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Alhamdulillaah, minggu lepas kami sekeluarga pergi ke Pulau Langkawi. Ada tokpak, tokmak, family mcik santi,mcik mimi, pakcik shafix(Hajar dan Adam selalu sebut 'she-la-pik'), dan family kawan abang Wan. MashaAllaah...ramai juga rombongan kali ni.

Alhamdulillaah di sana tak sesak sebab cuti CNY belum bermula lagi. Jadi, agak lengang dan selesa bergerak. Anak-anak ibu sangat seronok menikmati keindahan alam di sana terutamanya pantai, pulau-pulau, dan bukit tinggi(semasa menaiki cable car). SubhanAllaah, memang ciptaan Tuhan sangat indah dan sangat banyak untuk kita syukuri dan memuji-muji kebesaranNya.

Adam juga sangat seronok mandi dalam bath tub bilik hotel =), boleh berenang dalam 'kolam.'
Maryam pula dah pandai merangkak maju ke depan, Alhamdulillaah, takdelah Maryam sedih bila asyik ke belakang dan asyik menjauh dari barang-barang yang ingin dicapainya.

Hajar seronok dapat jumpa sepupu-sepupu dan bermain bersama. Walaupun Hajar kena batuk-batuk dan ruam, Alhamdulillaah, dia tetap aktif. Abah pun terjangkit batuk sama.
ya Allaah, kurniakan kami kesihatan yang baik, Ameen.

Tokpak, tokmak, dan baby Hana ikut turun ke Bangi lepas balik dari Pulau Langkawi. 2.5 hari bersama memang rasa seronok. Kemas-kemas rumah, dan jalan2 di Nilai. Alhamdulillaah.
Adam sedih sangat masa tokpak balik sebab dia nak ikut naik bas, dah lama tak naik bas sejak balik dari LA haritu :).

InshaAllaah anak-anak ibu akan mula belajar sedikit demi sedikit dari buku siri al-Furqan dan Lughatul Jannah(erm...x sure di syurga guna bahasa apa sebenarnya...dalam kelas alKauthar kata, xde dalil yg jelas menyatakan Arabic jadi bahasa di sana..Allahu ta'ala a'lam)

Doakan kami semua sihat dan terus berjaya dunia dan akhirat ya :)

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last weekend, Hajar,Adam, and Maryam were visited by Opah, Mak Ila's family, Abang Shams's family, cik Adda(since last week yeay!), and bro cidos. They were very happy to see their opah and cousins, mashaAllaah.

Alhamdulillaah, Maryam dah berkaki 'empat.' Dah pandai bergerak ke belakang. Maju belum lagi :)
Adam dah boleh buat banyak ayat walaupun sebutan kadangkala tak jelas.

Ibu, Adam and Maryam went to the clinic yesterday(well, all of us but only the 3 of us yang sakit). Batuk-batuk.

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dah 2 bulan tanpa perkembangan terbaru :)

sekarang anak-anak ibu&abah ada di rumah. Alhamdulillaah dah tak menangis setiap kali abah atau ibu keluar.

Bismillaah

Satu, dua, tiga...
Begitu cepat nikmat usia ini berlalu,
Berlalu satu fasa, fasa yang lain datang menyapa

Satu, dua, tiga generasi
Datang, pergi, hilang berganti
Akan terus sambung-menyambung
Hingga tiba hari perhimpunan paling agung

Hujung minggu ini abah bermusafir lagi, menyahut seruan menyampaikan pesanan dan berkongsi pengalaman. Moga Allaah terima segala usaha abah dan semua yang ada di PSU, Ameen.

Maryam sudah pandai meniarap, Alhamdulillaah. Sudah lebih seminggu(atau dua minggu?, ibu sudah lupa ;) ). Hajar dan Adam asyik dengan aktiviti bermain seharian. InshaAllaah Isnin esok kami akan berjumpa Dr.Akhavan untuk physical check up tiga beradik ini. Minggu lepas, abah bawa Adam untuk lead test. Kata abah, Adam menangis sedikit sahaja masa doktor cucuk untuk ambil darah. Adam mungkin 'excited' dengan kapas dan plaster yang dilekat di lengannya selepas itu. Bagi Adam, ubat bermakna plaster :) sebab setiap kali dia luka kecil, Adam akan dapat satu plaster.

