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sometimes couldn't find the courage... sometimes couldn't find the words... sometimes self esteem gets in the way...The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-23248273674293581792022-11-02T22:48:00.001+08:002022-11-02T22:48:00.160+08:00It's been too long...<p>It's been 7 years since I last wrote here... can you believe it? 7 years!</p><p>I wonder if people still read blogs nowadays... hmmm... </p><p>In the last 7 years, I believe people have moved to other social media platforms. Blogs may not be relevant anymore. Nowadays, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok have taken over. Not forgetting Facebook and some other apps that I know nothing about. </p><p>So, here I am, contemplating whether I should start writing here again. I've failed at so many attempts before this. The willpower is so weak, the heart is tired, the brain is cloudy, and the ideas are blocked. The words are all jumbled up in my mind and there is no excitement. </p><p>But now, somehow the writer in me is getting restless. It had stayed dormant for so long... tied up in a dimly lit room, surrounded by thick tall walls. It's time for it to be free, to come out and face the world. Suddenly, the writer remembers the happiness of writing. </p><p>There are so many things that have been left unsaid... It's time to clear out all the spider webs in this room.</p><p>I'll start writing again. I will fight the pressure to stay under my 'coconut shell'. It doesn't matter if no one reads this blog, it only matters that I keep on writing. There is joy in written words and I hope to spread that joy. </p><p>I'll see y'all in my next post. Stay tuned!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-3539980738394788432015-11-02T22:48:00.001+08:002015-11-02T22:48:37.108+08:00 A beautiful day in KL...My besties & I joined The Fabulous KL foodhunt last Saturday. It was fun to run around Kuala Lumpur, finding food to eat. I was lucky enough to get to eat a delicious Nasi Kukus Ayam Dara at Taman Melati. The dish was so yummy, I was sad that I had to eat it during a competition *sigh*.<div>
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Haze has subsided & the rain has become a frequent visitor this time of year... The sky is now cleared, the colour so blue not grey, it's mesmerizing. The sun can be stinging hot just before the cooling rain... </div>
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-17192127087976719052015-10-18T21:05:00.001+08:002015-10-18T21:07:15.695+08:00From my garden...Hi Guys,<br />
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I've started gardening since the last AidilFitri. My first plant, a pomegranate plant. Mainly because there are so many advantages of pomegranates and they are so expensive in the market. So, I figured why not try to grow one. So I bought a small plant when I was back at my Grandma's house. And I checked yesterday, there is already one bud. I'm so psyched! I hope it will grow into a big healthy fruit.<br />
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Since I started gardening, I've started to realize things that I never realized before.<br />
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In the spirit of becoming the true nature lover, I started to plant a few more flower & decorative plants. Now my lawn looks much greener, lovelier and prettier!<br />
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I've also planted a few more plants that my mother can use in her cooking. I have turmeric plant, Daun Kesum (the ones that we usually put in laksa) and kaffir lime. We already have lemongrass & pandan leaves growing healthily at home even before my gardening madness started.<br />
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I've failed a few times at planting ginger from it's root (or rhizome) so I paid no attention to last root that I planted. But almost after a month of ignoring it, I finally saw a leave coming out from it! I'm so happy!<br />
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All these while, I thought I don't have the green fingers. I mean, why should I think that because all the plants that I tried planting before ended up dead... even cactus! But now, seeing all the plants striving despite the hazy season, I finally realized something...<br />
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You don't really need green fingers to become good at gardening. I don't think it depends on 'luck'. It requires some work, consistency, persistency, caring and love... About the same with other things in life, wouldn't you agree?<br />
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I do talk to my plants & kiss them after I came home from work. Hehehehee... If you can see how beautiful they are, you'll kiss them too!<br />
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Next project, trying to grow some parsley... I have failed a few times at this. *sigh*<br />
<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-26364335338049388172015-07-26T21:37:00.002+08:002015-07-26T21:39:25.010+08:00Ayo ke Jogja - EtcHi Guys,<br />
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I have really put off my trip to Jogja's stories & photos. So I'm going to put a summary here. If you want to know anything, you can leave a comment. I'll reply (if you want me to email you, please leave your email address). I definitely recommend our tour guide (Dwi - he's so funny!) & driver (Dayu - such a careful driver). Dwi's phone number is on the photo.<br />
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It's always the people we travels with or met who made our trip a memorable one.<br />
