Istimewa Puasa: Asal-Usul Air Katira/Kathira/Kaseer

assalamualaikum!! hai para jemaah teraweh sekalian. buat 8 ke 20? ke buat2 lupa? ihik

hoi hoi ramadhan dah hoi!! syok gila. sebab ramadhan ni macam bonus round la dalam game Crash Bandicoot tu. ataupon macam infinite ammo dalam game Halo. yeah... the feeling is superb! bulan tambah pahala dan kurangkan berat badan! wheee~~

orait. now aku tanak cerita pasal amalan, the do's and don'ts pasal ramadan. aku nak share dengan korang... pasal air katira.

uhuuu.... sedapnya ... sumber

yeaaahhh~

air kathira or ada yang eja kaseer.... belasah la mana satu pon, janji bunyi dia kathira. secara umumnya air kathira ni kaler ijou. hijau. pastu dalam dia ada macam2 isi serdak tok nenek. air kathira ni cukup femes kat negeri johor darul theme park takzim. air ni standardnya specialnya exclusively kita jumpak kat bazar2 ramadan je. bila je bazar ramadan ni? haaa... nak aku jawab dengan lutut ke camne? pikir sendiri. huhu

hatta air kathira ni sangatlah femesnya kat negeri johor, sampai ada yang kata ia berasal atau orang kampung aku cakap originated dari negeri johor. oooo... tapi ada orang johor gtau aku dia asal dari singapore? oooo... tapi ada orang singapore bagitau aku, air kathira ni asal kedah. ooo... eh itu air ketum! eh.

 ada apa dalam tu? satgi kita diskas. now meh aku cerita.. macam mana boleh wujud air katira ni...

al kisah... al kisah maka tersebutlah kisah...

dulu2... negeri johor ni kan terkenal dengan pelabuhan entepot dia. pedagang dari seluroh dunia ada lalu lalang singgah2 sahur ketuk2 ramadan kat situ. maka nak jadi cerita... pada suatu hari, bulan remdan (ramadan) pon menjelma... maka seluruh rakyat johor dan temasek pon menyanyikan lagu raihan 'harapan ramadan' tu dengan penuh gumbira~~

nak jadi cerita lagi... time tu kan ramai pedagang dari China, USSR, Jerman Barat dan Timur Tengah. ok takde kaitan. benornye time tu kebetulan ramai pedagang arab yang berlabuh kat sana. pak-pak arab ni ada satu perangai. dorang ni suka menunjuk-nunjuk kehebatan dorang. semua benda pon dorang nak tunjuk kat warga tempatan, atau lebih senang orang kampung aku kata 'local citizen.'

puak arab ni suka berhibur. sebab tu Nabi sendiri dulu ada sentuh pasal hiburan sebab nabi tau dah kalau tak limit tok-tok arab ni, dorang enjoy lebih lagi dari nora danish enjoy bagi 4 bintang. em em... maka sedari mula pedagang timur tengah ni lepak kat johor, dorang dah masuk jarum sama orang melayu. haaa... segala ghazal gambus zapin tu dorang la ajar sebagai satu bentuk hiburan. jubah, baju labuh, tarbus, geng arab2 ni yang ajor kita pakai yang masa tu orang melayu semua cuma tau pakai baju kulit Topman, Marks & Spencer dan Marc Jacobs je. tulisan jawi pon dorang yang bawak perkenal kat kita. tapi elok gak la. ada la ciri2 islamik, kan. hehe. 

so.. satu petang di bulan ramadan... al kisah maka duduk2lah sang ketua kampung sama nakhoda kapal dagang dari timur tengah yusuff taiyoob~~ berborak-borak hal freemason. tetiba keluar soalan dari tok ketua;

"sheikh. karang nak buka puasa dah ni. ek." pak sheikh tu pon senyum. angguk2. dia balas

"yes. i know that. we brought islam to you, remember?" amboih. skiping londonn... 

"alhamdulillah. ek. so... kitorang biasa bukak puasa sini makan otak2 je sheikh. ek."

