tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216049077425176012024-03-06T14:36:43.037+08:00Minyak GazAlQur'an 034.039 - .....nothing do ye spend in the least (in His cause) but He replaces it: for He is the Best of those who grant Sustenance.
Al-Quran 049.012: O you who believe! avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is a sin, and do not spy nor let some of you backbite others. Does one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? But you abhor it; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, surely Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-76512973651207302642015-05-05T23:05:00.001+08:002015-05-07T11:17:51.476+08:00When You Are Down<div class="s2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">It was about a man that worked with the Sultan</span><span class="s2">,</span><span class="s2"> probably </span><span class="s2">during the time before the</span><span class="s2"> British managed to install their advisor to the Sultan. </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Normally the man worked for 5 -6 days a week and came home on Thursday evening. He was not feeling well that particular day and the palace was kind enough to let him off.</span></div>
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Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-29927401838491460892014-07-17T13:01:00.001+08:002014-07-17T13:02:05.972+08:00Powerful Tips for the Last 10 Nights of Ramadhan<div> This is a cut and paste post.. Tqvm Cheqna. These tips are from <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>1. Do not let your 'performance' until now affect your last 10 days. The moment of forgiveness could be today or anytime in the coming days! It is not all lost! If you sincerely wish it could have been better - Chin up and get ready to make it your best yet! Start with a positive, sincere intention!</div><div><br></div><div>2. Today, take a little time to read the Tafseer of Surah al-Qadr to understand what actually happens this night! You will feel its power & greatness so much more!</div><div><br></div><div>3. Do not wait for the 27th Night to give it your "all". The entire last 10 days should be your target. Stay up each night! Would you want to miss Laylatul Qadr even "by chance"?</div><div><br></div><div>4. Do not fall into any innovations/celebrations any masjid or culture might try to promote. Follow the Sunnah! The Prophet (sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) guided us simply: "Whoever stays up and prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.”</div><div><br></div><div>5. Memorize and keep asking the dua' taught by Rasulullah (sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam): Allaahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa’affu ‘anni (O Allaah, You are forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me).</div><div><br></div><div>6. Prepare a short dua' list. Remember this is as awesome as it ever gets for a servant of Allah! The Night of Qadr, of Destiny! Consciously pick each and everything you crucially wish for in this dunya, in your deen, family, and in your aakhirah! Don't forget to include the brothers and sisters around the world who are suffering and in grief!</div><div><br></div><div>7. Take brief naps during the day, if possible. Keep your stomach light and sleep as soon as you have prayed 'isha. Do not delay! After a brief nap, refresh yourself and get. ready for worship.</div><div><br></div><div>8. Don't neglect your family! Rasulullah made it a point to wake up his wives throughout these nights! And yes, your children are not too young to stay up some part of the night - if they can be allowed to play video games or watch TV, they can be inspired to be up atleast for sometime! Prepare them, make them excited, plan some activities for them to do!</div><div><br></div><div> 9. Look the Part: The way we dress and prepare.has a big effect on our psychology. Wear your best, perfume yourself, and feel the energy!</div><div><br></div><div>10. Choose a spot, whether in the Masjid or in your home, where you can have peace and solitude. Keep your mushaf, praying mat, and water at hand so that you are not distracted by constantly getting up for this or that.</div><div><br></div><div>11. IMP: This is not the night to tweet pics or update FB statuses about how amazing the night is and how you are feeling & worshipping Allah! Let that be a secret between you & your Rabb! So switch off those phones, wifi, laptops and computers. Disconnect with the world, and connect with al-'Afuww!</div><div><br></div><div>12. If you find yourself feeling sleepy, vary your acts of worship. Alternate between qiyaam, heartfelt dua'a, reading the Qur'an. Do not spend the night listening to lectures or recitations. Or do it only for a short while when you feel the sleep coming on!</div><div><br></div><div>13. Patience is the Key: The last 10 days might be tiring. You might still have work or school. This is the time to bear all that hardship, and keep firm sabr. Think how Allah has blessed you with this tremendous opportunity that might NEVER come again in your life again. If you knew for sure that this was your last Ramadan , if you knew certainly that Jannah was up for grabs, wouldn't you sprint for it no matter what it takes?</div><div><br></div><div>14. This is most important: Keep husn adh-dhann bi Allah (good expectations from Allah). When you ask, remember you are asking the Most Generous King. If you hope for the best, He will give you the best. Don't hold back. Trust in Him, pour out your heart in front of Him, and let no doubt, no barrier, no evil thoughts keep you away from ar-</div><div>Rahman, ar-Raheem!</div><div><br></div><div>Allahumma ballighna laylatal qadr..</div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-80232262773059414972014-06-12T07:25:00.001+08:002014-06-12T07:25:34.361+08:00KELEBIHAN NISFU SYAABAN<div>Artikel ini saya copy paste dari WhatsApp Dipost oleh a friend DKN.. Untuk ingatan saya... Malam ini malam Jumaat 12 June 2014 difahamkan ialah malam Nisfu Syaaban</div><div>Nisfu Syaaban (Nisf bermaksud separuh) adalah peristiwa hari ke-15 dalam bulan Syaaban tahun Hijrah. Umat Islam mempercayai yang pada malam Nisfu Syaaban, amalan akan dibawa naik oleh Malaikat untuk ditukar dengan lembaran amalan yang baru setelah setahun berlalu. </div><div><br></div><div>Pengertian am Nisfu Syaaban dalam bahasa Arab bererti setengah. Nisfu Syaaban bererti setengah bulan Syaaban. Malam Nisfu Syaaban adalah malam ke-15 Syaaban iaitu siangnya 14 haribulan Syaaban.</div><div><br></div><div>Dalam Raudatul Ulamak dan diriwayatkan bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda:</div><div>أَتَدْرُونَ لِمَ سُمِّيَ شَعْبَانَ؟ قَالُوا: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمْ. قَالَ: ِلأَنَّهُ يَتَشَعَّبُ فِيهِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ.</div><div>Yang bermaksud, Tahukah kamu kenapa bulan ini dinamakan Syaaban? Para sahabat menjawab: Allah dan RasulNya mengetahui. </div><div><br></div><div>Baginda bersabda: Ianya dinamakan demikian kerana bercabang-cabang dan banyak kebaikan padanya.</div><div>Firman Allah,</div><div>فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ.</div><div>Yang bermaksud, Pada malam yang berkat itu, dijelaskan (kepada malaikat) tiap-tiap perkara yang mengandungi hikmat serta tetap berlaku, (tidak berubah atau bertukar).</div><div><br></div><div>Al-Dukhaan: 4</div><div>‘Ikrimah dan sebahagian ulamak tafsir menjelaskan bahawa perkataan malam pada ayat ini bermaksud malam nisfu syaaban.</div><div>Di sini dinyatakan kelebihan malam nisfu Syaaban sebagaimana sabda Nabi saw,</div><div>قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَقُومُوا لَيْلَهَا وَصُومُوا نَهَارَهَا، فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا لِغُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ: أَلاَ مُسْـتَغْفِر فَأَغْفِر لَهُ، أَلاَ مَسْتَرْزق فَأَرْزُقهُ، أَلاَ مُبْتَلى فَأُعَافِيه، أَلاَ كَذَا، أَلاَ كَذَا حَتَّى يَطلعُ الفَجْر.</div><div>Yang bermaksud, Rasulullah saw telah bersabda: Apabila tiba malam Nisfu Syaaban maka kamu hidupkanlah malamnya dan kamu berpuasa di siang harinya, sesungguhnya Allah turun (hampir) padanya dari terbenam matahari ke langit dunia dan berfirman: Sekiranya terdapat orang yang memohon keampunan maka Aku ampunkannya, sekiranya terdapat orang yang meminta rezeki maka Aku beri rezeki kepadanya, sekiranya terdapat orang yang ditimpa bala maka Aku sejahterakannya, sekiranya begitu… sekiranya begini… sehinggalah terbitnya fajar. (Riwayat Ibnu Majah)</div><div><br></div><div>Sabda Rasulullah saw,</div><div>إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا لَيْلَةَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَيَغْفِرُ لأَكْثَرَ مِنْ شَعْرِ غَنَمِ بَنِى كَلْبٍ.</div><div>Yang bermaksud, Sesungguhnya Allah Azza wa Jalla turun ke langit dunia pada malam Nisfu Syaaban maka diberikannya keampunan terlebih banyak daripada bulu kambing Bani Kalb.</div><div>(Riwayat daripada Imam Ahmad, al-Tirmizi dan Ibnu Majah).</div><div><br></div><div>Terdapat pula dalam hadith yang diriwayatkan daripada Abu Hurairah r.a berkata: Rasulullah saw telah bersabda,</div><div>أَتَانِى جِبْرِيلُ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ، وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدٌ هَذِهِ لَيْلَةُ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَأَبْوَابُ الرَّحْمَةِ، فَقُمْ وَصَلِّ وَارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَيَدَيْكَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ. فَقُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَا هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةُ؟ فَقَالَ: هَذِهِ لَيْلَةُ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا ثَلاَثُمائَةِ بَابٍ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ، فَيَغْفِرُ اللهُ تَعَالَى لِجَمِيعِ مَنْ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ مَنْ كَانَ سَاحِرًا أَوْ كَاهِنًا أَوْ مُشَاحِنًا أَوْ مُدْمِنَ خَمْرٍ أَوْ مُضِرًّا عَلَى الزِّنَا أَوْ آكِلَ الرِّبَا أَوْ عَاقَ الوَالِدَيْنِ أَوِ النَّمَّامِ أَوْ قَاطِعَ الرَّحِمِ، فَإِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ لاَ يُغْفِرُ لَهُمْ حَتَّى يَتُوبُوا وَيَتْرُكُوا. فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ فَصَلَّى وَبَكَى فِى سُجُودِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ وَسَخَطِكَ وَلاَ أُحْصِى ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ حَتَّى تَرْضَى.</div><div><br></div><div>Yang bermaksud, Jibril a.s pernah datang kepadaku pada malam Nisfu Syaaban seraya berkata: Wahai Muhammad, inilah malam yang dibuka padanya pintu-pintu langit dan pintu-pintu rahmat. Maka bangunlah kamu, bersolatlah dan angkatlah kepala dan kedua tanganmu ke langit. Maka aku bertanya: Wahai Jibril malam apakah ini? </div><div>Maka jawabnya: Inilah malam yang dibuka padanya tiga ratus pintu rahmat, Allah mengurniakan keampunan bagi mereka yang tidak menyekutukan sesuatu dengan Allah dan rahmat ini tidak diberikan kepada tukang sihir, tukang tenung nasib, orang yang bermarah-marahan, orang yang kekal meminum arak, orang yang berzina, orang yang makan riba, orang yang derhaka kepada ibu bapanya, tukang mengadu domba dan orang yang memutuskan silaturrahim. Maka sesungguhnya mereka itu tidak diampunkan sehingga mereka bertaubat dan meninggalkan perbuatan tersebut. </div><div><br></div><div>Lalu Nabi saw pun keluar dan bersolat sambil menangis dalam sujudnya dan diucapkannya: Sesungguhnya aku berlindung kepada Engkau daripada seksaan dan kemurkaanMu. </div><div>Dan tidaklah aku dapat menghitung segala pujian kepadaMu, Engkau sebagaimana Engkau memuji diriMu sendiri maka bagiMu segala pujian sehingga Engkau redha.</div><div><br></div><div>Imam Syafi‘e berkata: Lima malam yang dimustajabkan doa ialah malam Jumaat, malam 2 hari raya, malam awal Rejab dan malam Nisfu Syaaban.</div><div><br></div><div>Daripada Saidina Umar Abdul Aziz r.a, beliau menulis kepada pegawainya di Basrah:</div><div>Bagi kamu empat malam yang istimewa dalam setahun. </div><div><br></div><div>Pada malam tersebut Allah mengagihkan kerahmataNya sepenuhnya. Malam-malam itu ialah malam awal Rejab, malam Nisfu Syaaban, malam Idul Fitri dan malam Idul Adha.</div><div><br></div><div>Apabila tiba bulan Rejab, Rasulullah saw berdoa dengan doa ini,</div><div>اَللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى رَجَب وَشَعْبَانَ وَبَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَانَ</div><div>Justeru, pada Nisfu Syaaban kita digalakkan untuk berpuasa di siangnya serta menghidupkan malamnya dengan memperbanyakkan ibadah seperti membaca al-Quran, beristighfar dan melakukan solat sunat. Kemudian mohonlah doa supaya diampunkan segala dosa, ditutup sebarang keaiban, dimurahkan rezeki dan dimudahkan segala kesusahan.</div><div><br></div><div>KAIFIYYAT MEMBACA DOA MALAM NISFU SYAABAN</div><div><br></div><div>Membaca surah Yasin tiga kali, tiap-tiap satu kali bacaan Yasin, dibaca satu kali doa.</div><div>1. Bacaan pertama dengan meminta dipanjangkan umur.</div><div>2. Bacaan kedua dengan niat menolak bala.</div><div>3. Bacaan ketiga dengan niat terkaya daripada manusia.