Habil & Qabil

Something to ponder about...

2011-03-18T11:05:00.017+13:00

What atrocious driving habits?

Why don't parents control their kids anymore, seriously?

We have strategic plan to reduce the crime rate significantly every year!

Ah yes, technically the country is in recession and every people with average knowledge is aware about this, now jom shopping!

Residential Development? No worries, the land area has been re-gazetted as a permanent forest reserve, and we will keep doing that, again..and again...

Excuse me, we're not being materialistic okay... we are acting realistically financially by taking materials as symbols of status, blame the neighbours lah!

Why I love Zunar...

2011-02-20T14:42:00.006+13:00

Layakkah aku? Mampukah aku??

2011-01-12T18:26:00.019+13:00

Kisah 1:

Berlaku sebuah kisah di zaman Nabi Ibrahim a.s semasa Nabi Ibrahim dibakar oleh kaumnya, seekor burung kecil terbang berulang alik mengisi air dalam paruhnya lalu menyiram ke atas api yang membakar.

Itulah yang dilakukannya berulangkali. Tingkah lakunya diperhatikan oleh makhluk Allah yang lain lalu bertanya kepada burung kecil itu, “Untuk apa kau berpenat lelah mengambil air berulang alik, sedangkan api yang membakar Nabi Ibrahim tidak akan terpadam dengan air yang kau siramkan itu.'

Lalu dijawab oleh burung tersebut, “Memang ia tidak akan dapat memadamkan api itu, tetapi aku lebih takut kepada Allah kerana Allah akan menyoal aku nanti, apakah yang aku lakukan untuk agama Allah, dan Allah tidak akan bertanya sama ada aku berjaya memadamkan api itu atau pun tidak.”

Kisah 2 :

Dalam satu negeri, raja mengarahkan semua rakyatnya menuang susu ke dalam sebuah lubang (yang dibuat oleh raja) yang tertutup rapi. Tiada siapa yang nampak apa yang ada di dalam lubang itu melainkan sekiranya penutupnya dibuka.

Raja membuat syarat, jika lubang itu kosong maka semua rakyatnya akan menerima hukuman. Apabila hari untuk membuka penutup tiba,semua rakyat berkumpul. Penutup lubang dibuka dan ternyata di dalam lubang itu kosong. Kenapa?

Kerana semua rakyat berfikir yang orang lain akan menuangkan susu ke dalamnya akhirnya tiada siapa yang menuangkan susu ke dalamnya. Akibatnya, semua rakyat dihukum oleh raja.

“Sorry, aku tak cukup ilmu/experience” :

Ramai orang yang menolak jawatan kerana berasakan dirinya tak layak, ilmunya tidak cukup, badannya tak mampu dibebani amanah diluar batas normal kehidupan biasa jika diberi jawatan kepadanya. But if you think in different perspective..sebetulnya orang yang merasakan dirinya tidak layak lah dia akan memastikan amanah yang diberikan dibuat sebaik mungkin kerana dia tahu yang dirinya lemah. Bukannya itu pendekatan yang lebih mulia sebagai seorang hamba bergelar khalifah?

Memang ramai orang yang berjaya kerana yakin dengan kebolehan diri sendiri & berasa mereka mampu melakukannya tetapi tak kurang ramai juga yang berjaya kerana merasakan diri mereka tidak layak apatah lagi serba kekurangan.

Mari kita refresh balik detik ketika Nabi Muhammad SAW menerima wahyu pertama. Adakah Nabi Muhammad SAW terus membaca apabila diarah membaca? Apa yang dijawab oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW apabila diseru untuk membaca? Adakah nabi Muhammad menerima tugas kerasulan dengan tenang tanpa langsung mempersoalkannya?

Al-HARIS bin Hisyam telah bertanya kepada Rasulullah: "Ya Rasulullah, bagaimana wahyu itu mendatangi kamu"? Maka berkata Rasulullah: "Kadangkala wahyu itu mendatangi saya seperti dengungan loceng, dan ia adalah yang paling berat ke atas saya, maka apabila wahyu itu putus daripada saya, dan saya telah ingat daripadanya apa yang dia katakan. Dan kadangkala malaikat hadir menyerupakan dirinya sebagai seorang lelaki, maka dia berkata-kata kepada saya, dan saya ingat apa yang dia katakan."

Nabi Muhammad disuruh membaca oleh Jibrail tetapi baginda teragak-agak atau tidak mampu membacanya, kata baginda yang baginda tidak tahu membaca atau for the sake of today argument, nabi tidak ada ilmu untuk membaca.

Selepas Jibrail menyampaikan surah pertama, Al-Alaq itu baginda terus terbangun dengan rasa penuh ketakutan dan kebingungan. Baginda dikatakan benar-benar tidak dapat menafsirkan apa yang telah berlaku kepada dirinya.

Manakala berkata Siti Aishah r.a: "Dan sesungguhnya saya telah melihat, turun ke atas Rasulullah akan wahyu, pada suatu hari yang sangat sejuk, maka ia pun putus daripadanya, dan sesungguhnya dahi baginda benar-benar mengalirkan peluh. (riwayat al-Bukhari)

Tetapi dipendekkan cerita masih diterimanya juga tugas kerasulan, baginda menjalankan amanah sebagai seorang rasul dan seorang hamba dalam satu masa. Dalam menjadi Rasul pun, Rasulullah masih menuntut ilmu dengan sebaik-baik guru, Allah SWT melalui malaikat Jibrail. Rasulullah tidak pernah angkuh atau bongkak dalam menuntut ilmu kerana baginda yakin yang diri ini penuh dengan kekurangan, baginda sedar yang dirinya adalah manusia biasa dan manusia dipenuhi 1001 kekurangan.

Baginda mengingatkan semua dengan sabdaannya, “Menuntut ilmu itu wajib ke atas setiap muslimin dan muslimah.”Tambah baginda lagi, “jika kamu ingin berjaya di dunia, dengan ilmu. Jika kamu ingin berjaya di akhirat, juga dengan ilmu dan jika kamu inginkan kedua-duanya, juga dengan ilmu.”

Summary of the Day :
Memang bukan mudah menggalas amanah. Sememangnya lebih mudah untuk mengatakan kita tidak layak tetapi kenapa kita tak mahu cuba berikan yang terbaik yang termampu kita lakukan jika itu yang tersurat buat kita? Bukankah kita dijadikan Allah sebagai khalifah yang mewarnai kehidupan di bumi Dia? Kisah burung kecil yang cuba memadamkan api yang membakar Nabi Ibrahim itu sudah cukup untuk menjadi motivasi diri dalam menjalankan sesuatu tugas.

Amanah obviously bukan satu perkara main-main. Suka atau tidak, apabila kita menerima sesuatu amanah bermakna kita sudah redho/bersetuju untuk menjalankannya walaupun dalam kepenatan akan terasa serba kekurangan dan penuh kelemahan…but hey, that’s life!!

p/s: I dedicate this post to fellow sahabat especially Malaysian-Auckland postgraduate students :)

Ceramah Anwar Ibrahim Wangsa Maju 14 Dec 2010

2010-12-29T11:48:00.002+13:00

Lama tak dengar ceramah...

31 days Ramazan (again) this year?

2010-08-09T17:46:00.011+12:00

Looks like there's huge possibility that its gonna be another 31 days Ramadhan for me this year. Sighh… Eh wait a minute, ain't I'm blessed and should be happy to be given more time for Ramadhan? hehehe..

Date of Ramazan/Ramzan/Ramadhan in India is set to be on the 12th August 2010 while New Zealand might kick off their Ramadhan later on the 13 if not 12th August 2010... depending on the new moon sighting activity scheduled on the 11th August.. Anyhoo after the current hitch I am scheduled to be transiting longer in KL from Mumbai to settle out my Indonesian Permit and of course - some other very important stuff (beside shopping kuih raya..hua.hua). Oh yeah baby, I'm moving to Jakarta soon!

Beside the better foods and probably much nicer working environment (finger crossed!) my gut feeling says I still end up with the same shit anyway..... so we'll have to wait and see how this goes...mudah-mudahan dipermudahkan.

So anyway, regardless the fact that I'm going to be fasting in 3 different countries (again) this year - am still very much looking forward for the Holy Month of Mercy again... Thank you Allah for giving me the health and opportunity for another Ramadhan. May we all be blessed and granted forgiveness for our past sins, Ameennn.

To my lovely wife and friends - Ramadhan Mubarak guys!

How's it like working with Halliburton?

2010-03-28T00:27:00.010+13:00

HONORED!

.....come on,....seriously? ;P

p/s: click for bigger pic.

How do you get the oil out of the ground?

2010-03-02T05:30:00.006+13:00

EASY!...

coz you ain't seen nothing yet! =)

Bila terasa.....

2010-02-20T20:18:00.001+13:00

Apa agaknya khabarmu di sana?

Di sini ku sedang dibelenggu rindu

Beginikah rasa seksa perpisahan

Sungguh anehnya hidup berasingan

Hati terasa bagai tertinggal di situ

Meskipun tubuh dah jauh beribu batu

Sesaat seperti setahun lamanya

Semasa kau tiada

Apa yang terdaya...

Bila terasa rindu ku sebut namamu

Dengan harapan kau akan muncul dalam tidur

Bila terasa rindu ku bayang wajahmu dalam angan

Dan barulah ku terasa bagai disembuh...

Oh... Jauh sekali hidup di sini berbeza

Beribu kali lagi ku selesa di sana

Tak sabar menantikan detik kepulangan

Namun hingga itu

Apa yang termampu...

Terlintas di fikiran untuk meminggirkan saja

Semua pencarian di sini

Tetapi ini sebahagian dari pengorbanan

Bekalan andainya hari sukar mencabar...

ECEEHHH!!

Puasa Sunat 9 & 10 Muharram

2009-12-26T23:08:00.004+13:00

Di antara ibadat puasa yang disunatkan kepada umat Islam ialah berpuasa pada 9 dan 10 Muharram. Ini kerana tarikh 10 Muharram (atau dinamakan hari ‘asyura yang bermaksud sepuluh) mempunyai nilai sejarahnya yang tersendiri di dalam sejarah manusia khususnya umat Islam. Manakala disunatkan juga berpuasa pada 9 Muharram sebagai mukhalafah (membezakan) di antara kaum Yahudi yang turut berpuasa pada 10 Muharram.

Di antara perkara penting yang berlaku pada 10 Muharram ialah Allah menyelamatkan Bani Israel dari kekejaman Firaun dan tentera-tenteranya serta menenggelamkan Firaun ke dalam laut akibat keingkaran dan keangkuhannya. Oleh yang demikian tarikh 10 Muharram ialah merupakan tarikh di mana bermulanya episod baru dalam kehidupan Bani Israel setelah berabad lamanya ditindas oleh rejim Firaun di bumi Mesir. Firman Allah SWT yang bermaksud : Dan Kami bawakan Bani Israil ke seberang Laut Merah, lalu dikejar oleh Firaun dan tenteranya, dengan tujuan melakukan kezaliman dan pencerobohan, sehingga apabila Firaun hampir tenggelam berkatalah ia (pada saat yang genting itu): “Aku percaya, bahawa tiada Tuhan melainkan yang dipercayai oleh Bani Israil, dan aku adalah dari orang-orang yang berserah diri (menurut perintah)”. – Surah Yunus, ayat 90.

Manakala hujah yang menyatakan bahawa peristiwa ini berlaku pada tarikh 10 Muharram ialah hadis yang bermaksud : Diriwayatkan daripada Ibnu Abbas r.a katanya: Sewaktu Rasulullah s.a.w tiba di Madinah, baginda mendapati orang-orang Yahudi berpuasa pada hari Asyura. Ketika ditanya tentang puasa mereka itu, mereka menjawab: Hari ini adalah hari kemenangan yang telah diberikan oleh Allah kepada Nabi Musa a.s dan kaum Bani Israel dari Firaun. Kami merasa perlu untuk berpuasa pada hari ini sebagai suatu pengagungan kami padaNya. Lalu Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda: Kami lebih berhak daripada kamu dan Nabi Musa dalam hal ini. Kemudian baginda memerintahkan para Sahabat supaya berpuasa pada hari tersebut. – Hadis diriwayatkan Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Ibnu Majah dan Tirmizi. Kesemuanya di dalam Kitab Puasa.

Di dalam hadis yang tersebut di atas, Nabi SAW tidak menolak dakwaan Bani Israel bahawa pada tarikh 10 Muharram itu ialah tarikh di mana nabi Musa dan kaumnya diselamatkan oleh Allah SWT. Secara tidak langsung, perintah baginda supaya para sahabat berpuasa pada hari tersebut ialah satu pengiktirafan kepada dakwaan Bani Israel.

Manakala peristiwa lain yang berlaku pada 10 Muharram juga ialah pembunuhan Hussein RA di Karbala semasa perselisihan faham dengan tentera Yazid bin Muawiyah. Persitiwa ini membawa kesan besar di dalam sejarah yang seterusnya menjadi amalan penganut-penganut mazhab Syiah untuk merayakannya setiap tahun. Perayaan ini dapat dilihat dengan jelas di Iran dan sebahagian besar kawasan di Iraq.

