EID MUBARAK

We'll be leaving for Alor Setar this Thursday.. but the first day as usual will be celebrated in Penang :-)

Alhamdulillah, this year will be more cheerful with Sufiya around..she's eight months now and has started crawling and standing up by holding anything aorund her..and I bet she is very brave and determine..

Both of us has prepared baju raya for her but unfortunately no baju kurung..jeans and kodroy..her Abah is so excited..pampering her little daughter with everything that he could afford.... :-)

Have safe journey everyone... for those who are abroad and missing kampung ambience during this raya..sabar banyak2... Salam Eid Mubarak from US...Sue, Sufiya and Haffis

Giving back.......

“Dan janganlah kamu makan harta anak yatim lebih dari batas berpatutan dan janganlah kamu tergesa-gesa membelanjakannya sebelum mereka dewasa. Barangsiapa (di antara penjaga) itu mampu, maka hendaklah dia menahan diri (dari makan memakan harta anak yatim itu dan barangsiapa (penjaga) yg miskin, bolehlah dia memakan harta itu menurut kadar yg patut…) AQT 4 (an-Nisaa’ : 06

Alhamdulillah..with help and generosity from all staff, we have managed to collect RM860.00 in 3 days for Rumah Anak Yatim Darul Izzah, Bandar Baru Bangi. RM 200 goes to Duit Raya, RM5 each for 40 child...and the rest were spent on groceries.

This is just a small sum that we could contribute compared to other giant company who could sponsor them lavish 'Buka Puasa' and duit raya.

-the youngest...he love to sleep on this chair-

There are 39 children living here from all over penisular and the youngest is a seven years old from Taiping..the most 'manja' kid..(he refused to join the crowd for group photo...instead asked the ustaz to cut his finger nail.. :-).. he's the youngest of a big family (of 11 sibling)...it's so sad looking at their condition, dusty floor tiles, crack and stain on the wall, chipped tiles and leaking on computer room's ceiling...but the most important and essential thing is of coz love and attention..it's good to hear that they are going back to their family this Eid...for one week..

-study room-

The whole idea of doing this came after reading PiBani's blog where she have list of orphanage. A cute little face of a maybe 7 years old grab my attention, so after talking to few friends, they agreed to chip in and at last today at 1.40pm all those stuff were sent to their kitchen.
It is a two and a half storey block consist of surau, kitchen, dining hall, activity area, computer room, 5 bedroom (10 child in one room), study room and one small office. The place are now lack of maintenance especially the computer room, activity area and there is no proper dry yard

-dry yard-

So anybody out there, if you have enough time...Darul Izzah are open to welcome you..not necessarily cash, but maybe in other way that suits you..maybe spend time with them doing homework, talking to them for moral support, help clean the place...actually there are so many things that could be improved here.....Insyaallah...there'll be another trip here...

There is no wealth but life.
-John Ruskin-


p/s thank you to all JKR WPPutrajaya and JKKP staff for your generosity

Rumah Anak Yatim Darul Izzah
Lot 2191-2A, Pekan Makmur,
43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, S'gor
Tel: 03-89257263

Every Morning

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I couldn't ask God for more

Man, this is what love is I know I've gotta let her go,

but I'll always remember

Every hug in the morning and butterfly kisses

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Tim McGraw -Butterfly Kisses

This is the best to describe each morning feeling..it is hard saying goodbye to her especially when she understand that she'll be away from us...She will cry and grab the babysitter's grill and look at her abah..or she will wrap her hand tight around his neck...anak manja abah ni.............. :-)

AL-FATIHAH

Al-Fatihah to adik Nurin Jazlin Jazimin.....we love you

The Game of Life

I'm just like this shadow....

Sometimes people just don't care what are the consequences that will arised due to their negligence and ignorance..talking and talking....endless meeting..plus food and more food..at the end, the product are not up to the standard of acceptance..

Now I realised that it's different field ,so they play a different game and rules...should I just play along and get the same dirt...or stand strong with what I believe..?

They didn't realised that those money are not entirely their's..people are so greedy making money until they forgot about other essential aspect of life...safety is no longer priority when you could stuffed your pocket with RM....

