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The famous Iman's Blueberry Cheesecake for Hanami. This time it reads "Sakura"

Sakura Mankai.

Lautan manusia menikmati keindahahan ciptaan Allah yang sementara. Sakura hanya bertahan beberapa hari sahaja sebelum ia jatuh menyembah bumi.

Pohon Sakura di hadapan rumah. Sekeping bersama sakura-tachi.

Moving-out-and-in.

I can't imagine writing down everything that I had to go through during my house-moving process in this blog. It's going to be as troublesome as the experience itself. However, sharing this could be --well-- interesting. From my past houses, I only had to use my school as my guarantor for the rent. Just by paying 9,000yen for 2 years, everything will be alright. However, this time, it is said that I have to use this JID company as my guarantor and I have to pay them 30% of my rent, which is about 16,000yen. If that is what the owner of the house wants, then, there is nothing I can do but to pay extra for the company. Few days later, the company called me and the said that they want a Japanese person to be my guarantor even though their company is acting as a guarantor. Hah?? The phone-conversation was so confusing and I had to call my school, my housing agent, and the guarantor company back and forth all day long. -it-was-very-tiring-

Fine, if you need a Japanese, then I'll look for one. But, who?

The only person that crossed my mind was the Japanese lady at Petronas Office that take cares of our issues in Japan. I don't think that she will be a guarantor, but I just gave the JID company her name- and her number.

One thing you have to know about guarantor in Japan is that, the JAPANESE will not take such responsibility for others. No matter how nice and friendly they are to you, as soon as you mention the word, guarantor.. believe me, they can just pretend like they never knew you all their life. It's amazing.

As IF we're gonna run away not paying the rent. InsyaAllah our scholarship will be just fine. All we need is just a NAME. (Another friend of mine is having the same problem until now, and she cannot move-into the new house if she can't find a Japanese that can be her guarantor) I had no idea what did the Petronas lady told the agent, the next thing I knew, it was OK to use the school as a guarantor. (Did the owner not INSIST on using a COMPANY, and there is NO OTHER WAY, but the COMPANY?)

One thing selesai, Alhamdulillah. Miracles ARE there.

Next episode will be continued..

Mata ne, Okasan!

"Jumpa lagi, Bonda!"

After I sent my mother off from Shinjuku-station, was I all alone - again. Koki invited me to join the cram school's bowling event in Sagamihara and the 35minutes train ride feels like forever. It was the first time in weeks that I did not speak for a straight half-an-hour (except when I'm sleeping~"^-^). I lived, to tell the tale.. that it is 全然 OK to live without the Internet and Facebook for a month-! *IF you have your mother by your side. =))) hehe.. Lucky that Aime wanted to spend the night at my house right after the bowling game. I cooked, and did the laundry the next day and went to Shimo to get some fresh cold-raining air. When I arrived at home, it was still raining and I didn't want to get inside my room. So, I stayed outside. Wet-and-cold. Dah alang-alang basah, I took the kitchen sponge and started scrubbing the front part of the house. Then the stairs, and the balcony, and the washing machine area until late night. I woke up the next day not being able to move my left arm-my back-and my hip. Ouch! Dang- I miss my mother. I miss her words of wisdom for every-single-thing that happened to me. I miss having her by my side. I miss my best friend.

Who is 'he'?

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: 'When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) bersabda : 'Bila seseorang lelaki itu mati dan saudaranya sibuk dengan pengebumiannya, berdiri lelaki yang betul-betul kacak di bahagian kepalanya. Bila mayatnya dikapan, lelaki itu berada di antara kain kapan dan si mati. Selepas pengebumian, semua orang pulang ke rumah, 2 malaikat Mungkar dan Nakir, datang dalam kubur dan cuba memisahkan lelaki kacak ini supaya mereka boleh menyoal lelaki yang telah meninggal itu seorang diri mengenai ketaatannya kepada Allah. Tapi lelaki kacak itu berkata, Dia adalah temanku, dia adalah kawanku. Aku takkan meninggalkannya seorang diri walau apa pun. Jika kamu ditetapkan untuk menyoal, lakukanlah tugasmu. Aku tidak boleh meninggalkannya sehingga aku dapati dia dimasukkan ke dalam Syurga.' Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and says, 'I am the Qur'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the interrogation of Munkar and Naker, you will have no grief.' Selepas itu dia berpaling pada temannya yang meninggal dan berkata,'Aku adalah Al-Quran, yang mana kamu membacanya, kadang-kadang dengan suara yang nyaring dan kadang-kadang dengan suara yang perlahan. Jangan bimbang. Selepas soal siasat dari Mungkar dan Nakir, kamu tidak akan bersedih.' When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) silk bedding filled with musk. Selepas soal siasat selesai, lelaki kacak mengatur untuknya daripada Al-Mala'ul A'laa (malaikat dalam Syurga) tempat tidur dari sutera yang dipenuhi bauan kesturi Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: 'On the Day of Judgement, before Allah, no other Intercessor will have a greater status than the Qur'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel.' Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) bersabda :'Di hari pengadilan, di hadapan Allah, tiada syafaat yang lebih baik darjatnya daripada Quran, mahupun dari nabi atau malaikat.'