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If you're looking for another option, one travel agent (Jati Wijaya) did leave his contact details at my Merapi post. You can contact them to find out further.<br />
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What I can tell you is, our trip to Jogja was amazing. I went to Jogja to see BOROBUDUR but really Dieng was the place that I like most. I wish to go there again someday. It's on the highland, it's very cold and it's filled with potato plantations. If you went to Sikidang, do try the boiled eggs. I think the eggs were delicious! The Keraton Palace felt so peaceful and Indrayanti beach really made me regret not bringing extra clothes. The clear cold water, the open sea... amazing! But the waves were high! I'm not used to it :)<br />
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Enjoy the photos!<br />
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Ayolah ke Jogja!<br />
<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-67163898141365293682015-07-26T21:16:00.002+08:002015-07-26T21:18:45.616+08:00Would I Survive a Bear Attack?I watched this program on NatGeo last week, 'So You Think You'd Survive?' What would you do when faced with a certain situation & they provided 3 options for you to choose.<br />
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Its fun, like taking a personality quiz, testing my knowledge on life. So, I happily played along.<br />
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What would you do when you're confronted by a black bear?<br />
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With my unfit physical, I have to stand my ground and prepare to fight if I'm confronted by a black bear...<br />
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Selamat Hari Raya AidilFitri! Maaf Zahir & Batin!</div>
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-21076554248761337712015-04-04T23:18:00.001+08:002015-04-04T23:18:15.491+08:00Lunar Eclipse 04/04/2015I caught it at the late stage.<br />
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I don't know all that for sure but what I do know is, you cannot miss this experience if you're ever in Jogja. They'll take you around in a 4WD around Mount Merapi (not to the top) and you'll get to see the after effect of Mount Merapi eruption in 2010. Lives were taken during the eruption, homes and possession lost, human endurance tested. After 5 years, the lands have started to flourish again.</div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia;">Our cool and friendly driver with the 4WD. He's so good at taking photos with 'Harry Potter flying on a broomstick' effect. I'm just saying in case you're interested in that kind of pose :) Find him... heheheee...</span></div>
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'Pesan Merapi', a message from Mount Merapi to the people who will be affected by its rage. To me, this shows how the people here are in understanding and at peace with the nature around them. And, there are always lessons to be learned from everything that happened.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Aku tidak suka mengalah juga tidak ingin mengalahkan. Tetapi pasti sampai janjinya.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cuma mohon maaf, kalau ada yang tertabrak, terseret dan terbawa hanyut, kebanjiran </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">atau tenggelam, karena menghalang-halangi yang akan kulewati.</span></span></div>
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How small we are when challenged by nature. Nothing much we can do when nature runs amok. We can just watch it passed by, be patient, pray and save enough love, courage and strength to face the aftermath.<br />
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Who can imagined something so beautiful can cause such catastrophe. When it erupted, it brought agony with it. But, after it has calm down, the lands are fertile and the landscapes are breathtaking. <br />
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-82633864186228469722015-04-03T15:59:00.000+08:002015-04-03T16:01:01.679+08:00Ayo ke Jogja<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
'Third time's the charm' is the most accurate expression of our trip this time. We had planned and cancelled our trip to Jogja twice before. But this time, we were determined to make it happen.</div>
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So, with the charm of the third time, last minute's decisions and bookings, plus a new member to my usual travel gang, we had successfully arrived and had wonderful moments in Jogja. We travelled quite leisurely this time. Not a backpacker's style. I wonder whether it's age, or time constraint or low energy but we hired our own driver, guide and private van. Which saved us a lot of time and energy, and gave us the privileged of knowing two very friendly, kind and funny locals.</div>
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Main reason of going to Jogjakarta... BOROBUDUR.</div>
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But, Jogja has so many other amazing places that you can visit. Just go with the right gang and the right spirit (plus enough money on hand), you'll be surprised at how much fun you can have in such a simple place.<br />
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I wish our trip was a bit longer than 3 days and I wish we brought a bit more money (ngeee...) so that we can go to visit a lot of other places. But for now, I am very happy to have a chance to finally visit Jogjakarta and cross one more UNESCO site off my list.<br />
