Monday, March 30, 2009

Apa dosa golongan HIV/AIDS?


memang betullah!!politician memang hydrocephalus.CSF banyak sangat kut sampai brain atrophy.itu yang tak boleh fikir sangat kut.Ini zaman sains dan teknologi la.ingat zaman penyakit kusta ke,dulu boleh la takde ubat,org sakit kusta duduk kat pulau jerejak etc.Ada ke patut nak letak org sakit HIV/AIDS dalam satu pulau.Ada ke patut nak sebarkan nama pesakit-pesakit tu?Di mana kewajarannya?

Duit banyak,sila pergi belajar.Hepatitis lagi senang tersebar.Majority HIV/AIDS patients are non sex worker and non drug abusers!!Faham tak????

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Diary Exam

29 Mac (Dewan Utama)
9.00 - 11.30 pm : SEQ 1
2.15 - 4.45 pm : SEQ 2

30 - 31/03
Cuti Hari Keputeraan Sultan Kelantan

1/04 (MPG 1,2,3 & 4)
8.30 am - 4.00 pm : Clinical OSCE

2/04 (Dewan Utama)
9.30 am - 10.30 am : OSCE

5/04 (MPG 1,2,3 & 4)
8.30 am - 4.00 pm : Clinical OSCE(merdeka)

8/04 - Rabu
Pengumuman Viva-voce

9/04 - Khamis
2.15pm - Majlis Mesyuarat Pemeriksa
4.00pm - Pengumuman Keputusan Peperiksaan

please doa doa doa for us!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

terima kasih

assalamualaikum,
subhanallah,alhamdulillah,allahuakbar,
Ya Allah,macam tak percaya je,our 1st paper is less than 24 hours from now.Bak kata Hanis," Seminggu exam untuk silibus 2 tahun".
Ya Allah,betul sangat cepat masa berlalu.Ingat tak our life time 2nd and 3rd year?Kita duduk bilik mana,sapa roomate kita,kita selalu makan and belajar ngan sapa,pastu prog CFCS yang memenatkan.
Ha,cepatnya masa berlalu.Pejam celik pejam celik countdown exam yang dimulakan peah dan azizi tiba tanpa hari.tinggal jam saja.jam!
Kalau ada doraemon mesti kita cakap,"kan bagus kalau ada mesin cahaya masa,boleh patah balik masa lalu"Tapi semua tu impian je.
Life must go on.cabaran perlu dihadapi.Insyaallah,dengan izin Allah,apa-apa pun boleh terjadi.Sentiasa berdoa kepadaNya.
All the best sahabat.Sorry for everything.
to my Study groupmates,sharing partner,swimming partners and PNM,all the best.Doakan kita semua berjaya!

Friday, March 27, 2009

time to lower down your expectation!!!
true

Monday, March 23, 2009

cahaya

28 hb march 2009-malaysia dark earth
will kelantan support the event?
30-31 hb march-hari keputraan sultan kelantan
aka
seluruh kelantan bercahaya
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aina:paksu,sedeyla,ada orang cakap gambar ena edit buang masa and tak cantik pun
paksu:biaqla.depa tu jeles.depa bukan reti edit/tangkap gambar pun.bising je lebih!
aina:aah,depa bukan pandai edit pun(teettt)

D-klasik

a new kopitiam in front of usm
the interior design is so beautiful(some might say"biasa je")
owh yeah,support this shop ok!
owner orang melayu
boikot pizza hut,jiran sebelah tu
[poor service,tak sedap,sokong palestin]
p/s;ada orang cakap pizza hut and kfc tak payah diboikot sebab syarikat malaysia.Nanti mempengaruhi ekonomi negara. Setiap orang pandangan lain-lain.anda bagaimana?

