Not blogging for the last 5 months : Part IV - Welcome to The Little Farm, Shari.

15 April 2013: Shari started working at The Little Farm

On 15th April, we welcome a handsome young man as a new member in our farm. He is 23 years old Javanese from Bojonegoro but his appearances looks a like he is only 19 years of age. Unlike Wak Nan who is funny and talkative, Shari is quiet and a bit sentimental person. He loves drawing and very passionate towards the animals. He loves cats, chicken and goats that we rear in the little farm as if those animals are his friends. He is a very hard working young man with a lot of knowledge about farming, especially tobacco and cash crops farming. When Wak Nan take one month leave in June, he will be replacing Wak Nan as a person in charge in the little Farm.

Not blogging for the last 5 months : Part III

8 February 2013 : Visit to Wak Nan Family - Surabaya

In conjunction with my husband birthday, we went for 1-week vacation in Surabaya Indonesia. This trip gives us a chance to relax after working 7 days a week for nearly a year. Besides that, we also plan to visit Wak Nan family, which is in Jember. Jember is a small town located around 100 kilometres of Surabaya. Our intention was simply and solely to have a closer relationship with our worker's family that we assume as our family too.

 (Now, Wak Nan is having 1-month holiday with his family, he supposes to return to Malaysia by end of this June)



 Suramadu Bridge linking Surabaya City and Madura Island

The traditional fisherman near Suramadu Bridge

Welcome to Madura Island

Restaurant at the end of Suramadu Bridge. I love the rawon soup and sate kambing. My husband likes the ox tail soup 

In front of the House of Sempoerna Cigarette Museum. both of us not a smoker but we found that its interesting to visit this museum 

The history of the sampoerna founder laid in the 1st floor of the museum

The Submarine Monument

Sura (shark) and Buyo(crocodile) Monument

Wak Nan's wife and children. Baby Afgan Lorenzo never sees his father. he was born 10 days after Wak Nan came to Malaysia

Wak Nan's mother in law with Baby Afgan Lorenzo

Wak Nan's daughter with her grand father (Wak Nan's father in law)

  

Not blogging for the last 5 months. Part 1

I have been busy for the last 5 months that makes impossible for me to post something in my blog. Within this 5 months a few events and incident took place in Malaysia, which also affect our life activities in Little Farm. Here are some of the events and incidents which I do not have opportunities to share with you before, some sweets but some sad and sour.

January 27 - Mauliddur Rasul Celebration in Little Farm (Celebration of the Prophet Muhammad Birthday) in Little Farm

I am very grateful that Allah gives us opportunities to celebrate Prophet Muhammad Birthday in our farm. We invite our neighbors and friends for prayer, Surah Yasin recite, Salawat upon Rasulullah and last but not least a small reception. May Allah bless our gathering and strengthen our society. Amin..



Praying

The Imam

                                     

Salawat

some of the guests

The ladies guests, sitting under the tent. should provide bigger tent next time

small reception

Tradition :  "makan berhidang" 

New Culture : Bar B Que

Cops from PJ 

5pm all guests walking down the hill. Alhamdulillah everybody was happy. Thank you from my husband and me to all family, friends and guests who make this celebration a successful event.  

Hello..I’m back..

This is my new companion, small, slim and trendy but not yet fully utilize by me. Hopes by purchasing this new companion I be more active in updating my blog..  

 

Welcome Back

Its been a long time since I didn't post any entry in my blog. no doubt that I'm quite busy for the last 4 weeks, sending my son to Sungai Petani Kedah for his practical training, organizing the Maulidur Rasul celebration at my farm and celebrating my husband birthday at Surabaya Indonesia. when I came back from Surabaya, its already Chinese New Year holiday in Malaysia, so I have to entertain my son's and daughter's friends who spend their holiday with us. last night, when I tried to switch on my laptop only then I found out that my laptop have been corrupted. Emmmm (sigh) overuse?, mishandling?, only god knows. By the way, it is a very old laptop, maybe its time for him to die (smile). today I was begging little Rayyan to lend me his laptop. hehehe Thanks Rayyan, tomorrow granny will buy you some nice ice cream.

Me : Yayan, Can I borrow your laptop?                   Yayan:   No, cannot!

 

Me : alaaa.. can la... plsss tomorrow buy nice ice cream ya? Can?    Yayan :  emmm Ok laaa

Hidden Talent

When he was 9 years old he ever asked me “mummy can I learn to play guitar” of course his father says  “no”. He has to focus on his study. He has grown up and become a very rough man. He plays football, basketball and mix up with street boys.  Last year, after his final exam he asked me to buy an electric guitar. His request  shocked  me and his father. Nobody expects him to become a guitarist. Well... Since he got a very good mark in his examination I gave him RM1,300.00 and this is the result..

He chooses Ibanez to symbolize his root

Tuning his guitar

This Saturday he has band show talent competition in his college

Back to school

Last week school season started in Malaysia. All my children were already back to school leaving me and my husband doing our activity on the farm. Titi already in secondary school and registered in Kwang Hua secondary school, Meme back to SMKA Kuala Selangor, Adik Azim starts his practical training in Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim Sungai Petani and Abang Qhayyum as a third semester student  In KSKB Sungai Buloh. My best friend's daughter, Jihah, who transit to our house during school day already in primary one in SRJK(C) Taman Rashna. May Allah bless all of them. Amin...

My nephew, Alif and Cik Dee also start a new day this week. Both of them got a very good offer from  an electronics manufacturer company in Shah Alam. Alhamdulillah... It's good for both of them. I owed both of them so much for working so hard on our farm. Beginning from this weekend, look a like me and my husband will be travelling alone along the 300 km North - South Highway
(Smile...)

Jihah in her full uniform

Titi : Kwang Hua secondary school student

My hostel life. Meme with her friends

On the first day of school, parents will usually provide their children with food.
Therefore the children share their food at the hostel

Practical training in Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim Sungai Petani

I cannot correct the position of this picture. I think he was teaching children to wash their hands

Happy New Year 2013

Bye bye 2012 ... Welcome 2013....

We had a small gathering last night to celebrate the coming New Year 2013. Everybody was present at the gathering, my sister, my best friend, my niece and nephew. All my children also around except my beloved son Abdullah Iqram who presently pursuing his study in Egypt. We miss him very much because every single New Year he is the one who acting as an organizer. So this year the celebration not as great and elaborate as before (because he is not around to plan every detail) but everybody was happy and enjoys the night.

Cik Dee "The Griller"

Prawns and chicken wings

food.. food .. and a lot of food...

Solastica and Jason looking at The Brinjal Grill 

Embak, Titi, Herry, Ayu and Cik Dee

Cik Bee, Cik Yang, Abah, Azrul and Ilam

Titi, Cik Dee and Herry are still grilling at midnight

Almost finish with the finisher.. 

Fireworks at I-City can be viewed from my house

I can't get a good picture of The Fireworks

It's nice to have a house located near I-City Shah Alam where you can view all the excitement