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at 12.44pm, last wednesday, I got an sms -


Assalam n Gd afternn!

:-)

im gg 2 sch(TP lah)
meet up 4-e ice kacang?
If segan,
Dun worry,i will tell u if there wont b anyone joining us k

What Time Sch ends?


pikir nak reply. but no, i didnt.


from that hour onwards, i was quite anxious, takut tgh jalan, tetiba ade orang approach ke.. "you're liyana, right?" mak kau~ if that happens, nak lari seh. anyway, i was still cool ah. i mean, chances are low lah kan. TP ni besar. ice kacang tu kat mensa canteen. and i wasnt anywhere near mensa.

okay okay.. meh, kite backtrack jap.


months ago.. while i was on SIP -

one day, i got an sms from someone.. asking me for my username and password coz this someone wanted to use the school PC.

kite mati-mati pikir that someone was my first-year junior. paham2 jelah, i cannot save anymore phone numbers in my handphone.

so, i gave the info and added something like, "waahh~ dah lama sey tak jumpa.. hope you are doing well in your studies.. and health.." basically, kitenye reply punye lah mesra. and betul lah, dah lama tak dgr khabar.

then, i got a reply -

Ur really swt u knw..
Thx 4 e well wishes n also sry 4 e late re.=batt flat
Hmm.. U too.. May u be at best of health always n also in studies, InshaAllah:-)

okay, and so i tot, "alahai~ baiknya adik ni" smiling to myself.

the next day -

Smiles..
Im gg to sch.. but will be gone at ard 330, so U 1-2 hav ice kacang @ mensa on me
Text me
I aint rich so only ice kacang.
:-) take care.
Assalam.

i replied something like, "..aint rich? =p.. im having my SIP.. in the west of singapore.. i can only have ice kacang with you when im back in november.."

oh man.. when i think back about how my sms sounded.. kasi shivers sey.. not that it was wrong. it was what happened next that stopped me in my tracks BIG TIME..

this 'junior' replied -

Nov?!
Wow, ur teachg me to Sabar..
Hmmm.. Wait, hold up!
I aint a sis ok!
Hehe.
U got e wrong person..
Im a bro.:-)
Did I go 4 a sex change?
NOPE!

OH. MY. GOD. i was ---------------- speechless!
and immediately, i was embarrassed. to think that i might have given an impression to this 'bro'; impression of ape? ntahlah... korang paham tak? tak paham takpe~
tapi pokoknyer.. i was super paiseh.. tak boleh angkat sey..

malu kat dia
malu kat diri sendiri
malu kat Dia..

Ya Allah!

terus rasa berdosa..
teringat balik kata2 mesra yang me tulis kat sms.
it was meant for a sister lah......!
*tutup muka dgn tudung*

anyway, i didnt reply the sms. -in state of shock-

two days later, on 7.8.2008 17.55hrs -

Hmmm..
Ur awfully quiet after e last msg I sent.
:-)
Take care.
Assalam.


i took a loOng time to compose a proper reply. and so, i sent him a looooonnnggg explanation. about who i had thought he was. how shocked, embarrassed and angry i was. how i shouldnt have replied in a 'very casual' way.. how improper i thought my use of language was, in my communication with a rajul. shocked coz i got the wrong person. embarrassed myself in front of myself, and Him (i cant remember if i added 'him' too). angry coz i had potrayed myself as a muslimah who tak jaga cara perbualannya dgn lelaki..

k k.. i know by now korang mesti kata, "relaks ah, liyana, kau tak tahu pe.."

tapikan.. ni mcm reflex ah.. seriously. rasa mcm hati ni kotor gitu.

then, the next day or few days later, the bro sent a long sms using sms.ac. heh. i didnt save it. cant remember exactly what he said.. some of it: "....relax.. no need to be embarrassed lah.. coz you dont know.. casual.. salah?.. i also communicate like that with my girl friends.. i dont know.. please teach me.."

some bits and pieces:

w a guy but i dun c whens the point u crossed ur line. Pls explain tt part.. hmmm if u say casual sekali is wrong, then i need to apologise 2..

cos im so casual 2. pls teach me my limits! cos i comm w all girls like so too! No need to malu to Him cos u dun knw=tak tahu maka tak dosa kan

i think i tried to explain about communication between guy/girl in Islam.. but i think he didnt quite get it:

on 22.8.2008 -

:-)
Mabuk kalau nak pikir camtu everytime.
But i think also depend on e other party.
If i dun mind, u dun hav to trouble urslf worryg.
Releks lah k.
pntg aper?

oh! the above incident happened in August.

then........ on the same day -

20.53 hrs

Assalam,
Hmm suggestion. Maybe on fri nites kan u can stay in sch n can watch movie at lib!
But let me apply alumni member 1st.
Can watch together?
Free lagi:-)

fuh! menyirap sey darah bila baca. nak kata meluat, tak sampai tahap tu ah.. truthfully, tibe2 kite naik seram. berani nye mamat ni..

pikir2 balik.. bersyukur sgt2 di atas kekuatan Iman.. i dont think i replied that sms. tapi dlm hati, nak sgt beritahu dia yang apa yang dia cadangkan tu salah dan nasihatkan dia. but at the same time, malas nak layan. dan takut nak layan. takut jadi perbualan panjang plak.. maklumlah, kena explain itu ini, klw dia tak faham2.

