Permata Hatiku

"mama, what do you want for your birthday?".

"abang and kakak, if you get good marks for your exam, that will be the best birthday gift for me"

....and that was my conversation with nurin and zakhwan on my birthday last month.

alhamdulillah, they did give me the best bday gift last week during their school's "Hari Anugerah Cemerlang". Abang received a trophy for getting 3rd place in his class whilst Nurin received 3 trophies for 1st place in class, 1st place for the whole std 1 and best student for science.

no words can describe my emotion and feeling looking at them on the stage. Alhamdulillah, semoga anak2 kita semua akan berjaya di dunia dan akhirat. amin...

*KiD*

Welcome Mimi Meowwww....

introducing our new family member..the 7th! been with us for 10 days now.
Profile

name: Mimi

age: 3 months

sex: female

hobby: sleeping

guardian: Faqihah

personality: Manja Giler....n very well-behaved

*KiD*

Raya Pics - Rafik's family

menyinggah ke blog kita just to post some raya pics taken in No 120, Jln Bunga Raya, Taman Timor, Yong Peng, Johor. yeap this year its pik's turn. we spent approx 5 days there. beraya dr melaka ke Muar and sampai ke JB..huh!...sure was tiring but it was fun. anak2 dah besar so not so much of the hassle menukar lampin n worrying pasal baby getting rimas, lemas n tak cukup tido. the kids enjoyed people gving out duit rayas of coz and twins paling byk dpt attention la kan. tho they were not at all friendly esp nadhirah tapi ada uncle pik yg nak amik sorang to jaga, beriye2 betol. .hehehhe...

p.s patiently waiting for anis to load our raya pics taken at her house..:)

*KiD*

Tahniah dan Takziah

i was asked to post this blog...by someone who claimed she is the awek to sheikh"...u know who u r..ahaks!

apa2pun...as malaysian...each n everyone of us are truly proud that malaysia has created another history which i believed shall be mentioned in our granchildrens school book one day. ntah kita dpt menikmati saat itu bersama cucu kita..wallahualam. yes..Sheikh Muszaphfar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha has been declared the first Malaysian astronaut. Tahniah Sheikh, We Are Proud Of U..Malaysia Boleh!...semoga beliau akan menjadi inspirasi dan idola buat anak2 kita dan generasi akan datang untuk mencipta sejarah demi sejarah buat Malaysia dalam bidang angkasa lepas

Malaysia catat sejarah, angkasawan pertama negara berlepas
BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) 10 Okt. - Malaysia membuka satu episod baru dalam lipatan sejarah negara apabila angkasawan negara, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha berlepas ke Stesen Angkasa Antarabangsa (ISS) menggunakan roket Soyuz TMA-11 buatan Rusia dari tapak pelancaran Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan tepat pukul 7.21 malam ini (9.21 malam waktu Malaysia).

Misi kita berjaya -- Sheikh Muszaphar dan dua lagi krew mendarat di Kazakhstan pukul 6.37 petang
MOSCOW 21 Okt. – Angkasawan pertama negara, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha selamat kembali ke Bumi selepas 10 hari berada di Stesen Angkasa Antarabangsa (ISS), sekali gus menempa sejarah baru kejayaan Malaysia dalam bidang penerokaan angkasa lepas.

dikesempatan ini juga, kami ingin mengucapkan takziah pada Dr Sheikh Muszaphar kerana beberapa hari selepas beliau mendarat ke bumi, adik bongsu beliau Dr Sheikh Mustapha Al-Masrie pulang ke rahmatullah setelah hampir seminggu koma. Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat dan di tempatkan bersama-sama org2 soleh dan beriman. Al-Fatihah

*KiD*

Hari Raya Aildil Fitri 1428H

(Continuing frm 2 nites ago whn my effort was cut-off by dummy streamyx!)

