Assalamualaikum.
Few days ago, aku ada meet up dengan kawan aku sorang ni. Kita dah lama ah tak jumpa so bila dah jumpa, macam-macam kita catch up. Sampai lah ke tahap personal.
Behind her happy moments, member actually banyak kesedihan beb. Haiz.
Her dad passed away about a year ago. So kalau seseorang tu meninggal, mesti nak kene settle alot of stuff. So being a responsible daughter, she had to do alot of closing accounts and such. And of course, kalau ada kematian, hukum fara'id mesti nak kene settle jugak.
Yang sedihnya, duit punya pasal, adik beradik pun boleh bergaduh. Boleh berpecah belah. Boleh sindir menyindir. Semua fikir pasal hak dorang tapi tak pernah fikir tentang kewajipan.
Yang lelaki sebok nak tuntut 2 portions of peninggalan aruwah. Sekarang ni, yang lelaki tahu ke tak kenapa dorang dapat 2 portions but anak perempuan dapat 1 portion jer? Of course they know tapi dorang tak peduli! Part fara'id nak ikut hukum tapi part tanggungjawab, hukum nya mana?
Kawan aku recently pergi holiday, negeri omputeh. She didn't post anything until kawan dia tagged her. Upon seeing her tagged post, someone mata merah start ah post benda dekat FB to cannon her. Yang mata merah ni tak lain tak bukan ah, ipar duai. Adoi...
Selama ni, kawan aku bertungkus lumus jaga mak bapak dia sampailah bapak dia meninggal. Susah senang, dia handle sendiri. Tak pernah nak susah kan adik beradik dia atau sedara mara. Adik beradik pun tak tolong. Even aruwah pakai duit savings dia sendiri to pay for this and that. Tapi bila member senang sikit, fooh start ah kene kalet.
Abeh asik post kat FB nak sindir-sindir kawan aku cakap dah senang boleh pergi overseas jauh-jauh. Abeh post video pasal hukum fara'id.
Nasib baik ah kawan aku tu chill. Dia takde nak post benda yang nak sindir-sindir balik. Dia takde nak reply comments semua. Takde beb! Kawan aku buat bodoh jer. Infact dia post benda happy-happy jer. Pihak sana mesti rasa lagi bingit.
Satu kali kalau kawan aku bukak semua cerita, hah malu lu beb. Tapi tak, kawan aku tu baik.
Aku respect kawan aku ni. Serious ah. She has been through alot. Sampai nak kahwin pun tersekat sebab dia rasa tanggungjawab dia sebagai anak belum lengkap and masih berat.
Dalam cerita ni, ada banyak pelajaran. Pertama, adik beradik ni seumpama air dicincang takkan putus. Korang dari benih yang sama. Susah senang, first to carik is adik beradik. Jadi cuba jangan nak bermasam muka, jangan sampai putus silaturahim. Tapi biasa ah, kengkadang ada perselisihan faham. Try to resolve as soon as possible. For the sake of your parents ah atleast.
Kedua, orang luar pun jangan lah jadi batu api nak cocok-cocok. Patot korang cuba memperbaiki perhubungan adik beradik kalau dah renggang. Jangan tegak kan lagi benang yang dah basah. Hamboi.
Ketiga, kau sebagai anak, fikir jer ah pengorbanan mak bapak kau selama ni. Jangan nak fikir hak dapat duit fara'id jer sampai lupa kawajipan sebagai anak especially anak lelaki. Sendiri mau ingat.
Keempat, kalau orang sindir-sindir kau macam mana pun, kau chill. Kau keep on posting all the positive and happy things. Dorang confirm lagi bingit. LOL. Don't stoop so low like them. Sebab Allah bersama orang yang benar. Biar orang buat kita tapi kita jangan buat orang. Yes very good. Keep it up!
Kelima keenam ketujuh semua korang pandai-pandai lah fikir sendiri.
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Thursday, 7 April 2016
Saturday, 30 January 2016
Si Kidal Bakes
Assalamualaikum.
To be honest, I don't really like baking. So why I take up orders you wonder? Well because I love designing them actually. Hehehe. Cakes especially. When customers gave the magic sentence "I leave it to you for the design", fooohhh that is my favourite!
I get inspired by some angmo bakers who design so pretty cakes! I love looking at pretty cakes hence I follow afew from Instagram. Those pretty cakes make me feel erm pretty. Hahahaha!!
My ideas in designing are always there. The drawings are inside my brain already but when the empty canvas aka naked cake is right infront of my eyes, alot of other ideas came in. Hence, they are never gonna be the same as how I've drafted.
I can't say that my designs are nice lahhh but still acceptable right? Huahuahua! Though I always thought that I can do better. But no, I'm not the kind that will redo if I'm not happy. Afterall it is my own piece of "art" too so I gota love my work righttt...
