Please Remind Me.

I was moving to the other room for another session, when suddenly...

I forgot where I was... What was I doing there... Who was the people around...

Some of my friends were curious seeing me all blurred up.

They didn't know that I was even more curious myself trying to recall back everything.

Ah, now I remember why I started writing this blog.

To remind me. About what have been forgotten.

13 Fakta Rasullullah S.A.W.

Semalam adalah hari Maulidur Rasul. Jadi sempena hari tersebut, saya nak kongsi beberapa fakta menarik pasal Rasullullah S.A.W. untuk pedoman kita bersama :)


1) Kalau ada pakaian yang koyak, Rasulullah menampalnya sendiri tanpa perlu menyuruh isterinya. Beliau juga memerah susu kambing untuk keperluan keluarga mahupun untuk dijual.

2) Setiap kali pulang ke rumah, bila dilihat tiada makanan yang sudah siap di masak untuk dimakan, sambil tersenyum baginda menyinsing lengan bajunya untuk membantu isterinya di dapur. Sayidatina ‘Aisyah menceritakan “Kalau Nabi berada di rumah, beliau selalu membantu urusan rumahtangga.

3) Jika mendengar azan, baginda cepat-cepat berangkat ke masjid, dan cepat-cepat pula kembali sesudah selesai sembahyang.”

4) Pernah baginda pulang pada waktu pagi. Tentulah baginda amat lapar waktu itu. Tetapi dilihatnya tiada apa pun yang ada untuk sarapan. Yang mentah pun tidak ada kerana Sayidatina ‘Aisyah belum ke pasar.


Maka Nabi bertanya, “Belum ada sarapan ya Khumaira?” (Khumaira adalah panggilan mesra untuk Sayidatina ‘Aisyah yang bererti ‘Wahai yang kemerah-merahan’)


Aisyah menjawab dengan agak serba salah, “Belum ada apa-apa wahai Rasulullah.” Rasulullah lantas berkata, “Jika begitu aku puasa saja hari ini.” tanpa sedikit tergambar rasa kesal di wajahnya.

5) Sebaliknya baginda sangat marah tatkala melihat seorang suami memukul isterinya. Rasulullah menegur, “Mengapa engkau memukul isterimu?”


Lantas soalan itu dijawab dengan agak gementar, “Isteriku sangat keras kepala. Sudah diberi nasihat dia tetap degil, jadi aku pukul dia.”


“Aku tidak bertanya alasanmu,” sahut Nabi s. a. w. “Aku menanyakan mengapa engkau memukul teman tidurmu dan ibu kepada anak-anakmu?”

6) Pernah baginda bersabda, “sebaik-baik lelaki adalah yang paling baik dan lemah lembut terhadap isterinya.” Prihatin, sabar dan tawadhuknya baginda dalam menjadi ketua keluarga langsung tidak sedikitpun menjejaskan kedudukannya sebagai pemimpin umat.

7) Pada suatu ketika baginda menjadi imam solat. Dilihat oleh para sahabat,pergerakan baginda antara satu rukun ke satu rukun yang lain amat sukar sekali. Dan mereka mendengar bunyi menggerutup seolah-olah sendi-sendi pada tubuh baginda yang mulia itu bergeser antara satu sama lain. Sayidina Umar yang tidak tahan melihat keadaan baginda itu langsung bertanya setelah selesai bersembahyang,

“Ya Rasulullah, kami melihat seolah-olah tuan menanggung penderitaan yang amat berat, tuan sakitkah ya Rasulullah?”

“Tidak, ya Umar. Alhamdulillah, aku sihat dan segar.”

“Ya Rasulullah…mengapa setiap kali tuan menggerakkan tubuh, kami mendengar seolah-olah sendi bergeselan di tubuh tuan? Kami yakin engkau sedang sakit…” desak Umar penuh cemas.


Akhirnya Rasulullah mengangkat jubahnya. Para sahabat amat terkejut. Perut baginda yang kempis, kelihatan dililiti sehelai kain yang berisi batu kerikil, buat menahan rasa lapar. Batu-batu kecil itulah yang menimbulkan bunyi-bunyi halus setiap kali bergeraknya tubuh baginda.

