Why are the drums so silent

I keep playing this song over and over again this morning.

 

By : Dawud Wharnsby

All the sounds that surround us, All the noises that dumbfound us, The clatter and the clamor of the clutter in our lives. Cars and streets make silence shatter, Idle minds fill up with idle chatter, If we fill our void, that's all that matters.

Why are the drums so silent? Why can't we hear the rhythm? What's wrong with you and I? Why are the drums so silent? Why can't we hear the rhythm, From the heels of believers, Marching to the garden as they strive?

We digitize the revelation, Does our rehearsed recitation, Go any deeper than our throats? Our calls to prayer seem to rise up to the sky, Conferences and lectures, seminars for you and I, The words that blow away with anasheed that make us cry.

Yet... Why are the drums so silent? Why can't we hear the rhythm? What's wrong with you and I? Why are the drums so silent? Why can't we hear the rhythm, From the heels of believers marching to the garden as they strive?

And if we could just be brave enough to be each other mirror, We may finally recognize, The face of conscience that we fear. And if we can take the time, To mute the noise we've built around ourselves, The rhythm of the heartbeat, And the purpose may be clear.

If we beat the drum, (A whisper of peace), Beat the drum, (Moving through the land) Beat the drum.
If we beat the drums of hope and faith, We will all fall into rhythm. I have faith in you and I. If we beat the drums of hope and faith, Then we will feel the rhythm, From our footsteps and our striving, Marching to the garden as we try.
If we beat the drums of hope and faith, We will all fall into rhythm. I have faith in you and I. If we beat the drums of hope and faith, Then we will feel the rhythm, From our footsteps and our striving, Marching to the garden as we die.

Please listen to it in youtube and let me know what you think.

 

Self Reminder #1 : Orang cerdik beli insurans

(from now onwards, I will start the `Self Reminder' series; which are some knowledge I got anywhere and everywhere.A reminder for those who are forgetful, just like me! The writing might be reworded using my style, though but the content, I assure you will always be as accurate as possible.)

Siapa yang tak pernah beli insurans? Atau takde insurans lagi?

Saya! (saya mengangkat tangan, literally)

Saya belum beli insurans lagi, asyik nak beli tapi tak beli-beli sampai sekarang -_-

 

Ustazah harini cakap, orang yg cerdik beli insurans. Sebab apa? So saya dan awak yang tak beli insurans ni mungkin kurang cerdik..huhu tapi tahukah anda (wah macam TVIQ), insurans tak semestinya dibeli dari Pru,Ikhlas,Etiqa dan lain2, mungkin juga kita dah beli `insurans' tanpa kita sedari.

 

(bawah ni terus masuk point)

 

Kenapa orang cerdik beli insurans?Camne nak jadi orang cerdik itu? Org yg cerdik mempersiapkan diri utk hari kematian dan utk hari akhirat, itulah insurans yang dimaksudkan.Kata mudah, insurans 'dibeli' dalam bentuk sedekah jariah, amalan baik, buat baik, etc.

Kenapa perlu istighfar?
1) Kita perlukan perlindungan dari Allah
2) Kita perlukan doa daripada makhluk yg tak pernah berdosa(malaikat)
3) Kita banyak keperluan hajat

Ada 3 org bertemu hasan albasri dan mengadu mengapa mereka ditakdirkan begini, dan apa yang patut dilakukan oleh mereka:
-org yg buah-buahan di kebunnya tak menjadi
-org yg dah lama kahwin dan takde anak
-org yg miskin tegar

Jawapan Hassan Al Basri adalah, banyakkan istighfar.

4) Kita fakir,jadi memerlukan bantuan Allah dan perlu menyedari nyawa kita milik Allah

2 janji keselamatan dari Allah:
Al-anfal:33 ada 2 perkara yg selamatkan kita dari hukuman

1)dengan adanya Rasulullah di sisi kamu

2)org2 yg bertaubat

Kelebihan org selalu beristighfar:
1)Terasa ringan dengan musibah (Allah nak bagi pahala,sebab tu bagi musibah)
2)Terasa jauh dengan dunia kerana rasa segalanya hak Allah

Other references :

 

1)Alkahfi: 30-31

2)Surah nuh:13

3)Surah An-Naml : ayat 4

 

"Sesunggunya orang-orang yang tak beriman kepada akhirat, Kami jadikan terasa indah bagi mereka perbuatan-perbuatan mereka (yag buruk),sehingga mereka bergelumang dalam kesesatan"

Mari usaha sebanyak mungkin utk cari kebaikan sebesar mana pun!

(ayat terakhir perlulah kata-kata semangat! chayok2)

How I wish I can fly

These are my new fleet of aircrafts..

 

ehemm it is a pleasure to be able to say that and imagine I owned a real fleet of aircrafts!! :p But these are only models,obviously. They're beautiful and cheap, and the workmanship is not so bad.It is quite heavy (bermakna bukan plastik) and any alphabets were spelled correctly ( I adalah pantang melihat perkataan salah eja :P). I wish to add some more and make them a personal collection (adalah lambat kan, semorang dah ada baru I nak amik jadi personal collection kununnya). Sebenarnya to honour my big brother who loves models so much, but need to slow down (read:forget) his passion due to a ganaz little boy regarded as his son. With the little guy's custodianship, all form of toys/models may not be in the same condition within few hours.Hehe standard lah kan budakk..

 

 

Enjoice

I am not gonna be biased or simply being egoist.

I am currently enjoying the smooth connectivity of my new modem. Ye, modem I berjaya sampai tengah hari tadi. Tepat sekali tuan puan, modem ni modem yang sama saya maksudkan dalam entry hatred penuh kemarahan sebelum ini.Hehe Untuk prestasi hari pertama,saya katakan ianya sangat memuaskan. Sebab sebelum ni sangat marah, saya dah lupa yang saya juga dapat freegifts melalui subscription ini berupa satu mobile modem dan satu internet kit.Cool kan? Internet kit tu sangat best terutama bila dapat dengan percuma (agaknya diorang memang tau marketing paling berkesan untuk orang malaysia adalah bagi barang percuma).

Antara benda yang ada dalam kit tuh adalah optical mouse,LAN cable,phone cable,card reader,lampu USB,USB adaptor dan 2-3 benda lagi yang I pun taktau nama dia apa.Agak impressive walaupun mouse dia baru guna tak sampai 2 jam, roller dia dah tak function. Haha mungkin penggunanya ganas. Mobile modem pulak telah dikidnap oleh hubby utk teman dia kat hotel yang kena bayar wifinya.Kunokan hotel tersebut. Mari kita tulis petisyen supaya dia bagi wifi servis free kat pelanggan kalo tak takyah dok hotel dia.Haha macam la boleh..kalo takdok situ nak dok mane lagi yang oi! Namun mengikut laporan encik hubby sebentar tadi, modem tersebut takdapat digunakan sebab takde coverage.Beselah kawasan kampung..huhuh

Kesimpulannya, pilihlah internet provider yang mesra kediaman anda (coverage) dan ikut preference la, suka mobile atau static,wifi atau cable.Yang saya beli ni since dapat mobile modem free, bestla kan. Sebagai seorang yg pernah guna banyak brand internet provider ni, i rasa yang ni mmg worth a try.But make sure your house dpt excellence coverage la,check tu dulu baru beli kalau tak mungkin akan hampa. Cuma masalah delivery tu je la cam drama dalam entry sebelum ni...tapi kalau tak beli online tak dapat plak freegifts dia kan. Haha enjoice :)

Until then :) haha pasni nak try download pakai bittorrent lak.Wahh berlagak gituhh

Pengalaman ngeri order modem

Saya tengah boring tunggu husband saya balik kerja.So saya nak cerita pasal modem wifi satu company yang saya order tak sampai2 sehingga saat ini.

