Eid Mubarak

October 18th, 2006 by ililiyana

Eid Mubarak

In few days time, the whole world will celebrate Eid-ul Fitr. Hhhmmm… time flies really fast. Really fast until I totally forgot about cookies & posting raya cards to my friends. Aiyya… For the past few days, im really busy with work, cos i take early Raya leave, so need to finish all by the 20th. Sigh… So far everything is already done, except for my monthly management meeting which will be held on the 20th at 2pm. sigh…. again, cos im going back to Kelantan that night… Hopefully I could excuse myself after my presentation. Hehehehe…

My gramma had thought me how to cook ‘ikan percik’. Yeay!! Oklaa… ikan percik or ayam percik is soooooo easy to cook. At first I thot its hard, but then what u really need to make the sauce is only shallots, ’santan pekat’, lemon grass, garlic n ginger.But i dont really like the grilling-with-coal part, cos it involved smoke n if u’re an asmathic person like me, trust me, it sucks!! Aiyyo… but then nak belajar punya pasal, redah aja laaaa…. =)

About the twins, now both of them teething. When u have two 8-month old boys, and both of them are teething, its not good. Ayoo!!! they give my gramma and me a severe headache cos both of them throwing tantrums. Ok, im exaggerating, not severe headache, but still a headache laaaa…

Hhhmmm… in few hours time, my parents will be back from Sabah for Eid. Yeayy!! hehehehehe… I like! Its shopping time!!! But I have nothing to buy daaah… Oh, well window shopping will do for me… =) Oh, ya… to my beloved fren/sister/bestest fren in the world: Emi!!! our baju dah siap!! I took it from Betty last 2 days, sgt cantikkk!! I like!! But u will not be here for Eid =( but its ok, we do video conferencing, ya!!

Oklaaa… i gotta go. Need to bathe & off to work, then go to KLIA pick up daddy n mummy!!! Yeayy!!

To all my muslim friends, Eid Mubarak!!

Marhaban Ya Ramadhan

October 1st, 2006 by ililiyana

Yikkesss!!! Its been ages since my last post. Oh, well… am pretty busy for the past few weeks. To all my muslim friends, Selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak. Marhaban Ya Ramadhan. Its time for us to perform Puasa,Solat Tarawikh, oh, dont forget… *Param… Hhmmm… what i’ve been doing for the past few weeks, that make myself really occupied…. Let see…

1. Since last two weeks, i’ve been busy helping my beloved ‘Nenek’ to baby-sit the twins.. Hud Zahriel & Zhill Haleef. So before i went to work, I fed them, or help Nenek bathe them. After work, its play-time!!!! Thanks to yours truly, now they can make funny faces…Hehehehehe…

2. My Nenek stays with me for the whole fasting month and she will only go back to Kelantan with us few days before Eid. So every day, after work, I have to cook for *Iftar because my Nenek doesnt like *Param food.Hopefully before Eid, i manage to cook ‘Ikan Percik’. The recipe that my Nenek promise to teach me…

3. Work at the office, never ending…

4. Just figure out last week that I have to work on the 4th day of Eid… Huhuhuhu no more long Raya holidays for me…

5. I’ve been busy monitoring the renovation-in-progress of our house as well. So many things need to be decided. And the worst part of all, yours truly have to do it by herself. Sigh…. There goes my lunch hour…

6. Hmmm… since im quite busy, hence my cookies for Eid, are the forever famous ‘kuih tunjuk’… :p

p/s: *Iftar - buka puasa

       *Param - Pasar Ramadhan

Why do we read Quran, even we can’t understand not even a single Arabic????

August 22nd, 2006 by ililiyana

Why do we read Quran, even we can’t understand not even a single Arabic????

Really love this article, so i decide to share it with all of you…. enjoy…

An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran.
His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa, I try to read the Quran just like you but I don’t understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book.What good does reading the Quran do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied,
"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water." The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house.The grandfather laughed and said, "You’ll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home.Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The old man said, "I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water.You’re just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.
The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty.
Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it’s useless!"
"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
"Son, that’s what happens when you read the Quran. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives."