Friday, March 20, 2009

blue sky[part1]


2 gambar ini diambil semasa dalam perjalanan ke study group.
cantikkan langit biru.ye,saya baru sedar bertapa cantiknya langit biru.
subhanAllah,masyaAllah,Allahuakbar
"bayangkan kalau Allah ciptakan dunia ini hitam putih,mesti bosan kan=p"

disebalik kisah ppsmi

sebuah cerita,ditulis oleh abang haikal,jiran kami ketika di kuala nerang,kedah dulu.
::>Mungkin orang lain pandang ringan isu PPSMI,kamu anak bandar,ada duit cukup,ada mak bapak yang berpengetahuan tinggi,tahu apa itu inggeris,tapi pelajar luar bandar bilang!!!
Saya pernah tinggal di Kuala Nerang,pernah pergi ke Pulau Tuba dan sekarang menetap di Lenggong.Tempat-tempat ini bukan bandar,sekadar pekan kecil.Anak-anak muda kebanyakkan tidak berfikiran jauh,selepas belajar,tolong bapak kerja di sawah takpun kerja kilang.Mereka tidak pernah berfikiran jauh,walaupun mereka mahu keluar dari kesusahan hidup.sebab mereka tak nampak hala tuju itu.Itu yang septutnya kita tolong.Bantu mereka dalam pelajaran.PPSMI lebih mencicirkan mereka sahaja!!
Bukan maksudnya nak hapuskan.Tapi biarlah win-win situation.Tapi apa win-win situationnya?
Ini bukan isu politik,ini isu anak bangsa!

the power of sharing

alhamdulillah,dah hampir satu bulan blog ini diwujudkan.Sambutan?sangat memberansangkan. Setiap hari,pasti ada yang menulis,tak kira medical knowledge,motivational stories dan lain-lain.Tahniah kepada yang berkongsi.Semoga usaha kalian dipermudahkan Allah,InsyaAllah.

'Sharing is charity'

Tahniah juga kepada readers(eventhough we cant force evrybody to read each post)

Our final is just 8 days from now.Tentunya adrenaline semakin banyak dihasilkan.Palpitation bukan sahaja dirasai,malah mungkin bleh didengar dari telinga sendiri.Kita manusia biasa,normal kalau kita ada perasaan gementar.Apa-apa pun Masa itu milik Allah.Bertawakal sepenuhnya kepada Allah.

Setiap orang ada rasa stress.Gunakan sublimation.Dan senyum adalah sublimation yang bagus!!bila kita senyum,kita akan rasa kurang stress,dan senyuman kita akan mengembirakan orang lain.Alhamdulillah=p

good luck!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

importance of working

must read!
as usual,from life is an open secret

berubah!

wake up people!!!
make a change,
memberi lebih baik dari menerima
in everything


i miss home,i miss kayak and i miss tasik raban!

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

it is a norm!
i say a norm!
so you are the normal people
try to be hyper again
=p

Sunday, March 15, 2009


jika anda tidak boleh terbang,berlarilah,
jika anda tidak boleh berlari,berjalanlah,
jika anda tidak boleh berjalan,merangkaklah,
tetapi walauapa pun berlaku,
teruslah bergerak

-Dr Martin Luther King Jr-

Friday, March 13, 2009

gaining the strength


alhamdulillah!alhamdulillah!!
[segala pujian bagi Allah]
selepas satu selesai,
datang satu yang baru,
sesuatu yang tidak dipohon,
kesabaran yang tinggi diperlukan,
kekuatan rohani dan fizikal didambakan

yes!im gaining the strength
thanks Allah
-alhamdulillah-
p/s:malaysia cyclist team is in poland and they are fighting for world games*let's pray for them*

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

semangat!

last few days,i had a conversation with my youngest,anis
aina:anis,ena stress la
anis:la stress nak exam ka?jangan stress,nanti satu apa tak masuk
aina:itu satu,but ena stress sebab ena tak rasa stress nak exam.ena tgk org pulun,ena cam lepak je.belajar tu belajar,tapi mcm tak sepulun depa.
anis:la bagus la tak stress.boleh belajar,fokus betul-betul.belajar sebanyak yang boleh.Nanti dah stress susah nak belajar.
aina:Aaa,kenapa lupa nak fikir pasal tu kan.thanks yeah.
Pop!!
now,my adik make me realize.me,langsung tak bersyukur dengan NIKMAT yang Allah bagi.He always know the BEST for us.Grab the chances!!!Allah bagi stress,langsung tak boleh study baru tau.
Forgive me Allah.Forgive us!
semangat!semangat!

Monday, March 9, 2009


Sunday, March 8, 2009

again!


again,he lost!


[frust]

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Road Towards A Larger Future

BismillaahAs Salaamu ‘alaykum and peace to all,

28th Ramadan 1429 – Day 28- Road Towards A Larger Future – Motivational story on Asking For Forgiveness from Others

I received an e-greeting card from a friend that day.