Disclaimer: Post ini bukan untuk mengulas servis/connectivity internet company tersebut sebab sampai la ni tak dapat modem lagi. Sekadar berkongsi pengalaman ngeri menunggu delivery mereka.

 

7 September : Saya berchatting dengan ejen dalam website company ni untuk dapatkan info.Sangat bagus feature chat ni sebab customer bleh berinteraksi terus dengan ejen. Bila saya berminat untuk melanggan, ejen tersebut terus call saya untuk explain lebih lanjut. Saya setuju dan membuat pembayaran.Transfer duit kat akaun beb, terus dapat.Bukan main credit card ye. Ejen tersebut berjanji modem akan sampai hari Khamis (sebab Rabu tak sempat).Saya pun oklah setuju.

 

9 September : Hari sebelum raya.Mak dah bising soh balik tolong masak rendang tapi sebab diorang kate nak hantar modem saya tunggu laa kat rumah. Sampai kul 1 petang tak muncul2 lagi. Bila call kata diorg dah suruh courier company hantar tapi tak tau kenapa tak sampai lagi. Mereka janji akan call saya balik untuk confirm status.Tapi sampai petang, sampai malam taklah nampak batang hidung mereka. Ok saya sabar, sebab esok nak raya.Diorang sibuk bakar lemang or main bunga api kot.

 

13 September : Harini hari bekerja. Saya pun call lagi tanya bila nak hantar modem. Pastu tetiba baru diorang cakap polisi penghantaran antara 3-7 hari bekerja. Cis kenapa masa saya place order tak sebut apa2. Siap assure betul kak, hari Khamis sampai. Sebabkan saya pon nak balik kampung nun di Utara saya pon sabar lagi.Harini adalah hari keempat bekerja.

 

17 September : Saya MC,tunggu kat rumah dengan penuh harapan tapi hampa.Call lagi. Eh dah kali ketiga saya call rupenye. Diorang still cakap benda yang sama, 3-7 hari bekerja. Saya mintak diorang tukarkan address of delivery sebab harini last day ada kat rumah, esok dah bekerja.So takde sapa nak sign kalo courier tu datang.Diorang kata ok, bagitau je kat courier company tu bila dia call I nanti.Tunggu punya tunggu,tak call langsung walaupun harini hari ketujuh bekerja. Saya masih sabar walaupun agak marah.Tapi hubby lagi marah sebab dia takleh monitor kerja dia dan terpaksa cari wifi tempat lain.

 

20 September : Hari kelapan bekerja.Sepatutnya dah lebih dari timeline yang diorang sendiri bagi.Masalahnye yang I pelik sangat2, diorang ni tak monitor pun courier company tu hantar barang dalam 3-7 hari bekerja cam diorang katakan. Kalau call je mesti nak kena update dengan department lain, then department tu yang update dengan courier company. Pastu boleh tengok status je, takleh buat pape. Padahal duit customer dah amik siap2.Punyalah pelik dan tak customer friendly modus operandi mereka.Pastu setiap kali call diorang asyik bagi case number baru padahal sebelum2 ni I dah complaint. Takkan tak jive kot data diorang sebab diorang refer to my IC. Husband I hampir jadi incredible hulk dah.Sampai mak i yang tak berapa internet savvy pun dok tanya2 kenapa tak dapat modem lagi. Stress I. Kami pun menumpang kasih wifi di Bangi Kopitiam hari sebelumnya.

 

21 September : Nak dijadikan kes ni dramatik, harini I tertinggal henpon kat rumah. Pastu bila balik security guard cakap tadi ada orang datang nak hantar package tapi I takde and diorang takleh sign on behalf. Jadi I check hp and betul ada nombor unknown. I call dan cakap nak suruh diorang hantar pi opis sebab kitorang kerja dan takde kat umah. Diorang kate nanti dia check ngan boss and call I balik. Tapi tak tepon sampai la subuh.

 

22 September : I call nombor budak courier tadi.Dia pass kat kawan dia yang katanya cover tempat opis I untuk delivery.Kawan dia kata ok, dalam tengah hari akak tunggu la nanti saya call. Sampai kul 4 I tunggu tak tepon2.So I call mamat pertama yang I ada nombor ni,dia pun tak tau. Dia bagi I nombor coordinator dia,Encik Z. Bila I call Encik Z dia kata kena dapat arahan dari opis dia dulu baru dia leh tukar tempat delivery. I dah hangin satu badan..cakap tadi boleh. Pastu haritu company modem tu cakap I bleh deal terus ngan courier tu utk tukar address. Sengal memasing. I pun tepon hotline company modem tu setelah put onhold 3 minit, baru dia angkat. Dan dia kata ok kak, saya akan lodge report utk tukar address. Baru nak lodge report??????? Yang sebelum2 ni I call tu korang tak buat pape ke.Cis bedebah. I masih control intonasi suara I, kena la cakap bebaik kita kan rakyat Malaysia berbudi bahasa. I pun bagi address opis I,skali lepas tu baru I perasan poskod salah. Ahh padan muka. Abis takkan ko taktau mercu tanda KL ni kat mana kan.Pastu I dengan lemah lembutnya cakap bleh tak modem sampai esok. Nak je paksa sampai harini tapi memang langsung tak mungkin lah kan.Pisang pun lebih besar kemungkinan untuk berbuah dua kali. Pastuuuu dia cakap `tak sure lagi esok boleh sampai ke tak kak, sebab biasanya ambil masa 3-5 hari bekerja'. Owh saya sangat mendidih.Dia treat case aku as new case!!dah dekat 2 minggu aku tunggu tau tak.Pastu dah la I takleh cancel order sebab dah bayar.Kambeng sungguh.Pastu bermula la episod I marah budak tu sampai semua orang kat department I dengar. Tidak I tak menengking sedikit pun,I hanya marah secara profesional.Kalau U jadi I, U marah tak? Haa.Dah bayar tau.

 

Haa panjang tul kronologinya. Ni tak habis lagi ni, sebab barang tu tak sampai pun kat I lagi. Tapi I nak buat kesimpulan dulu:

 

1) Jangan beli modem direct kat company ni.Baik gi booth or agent sonang citer takyah poning2.Ataupun cari je brand lain suda.

