Sunday, September 7, 2008

Ramadhan oh Ramadhan..

The breakfast plate (eaten right after iftar)

The salad..totally my type...definitely not their type hehehe

The soup..the typical mercimek çorbası (lentil cream soup)


The börek


The guveç....
My angel's first iftar meals at Cavdır Kösk where we had our iftar with the rest of the FÜsem staff...
The fasting kids who did some light sport at Çadır Kösk while waiting for iftar...


There he was at home... it was 3.30pm..saying in Turkish...

Baddin: Baba... can i open the chocolate?

Halil: Why? arent u fasting??

Baddin: Maybe somebody who is very hungry will eat it???


hahahahahhahahaha

Nope...he didnt get his permission.

Yes... He fasted till the end...


Alhamdulillah... yesterday...saturday the 6th..both my kids had fasted..their first this year...

Halil n i.. we r not making a pressure on them... our rules r...

this year...every saturday n sunday the kids will fast..

next year (3rd grade).. hatice will fast on weekends n one or two day during weekdays...while baddin can still stick t the weekends fasting...
and only by the 4th grade we expect both kids to fast the whole one month of Ramadhan..


Will they be able to do it..insyaAllah... i think together they can.. my only oncern is that next year n the year after that... every year till the next 10 years i think... fasting will be in summer... meaning... iftars..or breaking the fast will be getting later n later... perhaps until 9pm... of course the advantage of fasting in summer is that there wont be any school...so we all may be able to escape to sapanca... :0).. Please pray for my kids... pray that they will have the strength to get used to this ibadah of fasting... they r fasting again today n so far so good...:0)

Did i tell you the good news? Well.. remember last year my brother lost a son n i lost a nephew...??
It seems that Allah has decided to ease my brother's pain n gave him another son!! When i called my bro last week..he was so happy saying that this son looks exactly like the late son..only chubbier! I am soo happy for you, bro! Though afif can never be replaced...at least Arif can at least fill up ur heart with a different glow...
How was Sapanca? It was really nice...
Just imgine this....
big sapanca lake....
9.40pm...
It was dark indeed...it was nite..what do u expect eh?
and there u see a family..mother, father n 2 kids in the middle of the lake peddling the car shaped boat in the middle of the lake...
and out of a sudden....
a wonderful firecracker show celebrating 30th august to celebrate.. (heheh i forgot)..
and there we were..in the middle of the lake...
getting the best view...
how romantic eh?
What about...
a sultan style boat ride at Eyup haliç (istanbul) at 11pm circling the romantic haliç at night with the lights limunating the land creating such a romantic view ??
Ah... heaven bliss indeed, eh?
Dont u want u beloved's arms circling his arms around u as the soft breeze of the night encycle ur whole body?
Well.. of course.. halil n i will have to make do with just hugging the kids for warmth... hehehehe
Still..it was romantic indeed!!
Enough said...i'll let the pics reveals the pieces of our days..
for i have loads n loads of things to do... the place is a total mess ..
the luggages.. post malaysia..post sapanca n pre school opening ..
not to mention the place needs moping n vacuuming...
do wish me luck!! i cant blog hop yet...but will try to at the earliest possible time...
mother n daughter lepakking at the cavdır kösk area..
funny pose from dad n son...

mehter performance
(the ottoman army band)..
love this one really!!
the typical turkish chair... just the right size..perfect for the kids
but not for us overweight parents! hahaha

our 9th wedding anniversary is just a few days away...do u think that we r still very much in love?
hmmm..

the sultan kayık..
for a stroll at haliç (sea) in the nite..
The place on the kayık where the sultans sit...
Thank You for hopping by. Hope to see you again soon... :0)

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20 Comments:

Blogger Ms B said...

Simah dear,

U are back!!! Boy, I sure miss you.

The Almighty works in miraculous ways, eh? I'm happy to hear about your bro.

Babe, please get ur handphone up and running.

Hugs & kisses

September 7, 2008 at 1:26 PM  
Blogger Kak Elle said...

salam ramadhan simah and my regards to everyone and also F..yes left me a note.

I guess youa re as strict as compared to parents here abt the children fasting everyday.

September 7, 2008 at 3:40 PM  
Blogger Ajzie said...

Simah
Selamat berpuasa

September 7, 2008 at 4:31 PM  
Blogger Mulan said...

thaht typical turkish chair.. macam kerosi kat vietnam jugak.. but lower.. maybe size depa kecik kot..

kesian baddin pose.. go baddin...!!!

