Tak faham

Kau tak faham?
Dia pun tak faham.
Aku pun tak faham..
Mereka pun tak faham...

Kita semua tak faham....

Hanya Allah Maha Mengetahui...
Wallahualam...


You can't understand it?
He doesn't
Me neither
They too

We all can't understand it

Only Allah the All-Knowing
Wallahualam....

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That man - Secret Garden

Han namjaga geudaereul saranghamnida

Geu namjaneun yeolshimhi saranghamnida

Maeil geurimjacheoreom geudaereul ttaradanimyeo

Geu namjaneun useumyeo ulgoisseoyo

Eolmana eolmana deo neoreul

Ireohke baraman bomyeo honja

I baramgateun sarang i geojigateun sarang

Gyesokhaeya niga nareul sarang hagenni OH

Jogeumman gakkai wa jogeumman

Hanbal dagagamyeon du bal domangganeun

Neol saranghaneun nan jigeumdo yeope isseo 

Geu namjan umnida

Geu namjaneun seonggyeogi soshimhamnida

Geuraeseo unneun beobeul baeweotdamnida

Chinhan chinguegedo mothaneun yaegiga manheun

Geu namjaeui maeumeun sangcheotuseongi

Geuraeseo geu namjaneun geudael

Neol sarang haetdeyo ttokgataseo

Tto hanagateun babo tto hanagateun babo

Hanbeon nareul anajugo gamyeon andweyo OH

Nan sarangbadgo shipeo geudaeyeo

Maeil sogeuroman gaseum sogeuroman

Sorireul jireumyeo geu namjaneun oneuldo

Geu yeope itdeyo OH

Geu namjaga naraneun geol anayo

Almyeonseodo ireoneun geon anijyo

Moreulkkeoya geudaen babonikka~

Eolmana eolmana deo neoreul

Ireohke baraman bomyeo honja

I babogateun sarang i geojigateun sarang

Gyesokhaeya niga nareul sarang hagenni OH

Jogeumman gakkai wa jogeumman

Hanbal dagagamyeon du bal domangganeun

Neol saranghaneun nan jigeumdo yeope isseo

Geu namjan umnida

Romanization by: B o o Y i . r A g A m U f F i N ™

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Doa agar diberi jodoh terbaik

Bismillahirrohmannirrohim.....

Ya Allah..Ya Tuhanku..

Jika pendampingku tlah Engkau lahirkan
Gerakan hatinya tuk menujuku , Pertemukanlah kami dlm sebaik-baiknya pertemuan tuk menuju Redha-Mu..
Kerana Engkaulah yg berhak atas hati hamba2-Mu..
Dan Engkau jua yg kuasa membolak-balikkannya..

Ya Rabb,
bila dia jauh,dekatkanlah..
Eratkan hati kami dlm ikatan kerana-Mu ,tautkan hatiku dgn hatinya yg sama2 mengharap & mendamba sebuah keinginan menuju redha-Mu..

Ya Allah...Yang Maha Pecinta
Pemilik cinta sejati ,Jikalau cintaku kau ciptakan untuk dia
Tabahkan hatinya..
Teguhkan imannya..
Tegarkan penantiannya..

Ya Rabb...Sang Pemilik Hati
Jikalau hatiku KAU ciptakan untuk dia ,Penuhi hatinya dg Kasih-Mu,
Terangi langkahnya dengan Cahaya-Mu ,Limpahkan kelapangan dikalbunya dengan kesabaran,Temani dia dlm kesepian..

Ya Rabb,
Tiada tempat ku bersandar Selain pada-Mu,
Kutitipkan cintaku pada-Mu untuknya..
Kutitipkan sayangku pada-Mu untuknya..
Kutitipkan rinduku pada-Mu untuknya..
Mekarkan cintaku bersama cintanya..
Satukan hidupku & hidupnya dlm Cinta-Mu..

Rabb....
Ku yakin bila saatnya sudah menghampiri,
Pasti kebahagiaan itu aku dapati..
Mohon beri aku kekuatan dan kesabaran dlm penantianku..

