getting comfy in Makkah

3:00 ~ 7:30am
Fajr -
I really enjoyed the fajr prayers today; one moment you don't feel anything, another moment you feel touched, looking at the Ka'abah. The do'a is with tears running down your cheeks.
stayed back doing tawaf sunat for around 1.5 hrs. a complete tawaf is 7 rounds around Baitullah. that translates to 13mins/round.

7:30 ~9:00am
Ceramah -
by Ustaz Hj. Mohd. Din. director UTAS travel & tours. more of a welcoming speech.

9:00 ~ 10:30
breakfast, rest.

10:30 ~ 11:00am
withdraw some Saudi Riyals -
to TH office in Azzahra (nearby). with Naza & akak.
here you could w/draw SR from your TH a/c in M'sia using lencana TH.
in my case, i'm using buku kesihatan (because tak bawak lencana TH).
very, very convenient. 30 seconds and you're done.
wakilkan untuk mak's qorban at utas office - RM300.
bought ring2 card (telekom m'sia calling card) rm50 to call home.

11:00am ~ 1:00pm
to Haram - ready for zuhr. zuhr starts at 12:30noon.

1:00 ~ 2:30pm
lunch, rest.
to TH office (again). w/draw (some more) SR. bought a sajadah for prayers in Haram. also smaller sajadahs for Marsya & Adam.
Masjidil Haram is mostly lined with marble. the floors, walls, staircases,
qurban for myself at utas office - SR300.
took a light stroll depan hotel.

2:30 ~ 4:00pm
get into Haraam, ready for asr. asr starts at 3:40pm, ends at 4:00pm.
I share my new sajadah with friends from Pakistan & Morocco at dataran Baitullah, at rukn Syami. under the hot sun at first. in the shade of Baitullah not long later on. Subhanallah!
note: Moroccan speaks french & moroccan arabic.

4:00 ~ 10:00pm
stayed at dataran Ka'bah for maghreeb. maghreeb starts at 5:30, ends at 6:00pm.
stayed at dataran Ka'bah for isya'. starts around 7:40, ends at 8:00pm.
took some time strolling inside Masjidil Haram.

10:00pm
back to hotel, dinner. sleep.
a long day it seems, but it's not quite tiring. perhaps because i'm eager.