Siapakah orang yang...

Siapakah orang yang sibuk?

Orang yang sibuk adalah orang yang tidak mengambil berat akan waktu solatnya seolah-olah ia mempunyai kerajaan seperti kerajaan Nabi Sulaiman a.s

Siapakah orang yang manis senyumannya?

Orang yang mempunyai senyuman yang manis adalah orang yang ditimpa musibah lalu dia kata "Inna lillahi wainna illaihi rajiuun." Lalu sambil berkata,"Ya Rabbi Aku redha dengan ketentuan Mu ini", sambil mengukir senyuman.

Siapakah orang yang kaya?

Orang yang kaya adalah orang yang bersyukur dengan apa yang ada dan tidak lupa akan kenikmatan dunia yang sementara ini.

Siapakah orang yang miskin?

Orang yang miskin adalah orang tidak puas dengan nikmat yang ada sentiasa menumpuk-numpukkan harta.

Siapakah orang yang rugi?

Orang yang rugi adalah orang yang sudah sampai usia pertengahan namun masih berat untuk melakukan ibadat dan amal-amal kebaikan.

Siapakah orang yang paling cantik?

Orang yang paling cantik adalah orang yang mempunyai akhlak yang baik.

Siapakah orang yang mempunyai rumah yang paling luas?

Orang yang mempunyai rumah yang paling luas adalah orang yang mati membawa amal-amal kebaikan di mana kuburnya akan di perluaskan saujana mata memandang.

Siapakah orang yang mempunyai rumah yang sempit lagi dihimpit?

Orang yang mempunyai rumah yang sempit adalah orang yang mati tidak membawa amal-amal kebaikan lalu kuburnya menghimpitnya.

Siapakah orang yang mempunyai akal?

Orang yang mempunyai akal adalah orang-orang yang menghuni syurga kelak kerana telah menggunakan akal sewaktu di dunia untuk menghindari siksa neraka.

Bandung Visit: 2006 Part II

Nie ada lagi gambar-gambar masa bercuti di Bandung ngan family aku tahun lepas. Tahun nie hanya family kecil aku tak pegi sebab wife aku pregnant masa tu. So sedara mara yang lain semua pegi. Bukannya apa Bandung nie seronok sebagai tempat percutian dan membeli-belah. Cuacanya pun tak panas, dingin je. Tapi rasanya Air Asia tak nak fly ke Bandung lagi kot sebab airport Bandung nie tak dibesarkan lagi.

Bawah nie gambar bersantai lepas shopping. Minum dan makan malam di restoran tepi shopping outlet.

Nie gambar salah sebuah rumah yang menghiasi Jalan Ir. Hj Juanda dekat dengan hotel yang aku tinggal. Sebelahnya gambar depan salah satu shopping outlet yang aku pegi, tak ingat plak namanya sebab banyak sangat outlet kitaorang pegi. Aku kira gambar rumah tu klasik sebab rumah tu bercirikan zaman Belanda. Entah le aku nie memang le anti penjajah tapi benda yang kolonial nie memang ada seni artistik tersendiri. Tapi jangan salah anggap ya, aku tak membelakangkan seni tempatan. Banyak seni tempatan yang aku suka dan kagum. Nanti ada masa aku akan letakkan gambar rumah papan kat KL, klasik jugak. Gambar tu aku tangkap dan develop hitam putih.

Nie plak ramai-ramai dah habis makan tengahari kat KFC. Makan value meal 'goceng', harganya Rp. 5000 dalam RM2, ada kepak ayam dan nasi yang dikepal-bungkus macam burger, sup kosong dan air. Ok le tuh kan tapi tak le mengenyangkan sangat sebab alahai kepak ayam bape besor le sangat kan! So kena le tambah dgn burger ke ayam ke. So bila dah kenyang baru le muka sorang-sorang ceria dan tersenyum lebar.


Gambar kat bawah nie adalah Victoria... apa ke nama dia ek..lupa la pulak, jual pakaian. Tapi ok le beli baju budak-budak. Berdekatan dengan Donatello (jual kasut, mahal gak), Grande, Raffles City, Glamour, Blossom dan lain-lain.

Interesting Findings

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation. A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is." Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".

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NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?" The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you." We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves. If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?

A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television." There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

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NO OVERPOWERING

Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character." It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness. It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..

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RIGHT SPEECH

There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party. A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, "Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered,"You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you." Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.

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PERSONAL PERCEPTION

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey? "Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey. Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman." The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders. It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future. Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..