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Wait for more entries on my Jogja trip. <br />
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-51432296508198351622015-03-15T21:00:00.000+08:002015-04-03T14:31:39.217+08:00What do I get from Travelling?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WETQID_q2nLRk5VYEfAJrEwWnssvGnvMCqAZBjO3eHVNVOSl0qvhX4vRbLsNdsKwI4u-f2mgufnufjtdc5XGUAojN5UQ4Czq-lguP5XaWfKHYlq_WR4Sq1Rsb0U8DuQDzC3ulw/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WETQID_q2nLRk5VYEfAJrEwWnssvGnvMCqAZBjO3eHVNVOSl0qvhX4vRbLsNdsKwI4u-f2mgufnufjtdc5XGUAojN5UQ4Czq-lguP5XaWfKHYlq_WR4Sq1Rsb0U8DuQDzC3ulw/s1600/images.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a>A few years back, somebody made a remark to me about travelling, which I couldn't really comprehend at that time.<br />
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'There's nothing special about travelling. You visit the place, do some sightseeing, shopping, spend a lot of your money, it's tiring and then you come back home which you feel really happy to do.'<br />
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I really couldn't understand that.<br />
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Although my home is my favourite place in this whole wide world, I always felt happy to leave it for a while and go explore some other places. <br />
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But, since last year, I've been thinking about this... What do I get from all the travelling that I've done other than some temporary excitement and happiness? Have all my travelling made me a better person than I was before?<br />
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That's a very tough question to answer because if I'm the judge of myself, the answer to that question is 'not so much'. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself, but that's how I feel.<br />
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So maybe after this, I should plan things to do on my travel carefully and start evaluating whether I have learned something from my travelling and whether it has positively changed me.<br />
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Wish me luck!The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-690944608978539682015-03-12T09:00:00.000+08:002015-03-12T09:00:02.066+08:00Not all those who wander are lost...Although, that was where she had been. Lost, not wandering...<br />
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2014 had been quite a testing year for her. She thought what happened last year did not have that much effect on her. But, losing a much beloved Father will leave a deep unexplained feeling inside anyone. <br />
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An independent, strong and adult daughter, is still a daughter. As much as she thinks that she's handling losing her father well, she apparently did not. Subliminally, without her knowledge, it did affect her. <br />
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Somehow, it left her struggling & wondering what is going wrong with her. Nothing interests her anymore. Her moods kept on plunging. She finally reached for help worrying that it will hit rock bottom. Aren't she glad that she did that?<br />
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So glad :) <br />
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She's back now. She thinks so... She can feel the energy and the excitement coming back into her. Bit by bit.<br />
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2015 has a new set of challenges for her. The big one served to her at the very early of the year. Even though the light at the end of the tunnel is still so very dim, she stays optimistic and hopeful.<br />
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She has little to worry about knowing that she has all the support and love from her incredible family and friends.<br />
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And for that, she is forever grateful.<br />
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"Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us."<br />
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Al-Fatihah - To my beloved Father, my Grandmother and the whole crews & passengers of flight MH370 who had all left us on the first week of March, 2014 (although I am still hopeful for MH370).<br />
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Al-Fatihah.<br />
<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-38628238530934329912014-10-08T15:28:00.003+08:002015-04-03T16:16:11.061+08:00Don't Quit<div class="storybanner1">
The last verse is like a mantra that keeps playing in my head whenever I feel like quitting. This has been with me since I was in high school but I still don't know who is the original author.</div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">When things go wrong as they sometimes will,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">When the funds are low and the debts are high,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">When care is pressing you down a bit,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Rest if you must, but don't you quit.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"> Life is strange with its twists and turns,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">As everyone of us sometimes learns,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">And many a failure comes about</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">When he might have won had he stuck it out;</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Don't give up though the pace seems slow,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">You may succeed with another blow.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"> Success is failure turned inside out,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">And you never can tell just how close you are,</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">It may be near when it seems so far;</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,</span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.</span></strong></div>