My 1st Syawal started off frustratingly as the medicine Alyana made her feel uneasy and for the first time since she was born, she cried non-stop frm 2am till 4am!! Only Azalea & Alisya followed their daddy to Tok's hse to go to the mosque to perform their aidil fitri prayers. I stayed at home SLEEPING wt Alyana till 9am. After our usual makan2 & salam2 at Dsara, we went to Ulu Yam for our makan2 & salam2 of the other family. From there, we stopped by Rimba Suci for yet another makan2 & salam2. As such, we didn't get to convoy wt my dad's car to Sg. Petani as planned. We were abt 5hrs behind frm them in travelling time. Maybe it was a sin and we were tested wt a car battery breakdwn at the Bukit Gantang r n r!!!! To add to my frustration was the groggy head of mine, wt a not so well bby & dad's dialysis solution in my car!! I prayed & prayed and finally after abt 2 hrs, we managed to get an Indian tow truck to jump start the car. Snc it was almost 8pm and in fear of being stuck again, we were told to head straight to the hotel instead of joining others at grandma's hse. We stopped at the next r n r to buy packed nasi kandar and had our picnic in d hotel room. The next day, the car started on its own and i was the first one to reach grandma's hse BUT none of my cousins turned up as all went jln2 to Alor Setar & Penang. So me & my family was not in any of this year's Raya pictures wt grandma..sob..sob..sob. However, we still changed the car's battery and headed back to KL after lunch wt grandma. The only person who had the priviledge to post wt grandma was baby Alyana. So we r looking at a picture of the oldest & youngest generation of the Syed Abdullah Idid's family.

Buffet Ramadhan at KGSS

On the 6th Oct 2007 (24th Ramadhan 1428H), we managed to take time off from our usual busy schedule for a makan-makan gathering at Kelab Golf Sri Selangor. At RM32++ per head for adults and free for children below 12 yrs, it proved to be worth it with the variety of foods served.

Tragedi Oktober

Titipan ku kali ini hanyalah untuk merakamkan tragedi kecil yang telah melanda dapurku tatkala ku bertungkus lumus menyiapkan pesanan kuih raya "cornflakes crunchies" sempena sambutan aidil fitri 1428H, bersama temanku Cik Ummu Jamillah yang tidak tahu erti penat, letih dan lesu. Syukur alhamdulillah dgn keizinanNYA, ku berjaya menyiapkan semua pesananku tepat pada masanya. Semoga usaha kecilku ini mendapat keberkatan dariNya... Kepada rakan-rakan yang telah membuat pesanan, ku ucapkan ribuan terima kasih ke atas sokongan & dorongan anda selama ini. Tidak lupa juga ucapan terima kasih buat suami yg dikasihi yg membantu ku membuat pembelian bhn2 mentah di Bake wt Yen dan Tesco. Akhir sekali ucapan terima kasih utk ibu & ayah kpd anak2 ku yg telah sudi menjaga Alyana sekali dua pd hujung minggu tatkala kesibukan dapurKu pd kemuncaknya...............

Selamat Hari Raya 1428H

Kami sekeluarga mengambil kesempatan ini mengucapkan Salam Aidilfitri 1428H. Ampun dan maaf dipinta andai ada terkasar bahasa dan perbuatan sepanjang perkenalan kita. Lidah pun bisa tergigit inikan pula kita sesama manusia. Semoga Lebaran kali ini membawa lebih keberkatan dah kebahagian buat kita semua. Rasa sayu dan sedih mengingatkan kita akan meninggalkan Ramadhan yang hanya tinggal beberapa hari saja lagi. Tertanya2 pada diri samada kita akan bertemu lagi Ramadhan tahun depan.Semoga kita semua telah mendapat keberkatan berpuasa sepanjang Ramadhan ini dan semoga Allah panjangkan umur kita untuk kita bertemu semula Ramadhan kelak.

Buat rakan2 yang akan pulang kekampung, berhati2 di jalanraya.ingatlah kepada mereka yang tersayang yang menantikan kepulangan kita pada syawal ini.

