Raya Pics Phase II

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

as promised, and as requested, below are the phase II raya photos..The journey of open houses started from Landings - organised by mostly MARA engineering students. Food was marvelous, everything was just fantastic.

pic 1 dari kiri haziq,iqbal,ki,shafiq,irshad,zik,musa,chip,sho

pic 2 - Ki n Syamim(2/11 organisers)

I am terribly sorry for not having the pic of all the organisers. Credit goes to you people.

Next, followed by Petunia farewell dinner for final year students. Thanks people. Let the pics do the talking.

pic 3 - ada gaya Rob Thomas x?

pic 4 - Genius,Mr Big Shot,Genius gak

pic 5 - Mr Big Shot, Abang Shahreen

pic 6 - final year students

Pic 7 - Romper Stomper, Hang Jebat, Cikgu Aun(camna eja doe?), Chip

Sunday morning - BECA's open house.

Pic 8 - 2 kali masuk fasa II ni, pecita bro?

Pic 9 - posers.

Pict 10 - Follow the leader(Korn)

Pict 11 - bersama post grad

What is different this time around is there are many smaller scale open houses. Are we actually feeling the impact of economic recession in the U.S? hehe...

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Photo Phase 1

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

since everyone is not back home yet, and the only issues making the headlines are elections in UMNO, MCA and GERAKAN, I therefore, have decided to post raya photos here. These are phase 1, they are mostly from Day 1 Raya in Auckland.

as usual, click at the photo to enlarge. Feel free to steal any pic you want. I'm fine as long as you don't make me your desktop wallpaper.(huk alohhhhhhhhh)..kidding.

pic 1 - Mr Big Shot himself.

pic 2 - flatmates minus khairi(pergi masjid ponsonby)

pic 3 - pakcik ki, najib, mr big shot, irfan(bukan irfan baran)

pic 4 - koleksi jejaka Malaysia with Husam(arab saudi). ya shabab............

pic 5 - sheik rafat. Imam at Mt Street Mosque

pic 6 - Syeikh Azri(ehsan baju Luqman)

pic 7 - the 4th years.

pic 8 - raya with fellow junior med students

pic 9 - posers, we hardly worked hard last night.hehe

pic 10 - buat kuih di flat 14

If I have time, I will definitely upload them in facebook and ?myspace. My myspace profile has remained dormant for ages, though I still log in every week.

More photos will come.

till next time,
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SELAMAT HARI RAYA

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saya mulakan, dengan mood raya yang makin bersemarak, saya ingin mengucapkan kepada semua rakan2 Muslim, 

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

kat sini gak, saya nak mintak maaf kepada yang mengenali, dengan ucapan maaf zahir dan batin sepanjang perkenalan, kalau ada terkasar bahasa ke, terbuat silap sana sini, tersimpan apa2 dalam hati ke..kalau ada yg perlu sy minta maaf, datang bgtau la ye. n kalau ada sapa2 yg saya hutang tu bgtau la ye, mana tau xde rezki Ramadhan depan. n yg berhutang, ehem2...=)

zaman 1st year kat Auckland

Banyak dah tempat saya merantau untuk belajar

SKTTDI - SMTTDI - MRSMPC - ASASI SAINS UM - KDU - IMU - UNI OF AUCKLAND

linkungan rakan saya cukup luas. Tak larat nak tulis sume, n rasa x adil plak kalau tertinggal siapa2. Yang paling utama, untuk family SELAMAT HARI RAYA. MAAF ZAHIR BATIN kalau ada salah silap.

zaman 2nd year raya kat Auckland - ada gaya rockers x?

kepada kengkawan yg termasuk atau tidak dalam group2 tempat belajar di atas, insyaAllah ada rezeki kita jumpa lagi. kalau ada yg nak tulis apa2 kat sini, jgn la guna anonymous ye. =).

zaman ?????3rd year, rambut sudah pendek..so sweet..kihkihkih...

lagu raya antara yg favourite-Lebaran Ini

lagu iklan raya yang feveret masa kecik2.iklan raya EON.lirik dia sama je..

sori2.saya x pernah antar gambar kat utusan online ataupun mana2 website lain.sbb malas.n sbb saya ada page sy sendiri. bila lagi kan?

till next time, 

assalamualaikum

xde mood la nak menulis 4-5 hari ni. 

Lozenges like effect

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

وعن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه قال : قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :” ولا تحقرن من المعروف شيئا ، ولو أن تلقي أخاك بوجه طليق” )رواه المسلم(

Daripada Abu Zar r.a berkata : Rasulullah SAW telah berkataku : “Janganlah kamu memandang rendah (mencela) sesuatau kebaikkan, sekalipun kamu berjumpa saudara kamu dengan muka yang bersei-seri”.

Senyum seindah suria
Yang membawa cahya
Senyumlah dari hati
Duniamu berseri

Senyum umpama titian
Dalam kehidupan
Kau tersenyum ku tersenyum
Kemesraan menguntum

Senyum… kepada semua
Senyumanmu amatlah berharga
Senyum… membahagiakan
Dengan senyuman terjalinlah
Ikatan…

Very very soothing indeed..reminds me of my childhood somehow...

aku pun tersenyum, walau x seindah suria..hehe.gila lame

Ramadhan is very near to its end..as Sheikh Rafat said, let's enjoy the month together.5 more days to go.

a quarter of a century draws nearer to me.

till next time

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Relative Subject

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America is no doubt most countries look onto as a model in many fields, e.g. politics, human rights, economics, sports. 

Lehman has been declared bankrupt and AIG is given a bail out of 85 billion USD. 

Sheikh Fahmi meanwhile, wants to Man City the best club in the world. They are even willing to pay 135million for Christiano Ronaldo. From what I know, only Selangor and Kelantan FA have the ability to compete with Man City now. Go Dollah Salleh!

Here in Malaysia, talk of the takeover of the federal government has been making headlines. One party accuses another of lying, to which this reply has been made

"If he wants to see the details (of the list), then convene an emergency session of parliament and he will see...," he said.