Ya ALLAH..
kirimkan dia yang dapat membawa kebaikan,
Baik bagi duniaku,akhiratku dan agamaku..
Agar kami sama2 berjamaah tuk tetap Menuju-Mu..
bimbinglah hati kami, Kuatkan hati kami..
Penuhilah dengan Rahmat & kasih sayang-Mu..Aamiin ya Rabb...

( Untuk sahabat yang sedang menanti CINTA SEJATI kerana ALLAH..Moga ALLAH memberi yang TERBAIK dalam Pandangan & Pilihan-Nya...mengabulkan doaku,doamu dan doa kita semua.....Aamiin )

source from here

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Hemiarthroplasty for fractured hip

Hemiarthroplasty.
That day, for the very first time, I heard that word.
I cup my head and face in my hands, digesting hard every single word from the doctor in front of me.
My mom is trembling beside me. Shocked.
Only after 1 month we found out this truth, a painful truth.

In the first week of Hari Raya, while my sisters and I were chit chatting in the kitchen, enjoying a delicious chocolate cake moist, we suddenly heard a bang. It was 12 midnight sharp. We quickly checked and found my mom lying on the floor painfully in front the of the kitchen door. She was throwing a small plastic bag of rubbish when she accidentally stepped on a pair slippery slipper next to the rubbish bin. She couldn't get up. My brother scooped and held her to the car. We went to the clinic but the X-ray was closed at 10pm. The doctor wrote a letter and asked us to bring her to hospital. At Hospital Sg Buloh (government hospital), the doctor checked her up and casually said "Mak cik tak yah risau. Tak ada patah. Tak perlu X-ray." (Don't worry aunty. No fracture. No need X-ray.)

Believing the stupid doctor, we assumed it was just a torn muscles, no fracture. For 1 month, we tried various traditional massages but still she felt the pain on her left thigh joint. Seeing her condition wasn't getting any better, I decided to bring her to a specialist. She resisted. By nature, she's a person who easily feel scared and afraid. I ignored her resistance and drove her to the specialist hospital.

As soon as Dr Muiz saw my mom entering his room with her crutches, seeing my mom's left leg, he already had something in his head. Without telling us his speculation, he first sent her for an X-ray.

In front of our very own eyes, he explained the X-ray result. Comparing the left hip condition with the right one, we were very shocked and speechless. It was a fractured hip. Fracture neck of femur, to be exact.
There was no other option but a surgery! Hemiarthroplasty surgery!

Incompetent government hospital

Dr Muiz said, when elderly fall down, rule #1 is she/he must take X-ray!

How could the government hospital be so casual about it? So irresponsible!
We drove all the way to the hospital that midnight just to get an X-ray when the doctor confidently said nothing to worry, no X-ray needed!

I believe that we are not the first one who was tricked by the incompetent government hospital. There are so many similar cases out there. Can we sue the hospital?

Hemiarthroplastry

Hemiarthroplastry is an operation that is commonly used to treat a fractured hip. Hemi means half, and arthroplasty means joint replacement. The two make up hemiarthroplasty, half joint replacement. It only replaces the ball portion of the hip joint, not the socket portion. In total hip replacement, the socket is also replaced. 

How does the hip joint work?

The hip joint is one of the true ball-and-socket joints of the body. The hip socket forms a deep cup that surrounds the femoral head, the ball of the upper thigh bone. The surface of the femoral head are covered with articular cartilage, a slick material that allows the surface to slide against one another. Blood supply to the femoral head only comes through the neck of the femur.




Hemiarthroplasty prosthesis

Amazingly, not only vehicles have spare parts but human body has too. The fractured femoral head can be replaced with a metal head called hemiarthroplasty prosthesis. 

The prosthesis is composed of a metal stem that fits into the hollow marrow space of the thighbone (the femur) and a metal ball that fits into the socket of the hip joint.