“Ya Rasulullah! Adakah bila tuan menyatakan lapar dan tidak punya makanan kami tidak akan mendapatkannya buat tuan?” Lalu baginda menjawab dengan lembut, “Tidak para sahabatku. Aku tahu, apa pun akan engkau korbankan demi Rasulmu. Tetapi apakah akan aku jawab di hadapan ALLAH nanti, apabila aku sebagai pemimpin, menjadi beban kepada umatnya?”

“Biarlah kelaparan ini sebagai hadiah ALLAH buatku, agar umatku kelak tidak ada yang kelaparan di dunia ini lebih-lebih lagi tiada yang kelaparan di Akhirat kelak.”

8 ) Baginda pernah tanpa rasa canggung sedikitpun makan di sebelah seorang tua yang penuh kudis, miskin dan kotor.

9) Hanya diam dan bersabar bila kain rida’nya direntap dengan kasar oleh seorang Arab Badwi hingga berbekas merah di lehernya. Dan dengan penuh rasa kehambaan baginda membasuh tempat yang dikencing si Badwi di dalam masjid sebelum menegur dengan lembut perbuatan itu.

10) Kecintaannya yang tinggi terhadap ALLAH swt dan rasa kehambaan yang sudah sebati dalam diri Rasulullah saw menolak sama sekali rasa ke tuanan.

11) Seolah-olah anugerah kemuliaan dari ALLAH langsung tidak dijadikan sebab untuknya merasa lebih dari yang lain, ketika di depan ramai mahupun dalam keseorangan.

12) Pintu Syurga telah terbuka seluas-luasnya untuk baginda, baginda masih lagi berdiri di waktu-waktu sepi malam hari, terus-menerus beribadah hinggakan pernah baginda terjatuh lantaran kakinya sudah bengkak-bengkak.

13) Fizikalnya sudah tidak mampu menanggung kemahuan jiwanya yang tinggi.Bila ditanya oleh Sayidatina ‘Aisyah, “Ya Rasulullah, bukankah engaku telah dijamin Syurga? Mengapa engkau masih bersusah payah begini?”

Jawab baginda dengan lunak, “Ya ‘Aisyah, bukankah aku ini hanyalah seorang hamba? Sesungguhnya aku ingin menjadi hamba-Nya yang bersyukur.”

My Top 5 Places I Would Love To Go!

Whoa, this blog somehow has turned out to be about travelling. I like travelling. I like watching other lifestyles, cities, food and amazing places. Since I have nothing else to write today and this is a long weekend with Maulidurasul tomorrow and Thaipusam 2 days after, I'll share with you people where are the places I would love to go the most.

1. Makkah, Saudi Arabia

The ultimate, of course, Makkah. As a Muslim, performing Hajj has become a pillar to us. Listening to amazing and spectacular stories of experiences of people and friends who had been to Makkah makes we wanted to go there myself even more. Makkah is the place where Kaabah is located. Kaabah is built by Prophet Ibrahim a.s. and Prophet Ibrahim and this is the direction of qibblah while performing solat for every Muslims in this entire world.

2. Gaza, Egypt

Did you know that the Gaza Pyramids are the only 1 original 7 Wonders Of The World that survived today. Ah, yes. I loved history! Ok, fine. I am lame. Boooyaah~  I would love to be in Egypt, going from museums to museums and pyramids. That would be a perfect breakaway. (Mata bulat bercahaya-cahaya). Till today, there are about 140 pyramids that have been discovered. Could you imagine how advance the civilization were and the heritage of remains are still here!?