Cuaca di Los Angeles sudah semakin sejuk, MashaAllaah. Apapun cuacanya, rasanya semua itu nikmat yang patut disyukuri. Alhamdulillaah, ada 'heater,' ada rumah tempat berteduh, dan ada selimut untuk membalut badan. Insaf bila saban hari melihat seorang 'homeless' di luar sana yang tidak punya ini semua.

Bless us all o Allaah.
Ameen

Masjid Omar al-Khattab
tempat abah berjemaah 5 waktu
& kadang kala Hajar, Adam & Maryam berlari-lari di sini

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MashaAllaah, sistem pendengaran bayi sudah terbentuk dengan sempurna sebulan sebelum kelahirannya (~minggu ke-36).

Tapi, bayi dikelilingi dengan air pada waktu itu. Mesti pendengarannya penuh dengan bunyi kocakan air di sekelilingnya?

Ibu teringat satu kajian popular seorang (Prof?) Jepun yang menunjukkan molekul-molekul air menjadi indah apabila dikatakan perkara-perkara(perkataan) yang positif kepada mereka.

SubhanAllaah, bayangkan jika bacaan ayat suci al-Quran selalu 'diperdengarkan kepada air ketuban(amniotic fluid)' yang mengelilingi bayi di dalam kandungan...bukankah ia akan menjadi begitu indah?

=)
p/s: ibu terfikirkan perkara-perkara ni masa kelas bila Prof menerangkan tentang Cohclea Implant..

Harini Maryam dah selesai apply passport.InshaAllaah bulan depan dah nak balik Malaysia +) +)

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abah musafir, tinggal hajar-adam-maryam & ibu sahaja di los angeles sejak semalam.
alhamdulillaah, hujan turun beberapa hari lepas, dan hari ini & semalam cerah.

Tak rasa, Maryam dah 3 bulan Alhamdulillaah. Rajin senyum, mashaAllaah, menyejukkan hati ibu&abah.

Hajar&Adam tengah dalam proses belajar berkongsi dan menerima diri masing-masing. Kalau kakak menangis, Adam akan pujuk & vice versa, Alhamdulillaah. Kadang-kadang, adalah berebut mainan etc, tp biasanya salah seorang akan mengalah.

Alhamdulillaah, hidup meriah dengan kehadiran anak2 ibu&abah. Celoteh & telatah mereka tiap hari sungguh mengasyikkan, dan seringkali mengingatkan kepada kebesaran Allaah azzawajalla yang menganugerahkan anak-anak ini both sebagai ujian&amanah.

Amanah..itulah yang sering difikirkan. Ibu&abah kena berusaha keras untuk memastikan amanah itu dipikul dengan sepenuh hati agar tanggungjawab terlaksana dan diredhai oleh Allah azzwajalla..permudahkan ya Allaah, ameen

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alhamdulillaah, seorang pakcik menghadiahkan kopiah untuk adam. waktu itu kami berada di bookstore Islamic center Vermont. Dia kata hadiah eid, dia nak dapat rewards bersedekah di bulan Ramadhan :)..jazahullaahu khaeer.

itula kopiah yang Adam pakai masa pegi solat eid di Masjid Umar dekat USC(mashaAllaah, padan dengan baju melayu Adam), dan yang Adam selalu pakai masa 'solat' di rumah.

khas utk mak ina dan opah di bidor :)
oh..dan cik adda gak ;)

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alhamdulillaah..sudah beberapa kali Hajar dan Adam bangun bersama semasa sahur, ikut ke masjid berbuka puasa, dan berteraweeh.

Hajar dan Adam juga perasan yang ibu dan abah tidak makan dan minum sepanjang hari. Hajar akan nampak 'terkejut' bila nampak ibu minum masa berbuka.

Maryam terkena sedikit tempias puasa. Pada umur 2 bulan, beratnya kurang sedikit berbanding abang dan kakak pada usia itu. Alhamdulillaah, walaupun kurang rezekinya tetap ada.

Alhamdulillaah, ramadhan Hajar dan Adam tidak sinonim dengan makan banyak, sedap dan mewah. Ramadhan mereka lebih sinonim kepada trips to masaajid, bacaan Qur'an, dan kurma.

