Hai...

Lamanya tak update blog...dah tak idea lately nih...

Tapi macam2 berlaku...

Dan yg menghairankan aku boleh terima dengan redha...syukur Alhamdulillah...selama ni aku dipertemukan dengan sahabat-sahabat yg berpegang kuat dengan ajaran Islam dan di kalangan orang-orang yang berfikiran positif. Sedikit sebanyak, kena gak tempiasnya....syukur sekali lagi...

Ingat:

Segala nya adalah ketentuan Allah SWT. Dia yg Maha Mengetahui...Rezeki atau bukan hak kita - semua adalah di atas kehendakNya.

I will keep you guys posted....

Time to watch movies...on TV!

I spent the whole weekend at home, recuperating….craving for something, then forced myself to cook and ended up eating just a little.

Pelik, tak de selera tapi teringin nak makan itu ini…lepas masak (yes, I even baked a butter cake with some dates) makan sikit je…

A slice of my butter cake with dates....

I just lazed around the house and got some rest/sleep and even had the chance to watch movies on HBO! Yes, at last…this golden moment of watch-all-the-movies you can!

First it was The Bird – Land’s End on Star Movie. Not bad ..I like the scenery…an island, a house by the beach…one happy American family…and yes, here comes the thriller….killer birds..which attacked and killed humans! Yikes!…Oh, well ..not that scary but it was ..like I said..not bad for family viewing…

Then, on HBO I got to watch Philadelphia (again). I remember watching this movie on VHS…years ago… Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington are just two brilliant actors which made this movie worth every seconds of my full concentration (like…for the 6 or 7^th times)! This movie is already 16 years old and I recommend to those who love drama (and hate action/kungfu movies)… Tom Hanks won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Actor (in this movie he played Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer who was fired because he had AIDS). Again 1994 Academy Awards, he won the Best Actor for his character in Forrest Gump. I just love this guy…he’s a true talent…what can I say….

On Sunday, I watched The Beach…..the one which has Leo DiCaprio in it. I didn’t have the chance to watch it until that day! Good movie…the rave about this movie is actually worth the trip to the cinema ((I mean if you’re living in year 2000!)…I am so ‘ketinggalan zaman’…

Then I realized, I was a frequent movie-watcher (on VHS/VCD)…..as the years go by and as my responsibilities demand ¾ of my life….there goes my favorite hobby which I think help me get connected with the world outside my home for many years….(sigh!)

More food....

Since I wasn't feeling really well ... my hubby decided to cook on Thursday. I came back from work that day, and there he was in the kitchen preparing for dinner..(awwww..that's so sweettt...).... And this was what we had for dinner....Lamb Chop...

And on Saturday I feel like eating fish curry....I peeked into my freezer and found two pieces of 'ikan tenggiri' that had been in there forever...

Fish curry

"White Carrot" Soup

"Pappedum"

Nothing compares to a home-cooked meal especially when you're not feeling well...burp! (My throat still sore and my body still ache..but at least I can satisfy my tastebud..)

Demam la pulak..

I was working as usual on Tuesday although I was not feeling well. (Yelah, konon nak jaga tak nak MC banyak-banyak)..But I felt worse before lunch and since I had an appointment with Dr Ibrahim Abdullah at Hospital Penawar for my blood pressure, I decided to wait till after lunch.

After my check up, Dr Ibrahim asked whether I would like to be hospitalised and I said 'no'. He said he had few cases of Dengue and Chikunguya fever recently.I promised him, if I do not feel better after a few days, then I will 'volunteerily hospitalised" myself (haha..). He gave me two days medical leave and told me rest..really rest at home.

I do feel better today although I have not fully recovered. Tak sedap hati pulak boss ada kat ofis, and I cuti lama-lama...Tapi...haa..tapi...selama ni I dok jaga tak nak ambik MC banyak-banyak..tak appreciate pun??? (err..kalau org HR baca ni...jgn la btau my boss ek..nanti I kena transfer ke dept jin bertendang pulak)..hihihi...

Satu lagi nak share, accordingg to Dr Ibrahim..the swine flu is so dangerous because the virus will damage the human lungs and eventually causes death..Nauzubillah...So, be careful and take care of yourselves.

Penyakit sekarang ni dah canggih. Even nyamuk aedes pun dah jenis species canggih zaman sekarang ni. Allah SWt turunkan bala, supaya manusia sedar siapa yang lebih berkuasa...All those advance technologies can never ever challege the power of the Almighty

Allah turunkan penyakit untuk menghapuskan dosa..kena redha...dan kita kena usaha mencari penawarnya..Dan kata Dato' Dr Fadzilah Kamsah...memang semua penyakit ada ubatnya tetapi kadang-kadang kita yg tak jumpa...

Well, I have to log of now...Hope to be back on my feet again...(tomorrow)!!

Happy Mother's Day

I received this email from a friend, wishing me a Happy Mother's Day ...

I was overwhelmed with emotions when reading this, not only because I'm a mom, but also because I'm a daughter..All those words and the things I've done to hurt the most special woman in my life...Nothing in this world can compare to her unconditional love ..nothing!No matter what, she's always been there...But still, we children could never understand her emotions, her way of showing how much we mean to her...

