Wishing You A Ramadhan Kareem

Tanpa Disedari

11 bulan

banyak kata sudah diucapkan dan dilontarkan

tak semua menyejukkan,

11 bulan

banyak perilaku yang sudah dibuat dan diciptakan

tak semua menyenangkan,

11 bulan

banyak keluhan, kebencian, kebohongan menjadi bagian dari diri,

saatnya istirahat dalam "perjalanan dunia"

saatnya membersihkan jiwa yang berjelaga,

saatnya menikmati indahnya kemurahanNya

saatnya memahami makna pensucian diri

Selamat menunaikan Ibadah Puasa

bersama kita leburkan kekhilafan,

Semoga dengan puasa mempertemukan kita

dengan Keagungan Lailatul Qadar

dan kita semua menjadi pilihanNya

untuk dikabulkan do'a - do'a dan kembali menjadi fitrah

"Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan Kareem kepada semua"...

"Maafkanlah Aku jika ada yang tersilap kata sehingga mengguris hati kerana tidak pernah bermaksud untuk diri ini mengecilkan hati sesiapa"

Merdeka Go-Kart Race in UAE

Kamarul dah cakap dia terrer, tapi aku tak percaya..yele mamat ni kadang2 cakap boleh tahan eksen le jugak..hehehehe

Dah la Khamis tu dia failed driving license test, so boleh ke percaya dia terer main go-kart ???? Tapi sebab dia bestpren aku kat Dubai kan, kena la pi bagi support..nanti merajuk kang, tak nak teman aku shopping la, makan2 la, pi chop pasport la, aku jugak yang susah nanti...kan..kan..kan ??? nanti dah tak tempat aku nak lepas geram dan komplen pasal orang2 kat Dubai ni.

But this time, memang terbukti ketereran dia la..semua dia sapu, time trial, 8 lap sprint event and 14 lap main race, semua dia lead.

kalu tak percaya, Bernama pun buat liputan hari tu, so boleh le si Kamarul pegi eksen dekat abang kakak, pakcik makcik, kawan-kawan, tok nenek, ketua kampong dan seluruh orang kampung kat Malaysia ... link as below
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=356282


Sebelum start racing, walaupun dia nervous, tapi berjaya disembunyikan dengan senyuman yang tak berapa jadi.. Umbrella girl pakai baju merah lupa nak pakai skirt pendek malam tu


Kamarul in No. 12 kart. Pole position..



Supporters sibuk dok borak instead of support..


Kamarul's supporters. Yang no 2 dari kanan tu self-appointed team manager, tapi memang bersungguh2 nak memastikan si Kamarul tu menang...errr, dapat komisen ker???




Semua dia sapu tapi hadiahnya kurenggg menarik ler but anyway, the bragging right is worth it.


Some of Malaysian yang bagi support to friends or families

Selamat Hari Merdeka

Shopping Ala Minah Arab

Wahh..sejak dok kat Arab ni, taste shopping pun ala-ala minah Arab jugak. Walaupun aku ni telah ditakdirkan untuk menjadi kaki shopping sejak azali lagi, tapi sejak dok sini, makin menjadi-jadi la pulak.

Huh apa ? Shopping ala-ala minah Arab tu macam mana ?? Ohhh shopping ala-ala minah Arab tu macam gambar kat bawah ni..hehehehe


Don't look at me, tengok minah Arab kat belakang tu. Sekali shopping 3 paperbag Gucci dia angkut. Handbag - Dhs 7000, Wallet - Dhs 2300, Kasut - Dhs 1750. Perasaan bahagia dapat perabih duit - PRICELESS..
Minah Arab made in Malaysia - besar sungguh hasil tangkapan mu di Coach itu.. Senyum lebar sebab bahagia berjaya perabih duit..



Emirates Tower Boulevard. Tempat ni berhantu tau. Keluar dari tempat ni, tengok2 duit dah hilang ribu2 punya..

There's about 30-50 high end designers boutique, 1 Starbuck and 3 restaurants. Brand-brand cap Ah Chong tak payah la cari kat sini, memang tak ada. Errr.. Minah Arab made in Malaysia...tak cukup lagi ke hasil tangkapan mu di Coach tu ??? Tengok Gucci macam nak ajer.. nanti kang balik rumah kena lecture dengan MB la pulak kang..

Hasil pendapat sepanjang 3 jam di Emirates Tower Boulevard. 2 Coach, 1 Gucci. Kan aku dah kata tempat tu berhantu..