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BE PATIENT

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home and committed suicide. Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first before you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones and hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

"Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One".

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away ". (from an e-mail)

Sakit?

Semalam lagi aku dah tak sihat. Badan rasa lemah semacam je, tekak pulak sakit, selesema kering yang menyakitkan hidung pun datang, batuk-batuk kecil pun ada. Aku bukan perokok, aku peminum minuman yang halal je. Kelas pulak banyak, semalam hari marathon aku sebab kelas sampai malam. Perghh!!! Macam mana nak buat. Ya Allah! Aku bersabar dengan ujian mu. Ye la kata orang bijak pandai, sakit tu ujian Allah untuk mengingatkan kita yang alpa pada Allah, sakit tu nak mengurangkan satu dosa, nak menambahkan satu pahala dan menaikkan satu darjat. InsyaAllah. Tapi bukan le mintak sakit sepanjang masa sebagai jalan mudah mendapat pahala.

Sakit tekak nie ada susah skit. Ya lah, sakit lain sekurang-kurangnya ada polisi insuran yang cover. So kalau pegi hospital ada coverage. Katakan kalau sorang tu kerja dia pemain bola, bila dia injured masuk spital, ada yg tanggung. Dia cedera tak boleh main bola dan dapat pampasan. Katakan kalau model plak, dia ada insuran. Model tu boleh insurankan jari dia kalau jari dia keluar iklan cincin atau barang kemas (ala macam iklan dlm majalah tu), tangan dia ke, kaki dia ke. Kat oversea memang ada, kat Malaysia aku tak pasti. Tapi kalau pendidik ke, guru ke, pensyarah ke kalau dia sakit tekak ada insurance coverage ke? Tak pernah jumpa plak. Padahal pendidik nie kira profesional apa. Bila pendidik nie sakit tekak macam mana dia nak handle kelas atau kuliah. Pendidik nie carik makan guna suara, kalau dah sakit tekak macam mana? Korang sume pernah terfikir tak?

Appreciating Your Mom...

Daughter-In-Law: "When I cooked food which are bland, you will grumble that they are tasteless. Now that I have cooked saltier, you complained that you can't swallow this at all! What exactly do you want?"

When the son came back, the mother immediately ate the food without aword. She stared at him.The son took a taste on his mother's food and spitted out immediately. He ranted at his wife," Didn't I told you that my mother cannot take too salty food?!"

The wife shouted,"OK! She's your mum! You cook for her in future!" Aftersaying that, she stormed into their room angrily. Feeling helpless, the son told the mother,"Mum, don't eat this anymore.I will cook you a bowl of noodles."

The mother said, "Son, you have something to tell me? Don't keep everything to yourself."

Son:"Mum, I am going to get promoted soon and my upcoming working schedule will be very, very tight...and as for my wife...ummm...she said she will be going out to work...." The mother understood what he meant and said in a begging manner,"Son,please don't send me to the Old Folks' Home.."The son remained silent and tried to think of a good reason to persuade her mother.Then he said," There is nothing wrong with the Old Folks' Home. Once my wife had went out to work, no one will serve you as well as the Home which provides you meals and care. It would definitely much better than being at home."

The son went for a bath after that and went into the Study Room. He looked out from the windows and thought back and hesitated a while....His mother has been remaining as a widow since she was young with him, and brought him up painstakingly, solely.She tried all means to earn as much as she could, in order to supporthim in studying overseas. Yet she expected nothing nor used her pastpainful experience to threaten his son to be filial. While now, his wife is threatening him with the stake of their marriage."Should I send my Mum to the Home?" He asked himself."The only person who will accompany you till the end of your life would be your wife.." said a friend before."Your mother is in old age now, and if she's lucky, she might be able to live for a few more years longer. Why not be filial to her for this period of time? reminded by some relatives. He was stuck in a dilemma. He did not want to think anymore, in order not to affect his decision.

The son found a Home with high standards, built on a beautiful and transquil mountain top. He told himself that he would feel much better when the more he spent.When the son helped his mother into the lobby of the Home, the 42" TV was turned on. The programme shown on screen was a comedy. But no one was laughing.A few old folks, dressed similarly in clothing, were sitting there, in a daze. There was one who was sitting improperly on a sofa, there was one who was bending down to pick up a piece of biscuit from the floor, there was one who was talking to himself... The son knew that his mother likes sunlight, so he chose a room with ample sun rays shining into the room. By viewing out from the room, was a big piece of greenery scene. Few nurses were wheeling some old folks out for some fresh air.It was so pathetic of silence in the background. The sun would still need to set down. Soon it was dusk.