I have changed my "business" name recently about a couple of months ago. I think it was in September. It is now called Si Kidal Bakes. Si Kidal is "the lefty". Yes I am a lefty. And so The Lefty Bakes. Yep.
When I changed my name, I gota change my logo too lah right. When I was in poly taking my diploma (tak perlu eh haha), I took Idealism (or something like that) during 1 semester for my extra class. I forgot what these extra classes called. Ok nevermind.
So 1 of the topics was about logos. Companies do their logos according to their business and resembles something that gotta do with their business too. So I thought I shall make use of the "knowledge" I had. Hah!
1st thing came in my mind, pink. I love pink accessories, cutleries, etc. Hence my kitchen items are mostly pink and that includes my Kitchenaid mixer which I named her Kimberly! Got it? K for Kitchenaid, K for Kimberly. And Kimberly is the pink ranger. Hahaha!
The original photo of that mixer is actually the mirror image but I mirrored it because I'm a lefty remember so it has gotta face the left.
I Googled for pink cutleries and place it at the corner to avoid a messy look. Put a whisk into the mixing bowl to make it less empty. And I make sure my business name is bold and visible to see even if I put a light watermark at my photos. Not forgetting my Instagram page and hashtag! Important you know that 1. Hah!
Noticed something about SI KiDAL BAKES? Yep the 'i' for the Kidal is not capslock. It is becauseee my LEFT wrist has this mole that is quite big and dark. No lah not bigggg with bulu haha. A dot lah but big. Erm 5mm big? I used to want to remove it but my mom said that mole is something unique which I should be grateful about. It can also be a sign of rezki. Ok lah I must be grateful atleast it is not huge with bulu right. Heh. So to feel honoured, I shall implement it into my logo, at the word kidal to be precised, to remind myself that some imperfection makes people perfect. Sapppppp.... Bangga mak!
I take weekends and Mondays orders only. To be collected on Saturdays to Mondays only. I used to take weekdays orders also but ehhh tiring lah nyah! I cannot. So I stopped lah. Focus on weekends only.
Ok lah so don't forget to support me. I do normal vanilla and chocolate cakes only. No fancy tasting cakes. Tak kuasa akak haha. And I also do rainbow cake lah which I don't favour in doing. Banyak colok lah ni baker. Hahaha!
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To be honest, I don't really like baking. So why I take up orders you wonder? Well because I love designing them actually. Hehehe. Cakes especially. When customers gave the magic sentence "I leave it to you for the design", fooohhh that is my favourite!
I get inspired by some angmo bakers who design so pretty cakes! I love looking at pretty cakes hence I follow afew from Instagram. Those pretty cakes make me feel erm pretty. Hahahaha!!
My ideas in designing are always there. The drawings are inside my brain already but when the empty canvas aka naked cake is right infront of my eyes, alot of other ideas came in. Hence, they are never gonna be the same as how I've drafted.
I can't say that my designs are nice lahhh but still acceptable right? Huahuahua! Though I always thought that I can do better. But no, I'm not the kind that will redo if I'm not happy. Afterall it is my own piece of "art" too so I gota love my work righttt...
I have changed my "business" name recently about a couple of months ago. I think it was in September. It is now called Si Kidal Bakes. Si Kidal is "the lefty". Yes I am a lefty. And so The Lefty Bakes. Yep.
When I changed my name, I gota change my logo too lah right. When I was in poly taking my diploma (tak perlu eh haha), I took Idealism (or something like that) during 1 semester for my extra class. I forgot what these extra classes called. Ok nevermind.
So 1 of the topics was about logos. Companies do their logos according to their business and resembles something that gotta do with their business too. So I thought I shall make use of the "knowledge" I had. Hah!
1st thing came in my mind, pink. I love pink accessories, cutleries, etc. Hence my kitchen items are mostly pink and that includes my Kitchenaid mixer which I named her Kimberly! Got it? K for Kitchenaid, K for Kimberly. And Kimberly is the pink ranger. Hahaha!
The original photo of that mixer is actually the mirror image but I mirrored it because I'm a lefty remember so it has gotta face the left.
I Googled for pink cutleries and place it at the corner to avoid a messy look. Put a whisk into the mixing bowl to make it less empty. And I make sure my business name is bold and visible to see even if I put a light watermark at my photos. Not forgetting my Instagram page and hashtag! Important you know that 1. Hah!
Noticed something about SI KiDAL BAKES? Yep the 'i' for the Kidal is not capslock. It is becauseee my LEFT wrist has this mole that is quite big and dark. No lah not bigggg with bulu haha. A dot lah but big. Erm 5mm big? I used to want to remove it but my mom said that mole is something unique which I should be grateful about. It can also be a sign of rezki. Ok lah I must be grateful atleast it is not huge with bulu right. Heh. So to feel honoured, I shall implement it into my logo, at the word kidal to be precised, to remind myself that some imperfection makes people perfect. Sapppppp.... Bangga mak!
