Jalan2 amek angin.......

All these happenings a few weeks ago la.... Skali arong post pat sini.

1. JB wif my ummi - lamer tak go out wif her but she ni pon bz woman, nak kener date ! To City Square - just mammam lunch & get a pair of PooBear shoes for Zed, which he refused to take off after trying - hahaha... kasut lamer yg masok kotak !! Then to Extra Hypermart to get Zed's milk. Kempunan nak beli DVD bcoz got inspection - sepantas kilat all the DVD shop only hv originals - cam 'bogel' the alley, no stalls selling DVDs !!... My hb taknak rugi so stopped at Pelangi to try his luck... me & my mum juz wait in the car coz Zed leadi sleep... Seeing my hb coming back so fast, I knowlah sure 'bacin' coz he kalau browse DVDs sure nong-nong time, then beli must melambak2 !! Reason being : "Inspection going around"... wow ! ni inspection satu JB ker ??

2. At Mel's - Thanks to Mel for inviting us untuk panas2kan rumah. Get to meet Idahmann & Shasharina .. nice to c u in person and Eimah yg dah ku jumpa dulu... hehe... Tapi sorry cos takleh lamer, hb tunggu... tak lamer tak lamer pon terover One hour.... haha ! Balek gi VivoCity..

3. Virgin trip to VIVOcity - 2nd day of CNY; mak oi ! maknusia punyerlah ramai !... Betullah S'porean ni takder tempat lagi nak pergi - jalan2 depan kedai tutup pon jadi... hehehe... Takmo waste tym, just go to GIANT !.. best arr - banyak roti !! Round-round 2 jam sey dalam Giant !!.. hahaha... Can't wait for Giant Tampines to open !!

4. BBQ at East Coast - 3rd Day of CNY; rainy day - tot of cancelling tapi ni dah pupok 4kg Chic Wings & 4 ekor ayam, potato salad satu tupperware - saper nak makan ooiii ! So by 4.30pm, I packed & go - so the ramai but managed to get good spot - then my family start coming - punyerlah banyak makanan.. Alhamdullillah, had a great time !... Cancel my plan to stay overnite (cam malas pulak), packed-up at midnight. Dah bungkus tent, baru my HB's friends called & said they r coming over.. kirim salam sua !!.. hahaha...

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ok - dah telanjor, tepek ni skali... ni Pendatang Haram depan rumah I, asal dier nak beranak jer depan rumah aku jadi KK sepital dier.. pas tu anak dah besar pon dier jadikan Nursery. Tu tak kesah lah... yg kesah sangat, pasu2 bunger aku jadi TOILET bowl dorang.. abes mati pokok2 ! A few pokok & tanah kener buang, sayang daun pandan aku tau !!... tiap2 ari balek, naek tangga jer dah bau 'perfume', cian maid aku pagi petang siram corridor !!.... halau2 dier datang lagi, tapi dah jadi kawan2 Zed pulak !!

THE TRIPLE FILTER

During the Abbasid period, one of the scholars in Baghdad, the capital of Muslim Caliphate at that time, was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.

One day an acquaintance met the great scholar and said,
"Do you know what I just heart about your friend ?"

Scholar : "Hold on a minute, before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

The Man : "Triple Filter Test?"

Scholar : "That's right, before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say.That's why I called it the triple filter test.
The First Filter is TRUTH.
Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

The Man : "No, actually I just heard about it and ..... "

Scholar : "All right, so you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter.
The filter is GOODNESS.
Is what you are about to tell me about my friend is something good?"

The Man : "No, on the contrary..... "

Scholar : "So, you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still the pass the test though, because there's one filter left;
The filter is USEFULNESS.
Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

The Man : "No, not really."

Scholar : "Well, if what you want to tell me is neither TRUE nor GOOD nor even USEFUL, why tell it to me at all?"

Surah 49 Al-Hujurat Ayah 12 :
Translation of meaning;
O you who believed ! Avoid much suspicions, indeed some suspisions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh on his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful.

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Footnote :
"We are not perfect"
"We are only human"
What a lame excuse,

That we always use...

Gossips are fun,

Impossible to have none,
Guilty... I for one,

Admitted... this I have done.

Though I always try, to give it pass,

To speak and hear, what I know is useless,
I know it's sinful, I know it's bad,

Time and again, I fall in the trap.

God forgive me, and you too my friends,

If I speak about you, behind the fence,

Will try avoid, I know I can...

With all the reminders and lessons I've gained.
To hurt you, has never been my intention,
I want Heaven, as my final destination.
But Alas, till then...

This Damn Devil kept on with his whispers,
Sounds so innocent blowing in my ears,
The same lame excuse, he tells me to use..
"Don't think about it, no need to muse..."

"You are not perfect"
"You are only human"

Some Updates........

Salam Alaikum to all,
Couple of weeks ago, I was on 8 days MC and wow ! what a great time to spend at home !!

Ni all criter dah basi.. but just to note a few things, so I don't forget them in time to come ... (more later... ;) )

1st Feb : A great loss for me - a miracle I had for 11 weeks.
All that happen is Allah's will ... Alhamdullillah, we know Not what Allah have blessed us with... Wallahu'alam.

8th Feb : My Wedding anniversary
Alhamdullillah, though there will always be 'hiccups' in our years together, I am thankful & blessed to have what I have.
Went to Shang-ri-la for Lunch buffet. The spread was good - but there are things which we kenot eat lah (ba-alif-ba-ya). But other poultries are Halal especially fm the North-Indian counter (so yummilicious !) . So if u r there, u hv to ask the Manager (don't ask the waiter/waitress coz they sometimes selenger !!). Alhamdullilah, there's this very friendly Malay girl at the dessert counter that pointed to us, which cakes we can & cannot eat (cos they put gelatine). .. :( sadly, tak bawak camera.......

