Milestones

Assalamulaikum wbt...

I just came back fom Royal Melbourne's Children Hospital. I visited a new Muslim revert, from new zealand who met with an accident and lost her belongings and now her daughter is in ICU. Her name is Summayyah. She is very strong, subhanallah.It was raining really heavily and it was really cold like winter just now. And it was just the right time for me n my friends to lose our way! Then we muhasabah ourselves, and renewed our intentions to make sure it was lillahi ta'ala. Maybe that's why Allah made us lose our way. But alhamduillah, we arrived there safely. She reverted to Islam after she visited Malaysia. But nothing in Malaysia actually made her make up her mind to be a Muslim, just that she wanted to get to know more about Islam after seeing so much news about it in tv. And there weren't much muslims in new zealand, so she thought that hey, Malaysia is a muslim country. Why not go there?

Anyway, i went in the ICU to see her son too. No wonder she didn't want to come in with us and could't bare to be with her son, i mean daughter. Not son, its her daughter. She was in critical condition. And just after we left, she gave us some news that she had a fit attack. I hope that's how you spell it. And she was realy refraining herself from crying, subhanallah. I wish I had a strong will like that. I thought only guys can afford to do that.

Allah really loves her. It's His way of saying I Love You. By pouring down trials after trials until one is free from sins. The prophets were the one most loved by Allah and they faced the worst trials. Subhanallah. It's a purification of the soul process. If we face hardships in this world, we will be released from hardships in the HereAfter, insha Allah. Sometimes Allah just loves to hear his servant make du'a to Him that He pours down trials just so that they will do so. And as usual, it is a fitrah for humans to remember Allah more when they are facing hardships. And Allah procrastinates from making the du'a reality so that He will be able to hear His servant's voice more, as He misses it - out of love. And it increases the servant's iman and remembrance for Allah. Subhanallah there is always hikmah behind everything. But humans are just impatient sometimes. One should always seek help through sabr and solat. May Allah ease every hardship of ours, insha Allah.

Allahumma yassir wala toassir.

posted by RR @ 9:53 PM 0 comments

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah...

It was a hectic day today... i had my digi 1 mid semester test...then i had a 3 hour prac class... digi 1...what else. I prepared for it...it was like 10 pages. So confident when i went into the lab...all prepared. My partner didn't prepare a single thing... his name was Dan...i think. But i prepare for my labs very well for a very good reason... i really am not good at setting up all the wires to the breadboard. I somehow think guys are really really good at it. That's why i always prefer a guy as my lab partner...coz if it's 2 girls doing the same lab...trust me.. it will not be able to get done. But one thing i notice about guys when they do labs... they don't have to do preparation, but they are able to set up the wires so easily from the diagram given..i really cant figure out how they do that. But they only know how to set wires up..when it comes to lab reports...they really suck. I can do lab reports...but honestly..i don't like to set up wires. I think i must have made Dan feel so inferior just now when he saw that i was very prepared for my lab with the 10 page lab report prewritten. But when it comes to testing the wires or setting it up.. i really didn't have a clue. He was surprised n asked "But you look so prepared". Well, i hate anything tangible..i will let him do all the dirty work..heh. Well, he said he could set the wires up, but he didn't have a clue of what to write for the lab report...so we are even! :)

I remember my lab partner for Electric Circuits last year...Peter. He was really (100x) good at wiring stuffs... I would prepare for my labs and he wouldn't do a single prep.. and it would take me a long time to interpret the circuit diagram into reality...and when i am hardly done he had already fixed all the wires up and the experiment is ready to get going. I always felt bad when i was with him coz i was not competent when it comes to practical stuffs. But somehow i realize i am not the only one. All my girl friends say the same. But at the end of the day, the girls are the one who will end up getting really high marks for their report coz guys just don't bother to write detailed explanations as much as we do-as if we understand what we are writing! That's why i am doing software engineering. I don't have to set up any wires for it.

This made me reflect on how man was made for women, and women was made for men. We are made to complete each other. Man have 9 akal..and 1 nafs. Where as women have 9 nafs, and 1 akal. And when you put it together, it fits just nice... perfect picture! Like how guys are good at setting up wires.. but not good at lab reports. And girls are the total opposite. Even though women have 9 nafs, but that does not make them handicapped compared to men just because they own 9 akal. It really depends on the job we are made for. Like if we make a robot, program it to do certain tasks... let's say clear the dining table. if it was not programmed to do other stuffs like wash the dishes, it will be very hard for the robot to do so. Coz it's features, metal hands, legs were designed specifically for a purpose. And what more if Allah the Creator has created women and men to have special tendencies. He has created women to have a very special purpose where it is very hard for a man to do, to be a mother. To bring motherly love to a child. A motherly love and a fatherly love is different. Mothers generally have a softer character, which is more suitable when the job is to bring up a child. The man was created to bear higher workload responsibility to support the family. And when he comes home at the end of the day, what else will be a heavenly present to him to see the house well kept and everybody is happy. :)

I certainly have seen a lot of clear signs that differentiates a man and a women emotionally and mentally in university. Like just now, Dan was copying some of my lab report...and there was one redundant part which was required in the lab instruction...but since it was redundant, he just said "Aah.. i'll just do one of them, it'll be fine". But the way i thought was that it was required, but if i left it out it wouldn't have made any difference in my reported results. But i still wanted it in coz it was in the instructions. And well, i guess Dan was being practical and taking the easy way towards things. Maybe that's the way guys think.. and for girls.. they are very meticulous... like me?

