i've so much to say, so much to say, so much to say.

but i dont want to write. i want to talk. say it out loud --

i am distracted again. i hate it when it happens. my focus slips.

it causes me to stop writing. coz i feel that i am writing for someone else.

thus i want to see someone. i want to see them.

to tell them, to tell them, to tell them

these feelings of mine

the happiness that's seeping through
the joy
the worry that's gripping me
the sadness
the anxiety that's paralysing
the fear
the excitement that's making me dizzy with ecstacy
ohh.. all these feelings - and more!
they are just, extraordinary;

make me human.

i want to see you. i want to see all of you.

---

i am afraid of the moments when i get distracted

let me be brave. let me forget. let me go.

i dont want to be distracted.

i want to be free.

not you.

not you.

not yet.

God, help me.
ummah.. ummah.. ummah..


ummah.. ummah.. ummah..


ummatii..


ummatii..


ummatii..


ummatii..


ummatii..






*********************


A new year's approaching. 1430 hijriyyah muwafiqah 2009 masihi.

- take a deep breath ... release slowly -
kak rufi sent a message via multiply about doing a survey regarding hijab. it's created by her friend, for research, so she's helping to spread the word.


then, in reply to her message, a sister sent a poem titled Object of Despair by Fahim Firfiray (Abu Omar). i like this bit very much:

Strength lies in anonymity
Be a shadow in the crowd
Until you speak and interact
When your voice will carry loud




Here's the full version:

Emma is a lawyer
And so is Aisha too
Colleagues going into court
At circa half past two

Its 1 O'clock right now
They grab a bite before the trial
They chat about this and that
Conversing with a smile

Aisha is in full hijab
With a loose all over suit
Emma's in her business wear
With accessories taboot

Emma's really quite bemused
At Aisha's godly ways
She looks Aisha in the eyes
And very firmly says

You're a smart girl Aisha
Why do you wear that across your hair?
Subjugated by "man"-kind
An object of despair

Take it off my sister
Let your banner be unfurled
Don't blindly follow all around
DECLARE YOUR FREEDOM TO THE WORLD

Aisha is amazed
But not the least bit shy
She bravely puts her milk shake down
And gives Emma the reply

My dear sister Emma,
Why do you dress the way you do?
The skirt you're wearing round your waist,
Is it really you?

Now that we've sat down,
I see you tug it across your thighs,
Do you feel ashamed?
Aware of prying eyes?

I see the way you're sitting,
Both legs joined at the knees,
Who forces you to sit like that?
Do you feel at ease?

I'll tell you who obliges you,
To dress the way you do,
Gucci, Klein and St. Laurent,
All have designs on you!

In the main, its men my friend,
Who dictate the whims of fashion,
Generating all the garb,
To incite the basest passion

"Sex Sells" there is no doubt,
But who buys with such great haste,
The answer is the likes of you,
Because they want to be embraced......

They want to be accepted,
On a level playing field
Sure, with brain and intellect
But with body parts revealed

Intelligence and reason
Are useful by and by
But if you want to make a mark
Stay appealing to the eye

You claim your skirt is office like
A business dress of sorts
Would we not laugh at Tony Blair
If he turned up in shorts?

His could be the poshest pants
Pinstripe from Saville Rowe
But walking round like that my friend
He'd really have to go

Why do you douse yourself with creams
To make your skin so milky?
Why do rip off all your hair
To keep your body silky?

A simple shower's all you need
To stay respectable and clean
The time and money that you spend
Is really quite obscene

Why do you wake up at dawn,
To apply a firm foundation,
Topped with make up and the like,
In one chaotic combination?

And if you should have to leave the house
Devoid of this routine
Why do you feel so insecure
That you should not be seen?

Be free my sister Emma
Escape from your deep mire
Don hijab today my friend
And all Islam's attire

Avoid all those sickly stares
Or whistles from afar
Walk down the street with dignity
Take pride in who you are

Strength lies in anonymity
Be a shadow in the crowd
Until you speak and interact
When your voice will carry loud

You're a smart girl Emma
Wear this across your hair
Don't be subjugated by "man"-kind
An object of despair

To use your very words my friend
Let your banner be unfurled
Don't blindly follow all around
DECLARE YOUR FREEDOM TO THE WORLD

just for the record

My First Time solat hari raya.. in my entire life. took place at masjid assyafaah, 8am on 9 dec 2008, bersamaan 10 dzulhijjah 1429H.

