Ramadan 24th..count down

Ramadan is true fast.

Its 24 days already.

Ita's my friend invited me for break fasting together and celebrate the 17th birthday her son , Angga.in her house.

I guess its time, to meet all my friend for break fasting together,cause It's been quite a while since we met up.

It was a good dinner with lots of good food..

Thanks ita' many hours of preparation, planning and cost you've prepare for that.

hope your son, Angga growing become a smart boy, friendly, as a good muslim ..

I know there will be many challenges along the road as he grows into a man but insha’Allah no matter what You will be able to say your son know about something good and bad in accordance with the teachings of our religion.

You teach him what you know and grow in Islam together as a family...Amienn.. Ya Rabb.

(notes for me and my son..also )

Ramadan 19th..count down

Here 's ....A beautiful story, I found on http// turnislam.com

Why Women Cry

A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?”
“Because I need to” she said.
“I don’t understand,” he said.

His Mom just hugged him and said, “And you never will.”
Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?”
“All women cry for no reason,” his dad answered carelessly.
The little boy, still wondering why women cry, finally asked the old wise shaikh (scholar). “He surely knows the answer”, he thought. “Ya Shaikh! Why do women cry so easily?”
The Shaikh answered:

“When Allah made the woman she had to be made so special. He made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort. He gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that comes from her children. He gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining. He gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child hurts her very badly. He gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart. He gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly. And lastly, He gave her a tear. This is hers and only hers exclusively to use whenever she needs it. She needs no reason, no explanation, its hers.”

“You see my son, the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the beauty of her face, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart – the place where love resides.”
The little boy got the answer and never asked the question again.

** So touching and so true....The story brought a great message.. so in fact .. Women cry because,

They get easily overwhelmed and dont know what else to do..

Its the reaction for whatever is happening.

ohhh ... I hope all men read it and understand.........!!

Hey Man.. we are not perfect!!

Ramadan 18h..count down

Break fasting together We Held @ Theatre kecil labs on Thusday , August 11, 2011.

together with all student , teacher grade 12 and with all of moms Mayadeva .

we wear ' nuansa Orange as dress code.

And here's the important things of today...take pics together as usual

Ramadan 10th..count down

During this blessed month , Ramahan ,we all know that Allah swt is closer to us .

Alhamdulillah,All praises to Allah.

Allhamdulillah,me and all my fam, my kids, still enjoying every second of Ni'mat ' 'Rezeki , and healthy that Allah has given us.

So , we grateful enough for everything.

((Oya..Today.. I saw the news' that the corruption witness , He was arrested in Columbia.

He is a famous person now.namely 'nazaruddin '

He's back and 'face' all of the law processes, hoping admit all of his mistake to Indonesian people,..He cant stand being a " fugitive" , cause there are so many probs in Indonesia..he made Indonesian affairs become worse....

Hmmm I digress ....just share..))

***.back to the topic

I 'm gonna share with something important in our lives..something that is really close to us. .. It can be done everywhere..any second .. yes I just say here.. about DU'A ( Supplication ) and The power of dua'

all people make Du'a

.I believe in the power of du'a

Dua is conversation with Allah,We make Du'a with perseverance, repetition and persistence.

And so many people says, The 'dua' can change our life, our outlook, and our fate.

Of course ,The prayer come from my heart and When we pray there Should'nt be a hint of doubt that Allah is able to do anything that we ask.

Sometime, we are goin' through a streesful time at the moment, and du'a' is what giving us strenght then change our situation for better.

I remember during those days when times were hard for me , I would normally seek solace' by reading the Quran or make DU'A . There was once, my heart fell into deep sad or something probs then I spent every single hour, days and weeks make du'a consistently with all my heart ..with 'kusyuk ' . Alhamdulillah, Allah answered my prayers ....

