Monday, January 22, 2007

Happy Birthday Ayah Ji (And an announcement)


Today is Babah Izlin and Yaya's birthday. We are guessing they will be having a special makan-makan session back home. Too bad we couldn't be there. Otherwise it would have been a great gathering, especially for the children.

By the way, Babah Izlin and Yaya is actually Mama Sarah's older brother. (You're excused DITH dear. The photo was taken sometime in 2005) He is one of the many people that I look up to in my life. He has always been the good, sensible and intelligent one and set such high standards for us siblings to follow. (I meant that in a good way) At the same time he is also a kind and thoughtful Big Brother who has given loads of support and encouragement to us.

So here's to you Bro, Happy Birthday! We hope that you will be successful always and forever. Also we hope that you will encounter many more good opportunities in life. And may Allah bless you and family always.

p/s: thanks Babah for the artwork :)


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Sad Announcement: Al-Fatihah

I am also sad to announce the demise of my beloved grandmother,
Ninda Hajjah Hasnah bt Abd Manaf at 9am (Malaysian time) at the age of 84. She was treated at Pontian Hospital, then transferred to Johor Bahru Hospital shortly before her passing. I am proud for my grandma that despite the Banjir, some of her 12 children, 60 (at least) grandchildren and countless great-grandchildren managed to look after her while she was ill.

My late grandmother will always be special in our hearts. She was the most affectionate and fair (impartial) person I have ever known. Among her advices to me was "Jaga maruah diri dan nama baik keluarga", which I have always remember and will pass on to the next generation.

May Allah bless her with peace and grace, And place her among the first ranks of His beloveds. Al-Fatihah.

40 comments:

Kak Elle said...

Happy birthday to ayah ji too:)we r planning for europe trip in june for 15 days,will be in london too after france,italy and switzerland.Hope the plan will work out insya'allah.

oldtown~Smell the Roses said...

happy birthday lah jugak!

dith said...

Nisak,

Ni adik yang ke berapa? Sama star dgn saya nampaknya, :p

Mama Sarah said...

1. Kak Elle Wow! Jalan2 ke? Or business trip?

2. Nani On behalf of Ayah Ji, thank you.

3. DITH Now you remind me of 'Kakak' and 'MakCik' situation... huhuhu kejamnya...!

He's my eldest brother lah. Yup, looking to your birthday entry in Feb :)

zino said...

kat sini pun ada yg sambut birthday ya..

selamat haro lahir utk ayah jii.. semuga panjang umur murah rezeki dan di permudah segala urusan..

Kiah Kardashian said...

oh saya sendiri tak ingat bday big bro saya mahupun depa ingat bday saya. Our family mmg jenis macam tuh. Heheheh.

Yes big bro must set good example to other siblings. But in my case, bukan ajer memberi contoh terbaik malahan memberi teknik gaya camner nak pengsankan orang dalam wrestling dan juga camner nak skip kelas prep kat skolah. Rosak....rosak.

cikdinz said...

join the wish list.
happy besday...............

Mama Sarah said...

5. Zino Terima kasih (bagi pihak abang :)

6. Zakiah Tak ingat tarikh tak pe.JAngan tak ingat tuan badannya aje sudahlah.

7. Cikdinz Welcome :) and thanks on behalf of my bro.

Kak Elle said...

mama sarah al-fathihah untuk arwah ninda.My trip untuk holiday - I will be going with my youngest sis and family and my 3rd sis and family most likely my dad won't be joining us.Trip sponsored by youngest sis and bro in law for all of us....alhamdulillah.Ajzie if u reading this if I can breakaway from them I ingin nak ke tempat you juga.....

D said...

2 wishes from me: happy birthday (on behalf) and condolences..

hey, come over la... I've stocked my pantry with more cookies and jammies.

but, don't use the number on the enlarged pict you saw - that was Ch Ave, but a different Ch Ave!! you just have to add another 20 to that! see, if you just go down your road till the end (where our roads meet), you'll be able to see mine from the tiny roundabout.

Tuesday Tea my place??

juwaidah said...

Al-Fatihah...

k.d said...

Happy besday to your big bro. Wish him well in his future undertakings.

Al-Fatihah for nenda juga. I know how you feel. Nenek will always be a special place in their grandchildren's heart coz they are the ones that wipe our tears when we're sad, share our laughter and secretly gave us sweets.

Idham said...

mama sarah...

happy birthday to ur big brudder. *sing a birthday song*

al-fatehah for arwah nenda....manusia mati meninggalkan nama. and nama beliau akan terus harum!
syurga juga tempat untuknya....insyAAllah...


idham

dyanna said...

Takziah di atas kepergian Nenda tercinta.. saya akan sedekahkan al-fatihah buat beliau.

Happy besday to Ayah Ji. Huhuu.. how aold are you now? 27 kot.. since adik dia is 25.

Anonymous said...

Takziah and Al fatihah untuk arwah ninda tercinta

-Noor Ruzilawati @ Kak Gee-

Kaklong Syikin said...

salam,

hepi birthday to yr big brother.

moga segalanya baik utk beliau dunia akhirat.

alfatihah utk arwah nenek. InsyaALlah, dia bahagia di sana.
saya cukup suka ngan pesanan org2 tua, mcm pesanan arwah nenek tu. sejuk hati mendengarnya

simah said...

