Iftar - 23rd day of Ramadhan

Babah decided to hold Iftar at his own nest and mama agreed so we invited few family friends who stayed within the vicinity. Mama cooked sup tulang and ekor, ikan bawal hitam masak sweet sour and mixed vege. Also mama baked talam ubi... yummy and babah favourite kueh ketayap. The mommies came with variety of delicacies like sambal belacan, pink onde-onde, meehoon goreng, sardines rolls, ikan pekasam, ikan masak kicap etc etc.etc. And actually again tak sempat nak snap photos. Again Aalhamdulillah plenty of food to be shared and plenty of children too to tolong menghabiskan. Not to worry, InsyaAllah habis. We are the type yang enjoy food so taklah membazir.

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Iman, quench to her thirst

They too are thirsty

ladies makan-makan, sembang-sembang

jemput makan semua...

Apalah yang disembangkan tu?

Iftar - 22nd day of Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah, Babah, mama and princesses got invitation to join Haza n family to have our Iftar together with some friends. Others invited were Ma'ju and shiela with the Angels, Madi and Riri with only two heroes out of four, and Tini alone with her own soul! ahaks. The other half of Tini is left back in Malaysia. Anyway she will be leaving the following day to be reunited. Plenty of food;

Tini brought lamb curry loaded with carrots, potatoes, brinjals segala (abiskan ration dalam fridge la tu), Ziela cooked meehoon goreng, bubur lambuk, pudding jagung cocktail, marie biscuit batik cake, fried chicken, mama brought ayam masak ketchup (eh tak snap photo lak), Shiela brought kuih sago (ooops pun no photo), n Riri made kuih bakar pisang... nice. oo lupa lak kuih batang buruk tu, Cik Tini kita yang bawak. Get indulge on the photos taken ya!

Told u banyak makanan and we were busy eating, perform solat, eating brok-brek, brok-brek tak sempat nak pose banyak gambar. Tulah masalahnye kalau dapat jumpa friends, we really make full use of the time, sampai bargain time dengan hubbies bila depa signal ajak balik... Suka dapat mingle-mingle dgn friends, the more the merrier.

Merpati dua sejoli, Baby Aryann n Dak Dina Debot, wah siap nampak kuali itam auntie Ziela,

Enjoying eating drumstick fried chicken

Mommy Riri dah chup Dina nak buat menantu. Ni utk no yang mana?? Nak ikut harga Dubai ker?

Emmmm, ada pulak kacau daun, the guardian Angel Kak Ieam. Dina says ' aiseyman kacau jer lah kakak ni."

nak balik dah!!

Lupa nak ucap tenkiu pada tuan rumah, semoga murah rezeki. Terima kasih daun keladi, jemput-jemputlah lagi.

Anak Soleh

Thirteen-year- old Mohammad Bin Ahmad Zahid from Malaysia is felicitated after being adjudged the winner of the Quran recitation contest at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award.



Teenager's Quran recitation wins hearts
By Siham Al Najami,
Staff ReporterPublished: September 19, 2008, 23:43


Dubai: The young Malaysian participant who was eventually declared the winner of the recitation event at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) event had the jam-packed audience in a thrall.
The contest began at midnight on Thursday after the conclusion of programmes associated with the event. The prizes will be announced today at 9.30pm in the presence of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at the Cultural and Scientific Association.
There were seven participants in all who vied for the top three prizes. A Turkish contestant and a Kuwaiti participant were adjudged second and third respectively in the recitation event.
Showcasing talent


Thirteen-year- old Mohammad Bin Ahmad Zahid's performance moved some members of the audience to tears. His recitation of verses from Surat Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving) of the Quran during the stage of the competition when each participant was given seven minutes to showcase his talent went down especially well with those assembled.