Here 's the 'dua's . All muslim and muslimah read in Ramadhan I have collected the du'as from various apparently reliable books and sites.. Here's Ramadhan Du'a .. for today...*It is not compulsory to pray each Dua on specific day. wecan also pray any Dua on any day.

Ramadan Dua: DAY 10

ALLAH, on this day, make me, among those who rely on You, from those who You consider successful, and place me among those who are near to you, by Your favor, O goal of the seekers.

"Ya Allah , how many bad doings I have done but You have covered them, how many serious disasters You have saved me from, how many troubles You have removed from my way, how many misfortunes You have got me rid of and how much fine praise that I do not deserve You have spread!”

Just feel my Heartbeat .."Alhamdulillah ya Allah for still me change to live in this world "

Let's make Du'a during Ramadan .. during the fast ..keep du'a ..always

Ramadhan 9th..count down

While I was waiting for 'Shalah Subuh ... to start....

I was having some thoughts in my mind...

Alhamdulilah, I managed' to complete 8 nights of Tarawih and fasting.

I am so grateful Allah has given me the opportunity to complete both rituals and I pray

I will continue to be in the best of health to go through Ramadhan.

so far, Alhamdulillah has been great!

And Medina my girl ..just enjoying a full fasting and Tarawih .. current...Alhamdulillah..

I realized kids fast are much more resillent than adult, they also so much more energy than we do...so we all as a parents have to prepare for how to 'fast ' exactly ..its different with other month ..reminder to them ..dont active too much .. , discuss openly about all of islamic topic.. ...explain that we feel thirsty and hungry, just like that poor peolple who doesnt have enough to eat feels this way.

Alah swt wants us realize how poor people feel when they are hungry....so many people starving out there....and have nothing to eat.. .

Ramadhan 7th ..count down

Sunday Afternoon.....walking down the mall..

Hmm..a place so comfortable but different faces Now...

Parking ..? queues snaked at least an hour arrived .

The Restourant ? Off course..we have to book first..

And at the Mushala..I really surprise ..Masya Allah ..so full..

imagine.. I have to queuing to make 'wudhu'. About 5 mtrs..its like more than 15 minutes to do that.

But finally I made "wudhu"..and pray Maghrib there ... Alhamdulillah..

Thoughts On the way. home ...still in my mind..lots people coming here..during Ramadhan,

Yaa.. Ramadhan lasts for about 30 days and ends with ' Hari raya Iedul fitr' people are busy with shopping for that ...people start shopping during Ramadhan .. Due many shops ..runs with promotion and sales' during as period ..every where ' sale'.'.sale'

Seems like All shops sell and keeping nice with good product..many discount on many products ...

There's nothing wrong with..right?

Hehehhe..without realize..'I'm involved' in this situation..

Hmmmm........there's do doubt.

I have to keep reminding myself .."Dont be Lulled " in this situation .

Hoping that we are not waste the entire 10 days of Ramadhan like Busy with prepare for Iedul Fitri like frequeing malls..or prepare food , cook etc ,

always remember ,dont neglect worship .. cause it's our opportunity to gain blessings of Allah swt.. Lailatul Qadar....insyaAllah

Ramadhan 6th ..count down

Asyhadu al lla ilaha iilAllah , Astagfirullah , Nas Alukal ridhoka wal Jannah wa na'udzubika minnan narr..

Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun kareem tuhibbul 'afwa fa'fu'anna...ya Kariim

I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, we ask for Your Jannah and we ask to be kept away from Naar

O Allah, verily You are the Most Forgiving, who loves forgiveness, please forgive us O The Most Forgiving

This' Ayat 'that I always hear every night before Tarawih and always heard in the mosque near my house. also made 'Dzikir ' ​​during the month of Ramadhan

Actually ..This is Special Du'a of Lailatul Qadrand recite thoughout the month Ramadhan .

Alhamdulillah.. may Allah accept our Prayers , our Fasting, forgive our sins, and guide us all to the Straight Path.

May Allah bless us all during Ramadhan..Amiennnn Yaa Rabbal Alaminn...

