Tuesday, February 28, 2012
March 2012 Book club reminder
In two days it will be March insha Allah. The book for this month is Welcome to Islam a convert's tale.
Malays have feng shui - who knew?
I found this interesting article about building practices in Malaysia. I lived in a kampung house for 4 months. I guess they fit in with their environment but too much so in my opinion as even a tent provides more security from mosquitoes and critters than a kampung house. I can understand the airflow needs as these houses aren't air conditioned but I would highly recommend screening the windows. It really would be the best of both worlds.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Friday Nasihah
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Convertible Designs - a review
One day I was with my dd4 and she is at an age where she is always asking 'what if' and talking about things she wants to invent. That day she said I want to invent a coat that turns into a pillow so that I can use it on the long bus ride to school. I said its probably already invented and I'll google it to check. Lo and behold I found a company that had done just such a thing; Convertible Designs. Their theme song could be 'its a pillow, its a coat, its a pillow coat' but they would probably be sued, lol. Anyway I looked at their site and found that their coats did not come in dd4's size (7/8). I contacted the company to see if they would be making some in that size but unfortunately they said they would not be able to. However they said they did have a doll they could give to my daughter and that I could review it on my blog. In the end I got jackets for ds5 and dd5. I received them recently and took some pics. As for the doll, my tomboy daughter liked it and said she loved that it was soft instead of hard like most dolls. She also liked that it came with its own passport and wanted me to write in the first place she traveled with it when we went to the next town. She also liked how when you take off the wings it looks like a person. As for the jackets, we have got a lot of looks from people as no one has anything like this around here. As this is an American company and on the internet its not surprising. Dd3 got right on changing the jacket into a frog for ds5. He was very impressed! What can I say about the company? I think the company is great; they are willing to work with you and they are quick and for my readers they are extending a deal on the jackets. Here's the deal: The code is CANADA2012. It will expire March 31st. The discount is $34 off a purchase of the jacket and free shipping.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Friday Nasihah
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Yo Bro Where's your Mo
By mo I mean mustache. I don't get it. What's with the new trend of brothers not having a mustache? I know from hadith that Prophet Muhammad (saw) said the Jews only have a beard and the Christians only have a mustache so be different from them and have both. I also know he(saw) told Muslim men to trim their beard. Trim means to keep it short not cut it off. So I am confused. Is this a new sect in Islam? I asked my daughter and she said maybe they can't grow one. That sounds odd to me because in that case wouldn't they have trouble growing a beard as well? Is there anyone who can explain this new trend to me? Its even turning up in kids story books ie Nabeel's New Pants. I must have missed the memo on this one but then again I'm not a guy.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Friday Nasihah
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Malay Kitchen
Are you an Malay expat? Or maybe you've traveled to Malaysia and miss the exotic food? Or you just like to try new flavours? Then maybe you should be ordering from Malay Kitchen. This company based in the GTA in Ontario is offering many foods from Malaysia for homesick Malaysians and others. Milo, belacan, ketupat? They have it all. Check it out here.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
February 2012 Book Club Choice Reminder- I Shall Not Hate
This month's book club choice is I Shall Not Hate.
Has anyone read last month's choice; Mom I'm a Muslim ?
Friday Nasihah
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The Inside Story: The Niqab, a sign of devotion or oppression?- CityNews.ca
The Inside Story: The Niqab, a sign of devotion or oppression?- CityNews.ca
Malaysian student in Canada defends niqab!
Malaysian student in Canada defends niqab!
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