for full report read HERE

Iftar with Adik Mohammad bin Ahmad Zahid
20th day of Ramadhan

Anak ini begitu istimewa di mata kami. Once I set my eyes on him, had a deja vu that I've seen this familiar face. Tapi kat mana ya? Only then I realised I have seen him on TV reciting Azan calling people to perform solat. But today we saw him in person; masih muda tapi diri tampak mature. Adik Muhammad bergelar Hafiz pada usia semuda 10 tahun. Keterampilan dan Sahsiah serta Akhlak beliau begitu terserlah dan amat tertib sekali. Percakapan dan tingkah laku tidak langsung mengambarkan beliau baru berusia 13 tahun. Tiada perkataan yang dapat diungkapkan bagi menceritakan keistimewaan anak yang bernama Muhammad ini. Dapat dirasakan betapa bangganya ibubapa beliau. Namun itulah hakikatnya.

As usual, we had meals for Iftar pot lucked by mommies and solat Maghrib diImamkan oleh adik kecil ini. Menitis air mata, terusik naluri keibuan tatkala beliau mula membaca Al -Fatihah dan Quranic verses seterusnya. Sesudah solat, adik Mohammad meluangkan masa memperdengarkan sedikit Quranic verses dan ada sessi temubual dan dijawab dengan begitu confident dan tertib. Antaranya makna yang tersirat bila seseorang itu sudah biasa dengan hafazan dan ayat Qur'an, seseorang pasti akan baik budi dan akhlaknya. Ditanya tentang cita2 ; 'hendak menjadi Ulamak Professional' katanya. Alhamdulillah, he has set his mind and he knows well where to head on. Bak kata saudara Hasnol "Cilik orangnya, namun ilmu di dada mencerahi perawakannya. Baru 13 tahun, dah menjadi Imam jemputan d Masjid sekitar Kuala Lumpur", Impressive! Hati kami berkata "Sesuai buat calon menantu".

We were so genuinely impressed dengan anak kecil ini, begitu juga utk kedua ibubapanya. Dalam hati berkata kedua ibubapanya memang memainkan peranan samarata dan amat committed dalam memberi warna yang betul dalam membentuk sahsiah diri anak-anak mereka. Si adik berumur 8 tahun juga telah menghafaz banyak juzuk, begitu juga adik2 yang lain. Rasa kerdil memikirkan tentang family sendiri dan termampukan menyediakan bekalan atau 'harta' semahal ini. Hanya anak yang soleh yang tidak akan lupa untuk mendoakan ibubapa yang telah tiada. Never too late, utk kami. Mudah-mudahan, InsyaAllah

Kepada Adik Mohammad bin Ahmad Zahid, Tahniah dari kami sekeluarga serta semua warga Malaysia di Dubai. We are proud having u here. Alhamdulillah.

(Mungkin Video yang diambil akan di updatekansetelah mendapat izin drp saudara Hasnol.)

mommies mesmerised dgn bacaan anak ini

para ayah dan adik-adik lelaki sharing the moments

bersama kaum ibu dan adik2 perempuan

Mohammad bersama ustaz pengiring; Ustaz Mohamad Faizal bin Omar Baki

Time to leave

Iftar - 18th day of Ramadhan

At Twar 3 - Again we received an invitation from Tuan Rumah to have Iftar at their humble house with friends. As Mama is still recuperating from fever, still feeling dizzy and body still frail, bangun gak, put an effort to cook bubur kacang durian. We arrived quite late as we were caught in traffic. Ramai sungguh attended this time. The house was full of people in and out. Same goes to the food, everywhere full of delicious delicacies, thumb ups to the home made laksam by tuan rumah and towkeh catering in Dubai. There are also ikan bakar, variety of desserts and others. Punyalah makan tak sempat snap-snap gambar makanan, as mama thought baba took photos and vice versa. Sudahnya... hope ehsan photos dr kawan2 lah nanti.

Meeting so many friends and new friends. Miraculously, felt energetic, rasa sakit badan-badan hilang n feeling totally recuperated. mmm... good babling theraphy, memang mulut suka brok-brek, brok-brek, then makan-makan, solat Maghrib, makan-makan, sembang-sembang. Later the men went to the nearby mosque for Isyak prayer and Terawih whilst the ladies done it at the house.