‘Eid Mubarak, "Kullu am wa antum bi-khair" (May you be well throughout the year) –‘And then, my friend wrote a personal note saying: ‘Please forgive me for all my wrongdoings, intentionally or unintentionally.’

SubhanAllaah…I smiled as I read her note. ‘Me too, my dearest… me too’ I whispered silently as I clicked on the ‘Reply This Card’ button.

Isn’t that the typical greetings and wishes we make for one another every single time this blessed month of Ramadan is ending and the glorious month of Syawal approaching?

So much so that I once wondered- when we seek for the forgiveness from others especially during Ramadan, do we really mean it from the bottom of our hearts or it is just cultural and a mere lip service?

It was then I remembered what Allah said about believers,In the Qur’an Allah has described the Believers as
“those who avoid major sins and acts of indecencies and when they are angry they forgive.” (ash-Shura 42: 37)

SubhanAllaah…. Look at how important it is to forgive others, huh? Not doing so would actually make us missing one of the characters of a believer!

Nauzubillaah…Not only that, in fact, Allaah has precisely told us to make amends with the people who might have done wrong to us when later in the same Surah Allah says,

“The reward of the evil is the evil thereof, but whosoever forgives and makes amends, his reward is upon Allah.” (al-Shura 42: 40)

Amazing, isn’t it? Allah knows our tendencies of wanting to lash-back, retaliate, get even, strike back and even the score- so, He, our Lord has said that yes, if anyone does wrong to you, it is your right to respond to that accordingly. But, with a big huge humungous B, Allah said that if we decide to forgive and make amend, then, we shall be rewarded by Him for that, inshaAllaah.

I got very excited just by thinking that I am being promised a reward by the Owner of the Universe, the Fulfiller of all needs and the Master of all creations. It doesn’t really matter what He promises us, right? I mean, if the Owner of Everything that existed in this world AND Who is Most Generous promises me a reward, do you think the reward is going to be a small, tiny, insignificant one?Just like when a bighearted wealthy man promised to reward us for helping him out? Do you think he is going to give us ten cents or a nickel for what we have done for him? Or do you think, logically, because of his status, capacity and character, he is going to give us a hundred dollars if not a thousand dollars?

Ka-ching!!So, yes, I truly know that I would want that reward as promised by my Lord for being a forgiving person and for making amend with the ones that has hurt me, inshaAllaah.I remembered an unfortunate incident that happened thousands of years ago about my beloved Lady A’isha who was slandered. One of the slanderers turned out to be Mistah, the cousin of ‘Aisha’s father, Abu Bakr (ra). Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, used to give financial help to this young man. After he slandered his daughter, Abu Bakr vowed not to help him any more. But Allah reminded Abu Bakr and through him all the Believers,

“Let not those among you who are endued with grace and amplitude of means resolve by oath against helping their kinsmen, those in want and those who migrated in the path of Allah. Let them forgive and overlook. Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? Indeed Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Al-Nur 24:22)

Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came out of his home and said,
“Yes, indeed, I want Allah’s forgiveness.”

He not only continued to help him but he gave him more.

SubhanAllaah! What a beautiful character…When I read the words … Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you?... my heart goes YES, YES, YES, Yes Ya Rabbi, I wish that you forgive me…

Don’t you wish for the same too?Absolutely, right?On top of that, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw) once said:

Musa (as), the son of Imran once asked, "Oh my Lord! Who is the most honourable of Your servants? And He replied, the person who forgives even when he is in a position of power." (Baihaqi)

No wonder Caliph Abu Bakar was such an honorable man! He actually has forgiven someone when he (ra) was in the position of power, subhanAllaah…

Paul Boese Paul Boese once said,
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

So let us asked ourselves this particular question- Do we,too want to have a larger future?Think about it.