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-75942802713881273062014-10-07T18:00:00.000+08:002014-10-07T18:00:02.548+08:00Ben Affleck R.E.S.P.E.C.T!I read this post on 9gag last night and my first thought was... Wow! Ben Affleck! Wow!<br />
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Finally, someone said something that has to be said.<br />
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T!<br />
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You can search for the debate on YouTube --> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vln9D81eO60">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vln9D81eO60</a><br />
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Listening to the interview, I feel offended. Especially when 'It's the only religion that acts like a MAFIA' was said. The woohooooo and the clapping from the audience was like adding salt on a wound.<br />
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I am offended. Deeply Offended.<br />
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Honestly, the 'ISLAM' that they discussed is NOT the Islam that I know. <br />
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The ISLAM that I know is peaceful, is fair and definitely does not oppress women. <br />
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Just look at me and all my female Muslim friends. We are smart & educated, we have careers, we wear hijab without it ever limit the things that we can do, the married ones are not abused by their husbands, the married ones even helped with the family economy, we have our freedom. I am free to travel even on my own without anyone ever holding me back. We can do everything we want and we also know how to protect our honour and always behave like a muslimah.<br />
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Obviously, I cannot deny the fact that there are Muslims who are extremists and the reason behind all these generalization on ISLAM... and on Muslims. <br />
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I admit that there are also Muslims who are unfair, who are always in rage, who oppress women, who are extremists, who are terrorists etc etc... But, are these behaviour limited to Muslims only? I don't think so. <br />
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Except for that terrorist part; lately I feel like for someone to be called a terrorist, that someone must be a Muslim. Otherwise, that someone will only be called a shooter or a hijacker.. something like that. You get the idea right?<br />
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The truth is, ISLAM is the one being oppressed right now. <br />
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So, I thank you Ben Affleck for keeping an open mind and giving ISLAM a chance of getting a defense in the western world.<br />
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-41374247541170544322014-09-16T21:40:00.001+08:002014-09-16T21:46:20.865+08:00Tentang Melayu... *In Malay <br />
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Awal pagi ini, entah bagaimana saya terbaca lagi berita tentang 'Melayu Pemalas'. Berita yang amat melemahkan hati. Sebagai seorang Melayu, saya tidak bersetuju sepenuhnya walaupun kenyataan itu ada benarnya. Tetapi, saya juga tidak begitu tersinggung kerana golongan 'Melayu Pemalas' hanyalah segelintir. Bukanlah 100%. Sekurang-kurangnya, 'Melayu Pemalas' yang saya kenali hanyalah seorang dua. Tidak sampai 5% pun.<br />
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Memang benar bangsa Melayu perlu berusaha untuk menjadi lebih rajin dan menjadi bangsa yang lebih maju serta berinovasi.<br />
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Rasanya, benar juga jika saya katakan sikap pemalas bukanlah khusus kepada bangsa Melayu saja.<br />
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Entah kenapa, kita sebagai orang Melayu sukanya bercerita tentang kelemahan dan kekurangan. Tidak nampak keistimewaan bangsa sendiri. Lalu saya berasa gembira dan bangga apabila seorang kawan di Facebook berkongsi kenyataan Tun Sambanthan terhadap orang Melayu.<br />
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Terima kasih Tun Sambanthan kerana mengingatkan bangsa Melayu tentang keistimewaan bangsa kami sendiri.<br />
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<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-81702369344172877462014-07-18T06:23:00.005+08:002014-07-18T06:32:46.779+08:00MH17 & MH370Saddest news over and over again...<br />
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I was not so sad when MH370 went missing. Because I live with hope and with that, I know I shouldn't give up on MH370 until hard evidence is found. As far as I know, they crews & passengers are still alive and MH370 is hidden somewhere... I don't know where, but it is somewhere...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrI3u8JMeqwHIUwXO1ezR9bwr95RDneeKNqzueYTSzc8q-9uaMvS3UmroB0P8Ej4MNk-sqqN9C7ViP7hfjd7SeIVBl3On5z4nj-C2dd_W12xhLPZLx1ZM7W_D7OH7TcILYN5Cag/s1600/Fishy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrI3u8JMeqwHIUwXO1ezR9bwr95RDneeKNqzueYTSzc8q-9uaMvS3UmroB0P8Ej4MNk-sqqN9C7ViP7hfjd7SeIVBl3On5z4nj-C2dd_W12xhLPZLx1ZM7W_D7OH7TcILYN5Cag/s1600/Fishy.jpg" height="190" width="200" /></a>MH17... was shot down. All the crews & passengers are dead.<br />
