Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Belaian Jiwa


Too often we asked too much of ourselves.

Too often we thought so highly of ourselves.

Is it just a problem of over-confident or just plain human?

We often have this unshattered self belief that we can do all sort of thing but in fact, we may not be able to do it in the first place.

Surely, there must be a clear line between what we dream and what we can really achieved.

Unfortunately, in life ...there is no such line that we can see and define.

I remember one conversation i had in my high school days about what we can be in the future while puffing cigarettes in one dark, secluded corner of the school. One guy asked..."Lepas sekolah kita nak jadi apa haa......???" Half baked question but a question nonetheless.

One smart alex answer.." I always wanted to be an engineer, my brother seems to be just nice with the job...i think i gonna do that"

I as always.." Tengoklah nanti...tapi mungkin amik accountancy kat univ.esok kot....dan jadik accountant la nanti..."

The other..." Aku ingat aku nak jadik perdana menteri "

All of us broke into laughter....: MUahahahahhahhahhhahaha"

The guy that uttered the PM word was none to please with our response.

"Apa ko ingat aku tak boleh ke?"

The usual smart response " Bukan tak boleh tapi bio la realistik sikit...."

" Apa yang tak realisticnyer, aku boleh apa....kita belajar betul2, dan kita tentukan halutuju kita"

"Boleh tuh boleh....apa dalam mengejar impian, kita pun kena tahu kemampuan kita, maximum ability kita...baru boleh plan.."

"Alah korang nie biasa la Melayu, tak reti bagi sokongan....tahu nak tembak aje, bagi la encouragement sikit...baru boleh kita sama2 maju!!" A controlled angry response.

" Bukan nak patahkan semangat ko! Jika ko rasa ko boleh...aku sokong kau, buatlah apa yang ko rasa bagus tapi kalau ko masih isap rokok dgn aku kat sini, langgar undang2 sekolah...selalu ponteng prep...disiplin ko teruk tak sejauh mana pun ko boleh pergi"

" Jika ko tak mampu nak disiplin diri ko, macamana ko esok nak disiplinkan wife ko, anak2 ko, family ko, org kampung ko..apatah lagi negara nie?!" Another controlled angry response.

" Apa?! Ko ingat aku tak mampu berubah?!! Hey...hendak seribu daya tak mahu seribu alasan tau"

" Kalau betul ko nak berubah, ko blah sekarang! Ko pie study sana kerana selagi ko duduk sini macam aku....ko buang masa!! Baik ko blah sekarang!" Now uncontrolled angry response...

I hardly uttered a word during the conversation becoz it was way too deep for me ...heh..heh i was still enjoying my youth.

That was 10 years ago....the other guy is an engineer working in Halliburton(Oil and Gas industry)...true enough he stick his word. The one who envision to be a PM is still trying but need to try harder for recently he was caught and charged by the police for cheating and giving false information to others ( nie kes tipu bagi RM3K dapat notebook and handphone la nie).

I remember that conversation becoz it reminds me of the humble beginning we all started of with. While others reach for the stars..some just make do. If you believe in your dreams by all means go for it but you must also be realistic becoz you could end up dissapointed with your inability to realise your dreams.

Be cool and be true to yourself, becoz the moment you fail to believe in your ability, so does everyone else.

Monday, March 28, 2005

Clumsy

Do you sometimes wonder why you are always breaking, spilling, or dropping something?

Here are four steps to help you break the cycle.

1. The start of the problem

Everyone goes through stages of being clumsy. When you were a baby you were clumsy because you still had to learn that:

  • Some objects break if you don't hold them properly.
  • Liquids spill if you don't keep them upright in containers.
  • You trip if you don't look where you are going.
  • You bump into stuff, or someone may knock you down, if you don't take notice of what's around you.

2. The teen repeat

As you get older you start to understand danger. But when you get to your teens, this clumsiness often comes back. That's because teens often think about only results instead of what they are doing. They forget that getting to the result still holds the same dangers as when they were kids.

  • Some objects still break if you don't hold them properly.
  • Liquids still spill if you don't keep them upright in containers.
  • You still trip if you don't look where you are going.
  • You still bump into stuff, or someone may knock you down, if you don't take notice of what's around you.

3. The solution: Think ahead

The way to stop making yourself a victim of clumsiness is to think ahead. Think careful!