 There are 2 types of prosthesis:
1) unipolar prosthesis
- it has a solid metal ball that replaces the femoral head

2) bipolar prosthesis
- it has a femoral head that swivels where it attached to the stem
- designed to reduce the wear and tear on the articular cartilage inside the socket

It is unclear whether the swivel offers any significant advantage. Both types seem to work well.


Nevertheless, the original bones, Allah's creation can never be challenged. SubhanAllah.
There are few limitations with the prosthesis. The rule of thumb is to ensure that the knee cannot be higher than the hip joint when bending. Some limitations to avoid dislocation are:
- can no longer squat (cannot bend the hip more than 90 degree)
- cannot cross the legs
- must sit on a chair. Cannot sit down on the floor. For performing prayer, she can no longer do the normal way. She must sit on a chair to do so.

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM) Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: Everything You Need to Know to Make the Right Decisions

Before operation

The biggest challenge was to convince my mom to go for the surgery. She refused. She was scared that she would die. To be honest, this is the first time ever for someone in my small family going for a surgery. My dad, sisters, brother and I tried to convince her by giving her advice and moral support. She was still reluctant.

One day, I showered her and saw the skin on her thigh went wrinkled and shrunk. I cried and asked her to go for the surgery before it is too late.

Other family members and her friends visited her and gave motivation and moral support for her to be strong to go through the surgery. Finally, she agreed.

During the operation

Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist provides 2 options to my mom: 1) Whole body anesthesia and 2) Half body anesthesia (from waist down). He said option 2 is less risky and allow her to recover faster after the surgery. Despite being scared, she took option 2 because she was afraid that she couldn't wake up again if she takes option 1 but with a condition. She requested to close her eyes and ears so she couldn't see and hear anything. They only stuffed cotton on her ears but she can still hear everything. The funny thing is that somehow she found great courage and able to chit chat with the doctor during the operation.

Implant insertion

The surgeon makes an incision on the side of the thigh to allow access to the hip joint. Only then, he saw that the femoral head is no longer inside the socket, but it was dislocated to the back of the hip. From the front view of the pelvis X-ray, we won't be able to tell this. The dislocated fractured head knocked on nearby parts of the body causing a small crater formed on top of the head. The surgeon removed the head. He inserted the metal stem of the prosthesis into the femoral canal. Since my mom is over 50 years old, her bone was not that strong. Hence, the surgeon used the epoxy-type cement to bond the metal stem to the bone. He then attached the metal ball and relocated back into the hip socket. Before he close the incision, he makes sure that the hip works properly and the joint moves easily.

Alhamdulilah everything went well. Thanks to Allah, my mom does not suffer any other critical illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problem etc which make the surgery less risky.

After the operation

The operation took 2-3 hours. Having risk-free condition, she was immediately transferred to her ward room for rest. Doctor advised her to only take in food after 5 hours to give some time for the anesthetic to fade away. The next day, only after the blood at the incision part went dry, the doctor applied water proof plaster.

Physiotherapy

Only on the third day, she started to go through the physiotherapy. The therapist guide her on how to get up from bed, how to walk and how to climb the stairs. For a start, she should only apply around 20% of her body weight on the operated leg.

Now, she's back at home. Recovering. Her next visit to doctor would be end of this month.
I pray to Allah so that she can recover fast and well. InsyaAllah. Ameen.

My mom's X-Ray result (Before and After operation)

Fracture neck of femur (Before operation) 

After hemiarthroplasty operation

In the first X-ray picture, you can see the head of the left thigh bone is fractured. Front view of the x-ray couldn't tell the exact condition in which the fractured head was actually dislocated and was behind the hip instead of inside the socket.

The later picture shows the shining metal ball bonded to the thigh bone, replacing the fractured head of femur.

Please pray that my mom recover fast and well and she can walk without limping and live her life happily.
InsyaAllah. Ameen.

P/S: For those out there, please remind your old folks to be extra careful and avoid falling down because elderly suffer more risk due to the fall as their bones are aging.

