Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Handsome Siblings

Assalamualaikum

Presenting..
The handsome siblings:)
















































Personally, i really like the pic when both of them - solat berjemaah - dgn waleed:)

It's already summer. They love spending their evenings playing with the sands

They also like to play 'Batman' and 'Robin', sambil menyuruh ummi mengikat kain pelekat waleed kat leher diorang

Bas 'Central London' tu actually kat nearby supermarket je. Bukan kat London betul2:)

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Whenever there's pain, try your best to smile



Assalamualaikum

Currently..missing my family in Malaysia
Wanted to do lots of thing with them, ..but can't

Wanted to talk to them, but can't
Wanted to call them often, but can't
Wanted to laugh with them, but can't
Wanted to hug them, but can't
Wanted to chat with them, but can't
Wanted to eat with them, but can't
Wanted to laugh with them, but can't
Wanted to cry with them, but can't
Wanted to walk with them, but can't

and wanted to do lots of other things
and wanted to share lots of dreams
..but can't
..and it felft really hurt inside
..as if something is stucked inside the throat
..as if something is blocking the lung
..until it became so difficult to breath
..until it became so difficult to talk
..until it became so difficult to do any single thing

well,
yeah..

maybe it's time to sleep already
hoping that tomorrow will come
and erase these sorrow
and bring new happiness



"Whenever life felt sour, could it be that the heart is missing Him?"

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

The Perfumed Prison

How to Enjoy What You Are Doing, No Matter What



Assalamualaikum

Sometime..i feel that..
Too much of free time, that sometime, i'm being spoiled by it

Let's enjoy this good read, insyaAllah:

How to Enjoy What You Are Doing, No Matter What

In an ideal world, you would only have to do the things you loved to do, but reality is sometimes far from ideal, forcing you to deal with things that you’d rather leave for someone else.

Most successful people would agree that being able to do well on things you don’t like is essential for success, as consistent performance makes you stand out from your peers. So, how do you motivate yourself to not only get through it, but actually find some enjoyment in the process? Because remember, you’re more likely to perform well if you enjoy what you’re doing.

This Lifehack article offers six great tips that can help you find your sweet spot, no matter what you’re doing.

1. Look at the long-term benefit – Keep your eye on the future, and how this activity can benefit you later.

2. Find what you can learn from it – There’s always something you can learn from any situation. If you really can’t think of anything, at least it can teach you to be persistent no matter what, which is a valuable lesson in and of itself.

3. Think of doing it for someone you love

4. Enjoy your interactions with other people

5. Think and say something positive – Self-talk can make you or break you here. Focus on thinking and saying positive things, such as what a great learning experience this is, or how much you enjoy the people you’re working with, for example.

6. Gather with passionate people – Although you might hate the activity, others may be quite passionate about it. Whenever you can, choose to be infected by others’ positive energy.

Having a positive attitude is equally important when it comes to optimizing and maintaining your good health. Choosing to be happy is very easy to say but may be difficult to put into practice in the real world. Nevertheless, the benefits to your health -- both mental and physical -- are very real, but it will take some effort to get there.

If you're struggling with a negative attitude, one of the best and most effective natural treatments at your disposal -- the Emotional Freedom Technique -- has nothing to do with a one-pill-cure and everything to do with removing the cause or reason why you may be self sabotaging yourself with limiting beliefs.

You tend to manifest what you believe, and most of us have some pretty wacky beliefs that ruin our happiness on a regular basis. If you haven't yet taken advantage of EFT I would strongly encourage you to do so.

Sources: http://articles.mercola.com

* Lifehack.org September 19, 2007

Hati yang lalai



Assalamualaikum wrt

Sedikit perkongsian pada hari ini
Baru selesai Discussion & Tilawah online bersama beberapa teman2 masdutch
Tilawah & Tadabbur: Al-Anbiya': 1-15

Ayat 1 dan 3, disebut ttg 'lalai'. Diulang 2 x, kalimat yg membawa maksud lalai
Ayat 1: Ghaflah=lalai
Ayat 3: Lahiyah=lalai

Di antara hakikat lalai yang paling membinasakan adalah lalai untuk meneliti hati sehingga hati yang segar bertukar menjadi gersang kemudian berpenyakit sehingga membawa kematian hati.