I take weekends and Mondays orders only. To be collected on Saturdays to Mondays only. I used to take weekdays orders also but ehhh tiring lah nyah! I cannot. So I stopped lah. Focus on weekends only.
Ok lah so don't forget to support me. I do normal vanilla and chocolate cakes only. No fancy tasting cakes. Tak kuasa akak haha. And I also do rainbow cake lah which I don't favour in doing. Banyak colok lah ni baker. Hahaha!
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Friday, 22 January 2016
Goodbye First Trimester
Assalamualaikum.
Ada segelintir kawan yang tanya aku, "How is it like knowing you're pregnant?" Frankly, sebelum aku pergi scanning, aku in denial.
Aku asik tertanya, "Ada ke baby kat dalam?" And aku asik mimpi aku pergi checkup tapi tak nampak apa-apa.
Babes, korang fikir eh, 4 tahun tau aku kosong abeh tiba-tiba aku pregnant. Mesti ah aku macam terfikir-fikir and tertanya-tanya.
I am not questioning Allah, that's for sure. I'm just asking myself like how can this be possible. Hehehe. Yesss aku tahu ni semua kuasa Illahi. Aku terima syukur Alhamdulillah.
Aku ingat kalau dah lama sangat kosong, the only way to get pregnant is through IVF. But I was wrong. Allah kalau nak kasi, Allah akan kasi. Cuma kene memperbanyakkan doa. Kalau Allah nak amik balik pun, Allah akan amik tak kasi warning. Hence, I don't put my expectations too high. As high as tingkat 2 jer ah, taknak higher than that.
As I've mentioned in previous post, aku berdoa semoga Allah beri aku rezki yang terrrrbaik. Aku terima seadanya. Tak kira rezeki apa. Pelan-pelan Allah kasi aku rezeki itu rezeki ini. Cuma rezeki anak tu Allah cakap tunggu masa yang tepat. Jadi ni lah masa yang tepat I guess.
So aku finally pergi check up. Wanted to go earlier before pergi umrah tapi takde slot. So 2nd Jan 2016 it is. Registered and waited for the moment to be called.
'Mdm Annisa Zahra.'
Huhu Madam dok! Aku masuk bilik, the nurse suruh aku baring and wait for the doctor to come.
'Mam the doctor will do scanning for you. If she cannot see the baby, she might do an internal scanning.'
Weyh tak klakor! Aku terus cakap dengan baby aku lebih baik jangan main hide and seek eh. Show yourself. I don't wana get erm you know. Hahaha!
Doctor pun masuk and start scanning. Dia go slow and then tekan sikit. Ya Allah. There's the baby. So visible. So cute. The head, the limbs. MashaaAllah.
Doctor let us hear the heartbeat. It was so loud. That's my baby in there. Our baby. Warghhhh!!
Then baby starts to move. Doctor jiggle my tummy abit and saw my baby kicking in excitement. Doctor cakap baby kita action. Hahaha!
I couldn't hold back my tears. Aku tak nangis nangis ah. Aku tearing.
'Macam takde pa per eh. Sekali ada baby. Hehe got baby inside. So cute.'
Qiey's comment after the scan. I thought so too dear. Rupanya ada budak sebesar 4cm jer ni kat dalam. Now aku tak payah nak denial denial sangat. Dah nampak pun budak tu, confirm lah aku pregnant hehehe.
Ramai yang cakap 1st trimester will not be easy. Tell me about ittt... Apa aku makan semua tak kene BUT Alhamdullillah aku takde lah ke tahap makan muntah makan muntah. Rasa nak muntah tu 24/7 though.
Naik bus or cars/taxis dah macam nak pergi battle dok. Baca doa banyak-banyak. Motion sickness not funny. Kalau sampai Uber punya driver kene stop kat expressway punya road shoulder just to let me vomit tu apa hal. Ggrrr!
Other than fatigue and nausea and vomiting, I didn't know there are 25796425685 more symptoms in just 1st trimester. Whenever weird things happened to me, I'll tend to Google up.
There was once my right calf was so sore. Calf as in muscle bukan anak kambing tau. Mana tahu korang ingat aku bela anak kambing. Ok anyways I gota limp abit when I walk. When I Google, it was actually a part of pregnancy symptoms. Okayyy...
One night I feel massive bloating. Google said it will start from week 11 to birth time. All I need to do is eat small portions (which I do most of the time) & eat slowly. Ok fine I usually gobble up my food hehe. Okayyy lesson learnt lah!
Semalam went for 2nd checkup. Sekarang dah jejak 2nd trimester, I think. Dah 13weeks kot so erm 2nd ah kan? Hahaha! InshaaAllah it will be better for me.