Peristiwa lain yang dikatakan berlaku pada 10 Muharram ialah mendaratnya kapal Nabi Nuh as di atas bukit Judi sebagaimana yang diriwayatkan oleh Ibnu Abbas. Nabi Nuh kemudiannya berpuasa pada hari tersebut sebagai tanda kesyukuran kepada Allah SWT. – Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi, http://www.islamonline.net/

Mengenai ibadat puasa pada hari ‘asyura ini, Syeikh Sayyid Sabiq di dalam kitabnya Fiqhus-Sunnah menyenaraikan beberapa hadis yang menyatakan kelebihan berpuasa pada hari tersebut. Antaranya :

1- Daripada Abu Hurairah RA : Rasulullah SAW ditanya, apakah solat yang paling afdhal selepas solat fardhu? Baginda menjawab, “Solat pada pertengahan malam.” Kemudian ditanya lagi, apakah puasa yang paling afdhal selepas puasa Ramadhan? Baginda menjawab, “(Puasa pada) bulan Allah yang kamu gelarkan sebagai Muharram” – Diriwayatkan oleh Muslim, Ahmad dan Abu Daud.

2- Daripada Muawiyah bin Abu Sufian bahawa dia mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Hari ini ialah hari ‘asyura dan tidak diwajibkan ke tas kamu berpuasa sedangkan aku berpuasa. Maka barangsiapa yang ingin berpuasa, berpuasalah manakala barangsiapa yang ingin berbuka, berbukalah.”

3- Daripada Aisyah RA berkata, “Sesungguhnya hari ‘asyura merupakan hari yang berpuasa padanya kaum Quraisy di zaman Jahiliyyah. Adapun Rasulullah SAW juga berpuasa padanya. Apabila baginda memasuki Madinah, baginda terus berpuasa dan memerintahkan manusia berpuasa. Apabila diwajibkan puasa Ramadhan, baginda bersabda, “Barangsiapa yang ingin berpuasa, teruskan. Barangsiapa yang ingin meninggalkan (juga dibolehkan). – Muttafaq ‘Alaih

4- Daripada Ibnu Abbas RA berkata : Nabi SAW memasuki Madinah dan melihat orang-orang Yahudi berpuasa pada hari ‘asyura. Baginda bertanya, “Apakah ini?” Mereka menjawab, “Ini ialah hari yang baik, Allah menyelamatkan di dalamnya Musa dan Babi Israel daripada musuh mereka, lalu Musa berpuasa.” Maka Rasulullah bersabda, “Kami lebih layak terhadap Musa daripada kamu.” Baginda kemudiannya berpuasa dan memerintahkan para sahabat berpuasa. – Muttafaq ‘alaih

5- Daripada Abi Musa Al-Asy’ari RA berkata, : “Ini ialah hari ‘asyura yang dimuliakan oleh kaum Yahudi dan dijadikan hari raya. Maka Rasulullah SAW berkata, “Berpuasalah kamu semua.” – Muttafaq ‘alaih

6- Daripada Ibnu Abbas RA berkata : Apabila Rasulullah SAW berpuasa pada hari ‘asyura dan memerintahkan para sahabat berpuasa padanya, mereka berkata : Wahai Rasulullah, ini ialah hari yang dimuliakan oleh Yahudi dan Nasrani. Maka Rasulullah SAW berkata, “Pada tahun hadapan – Insya Allah- kita berpuasa pada hari kesembilan.” Maka tidak tibanya tahun hadapan itu sehingga wafatlah Rasulullah SAW. – Diriwayatkan oleh Muslim dan Abu Daud. Di dalam lafaz yang lain disebut sabda Rasulullah SAW : “Seandainya aku masih hidup pada tahun hadapan, aku akan berpuasa pada hari kesembilan (iaitu bersama hari ‘asyura) – riwayat Ahmad dan Muslim.

Berdasarkan kepada hadis-hadis di atas, para ulama mengambil kesimpulan bahawa disunatkan berpuasa pada hari ‘asyura di dalam tiga kaedah :

1. Puasa pada tiga hari iaitu 9, 10 dan 11 Muharram.
2. Puasa pada hari ke 9 dan 10 Muharram
3. Puasa pada hari ke 10 sahaja.

Seandainya timbul persoalan, bagaimanakah Nabi SAW menyontohi kaum Yahudi berpuasa pada 10 Muharram padahal baginda sendiri melarangnya di dalam sabdanya, “Berbezalah kamu dengan Yahudi serta Nasrani… berbezalah dengan Musyrikin..”. Maka kita menjawab bahawa puasa Nabi SAW pada 10 Muharram bukanlah semata-mata menyontohi kaum Yahudi bahkan kaum Quraisy telah terlebih dahulu berpuasa pada hari tersebut sebagaimana yang disebut di dalam hadis di atas yang diriwayatkan oleh Aisyah RA. Oleh yang demikian, dapat diambil kesimpulan bahawa sunnah berpuasa 10 Muharram dimulakan oleh syariat Nabi Ibrahim sebelum diamalkan oleh kaum Yahudi. – Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi

Manakala kelebihan beramal pada 10 Muharram disebut di dalam satu hadis yang bermaksud : “Sesiapa yang meluaskan (memudahkan urusan) ke atas dirinya serta ahlinya pada hari ‘asyura, Allah SWT akan meluaskan padanya sepanjang tahun..” Hadis ini diriwayatkan oleh Imam Baihaqi dan Ibnu Abdil Barr. Hadis ini mempunyai sanad-sanad yang lain namun dikatakan kesemuanya ialah sanad yang dhoif. Bagaimanapun jika digabungkan sebahagiannya dengan yang lain, ia boleh diterima sebagai hadis yang kuat. – Syeikh Sayyd Sabiq, Fiqhus-Sunnah.

Adapun amalan masyarakat Melayu kita yang merayakan hari ‘asyura dengan mengadakan program membuat bubur ‘ayura adalah satu perbuatan yang tidak pernah dilakukan oleh baginda SAW. Apatah lagi jika dinisbahkan perbuatan tersebut kepada Nabi Nuh AS dengan mendakwa bahawa Nabi Nuh AS membuat bubur tersebut apabila turun dari kapal. Ia adalah satu dakwaan yang sama sekali tidak mempunyai sandaran di dalam agama. Oleh yang demikian, jika tetap mahu diadakan program membuat bubur tersebut, perlulah diyakini bahawa ia tidak lebih dari program gotong-royong dan jamuan makan yang sememangnya digalakkan di dalam Islam. Manakala membuat bubur itu sendiri seandainya diyakini datang daripada sunnah Rasulullah SAW atau Nabi Nuh, maka ia adalah kepercayaan yang karut dan perlu diperbetulkan. Wallahu a’lam.

Moga kita diberi kekuatan...amennn.

Sumber: ahmadfadhli.com.my

POWER OF MONEY

2009-10-30T23:04:00.007+13:00

By Adam Khoo - Singapore's youngest millionaire at 26 yrs.

I travel around the region pretty frequently, having to visit and conduct seminars at my offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Suzhou (China).

I am in the airport almost every other week so I get to bump into many people who have attended my seminars or have read my books.

Recently, someone came up to me on a plane to KL and looked rather shocked. He asked, 'How come a millionaire like you is traveling economy?' My reply was, 'That's why I am a millionaire. ' He still looked pretty confused.

This again confirms that greatest lie ever told about wealth (which I wrote about in my latest book 'Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires').
Many people have been brainwashed to think that millionaires have to wear Gucci, Hugo Boss, Rolex, and sit on first class in air travel. This is why so many people never become rich because the moment that earn more money, they think that it is only natural that they spend more, putting them back to square one.

The truth is that most self-made millionaires are frugal and only spend on what is necessary and of value. That is why they are able to accumulate and multiply their wealth so much faster.

Over the last 7 years, I have saved about 80% of my income while today I save only about 60% (because I have my wife and 2 kids, mother in law, 2 maids etc. to support). Still, it is way above most people who save 10% of their income (if! they are lucky).

I refuse to buy a first class ticket or to buy a $300 shirt because I think that it is a complete waste of money.

When I joined the YEO (Young Entrepreneur's Orgn)a few years back (YEO is an exclusive club open to those who are under 40 and make over $1m a year in their own business) I discovered that those who were self-made thought like me. Many of them with net worth well over $5m, travelled economy class and some even drove Toyota's and Nissans,not Audis, Mercs, BMWs.

I noticed that it was only those who never had to work hard to build their own wealth (there were also a few ministers' and tycoons' sons in the club) who spent like there was no tomorrow. Somehow, when you did not have to build everything from scratch, you do not really value money. This is precisely the reason why a family's wealth (no matter how much) rarely lasts past the third generation.

Thank God my rich dad foresaw this terrible possibility and refused to give me a cent to start my business.

Then some people ask me, 'What is the point in making so much money if you don't enjoy it?'. The thing is that I don't really find happiness in buying branded clothes, jewellery or sitting first class. Even if buying something makes me happy it is only for a while, it does not last.

Material happiness never lasts, it just give you a quick fix. After a while you feel lousy again and have to buy the next thing which you think will make you happy. I always think that if you need material things to make you happy, then you live a pretty sad and unfulfilled life..

Instead, what makes me happy is when I see my children laughing and playing and learning ! so fast. What makes me happy is when I see my companies and trainers reaching more and more people every year in so many more countries.

What makes me really happy is when I read all the emails about how my books and seminars have touched and inspired someone's life.

What makes me really happy is reading all your wonderful posts about how this blog is inspiring you. This happiness makes me feel really good for a long time, much much more than what a Rolex would do for me.

I think the point I want to put across is that happiness must come from doing your life's work (be it teaching, building homes, designing, trading, winning tournaments etc.) and the money that comes is only a by-product.

If you hate what you are doing and rely on the money you earn to make you happy by buying stuff, then I think that you are living a life of meaninglessness.

Renung-renungkan dan selamat beramal;)

The path may be difficult...but..

2009-09-10T15:22:00.002+12:00

SEORANG kanak-kanak akan meminta apa saja yang disukai dan ibu yang penyayang pula menuruti saja kemahuan anak. Jiwa anak yang lemah, serba tidak mengetahui baik dan buruk sentiasa menuntut diberi kepuasan demi mententeramkan hawa nafsunya.

Cuba kaitkan kejadian ibu dan anak dengan keadaan diri kita sebagai hamba kepada Allah SWT.

Kadang-kadang kita menghembus nafas panjang sambil mengeluh dan menyeksa diri jika apa kemahuan hati tidak diperoleh. Seperti anak kecil yang merajuk tidak dibelikan gula-gula. Dia tidak tahu makanan itu boleh merosakkan gigi.

Begitu pula halnya dengan hamba Allah SWT. Ilmu yang ada pada akal mereka tidak sampai kepada ketinggian ilmu Allah SWT. Apa yang hawa nafsu mereka kata sedap sebenarnya tidak menurut ilmu Allah SWT.

Orang beriman hendaklah akur dengan kehendak Allah SWT seraya berkata: “Kami mendengar dan kami taat”. Sebuah realisasi rasa keimanan yang menggugurkan segala pilihan manusia.

Mengapa kemahuan kita sering bertentangan dengan kehendak Allah SWT?

Pertama, ia menunjukkan ilmu manusia tidak mungkin menceroboh batas ilmu Allah Taala. Setiap malam kita berdoa meminta hajat yang diidamkan tetapi tidak pernah hajat itu menjadi kenyataan.

Di sebalik pilihan Allah SWT itu, ada hikmah yang tidak mungkin dicapai akal. Mungkin keadaan seperti sekarang ini lebih baik untuk agama dan akhirat kita. Jika semua yang kita mahu dapat dimiliki, boleh jadi kita akan mengalami kelalaian, takbur dan lupa diri sehingga memudaratkan agama kita.

Teori tokoh sains Islam terkenal, Profesor Harun Yahya mengenai sains yang menguatkan akidah menyatakan:
“Tidak ada sekecil apapun peristiwa dalam hidup ini terjadi secara kebetulan. Hidup dan nasib nampak kelihatan tidak teratur, misteri, hebat dan sebaliknya, namun setiap elemennya adalah sistem keteraturan daripada sebuah reka bentuk menyeluruh yang sempurna. Ini adalah fakta penciptaan yang tidak dapat disangkal.”

Semua yang terjadi pada diri kita adalah baik belaka kerana ia pilihan Allah SWT yang lebih mengetahui yang terbaik untuk kita jalani. Siapakah kita yang mahu mempersoalkan kenapa Engkau tidak memakbulkan doaku wahai Tuhan?

Hal inilah yang membuatkan Nabi Ayub hanya memilih pendekatan bertasbih memuji Allah SWT ketika ditimpa musibah sakit tenat dan malu meminta kurniaan kesembuhan kerana Baginda tidak pasti, adakah kesembuhan itu baik untuk agamanya atau sebaliknya.

Al-Quran menceritakan hal ini dalam firman Allah SWT yang bermaksud: “Dan (ingatlah kisah) Ayub, ketika dia menyeru Tuhannya:
“(Ya Tuhanku), Sesungguhnya aku telah ditimpa penyakit dan Engkau adalah Tuhan yang Maha Penyayang di antara semua penyayang.” (Surah al-Anbiya, ayat 83)

Sebagai seorang Nabi mengapa Baginda tidak terus meminta: Ya Allah SWT, sembuhkanlah aku? Kerana keyakinannya kepada pilihan Allah SWT, menyebabkan Baginda tidak berani memilih untuk dirinya sendiri.

