Dear Readers,

Salam & Good day to all... I hope you'll have fun reading and probably collect something useful here. I welcome all comments & commends. Be kind and please don't be anonymous. I'd like to know my visitors :)

"La Tahzan, InnaAllaha ma'ana" (Al- Quran: Surah At- Taubah- Verse 40)
Translation: "Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us."

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." ~Edmund Burke~

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.

Friday, June 07, 2013

Masha and The Bear (Маша и Медведь)

Found this cartoon from Russia when I was video hopping around YouTube.

Super cute!


Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Al-Fatihah: S Shamsudin

I just found out that S Shamsudin had passed away yesterday.
This is such a sad news.
I grew up watching the Bujang Lapok comedy.
Ramlee, Sudin & Ajis are my favorite comedy characters of all time.
The chemistry between those three were unbeatable.

My favourite is 'Seniman Bujang Lapok'. The movie is hilarious.
To me, until now, there is now better comedy than the Bujang Lapok trilogy.

P. Ramlee had left us for a long time now.
The brightest star in Malaysia film industries.
The most talented star.
Now, S Shamsudin had left us too.
So sad...

I've always loved 'Sudin'. He's a tough guy with a kind heart.

Sudin & Ramlee left us with the sweetest memory of them...
Their comedy never fail to tickle...
No matter how many times we watch it.
No matter how many times we heard the dialog.

Eh apa punya laki? Pasal belacan aje pun ko nak pancung dia?
Eh apa shooo? Engkau sememangnya manusia durjana...


Al-Fatihah for S Shamsudin.
May Allah blesses his soul.

Amin.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Untuk Orang Kita... Masa Untuk Berubah

Thank you so much to my dear friend MT.
This video is a smack to the head & straight to the heart...

The video is in Malay...
Even though the word used was 'Bumiputera', I somehow believe that subtlely it is dedicated to Malays...



Why wait?

Monday, June 03, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey


Such a delayed post!

LOTR fever never quite left me. I think it never will.
Now I've caught 'The Hobbit' fever. I'm gonna be sick for a long long time :p

I don't need fo write about how wonderful this movie is. Everyone knows it. Peter Jackson & the gang are the best in this business. I'm particularly drawn to the movie locations. The landscapes are amazing. I will go to New Zealand someday. Maybe on sabatical leave. 2 weeks in NZ will not be enough.

Anyway, what I want to say today is, I've always thought Andy Serkis as 'Gollum' is the best actor ever! Ever since LOTR. He has improved so much in 'The Hobbit'. Who would have thought of 'Gollum' as cute & funny. At some point, even feel so sad for him for losing his 'precious'.

Andy Serkis is an amazing actor!

But then, Martin Freeman was amazing too! The way he portrayed the 'Bilbo Baggins' character was very believable. I can understand & even feel how Bilbo was feeling. You can feel the hesitation & the excitement of a homey person who is longing for an adventure.  You can feel the dilemma of someone who has never been in a fight, yet had to go into a battle.  Bilbo showed the true meaning of courage & Martin Freeman expressed that meaning with an accurate facial & body language.

I'm totally impressed.

'The Hobbit' also proven that a movie can be a hit even without hunks & hotties. Let's just admit it. The dwarves are no Boromir, Aragorn, Legolas, Eomer nor Faramir (except maybe for one particular dwarve). But, they are hunks & hotties nevertheless :) And the dwarves are a funny lot. That's a good quality right? Heheheee...

Can you spot the particular one?
The riddle scene between Bilbo & Gollum was most enjoyable. Bilbo is such a smart hobbit. That's very attractive :p


I can't wait for the 2nd movie. But, in the meantime...


Take care y'alls!

Monday, April 29, 2013

Voting is a Citizen's Responsibility

This is a suitable quote, in the heat of Malaysia voting season.

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“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”

― Bertolt Brecht  
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Be a smart & responsible voter...
Despite having to choose the lesser of two evils...
We vote because we care...

Monday, April 01, 2013

Berkongsi Maklumat daripada FB

In Malay...

Untuk perhatian kalau ada antara kita yang masih tak kisah nak berkongsi kalimah Allah.