"yaa... we olls biasa makan nasik arab hadhralmawt. kambing golek. unta golek. poor you people~"

tok ketua layan je pak arab debab janggut bertocang ikat reben tu. pastu tok ketua tanya

"kat sana tuan sheikh minum apa, ek? dengar kata Brandy dengan Stout tu dah normal. ek?" . tersedak pak arab tu. kantoi. tapi takpe, dia cover balek.

"hey you melayu! tua kutok tak sadar diri! weolls orang arab keturunan nabi. weols minum yang mulia2 tau!" bentak tok sheikh kita tadi sambil hembus asap shisha. "kalau you tak percaya, i boleh tunjuk." nampak? menunjuk lagi. hahaha

pastu tok sheikh tu pon bangun, pegi kat store dalam kapal dia. dia belek semua barang dagangan yang dia bawak. hmmm... ada banyak makanan je. buah2an. dengan bekal air bersih. maklum laa, air kat kepulauan melayu ni masa tu kan banyak bakteria E-coli. lepas tu dia pegi naik dapur kat mezzanine kapal tu cari bini muda dia.

elok je bini pak arab tu baru sudah masak. terkejut dia tengok al-hubbi dia tercungap-cungap masuk dapur.

"yang, kenapa ni?" alahai lembut je suara...

"you. mati i, you. they all nak minum something special. i mana tau air apa. air zam-zam special la tapi they all dah minum musim haji lepas2. camne ni you... malu i nanti, malu!"

"aww... there there." pujuk bini pak arab tadi. "you bagi la minyak dhob kat dorang, buat minum. olive oil ke. em?" tertawa kecil tok sheikh debab tu. pandai bini dia buat lawak.

"you ni kelakar tau. hehe. takpelah, you pegi tengok kat store, ambik je apa2 yang you rasa boleh makan or minum. you buat lah camne pon, janji gempak. sehat berkhasiat dan sedap. ok?"

"ovaltine je lah centu?

"nope! kena guna bahan dari tempat kita. kurma bagai. go go go. i'll wait."

maka bersegeralah sang isteri mithali tadi ke store kapal. ditengoknya keliling... hmm.. ada kurma, kismis, buah kembang semangkuk, biji selasih, kacang badam, gam karaya, susu cair, gula Chuping, air masak... hmm

dia tengok jam Swatch hantaran kawen dia tu, dah nak dekat bukak puasa. kalo ikot masterchef, ada orang jerit "masa anda tinggal sepuluh minit lagi!" so... dia malas pikir banyak, dia amik je serba sedikit apa yang ada tadi tu, bawak masuk dapur. dah pakai apron semua, dia pon campur-aduk lah bahan2 tadi. ada yang di-blend, ada yang dicampur terus. yada yada yada... siaplah sejenis minuman baharu yang dia sendiri tak pernah try rasa. ah gasak lah. ada kurma ada selasih, sedap kalu tentu habes! wah pantun pulak mek arab ni.

elok je si isteri tok arab tadi siap tuang air ciptaan beliau ke dalam cawan2 Pyrex milik dorang untuk dijamu kepada ahli JKKK kat johor tu... maka azan maghrib pon berkumandang~~ perfect timing sungguh. lantas, tok sheikh arab debab tadi jemput tok ketua kampung minum. memuliakan tetamu katanya, (walhal kalo tak sedap or mati, tok ketua mati dulu em em..)

"whoooaaa!! delicious!! tasty!! extraordinary!!" jerit tok ketua gumbira tatkala merasa betapa sedap dan berkhasiatnya air orang arab tu. tau pulak dia berkhasiat. err... "air apa ni, tuan sheikh?"

berpeluh kejap tok arab tu. alahai... air apa pon dia taktau, ni kan pulak nama air. camne ni camne ni... lantas dia dan bini dia yang cun tu saling berpandangan. terus, terbit terpacul dari mulut comel si arab tadi-

"air kathira." - bersempena nama isteri muda beliau yang dah cipta minuman yang power tu. tersipu sipu madame kathira sambil tutup muka dengan dulang, terus lari naik kapal. tak puasa hari tu... cuti. em em...