</div><div>بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ</div><div>وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى سَـيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، اَللَّهُمَّ يَا ذَاالمَنِّ وَلاَ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْهِ يَا ذَاالجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ، يَا ذَاالطَّوْلِ وَالإِنْعَامِ، لاَ اِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ظَهْرَ اللاَّجِينَ وَجَارَ المُسْـتَجِيرِينَ وَمَأْمَنَ الخَائِفِينَ، اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَتَبْـتَنِي عِنْدَكَ فِى أُمِّ الكِتَابِ شَقِيًّا أَوْ مَحْرُومًا أَوْ مَطْرُودًا أَوْ مُقْـتَرًّا عَلَيَّ فِى الرِزْقِ فَامْحُ اللَّهُمَّ بِفَضْلِكَ شَقَاوَتِي وَحِرْمَانِي وَطَرْدِي وَاقْتِتَارِ رِزْقِي وَأَثْبِتْـنِي عِنْدَكَ فِى أُمِّ الكِتَابِ سَعِيدًا مَرْزُوقًا مُوَفِّقًا لِلْخَيْرَاتِ فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الحَقُّ المُنَزَّلُ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيَّكَ المُرْسَلِ يَمْحُوا اللهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثَبِّتُ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمُّ الكِتَابِ اِلَهِي بِالتَّجَلِّى الأَعْظَمِ فِى لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ المُكَرَّمِ الَّتِى يُفْرَقُ فِيهَا كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ وَيُبْرَمُ، أَسْـأَلُكَ أَنْ تَكْشِفَ عَنَّا مِنَ البَلاَءِ مَا نَعْلَمُ وَمَا لاَ نَعْلَمُ وَمَا أَنَتَ بِهِ أَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ الأَعَزُّ الأَكْرَمُ، وَصَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى سَـيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.</div><div>Rujukan:</div><div>Kitab al-Nafahat al-Nuraniyyah fi Fadhail al-Ayyam wa al-Layali wa al-Syuhur al-Qamariyah.</div><div><br></div><div>Wallahua'alam.</div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-75882430730158331652014-06-02T07:33:00.001+08:002014-06-02T07:33:06.156+08:00How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim<table width="232" align="right" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); "><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: left; "><div style="position: relative; text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; "><div class="live-help-btn" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 25px; width: 165px; height: 90px; "></div><a href="http://www.islamreligion.com/rd.php?http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/17857443/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=17857443&byhref=1&SESSIONVAR!skill=Need%20help%20in%20converting%20to%20Islam&imageUrl=http://www.islamreligion.com/templates/islamreligion/images/liveperson/converts" target="chat17857443" style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img hspace="0" src="http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/17857443/?cmd=repstate&site=17857443&channel=web&&ver=1&imageUrl=http://www.islamreligion.com/templates/islamreligion/images/liveperson/converts&skill=Need%20help%20in%20converting%20to%20Islam&monitor=1&d=1401664963138" name="hcIcon" width="193" height="107" border="0" alt="Live Help by Chat"></font></a></div><p align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 5px; "><span align="center" style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Online daily:<br>from <span id="timebox3">1:00 AM</span> to <span id="timebox4">4:00 AM</span><br>(according to your computer time)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The word “Muslim” means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background. Becoming a Muslim is a simple and easy process that requires no pre-requisites. One may convert alone in privacy, or he/she may do so in the presence of others.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction and strong belief that Islam is the true religion of God, then, all one needs to do is pronounce the “Shahada”, the testimony of faith, without further delay. The “Shahada” is the first and most important of the five pillars of Islam.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With the pronunciation of this testimony, or “Shahada”, with sincere belief and conviction, one enters the fold of Islam.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-indent: 19.85pt; "><img width="180" height="232" src="http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/images/How_to_Convert_to_Islam_and_Become_a_Muslim_001.jpg" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="10" style="text-indent: 0px;"></p><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: 19.85pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Upon entering the fold of Islam purely for the Pleasure of God, all of one’s previous sins are forgiven, and one starts a new life of piety and righteousness. The Prophet said to a person who had placed the condition upon the Prophet in accepting Islam that God would forgive his sins:</span></div><p></p><p class="w-hadeeth-or-bible" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Do you not know that accepting Islam destroys all sins which come before it?” (<i>Saheeh Muslim</i>)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When one accepts Islam, they in essence repent from the ways and beliefs of their previous life. One need not be overburdened by sins committed before their acceptance. The person’s record is clean, and it is as if he was just born from his mother’s womb. One should try as much as possible to keep his records clean and strive to do as many good deeds as possible.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Holy Quran and Hadeeth (prophetic sayings) both stress the importance of following Islam. God states:</span></p><p class="w-quran" style="margin: 0in 42.55pt 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“...The only religion in the sight of God is Islam...” (Quran 3:19)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In another verse of the Holy Quran, God states:</span></p><p class="w-quran" style="margin: 0in 42.55pt 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter, he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (their selves in the Hellfire).” (Quran 3:85)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In another saying, Muhammad, the Prophet of God, said:</span></p><p class="w-hadeeth-or-bible" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Whoever testifies that there in none worthy of being worshipped but God, Who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Prophet, and that Jesus is the Slave of God, His Prophet, and His word<a href="http://desktop4:86/articles/204/#_ftn2494" name="_ftnref2494" title=" God created him through His statement, “Be!”"><span class="w-footnote-number" style="vertical-align: 1pt; "><span class="w-footnote-number" style="vertical-align: 1pt; "><b>[1]</b></span></span></a><span class="w-footnote-number" style="vertical-align: 1pt; "> </span>which He bestowed in Mary and a spirit created from Him; and that Paradise (Heaven) is true, and that the Hellfire is true, God will eventually admit him into Paradise, according to his deeds.” (<i>Saheeh Al-Bukhari</i>)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Prophet of God, may the blessing and mercy of God be upon him, also reported:</span></p><p class="w-hadeeth-or-bible" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Indeed God has forbidden to reside eternally in Hell the person who says: “I testify that none has the right to be worshiped except Allah (God),’ seeking thereby the Face of God.” (<i>Saheeh Al-Bukhari</i>)</span></p><h2 style="margin: 15px 0in 10px; page-break-after: avoid; font-weight: bold; "><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Declaration of the Testimony (Shahada)</span></h2><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To convert to Islam and become a Muslim a person needs to pronounce the below testimony with conviction and understanding its meaning:</span></p><p class="w-hadeeth-or-bible" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I testify “La ilah illa Allah, Muhammad rasoolu Allah.”</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The translation of which is:</span></p><p class="w-hadeeth-or-bible" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I testify that there is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and that Muhammad is a Messenger (Prophet) of God.”</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To hear it <a target="_blank" href="http://www.islamreligion.com/testimony.mp3">click here</a> or click on “Live Help” above for assistance by chat.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When someone pronounces the testimony with conviction, then he/she has become a Muslim. It can be done alone, but it is much better to be done with an adviser through the “Live Help” at top, so we may help you in pronouncing it right and to provide you with important resources for new Muslims.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The first part of the testimony consists of the most important truth that God revealed to mankind: that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty God. God states in the Holy Quran:</span></p><p class="w-quran" style="margin: 0in 42.55pt 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We did not send the Messenger before you without revealing to him: ‘none has the right to be worshipped except I, therefore worship Me.’” (Quran 21:25)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This conveys that all forms of worship, whether it be praying, fasting, invoking, seeking refuge in, and offering an animal as sacrifice, must be directed to God and to God alone. Directing any form of worship to other than God (whether it be an angel, a messenger, Jesus, Muhammad, a saint, an idol, the sun, the moon, a tree) is seen as a contradiction to the fundamental message of Islam, and it is an unforgivable sin unless it is repented from before one dies. All forms of worship must be directed to God only.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Worship means the performance of deeds and sayings that please God, things which He commanded or encouraged to be performed, either by direct textual proof or by analogy. Thus, worship is not restricted to the implementation of the five pillars of Islam, but also includes every aspect of life. Providing food for one’s family, and saying something pleasant to cheer a person up are also considered acts of worship, if such is done with the intention of pleasing God. This means that, to be accepted, all acts of worship must be carried out sincerely for the Sake of God alone.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The second part of the testimony means that Prophet Muhammad is the servant and chosen messenger of God. This implies that one obeys and follows the commands of the Prophet. One must believe in what he has said, practice his teachings and avoid what he has forbidden. One must therefore worship God only according to his teaching alone, for all the teachings of the Prophet were in fact revelations and inspirations conveyed to him by God.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One must try to mold their lives and character and emulate the Prophet, as he was a living example for humans to follow. God says:</span></p><p class="w-quran" style="margin: 0in 42.55pt 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“And indeed you are upon a high standard of moral character.” (Quran 68:4)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">God also said:</span></p><p class="w-quran" style="margin: 0in 42.55pt 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“And in deed you have a good and upright example in the Messenger of God, for those who hope in the meeting of God and the Hereafter, and mentions God much.” (Quran 33:21)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He was sent in order to practically implement the Quran, in his saying, deeds, legislation as well as all other facets of life. Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when asked about the character of the Prophet, replied:</span></p><p class="w-hadeeth-or-bible" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“His character was that of the Quran.” (<i>As-Suyooti</i>)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To truly adhere to the second part of the Shahada is to follow his example in all walks of life. God says:</span></p><p class="w-quran" style="margin: 0in 42.55pt 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): ‘If you (really) love God, then follow me.’” (Quran 3:31)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It also means that Muhammad is the Final Prophet and Messenger of God, and that no (true) Prophet can come after him.</span></p><p class="w-quran" style="margin: 0in 42.55pt 8pt; font-weight: bold; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Muhammad is not the father of any man among you but he is the Messenger of God and the last (end) of the Prophets and God is Ever All-Aware of everything.” (Quran 33:40)</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All who claim to be prophets or receive revelation after Muhammad are imposters, and to acknowledge them would be tantamount to disbelief.</span></p><p class="w-body-text-1" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We welcome you to Islam, congratulate you for your decision, and will try to help you in any way we can.</span></p><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br clear="all"></span><hr class="footnotesep" style="width: 185px; "><span class="w-footnote-title" style="font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Footnotes:</span><div id="ftn2"><p class="w-footnote-text" style="margin: 6px 0in; "><font color="#000000"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://desktop4:86/articles/204/#_ftnref2494" name="_ftn2494" title="Back to the refrence of this footnote"><span class="w-footnote-number" style="vertical-align: 1pt; "><span class="w-footnote-number" style="vertical-align: 1pt; ">[1]</span></span></a> God created him through His statement, “Be!”</span></font></p><div><br></div></div></div><div></div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-16285042454449259932013-01-25T08:19:00.001+08:002013-01-25T08:55:19.557+08:00Alfatihah untukmu sahabatMaulidirasul mengingatkan aku tarikh pergi seorang sahabat yang kami banggakan dizaman persekolahan kami.<br />
