"Maka apakah mereka tidak mengadakan perjalanan di bumi, lalu mereka memperhatikan bagaimana kesudahan orang-orang yang sebelum mereka. Mereka itu lebih banyak dan lebih hebat kekuatan serta peninggalan peradabannya di bumi, maka apa yang mereka usahakan itu tidak dapat menolong mereka (40.Al-Mu'min:82)
5 Jan 2010, 1130pm we departed from Delft, Holland, heading towards Paris, France.
6 Jan 2010, 0540am, we arrived at Paris, France. We managed to visit Eiffel Tower, Versailles and Arc de Triomphe. But, only managed to pass by Notre Damme, Bastille Castle and Institute Curie (Marie-Curie's).
Reached back home in Delft at 1100pm.
7 Jan 2010, I woke up, on my bed..Paris indeed..is like a dream..which has come true!
Alhamdulillah..thank you Allah for the great and enchanting experience
Fabiáyyi aalai rabbikuma tukazzibaan
'Maka nikmat Tuhanmu yang manakah yang kamu dustakan?'
Few days ago..I said: Winter is dreadful Well.. today I want to retract my words back..and replace it with: Winter is beautiful
Having the chance to experience winter is indeed very wonderful Feeling the snow dropping on your nose Seeing the snow falling beautifully from the sky Seeing the world..converted into a very large beautiful white carpet
Subhanallah..
The video shooting was done at Masjid Baitur-Rahman, Ridderkerk, Netherlands
"Rabbana ma khalaqta haza bathila..subhanaka faqina ázabannar" (Tuhanku, tidaklah Engkau menciptakan ini dengan sia2..Maha Suci Engkau..maka peliharalah aku dari azab api neraka) (Al-Qurán)
It's winter already here Frosts started to appear everywhere The canals are turning into ice cubes
Iqbal's favourite word : signal Luqman's favourite word: Aliens
Just bought a new sewing machine: singer serenade 8280L
Hope the hobby will not just a hangat2 tahi ayam one Hubby said: I bet..it'll only last for 2 months..then, the sewing machine will end up in the store ye..thank you very much for the encouragement
Winter is very dreadful But anyhow..alhamdulillah for everything But..have to cycle to and from luqman's school every morning and evening.. wah..sangat tersiksa.. sejuk..freezing.. today's temperature -2 degree celcius the weather forecast said that it'll snow tomorrow we'll see
hubby said: tula..nak sangat pegi negara sejuk.. ye..it's always my fault in the end.. beginila nasib..hidup di perantauan..
Was browsing through the blogs and websites..and found this. Found it really enlightening and refreshing..especially to the soul
copied from: http://aferiza.wordpress.com/
Hidup memang tidak mudah, tetapi kemudahan dapat dihidupkan. Kepenatan, kemarahan, turunnya kualiti ibadah dan kegersangan ruhiyah adalah titik klimaks dari kelalaian seorang hamba dalam menjalani ujian hidup. Matikan kelalaian itu dengan hati yang hidup dalam mewujudkan kemudahan hidup.
Berhentilah sejenak saudaraku… Berhentilah di sini…
Berhentilah di terminal ruhiyah, agar hati damai dan tenang terasa hingga tulang sum-sum.
Jangan pernah berhenti saudaraku… Untuk selalu dalam istiqamah.
Jangan pernah berhenti, untuk selalu bermunjat pada-Nya ketika kesibukan dan kepenatan hati telah menguasai diri…
Jangan pernah berhenti, untuk selalu memohon dan meminta pada-Nya ketika cita-cita telah sirna namun kemahuan masih menggunung.. .
Jangan pernah berhenti, untuk selalu memupuk semangat dan optimis ketika hati mulai rapuh dan patah, sampai Allah memberikan kemenangan.
Jangan pernah berhenti saudaraku… Untuk selalu melantunkan bait-bait doa meskipun di pejabat, jalan, sekolah, kampus, pasar, kendaraan, kereta, pesawat….dan di hati ini… Allah Maha Mendengar bisikan hati…
“Iman seorang mukmin akan nampak pada saat ia menghadapi ujian. Di saat ia tenggelam dalam berdoa, tapi ia belum melihat pengaruh apapun dari doanya. Ketika, ia tetap tidak merubah keinginan dan harapannya, meskipun sebab-sebab putus asa semakin kuat. Itu semua dilakukan seseorang kerana keyakinannya bahwa hanya Allah saja yang paling tahu apa yang lebih maslahat bagi dirinya. Ia yakin bahawa dengan ujian itu, Allah ingin melihat tingkatan kesabaran dan keimanannya. Ia yakin bahwa dengan keadaan itu, Allah menghendaki hatinya menjadi luruh dan pasrah kepada-Nya. Atau, boleh jadi melalui ujian itu, Allah menghendaki dirinya untuk lebih banyak lagi berdoa sehingga ia lebih dekat lagi dengan-Nya melalui doa-doanya. ” (Shaidul Khatir, 375). Begitulah nasihat dari Ibnul Jauzi.
