Goodbye 2011 and welcome 2012.

Salam,

Tonight I bet so many people go out to celebrate New Year 2012. There are so many places that we can go tonight but as usual we choose to stay at home. Well, my hubby really hate to go to crowded places. If we can avoid it, it's better. I reckon it's not that safe for us to bring our children in a crowded place. We have lost our elder daughter for a while when we were visiting Auckland Museum back in 2009. She wandered off on her own and thankfully we managed to find her after frantically searching all over the place. So, for those who have planned to bring their children out tonight, I would suggest that you take an extra precaution.

How about your last year resolutions? How far have you achieved? I myself only managed to achieve some of my own resolutions. There have been a lot of unexpected twists and turns this year and I'm quite optimistic to achieve the rest of my resolutions next year. Insyallah, if there's a will there's a way. Thus, keep your head up and keep dreaming and achieving at the end of the day.

Kenangan Terindah tahun ini: Cherating 24-25 Dis. 2011 (BM entry)

Salam,

Bukan mudah untuk adik beradik yang semuanya sudah besar dan ada yang sudah bekeluarga untuk berkumpul beramai-ramai dan pergi bercuti. Sewaktu kami kecil, kami selalu dibawa abah dan ma kami berjalan-jalan ke serata Malaysia. Seingat saya, kami cuma tak pernah lagi ke Sabah dan Sarawak je. Negeri-negeri lain memang kami sudah sampai.

Bila masing-masing sudah dewasa ni, selain dari waktu perayaan, kami memang susah nak berkumpul. Jadi, mulai dari tahun lepas lagi, saya cadangkan pada adik-beradik saya supaya kami dapat bersama-sama bercuti ke satu tempat. Jika tahun lepas, kami hanya ke Gambang Waterpark kerana kami sudah sepakat untuk turun ke Kuantan. Adik nombor tiga saya yang tinggal di Gambang yang menawarkan rumah sewanya sebagai tempat persingggahan.

Tahun ini , sekali lagi kami turun ke Kuantan tapi kami bersepakat untuk bercuti di Cherating. Maknanya kami perlu menginap di situ. Oleh kerana kami ni ramai, jadi kami pilih Cherating Bay Resort yang ada kemudahan apartment. Kami sewa 2 buah apartment yang ada 2 buah bilik untuk setiap unit. 2 buah tilam tambahan juga diambil sebab tak cukup katil.

Tempat mendaftar, kolam renang & apartment yg disewa.

Harga satu apartment lebih kurang RM220. Bolehla kan. Lagipun kami berkongsi. Kami juga dapat diskaun sebanyak 10% kerana adik saya yang buat tempahan tu kakitangan kerajaan. Dia sebenarnya tak bawa kad kerja UMP tapi dia tunjukkan kad nama dia yang ada alamat UMP. Nasib baik dapat jugak diskaun. Dalam apartment tu bolehla tahan. Ruang tamu, bilik tidur dan ruang dapur (tidak boleh memasak) bersih. Cuma bilik air tu tak berapa memuaskan dan cuma ada satu bilik air sahaja.

 Saya dan adik, Rafie tiba dulu di tempat tu. 2 org lg yang datang dari Dungun sebenarnya dah tunggu kami. Diaorang dah pergi pantai dan makan-makan dulu. Rafie yang membuat tempahan beberapa minggu lepas. Jadi kami berdua berpakat membayar dulu penginapan sementara menunggu sebuah kereta lagi yang membawa beberapa adik yang lain.


Bila semua dah sampai, suasana meriah sangat-sangat. Ada 4 org kanak-kanak; 2 org anak dara saya, seorang teruna (baru 2 thn lebih) anak adik saya Yatie dan anak Rafie yang baru berusia setahun. Kami menjamu selera dengan keropok lekor dan satar dari Dungun yang dibeli oleh adik saya yang belajar di UiTM. Waktu tu tiba-tiba hujan lebat. Jadi kami terpaksa menunnggu sampai hujan reda sebelum ke pantai.

