Monday, May 11, 2009

My first art collection - The last stand in Tanah Merah(Rainbow Warriors Series)



So this is how it feels when you purchase an artwork using your own hard-earned money. WOW, it feels great. Now I understand why Arwah Abah always have this crave for art. First saw this artwork on the facebook put up by the artist, Rafiee Ghani (called him as Cik Rafiee). I wrote a comment 'the brilliant colour and the contrast portrays the urge for a freedom. I get the feeling of I want to break free. love this one A LOT!'. Later, this artwork keep on lingering on my mind for few days. Pheww..such a great impact. We correspond few messages on the facebook and walaa the next thing I know Cik Rafiee was in my office with that painting. I was hypnotized and signed the cheque (Hahahah..nolah, I was totally aware of what I m doin).
When I saw that painting for real, my heart was jumping up and down. Felt like crying and screaming all at the same time. Arwah Abah have few of Rafiee Ghani's artwork but hey thats his. I find this piece is different from what Rafiee Ghani have produced before. It gives this sentimental yet powerful impact to me. I asked the artist, What were you thinking when you painted this piece? He said the boy is his son, Hasan aged 6. He was reflecting his son on facing the real world- the challenge ahead. Yes, I felt that too and its obviously remind me of my Ilham.

So this is me, aged 30 owning my first art collection from Rafiee Ghani whom I know since I was 6.

It gives me the pleasure for my eyes and soul-Happy Mother s Day.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Ilhamku selamanya...




Friday, April 24, 2009

L.O.V.E



What's life living without love?

Monday, April 20, 2009

What a great day to start!

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Les Miserables I Dreamed a Dream Lyrics

Almost everyone have this thing call Monday blues. I definitely skip mine today after watching this video which was shared by sity in her facebook.

It s just a great feeling watching this video. She moves people heart and inspire so many people around the world. There s a lot of things that we can learn after watching this video. I like to highlight some points :

The moment we are born, we each have in our possession the most amazing gift! It is the gift of pure untapped potential, unique and different for each of us.-Steve Brunkhorst-

Yes, I believe in this. It takes a courage to develop the potential within us. And the ability to push our limit to the level best. What Susan Boyle prove to us is her COURAGE in pursuing her dreams. No matter what people think of her, she just smile and go on with it. We need to believe in ourselves, then people will starts believing. Looking at Susan Boyle age and image, nobody in that hall would expect her to deliver an extraordinaire performance. She nail it on her first phrase of the song!

And then let us look at the audience of that performance. By just looking at that crowd, it certainly portray how actually people react for something different. Susan Boyle definitely do not have the package of being a singer in this decade. Look at the reaction or their face expression when Susan Boyle walk in and during the interviews by Simon. Those cynical smile and the sarcastic remarks will tear you apart. This shows how we (some of us) prejudge people without looking at the inner self of a person.

There s so many aspect to analyze with this video. Just by watching this, It taught me a lot about having the courage to pursue my dreams, to believe the potential within me and not to be afraid of the challenges.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Maids



Maids oh maids. Pening jugak memikirkan hal ni. In this challenging world, how I wish I can just close my eyes on the house chores. I ll be in cloud nine for not thinking of laundry, those dirty dishes and pans in the sink and cleaning up my anak and abah bujang lepak place.

The question: Is having a maid will give you a peace of mind or more headache? or more like escapism.

Hmmm...semua pon betul rasanya.

I was broad up with 5 maids within 11 years of my childhood life. Back then, there no Indons working as maid. All are local people and mama paid around RM200-250 per month. I call them 'kakak'. The last kakak work with us for 6 years when I was 5 until 11. Having maids doesnt give me any chance of escapism. Mama wont let that happen. Thank god for that. I still need to do all the house chores like other kids. But at that time, I still manage to somehow escape la jugak. curik tulang beb...hehehe...Not until the last kakak who quit because she s getting married when I was 11. That s when everything change. At first Mama would cook before she leave to work. But later on,she probably tired of it and later I discover the art of cooking in the kitchen. Yeehaa! Belasah je, semua benda I tried, from tomyam to nasi goreng at the age of 11. Rasa toksah cakap laa,,,experimental cooking la katakan...hehehe

So from that time, I learn to be independent. It's been quite sometime, we live our life without any assistance until the year 1999 where my mom again hired a maid from Indon. Her name is Kak Sue. Mid 30s.Hard working and very good in cooking especially in western food. She works for almost a year. Everything looks good. The only mistake that Mama did was giving her the permission to go back to her hometown (not until her contract finish). It was the last time we saw her, balik kampung and never return.