Sebab kedua kenapa permintaan kita bertentangan dengan kehendak Allah SWT ialah kerana Allah SWT akan memakbulkan segala hajat di akhirat, kerana mungkin dunia tidak sesuai untuk mewujudkan apa yang menjadi keinginan kita.

Allah Taala berjanji dalam al-Quran bagi sesiapa yang memilih akhirat dengan firman-Nya yang bermaksud:
“Barang siapa yang menghendaki keuntungan di akhirat akan Kami tambahkan keuntungan itu baginya dan barang siapa yang menghendaki keuntungan di dunia, Kami berikan kepadanya sebahagian daripada keuntungan dunia dan tidak ada baginya suatu bahagian pun di akhirat kelak.” (Surah al-Syu’arak, ayat 20)

Betapa susahnya menaruh sangka baik kepada Allah. Biarlah musibah itu menjadi kafarah atas dosa kita. Rasulullah SAW bersabda yang bermaksud:
“Tiada seorang muslim menderita keletihan, penyakit, kesusahan hati, hingga duri tajam yang menusuk dan mengganggunya, melainkan semua itu akan menjadi penebus bagi dosa-dosanya.” (Hadis riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim)

Namun ramai manusia yang beranggapan musibah itu kerana kutukan Allah atau sebab ‘tulah’ kejahatannya kepada orang lain. Bukankah lebih baik kita menerima musibah di dunia daripada menderita seksaan akibat musibah di akhirat?

Sabda Baginda yang bermaksud:
“Sangat mengagumkan keadaan seorang mukmin, segala sesuatu untuk dirinya adalah baik. Tidak mungkin terjadi sedemikian melainkan ke atas orang mukmin saja. Jika mendapat nikmat dia bersyukur, jika menderita kesusahan dia bersabar.” (Hadis riwayat Imam Muslim).

Nukilan Dr. Juanda Jaya (pendakwah dari Sarawak) - Wallahu'alam.

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Nikmat ~ A. Samad Said

Segala yang dihasrat
tapi tak didapat
adalah nikmat
yang paling padat.

A. Samad Said (Benih Semalu)

What's inside your tummy, ummie??

2009-08-06T13:20:00.004+12:00

Honestly, we never had such conversation, it just never happened at all. Instead, when we told her that she's going to be a big sister and ummie's tummy is going to grow because that is where the baby is, Auni will then typically open up her shirt, show us her belly and say "Auni has baby too!"....hehe...

Hmm... it's been a while since i updated the blog. That's ok, trust me...this posting gonna worth the wait, hehehe.

Yesterday we went for ultrasound scanning in Ponsonby to see the new little person we gonna have into the family. Yeah, we were obviously very excited..having the chance to see if he/she is doing alright...and we sure wonder if it's going to be a boy or a girl.....biasakla kan..hehe...

Hmmm, let's look at the pics and make a guess shall we? huhuhu..

The Little ones Profile

"Bukankah kami telah menciptakan kamu dari air (benih) yang sedikit (hina) dipandang orang. Lalu Kami jadikan air (benih) itu pada tempat penetapan yang kukuh (rahim ibu). Serta Kami tentukan keadaanya, maka Kamilah sebaik-baik yang berkuasa menentukan dan melakukan tiap-tiap sesuatu" (Al-Mursalaat : 20-23)

The Heart

(magnificent...see the blue and red colour, indicating the blood flow - i believe so...hehehe)

The ARM

The Feet
(ready to kick some ass...hehehe)

The Head
(measurement stated around 11.7cm, indicated he/she approximately 15weeks and 4 days old)

The FACE

"Dia lah yang membentuk rupa kamu dalam rahim (ibu kamu) sebagaimana yang dikehendakiNya. Tiada Tuhan (yang berhak disembah) melainkan Dia, Yang Maha Kuasa, lagi Maha Bijaksana" (Al-'Imran : 6)

SubhanAllah....It worth every cent to see the lovely creature inside the tummy...
Syukur Alhamdulillah, for now semua ok...and the most important thing is seeing the little ones yang sudah cukup sifat amatlah menggembirakan...this precious one really made my day....Alhamdulillah.

Untuk ingatan bersama, firman Allah SWT dalam Al-Quran "Dan Dia lah yang mencipta kamu dari diri yang satu (Adam), maka (bagi kamu) disediakan tempat tetap (dalam tulang sulbi bapa kamu atau di bumi), dan tempat simpanan (dalam rahim ibu atau dalam kubur). Sesungguhnya Kami telah jelaskan tanda-tanda kebesaran (Kami) satu persatu bagi orang-orang yang mengerti (secara mendalam)" (Al-Hajj : 5)

insyAllah mudah2an both mother and baby will always be in good condition, sihat walafiat till the end....amennn...

Hadis Rasulullah s.a.w. Diriwayatkan daripada Anas bin Malik r.a katanya: Secara marfuk Baginda s.a.w bersabda: Allah s.w.t mengutuskan Malaikat ke dalam rahim. Malaikat berkata: Wahai Tuhan! Ia masih berupa air mani. Setelah beberapa ketika Malaikat berkata lagi: Wahai Tuhan! Ia sudah berupa darah beku. Begitu juga setelah berlalu empat puluh hari Malaikat berkata lagi: Wahai Tuhan! Ia sudah berupa seketul daging. Apabila Allah s.w.t membuat keputusan untuk menciptakannya menjadi manusia, maka Malaikat berkata: Wahai Tuhan! Orang ini akan diciptakan lelaki atau perempuan? Celaka atau bahagia? Bagaimana rezekinya? Serta bagaimana pula ajalnya? Segala-galanya dicatit semasa dalam perut ibunya lagi...

So now back to the question, is it a Boy or a Girl??? hehehe.....

tungguuuuuu....

Giving Up? Please don't, SMILE!

2009-06-19T18:58:00.001+12:00

Abu Yazid Al Busthami, pelopor sufi, pada suatu hari pernah didatangi seorang lelaki yang wajahnya kusam dan keningnya selalu berkerut. Dengan murung lelaki itu mengadu,"Tuan Guru, sepanjang hidup saya, rasanya tak pernah lepas saya beribadah kepada Allah. Orang lain sudah lelap, saya masih bermunajat. Isteri saya belum bangun, saya sudah mengaji. Saya juga bukan pemalas yang enggan mencari rezeki. Tetapi mengapa saya selalu malang dan kehidupan saya penuh kesulitan?"

Sang Guru menjawab sederhana, "Perbaiki penampilanmu dan ubahlah raut mukamu. Kau tahu, Rasulullah adalah penduduk dunia yang miskin namun wajahnya tak pernah keruh dan selalu ceria. Sebab menurut Rasulullah, salah satu tanda penghuni neraka ialah muka masam yang membuat orang curiga kepadanya."

Lelaki itu tertunduk. Ia pun berjanji akan memperbaiki penampilannya. Wajahnya senantiasa berseri. Setiap kesedihan diterima dengan sabar, tanpa mengeluh. Alhamdullilah sesudah itu ia tak pernah datang lagi untuk berkeluh kesah. Keserasian selalu dijaga. Sikapnya ramah,wajahnya senantiasa mengulum senyum bersahabat. Roman mukanya berseri. Tak heran jika Imam Hasan Al Basri berpendapat, awal keberhasilan suatu pekerjaan adalah raut muka yang ramah dan penuh senyum.

Bahkan Rasulullah SAW menegaskan, senyum adalah sedekah paling murah tetapi paling besar pahalanya. Wallahu'alam.

“Janganlah kamu berputus asa. Sesungguhnya berputus asa itu bukanlah akhlaq kaum Muslimin. Realiti hari ini hakikatnya adalah impian semalam. Dan impian hari ini (itulah bakal menjadi) realiti esok. Sesungguhnya masa itu masih luas dan anasir-anasir yang sejahtera itu masih kukuh terpahat di jiwa bangsamu yang beriman, biar pun dengan kerosakan yang menggila itu. Si lemah tidak akan kekal lemah sepanjang hayatnya, dan yang kuat itu tidak akan kuat selama-lamanya” - Al-Imam as-Syahid Hasan al-Banna

Menggapai Kesabaran Dalam Berkeluarga

2009-06-15T17:28:00.004+12:00

Pada zaman Khalifah Al-Manshur, salah seorang menterinya, Al-Ashma'i, melakukan perburuan. Kerana terlalu asyik mengejar haiwan buruan, dia terpisah dari kelompoknya dan tersesat di tengah padang sahara.

Ketika rasa haus mulai mencekiknya, di kejauhan dia melihat sebuah khemah. Terasing dan sendirian. Dia memacu kudanya ke arah sana dan menemukan penghuni yang memukau; wanita muda dan jelita. Dia meminta air. Wanita itu berkata, "Ada air sedikit, tetapi aku persiapkan hanya untuk suamiku. Ada sisa minumanku. Kalau engkau ingin, ambillah".

Tiba-tiba wajah wanita itu tampak berwaspada. Dia memandang kepulan debu dari kejauhan. "Suamiku datang," katanya. Wanita itu kemudian menyiapkan air minuman dan kain pembersih. Lelaki yang datang itu lebih mudah disebut "manusia kasar". Seorang tua yang jelek dan menakutkan. Mulutnya tidak henti-hentinya mengherdik isterinya. Tidak satu pun perkataan keluar dari mulut perempuan itu. Dia membersihkan kaki suaminya, menyerahkan minuman dengan khidmat, dan memimpinnya dengan mesra masuk ke khemah.

Sebelum pergi, Al-Ashma'i bertanya, "Engkau muda, cantik, dan setia. Kombinasi yang jarang sekali terjadi. Mengapa engkau korbankan dirimu untuk melayani lelaki tua yang berakhlak buruk". Jawapan wanita itu mengejutkan Al-Ashma'i, "Rasulullah bersabda, agama itu terdiri dari dua bahagian: syukur dan sabar. Aku bersyukur kerana Allah telah menganugerahkan kepadaku kemudaan, kecantikan, dan perlindungan. Ia membimbingku untuk berakhlak baik. Aku telah melaksanakan separuh agamaku. Kerana itu, aku ingin melengkapi agamaku dengan separuhnya lagi, yakni bersabar."

Empat Bidang Kesabaran

Kesabaran dapat melahirkan keajaiban. Salah satunya tergambar dalam kisah di atas. Dengan kesabaran, wanita cantik tadi mampu berbakti kepada suaminya yang berakhlak buruk. Sesuatu yang terkadang sukar dicerna oleh rasional.

Tidak diragukan lagi, kesabaran adalah satu tiang penting dalam pernikahan setelah lurusnya niat. Kekal tidaknya sebuah pernikahan sangat ditentukan oleh seberapa jauh tingkat kesabaran yang dimiliki suami isteri. Makin banyak bekal kesabaran yang dimiliki, maka akan makin kukuh pula bangunan pernikahan yang dijalani. Tapi makin sedikit kesabaran yang dimiliki, maka makin besar pula kemungkinan hancurnya sebuah pernikahan.

Demikian pentingnya sabar dalam pernikahan, ada orang mengatakan; "Bila sebelum nikah kesabaran kita hanya satu, maka setelah nikah kesabaran kita harus seratus." Persoalannya, kesabaran bagaimanakah yang harus kita miliki dalam menjalani pernikahan?

Ada Empat Macam Bidang Kesabaran

Pertama :

Sabar menghadapi kekurangan pasangan. Pernikahan adalah kesimpulan terakhir setelah seseorang mempertimbangkan semua kekurangan dan kelebihan pasangan. Tidak pada tempatnya bila setelah menikah seorang suami mengeluhkan kekurangan yang ada pada isterinya. Demikian pula sebaliknya. Masing-masing harus menerima kekurangan atau kelebihan pasangannya dengan penuh kesabaran. Pernikahan adalah perantaraan untuk saling melengkapi, bukan untuk saling mengalahkan.

"Wahai sekalian manusia! Bertakwalah kepada Tuhan kamu yang telah menjadikan kamu (bermula) dari diri yang satu (Adam) dan yang menjadikan daripada (Adam) itu pasangannya (isterinya iaitu Hawa) dan juga yang membiakkan dari keduanya zuriat keturunan, lelaki dan perempuan yang ramai dan bertakwalah kepada Allah yang kamu selalu meminta dengan menyebut-nyebut namaNya, serta peliharalah hubungan (silaturahim) kaum kerabat; kerana sesungguhnya Allah sentiasa memerhati (mengawas) kamu." QS An-Nisaa' : 1

Salah satu hakikat sabar dalam pernikahan adalah menghilangkan keluh kesah pada saat tidak enaknya menghadapi segala kekurangan. Tidak ada keluh kesah selain pada Allah SWT. Kerana itu, Rasulullah SAW mengingatkan bahawa sesiapa sahaja yang menikah kerana ketampanan atau kecantikan, maka satu saat rupa tersebut akan menghinakannya. Kecantikan dan ketampanan itu sementara sifatnya, tidak kekal. Ketika belum menikah, pasangan kita begitu cantik, tapi setelah mempunyai anak maka kecantikan itu akan semakin menurun untuk kemudian hilang sama sekali setelah tua. Tanpa adanya kesabaran, sebuah rumahtangga tidak akan bertahan lama.

