Now u see it... now u don't...

Wohoo !! It this for real ?? Will it stay ??...

I don't know what's happening, but it's always available one moment and not the next ! One moments u can access this site and the next u can't.... then u can again, then u can't !!

Eh ! macam main 'semunyik-semunyik' pulak !

Last few weeks I can't access into blogs, but now I can !! Yipee !! (though I don't know how long this will last).. ok, that's good news... the bad news is, most of YOU blogger friends of mine had decided to hijrah to multiply - this site is still a "No-No" to me from the opis !! Haaaiizzz... oklah, Alhamdullillah... 'beggars can be choosers'.

OK - I had open a fotopage account (click here) and did 2 updates there... so guess I will still keep that to post more & more pictures.. and as long as I can access blogspot, insyaAllah this blog will remain.....

On another note :

LONG LONG NEBER WRITE...

Assalamu'alaikum friends,

Aaachhooooo !! **sniff... sniff** .. Aaachoooo !!!!.......

Alhamdullillah....

Oooiii... so dusty arr this home of mine..

(**brush... brush cobweb !**)

Eee.... Spiderman oso dah tinggal pat sini ?

(spiderman pon tak tahan abok ker)

Isshh..ishh... isshh..........

Sorry friends, the reason why this blog is left un-updated is bcoz

my company had decided to block blogs (bspot/livejourna/wordpress/multiply..etc..)... hehe

so very the difficult la... coz I only 'touch' PC at work and update my blogs during breaks...

now I ony can access blogs from home.... which is very very rare !! So my apologies if I don't leave comments on your blogs too....

BUT I just found out that I can access to "fotopages" !!

I just created the account, its not as intereting as blogs but..

Wat to do... makan nasi pakai sudu....

InsyaAllah, I will update some pics there & tell some stories...

I will update the addy later ya...

Till then... Salam to all & thanks for still visiting my 'dusty' site...

For those who miss my 'katkoot'.. here is his recent pictures....

Dah besar nak jadi aper ?

Drummer ?

Mat Moto ?

See ya all later, InsyaAllah...

Do You Know ALLAH ?

MasyaAllah... MasyaAllah..... AllahuAkbar !!
May Allah showers his blessings on this boy and protect him from any evil.. Ameen



Click on link
http://www.islamictube.net/view_video.php?viewkey=24a7217006e5d1672887

Words can describe my amazement... just wacth it if u can...

Oprah: Visit Occupied Terrirtories & Support the Oppressed Petition

Oprah: Visit Occupied Terrirtories & Support the Oppressed Petition

Dear friends, pls spare sometime to sign the petition. It's only fair that she see both sides and not be blinded by the media !!

Shukran Ghazilan...

Khalaaazz Mamaaa.... Khalaaazzz.....

Scenario 1
Last couple of months back

While feeding baby Katkoot his meal… he shook his head meaning he doesn’t want anymore..

Me : "Last… last ok…."
Baby : (Open mouth) eats & then shake head again

Me : "Last… last ok…" (another spoon goes in)
With this tactic I can get a couple of spoonful more into his mouth… hehehe

Scenario 2

Since last month

While feeding baby Katkoot his meal… he shook his head meaning he doesn’t want anymore..

Before I could open my mouth to utter “last… last…” to him

He goes : “Khalaaaazzz mamaa… khalaaazzzz” (finish already)

Then he literally will say “Burrrpp… Hamduyilla…” (Alhamdullillah)

Me : “Last la… one more ok…”

Baby : “mamaaa… Bburrpp !… Hamduyilla….. Khalaazzz.. !!!”
... "Juice, peezzzz mamaaa.."

That’s it !! He got me there…….. lost yet again !! 1 – 0 !!

Of Superheroes and their Aunties !!

Alhamdullillah to my 21 dayz hospitalization leave, my katkoot had added many words to his vocabs .. plus all those hours infront of Playhouse Disney Channel do make him learn lots !! He amazes me many times with the words he uttered .. like that day when he saw a boy skating he shouted “Mamaa… I want skate… weeee !!”

Ok, that aside… my baby called all man (stranger) Uncle and the lady Auntie. He saw taxi.. "Uncle Taxi! ", construction workers "Uncle Bob (from Bob the builder), Uncle lorry, uncle bus" and the list goes on....

Wif his favourite Uncle Taxi

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SpiderMan IV !!

My baby is really into superheroes lately !! Anything with Cape is Upermen ! (superman) and of course there’s ... I-dermen ! (spiderman So we hv these Superman Stickers where he is now sticking everywhere in the house – especially on my wardrobe !! There is a sticker of Superman standing next to Wonderwoman … suddenly he goes
“Mamaa… Upermen !….. Mamaa… Auntie Upermen !!”

