Jalan-Jalan Cari Ikan

 Yesterday, we started our journey at about 10 am and finally arrived at Bukit Merah Waterfront apartment , Tropicana 2, an apartment  belongs to my dear friend, Ainunazli . The house is spacious and comfortable. tersilap tak bawa banyakk food, if not leh masak mcm2 kat sini.

 As promised, we then drove for about 10 min and arrived this lake, ntah nama apa and started to cast our line, unfortunately the fish was really stubborn and umi felt very disappointed..tgk muka tau la kan. We also stopped at a nearby river but nothing budged. the rain also added to our misery. finally we went back to the apartment.The next morning, abah took alin and ayish to the swimming pool and dive and splash they did.

 By noon we arrived in Taiping. And of course ayish could not resist visiting his so-called friends....only abah and ummi did not join them. we checked in at Lagenda Hotel .

 The two heroes accompanied ayish there. The Three Stooges.....

 Before that we stopped for a while by Taiping Lake. Umi wanted to fish there but could not...sapa nak bagi. frust giler.....if only i could secretly scoop some.....that would be fun.....but Kamunting Prison is nearby...mana berani weh.

 Eman was persuading umi not to jump into the lake...sabar umi sabar...kita balik Kedah dulu....

 Hmmm...these two sisters cam ni la......asyik2 enset.....buang dlm tasik baru tau....

 After a short rest, we headed towards Kuala Sepetang, the mee udang was calling, an invitation that we could not resist. Look at the prawns.....alluringly and deliciously served. the kedai Mak Jah was brimming with customers...coming all the way from places.

 Look at us...semua kami bedal......kalau boleh mau lagi....rm50 aje....padan la kami ramai.

Finally at about 6.30 we reached the hotel. letih and kenyang semacam aje.tonite tidur lena and tomorrow continue to Shah Alam . Kesian akak, waiting there for us. Kena belanja dia makan best -best la.

2 Important December Children

 This month is so special for our family as we celebrated 2 birthdays. The first was for Mohd Fadhli Aiman, 16 years old who celebrated his birthday on 9 th December. Umi could not hold any celebration for him as at that time umi had to attend a course in Penang. however abah did take them out for dinner. Eman got a new Chong Wei style yellow sport shoes and and umi bought him books.  No cakes that time. Sorry for that dear, but our sincere prayers and good thoughts are always with him. We pray that he will fine his niche and turn out to be one successful and soleh man. Insyaallah.

Today, 29th Dec, Atih celebrates her 18th birthday. Only a simple cake was given to her as she is now studying and her time is more with her friends. She got a new handset ( she paid most of it) and we also pray that she will find happiness and success in whatever she does.  Hopefully, she will carve a good name for herself. Amin.  Lots of love from the whole family to the 2 of u.

Mudah Tapi Payah

Tonite umi gets very nostalgic...why? Hmm for the first time, our house is so quiet, no shouting or teasing from alin or ayish ( depa tiduq rumah pengasuh), no sound of music or nasyid from Bob or Eman ( depa pi tolong kawan buat kem kat budak2 sek), no Atih ( dah balik matrik), no Akak ( dok busy ngan site dia di UITM) and of course no news yet from Along ( satgi dia call kot)...what we have tonite is only Adik, the quiet one.
This serene quietness is only disturbed by the distance sound of TV, expectedly losing its audience tonite.
Ummi then starts thinking how lonely some people are, those who have nobody to talk to, no one to share stories and no soul to understand how one feels.

The most shocking reality of today's way of life is, the fact that people rarely take the initiative to make calls to their parents, who are silently waiting to hear the voice of their children. Long time ago, it was an understood fact if children did not make routine calls as telephones were a luxury unlike now. Umi still remembers. Tok only started installing home phone when umi was studying in Canada in 1983. Once a fortnight , umi would make a distant call to my cousin and tok wan had to go to her house on the day and time stated.  It was a fuss so they got one and then the calls were more regular and that was how umi exchanged news with tok and tok wan.

How time flies and how people have changed together with technology. from homephone to cell phone, from the bulky gadget to the tiny one, the black to colourful designs.  Unfortunately, this evolution leads to a very sad results when it comes to connecting to the elders.  Somehow, they are left behind, suffering a lonely life because the young rarely take the chance to communicate with them. They would rather show their concern to friends and  adults too connect more with their office colleagues. They send SMS, they make endless calls, but they somehow forget to reach the old folks. It is a very pathetic reality. Why is that so?
Technology undeniably allows a better and faster communication but it also leaves behind a very disturbing and sorry  fact of care and love among society.....

Kenangan 1

Bila tengok anak-anak dok tersepuk di rumah waktu cuti ni, teringat lak time umi kecik2 dulu.kalau cuti akhir tahun saja,aktiviti kami berlegar di kampung aje.acara tetap ialah memancing, menangkul anak udang, main tembak2 di bendang dan sudah tentu merayau serata kampung kutip buah. jambu, keriang, rumbia,mempelam dan nenas. tu la  makanan kami waktu petang.tak dak sapapun marah kalau kami ambik,free of charge.kalau hujan ribut lagi kami suka, sebab lepas hujan stop,ibubapa semua sibuk dok perembang kot ada atap rumah tercabut,tapi kami sibuk merayau semua rumah, buat apa? ha, cari buah pelam atau kuinin yg luruh.semua jadi habuan kami .kami mana kisah pasai akibat ribut,yg penting ada benda nak makan.bahagia sangat masa tu.