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itulah dia adik2, sedikit sebanyak sejarah atau kisah asal-usul air kathira yang cukup femes di bulan romadhon dan di johor. terpulanglah korang nak percaya atau tak. ahahahaha

ok. aku reka jer cerita kat atas tu. asalnya bukan arab, tapi dari pakistan. alaa.. area2 dekat tu jugak kan huhu. tapi aku reka berpaksikan logik dan nas-nas `aqli la. hehe. ekceli tu karaya gum (gam karaya) tu la kathira/katheer. benda apa tu? nama pun pelik. haaa... tu bahasa hindi. eh pakistan. korang google lah ye. malas cerita panjang benda2 fakta ni. hahaha. kenapa kaler ijou? ekceli kaler asal dia putih keperangan sebab campuran bahan2 tu semua. ye lah, dah ada kurma, kacang, susu bagai... harus la. tapi hijau ni maybe kita dah modify campur pandan kot bagi jadi lebih sedap or lebih wangi or perasa/pewarna semata wallahualam..

susah dah nak jumpak kathira yang original sekarang. kat bazar pon biasanya menipu je banyak. letak pencelup pandan or honeydew, taruk air taruk cincau sama biji selasih sama kembang semangkuk sama gula kabung, letak label kathira. marah betul aku. 'kathira' nye takde pon. bleergghh... 

nah. ni petikan akhbar Utusan pasal air kathira. (1991)

Air Katira Minuman Popular Di Bulan Puasa - sumber

as suggested by member aku si awalludin (rakyat kedah tapi local citizenship johor em em) korang boleh jugak rujuk entri Air Kathira Abu Bakar ni untuk pencerahan yang lebih mulia. hehe

oh! baru teringat. kat area bazar ramadan PKNS shah alam ada satu booth jual air kathira. nama dia label "air kaseer." pretty sure tu air kathira sebab isi kandungan campuran bahan2 air tu memang sebijik ramuan air kathira asli/ori. rege? sebotol mineral kecik RM 4.50. em.... aku tak beli lagi sebab aku rasa mahal. hahaha. korang dah cuba? sila lah! nanti share dengan aku pengalaman korang ok? selamat berpuasa!

51 Fakta Tentang Wanita [WARNING - Sentap Content!]

good morning!! ^^

well! what do you know... it's International Women's Day!!! yaaayy!! the 'most awaited' day in the world is here! luls.

no, seriously. ever wonder how life would be without women in this world? who's gonna prepare your breakfast if it ain't your mom? who's gonna look after your babies if it ain't your nanny? who's gonna nag you from dawn till dusk if it ain't your sister?  =p

men cannot live without women. that's why Adam asked God to grant him a companion! and God created Eve for Adam. and women cannot live without shopping malls. that's why God creates more and more men - to build more shopping malls - for women!! hahaha. 

okaayy!! kidding. =p but really... hahaha. now now! before you dislike my post or my page, or even unfollow me for good, please.. do read these 51 facts (if you're a lady/woman you'll say "myths") about women!



1. Women love to shop. (wonder why it's numbered 1?) It is the one area of the world where they feel like they're actually in control.

2. Women especially love a bargain. The question of 'need' is irrelevant, so don't bother pointing it out. Anything on sale is fair game.

3. Women never have anything to wear. Don't question the racks of clothes in the closet; you 'just don't understand'.

4. Women need to cry. The more people listening, the louder it'll be turning.

5. Women will always ask questions that they already know the answers - just to see your answers... 

6. Women love to talk. Silence intimidates them and they feel a need to fill it, even if they have nothing to say.

7. Women need to feel like there are people worse off than they are. That's why soap operas and Oprah Winfrey-type shows are so successful.

8. Women don't need to know the food pyramid. They'll turn it to Burj Dubai for good.

9. Women hate bugs. Even the strong-willed ones need a man around when there's a spider or a wasp involved. Not to mention cockroaches...

10. Women can't keep secrets. They eat away at them from the inside. And they don't view it as being untrustworthy, providing they only tell two or three people.

11. Women always go to public restrooms in groups. It gives them a chance to gossip. 

12. Women have a list of friends. Men are listed in the 'helpful' list.

13. Women never understand why men love toys. Men understand that they wouldn't need toys if women had an 'on/off' switch.

14. Women think all men are the same. 

15. Women keep three different shampoos and two different conditioners in the shower. After a woman showers, the bathroom will smell like a tropical rain forest.