Hahaha.. WonderWoman is now Auntie Superman !!

Yesterday:-
Was watching the ad on HL milk.. u know – where the girl jumps over buildings bcoz she’s out of milk and goes into her mum’s home thru the window, opens the fridge, get the milk and left a thank you note to her mom….

The moment the ad come out, my baby goes :
“Mama… Auntie I-dermen “… I can’t catch what he’s saying at first till I saw the girl jumping around, then he said it again...................“ Mamaaa… Auntie I-dermen !!”

Kids – don’t they said the darnest things !!

My Superhero !!

BACK AGAIN...

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I AM BACK !!!
... back to work... {*major sigh*} :(

ALHAMDULLILLAH.... All went well !
INSYAALLAH... Will be better soon :)

Neway... THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WELLWISHES !!

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will be posting again soon... InsyaAllah

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UMMI

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Tangan ummi tidak sehalus
Tangan ummi berpeta kasih sayang
Tangan ummi setiap gurisan
Tangan ummi penoh pengorbanan

Tangan ummi di pagi hari ku
Tangan ummi memipin ku
Tangan ummi memayungi ku
Tangan ummi melindungi ku
Tangan ummi mendakap ku
Tangan ummi memahami ku
Tangan ummi membelai ku
Tangan ummi menerangi hati ku
Tangan ummi menyirami hidup ku
Tangan ummi menyapu air mata ku
Tangan ummi melihat ketakutan ku
Tangan ummi ada Rahmah buat ku
Tangan ummi membawa rezeki ku
Tangan ummi memberi untuk ku
Tangan ummi tidak mengambil dari ku
Tangan ummi sentiasa mendoakan ku

Ummi, ku cium tangan mu,

Jagan kau nafikan buatku tangan mu,
Ku lihat Syurga di telapak tangan mu,
Biar ku berkubur di tangan mu,

Ummi……

~ To all mothers out there...

Here's wishing you a VERY HAPPY MOTHER's DAY !!

We are indeed Blessed with this gift called "Motherhood"

~ To those who are not Mothers (yet)

Cherish your mum....

~ AlFateha to all mums awaiting Jannah....

InsyaAllah - Ameen

I might be away for a minor surgery

Pls doa for my well-beings,

InsyaAllah, all will go well...

Coughs ?... then Rub & Cover !

THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT NOR IS IT A PROMO !!

Just to share something.... InsyaAllah could be of beneficial to us - Wallahu'alam

I received this e-mail from a relative of mine.... Thanks Fiq :)

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" To stop nighttime coughing in a child (or adult as we found out personally), put Vicks Vaporub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about 5 minutes and; stay stopped for many, many ours of relief. Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescriptions cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings; on behalf of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children ascompared to alternative therapies like accupressure.

I just happened to tune in A.M. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids; often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong; drugs so, I listened. It was a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, and in addition, it has a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly. Lolly tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago and it worked 100%! She said that it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her. Her coughing stopped in a few minutes and believe me, this was a deep,( incredibly annoying!) every few seconds uncontrollable cough, and she slept cough free for hours every night that she used it. So, if you have children, pass it on, if you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed by the effect. "

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Alhamdullillah, for me - if I cough persistently, I found that a teaspoon of good honey with a few drops of lemon, plus "Selawat" and "Bismillah", always help... Wallahu'alam

How Much am I Worth ??

(Reuters) --
When Tricia Himawan was a financial analyst, she worked 50 hours a week and earned about $75,000 a year.
Now, she works, by her estimation, about 119 hours a week doing 11 different jobs, and, for 10 of them, she makes ... nothing !!

"I work nonstop as a mother," says Himawan, of West Orange, New Jersey, as she breast-feeds her nine-month-old son Jonas and watches over 4-year-old Juliana.

If she were paid for her work as a mother, she would be earning almost $140,000 a year.

That is the conclusion of research conducted by Salary.com, a firm based in Waltham, Massachusetts, that specializes in determining compensation. Himawan was one of 40,000 mothers who responded online to Salary.com explaining what their job entailed and how many hours they worked. (Book urges mothers to stay in work force)

The typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week, the company concluded, and works at least 10 jobs. In order of hours spent on them per week, these are: housekeeper, day-care center teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, chief executive officer and psychologist. By figuring out the median salaries for each position, and calculating the average number of hours worked at each, the firm came up with $138,095 -- three percent higher than last year's results.

Even mothers who work full-time jobs outside the home put in $85,939 worth of work as mothers, according to Salary.com.

