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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Al-Fatihah buat Ustaz Asri Rabbani

Masa check FB pagi ni, aku ternampak ramai kawan2 tampil ngan "Ustaz Asri Rabbani meninggal dunia". Maka aku pon mencari2 la makluman sahih di Internet dan yg ini adalah keratan artikel yg dipetik dr mStar Online:








PETALING JAYA: Vokalis kumpulan nasyid Rabbani, Ustaz Mohd Asri Ibrahim, 40, disahkan meninggal dunia kira-kira pukul 10.30 pagi tadi akibat serangan jantung ketika dalam perjalanan ke Hospital Pantai, Bangsar.
Menurut salah seorang anggota Rabbani, Mohd. Asri Baidul @ Ubaidullah, arwah jatuh pengsan semasa memberikan ucapan dalam sidang media program 'Syahadah' di Angkasapuri, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) kira-kira pukul 10 pagi tadi.
Sekarang, jenazah sedang dimandikan dan dikafankan di hospital itu sebelum dibawa ke rumah arwah di Jalan Ikan Keli, Kampung Bukit Lanchong, Shah Alam untuk dikebumikan sebelum Asar.
Balu arwah, Haliza Shahadan turut hadir di hospital beserta dengan beberapa rakan artis seperti penyanyi Nash, Yasin Sulaiman dan Mas Omar.
Dua hari lalu, Asri bersama anggota Rabbani yang lain menghadiri majlis sidang media dan memeterai satu lagi perjanjian kerjasama bersama Hotel Singgahsana untuk terus membuat persembahan di hotel tersebut sepanjang bulan ramadan yang bakal tiba nanti.
Rabbani akan mengadakan persembahan sepanjang ramadan di Hotel Singgahsana sambil menghiburkan para pengunjung yang hadir serta menikmati hidangan yang bertemakan 'Citarasa Ramadan 1 Malaysia' bermula 1 Ramadan nanti.
Rabbani telah bekerjasama dengan Hotel Singgahsana selama 18 tahun dan sejak itu Rabbani telah menghiburkan para pengunjung hotel tersebut yang datang untuk berbuka puasa dengan persembahan 'live' mereka.
Dalam sidang media itu, Asri berkata mengadakan persembahan di Hotel Singgahsana merupakan satu ibadah bagi dirinya.
"Saya rasa ibadah puasa saya tidak lengkap jika tidak mengadakan persembahan di hotel ini. Orang kata bulan puasa kalau boleh kurangkan bekerja, banyakkan ibadah, tetapi pada saya ini merupakan ibadah saya," katanya.
Asri dilahirkan pada 3 Ogos 1969 di Klang, Selangor.
Selain seorang balu, Haliza, 38, arwah turut meninggalkan enam orang anak iaitu Mohd Nasimudin, 15, Mohd Fathi, 14, Nur Atikah, 12, Mohd Ilhan, 10, Sufiyah Munawarah, 6, dan Hamdi Rabbani, 4.
Asri menyertai kumpulan nasyid terkenal itu sejak ia ditubuhkan secara rasmi pada 1 Mac 1997 dengan dianggotai oleh sembilan orang termasuknya.
Asri juga pernah menyanyi secara duet dengan beberapa penyanyi terkenal seperti Mawi menerusi lagu 'Saksi' dan 'Mentari Merah Di Ufuk Timur' nyanyian bersama Amy Search.