“If he doesn’t believe me, then go to Parliament."

Whatever the situation is, we are still thankful that Malaysia is nowhere near like Zimbabwe and Thailand. =)

“Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, hendaklah kamu berdiri kerana Allah, menjadi saksi dengan keadilan. Janganlah kerana kebencianmu terhadap satu kaum, sehingga membuatkan kamu tidak berlaku adil. Berlaku adillah, kerana keadilan itu lebih dekat kepada taqwa dan takutlah kepada Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha mengetahui apa-apa yang kamu kerjakan.” (Al-maidah : 8). 

“Maka tetaplah kamu pada jalan yang benar, sebagaimana diperintahkan kepadamu dan (juga) orang yang telah taubat beserta kamu dan janganlah kamu melampaui batas. Sesungguhnya Dia Maha melihat apa yang kamu kerjakan.” (Hud : 112).

till next time

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p/s 

Pening pening

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I'm confident to say a big segment of Malaysians were disappointed that takeover plan Sept 16 did not really take place. There were, of course, who felt the opposite way. I have no statistics to back my statement though. Maybe the expectation to have a lower oil price was too high. 

DSAI in his press conference yesterday mentioned the next step after meeting Pak Lah is to go to Agong. Now that Pak Lah has publicly refused to meet up with Anwar, the public is left wondering when Pakatan Rakyat will pursue the plan to seek audience with Agong. 

As everyone is aware, the Finance Minister portfolio is handed today to Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak. 

Interestingly, several interesting developments have also happened today, 

1) Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kini sudah menjadi satu ancaman kepada ekonomi dan keselamatan negara. 

2) 'He has become a threat to the economy and (national) security," he said. And when asked what action the government would take against him, Abdullah refused to reveal his cards, saying: "I will not indicate what plan I will take, what I do will be in the best interests of the people and the country."

3) Finally rebellious Sabah Progressive Party has pulled out of Barisan Nasional after a four-hour supreme council meeting.

4) Zaid Ibrahim's persistent to quit his post

One bombshell after another. I suppose the trend will continue to be worse over the next few days. 

Malaysiakini has speculated ISA might be used against Anwar. Again? 10 years ago, everyone was scared of Tun Dr Mahathir. This time, many would be ready to be down on the streets anytime. The more mistakes committed by BN this time, the quicker they lose their jobs. 

I wonder if indeed Anwar was lying, why would PAS and DAP back him all this while? Maybe he's not. 

An interesting report by The Star here,

‘Barisan will receive backlash from people over ISA detentions’

above all issues above, I find it ironic sometimes people turn to me, asking for opinions on political matters, as if I have insider's information. lol!

will write again,

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Half time

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Hari ini hari ke-15 umat Islam berpuasa di NZ. Di Malaysia, hari ke-16 dah. Cepat masa jalan kan...

saya sendiri x berapa sihat hari ni. Nak gi kelas pun tak larat. Apatah lagi nak kerah otak nak menulis yang berat2 kat sini. Saya pendekkan cerita, sekadar nak kongsi ayat al-Quran dari Surah Ibrahim

31. Katakanlah kepada hamba-hamba-Ku yang telah beriman: "Hendaklah mereka mendirikan shalat, menafkahkan sebahagian rezki yang Kami berikan kepada mereka secara sembunyi ataupun terang-terangan sebelum datang hari (kiamat) yang pada bari itu tidak ada jual beli dan persahabatan.

Bak kata orang, bukan kuantiti itu yg penting. Tapi kualiti. Bukan jumlah duit yg disedekah itu perkara terpenting, tetapi niat itu yg Allah nilai. 

Daripada Amirul Mukminin Abu Hafsin 'Umar ibn al-Katthab r.a. beliau berkata: Aku mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda: Bahawa sesungguhnya setiap amalan itu bergantung kepada niat, dan bahawa sesungguhnya bagi setiap orang apa yang dia niatkan. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya menuju kepada Allah dan RasulNya, maka hijrahnya kepada Allah dan RasulNya. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya kerana dunia yang dia mahu mencari habuannya, atau kerana seorang perempuan yang dia mahu kahwininya, maka hijrahnya ke arah perkara

yang ditujuinya itu.

Hadis ini diriwayat oleh dua orang Imam Ahli Hadis; Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Mughirah ibn Barzirbah al-Bukhari dan Abu al-Husain Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim al-Qusyairie al-Naisaburi dalam kitab sahih mereka berdua yang merupakan antara kitab yang paling sahih. Sumber:Hadith 40 Imam Al-Nawawi

Saya yakin saya pernah terbaca ayat Quran yang benarkan sedekah dibuat secara terang-terangan, dengan tujuan ia dijadikan tauladan. Saya mmg x igt langsung ayat mana. Siapa2 bole tolong? Kalau salah tolong ingatkan. 

insyaAllah, akan menulis lagi

assalamualaikum

p/s: Doa yg diajar dalam Quran,

Ya Tuhanku, jadikanlah aku dan anak cucuku orang-orang yang tetap mendirikan shalat, ya Tuhan kami, perkenankanlah doaku.(Surah Ibrahim ayat 40)

 

Critical Thinking

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In most instances, when it come to political and religious matters, I prefer to go with critically analysed articles. The same approach I use when I write things.  However, sometimes some things are so obvious and clear that if you can't see the message, you will fall into a category called 'relatively' not so smart. Stupid is politically incorrect. 

Straight to the point; these quotes tell you stories. 

Malaysiakini

De facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim today threatened to resign if the government continues to use the Internal Security Act, which allows detention without trial, against political dissidents.

Commenting further, Zaid said: "I am very sad that people like Teresa (right), whom I know personally, can be seen as a threat. I can't see how a journalist doing her duty, or even Raja Petra, can be seen as a national threat.

Malaysiakini

A candlelight vigil was also held to protest against the use of the draconian ISA.
 
