The Last Word: Developing the Smart Grid

Smart Grid is once a myth. But now, inshaAllah it is coming into reality in Malaysia, and TNB is embarking a wide step towards deployment of smart grid system in Peninsular Malaysia. As of current , it is still at research stage. However 3 places have been identified as test bed areas for smart grid implementation. Smart grid is really cool and could help a lot a utility company in managing energy demands effectively and tapping to greater extent the renewable energy resources.

I found this great article about smart grid from Renewable Energy.com.

The Last Word: Developing the Smart Grid | Renewable Energy World Magazine Article

Daurah Imam Shafiee Part 1 Shah Alam

Alhamdulillah,all praise goes to Allah who grants my wish to attend the Islamic mini seminar today in Shah Alam and thus makes my weekend so much fulfilled, inshaAllah. It`s been a while since I attended last course on Islamic knowledge...i think it was in August and the seminar was about Palestin and Israel. As of late, my weekends were full of attending wedding receptions and balik kampung. So now i guess I`m back on track, inshaAllah. Our body needs food to remain functional; likewise, our soul also needs its fuel, which is the beauty words about Islam and its teaching, without which it makes our hearts ill, just like insufficient food makes our body suffers. This invisible food needs replenishment with the same frequency of that visible food we fill our stomachs with.

The course that I attended today was titled " Prinsip-prinsip Beragama Imam Shafiee" and it was delivered by two scholars originated from Indonesia. It was organized by Perniagaan Bushra and delivered at Al Madinah International University, Shah Alam. Before I delved into gist from course, I would like to introduce the venue where this course was held. University Al Madinah International is a new IPTS, and located at 11th Floor, Plaza Masalam, Section 9. I forgot the launching date, but it is not so long ago, and it has only small number of students in which 90% of them are Africans. Of course it has nothing to do with Madinah University in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

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My Precious RM300 gone Paying for the 'Saman' Trafik

I`m not sure if government has decided to extend the discount for traffic fines beyond Dec 15. Previously they have announced that beginning Dec 1, all drivers who have yet to pay their summonses are entitled for 50% discount and it would be effective only until 15th Dec.Afterwards, only 30% of discount will be given until Februray 2011, before they will be blacklisted and hence, not be able to renew their road tax.Well, for people like me who have 4 traffic tickets, it is the best time for me to settle them out

Long queue at police stations is a normal scene from the day the discount was announced. For those with internet access, they can pay it via MyEg or rilek.com. But, hey since >50% of Malaysians are internet connected, high traffic into the page has brought the server down underwater.Left with no choice, I had to resort to do it in conventional way: Set my foot to police station

I have 4 tickets altogether: speeding, blocking path, violating red light, illegal parking. That sums up to total before discount of RM560!. Since the speeding and red light fines are discounted, the new total figure is reduced to only RM310! I have paid up the amount and now I can release a big relief sigh!Alhamdulillah. But still, RM300 gone just like that! If only such money was used for sedeqah ke huhu. Lesson to me to take driving to fullest heed

Feed in Tariff, Make Money from It, Go Green!

Currently in the buzz concerning energy sector in Malaysia, is the soon-to-be-implemented Feed in Tariff (FiT).As an Energy planner, i`m in the loop and support this

Malaysian citizens are to be imposed with this new tariff should everything go as planned.FiT forms part of Renewable Energy Act, scheduled to be tabled before Parliament by year-end and expected to come into force by next year. So now...what is feed in tariff? Feed in tariff is a special tariff imposed by government as a mechanism to boost and accelerate the development of Renewable Energy sources in Peninsular. Feed in Tariff (FiT) is a mechanism adopted by many countries and it has successfully accelerated the RE generation. How it works? Under FiT, individuals and power companies will be able to sell electricity generated from RE sources such as solar, biomass, biogas, mini hydro, etc back to the grid. TNB as the main utility company will buy this generated energy at premium prices , or above-market prices for a specific duration. This would serve as a great incentives for people to invest. Even us, the ordinary person can make money you know! Where does TNB get the funding for this?

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Ready for the last breath?

I found that this heart breaking song delivers clearly its message on the vital need to remember death frequently by UNGU. 


Andai kutahu
MalaikatMu kan menjemputku
Izinkan aku
Mengucap kata tobat padaMu

Aku takut
Akan semua dosa dosaku
Aku takut
Dosa yang terus membayangiku

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Manners, Please!

First declaration to make here is that, I am fully aware that I neither possess most upright characters nor I am among highly well mannered ladies. However I still know where is the 'bottomest' line that I should never cross, inshaAllah.

I and my unit had a meeting with the Singapore MHI Sale Manager last week. The sale manager came to our office with the intention to introduce his company, and services that it offers. Since Malaysia has announced its plan to go for nuclear power, this sale manager specifically promoted the nuclear related equipment manufactured by MHI. Okay, a bit about MHI.

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Hajj at Young Age

I was supposed to write about this entry a month ago when my colleague set off to Mecca, the holy city of Muslims which houses the holy Kaabah. But as usual, lazy, bad time management and emotion management took place resulting in no posting of this topic.

My colleague that I was talking about received the honor of being invited to go to one of holiest place on earth, Mecca to perform the Hajj. He was in his 29th year of life when he got the invitation, subhanallah. I felt so envy towards him for being invited to complete the pillar at the very young age. According to him, he has registered with Tabung Haji for Hajj after sitting for SPM. And later after about 10 years of queue, his name was up. 10 years of waiting for the Hajj`s turn with Tabung Haji is quite reasonable period given that he is young and thus facing stiff competition with others who are at their golden age.

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First 10 Dhulhijjah

There are tons of reasons why you wouldn’t want to pass up this opportunity. Do you know which one? The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.

It’s that time of the year again, the last month of the lunar calendar for the year 1431 after the Hijrah of the Prophet Muhammad, salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam. This is the time when more than two million people from all around the globe will be meeting together for at least five days in the plains of Makkah, Mina, Arafa and Muzdalifa to perform their sacred journey to Makkah, known to us as al-Hajj, the pilgrimage. What bonds them together? One thing: al-Islam.

If you are already reading this, most likely you are not going to Hajj. And if you’re there already, then what on earth are you doing wasting your time online? Go to the Haram and enjoy your tawaf.

There are two chances in life: the one which you have already missed and the one which you don’t want to miss. What you already have is no longer a chance, its reality.

Therefore, for those of us who were unable to be there in Makkah, why should we value these special days of the year? Here are my top five reasons.