4 stages kehidupan hati:
1. Hati yg segar
2. Hati yg gersang
3. Hati yg berpenyakit
4. Hati yg mati

Seandainya hati kita mati lantaran kelalaian kita, Ibn Qayyim mengatakan “Anda adalah seorang pembunuh!” Anda telah membunuh hati anda sendiri.

Ibn Qayyim al Jauziyah telah menulis: “Sesungguhnya Allah menjadikan hati adalah untuk ma’rifatullah, mentaati-Nya dan mencintai-Nya. Sekiranya ketiga-tiga perkara ini tidak berlaku maka hati itu sebenarnya telah cacat”

3 Tanda2 hati yg hidup:
1. Ma'rifatullah
2. Mentaati Allah
3. Mencintai Allah

Kematian hati sememangnya biasanya tidak dirasai oleh pemilik hati kecuali mereka yang masih dikehendaki kebaikan oleh Allah SWT. Kematian hati tidak memberhentikan penambahan usia. Kehidupan zahir tetap berjalan cuma hati kita telah berhenti berfungsi. Inilah kematian sebelum ajalnya.

Takutilah hari di mana anda kematian hati tetapi anda tidak menyedarinya. Jasad anda hanya ‘kubur’ yang menyimpan ‘hati yang telah mati itu’

Ubat hati yg lalai:

Obat Hati ada lima perkaranya
Yang pertama baca Qur’an dan maknanya
Yang kedua sholat malam dirikanlah
Yang ketiga berkumpullah dengan orang sholeh
Yang keempat perbanyaklah berpuasa
Yang kelima dzikir malam perbanyaklah
(Petikan nasyid)

Berkata seorang ulama, Ibrahim Al-Khawas RA: “ Sesungguhnya ubat hati itu ada lima perkara, maka ubatilah hati kamu dengan lima perkara tersebut. Pertamanya, bacalah Al-Quran dengan menghayati isi kandunganya. Kedua, mengosongkan perut dari terlalu kenyang atau berpuasa. Ketiga, bangun ( beribadat ) di waktu malam. Keempat, menghampirkan diri kepada Allah ( beribadat ) disepertiga malam dan yang kelimanya, sentiasa bersama-sama di dalam majlis orang-orang yang soleh ”

Selamat beramal!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Revisiting ESQ

Assalamualaikum



After 2 years, I attended the ESQ training again, now as an alumni.
ESQ Europe with Pak Fahrul Jamal
It's good indeed
Bagi mata2 yg sudah lama tidak menangis
Bagi hati2 yg sudah lama tidak menginsafi
Bagi jiwa2 yg sudah lama kegersangan

Feel the experience

Few notes that I managed to jot down:

1. Bushido - prinsip Samurai = terkandung dalam Asmaulllahul Husna

Kejujuran (義 gi?)
Keberanian (勇 yū?)
Kemurahan hati (仁 jin?)
Penghormatan (礼 rei?)
Kejujuran (誠 makoto atau 信 shin?)
Maruah / Nama baik, Kemegahan (名誉 meiyo?)
Kesetiaan (忠義 chūgi?)

2. Kaizen = terkandung dlm al-Fatihah

Prinsip Kaizen:
-Ambil yg baik
-Buang yg buruk
-Ciptakan yg baru

1. Star principle
2. Angel principle
3. Leadership principle
4. Learning principle
5. Vision principle
6. Well organized principle

Sama2 perkuatkan spiritual quotient (SQ) kita!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

2 years old amazing girl

Assalamualaikum

This 2 years old girl is sooo amazing. Camane mak dia didik die?..subhanallah

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Muslim Dutch Family

Assalamualaikum

Last week, we went to Vollendam (one of the cities in The Netherlands), with Nida/Amirasyid's family, who came all the way from Nottingham, UK for ziarah and tour. They got the air tickets for 8 pence (can u believe it?) from Ryan-Air




Captured this pic in one of the photo shops there. One of their tourist attractions. Comel tak? hehe

Iqbal was so uncooperative, keep on crying (tak selesa agaknye pakai baju dan kasut org2 dutch tu), while holding a toy fish. While Luqman was very cooperative and dazed?, with the fishing net on his shoulder and a bucket of fish on his hand. Waleed was posing sakan with the accordion

The cameraman had to flash many2 times to get this pic.

