Men from the Boys, Selamat Hari Raya

Yeay, Selamat Hari Raya to everybody. When others complaining raya is not for them anymore, raya never been too lame nor too boring for me, I LIKE RAYA! Haha. Well, after a week, raya is okay and good. Still got some duit raya, nothing different from the past. For those who think that their age affect their raya mood then I'm sorry, you just did not know how to enjoy your raya.

During this raya also I had finished a novel from my no.1 author, Tony Parson. The book is ‘Men From the Boys’. Well the novel is the sequel to the ‘Man and Boy’ and ‘Man and Wife’ which I’ve read like 5 years ago. So as usual, Tony Parson really writes about men’s life, about our (men) challenges to face the reality in relationship, in our job, in parenting and everything about our past and of course, I like it and I take his story as very true.

Spoiler Alert!! (Been a while since my very last review on novels, I’ll try)

Well in this book, Harry the main character of the story is a divorcee and has a son from the previous marriage and now living with a new wife with a step daughter from the wife and a new daughter of theirs. And I pictured Harry as a loser in marriage and parenting. Since the book is about the relationship between men and boys, between father and son here I would like to focus on the son, Pat 15 years old. Both Pat and Harry were in hard times driven from various factors such as Pat’s mother, the school, the Pat’s growing up stuff and Harry is jobless has putted his marriage under strain his family is isolating him.

Well Harry’s situation can be seen as the worst situation of any father in this world want to be into. He is jobless, his second marriage is ruining, his son hates him and the worst is he missed his dead parents. And Tony Parson successfully create a character which helps Harry to overcome this problem and helps Harry see this life correctly and I don’t want to spoil more, Harry manage to regain his family’s trust back. Who is the character which helps him, you read it by your own effort lah.

And being a man now, though I celebrate raya like a boy, I knew that life is not about enjoying at all times. Sometimes I take my parents’ feeling so easily. There are several times, many times actually I failed them and sometimes I did not have that guilty feeling about it though I know I am guilty, but the feelings were not straight from the heart. Harry in the story has many things that he regretted about his dead parents and I too has many things that I’ve regretted. And in this raya luckily we have that tradition of seeking forgiveness from everybody especially from our parents. And after a week of Syawal, still I didn’t do that ‘forgiveness hunting’ from my parents. Am I a sinner? I hope not. Well raya like a boy la kan?

After a man dies, he leaves everything in this world except 3 things. These things will help him gain him pahala (rewards in religion) when he dies. That would be

1. His usable knowledge and being used until the afterworld.

2. His charity during his life

3. His children who will always doing good kinds towards others and who will always pray for their parent’s peacefulness.

So for those who have lost either their mother or father or both, Islam teaches us to always pray for their peaceful at ‘there’ and all of our kind doings will also be rewarded to our parents. Al-Fatihah~

And for everybody out there who knows me, Selamat Hari Raya. I seek for everybody’s forgiveness and of course, yours too had been forgiven, don’t worry, lol.

Update

In my blog, I want you to see on your left side, at the post counting. See every month counting? Yeap, every month except on May, I only manage to update this blog twice per month. In May, I was at home and most of the time I am quite free, so that’s why explain the differences. Well before this post is made, trust me, I am very very wanted to update the blog, in continuing the 2posts per month count and now I guessed I succeed already. What can I say, I am a busy student.

And now, I am still busy as usual and counting days to go back to Kelantan for Raya. Before holiday, I have 3 assignments that need to pass and currently only 1 had completed. And now, I don’t have anything to write, so this is it, the second post for August. Selamat Hari Merdeka!

Aritu Tu Aku G Bercuti

I still remember that day back in December 2005. It was raining and there were no electricity at all at the hostel but everybody's mood is at their own peak because it is our last day of SPM examination. Well, the feeling of getting out of school is good, very good. It feels my entire burden has been lifted as if God has blessed me in the non successful of two hours EST examination examination hall because the feeling is so calm, so peaceful, so doped by the very extraordinary emptied brain. Hahahaha. My youngest bro just finished his SPM and well, it just reminds me of those good days.

So to celebrate the fact of there would be no more in our siblings sitting for SPM, we have a nice trip to Penang last weekend. Well, the celebration is just an excuse so that our parents would let us go having some fun and of course giving us some money. Yeahaa! (And I'm bringing along my cousin who just finished his SPM).

The trip was a lot of fun. I wonder why I like so much travelling to northern region but I know they have a lot of nice places. The main agenda going to Penang is to be at Pesta Penang, to ride those crazy adrenaline rush machines. (If you never know what Pesta Penang can offer, well they have machines just like the Genting [not the mesin judi but the roller coaster and space shot stuff, well something like that] have except the Pesta one is more crazier and crueler, trust me).

