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.

simple guidelines for happiness

Suddenly, my friend sent me this Picture..( Tks Sandra).

With Tittle : Remember these simple guidelines for happiness

1.Free your heart from hate.

am I hate someone , friend or people ?I never hate them

2.Free your mind from worry

I often feel worried and often feel overwhelmed and full of self-doubt.

I often feel “guilt” or “worry” or “anxiety” when I do the things that I don't enjoy, yes its me.. sometimes .

3.Live Simple

perhaps likes Stress , a hectic, stressful job, a chaotic home life, and bad habits such as unhealthy eating, thats a problem for many people, i think.

4.Give more and Expect less

in my opinion , When we give more we get appreciated more ,but dont expect less ,we don't expect to much and giving more means a lot!, so, I like giving more 'cause it makes me feel good but I don't expect the same in return .I also believe the saying...'what comes around goes around'... and if we are a good person, then good things will come in our life, likewise if we are not a good person, it's likely we will not live a good life because of it.

so, How does happiness mean

Let see... Wikipedia tells us about happiness, happiness is a "state of mind or feeling,?characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure or joy".

In my opinion, it's easy to be happy when everything is well, . We must know that everything is on its way to being wonderful, because it is from this knowing that everything ends well..., Everyone is looking for happiness, as well as i desire it.

of course everyone is different ways to get it, me as a mom and woman would crave happiness..happiness as a mother is a pleasure to see kids healthy and well behaved. happiness as a woman is loved ,lots attention and cherished by the couple, I just Say Thanks for : My Children, My Family, My Friend ,prince, My Pc , My Ipad , My Bb

"you All make me happy. Thank you for always being there for me..

Thank you all come in my life,.. and thanks sandra for picture you sent, which became my inspiration to write this post

I choose and trying hard to be a good person, because I don't want to live with the guilty conscience of being a bad person.

and happiness is achieved by good people !

Oh Allah! Make me a good person and let me die as a good person.