When you pick up a cup, glass, plate, or anything else that could break, think “Careful …!”won't fall. The way to stop breakables from falling is to hold them carefully enough that they

If you are at a restaurant, before you order, think “Careful …!” It's not a good idea to order something that will stain your clothes embarrassingly if you spill it. Spaghetti bolognese will spatter you with sauce. Beetroot will have you marked red all night. Crumbs may stick around your mouth. Seeds may stick between your teeth. Dark chocolate cake may crumble all over you. If you don't get close to your bowl of soup, and you fill every spoonful to the brim, you may quickly get soup stains on your clothes.

If you eat a dribbly hotdog, pie, or burger in your hand instead of eating it from a plate with a knife and fork, you may hit trouble. Any spilled sauce, mayonnaise, or whatever are going to go down your arm and on your clothes. If you are holding a drink other than water, make sure your attention is not on something else. Otherwise, the color of your drink had better match your clothes, because someone is sure to knock your drink or you'll spill it yourself.

4. Apply it

Being clumsy will not be a major problem if you just think “Careful …” whenever there is a likelihood that clumsiness can take over. Try to think ahead so you can avoid any problem. Anything that involves breakables, or fire, liquids, sharp objects, dangerous people, snakes, spiders and other dangerous animals, walking, driving, eating, drinking, and sport, is a paradise for potential clumsiness.

Get into the habit of thinking “Careful!” whenever there's a chance of clumsiness, then watch your clumsy ways quickly disappear.

Thursday, March 24, 2005

Suatu bagi sepasang pengantin baru...

Dimatikanya lampu dan ia pun berbaring di katil.

Dicelah2 saura kodok menyeru pasanganya, terdengar suara isteri berbisik, penuh romantis,

"Buah papaya dah masak ranum, bila tupai nak datang merasa ?"

"Dah, apa citer ni ?" tanya ramli dlm hati.

Separuh malam dia terbaring berfikir. "Oh, agaknya isteri ku teringat kampung halaman.. Sian.. sampai mengigau ?

Takpelah, biarlah dia tidur" bisik hatinya penuh understanding.

Mlm ke 2 adegan yg sama cuma dialognya agak berbeza.

Bisik isteri "Sawah bendang dah siap dibajak, bila pak tani nak turun menyemai?" "kesianya bini aku.. masih ngigau lagi.. aku mesti cari penawar !" ramli bertekad.

Esok harinya, ramli bercerita pada ayah yg kebetulan datang untuk bertanya khabar `pengantin baru'

"Lah.." keluh ayah ramli,

"aku antar belajar sampai Universiti, benda cam ni pun kau tak paham?"

Ayahnya pun mula bercerita perihal adam & hawa, laila & majnun, romeo & juliet... (yg relevan untuk pegantin baru je!)

Sepatah cakap orang putih "about the birds & the bees".

"oh. cam tu." sengih ramli, "baru saya paham. Taulah apa nak buat malam ni!"

Malam yg sangat ditunggu2 ramli pun tiba... adegan sama dikamar tidur.

cuma kali ini isterinya membisu seribu bahasa. "lah.. nape pulak senyap. takkan dia give up" tertanya2 si ramli.

Setelah sekian lama tanpa suara dari isteri, ramli pun berkata, "Dah lapar betul rasanya perut, boleh tupai datang merasa?" Malam dingin semakin sunyi.. tak jawab pun... "Kain pelikat dak disinsing rapi, boleh pak tani turun menyemai ?"

pun..masih takde jawaban... ramli mencuba lagi.

"Juruterbang dah siap sedia... boleh pesawat turun mendarat ?"

Sayu sekali jawaban si isteri dari bawah selimut,

"Maaf tuan... Landasannya baru saje banjir...!"

Andainya superhero jadi pekerja biasa....

SUPERMAN
Sudah pasti menjadi budak penghantar surat atau poslaju kerana sifat terbang-terbangnya. Syarikat pertama yang akan meng'offer'nya kerja ialah syarikat poslaju UPS.

SPIDERMAN
Pencuci tingkap bangunan separuh masa kerana kerja tetapnya ialah sebagai PEREKA LAMAN WEB atau WEB DESIGNER. Ini kerana tangannya boleh mengeluarkan 'web' atau jaring untuk dijadikan benang menjahit baju.

