A Short Break in Port Dickson

We have never stayed in Port Dickson before. Pathetic kan.. since kalau balik Batu Pahat mesti kena lalu Seremban. But we never had time to stop there before. So, this time, instead of spending 2 nights in Cameron Highlands, I suggested to Hubby to spend 1 night in Cameron Highlands and 1 night in Port Dickson sambil balik kampung.

Banyak sangat hotels kat PD ni. Tak tau nak pilih. At last, we stayed at Lexis Water Chalets. Nothing impressive here. Next time, may be nak stay somewhere near Teluk Kemang or Kampung Rusa. Since this was really a short break, we only spent our time at beaches. Nak makan pun tak tau kat mana. So, try le satu cafe near Bagan Pinang Beach. Nampak macam cantik but foodwise..well, I'd rather not go there again. Ada ke cheezy wedges, dia hantar kentang tergolek without the cheezy sauce. When I complained, the chef said that was their style. Oh well, I didn't taste any cheese in it but I paid for the cheese..

Masa school hols ada expo kat Teluk Kemang. So, we all lepak kat situ je malam tu. Nothing much there. Mostly baju2 je. Food pun tak banyak gerai & very limited. Expo ni tepi pantai tapi panas kat sini!

Lexis Port Dickson ( formerly known as The Legend Water Chalets )

Pantai Tg Gemok

 Pantai Bagan Pinang

Watching Sunset

Waiting for our dinner

Pantai Teluk Kemang

Muka Bangun Tidur

Splashing in the pool

A Weekend in Cameron Highlands

 Last school holidays, we managed to bring the princesses to Cameron Highlands. Since we made a last minute plan, most hotels were fully booked.:-( Actually, I booked  a room at Hotel Rosa Passadena through cuti.my. But, after payment was made, I received an email the next day that all rooms were fully booked. ( That would be my first and last time I booked through cuti.my I think..). After searching for homestays and other alternatives, I finally booked a chalet. Right in the middle of Brinchang.

Our chalet was very convenient. Boleh jalan je ke night market & food court. Kalau nak kena drive susah nak cari parking. I geram je tengok strawberry & flowers kat Cameron Highlands ni. Tapi nak beli tak boleh coz we were on the way balik johor. Kecut nanti roses tu. Strawberry yang we all beli pun ada yang buruk by the time sampai Johor..

 

 Since this was the first time for us to visit Cameron Highlands, we did the touristy things..:-) We visited most of the must-visit places in a short time that we had. I love the scenery there and strawberry coklat. Tapi yang tak best, dapat surat cinta dari polis masa parking kat tepi jalan di Kea Farm. I think that was absurd & unfair coz everybody parked along the main road. But only a few cars were given summonses. Parking of course le tak de kan.. 

Greenview Garden

Brinchang Night Market

 Kea Farm

Boh Tea Centre

Boh Plantation

Rose Garden

Big Red Strawberry Farm

Umrah Ziarah: Amazing Journey - Makkah Part III

My routine di Makkah, pegi Masjidil Haram, balik for meals & waited for the next prayer time. Kalau lepas Asar tu selalunya I tak balik. Stayed kat masjid sampai lepas Isyak. Kalau hari yang I buat umrah petang, lepas isyak dah balik bilik & after dinner keluar for shopping. Kalau umrah selepas isyak, balik dulu for dinner then ke Tane'em untuk bermiqat. Habis umrah dah tengah malam.

Taneem Mosque

Dalam Masjidil Haram, I selalu solat kat tingkat atas. Tak bersesak & lepas solat boleh duduk kat balcony sambil baca Quran & tenung Ka'abah. Tenang je..Kat sini nak berwudhuk pun senang coz ada area paip zam-zam kat belakang tu. Boleh ambil wudhuk guna air zam-zam..

