May 29, 2013

Prep Class + Street Photo & Street Dak’wa…

On last Sunday which falls on 26th May, together with my siblings I joined an event called Street Photo & Street Dak’wa…
The event is being organised by iMuslim…
iMuslim is actually a new NGO (but not so new I guess) that organised various events in regards with Islam…
The event took place in Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur…
However it doesn’t limit only in the mosque…
The participants are encouraged to outspread the area…
In matter of fact, I did cover until the part of Masjid Jamek together with my lil sister…
Since she’s familiar with all the road and alleys, it make much easier to us…
However since now we do experiencing heat wave, the obstacles become double…
Indeed, it’s such a good as being one who’s really way behind on stuff like Dak’wa…
Before the event took place, iMuslim did conduct a preparation class for newcomers just like me…
The class was held in TTDI Jaya…
Which close to my bestfriend house too…
Since the class was scheduled after Maghrib, I didn’t call my friends…
The class was taught by Bro Kamaruddin Abdullah…
He is a revert for more than 10 years if not mistaken…
He’s also a founder and director of IPIS in Penang…
As he was explaining a little bit on his background, suddenly he mentioned that he was used to work with Malaysian Airlines…
For us (me & my sisters) thinks that so much co-incidence and very much related with our father…
However, my father born Muslim… it’s just he also used to work with Malaysian Airlines specifically with MASKargo for more than 30 years…
How loyal he was…
During the class, Bro Kamaruddin emphasizes on how important for us a Muslim to make up our face with SMILE…
Since smile is one of capital in dak’wa…
He did pop up the question asking us what the capital of dak’wa, but none of us manage to anser it correctly…
Instead some of us did come up with Principles of Marketing that is 4P’s which the ultimate is PRODUCT…
It’s quite a shame since I’m myself can’t guess it right for the first time…
In the class Bro Kamaruddin told us from his experience how dak’wa can be done in various way…
The fact that working in place that I’m working now, the spirit and courage to spread Islam is much lesser that what I’ve been experienced during the class…
SubhanAllah for the good times I had while there…
Looking forward to join the iMuslim class or activities near future…
Back to the event, it started around 9 a.m.
All of us gather in front of TV Al-Hijrah stairs just beside JAWI entrance…
Had a quick and short brief on how the event flows…
We were separated into few groups…
So I just stick with my siblings with other 3 people…
There a one lady from IIC, Sakinah and a pair of brothers, Haris and Hassan… both of them just like unidentical twins since having a same height…
We start our activities around the Masjid Negara before moving further to Dataran Merdeka…
In front of Masjid Negara we had a chance to talk with a couple from US…
This is their first visit to Malaysia…
They’re nice and easy to talk with hence as usual some misperception in regards with Islam is there…
However being able to have a nice conversation makes most of us relief as this is our first time…
Besides, we do take some pictures as the theme is photography and dak’wa…
So let’s browse through the pictures that mainly taken by my lil sis, Fitrina…


At the end of the session, we do have a post-mortem in regards with the events…
All of us share the experience either it positive or negative…
Each of it brings a good knowledge for us the beginner…
Indeed dak’wa is something that a must for every Muslim…
From Abdullah Ibn Amru Ibn Al-Ash, Prophet Muhammad SAW once said,
“Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single sentence” 
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol.4, Hadith 667)

May 16, 2013

Mother's Day + Teacher's Day

Dalam hati saya, ada seorang wanita...
Saya sayang dia...
Saya cintakan dia...
Bagi saya dialah wanita paling cantik dan indah yang saya pernah lihat...
Saya tak sanggup kehilangan dia...
Dia rindu saya...
Dan...
Saya rindu dia...
Bila dia senyum saya suka...
Bila dia gembira saya bahagia...
Saya sayang mak saya...

P/s: I found the poem above in FB... By reading it once, I just fall in love with the words... It's entitled "Sayang Mak Saya!!!"... Honestly I love my mum and can't ever imagine how I would live without her... Thanks for everything Mak :)

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Berburu ke padang datar
Dapat rusa berbelang kaki
Berguru kepalang ajar
Ibarat bunga kembang tak jadi.

Dialah pemberi paling setia
Tiap akar ilmu miliknya
Pelita dan lampu segala
Untuk manusia sebelum jadi dewasa.

Dialah ibu dialah bapa juga sahabat
Alur kesetiaan mengalirkan nasihat
Pemimpin yang ditauliahkan segala umat
Seribu tahun katanya menjadi hikmat.