Captain itulah gelarannya, ketua pasukan bolasepak sekolah yang buat julung kalinya merupakan pelajar sekolah yang pertama terpilih untuk mewakili pasukan bola Negeri Sembilan.<br />
Inilah nukilan saya mengenai peristiwa itu, nukilan yang di abadikan dalam memento Sdarian 67-74<br />
<br />
Alfatihah untukmu sahabat<br />
<br />
12 RabiulAwwal <br />
Tahun 2003 Masehi<br />
Takkan ku lupa<br />
Tarikh keramat ini<br />
Kunjungan terakhirmu<br />
ke Kuala Mangga<br />
Sungai Mangga<br />
Royal Belum<br />
<br />
12 RabiulAwwal <br />
Tahun 2003 Masehi<br />
Takkan ku lupa<br />
Tarikh keramat ini<br />
Kunjungan pertamaku<br />
Ke Lubuk Dua Beradik<br />
Sungai Sara<br />
Royal Belum<br />
<br />
Entah kenapa<br />
Sewaktu engkau menghadapi<br />
Kegawatan detik akhirmu<br />
Aku terpijak ular<br />
Dan sebatang gigiku<br />
Gugur di Sungai Sara<br />
<br />
Ketika airmata Zul Black<br />
Berderai menimpa pipimu<br />
Di tepi Sungai Mangga<br />
Aku masih terkinja<br />
Mengintai Tengas<br />
Ikan kegemaranmu<br />
<br />
Sembila purnama<br />
Sepeninggalanmu<br />
Aku ke Sungai Mangga<br />
Mencari bekas dan jejakmu<br />
Di Kuala Mangga<br />
Lubuk kegemaranmu<br />
<br />
Kuala Mangga mu<br />
Tidak seindah dulu<br />
Banyak lori hantu<br />
Menodai tepiannya<br />
Pacuan empat roda<br />
Turut menggagahinya<br />
Pukat, jaring dan jala<br />
Bermata satu inci<br />
Tuba, bom dan bateri<br />
Bersantai didasarnya<br />
Merobek segala<br />
Cucu cicit dan puit<br />
Tengas kesayanganmu<br />
<br />
Bersemadilah engkau sahabatku<br />
Dalam redha Ilahi<br />
Ketahuilah juara tengasku<br />
Takkan aku termampu<br />
Menjaga warisanmu<br />
Dan tengas kesayanganmu<br />
Di Kuala Mangga<br />
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Wan Sharif 19 Mei 2004<br />
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Alfatihah untukmu Captain @ Zainal Abidin Shaari <br />
sempena pemergianmu tanggal 14 Mei 2003.<br />
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I could not recall (and as such could not give credit to the writer) from where I took this article. I do hope my reader can gain something from this and do remember that there should be 'with Allah will' at some points. The picture is from the face book, courtesy of my good friend, Prof Bidin Yatim.<br />
Now that the new year is approaching, maybe it is a good time to start living a healthy lifestyle as promoted by our beloved RasululLah pbuh.<br />
There has never been a time in human history where you can live longer and live better than you can today. Incredible advances in pharmaceuticals, medicine and healthcare enable people to overcome disease and illness and continue to thrive well into their 70s and 80s. Perhaps the largest growing demographic group in America today is people who are 90 and 100 years old, or more. Your job is to join this group and to be fit and healthy all the days of your life.<br />
For almost the entire history of the human race, longevity was a matter of accident or coincidence. Today longevity is a matter of design and choice. You can actually decide today to enjoy superb levels of physical health, and by developing specific health habits, you can assure that you live longer and better than has been possible for any other generation in human history.<br />
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<strong>1. Choose to Be Healthy and Fit</strong><br />
The first habit for you to develop is the habit of achieving and maintaining your proper weight. More than 40% of Malaysians today are officially classified as “obese.” This means that they are more than 20% above their ideal weight, based on height and weight charts. Even worse, there are many millions who are officially classified as “morbidly obese.” This means that they are 40% and 50% above their ideal weights. They are in danger of dying from being so overweight.<br />
Everything you are, and ever will be, is the result of your choices and decisions. If you want to change some aspect of your life, you have to make new choices and new decisions, and then you must discipline yourself to follow-through on your decisions.<br />
Being overweight is very much a matter of choice. No one can eat for you but yourself. No one can put the food into your mouth for you. You only eat as the result of your own decisions and your own actions. Anyone who is overweight is in that condition because they have been unable to restrain themselves in the presence of food for a very long time.<br />
The only way to achieve your proper weight is to develop the habit of eating less and exercising more each day and each week. But just as it takes you months and years to become overweight, it takes you many months to get rid of the weight once you make that decision.<br />
It is not easy to lose weight. This is because you develop automatic habits of eating that are hard to break. You get into a rhythm of eating certain foods – morning, noon and night. You become accustomed to eating snacks between meals, and to overeating in the evening. It is not easy to break these habits, but it is definitely possible. This is your goal.<br />
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<strong>2. Eat the Right Foods</strong><br />
The second habit you need to develop for long life full of health and fitness is the habit of eating a proper diet. You have to develop the habit of eating the right foods, in the right proportions, at the right times.<br />
Everyone knows that they should eat a more balanced diet, containing more fruits, vegetables and whole grain products. In addition to this basic principle, there are several things that you can do to modify your diet, and develop the habits of good nutrition, which will lead to a combination of weight loss and higher levels of energy and fitness.<br />
In addition to eating a peak performance diet to achieve rapid weight loss and improved functioning, you should develop the habit of eliminating the “three white poisons” from your die, which are salt, sugar, and flour. This change in your diet is so simple and yet so powerful that every one of my students who tries it is absolutely amazed at how quickly they get noticeable results.<br />
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<strong>3. Get Lots of Exercise and Rest</strong><br />
The third habit you need to develop is the habit of effective exercise. Many people stop exercising in their late teens and early twenties, even people who were active in sports when they were growing up. However, the human body, made up of 610 muscles, is meant to be exercised regularly throughout your life.<br />
Develop the habit of articulating and moving every joint in your body, every single day. This keeps your muscles and joints agile and flexible. Regular exercise assures that you have greater balance and mobility. It helps to diminish the likelihood of muscle or joint pain or problems.<br />
Develop the habit of exercising 200 minutes each week. If all you did were to go for a walk, 30 minutes per day, seven days per week, you would be one of the fittest people in our society. If you disciplined yourself to ride an exercise bicycle, work out on a treadmill, swim, jog or engage in any aerobic exercises that get your lungs and heart pumping, you will dramatically improve your levels of health and energy in a short period of time.<br />
The next habit that you need for superb all around health is the habit of proper rest. You need seven to eight hours of sleep each night for optimal performance. If you get less than six to seven hours of sleep per night, and you continue to work as hard as you normally do at your job, you will eventually develop a “sleep deficiency.”<br />
You can change the way you feel about yourself, and your performance in your work and personal life, by developing the habit of going to bed early, by 10:00 pm each night and getting a good night’s sleep every night of the week.<br />
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<strong>May you, my friends, be blessed with the will power and courage to stay fit and healthy.</strong><br />
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<br />Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-64507222565763685432012-11-15T13:22:00.001+08:002012-12-26T11:53:38.622+08:00A note on worldly life - Part 1This is a note taken from a tazkirah at the main mosque in my area.. Masjid Al-Ubudiah, Kampung Ampang Tasik and the teacher - Ustaz Shahril Long, one of my favorite teacher who can quote the verse from the book (almost at will). For the lack of time I am going to partition the tazkirah's note to 3 parts.<br />
<b style="color: lime;"><br /></b><b style="color: lime;">The worldly life is nothing but illusory enjoyment</b> <strong><span style="color: red;">(003:185)</span></strong><br />
Human beings may be disillusioned by worldly life on three matters or ways:- <br />
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<li>worldly wealth</li>
<li>Worldly position</li>
<li>Worldly power</li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong><u>1. Worldly Wealth</u></strong></span></div>
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One who has worldly wealth is exemplified by Qarun, who when asked how do he got to be so rich.. His answer to the question is recorded in the Book.</div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><strong>He said "This is given to me because of the knowledge (I have) with me".<span style="color: red;">028:078</span> </strong></span><br />
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He has been disillusioned by his wealths and has become arrogant.</div>
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The danger of being wealthy are illustrated in :- </div>
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<strong><span style="color: lime;">Should Allah expand His provision to His servants ( to full extent), they would spread mischief on the earth..</span><span style="color: red;">042:027</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: lime;">In fact, man crosses the limit. He deem himself to be free of needs..</span><span style="color: red;">096: 006-007</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: lime;">by no means!(can he ransoms himself out). It is a raging fire that will pull out the skin of the scalp. It will call him who had turn his back and fled away (from the truth) and accumulated (wealth) and hoarded (it).</span><span style="color: red;">070: 015-018</span></strong> </div>
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The end of man disillusioned by worldly wealth is recorded as:-<br />
<strong><span style="color: lime;">We made him and his home sink into the earth. So there was no group for him who can help him against Allah nor was he one of those who can defend themselves.</span><span style="color: red;">028:081 </span></strong><br />
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Happy new year (Selamat menyambut Awwal Muharram)Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-86799366615093975292012-11-14T15:23:00.000+08:002012-11-14T20:38:35.625+08:00Awal MuharramSebagai peringatan untuk diri Doa akhir tahun untuk dibaca selepas solat asar, 14 hb November 2012.<br />
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Doa awal tahun untuk di baca selepas solat maghrib, 14 hb November 2012.<br />
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Semuga Barakah, Rahmah dan Maghfirah Allah bersama anda sepanjang tahunWan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-85022281774281724692012-10-13T12:49:00.000+08:002012-10-13T12:49:27.610+08:00Tanpa suara dan wajah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Masih jauh rasanya<br />
Perjalanan hidup ini<br />
Semakin suci niatnya<br />
Mencari redha ilahi<br />
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Makin longlai langkahnya<br />
Menyusuri lembah ini<br />
Tanpa suara pintanya<br />
Bahkan wajah sekali<br />
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Telah terasa goyahnya<br />
Sesekali terpesong begini<br />
Kurang mengerti pangkalnya<br />
Menyusuri laluan jerih ini<br />
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Kenapa begini payah<br />
Mencari sedikit cinta<br />
Tanpa kelibat wajah<br />
Serta lunaknya suara<br />
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Bermujahadah lah ya akhi<br />
Mengejar cinta suci abadi<br />
Bercahayakan redha ilahi<br />
Mungkinkah tergapai disini<br />
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Suruhan cinta kepada anbiya<br />
Suruhan cinta kepada ilahi<br />
Tanpa wajah dan suara<br />
Miripkah cinta segila ini<br />
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Akan setiakah kau menanti?Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-44007724342900481432012-10-08T11:24:00.000+08:002012-10-18T07:08:42.769+08:00Tazkirah - my notesIt seems that there were few events that have been weighing the mind of many religious teachers(ustazs/ustazahs) during the last few days of fasting month (Ramadhan in 2012).<br />
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<p align="left">On the night following the second day of Ramadhan after Isya Prayer, someone was said to be arrested for giving Tazkirah in AlRahman Mosque, a mosque in close vicinity of University Malaya . </p><br />
<p align="left">Then there was a recent call for the need to curtail the tazkirah activity...</p><br />
<p align="left">There are also Muslim who wrote pages to Imam and teacher complaining that tazkirah is unneccessary since there is already Terawih prayer during the Ramadhan.<br />
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An ustaz gave a Tazkirah on this subject matter in musolla DarusSalam in my Taman Bukit Teratai, Cheras the other night.<br />