Lepas saja mengaji quran (moga ALLAH rahmati tok guru kami aruah long Tam,) port tetap kami adalah di tepi sungai Kg Padang. Kalau musim air sungai dikeringkan, kami akan ramai-ramai turun sungai dan sauk anak udang yg dok pening, seluk anak ikan, bagai pesta gayanya sebab hampir kesemua orang kampung turun sungai. pastu resepi minum pagi dan petang sahla cucuq udang.....sedapnya.....sebab mak akan letak lebih banyak udang dari tepung...sayang budak2 sekarang tak dapat merasa ini semua. anak udang sekarang dibeli utk dijadikan umpan mancing. kalau air sungai banyak, kami akan memancing pulak. abang-abang akan buat rakit dan belayar dgn gayanya di tengah sungai. tapi yang ini umi tak berani buat dan tak dibenarkan oleh tok.
Apa lagi ye......OOOOhhhh...masa ni juga air dari sungai dilepaskan ke dalam koq sekeliling kampung. jadi aktiviti kami ialah mandi dalam koq...siap buat ombak lagi.....yang tak rajin basuh baju pun jadi rajin memberus sebab air laju dan bersih sangat...hmmmm....sekarang koq belakang kampung dah terkambus agaknya.....

Selama sebulan setengah kami bersuka-ria, barulah sekolah dibuka semula dan kami ke sekolah dengan muka yang gelap tapi ceria sebab cuti dihabiskan dengan aktiviti yang sihat. No Facebook, No Blog, No Bowling yet....the feeling was awesome.....ntah bila agaknya anak-anak umi dapat merasakan ini semua.

Simple Quiz

Sometimes, i ask myself all these questions and most of the time, i fail to get the suitable answers. So do help me clear my conscience , enlighten me, correct me if i am wrong and explain to me why these things happen.


1. Why is it that we are very obedient and loyal to orders set by people but rarely abide by the rules set by ALLAH.  for example: we will make sure we are early and punctual when it comes to working etiquette, we dare not be late for work, we always make sure we attend all the functions and we are so scared if we miss all of these. 

However, we are still ok, we make no fuss, we just relax, we lead a peaceful life, we just ignore, we slowly do things, we take our sweet time, we delay, we postpone, we take it easy when it comes to obeying, fulfilling or completing all the calls by ALLAH, The Greatest, The Most Powerful?

Why is that so? Why aren't we scared? Why nobody make a fuss about this?  Shouldn't it be the other away around as ALLAH is our Creator, the One who will judge us, the One who will reward or punish us. Why? Why?
Now, let me give some very straightforward questions:

How quick are you when you answer the Azan for Solat compared to waiting for a final football game?
What is your preparation before you stand in front of ALLAH compared to the preparation for the live telecast on TV?
How excited are you when you want to face ALLAH compared to the thrill of waiting for the first whistle to be blown by the referee?

If your answers are  more towards the preparation to see ALLAH, then you are really an obedient servant but if your answers lean toward the other option, then believe me, you are just preparing for the wreath of ALLAH. Then again, aren't you scared?

Cooperative Learning

 Umi attended a 3 day course at Brjaya Hotel, Penang and this is the prove of our hard work

 jumpa kedai buku secondhand. how i wish i could sleep here.....rm 3 per book....

 Shah and kak Ita, working very hard coming out with their presentation yg tak jadi buat. shah first time type this ....biarkan dia.

My Heart Stopped A Beat

Yesterday was the most nerve wrecking day, waiting for the result of my daughter's PSPM results. Atih did tell me that she was scared of her result, stating that Maths and Account were the 2 subjects that she was not confident of.  So, naturally i was also nervous as i also did not know what to expect. It was not that i did not have any high hopes on her ,but the negative thoughts took the better of me because of what she told me.

When i entered the class in the morning, i could observe my students, fighting their own battle, ignoring the lesson, displaying the palest, moody facial expressions.  It took pity on them so there i was, giving them all the positive advice.....this is not the end of the world,dear. There are more success in life. today's failure  could later lead to  real success in life.... but i could see they were not very convinced with my words. So i allowed them to wallow in their deep sad thoughts and wait.....without them realizing that i myself was experiencing the same jittery .

3.00pm, the results were out, no call from Atih, i was in class, teaching and waiting at the same time. 4pm, no news, my call was not answered. I returned to my cubic. The nervousness could not be contained anymore and then......she appeared......selamba aje.......so of course i jumped to a conclusion that she did not do well.

But when she told me that she got 3.something.....i was relieved.....hugged her and cried......she really gave me a scare of my life....i never felt this kind of feeling before.......syukur alhamdulillah. now she can put herself at par with other children and other friends.....congratulations ATIH.

A fruitless Attempt

 Well, me n my family never give up,right. Today, we took a short trip along Jln Sg Korok and stopped at one murky river, and the trial began. We got all the equipment ready but not the suitable bait...the gardenia balls did not help at all.

 Then, we changed to paddyfield. the fish were jumping here and there, teasing us non stop but the bait was untouched.....letih tul. tak yah dok tayang roti tu bob oi...dia tak hingin.

 Ayish too did not succeed this time, with or without style, he failed.....

The forlon look proved our infutile attempt to catch the fish here. juara pendang kalah di bendang!