Jika hari ini seorang Perdana Menteri berkuasa
Jika hari ini seorang Raja menaiki takhta
Jika hari ini seorang Presiden sebuah negara
Jika hari ini seorang ulama yang mulia
Jika hari ini seorang peguam menang bicara
Jika hari ini seorang penulis terkemuka
Jika hari ini siapa sahaja menjadi dewasa
Sejarahnya dimulakan oleh seorang guru biasa
Dengan lembut sabarnya mengajar tulis-baca.

Di mana-mana dia berdiri di muka muridnya
Di sebuah sekolah mewah di Ibu Kota
Di bangunan tua sekolah Hulu Terengganu
Dia adalah guru mewakili seribu buku;
Semakin terpencil duduknya di ceruk desa
Semakin bererti tugasnya kepada negara.

Jadilah apa pun pada akhir kehidupanmu, guruku
Budi yang diapungkan di dulangi ilmu
Panggilan keramat “cikgu” kekal terpahat
Menjadi kenangan ke akhir hayat.

USMAN AWANG
1979

I always being fond of the above poem. Happy Teacher's Day to all my teachers that had taught me in SRK Seksyen 19, SR Seksyen 18, SRA Seksyen 3, SK Bayan Lepas, SMK Sg. Ara, Kolej Legenda, USM & UiTM... Thanks for all the knowledge that you've taught me and made who am I today... Not to forget my 1st ever teacher who is my mum... Thanks with all my heart...

P/s: To my fellow colleagues, enjoy your day

May 1, 2013

KLIBF’13...

Last Saturday I was in the PWTC…
It’s like my yearly ritual to be there…
It started back then in 2003 if not mistaken…
Since then, I’m trying so hard to be there at least a day during the feast…
It’s like my yearly gathering with all the book lovers…
Books that not only limited to fictional but various types of it…
Thanks to my parent for cultivate the reading passion in our family…
As usual, in KLIBF’13 I’ll always wandering around…
Even though I do have a list of books that I’m going to buy it, however it tends to be otherwise…
I can be like a girl who loves shopping but alhamdullilah my passion is more on books…
I’ve finished 3 books that I bought in KLIBF’13…
2 of it were novels…
Which are being produce by my dearly favourite publisher, Jemari Seni and JS Adiwarna…
So in this entry I would like to share about it…
So enjoy and let us take what goods and leave behind the opposite one…
Since today is Labour Day, I would like to wish all workers Happy Labour Day!!!
Let’s us clear out our intention and work Lillahitaala =)

Anthem by Hlovate

(Courtesy: JemariSeni.com)

What can I say to Hlovate masterpiece, alhamdullilah for being able to read…
Trying my best to read between the lines…
I may not be a third culture kid, but I’ve been called a nomad girl when I can converse in the dialect for the state I’ve been live in…
To be fit in can cause much of things…
Not to mention to be adjust and accommodate also another story…
To be a subject that being talked by fellow peoples just a pain in my neck…
But again, thanks to Him for giving me quite a bunch of people that accepts me no matters what…
Since then, I’ve been building a good relationship with non-Malay…
Kudos to them for willing to accept me…
Owh, I miss all of them…
Enough mentioning on my life instead of the novel…
Thanks Hlovate for make me eager to fullfill my Syahadatul Haq…
In fact, I do Google thing just to know more on the book that being wrote by Abul A'la Al-Maududi…
Never failed to make us, readers to learn something…
May Allah bless your effort…
I’m not intending to write a synopsis here because I’m not good at it…
Let’s us stroll down few words that in the books…

#1
Everybody has a past. Everybody lives a present. Everybody deserves a future.

#2
To be judged of what you were is just as unfair as a butterfly being judged while it was a caterpillar.

#3
We are defined by what we believe in.

#4
Life is an awesome thing if you LIVE it, APPRECIATE it, SAVOUR it, CELEBRATE it, EMBRACE it, you’ll only have it once. Make it counts.

Helo Suami, Hai Isteri! By Q

(JSAdiwarna.com)

At first I was buying this book since the back cover of the book really catch my eyes…
Then the editor promotes it to me…
From that moment, I know it must be read!
Yeah, I’m not making mistake then…
Indeed it a good story to be read on…
Basically it is about a marriage that pre-arranged by a family…
However the couple made an agreement in order to make sure that the marriage actually works…
Their marriage motto is “Kita kahwin nak bahagia”…
It sounds simple but it’s much easier to say than done…
So there’s lots of ups and downs between Airil and Puteri and alhamdullilah finally they made it…
Such a sweet story that somehow can inspired you in certain things…

P/s: Reading Anthem really make me miss Butterfingers so much... Way go Viopipe... Last but not least, always remember that "My Anthem is My Syahadah"...