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Verse 29 suratul Insan (<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">076:029</span></strong>). <strong><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="color:#009900;">Indeed, this is a reminder(tazkirah); so let anyone who so wishes, adopt a way to his lord.</span> </span></strong><br />
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Tazkirah is a command from Allah...<br />
As AlQuran is guidance for human being, anyone who aim for Allah Pleasure and anyone who believe Allah's promise needs Tazkirah.<br />
Verse 9 to 12 of Suratul A'la <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">(087:009 -087:012)<br />
</span><span style="color:#33cc00;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">009</span> :</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;"><span style="color:#009900;">so extend advice/reminder (to people), if advice/reminder is useful</span><br />
<span style="color:#ff0000;">010</span> :<span style="color:#009900;">the one who fears will observe the advice/reminder<br />
</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">011</span> :<span style="color:#009900;">it will be avoided by the most wretched/unfortunate one</span><br />
<span style="color:#ff0000;">012</span> </span><span style="color:#009900;">:who will enter the biggest fire</span></strong> <br />
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From above we can see that tazkirah is obligatory and useful for those who believe and fear Allah. It was said that Prophet's friends asked for Tazkirah .. One of Prophet's miracle is that he knew his friends strength and weakness, their character.. even their walking style ..as told that during mikhraj.. when the Prophet asked Gabriel whether the sound he heard is the sound that came from the sound of his friend, Bilal walking. <br />
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The ayah <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>011</strong></span> and <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">012 </span></strong>are self-explanatory. <br />
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So going back to the incident at the AlRahman Mosque above.. can you imagine what will happen to the one who reported the Tazkirah and the one who actually arrested the ustaz who gave the tazkirah.<br />
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Verse 21 surah Alghasiyah <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">088:021</span> </strong><strong><span style="color:#009900;">So continue to give tazkirah, for you are a tazkirah giver.<br />
</span></strong>It seems that Allah has declared the prophet is a giver of Tazkirah. <br />
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Verse 11 of Surah Albaqorah <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">(002:119) </span></strong><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Surely, we have sent you with the truth, as a bearer of good tidings and a warner and you will not be asked about the people of Hell.<br />
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Verse 2 of Surah AlAnkabut (029:002) <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Do people think that they will be left ( at ease) only on their saying "we believe"; and they not be put to any test? </strong></span><br />
From all the argument above, I guess that in all probability, that IT IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT for a Muslim to avoid or detest Tazkirah.<br />
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Have a good day</p><br />
Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-12642055876964474002012-08-30T19:27:00.002+08:002012-08-30T19:27:04.695+08:00My Beloved I was busy chasing rainbows.. now that I have 'lost' 3 trusted team members due to some realignment and yet to lose another one soon due to someone powerful (?) enough to enforce a policy that was rather unnatural... 'you cannot marry somebody from the same organization'!?<br />My usual reason for resorting to my normal act of posting something from the internet. You might have come across this but I think it is good enough for me to document it for my future reading. Hope you like it ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNICRIdzVp_C3uEC1-xW6jaSESqcAMnHAWOProSvUNoijZLk5QOPJn9L_9hUzqVAF49e0IlVjDJC7A4FnIRAnoroM7Ez5nkIt0-SedtrdPcI7KAG7ELJmFdThZHTKbdblKFEvhWvnqxXNZ/s1600/my+beloved.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNICRIdzVp_C3uEC1-xW6jaSESqcAMnHAWOProSvUNoijZLk5QOPJn9L_9hUzqVAF49e0IlVjDJC7A4FnIRAnoroM7Ez5nkIt0-SedtrdPcI7KAG7ELJmFdThZHTKbdblKFEvhWvnqxXNZ/s400/my+beloved.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782422516534090786" /></a><br /><br />There was a time in my youth,<br />When Islam was only a custom.<br />They said “say there is no diety except God,..<br />And pray, you’ll go to Heaven.”<br /><br />Ah, how simple, no struggle in this,<br />Just a word, and simple act.<br />Thereafter I’m absorbed in this world again,<br />With my ‘assured’ place in Paradise intact.<br /><br />But this was not to be my fate<br />For ALLAH chose to guide my heart.<br />I learnt of a man who struggled so hard<br />When his mission was from the start.<br /><br />The story of someone who had morals,<br />Spoke gently, kindness he knew.<br />Never fearing to say what’s right,<br />His conviction in ISLAM was true.<br /><br />The touch of his hand was as soft as silk<br />To comfort a crying child.<br />To mend his clothes, or do the chores,<br />Never complaining, he always smiled.<br /><br />His smell was always of musk,<br />And cleanliness he kept at his best.<br />Stark contrast with the heroes of today,<br />Who stink of beer and sweat.<br /><br />He held the hands of his companions.<br />Unashamed to play with many children.<br />So modest, so humble, a perfect example,<br />That strangers could not recognise him.<br /><br />His eyes slept little for nights were precious,<br />His prayers he treasured much greater.<br />To pray in the depths of night,<br />Seeking forgiveness, and nearness to his Creator.<br /><br />He broke his tooth for me at Uhud,<br />And bled for me at Ta’if.<br />He cried for me, tears of concern,<br />Just so I could have this belief.<br /><br />His enemies admired his teachings,<br />Uniting every religion, every clan.<br />Till ISLAM came to every corner of the world,<br />O, but indeed he was only a man.<br /><br />To own a house, or build his wealth<br />Was not his main priority.<br />To establish ISLAM was more essential,<br />To bring us under a Higher Authority.<br /><br />Don’t you want him to plea for your case,<br />When before ALLAH-The Judge-you stand?<br />Don’t you wish to be around his fountain,<br />A burning desire to drink from his hand?<br /><br />So I love him more than all creation,<br />My Leader, my Humble Prophet.<br />Muhammad (SAWS) was a mercy to all mankind,<br />And to me, he is MY BELOVED !<br /><br /><br />To all Malaysian.. happy independence day<br />Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-41447923755286964142012-07-27T16:15:00.002+08:002012-09-13T05:26:34.052+08:00Romancing RocksI was busy planning this fact finding geological fieldtrip in Labuan and Bintulu from 13 July until 20 July 2012. The purpose of the trip was to collect data required for us to prepare a "Guidebook" for future fieldtrips. Although numerous fieldtrips have been conducted in these two areas, we have promised our management that this field trip would relates more to our daily work as three of us are involve on the subject matter on daily basis.<br />
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I am only showing you a few pictures of our three days stay in Labuan in this post because I thought you might get bored with too much rocks. Maybe I will put up more similar posts and pictures later.<br />
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Please note that these picture are considered an intellectual property of my friend, Mr Yap, and any use of them for any purpose is strictly prohibited. i.e. you have to get my permission to use them.<br />
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Yes! we do worked till sunset ;)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQUdBoFqB0WjIWODgaQG3hJj7oCTflt2ebND5Smo-TUrO-VdO4Vur5EP5eNz7VLfefNSTXRrtSaRTj7svsUbBjUfbebK8q0Rpp2QEsmlf3wLvamB6jJ8P264RjxMmPzF1s84wpHuPZNM7/s1600/day1moi.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769713225483416882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQUdBoFqB0WjIWODgaQG3hJj7oCTflt2ebND5Smo-TUrO-VdO4Vur5EP5eNz7VLfefNSTXRrtSaRTj7svsUbBjUfbebK8q0Rpp2QEsmlf3wLvamB6jJ8P264RjxMmPzF1s84wpHuPZNM7/s400/day1moi.bmp" border="0" /> </a><strong> Now! what happens to the Ophiomorpha?.</strong><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNtaltS9UWfirVt_dNoxngT1Terp1a2499EWhKOshc78mPOfEu6il2p6y9CxyUfkinpZcX-9TaVTHBELthaX8Rv3dkMbNeoZLeRsP4iDuT0J4VqXerDwWoOORGfsTV_ZhXJgEDhDRBk80/s1600/bethunehead+firstday.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769709452772211522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNtaltS9UWfirVt_dNoxngT1Terp1a2499EWhKOshc78mPOfEu6il2p6y9CxyUfkinpZcX-9TaVTHBELthaX8Rv3dkMbNeoZLeRsP4iDuT0J4VqXerDwWoOORGfsTV_ZhXJgEDhDRBk80/s400/bethunehead+firstday.bmp" border="0" /> </a> <strong> Cuestas near Bethune head.</strong><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcqalZWuLja4D44xL3wsGwBuwg-VIQ7KZx7lchRKrU6h7A-S7BalrpVUknuN-UmrrkQET26rws0_EM9iBpQSiK3jdRyCPp9ozq_b26ImvPdJOxWu9SemLzpKDnCmna6DWGs3Uee9ie3UX/s1600/tg+kubong.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcqalZWuLja4D44xL3wsGwBuwg-VIQ7KZx7lchRKrU6h7A-S7BalrpVUknuN-UmrrkQET26rws0_EM9iBpQSiK3jdRyCPp9ozq_b26ImvPdJOxWu9SemLzpKDnCmna6DWGs3Uee9ie3UX/s400/tg+kubong.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5769746230099322450" /></a> <strong> At Tanjong Kubong</strong><br />
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For Muslim friends.. Selamat berpuasa di Ramadhan yang Mulia.<br />
Have a nice weekend to all.Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-70204976992492152852012-06-21T17:28:00.004+08:002012-06-21T17:33:57.151+08:00Life's manual? -part 1I was pleasantly surprised, the other day, to note that one of my junior at school who used to be my badminton partner, Ustaz(teacher) Shafiee Muhammad Amin, was delivering a tazkirah at Surau Al Muhsinin, level 2T in Tower 1, Petronas Twin Tower, KLCC. Last Thursday, my developer friend, Haji H, called me to attend Ustaz Shafiee’s Quranic class at Surau Jamilah (named after Haji H’s mother) in Merdeka Villa, Ampang.<br /><br />Note: <strong>Non-Muslim readers are much-welcomed to read but may find the content is a tad too "Islamic</strong>".<br /><br />The class is a once a monthly affair and Ustaz Shafiee is known to go by one verse (ayah) per session. That days’ program was on the first verse of the first surah (AlFatihah). The teacher, however felt that he should go into an introduction so as to make the attendees better understand his approach.<br /><br />He started his class by going into how Allah has introduces Himself in verse <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">007.180</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;"><span style="color:#006600;">For Allah there are most beautiful names. So, call Him by them and leave those who blaspheme His names. They shall be recompensed for what they have been doing</span>. </span></strong><strong><br /></strong><br />The teacher said that we should call Him for most if not all our major need for example:-<br />· Decision making - <strong>Ya Hadi</strong><br />· Short of sustenance (rezqi) -<strong>Ya Razzaq</strong><br />· In fear – <strong>Ya Hafizd</strong><strong></strong><br /><br />The word “call Him” is the supplication (du’a) which is defined by the Book in verse <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">002.186</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">When My servants ask you about Me, then (tell them that) I am very near; I respond to the call of one when he prays to Me; <em>so they should respond to Me, and have faith in Me</em>, so that they might be on the right path</span><span style="color:#006600;">.</span></strong><br /></span>He told the class that du’a is obedience as words in italics above signify.<br /><br />He further elaborated<br />· that good life is defined by life of taqwa or compliance.<br />· Receiving merits, bonus and elevated to higher rank/position can be a burden<br />· That health is not a rezeqi as health is given for us so that we can be obedient to Him.<br /><br />That whatever is given can be taken away.. and should that happen we should not despair as written in<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> 057.023</span></strong><br /><a name="057.023"></a><strong><span style="color:#006600;">So that you may neither grieve on what has escaped you, nor over-exult on what He has given to you. Allah does not love any vainglorious boaster:</span></strong><br /><br />He looked into the definition of rezqi(sustenance)in AlQuran and concluded it as <strong>whatever that is given that make us obey Allah i.e. amal soleh(good deed)</strong>.<br /><br />The teacher said that “<strong>amal soleh opens up the door of rezqi</strong>”.<br />He relates amal soleh as life currency as per verse <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">016:97</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Whoever, male or female, has acted righteously, while being a believer, We shall certainly make him live a good life, and shall give them a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.</span></strong><br /><br />To turn our daily activities to amal soleh (good deed); the activities has to fulfill two criteria<br />· Sincerely performed<br />· Accordance to Al-Quran and as-Sunnah.