Lebih kurang pukul 3, hujan dah reda. Walaupun masih mendung, kami tetap meneruskan preancangan kami untuk bermain di gigi-gigi air. Nasib baik pantainya landai. Mula-mula adik2 lelaki saya dan suami terus menuju ke pantai. Diaorang berenang sakan. Kami yang perempuan ni ditinggalkan dengan anak2. Tapi kami tak kisah sebab memang kami dah ada 2 jenis permainan yang kami dah rancangkan. Permainan yang pertama ialah membina istana pasir. Sepatutnya ada 3 buah kumpulan tapi akhirnya hanya 2 buah kumpulan yang dapat menyudahkan istana. Satu lagi kumpulan tu adik ipar saya dan bayinya yang berusia setahun. Hana (bayi yang aktif) tu nak makan pasir bukan nak buat istana pasir! hehe. Adik saya Yatie, suaminya dan anaknya dalam satu lagi kumpulan. Anaknya, Nazhan tiba2 jadi raksasa yang memusnahkan sebahagian istana. Terpaksalah mereka buat semula. Pemenang untuk permainan tersebut ialah kumpulan anak-anak saya dan adik bongsu saya, Amalin. Yati hanya dapat tempat kedua. Permainan kedua lebih menarik kerana ia melibatkan acara larian berganti. Mereka berlari sambil membawa air dalam bekas kecil untuk diisikan di dalam bekas yang lebih besar. Ada 2 buah kumpulan. Kedua-dua kumpulan sebenarnya ada taktik menipu masing-masing. Yang menang akhirnya kumpulan yang paling bijak menipu. Sebenarnya kami bermain hanya untuk suka-suka. Saya dah membeli beberapa hadiah untuk permainan-permainan tersebut. 

Selepas puas bermain di pantai, kami terpaksa balik ke apartment tapi kami masih ingin bermain air. Jadi acara bermain air diteruskan di kolam renang di resort tu. Saya tak masuk pun ke dalam kolam. Saya sibuk mengambil gambar yang lain-lain. Lagipun antara ramai-ramai tu saya seorang je yang tak pandai berenang. huhu. Kolam tu agak dalam kecuali di bahagian kolam kanak-kanak. Yang paling seronok, ada gelongsor air di situ. Fathini, Amalin dan Yatie naik ke gelongsor beberapa kali. Hafizah takut dan hanya bermain di  kolam kanak-kanak. Semua main air sampai jari kesejukan dan biru. 

Bila dah bersihkan badan, saya sibuk memanaskan air dan buat milo panas untuk semua. Nasib baik saya bawa banyak jugak bekalan. Ada milo 3 dlm 1, maggi cawan dan kek Apollo. Bolehla semua makan buat alas perut sebelum kami keluar makan malam. Kebetulan kami tak makan tengahari sbb dah makan nasi lemak waktu pagi. Laku jugala maggi cawan, kek dan milo panas. 

Selepas maghrib, kami keluar makan di kedai Pok Su Ikan Bakar. Rafie cakap makanan kat situ sedap. Jadi, kami ikut sajalah. Kami ambik 2 set yang ada nasi putih, tomyam campur, kerapu 3 rasa, kailan ikan masin, telur goreng, daging masak merah. Suami saya cadangkan untuk tambah lagi satu lauk iaitu udang bersalut tepung. Penuh makanan di meja dan kami makan sepuas hati bila dah dapat makanan tu. Nak ambik gambar sebelum makan pun dah terlupa sbb dah lapar yang amat. Sebelum makanan sampai, Yatie bagi setiap sorang kek cawan yang dia tempah siap dengan nama kami semua. Kami makanlah kek tu sebelum makan nasi. Kiranya makan "dessert" dulu. hehe. 

Keesokan harinya, pagi-pagi lagi semua bangun untuk pergi bersarapan. Kami dapat sarapan percuma yang disediakan oleh pihak resort. Makanannya bolehla tahan sbb ada mee goreng, nasi lemak, keropok. Air biasalah ada teh,kopi dengan jus oren. Tiada gambar diambil sewaktu bersarapan sbb semua sibuk nak makan. Kami makan di restoran tepi kolam tu. Lps makan sekali lagi budak-budak semua nak masuk dalam kolam lagi. Yang lain-lain nak ke pantai sekali lagi. Saya, suami dan anak-anak pergi ke pantai lambat sikit sbb mula-mula tu hujan rintik-rintik. Bila kami dah pergi pantai, aadik-adik saya sedang bermain ombak dan jauh ke tengah. Fathini sibuk tarik tangan saya nak ke tempat yang lain-lain bermain air. Hafizah pulak mula-mula ok tapi lepas beberapa kali ombak besar datang, dia mengamuk ajak balik. Terpaksalah saya tinggalkan Fathini dengan mak sunya, Cik Lin. Dia seronok je bermain ombak dengan makcik-makcik dan pakcik-pakciknya. Lebih kurang hampir 2 jam juga kami di pantai sebelum kami balik. Sempat jugak kami singgah ke gerai-gerai di tepi jalan sbb adik saya Radzi nak membeli cenderahati. Saya pun ada beli sedikit cenderahati untuk kenangan. 

Bila hampir pukul 12 tengahari, kami sudah siap mengemaskan barang-barang untuk balik. Sebelum balik, sempat lagi kami bergambar di depan apartment. Macam-macam  gaya bila bergambar yang ada. Kami memang nak buat acara ni acara tahunan. Jadi, tahun depan, kami nak merancang dengan lebih teliti dan mungkin tinggal lebih lama. 

