::tazkirah: demi masa::

bismillahirahmanirahim...

Today is the 5th of Ramadhan,1429.Let us thank Allah swt for His Rahmah on us to be present in this Ramadhan.This is a great present from Allah to us-another chance is given for us to do more ibadah to Him.If we don't take this chance,it is at our own perils.We are the losers..

Below is an ayat from Surah Al-Mulk for us to ponder:

[1] He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving; 

[2] Dialah yang telah mentakdirkan adanya mati dan hidup (kamu) untuk menguji dan menzahirkan keadaan kamu: Siapakah di antara kamu yang lebih baik amalnya; dan Dia Maha Kuasa (membalas amal kamu), lagi Maha Pengampun, (bagi orang-orang yang bertaubat);

What have we done in the last five days? Just list them down.In most cases(talking from personal experience), we could have done more. Many of us are still in the state of " lagho"(heedlessness) and will continue to do so (if no action taken) until the end of Ramadhan. Then, we again regret (year after year) and do'a again so that we can be around at the next Ramadhan.

Be very careful how our first week of Ramadhan goes. It will reflect on how we are going to repeat that in the next three weeks.

Let's read and contemplate the surah Al-'Asr:

[1] By (the Token of) Time (through the Ages), [2] Verily Man is in loss, [3] Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy. 

[2] Demi Masa! [2] Sesungguhnya manusia itu dalam kerugian; [3] Kecuali orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal soleh dan mereka pula berpesan-pesan dengan kebenaran serta berpesan-pesan dengan sabar. 

Salam Ramadhan al-Mubarak to all muslims/muslimahs.

::tazkirah: sahabat::

saya mulakan dgn lafaz basmallah...

sahabat, kawan, teman, buddy...or what ever kita mlabel mereka, memainkan peranan yg begitu penting dalam khidupan sharian malah, mbentuk peribadi kita..so d bwh ni aku mau share cara2 memilih sahabat... mudah2an kebaikan yg ada pada diri seorang sahabt akan mjadi teladan yg baik...manakala yg kurang baik silalah jadikan sempadan :)

Nasihat al-Qamah:

Lima cara pilih sahabat

Nasihat yang boleh diikuti dalam membina persahabatan ialah sebagaimana pesanan al-Qamah (seorang sahabat Rasulullah saw) kepada anaknya:

Pertama: Pilihlah sahabat yang suka melindungi sahabatnya. Dia adalah hiasan diri kita dan jika kita dalam kekurangan nafkah, dia suka mencukupi keperluan.

Kedua: Pilihlah seorang sahabat yang apabila engkau menghulurkan tangan untuk memberikan jasa baik atau bantuanmu, dia suka menerima dengan rasa terharu, jikalau ia melihat kebaikan yang ada pada dirimu, dia suka menghitung-hitungkan (menyebutnya).

Ketiga: Pilihlah seorang sahabat yang apabila engkau menghulurkan tangan untuk memberikan jasa baik atau bantuanmu, ia suka menerima dengan rasa terharu dan dianggap sangat berguna, dan jika ia mengetahui mengenai keburukan dirimu ia suka menutupinya.

Keempat: Pilihlah sahabat yang jikalau engkau meminta sesuatu daripadanya, pasti ia memberi, jikalau engkau diam, dia mula menyapamu dulu dan jika ada sesuatu kesukaran dan kesedihan yang menimpa dirimu, dia suka membantu dan meringankanmu serta menghiburkanmu.

Kelima: Sahabat yang jikalau engkau berkata, ia suka membenarkan ucapan dan bukan selalu mempercayainya saja. Jikalau engkau mengemukakan sesuatu persoalan yang berat dia suka mengusahakannya dan jika engkau berselisih dengannya, dia suka mengalah untuk kepentinganmu.

Dalam memilih sahabat kita hendaklah memilih sahabat yang baik agar segala matlamat dan hasrat untuk memperjuangkan Islam dapat dilaksanakan bersama-sama sahabat yang mulia.

