Some Like It Hot: August 2010

yeay! main bunga api!!

budak kenit main first time.

in awe...

showed no fear at all.

bunga api tk cukup!

15 days already?
cepatnya.

finally i managed to get hold of bunga api.

ive been asking around, i said, if anyone ever, ever stumbled on bunga api, pls buy it for me 1st, i wil repay u later. and i stressed on IF u stumble. so whoever doesnt understand the word IF, i cant help u la.

and yet, some still try to be smart. asking 20% of the amount that i wanted to purchase.
masha Allah.

i juz dont understand why some do not know the difference.
do i have to pay everytime i need a favour?
teruk nye la.

but then, i got it for free after all.
got it from someone who has no hidden agenda.

eversince The Kite Runner, no book has touched me the way Kite Runner did. finally i can add one more.

Angela's Ashes ; Frank McCourt.

im halfway thru and it has already broke my heart into pieces. evertime im at a bookstore, i keep seeing that book. but i juz didnt wanna pick it up.

im glad i did.

when uve got good names, please, act like one!

Al-Baqarah verse 10 :

In their hearts is a disease (of doubt and hypocrisy) and Allah has increased their disease. A painful torment is theirs because they used to tell lies.

Al-Baqarah verse 15 :

Allah mocks at them and gives them increase in their wrongdoings to wander blindly.

i dislike ppl whom i thought can be considered as nice but write nasty stuff juz so u read.
what is the intention? to hurt?
why?
i have done nothing wrong.
i would say my piece only if i feel that i have been taken advantage of.
yes i can be nice but im defintiely not stupid.
i would never want to be in a position whereby i had to owe ppl; be it monetary or worse, deeds.
me needing ppl only when i need help?
hello, those lunches were never free.

next time, help only when u mean it.

makanan yg tk indah

ramadhan is incomplete without a visit to pasar ramadhan.

dis visit was juz to 'ambik bau' sahaja.

but i cant resist roti boom and popiah basah so we bought a few.

this trip costs rm5.00 only. not bad-lah.

before tarawikh starts, my stomach was making funny noises.

eh cant be. mcm nk sakit perut.

all thru, perut memulas-mulas.

by the time we were done, mom had d same symptom.

mom's first reaction ; ni mesti mee goreng atuk tadi ni.

yes, chef haji goreng mee for berbuka.

dlm kereta, chef ckp, takdela, tengok laju je korang makan.

kesian, tk pasal2 mee goreng yg disalahkan.

by 1.00am, sakit perut lagi.

so i assumed it must be the popiah or d roti boom.

ish dugaan dugaan...

(tapi dlm hati, bagus jugak sakit perut ni, bole kurus.... :) )

joke joke aje....

scene : bilik hotel di mekah

conversations ala rojak between boss, my sis n i :

(conversations lingered around a book that we read together, KISAH RIWAYAT NABI MUHAMMAD S.A.W BERDASARKAN SUMBER2 TERAWAL)

petikan from the book :

"di dalam sudut hajaratul aswad mereka menjumpai sesuatu yg ditulis dalam bahasa syria. mereka menyimpannya tanpa mengetahui apakah benda itu, sehinggalah seorang yahudi membacakannya kepada mereka : "AKU IALAH TUHAN, TUHAN KEPADA BECCA(MEKAH). AKU MENCIPTAKANNYA PADA HARI AKU MENCIPTAKAN SYURGA DAN BUMI, PADA HARI AKU MENJADIKAN MATAHARI DAN BULAN, DAN AKU TEMPATKAN KELILINGNYA TUJUH MALAIKAT YANG TIDAK BOLEH DICABUL. DIA AKAN BERDIRI SANGAT LAMA SEPERTI DUA GUNUNGNYA BERDIRI, BERKATI ORANG2NYA DENGAN SUSU DAN AIR."

the book is a direct translation from english. seriously, a bit difficult to comprehend unless u read it again and again. we figured it was automatically translated by a computer so we thought that some better words could b used to construct a sentence. since we were sharing the book, either one of us wud read and narrate it out loud. when i mentioned the above statement out loud to my sister, she nodded in awe.

then came the laughable part.

'eh dik, ada surat lain jugakla. tapi untuk rosmah.'

apa dlm surat tu?

"wahai rosmah, jgn kau letak harta kau dlm kaabah ini. tak muat!"

when uve got nothing nice to say...

keep ur mouth shut.

selamat berpuasa to everybody.
nothing serious, its juz that when some asked me why no updates, that was what my answer.

after coming back, not that im not feeling well, but the phlegm i had before i went, was still lingering in my chest. no complaints, coz my irritating cough was gone for good. and all of sudden i developed a flu. the whole house infact. so with stuffed nose during fasting month, whatever went thru my throat for berbuka was really tasteless. it was so frustrating not being able to smell the food and worse still, tasting d food. esp when my mom cooked ikan masak tempoyak upon my request. seriously, thats the worst. not being able to tell whether is it too saltish or too sweet.

but like i said, i try not to complain too much. after a visit at a nearby hospital yesterday, im so grateful that i wasnt one of those lying in hospital beds. so to be able to still walk and run errands like i normally do, that's a blessing. im sure this flu would go away soon.

like dis morning, rania was back to carrying heavy school bag after 3 days of exams, so when she was pulling her trolley-bag, she complained of the heaviness with a bit of a sigh. so i started my usual preaching, u know, stuff like 'kalau orng cacat tngk mesti dia jeles sbb bole tarik bag, bla, bla, bla...' and she cut me off with ok,ok boring nye mami ni....

i know i was kinda boring but to hv ur daughter telling u straight to ur face?

i came home with a cleansed soul

dis is not sunway pyramid.

dis is mall of arabia ok.

a new mall in jeddah.

our pit-stop before airport.

in jeddah, the rules are not as strict as in madinah or mekah.

tudung is not a must but jubah a must!

quite smitten with arab ladies with coloured hair and makeup, (soooo pretty!)

and they dont button up their jubah so, sexy tops and jeans are quite common.

