An answered prayer 💘

Assalamualaikum everyone!

I could not explain, after 3 long years of not sharing & writing, the reason behind - why am I so eager to write everything I've been experiencing, right now. Maybe because I am now at home? Maybe because I am not chained to hospital life? Or maybe because of - no specific reason haha. I guess things that you do love, will always be your hobby. And even after so long, the interest remains. 

In my previous post, I've mentioned about this blog being my favourite online photo dumping place!

In my honest opinion (that no one asked for, but I don't care haha), it's a shame for this momentous snippets from my 'big day', to be hidden and saved in my hard disk merely, haha. Wasted just like that, if I might say 😏 What more since we've hired a professional photographer for the day, and the amount paid wasn't that little. Though, up till today, we couldn't resist bringing up the unsatisfactory service provided. When asked to give feedback, the team wasn't even up for negative ones. It's not like I bluntly said what was lacking from their side, we even took some time to rephrase our feedback, just so, the said team could take it as a point and improve for their subsequent customers. Haih. 

Aik? The focus of this post has just shifted? Arghh, let me get back to our main subject, so sorry for being distracted 🙏

Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, after so many years of searching and praying for the one, He finally gave me an answer. A beautiful one. Just when I need it most. And even more than everything I've ever mentioned to Him in my humble, hopeful prayers. By Allah's grace, I have finally tied the knot, on 6th of July 2025. Which also means that our wedding anniversary would always be one day earlier than my parents' hehe.

For context, these dates are saved under one note in my phone. For my future reference. A lot of people say, guys are the ones who are bad with dates. Unfortunately, so am I. Not just my husband. And I am not a guy 😐Hence, I'll put up the important dates here, so that, we could get back to this post, for answers later hehe.

09/09/23 - First chat

26/09/23 - First face to face encounter

14/10/23 - AH first encounter with my parents

21/10/23 - My first encounter with AH's parents

16/12/23 - Dirisik

10/02/24 - Bertunang

06/07/24 - Nikah

So here are the selected shots from the first day I was AH's wife (insert 'Rasa dan Takdir -by Amira Othman, as bgm please) >>>

arghhh this handsome guy is my husband?
not gonna lie, masa berarak masuk tu, I was so nervous,
that I couldn't even look up to the aisle, to take a proper look of my then future fiance.
And mind you, this whole event was planned by me - the wedding planner haha.
Usually, the nikah ceremony would start with the entrance of the bride(which was me),
accompanied by the bride's mother.
It was initially supposed to be like that.
But 2 days prior the big event, my heart was pounding like cray cray,
when trying to imagine myself walking down that aisle, witnessed by so many.
"What if I tripped? What if my smile looks undeniably awkward?"
Thus, I made up my mind. I wanted my nikah ceremony to be as I wish.
And I wish to be nervous while already sitting on the 'pelamin',
watching my fiance and the invitees.
Tu pun nak tertelan halkum yang takde ni, ahha, debar weyh :)

The beautiful setup. Feels like in a fairytale movie.
Directed by money haha - literally.
Jokes aside, the decorations, food, etc was top notch!
Awas ya kalau guna ayat, 'kalau ada rezeki, nak repeat kat dewan ni juga'.
Awas! Unless kalau nak buat celebration 10th wedding anniversary ka,
baru boleh ok? 🗡🗡

Nampak ikhlas di situ.
Baik kan saya pilih gambar yang indah2 je, yang aib pun ada je hehe.
Moments before menggalas tanggungjawab suami Fadzlin uwuuu.
Anda insan terpilih, tahniah! wkwk

Saya bukan menyanyi, saya baca lafaz yang lepas nikah tu haha.
Jap garu kepala jap :))

Even though, I said I kinda hated the photographer team,
ada lah gambar2 yang memang boleh puji.
Contohnya gambar ni.
Saya suka, suka suka!
Cause it portrays 4 pair of hopeful hands - and a pair was mine, a pair was my husband's,
a pair was mama's and another pair was abah's.
Captured exactly at the most beautiful and life changing moment for me <3

Husband kata lama dia practice hafal doa ni.
Tapi tetaplah nervous and baca dalam hati,
kita aminkan je time tu heheh

Saat-saat mendebarkan, heart rate time ni entah2 mencecah 110 bpm.
Mujur ada ribcage, kalau tak maybe jantung terkeluar,
sebab nervous sangat hoho 

One with SHIRAZ squad!
Berharap sangat dapat amik gambar full squad masa majlis saya,
tapi kak shida + kids termiss atas sebab2 tertentu.
They came, tapi tak sempat bergambar huhu.
Maksudnya, orang lain lak kena kahwin untuk dapat full squad punya gambar ok?
Ati and syerah 🔜

Yang ni pula memang rare and precious.
SHIRAZ + squad kelate feat mamatok!
Sangat valuable ya gambar ni!

I loved the pose, especially seeing them posing like us.
Soo comel ya hehe.
We were the centre, but mamabah makayah are our
lifelong lovers + supporters.
Moga syurga Firdaus buat keempat-empatnya amiin.

Omooo, my dulang girls (missing Iman)!
Thank you sangat2 for coming all the way to Seremban for me!
Ada from Kelantan, Perak, KL - naik bas, drive kereta, penumpang tegar :P
Rakan seperjuanganku, or better - sisters from another mother.
At that time, saya pembuka langkahnya.
As of now, ada yang dah ikut jejak langkah saya, alhamdulillah hehe.