3. London, UK

When we were little, if someone asked you where you wanted to go for holidays and surely London popped up into your head. Inilah penangannya bermain banyak sangat London Bridge Is Falling Down. Gila tak baik kan cakap bridge nak roboh. Terok betul budak-budak zaman dulu cakap bende-bende tak elok. Hishh. Anyhow, London is a great breakaway for holidays, shopping and experiencing the classic metropolitan with character. I would love to go there... wait. Been there ! =) 

4. Wales, UK

This is a nostalgic place where my parents met each other back in 1978? So we have been listening about Wales since we were little. To us, this place is calming, very green and of course, beautiful. Those words have been repeated again and again by my mom and dad and I would love to experience it myself. 

5. Japan

Working in a local Japanese company and knowing friends who studied there does help to promote the rising sun country. The metropolitans, the country side, the way of their living, food, transportation, culture, technology, Japan is way ahead from any other country. Being there will simply be awesome, however, Japan is also known for its high cost of living. Terpaksa la simpan duit dulu ye. 

Gunung Jerai with Pakciks!

I've just read an article that UN has come out with a statistic that stated Malaysia is the 9th Most Visited Country in 2011. Hurray! 'Some' Malaysians love condemning the tourism people for spending a lot but it seems that this fact by UN didn't get them interested? 

(Source)

Anyhow, 2 weeks back me and my Geng Pakciks went to Jerai Hill in Kedah for hiking. Jerai is almost 1000m height. I know that it would be difficult, but as I said previously, time with my Pakciks are moments that you need to cherished every moments I could. So I was up for it!


With a start, there are 1000 stairs that we need to go through before starting the hiking. But having a weak knee does not help at all. I'm truly sorry to Pakciks for them to bear with me waiting while I got myself up the hill, but seriously the pain was too much :-(

The route after the stairs is okay though. Sometimes it is steep, while some places are not. Still I would need to stop for once in a while (Sorryyyy again). Along the path, there are some kind of weird 'words' that were tagged on trees which I believe was the 'jin' or 'bunian' which were released by their masters as some people said this place was widely known for that purpose. Seram kan?


But the scenery, the structure and color is breathtaking. The trees are sometimes contrast in color even they are the same kind. That is simply weird, but interesting though. Many big, I mean BIG trees which must have been hundreds of years there. As it gets higher, the temperature seems to reduce and before reaching the peak, you'll meet again with stairs which are not as steep as the one at the start.


And at last, at the peak, at the summit of Jerai, I finally get it through! Hip hip, hurray! On top of the hill, there is a Residence Hotel. A nice place where you can see the paddy fields and seas. Superb. There are restaurants where you can enjoy meals (which I don't have the chance as the place were full) and mosque. Penat semua dah tak rasa bila sampai atas, it feels worth it.


After performing Zohor prayer, we decided to get down as we planned to go for a swim at the foot of Jerai. Believe me, going down is not as easy as climbing up. The pain on my knees was twice as before. I was tryingggg soo SUPER DUPER hard not to complain or moan as these Pakciks were moving quite quick and it would break my heart to disappoint them. 


I didn't remember how long did we take to go down, but when a lady at a stall asked the time we take to go up, Encik Nine answered with an exaggerated answer, and of course, the lady was amazed. Hehe. He thought the lady was asking about the time we went down. Tapi serba salah nak betulkan, biarkan je. Bagi that lady seronok, Nine pun seronok... Hihi. 


Instead of swimming, we simply 'took a bath' at the stream. Going there for a swim is something I would not suggest.


I know these Pakciks will MOST PROBABLY took a lesser time if I was not around but I'm 200% sure that they didn't mind at all, but still, I feel bad.
Maybe I should put a second thought next time to join this kind of activity. 


p.s. Waiting patiently for our Pakciks trip to Vietnam :-)

Visit Perak 2012 - Sungai Klah Hotspring

And my journey continues! Next trip - Sungai Klah Hotsprings!
Located about 10 minutes drive from the exit of Sungkai (PLUS highway), this place is also known as Felda Hosprings. The entrance is RM12/person and you can go to various pool, from cold mountain streams to hotsprings.


My department held our Family Day here. There is a package where you can find chalets to stay, games that they could organized, lunch or dinner treat etc.