Sungai disusur sehari-hari,

Dalam gelap menangkap ikan,

Kami menyusun sepuluh jari,

Salah dan silap harap dimaafkan.

*KiD*

Dugaan Ramadhan - 2

assalamualaikum
"sesungguhnya Allah maha mengetahui dan maha mengasihani"
8pm, we entered the house just to discover that our house has been broke-in. i was with my kids from my mom's house breakfasting as usual. upon opening the grill. i was surpirsed to see that the house was in a mess. the console drawer was being left opened and when i looked at the stairs where i put my handbag...it wasnt there. my heart was pounding fast and i started to shiver..i quickly climbed the stairs and looked up ..n there it was..my purse n other things were lying all over the place. i feared that the burglar/s was still in so ididnt proceed further up. i ran out to call shah and amree n they came wth long sticks. we went upstairs and found out all the rooms was in a mess. we headed down n went to the kitchen and that was when we knew, the burglars came in via the back door. the wood door was forcely pushed and the lock at the grill was cut.
i quickly dialed 999 and police came around 930pm. they took a report and jotted down the missing items. i found out that all my cash in the purse was gone as well as our jewelleries kept in our master bedroom. other valuable items were stolen too.
dalam hatiku berkata, mungkin ini dugaan Allah buat kami sekeluarga dan aku redha n pasrah dengan ketentuannya. Syukur kupanjatkan ke hadrat Illahi kerana pencuri masuk sewaktu ketiadaanku dan anak2 d rumah. Alhamdulillah.
i had to take leave today to settle with the reporting thingy at the police station. pik just arrived at 5 this morning. thats all for now, i m feeling weak and still shocked.
*KiD*

Discharge from DSH

Alhamdulillah after 4 long days, Alyana is finally discharged from DSH. The pus from hear ears stopped coming out right after the 1st jab of antibiotics given to her. Today she had her 5th dose of antibiotics thru IV, the most painful.... From tomorrow onwards she will be taking oral antibiotics & followed by check-ups with dr. musa (paeditrician) and dr. awal (ent) on the 1st Oct. Because of the "home leave" option given to us, the mosquitoes at home just couldn't resist biting Alyana all over her face. Note the red spots on her cheeks. All in all it costs us RM33xx.xx. 80% paid by Bank and 20% will be deducted thru my salary....muahahahha......

I like to thanks MASK for their "doa" and well wishers. Syukur Alhamdulillah.........

Al-Fatihah buat Nurin Jazlin Jazimin

Salam to all
am truly disturbed, deeply sad and broke into tears when tv3 news showed the funeral of adik nurin jazlin. marilah kita sama2 sedekahkan yasin dan al-fatihah buat adik nurin. sememangnya syurga buat mu adik nurin.

al-fatihah.

her uncle setup a blog for her. http://nurinjazlin.blogspot.com

*KiD*

Admission to DSH

After a week of taking the 3rd type of antibiotics, bby Alyana's ear was still oozing with pus. Ear drop was also given but unfortunately it doesn't seem to kill the virus in her middle ear. So i took half day's leave to bring her again to see the paeditrician at Dsara Specialist Hosp. I was the first walk-in patient arriving at 8am but only got to see doc at 9.40am. Bby's second bottle of milk was almost finish by then. Due to prolong ear infection, doc decided tht she has to be treated immediately ...... and so he declared ADMISSION!!! I wasn't prepared for a stay at the ward at all. I was thinking ...... this is Ramadhan, my older kids r fasting, sahur? & my cookies project!!!!! I thought for a while and then decided to accept wht has been fated..... Told myself tht i'll settle my baby's health first then proceed wt my baking.