Budak ni cekik darah eh. Perangai bapak nyer dah terikut agaknyer hahaha. Bila scanning tu tak tahu diam. Kita nak dia baring straight diam-diam sebab nak amik measurements, dia golek sana golek sini. Lepas tu bila nak tengok muka, dia bontot kan kita and stayed still. Aku asik kene action batuk and pusing kanan kiri jadi dia akan goyang-goyang lagi. Hahaha main-main eh!
By the way, Alhamdullillah I am gaining my appetite but still small portion meals. Those annoying vomit marathon has ended. I don't hafta take the nausea pills already! Yippedoo!
I lost 4kg during this period though tapi tetap nampak fatty lah. Aku dah tak boleh tuck in tummy. Boncit pun boncit lah nak, asalkan kau sihat kat dalam tu.
Only prob is, I hafta keep reminding myself to get up from my seat slowly. Feel abit of stitches everytime I get up but all fine InshaaAllah.
I always lose track of the number of weeks I am pregnant lah. Qiey said when people ask, I always say I am at 12 weeks. If not, I will just say 3 months haha.
'Asik 12 weeks jer.'
Hahaha! Semalam kat counter pun aku cakap aku 12 weeks. I have those track app thingy so whenever people ask me, I will need to check the apps if they wana know the exact week. Why do people wana know exact week sey? So the tak perlu. Hahaha!
I cannot even remember my EDD. My bestie Mas answered for me the other day when my other friend asked. Ok ok I must take note. Ok ok I know alreadyyy. I will rememberrr. 25th July ok. 25th July.
Sesungguhnya budak dalam perut aku ni kurniaan Tuhan yang paling precious, aku akan sentiasa berdoa semoga Allah akan sentiasa melindungi aku dan budak ni. Haha! Korang pun doa kan kita ok. Sayang korang!
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Thursday, 14 January 2016
Umrah 2015
Assalamualaikum.
Soooo as you guys knew, I went to umrah last month. Aku compose blog ni dah lama tapi tak post post. Heh.
Ya Robb, it has been the best trip in my life so far. Doa aku terkabul jugak untuk ke sana dengan Qiey. Tapi kalau boleh nak dengan my family. But isokeh, there'll be next time InshaaAllah.
It was quite a sudden idea ah. Everytime aku ajak Qiey sign up for umrah, he'll be reluctant. He kept saying it is not the right time. So aku pun selalu lah doa supaya Allah panggil kita dalam masa yang terdekat.
Tiba-tiba Qiey balik 1 day and said, 'Dear, ustaz ajak pergi umrah end of this year. Jom!'. Aik aleh-aleh jer dekni. Half the year passed, leave aku dah half gone. Kalau pergi ni, mesti kene amik unpaid leave. Alah tak kesah ah, go jer ah.
Pendek kan cerita, 10 of us decided to go with the ustaz. 5 of which are Qiey's uncles and aunts, 2 are ustaz relatives and 1 is ustaz helper.
Ustaz is Qiey's family friend so they've known this ustaz since forever.
We sent our bags for check-in the day before. Alamak tudung senget pulak. So anyways kita bawak apa yang perlu jer ah. Not forgetting jacket, thermal wear and glove. Cause kat sana can be chilly in December. Lagipun kita nak pergi Jordon mah. Sana vair cold ah. Aku pulak tak tahan sejuk. Bawak jugak ah jeans or pants. Kalau pergi bersiar-siar outside Mekkah Madinah, nak more casual, boleh jugak pakai.
Aku bawak semua jubah hitam. Mak aku cakap kat sana takde orang pakai colour colour. Tapi bila dah sampai sana, colourful jugak orang-orang punya baju. Haha! Buttt hitam is safer lah kan. And wear something that is solat friendly. Masuk masjid terus solat. Khalas. Takyah nak sarong telkung. Tapi kalau rasa nak pakai telkung, pakai jer. No problem.
Socks pun pakai jer sekali dalam selipar or kasut. Memang kaki kan part of aurat jugak jadi biasa kan pakai socks ok. Yang tebal sikit, jadi tak jarang. Kalau rasa socks jarang, sarong lagi 1 layer. Alah kan ada jual socks yang pendek yang buat solat tu.
Kasut takya pakai yang ada kancing-kancing ke apa. Pakai jer pump shoes tapi make sure comfortable. Aku terpakai yang tak comfy. So everytime nak pergi sight seeing, I'll wear my sneakers. Nak pergi masuk keluar masjid ada leceh sikit hehe. Nak pakai slipper pun ok. Laaaagi ringkas! And nak masuk masjid, letak kasut/slipper dalam plastic and bawak masuk sekali. Mana lah tahu kot kot hilang kan. Tawakal pun tawakal tapi kene amik prihatin jugak. Haha. Budak-budak kecik suka main kasut too. Dorang main campak-campak you know.
