Gurindam Jiwa

Can you hear this song? I simply love this song. Love it so much that it became the kids' lullaby. I am glad I found it on the IwebMusic.com.

 

It all started when Amirul was a baby. To put him to sleep, I would hum this song and he would fall asleep in a minute. After my confinement, I returned to work and my mom and youngest sister were the one who cared for Amirul. My mom could easily put Amirul to sleep but I cannot recall her humming this song to him. My sister, like me, would hum this song to him. One day, I received a call from my sister. "Kak Lin, your son ni kelakar lah... I was humming that song Gurindam Jiwa to put him to sleep. Lepas dia tidur, I hummed another song... I punya terperanjat when he suddenly opened his eyes and was staring at me. Then I quickly hummed the Gurindam Jiwa again...he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Can you change another song? So boring lah!!!" To which I replied…"No!" heheheh..

The same for Azirul and Ashraf. Frankly, I don't know what so enchanting about that song that whenever I hummed it to Azirul and Ashraf when they were babies, Amirul too would fall asleep. Hmm... or… it's my voice, perhaps? heheh

Actually, I not only hummed this song to my kids. It comes naturally with other babies too. To pacify them, I would hum that song. And yes, it comes naturally and impromptu... without me having to think what song or nursery rhymes to sing or hum. It happened that I was at my youngest sis house. As she was busy preparing food, she had asked me to put her son, Thaqif to sleep. Her daughter, Shanaz, was playing with her toy while drinking her milk in the same room. Well... as you would have guessed, I automatically hummed Gurindam Jiwa. My sister came to the room and said," Dah, you jangan nak mula with my kids eh... nanti dorang pulak naik syok ngan lagu tu". I ignored her and continue humming. After 5 minutes of humming the song, Thaqif was still not sleeping. I turned around to look at Shanaz... hahahha..... she was already in Dreamland. I continued humming the song to Thaqif and after a while, he too fell asleep. I told my sister that the song work wonders in making the kids felt so relaxed... like smelling Aromatherapy... hahah...Try it if you like....

And yes, I will still hum this song to my baby. Till the time comes, you people enjoy the song yeah…

On another note, my dearest hubby will be away for 7 days. He is leaving for New Delhi today. I will miss him. Will miss him so much!! huarrghhhh!!!!

If you are STRESS.... Drink TEA!!!

Regular cups of tea can help speed recovery from stress, researchers from University College London (UCL) said on Wednesday.

Men who drank black tea four times a day for six weeks were found to have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol than a control group who drank a fake tea substitute, the researchers said in a study published in the journal Psychopharmacology.

The tea drinkers also reported a greater feeling of relaxation after performing tasks designed to raise stress levels.

Andrew Steptoe, of UCL's department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and one of the report's authors, said the findings could have important health implications.

"Slow recovery following acute stress has been associated with a greater risk of chronic illness such as coronary heart disease.

"Although it does not appear to reduce the actual levels of stress we experience, tea does seem to have a greater effect in bringing stress hormone levels back to normal."

In the study, 75 tea-drinking men were split into two groups, all giving up their normal tea, coffee and caffeinated drinks.

Half were given a fruit-flavored caffeinated tea mixture made up of the usual constituents of a cup of black tea.

The others were given a caffeinated substitute, identical in taste but without the active tea ingredients.

Neither the participants or the researchers knew who was drinking real or false tea.

At the end of six weeks the participants were given a series of tests designed to raise their stress levels, including being given five minutes to prepare and deliver a presentation.

The researchers found that stress levels, blood pressure and heart rate rose similar amounts in both groups.

But 50 minutes after the tasks cortisol levels had fallen an average of 47 percent among the tea drinkers, compared to 27 percent in the fake tea group.

Steptoe said it was not known which ingredients in tea were responsible for the effects found in the study.

Source :- http://health.yahoo.com/news

Pohon Semalu....

Something to share….

 

SEMALU PUN TAHU MALU....

Pada suatu hari, Rasulullah s.a.w berjalan-jalan bersama puteri baginda, Saidatina Fatimah r.a. tetibanya mereka berdua di bawah sebatang pohon tamar, Fatimah terpijak pohon semalu, kakinya berdarah lalu mengadu kesakitan.