Sis Zabrina also known as Zabrina A. Bakar, is a Life Storyteller, motivational and inspirational writer and speaker; and author and creator of Islamic motivational book Life Open Secret book series

The Simple Reality of Life- Motivational Story of Remembering Life and Death

BismillaahAs Salaamu ‘alaykum and peace to all,
16th of Ramadan- Day 16- The Simple Reality of Life- Motivational Story of Remembering Life and Death
Moments ago,I just got off the MSN Messenger with someone very dear to me whom I have not spoken to for a very long time. I just received news that his mother is at her deathbed. This is one news I am not prepared to hear, one news that had brought me to my tears.
Ya Allah, please give strength to him to go through this ordeal…I know that death would come to everyone, sooner or later. I know one day, it will be me. There is no escape to this. And I know too, that death is a natural process of life, they say. But it is still a natural process that I find very hard to swallow.
I remembered the time when my mother left this world, the day when she left us all, the moment when my dad told me that my mother was called back to her Creator. My mind couldn’t comprehend his words but when the reality began to sink into me, I felt like as if my heart was being crushed and it bled profusely; and my physical just collapsed next to her still body. Her death has brought me tears, sadness and loneliness. And I know it will be as hard and difficult for my dearest friend too…
I kept telling myself this verse of His Holy Book,
"We did not give any human being before you immortality. And if you die, will they then be immortal? "
The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 21, Verse 34
How beautiful the way Allah put the reality to me. He, my Lord simply asked me this very question- shouldn’t the people that lived before me be immortal if the reality of death is not real? One simple question that has slammed the reality of death to my face…
Ya Allah, Ya Rabbi, Ya Rabbi…I know the reality of death scare me for one reason- I believe I am not prepared to face Him, I believe that I have not done enough for Him, I believe I have not lived fully according to His Rules - and that is why I am so shameful and afraid to meet Him, my Creator…
I remembered how Allah talked about the ones who plead to Him to be sent back to this world and promised to do good,
[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, “My Lord, send me back that I might do righteousness in that which I left behind (i.e. in that which I neglected).” No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful. But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally. The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles (i.e. their lips having been contracted by scorching until the teeth are exposed).
(Quran, 23:99-104)
Astaghfirullah, astghfirullah, astaghfirullah…Perhaps one of the reasons that Allaah planned that I received this news today is for me to really look into myself of what have I done, what I am doing and what I plan to do in my future. Are my actions pleasing to Him, or they invite His Anger? Am I taking advantage to reap as much reward in this Blessed Month of Ramadan, or I just let it slipped passed me? Have I begged for His Forgiveness enough and really regretted all my wrongdoings or am I just doing a lip service? Am I careful of the steps I am taking right now in my life or I just am care-less in whatever I do?
To my dearest friend- Please stay strong. Allah, our Lord knows what is best for us. Allah will never test us more than what we can bear. With every single difficulty, easiness comes along together with it. This is His Promise. And His Promise is true and real. Do have patience enduring this very difficult trial as only the patience ones are successful. And trust Him. Trust Him. Trust Him.
And do know that my silent prayers are always for you...This 16th of Ramadan means we all are already half way through this Month of Mercy. Let us all promised ourselves that as the day of Ramadan leave us one by one, our deeds will increase,our faith and emaan will be stronger and our love for Him will multiply in leaps and bounds so that on the day we are called back to Him, we would have smiles on our faces as it is the day we get to meet our Beloved for the first time…
Ameen…
Copyright © Sis Zabrina 2008
Sis Zabrina
Life StorytellerAuthor of Life is an Open Secret

Friday, March 6, 2009

The Story of a Man with His Bag of Gold!


The Story of a Man and His Bag of Gold is one of the 18 stories from Life is an Open Secret- You, Me and We


Have you ever received emails that make you ponder hard about life? The other day I received one. I love these kinds of emails, as they not only tease my thoughts, but they trigger me to thoroughly think of things that I typically don't think about (Wow, a new tongue twister!)

Anyway, the first part of the email asked me to answer three simple (I wish!) questions. Why don't you answer them with me, agree?

The questions are:

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name any ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
3. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

Yikes! Goodness, I think I am experiencing not only a major blonde moment here, but probably brunette, black, red and brown too!

Totally dazed, I decided to read on to the second set of questions. They are:

1. List a few people who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

Now, these I can answer! Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah) My heart smiled as I reflected on their names, the names of the individuals who had touched my life in their own wonderful ways.

This was when it suddenly hit me- BAM! These names are not only merely names. These names represented something more significant, something greater than the persons themselves. Yes, they do!

A Chinese proverb once said:

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses.

Sniff, sniff… hmmm…Yup, they absolutely have the perfect right rose scent on their hands! Do you want to know the kind of roses they held and gave me?

