Salam Eidul fitri..

Lagi beberapa hari Syawal akan menjenguk....tinggallah Ramadhan dan segala kenangan....

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Insya'allah..jumpa lagi....

Maisarah, solat tarawikh & batu seremban..

I can't recal exactly when was the first tarawikh done..but I guess when late ayah was based at Woodland, S'pore...I had to follow my late mum..and 20 rakaat plus witir for the first time..so the next day and days after that when my late dad called out for us to follow him, I wd pretend to be sleeping...kunun kekenyangan berbuka..

Then we shifted to few places...and all I cd remember was being jealous towards my brothers as they cd stay out at night playing with fire crackers ..and only come back when my mum shouted from the verandah..while me, myself and I wd have to clean the table and help mum make raya cookies..

And it was when I went to boarding school that performing solat tarawikh was like no excuse to those who are eligible...

This year I thought of bringing my two small kids to practise tarawikh..normally we (the girls) just did at home..at leisure..
But both Maisarah and Maryam just completed few rakaat...as they were heavily disturbed by a group of small girls at the back playing batu seremban...amboi!..so I just close one of my eyes..let them be...

And yesterday Maisarah had pleaded me to sew her batu seremban and she had earlier went to the kitchen finding something to feed into those batus....and yang jadi mangsa adalah sagu-sagu...

So batu seremban , 5 pieces each for maryam and maisarah and I ended with back pain that ayah had to take over preparing something to eat for sahur.....blessed!

Its like the cycle..I used to play batu seremban during primary school's break..I remember we were so addicted to it...even masa kat rumah nak tunggu berbuka pun asyik dengan batu seremban..sampai arwah mak terpekik kat dapur baru le berhenti...

So I taught my two little kids to play the batu seremban...wah!..like a master...they looked..amazed!!..( haha!...If only they cd see my primary school best friends..who were much more pro than me.....)

Tonight they had insisted me to go to the surau..I guess not so much to perform solat tarawikh but more so to show off the batu seremban....well...kids..are kids...should I go?should we go?..and I wdn't dare to let them follow the ayah..becoz ayah as usual..oleh kerana selalu solo..tidak akan kesahnya ngan budak2 nih...nanti budak2 ni tak de orang yang supervise lak....kotle nak pi toilet ke...kotle bising .kena marah lak dengan makcik2 garang...well...wait till this evening...see if mama cd stand the back pain...hehe!

And while I am writing this, it is raining heavily outside..Salam Barakah Jumaat to all!!..Happy weekend!..

Nostalgia- nostalgia Ramadhan

Maisarah bertanya : Mama, sejak bila mama puasa...mama tahan ke?...Pas tu, tok wan kasi duit raya tak?..etc....

Tidak dapat dipastikan sejak bila berlatih puasa tetapi kemungkinan dalam umur 7-8 tahun..di mana yang paling kuingat telah dipaksa oleh arwah Mak untuk minum segelas air susu dan pastinya nasi disuap sewaktu sahur...terkulat-kulat dek takut kan arwah mak..telan..gak..( Arwah Mak memang sangat garang!!..mungkin sebab nak kejar masa)..air mata ke kanan ke kiri..bayangkan nasi yang berada dalam genggaman mak bila dibandingkan dengan mulut-mulut kami semua...dan ayah kekadang ade dan kekadang kami saja..almaklum ayah samada kerja shif atau belayar atau kursus...sesekali bila ayah ade.... dek janji akan dapat duit raya..pasti saja satu kekuatan untuk puasa hingga ke petang...walaubagaimanapun..ade juga hari-hari yang sangat meletihkan dan tidak dapat dinafikan kunjungan ke bilik air..ibarat "sambil membasuh muka..minum air"...dasyat...tapi lebih dasyat lagi adik beradikku yang lelaki..kenakalan yang pasti menerbitkan berbagai cara untuk berkreatif..menyegarkan diri..olej kerana aku bukan kaki repot..aku hanya melihat telatah mereka..dan berkata pada diri sendiri ..satu hari..arwah mak mesti tau punya!!!haha! Dan waktu berbuka arwah sangat bertenaga....nasi berlauk dan kueh mueh..Ketika itu tidak pernah ade pasar ramadhan...

Anak-anakku pula tidak pernah dijanjikan oleh siAyahnya untuk diberi duit raya...kalau habis puasa..so Kak long pernah merungut : "Tak best mama dah tak kerja....jgn harap ayah nak kasi duit raya.."..Rasenya aku yang memanjakan anak sedemekian rupa...well different upbringing!!

Dan apabila hampir syawal..pasti saje arwah mak yang sibuk dengan tempahan baju raya dan kuih raya..DAri situ aku belajar..berniaga..penat lelah..Apetah lagi bila ayah dah pencen, arwah mak akan berhempas pulas memasak untuk berniaga di pasar ramadhan..Dan kunjunganku ke pasar ramadhan psti saje mengembalikan kenangan...dan tatkala hujan lebat...juadah akan dikirimkan ke surau untuk sedekah moreh..atau kami saje yang telan..atau akan jadi juadah ayam-ayam belaan ayah keesokkan harinya...Kekadang aku sendiri tidak paham bagaimana tergamak ade peniaga menjual semula juadah semalam..yang hampir ..basi....dan arwah berkata padaku..:"Belajarle tinggi-tinggi..Ta!Dapat gaji lebih sikit...kerja kat opis...jual muka tepi jalan dan melayan kerenah orang tidak seronok melainkan jika benar2 terpaksa..."..Kalau ditanya pada adik-adikku jerit payah..mereka lebih mengetahui kerana aku sudahpun habis Spm dan belajar jauh..sesekali pulang hanya waktu itulah aku dapat belajar dari mak...resepi dan teknik masak...satu ilmu yang mak tinggalkan...rasa banyak lagi yang tak sempat diturunkannnya..dan untuk semua orang..Ramadhan pasti saje menggamit kerinduan kepada masakan ibu sendiri..Bagiku..itu tidak mungkin akan berlaku lagi...Yang tinggal hanya periuk belanga dan segala perkakasnya...Dan semalam mimpi didatangi arwah mak menyuapkan kue tat..seperti mengubat rindu didada..melihat kelibat arwah ayah mengemas rumah...Alfatihah..Alfatihah..

