Yes, it's a movie...a dark romantic comedy that I watched with my children, Amirah and Asyraf just an hour ago...We had a good time, commenting on the dialogues and scenes and having a 'teh-tarik' session while viewing the movie. Asyraf and Najihah are going back to KL tomorrow and I didn't want to let the night slip away without spending the time with them.
What is so interesting about the movie? Well, for one thing..Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence made a handsome couple, I guess. Then, there was Robert De Nero who made the movie more watchable....and this 'dancing' thing. It's interesting how a physical activity like dancing could connect people again. How it could bond and make relationships strong and intact. They could easily get in touch or connected through smses, facebook or twitter but that is not the case in this movie. The relationship is more genuine and real here just by doing it the old ways. Oh yes, one more thing...reading is another 'useful' activity mentioned in the movie.
And, talking about the world today, besides having all the technological advancements, we've seen so many destructions and chaos caused by it. More and more time are spend on computers and the internet rather than spending quality time with the members of the family. Everyone in the house has his own laptop , computer, Ipad and what not...So, everyone is looking at this technology tools more than they look at each other. Therefore, they will be less communication in the house and if there is one, most of the time it will be misinterpreted or misunderstandings. Isn't that sad? Once, it was a happy family...now, it has become a disastrous one.
Bradley Cooper is not my favourite actor although I love "Hangover". Jennifer Lawrence is my better choice. I began to like her acting skills since I watched her in The Hunger Games. She's a knockout. Anyway, overall, I like the movie because it's funny and entertaining. And, what is more meaningful than to be able to share your happiest moments with your love ones like your own children.
It's 10.30pm, and I know I should be putting off the lights now...Tapi rasa macam nak dengar lagu Anuar Zain pulak....I missed his concert at UUM last month..macammana boleh terlepas pun tak tau...anyway, antara banyak banyak lagu nyanyian beliau, yang ini selalu terngiang di telinga...Enjoy u alls!
Biarkan
aku terbaring dalam lelapku,
kerana jiwa ini telah dirasuki cinta,
dan biarkan daku istirahat,
kerana batin ini memiliki segala kekayaan malam dan siang.
Nyalakan
lilin-lilin dan bakarlah dupa nan mewangi di sekeliling ranjang ini,
dan taburi tubuh ini dengan wangian melati serta mawar.
Minyakilah rambut ini dengan puspa dupa dan olesi kaki-kaki ini dengan wangian,
dan bacalah isyarat kematian yang telah tertulis jelas di dahi ini.
Biarku
istirahat di ranjang ini,
kerana kedua bola mata ini telah teramat lelahnya;
Biar sajak-sajak bersalut perak bergetaran dan menyejukkan jiwaku;
Terbangkan dawai-dawai harpa dan singkapkan tabir lara hatiku.
Nyanyikanlah
masa-masa lalu seperti engkau memandang fajar harapan dalam mataku,
kerana makna ghaibnya begitu lembut bagai ranjang kapas tempat hatiku
berbaring.
Hapuslah air matamu, saudaraku,
dan tegakkanlah kepalamu seperti bunga-bunga menyemai jari-jemarinya menyambut
mahkota fajar pagi.
Lihatlah
Kematian berdiri bagai kolom-kolom cahaya antara ranjangku dengan jarak
infiniti;
Tahanlah nafasmu dan dengarkan kibaran kepak sayap-sayapnya.
Dekatilah aku, dan ucapkanlah selamat tinggal buatku.
Ciumlah
mataku dengan seulas senyummu.
Biarkan anak-anak merentang tangan-tangan mungilnya buatku dengan kelembutan
jemari merah jambu mereka;
Biarkanlah Masa meletakkan tangan lembutnya di dahiku dan memberkatiku;
Biarkanlah perawan-perawan mendekati dan melihat bayangan Tuhan dalam mataku,
dan mendengar Gema Iradat-Nya berlarian dengan nafasku.
I strongly believe the power of Du'a or prayer. In times of worry or sadness especially Du'a will always be my best friend...I would be reciting it most comfortably in BM rather than arabic because I know Allah knows better and more...(than anyone else in the world). Reading some verses from the Quran is also part of Du'a. In fact, I always get this instant calmness and relief every time I read the Quran.
In al-Qur'an, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: "When
My servants ask about Me, I am indeed close to them. I listen to the
prayer of every supplicant, when he calls on Me. Let them also, with a
will, listen to My call, and believe in Me, so that they may walk in the
right way"
al-Qur'an 2:186
Reciting a Du'a shouldn't be the last resort however....(I used to do that before Allah granted me with a little wisdom). Even when we're at our happiest moment, Du'a should always be recited so to maintain the joy at the longest period. So, jom du'a everyone! Believe me, u will not regret.
My youngest child is going to sit for her UPSR tomorrow...and I think I am more nervous than she is.
"Esok habis exam pukul berapa, masyitah?"
"Pukul 3.."
" Aik? Hari exam pun balik lewat?"
"Kena prepare untuk the next exam paper pulak.."
This is what we called Gila. I wonder if other schools in Malaysia are doing the same thing...This school is so exam-oriented that even during exam days children are forced to be in class to get the so called 'last minute tips' from the the teacher. However, I do have a little sympathy towards the teachers too because they are willing to sacrifice their free time for the sake of my daughter and other Std 6 students. But is this type of 'sacrifice' really worth the effort?
There are times when I think these teachers and the principal (also from other schools) should do some reflection on themselves...I don't think children should be burdened with more school work during the exam week. They should be given the time to relax and take some extra 'breath' before the 'big' time. I don't think the teachers have 'forgotten' about this...but I'm still puzzle why most schools like my daughter's school are ignorant about this matter. Must be the pressure form above. Who is the above? Ala...of course we all know who/what is the above...or, ALL OF THE ABOVE? :)
"Syitah ngantuk la Ibu.."