Next, another indons. This one I dont even remember her name. Old lady, probably early 50s. Yang ni memang laa hampeh. Dahlaa takleh ckp, bongok pulak tu. I remember how arwah Abah showed her how to cut a watermelon nicely. Dia boleh hempas pisau dlm sink mcm tanda protes. It was hari raya open house. This is funny, she dress really nice and sat beside my mom all the way during the open house. Almost all the guest thought that she is my moms relatives. Everyone siap bersalam ngan dia. Yang kita ni punyaa laa berlemuih kat dapur. Next day, off you go.

Pastu ada sorang ni nama Ur. Early 20s. Bagus kerja tapi kasar. Semua style hempas2. Cakap pon garang jugak, kita pulak jadi takut ngan dia. Pastu dia ni suka tengok channel Arab( she use to work there). Tak kira laa sapa yang ada depan tv, she just simply change the tv channel to Al Jazeera. Last-last tak tahan, dia cau. Agaknya sebab kitowang tak bagi dia can nak tgk belly dance la kot.

Then another one. Yang ni scary jugak... E am was around 9 months. Masa memula amik dia ni, dah macam pelik bila tengok dia punya dressing. But I thought she probably sekali-sekala pakai camtu. Memang macam minah dangdut. Ok takpe...relax lagi. Next morning when I woke up I saw her in sleeveless body hugging with faded jeans and a bling bling belt. WTF??? Bertambah gugur laa rambut laki aku camni.isk isk. My mom asked her to change and she said all her cloth are like that. Makk aii...Then she also loves to bring E am jalan-jalan keluar rumah. OMG, can you imagine my little E am with minah dangdut. No no. Pastu ada skali tu, mama asked her tak semayang ke? She said she s not muslim, she a christian. Padahal laki dia islam. Uishh kalo taknak semayang, ckp jelah. Yang pegi ckp dia kristian tu nape. Isk isk. Then we also discover that she smoke in the house and later we discover that she was a GRO in Bali. Aduhhh..no way i can let this type of person in my house.

The last one was a young girl name Ika. Kerja boleh tahan. Bagus. Very young probably in 17. Tapi dia ni suka main telefon. Bergayut 24 jam. Sambil jaga E am, sambil tu jugak bergayut tepon. Then later, we start to lost some money. Mama's syilling from overseas worth thousands hilang. Arwah Abah punya duit RM50 note pon hilang few pieces. We finally caught her taking the money. Hmmm... off you go.

As you can see now, I have few bad experience. How come there s no longer good maids available for me. :(

Baik sangat pon tak bagus, Garang sangat pon tak bagus jugak.

Hmmm...so do I need a maid? Or I become the maid. huwaaa tamoo...

* just got this video from leila
maid kicks a child

we certainly dont want this to happen.

Me & myself



There s so many things I want to write that have been in my mind for the past few days. I just dont have the time to write. ahh.. ye la tuu kan... we loves to make excuses after excuses. Kalau facebook , ada pulak masa kan. You need to make time for the things you want to do. Otherwise, you'll stuck within your own time zone and making excuses becomes A HABIT.

Ok, enough of all that. Let's start pouring the juice...

Last week was a busy week for me. In my office, there's few main boards which is dedicated for 'shooting que' and 'delivery que'. Both boards are pack with scribbles here and there. Pheww...pening but at the same time I'm thankful to Allah for the rezeki.
I have 2 preview in the office and not to forget 3 datelines for delivery. It was endless dvd burning process. I always said this, how I wish its that easy burning my fats. hu hu hu. In the office, my task are more on QC, finalizing dvds and managements (grrr). Speaking of that, I had few 'amok' scene where I m so pissed with the attitude of certain people. In this case, my own staff. In Manggis, we encourage everyone to communicate with each other. There's no gap between your superior or senior and junior staff. We are a team. We are Manggisian. We ve been working in a friendly and knowledge sharing for the past 8 years. What really pissed me off is when a staff was given an assignment, then he just sits there acting like he knows what he do, and at the end of the day, everything is totally wrong. What makes me really mad was the attitude of 'bodoh sombong'. Tak mau bertanya lansung! Grrr...ok, enough bout office stuff. I dont want to make my life more tense.