-------

begitulah kisahnyer..

yes, i do know the name of this person. apparently he is one of NI's new recruits. well, supposedly ah. but he has not come to any NI activities yet.

but! please note - i do not intend to shed a bad light on him. i do not want to judge him based on his smses, although im clearly not comfortable with it. He may be a good person. The common thing about him and me is that we both have weaknesses. so do the rest of humankind.

okay, ni sekadar untuk catatan.. 3 bulan, 3 tahun, 13 tahun akan dtg, bila tgk post nih, boleh ketawa sendiri kenangkan this incident. hehehe..

in the meantime, i'll just go on with my life as usual. =)

mmm.. just my last thoughts: mungkin mindsetnye lain; tak salah makan sama2, hang out, dgn kawan perempuan.. mcm kesian plak kat dia. bukan kesian, nak iyekan permintaannya. tapi, kesian klw dia tak tahu/sedar. klw pikir jauh sikit, kesian lihatkan keadaan mcm ni happening to fellow remaja Islam..

Meriahlah taman ini~

Meriahkanlah taman ini..
Dengan lagu yang merdu..

Few days ago, I hummed these words.. out of the blue gitu. it was like, something out of the back of my head - reeeeeealll back, i tell you.

again, it was something from my distant past.

so, just now, i typed the lyrics in yahoo. didnt get much info. tried google -

BINGO!

it was Nadamurni's Meriahkan Taman Ini.

aaahhh..

I searched at Imeem. there was only 'Meriahkan Taman Ini by Mawaddah'. pfft.

couldnt find anywhere else. even downloadnasyid.blogspot doesnt have the original version.

never mind. at least, one more childhood memory uncovered.

^_^

Istikharah sudah bermula..

mencari tempat tuju seterusnya.


mencari dia? hmm.. itu aku tidak pasti lagi.

Brother bought me a Happy Meal this morning. haaa.. percaya tak? tak percaya? hehe.. I had wanted pancakes. and he thought that $3+ is expensive. So he bought Happy Meal.. got Milo. -.-"

Tapi comel lah.. dah 7-9 tahun tak beli Happy Meal. Whee~ *eksyen mcm budak2* and the toy gift is the hippo character from Madagascar. *k, tak heran*

*******

Hanisa, adik Kak Hida, sekolah kat al-junied laaaahhh... tak pernah tau. terserempak seorang pelajar nih kat ghufran tadi. so, kite senyum, dia senyum. then, she said, "eh? kenal tak?" and i was like, "ehhhhhh? dah kat al-junied?...sejak bila...? ehhh.."

haha.. nampak sah kite tak boleh percaya. then i was curious, "kenapa tukar sekolah?"

oh... she wants to 'major' in agama/arabic.. coz in mwti she got the science stream.

anyway, she transferred at the beginning of the year. okayyy... coz dah lama tak hadir kat mane2 banat thfz gathering.. and dah lama tak jumpa dia.. so.. kite ni ketinggalan zaman.

i wonder if there are other updates that i dont know of. i guess i've been too.. ermm.. busy, tak jugak.. ermm.. katak bawah tempurung kot. jadi mcm2 benda tak tahu.

*******

okay. im going into hiatus (or is it 'on a hiatus'?) -------- for one week or so.

nak kena submit MP report next Monday. oh tidaaaaaakkkkkkkkk!

BAIK AH!

Dapatkan Mesej Bergambar di Sini


another nice one:

Dapatkan Mesej Bergambar di Sini


Yang ini comel nah! heee~

Dapatkan Mesej Bergambar di Sini

Finally, after 3 or 5 years, He let us meet again.

Me and Kak Fairuz.

2nd Nov 2008. at about 3pm. blk 752, choa chu kang. at kak liana's walimah.

*chett, mcm jumpa kekasih lama plak -gags-*

prior to that, i had hoped, that there might be a slight chance for me to see her there, after kak aishah arshad, during kak zakiah's walimah, mentioned that she is back in singapore. and that the rest (oohh, kak aishah, kak afia, kak liana, etc) knows her.

alas.

i was very very happy. i still am.

for those of you who do not know, Kak Fairuz is my senior at alsagoff. i first got to know her (better) when i joined Kelab Kebajikan dan Sukarela PRISMA in primary 6. she was the chairperson. that was when i got to know kak hairani too. She then moved on to become the vice-chairperson of PRISMA, then the chairperson. i guess, her personality and spirits influenced me. funny, coz i kinda thought that every 2 generations, PRISMA was brought to better heights by its chairperson and her comrades. first it was kak susilawati's generation, then kak fairuz's, then someone else's.. but i do not know how PRISMA fared under the hands of the 1991's generation. but that's another story. oops~ i got it wrong.. kak fairuz's is the 3rd after kak susilawati's.

jap, let me refresh:
2000 the chairperson was kak faezah safaruan (kan, nabilah?)..
2001 kak musfirah, then 2002 kak salimah (both dah kahwin. alhamdulillah~~).
2003 kak fairuz, 2004 kak shahida (coughnidengar2dahCOUGHtunangcough).
2006 was nirwana, 2007 was huda (the junior in my sec42005 raya entry).
2008 sumayyah, next year.. i wonder who~

oh! not to forget, the generation before PRISMA was officially born. ehem. Persatuan Muraqibah Umum, eh, ust sakinah? *winks*

anyway, i've heard only good things about Kak Fairuz. she's a cili padi, alright! Alhamdulillah~ May she excel in everything she does, and May Allah ease her path..

take 2

this morning..