So am supposed to be sleeping in the hospital tonite BUT am not there coz....firstly at 12pm, there was no room ( i was so happy to hear abt it but doc still insisted on a room for me!!), secondly, at 1pm (was at home baking while bby was sleeping) thy called to say tht there's a room for me but a patient is still there, thirdly at 3pm ( was at the hosp with the ENT) i was told the room has not been made up yet!! So i left the hosp wt the promise tht i'll check-in once thy call to tell me tht the room is ready. Hosp called me at 8.38pm but i missed the call!!!! At tht time i made my decision to come in tomorow right after i send the kids to school. So i'll see wht doc has to say to me tomorrow.....

I was told by the ENT tht the 2nd floor is under renovation so tht is why there is a shortage of rooms. While i was waiting, i heard so many others wanting to get rooms but was told thy were full. At tht time i thought....wow...so many sicky in Ramadhan. Tht is why bby had her IV inserted at the emergency room. Doc is now giving her a stronger antibiotics tht has to be injected daily & also the ENT will need to clean her middle ear of pus daily. Of course bby cried whn IV was inserted but doc commented tht this bby is very strong!!!! First insertion on the right hand failed! Doc did again on her left hand successfully. Aft tht bby seems fine. So gals, pls pray so that baby Alyana will recover frm her ear infection ths time.

She was with me whn i went to the taska to collect the kids school bags and all the kakaks who took care of her kissed & hugged her wt pitiness. Even tok mami felt pity for her this time. It is indeed a pity sight looking at her hand like tht and almost everyone who saw her at the hosp as well as at the condo just had to ask WHAT HAPPENED. This is my FIRST experience relating to ear infection as well as child admission to the hosp.

Dugaan Ramadhan

1030am
Mak: "Ju , arini kene amik budak2, kete ayah rosak"
Ju: " Ok mak" (walau dalam hati agak berat..ada meeting jam 12..sempat ke...lagipun..bulan puasa rehat tinggal 1/2 jam jek...smlm dah amik derang..smpi ofis lambat..kene ganti waktu yg lambat tu...aduh...dilemma)

1230pm (masih dalam meeting)
Ju: "Mak, kete ayah dah ok?" (sambil doa dalam hati semuanye ok)
Mak: "Ayah belom balik dari bengkel, belom siap gaknye. Ju amik anak2 tau"
Ju: " Ok mak" (terpaksa mintak excuse dr meeting "ada hal"....dgn muka tebal)

0105pm
Sampai kawasn sekolah anak2ku...hish...kenapa jam ni!!...

0135pm
kete masih tak bergerak!...hatiku dah panas dgn cuaca yang betul2 mencabar nafsu amarahku dan teringt muka anak2 dengan peluh mengalir di pipi...musti anak2 marah sbb lambat,,depa dahla posa.
apalah yang dah jadik ni? kenapa jam terok ni??ada budak kene langgar ke? ada accident ke? ada kete rosak ke? ada parent yg berenti tgh2 jalan amik anak and tak pedulik org lain ke?

0140pm
barula kereta bergerak dan rupa2nye ada satu mamat tongok, cinabeng, berenti kete (kete besor!) dia di bahu jalan tunggu anak tanpa pedulikan bas yang tak lepas to move ...!#@$%%#^&&**(*&^^%$##

0142pm
smpi betul2 depan gate sekolah, periksa dalm kabin guard, anak2 aku dah takda. tanya pak guard..."anak2 saya dah balik ke?" ..."saya tak nmpk anak2 awak arini",jwb si pak guard.
"Ya, Allah..mana derang nih"...(fikiran ku kacau n tak keruan..dah pikir yg bukan2 dan dadaku bergerak kencang)
Ju: "Mak bebudak dah balik?"
Mak: "belom"
Ju: "laa..diorg mana?.kat sekolah dah takda. Ayah mana?"
Mak: " pun tak balik lagi ni hah!."
Ju: "ok mak..ju tunggu jek sini dulu. kalau Ayah balik tipon cepat2"

