My first attempt of growing broad beans (or anything for that matter) in something other than a no-dig bed. Not planted in the still-being-pig-tractored market garden, mind you. These beans went into what will become our kitchen garden, next to the woolshed. Joyce sent up the broad bean seed from Allsun Farm, which is great. Hopefully this will mean that these broad beans will be adapted to our erratic dryish climate, which is similar to Allsun’s … Read More

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My eyes were sO sore.. Watching them holding hands, lean their heads close together. As a Muslim, seeing other Muslims doing that relationship of so-called “romantically involved” are so annoying! Plus the girl had her hijab on, which is totally made obvious that she’s a Muslim. What would the non-muslims say? OK that’s embarrassing.

The ikhtilat has been going on since that guy sat there until the class finished. *ugh.. eyesores* Might be that his girlfriend saved the seat for him. I caught some acts.. when the lecturer was explaining stuffs, they were holding hands! *O Allah.. Please put me to patient mode.*

Considering that I’m fasting today and I’m done with being patient, I cannot let this thing continue anymore. So what’d I did? Actually, I really wanted to kick that guy’s chair to get him back to reality. But it doesn’t work as it was expected, I could only just tap his chair with my sandals. (expectation vs. reality). Lame but it worked out.. I guess..

They stopped.. Then there they went again. O Allah.. I don’t think I can do more. I’m weak as well. I can only pray that you give them guidance, that to be romantically in a relationship with opposite sex without them tying a knot first is haram. Just let them get married a.s.a.p OK.

Well.. What can I do now? Du’a.. Du’a.. Du’a.. I hope Allah sees this as my effort because I myself didn’t enjoy watching them like that.

Ya, kamu yang baca benda ni. Trima kaseh sebab bace. Kamu marah saya ke? Kamu “tumpang” bahagiakan kalau mereka bahagia? Saya tau.. Kalaulah kamu berada di tempat saya apa kamu akan buat? Hanya berdiam diri, senyum-senyum atau usik-mengusik lalu menggalakkan pergaulan sebegini berlaku? Yang itu samalah seperti berSUBAHAT.. Ya, dalam kubur kita sorang-sorang.. Tapi kat mahkamah besar nanti boleh jadi panjang jugak cerita ni. Nak ka sama-sama merasa api yang panas berganda-ganda. Tak nakkan? Kita semua inginkan syurga. Makanya kita juga perlu menjaga saudara kita daripada perkara sebegini. Stop being ignorance laa kalau untuk benda begini. Ini.. Bagi kamu yang memahami lah. Jauhi ikhtilat supaya hati-hati kita semua aman. InsyaAllah..

Entahlah. Lucu pulak bila saya buat begitu. Senyum-senyum lagi. Well, adapt la skit dengan nakal saya ni. This is my way dan saya sayang kamu.

• in front of some number of non-muslims,
• talking about something we know we might be the one who can do the same mistakes,
• when we see that actually we can correct their mistakes without talking behind them ,
• when we still don’t know how to stop,
• and then never repent for our sin of ghibah.

That happened to me.. When a lot of things done wrong in a study group, some starts to talk about one another at the back. Well, I admit I used to be a useless member of the group, but then when a housemate starts to talk about her useless group member, I started to reflect to myself.

Yes.. I saw myself in that person, the one who’s been backbitten, as I used to make the same mistakes too. I wanted to change. I want to be a reliable person anyone can co-op with. I prayed that Allah willed me to change, to be better.. May Allah be pleased with me despite all the talks that came out of our mouth today.