Sucikanlah 4 hal dengan 4 perkara :

"Wajahmu dengan linangan air mata keinsafan,

Lidahmu basah dengan berzikir kepada Penciptamu,

Hatimu takut dan gementar kepada kehebatan Rabbmu,

..dan dosa-dosa yang silam di sulami dengan taubat kepada Dzat yang Memiliki mu."

Ketika segalanya menjadi sesuatu yang tidak masuk akal dan kau merasa tertekan... Allah bersamamu untuk menenangkanmu...

Ketika kau sudah menangis sekian lama dan hatimu masih terasa pedih.. Allah sudah menghitung airmatamu.

God send His angles to us that we know as friends :)

sahabat2ku, semoga ukhuwah yg tjalin bkekalan hendaknya. 

::sekitar sambutan ramadhan & 31 ogos::

as planned earlier, the event took place yesterday in msian hall, attended by fellow friends from their very own respective colleges and universities. we left home at 10 am [ janji melayunya jam 9!] heading to msian hall, 20 mins away on foot. so all of them were wearing smart shirt, while i was donning a T! and they planned to take pic to be sent to salam perantauan. ish sabotage kwn lg...y u din inform me earlier so i cud don my very own baju kurung? they just laughed at me, the so called nurse on duty. y? because i wore white pants and shoes matched with a white handbag...they cynically laughed at me, savoring every moment of their victory of sabotaging me...

as we arrived there, one guy was busy doing the BBQ thingy and two girls greeted me with great smile, later introduced to me as fareeza and wawa. while waiting for the guests to arrive, we set up the PA system and the tables for charity sale. long we waited and finally we decided to have a look around the area. we were so excited to find apple and pear trees in the backyard! OMG i have been to this place thousand times , still i failed to notice the existence the trees! kin malu...2 years bha...klu suda blk PMC bru d kasi crita lg loser kali :p

divas [buekk] berebut mic

apple picking n suap-ing session hihi

susa jgk klu nda ckup ktinggian :p

from left: shml, asrih, abg ayam [LOL], rosnal and mior dgn aksi d psr malam

and we were lucky to meet azmil mustapha...ya! sila jan jeles..erk anybody got lost here? he was the main actor of a famous film during our mom's time, Ali Setan...he came to Dublin as part of his work in filming a documentary...maka sempat mnyemakkn muka during recording session :p

so back to the event. ehem2, for ur info, i won the quiz! ehem2 and fyi again, i din even take part! miracle aite? lol. tribute to the project manager for the prezzie yg tlh slmt d sedekahkan...

to sum up the event, two thumbs up for the cooperation from every single person that day, especially for those who left behind to help to clean the place. and cleaning part was not as easy as belly filling session. and for that, i shall thank everyone! as small as it might be, but when it's done properly together, nothing but easiness comes :D

::alhamdulillah kita di ketemukan lagi::

dalam masa 2 atau 3 hari lagi, ramadhan akan dtg berkunjung lagi. bulan yg penuh kmuliaan dan barakah. dan bulan mlantak jgk [bg urg yg salah konsep mcm aku hihi]. 

bila dkt2 posa ni, mcm2 fwd msg mintak maaf and all. so di kesempatan ni, aku pun mau susun sepuluh jari, dengan rendah hati dan ikhlas, mintak maaf kepada sesiapa yg pernah dgn sengaja ataupun tidak... telah aku sakiti hatinya, telah terkasar bahasaku terhadapnya, telah terlajak anggotaku dan terkhilaf akal ini mentafsir dan menaakul...ataupun telah terkurang ajar? jika ada rasa x puas hati or masih ada sekelumit amarah dlm hati sekalipun, jgn smpn... sila la confront dan nyatakan d mana silapnya...iAllah akan aku cuba perbetulkan :)

selamat mnunaikan ibadah puasa...moga ramadhan kali ini lebih baik dari sebelumnya...ameen..

