Change.

You know, I'm afraid of changes.

I'm this kind of guy who is extremely loyal to anything especially when I believed that I was already in my comfort zone.

Changes are depressing. I need to get to know new people, I have to learn new things... It's like you're thrown into the jungle alone. Which one the the right track? Who is the right person to trust and talk to? Where is the safe place to hide? And all sorts of things...~

Why do I have to start all over again when I know I had a good life previously... It's like leaving the world's paradise to seek a better life out there which is, for now... unknown the existance.

But somehow deep inside me believe these changes are necessary. Sacrifices need to be done.

p.s. It's not for 'what', but for 'whom' you did this for...

Salam Ramadan.

(1) There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it (Sahih Bukhari)

(2)When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained (Sahih Bukhari)

(3)Allah said, 'All the deeds of Adam's sons (people) are for them, except fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.' Fasting is a shield or protection (from the fire and from committing sins)(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith e Qudsi)

(4)Whoever prayed at night in it the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven (Sahih Bukhari)

(5)Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven (Sahih Bukhari)

(6)By Him in Whose Hands my soul is' the unpleasant smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk (Sahih Bukhari)

(7)Every good action is rewarded by ten times its kind, up to seven hundred times, except fasting, which is for Me, and I reward it (Mawtta Imam Malik)

(8)Every servant of Allah who observes fast for a day in the way of Allah, Allah would remove, because of this day, his face farther from the Fire (of Hell) to the extent of seventy years' distance (Sahih Muslim)

(9)Abu Umaama (RA) said: “O Messenger of Allah, command me to a deed that will benefit me in front of Allaah”. The Prophet (SAW) said: “Observe the fast as it has no equal deed”.(Sunan Nasai, Classified as Sahih by Allama Albani)

(10)Five (daily) prayers and from one Friday prayer to the (next) Friday prayer, and from Ramadan to Ramadan are expiations for the (sins) committed in between (their intervals) provided one shuns the major sins. (Sahih Muslim)

(11)There are two pleasures for the fasting person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet his Lord; then he will be pleased because of his fasting (Sahih Bukhari)

(12)There are three people whose supplications are not rejected: Father, the person who is fasting and a traveler (Al-Saheeha by Albani)

(13)The fast and the Qur'an are two intercessors for the servant of Allah on the Day of Resurrection. The fast will say: 'O Lord, I prevented him from his food and desires during the day. Let me intercede for him.' The Qur'an will say: 'I prevented him from sleeping at night. Let me intercede for him.' And their intercession will be accepted(Ma sna d Ahmed, Bayhqi, Allama Albani classified it as Sahih)

(14)When the Prophet returned after performing his Hajj, he asked Um Sinan Al-Ansari, "What did forbid you to perform Hajj?" She replied, "Father of so-and-so (i.e. her husband) had two camels and he performed Hajj on one of them, and the second is used for the irrigation of our land." The Prophet said (to her), "Perform 'Umra in the month of Ramadan, (as it is equivalent to Hajj or Hajj with me (in reward)”(B ukha ri )

I'm weird.

Have you watched Toy Story 3? To me, it's one of the best movie so far.

For those who haven't watch, here's a little bit spoiler. Remember the scene when Andy decided to give up Woody? Sedih kan...?

So here's the story, I moved back to Perak at my parents' home last 2 weeks. (For those who didn't know, now I'm working in Ipoh). I have a history of collapsing my wardrobe, so I decided to give up half of my clothes and donate them.

"Depressing..."

It's not easy to give up the cloth of yours which had been the loyal witness to your teenage life, even some of them were funny looking which I can't imagine myself wearing them.

You see, I like clothes. I like the good feeling of myself, thinking that I was looking OK... ok ok, not OK, but sangat handsome even when I'm not. It's called self-confidence and self-esteem. Haha. I even would have a very hard, bad hair day if I realize soon after that my shirt does not match with my pants.

Oh, I'm weird... ala, who is not?

Sekarang rasa kemas sikit... Saja tunjuk baju, sapa nak bagi hadiah baju boleh la tau saya tak ada warna apa lagi. haha.

Your personality.

Tiap-tiap hari pun update blog kan, nampak sangat la tak ada keje kan.

