Tahun Baru dan Hijrah

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Assalamualaikum semua ...

Untuk terakhirnya, aku akan mula menulis di sini pula ... Kalau sudi, teruslah ke sana.

Rumah yang ini, kubiarkan sahaja. Andai ada masa, akan kujengah jua ia. Mungkin sebagai tempat hinggap pada suatu musim bunga?

Selamat Tahun Baru!

Di balik cermin mimpi

Eiffel Tower, Paris - November 2011

Kami belajar mentafsir mimpi hari ini. Mulanya aku agak reluctant mahu bercerita, tetapi bila hampir semua yang ada bercerita, haruslah aku mahu join the wagon, kan?

Ceritaku:

Saya bermimpi berada di kaki menara Eiffel bila tiba-tiba saya dimasukkan ke dalam helikopter dan diterbangkan ke puncak menara. Sampai di menara, saya diturunkan. Saya perasan saya gayat. Sedang saya membetulkan bearing saya, saya ditolak ke bawah. Saya terjaga kerana sensation jatuh itu.

Aku menjangkakan begini tafsirannya:

Aku naik pangkat dalam kehidupan, enjoy seketika, sebelum ditarik pangkat itu dan segalanya berubah.

Tapi  tafsiran yang kudapat:

Anda sedang melalui peningkatan spiritual yang sangat cepat dan ketara - dan perjalanan kejayaan anda juga berlaku dalam keadaan yang pantas. Maka, berbahagialah!

Aku kurang yakin -- tapi, yang pasti, aku sudah sampai ke Eiffel Tower!

Allah itu di mana-mana

Paka, Terengganu : 19:14, Oct 2, 2011


Allah itu terlalu dekat dengan kita. Allah itu di mana-mana. 


Maka, nikmat Allah yang manakah yang kamu dustakan?

Knowledge and Skills

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A giant ship engine failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then, they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immedietly went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of ship’s owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for 10,000 dollars.

“What?!” the owners exclaimed.

“He hardly did anything!”

So they wrote the old man a note saying, “Please send us an itemized bill.”

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer           $2.00

Knowing where to tap              $9998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

In denial ...

Sekian lama mata kecil ini memberikan khidmat, tanda-tanda wear and tear tu semakin ketara. Namun, aku sering dalam penafian.

"Mata saya masih OK!"
"Mata saya masih nampak .."
"Nothing wrong with my eye-sight ..."

Dan, sekarang, nampaknya, duniaku makin terang dengan bantuan objek di atas ... Oh, saya sudah di fasa lain ... hmmmm.

Selamat berpuasa!.

Lesson to Learn: Japan Tsunami 2011

After suffering three major disasters, here 10 things we can learn from the amazing Japanese ...

THE CALM
Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

THE DIGNITY

Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

THE ABILITY

The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

THE GRACE
People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

THE ORDER

No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

THE SACRIFICE

Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

THE TENDERNESS

Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

THE TRAINING

The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

THE MEDIA

They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

THE CONSCIENCE

When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly

Amazing people!

Point to Ponder

Seen on FB:

A British man came to Sheikh and asked:

Why is not permissible in Islam for women to shake hands with a man?

The Sheikh said:

Can you shake hands with Queen Elizabeth?

British man said:

Of course not, there are only certain people who can shake hands with Queen Elizabeth.

Sheikh replied:

Our women are queens and queens do not shake hands with strange men ...

Love it!

Good Manner [haha!]

This anecdots were emailed to me by a friend. Hillarious!


During one of her classes, a teacher trying to teach good manners asked her students the following question:

'Kaizad, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you have to go to the bathroom?'

Kaizad said, 'Just a minute I have to go pee.'

The teacher responded by saying, 'that would be rude and impolite. What about you Sarosh, how would you say it?'
Sarosh said, 'I am sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back.'

