Selamat Berangkat & Berjuang, Munzir

Pagi tadi jam 10.00 pagi, Munzir (anak ke-4) telah berangkat bersama rakan-rakannya ke Univrsity of Leeds untuk meneruskan pengajian di bidang perubatan. Pemergian di bulan Ramadan bagi kali pertama ke negara orang ini merupakan cabaran awal yang perlu ditempoh sebelum meneruskan pengajian di sana.

Seawal jam 6.00 pagi pihak JPA telah mengarahkan pelajar yang akan ke sana berkumpul di KLIA. Saya dan Munzir tiba agak lewat sikit kerana mengerjakan solat Subuh bersama sebelum ke KLIA. Waktu subuh hanya masuk pada jam 5.48 pagi. Setelah selesai solat pada jam 6.15 pagi, Munzir telah mendapat panggilan daripada pegawai JPA menanyakan kenapa belum tiba. Insya-Allah, saya meyakinkan Munzir bahawa perkara itu tidak apa kerana dari Bandar Seri Putra hanya mengambil masa 30 minit (keadaan biasa) atau 15 minit (keadaan tersdesak).

Munzir sedang mengenakan Suit (Blazer) dan solat Subuh

Memandangkan keadaan Munzir yang agak kurang selesa, saya terpaksa memilih masa kedua iaitu 15 minit. Alhamdulillah, setelah bertolak pada jam 6.30 pagi, kami tiba di KLIA tepat jam 6.45 pagi yang jaraknya dari rumah saya di BSPutra sejauh 35 Km.

KLIA - Lapangan terbang terbesar di Malaysia

From Left - Munzir, Hidayah & Firah (kakak & adik) dan Tawfiq (abang)

Bergambar bersama uncle, Embah & keluarga sebelum berlepas

Saat sebelum memasuki Get Perlepasan untuk menaiki pesawat ke London

Setiba di KLIA, Munzir telah menguruskan urusan pemeriksaan masuk serta taklimat akhir JPA. Pada jam 8.30 pagi, semua penuntut yang akan ke UK diminta masuk untuk pemeriksaan Imigresen dan ke terminal C untuk penerbangan.

Tiada apa yang dapat dikirimkan lagi selain daripada doa dan pesanan agar Munzir serta rakan-rakan akan berusaha bersungguh-sungguh serta jangan lupa amalan serta tanggungjawab kepada Pemberi Rezeki, Allah SWT.

Sementara itu, pegawai JPA memaklumkan bahawa kerajaaan membiayai antara RM 1.2 - 1.5 juta bagi pengajian perubatan di UK bagi setip pelajar. Jumlah kos yang tinggi ini perlu diberi perhatian yang serius agar bantuan yang diberikan akan dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya dan kembali mencurahkan bakti kepada negara kelak...

Ke kaunter Imigresen KLIA sebelum berlepas ..
Semoga Berjaya Anakku.. Jaga diri semasa di perantauan..
Jangan lupa berdoa untuk kami di sini ..

KLIA Sepang

Iftar Ramadan & Doa Selamat Untuk Munzir

Top : Isma's Families (parents, brother, brother in law,
sister, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces)
Bottom-Left : Munzir with parents & grand-parents
Bottom-Right : Isma accompanying sister-in-laws to the dining hall

Fuaad's Sisters (their husbands, sons & daughters)
Top : From RHS - Fazlina, Kak Izar, Sakinah, Madihah & Amal
(Nawal's daughters), Nawal and Kak Aqilah (white tudung)
Middle : From RHS - Nasir (Nawal's husband), Amin (Kak Izar's husband),
Azlan & Fahmi (Kak Izar's sons), Abg Wan Chik (Kak Aqilah's husband),
Muhaimin & Azam (Nawal's sons)
Bottom : From RHS - Kak Aqilah, Fazlina (Kak Aqilah's daughter),
Kak Izar, Sakinah & Madihah (Nawal's daughters)

