101: Halal Food / Produce: Canberra (Part 1)

Assalamualaikum

I had this posting in mind since its been a year since i arrived in Canberra, Australia. For any Muslim, im sure we would try our very best to search for halal food / produce. I'll start with basics and slowly expand on halal restaurants based on the suggestions by local muslims and my own experience. (*note that all google map locations / streetviews are sourced from Google :)

1. Halal meat (fresh chicken / beef etc)

a) Superbarn Supermarket, Canberra Centre

What is halal? Whole chicken, chicken pieces, fillet (Cordina Brand)
 

Location: Shop EG24 Canberra Centre, Cnr Bunda & Petrie Streets Canberra ACT 2601

 

Comment: There are many brands in Superbarn. However, only Cordina is certified Halal.

 b) Yarralumla Meat

What is halal? Mutton, sausages, chicken, beef, pies, nuggets etc.

Location: 45 Novar Street Yarralumla ACT 2600 Tel: (02) 6281 0396

Comment: Initially, this was one of the first places i sourced my meat from. The price is a bit on the premium side. But sometimes they do special promotions on Groupon (for all you coupon lovers!)

c) Jabal Halal Market

What is Halal? Everything!!!

Location: Jabal Halal is located in two areas (i normally visit the one in Holt)

 a) 2/104-116 Hardwick Crescent Holt ACT 2615  Tel: (02) 6162 1495

 b) 2 Heard Street Mawson ACT 2607  Tel: (02) 6286 7333

Comment: Put it like this, if Mydin Mart is like a one-stop centre for reasonably priced goods, than Jabal is exactly the same except its a fresh food store. Besides meat, Jabal also sells fruits, veggies, nuggets, frozen produce etc. The customer service is good.

d) Belconnen Halal Market

What is Halal? Chicken, beef etc.

Location: 1 Walder Street, Belconnen ACT 2617

Comment: The name of the shop changes a lot (i think). Probably, due to change in ownership (it does happen in Canberra). Its quite cheap here. However, i personally think they should improve on customer service. At times it can be quite slow. Teguran ikhlas :)

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Ok, so we've covered the basics. Hope it's beneficial. End of Part 1 :)

The search & quest for halal food in Canberra

Assalamualaikum

Just a teaser before I stop blogging for a while (due to exams). I'm planning this short but easy guide in searching for halal food in Canberra based on my relatively short experience & interaction with the community & students here.

Insya Allah, it'll be out once I relieve the headache I'm experiencing. :)

Hope it'll be of benefit to everyone out there.

Examination

Assalamualaikum

As I countdown to the remaining days I'll be here in Canberra, the thought of leaving will always play in my mind.

Exams are near. Hopefully I'll be able to ace it through. This experience has thought me something. Really tough at times.

Autumn is near the end. Winter is here. :)

My cute niece, Humayraa

Salam

Humayraa Imani. Such a beautiful name. Eventhough I'm a bit sad to not be able to see her from day 1, but I'm so happy for the joy that Humayraa brings to my family. My parents literally light up when she's with them. And her cuteness & smiles also bring happiness to me eventhough its via skype. :)

I truly pray to Allah may Humayraa be solehah & bring joy to her parents & family.

Wait for Pak Ngah to balik. :)

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Ramblings...

Assalamualaikum.

Interesting few weeks i had. Preparing for mid term etc. Over the past few weeks, ive also encountered new malaysians. The hottest topic that popped out is definitely politics. Well, if they start talking about it, then what do you expect me to do? keep quiet? haha..

From my observation, nearly 100% of all Malaysian students i met, are anti-government. The irony of it is most of them receive scholarships from the government. I'm fine about being critical of the government, for the betterment of the nation as a whole. But the problem is, people tend to over do it.

Lets give some examples. There was this chap who is obviously pro-opposition, started to talk to me about the negatives of the present government. bashing here bashing there (the normal stuff). Then, i started telling him, my assessment of how i see things. First, both the gov or opposition are not angels. Both play around with character assassination, which to me is sick politics. This fella is swindling money, this fella has moral issues, this fella this that. Obviously what i said had silenced the chap. He admitted that he agreed to what i said. Fair enough.
While some may say this is part and parcel of politics, does our beloved Prophet ever asked us to do this? Obviously not. Whilst i acknowledge the weaknesses in the gov, i don't go around bashing them if whatever they do is right (e.g. subsidy rationalisation) and trying to cook up some political mileage saying that you can bring down the pump prices to RM0.90/litre.

There are also some who come and say to me about the racial issues in malaysia. Im all for equal opportunities etc. But, if you really want equal opportunities etc, why not start with a 'simple' issue by the name of education. Why do we still have SJKs and such ? why cant we just have a one school system? Whenever this is brought up, gov or opposition tries to distance from the issue. Then many groups will say its their right for vernacular schools. Why suddenly you want to fight for your right? So we want racial integration and such but still hesitant when it comes to education? Dont get me wrong, im not trying to fan any racial hatred or such. Its just im frustrated at people labelling some quarters of the society racists, denying their rights or saying that they are treated as second class citizens when the fact is, everyone is racist whether they realise it or not. Has the so called treatment prevented any malaysian irregardless of race to be successful in their careers? Has it prevented them from doing business and get filthy rich? Heck, if you look at our neighbour, can the minority race hold the highest position in the army? can he/ she be the PM of the country? racism is everywhere. full stop.

Dont get me wrong. Ive never supported any political parties, let it be the gov or opposition and maybe never will (lets hope i dont eat my words!). But there are times when i just sit and think what the hell is happening to the blessed country by the name of malaysia. Cant we just respect our differences and live in harmony?
Oh well. *drinking coffee and biscuits...**
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Sabda Rasulullah s.a.w: Maksudnya: “Sesiapa yang membenci akan perbuatan pemimpinnya (yang maksiat) maka bersabarlah kerana sesungguhnya sesiapa yang keluar menentang pemerintah sejengkal lalu mati, maka dia mati sebagai orang jahiliah”. (al-Bukhari dan Muslim)