Allah subahanahu wa ta’ala valued these days so much that he swore by them in the Qur’an. And If Allah swore by something, then it is definitely profound and of the greatest value. Allah says:

والفجر وليال عشر “by the dawn, and by ten nights” alfajr 89:1-2

Ibn Kathir rahimahullah in his tafsir referred to these ten days as the ten days of Dhul Hijjah. He also attributed this opinion to Ibn Abbas, Ibn az-Zubair and others of the righteous predecessors.

The good deeds performed during these ten days are most rewarded, more than any other time of the year. Ibn Abbas narrated the Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:

(مَا مِنْ أيَّامٍ العَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ فِيهِنَّ أحَبُّ إلى الله مِنْ هَذهِ الأيَّامِ العَشْرِ) ، فقالُوا يا رسولُ الله: ولا الجِهَادُ في سَبِيلِ الله؟ فقالَ رسولُ الله : ( ولا الجِهَادُ في سَبِيلِ الله، إلاّ رَجُلٌ خَرجَ بِنَفْسِهِ ومَالِهِ، فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ من ذَلِكَ بِشَيْءٍ).

“There are no days during which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days. The companions asked: not even jihad in the cause of Allah? The Messenger of Allah replied: Not even jihad in the cause of Allah except for the one who went to fight taking himself and his wealth but did not return with either of them.” (Bukhari and Tirmidhi.)

These ten days host one special day in which there are so many blessings. It is the day of Arafa, the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah and the day preceding the Eid day. Some of the blessings of Arafa are:

• Fasting that day expiates the sins of two years, the previous one and the coming year. (Muslim)
• It is a day in which Allah completed the revelation of the religion, perfected this bounty bestowed upon us and was satisfied with Islam as our religion. This was mentioned in surat al-Ma’edah 5:3. (Bukhari and Muslim)
• It is the day when Allah AlMighty descends, in a manner that suits His Majesty, to the closest heaven and shows his pride to the angels about the presence of the pilgrims. (Muslim)
• In this day Allah promises the pilgrims to bestow his mercy on them and forgive their sins so that when they return home they return free of sins just like the day when their mothers gave birth to them. (Bukhari and Muslim)
• It is a day when many people will be emancipated from the fire of Hell.

The season of the ten days of Dhul Hijjah is a festivity of worship. No other days of the year hold so many diverse acts of worship as done in such a short time, not even in Ramadan. And here is a list of some of what good deeds are done during these days in Makkah and elsewhere around the globe:

• Hajj and multiple Umrahs by millions of people.
• The sacrifice of the dunya and this world for the sake of attending the Hajj.
• The display of humility, humbleness and devotion in the actual rituals of Hajj.
• Tawaaf around the Ka’bah and Sai’ between the two hills of Safa and Marwa.
• Abundance of Dhikr, the praise of Allah especially takbeer and tahleel and what other pilgrims say the most, Talbiyah.
• Fasting for the non-pilgrims.
• Being extra charitable.
• Offering the hadi’y and udhiyah or qur’ban the sacrifice of livestock and feeding the poor.
• The inclination towards repentance.
• The engagement in long du’a or supplications as a sign of humility and humbleness.
• Maintaining the prayers in the sacred sites al-Haram in Makkah and the Masjid of the Prophet in Madinah.
• The recitation of the Qur’an.

The ten days of Dhul Hijjah also host the greatest day of the year, Yum-an-Nahr the day of the sacrifice, the 10th which is the actual day of Eid. The Messenger of Allah said:

(إنَّ أَعْظَمَ اْلأيَّامِ عِنْدَ الله تبارك وتعالى يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ ثُمَّ يَوْمُ الْقَرِّ)

“The best day with Allah is yum-an-Nahr, the day of sacrifice and then yum-al-qarr (the day that follows, when the pilgrims reside in the camps of Mina for worship).” (Ahmad, Abu Dawood and an-Nasa’iee).

So, now that you know the significance of this season, what do you need to do? Here some suggestions for you:

• Increase your level of worship during the day and during the night.
• Try to achieve one khatma of the Qur’an (reading it from cover to cover).
• Keep your tongue moist with dhikr and praise of Allah wherever you are.
• Maintain a state of tahara and wudu at all times.
• Make most of your dhikr Takbeer (like the one you recite on Eid day).
• Fast a few days while the days are short and cold, particularly the 9th, the day of Arafa.
• If you haven’t paid for the qurban (sacrificial animal) yet, make sure to do so. Perhaps you should donate one to those who are most in need of it in areas such as Pakistan and Gaza.
• Wake up before Fajr time and pray Qiyam-ul-Layl.
• Pray your Fard salat on time.
• Make sure you don’t miss any of the Nafl and Sunnah prayers.
• Give charity and help those who are less fortunate prepare for the Eid day.
• Share the spirit of the season and be cheerful with all people.

There is so much you can do for the ten days of Dhul Hijjah, but you are the one who knows your schedule better than any one else. Make sure to make this season a priority and may Allah grant you all Jannatul Firdous.

Remember, there are two chances in life: the one you already missed, and the one you don’t want to miss. So don’t miss out on the ten days of Dhul Hijjah.

Chinese & UAE Delegation

Last week, for the whole week, I was the only Generation Planning Enginner in office. Well, my big boss En Md Nor was there too, but the main task executor was me because i`m the labourer (hahaha). Din off to Vienna for 2 weeks, and others had course at ILSAS for the whole week. So..what was going on for the past week? Initially, I thought of finishing up (or at least starting) the big(well..mediumly difficult)task given by En Yus the week before Din left to Vienna.The task would take at least a week to finish it, and I was thinking of gaining momentum to kick start it last week, but looked like nothing has progressed. Well the reasons lie in some ad-hoc tasks received last week from GM and En Md Nor himself.On Tuesday while i was warming up all nerves to kick that task out, the GM called me and asked me to prepare slide presentation as China delegation was coming over last Friday. It wasn`t much, just a presentation on overview of TNB power systems. I could just copy and paste slides from other presentation. And of course some touch-ups here and there. Alhamdulillah i took 1 day to have that ready and another 1/2 for some corrections as pointed by GM.