: ((BATMAN)) :
Membuka kilang baja tahi kelawar. Batman senang je dapat sumber taik kelawar kerana dia akan merasuah member-membernya(kelawar) dengan memberi darah cipanzi supaya kelawar tersebut mudah hadam dan berak dalam kuantiti yang banyak.

CATWOMAN
Pembantu pest-control(penghalang binatang-binatang jahat seperti tikus,lipas dll). Kecekapannya menangkap tikus sudah pasti membuatkan tikus-tikus lari dari tempat kediaman. Namun kelemahan si catwoman ni bila orang ada garu dagunya..mesti dia gatal cam kucing.

DAREDEVIL
Akan menjadi badut pasukan Manchester United dengan memakai kostum RED DEVIL kemudian berlari-lari sekeliling padang dengan riang kerana dia tetap jadi devil walaupun dia tak jadi superhero.

HELLBOY
Pendakwah bebas. Dia berdakwah kepada orang ramai supaya jauhkan diri dari neraka kerana sengsaranya dia hidup kat neraka.

THE PUNISHER
Hakim sepenuh masa di mahkamah tinggi Amerika. Ini kerana sifatnya yang suka menjatuhkan hukuman(punish).

ROBOCOP
Jadi tokey besi buruk kerana sudah pasti dia akan menjualkan besi-besi kat badan dia.

ULTRAMAN
Membuka kedai sup daging raksaksa seperti sup ekor, sup taring dan sup sirip rasaksa. Ini kerana selepas berlawan dengan rasaksa sudah pasti daging berselerakan. Namun khabarnya, kedai sup ultraman tiada pelanggan melainkan beberapa ekor biawak hutan tropika.

WOLVERINE(X-MEN)
Pencukur rambut profesional. Pisaunya yang banyak tu mampu mencukur seluruh badan kambing dalam masa 0.05 saat je mengatasi baju gaban.

GABAN
Menjadi penjaga keselamatan di tasik Raban(Perak)macam baywatch tu. Ini kerana naga gaban sudah tenggelam dalam tasik tu. Naga tasik cini tu khabarnya adik sedara naga gaban.

So long and good bye...


Ever since i decided to leave the company, time has been moving slowly...in fact, very slowly. I take things one at a time and tend to be more relaxed in my methods. Probably because i simply got nothing to lose and i know that if i offended anybody intentitionally or unintentionally, i may not have the opportunity to say i am sorry ever again.

Which brings me to the story of the week in the office. A colleague of mine, EL, is a good buddy. We played football together gether, futsal almost everytime, support the same football team, Liverpool, even went out on a double date watching "Puteri Gunung Ledang " together. Closed but not too close la kan....there is respect between us.

Complicate things together, he is engaged to one of our mutual friend sister, which i shall call Dan. His sister is okay ler...not supermodel quality but a good wife nonetheless. So everything was okay laa....I even played football with Dan several times...so i know you and he knows almost everyone of us.

To even complicated matter, there is another girl, beautiful and very allurring, Sam which just join the company. Everybody was chasing her( excluding me...heh..heh..heh) but she told eveybody that she has a steady BF and that kinna put a lot of people off la kan...however, it doesn't end there, something is amiss...lately whenever we played football Sam and El seems to be coming together....on my open house last raya, El even bring Sam to my house. Numerous time but i personally thought that office colleague, biasa la kan...

To further complicated what is already complicated, El mother starts calling office saying that El has been misbehaving at home, neglecting his fiancee and spends a lot of time with Sam even until late hours. So biasalah receptionist kan biasa pompuan yang becok sikit....mula2 3 tiga tahu..5 minit kemudian 15 org tahu...lama2 satu tingkat tahu, champion la kan!!

Bila ditanya El dan Sam sama ada dia org couple, both of them deny it...sama2 kata dia hanya kawan(eleh cam citer Ella la pulak...) Sam pun tahu El ada tunang....dan El kata Sam kawan opis saje. So aku ingat citer dah abis la kan.....


Rupa-rupanya tak abis...setelah 3 minggu ...aku nampak perubahan Sam, tak ceria dan tak boleh bergurau macam dulu, she kept to herself and shunned a lot of people including her office colleague. El still the same tapi tak lagi la nampak makan dan masa main bola bawal Sam. Again something is amiss again...

Now it is her mother who called the office ...saying that EL is a no good son of a bitch for ditching her daughter..she even said that Shikin has been acting strangely sampai toreh tangan dia malam..berdarah2. Meracau tak tentu hala....mak Sam sampai call mak El kata apa anak dia buat pada Sam hingga dia jadi macam tuh..so kecoh la opis.