"awak gi tolong belikan long..."

we ordered kids' meal.
masha allah, itupun nk kena berdua habiskan.

boss to tapau moroccan olives.
thats the usual side dish for his briyani.
kat msia mana nk cari, sape tau?

wrapping the bags before checking in.
takut jubah hilang....hihihi.

praying at the airport before departure.

kan best kalau pompuan pun bole semayang skali, takyh menonong cari tmpt.

bye bye mekah.

dis time i took 2 doses of novomin.

and omar slept thru the whole 9 hours.

less than 200 were onboard.

so i got the whole 4-seater by myself.

my sis was behind, omar took the 3-seater, boss? merayau.

alhamdulillah arrived safely.

cant wait for d bags to arrive coz hud and rania were already waiting outside!

omigod, the moment i saw them, i hugged them like i havent seen them for more than a year!

hud dh perut boroi!

i was so happy to see them.

and when i came home, after giving out gifts and presents, ive realised that i missed being there.

i cant explain, uve got to be there to experience it.

the smell, the noise, the ppl, the heat; its totally an eye opener.

u really feel blessed.

and i came home to be a better person than yesterday,

reminding myself again and again.

goodbye baitullah

performing tawaf wada'.

saying goodbye to kaabah.

tawaf 1-5 dia ok lagi.

kam besar yg belom siap sepenuhnya.
a landmark where u can see from any angle.

makam nabi ibrahim.

tawaf 6 and 7, kena dukung.

buat2 penat mcm nk jatuh, bila dukung, senyum pulak dia.

tengok tu, mcm penat habis la tu.

berdoa di multazam.

budak mengada yg nk kena dukung.

omar and air zamzam.

goodbye baitullah.

insya Allah ana sampai lagi di lain tahun.

selamat tinggal mekah

waiting for my order.

seriously, burger king tastes much much much better here!

d beef is so much juicier....!

there are 2 lanes ; family and singles.

i queued up at singles but they asked me to proceed to family.

apparently, singles are for men.

and u know what u hate d most?

those arab ppl, when they order, they juz cant make up their mind!

i would always have kurma before i sleep.

natural remedy for digestion.

so last nite, kurma that we bought for consumption, finished!
alamak...

but in between maghrib and isyak, one arab lady gave me a cup of kurma!

and a cup of tea.

the smell of tea was horrible! but i said thank u nevertheless.

so while muching on kurma, i was thinking, how to dispose the tea without offending the lady.

tk sempat pikir, omar terlanggar, terus tumpah air.

view from the 2nd floor of masjidil haram.

mana lah taknak tawaf kedai kan.
left or right, left or right.
mom, ur turn next year.

last night, decided to eat at the food court.
boss ckp, "blend in dgn arab..." haha
makanan boss, nasi briyani la apa lagi.
kt msia kita komplen kalau briyani rm10.
ni 20 riyal ok.
ada komplen tk?
sedap toksah ckp la.
2 bulan punye gym dihancurkan dlm masa 2 minggu je.

kitorang mkn grilled steak.
takde gbr, sbb dh licin.
geram bila tengok man vs food.

last subuh.
semoga ketemu lagi.

tinggal semalam lagi...

tonite will be the last night.
we have started packing.
barang2 baru di dlm beg baru, baju2 kotor di dlm beg lama.
mesti beg lama tu ckp, "cis! tk mengenang budi langsung."
sori beg lama. reality sucks.
i got to perform umrah again.
lepas tawaf, menangis depan kaabah tk berhenti.
ajak boss saie tingkat atas, dia tknk. tk meriah katanya.
so bila ramai, pergerakan terbatas.
boss sempat ckp tu, "bole tk awak jalan cepat sikit? terhegeh2..."
daripada geram rasa mcm kelakar.
dengan ramai orang yang tak bole berwangi-wangian, takde pun den bau hapak or ketiak busuk ke.
ketiak den pun takde bau.
tak caya? try la bau.
on one hand, cant wait to hug rania n hud.
on the other, rasa sedih nak meninggalkan mekah.
madinah masih terbayang2 di minda.
semoga diizinkan Allah untuk datang lagi di masa hadapan.
mungkin bole datang beramai2 di lain hari.
semoga Allah makbulkan.

lepas asar :
janji tunggu dgn papa di tepi pharmacy.
papa ajak makan aiskrim.
sambil jalan, ronda2. pandang2. kiri kanan, kiri kanan.

"rasa mcm nk masuk kedai lagi kan?"
papa said.

"masha allah, dahla tu..."

mom ; dia slalu ngata mama suka beli brng kan...keturun...!