Booth ni bukan kaleng2 ya.
Sebagai seseorang yang sukakan personalised touch;
having handwritten wishes on my big day - is SUPER DOPE!
Because believe it or not, kalau majlis tu kita adalah pengantinnya, 
yang ramai datang untuk meraikan kita, kitalah orang paling 'touch-n-go' kat situ.
Semua tak sempat borak panjang, sekadar ucapan tahniah berbalas terima kasih.
Tapi saya sangatlah berharap yang we could all have proper conversations huhu.
Dahlah semua jauh-jauh datang, jumpa pun ada yang dah bertahun-tahun tak jumpa sobs.

Manisnya anak-anak tukang edar doorgifts ni.
Ketua doorgift : Maryam
Penolong : Umar
Mantap anak-anak buah ciklin <3

Mak aihh, putera dan puteri raja negara mana ni gamaknya?
Sama cantik, sama padan kot?!
Monolog dalaman : Oh, kami pernah sekurus itu hhaha.

Gambar ni pun mahal ya - nilainya bukan harganya.
Love you ma abah <3

Gambar terpanjang; Oddityx girls!
Terima kasih banyak2 sudi memeriahkan majlis kita.
Always rasa guilty bila tengok gambar ni, sebab banyak yang tak terbalas.
Saya dijemput ke majlis mereka, tapi kebanyakannya takde rezeki nak ke sana.
Again, thank you for coming semua <3

Acah hosmen pilah tersakiti kikiki.
2 dah kahwin, 1 bakal kahwin, lain masih menunggu update.

Ahhh, my kakak-kakak terchenta!

Presenting my seserians 🌟 feat anak2 nina hehe

Special ya Maryam got a solo picture ngan ciklin hehe

SHIRAZ 💞

Kalah drama akasia TV3 wkwk

Misc - these pictures below, came from various sources (not from our official photographer) but mainly form our rx1oo camera.

The setup was purrrfect!
And hey, I've always got myself a talented sister!
Syerah yang tolong buatkan the pink welcome board.
It was super lovely and personalised and cute!

Syukur sangat dapat lalu macam-macam fasa kehidupan
dengan figura terpenting dalam hidup saya.
This too is a privilege.
Tak ramai yang direzekikan sedemikian.
Thank you ma, for always being by my side,
for being the best role model, and for your silent prayers.
Tetap saja Tuhan yang mampu, bukan aku, untuk membalas segala jasamu.
Dan moga Tuhan memberimu, ganjaran masuk ke syurga dari mana-mana pintu.

Setup ni similar je dengan yang biasa orang buat, nothing special.
But again, it is special for me as it was my big day hehe.

Latar belakang tu sempurna sungguh ceyh.
Yang di depan ni, emcee kita.
Pak sanggup kah?
Atau memang sudi? Haha.
InsyaAllah, dah selit duit kopi.

Saya rasa momen ni sungguhlah istimewa ya.
Kerana melihatkan ekspresi muka rakan-rakan saya (di zaman hingusan saya),
yang tampak begitu terharu dengan pertukaran status saya.
Semoga rakan-rakan saya juga bertemu bahagia, amiin

Yaa, tu diaa. Di saat semua tersenyum gembira, terselitlah seorang Hana
yang taktau pasaipa mengamuk time tengah makan haha

Mama abah mesti happyy sebab mamatok dapat join majlis ni.
Lama dah mamatok tak turun Seremban , ya lah bukan mudah.
Mamatok pun makin berusia.
Hatta naik flight sekalipun, proses berjalan, menunggu,
semuanya me'makan' tenaga di usia mamatok.
Take care mamatok <3

Sayang betull tak sempat bergambar kat welcome mirror ni, in our wedding attire;
both nikah and sanding huwaaa

The sibss

With Hana yang cranky that day, 
ke sebab rupa ciklin tak macam ciklin hahah.
Ciklin akur...

Presenting our floor manager yang sangat bahagia di sisi walkie talkie nya,
cita-cita sedari kecil ujarnya hehehe

Make way for theeeeee - dimple couple uwuuuuu 🥳

One with Dendro 3 girlsss

One with kak nasss

And last but not least, my GG.
Terbang tinggi semuanya, doaku kan sentiasa mengiringimu.
Apa2pun yang berlaku, I'm always one call away tau.
Thank you for being my highs and lows. 

And till then. Toodles.

I'm back?

Assalamualaikum and welcome back readers!!!

It's been way too long since we've last interacted with each other, right?

And the previous post was more than 2 years ago, right before I joined HOship at Pilah. I'm not lying, but honestly, I'm a bit conscious and anxious of my writing right now, cause even though I love writing, my skills has long be gone. As rusty as it could be. But, alhamdulillah, I am back!! Haha, as if anyone ever hoped for my comeback, lol.

Anyways, throughout the duration that we're not interacting with each other, there's so many major events that has happened to me. Like so many, that it'll be impossible to share each and every event with you huhu.

Let me list it out, again, just for my future reading material, as I've always loved reading about things that involves me as the main character haha. These events are not listed according to the timeline, but I'll try my best to make it as interesting as if you are the main character. Ceyhh 

1. I completed my HOship woohoo

2. I became someone's fiancee 

3. In my wifey era now heee 

4. Got diagnosed with mental issue (not proud of it, but very grateful that we've passed the hard phase)

5. Got myself a honeymoon trip! (Still can't believe I'm married, with the one I've been praying for, alhamdulillah)

6. Went to a babymoon trip too! (which I think contribute to expedite my delivery)

6. Got a bun in the oven🤰🏻(at the time this post was first written), and now officially a new mommy 🤱🏻(look at how long this post was just a draft haih)

7. Destined to be in ENT (I daresay not to hate anything too much, cause it'll always come to haunt you some time in the future haha) (but am always hopeful to be a full time housewife soon)

8. Bought my first car! Finally got myself a financial commitment 😒

Since my blogpost has always been my go to online-photo-album-dumping social platform, it's kinda hard to choose, from which phase of life to be our main topic today. I mean, look at how many big events I've went through. Usually, it'll be that one gigantic meaningful event, then one blogpost is up. 1=1. Easy right? But this time around, we have passed all the critical time stamp. It was one after another. And every single one of them, carries deep and lasting meaning in my life and my heart 💖 

I'm not complaining. My point is that, Allah has been So Great, and has always showered me with His immeasurable gifts. So, dear self, if at any point, you feel like this worldly life is being too much of a nonsense - try to brush it off yeah? Look at how beautifully painted your life was- and always will be, insyaAllah. Afterall, Allah is The Best Writer, The All Hearing, The Most Understanding. Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah.