The son told the mother, "Mum, I am leaving." The mother waved to him to say goodbye, opening her toothless mouth..He turned back to look at his mother. She was full of grey hair and wrinkled skin with deep set eyes...He found that she was really old. He remembered when he was six, due to some circumstances, his mother cannot bring him along with her thus temporarily placed him at a relative's home for few days. He recalled hugging his mother's thigh and begged her not to leave him alone. In the end, his mother never leave him alone and decide to stay with him.He stopped thinking and left.When he returned home, his wife and his mother-in-law were busy discarding things from his mother's room, happily.One of the discarded item was his tall trophy which he won as First Prize when he was young. He wrote an essay on "MY MOTHER".

The second item discarded was a dictionary. That was the first gift from his mother, who scrimped and saved for a month in order to buy for him.He shouted, "Enough! Stop discarding anymore!"His mother-in-law cried," There were so much rubbish. If don't discard, there would not be any place for my stuff.."His wife continued, "Yeah! Need to dump away that old, stinky bed of your mum too. We will buy a new bed for my mum later,"He saw some pictures from the stack..they were taken at a zoo and amusement park when his mother brought him there." These are precious belongings of my Mum! You can't discard them!" "What sort of attitude is this? I demand you to apologise to my Mum NOW!" ranted the wife.The husband said," When I got married with you, that showed that I will love your Mum too. But why can't you do the same too?"

He went back to the Home and saw his mother weeping in between her frail legs. She was missing the moments when her son would apply ointment for her every night...The son kneeled before her and said, "Mum, here I come. I brought the ointment too."The mother said," I will apply it myself, Son! You still need to work tomorrow. Go home, Son!"Son said, "Mum, please forgive me! Let's go home!"

_____Hope this is inspirational and touching to you.Without our parents, we won't be here.No parents will resort to harm their own children. They only want the benefits for them.

For Daughters & Sons: Please remember to return gratitude to your dads and mums. For Daughter-In-Laws & Sons-In-Laws: Please love your in laws as you did to your parents, coz without them, you will not find your partners...they are parents too..

(from an e-mail)

Perkhidmatan yang lebih cekap?

Minggu lepas Jumaat petang 17 Ogos 07 mertua aku admitted ke hospital swasta yg terdekat dgn rumah. Dia rasa kebas kat muka dan tangan, blood pressure tinggi dan hearbeat bawah paras normal... terlalu slow. Doktor kat situ bagi injection Sabtu dan Ahad bila dia rasa macam kebas.

Semalam pagi dia keluar dari wad sebab anaknya yang kerja kat salah satu IPTA nak masukkan dia ke hospital universitinya yang ada kat Lembah Kelang nie. Petang kul 3 dia dah ada kat hospital universiti tuh kat bahagian kerajaan bukan bahagian swasta. Aku ngan wife masih kat ofis dan petang habis kerja pegi terus ke hospital dan sampai lebih kurang kul 6.10 pm. Bila sampai tengok, ipar aku inform mertua aku baru masuk bilik rawatan dalam 20 minit tapi doktornya tak ada. Kitaorang memang tak boleh masuk so tunggu le di ruang menunggu.

Peliknya doktor tak ada dalam bilik rawatan tu, kena menunggu lagi. Mertua aku dah tua dan sakit plak. Kalau apa-apa jadi kat dia macam mana? Ipar aku memang le ada sama dalam bilik tu tapi dia bukan doktor, kalau mertua aku tiba-tiba pengsan ke, kebas ke, sakit ke amacam? Sapa nak jawab? Nurse kat situ pun tak buat apa-apa kecuali suruh tunggu doktor. Macam nie ke pekerja government? Patut le Pak Lah suruh perbaiki mutu perkhidmatan sebab bahagian swasta lebih baik perkhidmatannya. Pulak tu pelawat tak dibenarkan masuk selepas pukul 7 pm. Tak dapat le tengok mertua aku. Aku ngan wife pun pegi rumah ipar aku amik anak-anak aku bawak balik. Pukul 2 pagi tadi dapat SMS dari ipar aku kata yang mertua aku baru je dimasukkan ke wad. Huishh pukul 2 pagi baru boleh masuk wad. Memang le macam-macam pemeriksaan kena buat tapi tak boleh ke pantas sikit keje tu. Pemeriksaannya sekejap tapi menunggunya yang lama. Kesian kat orang tua. Bayangkan kalau satu pesakit kena tunggu sampai berjam-jam lamanya, pesakit yang kronik agaknya dah lama mati, yang nak bersalin agaknya dah bersalin sendiri je. Itu le yang selalu masuk paper tu, hospital kerajaan kena saman, kena bagi penjelasan la surat mohon maaf la dan macam-macam lagi. Ishhh malu le camni.

