Lunar Eclipse

Have you heard about this phenomenon before or even seen it before? As for me, to hear about it.. the answer is yes and to see it...no.. until yesterday... yeah, yesterday i supposed many Malaysians were waiting to watch this full lunar eclipse at selected locations or if they were lucky, they could even watch it without using any special binoculars or equipments for the event from wherever locations that it could be seen. I saw some announcements in the media earlier that the eclipse would start from around 7 in the evening on 10 December 2011 until around 1 o'clock in the next morning. However, I didn't pay much attention at first because it was Saturday. That day was just like any other Saturday when I spend my weekend at my parent's house. It was a special day though for one of my younger brothers, Tarmizi, as yesterday was his birthday. Really wish you the very best for your future and hope things will always be better, bright and positive.  Ok, forget about my younger brother's birthday. 

Talking about the lunar eclipse, I didn't realise that that night many people would do things associated with the rare phenomenon until my father returned from Isya' prayer at mosque. As the mosque is quite near from the house, earlier, I could hear the Imam recited a few long surahs like during tarawih in Ramadhan and I was telling myself that there might be special occassion at the mosque. Then, when my father returned, he told us that we were having a lunar eclipse that night and the people at mosques just performed sunnah prayer for the eclipse. He told us that he also learned and experienced new things that night about how to perform this solat sunnat.. It has 4 rakaat and the Imam has to recite a few verses from Surah AlBaqarah during the first rakaat. The verses recited for the second rakaat should be shorter than the first rakaat but longer than the third and the fourth rakaat. It also has khutbah like the one in Friday prayer...wahhh I also just know about this.. I thought it is just like any other solat sunah which normally has 2 rakaats...it is not.. so this occassion must be very special...very very special...

Indeed, it was very special. At first I didnt see anything on the clear sky except the stars and a few thin clouds moving slowly. As I ignited my car engine to return to my own house that night, my eyes suddenly found the moon and the eclipse was in full I supposed. It was around 10.30 - 10.45 pm. I could not stop myself from staring at the moon. It was so unique and so beautiful. The colours were combination of white, yellow and orange. The white colour part formed a crescent like shape while the rest had the mixture of yellow and orange colours. There were small dark or maybe brown dots on the moon. Really, I don't know how to decscribe it here but indeed the phenomenon amazed me and exciting. I watched this together with my father and my youngest sister. Unfortunately, I couldnt keep this special moment in the form of picture as I forgot to bring my camera....waaaa there I did it it again.. forget about important things when the opportunity is there and dont know when it will occur again...slap slap slap.. 

Whatever it is, I feel very happy and grateful about it especially when I found out that not all people who are waiting to see the phenomenon were able to do so. So stop complaining... be grateful for whatever you have and enjoy it whether it is big or small... it is because others might not even have it or only see it in their dreams...

Dream Kitchen - Part 1 - The Reason

I moved in to the current house two years ago. The house seems perfect for me because it has everything that meets my basic requirement including the kitchen.. If I said this to my sisters and frens, definitely they will say, hey the developer only gave you one fragile sink and a tap. I told them that would be enough for me for the time being. At least I don't have to do any renovation for the house. Only to fix some lights, fans and water heaters. That's all. Of course I dream of a nice kitchen cabinet but... well, I didnt have sufficient funds after all the payment & fees for the house.. argghh sale & purchase agreement, legal fee, stamping, maintenance & utilities fee bla, bla, bla

Everytime the maintenance people came to do some repairs, their workers always said, hmm this is among few houses in this area which maintain the original fixtures in the house. Hahahhah. When I asked them, what else other house owners did. The descriptions would just flow out of their mouth..owhh they would change the tiles, build kitchen cabinet, wardrobes, change the gate etc, etc, etc. When I asked them whether materials used for the house are good enough at least to be used for the next 10 years. They agreed with me for many things about the house except for the kitchen sink.. hihihiih. so, i told myself, nevermind, i will see how long the sink would last.