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Bicara Ilmu

Orang yg cintakan ilmu, pasti suka akan bicara ilmu
Bicara kosong boleh, tapi tidak selalu
Bicara ilmu perlu utk santapan rohani dan minda
Mari kita bercinta dengan ilmu :-)

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Stress

P/S: Point "ingat orang lain yang lebih susah" itu menguatkan semangat aku utk menghadapi stress especially after my visit to Phnom Penh last weekend. Bersyukur sangat pada rahmat dan rezeki yg Allah SWT curahkan selama ini. Alhamdulilah :-)

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Reading

Reading is a comfort for lonely,
a stimulant for the thinker,
and lamp for the traveler.

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I am looking for someone

I am looking for someone..

Who can make me smile
..so i can strive the extra miles

Who can make me laugh
..though life is tough

Who can make me happy
..so i can play naughty and cheeky

Who can make me feel safe
..need not hide in cave

Who gives me peace at heart
and warmth in soul..

-smy-

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Loosen up

Hardship in life made me cold.
I wish I could loosen up. Feel lighter in the heart. Be cheerful. Smile always. Have fun.

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I wont give up on us

"I Won't Give Up"

Hmmmm ... Hmmmm ... Hmmmm ... Hmmm ...

When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?

I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up

And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find

'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not
And who I am

I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
Still looking up.

I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)

I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up

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Solat saja tidak cukup

Lewat ini, kusimpulkan solat saja tidak cukup.

Aku kira, dunia yg kian mengecil tanpa sempadan diterajui oleh teknologi moden dan canggih semakin membuatkan pentas dunia yg kita diam selama ini menjadi gelanggang penuh mencabar. Perkara yg jelas terlarang di sisi Allah SWT di-brandingkan dgn begitu brilliant sekali bertransformasi menjadi sesuatu yg dilihat unik, trend dan memberi kelainan. 

Firman Allah s.w.t: ‘’Sesungguhnya solat itu mencegah dari perbuatan yang keji dan mungkar’’
(Surah Al-Ankabut,45)

Sedih sekali, org yg solat masih melakukan perbuatan keji dan mungkar.
Mari kite check dan muhasabah diri. Mana silapnya? Mana kurangnya?

Ya, kualiti solat! Pengisiannya yg berbeza.
Solat kosong saja tidak cukup. Ia perlulah dilengkapi dgn mutu dan kualiti.

Adakah kita khusyuk dalam solat kita?
Fahamkah kita bacaan-bacaan di dalam solat kita?
Ada tuma'ninahnya (the pace)? - tidak terlalu cepat, perlu dinikmati dan dihayati
Cukupkah rukun-rukunnya?
Bagaimanakah suara kita dalam solat? - suara yg sedang-sedang, tidak terlalu keras, tidak terlalu perlahan.

Bagaimana kita akan solat jika ia adalah solat yg terakhir buat kita?

Ya Allah, semoga hambaMu dapat memperbaiki diri yg kerdil ini (walaupun aku yg tinggi lampai ini, terasa amat kerdil sekali).

Wallahualam.

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dan lelaki baik yang bercinta..

Beberapa petikan daripada cerita yg aku suka baca menerusi blog seorang penulis: dan lelaki baik yang bercinta...

“Lelaki yang tidak suka kepada kamu akan menjauhi mu, dan lelaki baik yang menyukaimu, juga akan menjauhi diri mu,” jelas ibu muda itu dan membuat saya semakin bingung.

“Untuk lelaki yang tidak menyukai kamu, memang jelas dia akan menjauhi kamu atas alasan, dia tidak suka kamu. Manakala untuk lelaki biasa, yang menyukai kamu, dia akan cuba mendekati kamu, dan ini pasti kamu tahu. Cuma lelaki yang benar-benar baik, apabila dia menyukai kamu dia akan menjauhi diri dari kamu dan inilah yang saya mahu ceritakan."

