Tuesday, October 25, 2005

15 days..

It has been 15 days of Ramadhan.

For muslims, we are half way of completing our third rukun islam and nearing Syawal. For some, there is joy in the next week to come….joy of shopping and joy of going back to their respective kampong.

So far my ramadhan is better than last year…yet to skip any terawih. All the duit raya has been safely tucked into the small packet to each recipient and all expenses has been detailed out. I know that sounds like over zealous but better prepared than sorry.

Raya this year is not like any other year. No new baju raya because I have like 5 baju melayu which I hardly wear. No new pants, no new shoes….for my kids yes but for me, I just wanna have a modest raya.

Perhaps because 6 days after raya, I got an exam coming up but that was it either. Mungkin saje pasal duit tak berapa ada, tapi duit memang tak pernah berapa ada pun so, tak ade la difference nyer.

Tak tahu ler kenapa tapi mungkin kerana usia sudah meningkat

Hendak dikata tua tapi masih ligat menendang bola dan bertukang di rumah. Hendak di katakan cedera tiada apa lukanya namun raya ini begitu sederhana.

Mungkin itu yg saya mahu …

Mungkin raya memang sepatutnya begitu…

Mungkin saya sedih ramadhan mahu berlalu…

WHAT WE WANTED THE MOST

In life, one cannot be too sure of what he wants or desires.

Sometimes, you just have to accept that que sera, sera …what ever will be, will be.

In many periods of our life, we encountered so many crossroads….unsure to take the left or right turn, perhaps even turn back to where it all started in the first place.

We all have been there and we all have taken the choice. No matter whatever the outcome is, we been there.

I have been wondering that no matter how well plan our life looks like, no matter how many objectives we set, numerous resolutions year after year…sometimes we ended up at the same cross roads.

Be it either to get married to somebody that we are unsure of or to take up the job offer from our dream company fearing that we might not fit in. Unclear the future is-says Yoda in Empire Strikes Back and how wise those words are!!

Personally, i believe that life itself is pandora’s box. It is what we make of it. Being a muslim, I have no qualms about qada’ and qadar but I also believe that we should set our own course of life, even when we failed that doesn’t mean that we should just give up because itu sudah takdir. Mungkin apa yg perlu kita tanamkan adalah “ Aku harus cuba dgn lebih baik lagi” or “ Gagal hari ini bukan bererti gagal selamanya”.

To be honest, I led my life on that principle alone. I may fail today but tomorrow is a different game altogether. I will do my best …no matter what! Everything in life is a contest and there is no best price for coming up second best!

However, lately I have seen incidences or scenarios that shattered my long and trusted beliefs. Reading abt a framer in South Africa who have tried to cultivate his farms but failed multiple times, no matter what method he tried.

Or, a story of a couple been married for 18 years but tried as hard as they might, they just couldn’t conceive a child. Or, a footballer named Alan Shearer who played for his favourite club, Newcastle Utd but probably will never ever land any silverware with the club.

Hmm… perhaps what we wanted the most may be not the one for us. What we felt the most suitable for us could turn into the worst nightmare. What we thought the best person to be our partner may not the one either.

Perhaps the best for us is what we have now. The best car is the same car that has been serving us during our darkest moments and trying times. The best mate is the same buddy, who eat in the same Maggie mee bowl during university days not the guy who constantly pad our back when we got our promotion.

Perhaps the best person we could ever marry is the same person who been with us during our poorer days and support us during our brighter days. Perhaps the best job for us is the one we have now if only we know how to appreciate what it have given us so far.

Then again, there is a saying the grass on the other side is always greener …you can never now.

Till that happens, I will still do the best in what I do…only after I tried a gazillion times and still failing, I know la it is time to stop trying anymore. Fate is what you make it…and god knows best, best for us and best for the people around you

Thursday, October 13, 2005

TYPES OF MANAGER

       The Kipper Manager: Two-faced and gutless

· The Pedestrian Manager: Look both ways before crossing them

· The Constructive Manager: Thick as a brick!

· The Delegated Manager: "It's your turn to drain the swamp of crocodiles”

· The Sinatra Manager: "We will do it my way"

· The Ostrich Manager: Lose your head while all around you are keeping theirs

· The Geronimo Manager: Leaps on you from a great height

· The Balloon Manager: Full of hot air and floats around with their head in the clouds

· The Hobby Manager: Doing things they shouldn't be doing, just because they are good at them, or because they are interested in them

· The Frog Manager: Hopping about from job to job and never finishing anything

· The Seagull Manager: Rushes, screaming loud noises into the room, flaps around a lot and rushes out again!

· The John Wayne Manager: Shoot first; ask questions later

· The Assassin Manager: Always finds a scapegoat when things go wrong

· The Black Hole Manager: Makes sure that your ideas and initiatives never see the light of day


WHICH ONE ARE YOU OR YOU'RE FACING WITH?

Monday, October 10, 2005

RENUNGAN BULAN PUASA

Umpamanya:1) Dari bujang -- kahwin No.1 ---- No.2 ----- DLL.


2) Dari pakai moto kap --- kancil -- wira --- Honda ---- seterusnye...


3) Badminton ----- Bowling------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

Umpamanya:

1) tak sembahyang ---- pastikan sembahyang---jadikan amalan....

2) banyak maksiat ----- kurangkan ----- hapuskan...

3) Bangi ---- madinah ---- mekah---

4) sedekah RM1.00 ---- RM10.00 --- RM100.00

5) sembahyang dirumah --- sembahyang di surau/masjid....

6) 5 jam sehari menonton TV ----- 3 jam TV & 2 jam majlis ILMU....

7) 3 jam baca suratkabar/majallah/internet ----- 2 jam majallah/suratkhabar/internet 1 jam membaca AL QURAN /selawat
8) Apa apa aktiviti yang hasilnya adalah untuk AKHIRAT.

Tetapi apa yang banyak berlaku pada ZAMAN AKHIR ini ialah PERSONAL improvement banyak kepada kearah KEDUNIAAN SEMATA. Perkara berkaitan AKHIRAT slowly di ketepikan....

Contohnya:Kalau dulu rajin dan tak tinggal 5 waktu, tetpi beransur-ansur........ Kalau dulu tak kenal DANGDUT/KARAOKE... bila tuhan beri kenaikan pangkat gaji lebih benda seperti ni dah jadi biasa... Macam macam lagi yang pun sedia maklum dan tahu... malah berlaku dikalangan ahli keluarga kita, jiran, rakan-rakan, DLL.

Jadi samalah kita membuat BALANCE ACTION PLAN,BALANCE OBJECTIVE ; TARGET dan BALANCE IMPROVEMENT.


Sekian untuk ingatan kita bersama.