Happy Birthday My Angel!!

Sofiya is 2 today and I can’t help but feel happy yet sad at the same time.

She can’t even crawl yet let alone walk. Her grip strong, yes, showing strong hand and fingers but it also shows that she is just like a 10 months old baby when she’s already 2!!!

She understands bye-bye and wave when she has to eventhough Wall-E can perform a smoother waving movement.

Her steps are getting firm and both legs were no longer wobbly like before but toddlers her age should be running around like nobody’s business and she could only do it when she’s in the walker.

I am happy that she started calling out to me even though the only sounds that she makes are “aaaaaaa”, “dididididididi” and mostly “ wuuuuwuuuuwuuu”.

Yes I am happy but I know I am angry.

Yet, I love her so much like other mothers love their children and if, she is fated to have her development delayed or even stays like this forever, I still love her deeply.

Feelings of mothers who has OKU status children are a bit different from mothers with normal kids. I know because my firstborn is alhamdulillah normal. It feels like i want to shelter her forever and as to my son, i want him to explore the world.

Even though Sofiya Global Development Delay level is very2 minor, don’t ever2 say “takde apa2 la. Lambat jek tuh” We do know the reality of children with Cerebral Palsy. If they improve, good and it may come waaaaaay later. But to those unfortunate, the time may not come at all. So, the best things you can say will be “ sabar, nih semua dugaan tuhan”, “ada hikmah di sebaliknya” , “keep seeing the doctors. Don’t miss the appointments”,etc. The best one yet I get is “you’re lucky. God loves either one of you (me and hubby) or both of you and test you this way”. I can’t help but also think that, maybe this is my redemption of whatever bad things I did in the past? Well then, no pun intended, I am lucky coz I am forgiven kot!! :D

….and please in my daughters’ case, stop giving free unwanted advise on pursuing the case with hospital WITHOUT showing how, why, who, when and what. I have no clue where to start and I don’t need people to confuse me further. Not that I want to sue the hospital people but like I said, I have my doubt. Doubts are never good. Must clear it.

Anyway, Happy 2^nd Birthday Dalili Sofiya. You are loved and we will face whatever may come together including mommy being zombie while waiting for you to sleep at 3 am.

Line Dance - Arabian Eyes (Demo)

I am analyzing this steps and learning alsola. Can i integrate these to create steps for Makhluk tuhan paling seksi??? woooooooooooooooooooo......

moment of truth....

his is how i gave birth to both Adam & Sofiya...



and i could never do this...





don't like what you saw? or scared? watch this...

A refreshing trip to Malacca

ok. Off to Malacca we went for Nafisah's wedding at Sg Udang. My instruction was : Lookout for Alor Gajah's exit as it i nearer to Sg Udang". The moment i opened my eyes, we were at Ayer Keroh Toll gate. Dont get me wrong. I love Ayer Keroh but helloooooooooo....."There was no Alor Gajah exit. only Simpang Empat!!!!" ok. forgiven. My hubby's not familiar at all with the southern area.

Nafisah was clad in a yellow baju pengantin and damn girl..u looked gorgeous. but err....i've warned you not to smile broadly like that when you see us. Just smile sheepishly. Very not good in following instruction , ey?

anyway, have a blessed wedded life and Azreem, you're one lucky man.

Next plan was, Burnt Fish dinner (ikan bakar la dowww). Planned in Umbai and hence, it was only logical to move to Malacca centre. I knew it was CNY holiday but hey, takkan la not even one room takde. So, my luck, we spotted a decent hotel in Melaka Raya plaza area, a block away from the infamous Plaza...erm...i forgot..behind Melaka Parade la senang.