Vertical Limit

This photo was taken during site inspection, I just love this view, it should be symmetrical but I didn't composed it well.. but here it is after been edited and touch up..the orange glow reminds me of CSI Miami..notice they always have these orange background..?
One picture could be intepreted or perceived as many other things..sometimes it does look like a path..to where..? depends on one's imagination

A view towards passageway of an apartment, in this photo I've tried to captured the horizontal lines that define the whole picture as well as the vertical dashed line that derived from the column at this middle passageway. The shade and tone create a drama..and the sharp angle gives a strong impact...

The way we look at things are differ base on our experience, knowledge and environment...but the most beautiful thing in this world could only be created by Him

Bling bling

Busy working on new sparkling thing at the moment..a girl's best friend and it's forever...

Safe journey

Things got more complicated than what I expected, she said that she's scared now..she think that she's pregnant, third child and nobody knows about it yet...but tomorrow will be the day, whether its positive or negative...how would you face this situation..? It is hard for us who hear about this but being in her shoe is totally different....





I've forward her AWAM's contact number for reference, maybe professional advice is better than emotional-friend's opinion.





Hopefully He will light up her path, so that she could find her way...a safe journey


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Sufiya is 7 months and 8.3kg now..she loves her rice porridge mixed with green peas, potato and fish or chicken..and one thing for sure she's now more manja-manja with her abah rather than me...hmm...so jealous..

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan to all...semoga semua amalan diberkati.

KEPARAT

I wish him suffer ...the worst that one could imagine...don't let him die fast...let him feel the pain slowly..

She was thrown onto the floor and slap last Sunday...this is the first time he did this but this is not the first fight,....for 13 years she have been living in hell...with this bloody husband who can't resist the temptation of seeing other women..be it somebody's wife or a young fresh woman....

She went for check up at GH, and all that they did was making a report without checking her thoroughly..of coz the bruises wont appear within 24 hours...she's confused now, even the pejabat agama didn't gave much help...'balik bincang'..that is what they always advice.

I asked her to take a photo of her body, which area that shows the evidence, go to private clinic for full check up...and asked for fasakh...maybe I'm not the best to person who should consult her, but we have known each other since standard four, that was in 1984....all of her sad and bitter stories are in my head, all the secret, all those dark corners in her life were shared with me...this is so sad...after having two kids and long journey...at the end this is what happen, a man like him should suffer before he die...!!!!!!!

She said the moment she went to the pejabat agama, she went blank..confused..uncertain

Can any of you help her by giving any info...what to do, where to go..who to meet..

MALAYSIAKU GEMILANG

SALAM MERDEKA..YANG KE......BARU 50 TAHUN



MERDEKAKAH KITA.......................?

Sunset :Putrajaya

Life...

We are what we eat...? people said that if we consumed good and healthy food we gonna be a healthy person....eat 'ikan kering'..and u'll be kurus kering..but what if we eat contaminated green leafy vege...???

All this while we were told to take more of these..good for this and that, unfortunately for us who live in Selangor..those are not the best option anymore unless u pluck 'em from ur own garden or window ledge..just like the 'Naked Chef' aka Jamie Oliver..

Yesterday's news on contaminated vegetables were not that shocking, it's known to us that the farmers used pesticides and fertilizer and what not to produced fresh and 'undisturb' vege...93 samples were tested at Selayang Market and two-third were found contaminated with at least one pesticide...!!!!

When we were small having vege with green worm were a normal treat..I was told that they are better than the one with perfect leaf..no holes...
And what about GMF...modification of genetic are fine if it could help us but we need to draw a line..God has provide us the best food,..the best of everything but sometimes there are people who want to play God..

Sigh...it's no wonder why we are more prone to headache, stomache..cancer..u name it..it's like an everyday news..there are no more fresh and healthy food..no such thing unless u plant ur own..but then we also have to question about the rice, the agricultural practice are the same..more and more pesticides, certain fish are not that safe due to high level of mercury, and when the season of bird flu, no more chicken run except that we are the one who run away from 'em.....to make matter worst, our water is not that fresh, clean and clear anymore, even in Putrajaya...macam teh cair....I was told that the water at Sungai Pinang,Pg which were supplied from Waterfall used to be so clear and sweet..??oo yess that was in the 70's... and now what happened..??

Even the air we breath is no longer fresh...how can we take a deep breath?? even if there is no haze or open burning in Indonesia, the air does contain harmful particles.......