Maybe a muslim dutch family will look like this?
Ingat tak gambar logo susu Dutch Lady? any resemblance?
hehe

Till then,

Wassalam
Luv,
ky

Friday, April 3, 2009

1 year ago

Assalamualaikum

It's been 1 year since I left Malaysia

One year ago
I was a medical doctor
Working in the busiest hospital in Malaysia
Doing on calls weekly
Seeing patients daily
Prescribing medications routinely

Today
I'm a fulltime housewife
A part time student
Seeing my 2 kids growing up healthily
Following my husband doing his pHD diligently
Doing house chores daily
Goes shopping biweekly
Studying whenever it's possible

Sometime
It did occur to my mind
What am I doing with my life?

But then
No matter how successful you'll be
No matter how great your position will be
In the end
You'll be lonely without your family around
You won't be happy with your glory, when you're all alone

A reminder to myself
When sometime
I'm doubting myself
For the decision that I've made
For the time that I've spent

Whatever happens
'Family always comes first'

May Allah bless us
In every decision that we made
In every breath that we take
In every second that we live

Till we meet Him again
In the hereafter
InsyaAllah

It's already spring now
But these pictures were taken during last winter season
We were ice-skating at the nearest canal in front of our neighbourhood
A bit too late though
But, it's better late than never
Like what papa always said to us when we were kids
and we were late for school
(and it was like 'everyday')

Cheers
Wassalam

Luv,
ky










Friday, February 20, 2009

Hati manusia di tangan Allah

Salam

Found this while blog-hopping (again:)



I was one of the Saujana's nasyeed fan
Semoga beliau diberi rahmat dan hidayah untuk kembali ke pangkal jalan



"Ya muqallibul qulub, thabbit qulubana 'ala dinik wa'la taatik"
(Wahai yang Maha membolak-balikkan hati, tetapkanlah hati kami di atas agamamu dan ketaatan kepadaMu)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

R U gonna finish strong?

Salam

A motivational vids
Got from the same blog




Mari hayati & insafi

Allah puncak segala matlamat

Anak-anak soleh

Salam

Photography session with the 2 boys
Semoga kalian menjadi anak-anak yg soleh, penyejuk mata & hati ummi dan waleed
Pewaris risalah suci ini
Penerus generasi du'at yang soleh wa musleh
Besarnya harapan ummi dan waleed, sebesar itu jugalah besarnya amanah dan tanggungjawab yg terpikul di atas bahu kami

Hanya Allah sumber kekuatan

Ameen










Ghuraba': Are we in?

Salam

Was blog-hopping, then found this vid from this blog
http://verslalumiere.com/v1/ghuraba-apa-benda-tu/

A very beautiful video
Worth sharing, worth watching



May Allah bless

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Double celebrations

Assalamualaikum

Happy 1st Birthday, Syed Iqbal bin Syed Noh
Happy 6th Birthday, Aqilah Sofiyyah binti Ahmad Ridza Ghazali

Yesterday was their big day
Sekaligus merangkap majlis kesyukuran buat umminya
Alhamdulillah, i've passed my Part 2A MRCP UK exam
Another hurdle to pass through (PACES), then the exam series will be over:)

Menu:
~ Nasi ayam
~ Pizza
~ Triffle
~ Cocktail puding
~ Butter Cakes
~ Ayam Tandoori bakar (Kakju/Amad's)

Terima kasih buat rakan-rakan masdutch yang sudi hadir bagi memeriahkan majlis ini. Terima kasih di atas juadah2 enak yang dibawa bersama
Jazakumullahu khairal jaza'
Moga Allah mengurniakan ganjaran yang terbaik buat kalian

"Haza min fadhli rabbi, liyabluwani a'asykur am akfur"
Ini adalah dari kurniaan Tuhanku, untuk mengujiku samada aku kan bersyukur atau pun kufur















Saturday, January 3, 2009

My First Trial of uploading vids to Youtube

Assalamualaikum

Semalam, baru belajar upload video kat youtube. Gambar agak gelap sikit. Tak tau kenapa. Jom tengok:)

Movie 1: Iqbal Caesar The Great


Movie 2: Luqman & Iqbal di atas Jalan Sehala


Movie 3: Iqbal baru nak merangkak


Movie 4: Iqbal melarikan handphone ummi


Alhamdulillah..
Maka nikmat Tuhanmu yang manakah yang kamu dustakan?

