Congratulations Little Caliph

When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I always pray to Allah that preferably let the first one be a boy , I’ve my own reasons, we continuously recited Surah Yusuf and Surah Luqman as taught by Islam.

Nabi Yusuf was the most handsome man on earth...everybody knows the story of Siti Zulaikha who was attracted to Nabi Yusuf and then managed to frame Nabi Yusuf until Nabi Yusuf went to jail. Luqman Hakim has been mentioned in the Quran as an intelligent and wise man. Some of his famous reminder to his son:

"Hai anakku! ketahuilah sesungguhnya dunia laksana lautan yang dalam, banyak manusia yang karam kedalamnya. Kalau engkau ingin selamat, supaya jangan karam, layarilah dia dengan sampan yang bernama taqwa, isinya ialah iman dan layarnya ialah tawakal kepada Allah"

"Makanlah makananmu bersama-sama dengan orang-orang yang bertaqwa kepada Allah,rundingkanlah urusanmu kepada alim ulama' (dengan cara minta nasihat kepadanya)"

Alhamdulillah, on 21/03/02, my son was born weighing 3.64 kg via operation due to his full breach position…obviously that moment was one of the happiest moment in my life....he came out from his mother’ in perfect condition....We wished that our newly born grow up as a leader …..and thus be named Amirul ….like the one called Amirul Mukminin – The Leader of Kaum Mukminin…..my wife who likes the alphabet Z so we managed to find Zharif in arabic means cerdik……. Hakimi – means bijaksana…So bammm !!! there you are “Pemimpin yg. Cerdik dan bijaksana “

Zharif 8 months old

After Zharif was born, we nurtured him, and taught him the best of our abilities…. We exposed him to the knowledge of this world and thereafter…we let his ear to be familiar with zikrullah , Asmaul Husna, Sifat 20 , Solawat and etc…. however I knew that he is going to stay with his mummy in JB and I’m struggling in Cameron Highlands alone…..I have no choice….I’ve been a weekend husband for 3.5 years…normally on Friday after work, I will depart from Tapah and joined PLUS highway to drive for another 515 km towards Johor Bahru ….Sunday night I’ll be rushing back with another 515 km…..sometimes I used the service of a pilot….Konsortium Express or Langkawi Express that travels daily from Ipoh to Singapore and stop in Tapah….. but when Zhariff started to talk and Qistina was born I told myself …what am I doing all this while....we work for what ? for family ..I must do something to stay as a proper family....

We’ve sent him to Tadika Mayang at the age of 3, this Tadika was just behind our house, it is a Chinese Tadika, Yes he learnt a liite bit of Mandarin,their homework also quite heavy....other than that he also attended the annual concert...


3 Yrs old at Tadika Mayang


Back stage_Preparation for the annual concert


Prince...I would like to dance with you.....


Princess : Ok...This's my Prince Charming...nobody disturb..


Just pretend nothing happen between us...

When we moved to Subang Bestari, he’s off to Little Khalifah when he was 4….and now at the age of 6 he has already graduated......I was thinking the other day how fast these past 6 years had gone and in the blink of an eye…..bammmm !!! he’s a mini graduate…..ready and qualified to go to primary school……Congratulations my son,Little Caliph....The sad thing is I was in Dubai when Zhariff graduated from the kindergarten.


Doesn’t he look so adorable in this picture?

The inherit talent_Aug 08

Entering the time tunnel ......
Grandpa (Wan) was then the former hockey,table tennis and tennis player for Sekolah Tunku Abdul Rahman (STAR), Ipoh Perak...
Grandma (Atuk) was then the former hockey player and sprinter (100m,200m, 4 x 100m, 100 m hurdles) represented Sekolah Tun Fatimah and state of Malacca...until she became hockey coach for her school....
Pak Long was playing as a right winger in football and a killer in sepaktakraw also a sprinter (100m, 200m, 4 x 100m for long and triple jump) for Science Kedah and Kuala Muda district....
Pak Lang was then a former long distance runner for Kulim district...800m and 1500m are his favourites...
Pak Ude was then a former rugby player for Science Perlis (ala Perlis tu kochik jer Pak Ude)
Pak Andak was then a former tennis player for Kulim district....
Papa was then a former sprinter (100m, 4 x 100m, 110m hurdles, triple jump) represented secondary school and badminton player for Cardiff University….
Mama was a "shooter" in netball team playing for Convent JB..

