Power Sport Taekwando Competition 2011

A whole day of competition, a very tiring and exhausting one but yet an eventful day in many ways. In the end Adam managed to place himself in the finals, however unfortunately due to lack of offensive and defense, he ended with a Silver medal. It however came with an unfortunate painful bruise on the foot.

Meanwhile Ayyub got himself a bronze, after giving a good fight in the semifinals. This is his first medal and insyaallah, he can do much better in future competition.

Well as for Alisha, good try good experience ... maybe next year.

90 days to UPSR

Within the next 90 days we will need to help Adam ready for UPSR. What is the best strategy, and how can we maximise our effort?

Run through of events ...

Bowling Get together : Saturday, 14th May.

Originally set for Ole Ole Bowling at Section 18, Shah Alam, we reschedule to Alam Sentral due to booking by MARA. Luckily, there are alley available.

Along Zafri and family, the Kajang (Saujana Impian) Gang, Jalan Joran (except Haziq), and all of us from 6teen@jalansampan in full force. Ayah Su did very well, and Along Zafri was impressive, however not able to concentrate as due restlessness of his young children.

All in all it was a good affair, onward to lunch at an Arabic Restaurant (Arabian Kitchen) at Section 20, Shah Alam, good ... food, everyone seems to enjoy themselves.


Koko Crunch Taekwando National Junior 2011 : Saturday, 21st May.

Ayyub participated at KL Badminton Hall. It was a good fight for him although he did not get through. Its the waiting, we arrived at about 8am, but his fight was No 42 and finally about 1.45pm did he manage to start. Its ok, we'll try again next round. Power Sport Competition will be coming up in June.


UPSR Motivation : Saturday, 21st May.

Adam attended at UiTM from 8am - 9pm. He was enthusiastic it seems as he do not complain. Hopefully its worth the RM100 investment.


Azreen Azman Wedding : Sunday, 22 May.

Man Busu Koleh first daughter which makes the bride my Anak Saudara Dua Pupu. 6 of us, Baba, Mak, Fa, Ateh, Nie and yours truly. A time to meet long lost relatives.


PKSR 2 : 23rd May - 27th May 2011

Adam, Ayyub and Alisha insyaallah will do well, but for all its worth, its a good opportunity to gauge their level as half year sets in. This will also help us assess Adam as he approach UPSR in September this year.

Mak was 73 last Monday ...

We had a good get2gather-gather at No8, except for 1 menantu, and 4 cucu and 1 cucu inlaw. Adik Ipar and biras was there too (Pak Ngah & Mak Ngah).

Along sponsored Satay, as Thira cooked the Pasta, Lia with her Red Velvet Cup Cake, and Tanty with the Birthday Cup Cakes as well as a cupcake each for all Mothers. Not sure who brought the Mee mamak, but food were in abundance.

As refreshment, we had orange and laichee. The idea of disposable cup and plates are fantastic, it ease the cleaning up and reduce water usage as well.

Qila MC again as she did during Wan's Birthday ... exactly a year ago @6teenjlnsampan, and this round its quiz about Wan. Somehow Pak Ngah new most of the answer.


Along send this SMS:

• Greeting brothers n sister, thank you for making mum's birthday bash a success. To all my nephew n nieces, it was a splendid occasion to be together except for those who r not in town n overseas. Thanks a billion.

To all, we say thank you, to mak we say ... we love you, may Allah SWT keep you always in his Hidayah and we hope for more happy healthy years to come. As much as we do not intend to count the years that past, we will always appreciate what we have always ... the bonus years.

Everyday is Mothers Day ...

Yes 365 days, and 366 days during the leap year.

Well, at least for those who needs a specific day, yesterday was the day. Good for those who thrive from the commercial part of it, cards, cakes and gift. Well no matter what, I think mothers do enjoy them too, when the children do give them a hug, wish them, (not even more) but do enjoy the gift showered unto them.

Am not, for it actually ... seriously you think of your mother only on the day someone say its mothers day,,, and that's why I post this today ... yes today.

Actually, I do enjoy reading some of the write up and wishes by children to their mum, and one that I would like to share here some statement I read from the Star yesterday 08052011,

Whenever my sisters and I are out with mum and someone stops us to say,

"Iswander, you are so lucky to have such nice daughters,"

I smile. Actually, I wish I could stop them and say,

"We are the the luckiest girl to have her as our mother."