El aku tengok slow down gila2 probably mak dia dah marah dia dasat punyer..Sam pun jadik reserve giler2. So ramai org suruh aku jadik mediator pasal aku baik dgn El.

Aku pun blank la kan sampai sekarang pasal semalam aku baru tahu...so kena mintak pendapat korang la kan.

Pertama, kerana aku rasa both knows where they stands in the first place. Kenapa jadik cam nie..

Kedua, takkan kerana seorg lelaki boleh sampai toreh2 tangan...takkan perumpamaan "Kumpang bukan seekor"

Ketiga, bila mak bapak dah campur tangan..jadik kecoh la kan...nie kan budak2 dah berumur 20an...tak payah la nak masuk campur sangat tapi aku pun faham why parents acted like that, biasalah

Keempat, saya rasa El and Sam sudah get between the sheets. Bukan speardsheets macam Excel ...bed sheets la . That's why la kan....tapi nie cuma telahan aku sorang aje la kan...

So apa pendapat korang??

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Prodigal son.....i am..i am

My mum is here.

My mum is here and staying with me for awhile before she is off to her annual holidays.

Such a life of retirees....relaxs and full of leisure activites.

But doesnt mean she stopped worrying about her kids, siblings and grandchilds. She is doing her rounds checking whether everything is in order....becoz she is ....my mum, who has managed us on her own after her divorce for over 20 odd years. That kinna make her my personal bearings...she will worries on the small details but i guess, that is what mum do.

So i told her i am quitting my job. I wanted to do something on my own....i have longed to be in control of my destiny. I had a long discussion over it, my family supported me ...my colleagues even more, so i guess i am off.

But NO!!

My mum wouldn't have none of it....she worries that i am gonna missed my mortgage payment, my car installment, my livelihood and all. I understand she is worried, none of our immediate families has ventured into business, they are all either in the teaching profession, banking or engineering. They are doing good......., yes, but whether they are truely happy with they life...only god knows.

I wanted more...i wanted to be able to choose what i wanted to do the next day...it is gonna be hard, it is gonna be difficult...but no pain, no gain. Trials and tribulations are part of the game called business, you can either make it or totally fucked it up! It is up to you entirely....and you cannot blamed anybody except yourself. That is i believe...can make or break character!

Perhaps i have a tad too realistic of an idea...or you might even call it wishful thinking, but i believe i can make it. It is not like i am gunning to be millionaire, but a blissful life or my family. It will be difficult because nothing is easy in life but nothing is impossible either. Slowly buy surely, i will be there.

A friend asked me the other day...what do you really want in life that working for others can no longer fulfilled my desire?

I kept quite, then slowly said " I cannot stand bullshit from others"
"I cannot be where people sacrifice their principle to safeguard their salary increment"

" i cannot stand barua pada boss dan those who cannot talk the talk and unable to walk the walk"

May be it is a sign of old age, i have worked for almost 8 eights in a corporate sector, may be short compare to those who has been in working population for more than 10 years but i believe sama aje perangai manusia di mana2. Tensen....

So to my mum, i know you are not gonna be happy. I am the prodigal son for constantly defying you for all these while but a man got to do what a man got to do. May be i sent my mum for another hajj or umrah again as a testiment of my ability and love for her. At the end of the day, berkat and doa our parents mesti ada supaya jalan kita clear.

Till then....

( This entry was two week in the making..heh..hhe)

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

DOKTOR

Sekumpulan pelajar perubatan berkumpul untuk melihat seorang pensyarah melakukan pemeriksaan ke atas satu mayat.. mereka berkumpul mengelilingi tempat mayat itu diletakkan..

"Dalam bidang perubatan, ada 2 kualiti yang sgt penting untuk menjadi seorang doktor", kata pensyarah itu.

"Pertama.., kamu semua tidak boleh jijik melihat mayat", katanya...sebagai contoh, pensyarah itu mencucuk satu jarinya ke dalam mulut mayat, menariknya semula dan menjilat jarinya itu.

"Sekarang, cuba kamu buat", kata pensyarah itu.

Selepas beberapa ketika, barulah mereka mengikut apa yang mereka lihat. Seorang demi seorang memasukkan jari ke mulut mayat dan menjilatnya.