"ok, liyana gi dulu.."
(salam mak dan ayah)
"hari ni ada program tak?"
"takde"
"mak dengan ayah ada program hari ni, pergi..."
"esok pulak?"
"esok takde program. liyana ada program..?.."
"errr.. ada"
"program apa pulak..?"
"meeting"
...
..
.
"dia ada assignment tu kan..?"
"oh, assignment eh?"
"aaaa... bukan. assignment lain hari. ni meeting... dgn N** ikh**n"
...
"takpelah" (as in, boleh lah tu)
"mmm.. okay boleh"
"yang kat sini glo**l ikh**n.. yang kat sana n** ikh**n"
...
"betul? ayah redha?"
"redha..!"
"ohh.. takut ayah tak redha eh?"
"mestilah.. kalau ayah tak redha, susah sey"
..
..
as i was going out of the main door,
"bila ikh**n nak habis nih?.."
"uhhh.. bila dah habiis sekolah baru boleh habis.."

dislaimer: again, this is not the exact script. cut some parts. and i didn't include the expression bit and tone. kinda hard to describe. coz i don't want to give the wrong idea, eg the first part of the conversation, it wasnt that plain. but i just don't know how to describe it further.

nonetheless, alhamdulillah.. =)

Got this email on Monday, 27 oct 2008, 2226hrs

hi all,
This email is sent to notify you that michael sir want to see all the seniors/fighters on tuesday 28 october during training for the preparation of the upcoming IVP.

thank you and hope to see all of you there

IVP 2009, should i go for it??

deep, deep, down, i know the answer is 'no'. tapi diri ni macam tak boleh terima gitu. itu nafsu kot.

*one long sigh~~~*

the Eric Cantona vs The Devil video

saw this ad way back in the 1990s.. kan? i remember i was in the early primary level.. my bro peminat advertisement nih. so kite pun peminat. *mcm betOl* anyway, this ad is classic lah sey~




apparently, Nike got a few other cool ads featuring their star players.









*chuckles*

take 1

on Monday, 27 oct, 11 plus at night..



"tadi balik pukul berapa?"

"pukul 8 gitu.."

"ada meeting-meeting lagi tak?"

"ummm.. this week, ada."

"kan ayah dah kata, jgn join benda-benda ni lagi..!.."

"..............."





(disclaimer, not the exact script. short term memory uh.)





i kept quiet alright.

i didnt dare to explain.

hmmm...

fought back the sense of fear. regret. sadness.

the other side of me imagined this:

"if you want me to quit, just say it straight to my face, dad. and i will quit."

another side whispered:

"calm down, dear self. try to explain. discuss. share."

but i chose to keep my head down and pretend nothing affected me.

coz i knew, if i tried to explain at that particular moment, i would have broken down. or his temper would build up.

another side of me keep replaying:

"i thought he has understood."

another said:

"he has a lot on his mind. so you must be patient. even if it means you have to repeat a thousand times."

and, another one said:

"you yourself know, which amanah is bigger!"

then,

i thought of sitting in the dark and called someone.

the bulk was suddenly sooo overwhelming.

i wanted to let it all out. out. OUT!

but no.

i had no privacy.

i couldn't just call anyone and blurt this out.

no no no..

i didn't cry myself to sleep.

coz i told myself,

"pejuang tak boleh menangis!"

"pejuang tak boleh menangis!"

"pejuang tak boleh menangis!"

i just need to find a solution.

i must not quit.

not yet.

there must be a way.

hmm..

what happened could be a sort of punishment. a reminder.

what happened could also be a blessing in disguise. a stronger push for me to go forward.

hmm..

"Suhaib reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (God), thus there is a good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shows resignation (and endures it patiently), there is a good for him in it."*

i want to be a believer (mu'min)

*sohih Muslim (042:7138)

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT

I AM SUSPENDING FORWARDEDEMAILS.BLOGSPOT FOR THE TIME BEING.

(kinda hard to maintain. even this blog is seldom updated. hopefully, forwardedemails.blogspot will be back some time in 2009.)

happenings

1. went to 2 walimahs this weekend. missed both nikah ceremonies -.-" yesterday was at woodlands. kak khairun's. went with huda and khadijah. and terserempak dgn kak ummu, kak aishah and juwai at the interchange.

bila tgh jalan towards the blocks of flats tu, dari jauh... "eh? tu makcik kantin!".. haha.. boleh tahan kuat kita2 cakap. tapi nasib baik makcik2 tu tak dgr. siapa nama diorang eh, dijah? cik zaiton, cik zainab? lagi satu sape eh? haha.. kita pon salam lah mereka. and they remembered us "eh! ni yang tahun lepas kan?" "bukan cik, kita tahun lepas punye lepas punye lepas" haha..

bila sampai at the MPH, jumpe kawan2 dan juga some familiar faces of my seniors from alsagoff.. esp zakiah and syarafina~ as i pointed out to huda "mcm mak pengantin eh, salam2 orang.."

anyway, we waited for kak khairun to arrive.. and when she did, we were all ready with our cameras (not me tho', i think im getting 'out-of-sync' with cameras) and eager to take picture with her.

ooohh! wait, i must say this. men with simple baju melayu, with the songkok (tapi jgn tinggi sgt pls) and the samping are just.. *melts* hehe.. plus, if they perform the 'silat pengantin'.. *melts even more* k lah, senang cakap, sejuk mata memandang bila pemuda2 melayu berpakaian tradisional. simple2 je tau. takyah nak tanjak lah.. samping yang ikatannye fancy2 lah.. brooch sane brooch sini. or fabric baju/samping yang flashy2. ish. and i've always liked the 'silat part'. makes me wanna join in. haha, as if..