Bila mommies ucapkan selamat hari Raya

After Terawih, 10.00pmwe gathered the mommies and the children, (wei semangat tu pakai baju kurung - letih try yang mana muat lagi). Many of the guest have gone back. Again photo shooting session for Hari Raya wishes (raya di perantauan). Punyalah sronok... though kena retake few times. (masa ni nasib baik camera ada kat babah)

1,2,3 action ! "Kami mengucapkan Slamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri kepada keluarga dan semua sanak saudara yang berada di Malaysia. SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI DARI DUBAI"

gambar bawah left to right: Family Mahadi Riri membuat ucapan dan ma'ju n Shiela (Madi n Riri, nape kena retake banyak kali daaa??

Kak Ngah Ilham, Kak Long Iman, Sofea and Nana. (Shahira dah balik)

Alahai! Cantik Kak Ieam pakai baju kurung.

Iftar - 13th day of Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah, again another hamba Allah, a close friend of us invited the whole family for Iftar. This time many familiar faces turned up, besides meeting more new acquintances and makan2 together. Mama just made Bubur Lambuk for complimentary dish. The event started with makan2 solat Maghrib, makan2, solat Isyak and Terawih and again Makan2 again for Moreh (does it spell rite?) Tak dan nak snap photos. The table was flooded with variety of pot luck dishes brought by friends. The main signature dish were ikan bakar and kerabu sotong. There were also, meehoon goreng, kueh teow goreng, cucur udang, bingka ubi etc etc macam kat bazaar Ramadhan. They were delicious indeed and mama really tried everything... maybe the last person finished eating.

Later after Solat Terawih, we gathered the children to be photo shooted wishing Selamat Hari Raya AidilFitri. Hope to be aired for Syawal Rara wishes (raya diperantauan). Iman, Ilham, Nadia n brother, and others which mama didn't know their names; sorry darling! been practicing n they were really enthusiastic n cute! Rasa macam dah Raya lah pulak!

1, 2, 3 ... Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri dari Dubai, they shouted cheerfully

The mommies watching the children cheering

kembar tak seiras Iman n Shahira (Nana has gone home)

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Iftar - 14th day of Ramadhan

Today Babah had an invitation to attend Iftar by our CG in Dubai; Tn Syed Mohamad Hasrin at Consulate General's mansion in Al Barsha (where we had our Bazaar Ramadhan) with my- pro UAE committee members. So mama had Iftar alone with the kids... ala kadar ajer. Alhamdulillah

Bazaar Ramadhan - 12th day of Ramadhan

day/date : Friday 12th September 2008

place : Consul General's residence in Al Barsha
time : 4 - 6pm

Friday 12th Sptember 2008 - Again Malaysians thronged joining the crowd to one particular destination, our very own Bazaar Ramadhan realized from Malaysians for Malaysians. This week more stalls and variety of menus available for visitors. The bazaar Ramadhan as previous week was phenomenal. Lots of delicacies to be offered and to attract to the hungry stomachs. Welcome everyone to our food festival in Dubai.

Imeirda's family affair wholly joined by anak-anak; Iman, Ilham n Irdina, helping to do the packing n labelling.

First time ever, we commit ourselves to join the excitement with other friends to sell our Rendang Tok. So catch up our limited edition of rendang tok. It is maybe not the best so far as the original kuali not available. The best to cook rendang is still using the traditional tungku with kayu api and pakai kawah. Anyway FYI, it is not a profit making bizz, all money received will be chanelled to Tabung Sponsor Iftar d Indonesia/Filipina/ Sri Lanka! So mari menjayakan bazaar ini dan bersama-sama menyumbang untuk anak-anak yang kurang bernasib baik. As quoted by saudara Hasnol "Lebih banyak anda membeli, lebih banyak sumbangan anda. Dan lebih banyak bonus Ramadhan anda! Kami nak"Gemukkan" puasa anda! Alhamdulillah. Well for the rest, let the picture tell the stories.