Overall, the trip is a great one and the only thing that spoils my vacation is my exam result . It was released in one of those holidays. Well, again my grade is a little bit going down and thank God I am still in the safe spot but now is under a very very deadly parents' watch. What can I say, 2009 is not my academic year. My grade going down in both two semesters in this year and I hope 2010 will be just like 2007 and 2008 and would be much better. Anyway, just like last semester, the frustration is not permanent and I would be lazy again but I hope I would change, for good that I hope.

Teacher's Day

Anybody who can read this blog must have at least a teacher in their whole life. If not, well I think you're gifted with readings. Well, I have a lot of teachers and their main job is teaching of course. There were some who dares to pinch me, kick me, spank me, stab me, squeezed my ears, and scold me. One even throw a shoe on my face because I was so stubborn to get awake for Subuh prayer. There were also teachers who are so kind to me, they threat treat me with foods, clothes, some even generously patted on my back (feels good though I like it). Whatever my teachers had done to me, it makes me who I am today and I love my life now. Thanks to them.

At the night of 16May, my brother send a text message to my parents, and it says "happy Teacher's Day, thanks for teaching through my whole life". At the time, I realize parents are my teachers too and I never appreciate take things easy on what they had teach me . So, mom and dad, Happy Teachers Day. And not to forget to teachers, ustaz, ustazah, lecturers, Happy Teachers Day too. Every lessons you give, all is appreciated regardless of times when I sleep in class or not. hehe

Mahu Update

Last weekend I've been to Johore. A trip to convoi my cousin's wedding. Because my parents can't make their trip to Johore due to certain result, they send me. Sigh, luckily I've got my cousin's friends who accompany me through the journey. Well driving to Johore is very interesting though. 4 hours driving (proud having a fast nation car, ingat BMW je ke yang laju?) to Pontian from Shah Alam is very fun.

I found wedding ceremony in Johore is hugely merrier. This is my first time seeing a wedding ceremony with 2 times of kenduri, my first time seeing kompang squad singing songs, my first time seeing a very very long akad nikah. I don't know if other states are doing like Johore, but I never see it at Kelantan. Kelantan compare to Johore is very much simpler, and boring though, but Johore is way too decoratic and havoc, I mean on how they handle their ceremony. Eh, did I mention earlier that this is also my first time seeing people doing silat during wedding? Well, at the wedding, I think the whole village wants to perform their skills. From kids to old persons, everybody wants to demonstrate their silat skills.

Then after coming back to Shah Alam I got fever and flu. Flu looks like won't go away anytime sooner. Sigh.

Meet the Guru

I attend a wedding ceremony and all that I'm very happy to see is Tuan Guru Nik Aziz, the Kelantan MB. Even though I'm a Kelantanese, this is my first time I got a chance to meet him.

too excited!!! can't stop smiling.. hehe

he runs before the camera snaps

Safe trip all!

The pilgrimage season is here again. Yesterday I sent my pakcik and makcik to airport for the journey. Hugs and kisses were passed to say good bye. Handshakes were never enough for this separation.

I pray all of Muslims going for hajj is safe and in good condition. I hope they all safe in the whole journey. Let us pray for any unwanted incident never happen in this pilgrim season.

Good Day, Good Spirit

Well, holiday is almost over. Raya is great. Most of us would say the more you're aging, the lesser you enjoy the Raya, but for me, Raya is always merrier than before. Well, I managed to collect more than RM200 this Raya and at my age, it is something you should brag proud of. Thanks to all of my relatives for the money.

Well, Raya is great, full of happiness. Oh ya, Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin to all my friends and bloggers (family was not mentioned as this is a no-no-family-to-read-blog). Though Raya is great, there were no photos will posted in here as I am not a photogenic stuff. Haha.

When my mother told me to use the Raya money in a smart ways which she meant to use it so that everybody can benefits from it, I'm thinking of modifying my Proton Neolah. Hehe. Thanking of upgrading the exhaust system and intake system. Since it is an auto transmission car, so I think I really need that upgrading things because I have some problem when over taking other cars. It revvs so hard and moves only an inch.

Remember about me fall of the motorcycle? Yes, my legs getting better, well only on the skins. No scars, surprised, But, deep inside the knee, I mean at the ligament, it never getting any better. During a bowling game yesterday, the pains getting deepen and harder. After the game, I went for a check at a clinic and they said something is very wrong with the ligament. Worst, they said I may need a physiotherapy stuff. Oh God, that makes me feels like an old man. Physiotherapy at 20 years old, something I never thouht of to be in my history book. However it was not confirmed yet as they asked me to go to the hospital for more details. I hope they're wrong and I'm waiting till the final exam ends for a further check up. Need to bear with this leg.

Well, this evening, I'm going back to Shah Alam, have a full day of classes tomorrow. Too bad, I have a very important presentation at tomorrow's morning and nothing looks prepared. Wish me luck!