Now the question is the DNA in the kids blood stream inherited from their grandma, grandpa, uncles, father and mother enough for them to excel in their sport ? ....Yes maybe 15%...we need to provide suitable environment for them....we need to dig out the talent, polish it so that it will shine ..shine like a star....it is fun to it and it is quite a challenging task

Now time has changed, environment has changed...we are in digital era....kids nowadays play football with PS2 or PS3, PSP, XBox and Nintendo Wii...Another thing is the place for sports, park for jogging are getting smaller and sometimes far from residential area...not to mention some township does not even has any park.....when is the last time u heard a new park open near your vicinity ? Every inch of soil are use to build house ..to make money...another factor sports in Malaysia are sucks is because politics..just look at our football politics...where are we? ranking 146 in FIFA ....even Euthopia also beat us ..Euthopia man ..one of the poorest country in the world !!

Ok ok that's enough....i think the relevant authorities should do something....
Just to share with you..the place where I stay we've our private park with kids playground....so it's okay...there was an open space not far away from my area..it's a public area but use by Vietnamese youth to play football, sepaktakraw and volleyball...where are all the local youth? How do they spend their time? Merempit, melepak, movies, teh tarik ....Yet we still wondering why we lost football to this Vietnamese ?

I still remember how enthusiastic Atuk will act when she supported her favorite athletes in the 100m event during Olympic Games….

In Little Caliph Sports event held in mini Stadium Shah Alam recently,
Zharif won 1 silver medal in “ Makan Biskut atas pinggan’’ and 1 bronze medal in "Lari ikat kaki"


Qistina won 1 silver medal in "Lari letak pouch atas kepala” and 1 bronze medal in "Lari and isi air dlm botol"....The sport events combined 4 Little Caliph Kindergartens from TTDI, Subang Bestari, Kota Damansara and Shah Alam Sek 7 ..Each Kindergarten will come out with their own performance …..those were the kind of sports that focuses on fun rather than competition....

Okay it’s good start, kiddos....

Eid Mubarak - Oct 2008

It has been 4 months since I wrote in my blog...the last time was in Aug 2008. Wah why arrr..so busy mehhh ..ke malas ...all those excuses lah...The thing is there were quite a no. of events worth remembering ...

This is a belated entry. ...Eid Mubarak 2008 ...this yr's family gathering was in Kulim....so family protocol states that everyone must check in at least during raya eve and get together on the very morning of hari raya....my family decided to experience the last 2 days fasting moments in Kulim…so there we go, we hit the road from KL after 12 midnight in order to catch sahur in Kulim….alhamdulillah the road was clear thus allowing Sepet to cruise smoothly....we reached Kulim on time for our Sahur…..the next day Pak Long invited us to buka puasa at Bandar Lagumana ? Bandar Laguna,Sg. Petani....they served us with their family specialty…..fish curry ……memang terangkat !!!

Rumah Pak Long at Bandar Laguna, Sg. Merbok

Firecrackers is a compulsory event for mlm raya….the kids enjoyed themselves, the father...hehehehhe jgn cakap ler...nevertheless we’ve all the safety aspects covered..this'is our utmost priority and very important... kids must be supervised by their parents at all time…...no excuse....rockets blasting in the dark night...mercun lada exploded in the air.....sometimes disturbing the oversensitive Perdana V6 alarm... parked nearby...Mercun katak continously jumping on the ground……celebration was like 0.01% of 4th of July...




All time favourite dish …Nasi himpit with kuah kacang ordered from Mak Abu…Salute to Atuk and Wan who have never missed making serunding daging for us every year…..it is the best serunding daging in the world…...Apart from the nasi terhimpit, we were served gracefully from the chef in the kitch...hahhhh...no other than my lovely wife...rendang chicken...ya ampun...very delicious...

Agenda remains the same….solat Aidilfitri, sessi bermaaf – maafan, bergambo ikut hierarchy… and of course soru ramai –ramai...to date Wan and Atok have 12 grandchild...we can see the happiness and smiles from their face when all the children are around them....then we went to the most Otai in our family our Pak Ngah house in Kepala Batas...

Family members Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2008...

Abg n Adik - this year green.......

On the 2nd and 3rd Hari Raya with have our Auntie…..Mak Anjang visited us from Pahang with his children, all our 4 cousins with their kids came too.


On the 4th Hari Raya… We had BBQ organized by Pak Su and Mak Su....Cayala buat lagi tahun tahun depan no...

Geng Malibu strike again - BBQ di PD

Geng Malibu strike again...Yes !! this time we invaded Port Dickson..The last time we had gathering was in Bamboo River when we visited Pak Rani, that was classified under DDO (Daddy Days Out)..this time we decided to take it to the next level...with our family...with normal crew members of Geng Malibu - Aku, Joebuck, Pailang, Isan, Pajri but this time included sorang from Honda Choke punya geng ....Mando...Main activity what else....BBQ, BBQ and BBQ....We stayed overnight in an exclusive 2 double storey Penthouse at Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson...facing the ocean....

