Hello November!

The clock ticks very fast and without realizing we enter into November already. I can still remember we (read: the Nz gals minus our hubs) were so busy doing our last minute checks before we finally flew to the land of the middle earth, on this November two years ago. November last year I was so busy with my back-to-back pitching while at the same time attending the umrah course and tried to finish reading the book, so that I am well-prep for the spiritual journey. Alhamdulillah everything turns out well, though I had a very bad stomach cramping on the 1^st day we landed on the Holy land, the very same day we completed our 1^st umrah wajib. Frankly I couldn’t remember the details now, blame it to my laziness, I should’ve documented my journey right after I got back to Malaysia.

But a lot of things happened after that, I went to Terengganu for our GPMM retreat 4 days after I came back, then come January 2017 I moved to a new unit and tried to cope with new things and responsibilities, Idlan went to a boarding school, well so many other things happen that somehow change the routine and environment within our little family. Go visit Idlan every alternate week (I cooked nasi lemak sotong/ayam goreng rempah each time we visit him, sweet tak mama haha), listen to the arguments between the middle and younger brother each time they berebut the handphone, Irfan with his new-found sentences and non-stop questions which at times made me amazed with his milestones, hubby busy with his weekend training, I got a pneumonia for a week+ after we came back from Langkawi that made me went to the clinic twice for nebulizer (while hub was away from home, sedih ok) and just two days ago I got a jab due to severe senggugut pain that I had for the first time in my life (so tragic that I thought I had a fibroid or cyst kind of thing, or maybe the IUD got displaced and moved to a wrong position, and the pain and contraction was so severe mcm sakit nak bersalin that I couldn’t do anything for the whole day except lying down on the bed on a supposed-to-be nice weekend). 

So that’s what happened and is currently happening in 2017, and pejam celik now we’re in November already. Idlan has done with his final exam, alhamdulillah he did it quite well this time, as compared to his 1^st term. ‘Well’ does not means he got a straight As (he got D for Maths ok, turun menjunam from a B that almost made me screamed at the phone when he made the revelations that day haha) but he recorded a major improvement nonetheless, which was a huge relief. At least we knew that he’s happy, he’s on track, he’s coping well, and he loves staying there. His hafazan is also very well on-track, now on the 10^th juzuk. Alhamdulillah Allah terangkan hati dia and eases his journey to become a huffaz. So for what he has achieved thus far, I always tell myself that I must not complaint when he didn’t get top 10 in class, or scored straight As in the final exam. His challenge as ‘budak tahfiz’ is tougher, and I just adore his spirit and perseverance in pursuing this. Moga terus istikhomah anakku :)

Irfan Faris is also doing very well in his speech department. Some may not knew that he once saw a speech therapist, has attended a few therapy session before I slowly (read: purposely) start postponing his session and finally decided to disappear just like that because he has shown major improvements and a mother instinct told me that he doesn’t need one anymore. Allow me to recall few of his sentences that made us laugh, or even mad at him. That tiring moment when we ‘hiked’ uphill towards the famous Sky Bridge in Langkawi and stopped few times to catch some air while complaining penatnyaaa, he uttered ‘kenapalah korang penat ni, Irfan tak penat pon!’ Well he tak penat simply because myself and idlan yg bergilir2 dukung dia dlm hutan tuh, ofcoz dia tak penat mendaki!! And there was another moment when Idlan and the other brothers walked fast ahead of him inside the Oriental Village, obviously he was left behind and suddenly he screamed….”abang-abang tunggulah Irfan, abang-abang janganlah laju sangat!” I was like OMG how on earth he got that kata ganda ‘abang-abang’..bijaknya :p So that’s my Irfan, my miracle boy who once fought for life due to severe laryngomalacia.

my cheekiest lil' monster

Ok don't be fooled with that sad-looking face, he's not tired at all trust me!

the middle and younger brother, they can become best friends and turn into rival in split seconds!

Now u know siapa yg letih, tgk muka si abang yg mencuka tuh :p

Irfan has taught us a lot of things, that hardship won’t last, sadness won’t last, and that nothing lasts in this world. Time shall passed that one day you’ll be thankful to Allah for things or challenges that happened to you. Insya Allah with His will.

So now we have less than two months till we parted with 2017 and welcome 2018. I foresee this whole week the middle and younger brother must be busy sharing and comparing their final exam results, my mom is busy preparing some simple hantaran for my adik’s engagement day next two weeks, come Dec we’ll be going to Legoland and Melaka (again!) to celebrate though the results are not out yet (thanks to their mama yg sgt baik hati janji macam2 before exam :p) and soon after 2017 is over.