Sungai Klah Hotsprings is one of the hottest points in Malaysia, where there is 1 point which has been converted into a egg boiling pool. You can buy eggs to boil them, and instruction on how you wanted them to be boiled, 1/4 boiled, 1/2 boiled or hard boiled. It depends on how long you put those eggs inside the pool. 


Plus, there is also a reflexology features, where the jutting stones under the water can help the blood's circulation in our body. A colleague of mine said that if you managed to go through the reflexology route without any much pain, then you're in good shape. However, if you don't, then there is something wrong with your body. I'm not sure about that though. 


You can visit the water theme park surrounding the hotsprings which is the 'hot stuff' of Sungai Klah especially to kids. Maybe the park is not as fancy as Sunway Lagoon or Bukit Merah, but Sungai Klah Hotsprings can definitely offer more with its hotspring pools at many levels of temperature.


Listed as one of the icon of Perak, Sungai Klah Hotspring is definitely an amazing getaway for families to chill.

Warkah Terakhir Rosli Dhoby.

I was watching a malay drama last Sunday, Kashaf Imani. I didn't get the chance to watch the ending of the telemovie as we had a guest at our home. So I googled it and I found this drama series, Warkah Terakhir Rosly Dhoby on youtube. It was played by the same actor of Kashaf Imani, Beto Kusyairy.

It's a true story on a 17 years old Rosli Dhoby, intelligent with nationalist spirit. He was keen to build up the Sarawakians when he started to volunteer becoming a part time teacher at Sekolah Rakyat (People's school) for free. He then joined the PPM, a party fighting for the Sarawakians against the British, then he was pulled in to join Rukun 13, a subsidiary of PPM which the approach was rather different which was to fight with blood.

The drama also slotted in the elements of family ties, friendship and love in Rosli Dhoby's life and how was everyone got affected by the decision when Rosli Dhoby finally was 'forced' the Rukun 13  to kill the British Governor in Sarawak on the 3rd of December 1949. He was then charged for murder and executed.

"Menuntut ilmu itu juga adalah jihad"

I might not agree how Rukun 13 (Pak Bujang, Ramli and Morshidi) on getting Rosli Dhoby to be involved in the movement of Rukun 13, as to me, Rosli Dhoby was already a jihadist, a hero on building knowledge among the Sarawakians children. He voluntarily be a teacher at a Sekolah Rakyat (People's school) where the Sarawakians sent their children to school for free. Rukun 13 might get someone else instead. I believe he could do more. But anyhow, I could not judge more as the experience was of course different back then. 

The sacrifices made by Rosli Dhoby was huge and it is embarrassing for us today to claim what had we done for this beloved country. It would be tiny as to compare to his, and he was only 17. Rosli Dhoby was truly a hero, a nationalist to the Sarawakians, and of course, to Malaysians.

So guys, please take good care of the country.

It's not easy to be where we are now.

Well done Beto Kusyairy. You really made me feel. Great acting.

This drama series is by far the best one so far.


Al-Fatihah to Rosli Dhoby. Semoga perjuangannya diterima Allah SWT dan ditempatkan di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman.

Freedom.

We are moving to a world where everyone was fighting for freedom.

But how actually do you define freedom?

Freedom is too subjective. Everything we do has a restriction of limit or border with rules and regulations. It's just how far would you put those lines.

"Perlakuan manusia tanpa peraturan dan had akan membawa kepada ... "

I would not write much on this.

Let the world decide.

Visit Perak 2012 - Pulau Pangkor.

Do you know next year will a Visit Perak year? If not, then you must living in cave. You are lame.

So, in conjunction with Visit Perak 2012, I am launching my very own Perak Tour and and tell you how amazing actually Perak is! Yeah, clap clap. Kaboom kaboom (This is the sound of fireworks, just so you know my launching is super happening).

Well, even 2 weeks before the new year arrive, my tour had actually kicked off. Me and buddy went to Pangkor Island! Even there's not much excitement as Pangkor is near to my home, I still can't deny Pangkor is still one of the island with many beautiful beaches around. Yay, Pangkor! See how excited I am!