Kehilangan Asri kini bermakna hilanglah tunjang Rabbani memandangkan arwah banyak menyumbangkan kemajuan prestasi sekaligus memberikan kejayaan kepada Rabbani.
Atas kejayaan itu, maka tidak hairanlah jika Rabbani dijulang sebagai Penyanyi/Artis Nasyid Popular di Anugerah Bintang Popular (ABP) selama lapab tahun berturut-turut.
Tidak kurang juga anugerah yang dicapai di Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) seperti Album Nasyid Terbaik 2001 (Iqrar - 1421), Vokal Berkumpulan Terbaik Dalam Album 2001 (Iqrar-1421), Album Terbaik 2001 (Iqrar-1421), Album Nasyid Terbaik 2002 (Intifada), Album Nasyid Terbaik 2003 (Qiblat) serta Album Nasyid Terbaik 2009 (Nostalgia Nada Murni) dan Lagu Nasyid Terbaik 2009 (Bila Nur Melimpah Di Hati).
Revolusi muzik nasyid yang dilalui Rabbani selama berjuang dalam industri hiburan seringkali mencetus pelbagai perdebatan.
Ada yang berpendapat, lagu-lagu nasyid nyanyian Rabbani tersasar daripada landasan muzik nasyid yang sedia ada.
Sebelum ini, kumpulan ini pernah merakamkan lagu Pergi Tak Kembali ciptaan KRU berteraskan genre pop yang mendakwa Rabbani seperti meminggirkan objektif utama lagu nasyid.
Namun,kemunculan Rabbani yang turut dianggotai oleh Mohd. Asri Baidul @ Ubaidullah, Azadan Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Luqman Abd Aziz, Muhammad Rithauddeen Yaakob, Mohamad Afandi Shahbudin, Ahmad Shafie, Nazrul Azhar Tamrin dan Zulkiflee Azman ini tampil dengan konsep yang tersendiri.
Dalam tempoh lebih 12 tahun berada dalam industri ini, Rabbani telah menghasilkan 19 buah album seperti 'ARAH Dari Mana… Ke Mana…' (1997), 'Pergi Tak Kembali' (1999), 'Intifada' (2000), 'Yalla Beena' (2004) dan yang terbaru, 'Nostalgia Nada Murni'.
Bermula dengan berkonsepkan nasyid klasik, melalui irama-irama yang dipetik dari Timur Tengah, Afrika dan Andalusia, kemudian diadun dan diolah mengikut citarasa yang sesuai dengan era yang terkini.
Juga dipersembahkan bersesuaian dengan citarasa remaja.
Disamping itu ditampilkan dengan adunan muzik ala melayu timur dan digabungkan dengan adunan muzik timur tengah.
Dan kini Rabbani muncul pula dengan konsep yang lebih global dalam bidang muzik tanpa mengurangkan kualiti mesej yang akan disampaikan dengan menampilkan world music didalam lagu-lagu terbarunya.
Ini adalah untuk menjadikan irama nasyid ini akan terus segar dari semasa ke semasa dan terus diminati oleh semua golongan tanpa mengira had bangsa dan negara.
Bagaimanapun dalam menyampaikan irama nasyid ini mesej adalah yang paling utama sekali dengan berpersepsikan bentuk nasihat, dakwah dan panduan.
Sekurang-kurangnya sedikit demi sedikit pendidikan secara tidak langsung itu berjaya masuk ke ruang fikiran sambil berhibur.
Lantaran itu juga boleh mendorong sikap kita ke arah kebaikan.