By Dewi Mlm
Pengalaman Pelajar Kita Di Indonesia
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=146834138804211&set=a.138692939618331.32860.100004328770675&type=1&ref=nf

SILA SEBARKAN/SHARE...Nauzubillahiminzalik, Astaghfirullahaladzim

Just nak kongsi pengalaman sepanjang lebih 5 tahun tinggal dan belajar di Indonesia. Saya tidak berniat memburukkan Indonesia.. They have my respect, dan saya tahu orang2 Indonesia tidak seburuk yang disangkakan di sini.. (orang Indonesia baik dan ramah, pintar dan rajin.. that’s a fact!)

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Pengalaman ini saya kongsi supaya orang ramai boleh tahu dan membayangkan implikasinya jika penggunaan nama Allah oleh non-muslim dibiarkan. Di satu sisi memang agak lucu, tapi di sisi lain terdapat keseriusan di dalamnya Aku ingat satu hari aku bukak TV perdana dia pastu tengok satu program.. Aku ingat ceramah agama lah.. dia punya penceramah punya semangat berkobar2.. “Kita semua sudah berdosa! Allah Maha Kuasa! Allah Maha Penyayang! Kembalilah kita semua ke jalan Allah! (aku dalam hati, Alhamdulillah.. bagus!) pastu tak pasal2 dia sambung “Kembalilah ke Yesus Kristus dan Bunda Maryam!” aku langsung tergolek… astaghfirullah! ceramah Kristian rupanya..

Satu lagi kenangan aku kat Indonesia, kalo baca surat khabar sana nanti ada slot obituaries: “Telah Kembali ke Rahmat Allah, Sdr. XXX pada XXX Semoga ruh beliau dicucuri rahmat Allah” Bila tengok balik nama yang mati Eduardus, Kristus, Paulus, etc. (nama org Kristian) pastu ada salib diikuti tulisan kecik “ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black”… tergolek lagi aku..

Satu lagi cerita aku kat Indonesia, satu hari aku ‘bermusafir’ lah ke daerah Jawa Barat naik motor, pastu nak berhentilah solat.. aku toleh ke kiri kanan jalan cari masjid.. Pastu aku nampak ada signboard kalimah Allah (dlm arab!) pastu ada banner “Ayuh kerjakan kewajipan kita kepada Allah dan agamanya!” aku pun pergilah dekat.. tup2 aik, awat lain macam tempat ni, siap ada patung jesus kena salib??!! Tergolek lagi aku.. lah.. gereja Kristian rupenye.. Satu lagi kat sana nak beli buku-buku agama kena hati-hati.. Aku dulu pernah ‘usha’ buku kat kedai buku..

Ada satu buku aku tak ingat persis tapi tajuk buku dia lebih kurang camni: “Memantapkan Iman Anda Kepada Allah” bila bukak2 browsing per helai aku start confuse, amacam lain macam aje ayat2 dan hadis dia.. Aku tengok balik lah.. ayat2 kutipan dari Bible.. tergolek aku lagi.. lah, buku dakwah Kristian rupanya.. risau gak klu jadi camni kat M’sia

Moral dari cerita ini ialah, benda-benda yang di ceritakan oleh pelajar ini tidak mustahil akan berlaku juga di malaysia 5 ke 10 tahun lagi jika masih terus menyokong tindakan kristian menggunakan kalimah ALLAH dalam setiap urusan ritual agama mereka.

Jadi korang semua fikir-fikirkan lah yang baik buruknya     *****   Semoga bermanfaat.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

From: Syeikh Mohammad Sharif Mohammad Imrani al-hafiz

I want to write about what is happening in Lahad Datu...
I want to thank all of our patriots fighting in Lahad Datu...
I want to write a dedication to all of the patriots that we lost fighting in Lahad Datu...

But it is all so so very sad...
It's impossible to read the news of our fallen heroes without shedding tears...

Maybe I'll write about it when it's all over...

I pray that the Tausug will go back to where they came from...
Stop disturbing us! Stop ruining our land! Stop killing our people!
Stop acting like you are the victims!
It's embarassing!

Arrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

That is why I don't want to write about that...