Kedua :

Sabar menghadapi godaan. Rumahtangga itu laksana perahu. Untuk mencapai pula kebahagiaan di syurga, perahu itu harus belayar mengharungi luasnya samudera masalah. Indahnya pernikahan analog dengan indahnya pantai. Namun jangan lupa, sesiapa sahaja siapa yang bertolak dari pantai untuk menyeberangi lautan, maka ia akan menemukan ganasnya ombak. Sesiapa saja yang tidak membawa bekal dan persiapan yang matang, tidak mustahil bahtera rumahtangganya akan karam ditelan gelombang.

Nikah adalah ikatan yang teramat suci lagi kuat, mitsaqan ghalidza, sehingga jangan dinodai dengan saling menyakiti. Dalam Al-Quran, kata mitsaqan ghalidza dipakai untuk menyebutkan ikatan antara Allah dengan RasulNya. Tidak akan pernah sukses seorang suami yang sering menyakiti isterinya. Walau awalnya bergelimang harta, sukses dalam kerjaya, tetapi pada suatu saat ia akan menemui kehancuran. Begitu pula seorang isteri yang tidak taat dan selalu menyakiti suaminya, hidupnya tidak akan berkah dan bahagia.

Kerana itu, suami isteri harus mempunyai komitmen untuk saling setia. Inilah hakikat mitsaqan ghalidza. Sehingga, menjaga tali pernikahan agar tetap kukuh adalah jihad akbar. Arasy' tidak akan bergoncang saat seseorang meninggalkan shaum wajib, tidak akan bergoncang saat seseorang lalai dalam sholat, namun ia akan bergoncang tatkala sepasangan suami isteri memutuskan untuk bercerai.

Pernikahan itu menandai bersatunya darah daging suami dan isteri. Kerana sudah bersatu, maka tidak mungkin lagi ada rahsia. Syurga boleh terbuka kerana pernikahan, dan neraka pun boleh terbuka lebar kerana pernikahan. Orang yang menyayangi isteri atau suaminya, mereka akan disayangi Yang Maha Penyayang. Rasulullah SAW bersabda; " Orang-orang yang kasih sayang (al-rahimun) akan dikasih sayangi oleh yang Maha Kasih Sayang (Al-Rahman). Kerana itu kasih sayangilah manusia dibumi maka Dia yang di langit akan kasih-sayang kepadamu".

Ketiga :

Sabar menghadapi kekurangan dan keterbatasan rezeki . Berapa pun rezeki yang kita dapat , kita harus mampu mensyukurinya . Dengan syukur itulah Allah akan menolong rumahtangga kita dan melipat gandakan rezeki yang kita dapatkan . Allah SWT berfirman ; " Sesungguhnya jika kamu bersyukur , pasti Kami akan menambah ( nikmat) kepadamu , dan jika kamu mengingkari ( nikmatKu), maka sesungguhnya azabKu sangat pedih " QS Ibrahim : 7

Keempat :

Sabar menghadapi keluarga dari pihak suami atau isteri. Dalam sebuah hadith, Rasulullah SAW mengungkapkan bahawa pernikahan itu mengawali bertemunya dua keluarga besar . Kerana pertemuan dua keluarga, maka yang nikah bukan aku, tetapi kami. Berkaitan dengan hal ini, Imam Syafi 'i menganjurkan agar orang tua memilihkan jodoh untuk anaknya, dengan catatan anaknya harus saling mencintai.

Sesiapa pun yang akan menikah, maka ia harus sedia mempunyai dua ayah dan dua ibu . Ia pun harus bersedia menghurmati mertua sebagaimana menghormati kedua orang tuanya.

"Wahai sekalian manusia! Bertakwalah kepada Tuhan kamu yang telah menjadikan kamu (bermula) dari diri yang satu (Adam) dan yang menjadikan daripada (Adam) itu pasangannya (isterinya iaitu Hawa) dan juga yang membiakkan dari keduanya zuriat keturunan, lelaki dan perempuan yang ramai dan bertakwalah kepada Allah yang kamu selalu meminta dengan menyebut-nyebut namaNya, serta peliharalah hubungan (silaturahim) kaum kerabat; kerana sesungguhnya Allah sentiasa memerhati (mengawas) kamu." QS Az-Zumar : 10

Sabar adalah sebuah kenescayaan. Kerana itu, dalam QS Az-Zumar Ayat 10, Allah SWT menjanjikan pahala luar biasa bagi orang yang sabar. Sesungguhnya hanya orang-orang yang bersabarlah yang dicukupkan pahala mereka tanpa batas. Wallahu’alam.

Very touching video - Never give up

2009-06-11T16:59:00.004+12:00

There comes the bloody email AGAIN!

2009-06-07T14:54:00.006+12:00

I don’t understand….why must he copy me on his email.
I don’t freaking understand….why should he make me infuriated with emails.
I just don’t understand…why he thinks I care.
I just don’t freaking understand….why can’t he STOP!?

Luahan hati seorang yg LEMAH IMAN & tengah stress....

Autumn Sonata in Auckland :)

2009-05-21T22:28:00.012+12:00

Alhamdulillah…Praise only be for Allah. I need to admit that being continually commutes does give me the benefit to observe, understand and foster a sense of appreciation to one another, so always be thankful to Him the Almighty for the health, nature and beloved people surround you. Honestly nothing can beat the feeling of having your family around, safely... with so much love and warm......

Oh yeah, "warm"...not too sure about that, lets touch on that later...huhu..

Pepatah melayu yang ditranslate kan ke English berbunyi:
"While it is indeed enjoyable being in other people’s country and being showered with the rain of gold, it’s nothing like being in one’s home country and be pelted with hailstorm"… hehe... tapi kalau kat other people's country tu la live your wife and kids camne tu? ...ecehh... Hu.hu.

Back in April when I was stranded in KL I asked few of my colleagues "Is KL getting hot, or is it just me?" While laughing, they nodded.
Having the pleasure to be with family in Auckland I’ve shoot similar question to my wife only to notice that it came in different tune...
"Is it just me or it's been pretty cold lately?"...he.he.

So again...be thankful Habil! Alhamdulillah....

Yeah, Autumn is definitely going to end soon, by June it should be winter in the house for New Zealanders thus the cold climate blast lately is not a surprise....in fact it is amazing to see the early winter this time around in South Island, NZ. I'm sure there are quite number of people who were very shocked (and happy) to learn about the cold temperatures and snowfalls overnight that has delivered early snow to some of New Zealand's premier ski areas in that Island. Woww....No wonder terpaksa rela peluk wife/spouse kuat2 selalu tuh yer? hehehe...

While temperatures are deemed to be little cooler than summer, the weather in autumn supposedly be excellent, so too bad it’s been surprisingly chilly and drizzly lately in Auckland, thus I find it difficult for any outdoor pre-arrangement.

So I normally say this to my wife - "If nak keluar jalan, keluar je...even hujan in the middle kita redah je, jgn pikir nak ujan idak...if not tak berjalan kita...". (statement orang dah boring gila duduk rumah...huhu)

Well...It does pay off ...sometimes...
During a bright sunny day, New Zealand's colourful changing leaves really make Autumn a truly scenic delight; here are some of our quick pics with Auni as Auckland next top model ...hehe...

“Autumn Sonata”....yeah that's it! that would best describe the pics...hahaha.., main daun macam main snow...sian anak ayah... takpe2, nanti winter insyAllah kita gi main snow okay!

Pics tak berapa jadi lah...Baru nak belajar2….nanti boleh belajar tactical skills from member Mt Albert fifth Avenue, tak sempat aritu nak curik tengok kehebatan Canon 450D depa! hehehe.

Now, unlike NZ it seems that temp in Malaysia have been rising all over the country, with Klang Valley recorded near 36°C last couple weeks. Damn, that’s hot! But it sure was even sizzling to see all those political turmoil in the state of Perak. Yeah it’s politic again. Ijah used to mock me “Ha, Politik lagi lah tu!! Cukup2lah tu bang....”…hee..

Consequently I will normally just say that it’s my blog - hence there is no need to explain or justify the content, do I? Dengan kata lain, suka ati lah aku punye blog! Hehehe…

On second thought, malas pulak nak cite politik... takde mood sebab cuti dah nak abis! so I will keep my posting saved as draft for now..and yes, cite politik malaysia ni tak pernah abis, huhu.

So honey, for you baby...i'll stay away from politics this time. hehe....

Hmm..let be positive on this shall we, I have approximately 6540 minutes to conclude my Autumn holiday... hopefully good enough for finale quality session with my lovely little Auni and wife. Masha Allah...

Uwaaaa!

Ayah the Photographer!

2009-05-05T11:05:00.025+12:00

How bizarre...Ayah got himself a brand new DLSR camera - Nikon D90 back in KL.

How bizarre...coincidentally he also bought me a “Dora the Explorer” CD, in which Dora acts as photographer, taking pictures for a photo contest – especially picture of that quick Swiper the Fox! Hmm…sound fishy isn’t it, am I being psyched for the camera?

How bizarre...instead of sending me back home and asked me to rest for a while I've been forced to posing around, posturing and acts like a model as soon as he fetch me up from school! (model selekeh.. hehe)Ohh….

Ayah said this is where the digital single-lens reflex mechanism make the whole lot different.

See how I kena paksa-rela jadi model... hehe.

How bizarre…he even carry the camera all the way to Foodtown where we suppose to concentrate shopping.. hehe, but nevertheless he badly need a new hobby anyway (nak gi mancing takde geng + joran pun x beli2... huhu) and thus with that D90 camera his pathetic boring life is indeed improving.

Chayo Ayah - the Photographer!!

Hehehe…

Wuhoo..I get 4-5 weeks off! politics again, yehaa..yariba...

2009-04-30T16:50:00.022+12:00

It's been 2 months since my last posting, I guess I wasn't truly in the right mood nor having the right mind to share some sense of good theory in my blog...he.he..

But yeah... I've been missing the loved ones and honestly wish i could just stay put and probably running my own business...anybody looking for partner? huhu..

Well... I know about being realistic, but one can dream, rite?

Anyhoo, It's really nice to finally taking a break...

Now, what have we missed since March?

1) Najib is no more PM-in-waiting after officially sworn in as Malaysia's sixth Prime Minister on Friday 3rd April 2009, replacing Pak Lah who was then conferred the title Tun by King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. Obviously day before that, Pak Lah looks set to move on... keeping his life as simple possible, away from the pomp and pageantry, quietly tend to his orchard in a kampung house in Sungai Penchala outside Petaling Jaya.

“Life is about changing roles. I don’t think I am going to be affected in anyway. The pomp and all that. Pomp and pageantry don’t matter,” said Pak Lah on Thursday 2nd April 2009.

2) Mahathir is finally back to resume the long list of duties as former prime minister after "his chosen boy" successfully became the current premier.
Although Mahathir's hegemony over his old party is not 100 percent, and he says he is retired and intends to remain only an adviser with no official title in the government, his return to UMNO leaves little doubt about his sway.

After he left the party in a huff a year ago when it was announced that he faced a probe over judicial corruption, he devoted considerable space on his blog, Chedet, to blasting Najib when he wasn't ripping into Pak Lah, whom he anointed as his successor only to turn on him with a vengeance.

3) Najib although in smiling face now, having got Mahathir back on his side, lives in fear that the former prime minister will go after him again if that old guy doesn't get what he wants. Mahathir, party insiders say, regards Najib as weak and won't hesitate to blast the prime minister if he doesn't get his way.

4) Party insiders also say, one condition for getting Mahathir back into the party was the isolation of Khairy Jamalludin (KJ), former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's son-in-law, even though Khairy was elected head of the important Youth wing of the party.

It's kinda sad for KJ when you look at it again...despite the position's importance, Khairy was denied a cabinet seat and his close associates within his faction of the party are being investigated for vote-buying although vote-buying was widespread on all sides during the UMNO long awaited conclave.

“As Umno Youth head, I am ready to assist the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Najib), whether within or outside the Government, and I feel the post is not important,” KJ told reporters on 9th April 2009 after paying a courtesy call on Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam at Seri Bendahara.

Caya lah KJ ..ko memang macho bro!...hehehe...

5) Mukhriz however, who lost the bid to capture the UMNO Youth chief position, has had lots of better luck than KJ. Being Mahathir's son, Mukhriz was named deputy minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

I believe Mukhriz was one of the guy who publicly announced that if he won Umno Youth post, he won’t accept any Cabinet post. Does that mean it is ok for him to accept a deputy minister post after actually losing the contest to KJ? Why the heck Najib included him anyway?

That ministry in particular is the senior Mahathir's brainchild, the agency from which many of the grandiose projects of Mahathir's 22-year reign as prime minister sprang. Got my point? :)

5) Najib, being our Prime Minister and Finance Minister appears to be taking some bold steps towards reform — or is he not? You should be amazed by his commendable decision on the relaxation of equity requirements for companies in services sectors beside the effort of implying the new slogan in which moving in one kinship and togetherness with the spirit under one Malaysia.