Dalam Masjidil Haram

Since Masjidil Haram ada 99 pintu, kenalah cam pintu masuk. Masa mula2 sampai, I selalu guna pintu 1. Kasut pun tinggal kat situ. Lepas tu bawak kasut masuk dalam je. Kasut masuk dalam beg kasut & letak tepi tiang waktu solat. Kat tingkat bawah, untuk ke bahagian ladies senang guna pintu 72,73 & 74. Depan Dar Al Tawhid inter continental hotel. After umrah, I suka solat kat basement. Sejuk je. Nak berwudhuk pun senang. Naik je tangga terus nampak Ka'abah.

Kalau nak tengok jenazah ( yang disolatkan setiap kali lepas solat fardhu ), boleh ke pintu Ismail ( pintu 10 ).  Untuk ladies yang nak bersolat di dataran tawaf , kat belakang hijir ismail ada ladies section. Tapi kena pegi awal. Sentiasa penuh.

Babul Ismail ( Pintu 10 )

Kat Makkah ni berabuk sangat coz under massive renovation, banyakkan minum air zam-zam dan berdoa. Ishaa Allah sihat. Alhamdulillah I sihat sepanjang umrah & balik ke Malaysia. Bila sihat, nak buat umrah pun selesa & boleh buat banyak kali..

Masjidil Haram under renovation

Waktu bertawaf, sejuk & nyaman je bila lalu kawasan Hijir Ismail ( Hateem ). When I first did my tawaf, I tercari2 jugak ada kipas @ aircond ke kat sini coz bila lalu je macam ada angin sejuk kat sini. Later I found out that Nabi Ismail pernah berdoa supaya kawasan ni sejuk. ( correct me if i'm wrong ). Rasulullah SAW bersabda " Solatlah kamu di sini jika kamu ingin solat di dalam Kaabah, kerana ini termasuk sebahagian dari Kaabah." Lepas bertawaf tu ada la 2x I dapat solat sunat dalam Hijir Ismail. Alhamdulillah..Area ni area mustajab doa. Usahalah untuk masuk ke dalam Hateem. Memang akan sentiasa ramai orang. Tapi inshaa Allah, dapat masuk. Bila dapat masuk je, terus ke kiri. Kat sini kalau solat tak terganggu sangat. Masa 1st time I solat sini, ada sorang pak cik arab ni yang dok jaga wife dia solat. Both dah bongkok. Since I solat sebelah wife dia, I pun dapat solat dengan aman. Kat dalam ni Subhanallah.. undescribable feelings..Orang2 kat dalam Hijir Ismail pun beradab sikit dari yang dok queue nak kucup Hajar Aswad. Yelah semua yang masuk dalam ni nak berdoa kan..

Ladies section kat belakang Hateem

Just before azan subuh. Imam menunggu masuk waktu di Hijir Ismail.

Another area yang mustajab doa, kat belakang Makam Ibrahim. Lepas tawaf, most of the time I dapat solat kat sini. Walaupun tengah panas terik, lepas solat sunat tawaf & berdoa, u won't feel the heat. Sebak je hati..Rasa kerdil & hina sangat diri..

I suka tawaf & sa'ie sorang2. Tak rasa terikat nak tercari2 orang in case hilang. Dapat beribadat dengan tenang. Masa sai'e tu, I baca doa ikut buku je. Tak le terlupa dah pusingan ke berapa. Lepas je sai'e terus duduk di bukit Marwah untuk berdoa then tahallul.

Safa Start

Ke Sai'e dari dataran tawaf

Bukit Marwah

This Umrah was indeed a great & amazing experience & journey for me. Nothing compares my experience here. Rasa kalau boleh tiap-tiap tahun nak ke sini lagi.. Inshaa Allah. Alhamdulillah Allah beri peluang menjadi tetamuNya sewaktu kesihatan pun baik. Dapat beribadat tanpa halangan kesihatan. Best of all, dapat pegi dengan my parents yang menyambut anniversary ke50 di Madinah. 

Happy 50th anniversary mak & ayah.

Untuk yang belum berkesempatan menjadi tetamuNya, berdoalah supaya dijemput awal sewaktu masih muda dan kuat...