Scores of politicians from the state’s ruling party DAP, PAS and even Gerakan and MCA arrived at the scene to condemn the arrest.

Malaysiakini

Every time somebody is arrested under the Internal Security Act, it gives rise to a perception that the government is doing it because it is unable to charge and convict the person under existing laws in the country, said Human Resources Minister Dr S Subramaniam.

"Do we need such a false perception?" asked the MIC secretary-general in a statement today.

You see, what's the point of critically analyse this matter?

till next time

assalamualaikum

3 CERITA

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Another surprise! 3 individuals have been detained under ISA. Starting with RPK, and Teresa Kok is the latest. 

Personally, I have not heard of Teresa making any headlines over the past few weeks. So it's a bit shocking to hear that.  Majority of the public would not lose their sleep over RPK, but the additional of 2 more have made them restless.  

On what basis was the reporter detained? She was just doing her job, reporting what needs to be reported. The person that she covered meanwhile, is only suspended for 3 years.  I suppose to 'some' eyes, this action is deemed fair, to most it is NOT.  

RPK perhaps is the least surprising of these 3.  If indeed what he writes is wrong, charge him. Where has it gone 'innocent until proven otherwise'?  

However, although he is good when it comes to writing political matters, and in my opinion he is probably okay - below average in religious matters.  For instance, 

Debat Tudung Muslimah: Bidasan Terhadap Raja Petra Malaysiatoday

Wanita diperintahkan untuk menutup dada mereka. Itu sahaja. Ini sama dengan petikan Surah Al-Ahzab ayat 59 di atas di mana kaum wanita diperintahkan untuk melabuhkan pakaian mereka. Tiada langsung disebut kepala (ru'usa), muka (wujuh) atau rambut.(tulisan RPK di jawab Ustaz Zaharuddin[source])

Is it because of religious matters he is detained now? If anyone can still recall what Tun Mahathir commented on Hudud. He was not even investigated, let alone charged!

Put aside that issue, I personally think Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin's call on Pak Lah  to resign is correct. Personally. TSMY said it is now difficult for the current government to convince to public on many things. They don't trust the current leadership anymore. 

This situation is made worse by Tun Mahathir's constant attack on Pak Lah. 

6. I hate to make this comparison but in Israel the Prime Minister has been accused of corruption and the police carried out an investigation and found there was a case for the Prime Minister to be charged. Will we see this in our Malaysia?(source)

i dare not go into details of every news above. Everything is commented SUPERFICIALLY. Maybe the Government would be able to justify their action in the next few days. Fingers crossed. 

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: haven't heard of Ustaz Zaharuddin? He is/was one of the top economics lecturers in IIUM. He also has in depth knowledge of Islamic matters.  His website has received more than 1.6 million visitors as for today.  Minda Mufti's is close to 1 million now.  Me? 25 k baru..kuikuikui. 

The Genius

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Has anyone had a read at Tun Mahathir's Social Contract 3 and Snippets? Here's the preview. 

Social Contract 3

19. Dato Seri Abdullah has tried to placate everyone. He has given one billion Ringgit here, one billion Ringgit there; he has given unknown sums of money to Tun Salleh Abbas and the other judges who had been dismissed in order to placate the Bar Council, he has promised billions of Ringgit for numerous corridors, billions for transport, lower oil prices etc etc. But no one believes him because the promises and fund allocations have not materialised. The fact is that nobody believes him or trusts him. No one has been placated.

Snippets

3. We seem to find more reason for not working. If the holiday falls on a weekend, then have a long vacation beginning the day before Saturday and the day after Sunday - four days in all. 

7. I believe, but I may be wrong, that when you are trying to catch up with someone running ahead of you, you must run faster than him. We have this great ambition to become a developed country. If we move slower than our objective can we catch up? I think we cannot. 

8. A developed country today and a developed country in 2020 is not the same. In 2020 it will be far more advanced and richer than in 2008. The developed status is not static. It is moving. 

If you still remember an entry that I wrote on Palestine-Israel issue, specifically on boycotting Israeli products.  I still believe to win is to outplay your enemy, and to win against Israel is to strengthen the Muslims and not to weaken Israelis. Tun Mahathir has directly or indirectly echoed that sentiment, as above. 

The Israelis have long successfully associated themselves to the economy of Muslim countries.Could you take Coca Cola and McDonalds out of Malaysia? If you could, would you be able to secure new jobs for those Muslim workers. It is always possible to defeat them, but the probabilities are close to impossible. Thus, strengthening the economy of Muslims +/- boycotting are probably the best way.  There is no need to ask how, you probably already know the answer. 

We don't have to resort to Al-Qaeda-like activities after all now, do we?

Sho has just informed me that my face is in Utusan today. I am cool, I know. lol!

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: Liverpool will play Man Utd this weekend. Any prediction? Liverpool to trash Man Utd 4-0? Hehe, yeah right. 

He Did It Again

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Datuk Ahmad has come up with a new statement(Chinese told not to be American Jews). This time he has gone far too far. Why would anyone resort to this after 51 years of independence. 

PM needs to take immediate action. 

till next time

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Don't be hasty

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Nabi SAW pernah bersabda: Sesiapa yang berperang di bawah rayah ‘immiyyah (bendera kebutaan) dan menyeru kepada ‘asabiyyah atau marah kerana ‘asabiyyah maka kematiannya adalah jahiliyyah. (Riwayat Muslim, al-Nasai dan Ibn Majah).

2 things in my opinion that will hasten the downfall of BN government are
1) Datuk Ahmad's refusal to apologise
2) widespread corruption

if you want to challenge things on every ground, Datuk Ahmad is not guilty until proven otherwise. That if you want to use the same principles as applied to the previous/current case of Anwar Ibrahim. He should not be judged in the media trial. Let him defend himself. If there is evidence, bring him to the court.

If he was found guilty in the court, I believe he should appear on national television to publicly apologise to the Chinese community. If he was indeed guilty, he should also be punished, as he would have destroyed the long awaited solid formation of Bangsa Malaysia.