So, here are some snippets from my engagement ceremony, somewhere in February 2024 

I've never been famous, but that's not sth I've ever wished for.
I am very pleased to have such a peaceful private life.
Tapi dengan anak2 ni, sentiasa lah ciklin rasa ciklin terkenal di seantero dunia;
semua dahagakan perhatian, macam ciklin haha, so win-win?

Had to zoom in to see who's who, but alhamdulillah thank you all 
for coming! 
Majlis kecil-kecilan je, tapi saya gementar dooh! 😳

I think I've never thanked you both enough,
for keeping me sane- truthfully.
Cause the moment we're told to grow on our own (literally),
I've lost my sanity sadly.
Anyhow, wishing both Nisa and Farah the best life could offer amiin <3

Uish memang saya lah watak utama hari tersebut ya, fuiyooo.
Terima kasih mama for the beautiful pelamin deco, I don't just like it,
I love love love it!

Hantaran daripada kami pihak perempuan.
Hasil gubahan tangan-tangan berseni aka mama & syerah.
God bless them for always helping me out.
Kalau dibiarkan jatuh ke tangan saya, saya mungkin minta pihak lelaki
untuk hias sendiri lol (Ho mana ada masa duh)

Hantaran daripada pihak lelaki.
Hasil gubahan bekas tunang saya - cause he's now my husband!
Cantik, tersusun, kemas seperti personalitinya, yang buat
saya jatuh cinta hehe <3

One with my MIL, I call her mak.
Really blessed to have such a wonderful family in law.
Allah Maha Baik, syukur

Saya ingat lagi ada orang tu tak sabar nak ambil gambar kita.
So he asked mama " Nak amik gambar berdua dengan Fadzlin boleh ke?"
To that mama answered, "Belum sah lagi, meh amik gambar dengan mak & mama dulu"
Semoga sentiasa teruja untuk menelurusi liku-liku kehidupan
dengan saya, walau mungkin badai yang menimpa,
janji kita setia - untuk ke syurga bersama-sama ya?
Love you 💗

I did not just stopped there guys, I swear. But, after scrolling through a few photo albums, I just thought that it'd be nice, if I could just picked out a few memorable ones (from each important events of my life) - just to be included in this online diary. Again, for my future reading material.

So, till then. Buh-bye.

Disclaimer : For now, I'm not occupied with HOship anymore, but I do have a tiny little bundle of joy - who seeks my attention, like no one before. And likely due to my current upgraded status - I am not allowed to say when would be my next comeback - cause this little hooman, could really read my mind. As much as she loves my attention - I do seek hers too. My attention-seeking is on the next level lah, hehe. Win-win, right?

Alhamdulillah, subhanallah, allahuakbar.

Assalamualaikum, readers 👋 

What will be, will be

Assalamualaikum and hi dear readers!

It has been quite long since my last entry. When there's too many things in your head, you should write. And if there's nothing going on in your head, you should read. And now, I really am in need of writing. 

I haven't been able to tell yguys yet, but I bet most of you have already received the news from my other social media platforms. After about 10 months of being funemployed, I am finally going to begin my first working experience ever in more or less 2 weeks' time, insyaAllah. 

God knows how anxious I was upon receiving 'the' email one day prior the opening of HOship application. After several months of thinking, revising the best options, and contemplating my priorities, I was ready to enter the battle, with 10 hospital options in my hand. I have discussed mostly with N, F and my parents of course, and I can already imagined working side by side with N & F (how comforting the thought was, and is still :() . Unfortunately, things happened, and we weren't destined to be together huhu.

The system was anticipated to crash, ever since it was introduced, duh. Mind you, before this online application exists, they used to apply manually, using written forms and whatnot (based on Yana's story). Alhamdulillah, eventhough I wasn't sure whether to apply from home or from a CC, I followed His lead, alhamdulillah. And alhamdulillah, I managed to fill in the form and clicked on my only option when Negeri Sembilan was selected. I have been reminding myself over and over again, that Hosp B might not be in the list, since the placement is always <10. To my surprise, upon clicking Negeri Sembilan, Hosp A was not even there ahha. I was left with Hosp B at 5 vacancies left. I clicked as fast as I can, and another unexpected 'attack' popped up! Suddenly we have to prove that we're not robots? And without notice I lose my ability to read the captcha code. And as He always knows what's best for me, He sent Mama to help me read the code and I was able to type it without mistakes, cause you know what happens when the code's wrong, right?

And the green pop-up screen appears! 

In just about 20 seconds filled with anxiety masked with calmness, I was able to download 1 out of 4 documents, that are supposed to be downloaded upon getting your HO placement. And 'puff', the system crashed, like it always did. 😒

I'm gonna blame everything else except for myself, when I decided to close the stuck tab 😵 I was confused. Did I get myself a placement or did my mistake puts me back to square 1? Luckily, we're updating one another in Whatsapp group, and everyone else were facing the same problem. But that didn't put me at ease either huhu. Every minutes passed, and our logins were to no avail. 20 minutes passed, and I was already in the state of que sera, sera. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. What will be, will be.