<br /><br />While the opposite of amal soleh is sin, an activity that is either<br />· Not sincerely performed<br />· Not in accordance to Al-Quran and as-Sunnah.<br /><br />He told us to be careful about sin as “<strong>sin opens up the door of disaster</strong>”.<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">A bombshell of sort..</span></strong><br /><br />· The teacher further stressed that one of the common sin committed by most Muslim (that they are sometimes unaware of) is not learning to read the Al-Quran since:-<br />a) To acquire ilmu Al Quran (knowledge, skill etc.) is fardhu ain (obligatory on every Muslim.<br />b) To read Al Quran properly, we have to follow what the Book told us how.. tartil (with proper tajwid, makhraj etc).<br /><br />· We should refer to Al Quran to live our life if we believed that Al Quran was sent by Allah as a Muslim living manual, just as we should send our car to the manufacturer or its agents (who follow the manual) for service or excellent repair work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZiNdq8dKlXqyD7Fmi6Us1RTd7oGOrOWPlMRoIIVh2GJ0BRbGJs0cQkhXEtNw1REQPn9NF8I0kY84rEwxLfcLE-aIcw46ioCKVD6gEUa5IuYDnDi3SLhh0CN4oiIFrEwtjMLm_mEk3MSF/s1600/car+manual.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5756377060346903490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZiNdq8dKlXqyD7Fmi6Us1RTd7oGOrOWPlMRoIIVh2GJ0BRbGJs0cQkhXEtNw1REQPn9NF8I0kY84rEwxLfcLE-aIcw46ioCKVD6gEUa5IuYDnDi3SLhh0CN4oiIFrEwtjMLm_mEk3MSF/s400/car+manual.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Have a nice weekend..Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-71702213092971157092012-05-20T22:26:00.004+08:002012-06-21T14:51:30.109+08:00Birthday and Anniversary Bliss<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="FONT: 100% Georgia, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilW3uklGPcRi3cECyS6MIokhFBD0NBCRUulHT1nlN-dH2ZQXUlZ6EgZLS5N-pyGWihr6WbIhHQtCbozV6bwjUBFQ-XnSYCyhpeqAdJR94TFfDhvlv-5LaEkBwwxneKAqY9kjo6y8AaGRZj/s1600/576307_232209016893157_100003121828902_425110_1823135101_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744618349956276386" style="DISPLAY: block; 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LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><span style="font-size:+0;">Have a productive week ahead dearest friends.</span></div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRRJVd3ayBGwmLsUWOoogXdS2QK-Md-mKYKJZ84oRpQRNlnYCtgd_pmyBh4CcLVeHQHVzEJHGVcZfoZJSzPU3U3RkYY2rDuUUjwBwhthzZNFPdEJvsSy_LQDzmdzmOJDPzHSL894DEpjd/s640/blogger-image--1329154510.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRRJVd3ayBGwmLsUWOoogXdS2QK-Md-mKYKJZ84oRpQRNlnYCtgd_pmyBh4CcLVeHQHVzEJHGVcZfoZJSzPU3U3RkYY2rDuUUjwBwhthzZNFPdEJvsSy_LQDzmdzmOJDPzHSL894DEpjd/s640/blogger-image--1329154510.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-51435995194313175012012-05-08T23:08:00.004+08:002012-05-11T12:04:46.243+08:00Makan makan at the office<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Xw_9KvjLvsGpyRVpjF9D1mN53_eAvi87xa1EiQfCvp1zHXvhx0Lw5VjlkkWnG9Lck3nmaiLXTa67lDSrCZol3G1STB0ffjQkH5c0Tq3VLMYLkjrGxec6X3tdYCasX33KHUmcbfusrT_O/s1600/XPM.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Xw_9KvjLvsGpyRVpjF9D1mN53_eAvi87xa1EiQfCvp1zHXvhx0Lw5VjlkkWnG9Lck3nmaiLXTa67lDSrCZol3G1STB0ffjQkH5c0Tq3VLMYLkjrGxec6X3tdYCasX33KHUmcbfusrT_O/s400/XPM.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740115626796868834" /></a><br />Today we organised an office lunch to celebrate the success of two of our exploration wells. I was happy as one of them is the one that my team has drilled at the start of 2012. All geoscientists and non geoscientists working on Malaysian acreages was invited to join in the thankgiving celebration of Peninsular Malaysia Exploration team (XPM).<br />I was caught by surprise when a cake was put up for the XPM staff that celebrate birthdays in May, more so because we already have one earlier...rumours has it that one satisfied customer (read boss) has used his own money to show his appreciation.. Alhamdulillah..<br />You can see that a small part of the cake has been consumed by one hungry birthday boy even before a picture can be taken. Burpps! I am getting older. <br />Have a nice day..Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-24794058720064673662012-05-06T12:24:00.011+08:002012-05-06T18:45:23.963+08:00Am I a collaborator?I only worked two days for the week of 30 April to 4th May.. On the 1st May my son came back with not so good news that our toyota's air conditioner has gone kaput.. <div>2nd May saw me taking unrecorded leave ( by virtue that I worked during the weekend 21 and 22 of April ;)). I went to my foreman Ah Lai (of Ampang under the big tree fame) who recommended a friend about 200 meters from his workshop.. </div><div>The compressor was found to be broken ( due to one filter that has been overlooked.. Thus putting much strain on the compressor) and need to be replaced.. Chemical cleaning agent has to be used to clean the whole system so as to avoid further complication apart from replacing all air c<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); ">onditioner filters.. That made me poorer by some RM 2400.. </span><div><div><br /> We have Friday, 4th May as an off day, a replacement for Wesak day that falls on Saturday. I went to service my mini .. and the whole thing cost me some RM 450.. I was told that the car airconditioner need to be serviced at least once every two years.. I have the feeling that the mini parts might be a lil bit more expensive than that of the toyota, hence the reason for back to back visit to car air conditioner workshop.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; ">I took a bus trip home that Friday as there were at least nine cars waiting to be serviced at the workshop and the work on the mini was expected to be completed at 5 p.m. that day. </div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCjbWEY_66Z9fhyZyHoai_P8S-mOb_AoeUUO9S0WmHTwKcK-4SgknSeKeRBNq3CBGPrcDe2_mbJIGqiqlebSBVg_Q25vzDaO68uvXUrKEorzKwemYFpR2E6f1gbYDZgHPo43zNDPTiKXp/s1600/busconductor.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCjbWEY_66Z9fhyZyHoai_P8S-mOb_AoeUUO9S0WmHTwKcK-4SgknSeKeRBNq3CBGPrcDe2_mbJIGqiqlebSBVg_Q25vzDaO68uvXUrKEorzKwemYFpR2E6f1gbYDZgHPo43zNDPTiKXp/s400/busconductor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739289311765319602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 100%; ">picture from lfslessonsasia.com</b></div><br />I gave the fare of one ringgit requested by the bus conductor, he took it off my hand without giving me the ticket.. I thought of doing some light reading on the bus but the incident of not getting the ticket was too heavy on my mind.. Am I considered a collaborator to a bad deed?.. due to the fact that I know the conductor is taking my money for his own good rather than giving the money to the bus company.. How do I handle it without creating a commotion?.. The conductor can always say that I did not pay up and get me kicked off the bus.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; "> So I called the conductor and asked him to give me a ticket for my journey and I will gladly give him a ringgit for him to keep.. He was not very pleased but he gave me the ticket without taking the extra ringgit offered.</div></div><div style="font-weight: normal; ">Alhamdulillah.. </div><div style="font-weight: normal; ">Have a nice day.</div></div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-91037318034231103642012-04-27T12:30:00.007+08:002012-05-04T01:26:39.224+08:00Today I taught my child<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmxM0oN62s5GXxK4sDlNybxRsSrjaLdd1vcl-PB4WeyG-kfo9zdgD1nEoMr5QnwRiJAbrrzQOrZaF7ML9m0TURIRN6D0wsdtlCTSpZBUwjQXgEcukJxmOPJCN7oZKBkeUb8DxOCgqO63Q/s1600/child+and+mother.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735924842223657554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmxM0oN62s5GXxK4sDlNybxRsSrjaLdd1vcl-PB4WeyG-kfo9zdgD1nEoMr5QnwRiJAbrrzQOrZaF7ML9m0TURIRN6D0wsdtlCTSpZBUwjQXgEcukJxmOPJCN7oZKBkeUb8DxOCgqO63Q/s400/child+and+mother.jpg" border="0" /></a> I am in the middle of completing reports on the three exploration wells drilled recently coupled with monitoring an ongoing seismic survey program. I am also grappling with Early Production System and development planning for the recent oil and gas discoveries apart from the normal hectic struggle of producing more well proposals to fulfill country's insatiable thirst for new oil and gas resource replacement.<br />Have to resort to the similar trick for this entry, again thanks to Zubia Kiran. I had been pressured to spank my children for quite sometime now, the only thing that hold me is the thought that I might be directly responsible for their behaviour.. the raisson d'etre for this entry. A post that I would like to dedicate to all mothers, aunties, fathers, uncles, teachers, kindhearted & tireless volunteers and those who are fortunate enough to have direct contact with children.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">When I got mad today and hit my child<br />"For his own good, " I reconciled,<br />and then I realized my plight...<br />Today, I taught my child to fight.<br /><br />When interrupted by the phone,<br />I said, "tell them I'm not home."<br />And then I thought, and had to sigh...<br />Today I taught my child to lie.<br /><br />I told the tax man what I made,<br />forgetting cash that was paid,<br />And then I blushed at this sad feat...<br />Today I taught my child to cheat.<br /><br />I smugly copied a cassette,<br />To keep me from one more debt,<br />But now the bells of shame must peal...<br />Today I taught my child to steal.<br /><br />Today I cursed another race,<br />Oh God, protect what I debase,<br />for now, I fear it is too late...<br />Today I taught my child to hate.<br /><br />By my example, children learn<br />That I must lead in life's sojourn<br />In such a way they are led<br />By what is done and not what is said.<br /><br />Today I gave my child his due<br />Praise for him instead of rue.<br />And now I have begun my guide;<br />Today I gave my child his pride.<br /><br />I now have reconciled and paid<br />to IRS all that I have made.<br />And now I know that this dear youth,<br />Today has learned from me the truth.<br /><br />The alms I give are not for show,<br />And yet, this child must surely know<br />That charity is worth the price:<br />Today he saw my sacrifice.<br /><br />I clasp within a warm embrace<br />My neighbour of another race.<br />The great commandment from the above.<br />Today I taught my child to love.<br /><br />Someday my child must face alone<br />This fearsome undertone,<br />But I have blazed a sure pathway:<br />Today I taught my child to pray.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left">It is Friday.. have a great weekend my friends.</div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-1445719567942555892012-04-24T19:48:00.003+08:002012-04-24T20:04:46.724+08:00Eye exercises! Anyone?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">I have been busy chasing rainbows and have been
neglecting this blog. Here is an article that I would like to keep for my
future reference and share it with my blog readers, maybe it might be useful
to them as well. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">This is downloaded wholesale from <b>wonderfulinfo</b>’s article
entitled <b>“Simple eye exercise which can improve your vision</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US"> “</span></b><span lang="EN-US">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUvhIVEcPMd_cbTFeuz_lFmtO9x-MO16h_DfhUDvhYevHLIlrR1wxvIcD8Uhy97RwBPeeGLjH0apQbXnDFsVW9M3ifO-I31ecpRUSblP-IljkOB-Dfh0W3rTMhv54henhS6X2aVMMXJEp/s1600/muslim-bride-sexy-eyes-pics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUvhIVEcPMd_cbTFeuz_lFmtO9x-MO16h_DfhUDvhYevHLIlrR1wxvIcD8Uhy97RwBPeeGLjH0apQbXnDFsVW9M3ifO-I31ecpRUSblP-IljkOB-Dfh0W3rTMhv54henhS6X2aVMMXJEp/s320/muslim-bride-sexy-eyes-pics.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The yoga practitioners
attach special importance to eye exercises, for two reasons.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Firstly, a lot of eye problems in later life are due to a loss of tone in the
eye muscles. These muscles become rigid, and this loss of elasticity reduces
the ability of the lens of the eye to focus at different distances. It also
causes the eyesight to become weaker. These exercises tone the eye muscles up
and keep them elastic. If you already have eye problems when you begin these
exercises, you will find your eyesight improving after a few months.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Secondly, any eye tension present will tend to produce a general feeling of
tension, due to the eye's connection to the brain via the optic nerve. What
happens is that eye tension produces an increase in the nerve impulses in the
eye muscles. This increase in nerve impulses travels along the optic nerve and
bombards the brain, causing a general feeling of tension and anxiety. The eye
exercises will reduce tension in the eye muscles, as well as reduce general
tension.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is best to do these eye exercises while lying down after you've finished the
asanas. This way you're resting after the asanas and doing the eye exercises at
the same time, thus reducing the time taken to do your yoga routine.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When doing the eye exercises keep your eyes open and don't move your head.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Sitting (as in the exercises for the neck given above), open your eyes, then
check on your posture. Is your spine erect? Hands on the knees? Body relaxed?