0155pm
Ju:"Mak..bebudak ada? Ayah dah balik?"
Mak: " ha..ni baru sampai. Ayah amik rupanye..ish bapak ko ni pun satu tau, bukan nak tipon ke apa"
Ju: "alhamdulillah..."
(perasaanku masa tu nak marah betol dengan semua yang terjadi. nak marah mak, nak marah ayah, nak marah diri sendiri sbb htr anak sklh yg kalau naik bas cume boleh smpi rumah pukul 215!mana nak smpt g sklh ugama pulak %$$%%%@#$$^^^&&**!&^%#@@)
...tau tak org susah2 kuar ofs, nak kejar masa, jalan jam, kete bangang berenti tepi jalan, mamat tongong!, nak kejar balik ofs pulak!!!!! ..Ya Allah)

ku istighfar byk2...mungkin ini dugaan Allah padaku pada ramadhan ke-8...kuterima dan redha.....

*KiD*

I want to bake Cookie too!!

Tday is my third day of baking & i decided to do some biscuits for my London Almond orders . A big difference on baking this year as i now have a baby who wants to help out as well. Went to Iju's hse in the afternoon tday as we both went to visit Husna who just delivered a bby boy .. Rifki (correction Rifqy)who has been mistakenly called by the own father as Rafik!! Too bad none of us brought our digital camera. So Alyana who is 4mths & 2wks hv excitedly decided to pose for this posting. TQ matey for the use of the mattress, kain lampin & some hot water for her milk. Thanks to Qiha too who is not fasting tday as her mama didn't wake up for the family members to hv their sahur!! Alisya couldn't control herself & decided to break her fast for the day! But Zakhwan has decided to cnue fasting. Bravo Z! Alhamdulillah Azalea managed to complete her fasting tday despite making noise over the urge of quenching her thirst. From Iju's place, we dropped by Ibu's place and reached home at 5pm. Managed to prepare some simple dishes for berbuka & then proceeded wt baking. Oh ya... also a most recent pic of Saby who LOVES babies!

Cookie Monster said ... I want cookie!!

Alhamdulillah i manage to start my first batch of baking today with the help of Azalea & Alisya. I wanted to warm up after almost a year of non-baking. My honourable assistant will only check in for work next Friday. So meanwhile the help of my 2 elder girls proved to be of great goodness especially with a baby seeking mama's attention. Oops...i hear the sound of oven alarm clock meaning another tray is ready for packing.

updates..updates..updates...

hey gals...updating some activites of last week. wasnt able to post earlier due to work commitments (chewah...yo yo ooo je) plus not being able to be cyber-connected both at work n office.

2 sept 2007 - piercy piercy

qihah did ear-piercing that sunday evening. it wasnt planned at all ... when i saw the stall with the signage "tindik telinga RM10"..terus tergerak hati nak do it for her. se didnt rejected and willingly sat on the chair for the piercing. the first shot...OMG..she cried like nobody business..and i had to calm and held her tight in my arms. sambil jerit sakit she said she doesnt wanna continue..elemek!! takkan pierce sblh jek kan..kenelah mama pujuk bagai nak rak..baru she calmed down and ready for the 2nd one. alhamdulillah..so..anak dara aku dah bertindik telinga...so sweet :)

6 sept 2007 - happy bday hubby!

1600hrs:checked in & prepared room & bathtub ala2 spa ;)

1730hrs:he came and ..tadaaa..the shock and stunt look plus the blushing smile on his face(which i will never forget) while observing the room and bathroom setup

1800hrs:toast of bday wish and bday gift presentation

1900hrs:bathtime

2000hrs:dinner at .Victoria.Station. (great food!)

2200hrs:bedtime...lov lov lov

7 sept 2007 - celebration with the kids!

yeap..abah is now 35. may Allah gives him good life, good health and be blessed always. and may he always be there for his kids, watching them grow and guiding them thru life...amin

12 sept 2007 - new born baby!

Husna Suraya a.k.a Una has safely given birth to a baby boy at 119am weighing 2.95kg. Una is my ex-ofsmate ..mate kenal kan mate kan...