The name is Queenspark Hotel and the rate is not bad at all. 2 queens-sized beds at RM250 jek..public holiday of course mark-up ma...go here for the hotel info. Tukar baju segala yang patut, it was time to meet up with the gang already. So, we convoy to the infamous Ikan Bakar area in Umbai.So, as usual, as long as the bill is on somebody else's tab, we just eat all we could!! Picking the fish was easy as i didn't have to!! it is my weaklink (ewaahh) and i got the others to dothe honour. bla-bla, it's dinner time. But wait..where's yatie? dah balik. ok. gone. the most VVIP: hafizee. OMG!!! not here yet???? ok, few phone calls later, he managed to find the place. uh, did i mentioned we anxiously & excitedly wait for him because it was his treat? nganganga...while waiting and snapping stupid pics here and there, i felt a drop of water. wait, can't be raining because of a drop. But one look at the horizon, it's gonna rain. 15 minutes later, i knew it!! toldya...it was raining and while people were scrambling to get inside, we managed to secure the boat...waaaaa..so special one....except takut aku jatuh dalam air paya tuh coz the "bridge" looked..insecure..

makan2 and said goodbye 3 hours later, i was determined to visit places i've never been before. So, we drove around the city, eyes wide open for CNY night view in Malacca and damn, we missed the jaywalking street. Nvmd. nnt mesti gue shopping lagik.I love the view of the lanterns, people sighseeing and sigh of westerners lepaking at coffeeshop.

later, at 12midnight, we stopped by the Malacca Cruise we saw earlier. The line was ...snaking, and long, and i was sleepy...anyhow, dear hubby & son pujuk2 and i gave in. But hey. i am glad they did as the view fom the cruise is totally different compared to view from standing on the bridge, roadside , or swimming in the Malacca river. The houses along the river were enchanting and i could only wonder how much the investment was. I think, it's a wise one since it really highlight one of Malacca beauty and night activity for the whole family (i am not talking about those familyin the house lar..dont care what they do la.)

The next day was embraced with more excitement as i saw a certain hill one the way to Umbai the day before. But wait, must get adrenaline rush first and i think this one is a kenot-miss-one!!! Malacca's very own Taming Sari Tower. With RM10/adult & RM5/child, you can view 360deg of Malacca (kalau rabun , pakai spec la, rugi taw). The platform will rotate 360deg upwards slooooooowwwly and will stay rotating at the top for few minutes and go downwards again (yela..mana lagi??). It was worth it and i managed to get the video throughout the whole interesting yet made-me-screamed-kenot-feel-my-legs experience.

Next, if i couldn't fulfill my destiny as real pirate, naik kapal pun jadikla. This ship is non other than Fleur De La Mar "It was not ordinary trip. In 1512 flagship “Fleur De La Mar” of Portuguese squadron sailed form Malacca Sultanate placed on south-west coast of Malacca peninsula but never reached the land.". I tried google but the search came out with no satisfactory result. How i wish the whole history while i had the chance. No wonder i cant find...it's not Fleur De La Mar, it's Flor De La Mor. wikipedia here.

It's a very interesting tour since they also highlight about Panglima Awang. What i didn't know was, he was actually only a slave aka hamba. Some say he's a Sumatran, a Malay, hailed form Cebu but Enrique of Malacca was a native of Malacca City. Hence, knowing Malacca was the tradecenter for SEA back then, it was only natural that Malay was the lingua-franca and widely spoken. By the way, ability to converse in Malay does not mean we're Malay. So, maybe he's not even Malay? I remember he was also said to be an interpreter. apa2 la kan. kalau nak cerita memang panjang. try wikipedia or buku sejarah la senang.

Ok. Remember i mentioned about a certain hill i saw on the way to Umbai? yeap, St John's hill. I also don't know how to illustrate the way ut maybe google map can help. I've been to St Paul's countless times and St John's to me a new, non-crowded place. When i reached there, it was around 1700hrs and there were people jogging uphill. Nevermind that. Only a handful of people actually visit the area at that point of time and i took my own sweet time examining the rocks, whatevernot. I kep looking for the view to the sea but alas, nowhere in plain sight. Yes, you could actually pretend to be Dutch and lookout to the sea through the trees and watch out for Bugis and Portuguese invasion.

Our next destination was obviously the Eyes of Malaysia in Malacca. Read it right as there is another Eyes of Malacca. You can see the local wheels while cruising and yes,it is rideable. hehe. They have few other games in the compound but didn't manage to visit all.