Semoga Allahyarham ditempatkan dikalangan orang2 beriman. Al-Fatihah.

Pergi Tak Kembali


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

A Fresh New Look

In 3 days time, this blog is going to celebrate its 2nd year of existence. So I decided to celebrate it by changing the look. It was more than a year ago since I had revamped the template, when I had more patience playing around with the HTML and XML code (or whatever!).
But as for today, I was so impatient to study the HTML code, I took the shorcut of deleting the previous codes and just paste the new codes, hence missing all other additional stuffs including all the blogs list and some other stuffs. I need to get back to my previous template to get back all the missing links.
So how do you find my blog's new look?

Sickness

I was not feeling well yesterday. When cik HB woke me up for Subuh prayer, and I opened my eyes, I saw everything spinning and had this nausea feeling. And I couldnt even stand properly, it felt like I was going to fall down. I spent the whole day lying down and made frequent visit to the toilet -vomit! Couldn't even open my eyes coz everytime I opened my eyes, I saw the whole things spinning. Luckily cik HB was able to stay at home though he was planning to go to school. So he took over the houseworks and handling the kids.
Yep, I know when I mentioned I had this nausea and spinning stuffs, the first question was: am I pregnant? But knowing my body, it could also be a pre-menstrual symptom (which happens sometime). And based on the history, it could also be due to high blood pressure (I used to have this problem while I was working back then)
So what if I'm pregnant?
Well, to be honest, we don't plan for a new baby yet until cik HB is done with his study here. Considering my past experience being pregnant with the twins, it wasn't a smooth sail. The most difficult part was the first 4 months which I had a severe morning sickness condition called hyperemesis gravidum. I was in and out of hospital due to that condition and was practically doing nothing at home but lying down and tending my own misery.
People said it is not necessary that every pregnancy will have the same conditions or experiences but my eldest sister suffered this hyperemesis gravidum for all her 4 pregnancies. Luckily she lives nearby my parents' house, so they can help her out with the kids when she was going through the sickness. So that is why I think, it could happen to me as well.
Considering this factor, that is the reason why we think we should wait until we are back in Malaysia. Because if I were to be pregnant and going through the same situation again, things are going to be very challenging. With cik HB has to be in school most of the days and busy with assignments and exams, my main concern is the twins' wellcare. The first pregnancy was ok because I have nobody to worry about (cik HB is an adult so he can take care himself). Even yesterday, while I was lying sick, they still came to me, demanding things.
But we all know no matter how hard we plan, everything is in the hand of Allah sw.t. Like my sister-in-law, she had IUD planted in her womb, and yet she got pregnant! Because IUD only guarantee the effectiveness of 99%. Nothing is perfect in human being's design. So if I'm pregnant, we will accept it and just face whatever difficulties there.
Well, today I woke up feeling better then yesterday and there is no note of nausea feeling or whatever. So let's just wait another week before I should do a pregnancy test. And I think I should get myself the blood pressure reading meter to monitor the BP. As HBP runs in my family, I should be alert, shouldn't I?

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Tag

Dah lama x buat tag...ni pon sbb cik Liza tagged, kalau x cam malas gak nak buat. Dulu org x tag pon boleh tag diri sendiri....hiks. Tapi demi tidak menghampakan ibu yg mengandung itu (hehehe...mana la tau kan Liza, kot2 nanti baby meleleh air liur, Auntie Neny x buat tag mama dia suruh) , maka marilah menjawab tag ini.

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE?
Family

WHAT IS THE LAST THING THAT YOU BOUGHT WITH YOUR OWN MONEY?
My own money? Lama dah xde duit yg earn sendiri since resign last year, so dah tak ingat dah pebenda yg dibeli.

WHERE DO YOU WISH TO GET MARRIED?
Dah kawen dah pon tp kalau ikut angan2 nak nikah kat Majlis Wilayah KL (saja je gedik sbb org kata susah nak dpt keizinan nikah kat situ...ye ke?)

HOW OLD DO YOU THINK YOU WILL BE PERMANENTLY OWNED BY UR LOVE?
Umur x penting janji sampai ke akhirat...Amin

WHERE WAS THE LAST RESTAURANT YOU HAD DINNER?
Pizza Hut tu kira restoren x?

NAME THE LATEST BOOK THAT YOU BOUGHT?
Buku bertajuk FOREST MAGE by Robin Hobb. Serius x best...aku beli sbb rega dia 4 euro shj.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
Rosnaini

DO YOU PREFER YOUR MOTHER OR FATHER?
Apa ni suruh pilih2?

NAME A PERSON THAT YOU REALLY WISH TO MET IN REAL LIFE FOR THE FIRST TIME?
Ntah...x terfikir sapa pon buat masa ni.

CHRISTINA OR BRITNEY?
Britney la kot...

DO YOU DO YOUR OWN LAUNDRY?
Ye la, bukan ada maid pon

THE MOST EXCITING PLACE YOU WANT TO GO?
Disneyland...bila dpt pegi nih?