Thanks so much dearest Habibee (hb) for your treat, though you sometimes "kecik darah", I still love u more & more as each day passes by... takper lah, makin banyak aku sabar - makin more chance masok surga, LOL !! so hv to thank u for testing my patience meni-meni times lah .... Hehehe

9 Feb : GCE 'O' Level result
My niece Shahirah & nephew Nabil got their results today - MasyaAllah, how time flies.. da besar pon !!
Congrats Shahirah on your excellent result with 9 aggregate!! ... I know u can do it - Mabrook !
And to Nabil too for doing well with 13 agrregate.. Both of you deserve it !.. Nanti Ammati blanjer makan ok ;)...

10 Feb : Make brownies
Not feeling so well but still have to do something, rite...
Nothing great lah (but really sedap tau!) ... juz gatal want to blog about this ! ;)

11 Feb : Trip to Courts
A few months Courts & Ikea open their doors, but I haven't been there ! So, this marked my 'virgin' trip there ! Undecided to go IKEA or Courts, so ended up in Courts ... Tak beli aper2, juz had coffee & snacks !...

.... then balek singgah Jue's flea market .. got some brooches.

12 Feb : Back to Work
B-O-R-I-N-G !!!! (with a capital B) ... I want to be with my BAByyyyyyyyyyy.... !!!!
A week at home made my baby more 'sticky' to me... when I am out of his sight jer I can hear him calling me "Mamaa... Mamaaaaa"... then this morning my maid told me that when he woke up, he was looking & calling for me "Mamaa.. Mamaaa.. " (sedih kan :( )

Oh ya ! and so farny tau my Katkoot ne skarang .... from where he comes out with these word, MasyaAllah ....

He said TOMATO - "Ma Ko Ko"
And
CAMERA - "Ma Ka Ka"

And now susah nak put him to sleep .. when I told him to sleep & bacer doa jer dier start "Uweeekk... uweeeeeekkk.... Mamaaa babyyy.... Uweekkk.... Uweekkkk.... " then he goes "Meow.. Uff, uff.... Mmbeeekkk ... Haaaauuugghhhh.... Oink..oink .... Mooooo .... Ku..ku..kukk....quack... quack....." and all sorts of sounds lah ! ONE hour later baru dier tido !!... Haizzzz budak ni !! Hahaha .......
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Footnotes :

My love grows deeper with time,
Grows stronger with every test,
May the experiences, the joy, the sorrow...
Be our lessons for tomorrow...

What we may not know today,
May we realise them the next day,
Guide us ya Allah, I pray
Don't let us go astray....

Protect my family always...
Love & contentment till the last days...... InsyaAllah

Ameen...

To have and to loose ..........

** It's all under CONTROL **

Qur'an Say: "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector": and in Allah must Believers place their trust.
~ Surat At-Tawbah 9:51

[Lessons from this Verse]
Whatever tests you are going through today, Allah knows it. He is your protector. Turn to Allah in submission and worship, placing your trust in Him, and watch what happens!



** You don't know PAIN **

From the Qur'an:
{It may be that you detest something which is good for you; and it may be you love something even though it is bad for you. Allah knows, and you do not know.}
~ Surat AlBaqarah 2/216

[Lessons from this verse]
Pain doesn't feel good when it happens, but Allah knows that it may be the best thing for us at that moment. And sometimes we may be praying so hard for stuff, and Allah knows how bad it is for us. Allah knows and we do not. Trust in Allah.

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Footnote :

For that little time we were together,
I thank Allah for the wonderful experiences,
For now, we have to part our ways,
With much pain, I have to let you go,
My 'doa' will include you always .....

You never ever will leave my heart ...

Till we meet again, InsyaAllah...

Ameen ....

WHAT IF YOU COULD ATTEND A SUCCESS SEMINAR CONDUCTED BY ALLAH'S MESSENGER ! ?

Assalamu'alaikum...

Chance upon this website & found it to be very enlightening... www.powerworkshops.org - go to "freestuff" and sign up for (of course) free !!!
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"WHAT IF YOU COULD ATTEND A SUCCESS SEMINAR CONDUCTED BY ALLAH'S MESSENGER!?"

From Muhammad Alshareef:

All around us, self-help gurus (not Shaykhs, gurus) and personal development coaches offer us tips on how to be successful. Any Muslim that attends these workshops or listens to this advice can 'sense' that all of this and much more is already a slice of Islam. Yet, not too many Muslims know where to access this success advice and guidance from Islamic sources.
....Every week for one year,I will send you a short but powerful verse or hadith related to success conditioning..... . Some of the hadith you may have read before, but will love being reminded. Others you will be learning for the first time, and will love the depth it brings to your life and loved ones.
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Some of the Quran & Hadith that I would love to share ( I hv 14 weeks and will try to update bit by bit so it will be more meaningful, alternatively you can sign up and receive a weekly update in your e-mail)..

Week 1: ** SEEK out benefit **

On the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah, sal Allahu alayhi wa salla, said: "Seek out that which benefits you,seek help only from Allah and never say you can't do it.
If any adversity comes to you, do not say: 'If I had only acted in such-and-such a way, it would have been such-and-such;' but instead, say: 'Allah has decreed (it)and what He willed, He has done,' for verily, (the word) (if) opens the way for the work of Satan."
- Saheeh Muslim

[Lessons from this hadith]
If there is something that will benefit you, make every effort and go after it! Seek it out.There is no failure, only lessons.


