Mr. Inventor's Tahfiz Graduation
Mr. Inventor attended a special event last Saturday, November 3rd. It was the Tahfiz Graduation. It was when students who had finished memorizing a certain juz of Quran being certified. Mr. Inventor had just finished his Juz 30. There were other 20 students with h…
Mango, Everyone!
Last quarter of the year there is mango season here in Indonesia ! Hurray...! That's the unique thing of living in Indonesia. We have many seasons, not only dry and rainy ones, but there are also season of durian, rambutan season (usually coming soon afte…
Cycling With Kids Around The Paddy Fields
Cycling with kids around the paddy fields is amusing. My sons (8 and 9 yo) love to bike. You know, they are young boys. And young boys love to make themselves sweaty and dirty. No matter what the risk is, what they care about is they are having lots of fun. I love …
Zikir On Fingers Using Right Hand
Doing zikir after each salah is strongly recommended. Prophet Muhammad Shalallahu alaihi wa sallam (pbuh) always used his right hand to do that. That becomes sunnah for muslims to follow. In hadith narrated by Abu Dawud, it said that: "I saw the Messenger of…
Teaching Kids About Hajj, Not Only Fun But Also Surprising!
Early in this September, my sons, Mr. Inventor and The Professor went on a hajj teaching ritual class. It is an annual class conducted by the regional teaching department. There were more than one thousand students from15 different elementary schools. It took place …
Mommy, I Wanna Be A YouTuber
Those words came out of my 9 yo son, "Mommy, I wanna be a YouTuber and earn a lot of money." Well, I'm not surprised to hear that. As a blogger, I am also a YouTuber. I produce videos for supporting my blog posts. Not all blog posts, only some of them. …
Earthquake, A Small Scale of Doomsday
Halo, assalamu alaikum. Lombok Earthquake this August has really broken my heart. 7.0 Richter Scale. Innalillaahi wa inna ilayhi roojiuun. I feel them. I was, by Allah's will, one of survivors of Jogja Earthquake back in 2006. It's been 12 years, but, …
Windy And Chilly August
It's August now! Independence Day is coming. Alhamdulillah, my beloved Indonesia will be 73 this August 17. Our place of living is busy beautifying the neighbourhood. We hang some DIY lanterns and firefly lamps. We also fly our Red-and-White flags. In kampon…
Ten Years of Togetherness
Ten years of togetherness. Yes, this date 10 years ago was my wedding date. I was 31 at the moment and my husband was 32. Ten years after that, alhamdulillah we are still together. Ten years, is not a short time, yet not a long time in life. When I was 10, I wa…
Bringing My One-Year-Old Son to Masjid for the First Time
On that fajr time, my first and second son opened the door to go to masjid for fajr salah. Suddenly my one-year-old son cried. He wanted to go with his brothers. I refused his wish, worrying he might be bothering other people by his cries or screams. But, my husb…
Kids Ramadan Activity: DIY Pocket Calendar
During Ramadan kids really need to have some quiet activities. Rather than going outside, I prefer them to stay inside and do less physical activity. My almost 8 and 9 yo sons are still strugglung to conquer themselves. On the first days they still complained about…
Zeneefa Zaneer's 'In the Land of Strangers'
"Sometimes I wished if I was your mobile phone or the television, so you would feel better watching me." Those words really stole my heart. I know some people out there feel the same, got lost in their own life, marriage life. Some of them struggled …
Book Review: Bedtime Sunnahs
My sons, 9 and 8 years old, now are in 3rd and 2nd grade. I still remember how they went to kindergarten which they never liked. The mornings were hectic because I needed to gently persuade them to go to school. I was worried this condition would continue until …
Women And The Right To Stay At Home
It is International Women's Day. I have watched some videos about the day and this year campaign through UNWomen is #TimeIsNow . It has been decades of struggle. Women everywhere in the world have been voicing, hoping and fighting for gender parity in many…
Baby Dig Loves Dragon Fruit
Ah, it's been weeks I didn't post anything. What can I say, I have busy days. Baby Dig is now 9 months old. He is able to crawl now and learn to stand up. I can't let him alone by himself for too long. I have to always look at him or else I will be worry ab…
Kids Activity: Fun Flower Maze
Dear parents and teachers, Doing great activity with kids can be started from their early age. Playing mazes can be fun. Here is another guest post from Education.com. If you are interested in doing a guest post, please feel free to contact me via email: diah.d.arti@…
The Freedom To Wear Hijab For Muslim Women
What an interesting idea to write about muslim women's freedom to wear hijab! It's World Hijab Day, February 1st, so I'm going to talk about how muslim women celebrate their freedom in wearing hijab. I should thank Allah for what He has Given us he…
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