{Salam Ramadhan buat semua muslimin dan muslimat. Bulan penuh keberkatan, moga kita semua dapat memperbanyakkan amalan dan dilimpahi keberkatan dariNya.}

*KiD*

Pulau Pemanggil..memanggil manggil..

Hi gals. This is my first entry since our blog launched last year. I'm finally getting the hang of this whole blogging thing. Ok. As promised, the second part of the adventure trip will be covered by me. So, here goes. Reminiscing on the trip, i have come to realize the true value of friendship. It was an exhausting yet a novel experience for me going on this trip. I was looking forward to snorkelling and island hopping and so many more activities that the whole package came with.

The first day on the island, we got a little adventurous in scouting for the perfect place to swim. So, we climbed a few rocks and strolled along wooden planks to get to our so called paradise...true enough..we found it. The water is greeny blue...plenty of sand..great scenery. Getting there was a true test of my fitness and I think everyone knows how fit I am la kan. The second day was unexpected. We went to the other side of the island via speed boat to snorkel. Cher and I snorkelled toward a group of youngsters a feet away from where we were. As the bottom of the sea seemed deeper, the corals glittered...and that fascinated both of us. We were pointing at corals and multicolored small fishes..both too eager to see more...and none realizing how far we had gone off from the beach. And when we did, that was when I was overwhelmed with panic. We tried to swim back. It didn't seem like we were moving. I was desperate..swallowed too much salt water...gasping for air. I alerted Cher. Told her that it was hard for me to breathe. If we didn't have our life jackets on, I think I'd have drowned. Cher urged me to go on.. giving my leg a push. She gave me no excuse to give up...encouraging me to go on and pushing me towards the beach. I had hoped so much at that moment that this was the day I would look back upon and reminisce..and I am glad that it is. I know Allah determines our fate..but I had an angel swimming right beside me that day. When we reached the shore, we got word that we had to walk to another side of the island because the boat could not dock at the beach. So we walked up and down the hills..which seemed like mountains.. my chest felt like it could actually burst. But I amazed myself. Masih tak serik tu, we snorkelled some more.
That nite proved to be one of the most painful nites in all my life. I vomitted dinner..didn't touch the barbeque..on top of that.. my body felt like a worn out piece of junk. The whole of my body ached. My arms felt like they could have fallen off at any time. Cher was again my saviour. She kneaded my aching muscles for at least a good half hour. I fell sound asleep..feeling very refreshed and alive the next morning. The rest is history.
I had a great time. Something I will treasure and look back with a big smile. Not all trips can be a great one. What's important in any trip is the company ... the people you are surrounded by. It makes all the difference.
To you my dearest Shariffah...I am indebted to you. Thank you for saving my life.

Merdeka weekend at Pulau Pemanggil, Mersing

On 30th Aug recently, me & Jija including Azalea & Alisya went on a "back to nature" trip to Pulau Pemanggil, Mersing, Johor. Our first impression of the trip was a simple getaway from the hustle bustle of the city and to experience snorkelling for the first time. True enough we had our first experience of snorkelling but we were definitely caught offguard of the strong current and where it could bring us. I'd like to pass the honour of sharing & blogging our experience at sea to Jija. However the trophy of excellency, courage, determination, strong-will & high-spirit will have to go to Jija who has proven to be so! No words could describe how proud i am to see Jija going thru each day at the island by taking part in all the activities & walking up & down the steep staircases of the resort. It was indeed a test of endurance and Jija passed it with flying colours. Congratulations dear......