More about my life. What can I say, I'm 7 months pregnant with a jumpy 3.5 old son and have been living my life without maid. I know there s a lot of working mothers who live this kind of life. In fact, with more kids. And I have to salute to all working moms who have the ability of multitasking being a working woman, wife, mother and daughter. Yes, salute to you and me! Having said that, how I wish our husband are more handy with house chores. I'm not complaining, really (am i ?) It really make my day if my other half would at least wash the dishes, buat susu or even throw the rubbish... without me asking for it. And without the word of 'kejap'. Haa, speaking of that, it seems that this word has been affected to E am as well. ' E am, jom washh!' he ll said 'kejap la, e am tgh main chu chu train nie...'E am jom sleep' he ll answered 'kejap a mummy, E am nak tgk tv niee...' Semua benda kejap. Sabar je lahh.. tu tak campur dengan Abahnya yang jugak sukaaa cakap kejap. I remember masa I was in my teenage years, kalau cakap 'kejap' or 'nanti' to Mama, memang siaplaaa kena pukul ngan apa2 objek yang ada kat tangan dia masa tu...huhuhuh..takoott oo...

Pregnancy for now, everything is under control. My BP so far is normal, compared to E am time where I have a hypertension. I ve gain 3 kg so far and the baby now weight approx 1kg. Baby tummy is growing accordingly, as what Dr Fauziah said. This baby tummy is very active, she 's been kicking up and down, left and right. My back is in pain and every time I stand up from a long sit, my tummy felt so heavy (not too sure wether its the baby or my fats). My body is in heat and toilet is my best buddy for the past 4 months. For now, I can t wait to see my baby tummy. The feeling of being pregnant is so obvious now. Once I deliver, then it s the new way of life and definitely another life changing for everyone in the family.

I still have few things to share, I ll write later when I have time. Yaa..more excuse nazura...

Till this keyboard meet the monitor again...time to burn dvd again.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Kedewasaan

"umur seiring terbitnya matahari, terbitnya rembulan, dan terbenamnya mentari serta terbenamnya rembulan, seiring bertambahnya usia hantarkan menuju puncak, tambah menambah adalah proses menuju kedewasaan, hingga hantarkan kita menuju perencanaan hidup"


Beautiful words from my dear friend in Bali, Pak Agung

Friday, February 27, 2009

21 weeks 5 days



I ve come half way of the whole pregnancy journey. Alhamdullilah, everything went on smoothly, so far. E-am named this unborn baby as Baby tummy ( due to his understanding from a book that I bought for him in preparing him to be a brother). Baby tummy starts kicking on my 16 weeks and it feels awesome. I don't remember E-am starts kicking as early as this. E-am movement was so much graceful compared to this one. Baby tummy moves actively and can move up and down, left and right. (It must be so much room inside my tummy,,,i need a tummy tuck,pls). Today I had a detail scan where the doctor will check most of the important organs and measure. Alhamdullilah, everything were checked and it was a complete baby tummy. Allahu akbar, how great you are.

And as most of everyone been asking, is it a boy or a girl? Hmm...no pistol been seen under there yet. 2 doctor been searching for it, but still no sign. So what does it says yeah? E-am time was really easy, by the forth month, we could already see his pistol ( it was obvious, really). So let us wait for another month, to see wether is there any pistol hiding down there. If no, then its time to go for a pinkish shopping spree. yeehaa!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Dialogue

E-am : Mummy, E-am tade fren?
Mummy : Nanti baby tummy kuar, e am kawan lah dengan dia k?
E-am : E am nak ketuk baby tummy nanti!
(haiyaa...habislaa adik dia nanti )

Mummy : Nanti baby tummy kuar E am nak bagi nama apa?
E-am : Upin, Mummy!

Dalam perjalanan ke nursery.
E-am : Mummy, nape sume kete laju?
Mummy : Err...
E-am : Dia nak gi bank kot ....

E-am : Abah, jangan la bawak kete laju-laju, nanti polis tangkap, masuk penjala( penjara)...
Abah : Muka moncong.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Hati Terbakar aka Heartburn

Currently I'm facing with this heartburn problem. Argh..it is so uncomfortable! Here I put up an article from Babycentre for any pregnand ladies who is facing this.