2) Saya menyeru kepada semua rakyat Malaysia, janganlah berjanji kalau tak boleh ditepati.Saya pantang orang mungkir janji. Kalau tak mampu takyah la janji, especially kepada customer. We will understand that. But if you lie to sell you product, that is totally unacceptable.

3) Remember I belum pakai lagi modem ni. Rasanya kalau I pakai dan servisnye tak memuaskan, memang I terbakar beb.Bakarrr (meminjam lawak abah husband I : `eh, Bakar tu abah..' ye nama abah mertua I Encik Abu Bakar)

4) Sabar banyak2 walaupun di bulan Syawal.Bukan Ramadhan je kita kena sabar ye.Kalau anda maki hamun atau bertukar jadi Encik Hulk pon takkan menyelesaikan masalah. Betul takk

5) Good thing is, I've had this experience. I will remember this for the rest of my life.

 

Ok tu je, next time I will talk about the service, if I ever receive the modem that is. 

 

Its Raya (though the holiday is over)

Salam Aidilfitri and selamat puasa sunat enam hari to everyone.Oh yours truly blum start lagi puasa enam sebab banyak sangat jamuan sepanjang minggu raya, cuba esok kot. Heheh alasan.

 

1. How was your raya experience? To describe mine in a word..it was a RUSH.Yup eventhough I had a week-long leave. However I managed to go back to all kampungs in time, alhamdulillah. But.. if you,like me initially, think that kawin dengan orang sekampung ni will ease your raya plan and itinerary, well my experience proved it wrong! It is equally tiring since you're so near to your families and were expected to attend ALL family events..evenmore tricky when you have events from both families at the same time! Well, we really need to meet all expectations and ensure fairness to all.

 

2. During the raya eve, when we supposed to go back to my PIL's house after buka puasa for takbir raya, Mama burned her feet with santan mendidih yang nak dimasak rendang hence she was unable to drive back to Seremban. So hubby joined the takbir raya at my housing area and later we fled to Port Dickson dan apparently beraya di sana.Pastu tengah hari and second raya sambung beraya with my family pulak..pastu third raya with his family again.Sib baik kesemua tempat beraya di sekitar negeri yang sama sahaja..or else entah la tak tau nak cakap pe.

 

3. Our Kedah and Perlis balik kampung trip was shorten to three days only, so we only managed to hit-and-run the relatives' houses. Tak sempat gi umah kekawan pun :( Tapi sempat gak gi Pekan Rabu and Padang Besaq, haha. Fortunately we were not caught in traffic jams in both northbound and southbound, which was quite unexpected. The R&R also is not too packed, thanks to the long holidays so people may travel back to their hometowns and come back to the city in stages.

 

4. Hubby's relatives beraya (read : menyerang) our house with a really short notice,a day after I just came back from Kedah. I was initially panicked and goes `habislah aku' sebab taktau nakmasak pe and first time kena masak utk kuantiti yang besar.Jadi cuba teka I masak apa? Hahaha cam biase my signature dish la kononnya dan makanan tambahan lain. Pagi2 dah gi pasar, gi Giant sume and masak siap2 sebelum pergi jamuan raya makcik(ada gak jamuan raya tuh). And then balik sambung lagi prepare apa yang patut...dan beli satay nak tambah makanan sikit.Kesimpulannya nasib baik makanan cukup! Hahah atau mungkinkah mereka lapar? The next day I boleh kemas rumah yang seperti dilanggar todak itu kerana telah MC.Heheh

 

5. Kenapa I MC on Friday? Doctor tu yang bagi, I tak mintak pun. Heheh. Actually I was attacked by mouth ulcers and swollen gums right from raya pertama. Ni bukan sikit2 nyer ulcer, ada dekat seploh ulcer dalam mulut sampai kelenjar bengkak (I tak sure la nodus limfa ke kelenjar pe, tapi kelenjar yang bleh rasa dekat dagu sampai ke gusi kanan. Doktor2 sekalian sila bantu I untuk penjelasan ye). Memang sakit gila dan yang takbest adalah daku hanya mampu memandang juadah raya yang disediakan semasa pergi beraya :( Makan pun buat alas perut je. My last resort adalah pergi kedai ubat cina and dia bagi watermelon based powder to ease the ulcers and pil sakit gigi..he ensured me all are plant based.Jadi I tawakkal and anggap as ikhtiar je la sebab tak tahan sakit sangat -_- Alhamdulillah it helps alot, but not enough to kill the pain. Bila balik KL baru I gi jumpa doctor, and he gave me antibiotic, mouthwash ( dia kata air garam tapi aku rasa cam Listerine), oral aid and painkillers. Of course I abandoned the painkillers and oral aid. But I guess the mouthwash helps me the most! Ye rakan2, sekiranya anda ada ulcers, gunalah Listerine sekerap mungkin kerana ia boleh menghalang ulcers anda dari merebak.

 

6. Last Saturday was another busy day for us.Hubby kerja on Jumaat jadi walaupun I MC, I kena tunggu dia balik and masak pulak ayam goreng rempah untuk dinner (eh saja nak berlagak?hahah) pastu ada ke layan saringan Piala Malaysia Felda FC lawan Selangor. Cis cis I pun terjebak. Sebenarnya excited nak tengok sebab Felda FC dok area apartment we all (some of the units are service apartments) for the match. Hahah apa2 laa kesimpulannya malam tu gak kena bertolak balik Seremban kerana pagi2 Sabtu tu I dapat contract masak signature dish aku seperiuk. Wahh ni pun tak penah dibuat sebelum ni.. I tawakkal je lah.Selawat and masak dengan penuh kasih sayang supaya menjadik. Haha namun segalanya berjaya disiapkan in less than two hours! Bravo untuk diri sendiri. Kendian lari pi USJ Makteh nyer open house, kendian tunggu Cik Kucing yang kerosakan kereta dan terpaksa naik komuter dan gi wedding di PD pula. Pastu perlulah bergegas pulang sebab rumah my parents juga ada open house..huhu -_- ye cerita belum berakhir di situ. Ada another open house jiran encik husband maka perlu lah pergi juga. Sekian laporan sebelum masing2 flat yang amat. Paling menggembirakan adalah my signature dish habis!

 

7. Last day of raya holiday started with a stroll at pasar pagi kat Stadium Shah Alam. Semangatkan my PIL drive all the way from Seremban semata2 nak gi sini.Selepas merembat beberapa barang, PIL dan adik2 gi Poly Shah Alam and balik seremban mengantar adik2 balik asrama, while kitorang meneruskan agenda membeli belah sebelum flat di sebelah petang. Malamnya melayan hatrik Berbatov and free/penalty kick Gerrard sambil bersedih sebab esoknya kena kerja...oh ya, hubby juga bersedih kerana Liverpool kalah.

