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Berdebar-debar

Assalamualaikum readers, Pagi-pagi tadi, sempat singgah di wall kawan2 di FB. Tiba-tiba jantungku berdebar-debar bila terpandang satu update ni. " Jadual SPM 2012" "SPM 68 hari lagi" Dan debaran semakin kencang. Kata orang, SPM penentu segala. Wujudkah kebenaran pada kata-kata tersebut? Pun, aku tidak menafikan kepentingan ilmu dalam jiwa muslim. Ilmu akan menaikkan darjat kita di mata manusia. Sekurang-kurangnya ilmu akan menjadikan muslim lebih mulia di mata orang-orang kafir. Ilmu mengelakkan kita dari diperlekehkan oleh orang-orang kafir. Ilmu menarik hormat orang pada kita. It reminds me, back in 1993, when I tendered my resignation as an Analyst Programmer to my immediate superior at a well known bank, prior to joining my existing working place, that one sentence really proofs how knowledge able to place muslims at a better place. What was the sentence? "Marina, before this, I was a little bit skeptical about hiring you. But you ha

Happy Belated Birthday!!

Assalamualaikum all, Happy Belated Birthday to me!! With the increase in the number of years lived on this world, one thing for sure is that the decrease of days left for me to breathe on this world. Am I ready to move on to another world? A world to reap what we have sowed on this world. A world that is permanent??? I am striving towards it, ya Allah, insyaAllah. Busy with the Eid celebration, Mak fell sick, house broken into, there is still a piece of happiness in togetherness. Thank you Mr hubby for this wonderful dinner treat. May we are blessed with Rahmah, Maghfirah and Barakah, and live happily ever after, just like the ending of a fairy tale. Ameen. Photo captured using my humble Mr Handphone. Sorry for the quality. Alhamdulillah. Kids enjoying their dinner after were forced to starve in the evening. Wassalam.

RayaKu

Assalamualaikum dear readers, With a very sad and weeping heart Ramadhan 1433 has finally left us. May Allah grant us anither Ramadhan for us to race for the handsome reward again, insyaAllah. For now, let us hope that we will be able to continue all the good deeds that we have trained ourself to do during the last Ramadhan. My Raya is a very unusual one, a very different experience, a very solemn rememberance. Anyway, I accept the fate as a test from Allah SWT. May with this it will make me a better muslim. First, its different because its the first raya without Bapak. Mak was not cheerful at all. Mak burst into a cry during the last iftar leaving all of us speechless. After solat, tarawikh and eid, i looked out to where Bapak was laid to rest (which is very near to the Masjid) longing to be closed to him, to talk to him, to hold his hands but i accept it as atest from Allah for if we really love Bapak its not only about talking or holding his hands, dua is what he is hoping now.

Forties

Assalamualaikum dear readers, How do you feel when sitting in any event, and everybody around you starts addressing you as 'KAKAK'? How do you feel? 10 years ago, I feel awkward to be called 'MAKCIK' by the little ones. But when the college students, the shop assisstant or cashier started to call you 'MAKCIK' how is that suppose to make you feel???? :-) It's no other than the sign of aging has written on your face. I am not ashamed to tell everybody my age. What is there to hide? I am 43. Ooopppps ....... reaching 44 in 3 days time. Age should reflect in how wise you are in dealing things or situation. And some says that patience do relate with age. Do not just only relate age to your physical appearance. It should be how you have built your Intelligent Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ) and most importantly your Spiritual Quotient (SQ) along the way. As a muslim, I believe a balance in all the three quotients is a MUST. In order to achieve

Bila nak balik kampung?

Assalamualaikum dear readers, "Bila nak balik kampung?" " (When are you going back to your hometown?") "Bila mula cuti?" ("When do you begin your annual leave?") Perhaps, these two questions are the most asked question within these few days. Office starts to feel deserted. Walking alone in the quiet corridor is a normal situation now. Gone are the hectic, loud and busy days. No students sprawling around the campus, at least until September. I thought I was the first to take leave, but NO, I am wrong, my colleagues start their Eid leave as early as Monday (13 August 2012). I will only begin my leave on Friday -- for many reasons: 1. I have my timetable to be finalized 2. My Closing-D-Loop Report is not complete yet. 3. I have not even peep at the new curriculum 4. Two articles to be edited. Subhanallah .... with this long list, do you think I can begin my leave on Friday??? I am determined to complete item 1, 2 and 4. Item 3

Lailatul Qadr

Assalamualaikum dear readers, Time flies. Today is already the 20th day of Ramadhan. It means that there are only 10 more days to go for us to be in Ramadhan 1433H. Will we see the sun shine on us for the next Ramadhan? Nobody can guarantees it. Therefore, let us grab the golden opportunities to collect the reward that Allah has promised to those who perform ibadah within these last 10 days. Even Rasulallah SAW who was promised the jannah will not leave the last 10 days in vain. Rasulallah SAW will perform as many ibadah as he can: i'tikaf (honestly it is not easy especially for muslimat) read alquran solat - taubat, tahajjud, hajat, tasbih and many more repent Ya Allah, I do feel sad as Ramadhan is coming to the end, but I have not fully utilized this golden opportunities into ibadah towards you. Forgive me Ya Allah. Please bestow the barakah upon us with time and health so that these remaining 10 days can be utilized into only ibadah for You. Forgive me Ya Alla

Santai

Assalamualikum. Santai. Dari takrifan kamus dewan, ianya membawa maksud melakukan sesuatu dengan tenang dan bebas. Bebas dari sebarang tekanan. Bersenang-senang. Kata kita di dalam hati,"Alangkah bagusnya jika dapat bersantai seperti sang kura-kura peliharaanku seperti dalam gambat di atas?" Dan kura-kura pula berkata dalam hatinya, "oh alangkah bagusnya jika aku menjadi manusia yang kelihatan sentiasa terisi masanya dengan pelbagai aktiviti". Pokoknya adalah kita terlalu payah untuk bersyukur dengan apa yang kita ada dan sering melihat kelebihan yang dipunyai oleh orang lain. Atau pepatah inggeris "the grass is always greener at the other side." "maka nikmat tuhan yang manakah yang engkau dustakan?" ~surah Ar-Rahman. Wallahua'lam. P.s tapi aku memang teringin nak bersantai di saat ini setelah penat lelah sepanjang semester.

O! My Back

Assalamualaikum dear readers, A ver y barakah day for us all, InsyaAllah. O! My Back. Well ... . that is probably the sign of our aging body is cr ying for help. Every part requires more attention and extra care. Furthermore, it is now becoming very fragile and vulnerable to pain. That's the body that Allah has given us to care for. How did we take care of it? When Allah, gave us life, gave us a body to live in, He wants us to take good care of it. For that, Allah had also design an approach that if we oblig ed to it obediently, it will be able to help us to protect ourselves from a destructive future. Destructive! A very harsh word isn't it? But, that is where we will lead our body if we do not put extra care to it. Of the many pain and ache, why backache as the topic to discuss? My answer, as usual every morning I gain some valuable knowledge from the TV programme 'Tanyalah Ustaz' on TV9 from 0700-0800 hours. And this morning, the ustaz was talkin