Ramadhan 1st ..count down

Ramadhan 1st day ....

On my way home by walking from mrs biskar's house ( after the firstday tadarus ),

A woman with a little girl holding her hand approached me.

cause they couldn’t go The woman asked me if I could give them some money.

home.they dont have anything ; she said.

Of course, I was surprised! Though I wanted to give her what she wanted,

I did not get my wallet cause i just bring quran and Handphone inside my bag.

I said sorry ......and continued walking.

I felt guilty, yes, but I was scared too.

Cause they both really good looking in person.

Nevertheless, I was thinking about them until I arrived at home.

In the end, I decided to only pray for them--- for their safety.

I realized. Its Ramadhan month ...time for shodaqoh ,i really know..but i always used to think, that giving a Poor person money is good, but is he Really deserving it?..

whenever we wanna give a charity, we are giving it to Allah, it doesn’t matter if the poor is faking it or he really need the money.

The point is Allah, the good deed we earn and not the person...ya ..I realized that point !!

Nowadays, it is not easy to trust people.

First, there are a number of bad individuals around.

If we are watching the news lately, there are reports about various crimes in the society such as kidnapping, hold-upping, stealing, etc.

They may seem kind and harmless at first, but they can do things to us that depend on their real intention.

Second, there is a possibility that the people we see in the streets are members of a syndicate. So, as the elders always say, it is better to give them food instead of money because we don’t know where the money we give them goes.

But , we can ask different national civic organizations to support us in helping them.

I think, this the least that we can do to help and save them, from the hands of the ones who take advantage of their goodness.

There is nothing to lose. We don’t really know. We can’t really tell. So...?

Back to ramadhan month..remembered

Ust Atto says

" Ramadhan is the month where the poor and needy are treated like VIPs and all your sodaqoh' will blessed many times over by Allah.""

Means..Ramadhan is a month of giving charity to the real poor and needy people.

Remembering the less fortunate is something that should be dear to us.

something like, to hold a community charity to collect clothes, toys or books, etc.

The collected items can then be handed over to one of many organization or give to person directly, or could be in the form of Zakat , sadaqah and other.

Whatever we give to charity, ALLAH is fully aware there of.

yes .... Any charity we give shall be for the sake of ALLAH

Ramadhan is an honorable and blessed month, and the rewards for generosity are multiplied in it.

The Prophet< Nabi Muhamad saw. said,

“The best charity is that given in Ramadhan ."

May Allah give us strength in our imaan .. Amiin Ya Rab

***Remember : ..."your left hand does not know what your right hand"

Silaturahim' b4 Ramadhan

Finally we gathered again with all of member Vertrou moms.

who are members of associations of parents Labschool.

we get to spent time together for silaturahim , apologize for our mistake to other people. ...

Apologize each other before entering the month of Ramadhan.

These picture were taken at mrs nenden' house, Lastweek . We had a blast together We Have fun together.. Sharing good times together (Life is about having fun and making the best of it)

Being around my friends make me happy,

And we made a planned to go together on november this year..

(Friendship is all about travelling ..also ^..^)

We realized that We are busy raising our families and hustling through our day just survive' so we need, recharge, 'refreshment,some peace and quiet .. .through Friendship

Friendship is an in-depth relationship

Yes, Friendship surpasses race, religion, age, sexuality,gender,class and culture.

It doesnt depend on our financial situation, our material possesion, or our circumtances,

Its part of humanity...

Let us strengthen silaturrahim through Friendship ...whatever means...!

Photo Session by GP Boutique

This is one of a 'hundred 'photos session that I am working for GP boutique .. a whole day .. soo tired but really happy and fun

Afzal..* May he rest in peace,

I found this blog .2 years ago.I have been following his blog ,. Lots of thoughts .namely ' Not The primrose path '.. means Not " A way of life of worldly ease or pleasure"

soo Inspired and touched blog .. He is A Muslim Malaysian doctor, trying hard to comprehend the beautiful plans Allah has in offer for him.talking about bravely against the pain in cancer ., (I can't imagine what he is going through).

deep down inside my heart..I'm impressed with Afzal's spirit to live , fight against his sickness..at the same time the way he always believe in Allah's no matterwhat he is doing.