Tudung semua instant sudah. Toksah nak belit sana belit sini. Cocok tang sini cocok tang sana. Kat sana pun takya lah nak melawa sangat. Aku bedak pun tak pakai tapi mesti pakai moisturiser and lotion. Cuaca kat sana tak serasi dengan kulit kita. Lip balm also ok!
The day has come (051215) and time for us to fly off. Family, relatives and friends sent us off. The goodbye was so hard especially to my mom. 15 days dok. I'm sure gona miss her so much! These are my family. Totally forgot to take pictures with my inlaws!!
The flight was a 9 hours flight. Tak pernah-pernah aku naik flight that long. Longest was 4 hours to HK. Was given 2 meals. Tidur bangun makan tidur bangun makan. Hahaha. Cukup time, we hafta jatuhkan niat ihram. Cause we are heading straight to Mekkah first and will straightaway do our umrah.
Yang the 2 meals given, both aku tak boleh makan. I was pregnant remember? Tak tahu berapa week. 7? 8? Yes I know I was pregnant. Heh. So everytime sampai, aku makan 1 sudu terus givup. Tak boleh ah. Macam nak muntah max!
Once we've reached Jedah airport, tahu lah how people rush. Tak payah kalang kabot. Join the queue slowly. Kalau kalang kabot pun, kau tetap kene tunggu for 3-4 hours. Tak bedek ok! Keimanan korang dah start mencabar that moment onwards haha. Good luck!
Perjalanan ke kota Mekkah took afew hours. Lupa lah berapa jam. Once we've reached, we checked in hotel chop-chop cause kita nak kejar kan Subuh. 1st Azan (usually 1 hour before actual time) has been heard. So we have less than an hour to settle down.
The firstttt time ever when I get to pray at Masjidil Haram was that Subuh. Eventhough we didn't get to enter the masjid cause it was full and they closed the entries, the feeling was beyond explanation ah. Like, I am finally here. Praying here. MashaaAllah. Ni belum lagi tengok kaabah, belum lagi solat depan kaabah. Tu lagi BOOMZ!
Kalau nak masuk masjid, handphone jangan lupa seal. Haha. Nanti ada guard perempuan call you out "Hajah! Hajah!" Kalau jumpa hp nanti dia cakap "Haram! Haram!" And tak kasi kau masuk. I was lucky, tak pernah kene. Hehe.
Lepas subuh we gathered and all are eager to do our umrah. I cannot control my tears. This was the first view I had. When I got nearer and nearer, the moment the kaabah was exactly infront of me, I was speechless. Serious ah macam tergamam. Betul ke aku ni depan kaabah?
Kita tawaf 7 kali. Everytime bertemu Hajral Aswad, kita kene angkat tangan. Ingat ingat jugak perempuan tak boleh angkat tangan tinggi-tinggi. Bahu nak kene always towards kaabah. Alhamdullillah tawaf umrah first was done smoothly.
Once done, kita pergi solat punya area, facing makam Ibrahim and do our solat lepas tawaf. Lepas solat tu, kita berdoa lah. Mentak lah apaaa sajer yang kita nak. Sesungguhnya tempat situ lah salah satu tempat yang palinggggg mujarab.
Sorry aku first time kat sana, aku terlupa nak doa kan orang-orang lain hehehe. Doa untuk aku and parents aku jer dulu. Tapi lepas 2 3 kali kat sana, aku keluar kan list of the names I wana make doa for and the doas orang kirim. Kirim doa jer, takde hal bro. Semoga doa-doa aku untuk diri aku dan korang semua akan termakbul. Amiinnn....
Haaaa part sa'ee. Aku tak sangka first time bersa'ee, aku terasa sangat kelemahan dan kesakitan kaki. Mayyybe cause I was pregnant, tapi aku ada tips nak kasi kepada mulismah.
Kalau pakai stoken tu, pakai yang teballl sebab the flooring is cold you know. Men cannot escape ah cause hafta be barefooted. Pakai stoken yang bawah dia macam ada grip sebab the flooring can be abit licin (especially part zamzam).
And kalau boleh, ada stamina tu, jangan jalan macam pengantin, mak bonda kinda walk. Try to walk briskly. Jalan macam nak kejar mrt gitu, macam lari tapi tak lari. Hahaha. Tapi jangan laju sangat lah k cause memang digalakkan jalan seperti biasa jer. But to me, putting abittt speed in your sa'ee can help finish faster and tak rasa penat sangat. Did that on my 3rd time umrah, it was the best.
Part lampu hijau, lelaki kan kene atleast jog kan. Part tu aku pun konon jalan laju sikit dari the normal speed cause nanti aku kene tinggal dengan Qiey haha. Aku nak jog jugak tapi Qiey tak kasi. LOL okay lorrr... Btw this is the 2nd storey. 1st storey pun ada tempat for sa'ee.