My tears cannot stop coming...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifgUa_nZTMMJfUMgKAzaii4VNgieYNRpHGywZP_Wh3Iogxn8lzZnVOwpgQ_kipJlJEjY6NbaVyoKny4ZdYIdFBQ2RdmuAkg-8nHsWlUxOtbQ7P-s0_zCo1XVwPXX14H6ebovdzA/s1600/Pray+for+MH370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Sadness aside... The ridiculousness of what happened to MH370 and MH17 is hard to process.<br />
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Don't you smell how fishy this is?<br />
This smell very, very fishy!<br />
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MH370 went missing... without a trace... in 2014! No radar can trace it? The pilot went silence? There is no shred of evidence of the aircraft crashes or anything... At least something. But, there is nothing!<br />
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MH17 was shot down in a war conflicted zone? The military mistaken a passenger aircraft for a military one? Weird... I know, s**t happens... But, this is one unbelievable s**t! <br />
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Because of all these fishiness, I'm leaning towards believing conspiracy theories.I don't know which one is the right theory, but in my heart, somebody somewhere is gaining a BIG advantage by doing this to my country and to my favorite airline.<br />
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Whoever they are, one day karma will get to them... <br />
I hope that day will not be too far away...<br />
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to all passangers and crews of MH17... </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">My deepest condolence to their
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><b>MH370... Our prayers are still with you. </b></span></div>
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-11544091649212028652014-07-17T11:33:00.000+08:002014-07-17T11:38:58.864+08:00LEGO, Y U DO THIS?<div style="text-align: left;">
Dear Readers,</div>
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Would you please sign a petition to tell LEGO to break ties with Shell?<br />
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<a href="http://legoblockshell.org/" target="_blank"><strong>http://LegoBlockShell.org/</strong></a><br />
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They are destroying the Arctic... I'm so sad...<br />
Please help save our environment. <br />
Signing a petition is the least we can do...<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">NOW EVERYTHING IS NOT AWESOME ANYMORE!!!</span></strong></div>
The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-90296958921893228982014-07-17T05:44:00.001+08:002014-07-17T05:51:09.159+08:00Stop One. Stop Them All.Dear Readers,<br />
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Let us all play a role in helping to save our world.<br />
We have done so much damage to it...<br />
Let's help to stop the damage, bit by bit...<br />
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-73823253135665976032014-07-14T06:17:00.001+08:002014-07-14T11:08:36.325+08:00FIFA WorldCup 2014 - GERMANY is The CHAMPION!Wuhuhuhuuuuuuu!!! I'm so happy!!!<br />
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CONGRATULATIONS GERMANY! You guys are the best. Seriously, Germany deserves to win because they are The Best Team... The best team with the best players. They don't depend on one person to do the important things. They work together!<br />
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Everyone in the team, the goalie who reminds me of Oliver Kahn, the defenders, led by the captain were impenetrable, the swift and skillful midfielders and forwards. Together they made the team strong, sturdy and unbeatable.<br />
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You guys really kicked a**es this year :)<br />
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To all the players in team Germany, the coach Joachim Loew and the captain, Phillip Lahm... Great Job!<br />
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I have much respect for the captain... <br />
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They are also, a good looking team... ihiks!<br />
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Oits! Wipe that drool off your mouth! It's fasting month!<br />
Ahaks!<br />
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*Skipping*<br />
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Have a great day ahead y'alls!<br />
<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-13972825613991779822014-05-20T17:04:00.002+08:002014-05-20T17:13:23.433+08:00Sunan Nanggroe Sang Kembara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I'm back with The Sunan fever! Kekekeeeee...</div>
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Ramlee Awang Murshid has done it again with a book that is hard to put down and I finished reading it in one weekend!<br />
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Although for me, 'Cinta Sang Ratu' is still the best in the series, 'Sunan Nanggroe Sang Kembara' also has a kick to it. It shows us how Sunan become the man that he is.. the challenges that he faced and how he overcame it. As usual... he's so cool, calm & collected about everything.<br />