Monday, December 29, 2008

A Better Dad I Could Never Find

Assalamualaikum

Yesterday, 27th December 2008
Was my papa's birthday
I was not around to wish his birthday
I was not around to make his favourite teh tarik kurang manis
I was not around to fry his favourite goreng pisang/ goreng cempedak for his 'minum petang'
I was not around to check his blood glucose level (for his diebetes)
I was not around to take his blood for his regular medical check up
I was not around to check on what kind of food he's taking
I was not around to remind him to not to eat a lot of sweet foods/halwa (eventhough it was his favourite)

Please forgive me papa,
For always not being around
Whenever you need help
Whenever you need me

But I always remember
That papa was always around
When I need help
when I need someone
to give me advice and guidance
to shed my tears
to comfort my heart
to heal my wound

Papa was always around
To check on my Qur'anic memorization
Since I was 3 years old
Till now,
Papa still asked me:
"Macam mana hafalan kakyong, dah makin bertambah ke?"

Papa was always around
When I didn't do well in my exams
"Takpe, kakyong dah buat yang terbaik"
That is what he always said
Never scold me to do what i'm not capable of

Papa was always around
When I was humiliated in front of my friends
"Takpe, kalau kakyong sabar, Allah akan bagi ganjaran yang lebih baik"
That was what he said

Papa was always around
When I was in an extreme fear of my nightmares
He taught me du'a from al-ma'thurat
I was 8 years old at that time
"kalau kakyong baca du'a ma'thurat ni, Allah dan malaikat akan jaga sepanjang kakyong tidur sampai dah bangun nanti"
That was what he said
and I've became a brave girl
since then
and I still practice the du'a
eventhough
i have no more nightmare

Papa was always around
To guide me through life
"Hidup ini bukan untuk diri kita saja, tapi juga untuk orang lain. Perbaikilah diri sendiri dan serulah orang lain"
That was what he said
And that was my turning point
When I realized the importance of da'wah

Papa was always around
To resolve my problems
"Buatlah perkara yang akan mendatangkan ketenangan buat hati kakyong"
That was what he said,
When I didn't know what to do
And that word really calm my heart

Papa was always around
When I need him
During my happiness and my sadness
Thank you Allah,
For blessing me with such a great dad
A better dad I could never find

O Allah
Grant him happiness
Bless him with your forgiveness
Bless him with your paradise
Keep him away from hellfire
Accept all his good deeds
Let him be among your beloved servants
ameen ya rabb

Dearie papa,
Thank you for always being around,
This whole 29 years
With patience, love and perseverence
I want you to know,
You mean a lot to me
May we'll be together always
In this world and the hereafter

*******

I don't always tell you
How you fill my heart with cheer
And how happy I am
Whenever you are near

I don't always tell you
That the love you give
Brightens every day
That I live

I don't always tell you
What's in my heart
That you are the most
Important part

I don't always thank you
For the many things you do
Or tell you how much
I really love you

Happy Birthday, papa!

Wherever you are
What ever you do
Remember there is your daughter
Who cares for you
Who loves you so true

*******


Papa at my akad nikah


Papa with my 1st son (Syed Luqman)

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Syeikh Ahmad Yassin: Riwayat Jihad Sepanjang Hayat

Assalamualaikum

Sedikit perkongsian pada hari ini.



Syeikh Ahmad Yassin. Suatu nama yang tidak asing di kalangan para mujahid dan pejuang Islam seantero dunia.

