Calendars of Hijrah

Looking at the photo above will let you wondering. No, it's not Ramadan, nether it's Syawal.

It's Muharam! The first day of Muharam.

Muharam is the first month of Hijrah Calendar, which means today is the new year, 1434.

As many of you may know, Hijrah Calendar is according to the Lunar movement, in Islam we call it Al-Qamari. Hijrah started after Prophet Muhammad SAW moved to Madinah from Makkah to built the first ever Muslim country. The first leader who recognize Hijrah as the official Muslim Calendar is Umar Al-Khatab AS, the second 'khalifah', during the 17th years of Hijrah.

On the other hand, the calendar widely used today (including Malaysia) is the Gregorian Calendar, also known as the AD (Anno Domini). It is claimed that the calendar started at the birth of Jesus AS, and differ with the Hijrah Calendar, it is according to the movement of the sun instead, of what we Muslims call As-Syamsi. However, there are claims that Jesus AS was born years before the AD. Wallahualam.

To mark the years before AD, historians used the term BC (Before Christ). However, in between 1AD and 1BC, there is no year "0". Instead, right after 1BC, the calendar moved straight away to 1AD.

So, to all my Muslims brothers and sisters, Happy New Year, Salam Maal Hijrah.

And in Hijrah, today marks my 27th birthday. 

:-)

Online Marriage Form.

I know people are very cynical on the public service, how everything is moving slowly.

I know and I could not deny it. But I think most cases were similar and most of the services provided by the Government has been improved, some are even better than what the private can offer.

One of the improvement is turning all the public related services to online.

It saves cost and time. 

One good example is the marriage form in the state of Perak.

Instead of going to the Islam Department, queuing up for the form, waiting at the counter to be served, we can just fill up the form online, complete with all the proper steps and directions.

Not more than 5 minutes, there you go, a complete form on your computer to be printed out yourself. See, the public service is not that bad after all.

Give them chance, ideas and suggestions. They will improve.

The next step would be the HIV test and I wonder if the service is as good as this one.

 

*90 days*

One Direction.

Pergh, post pasal boyband.

I was hopping from one video to another on youtube when I found the video of this group singing Chasing Cars. I know, listening to boyband is so not cool and and so gay. But actually, One Direction is surprisingly the most harmonized boyband I've ever heard. Seriously. All the members could sing, maybe not that good individually, but together, I think they sound awesome.

And I only knew that they were in X-Factor, but didn't win though.

But they really really sound good together.

AES.

(Gambar ni ambik dari mynewshub, pasal saya banyak keje lain dari nak berenti tepi jalan untuk ambek gambar AES)

Ini adalah AES. AES ni Automatic Enforcement System. Tujuan AES ni nak saman pemandu-pemandu yang  langgar lampu merah kat traffic light, or yang speeding. Rasanya dah banyak gila dipasang all over Malaysia, dekat 800 lebih lah kot. Memang Kerajaan takde duit kot nak pasang tu semua, maybe ni pon mcm private funding initiative, of course akan bagi keuntungan kat company yang pasang mende ni on behalf Kerajaan, but concept dia sama lah dengan kebanyakkan investment kat dalam negara.

Tapi bila tengok kat Facebook, banyak lah orang tak puas hati pasal pasang mende ni. Lebih-lebih lagi yang kene saman kan. Sapa tak marah kalau asyik melayang RM300 tiap-tiap kali kene 'flash' kan.  Tapi, kenapa marah kalau sendiri yang silap? Nama dia pon enforcement, dia cuma enforce. Undang-undang tu dah ada. Takkan kita nak marah just for being caught?

Ok. Mari bayangkan jap. Kita masuk Singapore yang penuh dengan kamera sepesen ni. Punya la drive hati-hati, ikut peraturan, bawak slow ikot speed limit. Tapi bila kat Malaysia, napa nak bawak mcm Nico Rosberg drive F1? That applies to Singaporeans as well. Tu laa masalah kat Malaysia. Enforcement. Semua nak jaga hati. Yang betul, boleh jadi salah. Yang salah jadi betul. Semua pasal nak jaga jati.

And let say kalau kamera ni takde, kita gune conventional way. Polis tahan tepi jalan pasal speeding. Mesti kite cakap polis nak duit kopi kan. So anyhow, semua bende akan jadi salah. So be it. If kita dah salah, then salah lah. Napa nak marah pasal orang tangkap kita buat salah kan? 

This is a start of a good, transparent enforcement.

Rasanya lepas ni enforcement kene buat untuk orang yang buang sampah merata-rata. 