I hope Najib have had a thorough review and understand the long term consequences when he decided to SIMPLY remove those 30% bumiputra equity requirement for 27 services sub-sectors under liberalisation of the services sector. (Note my Capital letters on "Simply" :) )

Tell me...did the 30% target for Bumiputera equity participation have actually been achieved after over 50years under BN-UMNO ruling government?
It would be interesting to see what Mahathir has to say about this.

I thought Mahathir was one of the guy who against the abolishing idea of Bumiputera equity that was suggested by BN component party, MCA vice-president Datuk Liow Tiong Lai last year.

I still quite remember how he disagreed by saying "It does not mean that if we abolish the equity quota it will make the companies stronger and more competitive, although the equity ownership could be changed, the target for Bumiputeras need to be protected".

Yeah you damn right Mahathir...we are indeed feeling very secure and protected!! So can we say this suppose to make you guys be a bloody Melayu mudah lupa indeed, huh?

Anyway, Malaysia’s financial liberalisation is also a powerful message to the world that Najib is prepared to adjust the government policies in the light of global developments. He has indeed taken huge step towards by allowing foreigners to own up to 70% equity in all financial institutions here except commercial banks, up from the current 49%.

Clearly, it was pretty smart moves by Najib team considering the poor support from non-bumis/non-malay to government-controlled party BN - especially Chinese.

The recent by-elections in Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by which Pakatan Rakyat won convincingly is further proof that the winds of change have not died down since March 2008 but have, in fact, increased in intensity.

Underscoring of the two victories is due to the fact that non-Malay support for PR has increased while Malay support for Umno has remained about the same despite all the ultra-nationalist ethnic rhetoric spouted by Umno.

This point is of critical importance as non-Malay support has always been the linchpin of BN's political power although few in Umno would acknowledge this fact. This erosion of non-Malay support - which was already evident in the last general elections - will spell the end of BN federal power if not reversed in a timely manner.

6) Following Najib's reign into power, The KL Composite Index (KLCI) recorded a new high after those special announcements made by his team. KLCI has suprisingly took a bull run in one single month of April, retraced up to 38.2% at over 992.0 points - thanks to Najib's effect perhaps?

Hmm...I wonder if the bearish economy outlook is really over??

Amennn.....I hope so... huhu.

Happy birthday Ayah!!

2009-04-18T00:00:00.003+12:00

Auni's wish!

Happy Birthday Ayah!

Well Ayah, you have finally rounded the bend,

Never to advance to reach this age again,
You have always been supportive and gave good advice,

Sometimes we took it and sometimes thought twice,
We want to make sure that you know,

You're the best Ayah of all and we love you so much!

Ummie's wish!

Abg,
You brighten up my life,
With memories and dreams,
As the years pass, they get better it seems.

You're someone I can count on,
When I need a helping hand,
You're compassionate and loving,
You always understand.

Yes! you have your off days too,
However those days, are but numbered few,
I'm so thankful to have a husband like you.

There is no other,
Who could fill your shoes..
Love you so much & Happy Birthday!

Bearish or Bullish? Make up your mind!

2009-03-05T10:48:00.010+13:00

I don't know why, somehow those two words keep moving inside and out my head these few months, even for the last couple weeks I find myself rather more disappointed, obviously annoyed, and perhaps ...Sad.

Yeah - I've been wondering how massive is the current bear shares market and the implication to the global economy in long run (ecehhh!).

NO - We are no longer in comfort zone. But it sure was amazing (and funny!) to hear the recent sudden statement from our second finance minister, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop that Malaysians must accept reality of prolonged financial crisis, especially after I quite remember how arrogant he was (and PM-in-waiting Najib Tun Razak ) back in 2008 claiming that we will not go into recession and assured Malaysian that the country will not be vastly affected by the financial crisis.

Yeah - Like it or not, the fact is every country in Asia had shown contracting exports from Dec 2008, in fact by now the production and consumption free-fall have occurred in most countries from Western to Asian, a proof of which the financial crisis is getting worse and recession could go deep into 2010.

NO - Malaysia is not & will never be insulated from the economy turmoil, eventhough we did claim a world record as the first ever country in which convened the sitting of the State Assembly under a tree! Malaysia BOLEH!! he.he.

Yeah - Somehow our model of democracy & bearish leadership outlook back in Malaysia have led to sort of commitment issues to some of our friends here in Auckland. To be honest it was kinda pathetic seeing all those nonsense attitude by not-so young and supposedly matured phD students (opps..."childish" candidates?). But anyway for the sake of moving forward, can we just chill out & get over it, please?

No - It doesn't really bother me whether its bearish or bullish impact we're experiencing, what matters most is how we suppose to deal with it?

Well....you know what? I think I'll pass! It is clearly a long extended bearish season to brace for, but I still have some bullish sense of shrewd & smart people running MAPSA (if not the world!), hu.hu.hu....so no complaints here...;) insyAllah, Banzaiii!!!

...........................he.he.he................. (BEARish it is!)

Don't Sleep When You're Naked!

2009-02-23T12:28:00.005+13:00

He.he... The above topic say it all! Ehem...ehem, Astaghfirullah ... (nauzubillah hi minzalik, keh..keh..keh)

I wonder if the recent drama on distribution of Elizabeth Wong’s scandalous pictures have something to do with the current economic turmoil rather than political moves by certain quarters? Well...that's not possible (Konon2 bersangka baik lah ni) considering how crazy and immoral people might turn into, being unemployed and/or in the midst of financial crisis.

Remember the recent "headline news" on a disgruntled sacked employee who shot his ex-employer in Kajang? Seriously, thats in Malaysia you know! he.he

Back to the nude pic, fear of more embarrassing pictures from politician Elizabeth Wong’s private life being exposed to the public led the PKR leader to the difficult decision that it was better for her to go. Eli Wong is currently Bukit Lanjan assemblyman and Selangor executive councillor. Some argued that it could be her no-nonsense approach to environmental and other issues that led to someone “framing” her by circulating her scandalous pictures.

Whatever it is, we should bear in mind sabda Rasulullah s.a.w.:"Seseorang laki-laki tidak boleh melihat aurat laki-laki lain, dan begitu juga perempuan tidak boleh melihat aurat perempuan lain, dan tidak boleh seorang laki-laki bercampur dengan laki-laki lain dalam satu pakaian, dan begitu juga perempuan dengan perempuan lain bercampur dalam satu pakaian."(Riwayat Muslim, Ahmad, Abu Daud dan Tarmizi).
This is especially after knowing the man in the middle of police investigations, Hilmi Malek, a Malay and Muslim guy who claimed to be the ex-boyfriend to Eli.

Eli Wong was said to have played a prominent role in ensuring that the state government issued a blanket ban on hillside development in the state following the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide on Dec 6 2008. Oh yeah, the "SUPPOSEDLY" ban on hillside development which have been lifted by our beloved government as announced by the Work Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed.

Mohd Zin, who disclosed this, said this was because the country’s population was increasing and land was needed for development. Huh, wth! Pathetic excuses again!!

Pic: The forgotten Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy?

He stressed that a total ban would be a waste of land and the government is optimistic that certain hillside development could be carried out again. Yeah, right!

I guess enough is never enough for BN huh, don't these guys ever learn? When Highland Towers collapsed in 1993, the Government banned all hillside development. However, it took only two months from the issuing of the stopwork order for hillside projects to so-called “resume with a vengeance”.

After the tragic landslide occurred in the neighbouring Bukit Antarabangsa – five days short of the 15th anniversary of the Highland Towers tragedy, the Government had again called for a banning of all hillside developments....until the recent expected announcement!

Hmm...don't tell me this is part of government's long-term, proactive, comprehensive and strategic moves amid the current economic slowdown.

Unless perhaps...

Sian kat kroni, business slow sangat kot? Almaklum la banyak pilihanraya kecil coming up - the likely "tiga bukit" and do not forget pemilihan parti pun dah dekat! ...;P hohoho...

MANDI WILADAH

2009-02-16T11:52:00.013+13:00

Soalan;
Salam Ustaz. Saya ingin meminta penjelasan tentang mandi Wiladah. Apakah dalil yang disandarkan bagi kewajipan mandi wiladah ini? Adakah ia bermakna seorang wanita yang melahirkan anak perlu mandi dua kali; mandi wiladah dan mandi nifas?

Jawapan;
Wiladah bermaksud kelahiran anak termasuklah keguguran (sekalipun hanya berupa segumpal darah atau segumpal daging). Menurut mazhab Imam Syafi’ie, Imam Malik dan Imam Ahmad (mengikut satu riwayat darinya); wanita yang melahirkan anak atau keguguran, ia wajib mandi jika ditakdirkan tiada darah nifas yang keluar. Ini kerana dikiaskan kepada mani. Anak atau janin adalah air mani yang telah menjadi kanak-kanak.
Keluarnya anak atau janin dari faraj dapat diumpamakan seperti keluar mani darinya, maka wajiblah mandi.

Namun jika ada darah nifas yang keluar selepas kelahiran atau keguguran tersebut, maka hukumnya tertakluk dengan hukum wanita yang kedatangan nifas dan ia hendaklah menunggu hingga kering darah nifasnya barulah mandi. Dalam kitab al-Fiqh al-Manhaji (kitab Fiqh mengikut mazhab Syafi’ie), pengarangnya menjelaskan; “Kemungkinan berlaku kelahiran tanpa diikuti dengan keluarnya darah. Maka hukumnya ketika itu sama seperti hukum janabah (yakni hukum keluarnya mani iaitu wajib mandi) kerana bayi adalah hasil percampuran dari air mani lelaki dan air mani wanita.

Tidak ada beza pada hukum tersebut sekalipun berbeza rupa kandungan yang dilahirkan atau cara kelahirannya. Namun jika kelahiran diikuti dengan keluarnya darah –sebagaimana yang biasa berlaku-, maka darah itu dinamakan nifas dan ia tertakluk dengan hukum-hakam nifas” (Jil. 1, hlm. 82).

Namun mengikut mazhab Imam Abu Hanifah dan satu riwayat lain dari Imam Ahmad; wiladah tidak mewajibkan mandi kerana tidak ada dalil yang menegaskannya (Lihat; al-Majmu’, 2/168).

Berkata Imam Ibnu Qudamah (salah seorang ulamak mazhab Hanbali) dalam kitabnya al-Mughni; “Yang soheh ialah tidak wajib mandi ke atas wanita dengan sebab wiladah kerana suatu kewajipan hanya sabit dengan nas (dalil) Syarak. Dalam masalah wiladah ini tidak ada nas Syarak yang mewajibkan mandi dan juga tidak ada pengertiannya dalam nas.

Ini kerana bayi yang dilahirkan bukanlah darah dan bukan juga mani, sedangkan yang terdapat di dalam nas (dalil) Syarak; perkara yang mewajibkan mandi ialah dua sebab tersebut (yakni keluar darah dan keluar mani)” (al-Mughni, 1/165).Wallahu a’lam.

Rujukan;
1. Al-Majmu’, Imam an-Nawawi, jil. 2.
2. Al-Mughni, Imam Ibnu Qudamah, jil. 1.
3. Al-Fiqh al-Manhaji, Dr. Mustafa al-Khin dan Dr. Mudtafa al-Bugha, jil. 1.
4. Ahkam at-Toharah, Dr. Abdul-Karim Zaidan.

Posted by USTAZ AHMAD ADNAN FADZIL
Website : http://ilmudanulamak.blogspot.com/2008/07/mandi-wiladah.html

Jawapan dari Prof Madya Dr. Anisah Abd Ghani pakar rujuk fiqh dan Usul Fiqh di APIUM.

1. Mandi wiladah memang ada dalam mazhab Syafi`e tapi tidak ada dalam mazhab lain.

2. Mandi Wiladah HANYA bagi mereka yang tidak ada darah nifas maknanya bagi perempuan yang melahirkan anak kemudian selepas sahaja lahir darahnya kering. maka ketika itu perempuan ini tadi kena angkat hadas besar (niat mandi wiladah).

3. Bagi wanita yang bersalin kemudian dituruti dengan darah nifas maka tidak perlu mandi wiladah kerana mandi pun tak memberi apa-apa makna (ia tidak menyucikan apa-apa). Keadaan ini samalah macam isteri yang melakukan persetubuhan dengan suaminya pada waktu malam dan kemudian pada subuhnya didapati keluar darah haidh maka tidak perlulah ia mandi wajib kerana mandi wajib itu tidak membersihkan dirinya yang sedang berhadas besar (dalam haidh). cukup baginya mandi membersihkan dirinya tanpa berniat mengangkat hadas.

P/S: Ramai yang musykil tentang hukum mandi wiladah. Kebanyakannya beranggapan mereka mesti mandi dua kali selepas bersalin (mandi wiladah and mandi nifas). Moga jawapan ini dapat memberi penerangan yang lebih jelas kepada kita semua. Wallahu a’lam.

Malaysia Boleh ke? Ask proton...

2009-02-15T00:10:00.008+13:00

"Boleh blahhh" kot.....huhu..