Alhamdulillah, dalam kesibukan Ramadan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) telah memaklumkan bahawa penerbangan Munzir (anak ke-4) ke UK untuk melanjutkan pelajaran di bidang perubatan adalah pada 13hb. September, 2008. MUnzir akan ke University of Leeds, UK selama 5 tahun,


Memandangkan masa yang agak suntuk untuk mengadakan majlis khenduri & doa selamat, kami memutuskan untuk mengadakan majlis Iftar dan Doa Selamat dengan menjemput saudara-mara yang berada di sekitar KL sahaja... itu pun tidak semua dijemput kerana kesuntukan masa. Alhamdulillah, majlis iftar diadakan di Puri Pujangga UKM pada 12-September-2008 yang dihadiri oleh lebih-kurang 70 orang sanak-saudara. Ia diakhiri dengan bacaan doa selamat oleh Sdr. Mohaimin, anak saudara saya yang menuntut di Sekolah Al-Hira', Batu Belah, Klang.

Big Square Photos Description :
Top (from Left) - Kak Ainon (Abang Hilmi's wife), Heriani & Halina (daughters);
Middle (from Left) - Inn, Idayu (Abang Iskandar's daughters) & Hidayah (my daughter);
Bottom - Munzir with his grand-father (Isma's father)

Majlis telah bersurai sebelum Isya' kerana ramai yang akan bertarawih. Semoga pemergian Munzir ke UK akan sentiasa dilindungi dan di dalam Peliharaan-Nya sentiasa...Ameen..

Bangi..13 Ramadan 1429

28TH ANNIVERSARY

Today is my 28th. Wedding Anniversary to my wife, Ismawati. We were married in Melaka on the 16th. August, 1980 after completing our 1st. year course in Electrical Engineering at Sheffield University, England.
We didn't have any special celebration to mark the occasion except that I just bought a strawberry cake to be shared within family members who are at home.


The anniversary reminded me that I had a married life of 28 years and wonder whether I had played my role as a husband, father, leader of the family, fried to the kids, companion to my wife as what should had been played according to the sunnah.
From my recollection, I think I did not play my various roles well enough to the satisfaction of every family member. Something that I am sure is that I had tried by best to play the different roles at different times.
I ask for the forgiveness from Allah and to my wife for any shortcoming and hardship which I had brought to the family during those 28 years.
With the remaining years that I have, I hope I could still improve and redeem myself on the shortcomings that I have.
May Allah Grant me strength and Guide me to the improve my roles.
To all my family members, just note that I am still what I was before except that I am getting older and more sensitive towards life issues. I will give my level best to make everybody happy and hope that Allah will me us beneficial to others until we were called back by Allah... Ameen..

JB.

Zafirah's Eighth Birthday

Today is the 8th. birthday of my youngest daughter, Nurlaila Zafirah. She is now in Standard Two at Sekolah Rendah Islam Al-Hidayah, Kpg. Sinaran, Selong, Johor Bahru.

Being the youngest in the family and the only one still schooling, she has to mend everything on her own, without the guide or company of a sister or brother. Such path is normally taken by the eldest in the family. However, since she is 12 years younger than her brother, she has to go through the experience similar to the eldest in the family. So far she is coping well.

It is our family tradition that everybody's birthday is never celebrated by throwing a party. We normally buy a cake and the birthday boy or girl just cut the cake with a Basmillah, no Happy Birthday jingle was sung.
For this 8th. birthday occasion, mama baked a Black Forest cake with black cherry decoration and I bought few slices of White Chocolate Mecademia Cake and Tiramisu Cake. The later cakes were bought to complement the former cake icing which did not harden when cooled.

The whole family prays to Allah for Zafirah's well-being and hopefully she will grow up to become a responsible person to serve the world for the hereafter, Ameen Ya Rabb 'alameen..