Jangan pernah berhenti untuk selalu berusaha ikhlas dan tawadhu mengumpulkan butiran-butiran amal dalam setiap fasa-fasa hidup, kerana kelak ia yang akan menjadi kawan kita ketika menemui Rabb Semesta Alam..
Jangan pernah berhenti untuk selalu memohon pada-Nya kembali yang baik dan khusnul khatimah, kerana akhir yang baik adalah muara dari kasih sayang Allah.
Ya..jangan pernah berhenti untuk selalu berikhtiar, berdoa dan bersabar dalam menjalani hidup sebagai hamba Allah.
*hatiku, yakin lah.. Allah tak pernah menzalimi hamba2Nya..*
Wahai... Pemilik nyawaku Betapa lemah diriku ini Berat ujian dariMu Kupasrahkan semua padaMu
Tuhan... Baru ku sadar Indah nikmat sehat itu Tak pandai aku bersyukur Kini kuharapkan cintaMu
Reff. : Kata-kata cinta terucap indah Mengalun berzikir di kidung doaku Sakit yang kurasa biar jadi penawar dosaku Butir-butir cinta air mataku Teringat semua yang Kau beri untukku Ampuni khilaf dan salah selama ini Ya ilahi.... Muhasabah cintaku...
Tuhan... Kuatkan aku Lindungiku dari putus asa Jika ku harus mati Pertemukan aku denganMu
---------------------------------------------------------------- Sudah terlalu lama..tidak memuhasabah cinta.. Astaghfirullah...
Today is 29 November 2009. 24 years ago..she was born. Naaiemah is her name. 'Imang' is her 'glamourous name'. So at home, we call her Imang. At her school/univ..we call her Naaiemah..as she requested..
Her name was taken from surah al-ghasyiyah:verse 8, which means: berseri-seri. That explains her fair features..:)
During her childhood, she has this special ability to laugh like our favourite clown character called 'Bozo'. So, we used to purposely tickle her, to hear her laughter. I wonder whether she still have this ability..
She is also a very passionate person, especially towards children. Initially, her ambition was to open a nursery/kindergarten, I wonder when her ambition changed..
She used to play a role-play game:'mum-and-son' with Tame, with she being the mum, and Tame being the son, tame will make cute sounds..like: 'mocho-mocho'..and she will cuddled him, and pretend as if tame is a baby..and they will lock the door, so that no one could detect their role-play.i think that was when imang is 5 and tame is 4? can't remember..
She likes to team up with Aalaa' to 'selongkar' my stuffs, when I was at school. They really love my stationery stuffs..especially the note book that looks like a burger. And I will scold and pinch them, just to find out that the very same thing happen again the next day.
She's like Aalaa's twin sister. Whenever they go, people will keep on asking, whether they're twins or not. But of course, they're totally different.
She also likes star gazing, and even have a telescope of her own. That explains her specialty: aerospace engineering
Dearie Imang..
Some people give the gift of peace and tranquility to every life they touch. They are always who they really are. They are blessedly reliable, dependably good, predictably pleasant, loved and treasured by all who know them. You are one of those people. You are a gift of peace and tranquility in my life.
Thank you For being born..
In soft gleaming night of stars, May all your dreams come true. May every star of every night, Bring love and joy to you.
Somebody up there Loves you Somebody down here cares for you
Happy Birthday!!!
Semoga dipanjangkan umur, dimurahkan rezeki, dan dikurniakan jodoh yg soleh..insyaAllah..
A special video to watch.. From Luqman & Iqbal.. Presenting..
A special song to ponder on your birthday.. This blog recommended it Enjoy!
These are the lyrics:
You movin around place to place Feet are sore, it's in your face Since he died you can't stop Punchin in around the clock
Where's your heart? Slow your pace Think some more to win this race Hands can grind, skin can bruise Kill your faith and you will lose
(chorus) Move slow Think twice Meditate Wouldn't that be nice?