Back then....

The paddy field were high enough for u to play hide and seek...and the river were so clear and it reflect the colour of the sky...every way you roam there are always greenery...

But I'm quite lucky to be able to wake and listen to the bird singing and staring at banana trees, mengkudu, nangka and pokok ceri......but that is only if I were in Alor Setar...now living in Putrajaya..at 6.45am the only sound that greet me is the bus engine..and the air is of coz carbon monoxide.......

Holiday Postcard.......

Fishing trip...makan buah..

Sufiya with her Nenek, Dadi, Caci and cousins in Penang



Gulai Nangka (Hubby's fav) and puri with sambal sardin..

next trip wish list:
Cucur Udang Gurney
Rojak 101
Makan Laksa kat Batu Ferringhi dgn sirap limau
Mandi Laut
Bawa Sufiya pi Waterfall

TeVi

She was crying and crying...and I think I've done everything to sooth her..but it doesn't work..finally I switch the channel to Astro Ceria..and she magically stop and smiling..this channel has became a-must-watch in this house..I bet most of us only knew or introduced to all this entertainment not at this tender age...and that was black and white.



I remember the first time watching tv back in the early 80's all black and white..it was Jaws..intai-intai at one of our neighbour's house.



When we could afford to have one, most of the programme were RTM standard..but that was good enough for kids at that time..Wazata Zain..Cumi and Chiki..are now replaced by stylo host like Aznil..no more rigid environment..everything are so cheerful, colourful and bright..and the kids of coz are much more open and confident..no more shy little girl..



I think kids now are more expose..celik mata..they have everything....Animax..(I do watch this one :-) Ninja Boy..,Bob The Builder, Power Puff Girl..and my fav Kampung Boy..it is essential to have this kind of cartoon that featured local scene especially for those who never experience kampung life..and yes..Segah di Nusantara is also a good one..I do learn new things from it....



And when it comes to music....I think most of them knows Indonesian singer better than locals..one my friend's kids loves Irwansyah too much and they won't sit still in the car unless the mother play on the song - Pencinta Wanita..they were below 5..and they love the song as if they understand it..

One day at a food stall, the owner's son keep on singing that same song, but he forgot the lyric..so we kept hearing this line.."aku memang.., aku memang.."we know it was that song from it's tune, its kinda cute, but after 10 minutes it sounds like tape rosak.....hmmm..i wonder what my own little girl would love ( I noticed she give attention to Sa re ga ma pa - Zee TV...)

Otak lembap...lembab.?

Things has change ...and I think that I've change too since working here in a different environment..different role..no more datelines and rushing from one place to another..no client who keep asking for drawing and keep on changing the idea...coz I'm on the client's side now..I work on day to day basis..even though roughly we have monthly schedule..but that always change......

No more adrenaline rush...my 0.4 artline pen are still inside the case..nothing to draw anymore...I admit that I miss being the one who present an idea..being critised...I don't mind, after all those are part and parcel of the job....

One thing that is progressing is my appetite...love food, think about food all the time.

And I hardly read nowadays, only online news and Economist magazine in the office...maybe I should start collecting books like last time, at least one book per month..rasa macam otak lembab..or lembap?...

Menopause the musical

We thought that we should give it a try...since we got the ticket...wishing that she could be calm..sleepy...we don't really know what to expect.....

It turn out the other way..she was so excited..maybe the ambience, the colour, the air cond...she keep on screaming, the way she likes something...and we only watch this for only 20 minutes...that was the best decision, not to interrupt other audience...

It was entertaining..even though we didn't have a chance to watch until the end...it was a great experience for the three of us..so no movie until she's 4 or 5..

But I must say that we enjoy the architecture of the auditorium..the entrance looks like a space ship....

Balloons.......

They comes in different shapes and colour..they put a smile on our face...there's a child in us when we look at them..

This was taken during project handing over ceremony early this week..just a basic shape but the variety of colour that makes them stands out..

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Mama told me that Ayah Not (my grandpa) used to sell this during Fun Fair when she was small..I only knew him as a home builder..coz everytime we visit his house (with my other grandma), the layout of the house keep on changing...each visit was a different experience. One day the staircase was near the toilet.. then the next visit will be at other location......ironically he never gave me a balloon....any shapes..even this plain one...but this small things that remind me of him...and of coz sometimes during site visit I'll remember him..especially they day he renovated our house....sedihnya rasa........