Tapi..alhamdulillah berkat bacaan jampi2 dari my Darling hubby, aku tidak diganggu oleh hantu2 itu...semoga jampi2 tu, tahan sampai balik raya ni..hehehehe

Borak2 Orang Kampung

Orang kampung(OK) tanya " ehh, kat sana weekend u buat apa?"

My answer " shopping"

OK: " lagi?"

Me: "makan2"

OK: " lagi ? "

Me: "jalan2?"

OK: "Jalan-jalan kat mana?"

Me: " jalan2 shopping..hehehe"

OK: " korang kat sana itu je ke aktivitinye ? shopping, makan, shopping"

Me: "habih ko kat sana banyak ke aktiviti pelik2 ?"

OK: " hehehehe betul la jugak.. tapi kita org ada lepak2, karaoke, tengok wayang, spa, saloon emm apa lagi..banyak la"

Me: " Abih tu lepak2, karaoke tu bukan makan ke ?? wayang, spa, saloon tu pun aktiviti menghabihkan duit jugak.. sama je le..hehehe"

Me: "tapi kat sini, aktiviti lepaknya memerlukan duit yang banyak..hehehe coffee bean/starbuck je dah Dhs 17, wayang Dhs 30. Makan2 average Dhs 50. Diving site ada a few, tapi aku tak pernah plan nak pergi pun, dengar rate per dive terus surrender. baik aku shopping..heheheh *sigh* rasanya aku kena mintak company increase my overseas posting allowance la."

OK: " banyak le company nak increase. boss kan kedekut.."

Me: "hahahaha betul la jugak"

BBQ at Al Mamzar Park

Seperti yg telah dijanjikan, we had BBQ at Mamzar park last Friday. I cooked mihun goreng and bought some ready made caramel puddings from Spinneys. Arrived there almost 6pm. Shila and family had arrived earlier to book the BBQ place. Entry into Al Mamzar Beach Park costs DHS 5 per person and 30 per car. The park gives you access to a beautiful beach with surrounding green park areas for you to relax in.

There's great open space for children to play and there were an abundance of families out for a picnic, there is a children’s play area too, as well as shaded areas for BBQ. Overall memang cantik dan spacious. I like it better than the crowded Jumeirah Beach.

This is last makan-makan activities before Ramadhan. During Ramadhan, will still have makan2 but no more lepakking thereafter (yelah nak terawih kan)

Gone With The Wind

Adoiii.. Dubai One keep on advertise it, the famous line “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” Yupp, the famous line from Gone With The Wind. So, don’t blame me if i make a mission in my life not to miss this movie this time. Dah banyak kali Astro in Malaysia aired it but never had a chance to watch it in full. Yelah, 3 and half hours long, mana tahan nak tengok.

So last nite when Dubai One air the show, i have decided to really watch it. American classic tale of love-hate romance during Civil War relates around a rebellious and fiery Southern Belle named Scarlet O’Hara. An adaptation from a Pulitzer Prize novel, the film is sometimes considered to be the greatest feature film of all time in the history of American Literature.

No wonder so many fret over this movie..Memang best.. Now i can add it to my all time fave movie list sekali dengan Titanic, Jerry McGuire, Conair, Lion King etc etc and tak ketinggalan Rombongan Cik Kiah Ke Sukan Komonwel..hahahahaha

Road Sign

Today memang bad day for me. Here's the series of unfortunate events:

Unfortunate event 1:

Early-early morning dah argue with the GM, our partner rep. Disagree on tender bid format. At last, since degil jugak and deadline by 12.30, i surrender. lantaklah.. if not successful, it's your problem. I have fulfil my budget for this financial year.

Unfortunate event 2:

Meeting in Jebel Ali with IFRC. Knowing how crazy road sign in UAE ni, i've been very careful. The direction given is to enter through Gate 5. OK, manage to find this.. Then, once arrive roundabout 12 turn left. Where the hell is roundabout 12, there's so many roundabouts inside Jebel ALi Freezone..how will i know where's roundabout 12??? Passing thru few roundabout blur2, finally come across a roundabout with huge number 7 in the middle.. OK, should i go straight or should i turn back for r/a 12 ...arghhh pening2. After lost for 45min inside the freezone, finally find IFRC office..

ehh hello, u all kat ofis jangan dok gelak, Jebel Ali freezone bukan macam Westport kita tau.. ini yg macam 1 bandar sendiri, besar gilerrr.