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But, in this book, he's not The Man... Wali Sufi IS the man :)<br />
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What am I babbling about? Just go get the book & read it.<br />
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P/S: I wish for this book to be translated into all languages so I can share this Sunan madness with the world!<br />
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<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-12667184207444684992014-05-20T09:38:00.000+08:002014-05-20T09:42:37.805+08:00Habib Muhammad as-Saggaf hafizahullah<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Assalamualaikum and a very good morning y'alls!</span><br />
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<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-58246246668037527672014-04-22T23:31:00.002+08:002014-04-22T23:38:18.516+08:00Mossy Forest @ Cameron Highland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I felt like I was in the LOTR movie! Why didn't they shoot the movie in this location?! Mossy Forest is amazing!<br />
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First thing first... I went to Mossi Forest on May,2013.<br />
Why didn't I write about it here? How could I missed it?! How could I?!<br />
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Arrrgghhhh...<br />
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Anyway, if you plan or by chance went to Cameron Highland, please... pleaseeeee do not miss the opportunity to explore the Mossy Forest. We followed a travel agent there. Naturally, the agent thought we were foreigners, because local wouldn't need a guide (despite my face <i>yang memang confirm la Melayu kannnnn...</i> although, there were incidents where people in China thought I was Chinese... so, the agent have a good reason to doubt my ethnicity).<br />
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Sorry bro...<i> I jarang- jarang masuk hutan. Takut nak masuk sendiri- sendiri... ngeeee... </i><br />
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So, back to Mossy Forest.<br />
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Eh, you can read about it here<i> lah</i>... <a href="http://www.cameronhighland.net/mossy-forest.htm">http://www.cameronhighland.net/mossy-forest.htm</a><br />
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I only want to share the pictures we took of the marvelous time we had there...<br />
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... and on the path, you'll be experiencing these...<br />
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This could be a good movie location right? LOTR, The Hobbit, Indiana Jones... Pirates of the Caribbean (although we are not in the Caribbean...) Who cares?!<br />
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Frodo and Sam could rest here... and enjoy more of their special Lembas bread :P<br />
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Sharing the fun with some tourists from China... good times are better shared right?<br />
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We took off our shoes to experience the mossiness of Mossy Forest. Plus, it's more fun that way... But, some <i>ang mo</i> looked at us in disgust... errrrr... come on <i>la</i> bro! But didn't mind them... it was obvious that we were having much more fun... wayyyyy much :)<br />
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If you went for a walk in Mossy Forest, take off your shoes... the ground was soft and mushy and wet and cold... kekekeeeee...<br />
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Luckily, we had no incident with the local fauna :P<br />
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So, remember... CAMERON HIGHLAND... MOSSY FOREST.<br />
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MUST VISIT :)<br />
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Ciao y'alls! Have an inspired day tomorrow!<br />
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See you guys next time!<br />
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<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-43059471915338526602014-03-03T00:04:00.000+08:002014-03-03T00:07:59.140+08:00Paragliding @ Jugra... such an awesome experience!Y'alls! I went paragliding today!<br />
Such an awesome experience. So, so awesome. Loved it!<br />
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I'm sooooo like a little girl with a maximum level of sugar overdosed :P<br />
Feeling so happy and excited and <b>accomplished</b> after my first and second paragliding experience today.<br />
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I went with my friend, Siti who is such an adventurous girl. She's done this before and she was so sweet to come & support me on my first try. But, she ended up doing it, again...<br />
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See... paragliding can be addictive :P<br />
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The feelings? Mixed... Excited, nervous (of course...), confident, happy... and nervous... again... and again... hahahaaa... I'm not trying to scare you guys. I'm just being honest... ngeeee...<br />
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Luckily I have been mentally prepared, so I was not as nervous as I usually would be. Phewwww...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's me... in the air.. yippeeeeee... </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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And if you look carefully at the picture, the people on the ground, they are actually