Subhanallah ...

He's truly a good person I ever know.

I admire his strength & his faith. He's The strongest person.

His blog inspires me a lot. .have touch my life

Although I never wrote comment , but I always follow to what he wrote in his blog.

his 'posting always touched my heart.

Then Lastweek I saw his blog and ..I was ' Shock' .. Afzal have left us actually on 2010 December ..

And now on the move on his blog by his mother.

Then Reading what afzal mom wrote instantly brought tears to my eyes.

I dropped a comment in her blog ask how sad am I I told her , I do adore all his writing .. Really amazed by her mother .. she is a great Mom. To mama afzal :

You have done a great work in raising up your sons... I should and ,I will learned a lot from you.. Sending you a comforting hug...I'm so sorry for your pain My deepest sympathy mama afzal. My heart goes out to you in your loss, Your son is a lucky to have a mother like you. I know how you feel but until that day love you hang in there. Please take comfort in knowing that your son will still be around you, and he has not gone, but merely stepped into the next room..

And to all friends and fam afzal.. we could learn something from here...a lot ..learned how ..

A thankful that we are still given the longevity and healthy .

We are really fortunate enough...

Realize what a healthy and prosperous life we have.

And we are now, Understand that there are positive things behind all the bad things that happen...

No one is guaranteed to live until tomorrow. Look at this posting

(So Touching.. I was cry n ..cry..) May He rest in peace.May Allah forgive Afzal & place him with the righteous ones in the highest Jannah, Ameen Ya Rabb. and Mama Afzal and family ...May Allah be blessed, here and hereafter, insyaAllah.

Ramadhan will be coming

There are only 8 days before Ramadhan month.

Ramadhan in 2011 will start on monday ,the 11th August .
We are consider this whole month as a blessed month. I wish we can do our best in this holy month for fasting , charity and praying.

This is perfect moment to start preparing for the blissful ramadhan.

So,Hope..This Ramadhan will be the best Ramadhan of all or at least it's much much better that what we had last Ramadhan ...

To.. My son my daughter  my family my brother , my sister and my dear friend.. Lets make preparation..and make difference.. ( My lovely children Gib, Nbl, and Mdn ..its like preparing for exams ) we dont make revisition the last minutes through most of the time we did it..but the earlier revision we do..means The earlier and more one prepares for something the better the result. Remember..fasting is not only avoiding eating and drinking . No one can go anywhere without preparation, and no one invites a guest without preparing to welcome him/her. Similarly, to welcome Ramadan, the month of fasting, one has to prepare, something like :

Try to fast on Mondays and Thursdays as of today. .( Nabila ..please " pay" and make up fast, dont missing )

Start reading the Quran everyday after Fajr prayers. Spend some time listening to recitations from the Quran. Keep ourself in a state of Wudhu' most of the time. on time to perform sholah'.better is Evaluate yourself each day before going to bed .

Hope ..we would all have the strength to do more good deeds..more 'khusyu' thoughout the holy month.. * As a reminder, here.. the following Du’a and make a habit of reciting it daily until the day of Ramadhan.

اللهم بارك لنا في رجب وشعبان وبلغنا رمضان

Allahumma Baariklanaa fii Rajab wa Sya'ban wabalighnaa Ramadhan...

“Ya Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha’ban blessed for us, and let us reach the month of Ramadhan”.

keep healthy with exercise

Inspired by friend who is the spirit of sport and eager to live a health.

( dear  friend ,you successfully lose weight....congratulation !!! motivational for me to always exercise)

So I wanna share about live healthy with exercise.