*click on the image to enlarge

What do you feel as Malaysians who've been directly or indirectly supporting Proton via all sort of pathetic government policies and so-called passion for our first nation car maker? I bet seeing those feedbacks from such a prestige & highly popular TopGear of the UK doesn't help at all huh.... he.he

Well...we need to admit that Proton would never became the number-one car if its not because our government intervention which imposed a warped import tax regime that tacked tariffs ranging from 140 to 300 percent on to foreign cars and priced them well out of the reach of ordinary Malaysians. Survey results have consistently shown that Protons have poorer rankings in initial quality than the available competitor, locally or internationally.

I just can't help it...feel so sad. To Proton, don't you ever learn? So be it, hear me....your product is crap, totally crap!

Working late?

2009-02-11T16:48:00.004+13:00

* click on image to enlarge

Moral of the story : In these cost cutting days we should leave the office early... :) huhuhu.

Mutiara renungan..

2009-02-06T00:12:00.004+13:00

Tatkala Allah cepat memakbulkan doamu,
Maka Dia menyayangimu,
Tatkala Allah lambat memakbulkan doamu,
Maka Dia ingin mengujimu,
Tatkala Allah tidak memakbulkan doamu,
Maka Dia merancang sesuatu yang lebih baik untukmu,
Oleh itu, sentiasalah bersangka baik pada Allah dalam apa dua keadaan...
Kerana kasih sayang Allah itu mendahului kemurkaanNya..

Year of Ox : Bullish time ahead?

2009-01-28T00:28:00.016+13:00

Chinese people use 12 animal signs as a zodiac for predicting their fortune. The ox, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac; symbolizes calm, hard work, resolve and tenacity. According to Chinese legend, the ox allowed the cunning rat to ride on its head in a race to determine the animals' order. Shortly before the ox crossed the finish line, the rat leaped off to claim victory. The Year of the Rat was marked in 2008. Interesting huh?

Given the fact that about 30% of Malaysian population are Chinese you will find that Chinese New Year (CNY) become one of the biggest annual festival by the country, probably second after Eidulfitri/Hari Raya celebration. As usual, our politicians were considerably taking advantage of this Lunar year of Ox in making wishes & statements amid the current economic slump. You should proud of yourself Mr. Ox! Tak pasal2 glemer kan...hehehe..

Anyway, top two statements which I think are indeed memorable ones (jeng..jeng..jeng....) :-

1) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (DSAI) during the recent CNY celebration claimed that his plans are still on track and more BN elected representatives would cross over to PKR .

DSAI : “Now that the ox has come in, just be patient ... we are working hard just like the ox!”

hehehe...good one DSAI!

2) On other hand, our beloved Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in his statement urged Malaysian to be more diligent and work hard to cushion themselves against the impact of the global economic crisis -

Najib : "Malaysian should adopt the ox's main qualities like resilience and determination!"

Dalam erti kata lain, dalam bahasa melayu kitaorang ni kene keja macam lembu la ye Najib?? hehehe.

Ewah2x....I wonder if the Government (those pathetic ministers especially Najib) ever learnt that since they were elected by the rakyat, they should first show to us that they're willing to work hard like an ox themselves!

Anyhooo, didn't this PM-in-waiting guy was the one who gave assurance by saying "Government is confident that no indication that Malaysia would slip into recession next year". Yeah right, my *ss!

I wonder how long Najib can lies when official figures about the economic situation being revealed, one after another. Sumpah ko jadi lembu kang Najib baru tau! huhu

p/s: Speaking about Ox.. I'm sooo craving for Masak Asam Daging & NZ Mohamad's Lamb Sausage, goreng pun sodapp, mamma mia! Waaa...nak balik!!

Palestine : Sejarah Penubuhan Israel laknatullah

2009-01-25T16:53:00.005+13:00

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Tell me WHY?? - Children of Gaza

2009-01-21T21:21:00.004+13:00

Go to hell Israel laknatullah!!

2009-01-09T11:58:00.047+13:00

It's been a terrible moment for us. Our innocent brothers and sisters in Palestine are being attacked and killed by the Zionist regime Israel's war on Gaza. Have we the World especially Muslim people do something about it?

As always, Israel will say, "What would any normal country do if they were threatened by rocket fire? They would act". Yeah right, they also have been accusing HAMAS of using the civillian as "human shield". Where's your evidence you jerk? Bring it forward you animal!!

Tell me...Who's actually the occupier in this case? Who suppose to have the sole right to the land in Gaza? What do you expect these innocent people to do when their home and land are occupied and their human rights are being denied? The occupation by the Zionist regime is a fact! But yeahh right...we should simply blame the Palestinians and believe the Zionist Jews allegations that mortars/rockets have been fired "from within" public premises such as the hospital, school or refugee camps, where they also claim are being used for militant activities...

Come on, only an idiot would believe that... when even "U.N."-operated buildings are bombarded and attacked; wake up damn it!

People gather around bodies of Palestinians near a U.N.-run school in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip January 6, 2009. Israeli tank fire killed up to 40 Palestinians at the United Nations school in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical sources at two hospitals said. Israeli officials claim they had targeted Hamas soldiers operating in the area. (REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah)

On other hand, where the hell is our Rich-Muslim-Arab leaders? Yeah right, simply go begging to the U.N. and US for their simpathy & so-called help. Have we forgot how the Balfour Declaration in 1917 (backed by the European powers and the British military) paved the way for the establishment in 1948 of Jewish State and the exodus of some 726,000 Palestinians who left out of fear and panic or were expelled by the Israel Defense Force. The refugees were not allowed to return to their homes and their properties were confiscated. Any protest or resistance via political violance was put down by both British and Zionists forces.

The declaration of their independence in 1948 were followed by war with the surrounding Arab states, which refused to accept the plan. But as you know, the Israelis were always victorious in those series of war, confirming their independence and expanding the borders of the Jewish state beyond those in the UN Partition Plan. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with many of the neighbouring Arab countries, resulting in several major wars and decades of violence that continue to this day with the help of the world's super power, who has been supporting Israel and declaring them as one of their "legal entity" and proxy? It's the US you morons!!...

Can't you see how they invaded the Baitul Muqaddis after the 1967 war with the Arabs. How they occupied and took over piece by piece the land and houses that once belong to Palestinians and turned it into their own land and nation called Israel.

Since then, for over 60 years, the Palestinians have been living in hell. They were constantly attacked, captured, tortured, women were raped, kids and innocent Palestinians were shot & bombarded to death...over 6million were turned into refugees, with remaining 1million decided to stay in Gaza and fight for their rights and freedom in their own native land...

For so many years they were not given the human right to stay in their home land as the Zionist Jews claimed that they don't have the right to exist & live on land that God gave to the Jews!
How pathetic to those who believe that it was not their (the Palestinians) native land and that the land were given by God to Jews! Just die lahh!!

Let us pray for our brothers and sisters back there.
There are also bunch of organizations out there that seeking donations and appeal to help out the Palestinians, quick example is MERCY Malaysia or Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM). So acts... by any means necessary, insyAllah it shall be blessed by the Almighty.

May Allah give Palestinians the strength to fight for their rights and gain ultimate freedom. Ya Allah...hancurkan Israel Yahuni laknatullah!

Auni's birthday

2009-01-04T22:59:00.027+13:00

It was our little princess 2nd birthday on Friday 2nd January..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!

Wow, time do flies my dear Auni.... look how fast you walked thru the first year, you have grown so big and turned two! With so many important strides last year it's a definite bye time for infancy , how exciting to see my little Auni turns into such playful "independent" little girl ...huhu..

Remembering the last two years, it was indeed one of the best moment in our life...

Auni still trapped inside ummie's big tummy - 29th Dec 2006 (4 days before the big day). huhu.

And there you are, weighted 2.7kg. Ingat beso coz perut ummie beso, penuh air je rupenya, kecik molek je dia..hish3x. hehe.

Yeah, sorry can't help it baby...Penyakit keturunan daa, huhu - Neonatal Jaundice (a.k.a Manusia kuning yang comel)

Look Auni, how you move on from a very sleepy baby, smiling, crawling, sitting, walking, running...and now posing around...hehe..

There you go, Auni is such a big girl now...some noted developments so far:-

She acts shy around strangers; likes to imitate parents (solat sama2, etc..thats my girl!); shows affectionate - hugs and kisses; she also tend to insists on trying to do several tasks without help; she has sense of humor & capable of laughter; she enjoys simple make-believe like talking on phone, touching bubble (especially Barney's); shows interest in dressing, brushing hair and teeth; she cannot sit still or play with a toy or a book for more than a few minutes ..hehe; she likes to walk up and down stairs by holding onto railing..penat layan turun naik tangga! she love feeds self with spoon & by hand...bravo! she can turn and love to read pages of a book...(ntah apa dia baca pun tak tahula..hehe); she tend to scribble vigorously with crayons or markers ..(abis semua benda nak conteng); she can walks without help - plus walks backwards (siap gaya ultromen lagi...ni semua pasal tengok "free wrestling show" sepupu sepapat back in Malaysia la ni..huhu)....

Semoga Auni jadi anak yang beriman & solehah, penenang buat ayah & ummie and not least becoming a true fighters for Him insyAllah.

Anyway, birthday kita x buat apa2 celebration sangat la yer...but ummie was so rajin that she baked you a special cake on that day - we called it "Overflowed bananas cake with chocolate rice" ...yummy! hehehe...

The Return of the King (for Summer!)

2008-12-31T20:28:00.005+13:00

Alhamdulillah, we've safely returned to Auckland on Dec 28th after some decent but tiring Cuti-Cuti Malaysia..huhu. Too bad it was raining & floody season in Terengganu & Kelantan, if not sampai ke Rantau Panjang sempadan Siam kami jelajah..muha ha.

Auni finally had the chance to meet her great grandmother in Melaka and spend some quality time with her long list of uncles, aunties & grandparents in KL...hehe. She can now proudly pronounce Mak Su (her favourite play mate for now), Mak Long, Pakcik, Nenek, Atok, etc.etc....not bad at all, good job Auni!

As 2008 closes, 2009 opens another challenging chapter to our life... not forgetting a lot of things to catch up; there were some series of annoying, devastating and sad news around the globe...insyAllah perhaps ayah will share some thoughts later on after the new year eve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 for now....

Balancing your work-life (Aku nak balik!!)

2008-11-29T04:35:00.040+13:00

MashaAllah...I'm pretty much on the A spot now, absolutely DULL! uwaaaa....!

Yes, here I am, still stranded & right in the middle of a war here in India! Aduiii....

Seriously, do you get to choose an equivalent time between work and personal life? If you do, Alhamdulillah my brother...you should praise Allah for that.

People claimed that the topic of work-life balance applies to a person's effort to be effective in their worklife and personal life.

Obviously it is the organization responsibility to not only cultivate and support effective employee, but to also assist the employees to learn how to achieve and maintain suitable work-life balance.

But does work-life balance really exist in this part of the world? Nahhhh...
At least not for the Oil & Gas industry and organization called HALLIBURTON that I'm stuck with! hu.hu..

Anyway the good news is that I'm still in one piece, being held in Gurgaon for the last 5 weeks (going 6 now!) approximately 2 hours flight from Mumbai where the siege, blast and deadly attacks happened, so I'm more or less safe and alive Alhamdulillah.... amenn ya Allah!..

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the hotspot in Mumbai where the attack & siege took place for almost 60 hours, leaving 195 people dead, including 22 foreigners

To my wife and daughter (that just arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday), very sorry dear... i truly am! Nanti kita jalan2 cari makan satu malaysia ok...ayah belanja! hehe..

When things happen you started to think twice what matters most in your life. Gaji banyak mana pun, career sehebat mana pun... having mixed feeling amid fear in loosing the sight of your eternal role as husband and father, does not sound like a fancy life to me.

Ini pun manager sini dah pujuk if boleh consider extend lg...sorry bro, no way i'm going to do that. You can only have me back in January after the new year.

Increase my salary, double my allowance, thats not going to change the fact that I have a family & personal life to spare with ...eceehhh, hehe.

Like it or not, I'm leaving on Wednesday.
...aku nak balik jugak, nak jugak! hehehe.

A joker vs. A loser

2008-11-23T03:59:00.006+13:00

Never underestimate our leaders especially PM-in-waiting Najib Tun Razak....

First he came out with a brilliant idea asking you to spend your EPF retirement money to boost the economy...now they claimed that they cannot simply reduce the fuel price and that any reduction has to be first "justified"....

It's amusing how your intelligence can be insulted by some pathetic loser, again & AGAIN... perhaps "dulu, kini & selamanya"...

Anyway, beside the pathetic PM-to-be guy, i would give the first silliest minister award a.k.a loser to our Home Minister, Syed Hamid Albar for his respectful statement about the ISA arrest on journalist Tan Hoon Cheng last Sept. According to the joker, Tan was detained under ISA for her safety as the police believed her life was “under threat”. Ha.ha. geli perut kawe!

But somehow I tend to believe that it is fairly competitive now and similar jokers is opt to snatch the award from Hamid Albar. One of them is none than other our Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shahrir Samad! This guy is extremely incredible and is catching up very fast and might win the number one spot soon! hehehe..

