graduation pictures

Graduation pictures of me and my two angels...

Kuda Kepang & Barongan

I had a chance to witness the most fascinating, breath-taking, out of this world performance of kuda kepang.

Kuda Kepang is a horse trance dance from Jawa, Indonesia. It is said that it was created by the Wali Songo in spreading the religion of Islam in Indonesian island of Jawa for the dance dramatizes tales of holy wars won for Islam. The dancers are usually all men, they sits astride a mock horse and re-enact the battles according to the beat of percussion ensemble consisting of mainly drums, gongs, bonang and angklung. A dancer known as Danyang will take the lead by directing the other dancers using a whip. It is believed that the dance have strong links to the spirit world. The mock horse is said to harbour spirits which have to be appeased in a pre-dance ceremony.

still in raya mood

Salam,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri...today is the 9th of Syawal and the Muslims in Malaysia are still in the mood to celebrate Aidilfitri. Most blogger will talk about how their hari raya went, but I'm going to skip that norm because hari raya is kind of similar every year except that I have to do extra chores as my cousins are fast married and most are spending their hari raya with the in laws. So, I'm still stuck doing chores with mama and aunts with the exception of my younger sister because she is ignorant and prefer running away with laptop in hand. But I'm not complaining because if I didn't do them, who else will? I can't possibly left mama and aunts doing all the heavy things. Plus, it was a good exercise.

I wouldn't wish for a better hari raya celebration with my family at kampung as I like it as it is. Hoping to celebrate next year Aidilfitri with a husband by my side.

Day 12: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Malaysia

In Malaysia and all over the world, the Muslims celebrate Hari Raya. Hari means Day and Raya means Celebration.

Name: Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Date of celebration: 1st of Syawal (the 10th month in Muslim Calendar)

Purpose of celebration: Hari Raya Aidilfitri is celebrated every year, marks the end of fasting month which is in the month of Ramadhan.

During Ramadhan, people take the opportunity selling variety of foods at bazaars and these bazaars usually fill with people buying foods for berbuka or breaking their fasting.

Activities: Sending Hari Raya cards to friends and relatives during Ramadhan, visiting family and relatives, ask for forgiveness to restore harmonious relationships, usually children play with firecrackers, open houses, visiting the graveyard and recite doa/prayers for those who have passed. Those who come to visit will be served with assortments of traditional/modern biscuits. Oil lamps will be lit along the path, children will be given token sums of money by the elders, zakat will be paid usually by fathers in the month of Ramadhan and the zakat (in the form of money) will be distributed to the less fortunate or the needy. The man will be wearing baju Melayu and the woman will wear traditional baju kurung.

nisa's wedding

the wedding of nisa and abidin

date: june 12

venue: bride's house,rembau

theme:white,gold

attended by:me,saiful,ida,athirah,hazwan,farah

trip:

from shah alam - kajang - melaka - rembau

before attending the wedding,we stop at mahkota parade for a quick karaoke...(klau jumpe,msti nk karaoke..da jd kemestian)

what i will remember most:
nisa's smiles,her pinkiest lips and....

saif wearing kopiah...

cousin's wedding

dua hati jadi satu
everlasting love

venue:bride's home,batu pahat
time:nikah on june5th,wedding reception on june6th

theme:green
food:kambing,lembu,ayam,bubur caca,assorted fruits n kuih-muih,rojak petis

wedding is simple n sweet..nice one.cant wait for the next venue in ampang.

Ramadhan is here..

to all blogger and blog reader..
Selamat Menyambut Bulan Ramadhan al-Mubarak..

p/s:am goin to pudu this noon, goin back to JB.lalala~

little celebration for alaa..

since 5 of my housemates taking Degree in Office Management will be transferred to Puncak Alam..i managed to convince alaa (my classmate) to stay with me next semester (yay me!!)
it is nice to have someone to study with.plus,alaa satu kepala dengan saya..
therefore,we had a little celebration to welcome alaa..

oopss!x bole post gambar kami..semua tengah seksi..hehe ^_^

HOPE

HOPE night was held on February 25..it was a project organized by the Business Administration Faculty and my class was apart of it. we work together to raise fund for our Muslim brothers and sisters in Palestine.