Bon Voyage, Hadi

Late Friday evening (18th. July, 2008) at about 7.15 p.m, we were on the way from Bandar Seri Putra to LCCT, KLIA. After passing the roundabout near KLIA mosque, I could not resist stopping by the highway to admire and record the beauty of the evening sunset.


Last night, Abdullah Al-Hadi (Hadi) flew back to Gold Coast by an Air Asia flight at 2120 hrs. Alhamdulillah, he arrived at Australia at 7.25 a.m. to continue his study at the Queensland University in Biotechnolgy.


Hadi was back in Malaysia from the 4th. July, 2008 to take his driving test. Alhamdulillah, he passed the test last Wednesday and now he has got his P-licence (Provisional).
Second congratulation is also due to Hadi for securing Deans List in a row in your last University Exams.. May all the success be yours always.. Ameen...


Lots of Love and doa from ayah, mama, kakak, abang, Munzir and Firah..
Take Care ....

TSPulai, Johor.

Selesa Hills Home Outing Remembered

Our family outing at Selesa Hills Home, Bukit Tinggi from 11th. to 13th. July, 2008 is probably the last outing to be remembered where all original family members were present. Future gathering or reunion is most likely it will be organised with extended family members will be present (in-laws).
We pray to Allah for His forgiveness and hopefully we would be granted future gathering and could spend our time together again in the future as Abdullah Al-Hadi has flown to Australia to continue his Biotechnology Engineering course and Munzir will be flying to Leeds, UK to further his stidy in Medicine.


The challenge would be to get the two siblings from north and south continents together. May Allah Grant us the time to be together again soon, Ameen...

Skudai 20-July-2008

Berjaya Hill Resort, Bukit Tinggi

At around 9.30 a.m., we drove to Berjaya Hill Resort, Bukit Tinggi which is about 5 km from Selesa Hill Home apartment. Aparently, BHR Bkt Tinggi is one of the tourist attractions in the area. There are four avenues that could be visited by just paying one-time entrance fee of RM16.00 (adult) and RM8.00 for a child.

Beautiful sites of Colma Tropicale

They are :
1. Colma Tropicale (resemblance of a French Town);
2. Japanese Tea Garden & Botanical Garden;
3. Rabbit Farm & Horse Trail
4. Berjaya Golf & Country Club

The Colma Tropicale

An abstract from an avid tourist (Jan Leow dated 29-Aug-2006) who wrote :

Berjaya Hills (Bukit Tinggi Resort) nestled within a 6,400ha of lush greenery in Pahang, has a wide variety of interesting offers. It is located about 45 minutes away for the hustle and bustle of Kuala Lumpur, and with Genting Highlands around the corner, Berjaya Hills (Bukit Tinggi Resort) wants to vie the crowds of Kuala Lumpur to have another choice for a nearby highlands resort.

But at 2,700 feet above sea level, it is still does not have the cool climate weather as the other highlands like Cameron Highland, Fraser's Hills, Genting Highlands, and Bukit Larut. Even without the cool weather, Berjaya Hills offerings can still rival that of nearby Genting Highlands. Because of its relative close proximity to Kuala Lumpure city, you could actually plan a simple day trip with your family or friends without having to stay overnight, much the same like a day trip to Genting Highlands.

Surrounded by 16,000 acres of tropical rainforest of Pahang, you can find within this resort the famous French theme resort known as Colmar Tropicale. The other popular theme retreat is also a must visit if you are planning a visit there is the Japanese Village and Gardens. I would say that these two themes - the Colmar Tropicale and Japanese Village & Gardens are the most popular amongst the visitors. The other two places would be more on personal special interest, and I did not even bother to try finding out where the Rabbit Park and Horse Trails is located within this resort.

We just visited the first two and a Rabbit Farm, which had taken more than 5 hours. The children had really enjoyed the visit and I really enjoy the natural beauty of the landscape and plants and flowers which have been planted here.