Alhamdulillah for everything Ya Allah. I am thankful for all the good things that happened to me and my little family. May tomorrow be better than today, may we always remember you and do not neglect our obligations, and may we always be grateful for all the rezeki and nikmat that you have conferred upon us. Amin ya rabbal alamin.

our obligatory shot - hotel's mirror!

1st pit stop, before reaching to that 'precious' Sky Bridge..haha

Things change, life goes on

Last night after Isya' hubby said...rasa sunyi plak rumah nih.

Firas said..rindulah abg idlan takde.

Asked Irfan..where's abg Idlan?
Then we helped him to answer...abg idlan pegi asraaamaaa.

So now when we repeat the same question to him..he will answer...aaa aaa maa!

Mama rindulah kt Idlan. Mlm td ok je lagi, tp bila solat pagi nih..aduhai sayu plak bila teringat.

2017 - Idlan, Form 1, time flies!

My last post was about his trial xm, and tomorrow he's going to a boarding school already, a completely different phase of life i must say! Cpt masa berlalu kan.

2016 was truly a blessed year for us the whole family. Though we didnt go for any overseas travel, Allah has bestowed us with so many great things i couldnt mentioned enough.

Idlan performed well in his upsr and psra exam, one of the best gifts he gave to us apart from being a very obedient and responsible 'abg sulung'. For this, i am very thankful to Allah for He chooses us to be the parents to this lil boy, and ofcoz to his other siblings.

Firas also ended his Year 2 in style, made way to the stage again together with Idlan. He recently told us he wanted to go to Oxford, i was like wowwww this guy knew the existence of Oxford U!!

Ammar had his kindy convo, and now in Year 1. He literally cried almost everyday n refused to enter into Kafa during the Dec's orientation that idlan n ustazah had to pull n carried him inside, but alhamdulillah no drama whatsoever on the 1st day of school last week. Lega mak!!

Irfan Faris my miracle baby is no longer a small baby. Alhamdulillah he grows well and healthy, and looks like he is completely recovered from laryngomalacia. His vocabs increases from mth to mth, i think i shouldnt worry much about his speech.

We ended 2016 with me n hubby went to perform our 1st umrah. All went well for us, and kids who were left here with nek umi and atok at Ampang for 12 days.

And finally on career side, i am now again undergo another round of job rotation, new unit new team bigger roles n responsibilities.

As i have always remind and tell myself, i was at my weakest point in 2015, but Allah has picked me up and blessed us with lots of good things in return after He tested us with Irfan's sickness. For that i must not forget Him, and must always put my faith in Him, in whatever undertakings.
I hope i can stay istiqomah in improving my relationship with Him, apart from always doing the best for my family n company.

Alhamdulillah terima kasih Ya Allah. Allahuakbar.

Idlan and his trial exam

The blog has been left dormant for quite some time. And now i took the attempt to screenshot my IG post so that i can at least hv an archive for this one of the many important events in his life :)

myBuddies Run - 5km Masked Fun Run

Done registered for the above event, for both Idlan and me. Going to be my 1st run ever, hence 5km is good enough (hoping that i wont get fainted in the middle of the run!). Idlan's presence is indeed important. I need a good buddy who is willing to share our grunts and tears, and endless mental support to each other :)

Registrstion fee is RM55/pax. Late entry fee is RM65. Event to be held on 20th Dec, starting point at MMU Cyberjaya, end point i dont even bother to know hihi.

Ok i dont know when i should start training, time is my real enemy nowadays. Obviously Idlan is more fit than me since he plays football every evening.

So mother-son run sounds cool dont u think?

Hepi weekend peeps!

Pool time!

His 2nd 'hydrotherapy' cum chilling session with abg2 at Precint 16's pool. We now no longer bring him to physiotherapy at PPUM since he cried all the way throughout the session, hence physio relax2 dgn mama abah jelah :)

I happened to know fr a friend that swimming is a very good therapy for childs with developmental delay, low muscle tones and even works best for adults who suffered fr certain types of injury that requires physiotherapy. As for the child, swimming prolly can help them to strengthen their muscles, improves their motor skills, and also help to increase their weight gain.

Irfan so far seems to enjoy the water, but after an hr or so he will start to cry and wanted to go out of the pool. Surely it was tiring but u had fun most of the time aren't u??

