Almost done!

Alhmdulillah. Azhar and I  were at Halim's house at the moment. Azhar undergone an interview yesterday, the first after his spm result was announced.  I hope I'll be able to resume blogging in the midst of teaching and looking after my grandson, one year old umar .

A trip to Remember

A ten-hour trip to Armidale. Mission accomplished!

At last we made it. Dijah's father, my son Halim,  Fatma , my two little grandchildren and I managed to attend Dijah's graduation ceremony last week. It was indeed a memorable experience .... Humaira was recovering from chicken pox, Dijah misplaced her passport, a few detours due to bushfires in NSW and  reaching  Armidale almost midnight!

The moment we reached Armidale Motel, we were so thankful to Dijah for booking the place. It was comfortable and we slept soundly till morning. Armidale is a beautiful, tranquil city. No wonder Dijah loves the place so much. We enjoyed our  meetings with her supervisors and technical officers at the university. They were just awesome!

To my lovely daughter, I know it will be difficult for you to adjust to our typical Malaysian environment. InsyaAllah. we'll pray  the best for you!

Forgive and Forget..

 A picture speaks a thousand words. To the onlookers, this might be a gathering of a happy family. Beautiful, contented, well-behave, loving, caring, well-fed and etc, etc.
Actually the photo was taken about 6 years ago during the month of Ramadan. That's the reason why there weren't many people at the park, Padang Polo to be exact. Shortly after we took this photo we went to the bazaar ramadan in Rapat Setia to buy some food for breaking fast. Halim was studying medicine in Makassar and he was having his holidays then. Aman was due to fly to Egypt during the weekend. En suami was posted to Labuan. So, there were mixed feelings. What I remember most was the sadness and the pain that we as a family felt for Dijah then. A day earlier, her ex-fiance broke their engagement through SMS! Thinking back,I am glad that we received the news calmly; no harsh words, no tears but Dijah's siblings provided great support in lifting up her spirits. We accepted it as Allah's will and together we moved on. Actually, when en suami took the photo, we were hungry, sad, anxious and  I was spending the nights crying my hearts out. No, no as I said earlier, I was NOT sad, but I was asking Allah to forgive me and my children for any wrong doings we have inflicted on other people. Although my children are the lights of my eyes and they are just awesome, they are still human and they do make mistakes....

Mudah lupa

Assalamualaikum.

I met all types of people. Some become my good  friends . Nice friendly people, talkative, pleasant, not so pleasant, helpful, selfish, jerks  and others. There are those who commit  mistakes and then cried their hearts out . Well people DO make mistakes! So move on and remember that Allah is The MOST merciful. Allah will accept your taubah if you truly repent.

Miss her

Aidilfitri 2012. My sister was preparing the chicken for ayam kerabu in the background. We gave her the honour to taste the dish before it was served.

With  Mak We's daughters-in-law. (Kg Lasah, Sungei Siput, Perak)

 

 

 Al-fatihah to Zainun bt Salleh


She is my father's only sister, so she is my aunt. But we were very close. I could still remember, my siblings and I spent our entire primary school holidays  in the village when we were young. We swam in the river nearby, waited for the durians in the wooden hut during fruit season and ate delicious meals prepared by her. She cooked usual kampung delicacies such as gulai tempoyak, lemak rebung  and of course ayam kerabu. She lived with her youngest son, a religious teacher who also manages the rubber and  oil palm  plantation.
She loved to pay my father a visit. Every fruit season, she would come to Ipoh with sacks of rambutans, durians and freshly made tempoyak. We would miss her dearly. May Allah blessed her.

Cameron Highlands

MARDI station, Cameron Highlands.

Tomorrow I'll be leaving for Cameron Highlands for a two day course. Lepas ni nak packing barang yang perlu dibawa. Musykil juga samada perlu  bawa baju tebal atau tidak sebab program akan berakhir lewat malam. Kalau waktu siang suhu di Cameron tak berapa sejuk .
InsyaAllah  adik nombor tiga yang bertugas di Kolej Matrik Pahang akan balik bercuti ke rumah ayah malam ni.  Adik dan family dari Durban, South Africa akan sampai pada hari Sabtu   untuk menerima anugerah perkhidmatan  lebih 20 tahun dengan  PETRONAS.   Cik Tutor  kol sebab excited nak tahu hadiah apa Pak Cik Azman dapat.
 Tersasul sebut nama cik Tutor ni, rasa  kesian pulak kat dia.  Saya selalu tegaskan ,segala amalan dimulakan dengan niat. Niat ke Sydney untuk panjangkan silaturrahim dengan seorang kenalan dari Indonesia yang mempunyai minat yang sama.  Mafhum hadith jelas menyatakan seseorang  akan dapat segala apa yang dia  niatkan. Ganjaran dunia dan akhirat  akan diberi kepada mereka-mereka yang ikhlas hanya kerana Allah . I hope Cik Tutor will enjoy herself immensely plus her imaan is solidly intact in her heart.
Kena beredar sekarang sebab  malam ni kena tidur awal supaya tak mengantuk bila fetch adik kat Medan Gopeng.

Daddy's girl.

At a wedding in Kampung Lasah, Sungai Siput.

A very precious moment !

 

 

 

Setiap hari saya pulang ke rumah ayah di Tambun. Hanya kami bertiga,  saya , ayah dan emak.I couldn't help much as I always arrive quite late in the evening. Ayah rajin memasak, simple dishes but yummy. Lepas solat isya' berjemaah di surau, ayah pastikan saya makan masakan dia. Mesti kena puji  masak gulai tempoyak atau sambal belacan ayah. Tiada sayur tumis, hanya pucuk mengkudu atau sirih kadok rebus, ulam raja atau ulam temu. Makan dengan sambal belacan atau sambal tempoyak. Pada hari Rabu, saya singgah di pasar malam. Beli laksam untuk ayah dan nasi kerabu untuk mak. Kalau rajin, goreng pisang untuk supper. Yang bestnya setiap Isnin dan Khamis, kami bangun sahur sama-sama. Alhamdulillah, ayah dan mak selalu puasa sunat. Sebelum subuh, sudah menjadi rutin saya untuk tolong angkat sebaldi nasi campur bijian gandum ke dalam kereta ayah.  After  subuh prayer,  ayah will feed the birds!

Seronok dapat attention dari kedua mak ayah. Tenang dan mendamaikan. Moga Allah beri mereka kesihatan yang baik supaya mereka dapat terus  beramal.