mari berpuasa perut, mata, telinga dan lidah...[shoooh...pegi jauh2 nafsu shopping :p]

More RAMADHAN graphics

::kau milikku...temporarily!::

telah lama aku memerhati dirinya. setakat pandang dan mengambil tahu di mana tempat tinggalnya. setiap hari, tujuan aku bangun adalah untuk memastikan dia selamat dan "available" [ im a full tym stalker ]

satu hari aku mberanikan diri mendail nombor tuan empunya diri. kami bercakap ringkas sahaja. lantas, pertemuan pun di atur.

"ini suda bgs!" aku tersenyum sendiri.

mungkin dia telah di takdirkan untuk bersama denganku...

inilah peluang yg x mungkin aku lepaskan. untuk melihat dirinya dari dekat lagi. mjawab semua teka teki yang bermain di benakku selama ini. meneroka setiap inci jasadnya hihi. mencari tahu kelebihan dan kekurangannya. ya aku juga manusia biasa, yang pasti kelemahanku mnutupi klebihanku.maka aku pasti mnerima keadaan dirinya sbagaimana adanya.

mlangkah masuk ke dalam, aku terpegun dengan cara dia mepersembahkan dirinya. simple yet classy. far better from my expectation to be frank. mengapa kita tidak di ketemukan sedari awal lagi? sesungguhnya untuk menemui dirimu, aku telah meredah seribu macam rintangan. berlari d bwh mentari. mengigil kesejukan dek hujan yg mbasahi seluruh badanku. berlapar mnunggu temu janji. dan seribu satu cerita lagi. namun aku gembira akhirnya di akhir destinasiku, kita di ketemukan jua.

namun, bukan mudah untuk diriku membuat keputusan ini. aku memerlukan masa. begitu juga dirimu bukan? lantas, maafkan diriku andai aku berdiam diri seketika. bukan aku mgantungkan dirimu, sekadar mdalami diri sendiri dan memandang jauh ke hadapan tentang hidup yg bakal kita tempuhi bersama.

dan di suatu pagi yg indah, itupun setelah diriku gusar memikirkan perihal dirimu sejak beberapa malam sebelumnya, aku tekad! lalu jari aku mnari2 mngetik nombor pada telefon bimbit antik ku, mdail nombor yg suda smakin akrab denganku kebelakangan ini. namun aku kecewa bila saja suara seorang perempuan di hujung talian memintaku dgn sopan untuk mninggalkan pesanan. aku akur. usai, aku kembali mngerjakan apa yg telah terbengkalai sebelumnya: shopping :D

belum pun 10 min pesanan ku berada di alam maya telekomunikasi, kdengaran telefon ku berteriak meminta perhatian. dan aku tersenyum bila mana melihat nama yg terpampang pada skrin. perbualan itu singkat juga dan menemui kata sepakat: satu lagi janji temu keesokan harinya. kali ini, pastinya berbeda kerana kau pasti akan mjadi milikku :)

pukul 1 petang. itu janji kita. namun, aku tiba 15 minit awal. sungguh, aku tidak sabar. selepas runding harga, dan beberapa perbincangan dan urusan yg melibatkan kerajaan dan pihak lain, aku mnurunkan tandatangan. begitu juga wakilmu.

maka, termeterailah bahawa kau kini millikku! muahahaha

50, st judes, ardbeg park...seindah namamu, kau pasti akan ku jaga sewajarnya ;)


segala penat lelah terbayar jua. dan untuk itu, i have no regrets at all. so kwn2, jemput ke rumah baru ku...

pesanan penaja: sila hantar adiah hari jadi, kad raya, kad jemputan kawen, surat cinta ke alamat baru ni ok? slain dari yg d sebutkan [ spt surat hutang, surat saman] tdak akan d lyn :p

