Monday, January 10, 2011

Kedai Akbar.........

Assalamualaikum....posting pertama dari kota singa & sengaja nak tulis dalam bahasa malaysia...maaf jika tatabahasa & struktur ayat hancur...hahah.....:-)

Sambil menelaah bahan2 bacaan kursus yang berlangsung selama 2 minggu ni, tetiba terasa nak menulis (alang2 ada internet percuma).

semalam masa makan malam kat kedai akbar, tjg pagar, cheq dok memerhati gelagat org2 SG kat sana....mula2 ada dua org pakcik ni happy2 and senyum2 aje (pakai kopiah, baju melayu & kain pelikat) dok pekena roti canai & teh tarik sambil sembang rancak...lps habis makan diorg pun beredar mcm nak gi masjid...pergh, beredar dgn BMW 5 series yg baru tu..haha...Alhamdulillah, ada jg org Melayu Islam yang berjaya kat SG..

pas tu lak ada teksi driver tumpang dok meja sebelah minum teh tarik...tgk macam dia renung jauh & ada problem aje...utk bg dia tak murung, cheq ni pun teguq and senyum kat dia dengan selambanya..hehe..dia respond and terus senyum..hehe..

lpas tu ada makcik ni and family dia dok makan apa ntah dlm kedai akbar tu....dengaq dari jauh dia complain pasal apa makanan dia tak pedas..dia kata lain kali kalu masak kenala masak bg pedas2, baru ada kick..hahah..pening kepala si peniaga India Muslim tu melayan..hehe..

Itulah dia gelagat manusia di kedai makan akbar.....belum lagi cerita pasal gelagat peserta kursus yg berbilang negara dan bangsa..pening...haha....:-)

p/s: pe2 pun, untuk harga makanan jika dibandingkan dengan income yg org2 SG ni dapat, memang kuasa membeli diorg tinggi....bayangkan nasi beriyani ayam pun baru SGD5 aje...huhu.

Ok, study2.......dont waste time. ;-p
=================================================================== "Wahai umat manusia! Sesungguhnya Kami telah menciptakan kamu dari lelaki dan perempuan, dan Kami telah menjadikan kamu berbagai bangsa dan bersuku puak, supaya kamu berkenal-kenalan (dan beramah mesra antara satu dengan yang lain). Sesungguhnya semulia-mulia kamu di sisi Allah ialah orang yang lebih taqwanya di antara kamu, (bukan yang lebih keturunan atau bangsanya). Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahuai, lagi Maha Mendalam PengetahuanNya (akan keadaan dan amalan kamu)". (Surah Al-Hujuraat, Ayat 13)

Saturday, January 8, 2011

tok & opah........

i managed to complete some last minute work (which i'll continue tomorrow..sigh) and made a brief visit to my aunt's place to see my Tok & Opah..

When i arrived , the sight of Tok painting my aunt's gate (his hobby) and Opah still recovering from her ailment, i just cant help but reminiscing the past... i still recall when i was small, how strong Tok was climbing trees, going back and forth to kg.Laneh to visit his kebun, bringing me and my bro for a haircut at a haggard motorcycle repair shop or to the sungai for a dip...and how Opah was able to fend for herself, cook mouth-watering dishes (i.e. pucuk paku, rendang, nasi lemak, kuih muih etc.), tell stories of the past and joke around about Tok..hehe......those were the days....

Everytime they visit us in Bangi, i just cant help thinking how fast time flies....and how their cucu-cucu have all grown up.....imagine starting a family with less than rm50 as savings but in the end with Allah's Izin and Rahmat, this very couple managed to bring up a family of six, all successful in their very own field....And having wonderful cucu-cucu's who have grown up and some already married.

The very sight of Tok and Opah smiling really made my day today, after a stressful week...Moga Allah Merahmati Tok & Opah and moga kesihatan mereka bertambah baik....

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Dari Anas ra. bahawasanya Rasulullah saw. bersabda:"Barangsiapa yang ingin untuk dilapangkan rezekinya dan dipanjangkan umurnya maka hendaklah ia suka bersilaturrahmi." (Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Welcoming 2011....

Salam.......2010 has brought about many good and bad memories......it was indeed a very challenging year for me as Allah's servant, as a son and as a brother ........Alhamdulillah, Allah has permitted me to go through these challenges smoothly and they have indeed made me stronger; both mentally and physically...Enough said..


So now its 2011........what is installed for the year ahead? I pray that i'll be even closer to Allah.....Insya Allah....postgrad..hopefully i'll be able to reignite the passion to study (which ive been postponing due to personal reasons) in mid-year 2011, at the land of the dingo's & koalas...car...nope, its not in the list yet..hahaha...im in debt because of the house purchased in 2010 and expected to be ready in early-2012...so, i can continue to dream about changing my car into an alphard..hahaha.....house...save enough money to furnish and touch up the house by year-end 2011.....Being a better son...i think everyone has his/her weaknesses...but this 'rolling-target' has always been there for me, cos deep inside i really want to be a good son to my parents & improve year in and year out..Insya Allah, this year is no exception.....


Whatever targets we want to achieve, may it not lead us astray from the right path.....May Allah Bless us All.......Selamat Mengimarahkan tahun 1432H dgn perkara2 dan aktiviti yg mendekatkan kita dengan Allah & also hopefully 2011 will be a better year for us all.....

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Dari Ibnu 'Abbas ra. berkata, Rasulullah saw. bersabda:"Ada dua nikmat yang kebanyakan manusia tertipu kerananya iaitu kesihatan dan kesempatan". (Riwayat Bukhari)