Yeah, the sink and the kitchen tap are usable until last August. And it was a day before Eid-ul-Fitr. My sister had assigned all the siblings and in-laws to prepare different dishes for the celebration and to bring the food to my parents house. My task was to boil small packs of rice (nasi impit) for the big gathering. Everything looked ok in the kitchen until I put the pot containing the rice packs and water onto the sink...Waaaaa my sink bended into an A shape and the water from the tap flooded my kitchen.. From that very day, I told myself, I badly need a new sink, a new tap, a concrete top for the kitchen and definitely a new kitchen cabinet. Otherwise, I will never cook again in the kitchen.. (huhuhuhuh does this excuse strong enough and acceptable for me to have a new kitchen cabinet? hmmm my sister-in-law and younger sisters didn't think so. They said this is only a lame excuse not to cook at home lalalalala)

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Congratulations Young Tigers

This time i will try using English in my blog. Although it will not be often, i think i need to use it once a while so that it will not fade from my mind. I do think my proficiency in this language is getting worse day by day but i keep telling myself that it's fine as it is not my mother's tongue. heheheh well, i can't speak good national language either as i use local accent at home..sighhhh what happen to me.. maybe it is because of being exposed to so many other languages at the same time.. arabic, mandarin, french, lao, japanese ... but can't speak well in any of the languages.. what a pity.. help, help, help

Anyway, today, I think feel proud to be a Malaysian when the national football team won the final football match against the host country team in Gelora Bung Karno stadium, Jakarta last Monday (21 November 2011). Congratulations young tigers. I know Malaysians will continue to support you as long as you show efforts to make us proud of you. Keep it up..


I have an open secret too :).. I didn't watch the game though despite already preparing myself in front of tv  half an hour before the game started. Why? I dozed off and woke up only in the next morning. Luckily, the Prime Minister didn't declare Tuesday as a public holiday. Otherwise, I might be the only one who end up going to the office that day.. kih kih kih..

We will miss u..

Hari ni hari Jumaat. Di luar hujan turun mencurah-mencurah. Lain daripada hari-hari sebelumnya dalam minggu ini. Jadi dengan rasa syukur akan nikmat yang diturunkan dari langit itu, rasa berkobar-kobar nak pegi ke pejabat. Rasa keceriaan tu dizahirkan dengan baju kurung kaler pink dan tudung merah..

Sedang asyik membuat kerja, panggilan telefon seorang kawan dan berita sedih yang disampaikan membuat hati seakan terhenti seketika. Hari ini aku harus menerima hakikat perginya seorang sahabat yang baik dan dedikasi mengadap Penciptanya kerana kemalangan jalanraya di Kuantan pada awal pagi ini. Pada detik itu juga terkenang wajah arwah. Kami sering terserempak di pasar malam setiap petang hari jumaat di Putrajaya. Malah rasa seperti baru semalam terjumpa beliau di satu karnival di Putrajaya.

Tiada apa yang dapat diucapkan lagi ketika menerima berita ini. Hanya doa yang mampu dikirimkan dengan harapan beliau ditempatkan bersama-sama orang yang beriman dan mendapat rahmatNya. Nana, you're truly a good friend and I believe a dedicated officer, good daughter, loving mother and excellent wife as well. May your soul rest in peace. Al Fatihah.

Peluang Belajar Al-Quran

Anda ingin belajar membaca Al-Quran secara berguru? Tak kisah lah berapa pun umur anda. Yang penting kesungguhan dan komitment untuk mempelajari kalam suci tersebut. Lain-lain perkhidmatan: Juga menyediakan pengajar bagi subjek Bahasa Arab, Tauhid dan Feqah - Pihak Pengurusan Pengajian Al-Quran. Jika berminat boleh pm saya.

P.S : Bukan saya yang mengajar subjek-subjek ni ya.. saya juga pelajar..:)

Otot Punca Sakit Belakang

Dah lama dah tak update kat blog nih.. Alasan mudah  - tak sempat. Alasan susah - ada banyak komitmen lain yang perlu diutamakan.. komitmen tidur, komitmen makan, komitmen keje. Pendek kata macam-macam komitmen. Tapi hari ni terbaca satu artikel kat akhbar Kosmo yang dipetik dari Bernama.. tiba-tiba teringat zaman dolu-dolu.. rasa-rasanya kene penyakit ni la.. sakit belakang. Sebabnya doktor kata duduk kat komputer lama sangat.. Mula-mula ingat biasa-biasa ajer.. alahhh takkan setakat duduk lama menaip kat komputer boleh sakit kot... Kalau sesapa rasa tak mungkin, tapi bagi saya yang dah kene ni rasa cam serik nak duduk depan komputer lelama.. Paling lama 2 jam. Lepas tu kene la buat keje lain. Memasak ker, basuh kain ker, mengeliat ker, bersenam ker, main badminton ker, pegi cuci bilik air ker, mandikan kucing ker dsb.. buat la apa2 benda lain yang berfaedah selama sejam atau lebih. Pastu bleh la sambung balik mengadap komputer.. Sebabnya kalau dah kene ni, teruk pulak tu.. rasa macam Tuhan tu dah tarik sebahagian nikmatnya yang dibagi tapi kita macam tak pernah perasan selama ni.. Antara perkara-perkara yang saya tak bleh buat masa kene penyakit nih:

i) hujung jari (kesemua 10 jari) tak bleh merasa.. cuma rasa kebas jer..;

ii) kat belakang (sebelah kanan) memang tak payah cakap la... sakit giler.. Allah jer yang tahu;

iii) tak boleh memandu kereta selama dua (2) bulan; dan

iv) tak bleh menulis sebab walaupun hujung jari kebas tp masa nak menulis semua jari dan tangan rasa sakit dan ngilu yang tak tau caner nak describe.

Itulah antara seksanya kalau dah kene sakit belakang akibat duduk lama-lama depan komputer ni... So, apa nak buat bagi dia elok? Macam-macam dah diusahakan sebab tak tahan sakit satu hal, lepas tu macam-macam perkara rutin lain yang kita selalu buat dah tak boleh dilakukan akibat sakit belakang ni.. Jadi inilah langkah-langkah yang saya ambil untuk mengatasi kesakitan nih:

i) Semestinya pergi hospital. Doktor kata otot dah koyak tp boleh cantum balik cuma ambil masa.. Doktor kata ini akibat duduk depan komputer lelama atau menaip dalam jangka masa yg panjang.. Doktor tak kasi urut sebab takut kalau tersalah pegi tukang urut nanti keadaan lebih teruk.. so, dia kasik ubat untuk merehatkan otot dan painkiller.. Pastu, doktor kata kalau tidur, pakai beg air panas tu letak kat belakang tempat yang sakit tu;

ii) Manusia memang degil. heheheh.. Doktor tak kasi pegi tukang urut tapi pegi juga.. pegi jumpa tabib China yang buat refleksologi.. sampai jer tempat dia baru jer melangkah masuk, belum bukak mulut pun nak bagi tau sakit belakang dan jari dah kebas... dia sudah bising.. apsal u lambat datang.. kaki kiri u dah bengkak ni... ini belakang sebelah kanan sudah teruk ... terus pembantu dia bersihkan kaki dan kedua -dua belah kaki... hari pertama, sakit gilerrrrrrrr (waaaaaaa).. memang menahan air mata keluar sepanjang kene urut.. sensei suruh datang 3 hari berturut2 nak kasi bengkak tu surut.. so, pergi la urut kaki tu 3 hari berturut2 ... memang terasa banyak kelegaannya...

iii) Dalam masa dua bulan yang sama, ada org cadangkan urut dengan orang buta.. dorang ni husband and wife.. so, bawak wife dia la urut kat rumah.. pagi pegi urut refleksologi, petang urut ngan makcik yang buta ni... makcik tu urut leher, dua2 belah tangan, dan sebelah kanan belakang tempat yang sakit nih.. hari pertama steady jer.. ingatkan maybe dah kurang sakit sebab makan ubat spital ngan urut refleksologi.. so, memula ingatkan makcik ni tak lah terer urut ngat. Tapi hari kedua, apsal terasa sakit ni kat bahagian-bahagian berkenaan masa dia sentap?... dia kata dia baru sentap sikit jer sbb otot tu dah cedera/luka jadi tak bleh urut kasar2... terjadik kagum plak ngan makcik ni wpun dia tak nampak tp dia tauuuuu... jadik hari ketiga... ha amik ko..rasakan.. duduk lagi depan komputer lama2.. sentap giler makcik tu urut .. Tp dah hari ke 7 makcik tu urut baru lah rasa lega dan banyak dah sakit berkurangan dengan ketara ... Alhamdulillah.. dah boleh merasa pegang benda-benda kat keliling.. hujung2 jari dah tak sakit, cuma nak drive jer tak berani lagi... Apa-apa pun tidur masih beralaskan beg air panas.

iv) Lama lepas sembuh tu (wpun rasanya dah tak rasa sembuh sepenuhnya macam dulu), saja gatal pegi acupuncture untuk treatment kat bahagian belakang yang pernah sakit tu....