Dalam bekerja ni kena ada pertimbangan yang wajar, perkhidmatan yang pantas dan mesra. Jangan membenarkan orang stereotype pekerja kerajaan dengan curi tulang, kerja tak sempurna dan lembab. Bila nak berubah? Aku pun pekerja kerajaan tapi tak macam tu pun. Agaknya mungkin aku dah dilatih dengan baik masa aku kerja swasta dulu kot. Pekerja kerajaan tak kira perkhidmatan apa sekalipun kena berubah ke arah yang lebih baik, baru le semakin matang dan mantap. Kita (kerajaan Malaysia) dah 50 tahun usianya, tunjukkan kematangan yang sebenar...Malaysia boleh!

Car for sale!

These are the pictures for the car on sale. Volvo 240 GL, gold color, in good condition (minus the birds dropping in white), price RM 10k(negotiable). Serious buyer please contact me at: lanhijau@yahoo.com.

for the love of gardening...

Outside the fence of my house there lays two pots containing pandanus plant and tamarind in each. They have been there for quite sometime, given full attention at first but slowly decreasing like the withering of the their once fresh greeny leaves. They used to be the envy of visitors when the leaves were the size of two open palms, the vibrant green the sign of a healthy plant and the owner has green fingers. But now the plants are left unattended as I cannot seem to have enough time to dedicate to them. I will someday soon, for the love of gardening...

The front yard of my house was once beautifully laid with soft silky grass, plants proportionately placed to create zen-like relaxing ambience, pots laid decoratively and the flowering plants orchestrated their blooms harmoniously. But now not anymore, the grass outgrown, the line of trees look more like a crowded cluttered mind and all the blooms have shy away. In between the hectic schedule, a short window sees me watering the plants indicating guilt rather than care. Guilty for not spending more time to tend, nurture and care. Soon I will come to you my plants with my renewed strength and conviction to care for you like I once showed, for the love of gardening...

My backyard once filled with plants like lemongrass, pandanus, tamarind, tomatoes, ladies fingers, chilli, lime, finger-sized star fruit, long beans, kangkung, parsley, and the likes. Not all bear fruits but some of them do and enough for my small family consumption. At times when the yield was abundance, we gave them to relatives. The plot was once an edible garden with produce enough to be proud of by the family and the edible garden is sure to receive praise from the guests of the house. Whatever time the family spent in countless evenings paid off in the small harvest. Those were the happy times. But now a few plants are slowly waiting for their fall, some silently withered to the the ground. The vicious work and social schedule have distanced my evenings or my weekends with my plants. But soon I will be back to care for them, giving them the utmost attention, nurturing the young and tending the grown ups, for the love of gardening...

May all the passion, love, care, attention, time, effort, money spent on these plants be the best spendings of my life.

Komen: Isteri dan Ibu

Aku memang setuju benar dengan apa yang aku baca tentang kisah isteri dan ibu tu. Banyak perkara yang diperkatakan benar-benar belaka dan tiada yang benar melainkan yang benar. Aku setuju dengan isteri yg tak bekerja memang banyak kerja kat rumah bukannya depa dok diam je. Isteri yg bekerja plak dah le byk keje kat opis lepas tu bila sampai kat rumah ada bersambung lak dengan keja kt rumah plak. Susah tu. Bukan semua orang boleh pikul tanggungjawab macam tu.

Masa kecik, bila mak tak de kat umah memang le memula rasa macam syok sebab tak de sapa nak larang kita buat itu ini, nak bermain atau tengok TV pagi sampai petang atau nak pergi rumah kawan. Seronok tu cuma sekejap pastu termenung ingat mak. Isteri pun macam tu juga, bila dia tak de kita rasa macam relaks, freedom le konon, tak payah susah-susah dengar leteran bila kita asyik mengadap laptop, asyik tengok TV ke atau terlebih lama cuci kereta. Sehari dua memang le macam tu tapi kalu dah berhari-hari susah juga kan ...bukannya apa sunyi dan rindu.

