An Experiences.. Umra 2011 ...

Alhamdulillah I have many experiences and many stories the trip..to recollect but i'll try to share some of the most meaningful moments.

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We are flying with Saudi Arabian airline

Start with tons of dua's..

And the plane started off..iIwas ecxited beyond words..

I whispered with deep my heart ..Labaikk allohuma labaiik .. Ya Allah ..give me strenght and good health during umra performing..

At 11 PM (local time ) the plane Prepared for landing .the plane landed at Kingabdul azis airport.Jeddah.

My heart skipped a beat ....

Then we take a full AC bus to mekkah..took two hours.

Ust Iskandarmuda is mutawif lead the our group ,

We arrived in makkah was about 2 am in the morning.

Mesjidil haram...i cried..yes mecca, ka'bah means cry for me...here i am ...ya Allah...

Soon we stepped to Hotel Hilton makkah( my hotel was very closely to the mesjidil haram) and we did 'umrah'(before that take 'miqat 'at ya lam lam with a strong intention ; " nawaitul- 'umrata wa ahramtu biha lillahi ta' ala , labbaika allahumma umratan")

As we know ,umrah is done in 4 steps, 1. Ihram; 2. Tawaf; 3. Sa'i; 4. Tahalul.

I could see as usual people from all of the world, white to black skin, infant to old people, weak or strong short to tall, gathered in one place ..in masjidil harram,the masjidil haram's mosque is never empty..this is the city never sleeps ..for only the good purpose to pray to Allah. there was a huge crowd - at almost all time.

No differences there.various people from everywhere across the globe.

Yes,Allah never looks at our status and physic..

Allah only look at our sincerity. Allah only looks at our sincerity for doing everything even for very little good things,

I know one thing we 're a muslim.

Upon seeing Ka'bah ..I start crying again ..this is the forth not the first time for me .

its difficult to discribe the exact my feeling....only some one who has been there will be able to understand what i mean.

..During Umra' ..Tawaf and Sa'i...

Tears didn't stop running, i felt extremely small.- seek forgiveness..

I felt allah is nearest to us..

Tawaaf consists of seven circuits of the ka'ba.starting with ..bismillahi allahuakbar'

Then Allah is taking care of me .

2nd round also i prayed for my family,

third round i prayed for all my friends and the people i know,

on the fourt around i prayed the muslim ummah

On the fifth and sixth round i recited all the surah and dhik'r , i knew in my heart.

And the last round i prayed for my self. moving in small steps, following the flow. And.

Iwas able to easily walkup kabaa and touch it..prayer and stand at multazam is a part of the Ka'ba.,i. Cries and makes a lot of supplications

And take sunnah to prAy two rakaah, ( cause of crowdedness , i pray shalah in anyplace near ka'bah)

I found our space not far away from the Kabaah,

After completing tawaaf..then reach for sa'i ..by the time finished the prayer, the adzhaan for faj'r.

( no Picture. inside .here )

To be truth the pictures inside are not actually by me. I didnt feel comfortable taking picture inside . Its not allowed but i saw many people doing so. Yes it was rather bad. For example we have saying allahhu akbar and the other hand either cellphone/camera

Or many people doing tawaf taking a video while walking around

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Sa'i .

Sa'i was a bit less crowded

The sa'i is composed of seven rounds, starting safa' and ending marwa'We were (hub, medina n nabila) walking on as smooth floor.we were to stop and drink zam. Zam ,medina feel dizzy with thirst

I found this even tougher than the tawaaf.

Getting to on top of the safa hills, we began to do our saie, safa-marwah-safa-marwah and without me realizing it,it was already the 7th round. . The saie ended at marwah and the last thing to do was to do the tahalul (cutting or shaving the hair) and all the forbidden things to do in ihram will be lifted

..then alhamdulilaah

All done , and we 've 'tahalul ....

Me nabila n medina cut an inch from our hair..and hub planed. Go to barbers shop. our umra' is complete.

We headed back to the hotel all tired and sore but it was all worth it.

So Ending up our Umra...alhamdulillah hope allah accept our deeds and forgive our sins.

After performing Umra,we went back to our hotel changed out of my ihram clothes.then breakfast ..theportion are 'huge' ..really hungry

(so many pics ..I take during umra..next posting..)

So seeing these pics makes me want to go back again sometime.

I remembered my friend suggestion..that if we want to go umra or hajj dont say' i cant wait for my turn' if we want to go just go' ..

And its better to go when we're young as we would be more energetic and have liabilities/restriction to enjoy our.experience cause doing umrah with 5 players in mosque. Was tiring for old people.