 

8. Sangat banyak jemputan openhouse dan juga wedding reception yang tak sempat hadir. Thanks for inviting ya, dan kepada newly weds, tahniah atas your new status! Selamat melayari bahtera perkahwinan.. heheh. Juga ada a few friends yang menyambut orang baru musim raya2 ni..tahniah juga diucapkan :) Semoga baby membesar dengan comel dan montel serta jadi anak soleh/solehah! Akhir kata jemputlah beraya di Bukit Keramat ya! Dan setelah tamatnya mood raya nie, kembalilah kita ke fitrah dan tanggung jawab seperti biasa.. chayok2 (haih Monday blues nie..it needs time to heal..)

 

9. My internet crisis is SO NOT OVER. Malas nak citer skarang.. tunggu habis baru cerita. Sorry I cant reply your comments, I cuma boleh approved kerana kekangan connectivity.But dont stop dropping your comments ye :)

Paradise is expensive

 

Dalam salah satu kuliyah Zuhur kat opis, ustaz ada sebut pasal sesuatu yang membuatkan saya berfikir. Kan biasa dengar orang cakap `aku memang budak jahat pun.eh suka hati aku laa nak jadi baik ke jahat, aku punya suka la!' Biasakan dengar? Tapi biasa tak dengar `aku memang nak masuk neraka.eh suka hati aku laa nak masuk syurga ke neraka kan? aku punya suka la'. Yang ayat kedua tu janggal sikit dan jarang orang cakap.

 

Sebabnya, tanyalah kat sesiapa, yang tudung labuh, tudung bawal, tudung singkat, tak bertudung, berjubah, seluar khakhis, seluar bermuda, seluar pendek bola sepak.. kesimpulannya semua lah, semua orang nak masuk syurga. Itu memang kehendak hakiki semua orang sama ada hidup atau yang dah mati. Saya juga percaya orang bukan Islam pun nak masuk syurga(bagi yang percaya). Takde yang sengaja-sengaja bercita-cita nak masuk neraka.

 

Berbalik kepada perenggan pertama tadi, kalau perasan ayat pertama dan kedua tu sama maksudnya. Cuba buat penaakulan mantik berdasarkan statement `hanya orang baik masuk syurga'. Bukanlah susah sangat kan.Eh statement saya tu betulkan? orang jahat tak masuk syurga kan? Jadi kenapa ramai yang rela jadi jahat? Atau mengaku jahat? Betul ke taknak masuk syurga? Dan nak masuk neraka? FYI, takde orang di tengah-tengah, semuanya sama ada di syurga atau neraka. Tu je option yang ada.

 

Atas dasar bersangka baik, saya yakin orang yang rela jadi jahat, mengaku jahat dan berperangai jahat ni ada terselit rasa ingin bertaubat dan ingin berubah menjadi baik. Yakin yang teramat yakin. Cuma masa menentukan, atau istilahnya `sampai seru'. Persoalannya, kalau seru tu sampai.Kalau tak? Atau kalau seru tu sempat sampai.Kalau tak? Husband saya suka tunjuk youtube pemain bola sepak yang ditarik nyawa masa sedang main bola. Memang nampak nyawa dia kena renggut dan nampak fizikal dia sakitnya dicabut nyawa.Boleh la cari di youtube kalau belum tengok. Sangat menginsafkan.

 

Jadi tu lah dia.Ada sorang ustaz lain suggest, kalau kita jumpa mat rempit ke, orang islam minum arak ke, yang degil tak pose and tak solat ke, kita pegang tangan dia dan cakap `awak nak masuk syurga tak?' mesti dia jawab `NAKK' punya kan. Common sense. Tapi nampak tak contradiction antara amalan dan kehendak tu? Itula yang selalu kita buat. Nak baik-baik aja, nak masuk syurga, nak berjaya, nak kaya, nak itu nak ini. Tapi kadang2 kewajipan kita sebagai hamba kita lupa nak buat.Terlupa, bukan sengaja lupa. Tapi takut gak kalau Allah `terlupa' nak masukkan kita ke syurga..

 

Last but not least, saya nak share quotes yang boss saya share dalam satu talk yang dia pergi baru-baru ni. Memula sekali imbas rasa biasa je, tapi bila saya baca ulang2 kali terasa menusuk di jiwa. Rupanya segala usaha dan kesusahan yang kita buat di dunia ni, macam bangun malam utk qiam, dah la tengah ngantuk2 dan badan penat seharian bekerja, gagahkan diri gak bangun (walau biasanya kantoi).Dan kenapa kita buat semua kerja2 amal, buat program2 nak ajak masyarakat kenal Islam, buat itu buat ini..semuanya terjawab dalam quotes yang dia share. So Doc, if ever happens you come across my writing, I hope you don't mind I'm sharing this.Although I'm sure you'll be more than happy to let me share it here :) Enjoy!

 

"Jannah (paradise) is expensive, ukthee (sister).

The Prophet SAW says "Is not the prize of Allah expensive?"

It is, by Allah.

 

It requires a lifetime effort.

It requires hardwork, ukhtee.

It requires getting up in the morning, and leaving your sleep and your comfort and your work.

It requires struggle with your life and your soul.

It requires you taking your money and not spend it in your own comfort, but spend it in the cause of Allah.

It requires you prefer the love of Allah and that of religion and that of Islam over and above your own love.

 

"Is not the prize of Allah expensive?"

Wallahi (by Allah), it is expensive ukhtee.

You cannot attain Jannah by pleasure of the heart.

It can only be attain by hardwork, ukthee." – Tawfique Chowdhury

 

Ramadhan Insights #3 (last kot)

Well, believe it or not, it is already 29 Ramadhan.

 

1. I am sad to leave this holy month. The reason being is simple: again, I still think I did not optimize my Ramadhan to the fullest. Yes, I had my iktikaf,qiam,tahajjud,tasbih and quran recitation moments, but I believe a lot of people did way better than me, and I envy you guys! I really really hope I am still around to embrace another Ramadhan to get yet another chance of seizing barakah and most of all, having all my sin being forgiven in a blink of an eye, insya Allah. Although it is plain hard, but everyone have the same opportunity to seek for the most precious, most awaited night.

 

2. As most of you are aware, Encik A came home safe and sound, alhamdulillah two weeks ago. And he literally dragged me to various majlis berbuka puasa by his contractors at various hotels around KL. And I guess among the best place for berbuka puasa buffet is at KLCC Convention Centre. The food was good with variety of dishes; most of it fresh from woks e.g. mee goreng mamak, keropok lekor, ikan bakar etc etc. Decorations was marvelous with Raya theme. but the best part is they converted the whole hall beside the buffet hall into a giant surau, complete with portable wudhu' places. Not to mention clean, pretty telekungs are also provided! Yes, they were clean I assure you.Highly recommended!