Sekarang ni.. dah serik dah.. kira dah betul-betul bertaubat dari duduk depan komputer melebihi 2 jam... biarlah buat keje lain dulu... wpun ada keje banyak sekalipun nak kene buat dalam komputer, cari lah masa untuk buat keje lain selain mengadap komputer ni...Banyak lagi keje yg bleh dibuat sebenornya daripada esok2 dah tak bleh keje langsung sebab dah sakit otot dan saraf nih...

Mudah-mudahan semuanya selamat..

Hari ni baca macam-macam update mengenai krisis kat Mesir dan usaha-usaha untuk memastikan semua rakyat Malaysia dalam keadaan selamat. Walaupun aku tak berkecimpung dalam usaha-usaha tersebut, aku tahu dan faham betapa kritikal dan rumitnya untuk semua yang terlibat tak kira yang terperangkap, yang membantu, yang dah selamat, yang sedang buat recce lagi tengok apa lagi options yang ada dan sebagainya. Aku pun pernah rasa tempias benda-benda macam ni dulu walaupun tak la sebesar krisis kat Mesir ni. Dalam keadaan macam ni, kalau boleh semuanya nak cepat keluar dari tempat krisis. Tak ada sapa pun yang nak remain kat sana. Apa-apa pun berdasarkan pengalaman aku yg sikit  dulu, dalam keadaan krisis macam ni yang paling penting ialah saling bekerjasama. Tak kisah sebesar mana pun dan dalam bentuk apa pun. Banyakkan bersabar, elakkan tuduh menuduh, provokasi atau apa saja yang boleh mengeruhkan lagi keadaan bukannya menyelesaikan masalah. Dalam keadaan semuanya nak cepat, meletakkan keutamaan bagi sesuatu masih lagi penting. Memang setiap nyawa itu penting bahkan isu keselamatan menjadi perkara pokok dalam setiap krisis tapi mesti ada lokasi-lokasi yang perlu diberi perhatian dulu diikuti dengan tempat-tempat lain. Begitu juga perkara-perkara lain. Walau memerhatikan dari jauh, aku sentiasa berdoa semoga semuanya akan berakhir dengan baik dan selamat untuk semua rakyat Malaysia yang terlibat.

Cikgu saya...

Inilah cikgu saya yang ajar buat blog tapi tak habis belajar lagi dari dia sebab dia pun kene belajar dari cikgu lain (nama cikgu tu Kak Long Wanie). Tengoklah macam mana. Mungkin cuti Tahun Baru Cina nanti kami boleh belajar buat blog sama-sama dengan cikgu tu. Terima kasih Cikgu Anis.

Cubaan Pertama

Setelah pening-pening pikir apa nak tulis, hari ni tulis gak la kat blog ni.. saja nak warm up dulu. Tak ada tajuk khusus pun. Cuma sekadar cubaan pertama sahaja. Maklumlah baru berjinak-jinak dengan menulis kat blog nih. Macam bunyi mengada-ngada pun ada gak. Orang nak tulis blog, awak nak tulis blog tapi tak tau apa nak tulis. Nak cari tajuk pun susah. Susah jugak eh nak menulis ni. Ingat dulu2 buat karangan SPM jer susah. Rupa-rupanya bukan mudah juga nak cari idea nak menulis nih walaupun diberi tajuk bebas. Walaupun tak payah pikir sama ada kene ikut skima jawapan peperiksaan ke tidak. Mana nak cari tajuk lagi, nak cari isi apa nak tulis, nak olah lagi. Itu belum lagi masuk bab edit mengedit dan sebagainya. Tapi takper. Walaupun mungkin cubaan pertama ni macam membuang masa jer bagi sesetengah orang, tapi mungkin juga ada orang lain yang pernah mengalami pengalaman yang serupa macam ni. Tak apalah. Bertatih2 dahulu, berlari2 kemudian.. sikit-sikit, lama-lama pandai la kot nak tulis kat blog nih macam orang lain yang dah tulis macam-macam blog (azam mesti ada, jadi tak jadi belakang kira..hihihi)