Life's adventure~~

Japan, earthquake, tsunami......

2011-03-21T02:08:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum n hello dear readers.

First and foremost, my highest condolences goes to everyone affected by the devastation that has happened in Japan last two weeks. The aftereffect is still felt by most residents in Japan. As they scatter to find their belonging and loved one's, I can't even imagine how they goes on with their lives. I wish that the people there will have the strength and courage to build their lives. My prayers goes to all of my Muslim brother and sisters who have lost their lives, or lost a relatives, and property in Japan. Al-fatihah...

Tsunami originate from a Japanese word which means harbor wave. On that fateful day, no preparation could have saved Japan from a huge loss of life. Japan have the highest record for tsunami concurrences; approximately 195 recorded events. I know now that no one will ever deny the power of human nature, or more accurately, God's will. Water which seems so calm, and posses no danger most of the time, has become a deadly weapon.

How small we humans are

Here is something to think about. Humans always boast and say that they have build something that can withstand wind, earthquakes, and typhoons. However, when the scale of the events happening is so big, no one could comprehend or run from the true facts. And the fact in this case is that we humans are always living under the mercy of mother nature and God's will. We could always build strong foundations for a building, or the best possible design to prevent damage. On the other hand, God could build mountains and trees which are greater in scale and always useful to the life that contains it.

Don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying that we humans have achieve nothing. I'm just pointing out that humans could be more respectful, and cherish everything that God has given us. There is not a thing that happens without any reason at all. For example, trees, valleys, and wildlife, all are there for a special reason. Each of God's creation has a unique role in keeping the balance on earth.

Even humans get angry when their things or property are taken or damaged by someone else. Now think about the damage that we humans, have caused on mother nature. I'm sure even a rim of A4 paper will not be enough if we are to write it down one by one. In the name of development and technology, a lot of things were sacrificed. Even I myself have things that I should not have done which effected the nature.

If we love our nature more than we have, nature will surely love us back.

Stop being ignorant and open your eyes to the signs.

I was disgusted to see the ignorant comments on the website regarding this issue. Why is it that people fail to see that all of this is the work of God? What does it take for humans to realize that God really does exist. Do not ever say that all of this is just a coincidence like it is a yearly event or something. Seeing all of the things happening around us must have tip a switch or a button deep inside of us. Or can anyone be so heartless and don't feel anything from this?

Note to self: Breathing is something that I should be thankful for every single second. May we all use God's greatest gift, which is life itself, the best that we could.

here is a link that I want to share.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/03/pictures/110318-japan-reactors-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-pictures-radiation/

Wassalam

new chapter

2011-03-17T01:10:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum readers. :)

Hope everyone is now happy and healthy. Especially to my family and relatives.

I'll turn 24 this year. (What!!!! 24????) Lolz. Hard to believe it myself. But I guess i wont' get any younger(except at heart). I'm proud to say that I am now married!!!! (MARRIED???!!!!) hahhaa. sorry for the sarcasm. Yes. Alhamdulillah, my fate was sealed on 11th Feb. Which makes it one month++ already now.

It was a great event for us (me n my husband). Although there were some kinks here and there, it all works out well. And I coudn't wish for it to be any better than how it turn out to be. Alhamdulillah, my family, dear relatives, and dear friends attend and pray for our marriage. I didn't expect for soo many to come, but everyone who came was very special to me and it makes that day the best, aside from the day I was born. Lolz.

Although literally I am on top of the world now, a lot of the people I know have quite a rough time. Now, I cherish the fact that I am healthy (some stomachache and headache, and muscle ache, but I'm still considered healthy). I think a lot of people take for granted of what they have. And humans, as always will never be satisfied with what we have. It is not necessary bad to feel that way, in some situation (for example, wanting to help people more, wanting happiness for our family and friends, wanting to be closer to God). But when we stop wanting and start cherishing, we will see that we have so much already around us than we thought we have.

I know one thing for sure, no one will get younger. I got a rude awakening when my opah(grandma) passed away. I thought i won't cry that day, but for some reason, the tears just keep coming. Sudden deaths are scary. We don't want to face or acknowledge what just happen, but we still have to face it one way or another. So I hope that I could be the best daughter to both of my parents. And since I have an addition to my family, I hope I will be the best I could be towards them.

Be kind, be responsible, be caring, be loving, be forgiving, be thankful, be faithful.

A lot of my friends are also getting married soon, and some is already married in the last few weeks. I wish them all the best from the bottom of my heart. May the bond last till the end of our lives and hereafter.

So what can I say about my marriage life so far.... Alhamdulillah. It has been a great 1 month++. Things won't always go our way, and we won't get everything that we hope to get, but what I have is good enough. And I couldn't ask for more. I have gain a new level of respect for my parents now. Married life is not easy. Thinking of the responsibilities could give me a headache. On the other hand, without the feeling of wanting to give the best, and being the best wife, a marriage won't work. At the end of the day, we'll feel glad that we have given more.

One thing in mind: If we do good to others, then God will return the kindness if not now, then multiple times in heaven. If it is not there in our face, doesn't mean that it didn't exist.

May we all get as much love as God's love towards Rasullullah. Wassalam.

Mengapa kita dilahirkan sebagai manusia.....

2010-09-22T07:32:00.001-07:00

Assalamua'laikum n selamat sejahtera semua.:).

Ana harap semuanya sihat hari ini. Untuk yang tak sihat, makan ubat n rehat cukup-cukup ye.

Today's topic, spt dia atas. Pasti ramai yang pelik dengan tajuk kali ni. Sebenarnya ana terjumpa video di facebook dan ana cuba cari video-video lain di youtube. Rupanya mmg banyak yang seumpama dengannya.

Antara videonya, satu keluarga mencuri, seorang lelaki mencuri bersama rakan wanita, video-video peragut..... and the list goes on. Sebenarnya ana tahu yang perkara-perkara ni mmg terjadi dkt Malaysia, tp kali ni bila nampak video cctv yang jelas menunjukkan masa dan ketika kejadian berlaku, buat ana terfikir...... mengapa Allah cipta manusia.

Jika dilihat pada sejarah, dahulu sebelum datangnya tamadun dan agama pada manusia, mungkin perkara-perkara sebegini sering berlaku. Waktu itu, undang-undang dan hukum tiada. Tapi kini, walaupun semuanya ada, nampaknya manusia tanpa segan silu mengambil benda-benda yang bukan hak mereka.

Ana teringat perjuangan bangsa dahulu. Ketika kita dijajah, semua bersatu dan berusaha untuk Tanah Melayu merdeka. Ramai yang akan kata, penjajah kejam. Penjajah ambil hak orang lain. Penjajah bunuh orang sesuka hati. Tapi kita sekarang? Bukankah ramai orang kita yang ambil hak orang lain. Bukankah ramai orang kita sendiri yang bunuh orang lain sesuka hati. Kalau begitu, apa bezanya kita dengan penjajah? Ana boleh jamin ramai antara kita yang kini rasa tidak selamat duduk di negara sendiri. Jadi adakah kita sebenarnya sudah merdeka?

Setiap hari pasti ada kes-kes yang membuatkan ana rasa muak untuk membaca akhbar. Dan setiap kali itulah ana terfikir, apa yang membuatkan mereka ini sungguh terdesak sehingga berani melakukan jenayah sebegini. Mungkin inilah yang terjadi apabila manusia menghampiri akhir zaman. Walaupun teknologi semakin maju dan negara semakin membangun, manusia pula semakin hilang kewarasan dan pertimbangan.

sumber: petikan akhbar oleh Luqman Hakim Ab. Rahim. Hati ibu yang sedih melihat anaknya dibelasah selepas ditangkap melakukan jenayah ragut.

Hukum Allah

"Sesungguhnya balasan orang-orang yang memerangi Allah dan RasulNya serta melakukan bencana kerosakan di muka bumi (melakukan keganasan merampas dan membunuh orang di jalan ) ialah dengan balasan bunuh (kalau mereka membunuh sahaja dengan tidak merampas), atau dipalang (kalau mereka membunuh dan merampas), atau dipotong tangan dan kaki mereka dengan berselang (kalau mereka merampas sahaja, atau dibuang negeri (kalau mereka hanya mengganggu ketenteraman awam). Hukuman yang demikian itu adalah suatu kehinaan di dunia bagi mereka, dan di akhirat kelak mereka beroleh azab siksa yang amat besar."
(Surah Al-Ma'idah: 33)

Jadi mengapa manusia diturunkan ke bumi?

“Ingatlah ketika Tuhanmu berfirman kepada para Malaikat: "Sesungguhnya Aku hendak menjadikan seorang khalifah di muka bumi." Mereka berkata: "Mengapa Engkau hendak menjadikan (khalifah) di bumi itu orang yang akan membuat kerusakan padanya dan menumpahkan darah, padahal kami senantiasa bertasbih dengan memuji Engkau dan mensucikan Engkau?”Ketika ini Malaikat sendiri bertanya mengapa Allah ingin menciptakan manusia. Tetapi dengan mudah Allah menjawab, “Sesungguhnya Aku mengetahui apa yang tidak kamu ketahui.” dalam ayat yang sama.
(al-Baqarah ayat 30)

Peranan kita?

Ana berikan beberapa point yang ana rasa penting untuk kita semua lakukan (terutamanya peringatan untuk diri ana sendiri). Jika ingin menuding jari, mudah saja. Tetapi dalam kes ini, ana lebih suka suarakan perkara yang perlu kita semua lakukan sebagai salah satu usaha untuk menghadapi barah masyarakat ini.

1. Didiklah anak dengan ilmu agama yang mencukupi. Sebelum itu, para ibu bapa dan bakal-bakal ibu bapa perlulah ambil inisiatif untuk belajar cara-cara untuk mendidik anak. (peringatan untuk diri sendiri juga.)

2. Masyarakat perlu lebih peka dan bertanggungjawab. Mari sama-sama kita buang perkataan "biarlah" dari kamus hidup kita. Banyak yang boleh kita atasi jika kita berusaha dengan ikhlas dan sentiasa istiqamah.

Ignorance works a man more harm than a cancer in the body. -Ali ibn Abi Talib (r.a)-

3. Berilah peringatan dalam apa jua bentuk yang kita mampu. Jangan ingat ustaz dan ustazah sahaja yang boleh buat amar ma'ruf nahi munkar. Setiap manusia ada tanggungjawab yang sama. Moga-moga dengan memberi peringatan, Allah akan ampunkan dosa-dosa kita.

Hadis diriwayatkan oleh al-lmam Muslim.
Daripada Abu Sa'id al-Khudrie r.a. beliau berkata: Aku mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
Barangsiapa di kalangan kamu melihat suatu kemungkaran, maka hendaklah dia mengubahnya dengan tangannya. Sekiranya dia tidak mampu maka hendaklah dia mengubahnya dengan lidahnya. Sekiranya dia tidak mampu maka hendaklah dia mengubahnya dengan hatinya. Yang sedemikian itu adalah selemah-lemah iman.

4. Cari ilmu dan terus mencari. InsyaAllah jika kita berusaha untuk melengkapkan diri dengan ilmu-ilmu yang baik dan bermanfaat, kita dapat bantu sahabat-sahabat atau keluarga untuk sama-sama menuju kearah kebaikan.

Jika saudara-saudari ada pendapat lain, bolehlah utarakan di bahagian komen. :)

Adakah terlewat untuk bertaubat?

Dari La Tahdzan (Don't be SAD) - Chapter 40 (Bahagian Akhir): JGN BERSEDIH, TUHAN MAHA PENGAMPUN & MAHA PENERIMA TAUBAT "Dalam sebuah hadith sahih, Rasulullah bersabda: Allah Tabaaraka wa Ta’ala berfirman: "Wahai anak Adam, selama kalian mahu memohon dan mengharapkan (ampunanKu), tentu akan Aku ampuni semua dosa2 kalian dan Aku tidak peduli (meskipun dosa kalian banyak). Wahai anak Adam, sekalipun dosa2 kalian menupuk setinggi langit, kemudian kaliam memohon ampunanKu,tentu akan Aku ampuni dosa kalian dan tidak Aku pedulikan (meskipun dosa yg kalian kerjakan itu dosa besar). Wahai anak Adam, sekiranya kalian dtg kpdKu dgn dosa sepenuh isi bumi, kemudian kalian mati dgn tdk menyekutukanKu dgn apapun, Aku akan memberikan ampunan sepenuh isi bumi kpd kalian."

PS. My sister is getting married soon!!! congrats to her and her future husband. I wish that Allah will always bless you with the best and may you lead a wonderful married life. :)

Wassalam and have a great day everyone!

Lets find things to do ^_^

2010-09-21T05:08:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum and hello everyone.

I hope everyone is in the pink of health! :).

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri for Muslims all around the world. I hope to see Ramadhan again the next time. Hopefully everyone else have a great memory for this year. Many don't feel the celebration this year. I wonder why. For me, it is still something that have a deep meaning since this is the first time my family celebrate Raya without my opah (May God bless her soul.Al-fatihah). The house seems a it empty this year but we try and make it a great by doing the dishes, cooking, and making everything we always did before. At least we didn't forget her presence.

