& back again?

assalamualaikum.
it's bn so long, aint it? i havent 4gotten 'bt the existence o ahmadmiracle. how can i? he's wit me all the time, kan?  i've bn constantly wanting to write away, but... there's always buts kan... so wat have i bn up to? pretty much, not so much. it's woark-home-work-home routine for the past few months. there were trips here & there but nothing big 2 highlight on.
anyway... it's ramadhan already. alhamdulillah, syukur ya Allah for another fabulous month o ramadhan. our month. let's share something i gathered fr kuliyyah by datuk hassandin a few days ago held at ns* surau:-

1) Allah has said that Rejab belongs to Him, syaaban belongs to Rasulullah saw & ramadhan belongs to us, the ummah. there are 3 most significant nights in each month: the night of nisfu syaaban, the night o isra' & mi'raj & the ever awaited night in the entire hijrah year - the night o lailatul qadar, the most special gift for us, the ummah o Rasulullah saw. therefore, let us pray hard that we'll be blessed with the amazing gift o lailatul qadar this year coz we might not live long enough 2 beseech it next year...

2) dont be too eager to get our little ones to fast coz at the age o 5/6 and with us not being around during daytime, how do we ensure they actually really do fast? hmmm a point to ponder, an eye & mind opener at the same time. i, being a mom, was (or stil am?) very excited at the idea o ahmad shenomot fasting tis year. why not? he's already 6, it feels like it's just the rite thing to do: to start training him to fast. BUT. he has to fast for Allah, not becoz his mom tells him to. that's more important. & i dont want to have a cheater at the end o ramadhan. a cheater who nibbles biscuits or gulps water secretly wen nobody's looking. so, instead o making him fast, i let him choose whether to fast or not. but o coz i do coax him a little - the RM1 upah for every full day, the trip to psr ramadhan (geee! tis boy loves psr ramadhan!) or break fast @ outlet o his choice etc etc etc. but wen he utters the magic phrase, i give in. "i cannot tahan anymore". ok, go on have your lunch.

3) tarawikh can be done at the comfort o our own home. owh dear, how embarrassing tis confession is - i havent done any tarawikh yet. gosh why la am i ever so liat to take the opportunity o tis holy month to perform more & more ibadah? gotta start somewhere!!! no lame excuses, it's plain laziness. need a little nudge here, a gentle push there. insyaAllah. my helper never fails to direct the same question past berbuka "tarawikh mlm ini, kak?" & i've bn very constant with my answer "mlm esok, ye...". come the nxt day, it's the same Q&A session over again. ok, tonite's the nite. pray i wont be calculative with the imam. pray i wont whine if the imam's pace isnt up to my preference. pray i still remember how to perform the tarawikh & witir prayers. go find the solat book after tis.

are these the only takeout o the ceramah session that day? i seriously cant recall any other key points. ok, i need to catch some sleep. we have a movie each to devour tis afternoon. mr popper's penguins for the kids (thx to aunt kay for the free tixs) & the rise o the planet apes for the adults. & we're watching it all the way @ alamanda. why la so far away? i just feel like driving that far (can that be accepted??? rite now, i'm craving for a long distance drive somewhere, anywhere like, oooohhhh pehlisss! but work's bn so hectic & there's not much fund for traveling these days so i can only crave & crave & crave & the furthest i could go is the selangor/kl/putrajaya borders. haha. something is better than nothing, i suppose?)

btw, i'm no longer on FB. deactivated it about a month ago & up till tis very moment, i havent missed it a bit. curious! i'm only on twitter & now... ahmadmiracle is back on the blogsphere.