We Love you, Mum. Happy Mothers Day

or this one from the Malay Mail 04052011, titled Mummy dearest, where the writer writes about how sanctity of motherhood are tainted by some who gave birth to a/any child and yet did not do or did not know how to be a mother. He continue by saying that,

"It's a sad thing to see motherhood tainted with such stupidity and callousness.

It gives a real bad name to the sacred duty of being a mother.

Thank goodness the cases, while shocking and deplorable, are few.

Most Mothers out there are the genuine article,

willing to give their all to and for their children.

They provide the necessary, love, comfort and guidance

for their children to grow up to be useful and well-adjusted members of society.

To this mums, have a Happy Mother's Day"

Yesterday, do drop by to visit her, drop by for lunch occasionally, and call her as much as I can, if and when I am busy!!! (busy really ...) But being a mother, if and when she do not see you, or hear from you, she will be the one calling. "Just wanna know if you are well, and all is fine," she'll say.

What more can you say, love you Mak.

Exam ....

Hari ni Kak Lia Exam, pukul 2.00ptg. Dah berberapa hari study kaw kaw dia, baru je lepas bertolak kat Puncak Alam. Insyaallah, Kak Lia berjaya menjawab dengan sempurna dan mendapat pencapaian yang cemerlang.

Semester ini, hanya '2 paper' aje, next paper 25042011, hari Isnin lepas tu boleh relax sampai semester depan. Mula pun lepas raya 12th September 2011. Nampak nya nak cuti puas-puas dia kerana dah dua kali semester break kena buat 'clinical', Hospital Sungai Buloh dan Hospital Seberang Jaya.

Ooops ... jangan lupa kena buat Thesis Final Year, dah hantar proposal, sekarang kena plan supaya tak buat kerja "last minute".


Thira pun tengah sibuk study break, malam kelmarin dia balik sekejab, katanya dah habis 1 minggu dah study break, tinggal seminggu aje lagi. Exam dia kalau tak silap mula 2hb Mei 2011 hingga 5hb Mei 2011.


Adam, Ayyub dan Alisha ... PKSR 1 dah selesai, markah kira ok la, perlu lebih banyak usaha lagi, dapat nombor dalam kelas pun kira ok la.

Adam UPSR tinggal lagi 5 bulan + -. Kena bantu dia lebih focus, kurangkan perkara dan aktiviti yang tak perlu. Masih gah nak tengok TV, sedangkan dah ada perjanjian bahawa ada hari-hari tertentu tak boleh tengok TV, lebih-lebih lagi sekarang ni "No TV Week". Punyalah kemaruk, malam tadi pasal nak tengok "Around the World in 80 days", versi baru dengan Jackie Chan sanggup bayar RM20.00. Korek tabung sampai kering.

Alim dah mula kat MRSM Gerik, dengar cerita blur juga dia, tapi mesti ok punya, pasal dia memang budak yang cerdik dan mudah 'interact' dengan orang.

Iman Nur Najwa (Wawa) pun dah sedia untuk next phase, lepas result SPM keluar, dah pilih Course mana yang diminati, sekarang tunggu offer. harap-harap dapatlah program yang dia betul-betul minat, lepas tu focus sungguh-sungguh.

Sementara tu, kerja kat Pizza Hut, boleh lah kita makan Pizza free kot !!!

Oh ya ... sorang lagi tengah sibuk belajar nak exam, Nurul Aini Munirah (Ain), tapi 1st paper pada 28hb April ni.

Good luck you all, give your best, insyaallah berjaya.

Adam dan Kerja Sivik ...

Berberapa hari yang lepas Adam sibuk balik rumah merenggek nak kena buat kerja rumah sivic. Dia kena buat kad ucapan menghargai keluarga. Masa tu Kak Thira ada kat rumah , jadisuruh lah dia minta tolong kak kakak dia.

Masa tu bila tanya apa maksud menghargai keluarga, dia kat tak tahu ... naik angin dibuatnya, nasib baik Kak Thira ada.

Apapun 'end result' kira ok la dan dapat satu copy dari usaha dia atas pertolongan Kakak.