The colors of Bazaar Ramadhan in Dubai

Siap nak interframe lagi. Me with Irdina tumpang kat stall Arabic x Aluya, jual rendang n ziela jual puding n kek batik

Finally, reunion with varsity collegue, Ziela and adik-adik junior, Mem Aluya , NazrahAyu.

Again terima kasih yang tak terhingga kepada yang berusaha Tn Haji Ariffin dan krew-krew yang bertugas dan Tuan Syed Hasrin selaku Konsul General di Dubai yang bermurah hati menyediakan tapak bazaar FOC.

For more pictures: catch up from

LensaHalim dan LensaImran

(mintak izin ye En Halim n En. Imran)

Iftar For the day (12th day of Ramadhan)

nana, iman, ilham, shahira n Ain

Penat bizz hanya Allah yang tahu, the body is totally exhausted preparing the products but satisfaction yang penting. Semua sold out and by 4.30pm we headed back to Ziela home to break fast sama-sama dengan dua anak angkat, kawan Iman; Nana n Shahira anak2 towkeh nasi dagang n laksam. The menu of course resipi kawan2 yang tolong masakkan that we paid at the bazaar like nasi dagang Shiela Ma'ju, nasi kerabu Mas , bubur lambuk Kak Mazni, puyuh goreng vogue Aidit, kuih badak berendam Recah Ranches, kuih seri muka, talam ubi, popiah goreng kak Tipah n puding Ziela. Asam Pedas Tulang Kak Aishah we kept for Sahoor. Plenty huh?? tu la lapor mata tapi.... HABIS, Alhamdulillah

Iftar - 11th day of Ramadhan

Today, we were cordially invited to join Iftar at Bur Dubai. So again mamanye dapur tak payah berasap. Bagi dia rest kejap since yesterday she has been working hard tolong mama masak rendang, berjam-jam, . Mama just made ikan kering masak lemak nenas as a compliment dish to be shared by all. Met many new unfamiliar faces and an addition of new friends in the lists. So kita makan lagi!!!

OMG, there was abundant of food macam kat bazaar ramadhan made by tuan rumah; and plenty of my favourite kuehs. Bingka ubi kayu kukus eaten with santa pekat, kuih lapis kaler ijo but nice, pulut sekaya and others. Makan nasi with sambal udang petai, gulai lemak nenas, daging goreng bendi etc etc. mmm gendang gendut tali kecapi, makan banyak senang hati. Terima kasih tuan rumah, lain kali jemput lagi dan moga dimurahkan rezeki. Alhamdulillah.

Yesterday for Iftar ( 10th day of Ramadhan) we had nasi and a recycled round of recipe. Babah teringin makan sup ekor, rendang tok, and omelette and ikan bakar berempah. (Gambar utk hiasan seperti di entri yang terdahulu. harap maklum)

P/s : jangan lupa berkunjung ke bazaar Ramadhan Dubai di AlBarsha. Jumpa di sana. Naza, Wiz, Panjang, mak Bedah, mak leha, atuk Khamis n tok bah , nurul dan semualah, silalah datang.

Iftar - 9th day of Ramadhan

A friend texted us this note. Kind of cute and sweet.

Sempena Ramadhan Al Mubarak Ini,

sentiasalah setting niat,

upgrade Ima'an,

download sabar,

upload usaha,

delete dosa,

update du'a,

dan

top up ilmu agar boleh redeem pahala.

Aha, dah masuk 9th Ramadhan, almost one third of the holy month. Walaupun dah mintak maaf, to date kita mohon maaf lagi sekalilah so blh delete dosa buat amal banyak-banyak dapat redeem pahala. Amin...? Yang penting mintak Ampun pada Allah, yang sesama manusia 0-0 ye. Alhamdulillah.