I'm still learning a lot right now. I tried to be a better person. Its quite a hard transition but I want to do it now. Equip myself with more knowledge and have a better outlook on life. Jia you!!!!

Wasting time seems to be a privilege but I think i don't have the right to be wasting any more time. So lets find the things that we want to do. I'm not saying that I wont be doing anything leisurely, but I want to increase the time that I do more meaningful and useful things. I can do it if I put my all in making it true. がんばります。

I'll update my blog once I found the list of things to do. :)

In the mean time. I wish everyone good luck for the finals. May we all pass with flying colors. Have a great day and lets make the best of our life when we're still living.

Wassalam.

STOP CHILD ABUSE!

2010-04-30T07:51:00.001-07:00

Assalamua'laikum and hi hi hi guys!!!!

Things have been crazy in the news lately about children who are being abused and even killed. Humans are scary. Much more than a wild beast sometimes. The family institution is crumbling bit by bit and in the end, we are left with a gruesome result. Isn't it funny. How some people want a children of their own so bad but couldn't have one. While some others have a child, but they failed to run the responsibilities as a mother or father. I read a case where the neighbors keep hearing the sound of a child crying in the middle of the night and thought that it is just a normal child having tantrum or maybe a nightmare. Little do they know that it is actually the sound of a child crying for help. Then there was a story of a neighbor who found his/her neighbor 2 children locked inside the house for days.
What is the value of a life now? People already care less about the elders. But now it has gone to another level where a child's life has so little value and meaning. I just want to say something here. A CHILD IS NOT A PUNCHING BAG!!!! If you can't take care of it, there are plenty of others who will take that child.

I'm so grateful that I was born in the family that I now still have. I can't imagine growing up being abused. Abuse can also be a chain of events. A person who have a history of being abused is more likely to abuse another, make it their spouse or their child. This is just my thought but I think that we must have more awareness on anger management, stress, and most importantly more information on childcare and family affairs. Knowing is the first step. Neighbors must be more interactive with each other. We are not living alone on earth. Knowing who to trust and who to get help from might be helpful in the long run. Even Rasulullah SAW said that we must love and be kind to our neighbors. Be more aware!!

An article by Stephanie Liew, written on November 2009 state that "The number of child abuse cases is on the rise from 2,279 reported in 2007 to 2,780 cases reported last year. Statistics provided by Social Welfare Department shows that up to 819 cases were reported for the first four months this year in which seven cases are reported daily. ". Let me state again, reported. So the unreported values may sum up to be....???

Here's the current statistics in malay mail released on November 2009.

"From the numbers made available to Malay Mail, girls make up the bulk of abused children (see accompanying story). Over 19 months till July, the department took in as many as 1,033 sexually abused girls. From these,
689 girls were sexually abused by a parent or guardian or a member of the extended family. Worse still, the remaining 344 were sexually abused — but their parents or guardians did nothing to stop it."

Abuse can be split into 3 main types which are :

* Physical abuse such as slapping, shaking, beating with fist or object, strangulation, burning, kicking and threats with a knife.
* Sexual abuse such as coerced sex through threats or intimidation or through physical force, forcing unwanted sexual acts, forcing sex in front of others and forcing sex with others.
* Psychological abuse which include isolation from others, verbal aggression, threats of violence and constant belittling and humiliation.

A report done by unicef presented three key findings:

1. There is a common link between domestic violence and child abuse. Among victims of child abuse, 40 per cent report domestic violence in the home.
2. Children’s physical, emotional and social development is threatened when they are exposed to violence. Amongst others, violence harms the development of a child’s brains and later in life puts them at a greater risk for substance abuse, juvenile pregnancy and criminal behaviour than those raised in homes without violence.
3. Children who grow up with violence in the home learn early about the use of violence in interpersonal relationships to dominate others.

Let us be more aware of this issue and make sure that we are well equip with the needed parenting skills and information before embracing our own child into the world.

Ps : Fyp presentation finished!!! Now preparing for my finals. And then I'll have 1 more sem to go. time fly by fast. Most of my frens will be finishing their studies this sem. A bit jealous looking at their excitement. Some have been planning for a gateway after study. But I won't feel bad for myself. Each of us have the choice to go at things at our own pace. In the end, we'll all still be reaching the same destination. So there's not reason to be sad. Anyway, i'm praying the best for them. Ganbatteyo!

I'm gonna be having a big event soon. Lolz. i won't tell it here. hahaha. but hopefully it'll go smoothly. I'm kind of excited for that as well. So i'm praying for Allah's help and blessings.

Do we never learn?

2010-04-07T20:05:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum. Hope that everyone is having a great day today. :)

Rules..we hate it, but it is there for a reason. And the society live by it each moment of the day whether they like it or not. I'm sure all of you are wondering....What kind of rule? Human rules.

More sensitive issues are brought to the eye of the community. Most of it shows the shallow mind and how disrespectful some are towards others..whether the living, or the dead. First is when during the death of Sultan Johor. And now history repeats itself with the incident after Arwah Mior Ahmad Fuad Mior Badri death. Alfatihah to both of the deceased. I guess humans just never learns.

The internet has been a luxury for us to say what we want and share our thoughts with the whole world. When I say the whole world, I really mean the whole world. In Malaysia, many cases have been dealt with regarding the freedom of speech issue. We are free to share our thought, but be cautious....Some thought are better to stay in our mind then in the internet web. Each word will never be gone even after we delete it from our site or page.

I just knew about an issue regarding the comment in facebook which lights up the fire in the community. And I'm sad that the person responsible in this is just a kid. And as expected, when the person start cursing, the others who disagree will reply with much more and worst words. We reap what we sow. Deep inside i still wonder what happen to this kid.

His page may be gone, but what he wrote that moment is forever engraved in other peoples blogs and site. Probably saying sorry now is not much of a use anymore when the damage is already been done. As a malay proverb say, terlajak perahu boleh diundur, terlajak kata badan binasa.

For all muslims out there, we are not the judge of the dead. The only one who can is Allah. No matter what the person did during his lifetime, only Allah know the real self of that person. Rasulullah S.A.W. shows us the perfect example.

Sahl bin Hunaif dan Qees bin Saad melaporkan: Sesungguhnya Nabi SAW dilintasi di hadapannya oleh satu jenazah, lalu baginda berdiri. Diberitakan kepada baginda bahawa ia adalah jenazah seorang Yahudi. Lalu baginda bersabda: “Tidakkah ia satu jiwa?”.
Direkod oleh Bukhari (no: 1250) dan Muslim (no: 961).

The meaning of this Hadith is further explain in the link below.
http://abuumair1.wordpress.com/soal-jawab/al-quran-dan-hadis/02-023/

My brothers and sisters, disliking someone is not a ticket for us to disrespect the deceased or the living. Remember that life is like a pendulum effect. We will get back whatever we did to others if Allah decides. And who are we to test the will of Allah.

Wake up dear Muslims and be united!

CNY getaway

2010-02-20T07:25:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum everyone. みなさん、おげんきですか。

Happy chinese new year to every chinese people around the world. And welcome to the year of the Tiger. I'm sure you all are expecting good things this year. To everyone born in the tiger year, jangan garang2 ar. :P. They say tigers will pounce when they feel it’s necessary.

I went back Perak during the long holidays. The traffiq was quite bad but thank god we arrived safely. My opah, kak ratni and pc mat seems to be doing well. Since some of the jamb tree is already soo tall, we took off half of the tree. we can't get to the upper part of the tree also. so we leave the lower part and cut the tree off halfway. 4 trees in total. The first and second was full of kerengga. huhu. we were jumping up and down. they sure know how to bite.

It's also the first time I saw chickens tip toeing and jumping here and there trying to get the kerengga off. かわいい!!! The chickens were eating the eggs of the kerengga. And so, they can't eat in peace with the kerengga still running around. They keep pecking on their legs. I guess the kerengga bit them just as hard and as painful. The third tree was put on hold for a few mins as we noticed there are tebuan flying around. There were like 4 or 5 of them eating the jambu. "Tawon" as kak ratni pronounce it. Thank god again that they didn't bite any of us. It would be a major problem if they did. Anyway, the operation was a huge success. :P.

Got close enough with some of the chickens.

Bendang at the back of opah's house.

ps: so many unwanted babies...sigh...it made me angry when i heard about the baby found burnt in the dump place. I thought humans are more clever than animals. But I guess the way they resort them to some things really scare and disgust me. Hopefully they found God's light before its too late for repentance. For my friends and anyone who's reading this post, think before you act. There is always light to show you the right way for those who search for it. We only live once. What's important is here and now. Be a blooming rose instead of withered flower.

Brain activity stimulated

2010-01-18T18:28:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum everyone!!! こんにちは。

I suddenly got interested in the human brain. I think i have some short term memory loss. If you ask those who are close with me, then you'll know what I mean. I'm so bad with numbers, dates, etc. So now I'm focusing on things that I could catch on faster. Words! I guess that's why I'm interested in languages so much. Our body is extraordinary and impossible to replicate in so many ways. わたしののうはおもしろいですね。

Scientifically, if there's no brain activity, then the person is officially dead. Average adult's brain weight around 1.5kg. Men's brain are on average 100g heavier than a woman's. It is estimated that our brain have 50-100 billion neurons. There are as many as 1000 trillion synaptic connections.

Anyone every heard that we only use 10% or less of our brain? Well, it turns out that this isn't true. The statement doesn't have any scientific basis to support it. Many functional brain imaging studies shows that the activated regions encompassing well over 10% of the brain.

How to improve our brain?

1. The right food.

Breakfast is actually very important. And usually people will skip it. People who skip breakfast have higher probability to gain weight. Studies also show that skipping breakfast reduce people's performance at work and school. (Note - Snacks and soft drinks don't count as breakfast)

Food for the brain:
i) Fatty Acids - Used to create specialized cells. Allowing us to think and feel.
ii) Amino Acids - Amino acids from protein make the neurotransmitter. Allowing brain cells to communicate and create a network.
iii) Glucose - Glucose from carbohydrates is like brain fuel. It produces evergy that moves and motivates us.
iv) Micro-nutrients - From fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants to safeguard our cells from damage and dysfunction.
(Source from Franklin Institute website)

2.Mozart Effect

Well, good news to those who like classical. Research by Frances Rauscher, a psychologist and her colleagues found that listening to Mozart pieces improve people's mathematical and spatial reasoning. ( Although I don't think I'll start being a Mozart fans since Classical music could send me to Lala land before I can finish counting to 10).

Another option is listening to stories. It gives the same effect. (Much better option esp for me)

Sleep

"If you have been awake for 21 hours straight, your abilities are equivalent to someone who is legally drunk," says Sean Drummond from the University of California, San Diego. Our brain don't sleep. During our rest, they processes new memories, practises and hones new skills - and even solves problems.

Start walking more

Exercising promotes growth of new cells. Previously, they say that brain cells died as we grow older, and no new cells is produced. However, in 2000, Fred Gage from the Salk Institute in La Jolla found that adults also grow new brain cells. (I try to think of a way to preserve my brain cells before. Thank god our brain can grow new ones. @_@)

Stay close to God

I'm not so sure about other religion, but muslims makes Islam as their lifestyle do promote to a healthier brain. A research shows that people who don;t drink or smoke, spiritual and calm, and eat healthily in moderation results to a healthier mind in a long run. It could prevent dementia and senility when we are older. So, just do as our religion told us to for now and ask questions later as it gives us more benefits than we have yet discovered.

Positive feedback

I usually felt that there is too much to memorize like a month before the exams. But amazingly, I got to memorize most of them before the exam. So, we could actually maximize our brain usage if we believe we can. (Does hypnotizing works in this case? Lolz. It'll be fun if we could be hypnotized and suddenly become Einstein. ^_^)

Ps: Passion can drive a man to great heights. Anyone agree with this one? Well, I do. There's nothing better than doing the things we loved. At some point of our lives,we still have to face the things we don't like. Just think of it as a little tour before reaching the goal. When we found a river that crosses our path, we still have to cross it somehow. When we reach the destination, all the hard work will make it all worthwhile.

Warning to all MMU students! New Semester begins!

2010-01-17T02:52:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum.

New sem has arrived!!!! It's already 2010. Lolz. はやいですね。 Well, we can't stop time anyway. Lets keep moving forward. がんばりましょう!!

きょうはえいがをみました。たのしいですよ。たくさんひとはがいます。I guess going to the movies is now considered as a family activity. It wasn't like that when I was little. There wasn't much movie theaters at that time anyway.

There's not much time left now. I'm near to the finishing line already. Miracle won't just happen. Humans can create them. With help from God, I'm sure all of us can create a miracle. In my case, I want to start learning and doing the things I enjoy. Discover things I don't know before. And go to places I could only imagine in the past. I won't want to be a person who chases money and leave out all the other important things behind. I'm still planning and finding all the possibilities. Lolz. Thinking about it makes me so excited!!! I guess if i'm not brave enough to try, I'll never will. So i want to make miracles and seek out everything the world has to offer.