May Allah put Him at a better place...

New Things.......

This blog has been abandoned for quite sometime...too many things in my plate...at home and work, but can't complaint, coz that's life....

Thought of writting many things for the last few weeks...but everytime I turn on the notebook, Sufiya will be so excited looking at the mouse..she will try to grab it, punch the keyboard..she's observing her surrounding now..even the tv remote controller's batteries need to be taken out..coz she keep pressing channel 6- VANNAVIL....maybe she likes the colour or maybe she remember the language... :-)..

As for myself, I'm still learning new things every single day and everywhere, be it at home with family, office and my new swimming class...love the water but just have the urge to start taking a class after permission been granted by the BIG BOSS..thanxx so much...

It was fun having a girls night out, splashing from 8-10pm...the water is only 0.9m..but it was so cold after 1.5 hour in a pool....

I noticed the pool's floor tiles are uneven...I try to forget about work but there's no way being in the industry you could get away from observing your surrounding..

Black and white

Life is just like a wheel...it goes round and round..spinning... one day you asked other people and the next day you are the one who'll be facing the same question..in my previous entry I was touched by an oldman who travelled all the way from Kulim to help his son who suffers kidney problem...

And today my own cousin who is only 32 having the same problem, both of his kidney are not functioniong anymore...nobody expect it as he is very active..very atheletic..happily married with 2 children.

My mother noticed that his face look a bit different and chubby..but she didn't realised it until he was admitted at KMC...the same incident happened to our youngest auntie who were only in her early 20s..the same symptom, but by the time we knew it, it was too late...

..AND...

He need a donor.... and what would I do...Maybe I should ask myself the same question...'how far would i go..?'....Simah if you read this...you know this guy

Semoga Allah memberi laluan yang mudah..Insyaallah...

Colours of life

The couple wore a white outfit for the first session and a maroon lenga suit for bride and kurta with shawl for the groom...except there was no dancing and fresh petals like in Bollywood movie.. the lenga suit was quite heavy and need to be wear properly, during my time, I had to asked hubby to hold the long heavy veil for me. Some lenga suit could easily weight almost more than 15kg inclusive of the cloth weight as well as the embroidery..that exclude all those bling bling that we need to wear or parade..three or four layer necklace, at least three bangles for each hand, few 916 ring and diamond ring...plus head gear, earing..bla ..bla

The original lenga suit that Madhuri Dixit had to wear in Devdas is almost 30kg, but because she have to dance, twirling, spinning..they changed the outfit to something similar but lighter.

But no matter how heavy it is I like to wear it..on that day only :-)

In India, in Kolkata to be precised, they normally wear something brighter and loud especially red and green, lots of jewellery and flowers, jasmine and rose as head gear for the groom. Since it is a match make, the groom have the previliged to request a dowry be it in a form of money, motorbike,..or whatever the bride's family could afford. And the day the bride leaving her family's house she will be accompanied by her stuff that include her pots,pan,dinner set, mattress, mat..etc...

Back to Penang..they still follow the tradition of giving all those stuff but no longer practised by all family especially when they married someone outside their circle or community. Mamak's wedding in Penang normally held at any community centre, club or hall due to the increasing of their populations .. :-) when one family hold a wedding their guest list are long and that only their families..plus friends and neighbours. They will refer to a book which I call a family book which we could find names, address and which family they belong to..they are more than 50 family..one family could be more than 100 or more suku sakat.. My MIL is Cheyen, but my FIL is from Benggali from Kolkata, so we are referred as Cheyen, there are some other names but I could not recall..

For this wedding we had a great time but only last for few hours since I had to register at a new place in KL the next day. So the last two weeks was spent attending introduction course on government policies and procedures as well as ice breaking session.

This is what we made during the ice breaking session, an alien made of sticks, masking tape and newspaper...ooh we also had a chance to perfromed, my group had this P.Ramlee song..Aci-aci buka pintu ..we sang and act..a sketch..I was the owl...but sorry no photo taken.

Good things comes in so many ways..the wedding, the baby, a new job...plus this time around I can look at my office 24/7 from my balcony, and be at home by 5.15pm..isn't life is beautiful...Alhamdulillah...