50, ardbeg park, dublin 5, dublin, ireland

(his pic is coming :p)

::never say goodbye::

6th August 2008

the idea of throwing her a surprise party came into my head earlier and we finally: azmi and asrih pakat2 to gather that night, convincing her to hang out and makan2 since that will b the last night of her being here. she left me the next morning :(

out of her knowledge, i dictated asrih, who had fever that day to buy a cake. ya im mean! muahaha. it's all because of u darling! for u, asrih walked in the rainy day to get d cake [ aku tmbh2 crita] and for u, we acted like nothing will happen that nite. admit it, that we r good at acting! u din smell anything fishy aite? see! aziz m osman shud consider us to be the actors and actress in his new film la...

and that evening, we had our mkn ramen session with the boys. ish im addicted to this ramen! N cooked 4 us kan N? sdpnya hingga mjilat kaki ni...so sepa ckp N nda pndi msk, bgs kamu tarik blk kata2 tu...pndi bha dia msk! even the onion mcm dadu dia potong...na sepa mau celen? :p

1st, dia mskkn aku nasi goreng sardin...nah 3 kali aku tmbh! pastu dia mskkn kami ramen...mleleh la jgk hingus sbb  mnahan pds hehe

so after cooking dinner, i asked her to dress up but she refused. she was happily donning my pyjama and her selendang to cover her shirt. kwn ku ni, she is really OLD as what she claimed hahaha

when asrih signaled me, i went out of the house, meet the boys outside and lit the candles on. and she was in the living room with her laptop. as i switched off the main power supply, i could hear her freaking out from the living room. we laughed and walked in slowly with the cake... i tod she gonna say something abt the cake. but what happened was something i din expect at all

she was busy looking for quran recitation in her laptop! why? because she was almost fainted as she saw the candles moving without seeing us! lol.she tod it was hantu lilin as told by her granny... so kwn2, N bkn saja pndi masak, malah mmiliki daya imaginasi yg tggi! :p

us and the "hantu lilin"

toast 4 her success :)

and that night we lepak till late and had a good laugh.

************

7th August 2008

the day finally arrived. it's time to say goodbye. after having lunch in RCSI, we walked to the bust stop, waiting for 16A. we patiently waiting for an hour or so when the bus failed to show itself. enuf of having our patience tested, we decided to take a taxi, afraid that N will miss her flite. as the taxi stopped in front of us, we can see the bus tkedek2 from afar. nah kdgrn la bnd2 nda patut mnyumpah that bus haha. @£$%^&!

we arrived at the airport 1 hour b4 the departure time. after checking in [ not to mention the embarrassing thing], we headed to the departure hall. as we hugged each other to say goodbye, i could not help the warm drops from my lacrimal gland to set themself free, running slowly on my cheek. that was my first time i had to say goodbye... before this, i owez the one who leave pple behind but that time, the scenario was totally different... and i felt what my mother felt when she saw me leaving. my dad's. my sibs'. my friends'.

may i not have that feeling again? 

N left us with thousand of memories, awaited to b told to our friends back in sabah. to our family. to our future generations maybe? hihi. the moment spent with u guys are the sweetest and may we could gather again next time and allow history to repeat itself? except for certain part ok? i'd rather have it deleted ngee :)

and dearie N, 

thank you 4 visiting us

thank you 4 being a wonderful company

thank you 4 all the laughter, u never fail to make me smile

thank you 4 d pillow talk that surely comfort me 

thank you 4 cooking 4 us, looking fwd 4 ur new recipe 

thank you 4 d nite to remember

thank you 4 all d sacrifice [mari jln kaki ayam lg hehe]

and lastly, thank you for every single thing u have done 4 us!

u said this once to me, which i remember till this very moment : never say never! so whatever it takes, never say never to our fship :)

because i love u eventho u r too OLD for my liking ;p. proof? all the maciks puji me, not u! muahahahaha

never say never! 

until we r old as the ladies in front of us ok dear?

until then, lets plan our trip to bali yeeehaaaaaa~

i know u have been missing the tym of us traveling together aite? hihi

::title-less::

Ibu Ibu

engkaulah ratu hatiku

bila ku berduka

engkau hiburkan selalu

ibu ibu

engkaulah ratu hatiku

[ada urg homsik!]