D.O.B: 1 Jan 1929/Jun 1938

P.O.B: Al-Jaurah, Ashkelon (South Israel)

5 y.o : Ayah pulang ke rahmatullah

1948 (10 y.o) : Pindah ke Gaza – kg diletupkan (Israel’s war of independent)

16 y.o : Patah leher –sports injury – paraplegic
Mata kanan – buta (dipukul Israel ketika di penjara). Mata kiri – x dpt melihat dgn jelas

Univ al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt –join Ikhwan M

20 y.o (1956) : Ikut demo di Gaza- menolak serangan Israel ke mesir

1965: Ditangkap intelligen mesir (operasi penangkapan IM)- sebulan dikurung, lalu dilepaskan krn didapati tidak bersalah

“Penjara menegaskan jiwaku membenci kezaliman”

1967: Pasukan gabungan negara2 arab kalah – Israel terus mencamplok seluruh tanah palestina termasuk Jalur Gaza

Dari mimbar Masjid Al-Abbasi-memompakan semangat jihad

Mengumpul dana utk para syuhada & yg dipenjara

Dipilih ketua Lembaga Islam di Gaza

1982 : Ditangkap Israel krn dituduh membentuk lembaga militer & kumpul senjata
--divonis penjara 13 thn, tetapi cuma 3 thn, dilepaskan dlm proses imbal lepas tawanan antara Israel & Front Rakyat utk Pembebasan Palestina

1987: Bersama Abd Aziz Al-Rantisi mengasaskan Harakah Al-Muqawamah Al-Islamiyah (HAMAS)
------------------- INTIFADHAH !!!

1988 : Rumahnya diserbu , digeledah dan diusir ke Lebanon

Mei 1989: Ditangkap Israel bersama ratusan aktivis HAMAS yg lain

16 Okt 1991: Dihukum penjara seumur hidup (pengadilan militer Israel)

1 Okt 1997: Bebas, setelah proses tukar tawanan Yordania-Israel

September 6, 2003 : Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16 mengebom 1 bangunan di Gaza , Gaza Strip. Yassin di dlmnya, tetapi terselamat. Israeli officials later confirmed that Yassin was the target of the attack

Yassin responded to the media that
"Days will prove that the assassination policy will not finish the Hamas. Hamas leaders wish to be martyrs and are not scared of death. Jihad will continue and the resistance will continue until we have victory, or we will be martyrs."

Yassin made no attempt to guard himself from further attempts on his life or hide his location. Journalists sometimes visited his Gaza address and Yassin maintained a routine daily pattern of activity, including being wheeled every morning to a nearby mosque

March 22, 2004: Ahmed Yassin was killed in an Israeli attack. While he was being wheeled out of an early morning prayer session, an Israeli helicopter gunship fired Hellfire missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards. They were killed instantly, along with 9 other bystanders

Another 12 people were injured in the operation, including two of Yassin's sons

Amanat Syeikh Ahmad Yassin

Syeikh Ahmad Yasin yang begitu kecewa dan sedih dengan sikap bangsa arab telah berkata :

“ tidakkah kamu semua lihat wahai bangsa arab, sudah sampai ke tahap mana keadaan ini?

Sesungguhnya aku, seorang tua yang lemah, tidak mampu memegang pena dan menyandang senjata dengan tanganku yang sudah mati ( lumpuh). Aku bukan seorang penceramah yang lantang yang mampu menggegarkan semua tempat dengan suaraku ( yang perlahan ini ) .

Aku tidak mampu untuk ke mana-mana tempat bagi memenuhi hajatku kecuali jika mereka meggerakkan ( kerusi roda ) ku. Aku yang sudah beruban putih dan berada di penghujung usia, aku yang diserang pelbagai panyakit dan ditimpa bermacam-macam penderitaan .

Adakah segala macam penyakit dan kecacatan yang menimpa diriku turut menimpa bangsa arab sehingga menjadikan mereka begitu lemah. Adakah kalian semua begitu wahai bangsa arab , kalian diam membisu dan lemah , atau adakah kalian semua telah mati binasa.

Adakah hati kalian tidak bergelora melihat kekejaman yang berlaku terhadapa kami sehingga tiada satu golongan pun yang bangkit menyatakan kemarahan kerana Allah… tiada satu pun kumpulan ( daripada kalangan kalian ) yang bangkit menentang musuh-musuh allah yang telah mengisytiharkan perang antarabangsa keatas kami dan menukarkan kami dari golongan mulia kepada golongan yangn dianiaya dan dizalimi oleh pembunuh dan penjenayah serta pengganas… tidak adakah yang mahu bangkit menentang musuh-musuh yang telah berjanji setia untuk menghancurkan dan menghukum kami.

