Ramadhan Memory: Primary School 1

I skipped kindergarten.
After I went to pre-school, I directly enter the primary.
So, almost everything I learn in my year 1 [standard 1], i.e reading- rumi and jawi, calculating, and all the things that todays kindergarten students will learn. [I was shocked to see my nieces exercise books. They are like mine in standard 2! How advance!]

Poor them...
When I was in their age, I only need to play, be creative [i.e make a necklace out of rainbow macaroni or build a house from wafers] and play with paint till I got messy.
[Okey, enough with this story]

The experienced fasting during my first year in primary school was so hectic. Just imagine the school period is from 8.00am-1.00pm and continues at 2.30pm-6.00pm... [Two session; Two different schools]
Exhausting!

So, when the Ramadhan comes, my dad will give RM 0.50/RM1 for me to buy anything I like to eat for breaking fast... [Breaking fast when the sun is set, not sun still rise! :-P  ]
Hahaha... believe me, sometimes I make the sunset 'faster' then it supposed to... I bet some of you too!

++++++++++++ wink wink ++++++++++++++++++

Seduced by friends who did not fast.
Seduced by the chilled 'air sirap' [yang tak sesedap mana pun kalau diingat kembali.. :-)  ]
Seduced by the chilled ice-cream
Seduced by ...
Seduced by ...
Seduced by ...
...
...

Hmm. when I looked back to the list till the end, there's no nasi goreng or nasi lemak or mee goreng or laksa that I bought [seduced by].
So, I buy things not because I'm really really hungry [thirsty? maybe], but because of the junk-foods and the feeling to munch something [seduced by seeing others eating...]
What a waste... [of TIME for lying and acting TIRED back at home]  :-D

But if, [yes IF !] I do complete my fast [no cheating], I will buy drinks at the bazaar outside my school.
MENUS:-
Today: Air limau
Tomorrow: Air kelapa
A day after tomorrow: Cendol
2 days after tomorrow: Cincau
3 days ....
4 days ....
... ... ... ...
But the one I like to buy the most is Air limau!

And my mom/dad will say "Air ni kat rumah pun boleh buat... Tak payah la beli...."
Nope, I will still buy it the next day. Because it will taste more 'special' [Yeah right! Tak best la yang buat sendiri].  *wink*
Common child's perception. :-P

Well, eventhough I am 'GOOD' on acting tired when back at home, I do really sure that my parents know which child [from their 6 children] who is truly fasting without cheating.

Cause they are more experienced and knowledgeable after all... ;-)
Ok, continue next time... I suddenly got dizzy looking at these fonts...
Huhu..

p/s: Nowadays I become the 'experienced one' to know [or to determine] which nieces who really fast and cheat... Aimi and Tariq, you are exceptional [for the time being]  


And when they buy air limau, i'll say, "Tak yah beli air ni, boleh buat kat rumah... Kalau beli lagi, Mak Andak cakap kat ummi tak yah bagi duit lagi..."  Wahahahahahaha  B-)  [Eleh, macam le kome nak ikut cakap Mak Andak... ]

More meaningful with understanding

أقبلت يا رمضان الخير مشرقة أيامك الغر بالآلاء والنعم
Akbalta ya Ramadan al-khair moshriqatan, ayyamoka el ghorr bil aalai' wa en-ni'ami
Oh Ramadan, the month of goodness, you showed up with your holy generous days that had brightened with blessings and mercy

رمضان رمضان... رمضان الخير يا رمضان
Ramadan, Ramadan... Ramadan al-khair-i ya Ramadan
Ramadan, Ramadan, oh Ramadan month of goodness

فيض من العلم والإيمان صيبه
Faid-on min-a el ilm-i wa el-eeman-i sayiboho
Flows of science and faith are its rains (goodness)

عم الوجود... عم الوجود وساق الخير للنسم
Amm-a el-wujood... amm-a el-wujood wa saq-a el-khair-a li-nasam-i
Filled the universe, and drove goodness for breeze

أشهر أنت أم رؤيا متاب، تألق طيفها مثل الشهاب
A shahr-on ant-a am ro'ya matab-in, ta'allaq-a taifoh-a mithla esh-shihab-i
Are you a month or a vision for renounce, that its shadow shone like star

جعلت الناس في وقت المغيب، عبيد ندائك العاتي الرهيب
Ja'alta ennas-a fi waqt-i el- magheeb-i, abeed nidaek-a al-a'ti erraheibi
You made people as slavers for your great mighty call at sunset time

 كم ارتقبوا الأذان كأن جرحا يعذبهم تلفت للطبيب... يعذبهم تلفت للطبيب
Kam ertaqabo el-athan ka- anna jorh-an yo'athibohom talaffat-a li-tabeebi... yo'athibohom talaffat-a li-tabeebi
How long they waited for azan, as if they suffer from a wound... a wound that needs a physician

الصوم لله يجزي كيف شاء به
As-sawmo li-Allah-i yajzi kayf-a sha' bi-hi
Fasting is for God sake, and God rewards with it however he wants

يا رحمة الله... فاجز الذنب بالكرم
Ya rahmat-a Allah... fa-ijz-i ethanb-a bi-el-karam-i
Oh mercy of God.... please God reward virtue with your generous


Song: Ramadhan
Artist: Mishary al-Arada


p/s: credits to Oriee

Ramadhan Memory: Pre-school

When I was in pre-school, I was taught to fast and practice to wake up for sahur. But the funny thing was, my mom still provide me with a lunch box for my recess. ;-)

When the time to break fast comes, my dad will look at the sky and watch for the color of 'mega' while all my siblings and I will sit around the food; preparing to dig in!