Week 2: ** We all need LOVE **

Allah's Messenger, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, said: "If Allah loves someone He calls (angel) Jibreel and says: I love so-and-so, so you love him. Jibreel loves him, and calls the other angels in Heaven to love that person. They love him, then his love will be made upon earth, and he becomes loved.
"And if Allah hates someone He calls Gabriel and says: I hate so-and-so and you hate him. Jibreel hates him and calls the angels in Heaven and says: Allah hates so-and-so, so you all hate him. They all hate him, and his hatred is made upon earth and he becomes hated." - Muslim

[Lessons from this hadith]
People do things for the sake of seeking out love from other humans. All the love you need is found in obeying Allah. Do actions sincerely to win Allah's love, and love will be yours!


Week 3: ** Be OUTSTANDING **

The Messenger of Allah, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "Allah has commanded that everything (one does) they should do it with excellence (ihsan). When you sacrifice, sacrifice well. Sharpen your knife and make it easy for the animal to be slaughtered." - Muslim

[Lessons from this hadith]
Don't just aim to be 'good', be outstanding! This is what is required of a Muslim, in everything they do!

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InsyaAllah, I will update more....

On another note... juz would like to share this family potrait of mine (missing is my latest niece born on 07/01/07 - still in the mummy's tummy).

(we turn Sakura @ downtownEast upside down to take this pic)

Alhamdullillah - we are one big happy family - All thanks to Allah !
"Please keep us, and our future generations, Loving each other for the sake of Allah.... Ameen"

Wassalam...

of PLEASE, THANK YOU and SORRY ...

My baby have learned (still learning) to utter these few MAGIC words ....


PLEASE ....

Scene 1 :
I Still Wanna Watch "Buzz & Poppy" and my other DVSs for the billionth of times ...

He : "Mamaaa... Aaazz aa..aa Poppy ! ... pee Mamaaa... pee Mamaa.... "
Me: "No Zed, enuf already.... mama headache already watch this"
He : {looking at you with those eyes and giving u that smile again!} "pee mamaa.... Pee mamaa...."
Me : "ok darling... " {onning the DVD player & insert the disc}

Scene 2 :
Did I do sumting wrong??.

Me : "Zed, don't do that.. it's not nice"
He : {innocent look} or "No !"
Me : "Please Zed.. don't"
He : "Pee.. Mamaaa... Pee.. Mamaaa... "
Me : {Sigh}

Verdict : Both I loss -> 2 : 0 !


THANK YOU ....
Can I have those ??

Scene 1
He : "Mamaa..... pennn.... Pepper" (pen and paper)
Me : "say what Zed ?"
He : "pee... mamaaa..., pee... mamaaa...."
Me : {grin happily}.. "Here, u go"
He : "ChenCyuuuu.."
Me : "Clever Boy".. {hugs & kisses}

Verdict : Win-win situation (One all)... hehe

Scene 2

He : {take something he's not supposed to or digging into my handbag}
Me : "No Zed, don't play with that !"
He : {holding thing in his hand} "ChenCyu mamaaa....ChenCyuuuu"
Me : "Haizzz, loss again !"


SORRY...
Oh... oh..... !!

Scene 1
He : {jump on me or press my leg with his elbow}
Me : "Ouch Zed, mama pain.... don't !"
He : "Ouch mamaaa...." (he doesn't know how to say 'Sorry' spontaneously yet)
Me : "say sorry.... "
He : "Cowie mamaa.... Cowie mamaa...."
Me : "ok darling" {Hugs & kisses}
He : {jumps on me again.... hahaha}

Scene 2
Me : {Accidentally spray milk in his face or such.. hehe} "Oopppss ! sorry Zed"
He : {Smile} "Cowie mamaa....."
Me : "hahahahha... not Zed sorry.... Mama sorry"
He : "Cowie Mamaaa....."
Me : {scratch head}

Verdict : Loss again and again... but How not to lurve all these children ?? u tell me...... !


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So our 'melt-down' time (cair) is here ... how to deny yr baby when he said all these things... with that innocent looking smile. ..

DON'T underestimate & undermine the power & intelligence of those toddlers!! .....
SURE u know they are manipulating you !... SURE u know they are testing 'their water' and will win the battle by uttering such words and giving u that sly smile !.... SURE they are cunning little creatures !!....and SURE u hv heard & read about this and know it all ....
But again and again, u give in !! Haizzz !!... will it ever END ??
.......... looks like no chance la ... coz my parents are still pampering and giving in to us (yang dah tuer bangker ni) .... Hahahaha !

~GUD LUCK to All and NJOY parenting~

ALHAN WASAHLAN bi MA'AL HIJRAH 1428 !!

AHLAN WASAHLAN Bi MA'AL HIJRAH 1428 !!!

"Kul Sanaa Wa Antum Taibeen !! "

Semoga setiap tahun Hijrah membawa Hikmah, dan mempertingkatkan Ilmu ku dalam pengajaran kehidupan di Dunia dan persiapan untuk menempuh Akhirat... InsyaAllah, Ameen.

Nothing much to wish for except for the BEST of everything permissable by Islamic Syariah.. InsyaAllah every steps and every deeds that we do will be blessed by Allah... Ameen.

For me - I'll just try my best to work towards leaving these few things ....

The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) said that after one dies, one's deeds come to an end, except for three things (that continue to bless a person even after he or she has died):

1) Contributions to charity that keep on benefitting, such as a mosque or school. Also known as "sadaqah jaariyah" or "continuous charity".