Cuba teka siapa yang paling tua hingga yang paling muda (1-8)
Saya (Nur), Amalin, Yatie, Pein, Dan, Epit, Aeji, Asul. 

Ahli rombongan kami. Gambar dicilok dr FB Yatie. Jadi kualiti di sini tak berapa cantik.

Yup.....It's Cherating.

Salam,

Molly was the first person who gave the most accurate answer for the trivia. So, she'll get facial mask from Watson. I've planned to write in the detail of our family retreat to Cherating but since my daughters are always using my netbook, I still don't have time to really sit and write up the entry. I'll try to write up an entry tomorrow after I come back from the clinic for the monthly check-up.

Teaser: Guess where did we go?

Salam,

If you are so good in guessing, you'll get something! Let me give you some clues. This beach is one of the famous beaches in Pahang. The wave is suitable for surfing but maybe only for beginners. 

You have until 11.50 p.m. tomorrow night to guess the name of the beach. The fastest person who can give the accurate answer will win something. You must be one of the followers here and and you can only guess twice in the comment box.

GOOD LUCK!

Chef Riz should be removed from being the co-host for Masterchef Malaysia?

Salam,

I know that this was a hot issue early last month since this news was published in Malaysian Insider. What kind of news was it? Okay, let's see the news:

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Did Chef Wan’s son cook up his CV for MasterChef Malaysia?

UPDATED @ 10:40:29 AM 09-11-2011

By Debra Chong

November 09, 2011

A screenshot shows Chef Riz’s Masterchef Malaysia profile page hosted by Astro.com.my.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Mohd Nadzri Redzuawan, popularly known as Chef Riz and a judge on MasterChef Malaysia, is in hot soup. In his MasterChef profile on the Astro Ria website, he claimed to have worked at two famous restaurants in the US, but checks with both of them have revealed otherwise.
The son of local celebrity chef Redzuawan Ismail, better known as Chef Wan, claimed he worked as “chef de cuisine” — also called a head chef — at the world famous Mario Batali’s flagship Italian restaurant Babbo in New York when he was only 22.
Batali is an American chef who is as famous for his signature shorts and orange Crocs as his string of restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Singapore and has starred in the “Iron Chef America” TV series.
“These claims are untrue. Mr Nadzri has never worked at Babbo,” Mario Batali’s communications director, Pamela Lewy, said in an email reply yesterday.
When contacted, Chef Riz insisted he did work at Babbo.
“I was there for a year, from January 2005 to December 2005,” he said.
Now 29, he also told The Malaysian Insider he worked as “sous-chef” at Le Bernardin under chef Eric Ripert — of the Asian Food Channel’s “Avec Eric” fame — before returning home to star in several TV programmes.
A sous-chef is the second in command of the kitchen and directly assists the head chef.
“I took a break, a short holiday before joining Le Bernardin for two years. I was there from March 2006 to July 2008,” he said to The Malaysian Insider in a phone interview yesterday.

An email from Batali’s spokesman disputes Chef Riz’s claim of employment.

A publicist for Le Bernardin, Helen Medvedovsky, told The Malaysian Insider this morning after checking with the Michelin three star-rated restaurant that: “We looked into this and found out this man never worked at Le Bernardin.”

When it was pointed out that Batali’s spokesman had refuted the claim, Chef Riz said: “Aiyoh! That’s weird. I’ll be checking with them.”

A check by The Malaysian Insider later this morning found his profile page to now say he was a trainee at both restaurants. No explanation for the amendments was appended to the page. MasterChef Malaysia is a cooking show under the MasterChef franchise that is also present in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Croatia, Greece, India, Sweden, Indonesia and the UK.
The show’s first season on Astro Ria began its run on October 22. Shooting for the series is scheduled to continue until the end of the year.
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The past two days, I've read two letters in the Speak Up column in THE SUN. In both letters, they insisted that Chef Riz should be replaced by a more deserving chef to be the co-host. One of them wrote this, "The 29-year old co-host has deliberately lied in his CV and this shows a lack of integrity on his part. 

I had doubts too when ASTRO chose him as one of the judges. He's too young to be given such honour to judge, critisize and teach the amateur cooks. I had other celebrity Malaysian Chefs in mind before they actually announced the judges. Other chefs normally have to gain a lot of experiences before they can even get into the position of being a Head Chef. He clearly used his father's name to gain the cheap fame. 

 I'm not questioning his ability to cook as he might have been taught by Chef Wan since he was small. BUT there were other great cooks who have the same background too! SO, in this case, both ASTRO and him have to take the responsibility on this misconduct and cooking the impressive CV just to get the high rating? 

