The Race

Bismillah,

Life isn't about how we started our race, but how we went on the finishing line.

A child grows into adult, eventually
An adult grows old, finally
A non-hijabi might not be forever a non-hijabi
A not-yet Muslim too, might not be a not-yet Muslim forever
You started here, but might end up somewhere else.

You started to be a devoted Muslim, but without preserving the imaan, you'll be nowhere.
Ke arah khusnul khatimah!


Jumuah Mubarakah minna san! ;)


Allahu'alam.

Generations after Generations

Bismillah,

Pertemuan

Perpisahan.

Another aspect of life which Allah has created to have it own mates. They come together in a package, in a parcel of life which we human will eventually experience. Sad, emptiness and all kind of feelings. Yet, we can never make the time stops to avoid and to run from the fact that these people are leaving us. Yet they never leave us empty-handed, they make stains in our memory book, they favor our change, our mentality, they teach us what life is all about. Two years. No generations came in between. It was just us. The small community. The love we share, the joy and sorrow we bear. The tarbiyyah and biah we established. And all, the list goes on and on. Countless. 

So long seniors, thank you for being very helpful, motivating etc seniors. You guys are all awesome and we will be a happy family forever biiznillah ;)

Sending kak wani off. Then, Husna and Ikhwan. I was carrying kak wani's hand carry as if I am the one who is going off that day!

Sent kak Esfa n Hazrul n kids off yesterday. Banyak betul barang mereka, tapi lagi banyak ilmu yang mereka tinggalkan pada kami semua, memang investment betul ;)

Kak Esfa n Hazrul (now Dr Hazrul) n family, thanks all ;) Indeed, Allah has amazing plans! Me not going into either Michigan Ann Arbor or Wisconsin Madison for reasons. Tucson's heat for reasons too! What doesn't kill me makes me stronger oh yeah! And insyaAllah izzati will continue the legacy, to take good care of the adik-adik and the tarbiyyah too! Oh Allah gimme strength! Ameen ya Rabb ;)

Ada jodoh kita bertemu lagi all, semoga terus cemerlang and sentiasa dalam redhaNya.

Ukhuwwah yg takkan putus walau beribu-ribu batu jauhnya

Perjuangan yang takkan lenyap walau beribu-ribu tahun cubaannya

;)

I'm sorry

Bismillah,

Emo-emo.

I'm so sorry, asif jiddan pakcik butcher.

"Chicken breast for 2 lbs please" smiled.

He then took all the chicken breast left and weight, 3lbs and that's really a lot. I am going to cook this for another week before going to field camp and this would be a waste if I just gonna keep in in my fridge for one month.

"Can you reduce the amount please?"

"what? you mean cut?"

=.='

"la, la " (tetiba otak blank, tak boleh find any Arab vocabs)

Astaghfirullahal'azim.

Another pakcik with better English muncul.

"He wants to give you discount, you only have to pay for the 2 lbs"

Aigo, bukan fasal duit la pakcik, ni fasal habis tak habis ni. Jangan tamak ye izzati. He can actually give it to other people who will be needing it. 

Last-last pakcik tu macam merajuk dan keluarkan separuh, baru dapat betul betul 2lbs. Maaf ye pakcik, memang saya pengunjung setia kedai anda, tapi saya tak perlukan lebih daripada apa yang saya nak beli tu. Hak orang lain ;)

Semoga Allah merahmati dan membalas jasa pakcik atas niat baik pakcik ini :)

Allahu'alam

Salsa or Acar?

Bismillah,

Creative, creative and innovative! =)

Does this usually happens to you?

When you check your fridge, you suddenly realized that you are running out of rations!

Yes, it does happen. That's why you have to be creative, use whatever you have to keep survive, to stop your stomach from dancing just like the Girls' generation. hehe. enough with merepek. 

Today's sharing is Acar ala Tucson. Mexican probably call this salsa or whatever.

I don't care about plating, masuk sinki basuh pinggan sama je  haha

You'll need:

1. 2 Tomatoes 

2. 1 Cucumber

3. 2 Red onions

4. Lemon juice

5. Salt

6. Cilantro 

or whatever you can find on your fridge!