Waiting for member paling "jauh"...Joebuck all the way from Seremban...Make new friends...Alyssa (anak Pailang) and my daughter ..Qistina...girl n girl posing...

Geng Malibu Home Minister meeting....main agenda- what's the next activities at the beach ..

Pajeri - "Confirmed !!! aku dah kata semut tu buat kenduri"

You're looking at future generation leaders....May God give us enough time and health to see our kids grow up...

Preparation for BBQ and lunch... bukak port luck semua....Pajri bawak bihun and aku bawak nasi lemak...alhamdulillah nasi lemak tahan sampai ke malam...

Home made sup kambing from Pailang...memang ngancam giler...cuma aku jer tak boleh nak balun lebih lebih ....

Abg and adik destroying the sand castles....

"Adik, according to abg calculation, we will discover the bones if we continue digging for another 257 hours...."

Fresh XXXL Calamarez from Tg. Karang Selangor specially brought over from Taiko Pailang...

XXL Udang...bakar jgn tak bakar....

View of Pantai Cermin at Teluk Kemang...air dia okay ,redup gak kawasan dia..

Thumbs up from Abg..Papa...next destination Carribean beach pulak okay...

Let's go berkubang dlm pool beramai -ramai..Geng Malibu bersama junior masing masing..

Adik posing atas pool..janji adik tak gaduh tarik rambut tepi pool..

Geng Malibu prepare for lumba biawak dlm air.....pemenangnya tak pyah cakap la siapa...

The best of God creation..my 2 kids...I'm still amazed of the way my child developing day by day...

A snapshot of the penthouse...aku stay downstairs with Isan...Pailang 2nd floor..

New group ....Geng Malibu..handsome fathers on the block...stop kejap to rasa durian PD...

Lunch..Joebuck suggested Nasi Ayam yg masuk JJCM at Seremban....

Lalatless..that's their motto...

It was evident when u cannot see not a single fly at the chicken...

Ni la nasi ayam dia ..got 3 type... nasi ayam goreng, nasi ayam cantonis..nasi ayam
BBQ.

Snorkling in Tioman

I had a business trip to P. Tioman recently...we went there 4 of us...the other 3 were Otai ...we put up at Berjaya Resort...and after dealing with our business we thought that we must take the opportunity to venture one of the most beautiful underwater park in the world ...we asked for Hotel package but due to limited time and it was kind of open sea snorkling...we decided to go for the close zone at Marine Park ...thank God they had the big life jacket for me...
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Tioman Marine Park...in front is the demarcated marine zone for the fish and the coral and of course fishing is strictly prohibited here....

This is where we rented our life jacket and we bought the bread for the fish...the guy there was very helpful..

With Mr.Adnan..one of the otai..

Ready for action...

Snorkling babe...I always turned on and amazed with the aquatic life...can see all sort of coral fish...the best is when you put the bread on your palm and the fish rushing towards you....I should buy the under water camera next time..it has been too long in my wish list...

Richard Branson = Vin Diesel

Yes,somehow Richard Branson = Vin Diesel = Nelson Mandela = Ahmad Nazaril...What else the similarity - tough guy,adventurous, commited to excel, sense of humour, caring ,strong imagination,street car racing,18 inch wheels, hot air ballon addict ? OK ..OK..these are the celebrities who shares their birthday with me...18th July..Who does not know F&F & XXX tough guy, Vin Diesel? Not to mention , Sir Richard Branson an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. With his flamboyant and competitive style, Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s - as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label. Richard Branson is the 236th richest person according to Forbes' 2008 list of billionaires as he has an estimated net worth of approximately 7.9 billion USD...If you want to check out celebrity that shares the same birthday like u pls venture the following website, http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/list/celebrity-categories.asp

Home made blueberry cake by Dad, yummy ..yummy, apparently the cakes are for those who is born in July ...lump sum semua...so Pak Lang JB pun masuk sekali

Secret recipe..slices of choc cakes...

Fish & Co or MFM

Okay..JJCM lagi, on Sat, we decided to change from Jap food to seafood..Fish & Co at One Utama..we ordered some kid's meal, Pak Long ordered spagetthi...

This's what we ordered...2 sets of seafood platter...with fish, calamarez, prawn, mussles, chips and rice...On top of that I ordered another plate of mussels with garlic and lemon dish. It was absolutely delicious..nyum nyum.. at a price of RM12.90....but only 6 mussels..overall the taste is as good as MFM but the price is more competetive here...

So this is where the fish are coming from ....