What are good ways to lose weight?,

This problem often faced by women today .. especially Teens like my daughter nabila., current.

I always told her , ..The best thing to lose and hold a healthy weight is healthy food, consume fruit and vegie' lots of drinking water, and sports...and your lifestyle changes ... Naturally !!!

I know exactly how her feel. It’s difficult to lose weight and get a slim body ..'cause I know, appearances are needed for her age .. It takes time to lose weight. ** although I feel that she looks slim and skinny **

There are many diets out there to follow and each on has it’s own standards and recommendations.

Most people don’t know what to follow and have many questions to what is right and what foods to eat.

Beside Exercise and diet other way to lose weight is , diet pills .

We know that many people sell and promote the diet pills.

A few days ago I found a diet pills in her room .. quite surprised me !.. I'm afraid, Diet pills can change the way her metabolism works.

I told her ::Be careful with diet pills !!!--I've had some friend bad experiences trying some of them.

Diet pills should be safe to use!! While we are taking any diet pill, we should be careful about the side effect. .

Ya ..There are many diets out there to follow and each on has it’s own standards and recommendations.

Most people don’t know what to follow and have many questions to what is right and what foods to eat. But it is very important to follow a structure.

Actually ..It is very hard to stay focused and think about our self and our health.

It's important to have a belief in our self and maintain our health.

It's hard to lose weight, but it is more difficult to keep slim.. yes Change lifestyle. A diet is simply a way of eating. It’s a long-term commitment not a one-time event.

According to expert :Eating 5-6 small meals per day is the key to a fast metabolism.

Every time you eat a meal, your body’s metabolism starts up a new spin cycle caused by the thermic effect of food.

( Nabila.. my daughter hope you read my posting' now.. I always support you to live a healthy and regular, eating a healthy diet and exercise )

** Just note for me : I am determined this month to get back in shape and healthy.. Stop being a freakin' 'camilan'. eat well and back to yoga exercise..( after three weeks absent)

Random Thought this morning ....

I have a friend which I know her for 5-6 years.

I have helped a lot when her husband was out of Country for a couple a months.

I was going to her house every single day, sometime we going out together for shopping or lunch outside.or to mosque for attend and listen ' ceramah' from the famous ust recently.

Then sometimes,I share my new clothes.. I let her pick what she like, and so many things to do together with her.

She told me her husband is out of country cause his mom is sick.

..‎oke .I still thinking positive, means she have a lot of time for herself. And other activities..

But I heard from other friends that she had big problem with her husband and doesnt comeback..

( Hahh?..make me shocked!!!....I know before you do love her husband, you both grew up together..from zero ..)

I thought about her..why she's not share about that to me.

I heard from other friends , that her husband cheat on her..( Thats sound crazy to me ..)

I always thought about her as my best friend.

To be truth, I'am really worried about her,

I just talk to her last week..." You are skinnier than me , now.. Why??? "Are you diet ?.."

She just smilled for me.

I really want to help her..actually..

Perhaps.. I was able to alleviate her suffering by telling me .

What should I do ? Is'it good if I ask directly about the truth situation of her husband ?

I dont want 'involved' about this situation.. But I wanna help her ..

I'm confused ..... afraid doing the wrong things...!

It becomes burden on me lately..when I got into bed.. I remember her..

I could feel her pain but I cant do anything .

But..I 've think again..she dont want to tell about her suffer cause it may make me upset?

To be honest...i'm not worthy enough, so whats the point of keeping the friendship?

I dont know.. This is terrible

*just say,be strong my friend ..*

Culinarries @ Bukittinggi and surround

The diet during a holiday or vacation ? Well, that's definitely not me.

But,It is definitely not easy to stay slim during the holidays. …!!

Bukittinggi is the best possible place to EAT EAT and EAT..

Its time to eat more , …Here's some photo's I took, and restaurant that I visited during my vacation there.

