I am Muslim... you are?

Dina Zaman had just launched her new book titled " I am Muslim"

Had a chance to read about a couple of pages in the bookstore (still figuring out whether to buy or not this title for couple of personal reasons). My guess is this book meant to "enlightened" the book readers out there on what is the mening of living as a muslim in this crooked country. The confusion of the titles and stories surround by ignorance of the storyteller ( I use this instead of author as this is more of a re-production of other people stories) in the book suggest that it wasn't published/wrote with the mind to uphold the purity, and "keagungan" islam but rather a collection of stories about these so call "muslim" living in their crooked way of "Islam".

It is sad that there were nowhere in the book stories about pious Ustaz/Ustazah and ulamak we have in abundance here in our lovely "crooked" country. About how they love this religion and living they way it should be. Rather than stories of normal crooked Malay/half malay living in pretext of islam still holding "mandi bunga" ceremony, visiting the bomoh, drinking socially during company's annual dinner, and praying twice a year (the eid's) instead of five times a day (in congregation at best).

So who are you telling people that you are muslim as "I am muslim"...

"Heroes"

In this world we are living today, we are constantly being presented by stories of limitless possibilities from the borderless imagination of some people. Be it in the movies, fictional novels, or tv series that you can't wait for the next episode to be aired.

My latest addiction is the new hit-series "Heroes". A story that evolved around ordinary poeple who develop special abilities due to certain genetic anomalies in their genes. Pure genious I would say to the guy who thought of it and expand the storyline to such an extent that it tickle my own imagination. I even had a dream about it once after watching a marathon of episodes I got from a friend downloaded from the net hehe...
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Its My Birthday

Today is my birthday... Allah has granted me 30 years of life...

There's too much for you to thank Allah for. The health that you had for all these years, the food, the sleep you had every single nite, the sight of this amazing world, the hearing for all those noise be it good or bad, the sound mind for you to excel in your studies and life, the arms, the legs, the nose, the throat, the sense of sweet, salty, sour and bitter.

The memories, the love, the fun, the laughter, the tears, the angry, the smile, the sadness.

Mommy, daddy, wife, children, in-laws, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, friends, colluegues, neighbours, best friends, enemies....

Money, house, cars, laptops, handphones, tvs, PDA, cutleries, cabinets, beds, sofas, astro, dining table, clothes, air-conditioners...

My heart still beating until this moment. But I never know when will it stop and I will leave this world for a life that will be even longer than this... eternity.. for ever and ever.. no ending...

And for all that I have today.. I thank Allah.. May his blessing continue for whatever remaining time I have in this world.. May Allah bless you too.. Amin

Polyandry

We have always heard of the word "polygamy" but rarely the word "Polyandry"

It is basically meant a woman having more than one husband at one time. It is being practice is some secluded part in the world (I have seen the documentary in NG). However, it startled me to read an article about a movement of polyandry fatwa in Syria. Some of these Syrian imams believe that for some reason, polyandry is acceptable in Islam.

It was quoted as saying that some of the verses in quran make reference to men in establishing the requirement of zakat, prayer and fast but the order is understood to apply to women as well. Hence, the rule giving the rights for men to marry more than one should itself apply to the above arguments. In addition there were some argument based on DNA or something which I can rarely understand anyway.

May Allah protect his religion.....

Its time of the year again

It is time of the year again.. PPA time hehe.. a hell of a time that really you don't want to go through except if you think you couldget a merit this year..

The worst is that if you feel you should get the merit this year and you has performed (almost everyone thinks he did that hehe) than like a thunder on a sunny day, it came down faster than the speed of a bullet. No!! You are not qualified to get a merit (again in my case for 4 F%^&*ing years). It sucks.. really it is... For one you feel that whatever you've done for the last one year (gain in my case for 4 F%^&*ing years hehehe) meant absolutely nothing I tell you..

But... I have put my faith in god's decision...

Wedding here and there..

Saturday
Venue: Muar Johor
Wedding: an uncle's (cousin to my mom) son
Food: His own catering. He owns Muara Beryani House. quite famous in Muar. Emm very nice one hehe..

Sunday
Venue: Kuala Mai, Termerloh, Pahang
Wedding: a family's friend
Food: Kampung stlye with Umbut masak lemak..

Am a bit neckered after two days of weddings... wish I am a teacher like me wife.. School holidays break...

Sultan Mosque

Sultan mosque in Arab Street in Singapore... one of surviving place for muslims in the country...

Change, is that what we need?

For couple of weeks people have been asking me why I accepted an offer by a different deparment to do something different than what I am doing right now. To be honest, I don't actually have the 100% sure answer to that. It was offer to me when I am not really looking at changing anything, and whether it will be good for me?

Of course I am a bit uneasy of taking that decision. However, my basic feeling tells me that it is a good decision (wallahualam). Only allah knows if it was really a good decision or not. Surely we don't know what lies in our future nor we have a firm handle of twisting it where we want it to be. We can only try our best and put our upmost confidence that Allah will guide it to our best interest. For that I rest my soul.

What have u done during the weekend??

Sat: Went out for a bfast with the family, its been quite some time since we had our breakfast outside. Nice Roti telor bawang garing hehehe..then went to check out JJ really early in the morning. It didn't even opened yet when we arrived. Felt good just letting Shahirah run around the playground.

Then the wife had to go for a PIBG meeting. Me, just relexing at home. Did cooked cream caramel hehehe.. jadik plak tu. Boleh jadi chef la macam ni.

malam tak de ape sgt.

Sun: Breakfast at home. Bought Nasi Lemak Tmn Tun. Huge one hehe.. did even take lunch that day. In the afternoon we had Mee Sup at the pasar malam.