And last Friday, just after to my surprise that En Yus and Fairuz showed up while I was supposed to see them at least on Monday, the China people did arrive and also the presentation went on as scheduled. En Yusoff did deliver the presentation. The best thing is..there was a translator! Exclusively from TNB and also from their side. I thought the Chinese people know English, but turned out they don`t. So after 1 speaking 10 words, En Yusoff stopped and the translator did his translation job. Then En Yusof resumed. Then the translator resumed too. So the presentation that could take only 20 minutes lasted for ~ 40 minutes due to double language delivery. You know..for audience, it looks like exhausting moment because of double language delivery. The audience kept back and forth between English and Chinese. I enjoyed it somehow but at certain moments it seemed tiring.Owh forgot to mention, I was the slide coordinator. Haha. During Q & A session, the Chinese delegation asked a strings of questions regarding TNB power system. Before the MC invited the speaker,and of course the translator to the front, they have already attacked with questions non stop. But it wasn`t that bad,big thanks to the translator whom i think was so efficient in getting the questions,and translating them back in English. His English is good i think. The session ended after 40 minutes of presentation and 1 hour Q & A. I noted down almost all questions and it was almost 30 questions! According to VP, even though there was translations which made the session went slower, however it was so fruitful discussion with all questions posed by them.

So today, we had another guest, and bad thing is it`s so last minute notice from Corporate Comm. Even though only 2 UAE people; preparation should be done with at least presentation materials. So the VP did ask me to recycle the presentation slides made for Chinese people with title be removed. The UAE people came here seeking opportunities for investment in RE and consultation service.

It comes from our attitude

I was listening to IKIM motivation slot this morning, and the topic for today was 'Sikap' or attitude i would say. Ustaz was talking about how our sikap would determine our future actions and destiny.

Everything that we do has its root all the way to our attitude. For example, if we have lazy attitude, then no matter how smart and skillful we are at something, it will come to a futility as the main prime mover is not there to start with. Prime mover is our willingness, devotion and commitment to pursue and accomplish our goals/ targets. Everybody can devise a target, goal but when is it gonna be materialize? How long? The answers lies in our attitude to see the accomplishment. If our attitude is always passionate and eager, then inshaAllah whatever tasks that we have on our shoulder, we`ll be doing it successfully. Even if our skills or talents are not there, success and luck could be on our side if our attitude towards it is strongly positive, inshaALlah.

Give back money gift ?

We finally gathered for Usrah session after almost 3 weeks off due to Eid celebration. Alhamdulillah. This time around, there were only 4 of us (Kak Kemon, Kak Adik, Hajar, and me myself). These charming ladies are regular attendees of our usrah. Actually the actual figure of Usrah members is around 10, but never did all of us were there at the same time. I really enjoy this Usrah group. U know it is one of tools of attaining Eman Rush from the little knowledge sharing by our naqibah, and also the right place to be with pious and Allah-oriented people, inshaAllah.

Kak Akmar (the naqibah) did touch on current hot issue in mainstream media, which is issue on Penangites returning back money gift (wang ihsan) given by state government of DAP. DAP has affirmed that they received money from kelab Lumba Kuda, which happens to be operating judi activities. I am aware about this issue but didn`t really give attention to it. Kak Akmar said that this issue, if we delve it by putting aside political issue, this is something that people has misconception on. Most of us think that every penny that comes from sources which is haram, then by hook or by crook we have to keep our hands off. But how true it is?

I read through shared notes from Zaharuddin.net. He stated that for poor-stricken people, it is MUBAH (Harus) for them to receive the money gift even if it comes from totally Haram sources based on multiple hadeeths. It is permissible for them also to return back the money to the state government, if they want to. But this action is unlikely to favor because there are evidences from Sunnah which allows them to take the money. Moreover, this action will most probably be followed suit by other people in other states who think that money received from Central Government or State Government would come from HARAM sources as well. We have to bear in mind that not only Penang government, but the Central Government does also receive income from duit judi and arak. No objection about that. So if all people have the same thinking as these golden group Penangites, they shall as well return whatever salary/ money received from government as the money must be coming from one of HARAM sources. But it is not a correct thing to do. Zaharuddin further said that harta that is mixed between HALAL and HARAM sources becomes MUBAH for laymen like us to accept gift, aid , jamuans that utilize this mixed harta. Since the government earns income both from HALAL and HARAM sources, then we as government servants can accept and use the money. According to Zaharuddin, the value or physical value of money is not HARAM, but what constitutes HARAM is the way of getting the money. The money contributors will be punished for obtaining the money in the HARAM way,but the money itself it it is to be distributed as charity to needy people does not become HARAM. Poor people receive the money as charity money, in a halal way, thus it is permitted for them to accept it

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The money can also be used for development purposes such as highway construction, or even erecting a masjid.

New Structure in Unit

Today is 18th Syawwal, however i felt like today is 2nd or 3rd day of raya. I am still suffering raya withdrawal syndrome in office haha..as for raya leave, i took almost 2 weeks off :)1 week before 1st Shawwal and another 3 days after shawwal.I took longer leave before raya because I wanna have more time breaking fast with my family members. To me, the best time as far as shawwal is concerned is during final days of fasting. To be specific, on the final day before raya, or raya eve. On that day, u will see people bustling around at the market buying raw ingredients for raya dishes.I joined the crowd as well, it feels good. And on raya night,it is awesome to go to the masjid, and join the jemaah reciting takbeer together. I think that was the peak time of raya.

Okay, coming back to my topic, I want to talk about updates from my office, or specifically my gen plan unit. One of my managers has proposed a weekly task log. Okay..what is it? Weekly task log is basically task entry system in which it is an Excel sheet which contains a table that has information of task items, deadlines and location of reference files. Every member of the unit would key into the Excel sheet the task for the day, or tasks received on that day, and they would specify either it is ad-hoc, KPI related or volunteer and declare the deadline as well as how long did he take to complete the tasks. The purpose is basically to keep record of all works/ tasks done and it would serve as evidence in the future for challenging our KPI results should we are not satisfied with it. Secondly, the task record is for the us to keep tracks of all tasks that we did, e.g the location where we put our files and when are we supposed to have particular tasks done. A little background to this project: my manager is not satisfied with current execution of balanced curve in which at the moment, every department should practice this curve. Instead, to him balanced curve system should be considered as a whole within TNB, not by department. All this while, due to balanced curve system, our department has been allocated a total number of people who should be getting PME, NI, EE or SEE. So u know this practice is totally unfair since it is like quota system. Even if you work so hardddd, u will be denied your entitlement to get EE or SEE just because there is not enough quota for yourself. Thus, u will be getting only ME. It is unfair actually. And to make thing worse, there can`t be a situation in which the whole unit getting EE for its members. This is another concern that my manager has. To him, this situation is possible, and indeed possible. I couldn`t agree more with him. Thus, this entry system is introduced by him with the purpose to be used as evidence to defend our entitlement of obtaining EE/SEE should we really deserve it.