It was raining when we board the much-talked-about Eyes of Malaysia and i couldnt see a thing clearly. So.no point taking photos also. The best part of taking the ride at night was i lessen my OMG factor by 15%. I am terrifiedof height and yet, i wanna ride all those, wall-climbing an then scream my heart out later. kua kua kua..

The ride cost about ...RM 10 kot...

ow, did i mentioned Malaysians must produce NRIC to get the special price for the locals? Yes, off by 50% hence the Tower & Eyes will cost RM20 in the absence of NRIC with exceptians to kids who dont have to produce any ID. The parents already did maa...

We wanted to stay one more night but since we had no reservation done and it was CNY makan besar night, we might as well forget about it. We did try a few hotels though and damn, it was marked up like nobody's business and the names of the hotels also sound like what aa...urm not known la senang.... All the renowned and reliable hotels were fully booked except apartments.

Tired, we slept in the car at a R&R and only to wkae up next morning and voila..the HIghway Hotel stood majestically in front of us...awat la x perasan...sempat lagi singgah & menhabiskan duit kat Nilai 3 sat..

U fly, i also want to fly maa...

Jom terbang

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iklan

i have tonnes to update. Nothing serious. I can never write like those serious blogger on the net. and i do not usually indulge in responding tagging until recently-itupun dalam facebook. But what i'm gonna update will update everyone concerned enough (or busybody enough??) my recent whereabouts and activities.

but not tonight. i've been battling lack of sleep for the past week and it's 1.21 am and sofiya is sleeping soundly. finally!! i expected her to wake up...like 15 mins ago. yeah, she loves to either sleeps very2 late aka 2am or wake up at 3am. your choice.

hence, bon nuit!!

Kebenaran Tanpa Penghujung

Synopsis - why we shouldn't boycott KFC!!!

Oleh Muhammad Azli Shukri

"Manusia menjadi musuh dengan apa-apa yang tidak diketahuinya. " - ini adalah pepatah orang-orang Arab. Bukan hadis nabi. Namun demikian, kata-kata ini banyak kebenarannya. Saya sedikit agak kecewa, bahkan mungkin merungut sedikit. Saya memohon maaf jika tulisan saya kali ini agak pedas dan keras (syadid) sikit daripada biasa. Hal ini adalah kerana saya sememangnya tidak gemar apabila seseorang begitu mudah memberi hukum tanpa usul periksa. Isu memboikot barang-barang tertentu yang jelas bersekongkol dengan Israel, saya tegaskan bahawa saya sangat bersetuju dilaksanakan, tetapi lakukan boikot tersebut dengan bijaksana dan berhikmah. Bukan dengan membuta-tuli atau berlandaskan kejahilan serta kebodohan yang kita miliki.

Umat Islam menjadi lemah adalah disebabkan sifat ingin tahu mereka terlalu rendah. Malah, untuk mencari ilmu pengetahuan pun kita begitu malas. Umat Islam, khususnya di Malaysia- lebih gemar mendengar khabar angin daripada menyelidik untuk mencari kebenaran. Lantaran itu, apabila kejahilan yang kita ikuti pasti akan mendekatkan diri kita ke gaung kehancuran. Isu memboikot restoran makanan segera KFC telah dilancarkan secara besar-besaran dalam kalangan bloggers, saya tidak tahu sama ada ia berlaku secara terancang, mahu pun terjadi atas dasar kejahilan kita sendiri. Namun demikian, hal ini sedikit sebanyak mengundang rasa kecewa dalam kalangan pengurus-pengurus kanan KFC Holdings Berhad - dan sudah tentu juga bagi Pihak Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim, CEO JCorp yang menguasai syarikat Kulim Berhad, dan pada masa yang sama, Kulim Berhad merupakan pemegang saham terbesar dalam KFC Holdings Berhad.

