Open House

To all of my friends,

Please make yourself available this weekend to attend to our special event of Aidilfitri Open House as well as House Warming. InsyaAllah. See u there. Thanks!

Beraya di desa

Dalam banyak2 lagu raya, lagu "Suasana Hari Raya" Anuar Zain & Elina dan "Pulanglah" (Aishah) yang paaaling best.

This hari raya is the 1st time for Adrianna Sofea. Since last year kitorang dah beraya kat Jengka (1st time beraya as husband and wife), so this year it's Seri Manjung's turn. Sistem giliran, baru ADIL.

Pada hari raya pertama, my mom-in-law masak ketupat daun palas, rendang daging, kari ayam & nasi impit. Kuih raye je dekat 30 balang, hasil gabungan yg mak, aku & adik Pi beli. Penuh ataih meja. Lepas solat sunat aidilfitri, kitorg bermaaf-maafan, pastu pegi rumah jiran... kampung husband aku ni bukanlah real kampung tapi 'taman'. So, kureng sikitlah feel-nyer... hehe

Then, kitorg bertolak ke Bukit Gantang - to rumah Opah aka adrianna's great grandmom. Pastu pegi umah TokSu Latip @Pdg Rengas & ke rumah pakHasan di Bkt Chandan. Selesai 'acara lawatan', maka pulanglah kami semula ke Seri Manjung. Sampai rumah dah malam, adrianna pulak kena diarrhea & muntah2. Kitorg bawak adrianna gi klinik, pastu abah belanja Mc'D. Huhu... mlm raya makan Mc'Donalds!

Hari raya kedua, mak masak bihun sup daging. Tghari tu paksu & maksu dtg umah. Hujan pulak turun lebat giler. Dlm kul 4pm, kitorg pegi Ipoh, umah mak uda. Sebelum balik, kitorg singgah ke rumah abg mir dulu kat Kg. Tawas Tambahan. Mase on the way balik Ipoh-Manjung tu, hujan turun selebat-lebatnya, sejuk sgt!

Hari raye ketiga - dok kat rumah je. Mak masak nasi ayam. Tghari tu paksu, maksu & anak2 dia dtg. Aku & wan pulak pegi beli kek kat secret recipe sempena bithday aku yg dah lepas; 11 October. Balik je rumah, mase nak potong kek tu, cousin mak sampai 1 family. Nasib baik cukup kek nyer. Haha... Belah mlmnye, abah belanja KFC.

Masuk hari keempat, masak spagheti. Berkampung le kami depan tv makan spagheti beramai2. Sebelah petang, kitorg pegi ke rumah pakngah @Sitiawan. Mak Uda & paktam pun ade. Belah malamnye, abah belanja makan lagi. Yabedabedu! Sedap giler seafood makcik kat Teluk Muroh tu. Freshnye kerang dia... sotong goreng tepung. Yummy!!! Tak puas makan! Sebelum balik kami lepak2 kat waterfront Lumut dulu.

Hari raye kelima, balik KL ler. Cuti dah abih!

Salam Aidilfitri

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Maaf zahir dan batin.

Jemputlah ke rumah...

@ Subang Bestari.

Ikhlas dari:

Ainul Azlinda

Mohd Shaizwan

Adrianna Sofea

The first Malaysian in space

Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor:

“I’ve dreamt of this since I was 10 years old, and now I am living the dream of all Malaysians,” he said, just hours before launching into space at 9.22pm (Malaysian time) yesterday.

His childhood dream was to be an Angkasawan... and today...he is... the biggest achievement a Malaysian even had achieved.

May his 'journey' to the space successful & will return home safely. InsyaAllah. Malaysia Boleh!

Why Yawns Are Contagious

Before u read this, get a pen & paper. Use it to keep track the number of times u yawn while u are reading this page. You may find that just thinking and reading about yawning makes u yawn. The results may surprise u. Did u yawn yet? If u did, make sure u count it.

Everyone yawns. However, the reason why we yawn is a bit of a mystery. When we're bored, we yawn. We assume that we yawn because our bodies are trying to get rid of extra CO2 and to take in more O2 but the researchers found thateven when we exercise (breathe faster), the number of yawns during, before and after exercise was not different. Therefore, it appears that yawning is not due to CO2/O2 levels in the blood but are controlled by different mechanisms.