 

3. I managed to bake cookies for the first time over the weekend! While Encik A was away for a bubur lambuk event nearby, I berperang di dapur untuk menyediakan chocolate chip cookies. Haha bak kata hazel ` Alah choc chip je, bukan buat dodol pun.Sure jadik punye!' Haha boy she was right and wrong at the same time. With new oven and practically zero experience in baking cookies, I burned the first batch of cookies.Ok mana I tau takyah preheat oven dulu! Sib baik the next batches turned out well, but I faced another problem. Cookies tak masak mengikut temperature and time yang disyorkan dalam resepi. Maka I keep baking them again and again, sampai dah flat tak larat. I started the project around 2.30pm but sebab oven comel bleh masuk sebatch je skali, sampai kul 5 tak habis lagi.Dah aku nak masak utk berbuka la pulak kan.. jadinya straight sampai bukak pose I masak, penat cam hape. Camnelah gayanya orang yang buat bisnes kuih raya tu kan.. tabik laa. Next cookies bila? Haha tengok la dulu, KPI I satu jenis je kali ini.Yang lain wait and see :p

 

4. Finally our internet crisis is almost over sebab ada orang dah resah gelisah dah takleh monitor well (read : perigi) dia over the weekend :P OK almost ye, kerana modem I hanya sampai esok sebelum pukul 12. Memang spoil planning balik raya betul.. Can you believe that TM takde coverage kat rumah I? Padahal blok2 sebelah ada.So sorry la streamyx, we resorted to P1 instead (as if we have other choice la). Let us experience it for a while and we'll let you know our review ok!

 

5. One fine morning ketika sedang bermalas-malasan di pagi cuti, we had the balik raya discussion for the second time kerana our parents twitched their plans a little bit. It is quite complicated as we need to go back to.... six kampungs?? Yes six. (1)The parents' house, (2)the inlaw's house, (3)mom's kampung, (4) abah's kampung, (5) MIL's kampung, (6) PIL's kampung! Luckily these places are scattered around two states only.. buatnya kalau ada kampung kat sabah ke, kelantan ke? hahah mungkin I terpaksa cuti raya 2 minggu.

 

6. My abah mertua beraya di perbatasan (wah term askar betul) tahun ni.. kesian mama. Tapi dia dah biasa. So I atau you jangan la merengek bermanja2 at least our husbands beraya skali ngan kita tahun ni.

 

7. Last but not least, I wish to seek forgiveness on any wrongdoings that I've done to you, yes each and every one of you.Maaf dan ampun atas segalanya..sayan hanya manusia biasa yang banyak kesilapan. To my loveliest Encik A, ampunkan dosa-dosa I yer..sorry tak sempat balas kad raya Abang. Hahah ok2 iklan2. Mudah-mudahan Allah menerima amalan kita sepanjang Ramadhan dan seterusnya buat bekalan di Akhirat kelak :) Jemput lah beraya di rumah ye kalau nak rasa choc chip cookies I.. haha (sila jangan high expectation, biase saje)

 

Ramadhan Insights #2

picture taken from a park near Eiffel Tower

 

Assalamualaikum and salam Ramadhan to all,

 

Puasa tak? :p It is 13th Ramadhan today, how time flies so fast!! Here's my second Ramadhan insights for your eyes only ;)

 

1) I spent my weekend attending a camp(well, not literally), and it was a very fruitful one.At least it helps me to optimize one and a half day doing what is required for a Muslim especially in this fasting month, where all good act and ibadah gained double pahala from Allah :) Among the good things I earned is, to utilize `tasbih' , and appreciate it more than a mere decoration or as souvenirs received from Makkah.Thanks abang, your absence is truly a blessing in disguise, and best of all you'll get some reward for it too :)

 

2) Wan (nenek) is still admitted in the hospital, it seems that her fever is not getting better. I went to Seremban yesterday but haven't had the chance to visit her :( Am hoping she will recover gracefully, insya Allah. Can imagine how more worried Mama is... a few nights were already spent at the hospital, and hopefully not more to come.

 

3) Following Wan's condition, hubby tried to persuade his superior to allow him to come home earlier; perhaps by Wednesday. I hope he succeed! (Sambil rasa nak jerit tapi kena behave sebab bulan posa. Dan ramai orang di ofis ni yer). However I'm not so optimistic and still avoiding high hope as always. Because, falling hard out of frustration is the worst feeling so far..-_- And my treshold for him is to be back atleast, before Hari Raya. I can't imagine anything beyond that at the moment, yet.(Huhu manjeee la kau shah padahal my officemate masa dia first year kawin dah takpat beraya ngan husband sebab kena duty offshore)

 

4) Remember my kuih raya project? Haha yesterday telah selongkar stor rumah dan berjumpa oven Ma lantas terus mencubanya (bukan cuba buat kuih,cuba warm up je). Nampaknya masih berfungsi dengan baik walaupun telah bertahun2 bertapa dalam stor(Tapi insulator rubber kelihatan telah ternoda sikit, takpe ke? Wires not exposed, though). However, I am quite sceptical and worried to bring it back to my house, due to various reasons. So maybe, if ever my project come true, it shall be baked fresh from my mum's house instead of mine :) And option kedua adalah mungkin I bleh kecek my lovely hubby for a new electric tabletop oven?? :p

 

5) Have I mentioned that my stove rosak at the high time when I have the mood to cook? And saya adalah takut nak godek stove tersebut sendirian kerana takut kang meletup kang takde sapa nak panggilkan I ambulans or call my parents. Jadi expert from negara Viet telah menyarankan I takyah memandai2 and makan luar je sampai la dia balik. Masalahnya, I tak berapa gemar bazar Ramadhan. But I think I'll survive, for the moment.

 

6) Me and my parents had a (another) conversation pasal zakat yesterday. Yelah bulan puasa ni memang elok bayar zakat, pahala berlipat ganda. Dan berita baik kepada penduduk Negeri Sembilan, pusat zakat negeri akan dibuka pada sabtu dan ahad di bulan Ramadhan! Cool kan. As some of you already know, I prefer to pay my zakat manually/yearly rather than to have the monthly auto-debit by pusat zakat negeri just for a simple reason; I just want to master the theoretical and calculation part of it. Memang senang je konsep kira zakat ni sebenarnya tapi i still think i belum pakar lagi dalam hal ni, masih banyak yang perlu dirujuk. Among the gist of our conversation is that only zakat paid using official receipt by Pusat Zakat Negeri can be 100% waived in Income Tax, while zakat paid for the other organisation (although is recognized by jabatan agama negeri) can only be waived 24% of it-consider as `sumbangan/derma', bukannya `zakat'. And it is a recommended practice to calculate wisely and get your income tax to be waived fully by zakat. Dan.. some Ustaz suggested the method of varietykan penerima zakat dan bukan sepenuhnya kepada pusat zakat. Kalau kita kenal mana2 asnaf lebih baik kita salurkannya sendiri. Tapi kalau kita sendiri ragu2 dan tak yakin so serahlah sahaja kepada yang telah menerima amanah, iaitu Pusat Zakat ye..dah memang tugas diorang nak bahagikan pun.