What do you reckon? Should he still be the co-host? Or someone who is more qualified should replaced him? 

Why Muslims can't say Merry Christmas?

Salam,

Christmas is just around the corner and I'm sure most of us have some friends who will celebrate it. I found a simple explanations from FB and this video is from you tube. Why don't you watch it and hopefully it can gives us a clearer picture of the reasons behind it.

KR1M: Memilih ke kalau saya tak lalu nak makan?

Salam,

Semua sedia maklum yang barangan makanan yang dijual di kedai KR1M tu memang murah lebih-lebih lagi yang berjenama 1Malaysia. Ada beras, sardin, makanan sejuk beku dan lain-lain lagi. Ada ahli keluarga saya yang beberapa kali membeli beberapa barang makanan dari kedai KR1M di Kelana Jaya ni. Jadi saya dah mencubala sardin, beras dan kuih seperti karipap. Masalahnya tekak saya ni tak boleh tak telan sangat nasi daripada beras 1Malaysia tu dan sardinnya. Berasnya macam beras lama dan ada bau yang kurang enak bila nasi sudah masak. Warna nasi juga memang berbeza dari nasi beras Siam. Iye, saya memang biasa makan beras Siam kerana saya orang Kelantan yang dibesarkan dengan beras Siam. Sardinnya pula, ikan-ikannya cepat sangat hancur dan bau lebih kuat dari sardin biasa. Kuih seperti karipap tu bolehla dimakan. Tapi isi tu hanyalah ubi yang sudah hancur.

Hari ni dalam akhbar-akhbar tempatan, ada laporan mengenai 200 barang makanan KR1M telah dihantar ke makmal untuk diperiksa kualitinya. Keputusan hanya akan diketahui dalam masa seminggu lagi.

Kalau nak kata saya ni memilih mengenai makanan, saya akan mengaku. Tapi kalau dah makanan yang akan jadi darah daging kita, takkanlah kita nak ambil mudah kan? Kalau murah sangat pun, tapi kualiti hancur, minta maaflah. Saya tak setuju sangat-sangat. Ini dah macam menipu dan mengambil kesempatan. Macammana nak bagi anak-anak kita makan makanan yang tak berkhasiat. Kalau beras tu macam dah nak hitam dan berbau, tak payah pergi hantar ke makmal pun, kita tahu dah hilang khasiatnya. Sardin tu belum sempat habis menumis dah hancur semacam, dah sah-sah ikan tu yang tak elok.

Entri ini bukan untuk menghasut sesiapa untuk tidak membeli barang makanan di KR1M. Cuma lebih baik kita gunakan hak kita sebagai pengguna untuk lebih memilih. Ada banyak lagi pilihan lain yang juga murah tapi masih berkualiti. Kami pun ada membeli barangan GIANT atau TESCO yang biasanya lagi murah dari jenama lain. Tapi kualitinya masih elok.

Ada yang pernah membeli barangan di kedai KR1M? Rasa-rasanya kualitinya boleh tahan ke atau teruk?

How to prepare for a date.

Salam,

I gave the topic "How to prepare for a date" to my students today. I asked them to brainstorm some ideas as they need to write about the topic. Process writing is the genre for their level and sometimes they have difficulties to write especially when it comes to writing the steps.

Below were some of their amusing suggestions:

            Going for a date means going out to have a romantic place with your loved one. Some couples like to go to a restaurant, park, cafe or zoo. It is simple to prepare for a date if you follow these suggestions. Before you prepare for the date, you need to confirm about the date. First of all, book a table in a restaurant. If you do not book, you might not get a nice table. Secondly, buy some flowers. It is better to buy red roses to your girlfriend. Next, book a limousine. You need a driver so that you can have a nice time with your girlfriend at the back. Then, do the personal grooming. You must take a shower, shave your moustache and beard, brush your hair and spray some perfume. After that, choose smart clothes. You want to look handsome for your girlfriend. Finally, arrive at the place on time. It is not good to be late especially on your first date. I hope you will try these suggestions and you will have the most romantic date ever. 


*I have edited some of their spellings, sentence structure.

That class is full of young adults from the age of 18 to 22. There is only one girl in the class. Usually they do not really have ideas on what to write in other topics. BUT when I introduced that topic today, they were so excited to share their ideas. One underage (16 year old!) student even suggested that "You should ask your girlfriend to follow you back to your house!". Another one suggested, "Book a hotel room. You should book a room so that you can sleep together!". I  just told them to stop all the ridiculous ideas and write about the steps on having a date of going out to a place to have a chat. That's all. I might have sound like their mothers or you can say "Conservative". I didn't expect those ideas will come from male students who mostly come from the middle east. Maybe they are still like teenagers and they are not matured yet. 