Head straight? That is how you should always remain while doing eye exercises.
The whole body must be motionless; nothing must move except the eyes.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Raise your eyes and find a small point that you can see clearly without straining,
without frowning, without becoming tense and, of course, without moving your
head. While doing this exercise look at this point each time you raise your
eyes.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, lower your eyes to find a small point on the floor which you can see
clearly when glancing down. Look at it each time you lower your eyes. Breathing
should be normal. In other words, you don't have to do deep breathing.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise 1</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Move your eyes upwards as far as you can, and then downwards as far as you can.
Repeat four more times. Blink quickly a few times 1 to relax the eye muscles.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise 2</b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now do the same using points to your right and to your left, at eye level. Keep
your raised fingers or two pencils on each side as guides and adjust them so
that you can see them clearly when moving the eyes to the right and to the
left, but without straining. Keeping the fingers at eye level, and moving only
the eyes, look to the right at your chosen point, then to the left. Repeat four
times. Blink several times, then close your eyes and rest.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise 3</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Choose a point you can see from the right corner of your eyes when you raise
them, and another that you can see from the left corner of your eyes when you
lower them, half closing the lids. Remember to retain your original posture:
spine erect, hands on knees, head straight and motionless.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Look at your chosen point in right corner up, then to the one in left corner
down. Repeat four times. Blink several times. Close the eyes and rest.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Now do the same exercise in reverse. That is, first look to the left corner up,
then to the right corner down. Repeat four times. Blink several times. Close
the eyes and rest.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise 4</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
This exercise should not be done until three or four days after you have begun
eye exercises given here.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Slowly roll your eyes first clockwise, then counterclockwise as follows: Lower
your eyes and look at the floor, then slowly move the eyes to the left, higher
and higher until you see the ceiling. Now continue circling to the right, lower
and lower down, until you see the floor again. Do this slowly, making a
full-vision circle. Blink, close your eyes and rest. Then repeat the same
action counterclockwise. Do this five times then blink the eyes for at least
five seconds.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When rolling the eyes, make as large a circle as possible, so that you feet a
little strain as you do the exercise. This stretches the eye muscles to the
maximum extent, giving better results.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise 5</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Next comes a changing-vision exercise. While doing it you alternately shift
your vision from close to distant points several times. Take a pencil, or use
your finger, and hold it under the tip of your nose. Then start moving it away,
without raising it, until you have fixed it at the closest possible distance
where you can see it clearly without any blur. Then raise your eyes a little,
look straight into the distance and there find a small point which you can also
see very clearly.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now look at the closer point-the pencil or your finger tip then shift to the
farther point in the distance. Repeat several times, blink, close your eyes and
squeeze them tight.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise 6</b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Close your eyes as tightly as you possibly can. Really squeeze the eyes, so the
eye muscles contract. Hold this contraction for three seconds, and then let go
quickly.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This exercise causes a deep relaxation of the eye muscles, and is especially
beneficial after the slight strain caused by the eye exercises. Blink the eyes
a few times.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Exercise 7</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
This exercise is called 'palming' and is very relaxing to the eyes. It is also
most important for preserving the eyesight. Palming also has a beneficial,
relaxing effect on your nervous system.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's an ideal way to finish off the eye exercises.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remain seated on the floor. Draw up your knees, keeping your feet on the floor
and slightly apart. Now briskly rub your palms to charge them with electricity
and place the cupped palms over your closed eyes. The fingers of the right hand
should be crossed over the fingers of the left hand on the forehead. The elbows
should rest on your raised knees and the neck should be kept straight. Don't
bend your head. Do the deep breathing while palming your eyes.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are going to do the palming for longer than a few minutes, better sit
down at a table, place some books or pillows in front of you to support your
elbows so that you will be able to keep the neck straight, and palm the eyes in
this position. If the palming is done for only a short period one can do deep
breathing for half a minute or so at first, gradually increasing it every week.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Benefits:</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
This exercise helps to do away with eye strain, and tension. Your vision will
get better and clearer as the ophthalmic, or eye, nerves receive a richer
supply of blood. Some people use this to improve their vision.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Have nice days ahead!</span></span></h2>
</div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-4390348558025261872012-03-31T11:48:00.015+08:002012-04-02T10:40:28.941+08:00Not so free weekend and Gganu breakfasts<div align="left">This was written on and off during the weekend to be posted early Monday to give some space to the long winded health article. ;).<br />Saturday morning started with Yohwang rushing to buy coconut milk at the wet market and Mokyang rushing to her kitchen to kukus (steam) nasi dagang immediately after Suboh (dawn)..my ..the steamers leaked steam.. And have to be changed 3 times as the ' center ' part of nasi dagang was not properly cooked! The tuna was steamed on Friday morning and has been cooked to Gganu gulai ikan aya in the late evening of the same day. The results.. Our Saturday breakfast ..voila!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vwf4r_K1OM4ff5gzjRCK-wRv1LI0-lFaCmlum-lQBjOBuuE7xIBuhdI-p_d_C5gI_w7by8dwQjyvpnGWEtwbNBcVtgTwYF49g5A9G9uE60P0vQQGTxFOfh2wCmbbX6J-CSCztCkDZcYJ/s1600/blogger-image--444781936.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725928392105912642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="'q" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vwf4r_K1OM4ff5gzjRCK-wRv1LI0-lFaCmlum-lQBjOBuuE7xIBuhdI-p_d_C5gI_w7by8dwQjyvpnGWEtwbNBcVtgTwYF49g5A9G9uE60P0vQQGTxFOfh2wCmbbX6J-CSCztCkDZcYJ/s400/blogger-image--444781936.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a><strong>Nasi Dagang</strong></p><strong></strong><strong><br /><p align="left"><br /></strong>Saturday afternoon saw us in Branang still trying to fix my not so good shoulder..have to abandon the plan to go and search for that Bangi golf club due to time constraint.. My geophysicist , angling, fisherman friend will be holding his wedding reception there in the evening. We rushed back to our place, buy some sardine fish (ikan selayang) and went home to bathe and change before rushing back to Bangi.. Went to Bangi and failed to find the place although we circle the area for more than one hour and asked three guys for direction ;(((. Have to abandon the wedding reception plan and on reaching our home, mokwang quietly went to the kitchen to steam 'ikan selayang' . Then came the sticky part of preparing laksam.. Another steaming process .. Steaming the rice powder.. Ah time consuming... The steamed ikan selayang was deboned, blended to paste and will be cooked with santan.<br />So when the morning came Mokwang heated the kuah laksam and chopped the laksam into small morsels and voila... our Sunday breakfast.. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAN8_Jk2Rzk4fSz0j7c2Lmz4rqxNws34x_R0b1usm5_-V1ULyT1TDITPcHGNcYjEpZxPoof1P0g7apK1jn05XqGrls3vy8TwWjV6JlbMbhsgHnG2wIvoNgfT0xeWLpU4GZXF-bbyYsuVS/s640/blogger-image--561148521.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img style="WIDTH: 403px; HEIGHT: 292px" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAN8_Jk2Rzk4fSz0j7c2Lmz4rqxNws34x_R0b1usm5_-V1ULyT1TDITPcHGNcYjEpZxPoof1P0g7apK1jn05XqGrls3vy8TwWjV6JlbMbhsgHnG2wIvoNgfT0xeWLpU4GZXF-bbyYsuVS/s640/blogger-image--561148521.jpg" width="436" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Laksam<br /></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="left">After breakfast.. We went to wet market and supermarket for our weekly food supplies before attending another wedding reception in Melawati. The evening saw us in Mahbob Restaurant in Bangsar after some 20 days abstaining ourselves from mamak food... Oh Mokwang has managed to cook some laksa noodle .. Looks like another Gganu food - laksa Gganu style for Monday breakfast.. No picture this time to busy trying to reach office in time in the morning rain.<br /><br />Have a good productive week. </div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-3995645159391877632012-03-31T11:45:00.006+08:002012-04-01T07:23:21.942+08:00Want to live to 100? And stay healthy too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5fiuTb5ACCagIo-T-uWLrLhp6Mg-3x_p5z9RpZHrpouCj91GZBAxqCn6gDK5W17enalKwpIlVBrxdT6uHqLEidJ0qy06VG7s3KpcaXtOtMuYnf2VTAb8Cia6EhVn1GH1UySaYGLIbhwt/s1600/blogger-image-1573039655.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5fiuTb5ACCagIo-T-uWLrLhp6Mg-3x_p5z9RpZHrpouCj91GZBAxqCn6gDK5W17enalKwpIlVBrxdT6uHqLEidJ0qy06VG7s3KpcaXtOtMuYnf2VTAb8Cia6EhVn1GH1UySaYGLIbhwt/s400/blogger-image-1573039655.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725927683472917986" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I have received this rather long article from a practising medical doctor friend, Abdullah Daud and thought maybe it will be good for my blog readers as well.<br /><br /><b>11 Habits That Will Help You Live to 100<br />Healthy Steps to a Longer Life</b><br /><br />One of the biggest factors that determines how well you age is not your genes but how well you live. Not convinced? A study published in 2009 in the British Medical Journal of 20,000 British folks shows that you can cut your risk of having a stroke in half by doing the following things: being active for 30 minutes a day, eating five daily servings of fruit and vegetables, and avoiding cigarettes and excess alcohol.<br />While those are some of the obvious steps you can take to age well, researchers have discovered that centenarians tend to share certain traits in how they eat, move about, and deal with stress—the sorts of things we can emulate to improve our own aging process. Of course, getting to age 100 is enormously more likely if your parents did. Still, Thomas Perls, who studies the century-plus set at Boston University School of Medicine, believes that assuming you've sidestepped genes for truly fatal diseases like Huntington's, "there's nothing stopping you from living independently well into your 90s." Heck, if your parents and grandparents were heavy smokers, they might have died prematurely without ever reaching their true potential lifespan, so go ahead and shoot for those triple digits. Follow these 11 habits and check out Perls' lifetime risk calculator to see how long you can expect to live.</div><div><br /><b>1. Don't Retire</b><br />"Evidence shows that in societies where people stop working abruptly, the incidence of obesity and chronic disease skyrockets after retirement," says Luigi Ferrucci, director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. The Chianti region of Italy, which has a high percentage of centenarians, has a different take on leisure time. "After people retire from their jobs, they spend most of the day working on their little farm, cultivating grapes or vegetables," he says. "They're never really inactive." Farming isn't for you? Volunteer as a docent at your local art museum or join the Experience Corps, a program offered in 19 cities that places senior volunteers in urban public elementary schools for about 15 hours a week.