 

7) Among the things that I loved working for the company, it is full with aktiviti kerohanian, kadang2 seaktif NGO2 agama yang full time. Dalam bulan puasa ni je, setakat ni setiap minggu dianjurkan solat sunat tasbih yang bagi saya payah dan susah sangat kalo nak initiate sendiri. Ceramah agama pun hari2. I still remember working with different companies before, nak dapat ceramah agama sebulan sekali pun payah.

 

8) If we are to divide this holy month into thre phases, we've left the first phase that often been referred to fasa `rahmat' (blessing). Now we are in the midst of fasa `keampunan' (forgiveness), hence lets us optimize this phase to seek forgiveness as much as we can from Allah ya :) And prepare ourself for the most awaited third phase of Ramadhan, insya Allah!

Ramadhan Insights #1

It is 8^th Ramadhan today. How was your Ramadhan going so far?

Mine was not too bad. I mean, there's alot of avenues to improve further. 

1) I was down with a slight fever (typical me) on 2 and 3 Ramadhan, but it's not severe so, Alhamdulillah.

2) I managed to berbuka puasa with husband once, when he came back for a short trip last weekend. I hope he's doing good over there. Since hubby's temporary housemate is away since yesterday, I started my routine of calling him every morning for sahur. The fact that the sunrise time e.g. imsak and prayers time is similar between Malaysia and Vietnam (although the time zone is slightly different, they are late by an hour) makes thing a lot easier. My only wish is for the roaming rate to be cheaper!

3) We had an unplanned family gathering last Saturday at Mama's house because my grandma (hubby's) was admitted to the hospital due to high fever. To date she was still warded, so let's pray for her speedy recovery.

4) I am struggling to get on track for my target of one juzuk one day. I was a bit off track when I was ill over the weekend. Hopefully I can catch up on time.

5) Solat terawih is such an interesting experience, and am looking forward for it as always. I'm glad to see my office surau is now equipped with chairs for the elderly who's unable to stand to perform solat. However, it is quite hard to find the facilities at other mosques/surau and most of the elderly need to bring chairs by themselves. Other than that, well I hope people are more aware to ensure closeness of saf and for those who bring children, kindly ask them to stand at the end of the saf, and not in the middle.

6) Are you fond of Bazar Ramadhan? Well, I am not. I felt that Bazar Ramadhan do not offer the healthiest food variation after all. OK, I'm not criticizing over here, mana ada bazaar Ramadhan yang totally jual makanan sihat. As I always say, makanan sihat selalunya kurang sedap :p My point is, please watch what you buy at bazaar ya..please avoid fried food and air cordial yang dijual di situ ye. And opt for no ice, please J We need to ensure our stomach is not overloaded in preparation for terawih and the other ibadah planned upfront.  

OK that's all.. have a blissful Ramadhan everyone! Sad to note that only 22 days left for Ramadhan to end..

Selamat menyambut Ramadhan

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah hiwabarakatuh!

 

Ramadhan hampir menjelma.. malam ni dah mula terawih~!

 

(kalini buat post gaya-gaya CheDet, ada bullet points. Perasan tak makin banyak bloggers dah buat style ni sejak CheDet mulakan?)

 

1. Banyak masjid dan surau di sekitar rumah, taktahu nak pilih mana untuk terawih. Pilihan utama adalah Masjid UTM baru di Jalan Semarak. Mungkin juga boleh cuba melompat-lompat masjid untuk mencari kelainan. Teringat pada waktu ini, tahun lepas, saya di Bintulu. Sering juga melompat masjid di sana untuk merasai pengalaman berlainan di rumah Allah.

 

2. Ramadhan kali ni tak disambut dengan Encik A ye tuan puan, sambut sorang je. Ataupun kalau bosan berbuka sorang balik rumah mak kejap kat Seremban. At least boleh drive kan Abah balik rumah sebab bas depan ofis dia sampai kul 5. Kitorang boleh balik kul 4 :)

 

3. Encik A akan mula berpuasa di sana, alah takpe situ banyak makanan halal kan?Ada makanan melayu pulak tu. Sabar je lah sebelum ni dok cerita hari2 makan nasik, siap ada roti canai lagi. Masjid pun dekat dengan tempat makan..ok lah tu. Lagi ok dari tahun lepas hampir seluruh Ramadhan dihabiskan kat Sudan kan? :p Alhamdulillah, harapnya hujung minggu dapatla pulang ke tanah air berbuka posa..sekali pun jadilah. I tunggu tau.

 

4. Azam bulan Ramadhan nie.. erm cam biasa nak khatam Quran.. dua tiga tahun kebelakangan nie asyik kantoi je beberapa juzuk takpat nak khatam sebelum akhir Ramadhan. Tahun ni kita cuba ye!! Chayok! Juga berazam taknak skip terawih berjemaah tanpa uzur! Dan mencari laila itu di sepuluh malam terakhir, insya Allah..

 

5. Biasalah dah kawin ni mulalah naluri keisterian (nak kate keibuan, belum ada little extension lagi :p), konon2 nak buat kuih raya. Diulang KONON je.. tapi takmo dijadikan azam sebab takut tak buat. Encik A kata buatlah kuih raya, saje nak bagi meriah sikit. Oh itu ke sebab orang buat kuih raya? haha FYI dah dekat 10 years my Mum tak buat kuih raya, so I memang bukan jaguh la dalam hal ini. Lagipun I ade alasan konkrit kenapa tak nak buat kuih raya mahupun kek. Alasannya, I fobia tengok penggunaan gula, butter dan telur yg banyak sangat dalam pembuatan kuih raya nih.. huhu self-proclaimed health freak lah katakan :p Nak tau jadi ke tak I buat, tengok la sebulan lagi ye.

 

6. Eh tetiba dah masuk cerita raya pulak kat point 5 tu..padahal bulan posa belum start lagi. Typical betul..insaflah ye diriku ini. Ok raya citer masa dekat raya laa. Setakat preparation, takde apa2 pun kena prepare kot. Walaupun tak sempat tempah baju raya, I ada plan B (B-beli).Dan mungkin juga Plan R (R-recycle?). Dan juga belum discuss camne dan dimana nk beraya tahun nie. Later laa, itupun kalau panjang umur kan nak diskas benda2 masa hadapan ni. Baik fokus on ibadah dan cara nak optimizekan bulan Allah ni kan!

 

7. Oklah, petang ni jangan lupa beli benda2 untuk sahur..biasanya susu,cereals,roti dan seangkatan dengannya. Barang dapur lain nanti la beli bila singgah pasar Keramat. Ni lah penyakit I kalau bulan posa, tetiba mood rajin masak sebab I lagi suka masak dari beli kat bazar Ramadhan yang berlambak2 kat area sini ( I cuti masak 2 bulan sebab Encik A takde. Ok masak maggi goreng and french toast tidaklah dikira ye). Singgah bazar pon beli 1-2 jenis kuih je, pastu balik. Hahah tapi sekali lagi cam Encik A cakap, gi bazar bukan nak beli apabenda sangat pun, saja nak rasa meriah je! Meriah betul anda ni Encik A.