::pretty powerscout & gorgeous glendelough::

3rd August 2008

as planned few weeks back, shml and abg jhazz kindheartedly to drive us, me N and asrih to two places of attraction near dublin: powerscourt garden and glendalough. glendalough [in gaelic, irish language] means land between two lakes. i have heard of this places many times, yet the beauty is none of the spoken languages may perfectly describe [ unsur exaggerating d situ ]. the beauty is to be endeared wif all heart :p

the journey that should only take us 1 hour became 3 hours because we had a pusing2 around dublin just to see the scenic places. nay! actually we were lost! say thanks to the map taken from google that forced us to waste our precious time in the car, just to find the right way to powerscourt. not to mention our bad luck that day where we had a minor accident haha. this one, u can blame the narrow roads in wicklow, not us! haih bye bye 100 euro, u'll surely b missed after we gave u to the car rental company for the damage compensation [sesi lagu bangau oh bangau saling menuding jari ke pihak lain]

but hey, life's not full of sad story. i remember the incident where one particular charming prince tried to seduce a beautiful princess. he was trying hard to win her heart when the idea of giving flowers came into his head. as the car was moving, he aimed a blooming pink flower, outside the car. he pulled his hand out of the car, trying to reach the flower.

but sadly, he couldnt even touch the flower as he was not wearing his glasses! haih, kalau tau suda rabun, mau mngurat, pki la spek dlu! kan nda nmpk target suda :p... but that wasnt the funniest part. out of nowhere, two dogs barked at us with all of sudden. we all kinda had a heart attack at the moment...so sesi urat mngurat berakhir dgn salakan anjing. moral of the story: ckp siang pandang2, urat2 pki spek and pastikan teda anjing! lol

so, here are some pics taken for my dear readers :)

tidak kelihatan ialah 2 perawan sdg mandi manda n basuh kain atas batu

muehehehe *tumbuh tanduk*

us near lower lake

the water is darn cold grrr

upper lake

powerscourt garden. sblm acara renang berirama :)

japanese garden

my sayangs :)

vain me lol

"i love u syg" she said hihi

everytym i saw a hill, will remind me of thur

c tembam 

senja nan merah d wicklow

we headed back to dublin around 9 pm and drove straight to kebabish [ our very own kedai mamak ] and hang out there with few other friends. we were all starving and believe it or not, i finished the food in no time :p. 

we gathered together that night for one reason, to give abg jhazz a surprise bday party! he was turning 26 [ btul ka ni abg jhazz? it's just a number, who cares kan?hihi] and out of his knowledge, we sang and had mkn2 with him in the restaurant..i know we are all sweet hihi

abg jhazz d kelilingi pminat :)

seperti nda kenal rsa penat, the sabahan mates: asrih azmi me and N drove to dublin port that night just after the party. alang2 ada keta, utilize it la kan? but we ended up pusing2 dublin city...dun ask me what was the reason :p

we parked and got down of the car when everyone of us got so excited to see lampu2. eee susah jgk jakun lampu ni....teda d sabah bha kan? kita kan ada hutan jak hihi

bsatu kita teguh :)

all in all, the trip was fun! but what makes it memorable one is because whoz in the trip :)

and thank you for that

xx 

::kisah aku dan dia::

al kisah, tersebutlah kisah dua gadis jelita dan gadis kurang jelita[ terima kasih kepada mustika ratu, kerana dirimu begitu berharga] hatta baru bangkit dari peraduan merasakan dunia ini begitu hambar.

