Learn Ayat Al Kursi, Ayatul kursi

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Learn to Recite Ayat Al Kursi, Ayatul Kursi

This should take you only a few minutes to memorise the very powerful Ayatul Kursi.

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem

Allahu la ilaha illa Huwa, Al-Haiyul-Qaiyum

La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm,

lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-'ard

Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnihi

Ya'lamu ma baina aidihim wa ma khalfahum,

wa la yuhituna bi shai'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'a

Wasi'a kursiyuhus-samawati wal ard,

wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma Wa Huwal 'Aliyul-Adheem

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

"Allah! There is no god but He - the Living, The Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him Nor Sleep. His are all things In the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede In His presence except As he permitteth? He knoweth What (appeareth to His creatures As) Before or After or Behind them. Nor shall they compass Aught of his knowledge Except as He willeth. His throne doth extend Over the heavens And on earth, and He feeleth No fatigue in guarding And preserving them, For He is the Most High. The Supreme (in glory)."

(This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat al-Kursi)

Let's Get Classical

What kind of music do I like? Many ..... and one of them is classical music. Nothing complicated but easy-on-the-ears music. If I have to choose a familiar composer, one of my favourites is Johann Sebastian Bach. But I like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,too. Hahaha ... because I learned to play some of their beginner pieces before abandoning my efforts halfway. Hmmmm maybe it is not too late to pick it up again.

Meanwhile, enjoy the music .....

MISSING BLOGGING

Hello everyone. (I hope there are still people dropping by here). I have not been blogging for a while and I kinda miss it. Old habits die hard, and I have been itching to update. I hope I have enough writing juices left to conjure up an entry.

I came across these photos which were taken a few months back. We drove down to Port Dickson on one of those "where to go, what to do" weekends. The intention was to visit the Armed Forces Museum. This was maybe our third attempt to visit ... previous tries were aborted because we went on days that the museum was closed.

There were a variety of things to look at and information to gather at this museum. Of course the boys were more intrigued by the extensive displays of old army vehicles and armaments, including a (Nuri?) helicopter. Whichever vehicle they could climb into, they did.

The 'highlight' for me was the walk thru the replica of the PKM (Parti Komunis Malaya) tunnel. It was quite stifling down there (luckily there was fan and air-conditioning). I can't imagine what living in the real network of tunnels must have been like. It was a complete 'city' down there ..... no wonder the communists thrived.

That visit was made when talks of reviving the PKM was in the news. What a load of unpatriotic BS, if you ask me. A visit to the museum will tell you about the struggles and the fight our people and especially the armed forces put up against the communists and other parties that got in the way of the country in achieving independence. It was indeed a sobering experience.

All gung-ho to enter the tunnel....

A few steps into the tunnel, he got scared. See that petrified look?

More pictures......

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Tomorrow the country celebrates 52 years of independence. SELAMAT HARI KEBANGSAAN.

Just thought I'd add that this year's National Day theme is 1Malaysia, Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan.

Logo berbentuk nombor satu dan berlatarbelakangkan Jalur Gemilang serta tulisan Malaysia ini dinamakan 1 Malaysia.

Logo 1 Malaysia melambangkan visi negara iaitu untuk mewujudkan satu masyarakat yang berpadu dan mempunyai semangat cintakan negara berpandukan Perlembagaan Negara dan Rukun Negara.

Ia juga mencerminkan rakyat Malaysia yang saling bekerjasama, bermuafakat, berdikari, berfikir dan menghayati satu visi untuk membina satu Negara Bangsa.

WHAT'S COOKING ....

Things have been a bit slow here on this blog ..... because a lot of energy has been going into this endeavour here ..... do come by and visit. (And join as a fan of my page if you'd like updates).

Farewell to The King Of Pop

Thank you, Michael, for entertaining so many lives with your songs. And out-of-this-world dance moves.

FLORAL FANCIES

It was a spontaneous decison - to get potted plants, orchids specifically,  for all the mothers in the family (on KOTH's side)  as we had already planned to meet up on Mother's Day (Sunday, May 10).  

We hadn't counted on it being somewhat like a wildgoose chase.  Didn't know orchid plants are not so easily found (at least, reasonably priced ones).  On Saturday, mid-morning, we decided to drive to Sungai Buloh to look for some orchid plants, banking on Sungai Buloh's reputation as the gardening haven.  We got terribly lost in Sungai Buloh, not really knowing which part of the town to head to, but fortunately had the GPS thingy in the car to help us out a bit.  

No orchids in Sungai Buloh, where there were a lot of leafy plants.  Someone at one of the nurseries we stopped at suggested we try the Serendah Orchid Farm.  We drove towards Serendah and after going around in circles found a sign that told us that the "Serendah International Orchid Farm" is "temporarily" closed.  By the look of things, it seemed permanently closed!  So we drove around some more .......

Walked into a few nurseries, where there were also no orchid plants for sale.  Finally, a lady told us to go to Kuala Kubu Baru, and gave us directions to an orchid farm.  Easy, can't miss, as it's just by the main road.

So finally, tummy rumbling and all (we had not had lunch and it was pushing towards tea time) we walked into this vast nursery with thousands of orchid plants, in pots on racks and hanging in pots above our heads.  Finally!!!

Kalai Vaney, the lady who owns the business, was just finishing her lunch and asked us if we had eaten.  No, I told her, not yet because my husband said we won't stop for anything until we get the orchid plants!!   Hahaha, and I thought  I had a late lunch, Vaney said!

Vaney was an accountant who gave up that profession to take up her passion of growing orchids full time.  She has been in the business for 18 years.  No regrets, she said.  I really liked that.

We ended up getting 14 plants, and we got a good price for them.  Really, really good price, actually, because the same plants are being sold in the city for more than twice the price we paid.

So, everyone, next time you're looking for orchids, go to Kuala Kubu Baru!

And by the way, I baked two cakes, and one of them had orchids for decoration, to go with the 'theme'.

Enjoy the pictures!

Credits:  The pictures above are photographed by the husband and the son

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