In many words - compassionate, sympathetic, thoughtful, concerned, caring, considerate and empathetic.

In one word- kindness! Absolutely!

They truly understood the words of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):

"Allah is kind and loves kindness." (Declared as Hadith hasan by Al-Albani)

SubhanAllah…This was what they have been doing to others in their lives. And I was fortunate to be blessed having people like them around me, Alhamdulillah…

And the effect of their kindness is just as what Lao Tzu had once said:

Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.

Ah- yes! I agree with you, Lao Tzu.

Have you met these kinds of people, my friends? The ones who always say the right thing, think the right way and make you feel everything is going to be right again? The ones whose act of kindness we never could forget?

Frederick L. Collins summed it up really well when he said:

There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are."

I chuckled when I read what he said the first time. Somehow that UB40 song "Here I Am Baby" started humming in my head!

How do I make it stop?

Focus, Zabrina! Focus!

Okay, okay. Where was I?

So, I absolutely love the name Mr. Frederick gave- Here-I-Am versus There-You-Are!

During the times when we are freezing cold, they come with a blanket and say Here-I-Am. When we are hungry, they have food in their hands and say Here-I-Am. When we need support, they lend their shoulders and say Here-I-Am. When we are limping in pain, they hold our hands and say Here-I-Am. They say Here-I-Am and share the only biscuit they have with us. They pick up our phone calls at midnight and say don't worry, Here-I-Am. During moments when we feel all alone and lonely they come knocking on our doors and say Here-I-Am. And sometimes, when they see us teary from far, they come closer and say Here-I-Am darling, don't worry about a thing.

They made me ask myself- Am I living a life as a Here-I-Am person or There-You-Are person? Which one are you, my brothers and sisters?

I remembered a verse sent down to us from Allah, our Lord who said:

"Woe to worshippers, who are absent-minded to their prayer, those who make a show (of piety), and refuse to render small acts of kindness (towards others)." (Al-Ma`un 107: 4-7)

Ya Allah… (O my God). Did Allah just use the word woe? Woe to the ones who refused to render small acts of kindness? Do we know the implications of this word woe, my friends?

As I flipped the pages of my big red dictionary, I learned that the word woe meant serious (Code Red!) grief, misfortune, affliction, sadness, despair, misery and wretchedness.

Gulp! Na`udhubillah (We seek refuge in Allah) I could feel my knees going wobbly suddenly.

These are not the strings of words I want to exist in my life! No…

Let us ask ourselves- have we ever ignored an old man who has difficulties crossing the road? Or our mother's requests to massage her painful back and tired feet? Have we helped our baby brother to tie his shoe lace? Or comfort a friend whose confidence was shattered by words of others? Perhaps helped orphans who needed donations? Assist a lady with a flat tire on the road? Helped out a homeless who asked for a glass of water? Given aid to a stranger who looked lost? Fulfilled a request for a volunteer to help out in the masjid?

Ya Allah, I am so afraid that if I continue to close one eye and ignore all these opportunities for me to do small acts of kindness- Allah would send a package of “serious grief” to me! A package that says- "Special Delivery: Compliments from your Lord. Thanks for the Service Not Rendered to My other creations".

Do I dare face the consequences of such a "special package" delivery just because I am too lazy, too proud, too busy, too tired to be kind, to help, to care, to assist another person? Do you dare, my brothers and sisters?

Na`udhubillah. There goes my wobbly feet again.

Don't think so, right? Duh!

Suddenly I realized that I really needed to know something. What does Allah mean by small acts of kindness? How small is small? What is the quantum of "smallness of kindness" Allah is saying to us here?

The answer came from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):

"Do not belittle even the smallest act of kindness, even if it were no more than meeting your brother with a smiling and cheerful face." (Muslim)

SubhanAllah… I cannot believe it! The smallest act of kindness is a cheerful, smiling face? Isn't that amazing? I couldn't believe that it is so simple to be kind! Alhamdulillah!

And you know something else? I found that we don't necessarily need a human being to be kind, too! What we need is at least a living being, as said by the Prophet (peace be upon him) here:

" …O Allah's Messenger! Is there a reward for us in serving the animals?" He said, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate (living being)." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

SubhanAllah! So, even if we suddenly become Tom Hanks being Cast Away on an island alone- we still have a chance to be kind!