“Lelaki yang baik itu, tidak akan menyentuh kamu. Tidak akan sesekali cuba menyentuh kamu. Bukan sahaja tangan halus kamu, bukan juga 'menyentuh' mata bening kamu, tetapi yang lebih utama, dia tidak akan 'menyentuh' hati lembut kamu. Mereka tidak akan menyentuhnya selagi mana mereka tidak bersedia, dan pada ketika dia sudah bersedia, dia akan menikahi kamu dan pada saat itulah, barulah dia berani 'menyentuh' hati kamu. Lalu bagaimana mungkin lelaki baik tidak 'menyentuh' hati kamu sekiranya dia tidak menjauhkan diri daripada kamu? Sedaya upaya dia akan cuba menghindar, kerana dia tahu, pada ketika dia membuka mulutnya bagi berbicara, pada ketika itulah, bicaranya yang baik-baik akan 'menyentuh' hati kamu, dan 'mencengkam' hatinya pula. Terjadi rindu dan kamu pun tahu maknanya rindu kepada bukan mahram itu sangat halus sempadannya, antara rindu baik dan zina hati. Sangat-sangat halus, dan lelaki baik tidak mungkin mahu mengambil risiko itu.”

“Lelaki baik itu, akan mendekatimu dengan niat mahu bernikah. Jadi pada ketika ada lelaki, yang berkata mahu menjadikan kamu isteri, dan pada ketika itu hati kamu terus berasa bahagia tanpa ragu-ragu, ketahuilah itulah lelaki baik, kerana kamu bahagia untuk perkara yang sudah kamu tahu. Bahagia itu bukan datangnya tanpa sedar, pasti sedikit-sedikit kamu tahu juga berkenaan lelaki baik di sekeliling kamu, dan tanpa sedar, kamu ada menaruh hati kepada dia. Lalu pada ketika lelaki yang kamu tanpa sedar suka itu, mengajak kamu nikah, kamu tidak akan ragu-ragu, malah kamu akan bahagia kerana kamu sudah tahu siapa dia,” sambung ibu muda cantik itu lagi.

“Jadi, maknanya sebagai perempuan saya tidak punya peluang untuk berusaha bagi memperoleh lelaki baik, dan sekadar mengharapkan mereka tiba-tiba datang?” soal saya dengan hati yang sudah gusar.

“Siapa kata tidak perlu berusaha? Kamu taat pada perintah Tuhan, kamu patuh pada larangan, ibadat kamu tidak pernah berhenti, dan semua itu adalah usaha. Jodoh itukan misteri Tuhan, selain mati dan rezeki. Jadi, usahakan sahaja apa yang termampu, dan itulah antara usaha saya. Selain itu percayakan ibu bapa kamu sekiranya mereka mahu memberi jodoh, percayakan rakan-rakan yang kamu yakin bagus telahan hatinya kerana ibadatnya, bagi mencadangkan jodoh dan mencarikan jodoh. Selain itu berdoa dan terus patuh juga taat kepada Allah. Cuma sahaja, perlu jugalah kamu ingat, patuh dan taat kepada Allah itu, bukan atas urusan mahu jodoh yang baik, tetapi ikhlas mahu memperoleh reda-Nya. Kerana pada ketika kamu diberi jodoh yang sangat bertentangan dengan diri kamu, segeralah bandingkan diri kamu dengan Asiah yang bersuamikan Firaun, dan Nabi Noh yang beristerikan perempuan yang tidak percaya kepada Tuhan. Itulah tujuan kamu taat dan patuh kepada Tuhan, iaitu bagi mengikhlaskan ujian yang diberikan-Nya, kerana mungkin sahaja jodoh kamu dengan lelaki baik tidak di dunia ini, tetapi ditangguh sehingga ke akhirat.”

  

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Boom boom all the way

Hurray...I made it again! It was my second rafting adventure in Sg Kampar, Gopeng, Perak.My first was in Krabi :-)

Erin, A'a, Liyana and me. Poor Syifak, she couldn't make it, last minute offshore call :-(

On Friday night, we drove to Gopeng and arrived around 1.30AM !!

Frantically looking for the homestay in the dark. Drove through quiet, dark "kampung", pass by the spooky lake, gloomy bushes and trees.