Found some more great view of the sky. This time in Malacca. Picture's taken at a playground. Since the swings keep calling me over, I played for a little while. Hahaha. Being on a swing makes me feel like a little kid. The bright sunny day doesn't stop me. I'll probably but myself a swing when I have my own house later.

Feel like a pic from a cover of a novel. Lolz.

All the best for the new sem!!.

Ps: My new nephew. Presenting Mr Umar B Azizul. Born on 31st Dec 09. かわいいですね。あにき、おめでとうございます。

みなさん、おだいじに。Take care everyone.

そらはきれいですね

2010-01-14T07:14:00.001-08:00

Assalamua'laikum n hoping that everyone is in good health.

I got the chance to go back to my hometown during the holidays. Batu Pahat haven't changed much I guess. Except for the blossoming supermarket that seems to be popping up here and there all over town. Previously we only have like 3 or 4 major supermarket. But I guess now the choices have grown. I haven't had the chance to visit all of them. Lolz. Probably because my bad economy nowadays makes me so lazy to go out shopping. Anyways, the sky there seems the same as before. It's so clear. It is soothing and kind of like a therapy everytime I look up. I followed my parents to the 'Pejabat Tanah' there and since I have lots of time, I took some pictures. Glad that the pictures turns out good.

ビルヂングのそと

きれいですね。

The house sure bring back memories from my childhood. I guess I didn't take much notice when I was back in Johore. But the place is always better compared to KL. I guess the most frequent thing I notice in KL is the never ending haze. So it is kind of refreshing for me to be back after a while. The house have been broken into by some drug addicts but I think it should be safer now that we rent half of it to 2 policeman. Hopefully the thieves will think twice before trying to break into the house in the future.

Home sweet home.

My mom loves gardening. Although we can't do much now, since the lack of space in KL, my mom brought some of her flower pots and plant stuff like chillies, celery, banana tree, and some others. We still have some fruit trees back in BP.

Found a kerengga nest.

I did some researching on flower names. My mom planted this outside our house. I just love this flower!!!

Amaryllis belladonna flowers.

Ps : Our actions now will determine the future where our child and grandchild will live in. Hopefully they will still be able to see the beauties of the world. The only way to show our appreciation to God's creation is by preserving what's entrusted to us. Don't let the earth and the future suffer because of our ignorance.

Quotes : We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb

And the moral of the story is .......

2010-01-11T05:53:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum and happy new year to everyone!!

Seems so long since I've written anything on this blog. Looks like I need to be more hardworking from now on. I realized something today. We have to take charge of our lives. The way we see things and react will define what kind of person we are. So its time to take charge and move forward with all my strength. がんばってください!!!

Remark - Happy Birthday to My Dear. I hope your coming of age comes hand in hand with God's blessings and love. I pray for your happiness always. がんばってくださいね!!!

I watched Avatar today. I guess it goes beyond my expectation this time. I wasn't really keen at first to watch the movie although I know they already broke many records prior to their showing. The story is about a man which is put in a situation where he has to replace his dead twin on a mission in another planet called Pandora. With no training, he ventured into the world of unknown by operating the avatar which was initially made for his late brother. At first, the humans are there for research purpose. Then they started mining for the minerals which apparently is very valuable in earth. The native or Na'vi happens to be living in the Hometree where the ground beneath is contains a lot of these minerals. As the main character (Jake Sully) learn the Na'vi way of living, he falls in love (this part is kind of predictable don't you think. :P). Seeing that war will wage between the humans and the Na'vi, he chooses to side with the Na'vi.

The effects was very good. I give a thumbs up to those that come up with such beautiful scenery. It kind of takes our imagination to a whole new level. We can also see that most of the inspiration came from what we have on earth now. For example the dinosaur-like creatures. So I think God already gave the best for us. As fascinating as it is, we don't want to be chase by any of the creatures there.

While watching the movie, I can't help but feel disgust most of the human's decision and action. I guess money have the power to drive people out of their rationality. Don't get me wrong here. I'm not saying all humans are that bad. The movie score some points in pointing out that we are doing the same thing to our planet now. Human civilizations expands while the other creatures and living things is pushed away. All of it is for the benefit of humans. If those lions or elephants can talk, I'm sure they have a lot to say. We can't redo things already done, but we can protect whats left now. We are not the only one living in this earth anyway. Most people don't even know whats happening in their surroundings now since they are too busy living their own lives. But knowledge is the first step for us to preserve whats left before its too late. So lets all start to take notice and understand Mother Earth. Only then will we realized how much damage we have inflict and see what scientist have been seeing in our future. Its time we give back something rather than only taking.

For starters, the link below is about the top 10 amazing earth facts.
http://listverse.com/2007/11/20/top-10-amazing-earth-facts/

井の中の蛙大海を知らず。
(I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu)
Literally: A frog in a well does not know the great sea.
Meaning: People are satisfied to judge things by their own narrow experience, never knowing of the wide world outside.

Ps: take care of your health. My parents advice, eat more vegetables. There are many people getting colon cancer nowadays. Prevention is always better than cure.

171009

2009-10-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

Its 3 am now and I can't seem to sleep just yet.

There's no visible star outside. Is it going to rain soon?
The sky seems so bare without it. Maybe it'll come out tomorrow. :)

I'm BACK!!!

2009-07-23T22:18:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum n HELLO everyone!!!

The sky is still not recovering from the haze. It used to be so clear where u can sometimes see the birds flying so high. But i think even the birds might have catch a cold nowadays.

H1N1 seems to have find more victims and shows no sign of slowing down so far. But I think the children or college students are quite happy to have quite a long break when their schools or universities closed for quarantine period. Since there's still no vaccine available to curb it, I don't think the disease will stop spreading so soon.

I've experienced the train rides back and forth to work now. But i sometimes wonder how people in KL live their lives with so little time for their family or to rest. I found that people spend so much time on the road or in the train. More than the time they have with their family and friends. Some people say that it's unavoidable since people come to KL all the time to work. But I still feel like it'll be a huge lost if i become like one of them. How do you keep up with the city that chase the time? Well, i still haven't found the answer to that.

That day I saw a show where people are struggling to live. Some find it hard to get food on the table, some face domestic violence at home, and some don't even have a place to call home. I realize that the world could be a cruel place to live in for some. But what amazes me is the will to keep moving on and trying hard to make it better day by day. I wonder what will I do if i'm homeless, or being beaten up. I can't even imagine it. All of us who are lucky enough not to have face these things must appreciate it all. We never miss some things until they're gone. And for Muslims's, that is always true. We seldom appreciate and we keep finding faults and the lacks in our lives.

Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply. And the more grateful you are, the closer you become to your maker, to the architect of the universe, to the spiritual core of your being. It’s a phenomenal lesson.
-Bob Proctor

Image by Snoshuu.

Hope you guys have a great weekend and remember, Be Grateful for life. :)

my body in numbers

2009-04-13T01:36:00.000-07:00

I took the test from a machine in a supermarket. I didn't plan to do it actually but since my sis insist on it, i had to comply. Good news, my weight has increased. Bad news, my blood pressure reading is kinda funny.

Cars!!!!!!

2009-04-12T23:29:00.001-07:00

12 april 2009

Sunday is here. Morning time, i went to an assignment meeting with my sis. I ask her to come along to accompany me. Lolz. In the evening, I went to see the autoshow. Actually me n my sis went there the day before but that time we had to go back early since it was already raining. The cars was superb!!! It's just kind of a waste coz that type of cars can't be used on the roads. Everything about their car was invested with a lot of thought. Even the exhaust was custom made. A lot of them used the moon eyes design. But their stickers and the airbrush design on their car was the coolest!

We also went to the drift section. It feels like i'm watching the making of fast and furious. Hahaha. suddenly at that time i feel like playing need for speed. It was so much like in the game. Carbon hoods, slick rims, spoilers, turbo engines. I'll get one of those sport cars if i'm rich. lolz.

Although it was all nice, I don't think i'll waste that much money just to have custom made parts. A good looking car with nice paint job will be good enough. :P

ps : How much money must they have spent on those cars. But wasn't it kind of a waste. I mean u spent that much amount of money, but you won't be able to drive it besides for autoshow. Sien.

Passion for writing

2009-04-12T23:21:00.000-07:00

11 April

Its saturday!!! Well, my saturday is not at home this time. I went to a 'Bengkel Penulisan Bebas'. It was a great experience for me. I guess there is a future for writers. I've been dreaming of being a writer someday. But i'm still not sure whether i'll do an english book or a malay book. I'll try my luck!!!

The reason i wanted to be a writer is because I love language. And i used to be good in writing essays and stuff. But I think I need more practice. Its been like almost 3 years since I've write things that are non technical. (Doing assignments doesn't count here). I envy writers a lot. They can motivate others, share, and make their opinions known to the world. Their limitations is only they themselves. But i think i need to learn a lot more to even publish anything now. Believe me. I'll make my work public someday.

ps : It'll be so cool to have my name printed on the cover of the page. Somehow, I wanted to make a legacy of myself. This way, i'll still be able to help other people even after i died. Jia you!!!

Minggu penghayatan bumi Palestin

2009-03-22T04:46:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum everyone!!!

I think it's not too late for me to cover this topic. I've been bit bz with study stuff lately.

Alhamdulillah. the program was a great one. I think this will be my last prog joining as committee for Usrah. Maybe if i do join later, i wont be involved much since i'm nearing my final year in my degree. I'm glad i join the prog. The Palestine Remembrance Night was a great one.

There was some problem with the audio and stuff. But I think it all work out nicely. All the hard work was worth it. Since I can't really do much for my brother and sister's in Palestine, I think giving out the message about them is my obligation for them.

The comms for Palestine Remembrance Night was great. Everyone did their part to ensure the night was going smoothly. Thanks also to the ad-hoc (usher) and MC's.

The week started off with a pameran by NGO's like teras, ISMA, Aman Palestine, etc. Then a talk was held covering the topic 'Palestine as a holy place for 3 religion'. The talk was memorable for me. As what I remembered, one of the speaker who is from Palestine say, 'I can live anywhere else, but give me back my home in Palestine.' .I can't imagine his feelings knowing his family is still there in Palestine fighting for their lives and protecting their HOMELAND.

Some people who see the Palestine as terrorist are really not getting the point. Why are they in the wrong when the Israeli's are the one that are invading their land. When you're standing your ground, does you see them as wrong? The Israeli's are bulldozing their homes, schools, killing their families, friends, and treating the Palestinian's like they're not human. Does it make sense if you kill someone just because they are Palestinian's?

Alhamdulillah there was a lot of people coming to the forum. And it looks like the non-muslims are also opening their eyes to the situation in Palestine. There was also a lot of foreigners and some non muslim's attending the talk.

I was given the task to be the backstage manager during the Palestine Remembrance Night. I think all the performer's and committee's can see me going back and front on that night. Thanks to my frens and the welfare committee who cared for our welfare. They keep asking us to go eat for lunch and dinner. I think if they didn't keep bugging me, I wont have my lunch and dinner. Thanks a lot guys.

The night started with a performance from Brother Muadz. Then there was nasheed, poem and a drama presentation from History Society member's. I personally feel like it was a good thing that there are foreigner's performance. Palestine issue really has unite the whole Muslim's especially in MMU. We also have AFWAN performing. It seem's like a long time since they've performed in MMU. The drama team from UIA gave a great performance. To think that they only practiced for 1 week, I gave them a thumbs up.

The night ended with a doa recitation led by Bro Muadz. May Allah help our brother and sister's in Palestine.

I really hope that there will be more program like this. I don't mind if it wasn't perfect. The important thing is that we all get something out of it. Hope that the flame we have now wont fade away. Lets continue to spread the words and do our part.

For all, Palestine is not only a religion issue, it is also a humanity issue.

Allahuakbar!
Allahuakbar!
Allahuakbar!

ps: pics will be uploaded later. :)

Let the number speak

2009-02-26T06:50:00.000-08:00

*These post are not to encourage people from doing it, its to create awareness that there's more to life than a few moments of downhills.

Part 1

Suicide?

Is it a serious case?
No? Well, for those who says no, these numbers might shock you.

Suicide rates were higher in males (10.5) than in females (4.1). The exceptions are China, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador and Sri Lanka, where the female suicide rate was higher than the male.

In the 90 countries (areas) studied, suicide was the fourth leading cause of death among young males and the third for young females.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are one million suicides each year, representing 1.4 per cent of the total global burden of disease.

According to WHO suicide rates statistics, one person commits suicide every 40 seconds.

In Malaysia, 13 Malaysians per 100,000 either committed or attempted to commit suicide annually, compared to just eight on the 1980s. (2006)

Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek has said that in five to 10 years, suicides would be the country’s second biggest cause of death after cardiovascular disease. (2006)

sources : http://psychiatry-malaysia.org/article.php?aid=496
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1414751

image by : ER

...believe..........