How? By serving the animals and plants around us, of course! By being kind to our pets and animals that live around us: don't hurt them, don't throw stones at them and definitely don't burn them! If you see them ill, take them to the vet. Care for them. Feed them. If they drink milk, give them some milk. If they eat biscuits, give them some biscuits. And if they eat meat, please send them back to the zoo because they surely are at the wrong place!

Oh, and yes, please do water your plants too- because by doing all these things, there is a reward for us! Yup! Totally!

I remember a story about a man mentioned in one of the Prophet's(peace be upon him) hadiths:

"While a man was walking on a road, he became very thirsty. Then he came across a well, got down into it, drank (of its water) and then came out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking mud because of excessive thirst. The man said to himself; "This dog is suffering from the same state of thirst as I did." So he went down the well (again) and filled his shoe (with water) and held it in his mouth and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for that deed and forgave him…" (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Ya Allah! I was truly shocked when I read this hadith. I could not imagine how a simple act of giving water to a thirsty animal could result in Allah thanking and forgiving us. Isn't that a reward by itself?

No wonder Saadi, a Muslim poet once said:

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.

Absolutely!

Don't you feel at this point that you truly want to look for any citizens from the Animal Kingdom which is thirsty or hungry just so that we could receive words of thanks from Him, the Almighty, plus be forgiven for the sins we have done?

Here kitty, kitty, kitty…meow…kitty, kitty, kitty…purrr…

Then, suddenly, I realized the amazing lessons for me to learn from this wonderful hadith of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Let me share them with you. The first lesson I learned was from this line:

"… The man said to himself "This dog is suffering from the same state of thirst as I did."

SubhanAllah, I am amazed at how empathetic this man was! I have never looked at any animals and thought, hey, that little kitty must be as hungry as I was just now!

But that was exactly what this man did. He looked at the dog, reflected upon himself and remembered how he felt when he himself was thirsty. And because he was able to “feel” what the dog had felt, he decided to go down the well the second time to get the water for the little doggie.

I asked myself- isn't this what I should be doing? Whenever I see someone who is in need, shouldn’t I be asking myself - how would I feel if I were in their shoes? Sad? Miserable? Depressed?

And secondly, I learned something when Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) said:

"... So he went down the well (again)…"

Let us ask ourselves- did this man wait for the dog to come to him and pant 'woof, woof, woof…bark!' (I am thirsty…help!)? Okay, I totally made that line up, but you know what I mean, right? He just saw the dog, felt sorry for it and went to get the water. That's it!

So, I asked myself- should I wait for someone I see facing difficulties to ask for help, only then offering my assistance, or should I quickly "go down the well" and help "them" without being asked, just as the man did?

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said:

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Absolutely!

And my final lesson was from these words:

" ... So he went down the well (again) and filled his shoe (with water) and
held it in his mouth and watered the dog…"

Isn't it amazing that he came up (the second time) holding a shoe filled with water in his mouth? Honestly, I am not sure how he climbed up, but he did!

Don't you feel this man has shown us that at times, truly, the act of kindness would require us to be selfless for a bit, you agree? Perhaps to be a little tired, exhausted, worn out, bushed and beat too!

Just like if we just came back from school, then our mother asked us to help with cleaning the house. Do you say "yes mum", smile and put on a cheerful face or do you grumble and said that you are tired? If an officemate asked for a lift back home, do you think of the extra five minutes you would spend detouring off your route, or do you say "yes, no problem", with a cheerful face? And if your spouse asked you to massage their head or their feet, do you do a Touch-And-Go job while mumbling that you are tired too, or do you really do it to make them feel better?

Did I accidentally hit some nerves? Sorry… (really).

But, you know something, my friends? If we think that when we help others, when we are kind to them, we are doing them a favor- we have to think again.

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) has said this once:

“Allah will help a person so long as he helps his brother.” (Muslim)

SubhanAllah! I could not believe this.

Our acts of kindness that we thought we do for others, are in actuality, for ourselves?

Look at the hadith again. Allah has promised that so long and as long as we helped our brothers (and sisters), He would help us too!

So, really, don’t you feel that the message between the lines is this- if we really want Allah to help us in whatever we do in our lives, we should begin by helping others first?

Wow, like Chandler of Friends likes to say, could it BE any clearer than this?!

Let me share with you a story I once heard of the man who won a highway contest.