What did this joker say when commented about the current lower oil price? "The government does not only consider the crude oil price but also other costs, such as for refinery and the processing, to determine the pump prices of fuel".

Just shut up you morons!

It's 20th November!

2008-11-20T14:21:00.008+13:00

Dear Ummie,

Thank you for standing behind me

In all that I do

I hope you're as happy with me

As I am with you

My deep love for you

Will remain and not grow old

Deep in my heart

Forever it will hold...insyAllah....amennn.

Ana uhibbuki fillah ya Ummie...

HAPPY 3rd ANNIVERSARY SWEETHEART!

Luv, Ayah.

Take The Bet

2008-11-19T22:29:00.004+13:00

Two guys were in a bar watching the television when the news came on. It showed a guy on a bridge that was about to jump, obviously suicidal.

"I'll bet you $10 he'll jump," said the first guy.

"Bet you $10 he won't," replied the second. Then, the guy on the television closed his eyes and threw himself off the bridge. The second guy hands the first his money.

"I can't take your money," said the first guy. "I cheated you. The same story was on the five o'clock news."

"No, no. Take it," said the second guy. "I saw the five o'clock news too. I just didn't think the guy was dumb enough to jump again!"

Moral : Jangan betting2 ni...judi tu haraammm :P he.he..

Our genius PM-to-be STIMULUS plan...

2008-11-07T10:35:00.034+13:00

EPF to adjust members' contributions to 8% from January

PETALING JAYA: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members will be able to benefit from the three percentage point reduction of their monthly contribution rate from January. In a statement yesterday, EPF said the reduction of the employees’ contribution from 11% to 8% would be made automatically for the ease of members and to facilitate implementation measures.

“This arrangement will be implemented until the December 2010 wage,” said EPF public relations senior manager Nik Affendi Jaafar in a statement yesterday.
However, members who wish to maintain their 11% contribution rate can still do so by filling up Form KWSP 17A (AHL) and handing it to their employers for submission to EPF.

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced recently that members could reduce their monthly contributions from 11% to 8% to give them more disposable income. The announcement was part of a stimulus package to help boost economic growth.

Ya Allah.....

This is absurd...Bukannya nak implement compulsory COLA ker or bagi elaun sara hidup lebih ka apa ka..dahla pakai duit EPF macam duit mak bapak dia jer... Look at it yourself, how much funds we have out there? but how much (or perhaps should I say HOW LOW) is the return?

Don't you think that putting back the money in the consumers’ hand by way of lower the EPF contributions will only help to generate demand IF they have the confidence to spend and IF the higher purchasing power is not eaten away by inflation?

Another thing that's bugging me is that this will come into effect AUTOMATICALLY from January onward... I thought I heard we'll be given "the option to reduce"?

Then why the vice versa? kenapa mesti aku yg isi form Najib wei, kenapa? kenapa??

IDIOT!!

Am I the only one really annoyed by this? I hope not... (sapa sokong sila kelip mata! he.he)...

Life is a BOMB?

2008-11-02T14:01:00.008+13:00

If you haven't heard, there was another bomb blast series in India. Thirteen powerful bombs exploded over 75 minutes on Thursday Oct the 30th in the state of Assam, India...

yes, THIRTEEN!

The attacks killed 77 innocent people! Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un - "To God we belong and to Him is our return."

And you know what, it didn't come as a surprise ...it's been 63 blasts in seven states of India over the last seven months!

...lucky SEVEN?..i don't think so.

So to think that you should avoid going to Assam, you know it happened in Delhi...

To think that you should avoid going to Delhi, you know it also happened in Gujarat...

To think that you should have not been to Gujarat, it also hit Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad etc etc....

Damn..that's like everywhere!!

Life is a BOMB? I'm starting to believe it...he.he..

This posting is specially dedicated to my dearest wife back in Auckland dengan ucapan : "Jangan tension2, bersyukurlah dapat tambah walau secebis ilmu & pengalaman kat NZ tu, hidup penuh nikmat aman damai dengan Auni, takde masalah bom" ..:P hehe..

AYAH, WE MISS U!!

2008-10-25T16:06:00.024+13:00

Dear AYAH,

=> THANK YOU for lending your hand helping ummie when you were here..

(Sian ayah, since Atuk xde, ayah had to cook for us and take care of Auni during weekdays. Ummie said, ayah VERY GOOD at cooking especially "asam pedas" and "sambal". Thumbs up for ayah, yeay!!;)

=> We MISS U already...huhu

=> Thanks ALLAH Almighty for the WONDERFUL TIME we had during the recent "Hari Raya" ... we're deeply grateful & had fun eventhough it was only for one month.

=> Please PRAY for ummie cpt2 habis study so we can then live together like normal family.

=> Tak sabar nak balik Mesia and spend time together again..

=> Take care of yourself in India kay..babai..

Luv and kisses,

UMMIE & AUNI

Kuch-Kuch Hota Hai?

2008-10-21T23:39:00.048+13:00

What's that (the title) got to do with me?

Yes...I did watch that movie...again & again!hehe.. (dulu la, skrg rasa nak lempang jer diri sendiri if tgk.hee)

Yes...Melaka is giving the title "Datuk" to Shah Rukh Khan...a lead Indian actor & hero in that movie.

Yes...I'm expected to be back in Gurgaon, India this weekend Oct 26th for another one month job.

NO...it doesn't mean I love to watch Hindi movies!

NO...it doesn't mean I'm showing my support to the conferment of Datukship to Shah Rukh Khan by the Melaka state - in fact, this is a solid addendum proof to my theory on how stupid and bloody idiotic were those leaders! *anak saper la ni wei, bangang tahap gaban...#%$*&

NO...it doesn't mean I look forward to be back in India...HELL NO!! :P

NO...I am not (and will never be) happy to celebrate Diwali in India...hehe... *Diwali or Deepavali fall on Oct the 28th in India, whilst 27th in Malaysia (Sape ngaku sedara Samy Vellu tolong explain sket apesal date lain..muhahaa)

On other hand, I wonder if this is the right time to leave Auni?

YES...Auni is in the safe hand of her two little friends - Teddy and Moo! hehe.

YES...Auni is doing pretty well with reading, counting, singing & playing...including hanging out with her friends in the childcare... especially with this young lady - Adelia @ Dora the explorer!

YES...Auni is on the right track, progressing as inofficial part time hair model to Winter Sonata movie (konon2 smaller version of Jung Yu-jin la tu?tak senonoh tul...hehee)

YES...Auni has started to catching up & pretty good at singing her Maori song - Kina, Kina (which means See Eggs/Sea Urchin)

*harap maaf, masih dalam proses penyuntingan by Lembaga Penapisan Filem Malaysia....hehee

and YES...do not forget the most important thing - having our lovely Ummie around...:)..

Eid Mubarak & Birthday girl!

2008-10-08T13:03:00.035+13:00

Our Eid celebration was pretty good...especially for Auni la since semua Duit Raya telah selamat sampai bersama ayah, Yayy!! hehe.. - many thanks to Moyang di Melaka; Nenek Judah/Atok Rosland, Mak Long, Pak Uda & Pak Teh di KL...

buat susah2 jer...next year jgn malu2 kirim lg yer, leh Auni kumpul dlm Tabung Haji :)hehehe..

Berikut adalah beberapa posing menarik kami last couple days: -

Raya pertama with Ayah & Ummie- 1st Oct 08 di rumah Uncle Suhaimi & Auntie Asiah @ Albany Auckland.

Raya pertama di rumah uncle Suhaimi & Auntie Zakiah @ Mt. Roskill Auckland.

bersama Geng bapak2 orang di Albany ..hehe

bersama Geng mak2 orang pulak ..hehe

With Auntie Asiah & Uncle Suhaimi..meriah & banyak tul kuih raya depa :)

Bersama best friend Adelia a.k.a "Dora the explorer". Sian tuan rumah kene tolak Auni..sorry :) hehe

Auntie2 glamer di rumah Auntie Zakiah @ Mt Roskill.. :P

At Majlis Raya MAPSA...sesekali jeling kat Auntie Akma sebelah tuha - mengerlip sakan/cun tul set bj raya dia. hehe...

With Auntie Yati and daughters...satu set orange baju raya dia...lawo :)

Auntie Dina serba merah you... :P

Kaum Adam MAPSA 2008...

Kaum Hawa MAPSA 2008...

Banyak lagi pics...tapi cukupla tu ek. Similar to Auntie Asiah, rasa majlis MAPSA mcm ada missing something jer...suprisingly Ayah was saying the same thing last Sunday.

Takpe2, yang penting kita patut bersyukur... masih diberikan nikmat nyawa and secebis Iman untuk beraya bersama2 di bulan Syawal ni. mudah-mudahan kekal bernyawa di Ramadhan & Syawal tahun depan! amenn.

By the way, time Majlis Raya MAPSA on 5th Oct tu sebenarnye birthday ummie....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ummie!!

baru 17 + 10 thn ek ummie? muda lagi kan? kan? hehehe..

Moga Ummie dipanjangkan umur, kekal ibu/isteri mithali, dalam redha Allah, dipermudahkan segala urusan & dimurahkan rezeki sentiasa..amenn. Chayo!!

Wahh...Ayah belikan ummie Birthday Roses lar, so Auni letak Teddy kat sebelah ambik berkat sket :) hehe..

Farewell Ramadhan, Ahlan Wasahlan Syawal

2008-09-30T18:50:00.019+13:00

It's been 30 days now...days that worth a thousand smiles, being part of our lives dunia & akhirat insyAllah.

InsyAllah we're going to celebrate Syawal tomorrow, "New moon of Syawal has been sighted today!".

So there go 30days of fasting for Ayah, and 29 days jer for ummie...since in NZ we only kicked off Ramadhan on 2nd Sept 2008. Auni lak puasa 1-2jam je...okla tu kan? kan?...hehehe.

Following this Holy month of Ramadhan, may we continue be blessed with peace, prosperity, & joy till the day of judgement ... amenn.

Auni tumpang sekaki terawikh sama ayah & ummie malam ke-29 :)

Khas buat semua:- Atok Rosland, Nenek Judah, Mak Long/Pak Long, Pak Uda, Pak Teh, Pak Itam, Pak Lang, Pak Cik, Mak Usu di KL; Atok Zaharah, Mak Long/Pak Long di Penang; Mak Ngah/Pak Ngah di Miri; Moyang & Atok/Nenek sedara di Melaka; sepupu sepapat, kawan2 sahabat Ayah & Ummie di New Zealand, Malaysia, UK dan serata alam tak kira di mana anda berada...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

HAPPY EID MUBARAK YA SAHABAT...

MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN...

Semoga kita dipanjangkan umur untuk bertemu semula Ramadhan nan mulia di tahun hadapan insyAllah..amenn..

With warm & loving thoughts:-
Auni, Ayah & Ummie...
Auckland, New Zealand.
29 Ramadhan 1429H
7.25PM 30th Sept 2008.

Pagarilah Amalmu...

2008-09-15T05:36:00.010+12:00

(Good one from Ustaz Yussaine Yahya )

Perkara yang paling ditakuti oleh orang yang banyak beribadah dan beramal soleh ialah rosaknya amalan yang dilakukan. Penat lelah bangun malam, berqiyamullail, bersedekah, membela anak yatim dan miskin akhirnya menjadi sia-sia.
Amalannya menjadi seperti debu yang ditiup angin. Di tolak oleh Allah SWT.

Sabda Rasulullah SAW :
“ Sesungguhnya Allah SWT itu baik dan Allah tidak akan menerima melainkan yang baik dari hambaNya”

Al Imam Al Habib As Saiyyid Muhammad ibn ‘Alawi al Maliki al Hasani telah menulis sebuah buku yang berjudul “Kasyf al Ghummah bi Istina’ al Ma’ruf wa Rahmah al Ummah” yang di dalamnya, mahaguru yang mulia ini telah membicarakan tentang luasnya peluang melaksanakan amal kebaikan dan besarnya kedudukan amal ma’ruf di sisi Allah.

Pada mukaddimah tulisannya, al Habib Muhammad telah memberikan 4 panduan penting bagaimana memelihara amal dan memagarinya agar tidak menjadi sia-sia :

Pertama : Menutup dan menyembunyikannya daripada disebarkan kepada pengetahuan orang ramai. Berkata para ulama’ umat ini ; “Apabila kamu melakukan kebaikan, hendaklah kebaikan itu kamu sembunyikan dari manusia, tetapi apabila dilakukan kebaikan kepada kamu, maka hendaklah kamu sebarkannya”.

Tidak begitu penting sampai kepada manusia amal soleh yang kita lakukan kerana manusia tidak mampu memberikan apa-apa balasan terhadap amal kita. Sebaliknya, lakukan amalan kerana Allah SWT semata-mata kerana Allah sahaja yang mampu membalas kebaikan dan amal soleh yang kita lakukan.

Kedua : Memandang kebaikan dan amal yang kita lakukan itu dengan pandangan yang kecil supaya dapat mengelak dari sifat takabbur, ujub, riya’ dan sum’ah. Dalam panduan as Sunnah, kita dapati bahawa Rasulullah SAW menyuruh kita melihat orang lain lebih baik dan banyak amalan dalam urusan ibadah dan akhirat berbanding kita. Lalu timbul semangat ingin berlumba dalam melakukan kebaikan.