gembira sangat2!!

klw tahun2 sebelum ni, it's like 'errr.. tak heran'. rasenya, 2 tahun lepas or setahun yang lalu, baru tergerak hati nak gi solat raya. tapi tak gi.. tak ingat kenapa. bangun lambat or tak boleh solat.

masa eidilfitri tahun ni.. i was really looking forward to go to the masjid. i couldnt join the solat, but i didnt care. i wanted to go, coz i wanted to 'feel' the eid. when i woke up, mak, ayah, abang dah nak keluar rumah.. kelam-kabut jugak siap2, coz i wanted to witness the takbir and solat. naik mrt, turun kat sembawang, jalan kaki..

bila nampak ade pakcik2, orang2 on the way to mjd.. dgn baju kurung.. mcm touched gitu. then, i saw the masjid.. wah.. the wonderful feeling increased multifold gitu!.. bila nampak saf solat sampai ke gate masjid.. i was like *big-O* waaahhh... mcm gini rupenya.. touched lagi.

and so, the masjid grounds were all occupied.. so i could only watch from outside. lihat mcm2 orang.. anak-beranak lah.. dgn kawan2 lah.. tersenyum sendiri bila nampak the indians or bangladeshis with their costumes.. ade yang tak sempat gosok agaknya, or fresh from the plastic cover. hehe.. tapi, terhibur ah. you know, everybody was in the eid spirit, no matter what skin color you are. all under the banner of Islam. meraikan kemenangan.

okay, back to solat eidil adha -

solat kat dlm classroom. tgkt 3. tak kisah. yang penting, dapat experience takbir raya dgn jemaah lain, dan solat. for the first time lah sey. bayangkan!

oh, my fault though, i didnt read up on solat raya.. so i kinda 'rukuk halfway' mase imam takbir the second time. pfft.

after the solat ended, a sudden realisation.. that it was quick. i mean, i was still savouring the moment. tiba2, that's it, you know?

but still, the wonderful feeling like the one i felt time eidilfitri tu ada jugak. alhamdulillah..~

did i mention that the smell of the kambings was strong? ok, so, bro and i wanted to watch kambing kena sembelih. kita tunggu kat luar ah.. bukan kat compound masjid. tunggu punya tunggu.. mungkin dlm 45-55minit gitu kot. tgh tunggu tu, hujan gerimis.. then hujan betol2. wah! endure sey.. sempat jugak abang ambil kereta dari carpark kat kawasan perumahan, then park kat luar masjid.

nampak sgt pakcik2 kat area penyembelihan tu perasan ade dua audiences in the rain, under a big umbrella. gasak lah.. kita nak tgk jugak.

jeng jeng jeng!

bila the action dah nak mula, abang panggil mak yang sedang duduk dlm kereta. heee~ mak pon nak tgk. so.. ade pakcik yang dukung kambing.. bawak keluar dari kandang, letak tag. baringkan kat tempat penyembelihan.. urut2.. -

kita tak dapat tgk the actual moment/scene kambing disembelih with an unobstructed view :( sebab ade orang2 yang berdiri around the kambing.. hold the kepala and whatnot.. hmmm.. takpelah. tgk dari jauh pon jadi.

bila dah puas tgk, then kita berangkat pulang. and this was about 9.40am.


sukerrr! ^_^
ohkayy... i found out that i did save three more smses from the 'ice kacang' guy.. saved them in my notebook, that is. actually, i had been wanting to write about the incident a long time ago.. but asyik delay.. and since my inbox tak boleh nak contain so much smses.. i jotted them down. go to the original post to see the edits.

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im in the last phase of my third year. Major Project is done and over with. honestly, it was the biggest obstacle ever. i just couldnt look into the future before 28 nov. 28 nov was the poster presentation, the last assessment for MP. finally, at about 3.10pm, i could breathe easily.

Wa 'ufawwidhu amrii ilallah...

even though i want so much to explore my options for the future, deep inside, i am really afraid. i know what im afraid of, but i just couldnt say it here. I can only pray and pray that the evaluators will mark leniently, yet, fairly. coz my conscience says i dont deserve to pass. Allah, help me.

now it's just problem-based learning (PBL). tak sibuk sangat. BUT! the unsettling matter above will always be in my mind. and i will only know of the result in 3 or 4 months. indeed, penantian adalah suatu penyeksaan!

generasi pelapis

seperti mana anti katakan dalam entry ini, kesian lah tengok remaja sekarang tapi kita kena ingat, dia mungkin tak seuntung kita yang dapat petunjuk Allah pada permulaan kita dilahirkan. terjaga sampai besar panjang ni. Itu juga bermakna amanah yang kita pukul lagi berat dari apa bro itu memikul.

the ummah needs more people like you. Jgn tawadhu' tak kena tempat ye. Jadi kena lah usaha siapkan diri jadi org tercontoh dan juga sediakan generasi pelapis yang bakal memikul amanah itu.

