of the weekend and my SHIELD
heading off to bintan tomorrow morning.
this time with the brotos in tow. saja jalan-jalan, makan angin, mandi manda.
need another massage. the last one i had early this month was somewhat distracting.
i am towards my end of breaking dawn (not down..heh) - closing finale of the twilight saga. well there's much to talk about this one - endless. i know, i know. 32 year old woman reading teenage flicks. how shameful! hey, i know i'm not the only one guilty as charged. anyway, will touch on this when i've finished the book. now i'm at page 616 - another 138 pages to go and the storyline is getting incredulous!
tapi kan, after breaking dawn i'll be bookless. oh NO!!! i can't be bookless. i am one without limbs if i don't have my book. my book is my shield. a granite distraction from the constant evolvement around me.
you see, as natural in humans as blood running in the veins - we see and we tend to talk. we talk and then we comment. we comment and then we judge. we judge and then we make remarks - never mind if the remarks are true or otherwise slanderous, sedar atau tak sedar these are just natural progressions for humans. and oh yes, we can do all these in our heads too. no need to have company, all these can happen in my head and in my heart. i don't know about you though. i am but a weak human. conclusion : the angel on my left will run out of paper to write my doom score by the end of the day. and this is precisely what i do not need. definite.
so a book is essential for me - a lifesaver, my shield. u know what, i am looking for the time close to the future where i can bump into someone who reads quran like reading any other book in the train, bus, cab, bus stop. this is a commonsight on the other part of the globe. me? i am meek. i don't have enough courage to do that yet. coward.
so, what's my next shield? advise me sisters, what is worth reading nowadays? and please, no more vampires and werewolves this time. i had enough, almost.
i am getting lazy.....
and that's why i need a fix-me-up real soon. my own version of chicken soup for my soul. soon, very soon, a slap, many slaps in the face coming my way this sunday. InsyaAllah. Ya Allah, i am so looking forward to that.
i miss her so much. like meeting up a lover - the waiting is excruciating but the ending is purely sweetness. wish it could stay that way forever without the seasons segala. wishful thinking, obviously.
with maulidur rasul coming soon, i feel melancholic. like i have not done enough. so much more i need to do, so many things i want to learn tapi tu lah.....penat, malas. haizz, syaitannirrajim!! tak sudah sudah kacau aku. if there's only one thing we humans can be envy of that makhluk Allah yang membinasakan, is i wish i have that level of persistence and consistency - for the good things of course, not destruction. Nauzubillah min zalik.
having said that, the other day he said he applied for a job - in Qatar. i answered him spontaneously "you can apply, sure - but you cannot go". "aik, dulu kater okay" he said.
yup i know love, i have got you confused. i realised that all the money in this world cannot compensate the time we would have lost being apart from each other. furthermore, a wife should be by her husband's side. it is her mortal duty. it can never compensate the lost time watching your children grow up into a handsome young man and a beautiful young muslimah, insyaAllah.
so yup, if it's only for $$$$ and all the moolahs - tak payahlah. i have enough to go by even if it means i have to work for it. i seriously don't mind. love, can't you see. i want you here, the children want you here. we want our Imam with us. it's already bad enough you're gone for a week each time, ni lagik for 6months to a year!! solat is not the same when you're not the Imam, love. every moment spend with you is a moment i treasure. thank you steve tyler. *giggles*
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afiq's prefect probation period has paid off. he is now a confirmed Prefect. syabas son. abah and ibu are proud of you. hope you take this opportunity to grow into a disciplined, respectful young man. i know you love your adik tremendously. but sometimes i wish you do not take her down with your less than sensitive words, kill her enthusiasm you know. you know she is very playful and can be very imaginative at times but abah and ibu are proud of her too - she can read very well now. please abang afiq, humor her, she is after all a girl and a girl is sensitive you know. you can't deny that she brings a lot of laughter in the household, with her out-of-this world drama and expressions. this girl is so visual and spontaneously unpredictable. i love her for being her.
so much fun and laughter, it is no wonder abah and ibu seriously would like to give both of you another wonder, yet. InsyaAllah. i know both of you are anticipating over it excitedly. every night before bedtime wafa will lay beside me, with her hands held close to her chest, she will say out loud "Ya Allah, please give me a baby. i want a baby please. Please please please please please Ya Allah. I love You!!" yup, that's wafa alright. God help us, we're working on it, working on it sayangs ku.
KITA BACA UNTUK INGATAN BERSAMA .... TAK KIRALAH SUAMI ATAU ISTERI OK ? Oleh - Dr. Fadhilah Kamsah
1. Selalu menghargai usaha dan penat-lelah isteri, terutama isteri yang bekerja dan sama-sama terkpaksa menanggung hutang suami.
2. Bila isteri bercakap, pandanglah mukanya dan buka telinga luas-luas.
Biar apa yg ikatakannya masuk telinga kanan dan tersumbat di telinga kiri.
Sambil tu otak suami kenalah memproses informasi yang diterima daripada isteri dengan bijak serta prihatin.
3. Jangan sekali-kali membandingkan masakan isteri atau cara isteri menghias rumah dengan mak anda kecuali masakan/cara menghias isteri anda lebih baik
> dan canggih dari emak anda.
4. Jangan demand sex sekiranya isteri tak ada mood atau letih. Agama suruh kahwin bukan semata-mata untuk penuhi nafsu syahwat saja. I thought wives are only supposed to provide that service, bukannya jaga anak, masak, mencuci dan sebagainya!
5. Kalau pasangan dah ada anak, sama-samalah menjaga anak . Benih dari awak juga.Ada suami, isteri sedang makan disuruh cebok kencing n berak anak sedangkan suami duduk tersandar kekenyangan macam maharaja.
