Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan AL-Mubarak 2014
When
Ramadhan approaches, my first thought is about fasting.
Next
thought would be on Buka Puasa.
I have many
Malay friends, most of them are closed-ones. I inherited their friendships from
young when we got acquainted with each other in classes at schools. They ranged
from the son of a former Governor to a son bullock-cart owner. We still keep in
touch today.
On entering
the workforce, I accumulated more Malay friends as north as Sintok to as south
as Johor Bahru within the Peninsula and a few from Sabah and Sarawak.
As for the
distant ones, we usually send our greetings between each other through the
short-messaging-system earlier and now more through whatsapp and LINE.
As for the
near-ones, we would wish them “Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan” during the week
before the 1st day of Ramadhan.
Today, I
bought five boxes of Kurma-Dates of Tunisia origin distributed in Malaysia by
Yusuf Taiyoob Sdn. Bhd. Log onto www.yuta.com
According
to the guides on the boxes, I learned that the Dates may be consumed for
different purposes, on its own, as snacks, with cereals, with yogurt, in
confectionary and pastries, in baking and in cooking. And dates syrup, as
healthy drink. Good breakfast meal to start the day energetically.
In the
Malay Language, it read like this, ‘ Buah kurma adalah sejenis buah dari
tumbuhan palma yang kaya dengan zat besi, kalsium, fosforus, sodium, potassium,
vitamin A dan C serta niasin.
Buah kurma
harus dijadikan makanan harian kerana manfaat yang tinggi.
Berbuka
puasa pastinya tidak lengkap tanpa buah kurma walaupun sebiji.
Sebaik baik
makanan untuk sahur juga adalah buah kurma …..
I am giving this as a Iklhas gift for my friends like Shah, Wan, Wahid … They have helped me much when I started new in the field of work involving Solid Works, handling drawings in the format of TAF, GEO, DXF.
Without them, I would have failed to excel.
I have learned about Buah Kurma (Dates) and Ramadhan in the year 1996 when my wife, Evelyn introduced the fruit to me. It was when she bought them in crates for a rehab center. Since then I know how important kurma is for Ramadhan.
Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan
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28th June 2014
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