While waiting, I updated N about my situation. She had a similar case but wasn't able to reach the green pop up screen part huhu. After about 45 minutes of subsequent failures in logging in, the system finally was reachable. I was able to download all other 3 documents, and confirmed my doubt. I have got myself a placement in Hosp B with Syerah's help too, alhamdulillah. Strangely, I thought everyone was able to log into the system, after 45 minutes of trying. However, my other friend was only given access after 2 hours of trying allahu. Then, I realised it was His abundant blessings poured upon us again and again, alhamdulillah.

And now, I am constantly aware of 'the' date 😣. It's gonna be tough, but I am going to be okay insyaAllah amiin. If it could be of help, you too should try reading it out loud, the word of affirmations, before 'the' day. And again, que sera, sera. What will be, will be :))

Till God knows when I can write again😩

Pray for me yeah huhu. Assalamualaikum :)

What studying overseas makes me feel like?

Assalamualaikum and hi readers!!! Namaskar :))

The idea of writing this post comes from when I was so pleasantly reminded of the time I've spent in Belgaum, after watching Doctor G on Netflix. Unknowingly, after my graduation, I am always fond of watching Hindi movies. Because they remind me of the familiar environment I was in; how people communicate, the culture, the traffic, you name it, they're all too good to be forgotten. Mind you, I was not into Bollywood, before coming to India and for the major part of staying in it either. But I guess, the familiarity, the sense of having experienced the same thing, made Hindi movies and India felt like my second home. I mean, it really was, right? Haha

That was when a quote struck me right into my heart. I might've gain some, but I also lose some.

Do you get me when I say, the most brief thing that we have, is time? Because apparently nothing we do can change what has happened even a few seconds ago. The time I've spent in my primary school, isn't going to be repeated, and what I've experienced there, there's nothing parallel to it - no such thing as a parallel life okay? I can't fantasize what could've happened if my primary school is different right. And that's precisely what I cannot change; the time I've spent in Belgaum - and all the memories that comes with it. 

My final teen years and my early 20s were spent mainly in a land where almost everything is different from where I was brought up. The language, the food, the culture, the preferences, the social norms. Embracing the differences did take some time. But a second home, for more than 5 years? That's just more than enough to take it all in, accept, celebrate and sometimes I unconsciously promote Belgaum/India to others, haha funny aite? 

I could only recall living as a medical student with only one campus in the university compound, surrounded by Malaysians. The campus is just 3 minutes away from the hostel (especially if I needed to run for class). There's a stadium besides it, where I always look forward to their marching parade, every year, for India's Independence Day. And they're usually spectated from 5th floor - always on the day we have written exams. The hostel life though - is very well perceived (for me lah at least), though of course it has its own ups and downs. But the fun of it, is most likely because our friends' 'house' is just a few steps away from ours - and that's pretty much the 'bestest' part of living in a hostel. We have a very cool line of lecturers, both in Yellur and KLE Hospital. KLE Hospital is just a few minutes away, and conveniently distanced from the hostel. Going to Yellur is another case, where we're always on the bus (our own bus), or speeding with Auto's bhaiyas, or racing with our bikes. The maoshis, the meri bhetis, the briyanis, the naam kyas, the nehi maklums, the umr kitna heins, the kya problems. The what-are-you-doing-madams, the dont-you read-textbooks, the this-one-also-you-dont-knows, the when-is-your bus. Ahhh, I miss those!

And that's what makes me, me! I dare not change anything that has happened since afterall it was written by Our Best Author - The Almighty God.

But having said that, let me list out a few things that sometimes bug me, haha, just because I was curious of what-could've-been-if;

1. What if my university compound has several campuses/faculties, and I could've met so many people, make friends with a few and maybe I could find myself a potential spouse haha. Well, having learnt probability in Mod Math, it does makes me wonder sometimes ahah.
2. What if I was living in a rented house? How difficult could it be to search for a place to live in, what about the facilities, the bills, the housemates, the struggle of going to classes every day?
3. What if I've got myself into a local medical university? Would it be too stressful? Or would be a lil bit easier entering HOship since what we've been practicing is what we're going to do when working?
4. What if I didn't get into medical school? Would I be in teaching profession now? Or a nurse? Or someone in a uniform?
5. What if going home is a bi-monthly event and not an annual one? Could I've done better as a daughter, a sister, an aunt?

The phrase of- I could only recall - implifies that it's the only life I've been through from a teenager to a young adult. I cannot live a different life, or imagine being in a different life during the same period because it is what it is. We only live once, and we've gotta make sure it's the best life we're living in, insyaAllah.

Even when there's those moments where we're genuinely curious of what-could've-been-ifs, trust me, we're not getting anywhere with those thoughts. It's nothing wrong with having such questions, but getting carried away with the thoughts and trying to create an answer to it, could be damaging. And that is why certain things are beyond our incapable thinking. Some things are meant to - let 'em be. Let God and let them be. 

I might've gain some - various contrasting incredible experiences while in Belgaum, but I certainly have to lose some along the way.