Many women experience heartburn for the first time during pregnancy — and though it's common and generally harmless, it can be quite uncomfortable.

Heartburn (also called acid indigestion or acid reflux) is a burning sensation that often extends from the bottom of the breastbone to the lower throat. It's caused by some of the hormonal and physical changes in your body.

During pregnancy, the placenta produces the hormone progesterone, which relaxes the smooth muscles of the uterus. This hormone also relaxes the valve that separates the esophagus from the stomach, allowing gastric acids to seep back up, which causes that unpleasant burning sensation.

Progesterone also slows down the wavelike contractions of your esophagus and intestines, making digestion sluggish. Later in pregnancy, your growing baby crowds your abdominal cavity, pushing the stomach acids back up into the esophagus.

Many women start experiencing heartburn and other gastrointestinal discomforts in the second half of pregnancy. Unfortunately, it usually comes and goes until your baby is born.
What can I do about it?

Though you may not be able to eliminate heartburn entirely, you can take steps to minimize your discomfort:

• Avoid food and beverages that cause you gastrointestinal distress. The usual suspects are carbonated drinks; alcohol (which you should avoid anyway during pregnancy); caffeine; chocolate; acidic foods like citrus fruits and juices, tomatoes, mustard, and vinegar; processed meats; mint products; and spicy, highly seasoned, fried, or fatty foods.

• Don't eat big meals. Instead, eat several small meals throughout the day. Take your time eating and chew thoroughly.

• Avoid drinking large quantities of fluids during meals — you don't want to distend your stomach. (It's important to drink eight to ten glasses of water daily during pregnancy, but sip it between meals.)

• Try chewing gum after eating. Chewing gum stimulates your salivary glands, and saliva can help neutralize acid.

• Don't eat close to bedtime. Give yourself two to three hours to digest before you lie down.

• Sleep propped up with several pillows or a wedge. Elevating your upper body will help keep your stomach acids where they belong and will aid your digestion.

• Gain a sensible amount of weight, and stay within the guidelines your healthcare provider suggests.

• Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Avoid any tightness around your waist and tummy.

• Bend at the knees instead of at the waist.

• Don't smoke — in addition to contributing to a host of serious health problems, smoking boosts stomach acidity. (Ideally, smoking is a habit you should break before getting pregnant. If you're still smoking and are having trouble quitting, ask your caregiver for a referral to a smoking-cessation program.)

• An over-the-counter antacid that contains magnesium or calcium may ease discomfort, but check with your prenatal caregiver before taking one, because some brands contain aluminum or aspirin or are high in sodium.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Love letter

Salam Abah,

If you are here, I'm sure you'll gonna love E-am. In fact, you'll be tired talking to him. He's only quite when he is asleep while when his eyes are open, so does his mouth. He is full of ideas, just like you Abah. Every night, before he go to sleep he will ask me or Mama to read his bedtime story books. I remember you use to told him 'momok' stories like zombie kampung pisang when he was only 2. Yes, he still love horror story which I even scared to tell. It must have been you who gave him ideas of listening to stories before he go to sleep. And he still demand that until today. Besides talking, he also loves dancing every time he listen to his favourite songs like the 'move it, move it' songs from the Madagascar. We took him to the movies with Indah early this month. They were such a BFF(best friend forever) type of friends. I know it has been always your dream to brought E-am to watch movies with you. Don't worry Abah, we'll definitely have you in our heart every time we watch movies. E-am also loves songs especially I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. We have that songs in our car and it has been played for so so many times. Even yesterday, we were in Pasar Malam, out of nowhere he heard that songs been played and you can see his face lighted. 'Mummy, I'm yours!'. He's indeed mine. Owh, how I wish you could witness E-am's development day by day

I'll turn 30 next year. I'm 3 1/2 month pregnant now. You will have your second grandchildren by end of June, insyallah. How fast time flies, Abah. Memories of me growing up feels like yesterday, but look at me now. Married with kids and not to forget still overweight ( i dont blame u and mama :P). But I'm happy for what I am and thankful to Allah.

Rest in peace Abah, for I shall meet you again when my times come. Only Allah knows how much I miss you...