 

Oklah akhir kata, selamat berpuasa kepada semua.. maaf atas salah silap sama ada sengaja atau tak. Kalau ada yang takpuas hati tu bleh contact I personally, I janji akan menyelesaikan segala2nya secara profesional. Ahah statement macam ada makna je, no comment :p Jom jom kita optimumkan bulan Ramadhan ni!

 

Baris Metasequire

Tiba-tiba saya teringat tempat itu.

Terbayang barisan lurus pokok metasequire yang sangat menawan. Pada mulanya disangkakan pokok itu tumbuh secara natural, namun sebenarnya ia berasal dari negara lain dan ditanam di situ untuk mencantikkan landskapnya yang sedia indah. Juga pada mulanya pokok ini ditanam kerana fizikalnya yang cantik, lurus tinggi dan dikatakan antara pokok yang paling cepat kadar penumbuhannya (tinggi) di dunia. Setelah lama baru kerajaan Korea mengeksploitasi kegunaan pokok ini di bandaraya Seoul, di mana daun pokok ini yang luruh boleh mengurangkan kelicinan jalan semasa musim salji. Walaupun ketika itu musim panas baru bermula, masih terasa angin nyaman menghembus dan sesetengah pokok turut mengeluarkan daun warna-warna musim luruh – merah, jingga dan coklat. Di hujung deretan metasequire ini kelihatan tasik indah berbalam-balam disinar cahaya matahari. Nyaman dan menenangkan.

Seperti mana saya ingin kembali ke Amsterdam pada musim bunga untuk menikmati tulip kegemaran, saya juga ingin kembali ke Nami Island, Korea Selatan untuk menikmati  musim salji.

Itupun insya Allah, jika Allah memberi laluan dan permudahkan urusan.

Mencari Hang Jebat

My adventure to search for Hang Jebat resulted to a mixed reactions out of curiousity, anxiety, determination and tiredness-all at the same time. At least I successfully found him after the second attempt.

I search in the net, and was sure on the direction to meet him. I know I am quite good at navigation (ehem, you should to realise your own strongest point, I mean who else should?) and am convinced that I will find the way on my own. But during the final research somebody told me the nearest meetpoint was Plaza Rakyat and he will be just few hundred metres away. What it did not say is, no decent road is available to reach him and a huge hill is the one that parted them away!

So on a bright, sunny day during lunch hour, while the Muslim men are getting prepared for prayer, I started my quest. As usual I searched for signboards but nothing lead to Hang Jebat. I asked a lady bus conductor and she generously (and confidently) described the direction.I followed it obediently just to found that I was directed to a wrong place with almost similar name! I looked around and found Tun Perak, but he's not the one that I wanted to see. My eyes shine when I meet Hang Lekiu, as my common sense told me that Hang Jebat's clan will obviously be a few yards away from his friend, no? But unfortunately, again he's no where to be found. Where are you, Jebat??

After a few dialogues with the locals and three times being directed to the wrong way, I realised I've been wandering around for more than an hour already. With an empty stomach,sweat-drenched clothes and realising the lunch hour is about to end, I know I need to call it a day. I hate mission unaccomplished, though. Hence I went out to again, later that day. This time, I am more equipped and did detail research, hoping I won't come back empty handed again.

So eventually, my initial hunch-before any research was made- was right, birds of same feathers flock together. I found Hang Jebat together with his best friend, Hang Tuah.Side by side, enjoying each other's company. All this despite their infamous fight that happened hundred of years ago in Melaka. And most importantly, my mission accomplished, Alhamdulillah.

It is funny to think that this whole effort is just to collect a small token that is worth not more than RM50...I will always remember this experience.

p/s: If you are puzzled with the whole post, I actually referred the pahlawan Melaka to the road names in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, around Pudu area. Note that all traveling was made via public transport and by foot. Well, Kuala Lumpur is such an interesting place to explore, indeed :)

Of IB, married-single and 3S

Finally, I managed to set my foot at the sensational Istana Budaya last Wednesday with couple of friends.The facilities is satisfying and the interior is fabulous, I guess it matched the name perfectly.

 

The play was entertaining and hilarious, thanks to Nabil. I think most of his lawak menjadi dalam cerita ni.. so boleh la you all pergi tengok tanpa skeptical thoughts at the back of our head. Yang lain2 is commendably good as usual, they were good actor/actress by the way. At one time I wish Awie would sing his songs with Wings rather than the songs designed for the play...

 

Again, Hazel was the one initiated this activity. Perhaps due to our disappointment over the previous experience, haha. Just look at the difference of ticket price and venues, dear :p However I still have a dream to watch FT's buah tangan in IB. Masih berharap agar ia menjadi kenyataan :) Pray with me, people.I am always a fan of plays that touches heart and perhaps can change people's lives.

 

So yes, as you can see, despite the ordinary commitments that fills my weekdays, I do keep myself busy. I mean, I really plan for my days to be filled with something beneficial. Among others, I managed to increase the frequency of running at the park- from a few times per month to once per week (yet to achieve 3 times per week! bajet busy woman konon :p) I also sempat ke Spa for a great bubble bath experience with affordable price. I even plan to participate in a running event but got cancelled due to the absence of the other half :( (next time ye, dear!)~ And some volunteerily projects, small fund raising for the community, and other activities as usual, tambahan pula Ramadhan is just around the corner.

 

Hence, being a currently married-single wife is not so devastating after all.Oh ok tipu. Mestila sedihkan at first.Padahal bukan first time kena tinggal pun..tapi masih sedih kerana kali ni kena tinggal lebih lama. Ok whatever :p . Kesimpulannya I nak cakap, memang ramai weekend, monthly and even yearly wives out there kan...Just to share on the tips I get from a magazine - 3S - Syukur, Sibuk, Sihat. So jangan sedih2, keep yourself busy with alot of things. Cuma if you've kids then you don't really have that diversities in doing various activities la..:) But still, enjoy yourself and keep closer to the AlMighty, insya Allah you'll be fine:)

 

 The irony part is, the 3S concept is originally to cope up with `hidup bermadu'. But it is still applicable sebab konsepnya masih sama kan, married-single life, no? Ok no further comment, I rest my case :p

Lalala laionn

Eh, ke rimau?

 

As people always said, `Looks can be deceiving'.

We are not saints

I am not the type who would be deep in hatred and blame everyone else except myself, when I face this kind of situation.

Nor the type who quickly find other people and offer them a defensive speech, so that I'll be having my own army as well.

I am the type that just swallowed, accept it as my weakness and fate, and move on to improve further.

Although sessions of tears and consolation words from the closer ones really helped a lot.

Revenge, however is totally out of question.

But, it is always tempting to ask these people who love to talk behind our back;

What is wrong with individual discussion to clear the murky water?

Why don't you reflect your actions, your words, your treatment to others, too?

You are not saints either, my dear.

xxx

 Why can't everyone embrace the concept of forgive and forget?

Well, the answer is obvious.

We are not saints.

Broadband daily rates

Finally I got rid of the monthly broadband subscription and got the daily ones.

