Jurujual di kedai kata aku kelihatan berumur 17 thn [smile].
Bad news:
Set sudu, garfu, pisau yg tengah diskaun tu tak boleh dibeli sebab aku xde ID mengesahkan aku lebih 21 thn. Dan diorg xleh jual pisau pada budak bawah umur [aku le tuh]
Aaah... xpe.. yg penting ada org puji aku nampak muda
Musim sejuk dtg lagi! Mula dari Oktober yg lepas, salji mula turun sedikit2 di beberapa tempat di UK. Di Cardiff masih belum lagi. Hanya frost di pagi hari, sleet, hujan batu, kabus dan hujan. Tapi masih sejuk. Dan kebelakangan ni dah mula turun hingga bawah 5 darjah Celcius. Sama seperti suhu dalam peti sejuk utk simpan sayur2, buah dan susu.
Makanan yg dah masak tak perlu simpan dalam peti ais sgt.. Kat luar pun dah cukup. Boleh tahan 2 atau 3 hari.
Tapi, waktu2 macam ni la kaki dan tangan sentiasa sejuk. Grr!! Tak tahan sungguh! So, bebaru ni beli boots yang boleh panaskan kat microwave. Alhamdulillah.. Lega rasanya. Pagi2 pun dah kurang bersin sebab sejuk. Heater elektrik pun boleh jimat sikit. Kalau tak, boleh melonjak bil letrik.
1) Apabila mendengar azan, segerakanlah solat walau bagaimana keadaan sekalipun
2) Bacalah Al-Quran; tatapilah buku2; pergilah mendengar perkara2 baik; amalkan zikrullah; dan jangan sesekali membuang masa dalam perkara yang tidak berfaedah.
3) Berusahalah sedaya upaya utk bertutur dlm bahasa arab kerana ia syiar islam
4) Jangan banyak bertengkar dalam apa2 perkara sekalipun kerana pertengkaran kosong itu tidak memberi apa2 kebaikan.
5) Jangan banyak ketawa - hati yg sentiasa berhubung dgn Allah itu sentiasa tenang dan tenteram
6) Jangan bergurau kerana umat yg sedang berjuang itu tidak mengerti melainkan bersungguh2 dalam sesuatu perkara
7) Jangan bercakap dengan lebih nyaring dari kadar yg diperlukan kerana ia perbuatan yg sia2 dan akan menyakiti hati org
8) Jauhi dari mengumpat peribadi org, mengecam pertubuhan2, dan jangan bercakap melainkan apa yg boleh memberi kebajikan.
9) Berkenalanlah dengan saudara muslim yg ditemui meskipun mereka tidak meminta utk berkenalan; kerana asas gerakan dakwah itu adalah berkasih sayang dan kenal-mengenal.
10) Kewajipan kita lebih banyak dari masa yg kita ada. Oleh itu, tolonglah saudaramu sendiri tentang cara menggunakan masa dgn berfaedah, dan jika mempunyai tugas sendiri, maka ringkaskanlah perlaksanaannya.
Dipetik dari buku Usrah dan Dakwah tulisan Imam Hasan al-Banna
Janganlah engkau berputus asa, kerana berputus asa itu bukanlah akhlak seorang muslim. Ketahuilah bahawa kenyataan hari ini adalah mimpi hari kelmarin dan impian hari ini adalah kenyataan hari esok. Yang lemah tidak akan lemah sepanjang hidupnya dan yang kuat tidak akan selamnya kuat.
Bersiap dan bertindaklah, jangan menunggu datangnya esok hari, kerana mungkin engkau tidak mampu berbuat apa2 di esok hari.
Kita harus bertindak dan terus melangkah, kerana tiada erti 'berhenti' dalam berjihad.
Dipetik dari buku 'Bagaimana menyentuh hati' oleh Abbas as-Siisi.
Semalam Kak Sawiah call aku. Sembang2. Pastu katanya ada tiket murah balik Mesia. Aku pun, yg memang rancang dan berkira2 nak balik Mesia, terus book. Alhamdulillah... Bulan depan balik kejap. Tengok abah. Baru je borak2 ngan mak pasal nak balik. Allah izin, ada pulak tiket murah. Alhamdulillah sangat2.
