What A Brand

It was a lovely night.

Few hours back, on a sunday night, i was in the car in the middle of KL with my family.

Then we passed thru Pavillion, the new-and-high-class-sophisticated-shopping-mall in Bkt Bintang (Starhill?).

I felt nice.. And fun..

Then i saw an advert, a very big one on the mall's wall.

It was an advert of designers clothes.

And the brand was "FCUK".

Huh?

How am i supposed to pronounce the brand?

How could a supposed to be international brand have that name?

Eeeew..

My lovely, peaceful and happy night with family was ruined.

I cant imagine if there's suddenly a cloth coming from Malaysia with the brand "Zina".

Perhaps i'll find ways to migrate to the moon.

=P

Work

I realised that no matter how much work i have in hand, and no matter how i think i cant cope with them, i still need to settle them.

Thus, what is there to make a fuss about?

I'll still need to overcome it.

Why make myself unhappy abt the work?

I'll still need to do it.

So, let's do my work in a happy mood!

Extremism

One question: What is extrimism?

Ok, perhaps more than 1 Q.

• Who set the limit of being normal, that when you crossed that limit, u're extreme?
• What are the limits?
• Who are the extrimists?

At this point of my life, my mind cant stop asking these questions.

Why?

Because lately, i have heard too much of the word "extrimist", "fanatics", "fundamentalists" etc.

So, i began to wonder what made the world label them as such?

As a medical student, i am supposed to study almost the whole day (well, at least that's what my seniors told me) but i just cant. I cant keep reading the text book. I wanna play, i wanna surf the net, i wanna read ppl's blog, i wanna write my own blog, i wanna read other books, and i wanna do lots and lots of stuff so, i just dont study the whole day. 

Hence, if i were to hv a friend who slept only 3-4hrs a day, studying for almost the whole night, i'm bound to label this friend as "extrimist". I'd say 

"Fuyo.. U're vry xtreme! How could u sleep only 3-4 hrs?? I cant!"

But then, there is one thing i realised now that i need to bear in mind. This friend of mine, HAVE THE capability to sleep only 3-4 hrs a day. 

He@she is not my type, who gets headache whenever i do not sleep enough. So, to him@herself, he@she is not being extreme. Hr@she is surviving!

And, from (let's assume this is a girl) her point of view, i'd be the extreme one. Why? Cos she can only afford 3-4 hrs a night and study at other times while i sleep 8hrs a day. Twice the perios that she slept. Won't i be the extreme one? She might just say:

"What?? U slept 8 hours! That's extreme and ridiculous! How did u manage to finish the syllabus?"

The fact is, i didnt manage to finish the syllabus. =P I went for my Sejarah (History) SPM exam with not revising the last chapter. I skipped the whole chapter. It was something abt the policies of Malaysia after the independence. But i still managed to score A1. Alhamdulillah..

So, to me, she is the extremist. To her, i am the extrimist.

When i 1st got to know that my beloved prophet, Rasulullah pbuh stayed up almost the whole nigt praying to the Almight God, i was like, "What? That's extreme! I cant do it". But now i realised, the prophet was given the capability to do so by Allah. He has the patience, his level of iman is incomparable, and his love to Allah is beyond others. Thus, he was not acting extremely because his act was still under his capability. He didnt stand on one leg on a coconut tree praying, did he? Even if he did, that means he's capable of it, and so he's not extreme. Ok, perhaps that's not a beautiful example, but at least the concept is there. Correct me if i'm wrong.

So, who gave the world, the media especially to label some people in the world as extremist?

In Islam, there is the word "moderate".

As the hadith of Rasulullah SAW:-

Aishah narrated: The Prophet was asked, "What deeds are loved most by Allah?" 

He said, "The most regular, constant deeds, even though they may be few." 

He added, "Don't take upon yourselves, except the deeds which are within your ability"

(Al-Bukhari)

Well, clear?

Muslims are supposed to take only the deeds which are within our capability.

And so, eventhough Muslims are compulsory to pray 5x a day, and the way to do it is to stand, except when during ruku' or sujud. But if your leg is aching etc, u can do it sitting down, or lying on the bed, or in worse cases where the Muslim cant even move their limbs, paralysed the whole body, the Muslims can still pray - by using their eyes. Only the movement of eyelids are required. Isnt Islam beautiful?

So, in my opinion, the word extremist is not supposed to be popularised.

But the word "wrong-doers" should.

Those who do things extremely, like locking their women in the house because they do not want other men to look at their women, in the same time denying the women their rights, are not extreme, but they are wrong-doers. Islam do not allow women to be oppressed. Islam respects women like no other civilisation. Unless, the woman herself do not want to go out of the house because she doesnt want other man to treat her badly, that's totally ok with me.

Sometimes i feel like not going out of the car also when there are lots of men outside and i'll prefer if my father drives the car further from them before i come out.

That's normal...

So, am i being extreme?

Hurm...

Different Culture

With the name of Allah The Most Forgiving, The Sustainer

Let's talk abt culture.

What the westerners had taught me, and what the eastern ppl had taught me. And see how they differ.

First of all, i'll clarify the source of education.

Western education comes from media (movies, drama etc), personal readings, books, and academicians who read western books i.e. school teachers who thinks the westerners are always right and better than us in all aspects.

Eastern education are mostly informal education such as what my mother taught me, what i read from books, what i heard from malay or chinese drama that opposes the westerners.

Let's start.