To get there, you can either use Marina Island to get on a ferry or from Lumut. Marina Island is a new place without much happening around, though the distance to Pangkor is quicker, which a ferry only take about 15 minutes to get there with safer parking space and less crowd. Compare to Lumut, which a ferry needs 45 minutes to Pangkor, limited parking and crowded jetty. However, I still chose Lumut as for my buddy, this is his first time to Pangkor. By going through Lumut, there's more to see, more to shop and during the 45 minutes trip, you can enjoy more time on the ferry going through Naval Base. 

Pangkor is rich with many chalets and hotels. Most of them are not that expensive. You can find a lot at Teluk Nipah and Bogak Beach. I selected a chalet at Teluk Nipah as that is the place for water activities that I've planned the next day. During this school holidays, usually the price would be a bit expensive compare to non peak seasons, but still, the chalet only cost me RM95 which is rather cheap. I would strongly suggest you make a reservation before you came since the peak season would invite so many tourists that these chalets usually will be fully occupied.

We had drizzle at noon by the time we arrived, so we got ourselves to a nearby kopitiam near the jetty where now the commercial area is located. With new renovated shops houses, these place looks sophisticated with many choices of souvenirs, clothes, satay fish and dried seafood.  We didn't get ourselves dried seafood there however as I had other places that I would recommend later. When the sun re-appear, we went to the Dutch Fort. There's nothing much here, but visiting this place is a must if you're in Pangkor. Missing this place is like you're not going to Big Ben when you're in London. Yes, this is the big ben of Pangkor. The iconic place o Pangkor I would say.

By the way, we got ourselves a rental motorcycle. You can book it when you buy your ferry ticket in Lumut, and it only cost you about RM35 for a day rent. It is so much easier to move around when you  have your own transport. And after getting ourselves around Pangkor on the bike, stopping by at the Bogak Beach where currently there is a lot of water activities compare to my previous visit and the fishermen's village, we got back to Teluk Nipah and had a little swim as it get a bit cloudy.Teluk Nipah is the IT place for Pangkor. The beach is beautiful, peaceful and calming. Watching sunset the side of the beach is priceless.

The next day, to avoid ourselves to get sunburn, we got ourselves out to the sea as early 7.30 in the morning. Then by 8.30, we went for kayaking for 45 minutes, and it only cost us RM10 per person. Cheap eh? Right after that, we went for a boat ride to snorkeling area. Only RM15 per person with no limit time. The place was a little bit crowded, but definitely worth it. After 1.5 hours snorkeling, the beach boy whom got us there took us around with his little boat to an awesome ride around Teluk Nipah. With that, both us only spend RM25/person for water activity. This is super cheap alright.

We got back to our chalet at noon, checked out and went to Pangkor Gallery ( a new place ), with some artifacts, old records, photos. You'll get to know new things on Pangkor which even I did not. Next we went to the seafood factory near the chinese village. This is the place I propose to get your shopping on seafood. This factory is rather cheap with variety of food. From fried seafood, seafood snacks to satay.

We finally got on a ferry after queuing up for almost half an hour as many were going back as well. As what I can conclude, it is a beautiful island and totally affordable for you to come over with families. So spend some time and have a visit to this fascinating place, Pangkor.

Don't Let Me Go.

Well said.

Public Service Is Not That Bad.

I was in Putrajaya last 2 weeks for a meeting and as usual, I arrived about 1 hour early. With nothing else in mind what to do while waiting, I decided to renew my identity card (IC). These days we Malaysians call it Mykad. The last time when I renewed mine was 10 years ago, I was 16 then. However, regulation stated that we need to update Mykad when we reach 21. So I was fined RM20. No complaint though.

The service at the Registration Department was super quick. There is a procedure flow at the entrance that you would never get confused what to do next and I spent only about 15 minutes there to get my things done. 

My Mykad was suppose to be ready the nextday, however, as I would be back to Ipoh, they sent it to the registration office there, and 2 weeks after, I got my new Mykad! 

 Tadaaaa! See, our public service is not that bad, so stop being so negative.