Raya, Eid 1431 Hijrah

Raya came again..and this year I celebrated raya in my 25. Huh..I have reached (i mean this November) a quarter of century this year and inshaAllah if Allah keeps the day on, the figure would keep increasing. Alhamdulillah the raya or eid marks our success of going through 1 month of fasting during the daytime. The raya is supposed to be celebrated by those who sincerely observed the obligatory deed for the whole month.As usual, I had my raya celebration in Wakaf Bharu, Kelantan. I even took a loooong holiday, which I started on Monday, a week before Raya did come. I wanted to break fast with my family members.

To me, raya celebration for this year was not as splendid as previous year. I don`t know why but i found myself didn`t really enjoy it, except on 1st Shawal only. Even I barely missed Eid prayer!..but alhamdulillah, I managed to go to the mosque. So my theory is raya/eid is joyful for kids / teenagers. Once we hold title employee of a company, the eid celebration becomes less joyful. At least this is what i feel this year huhu..

However, there is one thing I like this year`s raya. It is the raya sermon at my kampung. Alhamdulilllah, the khatib did deliver the sermon in a beautiful way. The content was also inspiring and meaningful. I couldn`t recall what was the content;however one thing for sure, the sermon was free from politics, owh I`m sorry, not totally free, but with less than 4% content of influencing people to hate the other party like what they had previous year (or 2 years ago). Alhamdulillah. I know they have good reason to do so (bad-mouthing another party) since the deputy of state minister lives near the area, but they didn`t do it. That way is way better.

Ramadhan 1431 Hijrah

Today is 20th of Ramadhan 1431H. Feel like it has just shown up itself yesterday! What a time flying by! Ramadhan is a blessed month in which it is given the title of the leader of islamic months due to its barakah and tremendous uniqueness it holds. Ramadhan is called "leader of islamic months" because during this month, any act of worship will be multiplied by Allah in its rewards. During this month, the gates of Jannah will be widely opened while the gates of hell will be shut. Shaytans will be chained. Hence, during Ramadhan there is no shaytanic evil would bother us, rather it is within our soul the evil whispers would come from, if any. It is the time for our own reflection of soul. Since there is no shaytan around to bog us, where else the urge to do sins/unlawful acts if it not from our own soul? Astaghfirullah..Doing my own reflection, i feel very guilty and sinful in front of Allah..you know what i mean..

Well, our level of emaan, if we can put it into a graph, will be fluctuating. It`s like a sine/cosine wave. Our emaan can goes high up until we fear nothing but Allah, for real..and it can plunge down so much so that we feel nothing when frequenting sins..nauzdhubillah. I pasted a story of Sahabah before in previous entry about Hanzalah and his thought of being a munaafik due to his fluctuating level of emaan. But, upon listening to answer from Rasulullah, what a relief to all of us..our emaan is indeed subject to that sinusoidal behavior. If it is a constant graph (y=a), then we are no longer a human, since only malaikat (angels) adopt the behavior. However, i suppose during Ramadhan when distractions suppose to be much less, our level of emaan should rise up and hit the peak much more than during other islamic months. With our increasing in ibadah (quranic recitation, taraweeh, early fajr prayer,..and more), we should reach to the point where we feel we are getting closer to Allah, and this should be translated into hitting the peak point regularly. Think about this..(am telling myself too).

There is a hadeeth, when Rasulullah s.a.w said that " Jibrael came to me and said to me that whoever is alive during the Ramadhan, but is not granted forgiveness of sins from Allah when the Ramadhan is over, he/she will enter into hellfire when the day of akheerah comes. Rasulullah said ameen for the du`a"..mashaAllah..what a heartbreaking hadeeth. It shows that during Ramadhan, the door for forgiveness of our sins from Allah is widely opened for us. We have just to strive, and search for it by increasing our deeds, with pure heart and intention. I did cry upon remembering this hadeeth. What if we belong to the worse category? What if after Ramadhan our sins are not washed away? What a waste subhanallah..

Well..it`s last 10th day of Ramadhan today..and i don`t want to miss the chance to grab/ask forgiveness from Allah. I fear that i might not have the chance to see next Ramadhan..

Visit to Darul Attiq

Wahh..been a while since my last entry. I want to talk about my visit with fellow HELWA PKPI ladies to Pusat Tarbiyyah Darul Attiq situated in Kuala Kubu Bharu, Ulu Selangor last Saturday. I previously thought that Darul Attiq is another orphan house in Malaysia. However, upon reaching the place, the welcoming label says everything. It says : Pusat Tarbiyyah Islamiyyah Darul Attiq. Okay, meaning that, it`s not merely taking care of orphan kids only, but it also has tarbiyyah program, in which the kids are given trainings and teachings of islamic values. I think it is similar to 'sekolah pondok' as one might become more familiar with that name. Our arrival was welcomed by one of teachers there, Pn Fatimah. Pn Fatimah said she used to frequent Balai Islam when her husband was still healthy. Her husband now is suffering from parkinson. May allah grant him shifa` inshaALlah and bless their marriage. Pn Fatimah is a nice lady, mashaAllah with gentle and humble characteristic. We were brought to female hostel. There are approximately 25 ladies there, aged between 14-28 years old. A few of them have just enrolled last month. The hostel comprises ladies not only whose parents are dead, but also 'rosak akhlak' type, as what Pn Fatimah told me. Their parents sent them there with the hope that they would be 'fixed' through instilling islamic teachings and values inside them, and they believe darul attiq can do it for them.

Eman Rush

Alhamdulillah...last weekend was awesome! I went to another AlKauthar course and this time around, it was about salah. The title of the course is " Prayer 101: Coolness of Eyes". And it was Sheikh Tawfique`s turn. I am so glad to have him again teaching AlKauthar course. The first time that I met him was during the first course held by AlKauthar here in Malaysia and he was the instructor.