2009-02-26T05:24:00.000-08:00

Walking alone
Looking around
The raindrops start to fall
I feel the water
Running down my head

The clouds begin to darken
As i make my way through life
I fall on the ground
And i get myself up
The pain can be so strong

The sweet memories run through my mind
The craziness make me mad sometimes
As times goes by i will never break
Coz I know
And all that matters now
Is believe in me

People walk by
Like they never seen tomorrow
As we do the same thing
That we did before
Again and again

I question myself
Is this my life
I ask myself
Is this is what I want

I'll make it through the rain
I'll make it worth the pain
I'll get it in the end
When people say I can't

No matter what arrives
I will survive
You can't hold me down
Coz I believe
In me

image from myhyde_br

weeee

2009-02-13T04:29:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum and good day!!!

wats up everyone? i'm doing good for now. considering the fact that i was so down last week. lolz.
i'm now living day by day holding on to my dreams that i planned after i finished my studies.

hahah. (isn't it too early, don u think?) i don't really care much, but i will go for my dreams.
i've listed the stuff that i'm interested in and the one that i think i can learn bit by bit.

1) art - i wish i could paint enough for me to open up a gallery or juz get my paintings for show. I'll probably continue learning art and see how far i can go with it. I dont really consider being a full time painter. ( the art supplies and stuff cost a lot, as my teacher in secondary said ). so it'll probably juz be something that i do for leisure.

2) music - probably i want to learn the piano. seems fun. juz for learning purpose. (*Salah tak belajar alat muzik utk orang Muslim? i'm juz wondering. rasa macam tak salah kalau nak belajar je)

3)learn language - maybe i'll go to few language class. 1 language at a time of course. if i can learn around 1 language in 1 year, i'll probably will have a lot of vocab. heheh. Priority for now is jawa. lolz. since i only can understand a bit of jawa for now, i'll try speak a bit later. although i dont really know who to speak it with. juz give it a go.

4) learn psychology - i'm not sure if i'll go to get degree or such. maybe i'll learn something simple like child psychology, juz things that i could apply. lolz. (macam dah sedia je nak ade family. hahaha. tak kire. nak blaja gak)

We Will Not Go Down - Michael Heart

2009-02-12T08:58:00.000-08:00

Salam and hi everyone. i'm sharing another lyrics from a song. :)

WE WILL NOT GO DOWN (Song for Gaza)
(Composed by Michael Heart)
Copyright 2009

A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether theyre dead or alive

They came with their tanks and their planes
With ravaging fiery flames
And nothing remains
Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight

Women and children alike
Murdered and massacred night after night
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
Debated on whos wrong or right

But their powerless words were in vain
And the bombs fell down like acid rain
But through the tears and the blood and the pain
You can still hear that voice through the smoky haze

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight

its not the end of the world

2009-02-08T02:41:00.000-08:00

assalamua'laikum and good day

its now the third sem for my delta year.
so many subject, but i'm making full of it all.

i thought about something yest
ever see a fire?
its glows so brightly as long as there's something to burn it

Then see the place after the fire is gone.
There will still be some light
If we blow it, the fire will spark again

I want to be like that
Whenever i seem to lose hope, I want to have something to hold me through it.
when i'm doing something
I want to do it my best.

But sometimes life doesn't go that way

Thats life.
we try our best to make it perfect
but we forget that the things that makes us fall sometimes,
is actually what could hold us higher

God planned our life best.
Better than our plans

And like the fire, when there's nothing to hold on to,
we still have God, friends, family, and our loved ones
As long as we trust in ourselves
And try our best
We'll get ourselves on our feet no matter how hard things get

ps :
It is never the end until we die.
And it is never over until our last breath

Kuatkah kamu......

2009-02-05T20:44:00.000-08:00

Dugaan itu memilukan
Dugaan itu tidah tertahan
Dugaan itu menyakitkan

Apakah langkah anda
Apakah langkah seterusnya
Bila anda perlu menanggung
Akibat dari kegagalan kamu....

Pandanganku lempar jauh kesudut hati
Mengapa kamu sakit wahai hati
Mengapa kamu rasa racun kegagalan itu

Sunyi sungguh rasanya
Menanggung keperitan ini
Dan memikirkan apa yang terpaksa kutempuhi
Seperti keluar dari satu musibah
Ke satu musibah yang lebih teruk

Dimana kan ku cari kekuatan itu
Dimana ada sinar dalam gelap hati ini
Mungkinkah ada hikmah disebaliknya
Dalam keperitan yang aku lalui

Hina sungguh diri ini
Kata-katanya terngiang dilubuk minda
'Bodohkan kamu'.....
Bodohkah aku????
Mungkinkah orang yang bodoh saja mengalami kegagalan?

Sungguhpun aku tahan air mata ini
Ia tetap mengalir tanpa henti
Penatkah kamu wahai hati....
Menahan sebak itu
Penatkah kamu????

Mereka tetap dengan pandangan mereka.
Jijik pada orang yang mengalami kegagalan
Itukah sebabnya aku bersembunyi???
Adakah aku mampu menahan kata-kata nista mereka lagi jika mereka tahu

Tidak kupinta ini semua
Tidak kuduga segalanya
Namun ia kini dihadapan mataku

Ingin saja aku pergi
Namun aku tahu
Tiada guna untuk kulari

Seperti mencari burung yang hilang
Aku mencari kekuatan
Dalam kelemahanku
Ku redha

Tidak sekali-kali akan aku menyerah
Biarkan mereka kata
Biarkan mereka pandang
Biarkan mereka fikir

Aku adalah aku
Akan kujadi seperti pohonan teguh
Tidak goyah walaupun ditiup
Tidak tumbang walaupun dipukul

Ini hanyalah satu helaian dari novel yang sedang ku ceritakan
Ianya hanya satu ribut dari ribuan ribut yang mendatang
Kekuatan itu ada dalam diriku
Semangat itu ada dalam hatiku
Akan kubakar obor itu hingga ia menyala sehebat mentari

Untuk sahabatku
Mari kita bangun
Seperti bayi yang ingin berjalan
Seperti anak penyu menuju lautan

Jangan putus harapan
Jangan putus asa
Jangan menyerah

Sabarlah wahai hati
Teguhlah wahai pendirian
Tekadlah wahai semangat
Tabahlah wahai jiwa
Kita akan harungi ini semua
Bersama-sama

Kenapa kita kene boikot?

2009-01-04T19:21:00.001-08:00

Assalamua'laikum.

Nampaknye blog2 lain juga kini tgh hangat menyatakan tentang hal BOIKOT.

Saya akui, boikot bukan cara terbaik. Tetapi apa lagi cara lain untuk kita sebagai pelajar untuk tolong saudara-saudara di Palestine? Dikala kita disini tgh fikir dan cuba rasionalkan sama ada nak boikot ke taknak, mereka disana sedang dibom, diserang, bekalan harian disekat, macam-macam lagi. Jika ada cara lain untuk bantu mereka, sila beri cadangan.

Saya ingin utarakan beberapa pendapat untuk saudara dan saudari sekalian fikirkan.

1. Boikot membuatkan banyak orang hilang pekerjaan?
Ya, saya akui. jika kita boikot sesuatu barangan, atau company, akan ada yang hilang pekerjaan. Tetapi, perlu difikirkan dari sudut yang berbeza. Apabila sesuatu syarikat diboikot, masih ada syarikat lain yang memberikan alternatif untuk barangan yang sama.

Contohnya coca cola. Kini sudah banyak cola-cola yang dikeluarkan syarikat lain. Bila memboikot, bukannya pasaran untuk barangan tersebut akan terus hilang, tetapi pengguna akan beralih pada barangan yang lain. Apabila ini berlaku, syarikat2 tersebut akan mengambil pekerja2 bagi menampung permintaan. Bukankah ini akan menyelesaikan masalah tersebut?. Jika tiada alternatif untuk barangan tersebut, maka timbul peluang untuk menubuhkan satu syarikat baru yang mengeluarkan barangan yang sama. Inilah peluang untuk usahawan-usahawan negara untuk merebut peluang yang ada. Bukankah ini juga dapat menyelesaikan masalah pengangguran?

Lebih baik lagi, income negara akan bertambah dan kita dapat mengurangkan import barangan dari luar.

2. Boikot? banyak barang yang kita guna sekarang ni pon barang2 yang tersenarai. Nak buang ke?
Jangan buang. Jika barangan tersebut sudahpun kita beli, apa guna kita membuangnya sekarang? Bukannya jika kita buang barangan tersebut, wang kita akan dikembalikan. Jika dilihat dalam senarai, banyak lagi barangan lain yang boleh kita boikot.

Senarai yang saya rujuk adalah berdasarkan website : http://www.inminds.com/boycott-brands.html.

Contohnya kita suka coca cola, apa kata beralih pada cola keluarkan tempatan. (Contohnya di kampung belah ayah saya di Perak, ada Bota Cola keluaran tempatan. hehhe.. rasanya sama je pada saya.)

Contoh 2. Suka coklat? Sila pegi ke kedai or supermarket. Sila jalan ke bahagian coklat-coklat (mesti tau kan bahagian coklat tu kat mana. hehe) . Banyaknye coklat!!!!! (yang selain nestle? banyak lagi...cadbury, mars,hershey, yang tempatan punya pon ade. yang bentuk2 bola, bentuk duit, banyak rasanye.... nyum nyum...hehehe..tiba-tiba macam nak makan coklat pulak)

Untuk mereka yang merokok, mungkin ini salah satu masa untuk mula berhenti. Kerana rokok yang anda beli itu sebahagian profitnya diberikan kepada Israel. Merokok merbahaya pada kesihatan. Saya cuma nak ingatkan sebab saya sayang kawan-kawan saya. Jika ada yang masih tak tergerak atau terdetik untuk berhenti sekarang, silalah fikirkan kesihatan anda.

3. Kene boikot semua ke skarang????

Jika mampu, kenapa tidak? Tapi untuk kita yang baru mula untuk memboikot, jangan bersedih. Mulakan perlahan-lahan. Contohnya, kini saya sudah tak membeli coca cola. itu langkah pertama yang saya mulakan sejak 2 tahun lalu. Walaupun vanilla coke tu sedap...huhu..tapi setiap kali tengok, tahan nafsu untuk beli. Lepas tu last-last beli susu or jus.....sedap jugak. heheh.

Macam barang-barang berjenama, tak beli pon dari dl...sebab rasa macam tak mampu. Beli yang murah-murah sudah.

Meggie? Alamak, saye pon ade lagi 4 paket meggie kat depan. Tp takde la nak buang. Habiskan saja jika sudah dibeli. Tetapi, lepas ni kene la beralih pada yang lain. Jika balik rumah pon mesti ada stok meggie yang dibeli keluarga, tanak makan ke? makan je, tapi setiap kali balik, belikan mee segera jenama lain, cari yang sedap-sedap. Letak kat rumah.

Saya agak terkejut bila tgk National Geographic ada tersenarai. (Dalam hati : TIDAK!!!!) Mungkin saya masih akan tgk national geographic di TV,. Sebab selalunya channel-channel lain tak dapat menambat hati. Sungguh tak berilmiah. huhu. Mungkin boleh boikot majalahnya. Jangan beli majalah national geographic. Readers digest pon bagus juga. (tak tau readers digest ada dalam list boikot atau tidak)

Ada kereta? Guna ambi pur? ooo...patut la wangi... Tapi kalau guna yang lain tak wangi ke? Rasanye letak sabun sebiji dalam kereta pon boleh wangi. hehehe.

Jadi sekarang?
Jadi ape lagi? boikot la...huhu. Usahlah kita susahkan benda yang senang. Rasanya tak perlu nak fikir lebih lebih. Boikot bukan hanya usaha seorang saja, tetapi ianya akan berkesan apabila kita lakukan bersama-sama.

MARI KITA MULAKAN PERANG EKONOMI!!!!!!!

Saya yang masih kurang pengetahuan. Jika ada silap dan salah, harap diperbetul dan dimaafkan. Ini sekadar pendapat dan pandangan sahaja.

Lets pray in the name of Brotherhood

2009-01-02T22:27:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum and good day

Palestine boy vs tank

Read the news lately? For those who haven't, please do so. Hopefully we can all throw away the feelings of ignorant to the world around us. The first step to make a better world for all is by knowing. As a malay proverb states, "Kalau tak kenal, maka tak cinta."

I'm writing this topic not only because I'm a Muslim, but I think that everyone who has compassion for human lives will feel that if innocent people is dead, and it is not stop, something is certainly wrong in this world

Faces in Palestine
1. 40 Years, 2. A Blight Upon the Nations, 3. Watering the Wall of Indifference, 4. He does not weep who does not see, 5. To Hizbullah With Love!, 6. What Jews Want, Part 3, 7. Free Palestine...., 8. Palestine?, 9. Nablus, Palestine, 10. After yesterday's massacre, before tomorrow's massacre, 11. Palestinian child being arested by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank city of Nablus ..., 12. The eyes of Gaza ..., 13. A Palestinian throwing Stone

Palestine has been under constant conflict with Israel. Its sad to see that when Palestine was under attack, we cant do much to help. I envy the Palestinian for holding their ground and protecting their own homeland for so long. Under vague reasons, innocent people are killed. When this happen, most of the world keep a blind eye.