2) Knowledge one has passed by which people benefit.

3) Children who continue to bless and ask dua's for the deceased parent(s).

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Apart from longing and waiting for BUBUR ASYURA .... yummy !!...... (Sesaper yg nak 'sedekah' pat I, pls buzz me.... ;)

For those you can, don't forget 'the fast of Asyura' (10th of Muharram) and the 9th of Muharram as well.

* Mu'awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) say:
"It is the day of 'Asyura. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) has not made fasting obligatory for you. But I am fasting. He who likes to observe fast among you should do so, and he who likes not to observe it (does not have to) observe it." [Sahih Muslim]

* Abu Qatada (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates that the Holy Nabi (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) said that the fast on the 10th of Muharram atones for the sins of the preceding year. [Sahih Muslim]

* Abu Huraira (Radiyallahu 'anh) reports that the Holy Nabi (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) said that after Ramadan, the fasts of Muharram have the greatest excellence. [Sahih Muslim]

May Allah blessed us all this year and all the years ahead.......... InsyaAllah.

You look like ME ???

Found this website entry from Lynn's blog - cute kan.... (sori eh Lynn copy..)
Nak tau jugak muker aku ni cam muker which celebrity ... hehehe
Tapi cuber try punyer try.. asyik "NO MATCH" jer... unik sangat agaknyer muker aku ni... Wakakaka !
Ok lah, carik gambar yg dulu tak pakai Hijab....
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This is wat it came out wif.... HaHaHaHa.... klakar lah !!

http://www.myheritage.com

More funny when I run my Katkoot's picture... Madness !!!.... LOL !!!!
{I'm loss for words as to what comment to write... *still laughing*}

http://www.myheritage.com

ok.. now it's YOUR turn... yes YOU !... I know u wanna try, don eksen shy ya.... ;)

2nd CELEBRATION !

Baby Katkoot had his 2nd - 2nd BIRTHDAY celebration on 7th Jan 07 at his grandparents home together with his cousins. I managed to bake the cake myself - TWO big cakes this time- for ALL !!

On the same day, my SIL gave birth to her 3rd baby at East Shore Hospital..
Nice date ya 07/01/07 and to coincide with the dad (my bro) 01/07/70 !!!!
That makes my parents' 21st Grandchild !!! .... Makmoor, Alhamdullillah !!





And It's a .
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GIRL !!!
(my 6th Niece amongst my 12 nephews and 3 sons)
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And this cutie-pie is Baby Sara (my cousin's 1st baby)

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And the Birthday (sadly most pics are blurr coz I'm still getting use to my new camera :( )

CHEF Katkoot

Trying to upload video from photobucket...

"Click" on the image below :

First Celebration

Juz a small JOIN birthday celebration at home for my baby (3rd Jan) & hb (2nd Jan) ... I baked the cake (pandai kan aku.. so the sedap tau...hehe). Later will celebrate baby's birthday again on this coming Sunday at my parents wif all his cuzins, aunts & uncles ..... {prezen tym... haha !}

Now he is TWO !!!

HE IS TWO !!

Today marks the day my baby turns TWO !!
Terrible Two or Tremendous & Terrific Two ?
Well.. a bit of all ... hehehe


AllahuAkbar... this Miracle granted to me by You,
SubhanAllah.. your creation - brings joy of my life.
Alhamdullillah - all thanks to the Almighty Allah, I am blessed with this adorable boy.

InsyaAllah... shower us all with your abundance of blessings - clear our path towards goodness and block our ways towards evil ... may we, our forefathers, children, siblings, relatives, friends and all have a rewarding & peaceful life on Earth that leads us easily towards being the occupance of your Jannah (heaven) ... Ameen.

With this, I just have a small request for all readers -
Please extend a 'Doa' (prayer) for the Well-Being of my baby.

"May he always be under the protection of the Almighty against anthing bad and evil. May he be showered with abundance of blessings - May he brings lots of joy & happiness to all those around him as much as we will bring joy to his life... Insyallah, Ameen"

Thanks so much ...

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EID MUBARRAK

Salam Alaikum to All...

Can't update much cos I am now at home - On Leave till 3rd January.. yo hoo !!!

But the not so good news is - My Baby Katkoot dah 4 dayz teberry2, gif Barley & cut down the milk pon does not really work

The good news is - He is as active as ever ! Alhamdullillah.... not whiney or melepek !

Juz to wish all of you sis.....

EID MUBARRAK !!

InsyaAllah, each and everyone of us will be blessed by the Almighty & given the chance to visit Mecca to perform our Haj... Ameen

















and

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

InsyaAllah, 2007 that will come and all the years that follows will bring lots of joy, happiness & prosperity to you and family (eh cam pledge pulak... hehe)



Wassalam....

"Fear None but Allah"

Another gud speech by Yvonne Ridley - ref to my post on "How I came to love the veil" (10/11/06). Make some tym to read...


Yvonne Ridley's Speech at EWAMY, Cairo (EGYPT)
EWAMY - Cairo, Egypt Friday, November 24, 2006

"The Arabic language is one of the cornerstones of Islam, as we have heard today from our brother, so I do apologize in advance that this is one of the many areas of Islam I've yet to master.

Islamically, I am very young, having reverted in 2003. And while I have much to learn I can identify with the frustrations shared by young Muslims today.

I know 9/11 had a huge impact on the world, but it wasn't really the start of something. It was the continuation of a legacy of US imperialism & its fear of Islam.