I'm currently in Ipoh right now, new work, new life, new place.

Now I'm in the middle of everyone.

1 hour to my parents'.

2.5 hours to KL.

2 hours to Penang.

Hope everything will be just fine ;-)

Be kind.

As written.

This is one of the last picture of me at Toshiba.

Being there taught me that there is nothing to lose by being nice to other people.

I miss TEM already...

Good drivers, Bad Habbits

Lately I've been using the road for quite some time, back and forth to Ipoh from Sri Manjung and I started to remember what does it take for me to get mad, heavy & SLOW, I mean real SLOWWWWW vehicles especially lorries using the right lane without any intentions to go left.

"Cmon, malas lah nak flash-flash kan. Kang cucuk-cucuk, kalau langgar keter aku jugak yang kemik... meleleh pulak air mata"

I hate slowliness.

Hopefully I will never apply it at my new work place...

Another farewell...

I can't tell you how difficult it is to describe how sad I am to be leaving.

When I got here so many years ago, I would never have realised how connected I would be to such a warm community of people. Many times I have been humbled by the kindness of your hearts...

You’ve helped me through some difficult times, and shared the joyous times in yours. Some people judge their lives on what they do, others on who they are. I want my life judged on the friends I keep, and how enriched I am from just knowing you.

To see you here in front of me, the last time all together, is a picture I will treasure for a very long time.

So... until the next time we gather, my very dear friends, farewell for now.

Rachel Corrie

We heard the name of 'Rachel Corrie', three weeks previously during the attack of terrorist (Israel) against the Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla, 2 ships were involved, Mavi Marmara and Rachel Corrie.

Who is Rachel Corrie?

Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). She was crushed to death in the Gaza Strip by an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) bulldozer when she was kneeling in front of a local Palestinian's home, thus acting as a human shield, attempting to prevent IDF forces from demolishing the home. The IDF has claimed that the death was due to the restricted angle of view of the IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer driver, while ISM eyewitnesses said "there was nothing to obscure the driver's view." A student at the Evergreen State College, she had taken a year off and traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada.

An individual giving the name Richard, who stated that he witnessed Corrie's death, as recorded by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz:

There's no way he didn't see her, since she was practically looking into the cabin. At one stage, he turned around toward the building. The bulldozer kept moving, and she slipped and fell off the plow. But the bulldozer kept moving, the shovel above her. I guess it was about 10 or 15 meters that it dragged her and for some reason didn't stop. We shouted like crazy to the driver through loudspeakers that he should stop, but he just kept going and didn't lift the shovel. Then it stopped and backed up. We ran to Rachel. She was still breathing.

Source: Wikipedia

Ok, back to what had happened last month,

It's funny, last month we were so mad & furious on what happened to Mavi Marmara and Rachel Corrie's trip to Gaza. But a few days after, without any actions taken against the terrorist, we forget.

We're now cheering for our favourite team for World Cup! Even makcik kat kilang too was talking about Brazil!

Go Germany, go Spain... Wait, Rachel Corrie? Rachel who?

Thankful?

This is hillarious, but I'm not against the government on the "so called" low income. I think if those people go and visit some other third world contries, I bet they would be thankful that they are actually Malaysian...

The government's new target is to have a higher income citizen, in years to come by setting a minimum wage limit. Maybe this would take some time, but it's a good start huh? Ok, at the moment the salary rate is around $7000/year, average for a Malaysian, and in 10 years to come, the target is to increase the rate to $15000.

But this wouldn't be possible, if at this current point, 80% of us are working only with SPM certificate. This mean that we cannot 'lengang kaki' and wait for a bunch of durians to fall onto our heads, then scream like we deserve a higher income, and a better life... So when you get the opportunity to study, grab them even with PTPTN, which we all complained and accused it as PTPTipu. For additional record, I don't think we can easily find a third world country like we have here, that most of the students in higher institute or university could get a loan from the government to further their study.

Ah, so what... after all we are all Malaysians. Why bother?

Next time, we go and get a government that will support our life, our family 100% and we can lepak at home happily ever after...

My Bestfriend Got Married!

My bestfriend, Nazul Iqwan got married!

7hb nikah, 8hb kenduri at the bride's home, and the next day is at Nazul's.

And I'm the best man! ;-)