Some Jews opposes these attacks and many people demonstrated all over the world. But the question remains the same. When will it all stop?

Lets all pray and help in every way that we can to our brothers and sisters that is now under constant attack.

I think most of us know that a portion of money of some companies and products we use today goes to the Israeli funds. These funds are used for buying artilleries and equipments to attack Palestinian territory.

I found a website that you guys can refer.

1) http://www.inminds.com/boycott-faq.html - Boycott facts
2) http://www.inminds.com/boycott-israel.php
3) http://www.inminds.com/boycott-israel.php#companies - List of company
4) http://www.inminds.com/boycott-brands.html - List of brands

We cant do much. But lets do what we can. I'm not saying we have to stop buying all these products listed. Start with the things we can live without. There are many other brands that we can choose except for these.

War Ethics...Is there any??

2008-12-18T15:12:00.000-08:00

In The Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Dear brother in humanity, thank you very much for having confidence in us, and we hope our efforts, which are purely for Allah's Sake, meet your expectations.

First of all, we would like to tell you that war is decreed in Islam in self defense. This indicates that aim behind war is to ward off aggression not to impose Islam as a religion. Referring to this, Allah Almighty says: “To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged; and verily God is most powerful for their aid.” (Al-Hajj:39)

Turning to the main topic of the question concerning war ethics in Islam, we would like to develop the whole issue while dealing with the following main points:

1-Personal Behavior of the Troops:

In war, as it is in peace, the instructions of Islam are to be observed. Worship does not cease in war. Islamic jurisprudence maintains that whatever is prohibited during peace is also prohibited during war. War is no excuse to be lenient with misbehaving troops. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is reported to have said: “Beware of the prayer of the oppressed; for there is no barrier between it and Allah.” Here, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, differentiates between the oppressed believers and non-believers.

2-Whom to Fight:

Fighting should be directed only against fighting troops, and not to non- fighting personnel, and this is in compliance with the Qur’anic verse that reads: “ Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not, aggressors.” (Al-Baqarah: 190)

In one of the battles, a woman was found killed, and this was denounced by the Prophet saying "She did not fight" This will be further detailed under the instructions given to the armies and their commanding chiefs by the Prophet and his Caliphs.

3-The Prophet's instructions to Commanding Chiefs:

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to instruct his commanding chiefs saying: “Fight in the cause of Allah. Fight those who deny Allah; Do not be embittered. Do not be treacherous. Do not mutilate. Do not kill children or those (people) in convents.”

4-Abu-Bakr's instructions to Usama's Campaign on Syria:

“Do not betray or be treacherous or vindictive. Do not mutilate. Do not kill the children, the aged or the women. Do not cut or bum palm trees or fruitful trees. Don’t slay a sheep, a cow or camel except for your food. And you will come across people who confined themselves to worship in hermitages, leave them alone to what they devoted themselves for.”

5-Abu-Bakr's Instructions to Yazid ibn-Abi Sufian:

“I give you ten commandments: don’t kill a woman or a child or an old person, and don’t cut trees or ruin dwellings or slay a sheep but for food. Don't burn palm trees or drown them. And don’t be spiteful or unjust.”

6-Maintaining Justice and Avoidance of Blind Retaliation:

None can be more illustrative in this respect than the words of the Qur’an. Allah Almighty says: “ O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.”
(Al-Maidah:8)

7-Medical and Nursing Services:

From the early days of Islam the sanctity of the medical profession was recognized. Christian and Jewish doctors were employed by the Islamic state since the days of the Umayyads, and some of them were even court and personal physicians to caliphs. Under the tolerant attitude of Islam, some of them got the chance to unfold their full scientific potential and thus contributed to the progress of medical knowledge.

Medical help was a right to all men in spite of religion or creed. That this was also extended to those amongst enemy. An example well known in the West is that of Saladin securing medical help to his opponent, Richard Lion Heart of England who was seriously ill during the Crusades. Saladin sent him his own doctor and personally supervised Richard's treatment until he became well.

In quoting this particular example, one dare say that such an attitude was quite different to the behavior characterizing the invading crusaders. When the crusaders entered Jerusalem on July 15th 1099, they slaughtered seventy thousand Muslims including women, children and old men. They broke children's skulls by knocking against the wall, threw babies from roof tops, roasted men over fire and cut up women's bellies to see if they had swallowed gold.

This description was given by Gibbon, a Christian writer, and commented on by Ludbig Who wondered how come after those horrible atrocities they prayed at the burial place of Christ for blessing and forgiveness (Draper/History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Vol. 2, p. 77).

We do not mention this in bitterness or prejudice for every honest Muslim or Christian well knows that Christianity is something and many deeds of the crusaders are something else.

For the first time in religious or sectarian history, Islam adopted an attitude of mercy and caring for the captured enemy. Unprecedented by previous legal systems, and long before the Geneva Convention, Islam set the rule that the captive is sheltered by his captivity and the wounded by his injury.

Previously, it was the custom for the captive to work for his food or get it through private means. The Qur’an made it a charity to feed the prisoners saying:

“Lo! the righteous shall drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of water of Kafur. A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah drink, making it gush forth abundantly. Because they perform the vow and fear a day whereof the evil is wide spreading. And feed with food the needy wretch, the orphan and the prisoner, for love of Him. (Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you.” (Al-Insan: 5-9)

The Prophet instructed his Companions to be good to the captives. In one of his traditions, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered his Companions saying: “ You should be good to the captives.”

Abu Aziz-ibn Umair, one of the captives of Badr battle, recalls:

“Whenever I sat with my captors for lunch or dinner, they would offer me the bread and themselves the dates, in view of the Prophet's recommendation in our favor (in that desert situation bread was the more luxurious item of food than dates)

As soon as any of them held a piece of bread, he would offer it to me. "Feeling shy, I would give it back to one of them but he would immediately return it to me."

Another, Thumama ibn-Athal, was taken prisoner and brought to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Be good to him in his captivity.” When the Prophet went home he instructed to collect whatever food there, and ordered it sent to the prisoner.

When the Jewish tribe of Bani Qurayzah were captured, loads of dates were regularly carried to them, with the Prophet's instructions to shelter them from the summer sun and to provide them with water to drink.

From the legal point of view, Muslim opinion is unanimous on the prohibition of subjecting the captives to ill treatment by withholding food, drink or clothing.

9-The Fate of War Prisoners:

This was based upon the teaching of the Qur’an :

“Now when ye meet in battle those who disbelieve, then it is smiting of the necks until, when ye have routed them, then making fast of bonds; and afterward either grace or ransom till the war lay down its burdens. That (is the ordinance). And if Allah willed He could have punished them (without you) but (thus it is ordained) that He may try some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He rendereth not their actions vain.”
(Muhammad:4)

According to Islamic law, the captive belongs to the state and not to his captor. The ruler has the ultimate option, as he sees fit, of granting freedom or doing that after taking a ransom.

Among those whom the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, granted freedom was a poet called Abu-Azza who said to the Prophet: “I have five daughters who have no one to support them, so give me away to them as a charity and I promise never to fight you or help your enemies.

Abul-As Ibn Al Rabiae was freed for a ransom, which the Prophet later returned back to him. Later, the man embraced Islam.

Umarna Ibn-Athal was set free upon his promise not to provide the enemy with food. This gentle treatment touched the man’s heart and was then converted to Islam saying to the Prophet: "There was a time when your face was the most hated face to me, and there comes a day when it is the most loved.”

Sometimes captives were exchanged for Muslim captives in enemy hands. An acceptable ransom that was quite often carried out was to teach ten Muslim children to read and write. It is noteworthy that modern international law allows for setting free a prisoner of war on equivalent lines.

Personnel were set free upon their word of honor not to fight again, and they should not be ordered by their governments to go to battle again. If they break their promise, they might be punishable by death if they are captured again.

10-Nonbelligerents

Islam never fought nations but fought only despotic authorities. Islamic war was one of liberation and not of compulsion. The freedom of the liberated people to decide their religion has already been mentioned, and it was to ensure this freedom that Muslims fought. It is interesting to mention that when Muslims fought the Romans in Egypt, the Egyptian Copts sided with and helped Muslims against the Romans who were Christians like them. This was because Christian Egypt was suffering religious oppression by the Christian Romans to compel them to adopt their religious beliefs.

One of the earliest actions of the Muslims in Egypt was the assurance of religious freedom and the reinstatement of Bejamin as Bishop of Alexandria after years of hiding from the Romans in the western desert.

But religious freedom was but one aspect that Islam gave. Whether Arab or Egyptian, Muslim or Christian, Islam built up that FELLOWSHIP that humanity aspires to, in equality and fraternity .The story is well known of the running contest held in Egypt and won by an Egyptian to the dismay of an Arab competitor who was the son of `Amru Ibn Al-`Aas, governor of Egypt. The Arab hit the boy saying 'how dare you outrun me and I am the son of the nobility." Upon which Umar, the caliph, ordered the three all the way to Madinah, and ordered the Egyptian to avenge by hitting the offending Arab, saying: "Hit him back. Hit the son of nobility." Addressing `Amru, he uttered his famous saying: “O `Amru, since when have you enslaved people while their mothers have born them free.”

10-International Law:

The process of active intervention to stop or remove aggression is a development that modem international law has recognized.

The second world war for example was sparked by Germany's invasion of Poland, and drew into the fighting countries that were not direct parties to the conflict. One of the fruits of war was the creation of the United Nations in order to settle disputes between nations by peaceful means or indeed if necessary by a collective military force. No one should argue therefore that Egypt and the Roman Empire for example should have been left alone to solve their mutual problems. In modem times the rest of the family of nations consider it a duty to do something about it. Fourteen centuries prior to the establishment of the League of Nations and later the United Nations, Islam decreed such responsibility.

The legal principle of intervention to solve dispute was offered by the Qur’anic saying:

“If two parties of believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: But if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of God; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for God loves those who are fair.” (Al-Hujurat: 9)

11-Respect of Treaties and Agreements:

One of the major shortcomings of modern international politics is its meager regard to moral obligation. Time and again, treaties and agreements proved unworthy of the price of paper they had been written on. The most splendid produce of the human intellect in the field of international law might instantly vanish upon the call of greed or creed at this age that we wish to think has brought us to the epic of civilization.

And what is worse is that the most sophisticated achievements of scientific progress are often used as tools in the hands of Godless or God-disregarding policies: instead of being exploited 'in the cause of God.’

From the outset, Islam has emphatically prohibited treachery by taking the enemy by surprise attack. Recent examples of signing a pact or treaty with a nation as camouflage to hidden intent to attack it are quite contrary to Islam, as several quotations from the Qur’an reads:

“ O ye who believe! Fulfil your undertakings…”(Al-Maidah:1)

“Fulfill the convenant of God when you have entered into it, and break not your oaths after you have confirmed them; indeed you have made God your surety, for God knoweth an that you do.” (An-Nahl: 91)

If Muslims sense the treachery of any enemy with whom they had a treaty, they should declare to him the annulment of that treaty before embarking on war again.

“Thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for God loveth not the treacherous.” (Al-Anfal:85)

Although Muslims are bound to go to the help of their Muslim brethren who are religiously persecuted in the land of an enemy; they are not allowed to fulfill this duty if there is a treaty between the Muslim community and this enemy. Priority goes to honoring the treaty.

“But if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance. And (remember) God seeth an that you do." (Al-Anfal:72)

Now, Can any law be more idealistic!?

And above all, this is not a nicety to be taken or left by the state. It is a binding religious dictate overruling emotion and prejudice: otherwise it would be a grave violation of Islam.”

The above quotation is excerpted with slight modifications from www.islamset.com

If you have any further comments, please don't hesitate to write back!

May Allah guide you to the straight path, and guide you to that which pleases Him, Amen.

War......part 2

2008-12-16T19:04:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum

These pictures are taken from various sites. Some are those who are still in war, some are the survivors, and some are the soldiers....How I'm very thankful for being safe now.

Hope everyone else who sees this will also feel the same way and pray for those who are still in the middle of the war. May god make their life better as each day goes by.

India war widow

Georgia-Russia war

Chinese civil war refugees

Soldiers in Iraq

Soldiers from war

Palestine in refugee camps

Japan widow

Beirut

Iraq

Vietnam

Credits to all the sources.

War......part 1

2008-12-16T18:09:00.000-08:00

Assalamua'laikum and hope everyone is having a great day.

I've heard about war almost everyday. And one of the reason I don't like watching the news is because of the topic that come out every single time the news is on. WAR!!!..... I might not feel it here, but I still think that no one should have gone through what they did in the midst of war.

I could never imagine how much it hurts for those people. Some even get used to the smell of corpse around them. It is so different here, where some people will even faint when seeing blood. Its not their choice to be in the middle of the war, but they are strong just to live each day knowing they might die the next minute or even the next second.