Fatimah mengatakan kepada bapanya apalah gunanya pohon semalu itu berada di situ dengan nada yang sedikit marah. Rasulullah dengan tenang berkata kepada puteri kesayangannya itu bahawasanya pohon semalu itu amat berkait rapat dengan wanita. Fatimah terkejut. Rasulullah menyambung kata-katanya lagi. Para wanita hendaklah mengambil pengajaran daripada pohon semalu ini dari 4 aspek.

Pertama : pohon semalu akan kuncup apabila disentuh. Ini boleh diibaratkan bahawa wanita perlu mempunyai perasaan malu (pada tempatnya).

Kedua : semalu mempunyai duri yang tajam untuk mempertahankan dirinya. Oleh itu, wanita perlu tahu mempertahankan diri dan maruah sebagai seorang wanita muslim.

Ketiga : semalu juga mempunyai akar tunjang yang sangat kuat dan mencengkam bumi. Ini bermakna wanita solehah hendaklah mempunyai keterikatan yang sangat kuat dengan Allah Rabbul Alamin.

Dan akhir sekali : semalu akan kuncup dengan sendirinya apabila senja menjelang. Oleh itu, para wanita sekalian, kembalilah ke rumahmu apabila waktu semakin senja.

Ambillah pengajaran dari semalu walau pun ia hanya sepohon tumbuhan yang kecil.

 

 

 

Treasure Life.....

Sometimes, we just don't realised how fortunate we are until we see how other people live their life... Something to share with everyong... HAPPY READING!!!


AS I JUMPED OFF THE BUILDING....

I saw the known loving couple in 10F is hitting each other...

Dialog Dua Hantu

Got this from a friend....

Dialog Dua Hantu

Tersebutlah kisah dua orang hantu. Mereka ni baru bertemu lalu mereka pun
berborakla untuk mengisi masa lapang kehidupan mereka sebagai hantu.
Sepanjang perbualan mereka, Hantu B ni tak habis-habis menggigil. Lalu,
Hantu A yang kehairanan ni pun bertanya,

"Apsal kau ni asyik menggigil je?"

"Oh..cara aku mati dulu teruk..aku mati dalam peti ais...sejuk!!" Jawab
Hantu B sambil menggigil lagi.

"Ooo..kesian... aku dulu mati sebab heart attack." Kata Hantu A ramah.

"Kau memang sakit jantung kronik ye? Apsal ko tak gi buat operation? Kalau
tak, sure kau tengah lepak-lepak ngan family kau sekarang." Balas Hantu B.

"Dah,aku dah buat dah !In fact mase aku mati tu, aku in recovery. Panjang
ceritanya..." jawab Hantu A sayu.

"Ceritala sikit..Sambil-sambil lepak nih.."

"Camni..Aku syak isteri aku main kayu tiga ngan aku. So this one day, aku
ingat nak perangkap la isteri aku..Aku pura-pura gi keje tapi actually aku
park keta aku kat simpang hujung umah aku je. Seperti yang aku syak, masuk
sebuah keta kat carpark umah aku. Aku rilex dulu sebab nak carik mase
sesuai tangkap diorang."

"So, ko dapatla tangkap diorang?" tanya Hantu B penuh minat.

"Tak. Aku cume jumpe isteri aku je kat dalam bilik. Yang aku heran, mase
aku masuk umah tu, aku nampak ade kasut laki kat pintu umah aku. Aku tanye
isteri aku tapi die takmo jawab. So aku pun lari-lari sekeliling umah aku
nak carik jantan tuh. Abis sume bilik aku carik tapi takde pun.. Last-last,
sebab aku penat sangat berlari carik jantan tuh, aku pun jatuh pengsan
sebab heart attack. And aku tak sangka aku mati lak..." kata Hantu A
mengakhiri ceritanya dengan kesedihan.

Hantu B terdiam mendengarkan cerita Hantu A. Selepas beberapa ketika, Hantu
B berkata,

"Kenapa kau tak check kat dalam peti sejuk? Kalau kau check kat situ, sure
kita berdua still hidup lagi.

wakakakakakkaka

Please Pray for....

My youngest sis called this morning to inform me that her son is in KKH. He has been having high fever on and off for the past few days and was admitted to hospital yesterday. The doctor is still not sure what causes the fever... as usual eh...

Dear friends, please pray for Mohammad Thaqif. Hope he get well soon.

Who is Rich and Who is Poor?

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah," said the son. "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father. The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have!