Gold or green, the money train Rides too fast, brings the pain You feed your mouth, what do you feed your soul? You're dressed up in diamonds and left all alone What would he say? Think he can't see? His youngest daughter, guess you wanna be free It's not my place but anyway Slow on down and meditate
(chorus) i need to slow my pace, this ain't formula one although Allah is one, his signs are by the millions so are my sins, can't win if we don't search within it so love guarding us from so many wrongs so it's on with satan through them endless rounds no westside connection, still i bow down walk the earth with arrogance like nothing else matters we here today gone tomorrow, dreams scattered what really mattered were your deeds, not your gold heaven or hell, you don't know do my best until my last breath until the trumpet will blow resurrect to him i resolve what makes the blood flow, what makes the sun shine, what makes it all happen the answer to your question waitin in the sky look above your head the answer you will find meditate and keep your soul high
By the way,
How do you expect me to remember your birthday, when you never look any older?
In the name of ALLAH, the most Gracious and Merciful
Try have a close look between all these pics..
As the story goes, a man in his 70s was arrested for allegedly killing his wife. The following picture was published by Berita Harian:
This was in the Star:
Notice the blue umbrella? That umbrella has the Barisan Nasional emblem on it. Quite obviously, that umbrella was distributed by the Barisan Nasional during some kind of election as it has the "vote-BN" emblem on it.
Utusan Malaysia, thinking that the stupid masses of Malaysia might equate Barisan Nasional to a person arrested for an alleged murder because of that blue umbrella, quickly exercised its responsible journalistic discretion by DOCTORING the same photograph and published the same in its report as follows:
This is the proof that Utusan Malaysia is the stupidest newspaper in the whole world!
Obviously the umbrella logo was doctored to conceal the "dacing" in Utusan Malaysia's edition.
Despite endless reminder, they (Utusan Malaysia) still forget that people do have access to the internet....
p/S: Despite all the lies, untruth and skewed reporting that these newspapers have been carrying all these while, the Prime Minister recently saw it fit to hail Utusan Malaysia for, among others, "being the voice of the people".
p/s: bila syaitan dah masuk ke dalam badan, minda sume turut dikawal, hatta isteri sendiri pun boleh dibunuh..
Hujan emas di negara orang..hujan batu di negara sendiri.. Baik lagi negara sendiri..
Betullah..kata pepatah di atas tu Tapi, ni pepatah yg lebih tepat
Hujan api di Holland Hujan air di Malaysia Of course la better hujan yg kat Malaysia
Dan ingat lagi tak peribahasa kite? Bagai Belanda mendapat tanah????
Hidup kat Holland sangat menyeksakan Betulla..setiap sesuatu tu..ada kebaikannya dan keburukannya So, harini nak cakap ttg keburukannya..
Orang dutch ni sgt licik Ade je idea dia nak cekau duit org
Ingat tak camane Belanda dtg jajah negara kite? Memula dtg kata nak minta tanah sikit je utk berniaga Tanah sebesar kulit lembu Pastu Sultan pun benarkan Pastu rupe2nye die potong halus2 kulit lembu tu..sampai jadi cam tali panjang.. pastu die claim tanah sepanjang dan seluas tali yg dipotong dari kulit lembu tu Mestilah sgt luas kan..
So, begitulah budaya org2 dutch Bukan semua org dutch ni camtu..tapi 75% la mcm tu Adela yg baik hati..tapi sikit..
So kat sini..banyakla cara die nak peras duit.. Especially dari pendatang2 asing..dan especially yg tak faham bahase dutch
Memula die perdaya org dtg belajar kat negara derang Dengan kata: Yuran free Tapi rupe2nye..banyak cukai2 sampingan yg perlu dibayar.. Cukai buang sampah Cukai baiki terusan air (canal) ..sini sangat banyak terusan air.. Cukai rumah..setiap tahun meningkat beberapa % dan macam2 lagi cukai lain yg perlu dibayar Bile tanye pejabat cukai ..die tanak layan org yg tak faham bahase dutch
Pastu die kata, yuran sekolah budak2 free Tapi rupe-rupenye kene bayar khas utk jaga budak2 tu mase derang rehat time lunch kalau tanak bayar..kene amik budak tu bawa balik rumah utk lunch kat rumah dan hantar balik ke sekolah die..tentulah menyusahkan ibu bapa budak tersebut so,nak tak nak..kenela bayar jugak..utk school fees sangatlah licik..