Love,
Yan


Eam and Tok Abah in Sydney march 2008

Monday, December 01, 2008

updates

I'm 9 weeks pregnant and it's been like a roller coaster ride. Up and down we go...wheeee...mabuk.ok.mabuk.ok. If I'm not the one who puke, then Pojee will. During E-am time, it was a smooth sailing pregnancy. This time around, memang lain macam skit.
E-am have start calling himself, Abang E-am. He would ask me, 'mana baby mummy?' I said 'Baby is soo kecik inside here'. Then he will peek inside my dress to find his baby. 'Tade poon mummy...' And recently he has persuade us to call him BABY KULUS (baby kurus). I'm still wondering where he got this weird idea.
Work is as usual, hectic. Excited with new products, new style, new groove. In the meantime, I have started doing some inventory for Abah's art collections. With the help from Manggisian and my cousin, so far 370 works has been documented. About 1700 more to go. I'm also looking for a person to work dedicatedly for this art collections. Preferably a person who loves art. So if you know anyone, who is interested please send the resume to me- nazura@manggis.tv

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Pregnancy Mode again

As you can see on the ticker above, yeap. I am . Alhamdullilah, finally I saw the 2 lines after few attempt. Allah hear my prayers. I hope i will have a good pregnancy and deliver safely. Wish me luck!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Every Mom proud moment


Doa Recital by Ilham from nazura rahime on Vimeo.

This is a wonderful moment for me to see E-am recite doa makan. Owh...I m so ecxcited and been talking about this over and over again.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

First time writer

I was asked to write about my late father for his exhibition in National Art Gallery soon. I'm very nervous since I have no experience in writing except for this blog. I don't know what to write but I know to write about truth on my personal experience. So dear friends, please feel free to read and comment. Really appreciate for any feedback for my writings.



Abahku, Hj Rahime Harun
1954-2008
oleh Nazura Zahian Rahime


I've lived a life that's full -
I've travelled each and every highway.
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way…

Terasa bagai semalam kudengar Abah menyanyikan lagu My Way oleh
Frank Sinatra. Aduh, manisnya saat-saat itu. Kami menyanyi riang sekeluarga.
Kini yang tinggal hanyalah imbasan-imbasan kenangan yang aku simpan di kotak memoriku.

Aku dibesarkan dengan penuh warna-warni. Persekitaranku penuh dengan visual seni tampak. Dari Anak Alam aku habiskan masa hujung mingguku dengan belajar melukis hinggalah ke alam Central Market aku belajar berniaga menjual poskad. Anak Alam dan Central Market seumpama rumah keduaku. Pelukis dan penyair yang menjadi teman Abah, ku panggil Pakcik atau Uncle. Tiada apa yang asing bagiku. Kami adalah keluarga di atas nama cinta seni.

Kami hidup serba sederhana. Yang aku tahu, seni adalah segala-galanya buat Abah. Biarlah rumah kami kecil, asal harta seni kami besar. Biarlah kereta Abah second hand, asal Abah dapat bantu insan seni. Itulah abahku, Rahime Harun. Seorang insan yang berjiwa besar dan sangat berpandangan jauh.

Seingatku, belum pernah aku tinggal di ruang yang dindingnya kosong. Sewaktu aku di bangku sekolah, pelajaran pertama yang sering Abah titik beratkan adalah matapelajaran seni. Malah setiap kali aku pulang dari sekolah dengan kad laporan, mata Abah pasti tertumpu pada markah pendidikan seni. Mujur, aku melepasi piawaian yang Abah tetapkan. Masih ingat lagi aku dengan kata-kata Abah sewaktu aku belajar teknik watercolour wet on wet. Katanya, “ A brush is like a dancer on a stage”. Waktu itu, aku bingung menterjemahkan metafora itu.

Selain daripada seni tampak, Abah punya minat dalam teater dan filem. Malam mingguku dipenuhi dengan aktiviti menonton teater ataupun menonton wayang di Cathay sambil menikmati hotdog special. Dalam perjalanan pulang, Abah sering membuat mini critic session di kalangan Mama dan aku. Pandanganku didengar tanpa diskriminasi walaupun waktu itu aku masih bersekolah rendah.