16. Women don't understand the appeal of sports. Men seek entertainment that allows them to escape reality. Women seek entertainment that reminds them of how horrible things could be.

17. If a man goes on a seven-day trip, he'll pack five days worth of clothes and will wear some things twice; if a woman goes on a seven-day trip she'll pack 21 outfits because she doesn't know what she'll feel like wearing each day. 

18. Women brush their hair before bed.

19. Watch a woman purchasing a piece of shirt - you'll know how many shirts you can buy for a guy with such amount.

20. Women are paid less than men, except for one field: Modeling.

21. Women are never wrong. Apologizing is the man's responsibility, 'It's there in the Bible'. Hmmm, who was it that gave Adam the apple?

22. Women do not know anything about cars. 'Oil-stick, oil doesn't stick?' . And they love auto transmission cars. They don't want to be in control. They want to cruise and control..

23. Women have better restrooms. They get the nice chairs and red carpet. Men just get a large bowl to share.

24. The average number of items in a typical woman's bathroom is 437. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.

25. Women love cats. Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.

26. Women love to talk on the phone. A woman can visit her girlfriend for two weeks, and upon returning home, she will call the same friend and they will talk for three hours.

27. A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, or get the mail. 

28. Women will drive miles out of their way to avoid the possibility of getting lost using a shortcut. 

29. Women (especially wives) always compare the love they receive with the love their men's cars receive.

30. Women do NOT want an honest answer to the question, 'How do I look?'

31. PMS stands for: Permissible Man-Slaughter.

32. The first thought that comes to women's mind whenever they look at a man they like is 'I don't think he's married..".

33. Women are insecure about their weight, butt, and breast sizes. 

34. Women will make three right-hand turns to avoid making one left-hand turn.

35. 'Oh, nothing,' has an entirely different meaning in woman-language than it does in man-language. 

36. Lewis Carroll's Caterpillar had nothing on women.

37. Women cannot use a map without turning the map to correspond to the direction that they are heading.

38. All women are overweight by definition; don't agree with them about it. Women always have 5 pounds to lose, but don't bring this up unless they really have 5 pounds to gain.

39. If it is not Valentines Day and you see a man in a flower shop, you can probably start up a
conversation by asking, 'What did you do?'

HAHAHA

40. Only women understand the reason for 'guest towels' and the 'good china'.

41. Did I mention that even after a careful and through explaination to the men in their lives, only women will understand the reason for 'guest towels' and the 'good china'?

42. Women want equal rights, but you rarely hear them clamoring to be let into the draft to cover the responsibilities that go with those rights. All women seek equality with men until it comes to sharing the closet, taking out the trash, and picking up the check.

43. Ever wonder why women keep all the receipts ... so full of them... in their purse, dashboard, drawers and everywhere else? 

44. Women never check to see if the lid is up. They seem to prefer taking a flying butt leap towards the bowl and then chewing men out because they 'left the seat up' instead of taking two seconds and lowering it themselves.

45. Women can get out of speeding tickets by pouting. Or the famous duck-face of course. This will get men arrested.

46. Women don't really care about a sense of humor in a guy despite claims to the contrary. You don't see women trampling over Tom Cruise to get to Gilbert Gottfried or Ryan Stiles, do you?

47. Women don't lie. They just keep the truth to themselves. For a while.

48. It's okay for women to dance with each other and not be gay, You don't see straight men dancing together. 

49. Women will spend hours dressing up to go out, and then they'll go out and spend more time checking out other women. Men can never catch women checking out other men; women will always catch men checking out other women.

50. The most embarrassing thing for women is to find another woman wearing the same dress at a formal party. You don't hear men say, 'Oh-my-GOD, there's another man wearing a black tux, get me outta here!'

51. If you're a sporting woman, you laugh out loud upon this post - for its truthfulness. Even share it with your friends! But if you're a woman, you'll hit the comment section and tell me "you're wrong!! except for some (in whispering voice)... but you're still wrong - because you're just a man who knows nothing about women. nothing!"

Happy celebrating International Women's Day 2013!! ^^

source of FACTS (I've done some editing to suit the "general reading" label on my blog.. hehe.. if not, more and more will get butthurt. luls..)