Missing our beloved...

"Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence..."

(My emak and abah, side by side)

(My youngest son, Mirza Ashran)

There's really no shortcut 

to forgetting someone

You just have to endure 

missing them everyday

Until you don't anymore..

Al-fatihah...

Severe Spinal Pain: Sympathy with the Devil...

"The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside..." - Tenzin Palmo

(Visiting the Spine Specialist)

I was strong and healthy when I was in Madinah and Makkah. The weather was cool throughout our stay there.

The last day in Makkah and on the way to Jeddah Airport for our flight back to KL, we were hit by a bad sand storm. When we reached KLIA I started experiencing a very bad sore throat and started having dry cough. The last time I had cough and flu, it lasted for almost three weeks.

Besides the whooping cough, I had a bad lower back pain. After the MRI procedure, my Spine Specialist diagnosed nerves impingement at my 4th and 5th lumbar. I was asked to go for a round of physiotherapy and to do routine daily exercises. To ease the pain I was prescribed with nerve relaxant, pain killers, vitamins and hot gel rub.  

After two days of consuming the loads of medications, I became nauseated with constant vomiting and purging. I was dead flat and miserable. After consulting my Doctor, he advised me to stop all medication immediately because of the severe counter-indications.

I am now back to square one...

13th Umrah Trip: Mosques Visited...

"Our life's path is revealed to us by spiritual guideposts. They mark and lead us to our soul's ultimate purpose..." - Randi G Fine 

Umrah Trip

(11 - 21 March 2017)

(Masjid Airport Madinah)

(Masjid Nabawi Madinah)

(Masjid Quba' Madinah)

(Masjid Jabal Uhud, Madinah)

(Masjid Qiblatain, Madinah)

(Masjid Bir Ali, Dzul Hulaifah)

(Masjidil Haram, Makkah)

(Masjid Saidatina Aishah, Tannaem)

(Masjid Ja'aranah)

(Masjid Wadi Mehrim)

(Masjid Al-Hada)

(Masjid Al-Madhoon or Al-Qantara, Taif)

(Masjid Al-Koe or Masjid Siku, Taif)

(Masjid Addas, Taif)

(Masjid Abdullah Ibn Abbas, Taif)

(Masjid As-Syafa, Taif)

(Masjid Qarnil-Manazil)

(Masjid Hudaibiah)

(Masjid Qishas, Jeddah)

(Masjid Al-Rahmah, Jeddah)

Madinah, Makkah & Taif

My Travel Blog: munmus.blogspot.com

Momento from India (2008)

“Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others...” - Charlotte Eriksson

(Mughal art marble with floral in-lay)

Marble in India

Quarried from the mines in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh, Indian marbles come in a range of colors and veins. Marble is a reasonably strong and durable stone. Indian Marble is popular for its beautiful textures, strength, and durability. Marble is considered to be a luxurious natural stone that never goes out of style.

Indian marble is available in numerous varieties, vein patterns and colours, such as white, yellow, beige, green, black and brown.

(Egg marble with veins)

(White marble vase and ashtray)

(A tobacco pipe ashtray)

In December 2008, the two of us went for a trip to Kashmir and India. After spending a week in Srinagar in Kashmir, we flew to India and visited the cities of New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.

My Overseas Travel Blog: munmus.blogspot.com

Crochet Cushions Collections...

"Happiness is not the absence of problems. It's the ability to deal with them..."

I have started my crocheting again!

And within a month, to while away my free time, I had completed four cushions for my living room with the help of u-tube tutorials and free patterns from the web. Friends asked whether crocheting is therapeutic? Heck yes. I’ve found that it’s really good for the brain to work on something where you have to count stitches and focus.

It’s a proven scientific fact, just like we know chocolates are good for us. It is claimed that crocheting and knitting could cure everything from arthritis to weight problems. But I can’t speak for others.

It can certainly improve one’s mental health. I know it helps improve mine...