Sempena Ramadhan yg mulia ni, saya nak minta maaf kepada semua pembaca blog ni. Kalau ada terasa dan terkecil hati, mohon ampun, ya. Moga kita akan berjumpa sehingga di Ramadhan yang akan datang juga. Ameen.
Nak share ngan korang 4 patah ayat dari Surah Ali-Imran [Ayat 14-17]:
Dijadikan indah pada (pandangan manusia kecintaan kepada apa2 yg diingini, iaitu; wanita2, anak2, harta yg banyak dari jenis emas, perak, kuda pilihan, binatang2 ternak, dan sawah ladang. Itulah kesenangan hidup di dunia; dan disisi Allah lah tempat kembali yg baik (syurga)[14]. Katakanlah: "inginkah aku khabarkan kepadamu apa yg lebih baik dari yg demikian itu?" Untuk org2 yg bertaqwa (kpd Allah), pada sisi Tuhan mereka ada syurga yg mengalir di bawahnya sungai2; mereka kekal di dalamnya. Dan (ada pula) isteri2 yg disucikan serta keredhaan Allah: Dan Allah Maha Melihat akan hamba2Nya [15]. (Iaitu) org2 yg berdoa: "Ya Tuhan kami, sesunggunya kami telah beriman, makan ampunilah segala dosa kami dan peliharalah kami dari seksa neraka [16]," (iaitu) org2 yg sabar, yg benar, yg tetap taat, yg menafkahkan hartanya (di jalan Allah), dan yg memohon ampun di waktu sahur [17].
Sama2 kita banyakkan berdoa di bulan mulia ini. Moga SEGALA ibadah kita akan diterima Allah, insyaAllah.
Baru2 ni aku jumpa Sue. Second time seeing her in UK. Dan kali ni dia dah sarat mengandung, masuk minggu ke -25. Beberapa minggu je lagi nak deliver. Subhanallah!
Had a very great time meeting them. So HAPPY! Umar pun pandai cakap sikit2.
InsyaAllah kalau panjang umur kita bertemu lagi! Ameen.
Alhamdulillah, tanggal 15 Julai yg lepas, beberapa org sahabat saya dah GRADUATE! I was invited to attend it! Felt really touched to be invited by FAIZAH. Thanks, dear!
Hari yg agak cerah dan kekadang suram. Alhamdulillah tak hujan. Biasalah, Cardiff.. Penuh dgn cabaran cuaca yang pelbagai dalam satu hari! Hehe. Semua graduan berpakaian meriah. Baju kurung menambah keayuan. Terasa cam kat mesia pulak!
Nama2 mereka yang bergraduasi. Tahniah!
Penerimaan watikah
Suasana agak meriah. Ada yg bertepuk sorai, meraikan para graduasi. Ada ucapan kata2 motivasi, sedikit nyanyian opera [tak faham pun apa yg dia nyanyi], dan... kemudian kami pun bersurai. Simple je, kan?
Lepas solat Zohor, kami ke khemah di belakang sekolah saya utk makan2 dan majlis penyampaian hadiah kepada pelajar terbaik. Makannya xdela mewah sangat. Hanya jamuan ringan, buat mengisi perut yg lapar selepas hampir 2 jam lebih di dewan graduasi tadi.
Akhir sekali. Saya pamerkan wajah2 girang mereka yg telah graduasi. Moga kejayaan mereka dapat menjadi pemangkin kemajuan rakyat Malaysia dan Islam, amnya. Aku pun rasa tak sabar nak abis PhD!
I just read this article yesterday bout a marriage over the phone.
Yeah! It's that simple. Not only in marriage, even in living your life, travelling, praying, etc.. That's why I'm glad to be a Muslim.
Proud to be a Muslim! [Smile]
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"I do" as Muslim couple marry by telephone
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An Indian Muslim couple exchanged wedding vows by telephone after the groom, who lives abroad, said he did not have money to return home to get married, a cleric said on Friday.
Muslim clerics married Irin Biswas, 18, to Safikul Islam, who is employed as a labour supervisor in Kuwait.