Nampaknya, kejahilan dan kebodohan kita selama ini, telah menyebabkan kita tidak mahu menyelidik dan mencari kebenaran, malah lebih gemar mendengar khabar angin daripada realiti. Tidak ramai yang tahu betapa susah dan gigihnya kumpulan Tan Sri Muhammaa Ali Hashim bertungkus-lumus untuk beberapa tahun, semata-mata mahu menguasai KFC Holdings daripada tangan orang lain. Keluar masuk mahkamah dan pelbagai lagi cabaran, demi memastikan KFC Holdings menjadi milik orang Islam. Namun demikian, apabila kita malas untuk mencari kebenaran, maka yang kita peroleh adalah kejahilan. Dan apabila kejahilan yang kita sebarkan ia bukan sekadar membuka pintu fitnah, bahkan menunjukkan mentaliti umat Islam yang lebih mudah dipengaruhi oleh khabar angin daripada menyelidik terlebih dahulu sesuatu maklumat yang diterima.

Sejak akhir-akhir ini tersebar luas kempen untuk memboikot KFC di seluruh Malaysia, tidak kurang juga risalah yang bertaburan di masjid-masjid menyeru umat Islam Malaysia agar memboikot KFC Malaysia. Yang lebih malang, kempen boikot KFC yang penuh dengan fitnah ini datangnya daripada mulut mereka yang tahu hukum hakam agama bahkah bergelar Imam dan Ustaz. Padahalnya, mereka sendiri tanpa sedar menyokong rejim Ziones dengan menghisap rokok di kaki tangga masjid. Bukankah lebih molek dan baik jika lakukan kempen membiokot rokok? tidakkah kita tahu rokok itu haram hukumnya? membawa banyak fasad (kerosakan) ke atas tubuh badan manusia? Dan pelik apabila ada manusia yang menyuruh memboikot makanan yang halal tetapi berdiam diri tentang rokok? Mengapa sampai begitu jahilnya kita ini? Jika kita rasa bahawa kita tidak tahu, sama ada KFC Malaysia terlibat dalam menyalurkan royalti (bayaran cukai) kepada KFC Amerika Syarikat yang menyokong Israel, lebih baik kita diam. Jangan membawa fitnah ke sana ke mari, semata-mata kerana kita sendiri tidak berapa pasti maklumat tersebut dan hanya mendengar khabar angin.

Saya sempat menghubungi pegawai-pegawai kanan Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim sebentar tadi- ternyata mereka sangat kecewa dengan kempen kotor lagi tidak bermaruah ini. Jelas, masyarakat kita kurang mengambil berat terhadap kesahihah sumber maklumat dan kurang amanah dalam ilmu pengetahuan. Perlu dijelaskan, bahawa KFC Malaysia hanya menggunakan jenama (brand) KFC semata-mata dan tidak membayar apa-apa cukai atau sebarang keuntungan kepada KFC induk di Amerika Syarikat. Cuma membayar yuran penggunaan jenama. KFC Malaysia adalah hak milik kita. Ia halal di makan tidak seperti rokok.

Menurut Pegawai-pegawai kanan Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim, ini semua adalah fitnah dan boleh menjejaskan pendapatan para pekerja di restoran-restoran KFC di seluruh Malaysia yang berjumlah 19 000 orang itu. Malah, rata-rata pekerjanya terdiri daripada orang Melayu-Islam. Jika para pemboikot itu sanggup menyediakan pekerjaan baharu kepada mereka, itu tiada masalah, silalah boikot. Tetapi malangnya, yang kita tahu hanya memboikot, apabila disuruh untuk menderma ke dalam tabung bantuan rakyat Palestin kita hanya sanggup masukkan RM 5 saja ke dalam peti derma di tepi pintu masjid. Sekarang, mari kita bertanya di manakah kita letakkan keutamaan jihad kita? memboikot sebuah produk yang terbukti salah untuk diboikot atau menggandakan jumlah derma kita kepada rakyat Palestin? Tepuk dada, tanya iman dan bukan tanya kepada Aiman.