Tapi hidup aku tak le macam dalam artikel tu. Walaupun isteri aku tak de (dan aku sunyi dan ingat kat wife aku) hidup aku tak le se'hopeless' orang yg mcm dlm artikel tu, sampai colgate pun tak tau nk carik kat mana. Aku setakat nak idup tu boleh lepas, tuala tak le sampai berbau baru nak ganti, air nak dijerang pun tak le sampai tunggu wife aku balik. Bukannya aku nak tunjuk lagak cuma aku masih boleh berdikari walaupun wife aku tak de sebab dia gi outstation. Baju aku boleh basuh. Anak-anak aku makan pakai diaorang masih aku jaga masa wife aku takde. Sebab aku dah biasa buat keja ni sume masa blum kahwin dulu, maksud aku berdikari. Alahai lagi pun skang nie dah senang, nk jerang air ada electric kettle tak pun guna dapur gas, nk basuh ada washing machine atau cuci sendiri, nk makan ada dapur gas, ada microwave bukannya kena carik kayu api baru bleh memasak. Masak je la apa yang tau (selain dari maggi le), bukannya ko nak makan ayam percik ka, udang panjat nenas ka (mcm lauk org kawin tu udang cucuk kt nenas). Masak je yang simple, kalu nak jugak masakan yang canggih, bukak je buku resipi, tak pun kedai makan bersepah, pegi je beli apa yang tekak nak makan.

Mengada le kalu sume tak tau buat atau nak harap kat bini je.

Tapi bila bab gi outstation atau kursus nie, aku selalu teringat kat wife aku. Dia penah gi outstation seminggu ke Singapore masa bulan puasa. Hari dia sampai, blum pun start kursus dia dah sedih ingat kat aku ngan anak2. Dia ni grad oversea dan dah biasa travel tapi masih sedih. Tak pe le aku paham, dulu ngan kawan2 skang dah ada famili. Hari pertama dan kedua di call masih sedih lagik. Aku paham dan malam sebelum hari ketiga dia dh ceria skit. Bukannya apa sebab dia tak sabar esoknya aku ngan anak aku akan gi Singapore temankan dia sampai dia habis kursus. Tu yang dia happy tu.

A few months after that, dia kena gi kursus lagi di Singapore. Tapi kali nie dia awal2 dh inform nak aku ngan anak2 ikut sekali sebab dia tak mau sunyi dan sedih, ingat kat kitaorang bila dia jauh nanti. So apa lagi aku ngan anak2 pun terus pack utk pegi lagi for 5 days. Kalau kitaorang tak pegi sure wife aku sedih lagi. Aku boleh control lagi.

Skang nie wife aku kena gi year end training plak kat HQ opis nun jauh di Europe. Kena gi seminggu dan dia awal-awal lagi dah inform nak aku ikut. Sebab tambang mahal anak2 tak leh le ikut. Insyallah kalau ada rezeki dan tiada halangan boleh le aku ikut temankan dia. Nie dia soh aku ikut sebab dia tak nak sedih lagi, lagipun dia sorang je pegi dari opis Malaysia suspen gak, tapi bukannya aku yang tak leh ditinggalkan tau. Cuba bayangkan keseronokannya, wife aku gi training, aku kira pegi bercuti. Masa tu time winter plak, main salji dan bila bercakap nampak mcm asap/kabus keluar perghhh... Kalau jadik pegi nie lagi pergghhhh! aku le orang paling seronok sekali. Ahakss...Ya Allah kau perkenankanlah doa hamba mu ini...Amiiinnn

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1509 Portugis menghantar perisik ke Melaka untuk mengetahui keadaan dan kekuatan pertahanan di sana

Oct 1511 Alfonso berjaya menawan Melaka setelah berhempas pulas melawan 5 pahlawan Melayu terhandal (hang tuah, hang lekir, hang lekiu, hang jebat dan hang kasturi) ini adalah mimpi ngeri bagi pihak alfonso, untuk menawan melaka serta berlawan dengan 5 Hang bersaudara, mereka perlu mendapat askar tambahan setelah 15,000 askarnya terkorban dalam pertempuran selama 6 hari itu dengan 5 Hang bersaudara.. akhirnya dapat juga menawan Melaka setelah hampir kecewa dan putus asa...

1513 Setahun 12 bulan kemudian alfonso ingin meluaskan kekuasaannya ke Kedah, Perlis dan P.Pinang, yang ketika itu adalah pusat pengeluaran tebu untuk gula rantau ini...