The entire village in Murshidabad, West Bengal, watched as the clerics put a mobile phone on speaker mode, enabling them to hear the wedding vows.
"They said qubul (I do) thrice and the marriage was complete," Maulana Alamgir, a cleric who solemnised the marriage said by telephone. He said modern ceremony was not against Islamic laws.
The bride, in endless interviews to the local media, said she had seen Safikul only once, when he was home for holidays.
"I have never spoken to him but now I speak to him daily," Irin told reporters. Safikul is due to meet his wife for the first time in October this year when he eventually comes home for holidays, family members said.
(Reporting by Sujoy Dhar; Editing by Bappa Majumdar) (For the latest Reuters news on India see: http://in.reuters.com, for blogs see ttp://blogs.reuters.com/in/ )
Alhamdulillah, she went to the same uni as me before. Actually she got three different uni offers. But then she CHOSE the one she is in now. I remember telling her to CHOOSE wisely. Don't choose it because of other people. Choose it because you REALLY want to.
Life in the uni... I can still remember. Its so FREE. No one will tell you what to do anymore. Not like in school years, when you have been arranged time to study, play, eat, and even time to sleep! But now... you are not that lil' girl anymore.
First step is to be responsible of all your act. Yes... You may do right and wrong things.. [that why we are called human!] But, in the end... BE RESPONSIBLE of all your act. Its the first step to build your personality and discover who you are, and what you are capable of.
Choose good friends that can help you, even share your happiness and difficulties. TRUST and BELIVING in each other is a foundation of a great friendship.
GO! Discover everything.. Play Hard, Study Hard - they said... BUT REMEMBER! Pray Hard too! - Remember Allah, surely, He will remember you!
I'm really HAPPY for her. May Allah GUIDE her at all times. Love ya, sis!
After a LONG, HARD day, you just feel to wash it over a couple of songs. Yosh! Ganbatte, ne! Pick up yourself, and its gonna be okay. [smile]
Stand by Rascal Flatts
Niji (Rainbow) by Aqua Timez
It'll be okay, just look up It's okay, do you see the rainbow bridge? We can finally smile beneath the same sky
When we re-tie our shoelaces, the wind pushes us forward Let's continue our dreams beyond the light that spills from the sky My heart beats within my chest, hope and fear pulsate through my veins I wonder if it's really okay, I wonder if I can make it through it all
It'll be okay, just look up It's okay, do you see the rainbow bridge? It's formed in the sky by the tears you shed Hey, I know you can see it in the distance I can see it too, same as you Our two skies now become as one We can finally smile beneath the same sky
We were born with different skies, skies that reflect our memories You have your own story and tears I know nothing about I might have been smiling at the same time you were crying There may be similar kinds of happiness, but I doubt that for sadness
You place a border on the future with 'promises' and adorn it with words I'm sure you wanted a guaranteed tomorrow more than anyone
Like a single season that goes by Let your sad times remain sad Don't rush to turn them into happiness It's okay, I'm here for you It's okay, I'm not going anywhere When it's time to run, I'll still run together with you
"Would that bridge form in a world without tears?" The graffiti scrawled on the wall resembled someone's handwriting You wanted to build a bridge to get away from sadness But now I close my eyes and toss my umbrella away
It's okay
It'll be okay, just look up It's okay, do you see the rainbow bridge? Look up in your sky that has cried all of its tears Hey, I know you can see it shining brightly I can see it too, same as you The rainbow of our bond has formed And now Our two skies will finally, finally become as one And get us to run
There goes the sound of the rain. Falling by my windows sill. Such calming and soothing tone, it is.
Been raining since yesterday, actually.
Really LOVE the rain. Bringing the source of LIFE. It's sounds like; if you listen CAREFULLY, could washed all the sorrows and worries away. Like a Zen.
And in Islamic belief, the raining time is the BEST time to PRAY and gets your prayers to be fulfilled!
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Nak buat semua benda sekali bukan mudah, perlu ketabahan dan keyakinan. Dan yang paling penting sekali... A clear and straight mind.
Hi entri pertama aku tentang 'Things that make your life easy'.