Just over ten years ago, fit young Muslims across the globe flooded into Bosnia to help their brothers & sisters fight for their survival against the Serbs who were carrying out a genocide sanctioned by the silence of a watching world.
The jihad brought together Muslims fm all nationalities, status & culture. All were united; even those who could not travel to fight helped in other ways such as fund-raising, public awareness events & demonstrations.
The impact was to stop the genocide. Western intervention, when it happened, came only after it was apparent that that the Bosnian Muslims were heading for victory. The establishment of an Islamic state deep in the heart of Europe was simply too much to bear & so the West intervened. This is not my conclusion, but US President Bill Clinton admitted it in his autobiography.
This fear of Islam has now evolved in the last 10 years to such an extent that the blood of our brothers & sisters is now flowing like rivers across Chechnya, Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq & we saw recently what happened to Lebanon.

I have walked through many of those killing fields & let me tell you the twisted, blown up limbs of our Muslim brothers & sisters look exactly like those pulled from the rubble of the Twin Towers.
Yet the message of today is quite clear. Muslim blood is a cheap commodity.

Meanwhile tens of thousands of innocent Muslims continue to be tortured in far away dungeons and cages in Guantanamo Bay, Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib, Diego Garcia & ghost prisons throughout the world.
Others are tortured in Syria, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria and even here in Egypt. Brothers are being tortured at the behest and request of the United States.
So what sort of message does that send out to our young people?

They read abt the heroic exploits of Salahudddin Ayyoubi, Khalid bin Walid, Tariq bin Ziad & listen intently to stories of courage & bravery about our beloved Prophet Mohamed.
Do you know, five years ago I had never even heard of The Prophet, but now I would give my last drop of blood to protect his name, his honor & his memory.
Even in death he continued to show how strong he was by uniting the Ummah in protest at those vile cartoons from Denmark.

Our modern day heroes include those two sixties martyrs Malcolm X & Sayyid Qutb, both whose writings have helped define me as a Muslim.
These are the sort of role models & influences our youth need to follow, but instead they receive confused & mixed messages.
One minute they are told the fear no one but Allah while the next minute they are told to dilute their Islam & keep their heads down.

Since the events of 9-11, there has been an unrelenting campaign launched to change Islam into something more palatable to Western society.
The vision is a secular & cultural Islam at peace with the world through her submission to her oppressors rather than to Allah; an Islam devoid of jihad, Shariah and khilafah. The very things we are commanded by Allah to implement in order to establish Allah's deen on this earth.
And it is in evidence everywhere I look. Hijab are being ripped off the heads of my sisters in Tunisia, France and Turkey. Sisters in Holland & Germany are also in the firing line.
And in Britain, we have Jack Straw, the former British Foreign Secretary who questioned the veil. I am not having a white, middle-aged man telling me how to dress. Keep out of my wardrobe & that of every sister on this planet.

I pick up the newspapers in Cairo today to discover the Minister of Culture has called the wearing of the veil a regression.
How dare he say that? Why are the men in Egypt standing by and doing nothing to silence him? He is insulting the honor & dignity of every Muslim woman who chooses to cover.
Farooq Hosni is a disgrace to Islam. What sort of message does he send out to our young people with his weasel words?
The niqab, like the veil, like the hijab has become a symbol of a rejection of those negative Western lifestyles like drug-taking, binge-drinking and promiscuity. It is a statement telling the West we don't want to be like you.

These Arabs who choose to be more western than Westerners make me laugh. Do they realize how pathetic they look in the eyes of the rest of the world? This Minister should be sacked from his post for dishonoring every sister who chooses to cover.
I suppose he hides behind such descriptions as moderate. Again what sort of message does that send to our young people?

If we ask them to be moderate does that not suggest that there is something wrong with Islam that it needs to be toned down, dilluted?
The last time I came to Cairo I was called an extremist by none other than the Sheikh of Al Azhar Sheikh Tantawi. The reason for this? Because, I would not shake his hand.
What is a moderate and what is an extremist? I really don't know. I am a simple Muslim. I follow no scholars or sects. I merely follow The Prophet & the Sunnah. Does that make me an extremist?
I once said being a Muslim is a bit like being pregnant. You are or you are not. Whoever heard of anyone being moderately or extremely pregnant?
Islam has been under attack for 1400 years & we should have learned by now to put our trust in no one but Allah. Yet there are those who continue to kiss the hand which slaps them.
I am afraid that we can no longer put our trust in to someone just because they might wear Islamic dress or have a long beard? I notice quite a few long beards in here today, but I am not referring to you, brothers.
There are those Muslim leaders who claim to guide & protect us but not all of them have our interests at heart.

Our young people are going to have to be very discerning since the events of 9/11, Bali, Madrid & the London Bombings, to name a few.
There are individuals who for years rallied the masses to stand up for justice and support mujahideen groups around the world & now some have become embarrassingly silent while others condemn armed jihad, portraying mujahideen as terrorists and extremists who follow a distorted version of Islam.
In some ways we are all to blame. Our greatest shame has been our silence while martyrdom operations in Palestine & other occupied lands have been condemned as acts of terror as witnessed in 9/11 and the July 7 bombings.

Our young people have to be taught that what is happening in Palestine, Kashmir, Chechnya, Iraq & Afghanistan is legitimate resistance against a brutal military occupation, while crimes like 9/11 & the London bombings are blatant terrorism.
Equating the two only betrays our brothers & sisters who have no other option but to fight or face being wiped off the face of this planet.
The new slaves of the West criticize Islamist parties & governance by Shariah. Even student & youth movements which consistently campaigned for Palestine & Iraq have suddenly lost their tongues in a bid to be seen as Moderate.