rescuing someone who had an incident during his take-off. That definitely added to my nervousness...<br />
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But still, I did the paragliding twice.<br />
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Told you it can be addictive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying tandem with Captain Ikhwan :) You can't be thinking that I was flying solo :P</td></tr>
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I highly recommend flying tandem with Captain Ikhwan... but other guides (not sure if that's what they are called) are qualified too. <br />
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So, if you have been thinking of doing paragliding, or thinking of doing something different and awesome, or craving for some adrenalin rush... or simply looking for a simple yet awesome adventure, just head off to the Paragliding Flight Park @ Jugra.<br />
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I hope you'll have an awesome experience... Just like I did!<br />
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Awesome is my favourite word of the day. <br />
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Coz, everything IS awesome!<br />
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Ahaks!<br />
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Nite nite y'alls! I wish you guys a wonderful day, everyday!<br />
<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-65917172275489497972014-02-06T17:37:00.002+08:002014-02-06T17:37:49.345+08:00Kuala Lumpur 2014 (1)This year I want to take photos of my beloved Kuala Lumpur as much as I can. Growing up, I realized that my beloved city have gone through so many changes. I wish I have the photo of every changes... but I don't. <br />
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So, that's what started the mission :)<br />
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I hope you enjoy the photos although it was taken by my not so 'canggih' phone camera. Unfortunately, as much as I love photography, I dread carrying the big camera around...<br />
I'll try to be a more dedicated photographer... ngeee...<br />
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These pictures are already on my instagram. Reuploading them here :)<br />
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The Petronas Twin Towers. </div>
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National Mosque @ dusk.</div>
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Entering Kuala Lumpur from the North via PLUS Highway.</div>
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It was a sunny & windy day at Menara TM.</div>
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The iconic Masjid Jamek Kuala Lumpur</div>
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Colourful shop lots in the middle of the city.</div>
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Giving new life to the old buildings.</div>
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Menara TM in the evening.</div>
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Dato' Keramat Lake Garden in the morning.</div>
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KLCC garden in the evening.</div>
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View from the Suria KLCC food court.</div>
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Titiwangsa Lake Garden in the morning.</div>
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Colourful water fountain @ KLCC</div>
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Beautiful sky & the Jelatek parking lot.</div>
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View from in front of Menara TM.</div>
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Pasar Dato' Keramat. </div>
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Old & new in one picture :)</div>
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P/S: Don't say anything... I know... I'll start lugging that big camera around... :P<br />
Are those horizons not horizontal? Another thing to improve... hmmm...<br />
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The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-67929491927661689732013-12-19T12:36:00.002+08:002013-12-19T12:39:21.975+08:00Muslim Women & Hijab... A mighty challenge..Lately, I saw a lot of comments in Facebook on the hijab of muslimat (muslim women). I agree with all the comments because they are all about the truth. But, I also acknowledge the challenges that we face, as muslim women in complying with the actual definition of hijab.<br />
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* Most of the captions in the images are in Malay... let me know if you need translation :)<br />
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What we naturally like, as women is as in the picture on the left while what is required from us is like the picture on the right.</div>
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So, this is where the challenges begin. </div>
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Where all the tests of our
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The tests which required all the strengths (of heart)
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TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.</div>
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As someone who has been up & down the stages 2-7 all my life (but most of it is at stage 5) and I have only been consistently staying at the stage 6-7 for the past 3-4 years, I can say that I understand these challenges. </div>