Pertama: Solat tepat pada waktu.
Kita biasa dengar kata2 ni kat ceramah2 agama terutama berkenaan dengan solat dan doa. Aku mula2 dengar benda ni masa kat sekolah agama dulu. Sekolah agama petang. Ustaz ajar tentang hikmah bersolat.
Memang seronok dengar tentang syurga dan neraka, balasan Allah pada org yg tak solat, perbualan malaikat yg hantar amalan solat yg lambat, dan lain2 lagi. Tapi bila dah besar. Sering lupa. Sering terabai. Terasa amalan dunia mendahului amalan akhirat. Kadang2 ingat, kadang2 lupa balik...
Dan bila aku jumpa kawan aku ni. Aku tengok dia satu keluarga sentiasa solat awal waktu. Bila azan je, dah mula amik wuduk untuk solat. Aku tengok byk urusan hidupnya Allah mudahkan. First class student! Dan memang aku nampak la hikmah ni depan mata. Subhanallah..
Alhamdulillah. Woohoo! I'm going wireless today! For the first time, no cable attached. Baru dapat PC card tadi. Lepas ni bolehlah berinternet kat kitchen, ruang tamu, and anywhere WiFi/wireless available. Harap2 boleh juga di university. Hehe... Love it!
From now on, I'll start to write short entries about 'Things that make your life easy'. All these will be just based on my observasions. Taken from my life experience, readings, friends, etc.
"We cannot always get what we love. So we should learn to LOVE what we get!"
Kata2 ni aku dapat dari artikel ust Hasrizal yg terbaru. Walaupun artikel yg ditulisnya takde kena mengena dgn hidup aku, namun kata2 tersebut besar maknanya utk aku.
Ya, betul.
Tak semua yg kita nak kita akan dapat. Dan tak semua yg kita peroleh tu kita akan suka. Tapi, cantiknya dalam hidup seorang muslim ialah kita sentiasa perlu bersyukur apa yg Allah beri pada kita, sama ada kita suka atau tak. Kerana apa yg kita tak suka tu, ada hikmah dan pelajaran yg akan membentuk diri kita, tanpa kita sedari.
Tulis dan faham memang senang. Cuma bila diuji Allah, seringkali kita terus melatah! Menyalahkan itu dan ini. Tanpa berhenti sekejap, dan berfikir sejenak. Merenung kembali... adakah ini ujian atau balasan Allah? Mungkin juga hadiah yg terbaik untuk kita? Dan apa jua yg berlaku atau yg kita terima. Belajarlah mencintainya.
I wish I had a magic carpet, Yes. Indeed, that would be great!
The one can travel fast!
Off the traffic and distance, alast!
To home I'm gone
Meeting my loves ones
Mak, Abah,
Seha, Bangah and Matsah
Huhu..
I missed home!
Dear my loved ones
Wishing you well and happy at all times
Monday, 31 March 2008
This entry should be a few days back.
24 March 2008, Monday
Licot & family selamat sampai ke Cardiff. Alhamdulillah, terima kasih Kak Masni & kawan2 dari CK yg tolong ambil mereka di airport.
26 March 2008, Wed
Bawa Licot gi jenjalan keliling Cardiff. Bukan bandar yg besar sgt. Jadi mudah je. Bawa ke uni dan town. Nasib baik umah aku dekat dgn kedai2 penting dan juga masjid. Jadi mudah nak tunjuk jalan. Jalan kaki je. Boleh juga excersice. Aku pun dah lama tak jalan lama2. Setakat pergi dan balik uni je. InsyaAllah.. xde masalah makanan sgt di Cardiff ni. Semua dekat.
Sambil jalan2, jumpa supervisor Licot. Mereka akan meeting esok.
28-30 March 2008
Weekend yg bosan. Aku demam selesema. Asyik tidur je dan makan ubat. Demam lepas jumpa snow, kot. Hehe...
Apapun, alhamdulillah. Hari ni kembali ke bertenaga! Kembali ke Uni untuk habiskan kerja2 PhD. Juga dalam 3 hari ni ada Conference!