I've searched for the consequence of war on the net. Here are some of the numbers that might shock us.

source : Wikipedia

These figures include deaths of civilians from diseases, famine, atrocities etc. as well as deaths of soldiers in battle.

This is an incomplete list of wars.

60,000,000–72,000,000 - World War II (1939–1945)
36,000,000 - An Shi Rebellion (China, 755–763)
30,000,000–60,000,000 - Mongol Conquests (13th century)
25,000,000 - Manchu conquest of Ming China (1616–1662)
20,000,000–70,000,000 - World War I (1914–1918) note that the larger number includes Spanish flu deaths
20,000,000 - Taiping Rebellion (China, 1851–1864)
20,000,000 - Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
10,000,000 - Warring States Era (China, 475 BC–221 BC)
7,000,000 - 20,000,000 Conquests of Timur the Lame (1360-1405)
5,000,000–9,000,000 - Russian Civil War and Foreign Intervention (1917–1921)
5,000,000 - Conquests of Menelik II of Ethiopia (1882- 1898)
3,800,000 - 5,400,000 - Second Congo War (1998–2007)
3,500,000–6,000,000 - Napoleonic Wars (1804–1815)
3,000,000–11,500,000 - Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)
3,000,000–7,000,000 - Yellow Turban Rebellion (China, 184–205)
2,500,000–3,500,000 - Korean War (1950–1953)
2,300,000–3,800,000 - Vietnam War (entire war 1945–1975)

300,000–1,300,000 - First Indochina War (1945–1954)
100,000–300,000 - Vietnamese Civil War (1954–1960)
1,750,000–2,100,000 - American phase (1960–1973)
170,000 - Final phase (1973–1975)
175,000–1,150,000 - Secret War (1962–1975)

2,000,000–4,000,000 - French Wars of Religion (1562–1598)
2,000,000 – Shaka’s conquests (1816-1828)
2,000,000 - Mahmud of Ghazni's invasions of India (1000-1027)
300,000–3,000,000 - Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
1,500,000–2,000,000 - Afghan Civil War (1979-)

1,000,000–1,500,000 Soviet intervention (1979–1989)

1,300,000–6,100,000 - Chinese Civil War (1928–1949) note that this figure excludes World War II casualties

300,000–3,100,000 before 1937
1,000,000–3,000,000 after World War II

1,000,000–2,000,000 - Mexican Revolution (1910–1920)
1,000,000 - Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988)
1,000,000 - Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)
1,000,000 - Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005)
1,000,000 - Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970)
618,000 - 970,000 - American Civil War (including 350,000 from disease) (1861–1865)
900,000–1,000,000 - Mozambique Civil War (1976–1993)
868,000 - 1,400,000- Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
800,000 - 1,000,000 - Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994)
800,000 - Congo Civil War (1991–1997)
600,000 to 1,300,000 - First Jewish-Roman War
580,000 - Bar Kokhba’s revolt (132–135CE)
570,000 - Eritrean War of Independence (1961-1991)
550,000 - Somali Civil War (1988- )
500,000 - 1,000,000 - Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
500,000 - Angolan Civil War (1975–2002)
500,000 - Ugandan Civil War (1979–1986)
400,000–1,000,000 - War of the Triple Alliance in Paraguay (1864–1870)
400,000 - War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
371,000 - Continuation War (1941-1944)
350,000 - Great Northern War (1700-1721)
315,000 - 735,000 - Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1651) English campaign ~40,000, Scottish 73,000, Irish 200,000-620,000
300,000 - Russian-Circassian War (1763-1864)
300,000 - First Burundi Civil War (1972)
300,000 - Darfur conflict (2003-)
270,000–300,000 - Crimean War (1854–1856)
255,000-1,120,000 - Philippine-American War (1898-1913)
230,000–1,400,000 - Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)
220,000 - Liberian Civil War (1989 - )
217,000 - 1,124,303 - War on Terror (9/11/2001-Present)
200,000 - 1,000,000 - Albigensian Crusade (1208-1259)
200,000–800,000 - Warlord era in China (1917–1928)
200,000 - Second Punic War (BC218-BC204)
200,000 - Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2000)
200,000 - Algerian Civil War (1991- )
200,000 - Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996)
190,000 - Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
180,000 - 300,000 - La Violencia (1948-1958)
170,000 - Greek War of Independence (1821-1829)
150,000 - Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
150,000 - North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970)
150,000 - Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)
148,000-1,000,000 - Winter War (1939)
125,000 - Eritrean-Ethiopian War (1998–2000)
120,000 - 384,000 Great Turkish War (1683-1699)
120,000 - Bosnian War (1992–1995)
120,000 - Third Servile War (BC73-BC71)
117,000 - 500,000 - Revolt in the Vendée (1793-1796)
101,000 - 115,000 - Arab-Israeli conflict (1929- )
100,500 - Chaco War (1932–1935)
100,000 - 1,000,000 - War of the two brothers (1531–1532)
100,000 - 400,000 - Western New Guinea (1984 - )
100,000 - 200,000 - Indonesian invasion of East Timor (1975-1978)
100,000 - Persian Gulf War (1991)
100,000–1,000,000 - Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962)
100,000 - Thousand Days War (1899–1901)
100,000 - Peasants' War (1524-1525)
80,000 - Third Punic War (BC149-BC146)
75,000 - 200,000? - Conquests of Alexander the Great (BC336-BC323)
75,000 - El Salvador Civil War (1980–1992)
75,000 - Second Boer War (1898–1902)
70,000 - Boudica's uprising (AD60-AD61)
69,000 - Internal conflict in Peru (1980- )
60,000 - Sri Lanka/Tamil conflict (1983-)
60,000 - Nicaraguan Rebellion (1972-91)
55,000 - War of the Pacific (1879-1885)
50,000 - 200,000 - First Chechen War (1994–1996)
50,000 - 100,000 - Tajikistan Civil War (1992–1997)
50,000 - Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
45,000 - Greek Civil War (1945-1949)
41,00–100,000 - Kashmiri insurgency (1989- )
36,000 - Finnish Civil War (1918)
35,000 - 40,000 - War of the Pacific (1879–1884)
35,000 - 45,000 - Siege of Malta (1565)
30,000 - Turkey/PKK conflict (1984- )
30,000 - Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
25,000 - Second Chechen War (1999 - present)
23,384 - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (December 1971)
23,000 - Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988-1994)
20,000 - 49,600 U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan (2001–2002)
15,000–20,000 - Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995)
11,053 - Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
10,000 - Amadu's Jihad (1810-1818)
7,264–10,000 - Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (August-September 1965)
7,000–24,000 - American War of 1812 (1812-1815)
7,000 - Kosovo War (1996–1999) (disputed)
5,000 - Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974)
4,588 - Sino-Indian War (1962)
4,000 - Waziristan War (2004-2006)
4,000 - Irish Civil War (1922-23)
3,000 - Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire (2002-2007)
2,899 - New Zealand Land Wars (1845-1872)
2,604–7,000 - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (October 1947-December 1948)
2,000 - Football War (1969)
2,000 - Irish War of Independence (1919-21)
1,975–4,500+ - violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (2000 -)
1,547–2,173+ - 2006 Lebanon War
1,724 - War of Lapland (1945)
1,500 - Romanian Revolution (December 1989)
1,000 - Zapatista uprising in Chiapas (1994)
907 - Falklands War (1982)

I think now is a good time for everyone to say

another day in paradise

2008-12-11T00:52:00.000-08:00

"One of the nicest lyrics in a song. I just feel like sharing :)"

She calls out to the man on the street
"Sir can you help me?"
It's cold and I've no where to sleep,
is there somewhere you can tell me?

He walks on, doesn't look back
He pretends he can't hear her
He starts to whistle as he crosses the street
Seems embarrassed to be there

Oh, think twice, 'cause it's just another day for you
and me in paradise
Oh, think twice, 'cause it's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise

She calls out to the man on the street
He can see she's been crying
She's got blisters on the soles of her feet
She can't walk but she's trying

Oh, think twice, 'cause it's just another day for
and me in paradise
Oh, think twice, 'cause It's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise

Oh lord, is there nothing more anybody can do
Oh lord, there must be something you can say

Oh, think twice, 'cause it's just another day for
and me in paradise
Oh, think twice, 'cause It's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise

You can tell from the lines on her face
You can see that she's been there
Probably been moved on from every place
'Cause she didn't fit in there

Oh, think twice, 'cause it's just another day for
and me in paradise
Oh, think twice, 'cause It's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise

Just think about it

It's just another day for you and me in Paradise
It's just another day for you and me in Paradise
It's just another day for you and me in Paradise

2008-12-09T19:09:00.000-08:00

Our feelings is what makes us human.

Kekuatan setiap manusia berbeza. Bayangkan jika semua orang serupa. BOSANNYE!!!

hehe. betul tak? kalau semua orang lalui benda yang sama, keluarga sama, perangai sama, masalah sama.

So u see, God make us different from each other. Some of us may look the same, like twins. But we're still different in many ways. Our differences is what differs us from the rest. Its what defines u. So now, i understand why i have to go through everything that i did. If i have everything the way i wanted, i wont feel thankful when happy things came along. If i didnt go through the problems that i face, i probably wont be as strong as I am now.

Now i've learn that everything takes time. Everything matters twice as much as they do before. My family, my life, my loved one, i want to cherish them now. And most importantly, loving myself. Accepting all that I am, and all that i have been. We're not perfect. I may not be able to change the world. But the first step starts now. I want to change myself. Towards the better person that i can be.

"Doing what i can, one step at a time."

Is it hard to love?

2008-12-09T07:02:00.000-08:00

We will never know how it feels like to be in someone else's shoes. What they go though. Their laughter, their cries, their worries. We may listen or read their writing, but still, u can never truly understand them.

Everyone is unique. We love different things, we hate different things, we think differently. everything about us is different. But that's what makes us who we are.

Humans tend to be judgmental. when we see something that is out of the norm, we are quick to judge. Like when we see someone homeless, most of us will automatically say in our head,
- 'eeee...how long haven't this guy take a shower.'

What's more sad is that most of us will straight away think of the negative stuff. One thing i learn is that everyone is who they are because of a reason. So never judge. Judgment should only be made by God. Our job is to try to understand and help.

" we live today becoz of God's grace. lets make it worth."

My wish

2008-11-05T19:50:00.000-08:00

Everyone keep shouting
Everyone so worked up
Everyone so frustrated
Everyone so sad

The argument never stop
My hands are now shaking
Shaking with fear
And shaking with frustration

As each words we said
Things got worse
She was dressed to get out
She wanted to pack her things

And there i was
Still watching
Nothing was in my control
I can stand to look anymore
I wanted to blast the volume on the tv
But i cant
I cant even move
It seems like a dream

Never did i think it'll come to this
And when i had enough
All i can do is cry my heart out
That's all i did before
And probably
That's what i'll do more

I wish i have the courage
I wish i have control over things
I wish i can make it stop
I wish i can make it better
I wish i can help

I wish
There was something i can do....

I wish it'll never happen again

Berkongsi itu lebih baik

2008-08-20T07:02:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum

Marilah sama-sama kita bangun dari mimpi indah kita. Dalam dunia kita yang serba mudah, tak ramai yang peka tentang keperitan hidup orang-orang yang kurang berkemampuan.

Memang betul, usaha boleh mengeluarkan hidup kita dari kedaifan dan kesusahan. Namun kadang-kala ada insan yang berusaha gigih, namun mereka masih kais pagi makan pagi, kais petang makan petang. Pekerjaan yang dilakukan ditambah dengan hasil tanaman yang mereka usahakan tidak mampu untuk menampung kehidupan mereka seharian. Apatah lagi ditengah-tengah kancah politik negara yang tidak stabil. Sesetengah pemimpin lupa akan tanggungjawab mereka yang sepatutnya membela dan membantu nasib rakyat. Dikala YB dan Dato' boleh hidup senang di rumah bak mahligai, orang-orang kampung mereka tidak tentu semuanya telah keluar dari kancah kemiskinan. Bukan semua pemimpin kita sebegitu, namun tidak dinafikan bahawa masih ramai yang kurang peka walaupun itu adalah kawasan pimpinan mereka.

Bersyukurlah kita jika kita masih mampu untuk menyara kehidupan kita dan keluarga. Kerana sesungguhnya itu adalah anugerah dari Allah dan anugerah itu sepatutnya untuk kita kongsi bersama. Kepada golongan yang masih struggling untuk menyara kehidupan, teruskan usaha dan tambahkan amalan. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak menurunkan ujian kepada hamba-hambanya jika mereka tidak mampu menanggung ujian itu.

Jom kita sama-sama berkongsi nikmat yang Allah berikan. Besar jasa seseorang yang membantu jiran tetangganya.

Salam perjuangan.

Dear baby turtle.

2008-07-29T20:24:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum

Ever seen baby turtles that has just hatched. I was lucky to see it once about a year and a half ago.

It walked slowly reaching its destination along with all its brothers and sisters. Each find its own path to walk to and never worrying if they stumble or knock into each other. Whenever they stumble, they got up again and keep walking without hesitation.
They were so small and vulnerable.
Yet they are determined.