Abah punya jiwa yang sensitive apabila menonton filem yang menyentuh hati. Entah berapa kali, Abah menitis air mata selepas melihat filem yang punya penceritaan yang indah. Pernah juga dia meluahkan hasratnya untuk membuat filem pendek bersama-samaku, namun atas kebatasan waktu kami simpan hasrat itu.

Abah sangat gemar menjelajahi dunia. Abah pernah berkata“ If I travel, I feel so much alive”. Benar, kata-kata Abah. Setiap kali kami ke luar Negara, Abahlah orang yang berjalan paling laju. Aku dan Mama sering tertanya-tanya bagaimana dia punya tenaga yang banyak sedangkan ketika di rumah dia nampak kurang sihat. Tempat wajib yang pasti dituju adalah muzium-muzium seni. Sewaktu aku berusia 5 tahun, aku dibawa menikmati lukisan-lukisan tersohor Eropah. Namun waktu itu, apalah yang anak kecil ini tahu tentang Picasso, Van Gogh dan Monet. Aku akan memuncungkan mulutku tanda protes kerana aku sudah bosan dengan muzium seni. Tanpa putus asa, Abah akan menggendongku dibelakangnya untuk meneruskan perjalanan menjelajahi warisan seni dunia.

Pada tahun 1984, Abah berpeluang belajar di Turin, Italy di dalam pengurusan usahawan. Sewaktu itu Abah sempat menziarahi Peggy Guggenheim muzium di Venice. Bermula dari situlah, Abah menyimpan hasrat untuk mempunyai muzium seninya sendiri. Aku masih ingat kami sekeluarga berjalan kaki dari Central Park ke Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum di New York berbekalkan roti telur yang dimasak oleh Abah. Terakhir sekali, Abah sempat pergi ke Guggenheim Bilboa di Spain bersama-sama Mama pada tahun 2007. Sewaktu itu Abah sudah mula kurang sihat namun kerana keinginannya untuk sampai ke muzium idolanya, Abah gagahi langkahnya. Setiap kali Abah ke Guggenheim muzium, Abah pasti meluahkan impiannya. “One day, I will have my own museum”. Besar sungguh impian Abah.

Tahun demi tahun, semakin banyak hasil seni bertambah di premis kami. Ada sahaja lukisan dan arca baru dibawa pulang oleh Abah. Aku pula semakin dewasa, sudah tamat pengajian di dalam jurusan creative multimedia. Hasrat Abah untuk aku mengambil alih perniagaannya aku tolak dengan rasa berat. Padaku, biarlah aku belajar dari bawah dalam dunia perniagaan yang aku cipta bersama teman karibku kini suamiku. Alhamdullilah, Abah dan Mama menyokong penuh dengan apa yang kami usahakan. Pernah aku melihat Abah menangis melihat hasil kerjaku. Aku tersenyum bangga kerana berjaya mengusik jiwa Abah.

Awal tahun 2008, Abah sering bertanya padaku, “Bila kita nak pergi holiday dengan
E-am ( panggilan nama anakku)? Abah teringin nak pergi holiday dengan cucu”.
Aku sendiri sudah lama tidak bercuti dengan Abah dan Mama semenjak aku berkahwin. Dengan izin Allah, kami berlima berangkat ke Australia. Destinasi kami bermula dari Sydney kemudian kami memandu ke Melbourne. Berkali-kali dalam perjalanan kami ke Melbourne, Abah mengucapkan Allah HuAkbar memuji-muji kebesaran Allah di bumi asing ini. Tidak kusangka, percutian kami yang dipenuhi gelak ketawa di akhiri dengan tangisan apabila Abah diserang sakit jantung di rumah sepupuku, Fadhli Rahim di Brunswick, Melbourne. Abah koma selama 2 hari di Wad ICU di Royal Melbourne Hospital. Kami masih mengharap Abah akan pulih namun tiada apa yang dapat melawan takdir ketentuan Ilahi. Pada 12 Mac 2008 jam 740 malam waktu Melbourne, Abah menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya dengan tenang.
Masih teringat lagi Mama menceritakan padaku sebelum Abah meninggalkan rumah, didalam doa solat musafirnya, Abah berdoa “Ya Tuhanku, aku bermusafir untuk melihat kebesaranmu, Ya Allah”. Abah seumpama tahu bahawa dia akan pergi buat selama-lamanya.
Kami Redha dengan ketentuanmu, Ya Allah.