"Pi la tidoq..."
"Kalau Syitah tidoq sekarang, malam ni susah nak tidoq pulak..."
"Pi la tengok TV...sudah tengok buku tu..." I told my daughter without feeling any guilty...
"Tak boleh...nanti lupa.."
So kesian..it's already 6pm and she just came back from school, but she's still pulun studying...ish,ish..ish..budak sekarang..I don't remember looking at any book before my Peperiksaan Darjah Lima exam..
Any, to the children and parents of all standard 6 students ...I would like to wish you all the BEST OF ALL in the UPSR 2012 which will start tomorrow...Aameen...
My first Tarawikh was with my Opah (arwah). I was 8 years old at that time. After Maghrib, we prepared ourselves to go to the 'Melsah' (surau). Before that, Tok had already made his way to the same place with his bicycle.Opah brought a torch light with her while I tagged along with a 'pelita' in my hand.
We walked through some series of thick bushes in the dark pitched night before we arrived at the melsah. There were not many people in the Melsah, only about 25 people whose mostly were old people.. I think I was the only young people there..
As there was no fan in the melsah, I felt quite hot and sweated while performing the whole 21 rakaat of Tarawikh. That was the only time to date that I've ever solat Tarawikh in full. That was also the first and the last time that I've ever solat Tarawikh in that Melsah.... :) .
That was like 34 years ago and neither Opah nor Tok is around to entertain me during Ramadhan anymore . However, I shall always remember this experience as long as I live..
Miss you so much, TOK and OPAH... :(
"Antara
kelebihan besar bulan Ramadhan ialah di dalamnya terdapat
lalilatul-Qadar atau malam al-Qadar (kemuliaan) yang dinyatakan
keistimewaannya secara khusus oleh Allah dalam surah al-Qadr.
Cukuplah saban tahun kita mengorbankan 10 Malam Terakhir Ramadhan
dengan persiapan Hari Raya, berlepak-lepak, dan bermain mercun bagi
kanak-kanak. Cubalah kita persiapkan awal-awal lagi persiapan raya itu
agar kita dapat menumpukan perhatian pada 10 Malam Terakhir Ramadhan
tahun 2011 ini. Apasalahnya kan?
"Sesungguhnya Kami telah menurunkannya (Al Qur'an) pada malam
al-Qadar (kemuliaan). Dan tahukah kamu apakah malam al-Qadar itu? Malam
al-Qadar itu lebih baik dari seribu bulan. Pada malam itu turun
malaikat-malaikat dan malaikat Jibril dengan izin Tuhannya untuk
mengatur segala urusan. Malam itu (penuh) kesejahteraan sampai terbit
fajar". (al-Qadr: 1-5)
Dalam surah ini kita melihat kelebihan malam al-Qadar iaitu;
Ia merupakan malam penurunan al-Quran. Menurut Ibnu 'Abbas; penurunan
yang dimaksudkan ialah penurunan al-Quran secara sekaligus dari Luh
Mahfudz ke Baitil-'Izzah yang terdapat di langit dunia/pertama. Setelah
itu barulah diturunkan berperingkat-peringkat kepada Rasulullah s.a.w.
selama 23 tahun.Beramal pada malam al-Qadar lebih baik dari beramal
selama seribu bulan (iaitu 83 tahun 4 bulan) yang tidak terdapat di
dalamnya malam al-Qadar.Pada malam itu, Jibril dan juga para malaikat
turun ke langit dunia atau ke bumi dengan membawa kebaikan dan
keberkatan yang ditetapkan Allah untuk tahun tersebut hingga datang
malam al-Qadar berikutnya. Menurut Imam Ibnu Kathir; "Banyaknya malaikat
yang turun pada malam al-Qadar adalah kerana banyaknya keberkatan malam
tersebut. Para malaikat turun bersama turunnya berkat dan rahmat
sebagaimana mereka turun tatkala mendengar bacaan al-Quran, mereka
melingkungi halaqah-halaqah zikir dan mereka membentangkan sayap-sayap
mereka kepada orang yang keluar mencari ilmu untuk membesarkannya".
Malam
al-Qadar itu penuh dengan kesejahteraan hingga terbit fajar, yakni;
pada malam tersebut Allah tidak mentakdirkan melainkan perkara-perkara
yang baik, selamat dan sejahtera. Ada ulama' berpendapat; pada malam
al-Qadar itu para malaikat yang turun akan mengucap salam kepada
sekelian orang beriman yang mereka temui sama ada lelaki atau perempuan.
Walaupun surah di atas tidak menjelaskan bilakah akan munculnya malam
al-Qadar?, namun jawapan bagi persoalan ini dijelaskan oleh Nabi s.a.w.
dalam sabdanya;
تحرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاْخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَاْنَ "Carilah lailatul-Qadar pada sepuluh malam terakhir dari bulan Ramadhan" (Riwayat Imam Bukhari dan Muslim dari Saidatina Aisyah R.A)
A
devoted farmer painstakingly planted a tribute to his late wife, Janet,
using 6,000 oak trees to etch out a giant heart in the middle of his
field in South Gloucestershire, England. Howes, 70, and a gardener spent
weeks planning and setting out each oak after his wife died suddenly 15
years ago. He planted the fledgling trees across a six-acre field after
carefully marking out a heart shape in one half of the grass, with the
heart pointing in the direction of her childhood home. The stunning crop
was captured in its full beauty after a balloonist sailed over the
farmhouse and photographed the field from the air.