In Britain we have an invasion of what I call the Happy Clappies. They are being flown in by the Government from the US, Canada, Yemen & Mauritania to preach a diluted form of Islam.
They are poisoning the minds of our youth & we should be very wary before the Happy Clappies spread across the world.
They attack Wahhabi groups in the most cynical manner. Some even misuse nasheeds, and I am deeply afraid that the Happy Clappies are infecting our nasheeds with the excesses of western pop culture.
The end result of all this has been a dilution of the deen of Allah, a weak and pacified Islam willing to accept the status quo in which Muslims are oppressed and subjugated; an Islam in which Muslims are content to sing & dance the night away to nasheeds, to concentrate on bettering their life in the West and to condemn the actions of their brothers & sisters who courageously resist occupation & oppression with whatever they have.
Even making dua for them now has become a crime. How long before we are told not to even pray for the mujahideen?

One of the greatest military general the world has known, Salahuddin Ayyubi, the liberator of al-Quds, was once asked why he didn't smile. He answered back that how could he smile while he knowing that Masjid al-Aqsa, remained under Crusader occupation.
I wonder what he would make of the state of the world today. I wonder what advice he would give our youth?

This is a world where Arab leaders belly-danced shamelessly in front of America while handing Iraq over on a plate.
The same Arab leaders look the other way as our beautiful Palestine is continually raped & sodomized, and that other great daughter of the Arab world, Lebanon. Where was the Arab world when she was so brutally assaulted?

And the war drums are beating again. Not only is the whole world watching, but so are our children, our youth, and our future.
We must nurture them, and inspire them with tales of the Prophet and the Sahaba.
As long as the Ummah continues to throw up figures like Khalid bin Walid, Salahuddin Ayyoubi, Sayyid Qutb & Malcolm X all is not lost.
The more we are oppressed by the tyrants the more we will fight back. That is the nature of Islam.

And this is the Islam our youth need to follow, be guided by & inspired.
Farooq Hosni and his like are pale imitations of real men. They have castrated themselves in a pathetic attempt to become more Western than the Westerners.
He will be consigned to the history books with barely a sentence while the courage & heroic resistance of our brothers & sisters will go down in chapters.
A rapidly increasing number of Muslim youth are now realizing that no matter how hard they compromise their deen to blend in with the wider society, when things go sour, they will be treated with suspicion.

The more we are told to forget Shariah, khilafah and jihad, the more Muslims will pay the blood price to uphold these values.
The jihad we are witnessing in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kashmir & Chechnya is something noble, a just war against injustice and tyranny.
The actions of the jihadists pose absolutely no threat to the West or Western lifestyles & their resistance is not only justified but embraced & encouraged by international law.
The real religious extremists who pose the greatest threat to radicalizing our youth are the Christian Fundamentalists in the White House & Downing Street. Bush & Blair have become al-Qaeda's finest recruiting officers.

More & younger Muslims are waking up with the realization that it is not terrorism or extremism that is being targeted but Islam itself.
It is up to the Ummah to lead & inspire our youth, just as The Prophet led & inspired millions & continues to do so.

And the first lesson we must teach our youth is to fear none but Allah."

CONGRATS !! ... so proud of you !!!

http://cyberita.asia1.com.sg/singapura/story/0,3617,87286,00.html?

LATIHAN SUKAR SANDHURST BUAT ABUBAKAR LEBIH YAKIN
Oleh Soraya Salim

BELIAU hanya mempunyai satu impian - menjadi askar.

Namun, Leftenan Sheikh Abubakar Sheikh Abdillah Alkhatib sama sekali tidak menyangka beliau akan menjejakkan kaki di akademi tentera terunggul Britain - Akademi Tentera Diraja Sandhurst - dan berlatih bersama anggota kerabat diraja.
Apatah lagi menjadi kadet terbaik akademi itu!

Namun, itulah yang dicapai Leftenan Abubakar, 20 tahun. Beliau memenangi Pedang Kehormat akademi itu kerana menjadi kadet luar negara terbaik dalam kohortnya.
Beliau bukan saja menerima anugerah itu daripada Ratu Elizabeth II sendiri dalam satu majlis pengurniaan watikah tauliah Jumaat lalu, malah dapat, bersama ibu bapanya, makan tengah hari bersama ratu Britain itu.

Bapanya, Sheikh Abdillah Alkatib, 64 tahun, bekas mejar Pasukan Pertahanan Awam Singapura (SCDF), sementara ibunya, Cik Zainah Sheikh Abdullah Lajam, 54 tahun, guru Sastera Inggeris.
Menyingkap pengalaman di Sandhurst kepada Berita Harian kelmarin, Leftenan Abubakar berkata: 'Memang saya tidak nafikan latihannya amat sukar, apatah lagi dalam sekitaran dan cuaca berbeza. Saya, yang sudah biasa dengan cuaca panas, menggigil apabila perlu berlatih dalam cuaca sejuk. Pernah ketika kami berkawat, ribut salji dan hujan batu melanda.'
Leftenan Abubakar juga mendedahkan beliau mendapat kesempatan berlatih bersama anak Putera Charles, Putera William, iaitu cucu Ratu Elizabeth II.

'Kami dalam kompeni sama dan menjalani latihan bersama secara tetap. Putera William seorang yang amat baik. Orangnya biasa saja,' katanya.
Putera William turut menerima tauliahnya dalam majlis Jumaat lalu itu.

Leftenan Abubakar, bekas pelajar Maktab Rendah Meridian, dihantar ke Sandhurst Januari lalu untuk menjalani latihan 11 bulan selepas menyertai Sekolah Pegawai Kadet (OCS) di sini.
Seorang peminat bola sepak, beliau juga mewakili Sandhurst dalam sukan itu.