Reasons to Smile. (would you like to add more?)

Salam,

It's not always good to set the depressing tone in this blog. That's why today, I've decided to brighten up this blog a little bit. I found this article about REASONS TO SMILE. Well, I'll add some more of my own personal reasons and you are also welcome to add yours if you want to.

FROM ABOUT.COM

1. Smiling Makes Us Attractive

We are drawn to people who smile. There is an attraction factor. We want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good. Frowns, scowls and grimaces all push people away -- but a smile draws them in (avoid these smile aging habits to keep your smile looking great).

2. Smiling Changes Our Mood

Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. There's a good chance you mood will change for the better. Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood.

3. Smiling Is Contagious

When someone is smiling they lighten up the room, change the moods of others, and make things happier. A smiling person brings happiness with them. Smile lots and you will draw people to you.

4. Smiling Relieves Stress

Stress can really show up in our faces. Smiling helps to prevent us from looking tired, worn down, and overwhelmed. When you are stressed, take time to put on a smile. The stress should be reduced and you'll be better able to take action.

5. Smiling Boosts Your Immune System

Smiling helps the immune system to work better. When you smile, immune function improves possibly because you are more relaxed. Prevent the flu and colds by smiling.

6. Smiling Lowers Your Blood Pressure

When you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure. Give it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor at home. Sit for a few minutes, take a reading. Then smile for a minute and take another reading while still smiling. Do you notice a difference?

7. Smiling Releases Endorphins, Natural Pain Killers and Serotonin

Studies have shown that smiling releases endorphins, natural pain killers, and serotonin. Together these three make us feel good. Smiling is a natural drug.

8. Smiling Lifts the Face and Makes You Look Younger

The muscles we use to smile lift the face, making a person appear younger. Don't go for a face lift, just try smiling your way through the day -- you'll look younger and feel better.

9. Smiling Makes You Seem Successful

Smiling people appear more confident, are more likely to be promoted, and more likely to be approached. Put on a smile at meetings and appointments and people will react to you differently.

10. Smiling Helps You Stay Positive

Try this test: Smile. Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile. It's hard. When we smile our body is sending the rest of us a message that "Life is Good!" Stay away from depression, stress and worry by smiling. More Fun Ways to Live Longer

NOW.................My own reasons to smile:

1. I have a job that I enjoy.

2. I have my loving hubby and lovely kids.

3. I'll spend the quality time with my daughters for 10 days in just 8 days to go!

4. I will always have a shoulder to cry on.

5. I'm still able to do work (even though the exhaustion has caught up with me)

6. Any problems won't go away even if we crack our head or beat our self up. SO...........it's better to smile and think about the solutions to our problems.


Would you like to add? I would love to read the reasons for you to smile. It will be interesting to know.

Don't want to be a teacher when...........................

Salam,

If you can't really understand about today's entry, I would to apologize first. This is just to let out my frustrations of what's going on now. I reckon the stress level at work it up to the ceiling that I just can't wait to have the 10-days break at the end of this month.

Here are the situations when "I don't want to be a teacher":

• when my students have started to question my qualification as a teacher.
• when supposedly "temporary boss" act as if he is doing something but really he is just delegating more work everyday!
• when I don't feel that there are some kinds of satisfaction at the end of the day.
• when I feel that everything that I do is so meaningless.
• when  my students have started to give the doubtful look like mocking you in the class.
• when I think that I'm not giving the BEST in teaching!

Maybe I'm just too tired and I need some time off to relax and pull myself together. Exhaustion and lack of motivation to work can happen to anybody when your body is saying "NO" but you still need to work to earn the salary. Can I just say that I'm experiencing a "burn-out"?
 

Artikel dari Iluvislam.com: Meraih pahala dari FB. (BM entry)