Wanita : Akal senipis rambut

July 12th, 2006 by ililiyana
Hhhmmm… Would like to share this piece of thoughts with all of you… Credits to Ms. Tumarawati…..
Jangankan lelaki biasa, nabi pun terasa sunyi tanpa wanita.Tanpa mereka, fikiran dan perasaan lelaki akan resah. Masih mencari walau ada segalanya. Apa yang tiada dalam syurga? Namun adam tetap rindukan hawa. Dijadikan wanita daripada tulang rusuk yang bengkok. Untuk diluruskan oleh lelaki. Tetapi seandainya lelaki itu sendiri tidak lurus, mana mungkin kayu yang bengkok
menghasilkan bayang yang lurus. Luruskanlah wanita dengan jalan yang ditunjuk
oleh Allah, kerana mereka diciptakan sebegitu rupa oleh Allah. Didiklah mereka dengan panduan darinya. Jangan cuba menjinakkan mereka dengan harta, kerana nantinya mereka semakin liar. Janganlah hiburkan mereka dengan kecantikan,
kerana nantinya mereka akan semakin derita. Kenalkan mereka kepada Allah, zat yang kekal. Di situlah punca kekuatan dunia. Akal senipis rambutnya, tebalkanlah ia dengan ilmu. Hati serapuh kaca, kuatkanlah ia dengan iman…
Perasaan selembut sutera, hiasilah ia dengan akhlak. Suburkanlah ia kerana dari situlah nantinya… Mereka akan lihat nilaian dan keadilan Rab… Bisikkan ke telinga mereka bahawa kelembutan bukan suatu kelemahan.. Ia bukan diskriminasi Allah… sebaliknya di situlah kasih dan sayang  Allah…
Wanita yang lupa hakikat kejadiannya…Pasti tidak akan terhibur, dan tidak akan menghiburkan… Tanpa iman, ilmu dan akhlak..mereka tidak akan lurus…
Bahkan akan semakin membengkok… Itulah hakikatnya andai wanita tidak kenal
Rabbnya… Bila wanita menjadi derhaka… pasti dunia lelaki akan menjadi huru hara…. Lelaki pula janganlah mengharapkan ketaatan semata-mata… Tapi binalah kepimpinan… Pastikan sebelum wanita menuju ilahi, pimpinlah diri kepadaNya… Jinakkan diri kepada Allah… Nescaya akan jinaklah segala-galanya di bawah pimpinanmu…
Janganlah mengharapkan isteri semulia Fatimah Az-Zahra’
Seandainya dirimu tidak sehebat Saidina Ali Karamallahuwajhah

Happy Mother’s Day!!

May 14th, 2006 by ililiyana

Mom, I loved you yesterday, I love you tomorrow and everyday.
You were there for me my first day of school, to hold my hand and give me courage to go.
You listened to me when I needed to talk, you talked to me when I needed to listen.
You let me grow and learn from my own mistakes.
You never left my side when I was feeling down, I knew you would be there to pick me up.
I wish there was a way I could repay all the things you have done for me, but there’s nothing great enough to repay the greatest mother of all.

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom…

I’m Backkk!!!!!

May 2nd, 2006 by ililiyana

Waaaa…. sooo tired… arrived from Kota Kinabalu at 12.30, n i straight went to the office for about, errrrr 10 minutes :p n all my colleagues asked me to go back n rest… yeay! Sayang u guys sooooo much… Hmmm… i had the shortest visit to Sabah this time, cos usually if i’m there i’ll be there at least 10 days…. but this time, 4 days n 4 nites only…. :(   *haih* missing mummy n daddy already….

My brother’s bday party went really well… I’m so happy… there’s 1 aunty asked me, how much will it cost to do a party like this… n me, being sooo lurus bendul n all, i told her how much we spent for the party n all laaaa… n then she asked me a question which really made my day….Oh, ya… since im the organizer, im the emcee as well… hahaha… me, ili the emcee? To me, being an emcee for a majlis is soooooo 10 years ago… ahahaha..but i did it well…

The aunty who really made my day n me…..

aunty: waaa… i’m sooo impressed with this party, good job, girl… so, u always do this bday planning?

ili: hehehehe *malu a bit* thanx aunty. Yeah, i used to do it with my frens n we sort of have a business dealing with kids bday planning…

Aunty: oooo…ok… so can i get ur number? perhaps 1 day i might need it?

ili: Oh, aunty, im staying in Kl….

