There You Go Babe...

Assalam everyone. Yeeehhahhh!

Indah kan, bila yang sekian ditunggu sudahpun tiba, haaa... dia sudah mari maaa..

And haven't I promised darling? I tak kan bawa banyak!

~   Sinar

My Love Affair With Clouds

Bismillah, dan assalamu'alaikum.

What do you see in clouds? You can look and dream what you can see there. They resemble many things, it depends. Some are obvious, some need little imaginations. I want to share with you what I have seen in the clouds recently. I have never seen anything beautiful than these before.

On one fine day in September, while riding in Jerudong with my cousin

Picture take from my car 

Subhanallah. Allah Maha Besar, memperlihatkan kekuasaanNya. And look at this one -

On my way back home from work, I saw this 'little lamb' in the sky, and that was just 3 days after 'Aidiladha. The amazing fact about clouds is that they are ever-changing, pretty quick, almost every second. Once you saw a cloud formation at any given moment, that's it, it is unique to that moment only, and once it changes, you will not get it back.

Alhamdulillah, Allah has given me the path to look at some of His fascinating blessings in this world. Allah created us with eyes, ears, hands and feet and intelligence so we can accomplish great things in life. So just one simple question we can ask ourselves, have we thanked Allah enough and appreciate his creations?

Since then, I started inculcating myself to always appreciate and watch clouds. Because I know I can see wonders in there. I have not seen any formation that is specific, after the 2 encounters, but to me every time I see clouds, I see happiness.

Bright shining mass of cotton balls, seen above the padi fields of Kedah

Early morning rise, while Cahaya and me were brisk walking

Heading home

Beautiful twin rainbows di kaki langit, bila senja hampir berlabuh

Awan berarak megah diatas bumbung rumah kami

Take time to appreciate the beauty in the clouds. 

~  Sinar

Yeyy Yeyy Yeyy... Look Who's Cookin'?

Hey, someone's busy in the kitchen!

My kids and I get excited whenever ayah Cahaya is cooking. Yeah of course, you are talking about an expert. Tonight Cahaya prepared dinner. Yes, our favourite menu - Tenderloin Steak with a choice of black pepper sauce or mushroom sauce. Oh I got to choose chicken, because I'm eliminating meat in my diet this week. 

  

PAnya biasalah, siapa lagi kalau bukan si-kecik... 

Here, dinner's ready - Steak cooked and made simple. 

 

And for dessert - My yummy oreo pudding and the famous mango ice cream from Philippines (beli di Hua Ho hehe ...)

 

~ Terima kasih Ayah/Cahaya, diatas semua kasih sayang 

dan pengorbananmu untuk kami. We love you ~ 

  

 ~   Sinar

Bahagia Itu Ada Dalam Kita

Assalamu'alaikum semua. Adakah anda bahagia?

Kalau dulu-dulu, saya tahu yang kalau ingin merasa gembira, pergilah jalan-jalan tengok movie, bercuti melancong ke luar negeri atau jalan-jalan cari makan, dan sebagainya. Tinggalkan dulu  sekejap segala masalah-masalah. So kita pun happy lah...

Tetapi kita tidak menyedari, hakikat happy atau kebahagiaan itu sebenarnya adalah sangat dekat. Yang lebih menakjubkan lagi - ianya percuma - ia ada dalam diri kita sendiri.

Kebahagiaan itu terletak di dalam. Di dalam hati. Tak jauh sebenarnya, hanya kita yang tak sedar atau terlupa. Hati yang bagaimana ? - 

Hati yang sentiasa ingat ALLAH. Hati yang sentiasa bersyukur - berterima kasih kepada Allah Maha Mencipta dan sesama insan. Hati yang sentiasa terdorong dan berniat ke arah kebaikan. Hati yang penyayang, yang sabar dan tenang menghadapi ujian. Hati yang mudah memaafkan, dan sentiasa memaafkan orang lain. Hati yang terdorong kepada yang positif. Hati yang mendorong kepada suka untuk membantu orang lain. 

Setengah daripada kita berfikiran kebahagian itu berpunca daripada faktor-faktor luaran yang dapat dilihat dari mata kasar seperti kebendaan, kemewahan, pangkat, cinta dan sebagainya. Silap. Bahagia itu ada dalam kita. Kita yang menciptanya. Semuanya terpulang pada diri sendiri.

Pendek kata, kebahagiaan itu adalah dari hati yang mengenal Tuhan. Itulah dia sebenar-benar bahagia. Apabila bahagia itu lahir dari dalam, ia akan terpancar sendiri di luaran. Inn syaa Allah. 

"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything, 

they just make the best out of everything that comes their way"

~  Sinar

10, 11, 12 .... Happy New Year 2013

Bye, bye 2012, and Welcome 2013!

Our family has always been lucky for being able to spend our New Years in our Cahaya's home, KL. This time we celebrated it in Genting Highlands with our family friends - The Pak Awang and Khir families. 

It was a great new year gathering. These pictures will tell the story...

Posing on the way up

Our baby Fatima and her buddies

On a fun boat ride

Quite cold up there!

Our kids had fun, despite the freezing cold weather. Amazing!

Happy New Year everyone! Semoga kita semua sentiasa mendapat keberkatan dan keredhaan Allah SWT, diberi kejayaan dan kebahagiaan hidup di dunia dan di akhirat, aamiin Ya Allah.

Selamat Tahun Baru Nenek Girl and Nenek Boy in Brunei. We miss you too.


~  Sinar