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We women like to look beautiful & stylish...</div>
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We also like to be praised for it, even though we sometimes deny this :)</div>
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But, this is the truth.</div>
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And this is also the reason why we have a lot of challenges in fulfilling the requirement of hijab.</div>
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Plus, there are so many female fashions out there that is not syariah compliant.</div>
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The fashions, they look beautiful, so stylish, so fashionable, so modern, so tempting...</div>
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and our weak heart always fell for it...</div>
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So, what can we do about this?</div>
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What can we do so that we comply with the requirement of hijab, but also look presentable?</div>
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First thing first, we do not want to be like what is captioned in the image below:</div>
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and please avoid the extremes...</div>
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<li>Extremely tight (leggings, skinnies are definitely a no-no)</li>
<li>See through clothing (because it just defeat the purpose)</li>
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In this case, I guess what we need to learn first, is the <b><u>actual definition of hijab</u></b>.</div>
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The image below summarized the definition quite nicely (except we don't have to look like we're marching when we walk... just don't sway too much)</div>
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Then, find some of the examples out there... the examples of muslimat who dress up nicely & still syariah compliant :) We have a lot of professional muslimat to look up to...<br />
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All pretty & successful... <br />
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Whatever it is... moderation is the key.</div>
Not too much, not too little... <br />
Please also remember that, sloppy is not equal to moderate :P<br />
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We can do this you know... be syariah compliant. <br />
All we need is the strength of the heart.<br />
And we women are already a strong creation...<br />
This should not be such a big challenge to us until we cannot improve ourselves even bit by bit.<br />
Just put our heart into the determination to climb up the stages.<br />
And...<br />
Find the circle of friends who will support us with this cause :)<br />
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To those who are still looking for the strength to take on the first step of hijab, I hope the answer from Ustaz Azhar Idrus in the image below will open your heart. </div>
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We can do this! Lets beat these challenges together!<br />
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Speechless still climbing...<br />
Pray for me. <br />
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As usual, please correct me whenever I am wrong...<br />
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Thank you! Love y'all! Muah mmmuahhhhh!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">*Images credit from FB & Internet... </span><br />
<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-23907662650928684882013-12-17T23:57:00.002+08:002013-12-18T10:32:18.829+08:00The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC0A4XfMK6wwRhnmuNDTUB8JS11lcghbT2zHh3Ved05aI2cTrU9C0b84NPBlCWPHTWd4Py6OVAFJszAXYXXCk3PomjJVfW5mkXcAIbKx4S3m3eapid8HaKnQULnUpgTE9mn56Ug/s1600/Hobbit_the_desolation_of_smaug_ver15_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC0A4XfMK6wwRhnmuNDTUB8JS11lcghbT2zHh3Ved05aI2cTrU9C0b84NPBlCWPHTWd4Py6OVAFJszAXYXXCk3PomjJVfW5mkXcAIbKx4S3m3eapid8HaKnQULnUpgTE9mn56Ug/s400/Hobbit_the_desolation_of_smaug_ver15_xlg.jpg" width="270" /></a>Easily the best movie of 2013...<br />
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It has everything... adventures, actions, humours, wits, courage... and even a love story... auwwww...<br />
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This movie adaptation made me want to read the book...<br />
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Tauriel, Legolas & Bard made me want to sign up for an archery class... <br />
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and the landscapes made me want to book a flight to New Zealand like, right now!<br />
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Gosh!<br />
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Please just go watch it!<br />
<br />The Sometimes Speechlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01427629618455295771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11346288.post-90365470863206399352013-12-15T15:24:00.001+08:002013-12-15T15:25:34.006+08:00Chef Michael Smith...always gets me into a cooking mode :)<br />
'Chef Michael's Kitchen' is definitely my favourite TV show for the moment.<br />
The way he cooks is so simple and he showed us how we can be creative in the kitchen.<br />
I love it!<br />
I can't wait to get his cookbook... hihihiiiii...<br />
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