Iftar of the day

Yesterday we went to Spain so today feel like going to Italy pulak just to get us some pizzas. Just don't feel like eating rice. and also don' feel like cookingJemu dah pulak so tukar selera. Babah ordered pizza n subway garlic breads. Tapi tak dan tangkap gambo garlic breads; depa dah abiskan sapa lagi kalau tak kak long Iman n kak ngan Ilham. Masa bukak posa ni slalunye huruhara sikit with all the little ones sibuk makan macam depa berposa. So simple2 jer iftar kami ari ni Alhamdulillah.

Tapi lepas Iftar tadi... babahnya kata, kalau dapat nasi best yek! Pulakkk. Memang tekak melayu nak pekena nasik gak. ok so tomorrow kita makan nasik balik ye. tapi nak dimsum gak as appetizer... boleh?

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Iftar - 8th day of Ramadhan

Today we went to Spain, to collect our food for Iftar. Just another day Mamanyer rasa takmo masak. Nak main tunjuk-tunjuk and bungkus-bungkus. So, we ordered nasi kerabu garnished with solok lada, ikan goreng tepung, serunding ikan and super duper hot sambal lada. Extra request for extra moneylah of course. The towkey, Cik Mas; lives in a far far away land in International City ( in Spain Cluster). Sounds jauhkan, actually it was just 15 minutes away drive from our nest. Then on the way back, baba teringin ayam golek which he saw everyday on his way back from the mosque. Mau tak terliur tgk the chickens dok beratoq elok, berpusing-pusing on the skewer and nicely brown grilled masa posa-posa ni. So ordered 1 whole bird, memang tempting, nampak juicy and the rill mesti tender as they used chicken muda. Then we headed back to home for mama has to dadar tepung nak buat kueh ketayap pulak. Tak jemu-jemu baba makan kueh ketayap ni. Then ada teman hantar pisang goreng to add to our iftar menu. Penuh gak meja for Iftar today, Alhamdulillah.

Huh! meh kita tengok kak ngah Ilham yang tak posa ni makan macam lapar sangat. Beria-ia dia makan sampai siap gigit terus chicken tu. Ni nak bagi nenek-nenek depa kat Malaysia tengok. To Mak Bedah and Mak Leha (depa panggil nenek =mak), Selamat Ramadhan Al Mubarak, mintak maaf banyak-banyak. Tu atuk Khamis and Tok Bah Perlis, halalkan duit belikan Ieam jajan dan pasu2 yang Ieam pecahkan. I miss u ols. Nak Duit Raya!! (kalau nak tahu Ilham is the centre of attraction sebab banyak perangai, cheeky Ilham as well as cousin Adam).

Dak Debot Dina ni, time kami set for Iftar, anak dara mungil ni buat kerja under the table counter, panjang muncung tu, abis plastik sapra dia main. Kak long Iman kenyang tengok tv as usual. This time she didn't make it again as it was quite tiring for her turun naik tangga to classes as well as to her computer lab. Paling kesian, everytime fetching her out from the bus, dia terlentuk tertidur kepenatan. Pity this girl, panas2 gini, Mudah2an ilmu yang dia dapat berkat. Amin.

Iftar 7th day of Ramadhan

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Yesterday we had a simple dish for Iftar. Memang simple just mee goreng udang and rice with fish curry (lauk semalam... ingat mak kata jangan membazir!) with fried breaded chicken nuggets and chicken fingers. Then tambah lauk buat telur goreng kicap. Again babah nak kueh ketayap, dahlah request pukul 5.45... mmm dah suntuk ni, tapi tak sampai atilah pulak. So mama took daun pandan, add a little bit of santan and flour and an egg. Beat them and siap batter dia, dadar and gulung. Siap! . Alhamdulillah.

Iftar - 6th day of Ramadhan

Saturday... thinking hard what to cook for Iftar? The scorching hot summer really made everyone feels lethargic and mind works at a very low pace. Iskh! kalau kat Rumah mak Sunway ni mesti dah gi Bazaar Ramadhan kat Kg. Lindugan. Ayaq tebu satu jug, ayaq nyioq satu jug, murtabak daging Pakcik Ghani confirm 6 keping (cucu-cucu mak ramai), kueh dangai (buat dr tepung pulut sprinkled with gula n kelapa parut dan caramel gula hangus ... sure sedap.



