MY PILGRIMAGE TO MEKAH

Dear friends

I'll be leaving for my pilgrimage any time soon. Please pray for my safety as well as hubby. From the bottom of my heart, I beg all of you to forgive me for any wrongdoings. Love always, Junita aka Monstermom.

Mahabbah Lillah Camp

Last two weeks after coming back from Kuantan the kids had the opportunity to join a camp organized by JIM Penang. It was an eye opener for them joining kids from different backgrounds of education mainly those from Islamic school. The did enjoyed themselves and I on the other hand tried my best to help around with the activities but had to keep it at the minimum since I had a fever, flu and cough...

Origami session

Traditional eating session. Lunch in a big tray.

After the camp, we headed to our next destination, Melaka. As usual, the kids were busy with the pool activities. Monstermom joined them and too bad I forgot to apply the sunscreen lotion. What a nice tan I had....
Immidiately after Melaka, we rushed back to Kedah, to celebrate Eidul Adha. Last night, we are back in Penang.
Now I have to confine myself in the house hoping that tan will subside in a few weeks...
Piles of dirty laundry to catch up and not forgetting the dust all over the house.
Have a nice week!

Kopitiam@SNC

Last Friday, my parents brought me and the kids to a kopitiam situated in a place which used to be my school, St Nicholas Convent, Alor Setar. As soon as we entered the school gate, I was transformed into my own world. I saw girls running around and giggling to each other when all of a sudden, Miss Mak, our headmistress appeared out of nowhere. When the school bell rang, we would then head to our classrooms and enjoy being an SNC girl....

I was awaken from my dream when my son started pulling my blouse. Grrrr...

That place was a hit! It was packed and you can order from nasi goreng to chicken chop. I was still skeptic of the place but after tasting my dad's meal, I didn't even talk but concentrated on tasting what had been ordered for others. My favourite was KCK. Apparently, when they started the place a gentleman ordered a dish which was not on their menu and he taught them how to prepare it. He was chief of the special branch (Ketua Cawangan Khas).

A combination of 5 classrooms

This is not KCK but my dad's special order. A combination of three dishes.

The school field

My form three classroom


Canteen

It was a mixed feeling of surprised, excited, sad and happy. I wish all of my schoolmates could gather here again, having breakfast in honor of our beloved SNC.

Salam Aidilfitri

Dearest All.

I would like to wish you Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri/Eid Mubarak. Forgive me for any wrongdoings.
Hopefully any ill-feelings in the past will be considered as

Before embarking on your journey to your loved ones, make sure

Don't let you pet starve to death

If you are stuck in a jam, don't

Watch out for any

Feel free to

A break like this will freshen you up
Don't eat too much for you'll end up

Have a nice long holiday. Enjoy yourself and be safe always!

From Monstermom and family.

The Ultimate Gift

These are only a few from hundreds of photos that we were able to snap during our visit to Madinah and Mecca.

The sending off

At Nabawi Mosque

Our Mutawwif (guide) - Ustaz Abdul Shakur



Buying some dates - the best is Ajwah




My newly found friend - Cikgu Azie





The Holy Ka'abah




Going home

It was sad leaving behind a town fulled of history. It was heart-breaking saying goodbye to my qiblat.....

I will revisit the holy city again. Only time will tell.

Anniversary Gift - Part II

Tomorrow morning, I'll be going for our 10th anniversary holiday with hubby. We'll be back in two weeks time....

Thank you for visiting my blog and please pray for my safe holiday!

Bye and chiao!!!

Of Rambutan and Mosquitoe

We went back to Sepang for this...

After that we decided to practice our skill which had been put on hold for quite some time...

And we succeeded succesfully

The next day we took Ayah and Mak to Pulau Ketam.

This is the first time they set their foot on the island again after 54 years. Shortly after they were married, Ayah was transfered to Pulau Ketam and they stayed there for almost a year.... You can see the excitement in their eyes..... to be able to revisit old memories... priceless...

Being an excelent storyteller, Ayah told us his experience as a policeman in the small island where everybody knows everybody....

While Ayah and Mak relaxed in the community hall, we had our own adventure.

It was a nice outing. All of us had fun. Time to go back to rambutan.....

Kijal Photos

These are some photos of our holiday (the kids n me) in Terengganu...

The view from our room

The kids were doing these.....



Hubby's activities (apart from his "official" work).....





My reward after a hard day of playing with the kids....



p/s - I somehow didn't even manage to snap a photo of them in the pool. Maybe because I'm busy swimming as well....

Dragon Fruit Orchard in Jitra, Kedah

Last week we visited my father's friend in Jitra, Kedah. He has this awesome orchard which consists of dragon fruit, durian, manggis etc but our eyes were on the dragon fruit. It tasted nice and different. Moreover it is organic, safe and healthy....

If you are ever in Kedah, come and visit this place and experience the 3 in 1...

Dragon fruit
Restaurant on a hill
Home stay with the villagers