RAJIN-RAJIN EXERCISE OTAK

Hmmm... What an interesting topic! 

How many of us rajin bersenam otak? Senang saja. Satu cara is to write out semula timetables... 2 x 1 = 2, 2 x 2 = 4, 2 x 3 = 6 and so on. Paling bagus lagi, buat calculations yang besar-besar sikit like 274 + 317 = ? and so forth.

 

This sort of exercise is inspired by Dr Kawashima in his book entitled "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day". There are just simple Mathematics exercise that small children do. I asked my kids to download simple Math apps in their iPad, so that each of them spend at least 10 - 15 minutes a day, training their brains. Doing sudoku is also an excellent one. 

Besides feeding your brain with good food and good supplements such as gingko biloba and Omega-3, doing exercises are also good. Sambil duduk di office buat kerja, exercisekan kaki, dan dengan sendirinya, we are exercising our brain. 

Another advice is look at nice pictures such as these:

 

Bunga seperti tangan yang sedang berdoa 

  

This is my favourite brain refresher! Sedang kita menikmati keindahan bunga-bunga yang cantik ini, kita akan ingat kepada Allah SWT dan betapa syukurnya kita dengan kehebatan ciptaanNya yang tiada bandingan ini.

Jom sharing time. This is my favourite Bingka Telur. No picture, lupa ambil gambar. Next time ya...

Bingka Telur

6 biji telur

2 cawan air pandan

2 tin santan (400ml x 2)

3 cawan tepung gandum

1 sudu kecil garam

2 cawan gula

4 sudu makan mentega - dicairkan

Bijan secukupnya untuk ditabur

Pewarna hijau (I seldom use, sebab lebih suka original colour pandan juice)

           

Blend semua bahan-bahan hingga tidak berbintil-bintil. Lenserkan Loyang dengan sedikit minyak dan masukkan dalam oven. Bila Loyang sudah panas, baru masukkan adunan dan bakar hingga bewarna perang.

Selamat Mencuba!

~ Sinar

Our Kokomi is Back!

Cahaya and I were the happiest parents in the world today. Our Kaka arrived from Melbourne after completing her study there, at Deakin University. 

Syukur Alhamdulillah, terima kasih Ya Allah, kerana Engkau telah mendengar doa-doa kami, seorang anak kami telah berjaya menamatkan pengajiannya dan pulang ke tanah air dengan selamatnya.

(She was carrying her bantal bucuk with her in the plane...)

I remember when she left us for Melbourne in last February. It was an "empty nest" phenomenon for me. That wasn't the first time though. It wasn't a rollercoaster form of emotion, but enough to make me worried for almost everything! Her well-being in a place which was not so familiar to any of us. Allah Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Pelindung.

It was brilliant that in March, my boss took me to Melbourne on official visit, about 2 weeks after Kaka left us. Meloncatku kegembiraan. Itulah yang dikatakan rezeki. Anugerah rezeki dari Allah adalah dalam pelbagai rupa, seperti mana yang Allah kehendaki. Hebatnya Allah SWT. Aku bersujud syukur kepadaMu.

Before departure

With Boss, upon arrival at Melbourne airport 

Moments of happiness -

Posing with Kaka at her uni - Deakin University

Celebrating Ummi's birthday at Churio's

With Kaka Izzah

 

Melbourne is indeed a beautiful city to visit. I love it. 

 

Yummy Fish & Chips

   

Halal Steak

Well back to Kaka now. Alhamdulillah, it's already done. Congratulations on your success, Kaka. You are ready for your new direction, girl. Mummy and Ayah wish you all the best.

"Raihlah ilmu, dan untuk meraih ilmu,

belajarlah untuk tenang dan sabar"

- Sayyidina 'Umar Al-Khattab

~  Sinar