A Memorial

Spots, we will meet again in Heaven okay boy ?

Missing him so bad

Used to be duos

This couch will never be the same without you dearie

I'm going to share one of the sad moment in my life. Didn't ask you guys to feel it with me but just be still and stay with me for a while :)

My family never had like a real cat house before. Well, my parents did take care of some queens with babies along the way but this is only because they came in to our house to seek shelter. After the babies reached certain ages, my parents will let them go. Usually at the wet market where the amount of foods are more than enough. So, we don't really have the experience on how to REALLY keep a cat or kitten from diseases or other kind of accidents. 

This year, on the month of February, a kitten ran into my parents pharmacy. The kitten has no friends or even a mother. At that moment, he is so small- about 2 months i guess. My little brother found him hiding under the counter desk so he took him. Since that wonderful day, we named him Spots (he got black patch like spots on his body) I think because he has no mother or friends to accompany him in the outside world so we made him our first official house cat. My little brother was so happy and we never could love him less.

However my mom had a thought on having a female cat to be friend with Spots. and then.. a miracle happened. About a month after my mom found Spots- at a Seafood Restaurant across our pharmacy, my mom found a wounded kitten lying helplessly. Of course, my mom took the kitten home and treat her. She is about a month old that time. Alhamdulillah she is fine and healthy since that day. My mom let her stay with us and play with Spots. We named her Bella :) At first Spots and Bella never could stay close without arguing but after two months staying together, they got really close. I mean, really really close.

We left them for 11 days for our Umrah. My father's staffs came everyday to feed them Alhamdulillah. We prayed hard to Allah so that they will be as fit as how we leave them. Our hearts leaped with excitement when we saw them waiting there for us at the door. I could cry in happiness. All went well you know :)

But then, Allah's plan is beyond our imagination. He knows the best, i know that. Well, this is the hardest part. 

The first day of  Ramadhan- 18 Jun 2015, Spots has left us to a better place. This broke our hearts so bad especially my mom's. Spots was a very special cat. I don't know how to describe it but yes, he is different than any other cats. We have great memories with him. It's hard for us. Up until now we still feel it. It's like a stab in the heart. We buried him at our yard, where he used to play around with Bella. It was even more sad seeing Bella alone searching for her long lost friend. Honestly, this could be a big love story. In the end tho, I guess she had figured out that her friend has gone to heaven :')

No matter what happen we will always remember you, dear one.

Umrah Experience

Assalamualaikum, hello everybody.

It's already July now and Ramadhan has come too. Today is the 16th of Ramadhan if i'm not mistaken. The full moon shone so brightly for the past two days. I am also on my 3 months of summer holiday which means I am at HOME !

I'm going to share with you guys my Umrah experience :) Alhamdulillah, my family and I went to Saudi Arabia on 30th of May until 10th of Jun. Tabung Haji Malaysia is our travel agency. Tabung Haji is like the main umrah, haji and travel agency in Malaysia but there are others agencies also.

Tabung Haji has lots of umrah packages. This package is one of the best I guess because the hotels booked for the hujjaj at both Madinah and Makkah are just beside the mosque. It barely took 5 minutes to reach the mosque gate. But still it is quite a long way in because Masjidil Haram and the Prophet Mosque ( Masjidil Nabawi ) are very big ! You could get lost if you forget which door you came in through. The number of doors are uncountable. No words could describe how magnificent both of them are. I am speechless to be frank. Allah always protect this two holy lands and I am feeling blessed to get to see them :)

After we reached Jeddah Airport on the first day, we ride a bus to Madinah. It is a 6 hours journey.They are about 30 of us if i'm not mistaken. We stayed at Anwar-Movenpick Hotel there for about 3 days. Masjidil Nabawi is just next to it and it's surely a waste if you don't go to there for the 5 times prayer. Of course the bonus is that your pahala will be multiplied by thousand :D Who don't want that huh ? Plus, the interior and exterior design of it is so breathtaking I must say. Could not get my eyes of it. A must area to visit and do our prayers and duas are at Rawdah. I don't really now how to describe it but this is the actual site of Masjidil Nabawi that was build by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Next to this is the Prophet Muhammad tomb and also both Usman and Umar tombs. It touched my heart thinking how close I am to the most greatest man on Earth. On the next 2 days we went to some tour around the land. We visited a few historical places around Madinah such as the Quba' Mosque and also went to the market to buy some dates ( it's a must if you visit there ). The main type of date that most people are eager to buy is Ajwa dates. Ajwa date is said to be the Prophet Muhammad SAW favourite type of date :D The taste is supper yummy too you know.

We spent our whole next 7 days in Makkah :D We stayed in a hotel named Swissotel which is situated in the Makkah Tower which is opposite to the Baitullah ( so feeling blessed ). We arrived from Madinah at about 10 p.m. After having some dinner at the hotel we prepared ourselves for performing umrah. Alhamdulillah me and my family finished our umrah at about 2.30 a.m. During this season which is like a summer season in Saudi Arabia, the hujjaj usually choose to perform umrah at night because it's not too hot of course. I'm not going to share the steps and some do's and don't in umrah because there are a lot of sites and books that are more precise and detailed. You guys should go and check em out :) 7 days sure look like a long period of time but to be honest, it's not enough :') I really want to stay there as long as I could. I mean, who doesn't want that ? That land is so tranquil until you could forget all the stuffs that bugs you. We also visited some historical places there ( a lot tbh ). But what I could not forget is Jabal Thur and Jabal Uhud. I love the story behind these historical places. Go and search for it, you will be touched InsyaaAllah :)

Here are some pictures of me and my family in Madinah and Makkah :D

Al- Masjidil Al- Munawarah : The big umbrellas will open up when it's too hot or raining.

The tomb of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is just under the green dome there if
you guys could see it.

Jabal Thur, Makkah

Jabal Rahmah, Makkah

Interior of Masjidil Nabawi