Kem Kepimpinan Pelajar Hospitaliti, PJB in Tg Resang, Mersing

Students' Lodging

Physical activities...

My kids and I followed my husband to Tanjung Resang, Mersing on 13 – 15^th March 2009. The Camp was organized by him and few other lecturers.

Our lodging...

Among the activities were mountain climbing, Explorace, night activities and talks by lecturers and ustaz.

Mountain Cllimbing....

WE DID IT!!!

Makan time....

Khaleeda (in green tudung) joined kakak-kakak makan setalam!

My older children were excited to join the students for these activities. But the most interesting was the mountain climbing. They started their journey around 9.30 am and were back at the resort at 4.00 pm! They even called me when they reached the peak of the mountain!!

In Tg Resang, besides the beach, we can also enjoy the waterfall and the mountain climbing.

Kimi enjoying himself......

Enjoy the pics...!

Why oh..why..

Disebabkan harta benda duniawi...adik beradik boleh bergaduh, suami isteri boleh bercerai berai, rakan taulan boleh bermasam muka..Kadang-kadang terpikir jugak, bukannya boleh bawak mati pun...Yang kita bawak hanyalah kain putih membalut tubuh serta amal jariah semasa hidup.

Tapi itulah bila syaitan (yg direjam) menghasut manusia. I always remind myself and my children never to fight over something which is not even ours. Sayang sekali bila pertalian silaturrahim terputus begitu sahaja hanya kerana harta. Memang lah, siapa tak nak duit? Siapa tak nak kaya raya? Tapi I think it's more meaningful if we earned it ourselves? Betul tak..? Alhamdulillah jikalau harta dibahagikan sama rata and bertuah mak bapak yg punyai anak-anak di kalangan orang-orang yg bersyukur. Dah dapat free pun dah cukup baguih.

I think I'm babbling because I don't have anything to fight over ..I don't come a from rich family..Senang la cakap, ye tak..Cuba kalau keluarga kaya raya, sama jugaklah kes nya terjadi pada kami adik beradik agaknya. Alhamdulillah, kami datang dari keluarga yg sederhana...Tak payah nak susah2 berkelahi pasal harta ..(Ada ke hartanya??)

Sedih bila baca dalam surat khabar, anak lelaki menyaman ibu sebab rebutkan harta arwah ayah..akhirnya kalah jugak...Allah SWT Maha Adil dan Maha Kaya..dah bukan hak kita, just forget it ...Masa arwah hidup, jenguk pun tak pernah..bila arwah dah tak de, ada hati pulak nakkan harta peninggalan...Ish, tak malu betul...

Hmm..mcm kata my biras, seorang ustazah, "Orang yg banyak harta, adalah orang yang terakhir sekali masuk syurga"...Wallahualam....

My latest books collection...

Yesterday, we went to Harris Bookstore at Jusco Tebrau City. Mula-mula ingat nak cari buku "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophea Kinsella...tapi ada dua buku yg betul2 menarik perhatian. I bought these books without thinking twice.

Subhanallah...memang worth every single cent. Baru baca Mukadimah buku ni, dah buat hati ni rasa sebak...Well, I was impressed by La Tahzan by the same author...but this book is dedicated for every Muslimah and I really Thank Allah SWT ...kerana merubah niat awal nak cari buku yg tak berfaedah...Dalam buku ni ada sebut..selama ni kita membaca buku yg dikarang oleh penulist barat yg boleh merosakkan akidah, mengkhayalkan kita serta menjauhkan kita dari realiti sebenar kehidupan......

I have yet to finish the second chapter (bila tengah baca buku ni, Kimi pun sibuk nak baca sama...hmm..kena postpone niat nak baca at least 3 chapters today...)..

Another book is Hidayah by Dato' Seri Nik Aziz Nik Mat. I really admire him..and please...I am not referring the political party he represents, but I admire his knowledge and his simple way of life...

Dan terasa betul diri ni ketinggalan zaman sebab baru tau Tok Guru ni ada menulis beberapa buah buku...Tapi it's better late than never, ye tak...

So, I hope I can finish reading these two books ASAP...and the meantime Selawat ke atas Junjungan kita Rasulullah S.A.W...

It's life...indeed....

“Kenapa Nobita dan Doeramon takut datang Malaysia?”

Sebaaabbb…kita ada GIANT…ha..ha…The first time I heard it, I laughed out loud (LOL!)..