Kalau korang tengok ni tumblers berderet, these are all zamzam. Zamzam there are sooo easy to get. Haus je, grab the cup and drink. Jangan lupa minum zamzam, stand and face the kiblat ok.
Kalau yang these water coolers pulak, they are not zamzam. Ni normal water jer. That is what the guard told Qiey bila Qiey tengah nak fill his bottle. Guard tu cakap zamzam yang only around the masjid punya circumference and from the tumblers. Take note hor.
Part makan, since kita stayed at Hilton, they only served breakfast. So lunch dinner semua at our own expenses. Kat Mekkah memang senang nak carik makan. The most favourite is the burger shop kat bawah hotel kita. Aku dengan Qiey almost everyday makan the burger. Kalau tak, pergi KFC kat Zamzam Tower. Kat atas Zamzam Tower pun ada banyak kedai. Ada fast food ada jual nasi nasi. Pricing wise not so cheap but not expensive also. But portion besar and banyak! Try to share lah hor.
Aku kalau dah start bercerita, memang taknak stop. So lebih baik aku stop kat sini dulu. I shall continue some other time InshaaAllah.
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Soooo as you guys knew, I went to umrah last month. Aku compose blog ni dah lama tapi tak post post. Heh.
Ya Robb, it has been the best trip in my life so far. Doa aku terkabul jugak untuk ke sana dengan Qiey. Tapi kalau boleh nak dengan my family. But isokeh, there'll be next time InshaaAllah.
It was quite a sudden idea ah. Everytime aku ajak Qiey sign up for umrah, he'll be reluctant. He kept saying it is not the right time. So aku pun selalu lah doa supaya Allah panggil kita dalam masa yang terdekat.
Tiba-tiba Qiey balik 1 day and said, 'Dear, ustaz ajak pergi umrah end of this year. Jom!'. Aik aleh-aleh jer dekni. Half the year passed, leave aku dah half gone. Kalau pergi ni, mesti kene amik unpaid leave. Alah tak kesah ah, go jer ah.
Pendek kan cerita, 10 of us decided to go with the ustaz. 5 of which are Qiey's uncles and aunts, 2 are ustaz relatives and 1 is ustaz helper.
Ustaz is Qiey's family friend so they've known this ustaz since forever.
We sent our bags for check-in the day before. Alamak tudung senget pulak. So anyways kita bawak apa yang perlu jer ah. Not forgetting jacket, thermal wear and glove. Cause kat sana can be chilly in December. Lagipun kita nak pergi Jordon mah. Sana vair cold ah. Aku pulak tak tahan sejuk. Bawak jugak ah jeans or pants. Kalau pergi bersiar-siar outside Mekkah Madinah, nak more casual, boleh jugak pakai.
Aku bawak semua jubah hitam. Mak aku cakap kat sana takde orang pakai colour colour. Tapi bila dah sampai sana, colourful jugak orang-orang punya baju. Haha! Buttt hitam is safer lah kan. And wear something that is solat friendly. Masuk masjid terus solat. Khalas. Takyah nak sarong telkung. Tapi kalau rasa nak pakai telkung, pakai jer. No problem.
Socks pun pakai jer sekali dalam selipar or kasut. Memang kaki kan part of aurat jugak jadi biasa kan pakai socks ok. Yang tebal sikit, jadi tak jarang. Kalau rasa socks jarang, sarong lagi 1 layer. Alah kan ada jual socks yang pendek yang buat solat tu.
Kasut takya pakai yang ada kancing-kancing ke apa. Pakai jer pump shoes tapi make sure comfortable. Aku terpakai yang tak comfy. So everytime nak pergi sight seeing, I'll wear my sneakers. Nak pergi masuk keluar masjid ada leceh sikit hehe. Nak pakai slipper pun ok. Laaaagi ringkas! And nak masuk masjid, letak kasut/slipper dalam plastic and bawak masuk sekali. Mana lah tahu kot kot hilang kan. Tawakal pun tawakal tapi kene amik prihatin jugak. Haha. Budak-budak kecik suka main kasut too. Dorang main campak-campak you know.
Tudung semua instant sudah. Toksah nak belit sana belit sini. Cocok tang sini cocok tang sana. Kat sana pun takya lah nak melawa sangat. Aku bedak pun tak pakai tapi mesti pakai moisturiser and lotion. Cuaca kat sana tak serasi dengan kulit kita. Lip balm also ok!
The day has come (051215) and time for us to fly off. Family, relatives and friends sent us off. The goodbye was so hard especially to my mom. 15 days dok. I'm sure gona miss her so much! These are my family. Totally forgot to take pictures with my inlaws!!
The flight was a 9 hours flight. Tak pernah-pernah aku naik flight that long. Longest was 4 hours to HK. Was given 2 meals. Tidur bangun makan tidur bangun makan. Hahaha. Cukup time, we hafta jatuhkan niat ihram. Cause we are heading straight to Mekkah first and will straightaway do our umrah.