(This post tak ambik kira lagi accusation yang kata ada pertukaran or penurunan speed limit pasal nak dapatkan lebih banyak saman. Kalau betul, tu dah lari niat asal dah)

Happiness and Celebration. It's KFC.

Other than cakes, Kentucky Friend Chicken, of what we call KFC is synonym to celebration and happiness.  At least to me, it is.

It all started way back when I was studying in the university with the Pakciks. 

As I said previously, again and again, Pakciks are the people who are responsible in teaching me the moderation of life. So KFC was all a big fancy feast for us. We went there twice, the most for every semester I guess. It was during my birthday and Para's. We used to call it the annual gathering, as we do it for 3 years straight. We were students, so we don't have a lot of money. But that taught me of what is important, it's not the food, nor the place. But it's the people you are with. The togetherness.

Today, we could go to fancier restaurants, but KFC is still a place that will have a special place in my heart. I would go to any KFC whenever I got good news from people whom I loved.

When a Pakciks called me and told me he got  a job at a very well known company, I went to KFC and eat, even when I was alone. It was a celebration of good news. 

When my sister decided to get married, I went to KFC.

When I got a better job, I went to KFC.

When I moved to a new home, I went to KFC.

When I got good result, yerp, where else other than KFC.

So whenever I decided to go to KFC, that does not mean I was trying to save or anything. 

It's just that I am happy and there is something to celebrate :)

Ok. Now you can call me a weirdo.

p.s. Congratulations to Pakciks Amin! He got married last Friday to Julia :))

Imagining.

Do you imagine those words that were spoken to you? Because I do.

Tell me cats do fly. Then they did. In my mind it is. 

It is normal isn't it imagining everything that was put into your head.

But some of my friends do not think so.

I strongly believe that it would be more fun when you imagine things.

Funny moments become funnier.

And I found a close friend of mine who did so. So it is not that weird after all.

Friends Equation.

When a friend said he won't bother you anymore, as it will be a burden to you, that is similar, saying that please stop  bothering your friend, as you will be a burden to him as well.

Friends are the people other than family who would be by your side at difficult time.

But when you are no longer allowed to be at someone's difficult time, that means, you are no longer a friend.

Do you understand the equation?

I just did.

Para Is A Husband!

Para and Fatin got married last week!

Jatuh hati dengan pondok ni, rasa cool gile dok sanding bawah ni.

Anyway, congratulations to both Para and Fatin. Will write some details after the Majlis Bertandang at Para's next 2 weeks.

As for now, marilah bekerja!

A Reunion.

The Spice Girls reunited once again at the Olympics London 2012 closing ceremony, which is believed to be the last performance ever by the group. To me, the Spice Girls symbolized a friendship with different personalities and backgrounds, but happens to be a unit which complete each other.

Friends will eventually split apart, they will have their own lives, be someone different, but will get back together from time to time and be who they were used to be. They don't have to call each other every single day, they don't have to meet, don't have to text, because deep in their heart, there is still and always be a place where these friends were kept untouched as their best ones ever.

So, now, I don't mind. Because I know we're still the best of friends.

Watch the Spice Girls here.

p.s. Waiting for my own 2 reunions next week and week after next. Ehem.

Johor Premium Outlets.

Now I could sleep tight peacefully knowing that I don't have to wait for another sale season to buy clothes. Yes people! I've found the shopping paradise for all shopper maniacs!
It's Johor Premium Outlets baby!

Located exactly at the Senai toll exit, you could never get lost. It has many branded & designers stores from DKNY, Guess, Gap, Coach, Ralf Lauren and G2000! Yes, I know G2000 is not as "royalty" as the others, but it suits me best. The fabric, cutting and color... my all time favorite. And just so you know, the price here is less than half of what you found at normal shopping complex. Ok, sekarang semua complex dah jadi normal since I found this JPO. Pergh.

Other than that, the rest branded items ie. watches, bags, wallets, shoes, heels are all at lower price, some are not that much, but some are really breathtaking. Giler menggigil tengok sampai nak guling-guling. Please save your money before you get there, or else you will end up crying at the end of the trip here. Also, if you're a guy, with a wife, or daughter, try your best to get them away, far far away from here as this place might be evil to your wallet causing it to torn apart without any tiny sympathy. 

I would suggest you to get there early and save some time as you might want to spend minutes to hours at every store like there are evil spirits calling you in. Those with kids, leave them at your in laws as these place are no friends with children. Playground is small at open air, it's hot. 

But other than that, I've just fall in love with this place. Two thumbs up! ^^

http://www.premiumoutlets.com.my