"My work is my family right now, and my backbone is about to break," says Himawan, who now also works at home as a real-estate broker."My baby is on my hip 24 hours a day."

CNN's Jonathan Mandell contributed to this report.
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So I go to check out how much I should be earning right now (link) !! ... go check yours now !!

Guess What !! I've been underpaid all this while !!..

Don't start about having to do this with 'ikhlas' - I KNOW THAT !!
For the sake of Allah - I KNOW THAT !!
The repayment we get will be a place in Heaven - I KNOW THAT too !!
I love being a wife, I love being a mummy... and I love doing this for the sake of Allah, I do !!

But STILL..............
I want my backdated payments !! Where can I collect them !!!! ??... Wwwuaaaaaaaaaa !!!

This is how much I should be paid per year in USD !!!
I could be a millionaire already !!!!

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Alhamdullilllah.......

all thanks to Allah, for the blessings on me.......

I Watched...

I managed to 'catch' a couple of films that I am really interested to watch (call me bias, none of which are English or Chinese - only mainly from "The Secret Life of Arabia")

1. Sankara (Sri Lanka) - Good (Opening Film)

2. Losing Ahmad (Kuwait) – Good (Real time - True Story)
Abdullah (the Director), started to shoot this film impromptu when he met 2 ladies on a plane, and they told him of their journey to Kuwait-Iraq border to pickup Ahmad and bring him to NewYork for medical treatment (Ahmad - a 7 years old boy affected by a bomb blast on his way to school, which left him blind, cause him an arm and a distorted face). This film follows their real-life journey. However, upon realizing that Abdullah is not going to give them the whole footage of the film, the two ladies (& their team) ditch Abdullah in JFK airport!! Thus he lost contact with Ahmad & his brother Saad. A search that took him a year. When he finally got news from them, they are on their way back. Abdullah tracked them again. Ahmad finally returned with not much done! Just a 'stone eye' and an artificial arm without any moveable limbs!! And the biggest damage done is that his beloved brother Saad was killed in an accident !!
These ladies get big coverage from the media for their humanitarian effort – but what did they really do when they realize that there's not much publicity??.. very little !! Are they really sincere ??
They invade - kill thousands of woman, children, men & the old... and they get BIG publicity for 'helping' a few ??... and when there's no publicity - just dumb them ??.. BULLSHIT !!
I really enjoyed this film - 'an eye opener' - Good Job Abdullah!!

3. Scream of the Ants (Iran) - Fairly Good
A more spiritual film about an Iranian couple's journey to India in search of a spiritual teacher called "The Perfect Man". The wife being religious, & the husband being an atheist. Lots of questions about the existence of God.
Some part of the film does scare me though.. like the burning of the bodies in the Ganga river!! ... eeeerrriiee !!
On the whole, it's a fairly good movie ... it makes u realize how 'lost' and ungrateful ppl can be without faith, without foundation ... and how blinded ppl can be about the existence of God and how naïve one can be when choosing a religion.
I was just wondering, why a Muslim director potrays all this thru' Hinduism and not thru' the Islamic side - thru' Sufism, for example. Maybe living in Europe makes him persee so ... Wallahu-alam

4. I am the on who bring flowers to her grave (Syria/France) - BIG Yawwwwnnnnnnnnnnnn :(
This one I really really regret watching and losing my sleep over (started at 9.15pm hokay!!)
A documentary, traveloque and diary of an ex-militant woman and her interview with 3 exiled woman living in France .. their lifes & how they are leading it now.

Sounds interesting - but in reality, a real BORE with a capital B !!... how it can win awards at some festivals really boggles me !! Yyaaaaaawwwwnnnnnnnnnnn ...

4. Crossing the Dust (Iraq) - Good
Another good film about 2 Kurdish soldiers journey to deliver food to the army during the toppling of Saddam. One their way, they met a lost 5 yr old boy named “Saddam” crying at the side of the highway... how they try to help him get back home. The film have its’ light moments, realistic scenes (shot just when the US army ‘invade’ Iraq), and ended up with a sad tragedy. The director had based his movie amongst the many stories he heard during the war….
Another nice film worth watching :)
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Catching a few more movies before it came to an end on Monday !!
* In Passion & Love (Egypt) - 28 April
* Fools Alley (Egypt) - 29 April
* Opera Jawa (Indonesia) – Closing Film 30 April

Join me anyone ??