As they reach the shore, the water pushed it further away but it kept getting up and walk towards the water. Some was brought back to the sand as another wave comes.

Even when it is already inside the water, more danger will come. Not all will survive. But some will come back to the same beach to continue the cycle.

Its true that it is their nature to do all of that. They don't have brains. So they won't be able to make the choice.

Sometimes I think that I have less spirit to move on than those baby turtles. Even though I have brains and can make the choices I want, I'm scared of what may come ahead.

I hope that one day I'll be able to face the future with more willpower and strength. Besides, life is unpredictable. We can only work hard, pray and hope for the best. And hopefully I'll make more friends along the way to keep me motivated. That's what friends are for. We work together to achieve the goals and mission that we have.

Bila blur...

2008-07-28T08:22:00.000-07:00

Lets move forward

2008-07-27T07:23:00.001-07:00

Assalamua'laikum n hello dear friends.

We are all hoping for the best.
We all have hopes and dreams.

When things fail to go our way, we search for various reasons and way to make it right again.
Sometimes we do stupid things to pretend we're not mad or sad.
And sometimes, we do horrible things to run away from it all.

I read the news about the man who killed himself and 2 of his children because he is so disappointed that their marriage is breaking down. It is sad that he decided to take his children's life along with him.

What's on his mind when he decided to die. No one will know. And maybe no one could rationalize his actions.

We face with various situations all our lives.
We laugh or we cry at some point. I'm thankful for being a Muslim as it is a sin to commit suicide.
It gives me some kind of law to always continue living. Face everything with courage and a sound mind.

We can never predict the things that will happen but we can always strive and hope for a good result based on our action.

I believe that everything happen for a reason. It will either make us, or break us. It depends on us what we decide and choose as the best thing for us and people around us.

Lets live another day.

Lets cry
And stand up again

Lets laugh
And cherish the moment

Lets get angry
And rationalize our actions

Lets get excited
And explore new things

Lets love each other
And may our love mend others hearts

Lets move forward
And never look back.

Imbasan kenangan lama

2008-07-24T04:28:00.000-07:00

Kenangan lama yang indah.

5 thn - tadika dawning.
Nie tadika cina. sbb tu tade nampak melayu dalam gambar nie. ade la tapi dalam 4 org je kot. Gambar nie waktu hari last ana kat sana. ade mcm persembahan n bg hadiah la. time ni nyanyi lagu cina. tp tak ingat dah lagu ape. main nyanyi jek. suara sedap ke tak pn dah tak ingat. banyak kenangan kat sana yg best terutamanya hari pertama. . nnti lain kali baru cite panjang.

Waktu 6 tahun masuk Tadika Al- Arqam. Huhuhu. Yang dorg kate ajaran sesat tu. Tp masa ana masuk tu tade hal ape2 timbul lg. Benda yg paling ingat, hari2 gaduh dgn budak lelaki sbb berebut buai. hehe. budak kecik kot.

Nie waktu sekolah rendah. Ana ade kat blakang tu. Kalau nampak la kan. Slalu masa sek rendah ade pertandingan menari2 antara kelas. Gambar ni masa darjah satu. Tak ingat menang num berape. tp time tu ana la paling kecik skali dalam kelas. huhu. rasanye skarg pn sama kot.

Time ni masuk sekolah agama jugak sesi petang. Tp gambar takde la. B4 pegi sekolah agama, duduk kat library dl. Tangkap belalang, main getah kat depan library. Walaupun kelas stat lambat, tp pegi awal sbb mak keje. Jd mak leh antar waktu mak g keje.

Nie gambar waktu darjah 6. ana yg depan skali. paling kiri. huhu. terasa diri sangat kecik. tp yg bestnye bile kecik, kalo amek gambar mesti kene dok depan. hehe. yg paling ana ingat time nie masa join pertandingan chess. Skang ni chess board pn dah tade kat melaka ni sbb tade member nak main sama. Dl jd pengawas tp diri sendirik slalu lambat. Masa dalam kereta tu pk la benda2 nak jdkan alasan. hehe. Kadang2 pakai idea yg mak bg jek. hihi.

Waktu tu suke datang sekolah hari sabtu utk main galah dgn kawan2. Hehe. Dl ana penah sekali wakil rumah sukan masuk lontar peluru. Hahaha. Mcm nak tegelak je. Tp paham-paham je la. Kompem tak menang. Orang tgk pon mcm tak konfiden boleh baling peluru tuh.

Nie waktu form 2 rasanye. ana dok baris num 2. 2 dari kiri. Time nie ana join kumpulan cheerleader utk pasukan hoki sekolah. hehe. klaka klaka. sekolah semua perempuan. Jd mmg selamba jek time tuh. g Johor, Negeri Sembilan. Bila abes game semua sakit tekak. Dalam hati mesti kata, " Tu la. Sape soh jerit sampai tak ingat dunia. Padan muka. " Time form 3 tu accident ngan akak. jd dapat cuti seminggu. hehe. seronok. Mak ana leh lak kate kat kawan die ade 2 kangaroo kat rumah. sbb kaki akak n ana dengkot. Jadi jalan pn telompat-lompat. Kaki bengkak seblah. Huhu. tp takpe. best jek sbb dapat cuti ( Dapat tgk tv puas2).

Kenangan paling seronok. Waktu cuti lepas form 3 tu mak bawak ana skali g Haji. Seronookk. Kalau ada rezeki nnti nak pegi lagi. Gambar ni waktu kat Madinah. Rasa tenang je hati kat sana. Tak pk benda lain. Mcm tak terikat dgn hal2 dunia langsung. Harap2 dapat jd tetamu Allah lg.

Gambar nie waktu KINABEX( Kinabalu Expedition masa awal form 5). Waktu ni ana pegi pn atas ajakan roomate yg ikut skali. Antara pengalaman indah masa kat MRSM. Tp time ni ana blaja yang kadang-kadang kita tak boleh rely pd org lain dan kene percaya pd diri sendiri. Gambar ana tak banyak masa on the way tu sbb ana naik sorang2 starting suku perjalanan b4 sampai Gunting Lagadan. Jd waktu naik tu cuma orang2 tengah turun je jadi teman. Ada sorg akak tu siap bg gula2 lagie. hihi. walaupun tak kenal akak tu siape, tp terima kasih. Kurang sikit rasa penat n takut. :)

Bergambar dgn roomate waktu b4 majlis graduasi. (Wani, Diyana n Intan) Walaupun masa ni pointer tak berapa baik (jd dok blakang sikit la). Masa form 5 seronok sbb banyak benda jadi. Ana join brass band, amek paper seni waktu SPM, waktu SEM Type 3 dan banyak lagi. Masa paling seronok masa sekolah waktu kat MRSM.

Nie waktu hari anugerah. Mak ayah suke betul time tu. Rasa mcm dapat tebus kekesalan waktu graduasi. :) Hadiahnye ana bg kat family sorg satu.

Oke lar. Rasanye tu je kot setakat nie. Gambar2 masa mula2 masuk MMU ana postkan next time.

A moment for thoughts.

2008-07-20T03:58:00.001-07:00

“People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
… Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
… Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
… Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
… Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
… Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
… Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
… Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
… Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.”
Mother Theresa.

Above are the words from Mother Theresa, a known humanitarian. It shows that everything in life has a good side to it even though your surrounding is filled with negativity.

I also insert another quote by The Prophet Muhammad below.

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: “Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished.“
Imam Bukhari’s Book of Muslim Manners.

Why is it so important to be kind and do good?
" I'll do good when I'm older. "
- Will you live that long? And don't you expect the young one's to do good to you?

" Why do good when people always treat you bad? "
- How long will you live in hatred? Isn't it so tiring?

"If I do good, people will step on me instead. "
- If you're on the right side, why should you be worried about them when God is with you.

The societies are crumbling and people don't even care about others. Snatched thieves, murders, burglary, pedophiles. I think you can name more that what I just say. I believe that bad people have a sound mind and a heart. So here's a question for you. If your family or dear one's were hurt by other people's bad intention, won't you be mad and hope it never happen. So how could you do that to others?

Think about the hearts that you torn apart. The life of a parent or sons and daughters that you took from their family. Life is never easy. But it is not a permit to take others for granted. Inside, we are all humans. And we all hope for is for people to care about us as much as they care about themselves.

Touch people hearts. Who knows. Your good example will lead others towards the way that God leads us.

Wassalam.

Things we can count on even when things go bad

2008-06-22T04:16:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum my dear.

Its already sunday. But today is kinda fun. Chat with a few friends. Work for the program together. We talk mostly about the cost of living which is getting higher and higher as time passes. Seems only yesterday that I have RM10 and I could buy all the things I wanted. But now, the value seems so small and everyone's striving to balance the little money that they have.

I guess everyone is so worried about money. Since we have always live a better life before, no worries about whether I have enough money for the day or not.

A simple life is the best.
You could have plenty of land to grow crops yourself. You could ride your bicycle or walk to the shop nearby without worrying about 'peragut beg' or being knock down by an oncoming vehicle. You can even have plenty of time with your family and live your fullest with the things that you have.

The more we have, the more we want.
If we obtain something, its always better to have more. We always compare ourselves with people who could live n luxury. But we seldom compare with those who live in poverty and still survive. People strive to have the highest salary possible. Parents work day and night to make sure that they have enough money for their family. Before, we say that money can't buy everything. But now, people say everything cost them money. And it is true most of the the time. So, its kinda weak to condemn this people who work so hard to get money.

The richer are getting richer, and the poorer are more poor. Even those in the middle class are finding it hard to go through each day without worries.

We see the bad side of the situation clearly, but maybe its time to think deeper.

1) Pray to god for help and guidance.
People nowadays are so far away from God. They neglect their prayers, they steal, they abandon their children, they break their parents heart, they go for the easy way to get money. And I know you can think of the other things besides the one that I mention. The reason our heart is always rumbling and worrying is partly because of our relationship with God has weaken. Never underestimate God, as He is the most clear about all of us. So, strengthen our relationship with God first, and everything insyaAllah will be easier for us to digest, even in hard times.

2) Try to be better towards others and to ourselves.
Be a better person. Be better as a preacher, worker, student, daughter or son, friend. We want everything about us to be perfect. But remember, therBe are others who also wants their life to be perfect. With no give and take, or help from each other, it is like pulling a rope from one end where the other party pull it as hard as we do on the other hand. No one wins, and everyone is left tiring themselves out.

3) Be thankful and share our happiness with others.
If you are a mugger, every single minute you will be hoping that a person walking past will toss a coin to you. If you are a leader, you will want your subordinates to follow you and support all your decisions. If you are a worker, you hope that your employer will respect your rights and have compassion in tough times. We all want to be appreciated no matter who we are. We all want people to understand us. But usually, we fail to be compassionate towards others. We fail to bring happiness for others when we are able. So be loving. InsyaAllah, the love we give, we will receive it in a different way but in a more meaningful manner.

i think thats too long already. I'll add up the list on the next post.

take care. :P.

Towards being a better human.

complaint?

2008-05-19T01:54:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum brothers and sisters

I've just watched a nice video in youtube. and I realized, this is actually whats happening in most of the programs that I've joined so far. The saddest thing is when the program that I joined that brings Allah, i saw a lot of this happening.

Okay, so its about complaining. Ever seen someone who keeps finding faults in other people's effort and work while they themselves rest on their nice comfy chairs?

Then, I joined another program. This time, it was a family day. And I wasn't the committee but I came just to help out wherever I could. When I come to the place where they were supposed to do like an entrance for a fair, no one was doing anything. And no one was giving the order or direction. Everyone just sat there chatting. I don't blame them, as they don't know what to do and they have been waiting there for quite some time. So i asked. What was the idea that they want to do. They say they donno. Even the person in charge donno how to do it and they were waiting for some ideas from someone else. So a friend of mine came up and gave her idea. Since no one else have a better idea, and we have the things needed, and it was getting late, we go with the idea given. They help out and we finished it. I thought everything was okay until my friend giving the idea come with a sad face. She said, why don't we stop doing it and take it down. I was quite shocked. I mean, we did it almost like an hour and she wants us to stop and take it down. Its ridiculous. Then I asked and she said that her friend has been complaining about it. I search for the person and I can see the person with some more people there siting nicely. You know, chatting. And I was shocked as she didn't mentioned anything to us. An now she's complaining bout it behind our back. And she doesn't even say anything when we were asking her for suggestion before w e start making it.God, I was mad at that time.

There's been a lot of other occurrences like this.

Too many people complaining. You did it badly. You didn't manage you event properly. Everything is messed up. Its not organized.

HELLO!!!
I'm working alone here. Can't you see. I sleep late doing things that were supposed to be done earlier by someone else and there you are, COMPLAINING 24/7.

Here's a suggestion, Instead of complaining about other people's work, why don't you help out. Organizing program is not a one man show. Even if you are not a committee, if you see something and you think that you can make it better, help out. It doesn't hurt to lend a hand or give out ideas. The muslim committee is supposed to be the best. They are supposed to be an example for others. The success of an event is portrays how good we work together. Not how many people complaining.