Salam,

Saya tertarik untuk berkongsi artikel dari iluvislam.com. Ada macam2 artikel setiap hari. Yang ini rasanya ada kaitan dengan kebanyakan dari kita. Semoga kita akan dapat manfaat dari artikel ini.
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Facebook ialah sebuah tapak web rangkaian sosial yang dikendali dan dimiliki secara persendirian oleh Facebook, Inc. Sejak 2006, sesiapa yang berumur 13 tahun ke atas dan memiliki alamat e-mel yang sah boleh menjadi pengguna Facebook. Facebook lebih menyasarkan golongan belia berbanding dewasa. Pengguna boleh menambah rakan dan saling menghantar mesej, serta mengemaskini profil peribadi mereka sebagai makluman kepada rakan-rakan. Selain itu, pengguna juga boleh menyertai rangkaian yang dianjurkan oleh tempat kerja, sekolah, atau kolej.
Nama Facebook berasal daripada timangan yang digunakan untuk buku-buku yang diserahkan oleh pihak pentadbiran universiti kepada para penuntut pada permulaan tahun akademik di Amerika Syarikat dengan tujuan membantu penuntut saling mengenali.
Facebook diasaskan oleh Mark Zuckerberg bersama teman-teman sebiliknya dan rakan-rakan sekursus sains komputer Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz dan Chris Hughes. Pada mulanya, keahlian tapak web ini terhad kepada penuntut Harvard, tetapi kemudian beransur-ansur diperluaskan kepada kolej-kolej lain di kawasan Boston, Ivy League, dan Universiti Stanford.
Selepas itu, Facebook berkembang lagi untuk merangkumi mana-mana pelajar universiti, kemudian pelajar sekolah tinggi, dan akhirnya, sesiapa sahaja yang berumur 13 ke atas. Kini, tapak web ini dianggotai oleh lebih 400 juta pengguna aktif seluruh dunia.
Daripada Jabir bin Abdillah, Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda:

سَلُوا اللَّهَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا ، وَاسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لا يَنْفَعُ
Maksudnya: "Mohonlah kepada Allah ilmu yang bermanfaat, dan berlindunglah dengan Allah daripada ilmu yang tidak bermanfaat"

Hadis ini diriwayatkan oleh Ibn Abi Syaibah dalam al-Musannaf, Abdun bin Humaid dalam al-Musnad, al-Fakihi dalam Fawaid Abi Muhammad al-Fakihi.
Meraih Pahala Bersama Facebook
Tajuk ini bukanlah menggalakkan kita terus berfacebook kerana termotivasi dengan terma 'pahala'. Ia cuma sebagai pendorong kepada kita untuk memanfaatkan masa yang terluang semasa berfacebook untuk memperoleh pahala dari-Nya.
1. Facebook Chat
Berbual menggunakan Facebook Chat sememangnya menyeronokkan. Sahabat yang jauh, terasa dekat. Masa yang lama, terasa singkat. Tambahan pula dengan adanya video call, seakan 'melekat' batang tubuh di hadapan komputer. Lepas seorang, seorang lagi. Hingga larut malam.
Adalah lebih baik jika chatting itu terisi dengan perkongsian ilmu yang bermanfaat. Boleh jadi ia perbincangan masalah dalam pembelajaran, perbincangan isu-isu agama ataupun sekadar bualan bagi mengeratkan ukhwah.
2. Status
Terkadang rasa lucu, geram, keliru, hairan dan seronok melihat ragam status rakan-rakan Facebook setiap hari. Ada yang jenis update status setiap jam. Ada yang suka meluahkan perasaan selepas putus cinta. Ada yang meluahkan kemarahan di Facebook.
Tidak kurang juga ada yang bergaduh, saling perli-memerli (sempat lagi tag 'musuhnya'). Bagi yang membaca status, jari-jemari ligat menekan 'like'. Ada juga yang menulis status dan mengharapkan 'like' yang banyak.  'Like' yang banyak mungkin satu kepuasan buat dirinya.
Tulislah status yang bermanfaat, diletakkan link ceramah agama dari Youtube, ataupun sekurang-kurangnya video-video menarik lucu dan berunsur nasihat dari blogger terkenal Malaysia seperti Mat Luthfi, Anwar Hadi atau Aiman Azlan .
Boleh juga diupload gambar-gambar bermanfaat, design testi yang menarik dari ILuvIslam, lukisan dari Rusydee Artz, komik Islamik dari MFR Studio dan juga Komik Dakwah Online.
3. Group
Kadangkala, aplikasi group ini agak menyerabutkan. Apabila semuanya serba mudah di dalam Facebook ini, maka makin ramai yang membuat group. Lalu di add masuk ramai orang ke dalamnya. Kadangkala, tidak pernah diminta untuk masuk ke group itu, tahu-tahu sudah di add masuk.
Bagi saya sendiri, saya buangkan sahaja group-group yang tidak membawa manfaat dan sertai group yang bermanfaat. Cuba turut serta dalam perbincangan group dan lontarkan pandangan, ilmu mahupun komen anda.
Usah sekadar menjadi 'silent reader' kerana kadangkala kefahaman kita terhadap sesuatu isu mungkin tersasar dari maksud sebenar. Jadi, dengan mengemukakan pandangan atau komen, kefahaman anda mungkin lebih jelas.
4. Share
Gunakan kemudahan share untuk berkongsi notes dan status rakan-rakan yang bermanfaat. Adalah lebih baik dikongsi status ilmuan-ilmuan agama kita seperti Ustaz Zaharuddin, Ustaz Hasrizal, dan Ustaz Azhar Idrus atau status motivasi dari Prof. Dr. Muhaya, Wardina Safiyyah dan lain-lain (sekadar menyebut beberapa nama).
5. Notes
Kemudahan aplikasi Notes di Facebook wajar diguna sebaiknya untuk dakwah. Apa sahaja yang anda peroleh dari pembacaan anda, ringkaskan dan letak di Notes kemudian tag seramai mungkin rakan-rakan anda.
Kita sudah ada majalah Solusi, Tarbawi, GenQ, Fardu Ain, Majalah i, Q & A, dan lain-lain. Malaysia sudah 'kebanjiran' dengan majalah-majalah agama. Manfaatkannya untuk mengutip dan menyebarkan seberapa banyak mutiara ilmu di dalamnya.
Apa yang penting, pastikan apa yang anda peroleh dari pembacaan anda perlu dari sumber yang tepat dan bukannya mesej berantai, risalah-risalah yang entah dari mana sumbernya, dan emel yang tiada asasnya. Tidak pasti? Rujuklah individu yang lebih arif.
Firman Allah S.W.T:

"Bertanyalah kepada yang mengetahui jika kamu tidak mengetahui" (Surah an-Nahl ayat 43)

Penutup
Mudahnya mendapat manfaat dan pahala dari Facebook. Ingatlah, Facebook bukanlah segala-galanya dalam hidup anda namun segala-galanya dalam hidup anda boleh menjadi lebih bermakna dengan manfaat dari Facebook.
Bahagi masa anda dengan sebaiknya apatah lagi jika anda masih bergelar penuntut ilmu. Semoga manfaat yang kita peroleh, mampu menjadi bekal kita di sana nanti. Wallahualam.
*sejarah Facebook diambil dari http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
-Artikel iluvislam.com

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Do you have a lot of useful parenting tips?

Salam,

This is just an announcement to those who are interested to share their useful parenting tips. You can type out the valuable and useful parenting tips and stand a chance to win something.

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GO TO PARENTSTHOTS WEBSITE. HERE ARE SOME DETAILS:

BabyDash (www.babydash.com.my), an online store run by two Malaysian mums, is running a promotion with ParenThots.

Submit your parenting tips on the BabyDash (http://www.facebook.com/Babydash.com.my) or ParenThots (facebook.com/parenthots) Facebook page or email info@babydash.com.my.

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After which, the best tip of the month wins a Babydash hamper worth RM100 (with six items in it).

Currently, this contest goes on for three months until the end of February, 2012.

BabyDash offers convenience for parents. The online shop features diapers, wipes, formula and food, nursing products, bath and skincare, and care and safety items. Parents can buy items and be assured of delivery within two days.

http://www.parenthots.com/news_and_events/news/Send-in-your-parenting-tips.aspx

SImilar but one is scarier.

Salam,

Does this mask looks similar to.................

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Why did I ask? Well, my daughters are always afraid to look at my face whenever I put on the facial mask. They said that I looked like one of the scary figure in horror movies. When I showed the mask from the movie "Scream", they agreed that's how I looked. 

Have you ever encountered this with your kids?

Farewell party to our boss.

Salam,

Farewell
Farewell is a word, So simple, so dour Saying what started but did not endure. Farewell is a feeling of something that’s gone Farewell is a memory that stays for too long Farewell is everything that’s been left unsaid Farewell is the greeting of someone who’s dead. Peter Rhodes

   He's going to be missed by all of us since he has done a lot to make us feel comfortable working alongside with him. He listens to us, tolerates our antiques and gives us  ample time to get our jobs done.  I'm not the only one who feel so sad with his decision to work in another place.

  So, last Friday we organized a farewell party in Chilli's K.L.C.C. Only some of us could make to the party since it was held after working hours. We planned to make it a surprise party but our boss somehow knew about it beforehand. (somebody might have told him)

  The party was supposed to start by 5 but most if us only turned up by 5.20 p.m. When he arrived, we tried to shout "Surprise!" but he didn't look surprised at all. The first agenda was to have an early dinner so the waiters started to send some food when we told them that we were ready to eat.

   Some of the food that we ordered were chips and salsa, mashed potatoes, chicken strips and chips, quesadilla and chicken burger with chips. To tell you the truth I wasn't so crazy about the food since they tasted quite bland. I don't understand why do people like Chilli's so much. (maybe it's just me). While we were eating, we were sharing some amusing stories and jokes. Erik was so calm and cheerful that evening except when he gave the speech.