Apabila semua pelajar selesai, pensyarah itu memandang ke arah mereka dan berkata....

"Kualiti kedua yang sangat penting adalah pemerhatian yang tajam. Seperti tadi....saya memasukkan jari hantu tetapi menjilat jari telunjuk.....


SEKARANG.....TUMPUKAN PERHATIAN....PAHAM!!!!!

LAWAK UNTA

Seorang jemaah haji dari Indonesia teringin benar nak belajar tunggang unta ketika di tanah suci.

Pak Arab yg jaga unta tu kata, mudah saja.

Wak
naik dibelakangnya, bila mau jalan, ucap saja "alhamdulillah..."

Bila mau
berhenti, ucaplah "aaamiiiiinnn".

Wak pun setuju. Sebaik saja naik
dibelakang unta, Wak pun ucapkan"alhamdulillahhhh..."

Dan unta pun mula
berjalan perlahan-lahan.

Apabila sudah terasa seronoknya, Wak terus
mengucapkan "alhamdulillah" berkali-kali dengan nadayang semakin riang dan pantas sehingga unta terus berlari deras.

Tau-tau wak menyedari ada gaung
yang dalam sudah dekat dihadapan. Dalam cemas, dia segera teringat pesan Pak Arab, lalu mengucapkan "Amin! Amin!Amin! " berulang kali seperti menekan emergency brake pada kereta dengan harapan unta itu berhenti sebelum tiba ke tebing.

Akhirnya unta itu berhenti betul-betul di tebing gaung.

Dengan
nada yang sungguh lega dan dengan penuh kesyukuran, sambil mengurut dadanya, Wak segera mengucapkan "alhamdulillahhhhhhh......."

Monday, March 14, 2005

In the meantime


Sori lama tak update.

Been busy with my exams.

what can you say abt exam eh? Wishful thinking is one think but to actually think that we can force our will just to pass it is another. I just prayed la if i dont get a B+, an A will suffice...*wink*

Okay enough of that...so how's you life? Anything happen lately? Did somebody move you? Did the world stop spinning?

Tell me, tell me?

I watched "The Contender" on AXN last week...on the first two episodes, man, it was terrific. ave you watch it?! IF you are really into Reality Shows, this is it man, the real deal...the ability to make big for yourself....this ability to become World Middleweight Champion.

The stories goes...15 best middleweight boxers in the world are plotted againts each other. The team were divided into two, which are East and West(which actually self-explainatory why la kan..) Slyvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard is the host, they trained them..they set challenges and the winner is pampered to a luxury holiday, they were rewarded a boxing match against the best fighter from the losing team...you have the right to chose who do you want to fight.

So the first match, the 14 ranked boxer in the world decided to challenge the world no 3, nobody gives him hope....the world no 3, Peter Alfredo never been beaten in 21 matches....15 KOs. YOu know what, the world no 14, Alfonso Gomez beat him in five rounds!!

This is a real underdog stories la beb...just like Rocky Balboa against Appollo Creed, just like Rocky versus Ivan Drago, you are bet to lose to game but you decided to heart and courage goes a long way. I know la Rocky is fictional but good stories what huh? Hhe...heh...

Anyway, good to read tonnes of emails ..been away from office for almost a week. So need to clean up some junk.

Okay guys, take care and be good huh?

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Tuesday ...ah tuesday


Tomorrow is when when my exam days started.

Three straight days..and then it liberation day!?

Have i prepared for all of this?? I mean come on...who actually does? heh..heh

Anyway, aku bukan nak bercakap pasal exam, tu korang semua dah tahu...it is adreaded day but we all survived unscathed, well you know the old saying " What cannot harm you, only makes you stronger!"

Last weekend was a good weekend, had a solid revision going on but enough time to actually enjoy myself too. Tapi the end of the weekend was somehow disrupted with presence of a visitor.

Nampaknya ada kes domestic violence. Here in my house, my adik ipar cowering and confused after her "laki" lempang muka dia sampai berdarah. So the adik ipar went back home, angering the father some more....steaming the mother even more and fuel speculations.

Aku macam biasa laa...tak mahu masuk campur, my partner is my solice and that's all i wanted. I can never fully understand domestic violence. No seriously!? Nie bukan cakap saje konon2nya aku in touch with my feminine side ke apa, but seriously la kan...kenapa pukul your own wife??

