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Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Jalan Perjuangan

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته and good day!!


For today's post, I want to share with you a few versus from the Quran, Surah at-Taubah: 41-42. 


Had it been an easy gain and a moderate trip, the hypocrites would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by Allah , "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allah knows that indeed they are liars.
Ayat ini bersama ayat sebelumnya diturunkan ketika umat Islam diperintahkan untuk berangkat ke perang Tabuk. Tetapi setelah perintah dikeluarkan, orang-orang munafik memberikan pelbagai alasan untuk tidak turut serta dalam peperangan.


Jalan perjuangan untuk Islam adalah sangat jauh dan panjang serta penuh dengan liku-liku, mehnah dan tribulasi. Untuk bersemangat dalam tempoh yang sekejap, mungkin tidak menjadi masalah pada kebanyakan orang. Tetapi, untuk terus konsisten dengan semangat yang sama seperti mana pada mula-mula berjuang, adalah sangat susah.


Sekiranya kemenangan itu mudah, sudah tentu ramai yang akan berbondong-bondong menyertai jalan perjuangan itu. Tetapi kerana ia susah dan payah, tidak semua yang sanggup.

Beristiqamah dari mula berjuang sehingga akhir hayat, biarpun janji kemenangan itu dilihat begitu jauh, dan usaha itu sangat memenatkan. 

Berjuang untuk Islam bukan seperti bekerja dalam sesuatu syarikat. Semakin lama bekerja, pangkat semakin besar. Sekiranya tidak dinaikkan pangkat, maka kita akan rasa tidak dihargai dan keluar dari syarikat untuk bekerja dalam syarikat lain atau membuka syarikat baru.

Berjuang untuk Islam, biarpun pernah menjadi Presiden pada suatu masa dulu, sekiranya pada hari kemudiannya terpaksa menjadi tukang masak misalnya, masih memerlukan semangat jitu yang sama sepertimana ketika berada di jawatan yang tinggi. Lazim pejuang merasakan, hanya kerana pernah berkhidmat dalam suatu posisi suatu masa dulu, sudah cukup khidmatnya. Atau pernah diletakkan di atas, tidak lagi layak untuk berada di bawah. 


Ambillah pengajaran dari Khalid Al-Walid r.a yang terkenal dengan kehebatannya sebagai panglima perang. Tetapi ketika diturunkan jawatannya oleh Saidina Umar r.a dan digantikan dengan Abu Ubaidah al-Jarrah r.a, jawapan yang diberikan oleh beliau adalah: 'Aku berjuang kerana tuhan Umar, bukan kerana Umar'. Semangatnya dalam perang sama seperti ketika menjadi panglima. 

Di mana saja posisi kita dalam perjuangan ini, tidak sepatutunya melunturkan semangat sekiranya niat kita untuk berjuang adalah kerana Allah. Ambil juga pengajaran dari kata-kata Saad bin Abi Waqqas: 'Aku adalah panah dari panah Islam. Tujukanlah ke mana saja yang engkau suka'. 


Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah . That is better for you, if you only knew.
Fastaqim! Beristiqamahlah dengan Islam dan perjuangan menegakkan kalimah Allah. 

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

After SPM

Salam and good day!

As recently the result for SPM has just came out, a lot of the students will ask what will they do next? The thing about the future is it is a scary thing to think about especially when you don't really have a clear idea in mind. 

This time, I would like to share to you some of my insights and my experiences and may they help you to figure out your future endeavors. 

For me, I have never had to worry about my result because I had the opportunity to enroll to Darul Quran, Jakim for their certificate programme a few months after I've finished my SPM exam. However, I did fill in the UPU form as I'm sure most if not all students will do the same. 

There are a lot of ways that you can go after you have finished the exam, depending on your passion and opportunities. 


Some people will immediately get the opportunity to further to Bachelors degree after SPM either in a public university or private. If previously you have applied to a university and received an offer, the best thing to do is to accept it because you are the creme de la creme. This opportunity only be given to a small number of students.

If you received offers for foundation studies (pre-university) and matriculation centres under the ministry of education, I would suggest you to go to foundation studies because that will secure your place in the university. 

However, if you only get an offer from matriculation, that will be a good choice too. It's just that you will have to fight for a place at the universities with other prospective students from STPM, SPM and other matriculation centres all over the country. If you did not receive any offers from public university, private uni will be just as good (only much more expensive) or go back to school for STPM.

Some people (or most) will only take STPM if they did not receive any offers from universities. This should not be the case because my bestie took STPM and we found that the syllabus that you learn can sometimes be more extensive and difficult than the ones you learn from pre-u or matrix. 

STPM will also give you a more secure prospect for jobs if you wish to work afterwards which you can;t do if you are taking pre-u or matrix. 

Another good option after SPM is diploma. Although you have to sit for three whole years for it, at least at the end of the course, you'll have something to show for. It'll maybe take more time to finish study, but you'll surely gain more too. Sometimes, if you excel in the first few semesters, you'll be offered a chance to immediately convert to bachelors degree. 