Unfortunate event 3:

After meeting, want to have lunch in Mall of Emirare(MOE) . Again drive very carefully as i know i have to exit in Barsha to enter MOE. But the usual exit was close..macam mana ni.. turn here and there, 15 mins journey became 40 mins. Sebab dah janji lunch dengan kamarul terpaksa pegi jugak, otherwise i'll head straight back to office..

That's UAE road signage. I'm complaining about Dubai, tapi Sharja is worst. Masuk Sharja dont know how to go back to Dubai. There's no signage at all. It was a rat run of dead ends, U-shaped roads, bizarre loops and circuits, and streets going nowhere.

Memang nak muntahh..

Construction all around the emirate had caused heavy traffic, congestion and road closure.

Job In Dubai

A friend of mine forwarded this info to me.. A study on average salary in UAE base on industry.
Hmmmm.. just imagine if enjoy this kind of income in Malaysia..

Anyway, whoever interested, you can try your luck with Charterhouse (recruitment co.)

http://www.charterhouseme.ae/pages/show/id/17

good luck..

Fasting in the Desert Land

Hari ni last day ganti puasa. Lembik giler rasanya especially morning time dekat office, rasa macam nak tidur saja. Menyesal sebab tak habiskan ganti masa winter dulu. At that time puasa memang best, weather is nice, tak rasa penat and yang penting pukul 5.30 petang dah berbuka.

It will be my first Ramadhan here in Dubai. Don’t know what to expect. Dari segi kepenatan, dah rasa yesterday and today, posa ganti. Dari segi berbuka, definitely sedih, sebab will berbuka sorang2, maybe few times saja berbuka with friends. Dah berazam kali ini tak nak tinggal terawih, but before that kena cari mana masjid yang ada terawih for ladies. Kat Dubai ni tak semua masjid ada tempat untuk perempuan solat.

There’s a plan to have Malaysian style Bazaar Ramadhan every Friday during Ramadhan month, but this is yet to be confirm. Kalau jadi bagus la, at least once a week dapat la aku merasa kuih muih tradisional Melayu. Nak masak sendiri .... hmmm tak merasa la maknanya..hehehe

Job with DP world in Dubai

Get together

Friday is the day. By 10am everybody gathered at Putri place..who says Malaysian cannot be punctual.


5 cars from Putri place and joined by another 2 cars at Jebel Ali


Before(ladies come first while waiting for guys perform Friday prayer) and after (so pack, total 57 Malaysian adult, some have to eat outside at the table as bersila place is too full)


1 talam of Mandi and 1 talam of big fishes. There's freshly cooked prawn, squid and another type of fish but i forgot to take some photos(too busy eating)


See... this is leftover put at 1 place so the waiter can pack for whoever want to tapau.


Organizes -Hila and Putri.. really feel like kenduri kat kampung.


After lunch, we go jalan2 at Marina Mall and some went to Picasso exhibition in Emirates palace which is just next to Marina Mall. We meet-up for coffee later in the evening at Havana Cafe


View from Havana Cafe..

On the bakc to Dubai, i told Putri.."aku nyesal la tak tapau"..hehehe in the afternoon eksi since so kenyang by nite regret didnt tapau.. the foods are really delicious. I've been to the restaurant few times but always forgot how good the foods are.

Next Malaysian gathering would be held at Jumeirah Beach, but that would be after Raya. Weather would be nice by then.

Soooo ugly

My blog current layout is totally suck. The colour is so gloom, whenever i look at it i'm depress. Definitely need to change it back to brighter colour.

Where goes my creativity ?? hellooooo.. arty farty selff.. pls come backkkk.. i need u heree

Depress.. depress..

Yemeni Mandi

There'll be a Malaysian gathering in Abu Dhabi this Friday.

Malaysian gathering = Makan time.. hehehe

This time, location is in Mina kitchen near Abu Dhabi fish market. Foods serve there is Yemeni Mandi, one of Malaysian in UAE favourite. In fact it's a favourite of any Malaysian who had ever tried it.

Mandi is not the Malaysian mandi = shower. This Mandi is Arabic words (المندي) .

It's a traditional dish originated from Yeman. Made from meat (lamb or chicken) and rice and mixture of spices. Something like Briyani but slightly different taste. The meat is cooked in a very traditional way (zaman dulu gali lubang dalam tanah, now i have no idea how they make it). But the meat is really, really, REALLY tender. macam melt in your mouth.