P/s: Tadi aku dengar housemate aku mengumpat. Jadi aku dengarlah sekali umpatan dorang, duduklah satu meja. Lama-lama aku pun mengumpat sekali. Tabiat lama ni susah betul dibuang! Astaghfirullah…

A worm tower is a simple and effective way to take any garden bed from average yield to gloriously abundant. Simple to build, with materials you probably already have, a worm tower is the perfect addition to any garden bed, in any climate. It will bring increased fertility to your plants, improve your soil, make every living thing very happy and process organic waste to boot. We've been adding worm towers to garden projects for a couple of years. … Read More

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Here comes Spring! I can feel it in my bones. No matter that last night was -1.4º at Milkwood Farm… The blossoms as in bud all around. And that means it's ground-prep time! Bring on the no-dig gardens and the sheet mulching… Sheet mulching and no-dig gardens have a fair bit of cross-over, and it depends what school of gardening you're from as to what your preference is, coupled with your conditions. Myself, I'm more of a no-dig bed gardener. … Read More

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Is that piece buttons down until in between thighs? Or is it a diaper is to be placed under that? Oooh.. I’d like to see one wearing it in public. Absolutely not me.

When I was little, I was not allowed to enter other people homes even the neighbours’. Well, you know, Mother.. However there were a few times I got invited by my friends to hang around their crib, so.. Hehehe.. No, I didn’t do anything impolite, no taking stuffs that wasn’t owned by me.

My uncle and his family paid a visit just now. So Mother prepared the meal, I didn’t help much. What happened after that was, my mug was molested by my cousin. I cursed myself for I should have kept that mug in a closed cabinet where no visitors would find. Then I cursed the mug designer for he can design a ‘better’ mug for me only ME. I don’t want to share mug! I feel like I wanted to buy a new mug and it must be green in colour.

I thought I wanted to write more, but Mother is asking me to go out and it’s already Asr. Later~

Early the other morning, our seriously awesome dog, Jesha, ate a bait laced with 1080 poison and after an excruciating hour of pain, dropped dead. During that hour, the whole famly piled into the truck in our pajamas and started driving frantically in the direction of the nearest vet, but by halfway to town it was all over. I would like to write a great 'what to do if your dog ingests 1080 and how to fix it' but, as 1080 is a nerve toxin that is … Read More

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Berbicara mengenai “lebih baik” dan “memperbaiki diri”, ingin hamba berkongsi sesuatu kepada pembaca-pembaca. Setiap kali Ramadhan menjelang, ada azam yang dibangkitkan dalam diri setiap manusia yang sememangnya menanti bulan yang penuh barakah ini. Yang pasti, mereka yang bergembira akan kedatangan Ramadhan akan berusaha untuk mempertingkatkan amal ibadahnya kerana puasa di bulan Ramadhan tidak hanya menjanjikan nikmat berbuka, bersahur, pahala tanpa hisab, tetapi setiap amal kebaikan yang dikerjakan pada bulan ini pahalanya berganda-ganda.  Maha Suci Allah Yang Maha Pemurah dan Maha Penyayang..

Ramadhan hamba kali ini mungkin kurang hangat daripada yang lalu. Tapi siapa tahu, di sebalik doa dan amal yang kita usahakan hari-hari sebegini, ada sinar yang Allah simpan dan akan diberikan kepada kita bila-bila Allah mahu. Hamba sedar akan hakikat itu, Allah Maha Kuasa, Dia memiliki hati-hati orang yang beriman, maka hamba cuba untuk bersabar..

Pada awal Ramadhan tahun ini, hamba tercari-cari cara untuk memastikan hamba merasai nikmat Ramadhan walaupun tidak bersama sahabat-sahabat, biarlah terasa nikmatnya dengan ibadah. Hamba mengimbau kembali pada masa lalu, ada mutaba’ah yang hamba dapatkan dari gerai jualan. Mutaba’ah amal yang khas dicetak untuk bulan Ramadhan itu dijual sekali dengan takwim solat. Nilainya satu ringgit. Berbayar? Hmm.. Tidak perlu kita berkira-kira untuk sesuatu keperluan kita, untuk kebaikan diri kita juga. Pembaziran kita dalam satu purnama boleh mencecah beratus ringgit. Takkanlah mahu membeli takwim bernilai satu ringgit, kita kata membazir..? Satu ringgit.. Seandainya peniaga itu mahukan keuntungan dari nilai itu, tidak mengapa.