Saya tegaskan sekali lagi, tiada salah untuk memboikot - tetapi biar secara bijaksana, berhikmah dan berilmu. Pilih betul-betul produk yang jelas menyalurkan bantuan kepada Rejim Ziones tersebut, jangan main sedap boikot saja. Umat Islam mundur kerana kita ketepikan soal (bijaksana) sebab kita jarang baca al-Quran. Lantaran itu kita mudah diperkotak-katik oleh bangsa lain. Adalah lebih baik pada pandangan saya kita boikot semua jenama rokok. Jelas ia memudaratkan kesihatan, malah jenama syarikat-syarikat besar rokok antarabangsa belum tentu selamat daripada dikaitkan dengan negara Israel.

Oleh yang demikian, saya menyeru kepada sesiapa sahaja, pergilah menjamu selera di restoran-restoran KFC, jangan ragu dan jangan gusar. Ia bukan sahaja halal, malah KFC Malaysia adalah milik orang Islam dan tidak terlibat dalam menyumbang wang atau royalti kepada negara Israel. Malah, ramai yang tidak tahu berapa juta ringgit yang telah didermakan oleh JCorp hasil keuntungan KFC kepada tabung rakyat Palestin. Semua ini memerlukan kita berhati-hati sebelum memboikot.

Gambar : Penulis bersama dengan Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim di Pejabatnya. Beliau yang bertanggungjawab memperkenalkan Jihad Bisnes dan Jihad Ekonomi. Usaha beliau harus dipuji dalam menegakkan Islam melalui perniagaan. - Not attached. carik sendirik!!!

My comment - i got this thru email and it was refreshing!! I am certainly not a KFC fan and at one point of time i didn't even eat KFC chicken because geli...hehe..

ok, my bad, maybe i have thought my kid and friends not to eat KFC due to the Palestine cause. For that, i sincerely apologise. Pojik, cnut, pi la makan Tower burger tuh. But i still wont encourage my kid to eat fast food lest they will not eat whatever i cook since i dont fry chicken like the Colonel does :P...

But hey, jgn la dok sedap nk pangkah kata depa takmo carik kebenaran. Hang pun tau depa memang tatau, hang pi la enlighten depa. bab merokok tuh memang aku sokong. bukan bagi kebaikan pun. Nanti pasive smokers mcm aku jugak yg kena cancer la, etc. Hangpa? sedap je dok menghembus asap ke alam semesta yg sah2 tgh tunggu masa ja...

my point is, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT!! Berani kerana benar beb!! Hang tau hang tak bersalah, sila keluar statement!! tabik sama Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim.

nana- tunggu statement dari Nestle & McD. takkan senyap je. ke another "franchise" story?

Transwater Annual Dinner , Jan 18, 2009

aku tak sempat nak membebel pasal dinner sebab bz (ehem!) buat total petronas PA. Nope, im not indulging anything.

so, ok...the dinner was on Jan 18. Sunday, people, sunday!!!! why la sunday???? tapi sapa nak dgr komen golongan marhaen mcm kamek tok!! yela, org kerdil..kiranya jadik TSRC - Transwater Sports & Recreational Club Committee- kira gah la! Pundek tul..Hanizah, sorry this one not for you babe..i know you're so berjiwa rakyat...ok, the pres even offered me to be one of the committee AFTER my lengthy comments. what? think im so hungry to be known meh? i AM already known..harharhar..i dont need any position to contribute to my beloved Transwater...yes..you heard it right..MY BELOVED TRANSWATER...i love working there! that's why 2009 is my 6th year in it or to be exact 7th year if the 1-year stint in admin is counted.


Aku bukan nak pangkah orang kat sini -azhar, shhhhhh, ko mmg slalu kena pangkah ngan aku-. Tapi nak cerita psl dinner kitaorg yg superb. I must say, when a praise is due, we must praise la...Congrats TSRC for the superb job..we had a wonderful time although lil frustated sebab takde dance. anyway, everyone was glamourous (hence the theme) and in jovial mood.

