KL - Day 1

To friends - especially Vogue-Uers and LD - we share with you our family holidays in KL recently. This is Day 1.

Excited to fly off to KL! A group of Crocs seen wandering at Miri Airport

at Miri Airport Departure Hall

view from the cabin. to save money, we have to board via the stairs - means more money for shopping hehe

Muhammad enjoying in flight burger.

Daddy with Iman in the bus. Asha in the bus - she has motion sickness problem, so had to have lollys in the trips

My princess with daddy. The kids excited with the small compound of PNB Darby.

On the way to KLCC from PNB Darby. Its only 10 minutes walk.

Minding the little ones while Mrs G look around for their clothes.

Muhammad and Iman with their Uncu - Leeja

KLCC Towers during the day.... and night

Wait for Day 2..... very soon I hope

Masjid Assyakirin KLCC - My experience

I have yet to post photos of our family trip to KL recently - more about having to share my Macbook with other 4 gembo family members. I have about 1200 pics to be sorted/edited from 3 cameras heheh.

Anyway, this post is about my experience at the Masjid Assyakirin at KLCC for the Friday prayers. It is located at the KLCC park, just 5 minutes walk from Suria KLCC.

Unfortunately, during my visit it was undergoing renovation to increase capacity for more worshippers, and as a result have to pray at the hall outside the main mosque next to a scaffolding. Anyway, what interest me most is the way the sermon was delivered:

1. It was delivered in English, suitable for the location as about half of worshippers are foreigners (tourist and expats).
2. The sermon was started with introduction of the issue (during that week was about entertainment not forbidden in Islam, more on that later), explanation of the issues (backed by Surah from Holy AL-Quran and Hadith from Prophet Muhammad, May Peace be upon him) and finished by conclusion - reiteration of the main issues.

The Imam spoke very fluent English, and yet his recital of the Al-Fatihah and surahs during prayers was also very, how shall I say it, very pleasant with his melody and more importantly perfect Tajwid (rules in reciting the Holy AL-Quran).

On the topic of the sermon, basically Islam does not forbid entertainment as long as:

• it does not contain any elements forbidden to Islam
• the entertainment does not mix the man and woman, as this is haram or could lead to haram activities
• the entertainment should be avoided if it could result in more harm than good

Anyway, I long to return to the Masjid Assyakirin again one day, when the renovation is completed.

Muhammad and Iman at the hill surrounding the Masjid Daddy with Aaeeshah at the entrance

Just got back from family vacation

The Gembo family has just returned from a weeklong holiday, a promise I have made to our kids, especially Muhammad and Iman, to make up for not taking them anywhere in 2007 and 2008, as we're saving for the family home then.

We flew on this from Miri last Tuesday and returned yesterday.... 8 days and 7 nites

We met these people

Atoy - AF contestant

Redmummy - a well known blogger

Families in KL (Mrs G's first cousin)

No prizes for guessing who this is - we met their Excellencies when they were shopping at the Suria KLCC.

And we visited these places

Mosque at KLCC - went there for Friday prayers

Guess where?

Dinotrek @ KLCC

KLCC Aquaria

Z4 launching @ Pavillion

Fish Spa @ Pavillion

Cosmoworld @ Berjaya Times Square

Petrosains @ KLCC