Yang the 2 meals given, both aku tak boleh makan. I was pregnant remember? Tak tahu berapa week. 7? 8? Yes I know I was pregnant. Heh. So everytime sampai, aku makan 1 sudu terus givup. Tak boleh ah. Macam nak muntah max!
Once we've reached Jedah airport, tahu lah how people rush. Tak payah kalang kabot. Join the queue slowly. Kalau kalang kabot pun, kau tetap kene tunggu for 3-4 hours. Tak bedek ok! Keimanan korang dah start mencabar that moment onwards haha. Good luck!
Perjalanan ke kota Mekkah took afew hours. Lupa lah berapa jam. Once we've reached, we checked in hotel chop-chop cause kita nak kejar kan Subuh. 1st Azan (usually 1 hour before actual time) has been heard. So we have less than an hour to settle down.
The firstttt time ever when I get to pray at Masjidil Haram was that Subuh. Eventhough we didn't get to enter the masjid cause it was full and they closed the entries, the feeling was beyond explanation ah. Like, I am finally here. Praying here. MashaaAllah. Ni belum lagi tengok kaabah, belum lagi solat depan kaabah. Tu lagi BOOMZ!
Kalau nak masuk masjid, handphone jangan lupa seal. Haha. Nanti ada guard perempuan call you out "Hajah! Hajah!" Kalau jumpa hp nanti dia cakap "Haram! Haram!" And tak kasi kau masuk. I was lucky, tak pernah kene. Hehe.
Lepas subuh we gathered and all are eager to do our umrah. I cannot control my tears. This was the first view I had. When I got nearer and nearer, the moment the kaabah was exactly infront of me, I was speechless. Serious ah macam tergamam. Betul ke aku ni depan kaabah?
Kita tawaf 7 kali. Everytime bertemu Hajral Aswad, kita kene angkat tangan. Ingat ingat jugak perempuan tak boleh angkat tangan tinggi-tinggi. Bahu nak kene always towards kaabah. Alhamdullillah tawaf umrah first was done smoothly.
Once done, kita pergi solat punya area, facing makam Ibrahim and do our solat lepas tawaf. Lepas solat tu, kita berdoa lah. Mentak lah apaaa sajer yang kita nak. Sesungguhnya tempat situ lah salah satu tempat yang palinggggg mujarab.
Sorry aku first time kat sana, aku terlupa nak doa kan orang-orang lain hehehe. Doa untuk aku and parents aku jer dulu. Tapi lepas 2 3 kali kat sana, aku keluar kan list of the names I wana make doa for and the doas orang kirim. Kirim doa jer, takde hal bro. Semoga doa-doa aku untuk diri aku dan korang semua akan termakbul. Amiinnn....
Haaaa part sa'ee. Aku tak sangka first time bersa'ee, aku terasa sangat kelemahan dan kesakitan kaki. Mayyybe cause I was pregnant, tapi aku ada tips nak kasi kepada mulismah.
Kalau pakai stoken tu, pakai yang teballl sebab the flooring is cold you know. Men cannot escape ah cause hafta be barefooted. Pakai stoken yang bawah dia macam ada grip sebab the flooring can be abit licin (especially part zamzam).
And kalau boleh, ada stamina tu, jangan jalan macam pengantin, mak bonda kinda walk. Try to walk briskly. Jalan macam nak kejar mrt gitu, macam lari tapi tak lari. Hahaha. Tapi jangan laju sangat lah k cause memang digalakkan jalan seperti biasa jer. But to me, putting abittt speed in your sa'ee can help finish faster and tak rasa penat sangat. Did that on my 3rd time umrah, it was the best.
Part lampu hijau, lelaki kan kene atleast jog kan. Part tu aku pun konon jalan laju sikit dari the normal speed cause nanti aku kene tinggal dengan Qiey haha. Aku nak jog jugak tapi Qiey tak kasi. LOL okay lorrr... Btw this is the 2nd storey. 1st storey pun ada tempat for sa'ee.
Kalau korang tengok ni tumblers berderet, these are all zamzam. Zamzam there are sooo easy to get. Haus je, grab the cup and drink. Jangan lupa minum zamzam, stand and face the kiblat ok.
Kalau yang these water coolers pulak, they are not zamzam. Ni normal water jer. That is what the guard told Qiey bila Qiey tengah nak fill his bottle. Guard tu cakap zamzam yang only around the masjid punya circumference and from the tumblers. Take note hor.
Part makan, since kita stayed at Hilton, they only served breakfast. So lunch dinner semua at our own expenses. Kat Mekkah memang senang nak carik makan. The most favourite is the burger shop kat bawah hotel kita. Aku dengan Qiey almost everyday makan the burger. Kalau tak, pergi KFC kat Zamzam Tower. Kat atas Zamzam Tower pun ada banyak kedai. Ada fast food ada jual nasi nasi. Pricing wise not so cheap but not expensive also. But portion besar and banyak! Try to share lah hor.