Wah! I am impressed by the lucky draw gifts considering some of it were bought by TW..not contributed by the suppliers. few people got Sony Ericsson Handphone K500 on top of the vouchers (Jusco, Tesco). Most people got Tesco & Jusco Vouchers (RM50-RM100) but me? i got myself a Philips DVD Player. Neat! so the two airheads in my house wont bicker who got to watch Ben10 and The Transporter. and , we can also watch xxx in the bedroom to spice up the night..hehehhe....*blush*

One thing that spoilt the night and few other people share the view - the food-. I've never seen Prawn dish yg tak habis. Black pepper prawn i guess tapi tak sedap langsung!! The rest, can eat la. Nasi goreng je la yg i remember sedap.

Whatelse, yaaa...the entertaining show by Leina Hangat was warmly welcomed especially by the guys. Managed to record the videos of 3 different session and i must say, they were superb in giving corporation. Whether menari mcm robot or not, that's totally a different subject.

Leina's rendition of SUSU YUM YUM? or was it su su liam liam..our your director was forced to be apart of it...


Overall rating, the dinner event went fine and a success. The games were entertaining and the emcee-Nisha of REDFM- was hilarious & witty...Yeay to the commitee!!

The best dressed winners also deserved it!! No comments whatsoever after the event..Hooray to Sivanes & Syukri.

The girls

The Boys

Remix

hmm..this year's theme was Glamourous..could we have GlamRock next year? or masquerade party? kan best tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu............

Do you have enough guts?

These were forwarded to me and i'd say, yayyyyyy for the efforts dan double yayyy for standing up against maksiat. In a little not-so-important discussion, the statement "a guy who bring a girl" has caused some people to wonder..what if the girl brings over a guy? i told u...out of the world arguments...These signboards are claimed to be erected somewhere in Acheh. I am sure that Pantai Suak Ribee is in Meulaboh, Acheh and was sadly ravaged by the Tsunami back in 2005.

p/s gi mana ya...jadinya, kalu mahu ke pantai, surat nikah harus di bawak yah? usah mikirin berat2. orang ramai lagik bisa tau kalau kamu itu berbuat maksiat atau emangnya jujur bersama keluarga. cheerrrssss!!!

Eye to eye (a poem from Palestine)

Look into my eyes
And tell me what you see.
You don't see a damn thing,
'cause you can't possibly relate to me.

You're blinded by our differences.
My life makes no sense to you.
I'm the persecuted Palestinian.
You're the American red, white and blue.

Each day you wake in tranquillity,
No fears to cross your eyes.
Each day I wake in gratitude,
Thanking God He let me rise.

You worry about your education
And the bills you have to pay.
I worry about my vulnerable life
And if I'll survive another day.

Your biggest fear is getting ticketed
As you cruise your Cadillac.
My fear is that the tank that just left
Will turn around and come back.

American, do you realize,
That the taxes that you pay
Feed the forces that traumatize
My every living day?

The bulldozers and the tanks,
The gases and the guns,
The bombs that fall outside my door,
All due to American funds.

Yet do you know the truth
Of where your money goes?
Do you let your media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth that no one knows?

You blame me for defending myself
Against the ways of Zionists.
I'm terrorized in my own land
And I'm the terrorist?

You think you know all about terrorism
But you don't know it the way I do,
So let me define the term for you,
And teach you what you thought you knew.

I've known terrorism for quite some time,
Fifty-five years and more.
It's the fruitless garden uprooted in my yard.
It's the bulldozer in front of my door.

Terrorism breathes the air I breathe.
It's the checkpoint on my way to school.
It's the curfew that jails me in my own home,
And the penalties of breaking that curfew rule.

Terrorism is the robbery of my land,
And the torture of my mother,
The imprisonment of my innocent father,
The bullet in my baby brother.

So American, don't tell me you know about
The things I feel and see.
I'm terrorized in my own land
And the blame is put on me.

But I will not rest, I shall never settle
For the injustice my people endure.
Palestine is our land and there we'll remain
Until the day our homeland is secure.

And if that time shall never come,
Then we will never see a day of peace.
I will not be thrown from my own home,
Nor will my fight for justice cease.

And if I am killed, it will be in Filasteen
It's written on my every breath.
So in your own patriotic words,
Give me liberty or give me death.