Pastu ape2 perjanjian.. kene teliti betul2 segala terms2 die yg tulis2 kecik2 tu..pastikan bace..jgn ada yg tertinggal
Adela die cam nak bagi elaun bantuan especially utk golongan berpendapatan rendah (dan student=gol. berpendapatan rendah itu) Tapi prosedur nak claim elaun tu sgtla susah dan banyak syarat2nye banyak borang2 yg perlu diisi
derang punye sifat sangat individualistic dan penuh kepura-puraan sangat berlagak, cocky pandang rendah kat org lain..especially muslim Kalau boleh tanak tengok pun muke mereka ataupun bercakap dgn mereka tapi apakan daya.. dah duk negara mereka.. nak tak nak kenela jugak berkomunikasi dgn mereka menahan pandangan mata dan nada suara mereka yg menyakitkan hati buat2 buta buat2 pekak dan buat2 tuli
Wah..sakitnye hati duduk kat negara yg camni Lenkali jangan harapla nak dtg negara ni lagi Rase cam nak bom je negara ni Dahla jajah negara org..pastu berlagak pulak Negara derang kecik je..sebesar negeri Pahang je Boleh je kalau nak invade bebile..kalau pandai buat strategi
Wah..jumpe satu lagi blog : I Hate Holland.. Saya tidak berseorangan
Sangat tak sabar nak keluar dari negara ini dan balik ke Malaysia Kenapa pilih belajar kat negara ni??? Penagajaran: Holland bukanlah tempat yg selesa utk belajar/tinggal..tapi utk bercuti sekejap2 tu bolehla..
Was recommended to listen to Maher Zain's songs by this blog
While browsing through his songs, I was captured by this beautiful song. Be it the melody or the lyrics, both are very beautiful, captivating and calming.
If you ask me about love And wanna know about it I am so pleased It's everything about Allah The pure love, to our soul The creator of you and me,the heaven and whole universe The ONE that made us all And HE's the guardian of HIS true believers
So when the time is hard There's no way to turn As HE promise HE will always be there To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there HE's always watching us, guiding us And HE knows what's in all in our heart
So when you lose your way To Allah you should turn As HE promise HE will always be there...
HE bring ourselves from the darkness into the light Subhanallah praise belongs to YOU for everything Shouldn't never feel afraid of anything As long as we follow HIS guidance all the way Through the short time we have in this life Soon it all'll be over And we'll be in His heaven and we'll all be fine
So when the time gets hard There's no way to turn As HE promise He will always be there To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there HE's always watching us, guiding us And HE knows what's in all in our heart
So when you lose your way To Allah you should turn As HE promise HE will always be there...
Allahu Akbar (many times)
So when the time gets hard There's no way to turn As HE promise He will always be there To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there HE's always watching us, guiding us And he knows what's in all in our heart
So when you lose your way To Allah you should turn As HE promise HE will always be there...
Allahu Akbar (many times)
------ Really enjoy the song. Listened to it multiple times, and still not bored (yet) So, while doing the house chores and my autumn project..listening to this song really give me a soothing effect
Hope you guys will enjoy it too, while remembering Him. InsyaAllah
Was browsing my imeem playlist..and then listened to this song:
Rossa – Takdir Cinta ku tutup mataku dari semua pandanganku bila melihat matamu ku yakin ada cinta ketulusan hati yang mengulir lembut
penguasa alam tolonglah pegangi aku biar ku tak jatuh pada sumur dosa yang terkutuk dan menyesatkan cintaku
andaikan ku bisa lebih adil pada cinta kau dan dia aku bukan nabi yang bisa sempurna ku tak luput dari dosa biarlah ku hidup seperti ini takdir cinta harus begini ada kau dan dia bukan ku yang mau
Really love the lyrics (esp. the one that I highlighted). It's a good du'a and reminder for those who're in love, but not married yet..
Then, while browsing through, came across this youtube vid..again..touched by the du'a..also a good du'a for lovers
Then, finally..found this vid also..well it's not a du'a..but this vid reminds me of my varsity's life..where love conflicts happened immensely.lots of lessons learned. and this was the first korean drama that I watched.lots of time and tissues (..of course..to wipe my tears) wasted while watching this drama..(sigh)
Alhamdulillah. Eventually got married. Still striving and struggling to seek for The Maha Cinta's love. Allah Rabbul Jalil
Interested to share this article. It's an eye opener for me. Hope it is, for you too
Excerpt from: The Right to Lead, by John Maxwell
WHAT GIVES A MAN OR WOMAN THE RIGHT TO LEAD? It certainly isn't gained by election or appointment. Having position, title, rank, or degrees doesn't qualify anyone to lead other people. And the ability doesn't come automatically from age or experience, either. No, it would be accurate to say that no one can be given the right to lead. The right to lead can only be earned. And that takes time.
The Kind of Leader Others Want to Follow The key to becoming an effective leader is not to focus on making other people follow, but on making yourself the kind of person they want to follow. You must become someone others can trust to take them where they want to go. As you prepare yourself to become a better leader, use the following guidelines to help you grow:
1. Let go of your ego. The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain. They lead in order to serve other people. Perhaps that is why Lawrence D. Bell remarked, "Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things, and I'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things."