The Colmar Tropicale

The Japanese Tea Garden

The Japanese Tea Garden

The Botanical Garden

After spending about two and a half hours at the Colmar Tropicale and Japanese Tea Garden & Botanical Garden, we went to the Rabbit Farm. There are quite a handful of playful and tamed rabbits.

Rabbit Farm

We left the Berjaya Hills at about 3.45 p.m, feeling really exhausted and hungry.

Retreat to Selesa Hills Home

It has been quite sometime that we have not been to family holidays the whole family. This is because one or two of the family members that could not make it due to certain reasons. So a plan has been been made to make sure that the whole family could go to a retreat just before Munzir left for UK to pursue his studies.
An opportunity came when Hadi, the 3rd. of the siblings returned home for a two week holiday from Australia. So we had book a two-room apartment at Selesa Hill Home, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang for two nights.
So, after office today (Friday 11-Jul-2008) the whole family departed to Bukit Tinggi in two cars. This is because there are 2 parents, 4 adult children, a maid and an 8-year old daughter.

KL Cityscape during the drive-through to Bkt Tinggi

When we daparted from Bandar Seri Putra, Bangi it was already around 6 p.m... the time when the traffic jam is unavoidable. We decided to take the North South Highway, through SMART Tunnel at Sg, Basi and took an elevated highway to Ampang. From Ampang, we joined the Midle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) straight to Gombak and towards East Coast Highway just near Univ. Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM).
Alhamdulillah, the traffic jam was bearable and we reached Janda Baik Rest Area (at the foot of Genting Highland at around 7 p.m.). We had our 'dinner' at nice and clean Mac Donald restaurant at the R & R.

Dinner at the Mc Donald

The dinner was completed at about 8 p.m. where we continued our journey towards Bukit Tinggi.

Fun Time after meal at the Mc Donald

Alhamdulillah, just after 15 minutes descending the highway from the R & R , we exited the highway as we reached the valley. After turning left from the highway exit, we reached Selesa Hills Home, where we checked in at one of the apartments. After unloading our belongings, we took our long-awaited time to rest for the night.

Registration at Selesa Hills Home Apartment

Alhamdulillah, I found out that the Maxis Broadband modem signal was quite OK here (3G signal) where as usual, I started accessing my blog..
Well, need to have my shower and off to sleep for a real 'resting retreat' ..
Hope I could rest before another hectic week awaiting for me next week...

Some of the flowers a the main parking area

To Firah, Munzir, Hadi & Mama, the pool at Selesa Hills Home has been a place to relax and enjoyed swimming (although the pool was swarmed with other guests). Hope a brief stay at the apartment has been a memorable one...

The family's Swimming Team

Time-keeper : AFK

Happy Working, Kakak

My eldest daughter, Hidayah has been working with SAFF Consultants for more than 2 years now. She is in the Accounts Section, looking after the daily financial transactions of the company.

She seems to adapt reasonably well to the working environment. She sometimes drives home to Johor Bahru (280 Km away) to visit her younger sister, Zafirah. Some of my friends have been asking me : 'Bila nak dapat menantu ?' .. well, I leave it to the owner to determine, of course with the parents blessing ..

So, kakak, may your future be as bright as the mid-day sun in years to come ... Ameen..

Lol : Ayah & Mama & family

Welcome Home, Hadi ..

Last Saturday at 3.21 p.m. an Air Asia A300 plane touched down at LCCT, KLIA bringing my second son, Abdullah Al-Hadi home from Brisbane, Autralia.


Alhamdulillah, Hadi is back home for a two-week holidays and to take the Driving Test which he did not manage to take before his last holiday. His return was also planned so that he could meet his brother, Munzir who is supposed to fly to Leeds, England later next month to further his studies in Medicine for 5 years. Hadi is in Queensland University, Australia doing Biotechnology and Munzir will be in Leeds University, England. Both will be separated by an 18-hour flight distance..