Attending AlKauthar course is really one of greatest things that I have done in my life. It brings back the memory of attending AlMaghrib classes, way back in the US during my undergrad study. And of course, attending AlMaghrib classes is another great thing that i have done in my life. Okay, for intro, AlMaghrib and AlKauthar Institutes are large student body organizations which offer weekend course on various topics of Islamic studies.Among topics that are being offered are Tawheed 101, Salah 101, Fiqh of Marriage, Usoolul Fiqh, Hadeeth and many more. The courses are on par with tertiary level education. AlMaghrib was founded in Canada by Sheikh Muhammad Al Shariff while AlKauthar was founded by Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury in Australia. They were once a student of University of Madinah. These organizations are fastly flowering since they have brought the courses surpassing various continents. Alkauthar Inst has spread its wing to South Africa, India and UK and now Malaysia. AlMaghrib have reached Canada, US and UK only, so far. There has been marvelous efforts by a few god-conscious people to bring AlMaghrib to Malaysia. InshaAllah i hope their dream and my dream too will come into reality. May Allah rewards these Sheikh and their teams for the tremendous efforts in propagating da`wah and knowledge to people all around the world. I really envy their passion, relentless efforts and commitment in spreading the true path. Only exceptional people can have that.

Okay back to my story, so long as I have been attending the courses be Alkauthar or AlMaghrib, I have never coming back home from the courses without having a good night sleep and excitement feeling of the next day`s session. And I have never coming back without surging eman rush. Sometimes I could feel it rushing through my blood...=)).exaggerating? Hmmm maybe but to give you correct picture how the great feeling knocked my heart, soul and mind. Alhamdulillah. Even though throughout life, the eman level keeps fluctuating, as what normally happens to a normal person, including me, Alkauthar/AlMaghrib courses have indeed brought up the level to its peak. Alhamdulillah. I just wish the level stays there..but that is so impossible. Unless we are an angel, we are subject to experiencing emaan level fluctuating in our hearts. The best person is the one who knows how to control this level by doing things that would bring him or her closer to Allah.

Story of Hanzalah

KISAH HANZALAH

“Mengapa dengan kamu?”Abu Bakar bertanya.

“Hanzalah sudah jadi munafiq. Hanzalah sudah jadi munafiq. Hanzalah sudah jadi munafiq!” kata Hanzalah, penuh kesal.

Terkejut Abu Bakar mendengarnya.

“Mengapa kamu berkata begitu?” Abu Bakar meminta penjelasan.

“Semasa aku duduk di dalam majlis Nabi sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam dan mendengar tentang Syurga serta Neraka, iman aku meningkat kepada keadaan yang baik. Tetapi tatkala aku bekerja dan kembali kepada keluargaku, imanku terjejas dan menurun. Hanzalah sudah jadi munafiq!” cerita Hanzalah.

Keterangan itu menggusarkan Abu Bakar. Beliau juga merasainya.

Mereka berdua pergi bertemu dengan Nabi sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam dan menceritakan kisah kebimbangan Hanzalah yang amat signifikan itu. Lalu Baginda sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam bersabda:

“Demi Dia yang jiwaku berada di tangan-Nya, jika kamu sentiasa berada di tahap yang sama seperti ketika mana kamu bersama denganku dan semasa mengingati Allah, nescaya Malaikat akan berjabat tangan denganmu ketika kamu berhenti rehat atau berjalan! Akan tetapi, wahai Hanzalah, ada masa untuk ini dan ada masa untuk itu (Baginda mengulang menyebutnya tiga kali)”[Hadith riwayat Muslim]

Dalam bahasa yang lebih mudah, jika keadaan dirimu sentiasa baik seperti di dalam majlis ilmu dan ketika di luar majlis ilmu, nescaya Malaikat itu akan tabik spring dengan kamu! Hebatlah jika begitu. Namun ia menyalahi tabiat manusia. Iman itu pasang dan surut. Agama Islam, tidak pernah menafikan hal yang amat fitrah ini. Lalu Baginda sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam menegaskan kenyataan berikut:

“ada masa untuk ini dan ada masa untuk itu…”

Masa bekerja, perlu bekerja. Masa mengaji, perlu mengaji. Masa sibuk, sibukkan diri. Masa berehat, perlu berehat.

Site Visit to Potential Geothermal Sites in Sungkai Perak

Today, I spent my day all day outside of the office. I, with some other people from various departments went for a site visit to Sungkai and Slim River, Perak. Yahooo hehe...being away for outstation trips once in a while is really a blessing from Allah, Alhamdulillah. Not only do we get to skip away from the hustle and bustle of unfinished business in the office, but we also have the opportunity to learn something new from the visits.

The trip today was to two hotspring spots located in Sungkai, and Slim River, both in Perak. The trip took about 2 hours from TNB HQ. The participants comprised those from TNBR, Planning Division, GAD and a few from Jabatan Mineral dan Geosciences (JMG) a governmental department under the Ministry of Resources and Environment. The trips was arranged by TNBR as the company is responsible in carrying out this siting project. As present, TNB is embarking on rigorous development of renewable energy (RE) resources for electricity generation purposes. By 2012, RE Act and Action Plan will be rolled out by Minister of Energy, Green Energy and Water. This new act is introduced to blast up RE development in Malaysia. Currently, RE is being developed under SREP program, and monitored by TNB. SREP (Small Renewable Energy Program ) was implemented upon implementation of 5th Fuel Policy by government in 2001 which declared RE as the 5th fuel for generation fuel mix. Up to date, a total of ~88 MW of REPPA has been signed and issued. Out of this figure, only ~40 MW has been commissioned ( 5 plants) and most of the plants are biomass and biogas type. The rest of capacity is either under construction or still under planning stage. Some of plants have been terminated due to various reasons. In 9th Malaysia Plan (2006-2010), government set a target to have total RE installed capacity of 300 MW by 2010. This figure however has failed to be achieved due to poor mechanism to either promote and implement RE. You see, you can just say it by comparing the figure in SREP with the targeted figure! However, we have to have high confidence in government`s long term goal to have RE successfully implemented and developed in Malaysia.

Quoting Peter Chin`s speech :

"t the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC)–COP 15 Copenhagen, Malaysia had announced its commitment to reduce the carbon footprint by 40% in terms of emission intensity of GDP by 2020 compared to the 2005’s levels. I forsee one of the efforts here is making green building the fore front of the agenda. Green buildings use a wide range of creative and effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, hence, the use of new technologies, materials and other new creations which in turn provide new avenues for green businesses."

To cut down CO2 emission, we have no other options, but the clich`e one, which is to adopt clean technology which comes either from nuclear technology or RE. I believe strongly that with proper implementation and monitor from government as well as TNB, RE has a bright future in Peninsular Malaysia, InshaAllah.

