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.

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

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.

Sheffield/4th day of Ramadhan

one, two buckle my shoes, three four off we go ...

tensed and apprehensived

the so excited and enthusiatic kak ngah Ilham

Today, our Iman started school. Since last nite she couldn't sleep and excited to experience a total new different school atmosphere. The apprehension having to deal with new unfamiliar people around her was the biggest hurdle. It evoked a sense of nervousness, was it really she or us as parents. Both of us were anxious too plus worried, anticipating will she adapt to this new surrounding. On the other hand, she was excited to wear that new uniform and new school bag as well as to enjoy the colors in her classroom. New room, New Teachers, New pencils, New books, New friends, New packs, New year, New class, Let's cheer!




Iman with Miss Powell, introductory session
But knowing her, we believe she would make it. we have faith in her. She has turned from a shy, timid girl into an easy going girl. She used to cling on her mommy n quite antisocial we should admit. But surprisingly, she was ok and enthusiastic about the upcoming events. She made friends quick enough and bet she would want to go to school everyday after the first day of school. Her British sound accent class teacher, Miss Powell seems nice and we as parents were unsure of what to expect but despite the inevitable hiccups accompanying in the morning, the first day in Sheffield School started smoothly. The photos reveal :
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Getting acquinted

My first day

See me skip, See me run, I'm going to school like everyone.

See me jump, See me grin
When the bell rings,I walk in

See me count
See me play

I'm in First Grade!

Hip hip hooray!

by sheri

4th day of Ramadhan/Iftar

Iman did not make it today. When we fetch her from school, we saw she was eating biscuit n with a grin saying, Iman dah bukak puasa. Takpelah, it was hot and humid anyway and she told us that her Mat Salleh friend makan sandwich in the class and she could not resist the temptation of food. Mmmm. So for Iftar we had a simple menu jer as Babah jer yang puasa. So mama made mixed salad, ikan jenahak masak merah and habiskan lauk dalam fridge ie ikan masin masak lemak nenas. Our moms used to pesan,"jangan suka membazir, banyak lagi orang tak dapat makan sedap" so kami habiskan dulu apa yang ada. Infact tomorrow ada Bazar Ramadhan so Mama blh off duty for one day. Alhamdulillah. More info on bazaar Ramadhan read here .
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penuh jugak meja dengan food, Alhamdulillah

3rd day of Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah with God's will we proceed to the third day of Ramadhan. As the day draws to a close, Iman is looking forward to breaking the fast. She looks lethargic but full of spirit to complete the day.

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Today , we had a decent menu for Iftar. Tamar as usual as a starter complement with orange juice and air zam-zam. Then we had kueh koci rezeki given by a friend; to be shared amongst us anak-beranak in our humble nest. The main dish yummy; mee bandung aka mee jawa garnished with boiled eggs and park choy to complete our iftar. We as a family comes together and dedicates our sweet time and spend time together enjoying the rezki. Iman and babah had their own favorite food and everyone feels fulfilled and blessed. Alhamdulillah. Ready for solat and Mama got to think hard, what is for sahoor?

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mission accomplished on the 3rd day

Kak Ngah Ilham had her 6th Iftar of the day

Iftar - 1st Ramadhan

tamar pembuka selera utk iftar

kuih ketayap pemanis mulut

sup ekor dan tulang

sambal tempoyak jering dan petai

sambal udang petai

Kita tengok gambar dulu and get indulged.

Alhamdulillah, we manage to go through the 1st day of Ramadhan without much tribulations especially dealing with our first timer . Our first Princess Nur Iman has started to fast this year and alhamdulillah dia tak tunjuk muka seposen mintak to break fasting. She managed till Maghrib. We are proud of her indeed. Dia tak banyak merungut, moaning or groaning craving for anything like last year. She completed only three quarted days lastyear. Everyday at 3.00pm 0r 4.00pm, she would ask for milk or ice creams... mmmm sigh! Will see how she manage on the following day.

Again we invited few bachelor friends to join us for Iftar. Menjamu makan dan berkongsi rezeki yg Allah bagi sama-sama and solat sama2. And of course stuffing ourselves with food, drinks, Solat Maghrib, sembang2, solat Isyak and solat Terawih together and sembang-sembang again. All on good, fun and clean jokes. MamaZ punya kitchen open till late nite. Alhamdulillah, bersama2 kita mengimrahkan Ramadhan ini dan berkongsi rezeki yang Allah kurniakan.

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Up date for 2nd day Iftar

Alhamdulillah dapat invitation berbuka puasa di rumah seorang teman. So Mama Z masak lemak cili api ikan talang masin. Rezeki seorang teman beri untuk dikongsi bersama. Alhamdulillah. (and there will always be updates on makan2 this Ramadhan, insyaAllah).

Ramadhan AlMubarak

Assalaamu'alaikum wbr...

Buat teman-teman dan saudara mara seislam yang mengenali kami, selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al Mubarak... Maaf Dzahir dan Batin. Forgive n forget.

MARHABAN YAA RAMADHAN

Marhaban ya Ramadhan, Bulan dimana nafas kita menjadi tasbih,

tidur kita menjadi ibadah, amal kita diterima dan do'a kita di ijabah,
Sungguh cantik kain pelekat, dipakai orang pergi ke pekan...

Puasa Ramadhan semakin dekat, silap dan salah mohon dimaafkan
Berharap padi dalam lesung, yang ada cuma rumpun jerami,

harapan hati bertatap langsung, cuma terlayang ungkapan ini.
Sebelum cahaya syurga padam, Sebelum hidup berakhir,

Sebelum pintu tobat tertutup, Sebelum Ramadhan datang,

kami mohon ampun dan maaf zahir dan bathin....
Taqqobalahu Minna Waminkum, Taqoballahu Ya Karim,
Marhaban Ya Ramadhan
Allaahumma baariklanaa fi Sya'ban wa ballighnaa Ramadhan Ya Rabb,

berkati kami pada bulan Sya'ban dan pertemukanlah kami dengan bulan Ramadhan, Aminn.
" Do'a Malaikat Zibril Menjelang Ramadhan " "Ya Allah tolong abaikan puasa ummat Muhammad,

apabila sebelum memasuki bulan Ramadhan dia tidak melakukan hal-hal yang berikut:
· Tidak memohon maaf terlebih dahulu kepada kedua orang tuanya (jika masih ada);

* Tidak berma'afan terlebih dahulu antara suami isteri; *

Tidak berma'afan terlebih dahulu dengan orang-orang sekitarnya.

Maka Rasulullah pun mengatakan Amiin sebanyak 3 kali. Dapat kita bayangkan, yang berdo'a adalah Malaikat dan yang meng-amiinkan adalah Rasullullah dan para sahabat, dan dilakukan pada hari Jum'at.
Semoga dengan puasa mempertemukan kitadengan Keagungan Lailatul Qadar dan kita semua menjadi pilihanNya untuk dikabulkan do'a - do'a dan kembali menjadi fitrahAmien
SELAMAT MENUNAIKAN IBADAH PUASA
1 RAMADHAN 1429H
SEMOGA KITA DAPAT MENJALANKAN IBADAH PUASA DENGAN OPTIMAL, AMIN.

Wassalamu'alaikum Wr Wb,

imeirda

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