Terima kasih keluargaku

Terimakasih yang tidak terhingga kepada

ibu dan abah serta Kak Lia, Kak Tira, Ayyub

dan Alisha. Terutamanya ibu dan abah

yang telah menjaga Adam dan melayan

kerenah Adam setiap hari. Juga Kak Lia

dan Kak Tira yang selalu membantu Adam

membuat kerja sekolah. Ayyub dan Alisha

pula yang selalu bermain dengan abang di

rumah. Adam amat menghargai semua

orang yang menjaga, menolong dan

bermain dengan Adam.

TERIMA KASIH SEMUA

ESPECIALLY MADE FOR YOU

ADAM MUHAMMAD

Kad ada siap dengan gambar, tapi tak pandai-pandai nak upload ke sini, so lain kali aje la. Hari ni hari sekolah ganti, ibu ada kat KT melawat Wan pergi malam tadi, insyaallah ahad pagi balik, ada harapan nak makan Nasi Dagang fresh ... tengok la rezki siapa ya.

Alpha thalassemia trait

Dah lah tu Heterozygous alpha thalassemia.

Alamak nak sebut pun berbelit lidah. Apa pun dah confirm dah disahkan sebagai pembawa, tapi kira ok lah, ikut cerita doktor, nasib baik mak bukan pembawa. Maka nya kita semua aik beradik tak lah kena kes yang teruk.

Tapi, kena buat screening untuk anak-anak, bukan apa sebelum mereka kahwin nanti, sekurang-kurangnya cucu-cucu kita nanti tak lah mendapat 'complication' tak menentu.

Tapi kalau dah suka macammana ye???

Nak cerita sikit, ada kawan tu, anak dia kena transfuse darah setiap bulan rasanya, kesian budak tu, tapi apa nak buatkan, kalau boleh "prevention is better than cure"

Mak dan Baba

Wednesday, 16th February 2011

Took Baba to Hospital Putrajaya for his regular Blood Transfusion (every 3 weeks), and today he need to be transfused only by 1 pint, of the regular 2 and occasionally 3 pint or bags. Sham took him yesterday for the regular check with the Doctor. When I arrived, a little bit late than usual, he is ready to go, Ateh took Mum to Klinik Kesihatan Seksyen 7, for her regular checkup also as usual, except that it coincide with Baba today.

Left about 12.40pm, because no one to cover to pick up Adam, Ayyub and alisha from School, so Sham took over, they are home by about 4pm.

Mum call, saying that she will no be able to attend ngaji tonite, as she's not well, her leg has a minor cut, due to a fall.

Thursday, 17th February 2011

Checked on Mum and Dad. Mum's cut was not bad, but somehow the bleeding was quite heavy, after some basic dressing and a new plaster, plus some ice to ease the ache, hopefully she should be better.

Earlier, read an email from Sham, and here's the story ...



Let us Learn to appreciate by reading this story………..really heart wrenching moment.

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, made the last decision.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the
postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none".

The director asked, "Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.

The director asked, "Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, "Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.

After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: "Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, "I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, "please tell me your feelings."

The youth said,
Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not be the successful me today.
Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.
Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.

The director said, "This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The
company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*

You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them
experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.


At home, trying to get the children to understand responsibility is such a job, getting angry and upset is easy, wondering whether they realise that do it right the first time, doing it when you were asked and helping whenever possible should be natural. Things like ...

Kitchen

1. Wash at least your own plate and glass after use.
2. Clean the sink afterward
3. Clear and cover what's left on the table.

Internet

• Keep up to the curfew, 12 midnite, and if really you got work to do, soonest possible. Better still, sleep early and wake up early to continue.

Toilet/Washroom

1. Doa - A'uzubika minnal khubutsi wal khabaits'
2. Close the door
3. Maintain cleanliness and keSUCIan.
4. Doa - Ghufranaka
5. Close the door, switch off the lights.
6. Flush as you go

EGO ...

Dari Berita Harian, 11022011 oleh Hidayah Mohammad

Pada awal perhubungan, mungkin tidak nampak sifat dan sikap sebenar seseorang pasangan. Semuanya indah belaka. Bila semakin lama, mula lah berlaku berbagai kepincangan, perselisihan faham hinggakan natijahnya mencetuskan perbalahan yang akhirnya membawa perpisahan. Salah satu punca yang sukar disedari ialah sifat ego yang tidak boleh dilihat dengan mata kasar.