Yet we still choose to believe only in things what we want to believe in. Datuk Ahmad has been found guilty already by YOU and the media. Many of you practice double standards.

Because of the phenomenon above, UMNO's downfall is much hastened than expected, contributed by his refusal to apologise.
1) for political survival - Come out and apologise.
2) Stand by his principles - and let the judge prove him right or wrong.

Be fair. If I wanted to be biased, I would have gone bashing out Datuk Ahmad. I chose not to, why?

I am a Muslim. Being fair and just are part of Islam.

till next time
assalamualaikum
p/s: Tun Mahathir's comment is somewhat interesting. I strongly disapprove racism. I stand on the fence. Nobody is guilty until proven otherwise. 

PENCURI!!

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

165. Dan mengapa ketika kamu ditimpa musibah (pada peperangan Uhud), padahal kamu telah menimpakan kekalahan dua kali lipat kepada musuh-musuhmu (pada peperangan Badar), kamu berkata: "Darimana datangnya (kekalahan) ini?" Katakanlah: "Itu dari (kesalahan) dirimu sendiri." Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Kuasa atas segala sesuatu.  165-Al-Imran

Mungkin ia kerana terlalu kerap berlaku, kita tahu tetapi kurang sedar tentang kewujudan fenomena ini.  Di mana kita lihat Islam sedang naik di negara2 atas angin dan Kristian meningkat di negara2 membangun, penganut2 mereka melakukan perintah agama dengan bangga dan rasa segan itu mungkin kurang wujud. 

Berbeza dengan kita, Islam sudah berada di Malaysia beratus tahun lamanya. Islam juga sudah diMelayukan, sehingga mereka yang terlalu bergantung kepada ilmu 'lisan' dan ilmu 'ustaz itu dan ustaz ini' tidak dapat membezakan yang mana adat dan yang mana agama. 

Melihat kepada perspektif realiti sekarang, pemilihan rakan juga banyak secara langsung mempengaruhi keperibadian kita. Ramai daripada kita tidak minum arak ataupun ke kelab malam. Tetapi seakan akan kita segan sebagai contoh utk solat kalau kita kuar dengan kawan2 yang tidak solat, walaupun kebiasaanya kita bersolat 5 waktu tiap2 hari. 

Segan, mungkin itu perkataan yang betul. Kena dengan keadaan? Mungkin tidak betul 

Tanpa melihat jauh, kita lihat pada Ramadhan yang berada di depan mata. Kita dianugerahi minda yang cergas dan cerdas. Memang kita sibuk dengan hal itu dan hal ini, saya sendiri juga begitu. Tetapi kita sentiasa boleh bermain dengan keadaan. Kita mungkin tidak dapat turun solat berjemaah, hadiri ceramah atau segan menyampaikan peringatan kepada rakan2. Tapi banyak alternatif yang bukan saya yang beri, bukan Ustaz anda atau ustaz saya yang bagi, juga bukan Imam mazhab yang bagi, 

"Barangsiapa memberi minum kepada orang yang berbuka puasa, niscaya Allah memberi minum kepadanya dari air kolam-Ku dengan suatu minuman yang dia tidak merasakan haus lagi sesudahnya, sehingga dia masuk ke dalam surga." (HR. Ibnu Huzaimah).

dan 

barangsiapa yang memberikan juadah berbuka buat orang yang berpuasa maka baginya pahala seperti orang yang berpuasa itu tanpa kurang sedikit pun" ( Riwayat At-Tirmidzi, 3/807; Hadith Hasan menurut Imam At-Tirmidzi). 

itu hanya sekadar satu contoh. seperti yg saya sebutkan diawal artikel, kita tahu tentang hal ini. Kita mungkin sibuk untuk ke terawih dan lain2, tp kita masih boleh 'mencuri' pahala orang lain. Dermakan saja semana mampu di masjid2 dan surau, kalau ada makhluk yang betul2 puasa pada hari itu, saham dia akan anda 'curi'.

Kenapa saya cadangkan yang diatas? Saya sendiri ada 3 shift malam minggu dpn. Hidup memang sibuk skrg. =)

till next time,

assalamualaikum

shift start kol 4pm-1130pm.gile tertekan kalau buke pose ngan brunch bar je..hehe.

Let's enjoy this month together

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

truly, in more than 24 years of life, today was the first ever time to hear 'let's enjoy this month(ramadhan) together'. Indeed the Imam was absolutely right in flaming the spirit,

65. Hai Nabi, kobarkanlah semangat para mukmin untuk berperang. Jika ada dua puluh orang yang sabar diantaramu, niscaya mereka akan dapat mengalahkan dua ratus orang musuh. Dan jika ada seratus orang yang sabar diantaramu, niscaya mereka akan dapat mengalahkan seribu dari pada orang kafir, disebabkan orang-orang kafir itu kaum yang tidak mengerti^[623]. [Anfaal-Ayat 65]

that's how you play with words..the more you read Quran, the better person you become. There are no words of wisdom that stand as tall(as Quran)

this advertisement below is solely meant to support my friend, Musa. I have promised to help him promoting many days ago, so here it goes

Musa is still taking orders. 

My muslim friends, if I may suggest again,

lunch hour= 15 min nap, 10 minutes reading 1-2 pages of Quran(with translation),

let me know if it works,

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Needing help

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Let me begin with by saying 'Selamat Menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan yang ke-51'. I wish for prosperous and glorious Malaysia for years to come.

I was surfing around on net and youtube, I came across a video that provides this link.

Who is Teresa Kok?

She is the MP of Seputeh. She defeated a BN candidate with a thumping majority of more than 35 000 in March GE.  Whether she is a Christian or Buddhist, it should not even be a question in the first place. That is a right granted by the Federal Constituency. 