Abah,
Kami sekeluarga sangat-sangat merinduimu. Kami rindu dengan gelak tawamu. Kami rindu dengan masakanmu. Masih terlalu banyak yang belum aku pelajari daripadamu. Masih terlalu banyak cerita yang belum Abah sampaikan padaku, Namun yang pasti aku sangat mengerti dan memahami impianmu. Impianmu akan ku galas dengan penuh rasa cinta dan tanggungjawap. Damailah disana, Abah. Semoga rohmu dicucuri rahmat dan semoga segala kebaikanmu mengiringi perjalananmu.

Terasa seperti baru aku memeluk Abah dengan deraian air mata.

Abah tidak meninggalkan aku bersedihan tetapi Abah telah meninggalkan impiannya untuk ku kejar sepanjang hayatku… Inilah legasi keluarga kami.

Inilah Legasi Rahime Harun.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Kerana Cinta Aku Kembara-Los Angeles

The last time I was in LA was probably in 1989 with Abah and Mama. I was 10. What do you expect, the only thing that I remember was Disneyland and my hilarious roller coster ride with Abah. Owh, the good old days...

Every time I travel, I love to experience the people, the life, and yes the food.

caption for this photo would be "Talk to the hand, I'm having my taco now"
The truth is taco is not American food. We all know its from Mexico. But I guess I'm very much influence with Chillies Restaurant back at home. By the way, what is American Food? Mc Donald? KFC? Anyone?

We commute to one place to the other by the subway/metro. Very convenient, efficient and cheap.



First stop would be...Holywood. Like all tourist, we didn't miss our chance taking photos at the Walk of Fame and some other famous spots.

Next stop was the Universal Studio, LA. Since we ve heard few reviews saying that Orlando's Universal Studio is much more bigger and better so we decided not to waste our $$ for this entrance ticket. So just amik gambar jelah. Cukup syarat kan. And don't ask me why, this man is posing this way. For those who know Pojee, knows him la kan.

So we eat, yes eat again at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co which I know now is also available at The Curve. Thanks to Naza Group who is responsible to bring this food chain in Malaysia. So as you guys can see me with my wide smile(smpai x nampak mata) it means goood la tuh.


Next stop, Walt Disney Hall. Since I got married to Pojee, I learn to appreciate and experience the architecture of a building. So apart from food, food and art museums, significant buildings is also what we search in the foreign land.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Kerana Cinta Aku Kembara...

August has been an extremely hectic month. So many things going on. Overload assignments, staff quitting their jobs and not to forget our extensive coverage for Kuala Lumpur World Marching Band Competition (KLWMBC). And yet, me and Pojee did a very brave move which we travel to the other side of the world within this crazy time of our life.

"Kerana cinta...aku kembara...." ( For the sake of love, i travel...)



At first, we were very contemplating with our decision. But when you got to go, you just got to go. I just thought that we need to move. Move on with our lives, move on with our ideas and jump outside our nice and comfy box. Enough said, decision has been made, bought our tickets, our bags are pack and we are ready to go.

The route for this trip was Malaysia-Los Angeles-Orlando-New York-Malaysia
( Yup, it s a trip around the world. And I'm very happy to claim that I've travel around the world.)
The whole trip took us almost 2 weeks(i wish its 2 months) but I can't barely leave my love of my life, my baby, my Ilham.
We left Malaysia on 7 August 2008 at 330pm.

Malaysia Airlines. Transit in Taipei. Pack flight. Maid of Honour. Ugly Betty. loads of juice.

Arrive in Los Angeles on the same day at 6pm. Pojee got stuck with the immigration for like 2 hours. Grrrr...We were told it was a random check( yeahh, rightt??). Our food stock load with chicken curry and all the goodies were stolen by the god knows what officer.

:( there my chicken goes, there she goes again ( remember that song?)

Check in Ramada Plaza Hotel, El Segundo. Good deal for USD79.

to be continue...

Monday, July 14, 2008



Dear Ilham,

I promise you to give you all the love. I ll taught you like what Tok Abah & Tok Ma taught me. You ll be my hope and my shinning amour. One day, you'll make us proud. Mummy loves you very much.

Your existence makes my life complete and more meaningful. You will be me sunshine everyday, forever.