Rata-rata wanita gemar menuduh lelaki tinggi ego, sebaliknya, si lelaki pula akan menyalahkan wanita sehingga menyebabkan persengketaan. Berikutan masing-masing suka menuding jari menyalahkan antara satu sama lain. Sifat ego bukan saja menjadi masaalah dalam hubungan pasangan bercinta, malah turut menjadi isu dalam keluarga, ipar duai, tempat bekerja dan hubungan kemasyarakatan.

Bagi yang tidak sedar, memiliki sifat ego, penulis yang jugapenuh dengan sifat ego, merungkai sifat berkenaan tanpa disedari oleh rata-rata manusiadi muka bumi ini. Sifat buruk itu hanya dapat diubah oleh diri sendiri, sebaliknya sifat ego yang semulajadi sukar untuk diubah oleh orang lain. Sekiranya dikatakan lelaki lebih ego daripada wanita memang ada betul nya, tetapi itu mungkin wujud 15 tahun lalu yang mana lelaki lebih dominan daripada wanita. namun zaman sudah berubah.

Wanita banyak yang menimba ilmu hingga ke menara gading dan ramai yang berkerjaya, jadi mata pencarian keluarga datang juga dari wanita. Maka, ego akan terhasildaripada duit, harta, kepandaian, status dan gaya hidup yang tinggi, selain dipengaruhi oleh rakan sekeliling dan sifat peribadi seseorang. sehubungan itu, zaman moden tidak kira lelaki atau wanita sama saja.

Ego juga datang dengan kuasa yang ada pada seseorang. Contohnya, lelaki yang tidak berpelajaran tinggi, tidak berharta dan tidak kacak, tapi masih ada lagi ego terhadap isteri berikutan lelaki sudah dicop sebagai "ketua keluarga" oleh masyarakat. Jadi, ketua di sini mempunyai kuasa dalam menentukan hala tuju keluarga. Itu juga penyumbang kepada sifat ego.

Walaubagaimanapun, ego perlu ada sebagai perisai untuk menjada maruah, tapi mestilah berpadadan kena pada tempat.

Sifat ego adalah penyakit batin, iaitu ia adalah abstrak atau maknawiyah, yang tidak dapat dilihat dengan mata kasar. namun tetap dapat dkesan melalui tanda lahiriah pada sikap seseorang itu. Atau dengan kata lain, sifat ego itu ada manifestasi atau implikasinya. Berdasarkan sikap dan tanda terserlah itu lah, kita dapat mengenali seseorang itu memiliki sifat ego.

Antara fakta dan tanda-tanda sifat ego:-

1. Bila jawapan yang diber betul, dia akan rasa terhibur, senan hati dan bangga.
2. Jika tidak dilantik memegang sesuatu jawatan, dia akan rasa kecewa dan tidak tenang.
3. Jika seorang ketua, dia selalu bersikap kasar ketika member arahan.
4. Jika orang bawahan, dia susah untuk taat dan bersikap degil.
5. Mudah marah bila dinasihati.
6. Emotional dan mudah tersinggung.
7. Memilih kawan yang setaraf dengannya.
8. Menonjolkan diri secara berlebihan.
9. Memperlekehkan orang lain.
10. Suka menyampuk perbualan orang lain.
11. Buruk sangka terhadap orang lain.
12. Suka meninggikan suara ketika bercakap.

Untuk mengenali sifat-sifat ego :-

• Menolak kebenaran, tidak mahu menerima pandangan orang lain. Sering saja bercekak pinggang sebagai gambaran membesar diri. Sifat egonya itu terserlah menerusi perbuatan bercekak pinggang biarpun tanpa disedarinya.

• Selalu berwajah serius dan masam, ditambah pula dengan sikap yang kurang mesra.
• Sangat memilih kawan terutama dalam kalangan orang yang setaraf saja.
• Mudah menjadi marah terutama kalau orang lain yang membuat silap, lebih-lebih lagi kalau kesilapan itu tertimpa keatas dirinya.
• Sangat mudah tercabar oleh kebaikan orang lain

Oleh yang demikian, dalam usaha menjadi seorang iman yang takwa kepada Allah, kita perlu sentiasa memastikan bahawa kita tidak terjerumus kearah peribadi yang buruk secara sengaja atau tidak sengaja. Kita perlu fikirkan apa kita rasa sekiranaya orang memperlihatkan keegoannya kepada kita. Kalau kita kurang selesa, serupa juga sekiranya kita memperlakukan sedemikian terhadap orang lain.