What I want to share today, was published in 'Berita Harian'... and it has answers to a few important questions... the new is in Malay.

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Anggota keselamatan pertahan negara mati syahid: Imam Besar Makkah

2013/03/14

KUALA NERANG: Imam Besar Masjid Aba'ah, Makkah, Syeikh Mohammad Sharif Mohammad Imrani al-hafiz berkata anggota pasukan keselamatan Malaysia yang berjuang mempertahankan kedaulatan negara mati syahid.

Katanya umat Islam wajib mempertahankan negaranya daripada pencerobohan asing dan mati dalam peperangan kerana ia adalah syahid fisabilillah dan Allah SWT akan memberi syafaat kepada mereka.
Beliau yang ditanya mengenai pencerobohan pengganas militan di Lahad Datu, Sabah berkata: "Saya tidak tahu siapa yang melakukannya (pencerobohan) namun kematian 10 anggota pasukan keselamatan Malaysia mempertahankan negara adalah syahid."

Syeikh Muhammad Sharif dibawa khas dari Makkah ditemui selepas memberi tazkirah yang disampaikan dalam bahasa Melayu, Inggeris serta Arab pada program 'Malam Munajat Rakyat: Gema Zikir dan Selawat' dan dihadiri hampir 5,000 umat Islam di Masjid Muadzam Shah di sini malam tadi.
Beliau sebelum itu mengimamkan solat Maghrib dan solat hajat memohon Allah SWT menyelamatkan Malaysia dan rakyatnya daripada bencana, diikuti solat Isyak.

Program itu dianjurkan anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kuala Nerang, Datuk Syed Sobri Syed Hashim.

Sheikh Muhammad Sharif berkata pergaduhan atau peperangan sesama umat Islam di akhir zaman adalah tindakan manusia yang memiliki sifat syaitan dan hendaklah dihindari oleh pengikut sebenar Nabi Muhammad SAW.

Beliau yang turut ditanya penggunaan kalimah Allah oleh orang bukan Islam di Malaysia, berkata dalam Al-Quran terdapat ayat yang jelas menyatakan haram menggunakan nama Allah sebagai nama tuhan oleh bukan Islam.

"Dalam Islam tidak boleh bandingkan nama Allah dalam Bible dan Injil. Orang Bible dan Injil bukan Islam. Macam mana hendak guna nama Allah. Perbuatan ini (guna nama Allah oleh bukan Islam) adalah syirik dan berdosa, tidak boleh buat begini," katanya.

Beliau menasihatkan umat Islam Malaysia supaya memohon perlindungan Allah SWT dan mengadakan solat hajat agar umat Islam di negara ini terhindar daripada fitnah yang banyak berlaku di akhir zaman.
"Bergaduh sesama umat adalah perbuatan yang ditegah oleh Islam. Umat Muhammad SAW adalah adik-beradik dan kita patut bersatu. Ini nasihat saya," katanya.

Dalam tazkirahnya pula, Sheikh Muhammad Sharif menegaskan tiada parti politik boleh menjanjikan syurga atau neraka kepada umat Islam dan perbuatan mengkafirkan sesama umat juga ditegah keras oleh Islam.

"Tiada hadis atau ayat dalam al-Quran yang menyatakan menyokong sesuatu pihak atau parti politik boleh masuk syurga. Ini kerja Allah SWT, bukan boleh ditentukan oleh sesiapapun pada zaman ini," katanya.

Sementara itu Syed Sobri berharap penjelasan Imam Besar Masjid Aba'ah itu berlandaskan al-Quran dalam soal kematian anggota keselamatan, penggunaan kalimah Allah dan menyokong pembangkang boleh masuk syurga perlu dipandang serius oleh umat Islam di negara.

"Saya harap umat Islam yang hadir pada malam ini tidak lagi terpengaruh dengan dakwaan songsang pihak tertentu bersabit tiga perkara berkenaan yang membawa kepada syirik," katanya. - BERNAMA
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Hak Cipta Terpelihara Berita Harian 2012 Emel kami untuk sebarang maklum balas.

Source: http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Anggotakeselamatanpertahannegaramatisyahid_ImamBesarMakkah/Article/