and may i add more.. i have this equation ah:

baju melayu shj = tak best
baju melayu shj + rambut style2 or dyed = merepek
baju melayu + samping = acceptable lah jugak
baju melayu + samping + rambut natural colour + songkok = ni lah baru namanya jejaka melayu! =p

k, next!

masa tgh tunggu budak2 kompang (budak2 eh? padahal bukan) habis diorang punye singing/kompang routine, aszafirah sempat reminisced and joked "haha... silap2 kak khairun kata 'zikir semua!'.. hehehehe" it's an inside joke - kak khairun was our muraqibah musollah. klw kita berbual je, disuruh zikir.. "banat! zikir!" or.. "banat! uskutna!" kadang2 kak khairun lead bacaan zikir. or sape2 dari budak2 sec4 ah. or pelajar yang baca iqamah/doa. hehe.. bila teringat balik nih, mcm nak gelak sey. *k, kite tgh tersengih sorang2 dpn komputer*

supposed to be an 'informal gathering' for us sec42005.. but apparently, kita tak janji what time to be there.. so yupz, not successful. hmmm... should have a gathering next year.. before people start flying off to wherever..

then, today (sunday), went to kak zakiah zar'an's wedding.. kat masjid sultan. i knew the nikah ceremony would start at 9am. but i left my house at that time. bagus eh? nampak sah miss the nikah lerrr.. and yupz. when i arrived, the ceremony had just ended. didnt get to see kak zakiah.. followed the sisters to the reception area.. ate, talked, listened... and then, i had to take my leave. hmm.. rasa tak best gitu tak dpt jumpa kak zakiah. only passed my gift to her mother. takpe lah~~

one thing to note, a few sisters were writing their own wedding cards and giving to their friends. tak sangka pulak kite dijemput. hmmm... taking from begum farah's words, "im just a small fry". so yah, rase touched jugak.

2. am reading Turki Negara Dua Wajah: Pengkhianatan Atarturk Terhadap Dunia Islam by Dr Abdullah Azzam.

uwow - really opens my eyes to who mustapha kamal atarturk was.. hmm.. the first time i knew about him was from buku Sejarah Islam yang tebal, colour biru tu. itu pon, cuma mention that atarturk was the one who changed turki into a republic.

so, when i first saw the review at ust sakinah's blog, i became curious about him. and then, kak afifah also shared what she knows about what he did during his reign. hmm.. interesting. so yupz, i decided to borrow the book from ust sakinah.

3. i have 9 more weekdays left of SIP. i never tell you my SIP story, do i? perhaps when it's over, i'll try to share about it here. in summary, i enjoy my SIP, but Major Project brings me back to reality.

4. visited ust sakinah with marl on friday 16th oct. had a wonderful time there. relaks, chill.. laughed our heads off.. *mak ust sakinah selamba je eh*.. haha.. a nice ending for my and marl's week.

5. this year's aidilfitri was.. hmm.. uneventful. this whole syawal has been uneventful. comparing to previous rayas in terms of raya visiting, this one has to be at the bottom of the list. no pictures to capture this year's raya moments, too. im not sure if i should be upset about it.

6. but i did go raya visiting with my sec42005 mates. only 11 of us. but it was definitely okay! lots of reminiscing.. and you can trust the zaf-dja-mel trio to crack jokes about everything! heheheheh.. gelagat2 ustaz dan ustazah (like, ust juliah's 'hafidzti am laaaaaaakkkk??!!... tau nak markah je, tapi hafal tak nak!... klw tak bayar yuran, tak boleh claim markah!'..aiseyman, ust cute lah).. haha.. diorang ingat aje!

yang paling tak boleh angkat -

kita2 tgh makan kat rumah ust damawiyah. aisyah is tgh 'berinteraksi' dgn huda, my adik angkat/scandal junior. tahu2 je, kamaliah blurted out, "huda dah tak suka kak liyana ke??" mak oi! nasib baik gwe tak tersedak. we all burst out laughing, alright. "direct, sey, cakap!" (padahal ust dama ade kat situ eh! tak ke paisey?) haha.. 'inside story' lagi. tapi kat lain post kite cerita eh. coz it's a loongg story.

the last house that we went to was sir Ali's. kat dover road. yang touchingnyer, he remembers my name. yang guiltynyer, he didnt quite remember the rest of the names. oops. so we reintroduced ourselves and updated him briefly where we are currently studying (DQ.. NUS.. RP.. TP.. MWTI.. Ma'arif.. KUIS..).

you know what, i kinda forgot to 'apply' my self-imposed curfew on that day. i was enjoying myself, alright! pukul sebelas gitu baru keluar dari rumah sir Ali.. thank God the bus service was still available, so me and kak ummu took bus and then mrt home. the rest took cab. "kenapa baru sekarang nak call?" gulp. that was at 11.45pm, using kak ummu's hp to call home. well, i had called at 9 plus, if im not mistaken. hmm.. the moral of the story: "lain kali kena talipon every 15 minutes gitu. update, kat mane, kat mane.." << k, that wasn't the exact words.. but you get what i mean.. gotta keep them informed. hmm.. my bad.

okay, i guess that is all for 'happenings'. i wanna write about something else.

yang dah lama tak jumpa

alhamdullillah~ akhirNYA, setelah dua percubaan, aku dapat jejakkan kaki ke Changi Airport pada pukul 11 lebih malam, 9 okt 2008.

yeSSA!

bukan seorang, tapi berdua.