Back for Raya

It had been a while since I hadn't update my blog, again, this same sentences I repeat, I beg for apologize. My leg at a time it seems like it had getting better, but after a great kicking night in futsal court, my leg starts aching again.

Last week is so busy. Need to prepare for 3 projects, 1 presentation materials. It's a totally cruel world. Imagine 3 designation projects were finished in a week. Imagine a big eye bag I've gotten. With the heavily wounded leg, I manage to did it. Compared to those who is healthy and end up doing nothing, I think I'm great! Thanks to wounded leg, I manage to ask my father buy me a Firefly ticket. I can't afford to sit in a 8 hours bus journey. Thank you dad.

Today, I'm going back to my hometown, Kota Bharu Kelantan. Can't wait to be there! Raya is getting nearer but my leg is worsen. I hope I can be there, where everybody prays for Raya prayers. It's a twice a year event and such a waste if I can't join the mass. I hope I can.

ps/ with me getting back at home, hopefully there will be a frequent update for this blog

There’s always a dark cloud after a bright one.

It’s been a while since my last time posting and hopping to others blog. Last 2 weeks were the wackiest week for me. The first week is the holiday one. I’m very busy with family, members, and for myself. So, time for blogging stuff was very limited.

The second week is a week where everything turned into disaster. With the whole holiday I didn’t do any assignment, last week, I spent my days mostly on assignment. Plus, I also had 3 tests last week and I don’t prepare anything for it. So, the result that I got for now, I almost fail my Digital’s test and it is the worst. I was expecting a good mark from Digital subject since it is my favourite subject and mostly I understand the subject very well. But a lot of simple-dimple mistakes make a super duper failing result. The day I got that result is the heart breaking day for me.

Then, come Saturday, which I got 2 tests on this day. Material Science at morning while Signal System on noon, this was a very tiring mentally and physically. Imagine I need to prepare for 3 tests and assignments in a week, I regret not spending the holiday correctly. But now I’m free! Free from tests, and assignments. I’ve finished all and I’m free. Merdeka!

Happy Independence Day and Enjoy the Ramadan!

A Hope on Father's Day

Who wouldn't love their own father right? In this coming Father's Day, plans were made to celebrate this day, to show our appreciation to our father. Their sacrifices for the family is something you should not question about. He went to work early in the morning, and return almost at night, just to make sure you got everything to live in this world.

"Don't give him fish, give him the fishing rod"

When I was a kid, I once asked my father, if he claimed to work very hard so that I can live comfortably, then when I got it, why he should question about it? I mean, why should he speak about, "your life is too good" or "you're over pampered" or something like "when I was at your age, I had did this, done that" as he always wants me to live better than him. Well, I don't remember how he answered it but I remember, he can't answer it. But it's ok, I always knew he wants the best for me. Instead of giving me fishes, he gives me the best fishing rod ever for me.

But what happen to a father who works hardest, for their family, race, religion, and country, going very early in the morning and never returns at night? Yes, that's what happened to our ISA (Internal Security Act) detainees. They were detained because of something like 'to protect racial harmony and country security'. Says who? The government la. One morning they wake up besides their beloved wife kissing their child before going to work, the next day they wake up besides another detainees, nobody to kiss and jobless. Read here. So, what happened to their child? Did they get a good fish? Are they using a quality fishing rod?

It is time for government at least to repeal or at least revise the ISA as it is truly against the human rights. ISA allows person(s) to serve their time in prison without trial. ISA ruined our country. ISA ruined a family. ISA ruined a person. So on this coming Father's Day, besides cheering our own father, let us remember for those unlucky to celebrate with their father.

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Happy Teacher's Day

Uh oh, it's 16th May already! It is Teacher's Day!

Happy Teacher's Day for all teachers around the globe, Malaysia to be exact. Thanks for all the effort to make us, me especially a human. You save me from being a beast.

To dearly:

Teachers from SRK (currently SK), SMK, MRSM, I thanked all of you a lot! I'm famous from those schools because of you! Muahaha.

Lecturers from Penang Matriculation College, thank you for 3.88CGPA!!!

Lecturers of Electrical Engineering of UiTM Shah Alam, I'm waiting for the result right now. Hope this celebration will make you easy on marking our papers.

To my grandfather, and grandmother, you're teachers of the past, who taught in hardness. Naik perahu pagi2 to teach at the other side of river. And leave my mother to take care of her own. How hard those days you strove, that is what making Malaysia to the greatest.

Happy Teacher's Day

The ring starts rolling

Hi everybody!

This is the start of my new blog. This blog was created on the eve of 2008 Mother's Day. So I hope this blog will full of love and bless.

-Love your own Mother-

Happy Mother's Day