1. There's no joint universities programs (like sports events, debate competition, NGOs participation opportunities between uni, we're living in quite a small circle hehe)
2. Less time with family, which always makes me feel sad for some reasons, but now that I have more time with them, I guess it's God's way to help me patch up those wounds.
3. Missing small & big events/moments with family, close friends. We all have that losing-friends-stage-of-life as we embark into another stage of life.
4. No opportunity to polish certain skills (driving skills, negotiation skills for house renting)
5. No experience clerking in local hospital settings, do all the common procedures because the system is in your favour (I mean in India, it's quite different- the things med students can do or allowed to do)

Undoubtedly, I couldn't re-live my teen and young adult years, but I am perfectly sure that I'll cherish all those unchangeable moments as they are. Belgaum really shaped me, grew me, grew on me (haha) and it will always be my second home. I do hope that I could go to the university one day, and look back to what have been a part of me, insyaAllah.

Sincerely from someone who's missing those good ol' times in Belgaum,

Shukriya,
Alin :)

Umrah with Mama Abah - Tips dan Pesanan

Assalamualaikum, semua :) 

Buat sesiapa yang sentiasa mengikuti blog ini, sudah pasti tahu mengapa ianya dicipta dan masih diteruskan walaupun tiada pengunjung. Ini mungkin kali pertama dan terakhir sebuah 'post' ditulis dalam bahasa Melayu sepenuhnya. Ketahuilah, bukan mudah untuk menulis dalam bahasa Melayu setelah sekian lama meninggalkan alam persekolahan. Pun begitu, saya tidaklah berbangga menulis dalam bahasa penjajah. Apa yang saya boleh kongsi ialah, jujurnya, saya merasakan saya tidak mahir menulis dalam apa-apa bahasa pun. Namun, kerana menulis adalah salah satu cara untuk mengekspresikan fikiran, pendapat dan pengalaman saya, saya memilih untuk menulis dalam bahasa Inggeris. Memang peliklah kalau saya cuba sampaikan dalam bahasa Melayu. Baru baca sepotong ayat pun saya dah bosan haha. 

Ini adalah sambungan 'post' mengenai ibadah Umrah & Ziarah bersama Mama & Abah. Cuma, tulisan kali ini lebih kepada tips dan pesanan untuk para pembaca yang akan menunaikan ibadah Umrah nanti. Juga sebagai peringatan untuk saya, di masa hadapan, insyaAllah. Moga-moga Allah menjemput kita semua ke Mekah & Madinah secepat mungkin amiin.

Berakhirnya satu perjalanan indah yang penuh pahit manisnya. Tapi yang lebih memberi kesan, tentu sahaja manisnya. Perasaan seronok tatkala menjejakkan kaki ke rumahku syurgaku memenuhi ruang  hati tapi tak terbanding seronoknya berada di tempat yang penuh barakah, hingga setiap kata dan lintasan hati menjadi doa yang senantiasa dimakbulkan. 'Then and there', orang kata.

Tips & Pesanan (daripada rookie kepada rookie)

1. Bawalah baju lebih terutamanya jubah/pakaian untuk di luar, terutamanya jika kamu tidak bercadang untuk bawa balik barang banyak sangat (perkhidmatan dobi ada je, tapi masih kena basuh yg kecik2, akhirnya guwe basuh je semua, dan sebab takut dobi ganaih sangat tercabut manik2 baju saya haha). Kalau bawa baju 'ironless' lagi bagus.
2. Perbanyakkan 'exercise' sebelum pergi, supaya dapat kurangkan insiden kekejangan/penat yang melampau dan dapat pengalaman ibadah umrah yang selesa je.
3. Bawa ubat-ubatan biasa dari Malaysia. Farmasi memang berlambak tapi ingat, Arab Saudi tak menghasilkan apa-apa barang, jadi harga setiap benda tu agak mahal. Tambahan pula, sekarang 1SAR ≠ 1MYR dah huhu.
4. Kalau pergi dengan makayah, walaupun mereka sihat walafiat sebelum ke sana, disarankan bawa 'portable chairs/chairs with walking stick attached', sebab tak tipu, ibadah umrah dan ziarah memerlukan kekuatan fizikal. Apatah lagi jika mereka berusia, memang berbeza dengan kita yang muda sikit ni huhu. InsyaAllah sangat membantu kalau bawa 'portable chair' ni.
5. Lagi hebat kalau boleh tolak makayah naik kerusi roda, dan bawa kerusi roda dari Malaysia. Nak beli kat sana boleh tapi memang mahal. Kalau takmahu bawa balik pula, boleh je wakafkan di sana.
6. Mengikut pemerhatian saya, memang berbeza jumlah jemaah ketika musim panas dan ketika musim sejuk. Jadi pilihlah tarikh mengikut kemampuan dan keselesaan. Saya pergi ketika penghujung musim panas. Cuaca memang panas tapi alhamdulillah, perkara yang saya paling takuti, tak berlaku; 'eczema flare ups'. Sebab walaupun panas, udaranya kering, jadi berpeluh pun cepat kering, tiada ruang untuk eczema mengganas.
7. Semuanya, semuanya Allah dengar. Terlintas nak solat kat tingkat paling atas (sebab nak solat beratapkan langit), Allah bagi, walaupun taktahu jalan, cuma ikut arus sebab kalau kena sekat, amik jalan yang tak kena sekat. Terlintas nak tawaf di tingkat 1, Allah bagi. Terlintas nak period masa hari perjalanan pulang (supaya mudah musafir sebab rasa lama sangat merantau masatu), pun Allah bagi. Bunyi lintasan-lintasan hati ni macam remeh je, tapi Allahu lain macam mustajab doa di tanah suci ini.
8.  Pilihlah hotel yang paling dekat, jika mampu, sebab nak sampai ke tempat solat di dalam masjid tu, memang kena melangkah. Memang pakai kudrat, jadi saya syorkan pilih hotel paling dekat terutamanya bila buat Umrah dengan makayah kita.
9. Baca buku panduan umrah ziarah bagi khatam. Hadamkan. Carilah tips-tips di media sosial, dapatkan gambaran/bayangan tempat yang kita nak tuju, macam kita bersedia untuk pergi melancong. Lebih mudah & tak gusar nanti insyaAllah.
10.  Bawa kasut dan selipar lebih, kalau hilang/tertinggal, agak susah nak jumpa semula (sebab ramai pekerja akan bersihkan kawasan masjid sepanjang masa), jadi tak perlu susah2 beli.