20th SIFF

The Singapore International Film Festival is here again : http://www.filmfest.org.sg/

Yesterday marked the Opening of the Film Festival at Lido 3.
Opening Film shown SANKARA from Sri Lanka (Lido 1)

Quite a 'slow' film with very very little conversation. However, the impact is deep.
It addresses the nature of human in general, how one's fight with your own desire and passion. It comes in the form of a young Buddhist monk, coming to a small village temple to restore its painting. Buddha teaches that man must not be swayed by passion. However, while painting, he is distracted by a beautiful young village girl – here, he have to face the demons within himself, his inner spiritual world is plunged into turmoil. The day after the restoration work was completed, the paintings were scrathed, destroyed (by himself). He managed to restore them again; without being able to erase the mark completely though.
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Isn't this how we are? Constantly 'fighting', 'tugging, pulling, then releasing' with our inner-self ??... Astaghafirullah hal-azeem.

May Allah always guide us to the right path and obstruct our way towards the wrong and evil ...InsyaAllah.


On the other note. To those whom enjoy watching Good Films... do spare sometime to watch movies from the Film Festival instead of those Hollywood Blockbusters shown in the theaters here... other countries do make GOOD films too you know (not only Hollywood !). These are specially selected good quality Film, many of which have won awards.

Some Films I hope I can catch : (Realist, LoveStory & Humour)
April 22 : LITTLE HEART SONGS - Country Japan
April 24 : LOSING AHMAD - Country Kuwait
April 25 : I AM THE ONE WHO BRINGS FLOWERS TO HER GRAVE - Country Syria/France
April 26 : CROSSING THE DUST - Country Iraq/Kurdistan
April 29 : FOOL’s ALLEY - Country Egypt

And mabye
April 21 : WE SHALL OVERCOME - Country Denmark
April 21 : HASINA - Country India
April 22 : IN THE SHADOW OF THE DOG - Country India
April 23 : STEPPE EXPRESS - Country Kazakhstan
April 24 : LIKE A VIRGIN - Country South Korea
April 25 : SCREAM OF THE ANTS - Country Iran/France
April 28 : THE SIDE EFFECTS OF LOVE - Country India
April 28 : IN PASSION AND LOVE - Country Egypt
April 29 or 19?? : 3 DAYS TO FOREVER - Country Indonesia
April 30 : OPERA JAWA (Closing Film) - Country Indonesia/Austria

Aiyyai..yai ... so many da .... !! and so many many more !!.. be it stories about War, Crime, Spiritual, Animation, etc .. from India, Middle-East, Korea, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Germany, etc ...

For more detail about shows, schedules, prices - visit :
http://www.filmfest.org.sg/


P.S : (Do watch ‘us’ in Suria Segar this Sunday)

It's GONE !!.. those curls...

Some say "DON'T", some say "DO" ...
I wanted to keep... but not sure how to keep it neat !!

After much pestering from my dear hb for the longest time, I relented !! Anyway, it’s getting too messy and he hv been scratching much too often.

After my hb’s ‘treat’.. "Do it, or I'll bring him myself!!" I scamper to call my friend Faridah to fix immediate appointment for both of us (since I need one too) and Alhamdullillah, she's available !! Half an hour later, we are at her abode in Tampines... yes ! she have a special room to cater for it at her home !!

Here's the N-result !!

Before




After


My hb actually is not so hepi with the result, he said the 'round' cut makes "katkoot" luks more like a girl !! Ok la hb.. I give-in, the next time - you bring him to your barber !!

For Now it's this boy's turn !!

(my nephew Abdillah)

IS THIS FREEDOM ?? - Vote

Pls vote AGAINST --

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15766882/ or click here

Why discriminate ?...

Is this what you call FREEDOM ??

Angry Mum !

EVER felt like doing this ??



Tu lah ... saper suroh nakal sangat !.... kan dah kener tepek pat diding cam "spiderwoman" ! .. hahaha !!!

Aperlah salah itek tu... 'partners in crime' ker ??

Kerenah Anak-anak...

Two-and-a-half hour at T2

Ok.. no need to story long-long lah, u can read abt the meet-up fm Marya, Mel & Magg's blog. Eh ! this should be the Union of the 'M' da.. how come I teselit one 'S' ??.. but I also "Mama" perr.. so all Mummies & Mamas oso M maa..!! hehehe..

To meet at 4pm, but all 'star karat' sure lambat nak kener perambat .. including ME !!.. actually kan (excusela ni...) I oredy redy early-early tau, tot of taking the MeRaTi wif baby Katkoot (he sure jakon & hepi to take MRT). But some 'uninvited' guess came over, so tesendat kejap, but when the clock showed 4pm, I just "Salam Alaikum" la.. On my way to take my camera yg tetinggal at my kangoo van, I pon terdrive to the Airport !!.. hehe..