Once arrived, we met up with Kak Fidza and her husband, Abg Kamarul.With heavy watery eyes, we spent some time chit chatting. A'a, Erin and Kak Fidza were schoolmates, so... memory recall session of those sweet old days :-)

We slept only for 2 or 3 hours!

In the morning, well...now only we could see how the homestay house really look like. There is a durian orchard next to it. Too bad it's not the season. Otherwise, we could eat durian as much as we want!

We drove to Gopeng town, not far from the homestay. Had breakfast while waiting for another car with a bunch of guys and of course, the organizer, Abg Adnan.

Finally, we arrived at the Nomad Adventure Rafting Center.

Went to the washroom to get changed. We end up discovering a unique toilet ..kuakuakua... 

P/S: Luckily, I could still stand tall without hitting my head on the roof.

Once changed, hop and loaded ourselves at the back of the truck, the so-called limousine. Drove up to starting point.Finally, rafting all the way down.

Boom boom all the way!

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Acknowledge our own mistake

We tend to avoid acknowledging our own mistake.
If that happens, we are actually live our life in denial.

Once we made a mistake and if we don't acknowledge it, we will try to hide it.
We then tend to make the second mistake to hide the first.
Then, third to hide the second.
So on so forth.

Without us realizing, we eventually made a whole list of mistakes we never think of.

Therefore... acknowledge our own mistake.
After which we will pledge not to do it again.

Save ourself from living in denial before it's too late.

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Wedding Yunk

From left: Sha, Erna & her daughter, Aziah & her son, Lin, Aku, Syifak, Shazrah & her 2 kids, Faten & Hana. In the middle, the bride, Yunk & the groom, Bad.

Congrates Yunk & Bad!!
Wish you two together happy always...

Tadik pegi kenduri Yunk. Kiteorg geng serumah UTP, 12 org semuanyer.
Yunk+Hana+Aziah+Erna+Syifak+Fatin+Hanun+Mard+Shazrah+Lin+Sha+Aku

Most of us dah kahwin. Anak pon dah berderet.
Maka dgn ini, tinggallah 4 dara yg masih single mingle.
Opppsss...silap...
2 org jer single mingle...yg 2 lagik on the way la tuh...

Hana - insyAllah tahun ini, Fatin - dah ada boyfren... so..tunggu masa saje laa..

Well... tinggallah Syifak & Aku.

Jodoh itu kan rahsia Allah :-)
InsyAllah..semoga Allah mempertemukan jodoh yg soleh utk kami. Ameen.

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what is life about?

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Lelaki ini, sebenarnya apa mahunya?

... dan lelaki baik yang bercinta

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Tuhanku, aku tidak layak masuk syurgaMu

إلهي لست للفردوس أهلاً *** ولا أقوى على نار الجحيم
فهب لي توبةً واغفر ذنوبي *** فإنك غافر الذنب العظيم

"Tuhanku, aku tidak layak masuk syurgaMu, namun tak upaya menghadapi api nerakaMu. Terima taubatku dan ampunkan dosa-dosaku, sesungguhNya engkau mengampunkan dosa hambaMu".

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My black rider admitted

My dear black rider was admitted to workshop for 2 days and 1 night!

I asked the mechanic to check all kinds of belts in the car engine (timing belt, aircond belt, fan belt, alternator belt). Because all kind of noise started coming out of the engine. Also, to check the break pump (back) and break pad (front).

At first, we (the mechanics & I) thought it could be done on the same day. So, I waited. And waited. I waited from 10AM until 6PM. Almost whole day in the workshop!
Eventually, one after another problem crept out.