Feb 1514 Alfonso menghantar perisik ke Kedah dan Pulau Pinang untuk mengetahui kekuatan bala tentera di sana (Kedah dan P.Pinang) mengikut sejarah, perisiknya telah ke kedai kopi sekitar Kedah dan Pulau Pinang untuk mendapat segala maklumat yang diperlukan.

Seminggu selepas Feb 1515 Perisik balik ke melaka untuk memberitakan hasil risikan kepada Alfonso. Dibawah adalah perbualan percakapan antara perisik dengan Alfonso yang selama ini cuba disembunyikan dalam buku sejarah:

Perisik 1.2.3. > selamat pagi tuan (sambil bertabik)

alfonso > selamat pagi

Perisik 1 > Begini lah tuan, lupakan saja niat tuan untuk menawan Kedah dan Pulau Pinang

alfonso > Kenapa kuat sangat kah mereka itu..? (dengan nada marah)

Perisik 2 > Untuk menawan Melaka yang mempunyai 5 pahlawan terhandal hang tuah, hang jebat, hang kasturi, hang lekir dan hang lekiu pun kita kehilangan hampir 15,000 bala tentera, inikan pula kita nak menawan Kedah, Perlis dan P.Pinang yang mempunyai beribu ribu hang..

Perisik 3 > Betoi tu tuan...antaranya tuan . . hang sihat, hang buat apa,hang apa khabaq, hang lagu mana, hang pi mana, hang nak p mana, hang singgah dulu, hang gila, hang mandi dulu, hang bau busuk, hang tau ka,hang celaka, bapak hang, mak hang, adik hang, tok hang macam-macam lagi hang ada kat sana .....

Mendengar hasil risikan itu Alfonso pun tak jadi nak pi serang Kedah, Perlis dan Pulau Pinang disebabkan pengalamannya sebelum ini bersama 5 pahlawan Melayu Melaka amat ngeri......ini kan pula nak berhadapan beribu-ribu "hang".

Isteri dan Ibu...

Teringat pasal satu story seorang lelaki balik rumah...dia jadi hairan giler halaman rumah berselerak surat di peti pos tak berambil anak-anak tengah main korek-korek tanah kotor, baju compang camping, penuh dengan tanah dan kotoran rambut tak bersikat, tak bermandi, masuk ke pintu rumah lagi lelaki tu terkejut ruang tamu lagi teruk berselerak lelaki itu melaung nama isterinya....sepi tiada jawapan masuk ke dapur sinki penuh dengan pinggan mangkuk tidak berbasuh! periuk tidak bercuci mencari apa yang boleh dimakan tetapi tiada makanan yang dimasak masuk ke bilik air baju masih belum berbasuh apatah lagi berendam

lelaki itu cemas mencari isterinya dia bergegas ke tingkat atas melihat isterinya terbaring di atas katil sedang membaca buku "awak sakit ke?"..tanya lelaki itu "tak ! lah", jawab isterinya ringkas "kenapa teruk sangat rumah kita hari ni", tanya si suami lagi sambil meletakkan tangan di dahi isterinya, kot-kot isterinya demam.

balas isterinya "wahai suamiku, semalam semasa kita bertengkar, abg mengatakan yang saya ini hanyalah seorang suri rumah, duduk di rumahtidak sepenat diri abg yang duduk di pejabat, dan abg sering menanyakan apa kerja yang saya lakukan di rumah yang menyebabkan saya merungut kepenatan kadang-kadang.....

NAH, HARI INI SAYA TIDAK MELAKUKAN KERJA-KERJA YANG BIASA SAYA LAKUKAN SETIAP HARI"

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh" Best baca sampai abis!!!. It's true. To share..Dari Ilham seorang lelaki... "Wanita adalah insan istimewa, biarkan mereka terus membebel, merengek atau mengilai seperti pontianak. Seburuk-buruk perangai wanita, ia akan terus melekat di hati kita selagi hayat di kandung badan... " Ibu, ibu... engkau lah ratu hari ku....." Bagaimana rasanya sehari tanpa ibu? I dunno lah anak-anak sekarang, tetapi when i was small, sekiranya emak tiada, semua jadi serba tidak kena! Usahkan seminggu, dua hari sahaja dia tiada dirumah, hidup bagaikan dah tak bermakna. Memanglah, mula-mulanya emak keluar rumah, hati melonjak HAPPINESS!!! Kalau mak tak ada, telinga boleh lega sebab if she's around, for sure 24 hours tak habis-habis berleter.... pottttt peeettt pooott peettttt,boleh pecah eardrums.