My question below is never meant to create any tension. Neither it is intended to hurt anyone. A clarification is what I needed. I don't know if it's even a chapter in the Bible. It is mentioned in that link, 

In the book of Leviticus, chapter 11, v. 7, it is recorded that God declares the pig to be unclean for believers. Then, in verse 8, God says: “You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you”. This command is repeated in Deuteronomy 14:7-8. Then, in Isaiah 65:2-4, and 66:17, God issues a stern warning against those who eat pork.

so is that true? or is it specifically meant to some sections?

to my Muslim friends, we have a great and challenging month coming ahead. As a start, I would like to suggest that each and everyone of us take your Quran with you to work/class. I believe we have a good 1 hour break in lunch time. So, together with 'iktikaf', get a short afternoon nap(15 mins) and good 10 mins on a page or two of the Noble Quran. 

Please ensure your Quran comes with the translation too okay.  Let's start a generation that knows what Quran is all about.  We are done being stupid. 

Practical, isn't it?

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT RAMADHAN!

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: kami di NZ mungkin mula puasa hari selasa...malam ni tgk anak bulan.

 

Dilema Melayu Muslim

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Ramadhan is just around the corner. .1, 2, 3 ready, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isu hari ini ialah KETULENAN ilmu. Melayu secara umumnya mula mempelajari ilmu secara rasmi 50 tahun lepas. Rata-rata generasi pra-merdeka hanya bergantung kepada ilmu lisan yang secara langsung atau tidak mencemarkan ketulenan atau kesahihan ilmu itu. Generasi sekarang juga mengalami kesan2 akibat warisan budaya itu. Akidah dicampurkan dengan percaya bomoh, nombor bertuah, cincin, azimat dan lain2. 

Islam mengajar ketulenan ilmu. Islam juga mengajar cara menyebarkan berita. Islam juga cukup disiplin dalam aspek2 lain.  Islam itu cukup ringkas, yang jika diamalkan maka tidak akan wujud senario politik yang cukup kacau-bilau seperti sekarang. 

"Cukuplah untuk seseorang itu dianggap berdusta dengan dia menceritakan setiap yang dia dengar" - Riwayat Muslim

Rasulullah bermula secara bertahun-tahun di Mekah dengan konsep akidah yang tulen. Kita sama sekali tidak dapat menerima Nabi Isa/Jesus sebagai tuhan. Bagaimana mungkin kita dapat menerima tuhan yg bersifat seperti manusia, boleh mati dan dihidupkan kembali. Bagaimana mungkin kita dapat terima Maryam itu sebagai sebahagian daripada Allah? Bagaimana mungkin kita dapat terima Jesus sebagai tuhan sedangkan generasi-generasi yang diterangkan dalam Quran dan Bible hanya diutuskan Nabi di kalangan manusia. Bagaimana mungkin kita boleh terima Nabi Isa sebagai tuhan kepada asalnya nabi untuk bani Israel sedangkan bani Israel sebelum itu hanya diutuskan Nabi Musa yang diangkat daripada manusia?

Akidah ini dirosakkan oleh campur aduk syirik2 masyarakat2 tidak bertamadun.  Itulah akibat ilmu yg tidak berteraskan bukti(evidence based). 

Sebab itu bila kita terangkan amalan2 seperti baca yasin malam jumaat, baca yasin malam nisfu syaaban, baca Qunut dalam subuh dan doa beramai2 selepas solat itu tiada, ramai yang tidak berilmu akan menentang. Menentang dan lebih lagi terus melabel, hanya kerana tidak suka mereka dibuktikan salah. Sebab itu golongan-golongan pro-sunnah sekarang pun masih dilabel seperti dipanggil orang Wahabi. Golongon2 ini tak ubah seperti Abu Jahal, apa tidak dapat membuktikan dia betul, dia melabel Rasulullah sebagai tukang sihir dan lain2 lagi. 

peliknya, bila ditanya e.g. Wahabi itu apa? mereka sendiri pun tak tahu. jawapan mereka, kebanyakan mulut di luar sana kata sesat, jadi mereka pun ikut kata sesat.  

Ustaz Sofwan Badree berbicara tentang Dilema Melayu Muslim, 

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s jika ada kesalahan harap dapat dibetulkan

The Next Big Thing

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dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Mengasihani

selesai sudah pilihanraya Permatang Pauh. tolak ke tepi siapa pemenangnya..

Harus diingat bahawa sama ada PAS atau UMNO atau PKR atau DAP atau mana2 parti sekali pun, parti politik itu hanyalah sebagai wadah perjuangan/ideologi yang berhak dipilih oleh mana2 pihak. Yang wajar ditekankan disini ialah TIDAK harus wujud kesetiaan membabi buta dan kesetiaan terhadap mana2 parti wajar disingkirkan jika prinsip perjuangan tidak lagi ditepati. Tidak salah untuk ahli2 umno memilih untuk masuk PAS, dan tidak juga salah ahli PAS utk masuk UMNO jika dirasakan perjuangan pihak satu lagi itu sudah tidak sesuai lagi. Yang penting keutamaan agama wajar diletakkan jauh lebih tinggi daripada memperjuangkan bangsa.

31. Mereka menjadikan orang-orang alimnya dan rahib-rahib mereka sebagai tuhan selain Allah^[639] dan (juga mereka mempertuhankan) Al Masih putera Maryam, padahal mereka hanya disuruh menyembah Tuhan yang Esa, tidak ada Tuhan (yang berhak disembah) selain Dia. Maha suci Allah dari apa yang mereka persekutukan.     At-Taubah ayat 31

[639]. Maksudnya: mereka mematuhi ajaran-ajaran orang-orang alim dan rahib-rahib mereka dengan membabi buta, biarpun orang-orang alim dan rahib-rahib itu menyuruh membuat maksiat atau mengharamkan yang halal. 

Sekarang mungkin ada yg akan persoalkan kenapa saya begitu kecewa dengan Ezam. Bukan kerana dia masuk UMNO yg menjadi isu. Yang kita persoalkan kenapa zaman pre-UMNO dia begitu lantang bicara isu rasuah dikalangan pihak BN, tp sekarang begitu petah menyerang pihak yg dulu dia angkat tinggi.

tolak sekali lagi isu atas ke tepi...

