constant reminder to myself. This morning it was the repeat of Dr Asri's Bahtera Perubahan. While I'm not an authority in religious matters, I can't help feeling puzzled at his arrest and the manner it was done. I see him as a young, progressive religious figure. We will just have to follow the court case to see what goes on and what exactly is the meaning of "bertauliah".
" Jika Kamu Bertawakkal Kepada Allah Dgn Sebenar-Benarnya, Nescaya Kamu Akan Dikurniakan Rezeki Sebagaimana DiKurniakan Kpd Sang Burung Yg Keluar Dari Sarangnya Pd Waktu Pagi Dgn Perut Yg Kempis Dan Pulang Pula Dalam Keadaan Yg Kenyang Di Waktu Petang"- Umar Bin Al-Khattab r.a.
| Quote: | Layman-He..he..ye lah. Lupa dulu2 Saturday keja half day. Happy weekend! He..he..tak pe,tak pe...peti ais banyak
PI-True...we shall wait,we shall see.Happy weekend to you too.
SitiHawa-Boto bona tu...kan Biso Bona bak kato Hattan tu doh |
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| Thursday, 19-Nov-2009 00:17 |
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Snow In Our Land?
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Masa muda2..berkebaya dlm snow
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I'm sure many received the email regarding the snow blizzards in KL tomorrow night. Meteorological department has dismissed this and advised the public not to believe such rumours. I'm sure there are people who would be glad to have snow here for a day so that they need not have to pay to go overseas to experience it. My friend, Ani, jokingly said that she' ll be the first person to go out and immerse herself in the white flakes. Anyway, God and not Muhammad Ali the boxer, is the Greatest. If God wants something to happen, it will. We have seen weird phenomena in many parts of the world. We have read of snow fall in unlikely places. If snow falls in Malaysia, my friend, Zairina, would be dissappointed as she's coming back here to escape the cold for a short while at least. Anyway, for now, the thing that will most likely to fall here is more rain and the land in the slopes. I really pray that no more year end disaster will befall us this year.
" Learn From Yesterday, Live For Today and Hope For Tomorrow "- Anon
| Quote: | SitiHawa-Maso mudo warih,sumo orang lawa....dah tuo2 ni terimo yo lah kenyataan,kan.? Usahlah nak ubah2 pulak apo2 nak nampak macam maghin.
Brian-Thanks for sharing the info. We have snowmen here in the malls too as Christmas deco.
PI-Ye...kat Michigan near the Great Lakes yg teramatlah sejuk winter nya.
Layman- He..he..manis ke?T.kasih. InsyaAllah, mungkin dpt juga rasa snow one day,mana tahu? |
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| Wednesday, 18-Nov-2009 01:21 |
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One Month Down The Line.....
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One month down the line, there's not much progress in Wani's car case. It's still in the workshop waiting for one thing after another. Such is the mess of claiming insurance. Apparently, the company could not believe the car parts theft was not heard or seen by anyone. Guess to them it looked like a plotted theft involving the owner. Who in the right frame of mind would plot to steal parts from your own car and suffer the inconvenience of not having transport to and from work for a length of time? The adjustor came to interview me as I was the first to spot the theft and to see the crime scene, just now in order to justify the truth of the claims. It is only when you face a situation like this that you realise how ludicrous some things are. Granted they are only doing their jobs and may be there are so many dishonest people out there who actually falsify claims/do lunatic things that the insurers have to take precaution. For the rest of us, we will just have to tolerate the snail paced procedures and endure the inconvenience that comes with it.
Anyway, I still have something to be thankful for today. My cholestrol level has improved by leaps and bound. I'll continue to eat and live healthily so that I can still walk to the field to exercise at 83 like the auntie in my photo, insyaAllah.
" My Formula Of Living Is Simple. I Get Up In The Morning and I Go To Bed At Night. In Between, I Occupy Myself As Best As I Can"- Cary Grant
| Quote: | SitiHawa- Kan tebonam doh,warih. Baru nak naik. Kek padang maso exercise pagi tadi
Layman-Ye ke 6 bulan? Sabar je lah nampaknya...Harap2 cepat la sikit.
PI-Waktu nak suruh bayar premium cepat je...Bila jadi begini, tak boleh pulak nak process cepat |
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