Try to understand the psychology behind it, benda yang kita sayand and adore, mestilah kita treasure and handle with care, benda yang kita know we can easily replace and buy, the sense of pride is not there. Takkan kita beli T-Shirt Pagoda is the same feeling when we bought an Adidas T-Shirt??( Bukan Petaling Street punya la kan...)

So transfer this to a human being...the reason kenapa husband beat up their wife is to force their masculinity and show who is the boss. Their respect for the wife is completely gone! Admitted la kan, we stamp on cockroach when we have the chance becoz simply, we can do it! I am the bigger person here.

Itulah pasal i can never understand kenapa husband pukul wife dia org sendiri. Mana hilangnya sayang dan cinta yang selalu diucapkan di telinga dan mungkin zaman sekarang , pakai sms? or MMS even? Kalau ye pun nak marah...tak payah naik tangan. I donno laa...i lost my sense of respect with the brother in law( do i respect him in the first place? Only god knows?! Muahahhaha).

Selalu kita dimomokkan dgn kisah cinta di wayang dan sebagainya, hebatnya cinta Hang Tuah pada Puteri Gunung Ledang hingga ghaib di muka bumi, hebatnya cinta Aragorn pada Arwen hingga beribu orcs dibunuhnya, hebatnya cinta ...hebatnya sayang. Mana perginya lelaki-lelaki ini? or they turned gay overnight?!

Entahlah aku pun takut i spoked too soon but in my years being together, words even softly spoken can do lasting damage. Use that rather than violence, becoz trust can be shattered but love can be rebuild.

I gone thru banyak phase in my life, we all do...but to beat the person we love or even we used to love, is inexcusable. To think that it is the same person who stand stark naked and make love to you but beat you later on is even more inexcusable.

I dont la kan...may be you guys have more knowledge and experience on this.

I just want to say that bersyukurlah dengan apa yang kita ada...besok bila dah tak ade, nyesal la pulak.

So fikir dulu sebelum buang!!

Heh..heh..heh.

Monday, March 07, 2005

Anda setuju dengan pendapat ini??

Serbuan di Zouk:
Tindakan JAWI bertentangan dengan Islam Hadhari!
Oleh Sharifah Shahirah Syed Barakbah

Jeslina: Menerima sokongan padu SiS, Puteri Umno, NGO, Shaharizat dan Marina.

Saya ingin mengambil kesempatan di sini untuk melahirkan rasa simpati
terhadap Jeslina Hashim, seorang artis yang terlibat dalam satu
serbuan Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI) di kelab Zouk
di Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini. Saya juga turut bersimpati dengan lebih
kurang 100 orang pemuda dan pemudi yang turut ditahan oleh JAWI.

Saya ingin jelaskan di sini bahawa serbuan dan tangkapan yang dibuat
oleh JAWI ini amat bertentangan dengan konsep Islam Hadhari. Islam
Hadhari yang bertamadun tidak pernah membenarkan seseorang
diperlakukan dengan kasar oleh pegawai-pegawai JAWI apatah lagi dia
ditahan di tempat yang jelek bagi seorang Islam untuk kunjungi serta
dalam keadaan yang mengaibkan sehingga mendapat layanan seperti
seorang 'banduan'.

Saya ingin mempersoalkan mengapa tiada peraturan yang jelas mengenai
pengunjung yang dibenarkan pergi ke pub-pub atau kelab-kelab malam,
adakah orang Islam dibenarkan? Apakah pakaian yang dibenarkan? Mengapa
tidak dijadikan ia peraturan, dan jika sesiapa yang langgar peraturan
tersebut?

Ini tentunya membawa maksud tindakan ini amat bertentangan dengan
Islam Hadhari. Islam Hadhari yang memfokuskan tentang ketamadunan
bangsa dan kemajuan negara tidak pernah menyalahkan individu apabila
individu terbabit tidak menutup aurat. Apatah lagi jika seseorang itu
memakai baju tanpa lengan. Ini kerana individu terbabit bukanlah seksi
sehingga meniru artis barat yang terang-terangan lari dari nilai
ketimuran.

Islam Hadhari juga tidak mengharamkan hiburan kerana pemuda-pemudi
Islam juga wajar mendapatkan hiburan selepas penat lelah bekerja atau
belajar di siang harinya. Apakah mereka bersalah sekiranya mereka
ingin bersuka dan berhibur sambil mendengar lagu kesukaan mereka
secara 'live'?