Alhamdulillah, Hadi is doing well for the last 2 semesters at Queensland University, securing Dean's List in both semester exams... Congratulations Hadi, keep it up.

Please study hard without forgetting your duties to Allah and those around you. Pursue your mission and deliver your amanah to your utmost and hopefully one day, you will become a true Muslim Biotechnologist to serve mankind...Ameen..

Lol from Ayah.

Continue Your Mission, abang ..

Last Sunday, my eldest son Tawfiq, also known as abang in my family, just completed his 2-month long semester holidays and is going to his Second Year at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). He will be missed most by my youngest daughter, Zafirah as his brother was most of the time at home accompanying her at home for the past 2 months.

During his long holiday, Tawfiq was a chauffeur to her mom, Computer Technician to SAFF Consultants, Testing Technician to SAFF Testing and doing many other odd jobs.

So, the resting time is over and the struggle in the second year just begins.

Just some wishes from ayah & the family to you :
1. Just forget what happened at UTP;
2. Keep up with your performance in the last semester (CGPA = 3.8) or make it better;
3. Concentrate on your study first as you have big responsibilities ahead;
4. Do not be complacent of what we have now, which will not last forver;
5. Make Doa for me and your mom always;
6. Perform your duties towards Allah without fail ...

You have a mission to accomplish and may all your effort be rewarded by Allah SWT .... Ameen.

LoL from Ayah...

Congratulations, Munzir .. for Passing IBD with Flying Colours

Alhamdulillah...

Tahniah Di Atas Kejayaan Cemerlang ..

Congratulations on Passing your recent International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Exam at Kolej Mara Banting (KMB) with flying colours. You managed to secure 42 out of 45 possible marks... a score of 93.3% ...Masya-Allah... Alhamdulillah.

May your study at the University of Leeds (from 2008 - 2013) to become a successful and Specialist Medical Doctor will be a successful one. We are all going to miss you soon...
I hope I could still be there to see you graduate as a Doctor, Ameen... Ya Rabb 'Alameen.

Lots of Love from Ayah & Mama..
7-Julai-2008

My Grown-up Little Princess

Born in July 2000, Norlaila Zafirah is very special to our family. Being the youngest amongst the siblings, she is twelve (12) years younger than her elder brother, Munzir.
Munzir is presently waiting for the confirmation of his examination result to pursue his studies in Medicine at the University of Leeds, England in September this year. He will be the second son to pursue his studies overseas following the footstep of his elder brother, Abdullah Al-Hadi who is studying Bio-Technology Engineering at the Brisbane University, Queensland, Australia. Hadi'd elder brother (Tawfiq) is going to the second year at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) doing Electrical Engineering while the eldest among the siblings is working in the FinanceSection of SAFF Consultants in Bangi, Selangor.
When Zafirah was born, the cry of a baby has returned to the house after twelve years silence. Her coming to this world was not planned, it is a gift from Allah.


Zafirah was sent to Tadika Ehsan at the University Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai when she was five. After two years at the kindergarten, she was registered at Sekolah Rendah Islam Al-Hidayah, Kpg. Maju Jaya, Johor. She plies to school by bus which takes about 40 minutes each way. Normally, she will be back from school at about 2.45 p.m., feeling tired and exhausted.
Zafirah seems to enjoy her school days very much. She has improved academically for the past two years having secured 2nd. position in class after being in the two digits number when she first started schooling.


So, everyday, Zafirah's enthusiasm motivates all of us in the family to prepare and take life as it come to prepare her for the days and years ahead. With the present daily happenings and uncertainties facing our lives now, we will strive to make sure Zafirah endeavour to pursue knowledge and prepare her for the future is uninterrupted. In the end, we can only plan but Allah will determine the actual fate that lies ahead.
May Allah make our little princess, Zafirah and her brothers and sister His obedient servants that will serve humanity in the future. And may they continue making doa for their parents after both of them have passed away, Ameen.

Hopeful Parents, Taman Sri Pulai, Johor.