heheh.. dgn afeyah ler.. dia bawak adiknya jugak, bahirah.

tujuan: nak kirim barang kat sahabat yang nun jauh di Kahirah (say it with me, people, QO.HI.ROH. haha).

sebelum ni, nak hantar kawan2 gi mesir tak boleh (terkilan sgt2!!). dah tu, syria pon tak leh jugak. mostly sebab takde transport balik (ye, abang saya ade kereta. tapi beliau tolak habis bila minta fetch pagi2 buta, ye).

k takpe.

bila sampai tu, tak ramai lah orang yang bersangkut-paut dgn mesir2 nih. so, kita2 jalan2 sekejap. bila nak sampai bookshop, nampak beberapa muslimah.. diorang pandang2 kita, kita pon pandang2 jugak. tapi sayang ah, kite tak pasti klw kite kenal diorang ke tak (disebabkan cermin mata yang mmg dah kena tukar~). manelah tau, rupe2nye akhawat yang dah lama lost touch!

dah tu, kita gi coffee bean, tunggu encik watib sekeluarga sampai.

anyway, alhamdulillah sekali lagi sebab............

kite dapat jumpa kak raudhah (aljunied). whee~ gembira dpt jumpa dia. rasa mcm dah lama sgt. then, she reminded me that we met kat alkaff tahun lepas. ooohh, ye tak ye eh. dapat jugak berbual dgn dia. tahun dua klw tak silap. usuluddin.

selepas tu, jeng jeng jeng~

kak fathiah!!!

waaahhh~ terharu habis bila nampak dia. hugged her tight. tanya khabar.. berbual jugak. sharing experiences. hmmm.. persevere, k, kak. yes! habiskan apa yang telah dimulakan. kalau ditakdirkan bukan di sana, anti jgn putus asa! ilmu tu kat mana2 ada. yang penting, kita yang betol2 usaha untuk cari dan jaga (eh, tapi kesihatan pon kena jaga jugak). kak fathiah boleh!!

then.... jumpa kak fadhilah pulak. =D sukerrrr... rasanya, dah 3-4 tahun tak jumpa. walaupon dia still dok kat singapore, kat tampines. aiyo~ she's now in SIM, taking econs. uWoW~!

hmmm... dlm satu malam, Allah izinkan pertemuan2 ini. malam tu. bukan malam2 yang lain. thinking back, yes, tak rugi kite gi, even tho bila on the way tu, mata rasa berat. badan pon penat (i left work ard 8, sampai rumah, makan, solat, dah tu keluar semula). terharu~ terharu~

which reminds me, of the recent and not-so-recent meetings yang tak diduga dgn kawan2 yang dah lama kite tak jumpa.

i remember, the last sunday before raya, kat bazaar geylang, i met fashihah, yang dah.. ntah 2 tahun, kot, tak nampak. sukerrrr sgt! selepas tu, tgh crowded2 kat luar pasar geylang, and i was searching for gerai jual air katira, terserempak dgn izyani! Ya Allah.. tak terkata... kita terpisah sejak dari january 2006. tahu2 je, dia and suraya dah gi kelantan (eh, or is it terengganu??). klw cuti sekolah, mesti clash. tak dpt jumpa. so, yeah, kat situ jugak kite berpelukan (and me, dgn rasa terharu tak habis2), tanya khabar. haiz~ tak nak lepas la.. can? heh.

k, i have a feeling i met another person that day too.. tapi tak ingat. errrgghh~ oh, kak sarah and ain from NP/tmsn pon terjumpe jugak =)

another friend, kak raudhah (mwti). bila dia masuk kat dlm bilik konferens time iftar impian tu.. bukan main senyum je kite. betol lah.. tak sangka dia boleh ada kat situ. she's in marsah now (and i thought she was in azhar. aiyo~). terhibur sgt dgn gelagatnya yang ever funny! hehe

going back... i met teacher faizah in TP! of all places, eh? i remember, i was tired.. tapi kena jugak gi sekolah sebab nak kasi balik buku2 library. dah tu, solat kat musollah admin. sekali, teacher masuk. "ni teacher faizah kan?".. and she remembers me! *wheee~~* she was there with her cousin, got some stuff to do, then going to a relative's house, klw tak silap. sementara tunggu isya', did some catching up with her. she's now a teacher kat... errr.. anglican school.. yang kat tanah merah tu. btw, she was from TP. budak engine. and she was on TP's magazine for being one the top students in her course or something. after she graduated from TP, she taught us.. ape eh?.. math kan?.. in sec 3. then, she went to NTU.. tup2, dah graduate =)

gi jauh lagi.. back to bro hafiz M's walimah.. i was eating at my table, with kak idahyu beside me, when i saw a familiar figure.. she was with her sister.. kat buffet table.. tak lain dan tak bukan, ia adalah......... suraya..!! uwaahhh... feelingnya mcm feeling jumpa izyani. i was speechless for few seconda ah. pikir2 balik, i hope no one noticed two girls over at the buffet table hugging each other and one was about to go emo (ehem~).. haha.. it was great to finally meet her again, albeit for few minutes.

this kind of meetings, kan, brings happiness.. hati mcm berbunga2 gitu. faham tak? klw tak, takpe. it makes my day too~ indeed, i am ever grateful of these moments. bila jumpa tu, terdetik dlm hati, "Ya Allah, terima kasih, terima kasih, terima kasih kerana menemukan kami semula.. dan di atas rasa rindu yang Kau letakkan dlm hati2 kami, yang membuatkan kami belajar untuk merasai sabar.. tabah.. dan akhirnya, dgn pertemuan ini, rasa ni'mat mempunyai dia sebagai kawan."