Tindakan JAWI itu telah mencemarkan imej Islam Hadhari yang tentunya
melarang seseorang menghina remaja wanita berikutan pakaian mereka
yang dikatakan kurang sopan dan tidak membenarkan salah seorang
daripada mereka ke tandas untuk membuang air kecil.

Saya amat menyokong tindakan yang diambil oleh kepimpinan Pergerakan
Puteri Umno Malaysia yang menyediakan sebuah pasukan peguam untuk
membantu remaja-remaja wanita yang terlibat bagi mendapatkan hak
pembelaan yang sewajarnya di mahkamah.

Saya juga menyeru agar pihak JAWI atau mana-mana pihak berkuasa agama
negeri supaya tidak menjalankan operasi penguatkuasaan tanpa mengikut
garis panduan umum dan etika yang disediakan di samping mendapatkan
aduan awam terlebih dahulu.

Saya juga mengambil kesempatan di sini mengingatkan para mufti dan
agamawan tanahair khususnya Mufti Perak Datuk Seri Harussani Zakaria
agar tidak membelakangi pihak berkuasa agama dengan mengeluarkan fatwa
sebarangan seperti yang beliau katakan bahawa Konsert Sure Heboh TV3
adalah haram.

Saya berpandangan Konsert Sure Heboh TV3 patut diteruskan kerana ia
mendatangkan keuntungan kepada syarikat televisyen terbabit yang
secara tidak langsungnya menambahkan hasil pungutan cukai kerajaan.

Sekiranya pihak terbabit menganggap konsert tersebut menghalang orang
ramai menunaikan solat Maghrib, orang ramai sebenarnya tidak dihalang
untuk menunaikan solat Maghrib sebelum menyaksikan konsert terbabit.

Saya berharap kejadian yang memalukan sebegini rupa haruslah dijadikan
iktibar oleh JAWI dan pihak berkuasa agama negeri yang lain supaya ia
tidak lagi berulang di masa hadapan. Marilah kita sama-sama memajukan
negara kita dengan memberikan sumbangan yang lebih berfaedah.

Sharifah Shahirah Binti Syed Barakbah
Alor Setar, Kedah.
Bekas Exco Pergerakan Puteri Umno Malaysia -

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Thursday, March 03, 2005

Beringatlah......



Di dalam hidup manusia, yang penting ialah BERKAT.
Bila hidup kita berkat, diri ini akan selamat.
Apabila diri selamat, rumahtangga jadi sepakat.
Apabila rumahtangga jadi sepakat, masyarakat jadi muafakat.
Apabila masyarakat jadi muafakat, negara kita menjadi kuat.
Apabila negara menjadi kuat, negara luar jadi hormat.
Apabila negara luar jadi hormat, permusuhan pun tersekat.
Apabila permusuhan tersekat, pembangunan pun meningkat.
Apabila pembangunan pun meningkat, kemajuan menjadi pesat.

TETAPI AWAS,


Apabila pembangunan meningkat, kemajuan menjadi pesat, kita lihat
bangunan
naik bertingkat-tingkat.
Ditengah-tengah itu, tempat maksiat tumbuh macam kulat.
Apabila tempat-tempat maksiat tumbuh macam kulat,
KETIKA ITU manusia mula mengubah tabiat.
Apabila manusia telah mengubah tabiat,ada yang jadi lalat ada yang jadi
ulat.
Apabila manusia dah jadi ulat,sembahyang makin hari makin liat.
Apabila sembahyang jadi liat, orang baik ada yang bertukar jadi jahat.
Apabila orang baik bertukar jahat, orang miskin pula nak kaya cepat.
Apabila orang miskin nak kaya cepat, orang tua pula nak mati lambat.
Apabila orang tua nak mati lambat, tak dapat minum madu telan jerla
minyak
gamat.
Yang lelaki, budak budak muda pakai seluar ketat.
Semua nak tunjuk kuat.
Bila berjudi, percaya unsur kurafat.
Tapi hidup pula yang melarat.
Tali kasut dah tak berikat.
Rambut pun jarang sikat.
Yang perempuan,