Oh did i mention that until today he still didn't roll in front of me or hubby, but will do it in front of his abg Idlan? Idlan acah2 sikit pun dia dah pusing. Tapi mama lepak tepi dia lebih sejam langsung taknak pusing! Frust betul ok. Tak tau nk acah and encourage mcm mana dh. Mmg adik kesayangan abg long betul nihh :)

Hari Anugerah SKLA 2014

Minggu terakhir persekolahan yang penuh dgn aktiviti sekolah anak-anak. Bermula dgn majlis anugerah Kafa (tapi ibu bapa tidak dijemput hehe), diikuti majlis anugerah di sekolah kebangsaan, dan akhir sekali majlis konvokesyen Firas yang berlangsung kelmarin. Alhamdulillah pengakhiran yang cemerlang buat anak2, moga mereka terus cemerlang di dunia dan juga akhirat. Paling penting moga pencapaian akademik kamu semua terus seiring dgn sahsiah yg baik, iman dan amal yer anak2 mama sekalian!



Majlis di SKLA




'Kelebihan' jadi pengawas, kena keras tugas sebelum majlis berlangsung kuikui




Alhamdulillah, abg Idlan naik pentas tahun nih :)




yg tengah tu besfren Idlan..nama pun lebih kurang Farhan Afham, sama2 naik stage tahun nih. Tahun lepas sama2 tak dpt naik stage hehe. Mereka berkawan rapat since darjah 2, geng taman, geng bola sepak, geng ilangkan kunci locker di i-City sampai kena denda bayar RM50 minggu lepas...erkkk geram betul mama!




selfie 3 beranak. Adik2 tak dpt dtg sbb bz praktis utk konvo.



Being a grown-up boy

Melayan permintaan si sulung yg nak masuk pertandingan liga lipat kt sekolah dia nx week. Oklah dh abis exam..tinggal xm Kafa je yg belum selesai.

Nak main bola pun dh mcm2 kena beli ek? Boot, stoking panjang, guard...haish mahal betul hobi budak zmn skarang. Dulu2 main guli ngn batu seremban investment very minimal betul tak :)

Happy 9th Birthday my dear Idlan Farhan!

He is my only boy who made the mother having to undergo the c-sect procedure somewhere 9 years ago. It was a painful labor experience as compared to his other two younger brothers, but i believe Allah knows better what is best for His servant. Raising him was far more difficult than what we can ever imagined as a first-time parents, but syukran to Allah, we do learnt a lot during those days. Now he grows up as a healthy boy, very obedient, sensitive, rajin bila disuruh, and most importantly, he doesnt miss his 5x solat fardhu everyday. He is doing quite well in school, though not consistently stay at the top, to us he has already performed and did his best. Most importantly, we hope he can strike the balance and always put Islam and iman as his pillar in whatever undertakings. May you be protected by Allah all the time, jangan tinggal solat, kena sayang dan jaga adik2 baik-baik tau. Mama, Abah, Firas and Ammar luv u loads abang Idlan!!!

 My very first card for him...hope he will keep this properly sampai lah besar nanti :)

 Ok it was not easy to have the me-time to write on this card. Kena menyorok dlm bilik sebab Ammar sibuk nak 'tulis' atas kad tu sama!

with his abah during his school's appreciation day. He landed at no 4 in class..jatuh 2 anak tangga dari mid term hehe..and got mata pelajaran terbaik for Bhs Arab. Next yr he got selected as a prefect, i know well he's gonna like the job sebab dpt tulis nama budak nakal atas buku nota! Like what he always did at the Kafa :p

Kad untuk ibu

Kad dari si anak buat mama dia....kebetulan anak Aida dan Aini pun menulis ucapan yg sama.

Insya Allah sayang..kasih mama hingga ke syurga buatmu dan adik-adik semua :)

Saja letak post ni..mana tahu bila dia besar nanti blog ini masih wujud...paling tidak ada jugalah kenangan yg ditinggalkan buat tatapan si anak :)

Gold Coast again?

Kita nak pegi mana mama cuti sekolah kali ni?

Pegi Gold Coast...

Yessss. Berapa hari mama?

Sehari jer...

Eh kenapa sekejap jer..bukan jauh ker?

Bukan Gold Coast Australia tu la....Gold Coast kat Malaysia nih jer.

alaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

hehehehe amboi anak2 sekalian...
takkan nak repeat Gold Coast OZ berkali-kali kots..
Lainla kalau company mama kasik bonus masyuk macam bank ker GLC lain ker...konfem tak payah tunggu bertahun-tahun utk menabung...terus mama klik 'now everyone can fly' dan buat booking! :p

Takpe yer....tahun ni kita cuti2 Malaysia jer. Kena doakan abah cepat siapkan phd, lepas tu baru mama intai-intai 'now everyone can fly' dan kita pergi jalan2 cari makan!


So cuti sekolah kali ni kome ke mana?