Everytime I remember the steps of umrah, the view of Ka'bah, salat at Masjidil Haram,

I just want to cry... I miss that moments... I want to be there again.... To be there with my hub ,my children was such a wonderful gift Allah gave me...

To seek for forgiveness, to hope happiness for the future and beyond after, I hope Allah accepts our umrah... Amien allahuma amien.

’**ll be back soon to write more about my experiences .

The Saint cinnamon

Last weekend I had the opportunity to "show" how the creation and making of The Roll cinnamon @ Saint Cinnamon counter PS.

I’m perfectly happy an fun.. on watching how to make the cinnamon roll...just 'watching '

by technique and explains how to do it.

Here are the step by step photo instructions for making perfect the Rool cinnamon..

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Place the following in a mixing bowl, and Mix to combine all ingredients, blend together untill smooth ...

Oh, that looks so GOOD with any taste,Sprinkle over brown sugar and cinnamon spread all over the dough with hands also other kinds of flavors: chocolate, cashew nuts, blueberries, strabery, cheese ....hmm ...

Roll and Cut each piece ..... with the same size....then all ready to go into the oven about 20 minutes ...use a knife to cut for separate each other ...

Yummy .... ..These look delicious. ...smell the delicious aroma ..

Note : as a mom, honestly.. i can't cook .( It just isn't in my blood....)..I am a horrible cook..cooking was always a mess.....Sometimes cooking takes a long time, its make me bored n tired ..ssttt.I'm really bad at cooking..I'm a bad mom.

Culinare..Jogjakarta...

Still " Wis kul" Jogja....with Gibran  For dinner , we went to SAGAN restaorant , which from what I’ve heard, serves quite good Ribs. The place is located at Sagan street . We went straight for their main course which is Ribs . The beef ribs came in a bigger portion than the one I had at " Rest Asty Pangalengan"and served with french fries. .. The marinade bbq sauce is sweet, while the meat is tender and juicy, but I still prefer rest Asty of course..!..... Yuli , recommended us to try out this place. ... 'Iga' is actually tulang rusuk // Rib in English... usually, we eat them with soup...... But here, as the restaurant calls itself 'Iga bakar', they serve Igabakar' with french fries or rice....

* so in my opinion the dishes tasted quite good , yummy .., and they came in a very reasonable price plus friendly service.....

Happy 52nd birthday.. mrs lubis

Monday, Apr 31, 2011

Celebrating birthday at Takigawa Restaurant,

Few days ago my friend 'young lady' mrs lubis...-_-

My best friend, a great mother, invited me to a restaurant to celebrate her birthday.

I have to say that I was very.. very.. full and completely satisfied with the service and the food, which was truly delicious.

So..happy happy happy birthday ..'Ibu idaaaaaaaaa.........the world is brighter,happier, more meaningful place cause you exist...

Hope you enjoyed your 52nd years on this earth .

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May Allah bless you with happiness,longevity ,successful live, good health ,bless your efforts and fullfill your prayers..

And we have sure..enjoyed having you ..my best friend .

I know there are lots of things that you need to do within this month...I hope everything will be just fine ..

Take care of your health..the truth is you're not 'young'..hehehhe ..but..age' is just a number..right?

little bit ..worried

Start today, Mon jan '10 , Gib my son, running midterm test.

as a mom Little bit worried,

Does anyone else..a mom . feel the same or is it just me?..

I am sure my feeling the same way too, as a parents,

Is complitely normal..i think

But i try not to let my nerves show to my son. . I always nervous about exams .. ..I certainly say pls learning hard. practice, ..learn ..learn..keep working hard ..! (..- if u don't practise, then it's their own fault ,if u don't do well in the exam) I just only give more motivated to do well.

I am sure my son has worked his hardest and given his best to get a good result for the exam

My du'a is good doing

My best thing I did.

Gib ...I can always support you,I will make loads of dua for you .. hoping on good scores!

****I Hope everything goes well for him ( sstt.... i manage to stop worrying. It will be easier next time..)

its time... going umrah..

Assalamualaikum warrahmatullohi wabarokatuh...

Today April 08 , 2011 ,I will be leaving for the holy land Madinah and Makkah for umrah.. Alhamdulillah Allah has granted us our wishes

I sincerely would like to apologize to all my my friends, my family ( who read this posting ) .for my mistake ...

I need your prayers and I shall be praying for all of you ...too, InshaAllah.

I hope to come back as a stronger person, a better muslim.

May Allah blessed us all.

Amiin..Ya Arrhamar raahimiin

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@just for my dear friend ....your son and your entire family are in my prayers...dear , I pray that your son will be in Allah swt hand's and that will look after him and keep him strong and keep you as a parents strong. May Allah guide us to the straight path....