Cut the tomatoes, cucumber and red onions into small cubes preferably 2mm cubic (impossible!). Then mix them well, add lemon juice salt and cilantro. Add more salt and lemon juice if you like it to be more salty and sour (which will cost you darah tinggi in your young age).

I usually make this along with ayam masak merah or ikan bakar. You can also try this as your meal side for any other courses. 

Selamat mencuba!

*Try at your own risk! hehe

As-salam!

Oh Wait!

Bismillah,

Meow: so sad :( got stomach ache from eating fish this morning. 

I'm so not gonna eat fish anymore (haha)

Oh wait!

"Don't make permanent decision 

on your temporary emotion" - Rationale

Allahu'alam.

Onaji Sora Miteru Noni

Bismillah,

おなじ　そら　みてる　のに

ありがとう　ともだち　たち　＾＿＾

Beyond the Blue Sky

Bismillah,

Set your goal,

Practical goal

(Ukhti Shahidah 2012)

Take me higher!

Exactly 9 days before leaving this civilization. Exactly 10 days before the coming of the holy month.

I was afraid, to do my fasting, to complete my task. It is all about balancing worldly and hereafter responsibilities. To count or not to count. Which one is less appealing? which one is more compelling? 

The field camp or ramadhan?

Fasting or hiking?

Terawikh or resting?

"I envy you ukhti!"

"You have to the chance to do tadabbur alam, fasting, close to nature etc"

Err.This is not a vacation. 

True. Being closer to nature, away from the worldly distraction, that is actually a good point. The opportunity to do the ibadah is everwhere. Yeah, doing my terawikh in deep jungle of the mountainous view isn't that bad. Should be more relaxing, more khusyuk (focus)!

Let's not take this opportunity for granted!

Allahu'alam. 

al-a'ma wa al-basir

Bismillah,

So have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts. [22:46]

Do you see the scars? go grab an eraser and erase those scars. Polish it, make it shiny again, as bright as the sun, as beautiful as the moonlight. >Adobe Photoshop makes it possible!<

Delete those scars for which they will only make yourself become al-a'ma

Soak your heart with zikrullah for which they will make your heart becomes al-basir again!

Oh, but this is not human heart, this is buah cherry!

=..='

ye, buah cherry bentuk hati

So?

Allhu'alam.

Resepi Apam Balik

Bismillah,

Mudah rupanya nak buat apam balik ni. Al kisah pada suatu pagi yang ceria, seekor ninja melompat masuk ke dapur mencari makanan. Then, oh snap! tak masak nasi, so tak boleh buat nasi goreng. Walau pun demikian, atas ke''eagerness"an beliau untuk bersarapan, mula mencari alternative untuk makan. Aha, ada:

1. Tepung
2. Gula
3. Telur
4. Minyak masak
5. Baking powder
6. Walnut
7. Susu

Then, menggunakan ketangkasan skill ninja beliau, beliau pun mencampurkan semua bahan tersebut kecuali Walnut yang dijumpai dalam cabinet dapur. Sukatan? beliau tak pasti, masuk masuk masuk sampai jadi.

Perfect.

Pan dah tunggu.masukkan dan ratakan! tunggu kembang sikit, tabur gula n walnut, siapa rajin pergi Safeway pagi pagi boleh la beli jagung dalam tin nak letak sekali. Beliau? busuk2 tak berani nak keluar, takut paparazi . haha!

agak2 3-4 minit, jgn terbalikkan, lipat dua, okay dah siap. Make sure jadi macam gambar kat bawah ni (pesanan beliau):

buatkan untuk kak liza juga yang sedang menginap menemani

selamat mencuba!

Allahu'alam

07.07.2012

I will remember this day. 

Thanks for the memories, 

thanks for helping me to grow up. 

Thanks for making me a stronger woman. 

Just let everything go, look up to the sky while you are deep down on the Earth.

The Invisible Monster

Bismillah,

Yes, this is a ghost story of mine. hehehoho (scary tak?)

Eh, mukmin hanya takut pada Allah saja!

Ni monster yang kita nampak,

What about this:

This is unseen

Unpredictable

Come along with the wave of anger

The agony

perhaps once or more

controlled and uncontrolled

Everyone's incredible hulk!

(not generally)

i'm not a monster,

i'm an invisible monster!

but i'm a human by definition =D

Allahu'alam.