And if mak menjerit, boleh bergegar isi perut. Silapgaya, tingkap pun boleh tercabut... And if mak takde, BanZaiiiiii!!! MerdeKa!!! FreeDoMmmmmm!!! Can do whatever!!! Boleh main bleyblade sampai senja, boleh tido rumah kawan, boleh chatting sampai nak terkeluar biji bola mata, boleh bergayut kat talipon ngan "dear" sampai subuh and paling shiookkk, boleh ponteng solat!! But, the happiness does not long last.

Masuk hari ke-2 dah terasa kehilangan. Sepi betul rasanya bila tak mendengar leteran mak. Rumah jadik sesepi-sepinya cam "haunted village". Pada ketika itulah baru kita sedar bahawa leteran mak yang seperti murai, sebenarnya penyeri rumah.Tanpa leteran itu, semunya seperti MATI... Without mum, hidup ni tak adacabaran, not challenging, no suspense. Balik kul braper pun, takde orangnak membebel, takde orang nak pulas telinga. Our life graph becomes very monotonous, then we realised, jari jemari mak yang suka cubit dah memiat telinga rupanya menjadikan hidup lebih bermakna. Pendek kata, biarlah mak membebel sepanjang hari. Biarlah dia menjentik telinga. Tanpanya, hidup tidak berseri dan tak bererti.

Demikianlah besarnya erti seorang EMAK, IBU, UMMI, MUMMY, MAMA in ourlife!! Kau Isteri Ku.... Bezanya antara ibu zaman dulu dengan ibu zaman skarang ... Ibu sekarang tidak mencubit atau memiat telinga anak-anak. Itu mungkin one of the reason why anak-anak tak berapa takut and at times, hanya memekakkan telinga setiap kali ibu memberi "ceramah percuma". Mungkin anak-anak tak terasa kehilangan or boleh jadi melompat keriangan bila ibu takde kat rumah (for instance if she's gone for a short holiday). Budak-budak sekarang ramai kawan, banyak caranya mereka mengisi waktu. They will go for movies, clubbing, or most to most lepak kat happening places..

As for me it is different, if my wife is not at home, rumah boleh jadik porak peranda. Memang true, jika isteri ada dirumah, kepala slalu pening. Pantang kalau isteri ada kat rumah and i'm off duty, sure at times boleh membuat kepala berserabut. Kalau madame takde kat rumah, alangkah tenteramnya hidup ini. Boleh buat apa yang kita suka. Boleh belengkar kat depan TV tanpa sebarang gangguan mental dah fizikal.Pendek kata, FreeeDoMmmmm lah!! But hairan bin ajaib, when dia betul-betul pergi meaning "She's Gone",aku pulak terasa separuh mati. Sehari dua memanglah shiookkkk, no one shouting from the kitchen for help, no one to komen this and that, no one to criticise. Everything will be smooth...

Tapi, masuk hari ketiiga, i felt something is missing. Lebih-lebih lagi bila tuala mandi dah berbau 'assshheemmmm', tak tahu mana nak carik yang baru. Colgate gigi dah abis, tak tahu kat mana dia stock up. Air suam dah abis, malas nakboil... Masuk hari ke-4, rindu mula terasa. Eventhough kat office, ramai yang cun melecun, wajahnya yang dah ditatap sejak tarikh bernikah itu juga yang mengetuk pintu hati. Memang lah dia tak se-cun SITI NURHALIZA but the smile yang ikhlas, forever melekat kat hati and sukar ada pengganti. Apabila rindu mencengkam, semuanya jadi tak tentu arah.Tengok TV citer best pun jadik tak best.Nasik bungkus faberite jadik tak faberite. Makan kat 5 star hotel jadik rasa cam makan kat kedai AA. Lebih-lebih lagi bila laundry basket dah makin bertimbun ngan baju kotor, fresh sluar dalam pun dah abis utk dipakai. Toilet dah mula licin berdaki...lantai dah berbelak, tak dimop...Every nite, very the lonely, baring atas katil nengok ceiling blindly... bila lonely gini, baru lah rasa benar kesepian. Jangan kata sebulan atau setahun....belum seminggu isteri takde kat rumah, aku dah terasa separuh pengsan.Bila bersendirian begini,dan terasa malam begitu dingin, barulah kita sedar betapa pentingnya seorang wanita bernama isteri...