Mutaba’ah.. Bermulanya hamba berdisiplin dengan mutaba’ah ialah apabila hamba mengikuti halaqah yang diadakan pada setiap minggu. Ada tujuh perkara yang dicatit dalam mutaba’ah (tidak termasuk solat fadhu yang sememangnya wajib dikerjakan). Mutaba’ah dan catatan  hamba untuk halaqah adalah seperti di bawah.

mutaba'ah untuk halaqah (contoh)

Mutaba’ah hamba, hamba catit mengikut minggu. Kalau dilihat mutaba’ah Zaidah, ukhti itu catit mengikut hari. Perkara lain boleh ditambah. Mungkin pada permulaan, seseorang boleh membuat mutaba’ah untuk solat fardhunya – bagi mereka yang baru berjinak-jinak untuk menyerah jiwa kepada Islam. Sesudah tetap solat fardhunya dikerjakan tiap-tiap hari, ditambah pula dengan mengaji al-Quran, bolehlah dia menambah perkara-perkara yang lain; ibadah sunat dan tuntutan sebagai seorang Muslim seperti sedekah, mengajak orang ke arah kebaikan, mengajar ilmu yang berguna, berkongsi ilmu, menghadiri majlis ilmu dan lain-lain.

Bersempena dengan bulan yang penuh barakah ini, perkara di dalam mutaba’ah sangat digalakkan untuk ditambah. Mutaba’ah yang hamba tunjukkan di bawah mengandungi 28 perkara dan catitan adalah mengikut hari kita berpuasa.

Mutaba'ah Ramadhan

Mutaba’ah yang kita buat bukanlah bertujuan untuk menghitung pahala, bukan juga untuk menunjuk-nunjuk kepada orang lain. Tetapi ia lebih kepada melihat prestasi diri sendiri dalam melakukan ibadah. Jika kita melihat prestasi kita menurun, tingkatkanlah ia. Lakukannya dengan ikhlas. Bekejar-kejarlah ke arah kebaikan, bukannya berlumba-lumba untuk mendapat pujian.

Untuk muat turun mutaba’ah amal Ramadhan di atas, sila klik pautan ini: Mutaba’ah Amal Ramadhan 1432 H. Pilih simpan atau cetak terus. Belum terlambat untuk kita perbaiki diri.

My previous Ramadhan was like the best Ramadhan I had.. Oh, I can’t think of a better word.. Anything that describes awesomeness; superb, brilliant, bestest, etc. Hehehe.. The day started with suhoor, fardhu prayers in jamaah, buy/giving meals for one another, gave charity, iftaar jamaaie, taraweeh in jamaah, i’tikaf, etc. and the things done together with friends is just so great. The moments I treasured in life, being close to the deen (and into it), all gratitude and praise is to Allah.

What happened this Ramadhan? I don’t like to say it. I can’t even! I can only make du’as so that Allaah help this family of mine to find its light, to guide us to the right path, to make a change towards something better, to have passion in the deen, make us be better muslims.

Haven’t I mentioned I deactivated my Facebook? Yes, I deactivated it on the 1st of Ramadhan, that is last Monday. Why? Laghaa~ Some friends are just so hard to get rid of. I unfriended them, they came back with request. =___=” That face, imagine me. I don’t know.. They post/published useless things on Facebook, we don’t like it, we warned, still they make it, and they said, “It’s my Facebook I can do anything I want.”, and I’m like, fine. unfriend you. End. If they come back and say, “Why you unfriend me / Thanks whatever / etc.” So I just say “It’s my Facebook I can do anything I want.” In reply of what they said to me.
And when I’m tired of things like that, I just give up on Facebook. I’ll come back later on, if necessary. So… Yeayyy!! No time wasted on Facebook anymore!! Hurrahh~

Before I end, I’d like to share something I got on my Tumblr dashboard:

Make sense.. n_n