...bersambung....

Another anniversarry...

Alhamdulillah...especially to anak-anak mama...yesterday was your parent's 15th wedding anniversarry..yeay...syukur...

No special events..special dinner..(coz..any special dinner without the two eldest wd surely accompany with guilty feelings....).no flowers becos he knows I wd prefer makan-makan.j..ust a simple day with big smiling heart and many prayers....Barakah Ramadhan!

So at the table during sahur...me said to ayah...Happy 15th anniversarry ayah dear...!!!..and ayah replied the same..and knowing his nature..a smile from him is just great...bikin dup dap hati...cos to many..he is the reserve type..even my kids' friends regard uncle musa as very the garang and no nonsence one....but the kids love the father for his touch, playfulness ( he really handle this dapartment well..coz..normally I am the lazy one to entertain my kids..with badminton, jogging, main layang-layang, playing at the beach, motorcycle ride..etc...)and caringness..eventhough many a times..mama play the 'middle' person...for every request..ape daa..


Remembering all those past years...we've been through many things together..happy and not-so-happy moments...the understanding...the quarrel..(sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit beb!).the forebearance..etc..from one kid...to double, tripple and quadrappled...( and know carrying a little one inside!!)..from flat house at wangsa maju..to gombak..to setiawangsa..to puchong..and now to terrace at rawang...From the years of using public transport to motorbike to wira and now to Toyota Unser..for being there and supportive enough when my parents died...also for being the master pay..during my non working days..and still am...for everything...

I smsed to my dear hubby:-

" Selamat Ulangtahun perkahwinan yang ke 15..To my kind, loving husband. ampun maaf. Thnx for everything.and look forward 4 many more happiness and blessings from Allah. Kaseh sayang selalu.."


And what came back from ayah..has made up my day..so sweet...:-

"Alhamdulillah di atas pemberianNya.Cabaran dan dugaan. Semuga Allah memberikan kebaikan kpd kita dan zuriat kita. Salam Kaseh sayang. Love and kisses...."

Waaaaa...he rarely speak of those romantic words...(well..that's what I think..)..

Being an adult orphanage...even though I still yearn for my late parents pamper and everything...that's left me...to be independent...only ayah is around..and my siblings..and my friends....but the most important thing..am grateful to Allah for all the blessings...Ameen...

To my dear hubby and kids...insya'Allah until death do us part...

Breakfast was just me, maisarah and maryam..(who had earlier at 655pm..accidently ate the karipap!..pity her..)..and ayah was busy at office..later when he reached home about 10pm..he said...he had made use of the instant noodle at the office pantry...sob!sob!...

And guess what..not sure what was his thoughts during his journey back ..he brought back a little box of munchkins from dunkin donuts...just for mama!!!.... ;p

Nice day people!!..Have a nice weekend..happy window shopping!!

Ramadhan Almubarak..

To all blog hoppers and friends..wishing all of you..Happy Ramdhan and hopefully, this year around..a more meaningful and blessed!

Despite practice after practice ( during last months..)..my first day of fasting was a mixed of 'sleepy' and 'happy' and 'joints pain'.

We came back quite late the previous nite after the check up at Gombak and few shopping...kemas dan laundry segala..settled down about 12...I had wanted to turn on the alarm but I guessed..I just slipped away..mujur le dengar hujan subuh around 5 am..and really dragged myself to the kitchen...
(..Wd be best if once in a while..everything is already prepared kan!)..So the anak2 and the ayah pun dikejutkan...and the most hatred incident happenned again..coz Maisarah accidently slipped her cup of milo and ayah did that to my nescafee....aduh!!...kerja mengelap!!

Kakak: Sarah..ko nasib baik..kalau dulu..mama mesti dah pial perut akak!!!
(Surprisingly...i am more tone down now...)

At 9 am..I had wanted to finish sewing my raya dress..but went on to nap about 2 hours...dan keadaan di dalam rumah sungguh sunyi sepi...( ape hal semua orang tak mau bangkit!!)...relax la..

After zhr, slowly..at my own pace.to the kitchen...dalca ayam and kacang botol goreng,with kubis lemak and ikan goreng untuk kekanak...So what about dessert???First history I had tried to make donut which turn out to be 'bentan'...well ..too much of butter..and since ayah was so lazy to go out..(even though I had hinted so many times to him..)..we swallowed everything during breakfast...

Between cooking wd see..Maisarah and Maryam...peeping into the kitchen....complaining of hungry..etc...Shian nih....so about half an hour before berbuka...patik teman le kanak2 tuh main basikal kat luar rumah...(Ish!!...ade energy??)..and I felt a few pain at my joins..must be too long of standing at the kitchen..knowing now..I have extra weight!!

So..that was yesterday..alhamdulillah and today i might be just me, sarah and Iyam,...coz kakak shall go back to her school..and ayah..can't promise whether he cd be back to berbuka bersama..
So...what'd u suggest?...Whats for cooking??

Tata!