6. Jangan sekali-kali duduk tersandar depan TV atau relax-relax sedangkan isteri bila balik dari kerja, buka saja kasut terus masuk dapur, memasak, mengemas, membasuh, kejar anak dsbnya. Berbulu mata dan sayu hati isteri bila kami tak cukup tangan nak menguruskan rumahtangga sedangkan suami lepas tangan.
7. Sekiranya suami makan dahulu, tinggalkan sedikit lauk utk isteri. Jangan bedal semua sampai turn isteri yang tinggal cuma ekor ikan sekerat, janggut sotong dan ekor taugeh. Frust, tau tak!
8.Kalau nak ajak member bertandang ke rumah, beritau isteri dulu , kalau boleh sehari-dua in advance. Jadi bolehlah dia memasak yang best-best dan mengemas rumah cantik-cantik. Bayangkan perasaan isteri kalau tetamu datang terpacak sedangkan kain-baju masih berlonggok belum sempat dilipat, permainan anak masih berselerak dan isteri cuma masak mi maggi saja (bukan soal malas masak tapi nak tolong jimatkan perbelanjaan keluarga)
9. Jangan sekali-kali menyakat isteri tentang saiz badannya yang semakin sihat atau semakin melidi. Tengok body sendiri dalam cermin dulu.
10. Jangan kentut depan isteri. Masa bercinta dulu kenapa boleh control kentut?
11.Hormatilah ibu-bapa dan kaum keluarga isteri walaupun anda Cuma main wayang,bodek mereka masa nak mengurat isteri anda dulu. Jangan sekali mencaci mereka walaupun secara bergurau.
12. Jangan kedekut dengan isteri serta keperluan rumahtangga.
13. Jagalah maruah anda sebagai suami dan lelaki. Selagi boleh, jangan bebankan isteri dengan masaalah kewangan anda . Selalunya perempuan ni, semakin suami "degil" tak nak minta pertolongan, selagi itulah dia rela nak tolong.
14. Jangan bersepah dan bersikap pengotor. Dah buka baju, letakkan dalam bakul baju kotor, dah cungkil gigi, buanglah dalam bakul sampah, bila dah guna ubat gigi bubuh balik penutupnya, dah ambil sesuatu barang simpan balik ditempat asal, dah berak flush. Susah sangat ke nak buat macam tu? Semua nak kena ajar ke?
15. Rajin-rajinlah bertanya isteri kalau dia perlukan bantuan anda dengan kerja rumah/menjaga anak. Tapi jangan tanya dua tahun sekali. Jangan tunjuk rajin bila ada tetamu di rumah saja .
16. Hormatilah isteri anda sebagaimana anda mahu dihormati. Isteri pun manusia. Allah berikan banyak keistimewaan kepada para isteri tapi diputar-belitkan tafsirannya oleh orang lelaki untuk kepentingan diri sendiri.
17. Jangan main kayu tiga dengan perempuan lain. Main lain lagi tak boleh.
Kalau isteri awak yang buat, tentu awak tak boleh tolerate, jadi mengapa isteri awak kena tolerate kalau awak buat?
18. Kalau tak menyukai sikap atau perbuatan isteri, tegurlah secara baik, jangan asyik nak menengking aja. Kalau awak sakit nak mati nanti, siapa yang kena jaga awak? Bai jual roti? Apek jual sayur? Jiran sebelah rumah awak?
19. Kalau isteri nampak tak sihat, cepat-cepatlah bawa jumpa doktor.
Tunjuklah anda mengambil berat tentang dirinya. Jangan sampai isteri nak mampus pun tak perasan
20. Berbincanglah dengan isteri sebelum sesuatu keputusan dibuat . Walaupun suami megah ada kuasa veto, tak jadi bapok kalau pendapat isteri diambil kira. Pokok pangkalnya ialah timbangrasa dan saling menghargai. Cubalah ketepikan ego yang keterlaluan . Bukannya laku bila dah mati nanti.
21. Dalami agama dan bimbinglah anak isteri dengan ikhlas seperti yang dituntut agama.Ingat, kalau seorang suami masuk syurga, besar kemungkinan isteri pun masuk syurga. Kalau suami masuk neraka belum tentu isteri juga masuk neraka.
Kalau isteri masuk neraka, besar kemungkinan suami juga masuk NERAKA tapi kalau isteri masuk syurga belum tentu suami pun masuk syurga.Ini bukan rekaan saya tapi saya dengar dari seorang ustaz.
22. Berusahalah dengan ikhlas untuk mempertahankan keharmonian rumahtangga.
Jangan buat apa yang isteri tak suka. Percayalah, kalau suami buat baik sekali dengan isteri, isteri balas sepuluh kali
23.Jangan buat donno kalau isteri merajuk atau berkecil hati . Kalau perlu minta maaf, kalau perlu dipujuk, pujuk. Hati orang pompuan ni sensitif.
Kalau kami rasa suami tak ambil kisah, perasaan bagai dihiris-hiris. Perkara yang dipandang remeh oleh suami boleh menjadi kanser kepada isteri. Kepada para suami khususnya dan kaum lelaki amnya, janganlah dianggap masalah hati dan perasaan orang perempuan ni enteng sahaja. Allah s.w.t. berfirman "Dan ketahuilah bahawasanya Allah mengetahui apa yang didalam hatimu, sebab itu berhati-hatilah dengan "Tuhan"
Renung-renungkan dan selamat beramal.
kasihku, sampai disini
kisah kita jangan tangisi keadaannya
bukan kerna kita berbeda
dengarkan lagu ini puisi rintihan hati ini
kisah kita berakhir di januari
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selamat tinggal januari, helo februari.