Al fatihah to ur arwah gradnma.. semoga ruhnya dirahmati Allah..

memang petua tu patut diingati oleh semua..maruah diri dan keluarga kalau tak dijaga..tak ada nilainya hidup..

Happy birthday to ayah li..

cikdinz said...

sebelum terlupa, salam takziah for your grandma demised....

Anonymous said...

Innalillahi wainna ilaihi rojiun.

May Allah place her among blessed muslims and martyrs.

May her goodness and wisdom be passed to her children, grand children. ...

Al Fatihah.

Ajzie said...

Al fatihah to ur arwah grandma, semoga rohnya dirahmati Allah dan di anugerahkan makam yg tertinggi. Amin..


Happy B'day buat buat bapa sedara Sarah n Amar..

Mama Sarah said...

9. Kak Elle Europe for holiday. How nice. How many days in London? And any specific places you want to visit?

10. D I love quiz shows, but this is the most challenging one! You're giving me one puzzle after another.

I've noticed that 131 was not right, because I passed by a week ago, and the brickworks didn't look the same.

Anyway, at the mini roundabout - is it Du Av. or Ch Av.? But sorry, not today (Tuesday) we have to be in all day- expecting a couple of deliveries.

11. Ju Terima kasih :|

Mama Sarah said...

12. K.D Yup, I've seen my own dad and mom sneaking some sweets in their pockets, just to share with the grandchildren when the right time comes.

13. Idham I'm sure my brother will get all the well wishes for him.

Thanks for your kind words about my grandma.

14. Di Thanks for your doa.

My big bro is 25 too.

15. Kak Gee Terima kasih mendoakan nenek saya.

Mama Sarah said...

16. Kaklong Syikin Terima kasih dengan ucapan-ucapan anda

17. Simah Hari raya will never be the same again without her.

18. Cikdinz Thanks. Sorry entry ni di update 2-3 kali selepas your 1st comment.

19. Ikelah Sudah ketentuanNya.

20. Ajzie Thanks Azie :)

maklang said...

selamat hari jadi abah ji dan salam takziah serta alfatihah buat ninda tercinta...

maklang said...

selamat hari jadi abah ji dan salam takziah serta alfatihah buat ninda tercinta...

Anonymous said...

salam perkenalan first time masuk sini thru jojo's blog. Takziah atas kematian nenda akak. and ur darling sarah is soo sweet :)

Shami said...

al fatihah untuk ninda tercinta, mamasarah...semoga rohnya ditempatkan dikalangan orang2 yang beriman....

Selamat ulang tahun untuk ayah ji....semoga panjang umur dan murah rezeki....berjaya dunia dan akhirat....

juraina said...

Dear alun,

I'm so sorry to hear about the passing away of your nenda. InsyaALlah she's moved on to a much better place.

Please, pass my salam and happy birthday wish to Faizi. My sister's birthday is just a day before his!

Mama Sarah said...

24. maklang thanks maklang.

26. mawar thanks for dropping by :)

27. shami Terharu saya ramai yang mendoakan ninda saya.

28. Jue I was quite saddened by the news. But Allah knows best.

My Bro: I think at some point he will read this entry (or probably have done). Which sister born on 21st?

Anonymous said...

Mama Sarah, my condolences on your loss. I'm sure she will be missed.

juraina said...

Juraida, the one after me. She is now working in S'pore together with the husband.

cikdinz said...

it's ok...as long as you received my condolence....
anyway, life must go on....ok!!!!

D said...

hmmm... i'm thinking here. should I go checking on the most scrubbed steps in front of the door? Which one's your house? aiya.... didn't think things would turn out like this!

Mama Sarah said...

30. Moby Sure thing. It's sad to think that I only get to ziarah her pusara after this.

31. Jue Of course I remember she's the 3rd one :) I thought she's working for the government. Di Singapura rupanya.

32. Cikdinz Ya betul.

33. D So it's a yes? :) :) :) 37 ok? Too sejuk (malas!)
to scrub lah! Terimalah seadanya ok?

Anonymous said...

takziah buat mama sarah, semoga ur grandmum ditempatkan bersama orang solehah..amin
-mamafaris-

juraina said...

She does work for the government, at the Kem Luar Negara. She's been commissioned to s'pore for 3 yrs as a part of the Malaysian embassy team there.

Queen Of The House said...

Takziah on the loss of your grandmother. Do Sarah and Amar know her? Have they ever met?

Mama Sarah said...

35. Mama Faris Thanks for your doa.

36. Jue I see :)

37. Queen They have met only once during hari raya in 2005. But both Sarah and Amar were to young then.

Anonymous said...

Wow! So many well wishers here... sorry I just got the chance to read them. Thanks everyone for the kind thoughts. Most of all, thanks to Mama Sarah (and family) for the lovely posting.

..... al-fatihah again for our beloved embah.....

Anonymous said...

al-fatehah buat embah tersayang...
kehilangannya sgt2 dirasai.nampaknya cuti sem kali ni pasti kosong coz tiap kali cuti or weekends pasti dia dh 'tempah'.masih terbayang betapa sayunya pandangannya masa hantar kami nak ke tanah suci.
jutaan kesyukuran buatNya kerana memakbulkan doa kami untuk bertemunya sekembali dr tanah suci. damailah embah dan yayi di sana- alun