TGIF

I speak only cloud these days. Eat, drink and sleep clouds too. And they arent those puffy-oh-how-pretty types of clouds. Let me leave you with the for dummies explanation (do not be insulted, I read from here too).

Have a great weekend ahead. What are your plans? I am starting class. I'll tell you about it (if there is anything to tell). We are attending an aqiqah to a boy whose name is Unif Aris Mikael (do you like long names?) I'd rather have short names like Adam and Aaron (Irti's boys). We might catch MIB too this weekend. And what are your plans this school hols? We are staying home (as a catch up time for Eirfan. He wasnt given a choice). Have fun whatever you'll be doing.   

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Books, Books And More Books Part 41 - Syamail Muhammadiyah

And I have finished this sometime back. Buku tentang keperibadian Rasulullah saw.

Al-Bara' bin 'Azib berkata :
Rasulullah merupakan seorang lelaki yang bertubuh sederhana (tidak terlalu tinggi dan tidak terlalu rendah), jarak antara kedua-dua bahunya lebar (bahunya bidang). Rambutnya yang lebat terurai ke bahu sampai ke telinganya. Apabila beliau memakai pakaian berwarna merah, aku tidak pernah melihat seorang pun yang lebih tampan daripadanya.
Direkodkan oleh Tirmizi, Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud. Hadis ini bertaraf sahih.

 I think this is one of the books I will keep on the night stand. To be lingered over slowly, over and over so as to memorize the stories of Rasulullah.

Dan.
"Katakanlah, 'Jika memang kamu cinta kepada Allah, maka ikutlah aku (Muhammad) pasti Allah menyintaimu dan Dia akan mengampunkan dosa-dosa kamu. Dan Allah maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang.'"
Surah Ali Imran, ayat 31

Juga,
tidak terperinya sayang Rasulullah kepada kita, umatnya. Tunjukkanlah sayang kita kepada baginda dengan menurut ajaran2 dan sunnah2nya.

Selamat (kita) mencari ilmu untuk kesejahteraan kehidupan abadi.

(saya terbaca tulisan rakan dan hati terdetik, I could never write as good as that. Manusia memang tidak tahu bersyukur. Dan ni'mat Allah yang manakah yang ingin kita dustakan?)

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Venting My Frustrations

I left my camera at home (or so I thought). That was why I couldnt upload my photos earlier. So I packed my cable home. I got home and then found out the camera was in my bag all along. Oh well. Later I took the camera and searched for the cable. Which is then nowhere to be found - not in the bag, not on the desk nor on the kitchen counter or the sofa downstairs where I thought it had fallen off. I searched for the second time. And a third.

Frustrated, I sat down to write. Then found out that now I had misplaced my reading glasses somewhere. So I went about searching for them.

Do things like these happen to you too? (please say yes)

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His Dinners Part 2 - Grilled Salmon Steak

I decided to have posts titled 'his dinners' to salute my hubby who occasionally would roll up his sleeves and make us scrumptious meals. This is a sequel to a previous post I had put up about his cooking, more or less.

His latest wow-meal is grilled salmon steaks. It is called a wow-meal because (a) everybody would go whoa! when they see/smell the food and then ask, is dinner ready? (b) no one else at home knows how to make it and (c) the boys particularly, would make a point to be home for the meal if they knew about it. 

The salmon was served with lemon and steamed broccoli and baby carrots with cherry tomatoes. And some boiled baby potatoes on the side. I have the how-to here. Bon Appétit!

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Seasons of Life

Winter, spring, summer or fall. 


(I am experimenting with picture formatting software).

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Cute

I love this (it is so much better than the official video, I think). And the kids are simply adorable. And Indie rocks.

Thanks Zana for sharing.