'That's better, but it's still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner table. And you, Rohinton, can you use your brains for once, and show us any good manners that you may have?'
Rohinton:'I would say: Darling, please may I be excused for a moment? I have to shake hands with a very close friend of mine from down under, whom I hope to introduce to you, after dinner.'

Teacher promptly fainted.



Kids ... ahhhh

Ho chak!

Apabila ke luar negara, mencari makanan halal memanglah sesuatu yang menggusarkan. Harus berhati-hati. Bukannya semudah petik jari menjatuhkan DARURAT apabila agak susah mencari.


19 Disember 2010 : 8pmSampai di Sentosa Resort hari sudah beransur malam. Makanan terakhir yang dijamah di atas keretapi tadi adalah nasi berlauk - dalam pukul 3.30 petang. Ada mushroom burger BK, tapi dinasihatkan Kak SitiM supaya tak usah dimakan kerana burger itu dibeli pukul 7.30 pagi - kalau ikutkan, aku tak kisah 'membaham' burger tu .. tapi sebab nasihatnya agak sedikit men'psycho', aku ikutkan saja. Oh burger .... bukan rezekiku nampaknya ....


Selepas mengambil tiket untuk Voyage de la Vie, kami pusing-pusing sekitar kawasan itu sambil meninjau-ninjau tempat makan. Bertanyakan seorang adik penjaga kiosk pastries kalau-kalau ada tempat makan yang halal. Pantas dia menunjukkan ke arah Toast Box.

"Halal ke dik ..? Apa yang ada kat situ?" Kak SitiM bertanya.

"Eh, halal kak. Saya selalu makan kat situ. Macam-macam ada," balas adik itu.


"Apa yang ada kat situ?"

"Macam-macam. Nasi lemak dia sedap."
"Ada nasi lemak? Wah, bestnya!," kami sungguh teruja dengan info tersebut.

Dengan penuh keterujaan sebab ada tempat halal nak makan, kami pun join the line of customers. Ala-ala kopitiam design di dalamnya.


Sampai ke turn aku, aku mintak mee siam. Nampak menyelerakan. Minuman? Biasalah .. iced lemon tea.

Mee Siam - mihun goreng berkuah taucu. Masam manis rasanya. Sedap!

Kak SitiM berkira untuk memesan nasi lemak - tapi ada sedikit kegusaran dengan ayam goreng yang diletakkan sekali bersama nasi. Bila ditanya sama ada boleh atau tidak nasi lemak itu dipesan tanpa ayam goreng - terus saja waitress itu kata:"I don't think you should have this nasi lemak m'am because we fry the chickens together with porks. You may try something else."
Hah! Bluwekkkk ... macam mana adik tadi tu cakap halal dan dia selalu makan? Arghhh ...

Akhirnya laksa with seafood curry gravy dan Milo Dinasour menjadi pilihannya.

Kemudian, menjeling ke menu, mata tertarik dengan hidangan ini - Chili Crab Toast. Apa lagi, order lah! Tapi, rasanya tidaklah sesedap namanya. Tak menyesal pun tapinya ...


Sambil makan sambil berbual.


Aku tiba-tiba terfikir, "Eh you ... what if sayur-sayur ni, telur ni dia potong dengan pisau yang dia guna untuk potong benda tu?"

Kak SitiM punya reaksi, "Shut up stupid! Finish your food."

Hehehehehhe ...

Tak jadilah nak pindah ...

Hari tu aku cakap aku bosan kan? Kemudian, konon-konon nak buatlah blog baru ... tapi still juga tak mengubah kebosanan diri ini ... T_T

Maka, di sini, aku mengumumkan, aku akan kekal di sini. So, iklan sebelum ini kira batal. Nak delete that post tak berapa nak kena sebab ada rakan-rakan dah komen ... Aku kan menghargai semua peminat ... ngehehehe. Seriously, I do appreciate all my readers!

OK, nantikan cerita-cerita best dan tak best dariku ... watch out!