THE FOOD

   When he gave the speech, we could feel his sincerity since he never tried to hide his feelings. He was glad to know us and be able to be our boss though it was not so easy to manage about 40 English teachers. One of us presented the big farewell card and a present for him. We bought him a special mug because he was caught accidentally stealing one  of the mugs that belongs to one of the teachers. (he saw the irony of the mug) I had to leave early that day because I had to fetch my daughters in the nursery. Thus, I was the first person to leave the place right after his speech. I managed to take a photo with him just before I left. 

  

 

Thanks Erik for everything. It was nice knowing you as a boss.

Muzium Tentera Darat (BM Entry)

Salam,

Ini hanyalah entry santai hujung minggu sbb kami tak ke mana-mana minggu ini. Suami saya memang lebih suka duduk dirumah. Saya ni yang suka keluar berjalan. Minggu lepas kami dah keluar bawak anak2 tengok cerita "Puss in Boots". Jadi minggu ini, hanya berehat je di rumah.

Sepatutnya dah lama saya buat entri ni tapi selalu tertangguh kerana banyak sangat gambar yang hendak dipilih. Kami singgah ke Muzium Tentera Darat ni hjg bulan lepas dalam perjalanan pulang dari Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson. Kebetulan suami memang minat sangat2 bila bab2 tentera, kapal terbang dan kereta perisai, kami singgahla untuk melihat2 dan mengambil gambar.

Sewaktu kami sampai, muzium tu tak terlalu penuh dengan orang. Tiada bayaran masuk dikenakan dan pengunjung bebas bergambar. Suami saya memang asyik mengambil gambar sehinggakan kami (saya dan anak2) yang penat dan kepanasan mengambil keputusan untuk masuk ke dalam bangunan dan suami saya pula meneruskan aktivitinya sendiri ke bahagian yang lain. Saya dan anak2 hanya masuk dan melihat2 sedikit pameran yang ada di dalam bangunan seperti sejarah bagaimana tertubuhnya tentera darat pertama di Tanah Melaya. Ada gambar Adnan Saidi dan rakan2, ada juga sedikit sejarah di zaman Kesultanan Melaka, pakaian2 tentera di zaman dahulu, kelengkapan2 dan senapang yang digunakan.

Saya tidak terlalu ghairah mengambil gambar  di dalam bangunan kerana keadaan agak gelap dan ada gambar yang diambil tidak berapa jelas. Maklumlah saya bukannya pandai sangat nak menukar "settings" pada kamera. Jadi, mintak maaflah tiada gambar di dalam bangunan. Lagipun saya dan anak2 hanya melihat dan berjalan2 di dalam bangunan hanya selama setengah jam. Anak2 sebenarnya sudah mengantuk dan letih kerana waktu itu sudah pukul 2.30 petang dan mereka pun masih letih kerana sakan bermain air di waktu pagi. 

Daripada semua bahan pameran tu, saya paling tertarik pada bahan pameran di luar. Cuma saya tak masuk ke tempat tu sebab hanya suami saya yang menjelajah masuk ke Terowong Rahsia Zaman Komunis. Ada satu terowong yang sengaja dibina seakan2 terowong zaman Komunis masih mengganas di hutan. Macam menakutkan pun ada bila tengok gambar je. Panjang terowong boleh tahan juga sebab kita boleh masuk dari pintu rahsia dan keluar dari lubang rahsia antara pokok besar. Bagus juga saya dan anak2 takk masuk sebab mungkin anak2 takut dan silap2 boleh mengigau bila tidur. 

Hampir sejam kami di situ untuk bergambar dan melihat pameran. Bila anak2 mula ajak balik, saya pun dah letih, saya terpaksa ajak suami (yang macam tak nak balik ye) untuk meneruskan perjalanan pulang. Hampir pukul 3 lebih barulah kami tinggalkan muzium tersebut. Itu pun kerana langit dan nampak mendung semacam je. Memang kami terpakasa meredah hujan lebat sebelum sampai ke Kelana Jaya. 

Bergambar lagi sebelum balik.

Suggestions please for a nice place to have a family vacation.

Salam,

We (my siblings and I) are planning to have a family vacation at the end of this month. The problem is we are kind of not sure where is the best place for 8 of us (plus our partners & kids). My brother suggested Cherating as it's only one hour drive from his house in Kuantan and not that far from KL too. Most of us have never been to Cherating and it seems like a good idea. However, I'm thinking about the rainy season now and it might not be the best place especially in December. I've suggested Felda Residence Sg. Klah Hotsprings as there are apartment that we can rent. Again some of them were not keen on the idea.

I really hope that we can go somewhere and spend time together because the last time I could join my family for a vacation was about 6 years ago when we went to Langkawi. That's why I really hope that any of you can enlighten me with some suggestions with affordable price since we also have to support our younger siblings who are still studying.