Monday, September 6, 2010

The kids hosting Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah, Ramadhan has been rewarding for the kids as well. Danish was as motivated as ever to fast for the whole day for the first time (Before this posa yang yuk je. Yeah, tengahari bukak periuk! ) after being inspired by UPIN & IPIN. But he was a bit offended by his little sister, Iman who wake up for Sahur but was still eating when azan Subuh was called! Cobaan!!!... Siap mintak ayah dia ajarkan camne nk tengok jam lagi. The most torturing and challenging time for him is between 4 to 5 o'clock. Masa tu memang parah. Seminit skali tanya jam pukul brapa. To date (considering we have another 3 more Ramadhan days to go...), Danish had managed to puasa penuh for 7 successful days! Yang lain2 tu buka puasa pukul 12, 2pm and ada yang x posa langsung. Alasan : Kan Danish tak bangun sahur!... Well done my son. A little caliph in the making, insya allah.

As for 3-years old Iman Syuhada, despite was found always eating and munching in the mornings and afternoons around the house, she always claims that she is fasting! "Iman puasa cam abang!". And his brother Danish would make that dissatisfied look on his face, while seeing his little sister eat all those foods and cookies. Well, at least Iman ada gak cita2 nak puasa cam abang dia. That's something for a start. She too, seems to got some interest in fasting after seeing UPIN & IPIN with the two characters babbling about kalau puasa dapat masuk syurga and all. And then, bila dah dekat masuk waktu berbuka and when the muazin call for the azan on the TV set to ASTRO OASIS, she would be the one yang kecoh! Shhhhhh, diam. orang azan! Big brother pulak paling laju tadah tangan n baca doa nak bukak posa! Ishh ishhh, anak2. May god bless you children and turn you two into solehin and solehat, Amin.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Nuzul Quran is more than just a public holiday. Let's embrace the true meaning behind Nuzul Quran...

Sedar tak sedar dah masuk sparuh dah bulan puasa. Dalam masa ramadhan dah separuh jalan, tadarus ku jugak yang x sampai2 lagi sparuh qura'an! Tapi takpe la, yg lebih aula ialah memahami dan mengamalkan apa2 yang telah dibaca. Dgn cara tu, baru ada penghayatan. Ramadhan kali ni banyak plak aku outstation. Baru sminggu puasa, dah kena pegi Singapore for 3 days training. Balik dari Singapore terus kena arrange user training kat JB and a few important meetings and visits. Sememangnya aku kagum dengan seorang ustaz dari Bangladesh ni. Beliau sekarang jadik iman trawih kat Masjid Taman Ihsan, Kepong. Dia dapat khatam Quraan dalam masa 2 hari je. So bayangkan je la, sepanjang Ramadhan ni berapa kali beliau dapat khatam. Subhanallah... aku akui aku hanyalah hamba nye yang lemah. Dapat khatam skali pon dah cukup syukur dah bulan posa ni. Hari ni merupakan hari Nuzul Quran dan jugak pada hari ni genapnya 2 tahun kembali nya arwah Airyz Hanum ke rahmatullah. Semoga berkat hari yang penuh mulia ni, Allah cucuri rahmat ke atas roh beliau dan semoga beliau di golongkan di kalangan hamba2 Nya yang solihin dan muqarrabin, Amin.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

It's Been A While

YEAH, its been a while.
since i last updated my blog.
well, gonna write more regularly starting from now on.
Seems almost impossible, but I'll try.
:)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Salam Ramadhan Mubarak

Dari Abi Hurairah beliau berkata : Telah bersabda Rasulullah S.A.W yang bermaksud :
"Apabila telah tibanya Ramadhan, dibuka pintu-pintu syurga dan ditutup segala pintu neraka dan diikat segala syaitan."
(Hadis riwayath Bukhari, Muslim& Nasaaei)


Alhamdulillah, you can feel it in the air. Ramadhan is here again; the month where food and drink seems such a small price to pay for such one-of-its-kind blessings of the month. Subhanallah.




Kepada umat islam, selamat menyambut Ramadhan Mubarak. Semoga segala amalan kita pada ramadhan ini lebih baik dari tahun2 sebelumnya, insya allah.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Finally @ Restaurant Saba Cyberjaya!