But I am adjusting to the slow speed..they never told me that RM6/day gets the slowest available speed rate. But atleast it is stable, taklah DC manjang.

So eventually I can save more than 70% of my previous monthly cost, provided I stick with the planned daily usage of 5 days/month.

Yes, cost reduction, I like.

Hah 5 days je?Ape susah, I can still online in the office or at my parents' home yang pakai wireless broadband aduih jeles. Or wifi at major outlets around KL.Cybercafe is soo yesterday (gelakkan seseorang tu yg terfikir nak gi CC apabila broadband modem i tertinggal di rumah parents suatu masa dulu)

Any other better deal from other telecomm provider that you know, please share ya. I'm interested in mobile usage only, wimax pimax takmain.

ok bai

Today, another of my friend left the company.
Yep, not the department or the subsidiary,but the company.

But lucky her, she wasn't tied to the bond.

Or atleast I hope she was not.

Nevertheless, other friend just left with or without the bond.

If there were, they just find ways to repay.

While the others can't seem to imagine life without working for the company.

And few other contemplating but still could not make up their mind until now.

My point is, everyone choose their own path with our reasons and own priorities. And obviously, one's priority is different than the other.

While consciously or not, the path was determined by Allah ever since before we were born.

So be grateful, and stop judging.

Cheers and good luck, friend.

Dialog dengan pelancong Indonesia

Tempat dan masa :Semasa berjalan pulang ke tempat letak kereta lepas habis kerja,5.56 petang.
Situasi : Sekeluarga pelancong dari Indonesia berjalan perlahan dan mendekati saya.

Pelancong(Ayah) : Maaf Mbak, bisa tanya enggak?
Saya : Boleh, boleh..
Pelancong(Ayah) : Jalan ke sini boleh ke tempat menunggu teksi enggak?
Saya : Oh..kalau nak ke taxi stand (tetiba I cakap English) di depan sana ada..(sambil tunjuk arah KLCC).Nak pergi mana ya?
Pelancong(Ayah) : Kami nak ke Pasar Seni..jauh enggak?
Saya : Ooh pasar seni..senangnya naik LRT(muka mereka blank)..eh train..boleh terus ke Pasar Seni.Kalau naik teksi takutnya jam.
Pelancong(Ayah) : Jam tu apa?
Pelancong(anak2) : Jam tu macet pak..
Saya : (haah macam penah dengar abah cakap macet tu maksudnye traffic jam,belajar masa di Jakarta) haa iya, macet..Lagi bagusnya naik train (perasan tak I dah ikut slang Indon.Mudah terpengaruh betul)
Pelancong(Ayah) : Ohh..tapi kalau train pun ramai orang sekarang ni
Saya : Iya ramai orang (cam tak tau je time orang balik kerja sekarang ni)..Tapi kalau masih mahu naik teksi boleh tunggu di sana ya (tunjuk lagi arah depan KLCC)
Pelancong(Ayah) : Ok..lagi satu Pasar Seni tutup pukul berapa ya?
Saya : Err emm, tak tahu laa..rasanya dalam pukul 8 tapi tak pasti la..hehe
Pelancong(Ayah dan Emak) : Ok terima kasih ya..
Saya : Ehehe sama2...

Kesimpulan:
1.Seingat saya, saya tak pernah pergi/masuk ke bangunan Central Market.Selalunya turun di stesen itu utk pergi meeting di Dayabumi sahaja
2.Siapa tahu Central Market tutup pukul berapa??
3.Baru perasan,kalau pergi negara orang tu sampai pasar ikan ngan pasar malam diorang pun kita pergi..tapi negara sendiri ada pasar seni tak pernah pergi..adess

Menonton Ghadir Khum

Alhamdulillah, berjaya menonton Kopitiam Ghadir.

Sebelum:

Telah menjumpai jalan ke Muzium Telekom tetapi terlepas simpang untuk meletak kereta di Jalan Gereja.Sebab banyak jalan sehala, telah tersesat sampai Jalan Pudu dan telah marah-marah sebab jem rupanya hanya roadblock malam Sabtu. Terima kasih kepada BB 3G Hazel, Google maps yang bertindak bagai GPS telah menyelamatkan kami.Berjaya tiba di Muzium telekom pada jam 8.40pm, cuak kerana takut tidak dibenarkan masuk padahal persembahan belum dimulakan. Sempat meng`usya' telefon lama dan radio pertama digunakan di Malaya.

Semasa:

Ini pengalaman pertama kami menonton teater, maka sudah pasti set setaraf IB lengkap pentas bergerak atau MPO yang eksklusif menjadi bayangan. Namun sangkaan meleset kerana pentas hanyalah ruang `corner' muzium dengan props sederhana, dengan kerusi plastik 3 baris untuk penonton. Humble set, I suppose. Oh, sudahkah saya mengatakan `tiket' masuk adalah berupa booklet tentang teater ini?Lengkap dengan hadis yang dirujuk dan dialog para pelakon, serta lirik lagu yang mengiringi persembahan.Interesting indeed.

Secara keseluruhannya, persembahan menarik, sederhana namun menghiburkan. Dialog kelakar yang penuh makna, dengan empat karakter berwarna-warni dan hadis dirujuk lengkap dengan kitab dan matannya menyebabkan teater ini penuh makna dan tidak kosong. Menariknya, semua pelakon memakai jersi pada malam itu,mungkin seiring dengan demam Piala Dunia semasa.Teater ini adalah teater muzikal, maka dialog diserikan dengan lagu memuji Rasulullah dan keluarganya kedengaran segar,mungkin kerana lagu-lagu ini semuanya dicipta sendiri dan belum dikomersialkan.Cuma, saya agak berharap irama yang dibawakan lebih kontemporari untuk menarik minat anak-anak muda, kerana kebanyakannya bersifat irama malaysia dan tipikal nasyid.Irama joget pun ada..meriah kan?

Selepas:

Jadi pementasan sejam suku tidak begitu lama dirasakan.Tahniah kepada FT dan team Revolusi Pembudayaan Selawat (RPS) atas inisiatif mendekati masyarakat melalui wadah seni sebegini.Setidaknya, penonton seperti saya akan semakin rajin membuka lembaran sejarah tentang Ghadir Khum yang merupakan antara peristiwa penting dalam sirah Nabi.Untuk tuan puan yang kurang mengetahui, di Ghadir Khum inilah Rasulullah berhenti rehat selepas mengerjakan haji terakhir dalam perjalanan pulang ke Madinah dan telah diriwayatkan satu hadis semasa di tempat kejadian.

Kesimpulan:

Harapan saya agar karya-karya penuh mesej Islamik sebegini akan diangkat oleh penganjur berbajet tinggi dan dipentaskan di tempat berprestij seperti IB,MPO dan seangkatan dengannya.Rasanya lebih berbaloi menaja inisiatif begini daripada menaja team bola sepak yang tidak konsisten persembahannya (hanya contoh, tiada kaitan yang hidup atau mati).