Pakai mini sekerat.
Suka pakai baju ketat... (apa dapat...)
Suka sangat menunjukkan pusat.
Hingga tak pedulikan lagi batasan aurat.
Pakai pulak yang singkat-singkat.
Kadang-kadang ternampak benda 'bulat'.
Bila jadi macam ini, siapa lihat pasti tercegat.
Silap gaya jadi gawat, bohsia bohjan lagi hebat.
Duduk jauh berkirim surat.
Bila berjumpa, tangan berjabat.
Kemudian pakat lawan peluk siapa erat.
Masa tu, nafas naik sampai tersekat-sekat.
Usah peduli agama dan adat.
Usah takut Allah dan malaikat.
Yang penting apa kita nak buat?
Kita 'bukti' lah kita buat.
Akhirnya perut kempis dah jadi bulat.
Apabila perut kempis dah jadi bulat, maka lahirlah
pula anak-anak yang tak cukup sifat.
Bila anak-anak tak cukup sifat, jam tu kita tengok bayi dibuang di
merata
tempat.

MAKNANYA KETIKA ITU, IBLIS MULA MELOMPAT.
Dia kata apa? Habis manusia dah masuk jerat.
Habis manusia telah tersesat.
Inilah dia fenomena masyarakat.

Oleh itu wahai saudaraku dan para sahabat,
Marilah kita pakat mengingat,
Bahawa dunia hari ini makin singkat,
Esok atau lusa mungkin kiamat,
Sampai masa kita semua akan berangkat! .
Berangkat menuju ke negeri akhirat.

Di sana kita akan ditanya apa yang kita buat.
Masa tu, sendiri mau ingat.

Umur mu banyak mana , berapa banyak kamu buat ibadat...?
Zaman muda mu, apa yang telah kamu buat...?
Harta benda anda, dari mana anda dapat...?
Ilmu anta, adakah anta manfaat...?

Wednesday, March 02, 2005


Sign of a woman, betul ke??

Life like this....


It has been hectic.

The inability of Liverpool beating Chelsea the other day left me feeling numb for days.

Deep inside, i knew we were the better team....we match them man to man for almost 80 minutes. Well, that's the punch line...almost. So close yet so far. It was unfortunate...but fate is fate.

Fate?

Do we ever have a hand in it? Determining our course of action....or at least the ability to chart the way to our own liking.

To often we heard our fellow muslim, resign and give up their life works simply because " Dah takdir...apa nak buat?". It is ironic because we learn in school through hadith and quranic translation that " Tuhan tidak akan mengubah nasib kamu melainkan kamu mengubahkannya sendiri."

Entahlah...personally, i believe that we do have a hand in our fate...charting our course of action but the master plan is there..we just pick up and learn what we can along the journey. As i said before, i do not believe in wrong and right choice for there is no such choice.

In life, there is no clear cut way of doing things. If what is wrong is still wrong but kita takkan tahu choice apa yang salah pasal kalau kita tahu....takkan kita saja nak pilih yang salah? Bodoh la kan....

It doesnt matter what is right or wrong...but whether we are able to live with the decision we make. If it is a mistake....admit it and clear your chest. I made so many mistakes...either to family, to my partner, my offspings and those who are dear to me...but i have yet to say i regret the things i made or said. I make mistake...i am sorry but do i regret it happen? In all probability...no because i have to learned from my mistakes....so live by it. It is hard but so far, i have managed, god willing...i will still on manage it.

Live your life to the fullest but also ready for the consequences should things go wrong, baru la macho!!!

muahahahhahahah

Pulangkan ( Versi PTPTN)

(Ex-Student)
Sedikit bunga yang menggoda
Sekadar dipandang usah dibayar
Kau pasti tak percaya
Duitku bukan untukmu sayang

(Pegawai PTPTN)
Tiada kusangka kau sungguh kejam
Kau peram hutang yang kau pinjam
Namun takkan bahgia kehidupanmu
Bila engkau berkonvo
kau milikku

Pulangkan hutang-hutangku-(Pegawai PTPTN)

Oh hentikanlah menghantuiku-(Ex-Student)

Oh pulangkan oh pulangkanlah padaku-(Pegawai PTPTN)

Kupulangkan semua hutangku-(Ex-Student)

Yang dikau peram tanpa relaku-(Pegawai PTPTN)

Bebaskanlah maafkan daku oh kasih-(Ex-Student)

(Pegawai PTPTN)
Tiada kemaafan di sini
Kau hutang tanpa bayar sesen lagi
Akan ku jejakimu kemana jua