Dan jangan lupa membandingkan amalan kita dengan amalan salaf as saleh umat ini terutamanya dari kalangan generasi para sahabah. Mereka membelanjakan harta dalam keadaan mereka kekurangan harta. Mereka berkorban demi Islam di saat mereka sangat memerlukan pertolongan dan bantuan.

Dengan sebab itulah Rasulullah SAW bersabda :
“ Demi Allah, jika kamu membelanjakan pada jalan Allah emas sebanyak gunung UHUD sekalipun, tidak akan sama dengan segenggam gandum yang dibelanjakan oleh sahabatku”

Ketiga : Jangan sekali-kali mengungkit dan menyebut kebaikan yang kita lakukan di hadapan manusia akan kebaikan yang kita lakukan dan berasa ujub dengan apa yang dilakukan, kerana ia akan menggugurkan kesyukuran kepada Allah dan menghapuskan ganjaran yang diperolehi. Firman Allah SWT :

“Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! jangan rosakkan (pahala amal) sedekah kamu dengan perkataan membangkit-bangkit dan (kelakuan yang) menyakiti, seperti (rosaknya pahala amal sedekah) orang Yang membelanjakan hartanya kerana hendak menunjuk-nunjuk kepada manusia (riak), dan ia pula tidak beriman kepada Allah dan hari akhirat. maka bandingan orang itu ialah seperti batu licin yang ada tanah di atasnya, kemudian batu itu ditimpa hujan lebat, lalu ditinggalkannya bersih licin (tidak bertanah lagi). (Demikianlah juga halnya orang-orang yang kafir dan riak itu) mereka tidak akan mendapat sesuatu (pahala) pun dari apa yang mereka usahakan. dan (ingatlah), Allah tidak akan memberi petunjuk kepada kaum yang kafir.” Surah Al Baqarah : 264

Keempat : Tidak sedikit pun merasa hina dengan kebaikan yang telah dilakukan sekalipun sedikit kerana sedikit atau banyak kebaikan yang dilakukan adalah dengan taufiq dan pertolongan Allah jua. Mereka yang melakukan kebaikan adalah kerana mereka telah dipilih oleh Allah SWT untuk dihiasi peribadi mereka dengan amal soleh.

Auni : Moga kita beroleh kekuatan untuk dijadikan amalan....amenn.

Ramadhan Karim

2008-09-06T22:14:00.009+12:00

Salam Ramadhan Al Mubarak...

Bulan Ramadhan adalah bulan penuh rahmat, keberkatan & keampunan.

Bulan yang di dalamnya Lailatul Qadar, bulan di mana lahirnya kitab suci Al-Quran yakni pada malam Nuzul Quran dan bulan berlakunya peristiwa penting Sirah Islam - Perang Badar, pembukaan Kota Makkah, dan lain-lain.

Bulan Ramadhan adalah bulan tarbiyyah. Bulan yang menjadi madrasah jati diri, rohani dan jasmani.

Dari Abu Hurairah r.a. bahawasanya Rasulullah s.a.w. ber-sabda: "Barangsiapa berdiri bersembahyang dalam bulan Ramadhan kerana didorong keimanan dan keinginan memperoleh keredhaan Allah, maka diampunkanlah untuknya dosa-dosanya yang terdahulu." (Muttafaq 'alaih)

Ya Allah Ya Rahman Ya Rahim,

Tuhanku, aku tidak layak masuk syurgaMu

Namun tak upaya menghadapi seksa nerakaMu

Dari itu kurniakanlah keampunan kepadaku

Terimalah taubatku...

Ampunkan dosa-dosaku...

Sesungguhnya Engkaulah Maha Pengampun dosa hambaMu ...

Ameen Ya Rabbal a'lamin...

India...

2008-08-28T21:28:00.033+12:00

(Update @ 06th Sept 2008)

OK Auni...turn ayah pulak...kepala tengah serabut rasa nak posting plak..hehe.

Hmm... where to start with huh?

Oh yes.....Being in India makes me realize one thing - I hate Indian food!! ha.ha.ha

takdela, bukan tak suka...but after having all this kind of food i just can't take it anymore...

So adinda di Auckland, sila ambil perhatian...masakan berunsur kari adalah dilarang sama sekali sekurang2 nya 2 minggu pertama selepas ketibaan kekanda...ecehh..hehehe..

Hmm..having the chance to be in four different state in India (Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi & Haryana) there's one common thing about it - their ROAD.

Don't get me wrong, it is not about the physical condition of the road (mmg la jalan teruk gila kan...lepas musim hujan lubang sana sini, lum campur traffic nyer lagi), but the way I always look at it.. is more onto the life & culture that lies within.

What the heck does that mean?

1) The country where you can see 3 magnificent animals - boar/pig , elephant & camel at the same time on the same road! babi colour coklat ada, itam ada, putih ada..macam2 adaaaa!

2) The country where you can suddenly see a tree, right in the middle of the road. Apparently they just leave the tree in the middle of a road even though it means that an obstacle will be created or the road will take a detour...pelik banget sehh.

3) Men peeing beside the road. hahaha...yes, it is common for men in India to pee along the side of the road... So kalau tak tahan, tak kira kat mana asal tepi jalan just stop your car then kencing jela ok, jangan malu2 buat mcm rumah sendiri, everybody does it... hehe

Holy Tree in the middle of the road? (highway lagi ha!)....

4. "Honk Me Please" - it's kinda driving style for Indian driver to honk each other. I think they treat it like a signal saying "Bhaiyaa (Bro..) I'm coming!" or "Bhaiyaa, I'm going first!" hahaa. In other country I thought we only honks when necessary, say when one perceives danger etc...as well as when you really annoyed or getting pissed off with another car. But apparently that is too good to be true in India. Tak horn memang tak sah. So guys... if you intend not to honking the horn - please stay away from the road!! he.he

Most Indian trucks with a "Please Horn or Please Honk" signs .. he.he

5. High Beam light - somehow driving at night is pretty amazing task in India, you will find so many drivers using the high beam headights. I'm sure it is so obvious how inconvenience they are.. being blinded by such practice, but they keep on doing it!! hehe. Horn pun pakai, high beam pun pakai...kalau aku yang drive boleh dapat migrain woo...hehe..

I guess this is why they call the country "Amazing India"... :)..

SubhanAllah...

Auni demam

2008-08-21T01:39:00.006+12:00

Auni is not feeling well due to fever since Tuesday. Teressa, the ChildCare centre's manager had to call ummie when auni's body temperature rose to 39 deg C. Alhamdulillah nothing serious, ummie immediately fetch Auni, and had a feel good "feeding session"..he.he.

Auni is doing pretty good with painting (atleast tak masuk mulut mcm kawan tu!hehe)

Too bad ayah already left for KL last Friday (15th Aug) along with Atok Zaharah. So it's been quiet & lonely for Auni and ummie since then.

Pity ummie had to skip her standard lab routine, well...you can imagine how challeging it is...being alone & devoted in taking care cute little girl like Auni ..hehe...

i'm truly sorry Ummie, Auni doa sokmo moga Allah sentiasa permudahkan urusan ummie, amennn! love you so much....ummmah!

Anyway, Ayah should now be arriving in Delhi, India. Hopefully he can finish off his work soon and return to Auckland for second half of Ramadhan & Hari Raya. Auni can't wait to play again with Ayah and let Ummie spend more quality time in the lab...amcam, baik tak Auni? hehe...

Oklah, got to go...Ummie nak paksa makan ubat demam...eee, tak suka nyer! nak lariii....babaiiii..

Lambing area facing the One tree Hill adjacent to CornWall Park, kitaorg farewell picnic with Atok Zaharah

Babaii Atuk, gonna miss u...truly!

Tepung Pelita New Zealand

2008-08-06T07:33:00.019+12:00

Referring to above title, tell me how can you make a delicious Tepung Pelita WITHOUT the following:-

1) Cook Steamer (Periuk Kukus?) and/or CupCake Tray
2) Knowledge or experience what so ever on the steps (dekat 8 kali belek website!)
3) Sufficient Amount of Daun Pandan

Now....how would you anticipate the outcome??

The results can be self explained below:-

...Mamma Mia...FANTASTIC!!! hahaha...

Since this was her first trial, kire Alhamdulillah lulus la ek ummie? hahaa...

That's ummie...bila angin rajin dia datang mula lah kreatif...walaupun bagai nak rak memasak tau (imagine steaming tepung pelita with those periuk/mangkuk! pathetic isn't it...hehehe)

And yess...look at the Tepung Pelita, tell me on the original Malaysian Tepung Pelita the coconut milk (putih layer) sepatutnya kat sebelah atas ke kat sebelah bawah??

hahaha... memang tunggang langgang okk...

takpelah ummie yer...still menjadi and Alhamdulillah sehingga menjilat jari kaki...hehe..

that's all berita terkini for now...Auni wish to say thumbs up for ummie! Bravo!!..

Shopping Anybody?

2008-07-29T11:16:00.024+12:00

This time around Auni will be taking the lead, writing on behalf of Ayah... ;)

Which toy to go with huh?

We went shopping to counter our bad feelings on the chaos happening in Malaysia...he.he.

Ayah said that muzakarah or muqabalah whatever it is...something has happened and it's definitely not right. It's not right in the sense that the way we'd tackle the issue and lead the process within the right practice ensuring sensible risk evaluation and mitigation.

Ayah also mentioned that it appears some people has been doing things without pre-syura consent, causing undesirable tumor and likely tarnishing the beloved ulama' leadership & their image to the public. This is sadistically a predicament for our Islamic agenda after successful 2008 election where we were able to reach out and win the heart of so many Malaysians especially the non-Muslim.

Ayah believe the results substantially showed how significantly the non-muslim started to approach, listen and learnt that by incorporating Islamic elements in our country's leadership - justice, administration, etc ...we will able to embrace good governance in Malaysia.

Anyhooo, Ayah has gut feeling that something can be done during the coming muktamar next month, which lies within the grass root, insyAllah... amenn....takbirr!!!

Alamak...Auni talk too much lahh, time to play. till then..babaii...ummmahh..

P/s: Ummie was mad at Ayah today because Ayah overslept and Ummie had to send Auni to school. Don’t worry ummie, Auni will ask ayah to compensate this with an ice-cream later today, Yummy! :)

Hottest Fashion for Winter?

2008-07-24T14:14:00.016+12:00

Auni like to simulate a trendy winter fashion for 2008 .. :))

Eceehh...Posing menarik right before going down the stairs (dgn gigihnye tau!) to the nearby Grocery Store...hehee

Life that's matter

2008-07-21T21:05:00.002+12:00

Alhamdulillah, I am safely back to Auckland on Friday 18th July 2008...and you know what, it felt good, really good!

What else could you ask for after given the chance for a quality time with your family ...kureng2 pun hilang la sket all those bad memories i went thru last couple weeks...pathetic isn't it? he.he.

Sampai je Auckland macam biasa lah sesi taaruf dgn Auni...hahaha...yes, my own daughter segan a.k.a malu2 kucing dgn ayah dia. This is the least thing that happen when you become a long distance father! But so far ok lagi, after an hour she started to acknowledge me, roaming around, main chak-chak and finally ask me to dukung/carry her ...BANZAI!!! hehe.

The first two pictures were taken today where we went down to Albert Park near University of Auckland.. It's pretty cold due to the current Winter season in New Zealand, as for Auckland it's been cloudy most the time, with temperature around 11-14deg C max (yes, maximum!). OKlah, kira takde la extreme kann. But aku bila sejuk ni mula la meleleh air sakti dari hidung...muhaha.

Good news, auni dah makin terer bercakap...(bahasa German lahh!:))

Auni after special bathing session by her father! hehee

Yes ayah, I'm officially clean as ever now!

1,2,3... (trust me, it doesn't even sounds like Maori!)

Namaste & Ahlan Wasahlan

2008-07-13T05:51:00.003+12:00

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Alhamdulillahi rabbil-'alamin was salatu was salamu 'ala ashrifil anbiya wal-mursalin nabiyina Muhammad wa 'ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'in

MasyaAllah...After months telling myself to setup a personal blog on my own, I finally did it!

To my beloved wife Norizah and my sweety angel daughter Auni, this is a day to be remembered! nanti kita celebrate pekena kebab kat Custom St okk...huhuhu..

See...Auni with anticipated happy face leh makan kebab with Ayah..hehehe..

Honestly, I'm not kinda guy who love to write about myself, nor publishing articles, commentary or whatever...I don't even have a diary damn it! hahaha..

I guess this is why Allah SWT mentioned in Quran as part of our Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah principles :- That Him, the Most High, has written all matters that would ever occur in a preserved tablet (al-Lawh ul-Mahfudh).

Anyhoo, after 7 weeks away from family in Auckland, inclusive 5 miserable weeks here in Gurgaon, INDIA...I totally deserve a break. Perhaps it's the right time to consider my pathetic short journey & life posted for families and friends.

I'm flying back to KL tonight, be staying in KL longer this time due to renewing my Indian Visa....whilst I'm still waiting for my KL-Auckland flight sorted out..hopefully I'll be there by 18th July.

So until then... bear with me guys....i'll be back!