Serve in dulang and lepas tu just dump the whole foods onto the plastic cover. Dont worry it's clean, itu pakai buang punya plastic. No gravy but the rice itself is already nice without kuah. As for me, the tomato paste in the bowl is my gravy.

Traditional way of eating Mandi, duduk bersimpuh or bersila. Kat Malaysia sekarang pun dah rarely can find tempat bersila macam ni..

Hah.. that's the actual way to eat Mandi, dump all the rice onto the plastic and pakat makan ramai-ramai..sapa-sapa yang penggeli tu sorry la. pegi makan sorang2 (kalau habih..portion besar giler, 1 dulang can consume by 2-3 person)

This Friday in Abu Dhabi, the serving dulang is bigger,like our "talam". If i go, i'll take some photos to show to you all.

How to spot fake LV

With so much interest on designer labels, many had became a prime target for knockoff artist and manufacturers. Counterfeit all time favourite is Louis Vuitton bags. Some of the counterfiet are so convincing, they easily fool the average consumers. So if you are in the market for real deal, this video will ensure that you will not be conned by the fake items.

I'm sure it will be of use to you.

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29269454
Courtesy of videojug

Something to think about

Got this from a forwarded email and i post it simply because its true and hope all of us always remember ths message.

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved! In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching!Fatima had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch the next day Grandma said, 'Fatima, let's wash the dishes.' But Fatima said, 'Grandma, Ahmed told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.' Then she whispered to him, 'Remember the duck?' So Ahmed did the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, 'I'm sorry but I need Fatima to help make supper.'Fatima just smiled and said, 'Well, that's all right because Ahmed told me he wanted to help.' She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Fatima went fishing and Ahmed stayed to help.

After several days of Ahmed doing both his chores and Fatima's, he finally couldn't stand it any longer.He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Fatima make a slave of you."

Thought for the day and every day thereafter? Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc).. whatever it is...

You need to know that Allah was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing. He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven.He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.

The great thing is that when you ask for forgiveness, Allah not only forgives you, but Allah forgets. It is by Allah's grace and mercy that we are saved.

Komunikasi Alaf Baru

Who says to communicate overseas are expensive. Nowadays there's many ways to communicate. You can opt for traditional way which is telephone call or you can call via internet which is way cheaper.

We can choose either to make pc to pc call or pc to landline/mobile no. PC to PC is free and there's a minimum charges for pc to landline/mobile (usually it's like calling a local no. rate).

Thanks to the technology, now we can communicate with our loves one without worrying about the telehone bill. As for me, it's definitely making me less homesick as i can see my husband whenever i feel like it. Good also, so i can rest assured that he's at home as he's supposed to be ..hehehehe

Pengat Pisang

This weekend is a boring weekend for me. Didn’t go anywhere as i thought i need a rest after few busy weeks and resting i did. Anyway, come Saturday as predicted i’m restless. So boring staying at home sitting prettily become couch potato. Earlier plan to go to Sharja Blue Souq, but this morning Che’na informed that Putri and Shila totally flat out after their shopping spree at Outlet Mall yesterday evening (korang shopping apa until midnight ??)


Since got nothing to do browsing thru website and check out friends’ blog as well. Saw Bubur pisang which we oghe Kelate called pengat pisang in Shila blog. Since morning until evening i keep on imagine how delicious the pengat pisang looks. By evening, i simply can’t stand anymore. Grab my car key and drive to Spinney’s Mirdif, my favorite groceries shopping place. After i purchase bananas and few more things, head home and start cooking. Yeah, finally i successfully made pengat pisang. While cooking, i’m thinking that in Malaysia i never bother to cook these traditional Malay kueh since all of these can easily found anywhere, but here no way i can find traditional Malay Kueh unless cooked by some other Malaysian during any gatherings.

I’m sure i will suffer coming Ramadhan month. Where can find kueh here ..huhuhuhu. In a way it’s good also, maybe i can start making this kueh-mueh myself. This will be good time to learn as in KL i’m too busy to cook (or is it just an excuse not too cook...)

Global Village in Dubai

The Global Village is a unique place where it's housing diverse customs and cultures covering a broad spectrum of activities including music, dances, arts and handicrafts, theatre, costumes and cuisine of different countries around the world.

I've went there with Kamarul and Janelle, and i've told them " aku nak makan banyak2 today kalu ada Malaysia foods" Unfortunately there's no Malaysian stall at all :-( except for Ali cafe. Ohh FYI, ALi cafe is no 1 brand of instant coffee in it's category in UAE. Surprise ?? Don't be.. Malaysia boleh..