mungkin ade lagi yang kite dapat jumpa these past few months.. tapi tak teringat pulak siapa dan di mana..

oh... tiba2 kan, i was thinking... who do i look forward to seeing next...? wajah kak shazwani huzir, kak fairuz, kak raihana, kak hafizah came to mind. hmm.. suatu hari nanti, inshaAllah~

ohh again, during one of the nights at ghufran, jumpe hurda zubir (dia dah tunang lah sey..) and safiyyah & munirah~ then, sunday yang baru lepas ni, dapat jumpa juwai! last week, jumpa kak diyana nasir kat nus (ooo~ i wonder how kak nadiah is doing.. ni pon kite look forward to seeing).

i wonder, with whom will i cross paths tomorrow?

^_^

soalan -

Family Day anjuran SPMLS dan NI hampir berakhir..



sebelum tirai ditutup, kami berdiri dlm satu barisan.. di hadapan ibu-ibu dan ayah-ayah (serta adik-adik) yang hadir..




background music - lagu soutus sofwa. apa nama lagu itu ya? hmm.. tapi rentaknya lebih rancak. tak best sangat.

'head' memberi ucapan penutup.. aku hanya menangkap satu frasa -

"....inilah pejuang-pejuang.." yang dia maksudkan ialah kami-kami di hadapan.



aku terkesima!



pejuang??



Pejuang kah aku?

Pejuang kah mereka?

siapa lah aku untuk digelar pejuang?

sedangkan masih kabur padaku:

apakah yang dinamakan perjuangan itu?

apakah hakikat perjuangan yang sebenar?

di mana kah aku dalam medan perjuangan ini?


aku, seorang pejuang?

aaahh! hipokrit!

Selected pictures from RR'08

kak hairani, our RR resident designer and huda lee, the safety officer and a fellow MS-ian from NYP.

still fresh in my mind..

"Kak, can I hug you?" ... i hugged her tight.

and i'm sure the day will come where i will get to know Huda more. bi idznillah..!

my teammates. no, she's not my adik, ye. heheh.

oh, and btw, i like my sandals very much!!! paham2 je ah.. dah 6-7 tahun tak pakai sandal.. so, mcm excited gitu. (hahaha.. liyana merepek!) altho masa first2 tu, rasa a bit awkward. but nvm. i finally got to buy one with my own money~

ni lah dia, faci-faci muslimah yang sepatutnyer menunjukkan good example kpd peserta2. haiz~ -_-"

anyway, what came to my mind was.. facilitators nih, mcm satu community/group gitu.. like, we're part organiser, part participant.. kita tak terikat dgn mane2.. but we're the bridge.. like what people have said, "facilitators, you either make it or break it!"

for me, it was nice to be in this close-knit group =) a different experience (oohh.. i'll talk about my experience in another post~)

that is my Brother ^_^

my ermm... bunk mates? basically, we were seating where we would be sleeping uh. heh. anyway (eh, berape byk anyway daaa..?), i got the opportunity to get to know kak azimah, the one in purple. she was my alsagoff senior, tapi transfered to al-maarif during her secondary level. selama ni, pernah nampak dia je.. alhamdulillah.. bila on the first night, while waiting for the rest to finish tarawih, i got to break the ice (after so many years, to think of it!).. with hani (in blue) as the 'bridge'. =)

participants playing "SimonEmcee Says".. batman, superman, cicakman, spiderman semua keluar eh.

one of the propped games - walk the alphabets. uwah~ sabar je main game ni. i lost count how many times my group tried. as for myself? i didnt join til the last bit, coz i was on my 'observing' mode.. to try and figure out the lesson points from what the pax were experiencing.

after propped games, we had treasure hunt on bikes. one station was the minefield. hah! teringat time primary 6 dulu, i played this game masa camp sekolah.. kat sentosa. then, there was a 'number game' where the pax, without prior planning/coordination, have to shout out a number in sequence. yeah, they have to close their eyes. sape2 overlap, kena restart.

actually, we had to hunt for body parts. at the end of it, we would be allowed to use the body parts that we got to play this "transfer-this-cup-of-water-to-another-pail" game.

hmm.. i didnt join most of the games. one part of me didnt feel like playing. rather, i thought i should be the one to observe what was happening (my co-faci was the one 'in' the group). perhaps, keeping note of some things that i could use for debrief later. hmm.. i guess i was quite influenced with the ELF way. i mean, slipping in and out ah.. kadang2 join, kadang2 tak. altho im one who can get enthusiastic at times, i must be mindful that i am a facilitator, not a participant.

we then proceeded to the high ropes course. ooohh~ you wouldnt want to see the pictures. no, not of the pax who got up there. rather, of the pax/personnel/faci down below. or in the shelter. or in the buggy (is that what it's called?). haha.. it was indeed, a lazy and sleepy afternoon. zZzzZzz~

i was hesitant.. unsure, when was the best time to debrief my teammates.. betOl~ dilemma sgt2! finally, had a simple one before asar prayers.. hmm.. ntahlah, my gut feeling said i should do another one. coz the points explained, erm.. mcm tak cukup 'deep' gitu. surface2 je. hmm..

there was a mass debriefing too. the personnel did their best, i believe.