To my mom, Norma bt. Khalid....I wish you A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY....Again...and again..... I thank you ...for everything......

Love: Ija...

SELAMAT HARI IBU!

Kita semua adalah anak. Dilahirkan oleh ibu selepas berbulan mengandungkan kita dengan segala susah payah. Sesungguhnya kita sangat terhutang budi dengan bonda yang melahir dan membesarkan kita. Al Quran sendiri menjelaskan betapa tingginya penghormatan dan kebaikan yang wajib dilakukan oleh seorang anak kepada ibu bapanya. Allah berfirman:

“Dan telah kami perintahkan kepadamu, Janganlah sekali-kali menyembah selainku dan berbuat baiklah kamu kepada kedua orang tuamu. Sama ada kedua ibu bapamu atau salah seorang daripada mereka sudah lanjut usia, janganlah kamu mengatakan kepada mereka walaupun pun perkataan ‘uhh’, dan janganlah sekali-kali kamu meninggikan suara kepada mereka, dan bercakaplah dengan mereka dengan ucapan-ucapan yang mulia. Dan Hendaklah kamu sentiasa merendahkan diri di hadapan mereka dan berdoalah: Wahai Tuhanku, kasihanilah kedua-dua mereka sepertimana jerit perih mereka membesarkan kami sedari kecil” (al Isra’: 23-24)

Cinta Tak Berpenghujung Sungguh jasa bonda tak dapat dibalas. Mengandungkan kita berbulan-bulan lamanya, bertarung antara hidup dan mati ketika melahirkan kita ke dunia. Masih ingatkah kita, bagaimana kesabaran ibu kita melayan karenah dan segala ragam kita sewaktu kecil, bersengkang mata hingga ke pagi ketika kita demam dan sakit, menyedia sarapan untuk kita sebelum ke sekolah… Banyak sungguh jasa ibu… banyak yang sudah kita terlupa… Masih ingatkah kita doa ibu di penghujung solat mendoakan kejayaan kita anak yang dikasihinya, tangis syukur yang tumpah dari kelopak mata ibu sewaktu kita menggenggam ijazah. Ibu kita mungkin buta huruf dan tidak bersekolah tetapi mata hatinya celik, ingin melihat masa depan anaknya cerah, secerah mata hatinya.

KASIH IBU SANGAT LUAR BIASA; kasih tanpa syarat, cinta yang tak berpenghujung… Highway ke Syurga Rasulullah bersabda: “sangat rugilah, sangat rugilah, sangat rugilah, mereka yang masih memiliki ibu bapa atau salah seorang daripada mereka patah lagi yang sudah lanjut usia, sedangkan anak-anak tersebut dicampakkan ke dalam neraka” (riwayat Muslim). Hadith ini menjelaskan mentaati dan menyantuni ibu bapa apatah lagi yang sudah tua adalah antara jalan yang mudah untuk menikmati syurga.

Bahkan ganjaran lebih besar buat anak yang melayani ibu dan bapanya yang sudah tua sehinggakan Rasulullah menyebutkan betapa rugi dan malangnya seorang anak yang masih mempunyai ibu dan ayah sedangkan si anak tersebut tidak memperolehi syurga kerana mengabaikan kedua orang tuanya. Antara tanggungjawab seorang anak terhadap ibu bapanya termasuklah menyediakan makan dan minum serta kelengkapan hidup mereka sekiranya mereka tidak mampu, taat dan patuh kepada perintah mereka, sentiasa memohon maaf di atas segala kesalahan dan kealpaan dan sentiasa mendoakan keampunan untuk mereka dan kesejahteraan mereka di dunia dan di akhirat. Memang kita sibuk, kerja banyak, masa tak cukup dan bermacam-macam lagi alasan, namun sementara mereka masih hidup, janganlah bertangguh untuk mendapat ganjaran besar yang disediakan.

Ingatlah, Allah Maha Adil, sekiranya kita menghormati dan mentaati kedua ibubapa, maka kita juga akan dihormati dan di taati oleh anak-anak kita kelak dan begitulah sebaliknya. Kejayaan dan keberkatan hidup banyak bergantung kepada restu ibu dan ayah…

To Kuala Lumpur...

Hmm...I went to KL on the 1st - 3rd May 2009. Again, attended a wedding (kali ni menghantar my cousin ke rumah sebelah pengantin lelaki)...Buat kat Dewan Kastam di Kelana Jaya. My cousin Farah was wearing the Aceh bride costume..hehe..cute je nampak...rasa nak cubit-cubit..wakakaka!

It's time to cut the wedding/groom's birthday cake...2-in-1!

Say cheese!!!...Waaaa..so happy lovey-dovey...hehe

Then, I got the chance to stroll around JTAR area....bought myself and my daughter a few kain ela for Raya. Luckily my sons and husband decided to go somewhere else as they are not really into textile shopping!


At Sogo, while waiting for him to pick us up..there I was being hypnotized by the Estee Lauder sales girl and end up with these............! (I hate myself for being so ...WEAK!!!!..Arghhhhhhhhh!!!)