Cik Zainah, yang kini berada di Britain bersama anaknya, sempat menceritakan pengalaman beliau menemui Ratu Elizabeth II dalam jamuan tersebut.
'Saya, suami dan Abubakar dapat duduk semeja dengan Ratu Elizabeth. Ia merupakan saat amat istimewa bagi kami sekeluarga. Ratu Elizabeth sempat bertanya saya adakah latihan di Sandhurst terlalu sukar bagi anak saya. Saya menjawab inilah apa yang dia inginkan, bahkan ia membantu meningkatkan keyakinannya,' katanya.

Semasa dihubungi di sini, abang Leftenan Abubakar, Sheikh Faiz, 22 tahun, berkata adiknya menunjukkan kecenderungan dalam bidang tentera sejak di bangku sekolah dengan menyertai Pasukan Kadet Kebangsaan (NCC).

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Congrats ya Abu Bakar - We are all very very proud of you !!




Wonder if this will be published in the English Straits Times ....

Such an achievement for a Singapore Student !!
I am sure if it's 'someone' else - sure Straits Times come out BIG BIG & News oso will sure broadcast !!! ....

Let's wait and see.....

LET'S MEET & SHAKE !!!

LETS GET TOGETHER &
LET OUR HAIR DOWN !!!

I WILL BE ORGANISING THIS EVENT VERY SOON ....
A chance for us to meet, greet, eat, get on your feet and dance to the beat !!!... or you can just seat and tap your feet ...

Enjoy sumptous spread of Buffet while a professional dancer swirl her hips !!
For those who can't 'tahan' the beat... juz get up & join in the fun !!
Juz shake anyhow & anywhere - nobody cares !!!

Anybody wanted to put on a SOLO performance - pls do let me know ya ;)

Will post the details soon !.. Look out for it !!
and peleeezz make yourself Free on the day !!!

BARNEY at United Square

Intended to bring baby Katkoot for the "Free" Barney show at United Square. Takmo go on weekends coz sure will be pack. But for the last few days - his nose kept on running away, until tido pon tak lena - cian dier asyik tebangun2 coz cannot breath !! I bought baby chest rub & tonyo2 at his chest & throat at nite & he is a bit better.

Yesteday, he was ok - so I pon take half day. We left at 2.45pm for the 4 o'clock show. I predicted it will be packlah since it was almost 3.30pm.. but MAK KAU !!.... punyerlah superlong itu Queue & the seating capacity pon kenonet jerr !!... Luckily I was on the first floor, so I decided not to go down to join the que, instead juz to sit tepi-tepi tembok around the first floor! Luckily I found a small space with a good view of the stage !!! That place were also very pack redi - so first selitkan si Katkoot dulu, then I pelan2 selit jugak.. haha... hb juz stand at the side. Kesian the ppl that que, half of them cannot go in & hv to stand outside the area wif their babies - lagi terok !!

The show was ok la..., bcoz we were upstairs & viewed through the glass - kenot really hear properly. After that we went to Jalan Kayu prata restn there and had prata & tea-tarik...

The thing I wanna blog is about this MinahSalleh woman who sat next to me wif 4 children (2 hers & 2 her frenz).. we chat a bit & in our squeezy-meezy state, my Katkoot asyik tepijak her feet jerr... I said "Sorry ya, this space is too tiny"... to that she reply "Oh, it's olrite darling.. I still hv another foot !" .. so I reply back "well, if that doesn't work, u can also hv one of mine"... & we laughed !!

Isn't that great !... at the back of my mind, I was wondering.. what if that lady is a "Shinchiapolean"???.... sure I will get that "Stabbing nak mampos look" from her !!... followed by "Tsssk, tsssk... haiyah! " curse !!.. Then she will look at my baby & shake her stupid head, as if I am the one who pushed my baby to step on her !!... This might be my imagination, but really u know - our society is very the pekak-badak when it comes to social ettiques !!

Here's some pics - njoy !!

FOUR LETTER 'F' word....

This FOUR LETTER 'F' word is the best thing Singaporean will 'die' for !!!!

Anytime, anyday - juz tell them where & when and they will be there !
Rain or Shine - they can make time for it eventhough they are busy !
They enjoy having it eventhough they don't feel like having one !
They will wait patiently & queue for it eventhough it's trashy !
They will wake up early-early so they don't missed it !

It is better than the FOUR LETTER 'S' word that Singaporean enjoys best !!!

And from today u can enjoy this 'F' thing anywhere in public - at almost 600 hotspots Islandwide you can practice this without shame or guilt ! ...
Our government have been kind enuf to make this possible & gif the 'green light'!! ... CareFree days !! ..... Yohoo !!!

So what are you waiting for ?... let's go out in the open & do it together ...
No Money involved !!!! Enjoy !!!!............

What is it ??

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Cleanse your thoughts ......
.....tsskk.... tssskkk... !!
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"F R E E" wireless surfing for 3 years !!!
Anything "F-R-E-E"
Anything for "F-R-E-E"
Go register !!...

Are you very lucky ?.. is yr home very near those comercial areas & are in the loop ?.... check here ... or visit http://www.ida.gov.sg/idaweb/marketing/infopage.jsp?infopagecategory=factsheet:wireless&versionid=1&infopageid=I3929

And what is the Four Letter 'S' word .......

.........."S-A-L-E".........

Wat to dooooooo ..... ??