Okay, so there comes an idea to develop geothermal energy as in conjunction of government`s aspiration to see RE development booms. due to the fact that, in Peninsular Malaysia, a few locations have been identified as possessing high potential for geothermal energy being harnessed. TNBR has been carrying out this site identification. They have identified several locations and the place that tops the list is around hotspring area located in Kg Hulu Slim, Slim River, Perak. The hotspring there is not developed for commercial reason, at least up till now. The area is opened for public as anyone could stop by and have a look. But mind you, the temperature is ~90-100 C. So don`t ever dare to dip your hands in.

Charity and its Nobility

Alhamdulillah I did manage to follow a lecture series at Masjid Jamek, Petaling Jaya, located just 10 minutes away from my house by walking. It has been a while since my last visit to 'Kuliah Maghrib' held at the mosque.

The topic that was delivered by the ustaz was ' Charity ' and its noble wisdom.

He first clarified that charity is divided into two categories: waajib (obligatory), which is called Zakat and sunnat (voluntary) which we call charity. He also mentioned there is difference between 'sadaqah' and 'sadaqatul jariah'. He gave examples of giving charity to a person to do hajj and giving charity (sponsoring) to a student majoring in Islamic studies. The former is normal 'sadaqah' while the latter is called 'sadaqatul jariah'. It implies that 'sadaqatul jariah' is the charity given which has chain effects of rewards. The charity giver will get the rewards first by sponsoring a student, later when the student teaches his/student, the charity giver will get his share as well. And later if the student of the former student has and teaches another student, the former charity giver will still be able to taste the rewards from his charity without diminishing the rewards of the first student. In simpler word, so long as the results of charity continues, the charity giver will still be blessed with rewards from Allah. What a beautiful deed to have!

Narrated from a hadeeth narrator that Prophet sallalahu`alayhiwasallam said " When we fork out money for charity (be it waajib or voluntary), the act will be saying to us these five things as below (remember only four and not in order )=) :

1. " Before the money goes out from your pocket, (RM1)..the value is small, but after the money goes into charity bowl, the value becomes much bigger"

2. " Previously, you took care of me (before giving out for charity reason), now after you set me into charity bowl , I`ll take care of you"

3. " Before you took me out from pocket, I was impermanent, just like other things; however after you move myself into charity bowl, I become permanent"

4. " Before you took me out from your pocket, I was once your enemy; after you did put me into charity bowl, I become your good friend"

Ustaz also mentioned that when we give charity, say to a poor person, actually what we are doing is that we are giving out his money, not ours. In every possessions that we have, there is a portion belongs to these poor people, as Allah has prescribed. Even though in reality, we are the owner of our possession; in the eyes of ALlah and the true reality, we are just the guardian of the items. Allah is the sole and ultimate landlord. We are just bestowed upon the ticket of guardian. Thus, giving the money to these people actually means giving his money back.

Malacca, World Cup 2010 and Bossless State

Hoyehh...Alhamdulillah the day today went as normal at the office despite late night stay for an hour starting from 4am watching final match of World Cup 2010. However, I couldn`t resist myself from yawning more than 5 times at the office. Not really sure whether it was due to late night stay or it was just psychology..(your mind keeps saying you should feel sleepy, and the body reacts to it). But luckily i didn`t fall asleep or accidentally shut my eyes throughout the day..alhamdulillah.

Well..I wasn`t a fan of footbal before..i think I did follow only a couple of matches before..and they were big ones. Other than that..nope.Honestly i think watching football matches is just a waste of time..time killer..all you do is just(especially girls) watch the ball being kicked out by 11+11 people for 90minutes (+extra time)in vast field and waiting for the handsome strikers trembling the goal`s net.Buttt.. for this world cup..I can`t help but to watch quarter final games up till the final one. It maybe be because of peer pressure as my housemates are big fan of the game. They even paste the table match onto the wall and filled every score in! For sure it wasn`t because they are after a contest, but out of their passion towards this game. And that passion does actually have an effect on me. Not really peer pressure, but they indeed have opened my eyes a bit for this sports. And i did follow this little plan except 2.30am matches during quarter final stage.

Okay..Malacca..well last weekend was filled with entertaining my family and having fun with them at Malacca. They had a trip here in KL to send off my sister for her second year, second semester class. We went to Malacca on Saturday. We had a ride up to the peak of Menara Taming Sari, then a mini climb up to ruin of St Paul`s church (in which it was mistakenly assumed as A Famosa!!) Shame on me for not being able to distinguish between a church and the gate of a Kota hehe..But anyway..my sisters and brother did learn something from the historical place.

And when I arrived at the office today..another little happy news approached me. My big boss and Immediate bosses were not in, at least during the morning,since in the afternoon the big boss showed himself up..but anyway still..the euphoria feeling of being off the control was exuberant hehe. Eventhough i don`t have ny conflict with bosses, somehow( i think noboy can deny it) the state being free to do anything in the office is something not to be overlooked..hehe..but mind you! I am a good employee..i did not waste my time at the office..there`s always something to work on, there`s always tasks waiting for you to finish up..no job means you`re not thinking of work..because if you do..then you`ll find something to work on..sometimes you overlook the deadlines, or other trivial tasks that your boss once (maybe months ago) asked you to do..but since no follow up from him due to non urgent level of the tasks, that doesn`t mean you don`t have to do it..if you do disagree with the lame tasks, there`s always improvements in it..and the thinking mode of improving it is also a great tasks to have. Well..hmm my point is, when your boss is not in, that only delivers message that no urgent tasks for now..that`s it..it`s not sending you message :"You can hang around with people all day long"..not true at all

Motivasi Pagi By Ustaz Hasrizal Jamil

Alhamdulillah.. I received one good news. Ustaz Hasrizal Jamil, one of my favourites Shuyookh is now going on air @ IKIM throughout July inshaAllah. He will fill in `Motivasi Pagi` slot every morning from 7:30-745.Previously, Ustaz Pahrol Mohd Juoi was in Ustaz Hasrizal`s place.

I like the presentation and delivery methods of Ustaz Hasrizal very much. He is a man I would say full of knowledge, wisdom, and experiences. All these 3 elements combined, makes him a great Sheikh. I think, a sheikh not only has to be well versed in raw Islamic matters, but he also has to be well equipped with such other field of knowledge as history, psychology and anthropology.Ustaz Hasrizal is quite good at these fields of knowledge. Thanks to his vast experienced accumulated during his long settlement in Dublin as the Imam of Belfast Islamic Centre, Dublin. Through his socializing with each strata of people there, he has valuable experiences one of his age could have.