Sekarang kita ada agenda yg lebih besar drpd Anwar Ibrahim. Isnin/Selasa depan bermula hari pertama bulan agung dalam Islam, satu2 nya agama yang diterima Allah. Ayat yg mewajibkan puasa x perlu diulang, sebab budak2 kecik x sekolah pun dh tau wajib puasa. 

Begitu juga amalan2 yg digalakkan, saya yakin ramai yg dah tahu. 

Halangan untuk kebanyakan drpd generasi kita ialah sibuk dengan akademik/kerja. Itu normal dan kita tak disuruh pun tinggalkan dunia. Pilihan yang baik untuk mana2 pihak yg mempunyai kelapangan hendak mengambil kesempatan untuk sentiasa menyampaikan sedikit peringatan(tazkirah). Anda mungkin sibuk keesokan hari, dan tugas menyampaikan peringatan boleh dipikul oleh pihak lain pula. 

38. Hai orang-orang yang beriman, apakah sebabnya bila dikatakan kepadamu: "Berangkatlah (untuk berperang) pada jalan Allah" kamu merasa berat dan ingin tinggal di tempatmu? Apakah kamu puas dengan kehidupan di dunia sebagai ganti kehidupan di akhirat? Padahal kenikmatan hidup di dunia ini (dibandingkan dengan kehidupan) diakhirat hanyalah sedikit. [at-Taubah 38]

Begitu juga saya, sentiasalah hantar sms/email/ym/blog kepada saya sebagai peringatan. 

kegembiraan berbuka puasa =)

bersama menuju Ramadhan yang lebih baik!!

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Ulasan terakhir

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

In less than 48 hours the winner of Permatang Pauh by election will be announced. It's hard to predict this time. Given the current situation, I rely a lot on online news. I had the chance to finally give a call to my family yesterday, n they were saying the 1st half of many evening news is purely constant attack on DSAI. I wonder at the end who really buy those news?

the most explosive news at the moment has to be none other than Ustaz Ramlang Porigi. Who is he you ask? He's the imam that conducted Saiful's sumpah not so long ago. 

Imam Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan, Ramlang Porigi memohon maaf kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia kerana kehadirannya secara tidak sengaja dalam majlis sumpah Saiful Bukhari Azlan 15 Ogos lepas menimbulkan banyak fitnah.

Katanya, beliau langsung tidak terbabit dengan pengaturan sumpah tersebut, sebaliknya diajak menghadiri suatu majlis yang telah diaturkan pihak tertentu secara tidak dirancang.

Beliau yang dijemput memberikan penerangan sempena Solat Hajat Perdana bersama Menteri Besar Kelantan, Dato' Nik Aziz Nik Mat di Masjid Bandar Perda malam tadi mendedahkan, kehadiran beliau di situ secara kebetulan menikahkan orang bukanya mengatur program jahat tersebut.

"Saya bukan Imam besar di situ saya cuma imam biasa sahaja. Imam besarnya ialah Haji Abdul Malek Saleh. Di televisyen mengatakan saya Iman Besar di situ salah sama sekali kerana kehadiran saya di situ untuk menikahkan pasangan pengantin.[source]

In my subjective opinion, this makes the sodomy case not a case anymore.  It's ridiculous, it really is. It's just an opinion, of course it is subjective. 

This sumpah should not be made a culture. It will be misused if it is not explained well to the public. One day, if one gets caught stealing a car for instance, he does not to the court anymore because he can exploit this sumpah.  Of course, li'an is a different case. When the time and place is right, we leave it to Allah for the final result. 

Let's have a recap of these 3 candidates. It's tough to pick the best

1) Anwar Ibrahim - track record says it all. The fact that he lives in KL does not mean he can't serve his constituency well. He has been PP MP since 1982(or 1985?) remember? 

2) Arif Shah - Being a BN member does not necessarily mean he is a bad candidate. Dr Asri wrote once that a candidate is chosen by individual capabilities, not party. 

3) Hanafi Hamat - will never be near the top of my list. The story on him today really turns me off. He most likely did not mean it, but a Muslim's faith towards Allah should be purely just Allah. Not the smallest amount of syirik should ever be incorporated to our faith. 

All the best MALAYSIA!!

till next time,

assalamualaikum

2 more days

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I do not know if I have unintentionally transformed this page to a political blog. The purpose of having several entries on Malaysian politics is to broaden the horizon, so that each and everyone of us will be more wise in choosing.  Some do not like what I write. You just can't please everyone, can you? 

I am not selective in the sources that I read. My latest entry, I talked about the funds that fund the campaign of both parties. KJ commented on Anwar, and I had to copy-and-paste the statement from Dato Yong Teck Lee. 2 sides for each coin remember? What is so selective about that? UTUSAN MELAYU would not have been labelled MELOYA if they were reporting fairly. For the record, I still visit the page every hourly whenver I can, but I can't help it if you still want to think Utusan is the BEST and FAIR. 

Re sumpah issue, I came across a video by Dr Danial. I have never heard his name so I do not know if his view is one sided or not. I don't think he is, judging from the way he answered the question. In his reply, he answered the question of sumpah in 3 aspects according to Quran n hadith: 

1) civil court

2) syariah court

3) li'an(sumpah laknat)  

I hope some of you will learn how to debate intellectually. I am a million miles from being the best, but I don't like emotional sentiments being used to justify your thoughts. 

2 interesting articles,

Why European Women Are Turning to Islam -By Peter Ford | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Analyst predicts Muslim majority in Russia within 30 years

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Duit duit, dimana kau duit?

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I feel attracted to a statement made by Khairy Jamaludin(MP of Parliament),

Khairy, who is the son-in-law of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, also asked Anwar to reveal the source of his election war chest.

"I am afraid that if Anwar is elected as a MP and forms a new federal government, our country will be sold to the United States. I want to know where his (election) fund comes from," he said.