Itulah sedikit sebanyak perkongsian tips dan pesanan daripada seorang penulis yang hanya ingin memberi manfaat kepada pembacanya melalui tulisan-tulisannya. Jika ada tambahan, akan saya masukkan nanti, insyaAllah. Maaf atas segala kekurangan. Selamat membuat persediaan selengkapnya dan selamat menunaikan ibadah Umrah & Ziarah! Semoga dipermudahkan segala urusan dan berada dalam lindungan Allah selalu amiin. Sehingga berjumpa di lain masa ;))

Assalamualaikum <3

yang akan sentiasa dirindui insyaAllah 💖

Umrah with Mama Abah - Part 4

Assalamualaikum everyone!

Moving on to the last part of the trip, it still feels surreal to have been there, with the love of my life, at such a young age. I've never imagined this day to come, but alhamdulillah, He always surprises me with all the good things even when I don't think I deserved it. Subhanallah alhamdulillah allahuakbar. 

Adapun sebuah perkongsian yang saya pernah dengar; yang menyampaikan kita di Tanah Haram Mekah & Madinah itu adalah Allah yang memampukan setiap hamba yang dijemputNya. Kita mungkin mampu dari pelbagai segi, tetapi jika Allah tidak menjemput kita, maka tak sampailah kita ke sana. Dan apabila kita dijemput, buatlah persediaan sebaiknya, sebab kita taktahu bila lagi kita dapat menjejakkan kaki ke sana. Jadi, ustaz pesan mohonlah doa supaya kita dijemput lagi dan lagi untuk menjadi tetamuNya serta dapat menunaikan Umrah dan Haji secepatnya, amiin.

So, let's continue with my precious journal.

Day 10 (25 Okt 2022) Selasa
0350 : Wakeup gitu
0430 : Subuh di Masjid Nabawi
0600 : Breakfast
0700 : Kumpul di dalam bas untuk ziarah luar Madinah (semasa hendak turun ke tingkat bawah tu lah tiba-tiba ada latihan kebakaran(?), lif tak berfungsi, jadi kena turun tangga, 10 tingkat uiii, shian eomma saya)
0800 : Sampai Masjid Quba’, solat, beli kurma ‘fresh & frozen’
0830 : Sampai di ladang kurma, bergambar
0921 : Turun Jabal Uhud, ziarah perkuburan syuhada’ Uhud, Abah panjat Jabal Uhud
1000 : Habis ziarah luar Madinah
1130 : Zuhur di Masjid Nabawi, lunch at hotel
1530 : Asar di bilik
1748 : Maghrib di bilik (niat nak pergi masjid, tiba2 ada gangguan bekalan elektrik, lif tak berfungsi maka tak boleh turun), Isya’ juga di bilik sebab lif masih tak boleh guna (2 jam tiada elektrik), dinner pun tak turun
 
Masjid Quba' = merupakan masjid pertama dalam Islam, juga masjid kesukaan Nabi. Diceritakan Nabi SAW setelah berhijrah selalu mengunjungi Masjid Quba' pada setiap hari Sabtu. Jaraknya dari Masjid Nabawi ialah kira-kira 3.7km untuk pejalan kaki. Kebetulan setelah pulang ke Malaysia, banyak pula posting di media sosial saya, mengenai Umrah & Ziarah. Dari situ baru saya tahu, para pengunjung juga akan berusaha ke Masjid Quba' pada hari Sabtu dengan hanya berjalan kaki. Agak jauh, tetapi jalannya nampak teratur, ada papan tanda dan kedai-kedai yang kamu boleh singgah jika kepenatan.

Jujurnya, ada banyak perkara yang dikongsikan, dan sebagai seorang yang cetek ilmunya, saya hanya menerima sahaja apa yang disampaikan sepanjang Umrah & Ziarah. Namun begitu, sebagai seorang yang bertanggungjawab terhadap ilmu yang diterima, dan jika saya akan menyampaikannya pula, saya cuba pastikan apa yang disampaikan itu adalah benar. Semak sebelum sebar. Terutamanya jika bercakap mengenai hadis, sejarah kerana terlampau banyak hadis palsu yang masih disebarkan, dengan asbab ia tak mendatangkan keburukan pada sesiapa. Pun begitu, usaha saya agak terhad, kerana saya tidak berguru, dan kebanyakannya jika saya tak jumpa sumber, saya pilih untuk tidak sebarkan. Harapnya para pembaca pun begitu ya? Sentiasa amalkan tapis dan semak sebelum sebar. 

Ha ternampak hotel jemaah TH. Siapa je tak kenal TH ni hehe.

Inilah Masjid Quba' yang telah diperbesar.

Ini pula di bahagian dalam Masjid Quba'.

Silau ya, tu yang nak buka mata ambil gambar pun sebesar tu je.