SubhanAllaah, bagi semua perbezaan di setiap tempat.
Alhamdulillaah, bagi segala peluang di setiap saat.

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alhamdulillaah semalam sempat singgah ke dua masjid di sini, satu kat Hawthorne dan satu lagi kat San Gabriel Valley. MashaAllaah ramai dan meriah umat Islam meraikan Ramadhan. Hajar dan Adam seronok dapat main di playground dan jumpa other kids. Plus, dapat toys from a generous person yang donated toys untuk kanak-kanak yang ikut parents berterawih. Jazakumullaahu khayr.

Harapnya Hajar, Adam dan Maryam dapat menghayati dan seronok dengar Quran recitation during the teraweeh too! The 3 of them sat quietly thru the entire teraweeh. MashaAllaah.

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"puasa!!," tapi tetap makan juga, minum susu juga :)

itulah Hajar dan Adam. ALhamdulillaah mereka seronok dengan pengalaman Ramadhan kali ini, biarpun belum pernah terjaga sewaktu ibu dan abah bersahur. Sudah dua kali Hajar dan Adam ikut ke masjid, merasai kemeriahan beribadah di malam hari. Biar mereka belajar dan tahu bahawa Ramadhan bulan istimewa, biar mereka juga jadi penanti yang setia dan hamba yang menggunakan Ramadhan sepenuhnya.

"Ramadhan bulan orang Islam berpuasa..." sabar abah menerangkan kepada Hajar bila Hajar dengan muka penuh ingin tahu bertanya "Ramadhan?" bila abah menyebutnya. Hajar senyum saja, faham?kurang pasti.

:)

"...and there is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah"

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alhamdulillaah, semalam kami berkesempatan ke Islamic Center of Irvine. Dari maghrib sehingga habis terawih, yang diimamkan oleh Shaykh Mishary al-Afasy!! MashaAllaah.

Hajar, Adam, Maryam dan Ibu kena duduk dalam side rooms, prayer hall yang dikhaskan untuk sisters with small children. Alhamdulillaah, the room was very nice and comfortable, not a dingy, cold room..ehe. The sound system was loud and clear, allowing us to follow the recitation clearly despite the sound of excited kids playing and talking.

Hajar did not join the kids group. She just watched the other kids playing and their moms praying, while standing up still and quietly. As for Adam, he also stayed quite, but not still...ehe he quitely joined the play group, grabbed a coloring book and a crayon, and sat beside Ibu coloring the book. Alhamdulillaah the sister and her son who owns the book and crayon happily let Adam played with the book and crayon.

1 juz of qur'an, 20+3 rakaats of teraweeh and witr prayer. Alhamdulillaah!

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Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (signs) for guidance and judgment ... al-Qur'an 2:185

surely Hajar, Adam, and Maryam do not understand what Ramadhan means yet. However, they have heard the words 'Ramadhan' and 'puasa,' inshaAllaah that should be good enough at this point. InshaAllaah they will hear lots of Quran recitation both at home and during the teraweeh prayer at the masajid we will be visiting throughout the month. Last night, abah attended the teraweeh prayer at Masjid Omar near USC, but we didnt joined abah since kids are not allowed in the masjid during prayer. Alhamdulillaah, not all masaajid have the same policy. Islamic center of Southern California on Vermont even offers free childcare between maghrib until after teraweeh, mashaAllaah. A famous Quran reciter, Sh. Mishary is the visiting imam at Islamic center of Irvine, and inshaAllaah tonight we will be heading there :)

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Alhamdulillaah, Maryam is in her 3++ weeks, still adjusting to her 'schedule,' so do Ibu :)..have to follow Maryam's.
Hajar loves playing pretend, singing, and observing! She silently memorizes the zikr that ibu often recites when soothing Maryam, and Hajar will recite the zikr to Maryam whenever Maryam cries.
Adam is at the peak of his curiosity and exploring stage. He loves climbing up to the highest place he could, grabbing anything and experimenting with the items. These past few days, he poured a bottle of chocolate syrup on the flour, a jar of water in the kitchen, and a can of iced tea mix on the carpet. Uhuhu....mashaAllaah its very interesting to watch the kids learn and grow.