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Umat Yang Bersyukur

Kata ustaz, ada hadith Nabi saw yang mengatakan  -

sesiapa yang diberikan nikmat yang sedikit tetapi tidak dia tahu untuk berterima kasih, maka bila diberikan ni'mat yang banyak pun dia tidak akan tahu berterima kasih. Dan kalau dia tidak tahu berterima kasih kepada manusia maka dia tidak akan tahu juga untuk bersyukur kepada Allah. Dan, menceritakan ni'mat2 Allah swt yang kita terima kepada orang lain adalah antara tanda2 yang kita manusia yang bersyukur. Orang yang tidak bercerita apa kebaikan yang telah Allah berikan kepadanya, orang itu kata Rasulullah, orang yang kufur ni'mat.

Lalu kata ustaz, berbanyak2lah bersyukurlah kepada Allah. Terutamanya kerana Allah telah mentakdirkan kita menjadi umat Islam. Tidak pun kita minta menjadi Islam, tetapi telah ditakdirkan Allah begitu - menjadikan kita antara yang terpilih dari segala umat.

Dan berapa ramai orang kafir di hari akhirat kelak teringin sangat kalaulah mereka dahulu menjadi orang Islam semasa di dunia. Dan berkata juga orang kafir2 itu nanti, kalaulah kita dahulu mahu menjadi orang Islam dan menjadi orang yang berfikir tentu hari ini kita tidak di dalam neraka. Dan pada hari itu mereka akan menyesal. Seperti yang diberitahu di dalam Surah al Mulk ayat 10 - 11.

Maka bersyukurlah menjadi umat Islam. 

Bersyukurlah kepada Allah kerana bukan saja kita menjadi umat Islam, tetapi kita diberikan pula rezeki yang cukup. Rezeki makan, minum, pakaian, kesihatan, tempat tinggal, pelajaran dsbnya. Tidak lebih dan tidak pula bermewah2 tetapi cukup. Bahkan diberikan pula Allah dalam hati perasaan yang berpada dan sifat qana'ah. Yakni sifat berasa cukup di dalam hati, lalu menjadi orang yang sangat berterima kasih kepada pemberian Allah. Untungnya.

Maka bersyukurlah.

(Pesan ustaz, surah al Mulk adalah antara surah yang kena hafal. 30 ayat kesemuanya. Surah ini akan menjaga kita di dalam kubur kelak).

Selamat mencari rahmat untuk perjalanan pulang yang panjang.

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BB&MB Part 40 - Start Something That Matters

It was the title of this book that caught my eyes (I always have a penchant for self improvement tips). It is Ilyas'. Occasionally he'd read my books and I'd pick up one or two of his to finish.

This is a hit for me and is one of the must read books on my list. It is about the writer, Blake Mycoskie who went to Argentina and discovered two things, amongst others. First, the Argentines have very comfortable traditional shoes and second, because of poverty many children in Argentina are without shoes. He then went home to the States with some Argentine shoes for sale and later on came up with the concept of "if you buy one pair of shoes, a second pair will be donated to the needy".

That is the beginning of Toms - Tomorrow's Shoes. The book is not really about how to make money, but rather how to start something that will matter to you more than money ever could (I like it when he asked, how much is enough?) It is about making a difference to the world, if you like. And especially to your own self.

Read it if you are looking for some inspiration in life (both the No Regrets post and the Success paragraph from Labor Day are inspired from this book). Happy reading.

ps - I am thinking I might read the book again.

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More Wedding Photos : Suffian & Nadia/Intan

Iman had uploaded more wedding photos that I had to share.

 

 I like these. Comel gambar pengantin (the frame is as tall as anyone standing beside it).

Awww.. how sweet (they are the proud parents. Bagi can la.)

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No Regrets

I have lots of ideas about what to write, but I cant seem to write any word. How peculiar is that. And I am still regretting the fact that I did not have a notepad (no, I dont mean a notebook nor an iPad) when I needed one today while waiting in the doctor's lounge (I had bundles of ideas then). I never care to type ala 'hen-peck' on the iPhone (I have this thing about writing on a piece of paper with a pen anyway).

For now I'll just leave you with this, a string of my favorite words - trade winds. Sail. Dream. Got them from the book I am currently reading.

I am keeping my fingers crossed. Twenty years on, I will have no regrets InsyaAllah.

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