So please my brothers and sisters. If you care and you know your responsibility as a muslim, do it the best you can. Put your best effort and stop complaining please. Please don't talk bad about your friends effort if you didn't help out in the beginning. It will only hurt their feelings and nothing good will come out of it. You will only make them mad, or make them feel worthless or even make them give up.

Think of it like this, you have this beautiful tree that you love and you trim yourselves. You water it, you put all your effort in it, then someone came to your house, and said that the tree is the ugliest thing they have ever seen. Its has not been trimmed symmetrically, its too short or its too tall. The leaves are dry as if no one had water them for weeks while in fact you have just water them that morning.

Think about it. TOGETHER we are strong. And the Muslims are supposed to be the strongest ummah ever if we follow the teaching of our religion.

wassalam

wind of change

2008-05-02T19:32:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum.

We will not understand the feeling of being sick when we're healthy.
We will not understand the feeling of being scared for our lives when we're not facing it ourselves.
It is even hard to understand ourselves sometimes.

We sure are lucky people.
I think I am now.
Although my family may not be the perfect picture.
Although my life may be crumbling to pieces and thing don't go my way.
I am still lucky.

It is calm and peaceful around me.
I can go eat even when I don't have enough money sometimes.
I have the luxury of having a home.
I have the opportunity to further my studies.

And all this while, I my life has been easygoing.

When I think about my brothers and sisters who are still struggling to live on, I feel ashamed.
I didn't thank god everyday for the air I breath.
I didn't thank god everyday for the food I eat.
I didn't that god for the understanding parents that I have.

Now, i really wanted to change and contribute.

I once read, someone said, he tried to change the world, but failed. Tried to change his country, but failed. Then tried to change his community, but failed, Tried to change his family, and failed again. then on his deathbed, he realized, by changing himself first, he may change his family, then maybe his community, and his country, and maybe even the world. He can change all of it through good example.

Doing something small one by one may not be much to some people. But i really think that it is enough. Even in Islam , we have to ensure that today is always going to be better than yesterday. and tomorrow will be better than today.

Even if its not possible, we can always try.

the value of you to your parents

2008-04-09T07:58:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum.

People say that we will only understand what mothers feel until you become one.
Maybe we should reflect what we've been doing for all the years we are born in this world.

Lets try to imagine ourselves in their shoes.
Just imagine having a son or daughter.
How do you want them to be.
Surely we you want them to be the best person alive.

Dear daughters and sons
Remember the time when you're so small
when your feet are so small.
when you are so vulnerable
who feeds you?
who washes you clean?
who was there when you're sick

they love you more than they love themselves
but we seldom remember
we seldom say thank you mom and dad
take care mom and dad
i love you mom and dad

but remember
action speaks much louder than words
how you act?
how do you bring you family name around

just remember my dear brothers and sisters.
you family are like diamond compared to gold.
But nowadays, usually people care more about their friends than their parents.

whenever their friends are in need, they will always offer help. but when it come to their family, its already a different case.

and i still haven't found the solution to resolve this. it happens in my own family but i hope that I can do more to help out...

Apabila agama kita difitnah, adakah kita benar-faham pada ajarannya?

2008-04-03T00:09:00.000-07:00

Assalamua'laikum.

Saya disini sekadar ingin berkongsi maklumat dan berharap pandangan ini dapat membantu semua dalam memahami Islam.

Al-Quran.
Kini heboh dengan penerbitan sebuah filem terbitan Belanda. Isi kandungannya menimbulkan kemarahan seganap umat Islam.

Sebagai umat Islam, kita perlulah mengkaji punca dan kesan-kesan berlakunya senario pada hari ini. Segala yang berlaku ada hikmah yang tersirat disebaliknya. Hanya kita sebagai hamba Allah yang lemah saja sukar untuk memahami.

Persoalan yang paling penting, adakah kita sendiri sebagai umat Islam memahami al-Quran sepenuhnya?

if we as the preacher fail to understand al-Quran itself and understand the situation, i believe there is not much that we can do to help our faith stand in its peak once again.

what does your life means

2008-03-25T03:33:00.000-07:00

What does your life means?

This question have been on my mind for a long time. But I don't put much attention to it.
What really does your life means.
I'm not asking bout the definition of life or something like that.
I'm saying about why do we exist. Why are we the one living still living while hundreds others may be dying or taking their last breath.
Are you special or are you more worthy than others to gain another day on earth.

People don't really put much thought into this matter.
As a muslim, all humans are created to be khalifah or leader.
We must not only be a leader to others, but most importantly, we have to be the greatest leader to ourself.
We preach and pray our religion day and night hoping to find the peace, love, tranquility, or even hoping to be succesful in what we do.
But is that all?

The one thing that people usually forget is that we live not only for ourself, but also for others.
We have the responsibility for all our brothers and sister.
It is never too late to lend a helping hand or to meet new people.
The more we reach to others, insyaAllah, Allah will always be there for us in thick and thin.

What i see from my past experience, never expect others do the things that we hope they do for us.
If you keep having high hopes for that, we will only be dissapointed.
Instead, it is more worthy to help others without hoping for them to do the same.
Because when you do that, Allah will always give help in ways that we never imagine.
Just have faith, and you're usually never be dissapointed.

What we must do now, is stay together.
Build the greatest ukhwah.
As Islam is not only for one person.
But actually, its for every single person that ever walk on earth.

Love goes a long way when you're really sincere in it.

what can I do for others?

2008-03-14T07:54:00.000-07:00

We walk our own paths
But it will all lead to one destination.
We seldom appreciate things when they're there.
And we can never understand how others are in pain for not having what we now have.

Allah,
food,
shelter,
family,
peace,
tranquility,
love,
friends
and the list goes on and on...

We read in the papers
we heard in the songs
we see all the pictures
we know what happen there
but still
most of us can do nothings to help
we can't do anything to ease their pain
we can't react to their cry for help
why is it that we cant
why is it that we are so weak.

and although i think about this constantly
i still couldn't do much
i still could find the answer
all i can do
is pray to Allah
for those oppressed
May Allah bring peace to this world.

Trying hard for something

2007-10-30T20:28:00.000-07:00

"amazed by the courage of other humans"

Our society has long be stereotyping obese people. They will be looked in a different way than any other people.

I've just watch a story about people who are super obese. They goes to a medical institute to get a better life. Some of them can't even walk. Some haven't get out of bed for 2 years. They have high risk to get heart disease, and other major sickness which may shorten the length of their life.

I've never really thought that one could get over 600 pounds. But when I see them, they really are great humans who trying to get better. They are willing to take the effort to do the simplest things to us such as walking, getting into their vehicles independently, going to supermarket to shop and so on.

They learn how to eat better, and exercise more. That really is a lot, unlike me. I've never really thought of the things that I eat. I don't have to stop myself from taking any type of food and shove it down my throat. I don't really exercise that much. and still I'm underweight. Going to the mall or somewhere else is not hard to do. But for these super obese people, all these things are a great deal in their life.

They take the effort to get up, walk a few steps. Day by day, the effort really give them results. They've lost weight, have a better health than before, and they could start going on their daily lives better as other people can. They even get new friends who understands best what they are going through.

" Dan janganlah kamu berasa lemah (dalam perjuangan mempertahankan dan menegakkan Islam), dan janganlah kamu berdukacita (terhadap apa yang akan menimpa kamu)."

(Al-Imran : 139)

"Mudah-mudahan Allah akan mengadakan perasaan kasih sayang antara kamu dengan orang-orang yang kamu musuhi dari kerabat kamu itu (dengan jalan menjadikan mereka insaf dan memeluk Islam). Dan (ingatlah), Allah Maha Kuasa (atas tiap-tiap sesuatu), dan Allah Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani."

(Al-Mumtahanah : 7)

"Kemudian setelah selesai sembahyang maka bertebaranlah kamu di muka bumi (untuk melaksanakan urusan masing-masing), dan carilah apa yang kamu hajati dari limpah kurnia Allah, serta ingatlah akan Allah banyak-banyak (dalam segala keadaan), supaya kamu berjaya (di dunia dan di akhirat)."

(Al-Jumu'ah : 10)

Its been so long since I tried hard for something. Its hard to put it all on the table and not think about failing without even trying. So, I wanted to have a big heart like these super obese people. Its easier to go on with my days as I did any other day. But we will discover something more interesting and we will gain the joy as the days passes.

-Lets ask ourselves, when is the last time we really tried hard and continuously for something in our life?-

Wassalam.

orientation 07/08 in memoir

2007-06-17T03:56:00.000-07:00

Wassalam to all.. those who read my blog.. ty for your time!.. :P

orientation starts off as usual with orientation camp.
3 days in a row.
It was quite the same as last year.
I got in the group with three of my last year's group.
that's a shocker.
martin n janet.
n of course.
There's still the biscuit factory. U know how it works?
basicly, make 2 long lines. The person facing each other will hold cross arms. and a person (smallest and lightes) will be tossed from one end to the other.
Last year i was tossed. and again.. i was tossed this year. But, this year, they do me a "huge favour" and make the line really long. huhu..
I end up with a stomach pain n dizziness. which i expected after last year experience.

then the camp end.
I got to work off campus and be a mobile again. last year i was in Blue 1. This year it was Red 10.
Guess i can't run from the number 1.
anyway.
the orientation was great. except for the briefings that is.
Heard the same thing 3 times. so i ecpected it to be boringgg... hehe..
it was important for the freshies though. So i just sat at the back and find a spot to sleep.

On the third day. it was midnight. I just came back from the muslims session that night and one of my freshies called. he said his friend has a bleeding on his head. Thank god i called one of the head mobile and he called ert (emercency response team) and everything was ok. i didn't sleep early that night or he won't be able to reach me.

The cheer was great though. loads of games we played. about 25 + came at the last day. Which was quite good considering only abot 20 came for other group.

Then the last day, the one hour group activity was cancelled. no goodbye's. But i called all of them up before lunch to give out the tickets. Suddenly a mobile oc came.
and to my suprise. I should have ask her to leave earlier.
She said " I will not turn up at the orientation night as i wasn't 'red hot enough'.... then she laugh and went away..
It was kinda insulting since she said it out loud in front of my freshies.
I just shut up and said goodbye to all.
kinda thinking though... what does hot means to her? showing off my body. being all loud when it is not necessary?
Either way. a few tears shed.. and I was good to go. I can't cry in fronf of all the freshies right?
It takes a lot of streghth to smile again after that. But I make it through.

but it was still a great experience. I learn a lot.
i also get some pleasant sms from my freshies saying that they enjoyed the whole week.

Thanks guys for your cooperation and participation during the whole week.
by the way. all the oc's was spectacular. I'm gonna miss working with you guys.

Do we care to share?

2007-05-06T12:13:00.001-07:00

Night is so clear..
Its so cooling..
Its so dark..
But..
look up..
and you'll see the moon..
You'll see the stars..

But..sometimes its seems to be gone..
Though, its just that we can't see it..

Just because we don't see it,
its always there.
It always shed its light on us..
It always show the path for us to walk..
It never fret..
It never complains..
It never stop to help us..
It never stop to shine..
Although the light is not the moon's..
But still..
When it got its light from the sun..
It shares with us humans..
It shares with everyone on this earth..
Can we humans do that?.
Do we care about others until we are willing to share one of our precious things that we get..

Simple things in life

2007-02-24T06:40:00.000-08:00

It's funny how we look at everything. We always have thoughts about everything that wee see, hear, or do. We see the sky above us. It's so amazing how the clouds move about. Even the rain can amaze anyone who knows how it is formed. These are some of the things that we see everyday. But its funny, sometimes we sigh at the sight of the black rainy clouds. But sometimes, we wished that the rain will just fall on our command.

We always hear the saying " you don't miss something until its gone". But we're only humans. We always forget the simple things in life that makes it so wonderful. We seldom cherish God, our family, our friends, our siblings... What will happen if one are gone... Where will we turn to when we need their help?

We are actors in a big stage directed by God. We have to accept that. All we can do is make every single word, thought, and actions count. Life is short. We might be healthy today. Being able to run or walking may be easy today. But can we be sure that tomorrow will be the same? We may be breathing air today, but what will happen if god suddenly stop our heart from beating? Who are we to go against God will.

Life may be easy for some. Big cars, big houses, lots and lots of money to spend. There's actually more to life than all that. We search for peace, love, companionship. Those things don't come easy if u asked me. I've lost some friends along my life. Some very good friends. But things don't go well in the middle...And it seems like everything stops there. So who says its easy to get a friend who can be there through thick and thin..

Although it has been hard to keep up with whats going on in life, I still believe. There's always a reason for everything that happen. Nothing occur accidentally. There's always something good that will follow. So don't stand back. Never stop living. And most importantly... Cherish what you have now... Live your life the best you can. And remember, no matter how bad or how low you fall, it will never be too late to stand up for yourself again. There's always hope if you search hard enough for it. Even if you lost everything, just remember that God is always with you.. And never give up on God...

Have hope...