Funny ..life is funny sometimes…We fell in love with the wrong person, the opposite of our Mr McDreamy. We also tend to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. The first time, maybe it’s human to err..What about the few other times after that? The bottom line is, as long as it doesn’t hurt us physically, then it’s a mistake tend to be repeated. Betul tak? Kalau setakat sakit hati, makan hati berulam jantung (whatever!).. we still let ourselves into that same situation which, the first time round, we vowed never to let it happens to us again. Tapi kalau dah patah riuk, lebam sana sini…masa tu ‘taubat’ tak buat dah…

Tapi itu lah kehidupan. It adds colours to our lives, right? Tapi apa-apa pun, nak jatuh cinta with the wrong or right person, don’t let yourself be fooled. Diperbodoh-bodohkan la…Sebab bila kita bercinta, semua dah nampak kabur je dah…yg penting si dia happy ..kita pun lega. Masa ni apa yg dia cakap je betul, nasihat orang lain dah tak boleh pakai…Tapi benda alah dlm kepala yang Allah kurniakan takkan nak buat hiasan dalaman je kot? Fikir betul-betul. Kalau kita dah nampak temberang dia dari awal lagi, why wait? Life is too short to be sad or grumpy 24/7.

Ingat lagi pesan my mom, lelaki ni masa bercinta sanggup apa saja. Dah kawin, hmmm…Do I need to elaborate more? Tak payah lah kan..buang masa dan tenaga jari aku menaip je…Yang dah kahwin lama pasti dah nampak perbezaannya (Rampinggkannn..?? – mcm iklan slimming kat TV tu..ahaks)…Kalau belum kawin pun dah bagi kita pening kepala with 1001 mcm alasan and problems, imagine life as his wifey....

Tapi kadang2 Allah SWT menguji hambanya dengan memberi apa yg dihajati. Nak kawin anak Tan Sri? Tup..tup dapat anak Tan Sri…tapi lepas kahwin, kita nyesal pulak sebab kita ni siapalah kalau nak dibandingkan dengan keluarga Tan Sri tu. Daahh.. kena sisih. Dah jodoh…(tapi sebenarnya ujian jugak tu). Sepatutnya tengok latarbelakang agama yg penting. Bila fikir-fikirkan, lebih baik Allah menguji kita dengan kesusahan. Masa tu baru sedar. Dah lama tak membaca Al Quran. Barulah nak solat sunat banyak-banyak. Ada jugak baiknya kan?

So be careful what you wish for….And bak kata boyfriend lama aku si Keanu Reeves tu (haha..dlm mimpi tido siang kat opis tengahari le kot)…If ain’t real, why bother.

Perak oh Perak

“Did you watch the News yesterday”, asked a colleague. “Nope”, I answered “always the same ol’ story”…

After reading the newspaper today, I feel a bit disappointed with the political “chaos’ in Perak…

I am not a politician. Neither am I good at talking about politics. From my understanding it started of as "lompat parti" then, the MB was ousted, but refused to leave…Gosh..when will this end..?

I really hope whatever it is going on over there, will end very soon.

And I really, really hope whoever’s going to head the Perak government will take these two major issues (that I know) into serious consideration:

The Airport – Do something about this. Where are the planes? Do you know how disappointing it is to get adverts from Air Asia on RM0.00 fare to everywhere in the country accept Ipoh? What’s the airport for? Come on, we need an airport with actual planes landing on its runway. Just like the good ol’ days..

The Economy – Perak used to be (gazillion years ago..hehe) the biggest tin (bijih timah) producer in the world. But now, I think there are few cement factories (I used to work with one of the largest)and…ermm…what else…oh,yes..few tourist spots..which I think even Perakian like me don’t even know they exist! Need to promote more…hello, can anyone do this for Perak???I can't think of anything else that is booming (economically) in Perak...

Please, concentrate on the major issues and stop making a big deal out of the minor ones!

I LOVE IPOH, PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN….!

Yours truly,

Ex Sek. Men. Convent, Ipoh student

...The Tough Gets Going !

Are we women weak? No..we are not. We are only weak if we let ourselves to be weak (a.k.a sengaja cari penyakit!).