I remembered my big brother's face during the iftar; so sour and grumpy because of too hungry to wait for my dad to give a green light for us to start eating. [Perhaps he didn't get a lunch box from my mom like I did :-P ]

"When will the 'mega' appear?" asked my big bro anxiously
"Soon enough..." dad replied
"Why do we need to look for the 'mega'"
"It's a sign of the sunset, and also sign that the Maghrib time is here"

That is some of the memory of Ramadhan during my pre-school time, we need to look at the color of 'mega' because there is no mosque to make an adzan there. [I'm referring to the place where I lived - Ridgedale Ct VA]

We can only rely on the time, calender and the nature itself...

Breaking fast; but my siblings consist of 3 girls and 4 boys
I can't post the picture of my brother's sour face, problem occurred  :-(

p/s: I bet we still remember how to read the time by using stick.. We can know whether it is Dzhur, Asr or Maghrib by looking at the shadow of the stick. Primary school teaching, still remember? ;-)

The forgotten big brother

I can see every store is promoting their goods for this coming Syawal,

Great offers are everywhere to make sure Syawal is well welcome...

It happens every year I suppose...

But they always forgot to make welcoming preparation for his big brother - Ramadhan...

They forgot that if there's no Ramadhan, there will be no Syawal,

Syawal is nothing without the blessed Ramadhan...

It's already half of Rejab...

Mimi's House!

One day, in an early afternoon, the phone at the house rang. As usual, my eldest niece –Aina, ran to answer the call…

Aina: Hello, who’s this?
The Caller: Hello, is this grandma’s house..?

Without Aina’s knowledge, her youngest sister – 3 years old Mimi , who was joyfully playing with her uncle upstairs, also ran to pick up the phone in my parents’ bedroom. She heard the conversation between the caller and her eldest sister and replied…

Mimi: No, this is Mimi’s house…!
The Caller: Are you sure this is not grandma’s house?
Aina: Who is this? (Confused with the caller’s and her sister’s voice)
Mimi: This is Mimi laaa…
Aina: Mimi…?!??
The Caller: Tett…tetttt…. (Hung up because she thought she got the wrong number)
Mimi: Yup! It’s Mimi…
Aina: Where are you??!! (With a very worried tone)
Mimi: Aaaa..mmmmm… Mimi… (Don’t know how to explain)

With an immediate act, Aina put down the phone and ran to the front to look for her youngest sister. She afraid that Mimi went out by herself, but the door was properly locked. She searched for her sister in the living room and the space where she and her siblings always take their nap, and still… no sign of Mimi…!

She ran to picked back the phone, but Mimi is no longer on the line. With an anxious face, she came to me and my mom who were in the kitchen during that time…

Aina: Grandma! Grandma!
Mom: Yes, who called just now?
Aina: Where’s Mimi?
Mom: How should I know? Aren’t you supposed to play with her?
Aina: No… I was watching TV… and when the phone rang, I went to pick it up. (Then, she continues to story about the caller who wants to speak to grandma and the mystery of Mimi’s voice on phone…). And suddenly I heard Mimi’s voice; she said this is Mimi’s house. But where’s Mimi?  How can she be on the phone? Where is she? (At that time, Aina’s eyebrows almost touched each other as a sign of her utmost anxiousness.)

Mom: Have you checked all places?
Aina: Yes… still cannot find her
Mom: Are you sure…?
Me: How about your uncle’s room? I heard her voice before I came down just now…

Aina ran upstairs quickly before we can ask her furthermore about the caller that she mentioned before… Then, my sister came in to the kitchen asking what’s going on. She noticed that her eldest daughter is searching for something.

My Sister: What is she up to?
Me: She asked for her little sister – Mimi.
My Sister: Why?
Mom: Not sure, she said she heard Mimi’s voice on the phone and asked me where Mimi is.
Me: Mimi must be answering the phone in your bedroom while Aina talking to the caller just now…
Mom: Haahahahahha…. Now I get it! That’s why Aina acting so weird.
Me and My Sister: Why??!
Mom: She thought that her sister is far-far away. That’s why she asked me how can Mimi be on the phone…  She must think that her little sister is somewhere else. And that’s why see looks so worry.
Me: Didn’t she know that there are two phones in this house?
Mom: She might… but what she might not know is, two persons can talk at the same time. Right now she only knows that people who are on the phone must be far-far away. That’s what bothers her mind; her little sister is not in the house!

Not long after that, Aina came down with tears in her eyes. While Mimi followed her at the back with a big smile; not knowing that she had caused a heart attack to her 7-years-old sister!

Aina; a sensitive sister and Aimi; a cheeky little one..