Hmm..its pretty late here..better get going.. Maybe i'll pen some other things some time later..

Wassalamualaikum warahmatullah...

posted by RR @ 8:27 PM 0 comments

Assalamualaikum wbt..

Alhamdulillah....i have arrived safely from Adelaide at 730am from Spencer Street..it certainly has been a meaningful Easter break... it started with PML.... and it reached its peak in Perth.. and it ended in Adelaide... Alhamdulillah... my task in Perth ended with a strengthened ukhuwwah with the sisters in Perth. PML was really good... Ustaz Halim opened our eyes with the real situation in Palestine... and the Jews ( laknatullah) Agenda... to confiscate Palestine and oppress the Muslims... he made us realize that we can no longer be complacent... which suddenly made me recall the incident when the prophet pbuh said when he was revealed surah Muddatsir... "O you wrapped in blankets! Arise ..."...then Prophet pbuh said to Khadijah.. "O Khadijah... the sleeping hour has passed..." ... but that does not mean the prophet meant we can't sleep anymore... its a balaghah ..like a symbolic meaning...metaphora... sleep is being made as a symbol for rest...when we sleep..our body is in rest.. in conclusion..prophet pbuh was saying that there is no more rest after this.... we have to RISE and WARN our ummah that we are in deep danger... and together we must proclaim the empire the West had taken away from us in the Crusades. Subhanallah... the prophet pbuh once said that if we knew what he knew... we will laugh less and cry more.. how can we still live in luxury... and think of our own self... self centred ... when the prophet pbuh...our perfect role model's last words was "Ummati....ummati.." .."My nation... my nation..." ...we should be ashamed...!

If our goal in life is just to be a successful engineer...doctor... businessman.. and buy a new car... and get a house... get married.. have kids.. and then send them to the best schools... and retire rich... then .."kita hanya membazir beras sahaja" because we cannot contribute to anybody except ourselves... imagine a robot. whose job is just to find battery for itself..so all it does it just search battery or electricity supply to that it will continue living?and living?and living? why do humans go all out to earn money in the first place.. think again...think hard.. alright.. what is it?

To eat..isn?t it? so that they can live?and eat again?to live? and eat again.. and continue to live now.. animals..e.g. cows they eat too so whats the difference between us and them. We have akal. Brains to thinkand they dont.. but why are we living like them.. Shouldnt we have a bigger vision? We were not made the caliph on this world by Allah to just eat..

Anyway, I had a very nice time in Perth.. alhamdulillah. I took the flight from Adelaide.. the night on the way to Adelaide..i drove the van during the first shift...4 hours.. Baiyah was really a very supportive co driver... she kept on entertaining me by chatting? but 4 hours was the limit..it was 330am when I changed shift?it was a 13 hour drive from Melbourne?there was some technical problems with the car the brothers were driving in front..they had accidentally added water instead of black oil in the black oil compartment.. and the car got heated up very easily..so it had to be stalled a couple of times. And we couldn?t drive more than 70-80kmh..and it usually takes abt 9-10 hours to travel to adelaide at the speed of 110kmh from melbourne..the max limit..when I reached Adelaide..I took the 745pm flight to perth..... another 3 hours ride..so total I traveled 16 hours on the same day.. phew.. never done that before..

Met up with my renong junior..shuhaini.. she cooked pizza for us.. one funny thing happened the next day.. Kak Fiza was chatting with the other 2 juniors.. and then she advised them to control their social life in Perth.. coz she was afraid that they would follow the "social wave" in Perth.. which is not as bad as Sydney honestly.. and suddenly the situation became very intensed.. which was very funny as they were just quiet and were paying a lot of respect to Kak Fiza..as she is much senior than them..

Right.. thats it for now..got to get ready for classes...

Wasssalam..

posted by RR @ 11:00 AM 0 comments

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Alhamdulillah...i am having a cup of coffee right now. Yesterday, my computer was hacked..and somebody installed many many files which made my pc as their client...they were rebooting my pc... there was an occasion where i just finished my isha' prayer..was still in my telekung... and i went to my pc to turn on a nasyid... to flame my moderate spirits... then.. all of a sudden... porn came out... yikes...

Anyway...kak yati is at nana's place.. i just came back from a trip to dandenong rangers on saturday..went on the puffing billy... had a really2 great time...kak yan sempat kasi tazkirah.... best sungguh kak yan... she always keeps my spirits high... whenever i feel low..i will just go to her room...and chat with her heart to heart...hati manusia cepat berbolak-balik.. lebih cepat daripada air yg sedang mendidih di atas kettle... and when there is someone to remind you all the time... it makes you calm..insha allah.. :) ..hakikat bahagia... bahagia itu adalah ketenangan.... melalui kesabaran.. :)

Last week, me and a couple of friends handled a store at the night market at Melbourne University.. organised by MUOSS..Melbourne Uni Overseas Student Society. We booked the store under MUIS- Melbourne Uni Islamic Society. Raiyan, the vice president wanted a stall by MUIS, but i guess not many are willing to do it..so she wanted a couple of us to do it..but the money or profit we get will be all ours... but we will be using MUIS's name as a platform to raise some funds for charity causes. Best sungguh... semua makanan habis dijual...terutamanya popiah...it was a really hot item... agaknya mat salleh tak pernah rasa popiah... :)

Anyway, soriler tak byk nak ditulis arinih... when i am inspired next time i will write more..take care

wassalam

posted by RR @ 8:40 AM 0 comments