My mom is one tough woman. Being a single mom at the age of 28, nothing has ever stopped her from moving on. Her priority, of course, her children (me and my older bro). Yes, I’ve seen her cry, I’ve seen her feeling down, but she never wanted for her children to know. Imagine having 2 kids, with her salary…(she’s a government servant and it’s the 70s). And she is the oldest of 10 siblings.

I’m sure she wanted to remarry or needed man in her life. She was not even in her 30s…however, her kids were the most important to her. Remarrying means having a new family and she didn’t want us to be neglected (because you’ll never know…will the new man in her life accept us or love us like his own?). Yes, words alone are not enough for her and she just didn’t want to take any chances….

When it comes to our education, she will never compromise. I still remember when my primary 1 text book loan was on hold for some reasons. And she said “Ish, kalau susah sangat..Mama beli aje nanti…”. And from then onwards, I did not rely on government supplied text books loan until I finished school. Then, there's the tuition fees, pocket money etc etc...She has to do it and think about everything .. alone...

When my friends walked or bicycled to school, I went by bus. I was in my primary school years and my mom was worried about my safety. I was home alone since Standard 3. She had no choice but reminded me to lock the door and never talked to strangers. I was lucky, back then the criminal rates were not as high as these days. She made sure that her children will never know of her hardship. I really respect her for this.

Although my brother stayed with my grandparents, but financially he was my mom’s responsibility. He went to MRSM after Penilaian Drj 5 (now, it’s UPSR). I’ll never forget when mom and I took the night train from Ipoh and reached Seberang Prai early in the morning, then took the taxi to Kulim. Just to send him pocket money. Then, after few minutes with him, we headed back to Ipoh. Just the two of us.

She sacrificed a lot not only for us but also for her family. I can go on and on about her but one thing I know my mom is one Iron Lady! Although I was raised single-handedly but I’m grateful that my life was far better off than some children with both parents.

See, we women can do it. When the going gets tough, one tough woman gets going!!!

And to my mom......Thank you....for everything.....

When the going gets tough, the tough......

..........gets 3 days of Medical Leave and loads of vitamins!!!

Yes,I was given 3 days of rest...The doctor told me to relax. My Blood Pressure was high..But how could I relax when I have to think about almost everything. My children (you know what I mean if you read my previous post)...My job (not really pressuring, but sometimes I wonder what if I try doing something else)...I'm born with anxiety cells all over my body, I think!

Yesterday, one of the Politeknik's students had hysteria. Clinically saying, depression. Unfortunately it's not. Luckily there's one lecturer who is good at treating this kind of 'thing'. She was 'treated' almost 1 hour. I saw the video taken by my other half....Kesian dia...kena sihir. Subhanallah, if this kind of thing happens to your child, what would you do? You know what, I will 'solat hajat' and pray that whoever 'sent' the 'thing' to my child gets the punishment from Allah SWT! I was speechless when I saw the video. She was laughing, crying and screaming. Several other students were holding her hands, feet and body. She was uncontrollable. The lecturer recited verses from the holy Al-Quran and he had a hard time getting rid of that 'stuff"...Only seeing is believing. Some might not believe of 'makhlus halus' ..but I do..Because it's the devil itself. "Syaitan" boleh menjelma sebagai makhlus halus dan meresap ke badan manusia. At last after almost one hour, the "thing" was forced out of her body...And my husband said that the lecturer almost lost all his energy and vomitted!!! And the hysterical student was 'cured' but was sent home to be treated properly. In her case, the 'thing' was sent by somebody who has grudged on her. Only Allah SWT knows.

Pelik kenapa ada segelintir org Melayu, suka sangat guna ilmu hitam bila hendakkan sesuatu. Kalau dah bukan milik kita, then why bother. Sampai sanggup runtuhkan rumahtangga orang, sanggup melihat org lain derita asalkan hajat tercapai. Tak takut hukuman Allah ke? Tapi selalunya perkahwinan atau sesuatu yg didapatkan dengan menggunakan ilmu hitam, tidak akan berkat dan nescaya tidak akan kekal...Nauzubillah...Dijauhkan kita semua dari berfikiran singkat dan mengikut kehendak syaitan yg direjam...Aminn..

Oh, yes one more thing....I also know one tough, strong person is getting on with life positively.....I'm happy for you..and I hope that all your dreams will come true. Just don't forget to stay strong and positive (I always forget these...sigh!)...Things happen for a reason, and I think this is a reason (you know what I mean, whoever you are:)

Till then...