Akhir kata, kepada Allah kita berserah, yang tua kita hormati, yang muda kita sayangi, insyaallah kita berjaya dunia dan akhirat.

Eighty today ... Happy Birthday

As much as today is just another day, and celebrating birthday is not so much that important, just to reflect of a day where it is easier to remember, to day is a very special day.

Yes ... because Baba reached another milestone.

Today is his eightieth birthday and alhamdulillah, we are very thankful for such a gift and and with that we (wife, sons [4], daughters [2], daughter in-law [4], son in-law [1], grandson [8], grand daughter [8] and grand daughter in-law [1]) hope for good health and happiness always.

However ... just got news from A1, he is not well ... anyway we are always thankful for his good health and being not well is a norm we must learn to accept graciously and make time for.

May Allah keep you in his hidayah always, insyaallah.

**
Thinking of compiling a pictorial biography, A journey of eighty years.


***
If the calculation is correct, the date according to Hijrah should be 20th Ramadhan 1349.

21, 22, 23 January 2011

21012011

Aida complete her 39th journey around the sun, like it or not just how time flies.

22012011

Along and Kak Long welcome guest for Ariff & Mursyda's Wedding reception at Casabella, an interesting place for a wedding. Since the Nikah on the 25th of December 2010, this affair is an interesting one for the family. All because it is the 1st child/son, as well as 1st grandson of Baba and Mak and therefore the MHS clan.

Within the span of about 3 hours, we get to meet relatives, cousins, uncles and aunties and those related because of this occasion as well as welcoming new family member through this wedding. Most of all, we should learn from this affair an improve on the event to do what is good and not repeat what is wrong or otherwise. How can we do better ?

23012011

Ateh completed his 47th year and we all 20 of us had fun at SkyTrex Adventure, Taman Pertanian Malaysia Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam, and a good lunch at Zam zam Restaurant serving Arabic food, but WOW the price of water (Ice Lemon Tea and Orange Juice, just ridiculously expensive).

Here there and every where ...

0800hrs, Friday 7th January 2011, together with Adam, took the Kommuter to KL Sentral enroute to Penang by KTM, goodness gracious delay here and there, don't this people know how to keep to actual time. Just imagine how much time wasted just waiting and not being able to do anything. Finally after waiting from 9.35pm for the original schedule time of 10.00pm, the journey began.

0615hrs, Saturday 8th January arrived Butterworth Station, took a Taxi to Masjid Bandar Perda, Seberang Perai for Suboh. Called Lia informing her that where we are and quite awhile before she came and took us to breakfast. While waiting for her packing, we spend some time at Seberang Perai City Mall. Only about 1215, we were on the highway on the way back to Shah Alam.

1715hrs after a good journey, we reach our destination with a stop for lunch and dhohor at Tapah R&R. The Charade is packed, and I wonder how her other friends managed with just two bags or so. Well ... Lia said, they all managed because she brought all those things ... sure ... why not, since its already there ... right!!!

0758hrs, Sunday 9th January 2011, our routine walk at Taman Tasik, before breakfast at Pasar Besar, Klang and weekly wet market shopping. Next we drop by Lot484@SgUdang, to pay a courtesy call to our beloved brother who will be hosting a wedding reception for Ariff and Syda this 22nd January 2011.

0612hrs, Monday 10th January 2011, on the way to KLIA as Nie enroute to Surabaya for a working trip. Ayyub's Kumon, and by the day end, RM900.00 gone due to the short circuit @no14.

Here in Shah Alam, there in Penang, here in Klang and there in Surabaya ... interesting, tiring but that is life.

02012011

Another day to remember, not that we need to shout about but more so because it reminds us that our dear one reach another milestone in her journey of life. It is not a number that some would bother to remember but more so it is a date to take note.

More important it is not how far or how many but what is left and what you do with it.

So Happy Birthday, may Allah reward you with beautiful and worthwhile life within his hidayah.

I luv you ... sayangku.

PS:
If last year she request for a new coat of paint for the room, this time she prefers a nangka madu tree, now where can I get one. MAHA will only come again next year, MARDI maybe ? Better still lets try google ... who knows.