Anyway, Global Village only operates during winter from December till mid/end Feb every year. It's like 1 KM radius spread and not too bad place to find things from countries all over the world.

Behind is China House. It's one of the largest house in Global Village. There's like 100+ shops selling all the China's product. Handphone are cheap.


India and the spices stall




Yemen House is one of my favourite. You can find cheap woman's accessories there.



Ali Cafe is a leading instant coffee in it's category in UAE. Malaysia Boleh!!!

Kabar dari jauh...

Hari ini saya gembira. Saya gembira kerana saya mendapat email dari kawan baik saya. Kawan baik saya bernama En Tahir. En Tahir adalah kawan baik saya di ofis. Mak saya kata saya mesti berkawan dan baik dengan semua orang di ofis. Kalau tak nanti tuhan marah..

hehehhe.. itulah karangan darjah 2 aku..why ??? coz i received emails from Tahir today and he wrote like 7 years old..hahahaha jangan marah aku en Tahir.

email from en Tahir:
"Alhamdulillah.... awk g ceramah isra' mikraj... dorang bagi ceramah dlm bahasa apa? Klu dorang cakap arab; awk paham berapa persen???

Okay lah... saya harap kita dapat berjumpa bila hari raya nanti... saya pun miss U so much... maklumlah, kita dulu kan berjiran... macam2 perkara yang saya rindu kat awk... rindu kan nak nengok bila awk serious/marah saya; rindu nak berkaraoke dgn awk; rindu nak g Lunch/makan2/minum2 dgn awk; dan lain lain lagi lah....

Walau apapun, saya gembira sebab ada kawan seperti awk... "

itulah karangan darjah 1 en Tahir. whatever it is i miss you toooo la en Tahir. awak kan best friend saya di ofis. Ampunnnnn sebab dulu saya selalu join Jeah kutuk awakkkk.. Tak apa nanti bila aku balik raya, kita set pegi karaoke dengan geng ectasy kita OKKKK...


en tahir (yg botak tu..hehehhe ampunnnnn) and fairol (yg keringggg..) - ahli-ahli geng ecstasy

Isra' MIkraj

Cuti 3 hari macam tak de cuti.. jadual penuhhhh sesangat sibuk menyiapkan board paper lagi, tapi masa malam isra’ mikraj tu aku meluangkan masa untuk menghadiri majlis keagamaan yang diadakan dirumah PakPayne. Ustaz Hassan Khamis yang kebetulan melawat Abu Dhabi telah dijemput untuk memberikan ceramah.

Setelah penat fikir, rasa macam malas nak pergi la, cari baju kurung tak jumpa lah alhamdulillah berjaya juga aku sampai ke majlis itu. So Sayang tak ada l ingat shopping saja tau, akhirat pun I ingat jugakkk..hehehehe

Almost 60 plus Malaysian attend the majlis. Rasa macam kenduri pun ada tapi bila Ustaz mengingatkan kembali kisah Isra MIkraj, terasa keinsafan di hati. Paling diingati, bila Ustaz Hassan mengingatkan yang solat adalah perkara pertama dihisab di akhirat kelak. Kalau lepas solat Insya Allah selepas itu tak ada masalah walaupun terpaksa merangkak-rangkak meniti siratun mustaqim. tapi kalau solat tak lepas, maknanya perkara lain pun tak lepas. Takutnya kalau dibayangkan... Harapnya aku dan keluarga ditempatkan dikalangan orang yang beriman.. Insya Allah..


Kurma yang baru dipetik dari pokok. Sumbangan ikhlas Kak Ani. Sedapnya kurma dari pokok nih.. Aku yang tak suka kurma pun boleh makan sampai 5 - 6 bijik. Ingat nak cari buat balik KL nanti masa balik puasa, mak mesti suka..


Nampak rambut la pulak.. padahal sebelum datang aku dah cun-cun ikat tudung betul2 siap pakai brooch lagi.. suami tengok mesti suka, almaklum lah dia tengah pressure untuk aku menutup aurat.Insya Allah sayang..soon


Ustaz Hassan memberi ceramah.. sungguh terkesan sekali dan semua contoh2nya masih aku ingat..so sekarang ni tengah insaf la nihhh..harapnya boleh la kekalkan keinsafan ini selama-lamanya