"Itu juga bermakna amanah yang kita pukul lagi berat dari apa bro itu memikul."
Hmmm... betul. *rase mcm kena slapped in the face* sigh.. the word "amanah" has this big weight in it. korang rase tak? cuba sebut perkataan itu sekali lagi: A-maa-nah!

Terima kasih, Tuhan.. di atas ni'mat Iman dan Islam..

"Jadi kena lah usaha siapkan diri jadi org tercontoh dan juga sediakan generasi pelapis yang bakal memikul amanah itu."
heheh, nak jadi orang tercontoh ni.. *tgk cermin*.. inshaAllah..
sediakan generasi pelapis?

YES!

tiba2 me terpikir tentang NI, dan terutama sekali, my juniors in alsagoff. in PRISMA.

-fikir panjang-

Thanks, Bro, for your comment. i appreciate it!

*********

two weeks ago, mase usrah kat mks.. anisah, sakinah n aiman were sharing about keadaan kat alsagoff.. hmm.. nampaknyer, mcm ade 'masalah' dgn adik2 kat sana. risau lah!

dari segi akhlak, mostly.

personally, im just soo afraid and worried pikirkan keadaan anak2 madrasah.. as the years go by. especially, in my alma mater. takut pengajian di madrasah tu, setakat belajar untuk exam. takut madrasah dah jadi mcm sekolah lain. takut madrasah tak dapat nak lentur adik2 ni menjadi muslim dan muslimah yang baik akhlaknya..

ade jugak ah, tgk2 blog a few juniors. hmmm.. sedih!

i dont want my juniors to think that madrasah tak boleh offer them the best environment, the holistic environment, for them to excel bila keluar nanti. ermm.. k, let me rephrase - i dont want them to think "ergghh.. bila lah aku nak graduate? aku nak masuk mainstream.."..

okay, that aside.

i want to talk about something else.

for more than a year now, i have this big urge to come back to school. to do something. to tell the teachers there, that madrasah plays a big, super duper role to didik pelajar2nye.

it's like, madrasah is the safe haven, you know? klw tak madrasah, mane lagi kite nak didik anak2 Islam tentang Islam? secara menyeluruh! and yes, and paling utama ialah mentarbiyah mereka dgn peribadi Islam. Subhanallah! bayangkan, my sisters and brothers from madrasah, graduate into the real world with personalities yang mengkagumkan dan berpegang pada prinsip2 agama. hmmm... 'Celupan Madrasah'

is it too much to ask for?

hmm.. korang rase, ade beza tak perwatakan seseorang yang dulu dari madrasah dan yang dari sekolah secular? for me, kite tak boleh nak rase.. coz, i was from a madrasah.. jadi, biased ah..

dari segi ilmu agama pon, i realise that madrasah has a lot to do to equip the students. for example, fiqh. cuba tunjukkan, bincangkan, isu2 kontemporari. tiba2 me teringat usul fiqh. ustazah selalu beri contoh 'dadah' dibandingkan dgn 'arak'. balik2 itu. afwan ust, ana tak berniat untuk memperkecilkan ust. cuma.. ana fikir, ada byk hukum2 yang nampak remeh, tapi sebenarnya, ialah sesuatu yang basic, yang sepatutnya, pelajar madrasah tahu.

klw kita gi website2 soal jawab tentang Islam.. kita akan baca macam2 kemusykilan agama. why not, organise an assignment for the students to solve a few questions.. dah tu, present kat kelas. dgn ini, pelajar boleh make use of the library kat tingkat 3 tu (byk buku2 'intellectual' kat situ) and learn research skills.. dapat improve presentation skills. ni dah mcm problem-based learning ah. dan. mereka dapat belajar selok-belok mencari dalil2 yang sohih, tulisan2 ulama', to support their answers.