Tidak malukah umat ini terhadap dirinya yang dihina sedangkan padanya ada kemulian. Tidak malukah Negara-negara umat Islam membiarkan penjenayah zionis dan sekutu antarabangsanya tanpa memandang kami dengan pandangan yang mampu mengesat air mata kami dan meringkan bebanan kami.

Adakah pertubuhan-pertubuhan umat ini, pasukan tenteranya, parti-partinya, badan-badannya dan tokok-tokohnya tidak mahu marah kerana Allah dengan kemarahan sebenarnya lalu mereka keluar beramai-ramai sambil melaungkan:

“ ya Allah, perkuatkanlah saudara-saudara kami yang sedang dipatah-patahkan tulang-temulang mereka, kasihanilah saudara-saudara kami yang lemah ditindas dan bantulah hamba-hambamu yang beriman!”

Adakah kalian tidak memiliki kekuatan berdoa untuk kami? Seketika nanti kalian akan mendengar tentang peperangan besar keatas kami dan ketika itu kami akan terus berdiri dengan tertulis didahi kami bahawa kami akan mati berdiri dan berdepan dengan musuh, bukan mati dengan keadaan melarikan diri. Akan mati bersama-sama kami anak-anak kami , wanita-wanita, orang-orang tua dan pemuda-pemuda.

Kami jadikan di kalangan mereka sebagai kayu bakaran buat umat yang diam dalam kebodohan! Janganlah kalian menanti hingga kami menyerah atau mengangkat bendera putih, kerana ketahuilah bahawa kami tetap akan mati walaupun kami berbuat demikian ( menyerah ). biarkan kami mati dalam kemuliaan sebagai mujahidin dan syuhada`.

Jika kalian mahu, marilah bersama-sama kami sedaya mungkin. Tugas membela kami terpikul dibahu kalian . kalian juga sepatutnya menyaksikan kematian kami dan menghulurkan simpati. Sesungguhnya Allah akan menghukum sesiapa sahaja yang lalai daripada menunaikan kewajipan yang diamanahkan.

Kami juga berharap kepada kalian supaya jangan menjadi musuh yang menambah penderitaan kami. Demi allah , jangan menjadi musuh kepada kami wahai pemimpin-pemimpin umat ini, wahai bangsa umat ini.”

“ Ya Allah kami mengadu kepadaMu … kami mengadu kepadaMu… kami mengadu kepadaMu… kami mengadu kepadaMu lemahnya kami dan kurangnya helah kami. Demikianlah kami dihadapan manusia. Engkaulah Tuhan kepada ornag-orang yang lemah dan Engkaulah Tuhan kami. Kepada siapa Enkau tinggalkan kami. Adakah kepada orang yang jauh yang akan meyerbu kami. Atau kepada musuh yang berkuasa ke atas kami?

Ya Allah, kami mengadu kepadaMu darah-darah yang tertumpah, maruah yang ternoda, kehormatan yang diperkosa , kanak-kanak yang diyatimkan , wanita-wanita yang dijandakan , ibu-ibu yang kehilangan anak, rumah-rumah yang diruntuhkan , tanaman-tanaman yang dirosakkan.

Ya Allah, kami mengadu kepadaMu berseleraknya kesatuan ( umat ) kami, berpecahnya perpaduan kami , berbagai-bagainya haluan kami, terbelakangnya kami.

Kami mengadu kepadaMu betapa lemahnya kaum kami , betapa tidak bermayanya umat di sekeliling kami dan betapa berjayanya musuh-musuh kami… “
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Begitulah berakhirnya riwayat seorang mujahid, yang menyerahkan seluruh hayatnya untuk jihad. Seorang yang lumpuh dan buta sebelah mata, tetapi mampu memimpin sebuah gerakan yang bisa menggugat kekuatan Israel yang canggih. Bagaimana pula dengan kita yang serba sempurna anggota tubuhnya? mampukah kita menjadi sepertinya?....