abah is busy with his projectS..Alhamdulillaah...coaching, fundraising for alFruqan(well, securing slots during ramadhan for a rep from alFurqan at as many masaajid as possible around the LA county actually), meeting with people, helping some of them, etc etc...sometimes, ibu & the kiddos joined abah during his trips to the nearby areas, but most of the time we just stay at home :)

bismillaah

a gift of breath, a life
given free, with terms and conditions applied
its temporary, for a short time

a gift of breath, a life
through crucial moments between life and death
I thank Allaah, though my thanks will never be enough

for all moms,
thank you for your sacrifices

for all dads,
thank you for your hard works

for all parents,
may Allaah bless you with righteous children
may Allaah reward you tremendously for loving and nurturing us all

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Alhamdulillaah, it has been 2 weeks since we welcomed Maryam to the family. A friend asked for her birth story, so here it is inshaAllaah.

The birth story is very short because Allaah have made the entire process easy, Alhamdulillaah.

Ibu did not remember when the contraction started since the first ones were very light and just like the regular contractions around the late stages of pregnancy. However, after Zuhr ibu noticed the contractions became regular, but they were like once in every hour. Ibu just ignored them since the EDD was still a week away.

After Asr, the contractions became stronger and closer. Ibu did not tell abah right away nor started to time the contractions, but packing things around the house instead ;). Around 600pm, ibu was pretty sure that labor was just around the corner, told abah about it, and searched the web for infor about 'when to go to the hospital' (ngeh :) ) to make sure it was the right time to go to the hospital (didn't want to wait for long in the hospital..lol). Around 7pm, we got the kids ready and off we hit the road (Alhamdulillaah, earlier that day abah's friend lent his car to us. Muslims friends in LA are very great, mashaAllaah)

Alhamdulillaah, it was saturday and the traffic through the downtown LA was smooth. At 730pm we arrived at the hospital. We went to the 8th floor-maternity section, and registered at 737pm. ibu got into the check-up room and was already at 8cm, Alhamdulillaah. Ibu( and the nurse and the doc) were quite surprised myself, and thankful to Allaah of course! Just minutes earlier ibu were still walking from the parking lot and pushing Adam's stroller into the hospital. The nurse quickly transfered ibu to the labor room. Preparation was done quickly, the doctor broke ibu's water, they hooked me up to the monitor, put an IV(hurt so bad), and at 820pm Maryam came into the world, Alhamdulillaah.

During labor, abah, hajar, and Adam had to wait in the waiting room since kids were not allowed into the labor room. ALhamdulillaah they didnt have to wait for long for 'adik' :). After the nurse cleansed Maryam and clean up the room, my LOs were called into the now-clean-and-neat labor room to meet the new member of the family. Abah,hajar, and adam hang around until around 1030-1100pm before they left..only ibu & maryam stayed :(

Ibu & Maryam were in the hospital for two days(for normal VD) ALhamdulillaah everything was great and everyone was happy and healthy.

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Alhamdulillaah, Hajar and Adam are sleeping soundly right now after another whole day of learning and exploring the world around them. Abah is not around for about 1 week because abah is travelling to Chicago and Michigan doing some of the things he loves. Hajar will say, 'Abah pegi kereje' whenever ibu asked her where is abah.

Today they got to go outside and played with an old stroller and bubbles at the backyard. They loved watching airplanes passing by on the sky. LAX is just 45 minutes away, and we could see/hear flights passing by up above quite clearly. Alhamdulillaah a'la kulli haal, LA's airway is very busy with commercial airplanes, and added with lots of helicopters and private jets. They make lots of noise too, but the kids were so excited with the sounds.

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Berinteraksi dengan makhluk Allaah

Alhamdulillaah, Hajar dan Adam berpeluang ke L.A ZOO dan alMadina school's Elephant Ride beberapa minggu lepas dan semalam.

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A friend forwarded this to me...and it makes me smile =)
May Allaah bless our mothers and reward them tremendously in this life and the hereafter..

My Mother Taught Me....

by unknown


1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
"Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the shops with me."

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My mother taught me IRONY
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all those sprouts are gone."

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

13. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"

14. My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

15. My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You are going to get it when you get home!"

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

19. My mother taught me ESP.
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

20. My mother taught me HUMOUR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
"You're just like your father."

23. My mother taught me about ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

:And my favorite

24. My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you