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>2. Floss Every Day</b><br />That may help keep your arteries healthy. A 2008 New York University study showed that daily flossing reduced the amount of gum-disease-causing bacteria in the mouth. This bacteria is thought to enter the bloodstream and trigger inflammation in the arteries, a major risk factor for heart disease. Other research has shown that those who have high amounts of bacteria in their mouth are more likely to have thickening in their arteries, another sign of heart disease. "I really do think people should floss twice a day to get the biggest life expectancy benefits," says Perls.</div><div><br /><b>3. Move Around</b><br />"Exercise is the only real fountain of youth that exists," says Jay Olshansky, a professor of medicine and aging researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "It's like the oil and lube job for your car. You don't have to do it, but your car will definitely run better." Study after study has documented the benefits of exercise to improve your mood, mental acuity, balance, muscle mass, and bones. "And the benefits kick in immediately after your first workout," Olshansky adds. Don't worry if you're not a gym rat. Those who see the biggest payoffs are the ones who go from doing nothing to simply walking around the neighborhood or local mall for about 30 minutes a day. Building muscle with resistance training is also ideal, but yoga classes can give you similar strength-training effects if you're not into weight lifting.</div><div><br /><b>4. Eat a Fiber-Rich Cereal for Breakfast</b><br />Getting a serving of whole-grains, especially in the morning, appears to help older folks maintain stable blood sugar levels throughout the day, according to a recent study conducted by Ferrucci and his colleagues. "Those who do this have a lower incidence of diabetes, a known accelerator of aging," he says.</div><div><br /><b>5. Get at Least Six Hours of Sleep Each Night</b><br />Instead of skimping on sleep to add more hours to your day, get more to add years to your life. "Sleep is one of the most important functions that our body uses to regulate and heal cells," says Ferrucci. "We've calculated that the minimum amount of sleep that older people need to get those healing REM phases is about six hours." Those who reach the century mark make sleep a top priority.</div><div><br /><b>6. Consume Whole Foods, Not Supplements</b><br />Strong evidence suggests that people who have high blood levels of certain nutrients—selenium, beta-carotene, vitamins C and E—age much better and have a slower rate of cognitive decline. Unfortunately, there's no evidence that taking pills with these nutrients provides those anti-aging benefits. "There are more than 200 different carotenoids and 200 different flavonoids in a single tomato," points out Ferrucci, "and these chemicals can all have complex interactions that foster health beyond the single nutrients we know about like lycopene or vitamin C." Avoid nutrient-lacking white foods (breads, flour, sugar) and go for all those colorful fruits and vegetables and dark whole-grain breads and cereals with their host of hidden nutrients.</div><div><br /><b>7. Be Less Neurotic</b><br />It may work for Woody Allen, who infuses his worries with a healthy dose of humor, but the rest of us neurotics may want to find a new way to deal with stress. "We have a new study coming out that shows that centenarians tend not to internalize things or dwell on their troubles," says Perls. "They are great at rolling with the punches." If this inborn trait is hard to overcome, find better ways to manage when you're stressed: Yoga, exercise, meditation, tai chi, or just deep breathing for a few moments are all good. Ruminating, eating chips in front of the TV, binge drinking? Bad, very bad.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>8. Live Like a Seventh Day Adventist( just an example and article written for American )</b><br />Americans who define themselves as Seventh Day Adventists have an average life expectancy of 89, about a decade longer than the average American. One of the basic tenets of the religion is that it's important to cherish the body that's on loan from God, which means no smoking, alcohol abuse, or overindulging in sweets. Followers typically stick to a vegetarian diet based on fruits, vegetables, beans, and nuts, and get plenty of exercise. They're also very focused on family and community.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>9. Be a Creature of Habit</b><br />Centenarians tend to live by strict routines, says Olshansky, eating the same kind of diet and doing the same kinds of activities their whole lives. Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day is another good habit to keep your body in the steady equilibrium that can be easily disrupted as you get on in years. "Your physiology becomes frailer when you get older," explains Ferrucci, "and it's harder for your body to bounce back if you, say, miss a few hours of sleep one night or drink too much alcohol." This can weaken immune defenses, leaving you more susceptible to circulating flu viruses or bacterial infections.</div><div><br /><b>10. Stay Connected</b><br />Having regular social contacts with friends and loved ones is key to avoiding depression, which can lead to premature death, something that's particularly prevalent in elderly widows and widowers. Some psychologists even think that one of the biggest benefits elderly folks get from exercise the strong social interactions that come from walking with a buddy or taking a group exercise class. Having a daily connection with a close friend or family member gives older folks the added benefit of having someone watch their back. "They'll tell you if they think your memory is going or if you seem more withdrawn," says Perls, "and they might push you to see a doctor before you recognize that you need to see one yourself."<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>11. Be Conscientious</b><br />The strongest personality predictor of a long life is conscientiousness—that is, being prudent, persistent, and well organized, according to The Longevity Project, coauthored by Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin. The book describes a study that followed 1,500 children for eight decades, collecting exhaustive details about their personal histories, health, activities, beliefs, attitudes, and families. The children who were prudent and dependable lived the longest, Friedman says, likely because conscientious types are more inclined to follow doctors' orders, take the right medicines at the right doses, and undergo routine checkups. They're also likelier to report happier marriages and more satisfying work lives than their less conscientious peers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for trying to take care of your goodselves even though if you have skipped a lot;).</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a good weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-52445885738881037262012-03-24T00:30:00.007+08:002012-03-24T20:31:29.758+08:00Retirement?!I do not know what came over me when I made a promise to my respected blogger friend, that I will write something on topic of retirement this time around. Maybe I was envious of his predicament(?).. Maybe my friend knew that I have a deep seated wish to have my own place where poor and needy children can improve themselves. Come to think of it I did talk to him the raison d'etre of my involvement with food production thingy that has more or less put me in a lot of heartaches.. to get a few acres of land for tahfiz and agricultural activities to co-exist in a symbiotic manner.<br /><br />A few years before my 55th birthday (the day most of Petronas staff retires) two of my colleagues came to me( at different times and locations) to talk about retirement.<br /><br />The younger one, albeit some seven years my junior, came up and talked to me on his retirement plan.. to retire from Petronas and become an unpaid mosque or surau caretaker and as always, Q & A session ensued:-<br /><br />Me: " So you think you will have enough for you to retire gracefully then?".<br /><br />Him: " If you want to talk about enough.. It will never be enough!"<br /><br />Me: " Have you ever tried to stay in the mosque from dawn prayer to midnoon prayer?"<br /><br />Him: " No, I have not but it would not be too difficult, would it?"<br /><br />Me: " I have tried and failed miserably and I have yet to see someone who has successfully do that in this modern time, maybe those students in Tahfiz can easily succeed.. But try it first before rejecting an offer to work when your retirement time comes".<br /><br />Him: "May be I should try to do that one of these days".<br /><br />Me: " No harm checking to see whether you like the task you set for yourselves first before you embark on it full time, I heard it is easy to loose money when we retire and go into business doing something we are not familiar with.."<br /><br />Him: " That is what I heard also and that why I want to quit and stay out of trouble.. Stay in kampung's mosque".<br /><br />Me: " I heard a story that one successful businessment in KL who built a 200,000 ringgit bungalow in a remote fishing town.. And leave his business to his two capable and qualified children( after mentoring them for more than 2 years) just after his bungalow get completed and furnished.<br /><br />Him: "Don't tell me he came back to KL again after that!".<br /><br />Me: " After exactly two weeks of being a Tok Siak (caretaker) of the biggest mosque in the town ( a walking distance from his bungalow).<br /><br />Him: "what happened exactly.. The kampung folks ostracised him?."<br /><br />Me: " Nothing of that sort, he was treated like a big man.. A tan sri of sort treatment.. but the fishermen talk about weather, who catch most fish for the day, who was not able to go to the sea.. Those small talks, laissez faire life .. He can take it for a few days, but after a week, he started to miss his business friends, his mosque friends in KL, Those talks that he was used to.. challenging talks, technical talks, KLSE etc etc talks.."<div><br />Him: " Now what do you proposed..? " He sounded a bit exasperated....<br /><br />Me: " It looks like you do not need so much money.. Come back and work as a geoscientist that you have always been.. Take half of your salary and you probably can hire more than 10 Tok Siak to do the work that you have set to do yourselves .. That way Petronas get to keep its experienced geoscientist.. You get the reward of getting more than 10 Tok Siak in more than 10 mosques.. Tok Siak job would then be a well paid job in the kampung etceteras.. And you get enough money to pay most of your bills"<br /><br />Him: " hm.. Sound good but I am not sure that I will sacrifice half of my salary to get more than 10 Tok Siak.. Even if I want to"<br /><br />Me : " That is a good problem to have.. non?,".<br /><br />As for the older colleague, three years my senior.. He wanted to buy a taxi and be a taxi driver whenever he do not have golf games on..<br />He do not really need more money as he have been working oversea for quite a long time where he has been highly paid. As always, a Q & A followed:-</div><div><br />Me: " Don't you think being a taxi driver is a rather taxing job for a geoscientist that is used to work in an air- conditioned room looking at the desktop computer screens (geoscientists used high end computer with at least two monitor screens) all day long?".<br /><br />Him: " Maybe tiring lah but that one is only a front.. to while away time waiting for my friends to finish their daily tasks and join me at the golf clubs".<br /><br />Me: " Careful .. our mutual friend Encik A said that he get one invitation to join golf games a month when he retired from working as compared to more than ten invitations a month while he was working in Petronas ".<br /><br />Him : " Oh what happened exactly?".<br /><br />Me: " Nothing much.. But then people tend to forget you when you are not around or they thought you are enjoying retirement and do not feel good asking you out for a game of golf .. ".<br /><br />Him: " Oh oh! then I might as well continue working if my service is needed".<br /><br />Me : " I think I am also going to do the same..when my time comes".<br /><br /><br />I did advise them not to get involved in business sometime during the interactions.. and in contradiction I do get involved in one that is not my expertise... thinking that it is for the good of my country and my religion etcetera..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERXl-0Zv3FQsEm-mS6yPcnf2pViYsLsDHc7XM-Enugv4QM3GPM64MhfFIWLKjlt-lHg7uRc7jr179JRGXY68hA9_gyf28mIyWoBy87ngK7d84bg6r0dr9nTSRdTTHHQhvelQFqyWs0R7O/s640/blogger-image--1196332418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERXl-0Zv3FQsEm-mS6yPcnf2pViYsLsDHc7XM-Enugv4QM3GPM64MhfFIWLKjlt-lHg7uRc7jr179JRGXY68hA9_gyf28mIyWoBy87ngK7d84bg6r0dr9nTSRdTTHHQhvelQFqyWs0R7O/s640/blogger-image--1196332418.