I would like to share his notes from the motivasi pagi slot. (taken from his blog)

- Quoted Steven Covey from his book "The Seven Habits", he says that people would not be effective while being so dependent on others

- The greatness of us would prevail if they have the dependence on others removed.

- Being dependent here means that our actions rely so much on the environment and our surrounding. Almost always we hear that people say "Oh..i can`t be a good wife because my husband is terrible"..or " How would I hold myself from cursing the driver when he was being rude" ..or "My mood is bad today because the weather is bad"...all these statements portray that the person does indeed depend on others upon taking actions. This is not a right view.

-We must free ourselves from these surrounding elements. In other words, we must be independent. Whatever comes in our way, we can still uphold our principles. That`s the right view. If our principle is not to curse people, then it should prevail in any circumstance, no matter what happens.

- If we have achieved the state of being able to have great control of our principles and actions, then we are entitled to become Master of our own destiny,upon Allah`s permission and will.

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Nuclear TNB-KEPCO Joint Workshop

A joint workshop on nuclear was held last week for 2 days starting from 28th June until 29th June. The workshop marks the closing of MoU between TNB and KEPCO on Pre-Feasibility study on Nuclear Power Plant for Peninsular Malaysia. Since June 2009, TNB and KEPCO have been working closely after an MoU was signed between the two big utilities. The Pre-FS study was conducted to study the viability of having nuclear plant in Malaysia. It is the very first step in preparing Peninsular Malaysia towards having its first unit of NPP erected in 2021, as of latest disclosure.

I was one of secretariats for the even. However, i feel bad for not putting as much assistance and contributions as i could throughout the event. Nuclear Energy Unit was the backbone for the event;however, others from MNA, AELB did help a lot in making this a successful event. During the event, i was assigned as rapporteur alongside with Arziril and Aizuddin. The task of a rapporteur is to write questions asked by participants during the Q&A session. I did enjoy doing the task, despite at few times i couldn`t get and understand what the Korean delegations said whey they were answering the questions posed by audience. I think Korean people really have to improve their English speaking skills in order to work better with their clients in the future. However i can`t dismiss the fact that they are very friendly, helpful and determined . I somehow envy the workaholic culture that their race upholds. Most of them i would say have both `skema` look and personality, but hey, they have proven to us that their race and country are far better than us in terms of economy as well as soccer!

Okay, a little updates on nuclear plant is Malaysia. Peter Chin has made announcement that we`re going to have our first NPP installed in Peninsular in 2021. Thus we`re going on a fast track basis, just like what UAE is having. Thus, a lot of things need to take place in order to have this dream comes true. Well, it`s not dream anymore, it is almost a reality now since we have less than 15 years from now, as opposed to previously proposed date for COD of the first unit. NPP is an intensive project in which a long lead time is needed, usually between 13-15 years. The reason lies in various stages that need to go through. Siting alone takes much of the time. At the very beginning, a desktop study is done to determine suitability of sites. It is then followed by preliminary site investigation, and after a few top sites have been selected, a detailed site investigation is performed on those sites before the final site is chosen. These process alone takes a few years. The main goal for siting is to ensure that the site meets requirements to protect the public and the environment from radiation.

I was disappointed though to see the number of people attending the event. The turnout was not as expected. I think there were like only 60-70 people including local counterparts altogether. Despite the attendance, the event was a successful one. But 1 thing i don`t like about attending workshop or seminar is that the food is served 6 times a day!..how can i miss the yummy food ..plus it`s free!!

Syariatullah and Sunnatullah

Lately I have been a fan to the new slot in Radio IKIM, Motivasi pagi which is aired every morning from 7:30-7:45 am . The motivation slot is given by Pahrol Mohd Juoi. He is the chief editor for magazine Solusi. Owhh..i fall in love with his delivering. Every sentence that he said does make sense and easy to grab and full with meanings. I want to share some notes about one topic in which i believe was presented on Tuesday last week. He talked about Shariatullah and Sunnatullah. Our life revolve around these two concepts. Shariatullah is the halal haram things that Allah has prescribed. Every act or deed that we do every day in our life must fall into one of five categories : Sunnat, Waajib, Mubah, Makrooh and Haraam. On the other hand, Sunnatullah is law in the universe that Allah has created. For instance, fire is hot and snow is cold. Another example is efforts will be followed by success. In essence, Sunnatullah is nature or science that happens to everyone, inshaAllah, not only Muslims. As a Muslim, we must hold tightly to both Shariatullah and Sunatullah. we must fully oblige with Allah`s commands and prohibitions. Doing waajib things at the fullest ability, correclt and with istiqamah. Ustaz Pahrol popped the question of why Muslims around the world are struck with underdevelopment, divided nations and lack of control in such fields as economy. He said the reason lies in our mistakes not following Sunatullah correctly despite our strong hold on Shariatullah. He further elaborated that Sunatullah and Shariatullah must come together, not independently in order for a Muslim to success here in this world and later in akhirah. For example, a muslim , she prays constantly without failing, asking Allah to grant her success in SPM. But, she doesn`t study hard. The result is, she would fail in her test, eventhough she has constantly asked Allah. This is because she does not abide the rule of Sunatullah, in which in order to do well in an exam, a person must read books, and make constant review. Another example given is a Christian Chinese girl; she studies really hard and set up study group as her preparation to sit in SPM. The result is, she would receive flying color, inshaALlah. In this case, she does follow the rule of Sunatullah , and she got it. Yes, she does lack the Shariatullah component, so her success would be in worldly terms only, when in akhirah she would be a great loser. Most of non Muslim people they do strictly follow the Sunatullah law, and that would make them much more successfully than Muslims. Whreby Muslims, they just abide with Shariatullah while giving less attention to Sunatullah. Thus in conclusion given by Ustaz Pahrol, in order to achieve success both in dunya and akhirah is by strictly follow Sunatullah and Shariatullah.

IKRAM Malaysia

A new NGO, IKRAM Malaysia was launched last Saturday at Mines Convention Center. I attended the event, Alhamdulillah after being confronted with my own soul not letting me to join the crowd whose the battle in life is for the sake of Allah. Many da`iee, potential da`iee and newcomer into da`wah world did present. According to a press, it was approximately 5000 people were in the gathering, Alhamdulilah. Allahuakbar!. Suddenly i feel regret for having the bad thought to miss the event.