Was there almost 4.30 and began the loooonnnggg walk to the other end of the Airport to Swensen ! While waiting, Mel sms me & said she's already at McD... eh! Budak ni.. orang nak gi Swensen, she pat McD pulak ! (but lucky jugaklah coz Zed can 'curik2' Asyura nyer Fries while waiting for our order.. hehe). Magg, Marya & her niece came later. Then, I need 'cash'! & u know what !.. together with Zed on toll (& sometime dokong!) , jalan cam lipas-kodong baaaaaaccck to the other end of the Airport to the ATM & then baaaaaaack again to Swensen. Ya Rabb ! cam nak tekelepot my kaki !

But Alhamdullillah.. we had fun ! Nice getting to know u MAGG... Muler2 tak kenal nama but face cam familiar (cos I've seen Crabb's blog b4). We chat2, at the same time run-run after our babies yg terrorise Swensen until the partition plastic pon bekali2 tecabot ! Zed kept wondering off & running around - out of my sight... & while not wanting to leave the table (takot telepat topics.. hehe), I hv to constantly stick out my ala ostrich neck making sure he's not totally lost! Chat nyer chat, our babies dah terOver their 'Good' behaviour, so better leave before we kener halau !! We made our way to the viewing gallery & continued celoteh while leaving the babies doing their Oympics track & field events there... Zed kept on going down, doing his disco spin on the floor, mopping them with his T-shirt... Selamatlah ni Epot S'pore berseh, kalau pat 'negeri' lain, itam-lotok lah ko nyer T-shirt !! Almost 7pm already, so we parted ... Mel tagged along with me cos she wanted to go to Tampines (sorry eh Mel, duduk belakang)... & I pong go home lah....

And I tot, I don't want to tell story long2 ..Haha ! (go figure !)

{No pictures from me coz my "Ma-Ka-Ka" (Zed's version for Camera) went flat on me !.. Aiiizzz !!!}

Footnote :

Friends I cherish...

Meeting you, Alhamdullillah

Till we meet again, I wish...

With Allah's grant, InsyaAllah

THE KITE RUNNER

I wouldn't say that this NOT a good book... it is !!

Bring back lot of memories to me... the old kampong days when we use to play & run after "layang anyot"...

Also, it gave good portrays on life in Afghan back then - how difficult & sad...

The value of friendship - what we wish we have not done or done better....

The relationship of a father & son, the master & the servant, the people & the oppressor, the turn of the table where one day u rule & the other day u suffer, life as migrants, and many more... it is all so surreal !

Frankly, many times - my precious tears flowed while reading this novel (Thanks to Mrs Beki for recommending them.. hehe)

HOWEVER !!.... I don't really recommend this book for teenagers without good Islamic value(thought my 15 yrs old do read it after I gave him some insight of the book and what to be cautious and aware of)..

~ Mainly, about his fathers view on Islam, people drinks (liquour of course), doesn't really pray (although then ending changes this, Alhamdullillah), etc...

On the whole, it is a good read (with caution, of course)...

They are making this book into a movie (screening end 2007 & early 2008)...

Do get it from the Library.... The Kite Runner (link) by Khaled Hosseini

Thanks Azian......

Interested to be with us at Swensen ?.. be there .. hope to see u !!
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THANKS AZIAN !! (7 March 2007)

For hosting us with the mee siam & cupcakes... (dapat ta-pao lagi !..hehe)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ADIK AZHAR !!
InsyaAllah jadi anak yg Soleh dan berjaya di Dunia & Akhirat... Ameen

Can't take pictures coz everytime I hold the camera, Zed also sebok nak hold them too !!
so this is just what I get...


BatMan, Superman & Spiderman... hehe

Swensen Anyone ??

AssalamuAlaikum sisters,

pssstt.... Ni nak tanyer sikit ....

Me & Marya Latino are thinking of sembang-sembang (& telanjor tu termakan lunch & eskrim) pat Swensen on this Saturday, 10th March 2007.

Tapikan... masih carik 'kaki'....

So, mari lah joen kiter (sembang2 - free, makan - bayar sendiri...hehehe)... angkotlah anak2 kalau nak, no problemo !

Do leave a tag in my blog or Marya's, alternatively u can either SMS me or her !!

Reli, reli hope to see ya all (lagi2 yg pernah jumper tu...) !!

ADDITION :

Pat maner; - belum confirm.. depends on saper2 nak pergi & their preference, for me tak kesah... Epot or Plaza Singapura pon boleh !!

Pukul Braper ?? - Maybe around 2pm.....

How Marya ??