after tarawih, ada 'reflection session'. uwah! ni saya betOl2 tak suka! apa tidaknya, the environment is not suitable laaahh~.. yes, i understood totally that we had to be cramped inside the MPH due to the bad weather. i had thought of bringing my team at least jauh sikit.. somewhere ah.. seriously, i had a tough time convincing myself that the message could be sent across.

tapi takpe. i just shared what i felt. and briefed them about what to do (they were supposed to write on a piece of paper about... err.. ape eh? i think it was what they have learnt in RR'08 thus far). tried to stimulate them to think deeper.. feel more. hmm.. susah sgt. sebab diri tak rasa selesa.

k, in case you are beginning to wonder where my co-faci was.. she was beside me =) she was quite helpful, alhamdulillah~ in terms of getting the pax hyped up.. giving inputs/prompting the pax during the debrief.. yupz, she took care of the pax and befriended them. hehe.. honestly, i kinda think the pax were more comfortable with her than me.

and then, there was the supper! with the signature ice-cream. chett! i have a feeling the organisers sengaja include this in again. finale lah katekan~ haha.

dah tu, around 12 midnight, we facis (sisters) came together to crack our brains (i didnt crack mine ah) for the faci performance the next morning (uwarrrrggghh~ kalau takde tak boleh eh? leceh sey~).. tgh duduk2 tu, ade beberapa idea yang dihidangkan di atas meja (k, lame).. dah set, we went to a more secluded space to practise. part ni kelakar maut sey~ dgn gelagat2 yang merepek, melucukan, lagi gempak! ish ish ish~ malam2 ni tau. shhhh! tertahan2 kite ketawa.

next, faci debrief and feedback session. then, sleep time! but no, i sat with kak hanis, kak eszra and kak rufi. listened to kak hanis' dilemma.. and we (or rather, the 3 sisters) shared stories and experiences. sampai pukol 2 lebih. @.@ but i cherished that moment! another bonding opportunity with the 3 individuals, especially kak eszra and kak hanis.

subuh prayers. syahdu gitu~

my brother and i.

this is one of the rare brother-sister pictures that i have. rasa2nyer, ade dalam 5 je kot.

hmmm... what can i say?

this was the second activity we had together. the first was IGM. tak pernah2 me ajak my brother. but i began to feel and see the need for me to get my brother involved. you know, sometimes, i can see that there is goodness in him. needs to be pushed to the open. nurtured. everyone is like that. especially now that he's engaged. so, i thought that it will be good to introduce him to the bros that i know. hmmm... takpe, bit by bit, my dear self. apa pun, jgn putus2 berdoa untuk dia dan keluarga k!

hmm.. i encouraged him to go for the stong trip.. but, 1. he was busy 2. i couldnt join (klw free pon, mesti tak boleh punyer~). ye lah, klw abang pergi sorang, nanti awkward pulak dia.

and so, for RR'08.. i felt that it would be a good start, no matter how small. alhamdulillah.. that abang digerakkan hatinye untuk membantu. hmm... now i need to find suitable follow-up(s). and i do hope my brother was at ease the whole time there, and made new friends. yupz!

self-explanatory.

syukur.. syukur.. syukur padaNya di atas ukhwah ini..

what do i think of RR'08? how was the ending? hmm... i'll keep my thoughts and the rest of my story for another post. inshaAllah.

last but not least, i did a bit of tweaking here and there. below is the final piece (one of 3 actually, different borders). i call it "my favourite expressions".

Give up what you want at the moment for something you want most in life.


it's very hard to focus.
at the moment, i wonder if i can quit and do something else.
but no, i can't.
not yet.

what i want most in life,
hmm..
still undecided.

Ya Allah, ease the path for me..

let the pictures do the talking..

a birthday present from my scandal junior. nope, not recent one. it was 3 years ago! haha.. simpan dlm almari for nearly 3 years, with the wrapper.. sebab cantik nah gelasnyer =)


finally decided to use it for my sip days. and guess what? the pics were taken in the ladies! coz kat dlm office, ade boss uh.. heh.


a meeting with SP, at SP. first time dapat jejakkan kaki ke situ.. dapat jugak explore few areas while waiting for marliyana. btw, in the pic: syakirah SP and marliyana TP. oh, and SP got popular (!!), pizza hut, mcdonald's and kfc.


maisarah and far'ain from NPMSS. tmsn meeting. met them for the first time there =)


kak nadiah from SIM.. ameerah persatuan.. segan jugak bila dia ada.. not really intimidated ah.. more to rasa kagum.. seorang ameerah, pastinya dia mempunyai kewibawaan, semangat yang jitu dan keberanian.. mudah2an urusannya dimudahkan Allah =)


my first activity on a particular sunday. mind you, it was about 9 in the morning. tak pernah2 me see afeyah off to DQ.. but that sunday was special.. coz it was gonna be our last time together.. perhaps the next one is gonna be 4 years later? and it's great to see kak juwita again! nama je tinggal dekat, tapi kita jarang sekali jumpa.. i truly appreciate the times when we went to mks, and balik from mks, together.. or bila gi kelas ustaz ahmad. alhamdulillah di atas ikatan ukhwah ini.. klw dgn kak solehah.. heee... ni me segan jugak. but i do hope i can get to know her better one day..