another subject yang boleh diperdalamkan lagi skopnya ialah hadith. secara terus terang, kite rase tak salah, malah menguntungkan, klw pelajar2 didedahkan dgn contoh2 perbahasan tentang hadith2 dho'if.. bid'ah or ape2 ah.. this exposure kan, will at least give the students a sort of 'advanced standing' bila keluar nanti. lebih2 lagi for those yang tak continue into religious field.

anak2 madrasah kita perlu dibekalkan dgn ilmu yang substantial. not just theory, but practical.

klw quran dan tajwid pulak.. wah, ni penting! alhamdulillah.. one can see that those from madrasah dapat membaca dgn baik. tapi tajwid perlu dipertingkatkan lagi.

hmmmm... tapi, yang paling necessary ialah.. tarbiyyah rohani.. coz i think that kita masih lack kat situ.. pelajaran, ilmu is one thing ah.. tapi, kesedaran dlm diri masing2 tentang tanggungjawab kita sebagai seorang muslimah.. kesedaran.. kesedaran.. is another thing. need to instill the right values, to make them understand why we learn this, why we do that, guide them so that they can appreciate and experience for themselves, the beauty of Islam. okay, if this is too much, at least, get them to be aware that they need Islam, and Islam needs them.. so that in the future, ape pon steps they take, they will have Islam in their hearts and Allah as their common goal.

lagi2 klw dah masuk alam menengah.. this is where the spiritual development is crucial.. haiz~ teringat usrah.

k, i realise that im blabbering. ---

just to share, mase hari raya dgn kawan alsagoff.. kat rumah ust kamsinah.. i voiced out my concern.. that our students need more exposure.. to develop themselves in terms of communication skills, leadership skills and whatever else. pokoknyer, masa kat madrasah nih shouldnt be just about studying. this is where PRISMA can be utilised fully. and that, tarbiyah tu perlu. usaha dan peranan para ustazah dan ustaz sangat2 penting.. i want to tell them not to give up on these students.. merekalah murabbi.. and we need you, teachers!

some of my friends pon support jugak.. that madrasah needs to do more for the students.. tapi ape reaksi ustazah? ermmm... she nodded and all.. but she was not as enthusiastic as i thought she would be. perhaps i should go to ust zauwiah. maybe she would understand better.

so, mase usrah tu, me and kak mariam dah semangat.. i see the need for us, alsagoff alumni, to come together and help our juniors. i mean, we've seen the world, right? and im sure, a lot of us have different experience and expertise that we can share. (lebih2 lagi, kakak2 who are much2 older than me) it shouldnt be about us. it's about them. we want our juniors to be ready for the world. and not just like everyone else.. we hope to see our juniors become a full-fledged Muslimah. Mu'minah, Solehah, inshaAllah!

i said to kak mariam, "eh, klw adekan sistem usrah, bagus eh?" tak boleh disangkal, usrah merupakan satu platform yang sangat baik untuk membentuk adik2 kita. lebih efektif to focus on small groups.. hmm..

i also asked the trio, "kan PRISMA ada?" like i said, PRISMA is where our students can hone their organisational skills, etc. help bring colour to the school ah. since we dont have CCAs and we're mostly shut away from extra-alsagoff activities. but, they told me that the 'office' has lots of restrictions, although ust zauwiah supports the activities that PRISMA wants to do. hmmm.. i thought the school is more flexible now. k, this is just one side of the story. so, i guess, i may have to ask the 'office people' myself about this. or ask ust zauwiah. chett, liyana ni mcm berani nak tanya sekolah macam2 eh?

tapi kan, betol lah! the urge tu kadang2 kuat. rasa nak sangat berkhidmat kat sekolah balik. not as a teacher. but i want to do it through PRISMA. see, i told you, i still cant get over PRISMA even though it's been three years! haha tak lah.. it's just that, i see it has a potential.. takkan nama je alsagoff ade student body, tapi tak dapat gerak secara aktif mcm itmawat. i dunno how itmaj, asc and al-arabiah student council are doing. and i dunno if irsyad got their own student body. but what i do know, is that the other madrasahs got quite a number of activities/CCAs that the students can organise and participate in.

in summary, i hope to help my juniors, one way or another.

-the end-

p.s. haaahh.. ust sakinah nak proposal eh? ana takde proposal ah.. ni angan2. tgklah camne. do'akan eh? mudah2an, suatu hari nanti, kita (alumni) ramai2 dan guru2 dapat saling bantu-membantu to bring a positive change to the school, and the students. better still, let's spark a revolution!

menghairankan

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!