September 8, 2008 at 1:07 PM  
Blogger Mama Rock said...

simah...salam ramadhan! we had a hi-tea cruise back in dubai during our 10th year anniversary...nice ride, good food and great company...errr romantic? dont think so coz it was the end of summer and it was still very hot and humid..so no cuddling :)

September 8, 2008 at 6:29 PM  
Blogger Alinlai said...

selamat berposa :)

September 9, 2008 at 11:35 AM  
Blogger Syaliza Abdul Rahman said...

simah :o)

selamat berpuasa.

September 9, 2008 at 7:09 PM  
Blogger D said...

amboiiiii.. sakan simah yea??!! hehehhe. regarding fasting during the weekend, i tengok my little Dean tu rasanya macam tak caya la dia boleh posa sehari. LOL. he's keen to try so we shall see.

hey, ada crita apa2 email ya? *winks

September 9, 2008 at 10:31 PM  
Blogger silversarina said...

salam ramadan buat simah dan family.

September 10, 2008 at 1:44 AM  
Blogger sue said...

simah
salam ramadhan n happy anniversary...oh u guys are still romantic la simah..

September 10, 2008 at 12:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The breakfast plate looks really pretty. Apa bendanya?;)

I'm glad for your brother:)

September 10, 2008 at 6:20 PM  
Blogger aNIe said...

Simah...romantik couple tu....siap naik kapal...tengah2 malam...tengok bunga api...memang asyik...yess...simah berdua memang romantik...semoga akan kekal romantik hingga ke akhir hayat...

Fareez pun dah pandai berpuasa...hari ni dah 11 hari dia berpuasa penuh...

Simah...malam ni baru akak berkesempatan menjelajah blog simah...tgk gambar pengantik lagik...cantik adik simah...begitu jugak dengan anak2 simah...cantik berbaju melayu & kurung....

September 11, 2008 at 7:03 PM  
Blogger Mummy Rizq said...

you are a perfect loving couple..simah.. no worries.. many more years to come and may happiness be with u alwaysss....

September 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

miss B
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girlfriend.. thanks sebab call ari tu.. sorry tak dapat respond full.. kepala pening dgn baddin n homework hehehe hope things will work out for u for the best.. u take care eh?

hugs n kisses for minnie B

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kak elle
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not so strict..nope.. but hopefully they will be among those will fast fully in a few years...

akak dah baik?

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ajzie
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selamat berpuasa utk azie jugak.. best tahun ni?

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mulan
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saiz org turki lagi besar dari org mesia.. tinggi.. tu yg i heran apasal zaman dullu meja kecikkkkk ja...

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mama rock
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still in the heat...romantic kan akak??

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alinlai
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hang posa ok tak tahun n? ker baby tak kasi posa??

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syana
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selamat berposa utk syana jugak.. best tahun ni? dah hentam segala pasar ramazan?

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September 13, 2008 at 6:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

d
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good luck! tapi kalau ur son nak tu mesti dia akan posa jugak.. kids can be super strong when they want to..

how r u? hope u r ok...

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silversarina
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salam ramadhan utk akak dan keluarga jugak... :0)

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sue
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thanks... hopefully la sue... :0)

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hazia
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ala..ada pastırma.. jam...sucuk..tomato..white cheese...

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September 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

anie
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thanks akak...n aminnnnnnn utk doa akak utk pengantin...

wahh...tahniah fareez..kuat betul semangat dia... :0)

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mummy rizq
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aminnn amin amin n thanks... hang sihat?

September 13, 2008 at 7:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

anie
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thanks akak...n aminnnnnnn utk doa akak utk pengantin...

wahh...tahniah fareez..kuat betul semangat dia... :0)

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mummy rizq
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aminnn amin amin n thanks... hang sihat?

September 13, 2008 at 7:02 PM  
Blogger demonsinme said...

ASSALAMUALAIKUM

Please dear friend, come by to my space, and leave me your thought, as it is something I dearly sought.

___________ooOoo___________

WHEN DARK ONE COMES

when the dark one come,
let not smile to tears it succumb,
let not fear raise his arrogant thumb,
let not love be turn to a limping lump,
in confusion when the dark one come.

the dark one come,
not to bring glum,
but notes sweeter than rum,
something that our children could hum.

___________ooOoo___________
oo(O)oo

September 13, 2008 at 10:09 PM  
Blogger dith said...

Simah,

Do not fear of your children being unable to fast. Insyallah they'll get the strength to perform saum. In fact I think you should make they fast even during week days as much as they can.

Like you, I too, was a bit daunted of my kids' wellbeing when they first started but alhamdulillah, they have more strength and willpower that we thought! I had a patient whose son started to fast the whole month at age 4! Tabik betul! :p

September 14, 2008 at 3:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Salam. Just enjoy being here...

September 14, 2008 at 9:38 PM  

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