So guys out there... jgn buli isteri kita. Kalau boleh, tolong dia buat kerja rumah. Bukan dok depan TV every weekend baca paper. Apa ingat dorang ni sumer kuli ke?! Maid ker?!! Kan dia tu bini kita, best fren kita, sweetheart kita... Ingat duit hantaran yang kita kasik dia masa nikah dulu cukup ker nak bayar gaji dia seumur hidup??!! And furthermore, kan sama2 keja carik rezeki, sama jugak lah buat keja rumah. Kadang2 bila poket kita sesak, tak ingat ker dialah orang yang paling terdekat kita nak kenyeng-kenyeng duit. Tak kesian ker nengok bini kita. Dah ler satu hari keja kat office, balik kena buat keja rumah lagi... penat tau!! Kalau aku lah diberi peluang jadik seorang wanita... tak rela!!! So to all mums and wives out there... life will be meaningless without you mothers)....uuwaaaaaaaa!! sayangi la kaum perempuan krn tanpa mereka anda kehilangan sesuatu,hargai mereka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(received from e-mail)

Travel and Vacation

I love watching programs on vacation/holiday and food like the numerous shows on Travel & Living segment such as the Globe Trekker, Feast Bazaar, World Asia Cafe, The Naked Chef, 1000 Places to go before you die, Passport to Europe, Floyd, Nigella Feasts, Kylie Wong, National Geographic and the likes. The people travel to these various parts of the world showing the ways one can spend their money or where to go and what to eat. To enjoy these vacations and taste the glimpse of life of the locals’, you have to stay overnight for a few days. At the same time you can get to enjoy the food and drinks of the home cuisine. Some of the places shown are really interesting and the foods tested (or rather tasted) are mouth-watering. You can take pleasure in the vacation and the savory of the foods in the comfort of your couch at home but nothing beats the real thing.

An idea, and more like a business prospect, comes to mind after watching various shows on Astro. All this while we have been watching rather general programs about traveling which also involves food (that not everybody can consume), that supposedly appeal to people form all walks of life which is not entirely applicable to everybody. The other concern when traveling is food, as an example Muslims cannot take food as liberated as everybody else. This does not mean that Muslims are picky or food inhibits Muslims adventurous natures but far from that as this is more on business than personal.

There should be a program that caters to a specific group of people for example the Muslim community (which is a big community all around the world). A lot of variations can be done from the same basic program regarding the subject of traveling. There could be a program about traveling/vacation/holiday to places of interest within the Muslim community like following the trail of our beloved prophet (pbuh) Muhammad in spreading Islam and the food catered to this vacation is definitely halal all throughout the holiday duration.

There should also be a program for people with less money (the average) to spend on traveling as well. Money should not discriminate people on taking the well deserved vacation. How wonderful it would be if there is a package or a program (to inspire) on traveling to other parts of the world for an acceptable price and having no worries about the food supplied. TV programs that promote this could work out with the travel agents, the airline companies, the country to be visited as well as the cafes/restaurants that serve halal food for the Muslim community. Now that is something we can truly look forward to and enjoy. How is that for a business idea!

The Price of Iman

"Janganlah kamu makan harta (orang lain) antara kamu dengan jalan yang salah dan (janganlah) mengeluarkan harta (memberi rasuah) kepada hakim-hakim (penguasa) kerana hendak memakan sebahagian daripada harta manusia dengan cara yang berdosa sedangkan kamu mengetahui". Surah Al Baqarah 2:188.

Several years ago an imaam moved to London. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him twenty pence too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, 'you better give the twenty pence back. It would be wrong to keep it'. Then he thought, 'oh forget it, it's only twenty pence. Who would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a gift from Almighty Allah and keep quiet'.

When his stop came, the Imaam paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said: "Here, you gave me too much change. "

The driver with a smile replied: "Aren't you the new Imam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship at your mosque. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change ."

When the Imaam stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft. He had to grab the nearest light pole and held for support, and looked up to the heavens and cried: "Oh Allah, I almost sold Islam for twenty pence! "

Bottom-line: We may never see the impact our actions have on people... Sometimes we may be the only Islam a non-Muslim will see. Let us be an example for others to see.

Be careful and be honest everyday, because you never know who is watching your actions. ALLAH knows...

-------------- all of us wanna be happy at the end of the day -------------

(from an e-mail)