Hugs,
Mummy

Friday, July 11, 2008

Mama



My love for her is beyond words. I could not find the right words to express my feelings for her. I guess that s why it took me so long a write about her.

She who i call mama, is the queen of my heart. Her love, strength and kindness that keep me being what I am. Being the only daughter and the only child left me with a greater responsibility. I know I am built to be that person for what I ve been trained for the passed 29 years and still learning. My mama is my pillar of strenght, only allah knows what I do without her...
in celebrating my love for her i decide to write about my mama. Zarina ariffin was born on 21 nov 1955 at Kota Bahru,Kelantan. I would consider her garang during my childhood years. Hey she's a scorpion, what do you expect? My mother was trained as a jewellery designer in Fine Metal, School of Art and Design, ITM (now known as UITM). That's where she met my Abah. My abah was a senior by 1 year on a different major. He was then in industrial design of the same school. I recall abah one day told me that he could still remember how sweet n petite was my mom on her first orientation week. I guess the courtship happens after that and once they graduated,they got married on December 1977. On 14 march 1979 I was born. According to mama, giving birth to me was really hard. I was born more than 9 months, kata org melayu lebih bulan. No wonder I was always over weight, over fed and overjoy.keh keh keh...

My mama broad me up with love and courage to be independent. Even though, I am the only child but I was never been pampered like what people thought. Mama would rotan me if I woke up late and if I escaped doing the house chores. At that time, we do have a maid but Mama remind me that never treat her like a maid. Mama said "You should be helping her just like your sister". My family lives in a moderate life. Since I was small, Mama taught me on how hard to earn money. She said you need to work for it. For instance, she would put a budget for my cloths say RM20 and if I want to have a cloth at RM30, I need to top up myself. So with that, I need to work. I ve done all sort of cleaning work in the workshop and I also take care of my parents shop in Central Market.

Since I was in primary school, I would share most of my stories with Mama. (Well, adalah yang PNC and tak boleh share) Mama remember all my friends since primary school until now. Mama knew who I admire and who I dislike. Mama will be my motivator, every time I feel down. I always thought that she has this extra instinct as a mother. Mana boleh tipu dia, sure dia tau. And if she said don't go then I better follow otherwise something bad might happen. Tak berkat orang kata kalau lawan cakap mak ni. It happens to me all time. I even let her know that I'm going to clubbing or going out with boys etc. So basicly, Mama knows almost everything. And for myself, I feel better talking to her. It ease my mind.

Mama have such a big heart. She always put other people first than her. Whoever who knew her, will agree with me. At times, I would argue why she s been so nice to people and as a result people take advantage of her. She said, 'Allah beri kita rezeki untuk dikongsi bersama yang lain'. So I rest my case.

Allah uji hambanya dengan pelbagai dugaan kerana hambanya ini mampu menanggung ujian itu.

Mama was diagnosed with Cancer on August 2007. It hit us and we were all in shocked. Abah was sad and I was clueless. ( i had my post on august 2007 on this issue). It took us awhile to gain our positive energy. It s been almost a year now, Mama had successfully complete her 6 session chemo, did her hajj this year with Arwah Abah, complete her oxygen therapy and have been traveling like she used to. Cancer is a disease but it s a life changing process for us. It change our view of life. Everyday, I pray that Allah panjangkan umur Mama, sembuhkan penyakitnya serta kuatkan semangat Mama untuk menghadapi dugaan yang mendatang.

For this I conclude this entry with this song...

Kau begitu sempurna
Di mataku kau begitu indah
Kau membuat diriku akan selalu memujamu

Di setiap langkahku ku kan
selalu memikirkan dirimu
Tak bisa ku bayangkan
Hidupku tanpa cintamu

Bridge:
Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
tak kan mampu menghadapi semua
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa

Coda:
Kau adalah darahku
Kau adalah jantungku
Kau adalah hidup ku lengkapi diriku oh sayang engkau begitu sempurna .. sempurna

Kau genggam tanganku saat diriku lemah dan terjatuhk au bisikkan dan hapus semua sesalku

Reff:
Kau adalah darahku
Kau adalah jantungku
Kau adalah hidup ku lengkapi diriku oh sayang engkau begitu sempurna .. sempurna
Sayangku engkau begitu sempurna.. sempurna.. sempurna..

I love you Mama.