Oh just for my personal note, alhamdulillah si sulung kami sudah berjaya khatam al Quran pada Sabtu lepas. Syukur kami panjatkan kepadamu Ya Allah, yang menerangkan hati anak2 kami, dan memudahkan proses pembelajaran anak2 kami. Moga Kau kekalkan rahmatmu buat anak2 kami, dan anak2 sahabat kami...agar mereka terus berjaya dunia dan akhirat.

Mama terfikir nak buat pulut kuning dan rendang utk dibawa ke Kafa, tapi aishhhhh nak masak rendang? hahhhh itulah masalah paling besar buat mama..i've never cook rendang on my own sedari dulu! (opss pecah rahsia rumah tangga!) Masak utk family pon belum pernah, apetah lagi nak masak utk budak2 kafa yg ramai tu kan....lepas tu mesti ustaz dan ustazah kafa tu pun akan rasa...kalau rasa rendang tu pelik, waduhhhh jatuh reputasi mama haha!

Nak outsource kepada Nek Umi...susah pulak arrangementnya nanti sebab pulut dan rendang mestilah kena masak pada hari yg sama..baru sedap. Mama tanye pada si sulung, kalau mama bawak kek je ok tak? Si sulung sgt sporting...dia cakap 'ok jer mama!' Tapi ish mama masih rasa tak puas hati. Abah kasik idea...'nanti kite tanye makcik jual nasi lemak tepi sungai tuh'. Oh yesssss idea yg sgt bernas...harap2 makcik tu sudi buatkan pulut kuning buat anak mama nih aminnn :)

Hari Anugerah Kecemerlangan SKLA 2012

On Thursday evening Idlan came back home saying that tomorrow we need to go to his school for a Hari Anugerah Cemerlang. He got no.3, according to his class teacher. Alhamdulillah n good job son, macam tak percaya pon ader :) I immediately text my bos and requested for half day. Hubby will catch us up later since he got a class from 8-10am. So i tagged Firas along to accompany me, sebagai pengganti abah :p

my boys in front of the school. Byk kenangan pahit manis sepanjang setahun idlan di sini. Still remember an incident where he hide himself in a toilet, refused to go into his class and cried simply because his best buddy Afham was out of school during that day. Now trust that he loves the school n his circle of friends very much :)

Inside the school hall waiting for his turn. In front of him is Afham and Yaya...penolong ketua kelas yg garang as what he described. which is also our neighbour hihi

outside the school hall

the most 'sadis' part, he went up to the stage and everything was so fast that at the end i only got this! muka idlan blur!! uwaaaaa

abah arrived around 1030am and missed to witness the moment. apa2 pun takperla insya Allah tahun depan abah boleh tgk yer :)

with mama. Otw back home i asked him..mane lagi garang mama ke abah? well he said, dulu abah lagi garang..sekarang dah seri. Dua-dua sama garang! Yelah macam mana mama tak garang, awak time study siap nak main pilih2 nak baca unit mana yg awak suka jer! :p Unit yg susah saya taknak baca..bole camtu?

with Farhan Afham, his ex-tadika addin mate cum jiran in our taman and now becomes his best buddy. Cikgu cakap selalu confuse sebab nama diorang lebih kurang sama...Farhan Afham..Idlan Farhan. Lucky he was placed in the same class with Afham if not masa mula2 masuk SKLA dulu confirm hari2 nangis mintak pindah sekolah lama balik huhu

Firas excited tgk piala abang!

My big boy. Mama harap awak akan jadi hafiz esok-esok...kalau jadi imam muda pon ok jugak :)

dgn Yaya, saingan sengit idlan dan cikgu kelas mereka Ustazah Bahiyah. Ustazah pesan kena belajar rajin2 tapi baca Al-Quran jangan dilupakan sama sekali. Kena selalu mengaji sampai kita mati. Ustazah ckp dekat mama..dia suke dengar Idlan mengaji sebab sedap...alhamdulillah :)

total % mengikut kelas. Tapi detail result belum dapat lagi...apa2 pon tahniah sayang, mama n abah are very proud of you. Moga Allah kekalkan kurniaan akal fikiran yg cerdik ini buat selamanya...moga awak menjadi contoh yg terbaik buat adik2mu...baik dari segi pendidikan, akhlak, sahsiah..dan paling penting iman. Insya Allah.

p/s: Dulu-dulu, masa mengandung nama yg mama simpan sedari awal adalah Arif Farhan. Mama memang suke sgt nama Arif..bunyi sedap, maksud pon bagus. Tapi last minute bila awak keluar tiba2 muncul Idlan di hati mama dan abah. Insya Allah, moga awak menjadi seorang khalifah yg adil dari segenap segi, sesuai dgn maksud namamu. Kawan2 ejek dia idlan talaha...haha mama harap awak tak jadi footballer terkenal bila besar esok :p