Why do we yawn? A researcher suggests that yawning is like stretching. It increases blood pressure and heart rate and also flex muscles and joints. If u try to stifle or prevent a yawn by clenching your jaws shut, the yawn is somewhat "unsatisfying". In 2007, researchers proposed that yawning is used to cool the brain. So, how many times did you yawn?

When talking about yawn, I am very sensitive... Till this word, I had been yawning for about more than ten times... and... still... arg!!! I've got enough jaws streching now. What about you?

"A yawn is quite catching you see. Like a cough. It just takes one yawn to start other yawns off."

- Dr. Seuss (in Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book, New York: Random House, 1962)

Will u yawn?

I don't know why everytime I look at this picture, I'll yawn. Even after times by times... I will still yawn. What syndrome is this? Can anyone tell me...?

This is a picture of a Chinese Leopard cub which snarling during a name giving ceremony at the 'Tierpark Hagenbeck' zoo in Hamburg, Germany.

According to the info (Yahoo!), this leopard was born on August 24, 2007.

Wasiat syaitan kepada nafsu

Yesterday evening, after office hour, my colleagues had a chat about the fadhilat of Ramadhan. The interesting conversation ended with this interesting story which is about setan's will to our lust during Ramadhan. I had a chance to 'interrupt' and get the details as below:

Telah kita ketahui antara fadhilat Ramadhan ialah syaitan dan jin akan dibelenggu supaya kita umat Islam dapat menjalankan ibadah puasa secara rela dan berserah diri kepada Allah secara sepenuh hati. Tapi jika difikirkan, kenapakah masih ada kemaksiatan di bulan Ramadhan.

Diceritakan oleh ustaz yang berceramah di surau berdekatan rumah saya. Sebelum tibanya bulan Ramadhan, syaitan telah berwasiat kepada nafsu. Seperti yang kita ketahui, sepanjang 11 bulan dalam setahun, iman kita melindungi diri manusia dari bisikan jahat syaitan kepada nafsu. Ini bermakna satu lawan dua. Tetapi di dalam bulan Ramadhan, iman akan bertentangan hanya dengan nafsu.

Maka, kita mesti mengambil fadhilat Ramadhan untuk membentuk iman dan takwa supaya mantap dalam menghadapi 11 bulan yang akan datang.

Berbalik kepada wasiat syaitan kepada nafsu sebelum bulan Ramadhan, ianya ada 5 wasiat iaitu:-

(1) Wahai nafsu, di dalam bulan Ramadhan, biarkanlah tuanmu berpuasa sehari, tetapi ingat untuk menggalakkan tuan kamu untuk bercakap2 perkara yg tidak penting, mengumpat atau mengadu domba.

(2) Wahai nafsu, di dalam bulan Ramadhan, biarkanlah tuanmu membaca Al-Quran, walaupun dari kulit depan ke kulit belakang, tetapi lakukanlah sehingga Al-Quran itu akan melaknat tuanmu kembali. Ini adalah kerana tuanmu hanya akan membaca Al-Quran tetapi tidak menghayati dan mengamalkan pergertian Al-Quran itu.

(3) Wahai nafsu, di dalam bulan Ramadhan, biarkanlah tuanmu bersedekah, sedikit atau banyak, tetapi pastikan tuanmu menangguhkan hutang2nya.

(4) Wahai nafsu, di dalam bulan Ramadhan, biarkanlah tuanmu menjalankan semua perkara2 sunat spt Tarawih, Witir, Qiamulail, tetapi pastikan tuanmu akan terlupa sehingga tertinggal solat subuh.

(5) Wahai nafsu, di dalam bulan Ramadhan, biarkanlah tuanmu meraikan hari kemenangannya iaitu Hari raya, tetapi pastikan hari kemenangan itu penuh dengan maksiat.

Itulah yang dapat saya simpulkan dari ceramah itu. Janganlah terus diambil bulat2 apa yang dituliskan disini, tetapi lakukanlah perincian dengan membaca terjemahan Al-Quran atau sumber2 yang sahih. Semoga apa yang saya tuliskan dapat memberi pengajaran kepada saya terlebih dahulu dan juga kepada pembaca. Apa yang salah adalah dari saya dan yang benar itu hanyalah dari Allah sahaja.

Source: Thanks to Ismail @Dagangnet for the tazkirah.