Finally teringat ada ikan kembung in the fridge, "'if grilled marinated with rempah bercili and daun kunyit mesti sedap yek'". So prepared everything n kept in fridge. Then adik2 called kata nak datang bukak posa together. Mmmm, kecit tapak tangan, piazza uptown Mirdiff kami tadahkan. Again dapat berkumpul masak-masak, makan-makan and santai-santai lagi. So tambah lauk buat kari ikan siakap merah (red snapper), mixed vegetables , mommynye goreng ayam and babah Bamin teringin makan choco vermicelli Donut dan Aidit pi beli ayaq nyioq dlm tin kat Spinneys. Jadikla! Alhamdulillah. Kalau tak kami dok ngadap makan berdua sahaja ditemani anak2 yang tak berposa.

tulah, hasilnyer Ikan kembung grill Berempah, siap ada air asam

Babah Bamin baca du'a... Amin

start amik kurma... Bismillahirrahman nirrahim....

dan makan

Sembang2, still on the bazaar Ramadhan mood. Bab makan-makan and jual-jual ni memang seronok, So ada gak terasa nak tumpang berniaga tapi takdelah nak bukak stall coz as said before takut asyik kena kejor kak ngah Ilham nak terjun masuk swimming pool kat rumah Tuan Syed. Adik2... mintak tumpang tolong jualkan yek. Alo towkey rendang daging Kuala Semantan kita saing niaga ngan rendang tok Uptown Mirdif ok? Sajaasronok! Nak kena pikiaq gak ni, menu tumpang kat kedai PP pulak. Thinking hard!!!!

Malamnyer kami jalan2 kat piazza UT Mirdiff. It was quite humid but sajer tengok telatah adik2 yang mak-bapak depa jauh di Malaysia dengan anak2 sedara depa. (gambar update later)

Bazaar Ramadhan - 5th day of Ramadhan

the crowd- mommies dok sembang

from pool view

5th Sept 2008 at CG's house in Al Barsha - the Bazaar Ramadhan is realized. We arrived at the place at around 4.20pm and there is a huge crowd of people dok berlonggok at every stalls available. Seemed that most of the kueh-kueh dah habis dibungkus especially from kak Neme's kitchen dan laici kang dr dapur Mirafaizal pun clear. Tak sempat nak tengok pun kueh yang kak Neme buat macammana. Adik-adik Laila, Bamin, Aidit n friends pun not bad, laju gak hasil jualan depa. Not only that Mas n Edi with her signature dish nasi kerabu sold like hot cakes. Shiela masih vogue bersama hubby menjual nasi dagang which finished completely by 4.30. So... kami hampehhh tak dapat beli apapun. But the truth is, it was fun. Really feel like kat Malaysia tengok orang rebut2 beli juadah dan penjual berpeluh2 attending to everyone's satisfaction. By 5.00 .... semua habis. In the first place berhajat juga nak berniaga... sajaasronok tapi babahnya cakap takut towkeh kedai takdak sebab dok kejar anak.

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stall arabic x aluya

Kudos to Pihak penganjur, yang berusaha Pak Payne dan committee members and not to forget Tuan Konsul General Tn Syed Hasrin who make it happen. More photos self explanatory dari lensahalim and dr blog PakPayne.

We are proud to be Malaysians. Alhamdulillah



Iftar - 5th Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah Dapat jemputan dr teman untuk berbuka puasa beramai-ramai di Ajman. Tuan rumah menjamu kami dengan berbagai-bagai hidangan. Nasi tomato, ayam masak merah, sup tulang, kueh karipap, kueh ketayap dan teh tarik. Macam kat bazaar Ramadhan pun ada cuma amik-amik, makan-makan tapi tak yah bayar. Then Berjemaah solat maghrib dan Terawih serta tazkirah oleh Abang Yusree. Alhamdulillah, Terima kasih tuan rumah, moga dipermudahkan rezeki.