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Ah by the way, I started the day with the good old ketupat palas goreng ( wrapped in Kelantanese style) and rendang ayam.. Daun palas was bought from Kuala Dungun wet market last week and our Chinese neighbour who is nearest to our kitchen get to sample about nine ketupat.. Mokwang thought that the smell might be too tempting for the family and the recipient later confirmed her thought.. Luckily our two Chinese neighbours, living on the right and left sides of our house, are out working;)<br /><br />Have a fantastic and fabulous weekend / days ahead to all!</div>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-84657513743843213762012-03-06T19:00:00.002+08:002012-03-24T10:06:44.612+08:00Law of the Garbage Truck<div>For a long time I have been toying with the idea of posting an article on Allah’s guidance to our prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. and his friends (sahabah).<br />I have yet to complete my research on it but I saw a part of material posted <a href="http://srikandeh.blogspot.com/2012/03/forgive-those-who-hurt-you.html">here </a>entitled “forgive those who hurt you”.<br /><br /> The title of that post, however, reminds me an e-mail from a friend entitled “Law of the Garbage Truck”. Searching the web on the subject I found this on www.bewareofgarbagetrucks.com(<strong>please go to the last para if you have seen this before</strong> ;)<br /><br /><strong>Beware of Garbage Trucks!</strong><br />By: David J. Pollay<br /><br />How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you're the Terminator, for an instant you're probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly one can get back their focus on what's important.<br /><br />Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab when my taxi driver told me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.''<br /><br />Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they'll dump it on you.<br />When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqctg5eTaD5yA3VNZYGeF33ZublMF10Bb5-Yicp5sTWeUImwaYsC72CzB-mM2iVY20qb8JpBhgCqO7Bm7NVXIQvMqXdWls5P39XX8DU6cYpOWShKbOJgb1NisMjc9SsVABjl6V9HnKx8Ir/s1600/garbage+truck.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716671464777854898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 366px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqctg5eTaD5yA3VNZYGeF33ZublMF10Bb5-Yicp5sTWeUImwaYsC72CzB-mM2iVY20qb8JpBhgCqO7Bm7NVXIQvMqXdWls5P39XX8DU6cYpOWShKbOJgb1NisMjc9SsVABjl6V9HnKx8Ir/s400/garbage+truck.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>TOP: The Garbage Man life is an idealic ride...<br />...from vista to vista.</strong><br /><br />So this was it: 'The Law Of The Garbage Truck.' I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, 'I'm not going to do it anymore.'<br /><br />I began to see garbage trucks. Like in the movie 'The Sixth Sense,' the little boy said, 'I see Dead People.'<br />Well, now 'I see Garbage Trucks.' I see the load they're carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.<br /><br />One of my favorite football players of all time, Walter Payton, did this every day on the football field. He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being tackled. He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best.<br />Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about.<br /><br />The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks takeover their day.<br /><br />What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?<br /><br />Here's my bet. You'll be happier.<br />Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...<br />Love the people who treat you right.<br />Forget about the ones who don't.<br />Believe that everything happens for a reason.<br /><br />If you get a chance, TAKE IT!<br />If it changes your life, LET IT!<br />Nobody said it would be easy...<br />They just promised it would be worth it! </div><br /><br /><p>Close to home... I have been telling members of my family that our hearts can be likened to small rooms. However big those rooms maybe, we should not fill them up with garbages (I relate garbages to slanders, gossips, worries, hate, anger, dissatisfaction and other people issues), as there will be little space left for us to put in perfumes and other nice staff (relating them to zikrs, search of ilms and knowledge, prayers, zakah etcetera).</p><br /><p>Whatever you consider as garbages maybe..</p><br /><p>I sincerely wish you</p><br /><p>Have a garbage-free days ahead! </p>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-77824936733126793792012-02-29T13:46:00.003+08:002012-04-27T12:01:07.790+08:00If I could speakI have just completed the third exploration well in a three well sequence. The results as they say - are mixed but yours truly will have 2 to 4 wells to be drilled for the rest of this year, hopefully with better success insyaallah. On the agenda there are two areas to be developed and later to go on production. Have to resort to the similar trick for this entry, again thanks to Zubia Kiran. This entry I would like to dedicate to all mothers, aunties and especially to one of my blogger friend whom I have yet to meet, Cikgu R.A.S.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj19PpFY4AahsNfTzh4Auyq4GVduMrDQZx4sw3nDjtGmWd_DWvM6LGgAJ8WnSQ22p4YdFAbFkya-mf7njs5A0CwZuDuZtXkStrDQATF5wtbiNFNPqjVhy9iBlMTeteeLjbb7AkQ8SVooE/s1600/if+I+could+speak.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714430159597996338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj19PpFY4AahsNfTzh4Auyq4GVduMrDQZx4sw3nDjtGmWd_DWvM6LGgAJ8WnSQ22p4YdFAbFkya-mf7njs5A0CwZuDuZtXkStrDQATF5wtbiNFNPqjVhy9iBlMTeteeLjbb7AkQ8SVooE/s400/if+I+could+speak.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />If I could speak, here's what I would say<br />Happy in your arms, I want to stay.<br />I am your gift, and you are mine too!<br />Let love bond together, both me and you.<br /><br />Lets enjoy this time, right here, right now.<br />Don't let a schedule furrow your brow.<br />Right now is the time, for me to hold,<br />When you're less busy, I'll be too old.<br /><br />Snuggle me tenderly, close to your chest<br />It is here next to you, I am, at my best.<br />Your rhythmic breathing and beating heart,<br />Contentment, and comfort, to me impart.<br /><br />To see you, smell you, assured by your voice,<br />All, wonderfully simple, yet help me rejoice.<br />A cuddle, a kiss, some playful fun and frolic,<br />Can banish a mood, and prevent nasty colic.<br /><br />Hold me, hug me, please show me your day<br />You'll be sharing your love, in a marvelous way.<br />My learning is best when perched at your side<br />With arms as my classroom and you as my guide.<br /><br />Please hold me up high, so I might see<br />All the many wonders, surrounding me.<br />With time spent close, as you socialize,<br />My mind expands and clearly I vocalize!<br /><br />When you work, walk or take a short trip<br />With me safely balanced, upon your hip<br />My muscle tone and self esteem are greater,<br />I'll be walking much sooner, rather than later.<br /><br />When we are in 'touch', it reduces our stress<br />We are happiest then, and worry much less.<br />Safe in your arms, dispels all my fears.<br />My beaming smiles, replace anxious tears.<br /><br />To dream of our future is significant too,<br />And I know a career is important to you.<br />When I am older, then we'll join in the race<br />We'll be more able, to keep up the pace.<br /><br />Right now, what I know, as certain and right<br />Is that you are my sun, the source of my light.<br />I don't need many things, expensive or new.<br />What I need is your love, your time and you.<br /><br />Have a good day.Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-23314021392857674122012-02-24T06:05:00.001+08:002012-02-24T14:46:25.084+08:00Childhood doesn't waitI was fiddling too much with many ideas that I want to post on my blog that I realised I will not find them good enough for my discerning readers with the limited time I have at my disposal.. As always I look back into many e mail I kept for emergency. Then I read an e mail from Zubia Kiran, a friend from one of my e-mail groups, a good entry on chilhood.<br />I always find children fascinating and I love to befriend them especially those cuddly one.. <br />Here is the whole content of Zubia's e mail.. uploaded wholesome.. (many thank to Zubia for allowing me to post it)<br /><br /> <strong>Childhood doesn't wait</strong><br /><br />I was sitting on a bench<br />while in a nearby mall,<br />When I noticed a young mother<br />with two children who were small.<br /><br /><br />The youngest one was whining,<br />"Pick me up," I heard him beg<br />but the mother's face grew angry<br />as the child clung to her leg.<br /><br /><br />"Don't hang on to me," she shouted<br />as she pushed his hands away,<br />I wish I'd had the courage<br />to go up to her and say...<br /><br /><br />"The time will come too quickly<br />when those little arms that tug,<br />Won't ask for you to hold them<br />or won't freely give a hug.<br /><br /><br />"The day will sneak up subtly<br />just as it did with me,<br />When you can't recall the last time<br />that your child sat on your knee.<br /><br /><br />"Like those sacred, pre-dawn feedings<br />when we cherished time alone<br />Our babies grow and leave behind<br />those special times we've known.<br /> <br />"So when your child comes to you<br />with a book that you can share,<br />Or asks that you would tuck him in<br />and help him say his prayer...<br /> <br />"When he comes to sit and chat<br />or would like to take a walk,<br />Before you answer that you can't<br />`cause there's no time to talk.<br /> <br />"Remember what all parents learn<br />so many times too late,<br />That years go by too quickly<br />and that childhood doesn't wait.<br /> <br />"Take every opportunity,<br />if one should slip away<br />Reach hard to get it back again,<br />don't wait another day."<br /> <br />I watched that mother walk away<br />her children followed near,<br />I hope she'll pick them up<br />before her chances disappear...<br /><br />~Unknown~<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuBHPa2LXfeswuqTgMFA_Q6zcL_lIRQgK4N5-HVq7B3GTOts3me4aAbPdfnQovP8VSuy69zZYZvnbVQyrgIybSC-zfS8eJC3zzSt3FrbCbPqjsW46WuV16NH-uKFL2BAP8YQDRC10rPnN/s1600/child.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuBHPa2LXfeswuqTgMFA_Q6zcL_lIRQgK4N5-HVq7B3GTOts3me4aAbPdfnQovP8VSuy69zZYZvnbVQyrgIybSC-zfS8eJC3zzSt3FrbCbPqjsW46WuV16NH-uKFL2BAP8YQDRC10rPnN/s400/child.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712505441379286162" /></a>Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604907742517601.post-81668024825706925622012-02-08T13:27:00.006+08:002012-02-08T14:00:10.741+08:00Save MoneyI was surprised when I was informed by my friend about his exploit today.. He wanted to buy a book and went online to check on local bookstores.. one rather very famous bookstore in KL do not have it and will order for him. As you can see below he will receive the book 3 weeks from the day he place his order and the book will cost him RM 501.23. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd3G18lg9Sl2tH5ZfL-t4XUn4tZJ2rdhn3_3eVJEtFVgexaAXnaqA8o-Czu3nh8QMvsQSrWY1ZYVwXyoayq83AY9S95LMly0Vwam54Wqwg7lVEbmFbcLx9H3b5p0gO2voyv_MzCdBmLjL/s1600/local.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706633819776196370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd3G18lg9Sl2tH5ZfL-t4XUn4tZJ2rdhn3_3eVJEtFVgexaAXnaqA8o-Czu3nh8QMvsQSrWY1ZYVwXyoayq83AY9S95LMly0Vwam54Wqwg7lVEbmFbcLx9H3b5p0gO2voyv_MzCdBmLjL/s400/local.png" border="0" /></a><br />He then thought maybe he should check on Amazon.com site to see whether he can order the same book and get it cheaper. Below is the result oh his effort.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sfelCenPBrcol6rH2Nbt3Fsgap5FvsG3VxKRkaBs1p9EH72Zy84UXQjumivD2CfRKNg_BJGioCF_-yU0ItoKKltb_4Y38nmDRJ4jwIrG5kEQFrgpAdkWtD0NACQkiW8U8FAEaCZ84qUB/s1600/amazon.com.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sfelCenPBrcol6rH2Nbt3Fsgap5FvsG3VxKRkaBs1p9EH72Zy84UXQjumivD2CfRKNg_BJGioCF_-yU0ItoKKltb_4Y38nmDRJ4jwIrG5kEQFrgpAdkWtD0NACQkiW8U8FAEaCZ84qUB/s400/amazon.com.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706634958891320066" /></a><br />Putting USD 10 for postage and the total cost would be USD 82.01, conversion to Malaysian Ringgit using current rate would made him some RM 250.00 poorer should he proceed to order from Amazon.com and the book will reach him in 3 weeks.<br /><br />You can see that you can order two books from amazon.com for the price of one book should you get it from local bookstore.. Hopefully my bloggers friends can find this entry useful for their future purchases.<br /><br />At first, I wanted to post the above two pictures and called this entry as Wordless Wednesday.. but then I guess I am not that fashionable.. being a country bumpkin.. so they say ;)<br /><br />Have a good day.Wan Sharifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.com21