2. Become a good follower first. Rare is the effective leader who didn't learn to become a good follower first. That is why a leadership institution such as the United States Military Academy teaches its officers to become effective followers first - and why West Point has produced more leaders than the Harvard Business School.
3. Build positive relationships. Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. That means it is by nature relational. Today's generation of leaders seem particularly aware of this because title and position mean so little to them. They know intuitively that people go along with people they get along with.
4. Work with excellence. No one respects and follows mediocrity. Leaders who earn the right to lead give their all to what they do. They bring into play not only their skills and talents, but also great passion and hard work. They perform on the highest level of which they are capable.
5. Rely on discipline, not emotion. Leadership is often easy during the good times. It's when everything seems to be against you - when you're out of energy, and you don't want to lead - that you earn your place as a leader. During every season of life, leaders face crucial moments when they must choose between gearing up or giving up. To make it through those times, rely on the rock of discipline, not the shifting sand of emotion.
6. Make adding value your goal. When you look at the leaders whose names are revered long after they have finished leading, you find that they were men and women who helped people to live better lives and reach their potential. That is the highest calling of leadership - and its highest value.
7. Give your power away. One of the ironies of leadership is that you become a better leader by sharing whatever power you have, not by saving it all for yourself. You're meant to be a river, not a reservoir. If you use your power to empower others, your leadership will extend far beyond your grasp.
In The Right to Lead, you will hear from and read about people who have done these same things and earned the right to lead others. Because of the courage they found and the character they displayed, other people recognized their admirable qualities and felt compelled to follow them.
The followers who looked to these leaders learned from them, and so can we. As you explore their worlds and words, remember that it takes time to become worthy of followers. Leadership isn't learned or earned in a moment. ~John Maxwell
---------------------------------- Let us all become leaders To start by leading ourselves, to follow the right path InsyaAllah
To makmah & pakcik.. semoga selamat perjalanan pergi dan pulangnya, ke Mekah dan dari Mekah dan semoga mendapat haji mabrur jgn lupa doakan kami di sini.. moga2 kami akan menyusul pula nanti..insyaAllah
this video clip is dedicated to both of you
Bagi yg belum diberi kesempatan/peluang/rezeki utk mengerjakan haji..mari hayati movie trailer ini..
bilakah pula aku akan ke sana? moga Allah mempermudahkan..
Success is the ability, First, to recognize opportunity Second, to form plans and strategies that leverage opportunity and, Third, to develop the necessary skills needed to execute those strategies.
when u're tired it's difficult to do things that're useful, and beneficial and it's easier to do things that're entertaining, which are usually not useful/beneficial but it's actually the time that u're free from distractions/disturbance and the exact time to do what u're suppose to do
when u're energetic it's easier to do things that're useful, and beneficial and it's easier not to do things that're entertaining, which are usually not useful/beneficial but it's actually the time that u're busy with the distractions/disturbance and the exact time to do what u're suppose to do
so..finally..u end up not doing what u're suppose to do and doing what u're not suppose to do
Malaikat in me:this is totally alasan..coz hendak 1000 daya tak hendak 1000 dalih
Nafsu in me:but where to find the 1000 daya..when you're always being surrounded by 1000 alasan?
Malaikat: Seek and you shall find, Ask and you shall receive
"Truth is always hidden until it is properly dissected"
ps: Just arrived at home from few miles of cycling, bringing the 2 boys to buy something, but end up not buying anything, since the thing that we wanna buy is so expensive..and the 2 boys end up main nyorok2 dalam kedai..and I thought I've lost them..and later, they playfully jerked at me..PEEKABOO!
God predetermined man's fate, but man has the power to change his destiny
Innallaha la yughaiyyiru ma biqaumin hatta yughaiyyiru ma bianfusihim (Sesungguhnya Allah tidak mengubah nasib sesuatu kaum, sehinggalah mereka mengubah nasib mereka sendiri)
A point to ponder
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It's already November 2009..1 more month, then, it's 2010 How time flies..
Few of my friends are preparing for hajj
Luqman and Iqbal keep on fighting everyday, more than 3-4x a day Now I understand how mama felt when me & bangah keep on fighting when we're small
Iqbal da pandai sebut few words.. train=yen ambulance=len aeroplane=ben tiger=ta-de rabbit=ba-be
Luqman dah ada ramai kawan di sekolah ..ada noah..ada mickey..ada donna..
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Finally found the camera cable Happy viewing!
Iqbal & Nashwa (Dr Adlina's daughter) di Newcastle, UK