YOUTH VOICE FOR HUMANITIES

our class sold muffins at foyer of law faculty

we help raise fund for GAZA

rehearsal night..we've performed 2 songs "Tanya Sama Itu Hud-hud" and "Give Peace a Chance"





we support our brothers and sisters in Palestine

our t-shirt

aidiladha

this year eid adha was a memorable one because it was celebrated at my mom's side and my parents bought keris from pak andak to be slaughtered and distributed to the needy.although the rain kept pouring but i think it was a blessing in disguise from Allah SWT.

i take a last look at keris before he was slaughtered and even though keris wouldnt understand but i did thank him for the meat...this was a very sad moment as i saw how affectionate keris was and he did understand somehow because pak andak kinda talk to him and tell him he is going to be slaughtered.i dont know whether this is funny or heartbreaking moment for me.

mama and mak long distributing daging korban

keris about to be slaughtered

the rain was pouring nonstop and the volunteers are getting restless and we kept filling up empty bowls and plates with food

ayam masak kicap

rendang daging

pak andak's keris

random pic:keris the cow,it belongs to pak andak..suppose to be our main dish during raya korban.surprisingly,keris is so manja.i grew fond of it,maybe i wont eat the meat or anything from keris..



im a serious animal lover,im not surprise if one day i will be a vegetarian or become a protester protesting animal testing.

majlis potong jambul

Syahmi

I was at my cousin’s house for Majlis Potong Jambul baby Syahmi.They served chicken and mutton there.I was not fond of mutton but I really love the ayam masak merah.i didn’t help much as there are not much to do,everything was prepared when I arrive.i just took care of the babies.im happy for my cousin and pray that Allah will always blesses baby Syahmi.

Mira displayed a very cute pose of her.so adorable

ive found a picture of me with my brother and cousin.this was taken at my grandparents' house when i was probably six.there this shelter built by atuk and we often play there and made it our playhouse.

JPTI & P farewell event

on 10th last week the company that ive been doin my practical in was having a farewell event for their 2 staffs, an executive officer,en rosli and a the dept manager,en azhar,also for 2 practical students me,and aishah from UUM.we ate ketupat,ayam masak merah,rendang,serunding,satay,kuah lodeh and some raya biscuits and cakes.
i received a Parker's pen and have to make a short speech.it was thoughtful of the staffs to organize such event for us.THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART...

open houses

i go beraya at JCorp staffs' houses with kak Bee and kak Azie today.it was so much fun.we went to Kak Ipah's house at Tmn Bukit Mutiara and met her delightful son,adik Ajim.he is so cute,talkative and so active.we played hot wheels together.huhu.we bonded instantly.he likes to watch Alam's Story and show some poses of Alam-like dancing style.that kid is beyond funny and cute.plus,he wave at ice cream man that passed by and called the postman,superman.when the postman handed the letters to him,he run to his mother and shouted "ibu! ibu! superman bagi surat!"..how adorable.we ate lunch there.kak ipah's specialty,gulai ayam.yummy!

ajim playing traffic police officer

after kak ipah's house,we went to kak ogy's house at Taman Tun Aminah and Kak Ain's house at Bandar Baru Uda which is near my house.we were so full,i swear we cannot stuff ourselves no longer.it was home time.

hari raya aidilfitri

MY HARI RAYA PICTURES..

Hanan Daneesya yang comel...

the boys' activities after tired playing mercun

acting silly

abah,stop taking picture of flowers already..

amni nak jadi ultraman

burasak,lepat luweh and ketupat

mama said,nak ketupat??

how to make burasak

fireworks!!!

buyut and cicit

hari raya with ex-school mates

yesterday i went berhari raya with anne and three other friends whom i befriend with when i was in Form 6 (lower) at SIGS.there were ME,anne,farah liyana,lily and haniza.we went beraya to Lily's house and eat laksa johor..anne was pleased because she longed to eat laksa johor.right after that,we went to haniza house,then to farah's,to anne's and last is my house..grand finale..ahem.anne kept asking us to feed her aiskrim jagung at plaza larkin and i joked "you all better do as told or she wouldnt keep quiet"..

after berhari raya at my house we went straight to Plaza Angsana and i did a 2009 calendar with my name and image on it for RM3 plus an extra RM0.50 to get the thing laminated at FACEBOOTH.

after i did my calendar,we go karaoke just for fun and to let it out of our system because some of us just get their heart broken by cold-hearted-natural-born-jackasses.my songs were:

I WILL SURVIVE by Gloria Gaynor (you see that,i will survive without you by my side anyway)
LA ISLA BONITA by Madonna (for sexy effect)
DONT PHUNK WITH MY HEART by Black Eyed Peas (the title says it all)

we had a BLAST!!cant wait to do it again..next time watch movie,go karaoke and shop till we drop,drop,drop...HOORAY FOR US!!and wait for princes charming for each girl to pay for our things and swept us away with his white horse..a prince not only with shining armor but with a shining platinum..huhu..i can dream,can i??

we belting out with our might

us girls rocks!

me,ann,haniza,lily and farah