Sesi membeli-belah kurma sejuk beku. Macam biasa, saya kurang gemar,
tapi Mama Abah suka je hehe

Seronok tengok rezeki orang lain menuntut ilmu di bumi barakah ni. Ada je jumpa warganegara Indonesia di kedai-kedai, kebanyakannya pelajar yang bekerja sambilan khusus untuk menarik pelanggan dari negara serumpun. Memang cakap Indonesia terus, takde Arab/English pun. Malah peniaga di sana pun, semuanya fasih berbahasa Indonesia sebab jemaah dari negara seberang memang ramai.

Kadang-kadang bakat fotografi saya boleh dipuji.
Kadang-kadang hampeh je haha.

Mama yang ambilkan gambar cantik ni hehe.

Tengoklah gambar saya ambil huhu. Tapi fokus saya sebenarnya
pada kucing yang teringin bergambar sekali tu.

I love this one too! Perasan tak ciri-ciri pohon kurma seakan-akan pokok kelapa sawit?
Cumanya, pada ketika itu, bukan musim buah. Jadi, tak jelas sangat bezanya.

Ini bukit yang menempatkan pemanah di tapak peperangan Uhud.
Saya masih tak boleh bayangkan bagaimana hebatnya mereka yang terlibat dalam merancang strategi perang, kerana hakikatnya ia melibatkan nyawa ramai orang.

Papan tanda informasi mengenai bukit pemanah Uhud.

Berhadapan perkuburan para syuhada' Uhud. Biasanya di makam-makam ini akan ada papan tanda peringatan tentang apa yang dibolehkan dan apa yang dilarang dilakukan di tanah kubur.

Abah seorang sahaja yang panjat Jabal Uhud ni, Mama & saya patah balik ke arah bas.

Sambil menunggu Haji2 yang memanjat Jabal Uhud, ternampak bas untuk 'city-sightseeing' Madinah.
Jika diperhatikan hentian-hentiannya memang lengkap lah ziarah walaupun dengan hanya menaiki bas ini. Jika kamu bercadang untuk buat Umrah & Ziarah tanpa TA, ini mungkin pilihan terbaik semasa di Madinah.

Abah di atas Jabal Uhud. Gagah ya bapa saya.

Jemaah kumpulan 2 di hadapan Masjid Quba'.

Day 11 (26 Okt 2022) Rabu
0000 : Abah ke Raudhah, dengan e-tiket yang dimohon melalui aplikasi Nusuk

0330 : Wakeup
0400 : Subuh di Masjid Nabawi
0600 : Breakfast
0800 : Shopping baju orang lain
0930 : Naik bilik
1100 : Bersiap nak Zuhur Masjid Nabawi
1200 : Zuhur di Masjid Nabawi
1300 : Lunch
1445 : Solat Asar di Masjid Nabawi, cari baju lelaki dan baju Maryam
1715 : Gerak pergi Maghrib di Masjid Nabawi
1745 : Maghrib & Isya' di luar, payung tak tutup harini

2300 : Sepatutnya dijadualkan ke Raudhah, tapi bukan rezeki kami

While in Medina, it felt like we've got a lot of free time. The schedule is not too compact, but if you still have the energy and are willing to go for extra 'ziarah', you can always join them. It's called 'ziarah tambahan', and they are not included in the package. You will have to pay for the 'ziarah' but for me, the prices are reasonable. Though it's our loss that we couldn't join every trip there is especially when we're already there, but we still have to consider our physical wellbeing at that time. Sebelum ke sana, memang rasa boleh buat semua benda tapi apabila di sana, jujurnya memang penat. Tambahan pula, saya rasa agak janggal bergerak tanpa Mama Abah (sindrom anak bongsu tapi bukan bongsu pun), dan ketika itu juga rupanya saya diserang rasa penat kerana simptom PMS. 

Please do remember the disclaimers mentioned in Part 1, especially about republishing any parts of this post by any means, okay? 

I just feel like sharing this info since it's just a normal physiological phenomenon. And because it is quite a significant piece of a puzzle for you to understand the rest of my writings. 

Quoting from a blog writer too - 

"At a young age we are taught that periods are an embarrassing thing for a man to find out about, therefore at all costs you try and avoid letting any male person be aware that you might be menstruating. Mind you, we would not exactly shout from the roof tops that we were menstruating!" 

Source : https://www.hidden-pearls.co.uk 

Anyways, let's get back to our main purpose of this writing hehe.

Ini gate yang saya & Mama selalu pergi untuk ke pintu masuk ke ruang solat wanita.

Tak pernah bosan menyaksikan keindahan masjid ini, masyaAllah.

Uit bidadari lah hehe.

Uit bidadara pula hehe.

Inilah contoh e-tiket atau permit untuk masuk ke dalam Raudhah, maksudnya buat masa sekarang, secara tidak langsung semua jemaah diwajibkan mempunyai telefon pintar. 

Seronok pula tengok aplikasi ini menterjemah nama mengikut abjad satu persatu haha.

Kedai kesukaan kami haha. Tiga kali jugalah ke kedai yang sama :DD Berpatutan sungguhlah harga jubah-jubahnya. Mujur tak beli 10 pasang untuk diri sendiri. Kedai-kedai di Mekah & Madinah semuanya di tingkat bawah hotel, cuma harganya memang mengikut jarak dari tempat utama sama ada Masjidil Haram di Mekah ataupun Masjid Nabawi di Madinah. Semakin dekat dengan tempat tarikan tersebut, semakin mahal, begitu juga sebaliknya. Jadi, membeli-belah lah secara berhemah ;))