after seeing the DQians off, me and adilah gi makan breakfast kat zam zam.. aahh.. again, im thankful for these last few moments with her =) afterwards, i went to EXPO for the NLB book sale (!!!). thanks to kak rufi who told me about it few days before. and yea, my partner in crime book-shopping was kak maryam. whee~~~ and you know what i thought? bila kite dah syiok sgt cari2 buku, we dont care how we look. i mean, dgn bag plastic (in my case, recyclable bag) or basket yang penuh, and bukan itu sahaja, tangan pon penuh dgn buku.. alahai~ mcm dah tak ingat orang. hehe..
but the atmosphere there was peaceful ah.. the background music pon best. evergreen.. so yang middle-aged, pakcik makcik terhibur jugak. ade jugak orang beside me who sang along under their breaths.. or hummed.. cute!


yes! setelah ku membeli buku2.. i think it was two plastic bags.. tapi kak maryam bawak balikkan satu, i went to mks. alhamdulillah~ glad i did.. tak kisah lah diri dah rasa a bit penat.. bawak a plastic of books and my own bag.. and i had been walking since morning.. but it was worth it, to be with my two dear sisters and few others. oh! and i met someone who is from ntums, and she's in thfz too! alhamdulillah...!


after asar, gi majlis kenduri liyana rahaim pulak~ guess which one is her? hmm.. miss her sometimes.. still remember her testimonial for me kat friendster.. haha.. kita sama2 gurga lah, liyana! haha.. but i always believe in the good side of her, the soft part of her... mudah2an, pengalaman belajar dan tinggal di mesir dapat mendidik anti menjadi muslimah yang lebih baik, pelajar yang benar2 menghayati ilmu, dan sahabat yang sejati =) jangan sia2kan peluang yang ada k?


this pic was taken during IGM.. woo hoo~ first time panjat rock wall kat safra lah sey~ sukerrr! maklum je lah, RR'06 and RR'07 me tgk orang panjat je.. got to meet up with few sisters from RR'07 ^_^ ooohh.. it was a good time for me and kak maryam to get to know erni NYPMS better too, or at least, for her to get more comfortable with us. coz time tu, we were in the dtalk admin team, and jarang meet. but later kan, i realise that during d-talk itself was the best time for the three of us.. we bonded lah, amidst the preparation for registration, the looooonnnggg night of doing admin stuff and whatnots.


TP/NI sisters, after they had their study time and maghrib~ two new sisters for me: farzanah and begum farah. i had known/met farah before ah.. we smile/approach each other when we bum into each other.. but that night was the first time for the both of us to be in the same setting. and she speaks well, alright!


went to watch the musabaqah after work at sc, on a saturday. reminiscing the moments uh.. the feeling of nervousness, or bila dah hafal2, tapi blank bila on stage.. the murajaah moments before your own turn.. haiz~ i actually thought of participating, but changed my mind coz i figured i wouldnt finish murajaah on time.

(to be continued)

of teachers and rebellious kids

okay, so, apparently, Dangerous Minds is not better than The Freedom Writers.

the movie was okay-okay, not much action or suspense.. or moving moments, solid plot.

dah berzaman sey kepingin nak tgk Dangerous Minds, finally found it just now kat YouTube. bila dah tgk, nak kata disappointed, tak jugak.


so far, movies of the same 'genre' that i have watched and enjoyed are Sister Act 1 & 2, To Sir With Love, Les Choristes, The School of Rock, Take the Lead, The Freedom Writers.. and I would say, Les Choristes and The Freedom Writers are the best yet! I recommend you to watch these two.

ayah sedang memperkatakan tentang wahabi..

hati saya terasa panas..


Ya Allah.. aku masih mencari..
mana satukah yang benar ya Rabb?
firqah itu, firqah ini..
toriqoh itu, toriqoh ini..
salafi, wahabi, dan banyak lagi..

aku mahu mencari yang benar ya Rabb
agar hatiku tenang..
agar aku dapat beribadah dgn tenang..

tapi, aku sedang keliru..

Ku mohon petunjukMu..

tadi gi bloghopping~ gi blog akhawat2 senior.. hmmm...

saya rindu dgn mereka.. saya rindu nak bersama dgn mereka..

seorang, saya kenal dia daripada musabaqoh syarahan kat alsagoff dulu.

seorang lagi, saya kenal dia dari mirc #IslamicSch.. kemudian terjumpa time nak balik dari majlis maulid kat wak tanjong.. alahai~ tersipu2 bila nampak dia. hehe..

hmmm... dan beberapa orang lagi.

hmmm.. kemudiannya, rata2, pusat tahfiz menjadi tempat kami semua saling kenal-mengenali.. saling membina satu ikatan ukhwah.. saling kuat-menguatkan..

saya rindu dgn mereka.. semuanya di luar negara.. dan sebulan yang lalu, seorang sahabat saya terbang ke bumi kinanah.. tinggal saya seorang.. anti... 4 tahun tu lama.. tapi takpe, anti tak balik pon ana ok.. mudah-mudahan, Allah pertemukan kita lagi eh? ana doakan anti kuat, anti pon doakan ana eh? bila pikir2 tentang situasi ana skrg, tentang masa hadapan, rasa lemah sgt. mcm nak rebah. mcm nak terbang, lari ke mana akhawat ana berada..

saya rindu dgn mereka.. saya rindu dikelilingi akhawat yang punya fikrah yang sama.. ilmu mereka.. pengalaman mereka.. perwatakan mereka..

tempat saya bermanja..
tempat saya meraih ilmu dan nasihat..
tempat saya mendapat peringatan..

masa usrah ahlulquranpts, hmm.. seringkali, saya teringatkan suasana bersama mereka.. saya bersyukur.. kerana Allah masih sayangkan saya, menggerakkan hati saya untuk terus menghadiri usrah..

saya rindu sangat..