Now goes my question,

where does the money that you use come from?

the question does not come 100% from me, it's inspired by Yong Teck Lee's statement 

SAPP asked Umno and other Barisan leaders whether it was in their conscience to waste the Sabah peoples’ money in such an extravagant way.

“The costs of travelling, accommodation, food and campaigning will definitely amount to millions of ringgit. Where will this money come from?” Yong said.

“The money will not come from the national Barisan because it is already near bankrupt, unable to settle the (High Court) judgment debt of RM218mill arising from unpaid election bills in the 2004 general election.”

we also wonder why the rm300k award giving ceremony to our hero Lee Chong Wei must be made in Permatang Pauh?

this verse below is not related to the article above, but wouldn't it be nice to be reminded sometimes, especially to overseas students

47. Dan janganlah kamu menjadi seperti orang-orang yang keluar dari kampungnya dengan rasa angkuh dan dengan maksud riya' kepada manusia serta menghalangi (orang) dari jalan Allah. Dan (ilmu) Allah meliputi apa yang mereka kerjakan.

till next time,

assalamualaikum 

 

Berbicara Soal Moral

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

just as expected, widespread personal attacks and slandering are currently taking place there in Permatang Pauh. 

they promised 'tiada serangan peribadi', yet Saiful's swearing on the holy Quran was played on a giant screen at 9pm August 17. Later, they talked about Pakatan Rakyat's supporters being rude and rough towards them. 2nd video will show what did not come out in mainstream newspapers(only 15 seconds).

what kind of attitude is this? I do not condone this, even if it comes from PAS. This fanaticsm must stop. 

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Saiful Saiful Saiful

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

isn't the dialogue below funny?

Saiful: Sodomy wasn't consensual(Saiful's press conference 2 days ago)

The timing of your swearing is very close to the nomination date for the Permatang Pauh by-election. Please explain.

It's all a coincidence. We don't know that Anwar is going to contest and I wish to stress here that I need strength and God has given it to me now. It so happens that it is Friday today.

taken from Saiful's blog way way long time ago(August 1 2008),

Kepada DSAI, saya mengucapkan selamat bertanding.

who's lying here? 

I have no knowledge to determine who's the one telling the truth. There are just too many 'coincidences' in this case. I won't talk a lot, find it yourself okay. 

the funniest of all,

Were you ever in love with Anwar?

No.

lol!!

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Stooge

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Merciful

"We will convince the voters that Anwar is an American stooge (baruah Amerika) who had forsaken the principles of the nation's founding fathers to achieve his premiership goal," Umno member Ezam Mohd Noor told Malaysiakini.

what is this Ezam? If he was indeed a barua, why did you not say a word 10 years ago? I wonder if people still have respect for you, after what you have done over these 2-3 months. 

Sigh, why must both parties(BN and PR) keep finding each other's faults? 

Why can't you prove you are better than the other. You go to Mamak Restaurant A because it serves better food than Mamak Restaurant B. You are weird if you go to Mamak Restaurant A because the food in B is worse. 

We are Muslims, and slandering is strictly prohibited. They know, yet they still do it. Why must we be at the losing end everytime?   

Dari Ibnu Mas'ud r.a. dari Nabi s.a.w., sabdanya: "Sesungguhnya

kebenaran - baik yang berupa ucapan atau perbuatan - itu menunjukkan kepada kebaikan

dan sesungguhnya kebaikan itu menunjukkan ke syurga dan sesungguhnya seseorang itu

niscaya melakukan kebenaran sehingga dicatatlah di sisi Allah sebagai seorang yang ahli

melakukan kebenaran. Dan sesungguhnya berdusta itu menunjukkan kepada kecurangan

dan sesungguhnya kecurangan itu menunjukkan kepada neraka dan sesungguhnya

seseorang itu niscaya berdusta sehingga dicatatlah di sisi Allah sebagai seorang yang ahli

berdusta." (Muttafaq 'alaih)

someone please come up with a good answer.

No no, that's not good enough. Or even better, somebody please come up with a solution. 

That is precisely what we need. 

till next time

assalamualaikum

Two faces

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

If I have all the time in the world, I'll want to elaborate more. Time does not permit that at the moment, and I am deeply sorry for that. 

taken from Rocky's Bru( Mukhriz - Will Anwar Sell Us All Out) , 

If Anwar Ibrahim has nothing to hide and hasn’t committed any offence against the laws of Malaysia, then he has nothing to worry about.

It is that simple to you, isn't it? Many times we have talked about how cheap is talking. Let's get it simple, if he did really commit the crime, why would police want the blood sample so much when they could have actually taken it from other sources e.g. hair, saliva. He was detained by the police, remember? If you followed closely the trial which started in 1998, I'm sure you would understand. 

and from Malaysiakini, 

"It is a jihad because this individual should not be given the chance to destroy the country's political stability and prosperity," women's wing deputy chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said according to The Starnewspaper.

hehe, the choice of words is weird but strong nevertheless. As I said, time is limited now. I will be writing more later. 

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Progressive Muslims

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Muslims were once world leaders. In every discipline, significant contributions were made by Muslims. Long after we have been ruled by the Western powers, to a decreasing degree we are still stranded behind in terms of knowledge. The colonists can still be proud with their invention of 'divide and rule' because it still does work.

We are picking up now. Some still believe we are relatively going down. Considering the facts the Malays started their formal education 50 years ago, I believe we are on the right track. 

It is a huge leap of PAS to organize an event like this.  This is absolutely marvelous. Muslims are at its best strength when united. It was unity that led to great achievements of Muslims. No need to state any examples, I try to keep my article short this time. CONGRATULATIONS PAS!!

positive minded will go oh, this is perhaps small, but it is something. Negative minded, no need lah, you already know. 

Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say
But nothin comes out when they move they lips
Just a buncha gibberish - Marshall

Only one thing that bugs me is the conservative-dominated Pas Youth body. Honestly, I am a big fan of Avril. I am not bothered by their call to cancel off her concert, but PAS Youth is constantly going around the country asking authorities to bend to their request, as if they have no other jobs. A great mind does not think of ways to weaken the enemies, instead he thinks of the best way to be a step ahead of the enemy. My point is, PAS should provide alternatives to the rakyat. 

I hope there is no misinterpretation here. I support any moves to strengthen Islam. I only have issues with the way it is dealt. 

and I leave you with a video of Ezam again, 

one of the comments posed - inilah pengkhianat bangsa. --> that is for you to judge. 

rindu plak kat yah(tengah2 tu)

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: EPL nak start dah. Go Liverpool!! 

ADA ORANG MAIN FANTASY FOOTBALL LAGI KE SEASON NI?

Malaysian Doctors

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

yesterday, I thought nobody in the world happier than I was.

my colleagues from IMU have graduated from medical school yesterday. Congratulation guys!! My group study mates, never-lost-a-single-match-in-3-years football friends and everyone, I know there is no better thing now than to be announced 'congrats, you won't be in med school anymore next week'. By all means, passing med school is no mean feat. I wish I was there with all of you yesterday.


While you are out there celebrating, do not forget to express your gratitude towards Allah. He has given you everything till what you have achieved today, which had He decided to fail you yesterday, you would be sitting in your room crying now.

While it is beyond doubt the culture in Malaysian medical professional is rough, one needs to be fair in judging. It goes without saying really that it's hard for any single man/woman to work continuously 34 hours in on call days. However, a friend of mine just had her elective in the US, said that there is not much difference in that sense. On call once a week and they have to work 28 hours non stop. Don't talk about money, some people with materialistic genes have a 1000 points to argue with. You will never win.

On top of everything, I still harbour some hope that I will be able to meet these guys again in the future. By November, they will be everywhere in Malaysia.

every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end - Semisonic

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: korang pn doakan gak aa semua kita berjaya. banyak lagi yg kat UK, Canada, Oz and NZ.

Interesting

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

i thought this was interesting,

Anwar is represented by a seven-member legal team headed by Sulaiman Abdullah. The other defence lawyers are R Sivarasa, Sankara Nair, Saiful Izham Ramli, Amer Hamzah, Edmund Bon and Leela J Jesuthasan.

There are also other lawyers who are holding watching brief for Bar Council and Washington-based Human Rights Watch, Paris-based International for Human Rights and Bangkok-based Forum Asia.

but this is twice more entertaining,

The police have put the entire court complex under heavy security, with police personnel lining up along the roads leading to the complex, as well as within the complex itself. At least seven police and Federal Reserve Unit trucks are seen in the court parking area. Similarly the police have also mounted several roadblocks in certain parts of the city, causing massive gridlocks in all main arteries that enter the city centre.

what a coincidence eh? the day after the public debate of Anwar-Shabery, he was treated like a criminal when 15 police trucks full of police with balaclavas came to arrest him. Now on the day after SPR announced the days of nomination and vote casting, he was charged barely hours after that.

picture courtesy of some website( can't remember)

after all, everyone would agree he did not commit any crime like al-Maunah did. and pretty sure, al-Maunah did not get this kind of 'special' treatment although they were a threat to national security many years back. or, maybe did he drop a bomb to anyone this time?

I agree when Pak Lah said,

“Don’t forget that there is another person, Saiful. You seem to forget Saiful and you think Anwar is more important. This is the issue of the law,”

He gets it right, there. Undeniably,there is no better way than to take him to the court. Only the biggest doubt is the time to charge him. Still, it is the best way, aye? Otherwise, more and more speculations will arise if delayed. For instance, if the medical report from HKL was positive, long ago he would have been charged. Why did the police take so long this time? p/s : you never thought of that?

and I can only laugh if you think I am the biggest fan of Anwar Ibrahim. Sigh.Please, can you not think like a wise and neutral person? Even if I was, then why must and should you be allowed to support BN? Akta University dan Kolej University does not permit that, does it? to be clear, I am a neutral.

As Interesting as it is, it remains to be seen how the public confidence towards our judiciary system will be restored this time. I hope whatever the outcome is, justice must be placed back to where it belongs. I love Malaysia.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Jam Pasir

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

as I was writing a comment/testimonial on a friend's friendster, my attention was distracted by the comment/testimonial below,

1) Dari bujang-kahwin No 1 ---- no.2 ----- DLL.
2) Dari pakai moto kap EX-5--- My vi-wira --- Honda EG-9---- seterusnye..
3) Badminton ----- Golf ----
4) Rumah sewa---- rumah murah ---rumah teres --- banglow...
5) Technician ----supervisor ----- engineer --- manager...
6) Tv 14' --- 21" --- 29" ---- Home theather...
7) Sg Danga --- Tanjung Leman --- Langkawi ---- Hadnyai --- Bangkok ..
8) Dalam semua segi kita mau kan perubahan kearah yang lebih baik dan glamour...
9) mancing kat parit /longkang ---- sungai --- kolam (bayar punye)----laut dalam (sewa bot mewah)......

TETAPI...

KITA JUGA LUPA...
SEMAKIN BANYAK KITA KECAPI KEJAYAAN, SEMAKIN HAMPIRLAH SAAT KEMATIAN KITA....
DITAKUTI SEMAKIN BERJAYA, KITA SEMAKIN LUPA, SEMUA YANG KITA DAPAT ADALAH PEMBERIAN TUHAN..."ON LOAN"...
SETIAP KALI KITA BUAT ACTION PLAN ATAU BUAT REVISION, BERAPA BANYAKKAH KITA MASUKKAN ITEM-ITEM YANG MEMBAWA KEARAH "PERSEDIAN UNTUK MATI"

to be walking down the aisle, and up to the stage, collecting your scroll, one success takes us closer to the 'final chapter'. how ignorant are we to take everything for granted.........

it's less than a month before Ramadhan..

till next time,
assalamualaikum