What I did throughout that 8 hours:
- read Jodi Picoult's novel
- lunch with chicken rice at PappaRich nextdoor
- read Jodi Picoult's novel again
- eat mandarin orange served in the workshop waiting area
- watched 2 episodes of Korean drama on my Galaxy S2 (till it's out of battery)
- read Jodi Picoult's novel again and again
- read theStar
- read Jodi Picoult's novel again and again
- tea break with chicken porridge again at PappaRich (at the same table and same seat as lunch time)
- tired for sitting too long
- also tired of standing
- restless

What the mechanics did throughout that 8 hours:
- changed timing belt, aircond belt, fan belt, alternator belt (they are all worn out)
- break checked and are all okay
Once all the belts installed, a noise screaming out of the engine. They have to check with the stethoscope-alike device. Ahaa... Not only doctor has that, mechanic has that too :D But their patients are cars, not human. hehehhee...
- They changed the water pump.
Yet again another high pitched noise screaming out of the engine. Again they have to check. Time was getting late. Customers went in and out and I was still there :-(

Looking at them working so hard to troubleshoot the problem, at last, I said, I'll just leave the car there so that they can continue tomorrow.

I took back my car just now. They replaced the clutch bearing. Now, the engine sounds well :-) but my pocket doesn't :-(

It costs me over RM 1,000!
There goes my plan to buy aircond for my room :-(
I'll have to wait for another few months to get the aircond, then.

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Mak aku main kejar-kejar dalam rumah dengan sepasang "kekasih" (agaknyer) burung kedidi

Ada satu petang nih, mak aku terperanjat tengok sepasang burung kedidi, chotchetchotchet riuh rendah main terbang2 dlm bilik tetamu. Agaknye, mereka tersalah masuk dan tak tau cari jalan keluar.

Tak cukup dgn main terbang2 dlm bilik tuh, dieorg dok ajak mak aku main kejar2 la pulak. Mak aku nak halau dieorg keluar, tp, dieorg lari dari dapur ke ruang tamu. Mak aku pon kejar. kuikuikui... Dieorg lari berpasangan tuh.. inline with each other. Amazing.

Pastuh, dieorg naik tingkat atas la pulak, pergi bilik Angah. Then, baru jumpa tingkap, keluar dan bertenggek atas besi ceracak separuh siap tuh. Yang kelakarnyer, due ekor burung kedidi tuh.. termengah-mengah kat situh... terjelir lidah nyer... kepenatan. kahkahkah... Mak aku pon penat jugak kejar dieorg!

Setiap pagi, due ekor burung kedidi nih akan bertenggek kat atas pagar belakang rumah aku. Sejak adegan kejar-mengejar tuh, mak aku rasa kesian pd dieorg. So, dier pon tabur beras atas rumput, bagik dieorg makan.

Since then, setiap pagi la mak aku bercakap dgn dieorg sambil bagik dieorg makan beras. Dieorg siap panggil geng2 lagik dtg makan beramai-ramai.

Itulah kisah burung kedidi dan mak aku :-)

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Skytrex Extreme Challenge

Superb. Challenging. Enjoyable. Tiring. Memorable.

Confidently, I simply signed up for the Skytrex Extreme Challenge online.
The course description sounds like this:
This new circuit is the latest addition to the park and boasts 34 extreme challenges with some platforms reaching the height of 22 meters. A demanding experience for the adrenaline junkies, it is the final step in discovering the pleasure of skytrex's high rope courses.


Paklah SMS me "Wanie, kau ambik course yg paling susah?"
I replied "Yup. Hope not too optimistic"
Paklah then replied "Kind of jugak"

But, there's no turning back, man. I have paid everything in full!

Here we go.
We were all nervous and couldn't imagine to what extreme could it be.

Frankly, it challenged my everything: endurance (sufferance, stamina, resilience, durability), fear, risk taking, excitement and you name it!

Anyhow, WE MADE IT!!!
* without chicken exit :P

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The way forward

Time's up. The chances are over now.

So today, I've decided to keep looking forward, move on and never look back again. Period.

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Horse riding with Indiana Rose

La la la la la....
Kudaku lari gagah berani... jeng jengjeng jeng...



My black Indiana Rose was a bit moody :-(
Hamim's Bonny seems having a good time :-)

We took half an hour riding lesson for MYR80.
In the ring, the Caucasian trainer trained us riding the horse around, left , right, center, stop the horse and then took a riding outside the stable.
Awesome first time riding experience :-)

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こんにちは (Konichiwa)

Japanese Tea House, Bukit Tinggi Resort, Bentong, Pahang.

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