The invitation of a 3 days 2 nites package at RM300 per adult & RM218 per child came from GG of MNIOneline. The resort belongs to one of her colleogue's husband. Since Nazri couldn't join us as 7-11 will be hoarded with millions of M'sians celebrating Merdeka & he had to be around, i've decided to leave Alyana to the care of her Ibu & Ayah. As we took our first ferry ride of one & a half hours thru the rough sea, i was thankful i made the right decision of leaving Alyana behind. We finally reached Lanting Beach Resort and as i climbed the first few steep steps of it, again i was thankful i made the decision to leave the bby behind. A resort was magnificently built thru the natural forests & mountains. Food was served buffet style with abundance. Snorkeling gears including life jackets were rented at RM15 for 3 days. All sorts of room sizes were available with & without attached bathroom. Antiques exhibits surrounded the whole resort. So called 7-11 was there too. After dinner, the dining hall changes into a karaoke lounge with people playing games of carroms & congkaks anywhere they like. A small tv was there too for people like me who doesn't karaoke. Table tennis was just outside of GG's family room of 8 beds. Mine & Jija's secluded LH5 room with no bathroom was turned into a chimney pot for those in need.

For Jija who wanted an even tone on her face got her wish but on a darker side. For myself who wanted a tan, i got it too but on a redder side. Our island hopping turned out to be hopping by speed boat to the first island & hopping on feet to the next island & the next island and finally back to the resort by a big boat. After swimming against the waves to get back to the shore with strikes of panicky & "semput", swallowing of salt water thru the mouth & nose unwantingly, our second day at the island was the most adventurous of all. Bio langsing lotion together with minyak gamat & panadols & ponstans after vomiting with peaceful nite sleep brought Jija back to life!!!! Finally syukur Alhamdulillah we made it thru together successfully & ALIVE.

SALAM 50THN KEMERDEKAAN UTK NEGARAKU TERCINTA...MALAYSIA

HAPPY 50th INDEPENDENCE TO OUR BELOVED COUNTRY MALAYSIA

banggaku menjadi rakyat malaysia

banggaku berpijak di bumi malaysia yang aman dan makmur

sanggupku gadaikan nyawaku buat negaraku tercinta

semoga kekal kemerdekaanmu Malaysia buat generasi akan datang

Malaysia yang kucintai...

*KiD*

Hari Wanita

25th Aug 2007 was the official celebration of "Hari Wanita peringkat kebangsaan". It was held at Stadium Putra, Bkt. Jalil and was officially launched by M'sia's 5th Prime Minister, fondly known as Pak Lah. Accompanying him was his wife, Datin Seri Jeanne and the Minister of Women, Family & Community Development, Dato' Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. It was an auspicious & wonderful celebration for women coming from all walks of life especially the "kampungs". I and 14 others were selected to represent Kumpulan Bank Pembangunan. Entering the stadium by invitation, each of us was given a coupon for goodies which consisted of food stuffs, roll-on deodorant, long-sleeve t-shirt, a flag, a clapper .... all stuffed into a handy bag. As if that wasn't enough to attract women of M'sia, we were entertained by famous M'sian artists such as M.Nasir, Amy Search, Koperatasa, Anita Sarawak, Khaty Ibrahim, Noryn Aziz & the most famous of all was Anuar Zain. Being a bachelor, most "makciks" took the opportunity to get on stage to hug, kiss & dance with him!!!! Indeed all their voices are powerful and i was enchanted by their strong vocals. There were 3 other commercial singers who sang the official Hari Wanita song & a malay version of the Celine Dion's I'm alive song. I searched for it in the net but couldn't find it. Emcee for the day was none other than the talented Aznil Hj Nawawi. A big round of applause must be given to the multimedia experts of the ministry for the very interesting laser launching. Although i was worried of the kids being left at home with their daddy, but i still managed to enjoy myself. I arrived home at 7pm and continued my duty as a wife & mother. .. This year's Hari Wanita slogan is ... WANITA NADI NEGARA.

Note: Hari Wanita was first celebrated in yr 2000 and it has been carrying slogans like 2000-Nur Bermula DenganMu, 2001-Nur Kesaksamaan Gender, 2002-Nur memupuk generasi berilmu, 2003-Nur bersama mengukir keunggulan, 2004-Nur memupuk kemakmuran ekonomi, 2005-Memupuk generasi Berkualiti, 2006- Kesaksamann gender rakyat sejahtera.