Abah masuk hospital lagi. Pembedahan kali ke-2. Mak sedih sebab xde org kat umah. Aku pun taktau camna nak tenangkan mak. Ya Allah, permudahkan urusan kami sekeluarga. Ameen.
Malam tadi aku pergi program pertama Islamic Awareness Week (IAW) bertajuk The Past Will Come Alive: Muhammad (PBUH). Best sangat. Walaupun mula lambat kerana masalah teknikal, tapi amat interaktif dan menarik sekali!
Subhanallah!
Suka sangat!
Persembahan adalah secara pengembaraan 2 org remaja ni ke zaman rasullullah. Secara sembang2 sambil bercerita tentang sirah nabi. Dari lahir hingga wafatnya Baginda. Diselangselikan dengan clip video utk menggambarkan penceritaan mereka. Selain tu, sebab mereka mengembara ke zaman lampau, maka ada juga interview (secara lakonan) beberapa tokoh dan org Arab tentang akhlak nabi, suasana masa tu, sewaktu pembukaan Mekah, Perang Badar, dll. Dan.. tak kurang diselitkan dengan unsur komedi. Bukan mentertawakan nabi, tapi tentang perangai orang2 Arab. Sebagai menambah keceriaan suasana.
Di akhir, rasa sedikit SAYU, sewaktu mereka menggambarkan kewafatan nabi, dengan wasiat terakhir Baginda. SEDIH. Tak terkata..
Adakah aku mampu menjadi pendokong ummah yg Baginda ucapkan di saat2 akhir baginda? "Ummati.. Ummati..."
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Well.. bila balik ke school, aku nampak poster talk Ian Rankin.
Wah!!! Excited giler!
Bila tengok tarikh...
Monday, 3rd Feb, 6.30pm
Huhu.. terlepas aku. Kenapa tak tahu ni? Patutla masa aku nak keluar ke IAW tadi ramai org beratur utk ke Lecture Hall bawah lab aku. Rupa2nya....
Rasa cam best giler sebab penulis yg terkenal dtg bagi talk. Tapi takleh nak dtg sebab kena book dulu.
Akhirnya abah dah selamat dibedah. Abah kena cancer salur kencing. Dah 2 kali appointment pembedahan batal, sebab hospital batalkan. Akhirnya lepas raya cina yg lepas pihak hospital telefon dan minta untuk abah terus di bedah. Semalaman mak bermalam kat hospital. Aku tak tahu lanjut sangat. Just tahu lepas aku call umah beberapa hari yg lepas.
Baru aku tahu selama ni byk juga gajet ciptaan Israel yg aku guna. Bukan telefon yg dia iklankan ni. Tapi mereka yg pertama cipta USB Flash Drive (Memory stick) dan juga CEO kepada memory stick yang kita guna kamera dan juga telefon bimbit sekarang - SanDisk. Hebat sungguh!
Orang Islam pula bagaimana?
p/s: Bukan membenci, tapi salah satu persaingan sihat. Dan bukan membenci keturunan mereka, tapi membenci tindakan mereka kpd mereka yang tidak bersalah.
Wallahua'lam
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World's smallest, lightest phone?
An Israeli developed modular mobile phone has been introduced today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with manufacturer modu claiming to have the world's smallest and lightest mobile phone, weighing in at a featherweight 1.5 ounces.
modu's unique selling point is that the phone can be upgraded in a modular fashion, with users being able to add on 'jackets' such as a camera, GPS or a larger screen.
Plug in to car stereos and other devices The 2.5G GSM phone can also be plugged into other devices such as Blaupunkt car stereos or Dect internet and home phones.
modu was set up in 2007 by leading technology innovator and entrepreneur Dov Moran, the inventor of the USB Flash Drive.
"It's a unique concept not seen in the market or in major brands today," said Modu's Itay Sherman.
Mr Sherman added: "When you want to change your phone it can be expensive, because a phone is a complex device. But if you just want to change the look, the design or a feature like a camera then Modu is much simpler."
A disruptive concept SanDisk CEO, Eli Harari, said: "modu is a disruptive concept in the well established mobile market. The modu proposition is unique and compelling to consumers, mobile network operators and consumer electronics companies alike."