Akhirnya, berjaya jugak kitorang sampai ke Restaurant Saba, restoran yang serve middle eastern or arabic cuisine yang slalu sangat digembar gemburkan sampai air liur ku meleleh tekenangkan kambing khabsah nye! Perjalanan dari umah ke sana lebeh kurang 23 minit.

Danish & Iman posing depan Saba

It's a shame that I've been living in Bangi for almost 4 years now and I have yet to fill my unshameful tummy with any of Saba's khabsah, tikka, or kebab despite having my friends wowwing and tweeting about their experience at Saba with full of satisfaction. Which I would say, successfully made me crave even more to push those yummy cuisines down through my sorry throat!

Kebab yang menggiurkan! Photo taken by Danish

Danish sempat bergambar dengan chef kebab. Lupa dah nama apa sheikh ni. Dia volunteer nak posing dengan Danish lps tengok Danish cam ala2 berminat amik gambar 'masterpiece' beliau iaitu stesyen kebab tu! Ala2 honored sgt la tu kot! Hehe...

Khabsah Ayam ordered by Honey

The most tempting Khabsah Lamb, yg menjadi sumber tangkedarah aku malam tu! Haha

Danish trying a sip of the Barbican drink. A must try non-alcoholic malt beverage originated from Middle East at RM4 per bottle. It comes in few tasty flavors to choose for such as lemon, peach, raspberry and etc. It taste some what like those sparkling juice minus the over-sweetness. I would say, the peach flavor is the best!

Betul ayah, Danish boleh abih makan sepinggan khabsah ayam ni!

Setelah perutku dah kenyang, baru la aku bersedia utk diambik gambar! Don't blame me, you don't mess with a guy during his meal, especially at Saba!

Iman buat sign kononnya nak tambah 3 pinggan nasi! Uish, boleh kopak ayah nih...

Danish bersama Opah nye...

A quick family session after the relaxing dinner

Mak : Boleh blanje mak lagi ni lain kali...
Honey : Boleh mak, insya allah


Gambar dua anakku yang kekenyangan!

Anak ayah, Danish Haiqal!

There are many other Middle Eastern cuisine in Bangi and in some parts of Kajang or even Serdang but there is something about the food and taste here in Saba. The price is friendly too! The food here is undeniably rated above average for me. For those out there who wants to give it a bang, restoran ni terletak in our very own MSC township, Cyberjaya. It is primely located opposite Cyberjaya’s bus terminal at the newly opened shoplots, only a few shops away from Secret Recipe. I don't think you will miss it since there are not so many restaurants in Cyberjaya itself except for a few shoplots and all. The rest are just offices such as Dell, HP, Toshiba, Ericsson and such. Sekian, jalan-jalan-cari-makan buat kali ini, just before we celebrate Ramadhan, the month full of barakah. Allahumma balighna ramadhan, amin.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Larger Than Life

My life phase has been accelerating super fast lately. The unfortunate fact that I failed to blog some parts and parcels to it made it even worse. A lot of happenings and incidents took place in our family and fraternal friends around us in just a glimpse. If I could recap, those were important moments in life that I wouldn't trade for anything despite it being sweet and bitter moments in life. Shaky and teary moments come and go, and I'm still trying to stand on my very own two feets, surviving this very tidal waves. Allah's promise is keeping me strong :

“Kami tidak membebani seseorang melainkan menurut kesanggupannya, dan pada sisi Kami ada suatu kitab yang membicarakan kebenaran, dan mereka tidak dianiaya.” (Surah al-Mukminun: 62)

And as I walked through this very great moments, I'm glad I have a shoulder to cry on who is walking by my side through thick and thin, someone who always help me stretch for my inner strength, my inspiration; my wife Honey. Thanks dear. I love you so much.


Love you lots, dear!


Danish and Iman has been growing up really fast that I must say sometimes there were some point in my life where I thought a lot, thinking of how will things work for me when I grew old and my kids turn to their adolescence. Somehow deep inside, I know I will miss this very great moments. And if you're reading this my dear kids, I want you to know that I love you both greatly with unconditional and undivided love. You're the best thing that ever happen to me and your mother. May Allah blessings be with us always, Amin.

Danish and Iman in supporting the muslims in Gaza. Free Palestine!