Monday, October 09, 2006

Nasi Ambeng!

Alhamdullillah last saturday breakfast with family at cousins place. Nasi Ambeng served in dulangs! to be shared with about 4 to 5 of us. The food was superbly delicious cooked by the master chef Mak Esah and her helpers. The best thing is, as soon as Azan maghrib, we had our kurma's and drinks then we perform the maghrib prayers berjemaah and then we DIG IN to the sumptous meal. In addition, there were all sorts of desserts and kuehs and the popular one was Dadehs! grape and strawberry flavoured, creamy soft texture which just slides into our mouth.....hmmmm. Thank you to my cousin who hosted this breakfast. After that, we solat Isyak followed by terawih. It is so nice to be able to do all these with family, make full use of the huge hall space of my cousin's five room flat. Semoga lagi barakah rumahmu...aminnnnn.

This week, my turn!! together with my son's 8th birthday. Sure gonna be an overwhelming occasion again with family. Menu wise....you guys just have to wait till the day k...maybe dadeh satu baldi?

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Journey to repent

Alhamdullillah, after 4 weeks of studying bab thoharah with Bonda, a lot has been learnt and accomplished. And the nikmat that I am able to feel from the Right practises is really overwhelming! The peacefulness and serenity that I can feel deep inside my heart and mind has made me a more tolerant person and able to counter any problems head on with grace. To bring myself near to Allah has opened my mind to many of HIS miracles.

This has kept me thinking, I was born a Muslim but delayed or did not learn enough to practise the teachings of Islam and as such I did not experience Allah's miracles earlier in life. However, I am still grateful that I am able to pursue Allah's miracles as long as I am still alive on earth.

Ya Allah berikanlah kekuatan dan keimanan untuk terus berjuang dalam pencarian Ilmu untuk berada di sisimu di antara umatmu yang soleh dan solehah. Berikanlah hidayah kepadaku, keluargaku, sahabatku, saudaraku dan saudara seislamku. Amin