sami yusuf

the man who had captivated the world with his voice...he is sami yusuf... this is his biography taken from his official website www.samiyusuf.com

Sami Yusuf is a British composer, singer and an accomplished musician. He was born in July 1980 into a musical family of Azeri origin, thus music played an integral part in his life.

Sami learnt to play several instruments at a very young age and gradually began to show a keen interest in singing and composing. He studied music at several institutions and with renowned composers and musicians including composers from the Royal Academy of Music in London, one of the world most prestigious music institutions.

Sami has been composing from a very young age and his beautiful voice is supplemented by his extensive knowledge of music theory and harmony. He has also a good understanding of the Middle Eastern modes (or Maqams).

Sami is a devout Muslim who sees songs as a means of promoting the message of love, mercy, peace and tolerance and encouraging the youth to be proud of their religion and identity.

you're beautiful

as i was driving to office from bangi after a stop over at my MIL's for lunch, i tuned into light.fm. when the song 'you're beautiful' was just about to go on air. i just loved the song so much. i was listening to the song while directing its video clip in my mind, visualising myself being the subject of the song.... at the subway in stuttgart...

You're Beautiful

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.

second encounter with the big bear

as nadia nasira woke up after her afternoon nap last sunday, she said 'mummy, nadia no salam bear, bear go home'.... poor baby, i thought, she probably needs a closure to her bear incident... so, i decided to take her to A&W to meet the bear. i assumed that there may be a birthday party going on and i could somehow let nadia nasira see the bear.

nadia nasira was all excited to meet the bear. when the bear finally arrived, gosh....another round of screaming tak mau bear, bear go home again and again. i told her since we came to the bear house, we go home. so, we left home with nadia nasira still complaining about the bear.

then, came the big bear......

what do we do at home during the weekends part 3

these are some of the ways we spend our weekends...

what do we do at home during the weekends part 2

driving to jusco taman equine is usually part of the weekends plan when there are no other plans and when daddy is not around...and we usually include nanni. nadia nasira would tell me that she wants to go 'horse, mummy' and when we reach there, she would climb on the fire engine and refuse to climb on the horse.

what do we do at home during the weekends part 1

pooltime...poor muhammad nashwan nasr is just a spectator...wait darling, you will have your turn too.

photography session

nadia nasira had a photography session with her mummy just before her birthday. we needed a nice picture of her as her aunty na wanted to come up with a birthday banner. mummy really felt like a professional photographer with her sony t110 camera (which she insisted to buy when nadia nasira was born). mummy took lots of pics at home and wasn't satisfied with the pics. she needed someone to distract her so, loaded everyone into the car and went to nanni's. mummy was really exhausted after the session.

the following pics are self explanatory....




and finally, the picture that was chosen was.....