Another issue is between studying abroad and studying in Malaysia. Studying abroad have their perks but not more than studying locally.

If you think you can benefit more by studying abroad, by all means do that. Some of the perks that I find by studying abroad is:

1. Getting new experiences (living in a different environment and culture will definitely give you a broader perspective)
2. Learning from the best in the field that you are taking (you have to find where in the world that has most progressed in the field that you are interested in.
3. If it's something new or non existent in Malaysia, you will be the pioneer that brought home the knowledge. 

There are a lot more benefits that you can find by sharing from seniors experiences. Learn from those before you, so that you will not make the same mistakes and will repeat the excellence that they've achieved. 

That's all the sharing that I can think of right now. Other pressing questions can be directed to my email. Before I forget, congratulations to all students, regardless of your result. Every result is great in their own way. Because it will help to give you an idea what you should do next. I have to get back to work...until next time..

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Nostalgic Milk

Salam and good day y'all!!

You must be wondering how can a milk be so nostalgic. huhu....Well, first thing is, this milk is abundant during my younger days. You can find it in most local stores especially in kampung areas.

Tadaaa....


Now they're not so easy to find. I used to drink this almost every day. Just love the taste!! So much better than the commercial ones that we have now. They have it in 3 different flavours: Corn (My favvy!!), Strawberry and Chocolate. 

My sister's friend sells this if anyone interested. You can also find them near manjaku Bangi. 

Until next time...http://eemoticons.net

Thursday, 6 November 2014

Book Promo: 5 Magic Bullets

Salam and good day readers!!

For all avid readers out there, I would like to recommend one book for you. The writer is my friend and comrade from IIUM, Dr. Sharif Ahmad. We were both student representatives while we were studying at IIUM. He took medicine, now already a successful doctor. 

The title is 5 MAGIC BULLETS



The book teaches how to excel in your studies while involving in extra curricular activities. Campus life must be more than just lectures and exams. The book shares about his real experiences as the student leader whilst maintaining his excellence in his study as a medical student, which you know a very difficult course. 


Quote from the book:

"Life is a copycat business. If you copy what a successful person do, you will achieve the same success." 

Happy reading!

Until next time...http://eemoticons.net

Sunday, 23 March 2014

New Gadget

Salam and good day everyone...

The other day, I browsed on the internet for a new camera. My family said it's cheap to buy here in UK. Plus, after the All England finals, I wanted a camera with a magnificent zoom and can take nice pictures/video in the dark. I didn't get good pictures then.

I was thinking of my next events and trips, so I thought of buying a camera to capture all those coming memories....hihi..

So my bestie and I went to Oxford street to go to Currys PC World. Previously we browsed on the net and found two choices of cameras and they're very cheap there. 

This is what I bought...jeng jeng jeng....


I was actually torn between this camera and Olympus SZ16. But in the end, I bought this one, because overall, this camera is better (so they say). I haven't used it as much, so I can't review. This camera has 18X optical zoom, HD video (which I don't like), wifi, touch screen, etc etc....


This camera is included with one 32GB memory card and 500GB Knowhow Cloud Storage Sysytem. I also paid extra 30 pounds for the instant replacement plan where you can just walk in any Currys store and exchange the camera that you bought with a new one. You can also exchange with any other items for three years. So if within that 3 years, I can change this camera many times.  huhu....cool right? It's even better than warranty. So total I paid around 188 pounds. 


After that we went to Sports Direct because they were having a closing down sale. I bought this original Karrimor bag pack which considered as very cheap! (according to my friend..=P)

That's all for now...

Until next time...http://eemoticons.net

Friday, 28 February 2014

Fuzzy Balls

Salam and good day everyone! During my last trip to Sheffield, I found some threads at Poundland store. Poundland is a store selling all kinds of stuff for only £1! This is what I love to do during my past time...

Arts and crafts..=D

Let me show you a simple tutorial...


Cut out cardboard box or cereal box to ring shapes. The size doesn't matter, if it's small, your ball will be small and vice versa.

Then, take two different colours of thread. You can also use the same colour threads, depending on your design.


Just roll the threads around your ring and continue until there's no more hole in the middle. Half way through, it will look like this...


After you've filled the hole, you need to cut off the threads at the side...like this...


Just continue until you see the cardboard box underneath
 

 
Be careful while doing this...children under 12, make sure an adult help you to do this..or something like this will happen...
 
 
Ouch....
 
After cutting, take another new thread and make a loop at the end
 

To make it look like this...
 

 
This is used to tie around the ball...tie the loose end of the knot around you ball,,.next to the cardboard box.
 
 
You will then need to cut off the cardboard box..like so...
 
 
Throw away the box, and you can begin your trimming to make it look like a ball...
 
 
The finished product...tadaaa.....
 
 
Other designs that you can do
 

 
With different sizes...
 
Try it yourself...and experiment!
 
Until next time.......http://eemoticons.net