#2

when we put something in our heart,
that's why,
when we lose it
we feel hurt so much.

Yasmin Mogahed
-Reclaim your heart-

#1

And only when you're dead
They will try to understand your sorrow
And only when you're six feet underground
They will miss you tomorrow.

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Singapore Part 1

Bismillah.

Of parents' concern, Liyana and the power of writing.

i. Parents' concern
If you're 90's babies, you must have read or saw or at least, encountered this Dewan Pelajar(read: DP) magazine. It is a series of Dewan magz such as Dewan Siswa, Dewan Kosmik etc. Ayah would buy DP for me every month to makesure i read something that benefits me(sbb zaman tu ada cousins mula beli majalah Remaja dan seorang Nisa selalu curi curi baca dan ayah sangat marah). -_-
There is a section named Sahabat Pena in DP. In 2002 DP edition, i submitted my details there.

Far away in Singapore, they had this Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE; macam UPSR kita). Liyana's mom was so worried with her BM so she asked her to find a friend from Malaysia. Cari seorang sahabat pena supaya boleh menggunakan bahasa melayu dengan lebih kerap. Diizinkan Allah, she chose me (Johor-Singapura kan dekat).

See. How our parents' concern, worry n care made us connected dengan izin Allah. And after years, it's like a magic for me.

ii. Liyana
So Liyana is the special person i told u before. She's my long lost Singaporean pen-pal. We've known each other since we were 10 and now we've reached 24 y/o. 14 years of friendship. Sebaya dengan kisah Rangga dan Cinta nampaknya.
Our friendship starts with a letter from her, then Facebook took over, then email and the latest one, whatsapp. Dari zaman budak hingusan hingga masing2 dah belajar, kerja dan belajar semula.

The thing is, for the past 13 years, we haven't met yet. Tak pernah jumpa langsung langsung. So 30th April 2016 marked the end of our virtual world. We met for real! 
Definitely will plan for the next meeting.

iii. The power of writing
Rupanya 14 tahun dulu pernah tulis guru as one of my ambitions. Waktu tu zaman sekolah rendah, umur baru 10 tahun. Tak pernah teringat sebab bila dah jejak sekolah menengah, cita-cita langsung berubah. Konon nak jadi pakar O&G. :p tapi result bio tak mengizinkan.. But it's just fine for me to become a teacher finally.

hence trust me. Menulis bakal memberikan keberuntungan kepada kita sendiri pada suatu masa kelak. Ibarat doa yang dilafazkan melalui kata, menulis menjadikan kita sang pengharap, pendoa melalui tinta. Mungkin siapa, di mana dan bagaimana diri kita sekarang ini adalah patah perkataan yang pernah kita tuliskan suatu ketika dulu. Tuhan Maha Tahu.

:')
Alhamdulillah 'ala kulli hal.

Oh My Fahim! Part 1

Bismillah

The original pantun said,

Siakap senohong gelama ikan duri,
Bercakap bohong lama-lama mencuri.

and this is what i learned in the old days. 
However one day in 2015, Fahim said,

Siakap senohong gelama ikan duri,
Bercakap bohong lama-lama menyesal. 

Oh my Fahim!!

rare

Bismillah.

When i visited Cat Museum at Kuching last January, i encountered a unique proverb. i never heard this one so i found it to be so special. Nasihat yang disampaikan sangat menusuk kalbu.

'Bagai kucing dengan panggang'

Lelaki dan perempuan jangan dibiarkan bergaul rapat kerana akan timbul perbuatan sumbang.

Yes, it might be so lame to advise boys and girls, guys and ladies nowadays to 'mind your distance' or 'be careful with your hearts' since everyone will come out with something to defend themselves (me as well -_-), since it seems out-dated, too primitive yeda yeda..but the proverb really reflects what has been stated in the holy Qur'an long before. Al-Isra' verse 32.

وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا

And do not come near to adultery, it is a shameful deed and an evil, and opening the road to other evils.

who are we to ignore this? that's why i said, peribahasa di atas tu sangat menusuk. i really hope that i'll walk my talk; to practice what i preached. inshaAllah. may Allah ease.

reminder

Bismillah

Firman Allah سبحانه وتعالى:

ٱللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَٱلَّتِى لَمْ تَمُتْ فِى مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ ٱلَّتِى قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُf

ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

“Allah memegang nyawa pada saat kematiannya dan nyawa yang belum mati ketika dia tidur. Dia tahan nyawa yang telah Dia tetapkan kematiannya dan Dia lepaskan nyawa yang lain sampai waktu yang ditetapkan.Sesungguhnya pada yang demikian itu terdapat tanda-tanda (kebesaran) Allah bagi kaum yang berfikir.”
(Surah az-Zumar,42)

Sarah Kay cakap

Bismillah

a word by Sarah.