CAMERA OR MP3 OR HP?
HP yg ada camera n MP3, ok?

POINT OUT 5 THINGS ABOUT THE PERSON WHO TAGGED YOU
1. Liza adalah kwn baik sy sejak sy sampai di bumi Jerman
2. Dia bakal jadi ibu bulan October nanti...mari kita doakan semoga semuanya selamat utk dia
3. Dia suka pakai inai...hehehe
4. Saya suka sambal belacan dia...power giler!
5. Dia adalah fashionable. Baju2 dia menarik...sy suka...

THINGS I SAY TOO OFTEN?
1. Kakak
2. Adik
3. Abang (cik HB ler)

BOOK I'VE READ RECENTLY?
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

4 SONGS I COULD LISTEN TO OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
1. Bencinta - Faizal Tahir
2. Better in Time - Leona Lewis
3. Everytime - Britney Spears
4. Sesungguhnya -Ungu

3 THINGS I LEARNED LAST YEAR?
1. Belajar menjadi surirumah sepenuh masa
2. Belajar hidup dibumi Jerman
3. Belajar bahasa Jerman

8 PEOPLE TO TAG?
8? Mak aii...ramainya....Are-T, Zara, Nurul, Didie, Dal, Rusdy.....korang nak buat?

Monday, August 3, 2009

Playing Badminton

On Sunday, Liza suggested that we, ladies should tag along with the guys on their badminton session. And I thought, why not....maybe it´s fun to watch people playing even if I didn´t play. I didn´t think I would be able to play, I can´t remember when the last time I played badminton....must be ages ago, sometime during high school or something.

But when I was offered to play, I didn´t hesitate at all and grabbed the racket. I teamed up with cik HB to oppose Hafiz and Godi and we lost with counts of 11-21. No doubt, it was a terribble loss but personally, it wasn´t so bad for me and I found it so much fun! Besides, it´s a good exercise.

I´m thinking to join their badminton session more frequent in the future.


Budak2 bosan tunggu parents abis main badminton...next time must remember to bring along their play stuffs

Even mak buyung pon main tau...hehehe




Aksi2 pemain pro...hahaha
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Jalan2 Hari Sabtu

Despite cik HB's busy schedule (he has started having exams since last week and it will only come to an end in October), he was kind enough to take her family out for an outing. It was not somewhere far, just a shopping mall called Nord West Zentrum, where a Toy'urs store is located. No, we didn't intend to do any shopping there, just for the kids to have fun playing at the store.

At the train station, while waiting for the train, the twins ran around and Nabihah fell and cut her knee. It was not a major cut by the way, but enough for her to create such a drama. She claimed it was extremely painful and she could not walk but when we bought a cartoon-theme plaster and put it on her bleeding knee, immediately she jumped up and down, as if nothing happened! Such a drama queen!

Dua org budak yg suka sungguh keluar berjalan2.....


Tgk ada darah la membuatkan cik Nabihah lg sgt berdrama...

Camni la muka dia sepanjang dlm train....


Maka terpaksa la mencari plaster dan saja beli yg ada gambar kartun ni utk menceriakan kembali si drama queen tadi....


Terus muka pon ceria.....

Though not planning to do any shopping, I ended up buying a set of TEFAL pans (which was on sale at amazing price!) and more clothes for the kids at C&A ( I can't help it, they were really cheap, a piece of Disney shirt was reduced down to EUR2.50....). And we had margarita pizza at Pizza Hut (not much choice by the way, for halal stuff, it's either margarita or tuna only). But though it was just a pizza of cheese and tomato, we ate up the whole pan......lapar ok!

X menarik langsung kan pizza ni?

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Smart Scribble

Somebody in our house had scribbled something on cik HB's study notes. He wanted to get mad but upon seeing what had been scribbled, he was amused.


No doubt, it was Nabilah's work. And I call it 'Smart Scribble'.

But, of course we lectured her not to do it again on Abah's stuff.