lantaran kegelisahan si kurang jelita tentang perutusan panglima johari berkaitan jarak bakal teratak mereka hanya sepelaungan cuma, maka berpakat2lah kedua jelita ini untuk membuktikan sendiri. dunia yg hambar tadi btukar mjadi terang dgn tidak semena2 mengenangkan pengembaraan yg bakal mereka tempuhi.

tempat yg di tuju bagaikan sepurnama jaraknya mrentasi denai, belukar dan hutan dengan menunggang 27B, dengan kuasa kuda maksima. beaumont, dublin 9. pernah ketika dahulu mereka di kehendaki mhadirkan diri mendengar syarahan daripada pendeta2 namun mereka berasa sangat tidak wajar meninggalkan pembaringan hanya semata2 untuk melihat mulut pendeta2 itu terkumat-kamit d hadapan dan mereka beradu d ceruk sana. lalu mereka selalu tidak kelihatan berkuliah [eskep kelas]

hatta, hari itu lain pula kejadiannya. gadis2 ini seolah2 mendapat semacam satu kkuatan sehingga girang benar hati mereka berjalan dr bakal teratak mereka ke rumah sakit. tujuan mereka hanya satu: membilang jarak sebenar antara dua titik. 

sedang mereka berjalan, tiba2 jelita bersuara:

jelita: klaka la plak sggp dtg beaumont smata2 nk tgk brapa jauh umah tu dr hosp

k.jelita: kita kan selalu buat kerja gila

both: hahahahaha

jelita: dgn jamiey je la...pelik la kita...selalu buat bnda yg x tfikir oleh urg lain

meskipun telah berjalan merentasi khangatan mentari maka sampailah mereka ke rumah sakit dan tekak mereka mengidamkan sesuatu yg dingin dan manis. berjalanlah mereka ke koperasi dan mlayan keinginan tekak mereka. [ xda la loser sgt, at least kami ke bomon sbb mau beli air!]

sementelahan telah usai tugas mereka, berjalanlah mereka kembali ke kediaman mereka dan bila tiba2 idea mbazirkan masa dtg lagi ke benak mereka [ di rahsiakan kerana bukan untuk tontonan umum]

p/s: sila jgn jadi loser spt kami! manfaatkan masa anda dgn baik :p

::kelas karaoke::

Ku harus menemui cintaku

Mencari tahu hubungan kita

Apa masih atau tlah berakhir

Chorus:

Kau menggantungkan hubungan ini

Kau diamkan aku tanpa sebab

Maunya apa ku harus bagaimana

Kasih�

Sampai kapan kau gantung

Cerita cintaku memberi harapan

Hingga mungkin ku tak sanggup lagi

Dan meninggalkan dirimu

Detik-detik waktu pun terbuang

Teganya kau menggantung cintaku

Bicaralah biar semua pasti

Chorus

Tentunya hubungan cinta denganmu

Membuat ku sakit

Hingga mungkin ku tak sanggup lagi

Dan meninggalkan dirimu

VS

A strangled smile fell from your face

It kills me that I hurt you this way

The worst part is that I didn't even know

Now there's a million reasons for you to go

But if you can find a reason to stay

I'll do whatever it takes

To turn this around

I know what's at stake

I know that I've let you down

And if you give me a chance

Believe that I can change

I'll keep us together whatever it takes

She said "If we're gonna make this work

You gotta let me inside even though it hurts

Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see"

She said "Like it or not it's the way it's gotta be

You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me"

I'll do whatever it takes

To turn this around

I know what's at stake

I know that I've let you down

And if you give me a chance

And give me a break

I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt

That I'd be lost without you and never find myself

Let's hold onto each other above everything else

Start over, start over

I'll do whatever it takes

To turn this around

I know what's at stake

I know I've let you down

And if you give me a chance

and believe that I can change

I'll keep us together whatever it takes

BUT IN THE END,