IKRAM Malaysia is not a new NGO in Malaysia. It is actually a merge between a few big NGOs in Malaysia. JIM, MUSLEH, AUSIS are among the list. The main idea behind the merge is to solidify the da`wah by having bigger jamaah. IKRAM`s main course is to spread out the true message of Islam through its activities and programs. Bigger group of people will pour in bigger fund, bigger master mind, bigger events and inshaAllah bigger success. The board members that were appointed are people from these merging NGOs. Dr Harlina Haliza Siraj is one of them.

I feel very good to participate in the event. U know inside the crowd, I can feel the blood rushing through my body so fast. I can feel the aura from the speakers and suddenly the motivation within myself to be a better muslim in spreading da`wah surged. It was so sensational emotion that I can only feel through this kind of event or circumstance. Alhamdulillah..i pray to Allah that my inclination towards this path will become stronger and that I can motivate others to join me in, inshaAllah.

Photographic Memory..I wish

Lately i have been attending many meetings, be it internal or meetings with external departments outside TNB. When u are attending a meeting, your brain works harder than usual because many processes take place during the session. First, u absorb all the information. 2. Understand it. 3. Analyze it. 4. Think pro-actively. 5. Let the words out. 6. Solve the problem. You see, this sounds similar to the process occurs in a normal conversation that we have almost everyday. However, normal conversation does not really necessitate us to have no # 4 and no #6. As in a meeting, when u especially representing your own big company, in my opinion, u have to have all the 6 elements. U have to set in mind to have a say during the meeting. In order to do this, you must be fully equipped with information, data regarding your company or work related stuff. I think a meeting is like an oral tests during high school. The difference is this oral tests does not require us to 'speak baku'. U only know how much you know about your work/company when u are attending a meeting, particularly with external parties. It happened to me couple of times whereby i couldn`t answer things that i suppose i should know it long time ago or at least aware of it. I feel shame and at the same time disappointed to myself. Many things i don`t pay enough attention to it. All this while i`m just being satisfied by knowing only a pinch of some issue without concerting efforts to really understand and analyze it. In shorter word, i didn`t think for a long term. what if people ask that issue? What if you are the info comes in handy during a meeting with GM? What if you are the only representative?

Some people i would say gifted with powerful memory in which they can remember every single detail graph, news that they hear. When being asked months later, they still can recall it. Well.. i don`t belong to that category. My brain works like normal person who needs repetitions in order to have it stick to their mind. I have engaged in many casual conversations with my colleagues, and during such conversations, many information and data are shared. So I`m supposed to know many things and aware of many things, right? Well..the answer is not because I didn`t let all the 6 processed to take place. And another thing is my I`m slow in process no # 2 and # 3. If we are not performing during these processes, then the next process which entails solving a problem would not succeed. Given that, plus my low level of concentration makes me looks like a dummy sometimes due to my seem like 'i know nothing' look when having a meeting with my unit members. How i wish many times that i was given a photographic memory hehe..so that I only need one time view/listen/study of many things, and that lasts for a while. However i know no pain no gain. Having photographic memory or being a detailed person comes in handy when you are required to attend meetings and solve problems/ any arising issues.

When we being tested by Allah

This week has been not a good one as far as my morning routine is concerned. Beginning on Monday then throughout the week, I woke up quite late, which was around 6:30. I hate it because the worst thing u do when u wake up that late in the morning is being late in offering fajr prayer. Sometimes by the time the salah is done, the sky has appeared bright. Mind u, being late in offering salah without sound reasons is not technically right. As a Muslim whose purpose of life is to worship Allah alone, we should try our best to offer our 5 daily prayers at their appointed time. One of the reasons is that we don`t know what will happen in the next minute or hour. We can be a dead person the next hour, or getting involved in an accident and get hospitalized yet we `re still in debt with Allah, which is the missed salah with a lame excuse! What should be our defense when we are asked in front of Allah in the day of judgement? Think about that people!

Okay..coming back to my original story..since I woke up late,it means I was also late leaving to the office. Hence I managed to catch up my favorite slot in Radio IKIM, which is 'Motivasi Pagi' , aired every morning from 7:30 - 740 am. It used to be 'Durul Hikmah' slot ;however they switched to the new slot due to previous minor program revamp held on Radio IKIM. dr Pahrol Mohd Joiuu was the speaker and the topic that he delivered for the short motivation slot was "When we are being tested by Allah". At first sight, this topic sounds cliche'...but the way he elaborate the topic added spices to it.

According to him, tests given to us by Allah are meant to draw us closer to Him, as well as to upgrade us to higher level in His sight should we excel in the tests. When we are facing a test from Allah, it should make us feel inferior before Allah and become much reliant on His mercy. Our body, and soul are not ours, rather it belongs to Allah. He is the sole owner and we are only His slaves whom Allah has only given temporary guardianship for the body. and soul. As an owner, realistically He has the rights to do whatever He wants on our body, be it to impose hardship and endurance. It is common among people that when they are struck by hardship, they are quick at blaming the circumstances, or worse, Allah Himself. "Why me?" is a common word coming out from mouth of people whom Allah has placed test on them. Well, this is clearly a wrong behavior. We must remember that every thing that comes from Allah never comes without purposes or wisdom. The analogy that Dr Pahrol gave was an interesting one. He gave the example of a cow that is about to be slaughtered by human. The selected cow has no right to question why was it chosen amongst other cows. So as a human, we don`t have right to challenge or disagree with Allah on His selection. In fact, if we have strong Iman in our heart, the sweetness of Imaan will prepare us to receive this in our life. Dr Pahrol further explained that we should not ever externalize our repel towards the tests even by lightest respond by feeling remorse deep inside our heart. Even by changing our routine as a reaction to the test is also considered as denying the tests. For example, if we used to be a well organized and punctual person, but when a test struck us then we leave all the habits, we are considered as countering the tests. We have to be really careful on this.

Wedding Season

I would say June 2010 is mating month. Reason? I got so many wedding invitations this month. Yesterday, one of my old schoolmate, Iela had her wedding reception at Cheras. Alhamdulillah, finally after about 7 years getting to know each other they finally tied the knot. Iela looked radiant and charming on her big day. Am happy for her!

And today together with my two housemates @ Inai Court, we went all the way to Kuala Kangsar, Perak to attend our wedding ceremony of our housemate, Siti Khadijah. Her wedding ceremony was held simultaneouly with her elder sister. So two married couple were celebrated in Kuala Kangsar, at least in Kg Talang today:) Also, as a housemate alias friend, i`m happy for Siti and I pray that her marriage is full of happiness, barakah from Allah and inshaAllah would last till the end of their age.