Once, a King had a great highway built for the members of his kingdom. After it was completed, the king decided to have a contest. He invited the citizens to participate. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best. On the day of the contest, the people came with fine chariots and some came in their track clothes, too!

People traveled the highway all day. Whenever a person arrived at the end of the highway, he would complain to the king that there was a large pile of rocks and debris left on the road at one spot, and this got in their way and hindered their travel.

At the end of the day, a lone traveler crossed the finish line and wearily walked over to the King. He was tired and dirty, but he addressed the King with great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear away a pile of rocks and debris that was blocking the road. I found this bag of gold that was under one of the big rocks, and I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The King replied: "You are the rightful owner."

The traveler replied: "Oh no, that is not mine. I've never own such money."

"Oh yes," said the King, "you've earned this gold, for you won my contest. He who travels the road best is he who makes the road smoother for those who will follow."

Ya Allah, this story made me think.

Have I made the road smoother for others? Have I helped remove the debris that was blocking the road of others? Or have I pretended that I didn't see it? Or worse, have I simply complained about all the "debris" I found on the road and not done anything about it?

What about you, my brothers and sisters? Have you missed the pot of gold because you didn't remove the "debris" for others? Have you wondered how many pots of gold you missed because you weren't concerned enough to take the time to move or remove the debris along your path so that others could conveniently pass through?

I remember an anonamous quote that says:

Treat everyone with kindness, even those who are rude to you –
not because they are nice, but because you are.

The question is - Are we?

(The Story of a Man and His Bag of Gold is one of the 18 stories from Life is an Open Secret- You, Me and We)

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Thursday, March 5, 2009

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

fix the problem,not the blame

ye,saya seorang yang selalu bertangguh even though im a well-planned person.how?well, planning is just on a piece of paper,but the actions actually depend on me.hmm,kenapa bertangguh or kenapa tak ikut plan yang dirancang?Usually terjadi sebab main facebook,web surfing,blog hopping and etc.See,im pointing my faults towards other.*sigh*


i just finished reading the 7th secrets in "Life is an open secret".memang betul-betul kena tembak.Manusia memang suka mengeluh,suka salahkan orang lain atas kesalahan sendiri.memang introjection sangat!dulu,kalau kelas tak faham,mesti cakap cikgu ajar tak faham or kelas bosan.yang diri sendiri tak fokus betul-betul sapa suruh!


"Fix the problem,not the blame"

that's Japanese proverb.Yeah,now we should fix the problem,then baru kita berjaya.See,how Japan managed to make the best comeback after 2nd worldwar.Japan boleh,kita pun boleh.We know our problem,so what esle,fix je la makcik oit!Takde guna salahkan orang lain,masalah tetap takkan selesai=(

"Dan barangsiapa melakukan kesalahan kecil atau dosa besar,kemudian dilemparkan kesalahan itu kepada orang yang tidak bersalah,sesungguhnya dia memikulpembohongan dan dosa yang nyata"

an nisa:112
Astagfirullah.Kadang-kadang kita tak sedar apa yang kita buat.Owh,sorry my facebook!

Dan ingatlah,Allah berfirman dalam surah Asy Shura:30

"Dan apa-apa malapetaka yang menimpa kamu,maka disebabkan usaha tanganmu sendiri dan dimaafkan Allah kebanyakkanya"

huh,memang salah sendiri bila menyesal tak gunakan masa sebaik mungkin.Jangan salahkan orang lain,jangan salahkan kerja study group yang banyak(hehehe),dan yang penting jangan salahkan facebook or bloggers(selalu geram bila orang rajin update!).Salah ekau sendiri la ainaa ismail!!!!!!!!!!!

owh yeah,in An Nisa:110

"Dan barangsiapa mengerjakan kejahatan atau mengzalimi dirinya sendiri,kemudian dia meminta ampun daripada Allah,nescaya dia mendapati Allah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang"

forgive me,forgive us Ya Allah.

as a conclusion,im deactivating my facebook(reactivate after my final,insyaAllah),less blog hopping and yeah,less photo editing(berjayakah?tunggu dan lihat=p)

-muahxx-

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Sunday, March 1, 2009

*sigh*

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wow,superb,hebat!
once again tasik raban masuk magazine=p
sangat berbangga.
p/s:berkayak di tasik ni sangat menarik=p
 
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