My first time ..lunch @ Lamun ombak Restaurant Padang city

The restaurant offering a great variety of padang dishes …

(Located at jln S.parman 232A Padang city)

I have to say' padang food' is favourite and famous all over indonesia, its so clean , healthy natural flavors and delicious !

And visit west sumatra in uncomplete without trying out the 'authentic padang food.

So spicy , hot ,but yummy and delicious.

And A lot of the items were a little to spicy ..almost

I love eating food from different cultures, cause we get a different perspective on food, and it can be really really good.

Nasi kapau, kapau is the traditional food originated in Bukittinggi,something like Padang Restaurant , but the rice is served Nasi Ramas style with side dishes to one's liking out of the food served like in the restaurant. A nasi kapau usually consist of gulai nangka, grilled fish balado or rendang, sambal lado mudo or some local red chili sambal. Tambusu Gulai, 'ikan pange' .etc

And it’s easy to find this kind of food on the market.

Satay Padang is a spicy specialty from Padang

can be found in the Padang Restaurant but The famous is " satay padang mak Syukur " located in Padangpanjang (small city near Bukittinggi)

Usually served on banana leaf .

grilled on coconut shells charcoal. Once it is cooked, prepare a dish of lontong or ketupat (rice cakes) to accompany it,..so delicious ..

Made from beef into small wqth spicy sauce on top (Yellow coloured sauce)

And served with 'krupuk jange'..so delicious..

Family restaurant

This is the best and special ayam pop ( *Ayam pop /popular chicken is unique chicken cause it is fried chicken but doesn’t look like one. It’s silver-colored, not brown,served with red' sambal) and "ikan bakar"Barbecue fish marinated with sweet hot sauce. Very delicious eaten with rice and sambal...and Family Restourant is the same with Padang restaurants normally serve various typical chicken dishes, grilled fish, gulai otak, dendeng balado, gulai nangka, gulai daun singkong, krupuk kulit ( fried buffalow skin) and other dishes which are mostly put together on the table in the region style. we just eat what we want .

"Pergaulan " restaurant is one restaurant that I found in Payakumbuh west Sumatra. served with a special menu of fried chicken seasoning. "ayam goreng bumbu ", and many other types of cuisine of padang food like Rendang, gukai kikil, etc

"Haji minah Restourant "

The simple Restourant Located near the zoo 'Kinantan" Bukittinggi, we will enjoy the typical food that has long been cultivated by the HjMinah known with Mie Rebus( boiled noodles) and Mie Tahu"the tastes different from other, both of the dishes were delicious,

The famous a variety of traditional foods from Padang is " Kripik Balado'Balado chips are become snacks souvenirs from West Sumatra. Made of thin fried cassava coated in spicy sauce or a sauce called Balado. Usually used as snacks,its also "Kripik Sanjai " deep fried cassava pieces and given a salt not spicy . West Sumatra have a lot of traditional food with the basic ingredients of cassava, potatto , rice, glutinous rice etc..

***** Imagine how many kilograms of my weight increasing?. How many calories into the body..... I do not care..

"Pandai Sikek" ..West Sumatra

Amazing Ornament of "Songket"

my first experience to see a beautiful collection of "Songket"

The most precious opportunity for me, after many time came to West Sumatra, I had the opportunity to visit this place..

Located at Pandai Sikek Village famous for wood carving & weaving handicraf centre production in West Sumatra .

When we called Pandai Sikek ( Pandai means Clever ), usually the thought is Songket. Yes, this place is already synonymous with Songket...Everybody would know.

and If we look at history, there is no definite time when songket began to be developed in Minangkabau or at Clever Sikek, but now songket has grown in Indonesia, normally used for official events, weddings, decoration on the walls of the house, even now developed by the designer famous designers in Indonesia and marketed abroad.

This picture I took directly from the site of manufacture of songket, ..,like the way makng batik by hand ..They done with meticulous patience and must have special expertise in weaving...need a special skills for that .

by a local woman , indirectly, the employer here to help them in income.