Aunty: so if i want to get ur service, how how do i get to u? how much will it cost me?

ili: Errrr…. aunty, im staying in KL…. not in KK… i’m just visiting my parents here…

Aunty: Oh, so u dont do it here laaaa?

ili: Yups aunty….(nodding my head)

Aunty: Hhmmmm…. so sayang la girl or else u’ll have lots n lots of customers since so far i guess there’s no party planner around town…

ili: Yeah i know… but wut to do….I have my day job in Kl..

Aunty: Oh, so u have ur day job jugaaak?

ili: Yuppsss… I do party planning just for fun… whenever i haf my free weekends… *smiles*

Aunty: Waaaa…. u’re good la girl… so young yet so hard-working (pat on my back)

ili: Errrr…*smile* blushing…. thanx aunty….

Hahahahaahha…… that aunty really made my dayyy!!!!! Sorry aunty i forgot to ask ur name, even mummy also forgot ur name…. yikes…. its 2nd of May already…. my exam is just around the corner… so takut but still dun have momentum to study… how? Emi!!!! help… ok, now i regret tak ikut ckp u to amik exam kat london… oh, well… amik exam kat london lagi best ker holiday? Errrr…for me, holiday…. :P

oklaaaa… my entry this time, sgt pjg…. till then… tata!

I Love Holidays……

April 29th, 2006 by ililiyana

Holidayssss…. Hmmmm…. Really love it went it comes to holidays… Now i’m in Sabah to see my parents… sigh… really miss them n Sabah too and my last visit was when ah, errrrr February 2005…. My hairdresser also bising already n she was soooo tekejut to see my permed hair… Hahahaha… sorry Annie dear, ur rebonding doesnt fit me really well since i have very lebat n hitam hair n chubby face…Hehehehe….

Tomorrow gonna help mummy to organize my youngest brother’s 12th bday party… Already done with pinata n now need to ‘bungkus’ the party packs… The theme is SpongeBob SquarePants…. He’s soooo excited bout tomorrow… Me ponn excited jugaaaaak…

Aiyyoo!!! Really need to sambung with those party packs… Or else Adik will scream at me cos I’ve promised him to finish it by 4 pm but now 3.30 pm n im blogging… Hehehe… =P

Oklaaaa gtg… Chaow….

Happy 25th Anniversary!!!!!!

April 11th, 2006 by ililiyana

I would like to dedicate this post for my beloved Daddy & Mummy for their 25th Wedding Anniversary….

                           My Very Special Daddy & Mummy….

I may no longer be that little child who always wanted another hug or minute with you…But I still miss you when we are apart…

I may no longer need your hand for every step I take…But I still need your acceptance & support of everything I do….

I may not be that little child who asked for all the things I ever wanted in the world…But that’s because long ago you have thought me how to go after my dreams…

I may no longer be that little child who looked to you to share every hurt, every smile and every tear…But I still feel like that child whenever I think of you…

I’ll always love you, Daddy & Mummy, with the heart of that little child grown to love you more & more…Forever…

p/s: I really, really, really miss you both….

To my girlfriends…..

March 25th, 2006 by ililiyana

Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the trees. The boys don’t want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that aren’t as good but easy. So the apples at the top think there’s something wrong with them, when in reality, they’re amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along. The one who is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree…….

My Birthday…=)

March 1st, 2006 by ililiyana

B.I.R.T.H.D.A.Y.

Last nite, i had my 24th birthday celebration at TGI Friday’s in Section 14 PJ… Emi (she’s in UK btw) & Nyna did a surprise party for me(Awww…. so sweeeeeeet). Everything was perfect. The setting was ahhh… so nice n the theme was butterfly… I am a fan of butterflies…. I had a big butterfly balloon (foil balloon since i scared of balloons) n a butterfly birthday cake. The cake was nyum-nyum delicious… Oh, my cake, got pink color summore…Me likey..=)

I wanna thank all my friends who came despite their busy work schedules. Zillion thanx to u guys. The surprise, really made my day since i was sick on my birthday (which was on sunday the 26th).