Westerners said:

1. Do what u want to do, do not be afraid of what other ppl might think of u. you are responsible for urself.
2. U marry ur husband, u are not marrying his family. So what if the family opposes ur marriage?
3. Be what you want to be. U are the one who put patterns into ur life.
4. Be open minded. It will make u shine above others. 
5. A girl should be entitled to get whatever a man can get. eg good jobs, no-discrimination, no need to take care of the hse.
6. You have the right to take action that might hurt ppl as long as you wont suffer in the long term. eg: You shd refuse if ur parents ordered u to take medicine if u are actually interested in economics. because if you take medicine, u'll suffer the whole life. hence, in this case, disobey ur parents. They will realise that u made the right choice sooner or later.
7. We shd follow the majority. Majority wins.

Easterners said:

1. Do not let ppl talk bad abt u. Do not be the bad guy in the town. 
2. U are not only marrying your husband, but you are marrying into his family. So, treat them as your own.
3. Life is full of restrictions. Obey the rules of life and live happily.
4. Do not be too open minded. It will ruin you. eg: A young girl is not supposed to talk about sex to another man who isn't her family members or her doctors.
5. A woman's duty is to serve her husband and family but she may also do other things as long as her father (if unmarried) or husband permits.
6. Do not disobey ur parents. 
7. Sacrifice for other ppl's advantage. It's ok if u're not happy as long as ur loved ones are. This is because u can make urself happy again, but it's hard to make them happy after they're hurt.
8. The wise man wins. 

And ohh.. There are so many others which i'll not be able to list it down now.

I gotta get ready to go for my class.

But, do u realise or not that all the teachings of the westerners are very tempting and sounds real good?

Well, that was my first thought. 

It is because i had been educated that way thru the films and movies.

Then, i realise that it is tempting only on the surface.

But it brings a lot of bad consequences after that.

The easterners teachings however, has been depicted by the westerners as "conservative" and "not-free".

But, now i think the teachings are actually for our own benefits.

It teaches us how to live the life in harmony.

If everyone were to live their lives in their own way, let's imagine what will happen to the world?

What day is today?

With the name of Allah The Most Compassionate, The All-Knowing

Well, one of the most eventful event (huh?) of the day is "The Standing of The Eggs".

My BFF Hui Fong told me that according to chinese myth, today is the "Dumplings Day".

Well, i know dumplings, yum yum, but nvr heard of "Dumplings Day".

She said, according to the myth, eggs will be able to stand sharp at 12pm today, which is the 5th day of the 5th month based on lunar calendar.

So, Lii Chyuan brought an egg to IMU to do an egg-standing performance, unfortunately he broke the eggs before 12pm. But,he went back to vista and bought 10 more eggs.

At 12pm, we went to the basketball court, and saw Lii Chyuan and some more chinese gus trying to make the eggs stand, and they succeeded!

I had nvr try to make an egg stand before this so i cant really say that the eggs can only stand during the dumpling day but, one thing i am sure of is, this is the power of Allah.
And only with His permission, anything can happen.

So, it was a successfull performance by Lii Chyuan and friends.
Perhaps i'll try it again some other today to see if the eggs can also stand during other times.

Bought

With the name of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

Alhamdulillah, at last!
I'm back at home, connecting to the internet with my new modem.
I'm poorer by RM78 today.
Luckily i managed to restrain myself from buying any other thing in Mines just now, if not, i might be poorer by RM100.

In the computer shop, i saw lots of laptops for sale.
Since i realised that this laptop of mine is very heavy, i tried to love it very-very much so that i wont thought of buying a new one.
But lately, abt 2mths back, it crossed my mind to sell this laptop off and buy a new one, a lighter and a smaller one.
But i dare not let the idea to grow, because i know myself.
i know that when i really want something, i'll try my best to make it happen and i know, buying a new laptop will just worsen my not-so-good financial state.

And also, it is not easy to sell a laptop, not like a handphone.
I've changed my hp several times this past 2 yrs but i cant do the same to laptop.
So that however became the "excuse" for me not to think of getting a new laptop.
But, being in the shop for a long time just now, made me feel like a "notebook-hunter".
I asked if they take 2nd hand laptop but the shopkeeper advised me to go Low Yat if i want to sell of my laptop. They MIGHT buy 2nd hand notebook.

Hurm..
But, this laptop of mine really cost me a fortune abt 2yrs back.
This laptop uses NVIDIA Graphic card, which is way better and MORE EXPENSIVE than most laptop has, the media accelerator if i'm not mistaken.
That means, even if i buy a new notebook, the quality of the graphic wont be so nice.
But, i'm not a gamer, thus a highly advanced graphic card is not of use to me.

Ok, i'm going to talk to my mum abt it, and see how will she scold me for thinking to buy a new laptop.
Haha...

Just Writing

With The Name of Allah The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

I have just read a blog from my campus-mate, but i dont know who she is.
She's my senior for sure (but i'm not revealing who she is)
And i found out that she is very talented in writing.
She actually wrote her own personal experiences, much like an online diary.

I did that once, but reduces my online diary posts now.
Why?
Because i thought ppl wont be interested with my life routine.
I mean, if i wrote abt myself, and myself and me, won't it be boring?
So is started writing abt other things, like reviewing news, or giving facts about the sufferings of palestinians.. I am not saying that these posts are not what i am, NO! Those posts are as important as my life is, perhaps more.

But i think to enhance my writing skills, i'll need to write more things, i need to start writing actually, not just become a mediator, takes facts from somewhere else, and put it down here on my blog.
I found it interesting to read other ppl's blog, their personal experience despite me thinking ppl wont bother abt mine.
so, i think i'll re-start writing abt my life from now on.
InsyaAllah...

p/s: I'm heading to the Mines Shopping Fair after this. Need to buy a new modem. I hasnt online at home for a week! I am in IMU now.
Bye..
Assalammualaikum!