I don't like to make a 'Venting' Entry ... or maybe I am such a hepi-hepi everything nevermind forgive & forget kind of girl (eh.. maseh girl eh ?)..... hahaha

But these have really gotten on my nerve to the MAX !!!! ...
And i am contemplating of calling the Neighbourhood Police,.. or not ?.. you tell me k.. after reading this short stories... hehe

STORY 1

Every morning around 7am, this 'pakcik' will ram his bike to start them ....
"Brrrr, Brrrr, Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........Brrrr, Brrrrrrrrrrrrr............ Brrrr ..... Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.............." like that lah for a few minutes till he biked away........"Burrrrrrrrrrrr" and away he goes merrily off ! (mind you I live on the 3rd floor, next to the multi-storey carpark).

Most morning while he does this, my baby will wake up from his slumberland.... Sometimes in my hurry-scrury getting ready to work time, I manage to pat him back to sleep. At times, he won't go back to sleep & is up and about - making our parting so drama-mama (he will cry la when I go off) ...

Geram tau everytime I hear the first Brrrrrr... here he goes again !!!!

Anyway .........

STORY 2

This 'fatso' guy (malay boy ard 20+) ... every weekends around 3pm will come down with his setupid remote control car that makes the most deafening noise !!!! "Wueeeeeeeeeeeeeee............... Wueeeeeeeeeeee.............. Weeeek... weeeekkkk......... weeekkkkkkkk............" (those high pitch motor kind of sound).

Most of the days around that time, we are resting & baby is sleeping .... So u guess wat happen la ... my 'telinga tikus' light sleeper baby sure tekejut lah !! Not only him, if me or hb are taking our afternoon siesta, we also will be awaken by this irritating sound, even tengah tengok TB or bual-bual oso ped-up ! ........

I've heard some neighbours shouting from their window "Shut-up!".... but this didn't stop 'gundu' guy from manoeuvering that stupid little box with antenna, up and down the carpark lane just below my bedroom window. This will last for about 30-45 minutes!!!
I feel like throwing a pail of slimy-gooey liquid on top of his brainless brain (eh ?.. boleh gitu! ). Don't they hv a proper place or track for this hobby... somewhere in East Coast ?.. Or go la & play in the real road - let the real cars lenggek yr dummy car sampai penyek ! ... HaHaHaHa {evil laugh}...............

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So you tell me, doesn't this give me a reason to be so damn geram ! ............
Ok la ... my baby is almost 2 yrs old, and even if he is up, it's always a joy to entertain him..
What if I hv a newborn ?... What if there are sick ppl needing their rest ?... What about the elderly ?.........
Tak behati perut, tulang jantong, limpa mempedal betul la all these people !

Phewwwwwwwww........ !! Ok dah ! ..at last I can use all those 'words' behind my hb ! (cos if he uses all these words I will say... "Don't say like that.... It's not nice u noe") ....... So I must always maintain my composure infront of him .......hahaha ......

So how ? Pe-Dup tau !... call the pulis & komplen ?? .. or still endure ?? ....
.. but as always, ''I Tak sampai ati .... " :(

Astagrafirullah Hal-'Azeem.........


(tengok ader iras2 tak their faces ?)

Wassalam......

A Wedding & An Anniversary

I saw the Victoria Secrets' sale ad on the newspaper on Thursday...
Sale on 24th - 26th November !
I hv been "knocking my head against the wall" what to get this colleague of mine who's getting married on 25th Nov... so tadaa !!.. question answered.. hehe
Hb was excitedlah when I said I wanted to take half-day off on Friday to go for the VS sale... hehehe!
So, off we went after I picked him up from his Friday Prayer at Darul Aman. Parked at Golden Shoe carpark, look & look, walk & walk, huff & puff around Raffles MRT.. maner ni Overseas Union House (written next to Raffles MRT) !!!!... cam nak tepleot & tecabot kaki sey... rupernyer on the other side, pat Clifford Pier - Shenton Way !!! ... kedodol betul tu advertisement tau - taroklah Map !!!

Ramai jugak orang... ! neway, browse punyer browse.. managed to get 2 pairs for the newlyweds & my hb pon sekaki bought 2 pairs for meself... hahaha ;) (but mine tak amek gambar - malu arr).

Saturday is kelam-kabot day... pagi do my weekly marketing, then the wedding pulak is at Jurong West ! Mak ooii.. punyerlah dekat dari Simei and hari pon ujan punyer lah al-Lebat ! But wat to dooo - makan nasik pakai sudu... gi jugak cos I'm close to this girl & her hb pon my colleague (both working in my companylah...hehe) .. so set off around 3pm (baby tido).. round & round..sesat walBarat.. sampai lah 4+ we reached there... Sit awhile & hv to rush home cos my Brother nak give all of us a treat at SAKURA (Downtown East) for his 10th AniBerSari. Yep ! all of us - my parents, 6 chirrens plus 6 chirren-in-laws & 20 of the cucus & 1 in the tummy..hehehe.... Satu gerabak !! (pics KIV). Balek wrap prezzee for my bro & wifey (alamak luper nak amek gambar pulak) .. after Maghrib we stret away go - big spread of buffet, but taste wise.. some nice, some ok lah... but nothing tak sedap... all edible (although I tak makan banyak varieties sangat)...

HEPI ANIBERSARI LITTLE BRO !...
...rajin-rajin & selalu-selalu la seleberet...hehehe

oh ya.. and wat do this little 'Katkoot' of mine 'die-die' wanna buy at the market ?.. u guessed it !



And on the way back from the wedding ?....
aizzz ! yang pat tangan tu tak cukup .. hehe

Carz....carz............. Helppppppppp!!!