Aku kalau dah start bercerita, memang taknak stop. So lebih baik aku stop kat sini dulu. I shall continue some other time InshaaAllah.
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Saturday, 2 January 2016
Prego
Assalamualaikum.
For the record, I am not talking about the pasta brand. And no, I am not pregnant too. Ok I lied. I am pregnant. Wahahahaha yessss I am pregnant you annoying people!!
1 word: Alhamdullillah.
Ok ok I know you people out there are eager to know my story - I'm shameless I know - so lay back and read on.
As you guys know - or not - in my previous previous post, I've stated that I've went to KKH for check up erm 2 years ago? And since doctor said I am normal, I leave my faith in Allah.
I didn't take any medications. I didn't go for any treaments. All I did was made doa for Allah to give me the rezki that is best for me. Frankly I didn't specifically prayed for a child. Rezki in any form, I'm not choosy. Hehe.
My menses have never been regular. It is always late. 1 week or 2 weeks. Or I could also missed a month! But I've never bother to check. I secretly pray my menses would come actually hahahhahah!! And when my menses finally comes, I'll say Alhamdullillah heheheheh.
But this time, I feel something is not right. My boobs sore for too long. Super sore unlike my regular menses sore. My feet is always cold. I am so fatigue, I can fall asleep in a split second. I can even fall asleep in the sauna for 30 minutes ok! I don't have appetite but I crave to eat this and that. Ended up with little bites only. Oilment is my bestfriend. The feeling of be being pregnant is very strong.
So on 26th November 2015, that very morning, I took out my old test kit - which have been in my drawer for God knows how long - and tried peeing on it.
I put the kit behind me then I took it back then I put it back again and slowly pick it up back. HAHAHA! I stared at it until I saw the line at the "T" window and then the "C" window. I looked at the cover, 2 lines means I'm pregnant.
Sh.....
No I did not say shit. Well I wanted to but I stopped myself cause I know that will not be the good word to say - for the first time. Hah.
Alhamdullillah.
I said it softly even I myself can't hear.
Tears suddenly stream down my cheek. I am a little bit confused. I don't know if I ever want this. The feeling is so....confusing lah!
I finally put the kit down and start bathing. Again I secretly wish the kit is spoilt. Urgh me and my thoughts.
Right after I'm done, I get dressed and woke Qiey up. Oh oh before waking him up, I actually had my phone camera on hahaha. Just to record his reaction.
'Dear...'
'Mmmm...'
'I tak pergi kerja tau.'
'Mmm... Asal?'
'I'm pregnant.'
I am starting to feel nauseous and the urge of puking is at my throat!
I actually wanted to say something more than just "I'm pregnant" but I can't say it out. I wanted to say more like "I think I feel like something is growing in me and it is gona grow for another 8 months?" But nothing of that came out hahaha.
I started crying after that then Qiey asked if I'm happy, I said I don't know. Hahahahhaha omg what in the world?!
I went out from my room and my mom saw me with t-shirt and jeans, 'Eh kau tak pergi kerja?'
I showed her the kit and she said, 'Alhamdullillah' in a very relaxed mode. But I know that woman is jumping in her heart hahaha.
We went to the clinic after that and then doctor said I am 6 weeks pregnant since my last menses.
'Doctor, you're not gona get my pee tested?'
'No need lah. Since you've already checked and it is positive so positive it is.'
'But you know, I've been married for 4 years and suddenly I'm pregnant. So I'm really pregnant?'
The doctor laughed at me and asked me to lay on the bed. He gave light knocks on my tummy and listened through his stethoscope. He nodded and asked me to get up slowly. He gave me some folic acid and nausea pills.
I don't feel satisfied lah. I bought another kit from Guardian. I tried again when I'm home and yes, 2 lines. Trust me, 3 days passed, I still looked at the kits. I only threw them at the 3rd day hahaha.
Sooo, went for check up today, 2nd Jan 2016, I am now in my 10th weekh pregnant. Alhamdullillah. My EDD will be in 25th July 2016 InshaaAllah.
Nari pulak birthday Qiey. Birthday present indeed!!
2015 have been perfect for me. Naik pangkat, naik gaji, naik umrah (LOL) and also got to know I am pregnant. If it is not for the doas by my loved ones, things will not happen. Thank you everyone who never fail to pray for me. I love each one of you. May Allah bless all of you and give back the best to you guys.
*wipe tears *
Hehe and yes, I am already pregnant when I left for umrah. Think it was around 7 weeks. Whenever people ask us to pray so we'll get a child, I'll giggled to myself. They don't know my secret hehe.
Please make doa for me and baby. May everything goes well for this journey. InshaaAllah Amiin Amiin.
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