Day 12 (27 Okt 2022) Khamis
0330 : Wakey-wakey, sakit betul perut masa solat Subuh
0600 : Balik hotel untuk sarapan
0730 : Letak beg kargo di luar bilik
0750 : Tour Masjid Nabawi, ziarah wada’
0900 : Habis ziarah wada’, rehat
1100 : Lunch diawalkan
1200 : Checkout tapi flight pulang ke KUL pada jam 2230, ETA 1300 hari berikutnya
1230 : Zuhur duduk di lobi, Mama Abah ke masjid
1415 : Pergi cari tandas di Masjid Nabawi, jauh jalan, shian eomma
1500 : Asar duduk di lobi hotel
1630 : Naik bas
1700 : Gerak ke lapangan terbang Madinah

1730 : Sampai di lapangan terbang

1800 : Maghrib & Isya' di surau lapangan terbang

2230 : Masuk flight

Ziarah wada' = ziarah makam Nabi SAW sebagai tanda selamat tinggal sama ada hendak pulang terus ke Malaysia atau hendak meneruskan perjalanan ke Mekah. Digalakkan untuk ke makam Nabi (jika boleh), berdoa, solat sunat dan memberi salam kepada baginda. Ziarah ini juga kami lakukan masing-masing. Ziarah mengelilingi Masjid Nabawi pun diketuai Mama & Abah, sebab saya sahaja yang belum pernah sampai ke sana.

Day 12 (27 Okt 2022) Khamis

1300 : Mendarat di KLIA, alhamdulillah

1500 : Tiba di rumahku syurgaku

Ahh, I'm in love!!

Ini juga merupakan salah satu foto penting dalam diari hidup saya. Terima kasih bonda ayahanda untuk pengalaman berharga ini, tak mampu saya balas dengan apa sekalipun. Moga syurga Firdaus milik kalian berdua amiin.

Menuju ke arah perkuburan Baqi', tapi tak dibenarkan masuk pun. Semasa ziarah wada' ni pun masyaAllah, rasa sakit sangat abdomen. Tak sangka pula rupanya period cramps. Ana ingatkan gastrik huhu.

Kubah yang berwarna hijau itu, di bawahnya ialah makam Nabi SAW. Kami berdiri depan pintu no 1, untuk cuba meneliti binaan di makam Nabi walaupun tidak berapa jelas, tapi disuruh 'Maju, buk, maju' oleh mata-mata Masjid Nabawi.
Mungkin mutawwif terlepas pandang, tapi sepatutnya ziarah dalam Madinah termasuk ziarah sekeliling Masjid Nabawi. Biasalah, mutawwif pun manusia, tak perasan agaknya.

Do's and don'ts at burial ground

Naik bas untuk ke lapangan terbang Madinah

The sky!!

Lama betul menunggu rasanya pada waktu ini. Mungkin disebabkan PMS dan agak lama tak dapat berbaring/berehat sejak checkout, memang tersengguk-sengguk kami di luar menunggu dipanggil masuk. Dan yang paling kelakar, sepanjang tempoh menunggu, suasana diibaratkan seperti medan pertandingan siapa-yang-batuk-kebih-kuat, hehe. Lepas seorang, seorang. Semuanya terkesan dengan perubahan cuaca dan kekeringan udara di Tanah Suci.

Alhamdulillah, akhirnya kami pun masuk ke dalam kapal terbang jam 2200 dan bersedia untuk penerbangan selama 8 jam setengah dari MED-KUL. Saya dapat tempat duduk di bahagian 'aisle', bersebelahan Kak Izah. Sempatlah berbual sedikit, sebelum berlepas. Dan sejurus menikmati makan malam, saya tertidur sebelum sempat bekas makanan saya diambil, dan 'tray' saya masih terbuka.

Maybe because I was too tired and sleepy, and despite the background noise of a child wailing continuously (maybe he's in discomfort, I don't blame him or the parents), I still slept very soundly. I even had a dream. The dream was about my leg room becoming wider and more comfortable. Except that, it was not a dream ☺.

After about 4 hours of flight, I finally woke up to Mama's gentle squeeze of my right arm. Kalau tak dikejut, memang tak bangun sampai KLIA agaknya. First things first, I noticed that my emptied meal box was not there and my food tray was already stowed😮. Then, I look for my 'handbag', since it's the most normal thing to do upon waking up.

To my surprise, Kak Izah who was unable to sleep said "Are you looking for this, adik?", while holding onto my bag. "Akak tak kejut adik sebab nampak nyenyak dan letih sangat. Beg awak jatuh kat 'aisle', lepastu pramugara nampak, dia tanya tu beg siapa. Mujur ada nama awak, akak pun ambillah", she comforted me, as I was expressing extreme guilt and embarrassment while listening to her😦. After thanking and apologizing to her, I then went to the washroom to freshen up.

Funnily enough, it's the same FA who saw me sleeping like a log 😴 from dinner time until we actually touch down at KLIA. I only wake up for meals, and there's 2 of them haha. The same FA who missed putting a cutlery set in my meal, making me wonder for a sec "Am I supposed to eat this with my bare hands now?"😕, then quickly offered me my cutleries😄. The same FA who reproached me using a handphone during takeoff when in reality I was trying to switch it off😐. And the same FA who commented on my way of 'pushing' my cabin bag instead of 'pulling' it haha😅. "It's easier" he said.
Thank you for your wonderful in-flight hospitality and I hoped you find it amusing, as I surely did😂😂😂.  Malu woii tapi tak apalah, harap dapat menghiburkan wkwk.  

Dah sampai ke pangkuan keluarga terchenta.

Not the best picture, but was captured at the right moment.
Salahkanlah telefon Ati gais.

I think this is it. Until now, this is my journal of Umrah with Mama Abah in October 2022, before braving the storm of a HO-ship. See you in the next post, real soon, with a few tips & advices on Umrah & Ziarah.

Till then, assalamualaikum peeps :))