Recap.....

17 Dec...

went out in the morning for fauzan's checkup. At 10 am, sent the laptop for repair cos it refused to switch on again. Then at 11, the rentokil rep called and took her to look at the problem. Went back to pick up the laptop at 1 pm then heded home. In the evening I went over to the flat to wash it cos on friday somebody wanted to rent it for a few days. Btw. office called to inform that there'll be a meeting on at 8 am tomorrow. Darn....

16 Dec...

On the way out to malim prima, accidentally ran over a stone hidden under grass, hit the undercarriage and punctured the left tyre. stop to change the tyre and continued to malim prima to install lamp and fan. went back at 5, took a shower and out again to the tyre shop, ended up changing 2 pieces of nearly new 185/65/14 ducaro GA (200 lighter..). after maghrib, went out for dinner. bout 9 pm azlan called but he's on the way home from proton city hence the teh-session had to be re-set to some other time.

15 Dec...

Got a call from rentokil, asking a few q's bout the termite prob. The caller promised to get back to me tomorrow to confirm the appointment. At 9 am, went to kota malim to fix the lighting but only managed to fix 2 sets. Came back at 3 pm

14 Dec...

Dunno what to do, finally got ready and head to pc fair at 9.30 am. Reached KLCC at 11 am; spent bout 4 hours and bought some protector and an sd card. went into KLCC but nothing really interest me. Headed towards kelana jaya to have lunch at 4 pm. Went to giant kelana jaya and after that went to carrefour subang jaya. After maghrib I headed home and reached tm at 9.30 pm..

13 Dec...
went out to send the kids to board the bus at 8 am. did some grocery shopping and went back. did some spring cleaning but halfway thru, my eldest called to say that they were still in tm cos the bus had to change the tyre. took the opportunity to send the jacket over to my eldest. Then at 11 am, somebody called to visit the flat; was thinking of going to a kenduri but had to cancel cos the appointment was set at 2 pm.. The app lasted for 4 hours then went home and tried to continue with the cleaning but heck, malas lak. so, went to the night market to buy some fruits..

12 Dec...
Got ready and went to school; reached there at 8.15 am. Did some updating on SSDM. Went back at 12.30 pm. In the evening just carried out some mild activities around the house..

IQ n EQ

Salam n Greetings everybody,

It has been nearly 3 weeks since I last updated this site. been a bit busy n things were hectic until today. Tomorrow should be ok but still got appointment to send fauzan for his checkup. He's not well today, a bit of flu, flam n cough; hope its nothing serious cos things gonna be busier for the next 7 days; missus got meeting n I'll be on duty.
For the past one week, I was mentally squashed with the infos meant for the midlife teachers. 1 week undergoing the course has given me something to ponder about; am i gonna stay in the teaching profession or will i be in the management line? some of my colleagues have enrolled to do masters in education management n NPQH. I'm still undecided whether I should be taking the same path as theirs.
Listening to the lectures about the national policy and the policy makers' intention, everything seems to fit perfectly but experiencing the current situation, I have my doubts. Whether you are a reactive or proactive person, current infrastructures only help in certain ways. The rest would depend on the people who would be working at ground zero and with the current situation, I reserve my comment. I'm not trying to be pessimistic but I have my reservation.
Whatever it is, I hope I can do my best to make things work accordingly. IQ is needed to theoretically plan good things but EQ is needed so that the implementation wouldn't stress the workforce cos they are the ones who will actually be involved directly with the clients...
I beg to ponder...

Procastination or Pressure...

Never thought that the time to do an assignment would come again and to make it more challenging, right in the middle of brainstorming, eye-straining n nerve-wrecking marking moments. I always advise my students to somehow plan their writing but when it comes to reality, the execution is harder than I thought!!
I guess old habit dies hard; I was at the junction before, didn't know which path to take, until the eleventh hour has come and tried to strangle me with the guilty feeling of putting things off until they really suffocate you, I mean myself..
As it is, I'm halfway through of the 20-page requirement and if I can make it by tomorrow, I still have time to get it proofread. That's right, final check for that 'kerjakursus BM' before it'll be submitted this saturday.
As Nan said, torturous gilerrr.......

School holiday/ break

As good as it may sound, things are not as rosy as it seems. The last day of school was friday the 14th but for me, nothing to shout about. 18-19 nov, I'll be having a meeting, 29nov-6 dec have to attend a course, 10 dec a meeting again, 11-12 dec I'll be on duty in school and for the rest of dec my better half would be tied down with EST. So, there goes the entire school holiday. This has been going on for the past 5 years and somehow as the saying goes ' rebutlah masa lapang sebelum sibuk mendatang', is true. There's no more holiday in terms of quantity but with the limitations imposed, I need to strive for quality times....
Will I ever achieved that????

Revelation or Lesson...

Well, UPSR result was out today. got a few calls even before the result was announced. My son sat for it this year and frankly speaking, I was not that anxious to know the result. As I was not pressured when I was in primary school, I did the same for my kid. I let him study on his own with some coaching but no tuition classes becos I think kid at the age of 12 should be able to rationalise already. I was in a limbo; on one hand, I achieved it before in pep penilaian darjah lima way back in 1982 so I think the blood (at least some of it!) should run in his veins as well but on the other hand, I know that he's not that hardworking/smartworking (depending on how you see it) cos I've given him the ultimatum after seeing his mid year result... It's RM500 for 5A's or zilch if less than that. Hmm, the result has been announced and I guessed he won't be buying the new handphone that he's been dreaming of. Getting 1B is nothing for me but getting B in English, well........
I know it happened to others, maths teachers whose kid got B in maths or science teachers whose son got B in science but in the family that consists of English teachers; from grandpa to aunties, I couldn't fathom at first...
I accepted the fate (as written in Loh Mahfuz) but I guess the pressure is even harder on him for this coming few weeks. People will be asking him bout the result and I guess I wont be backing him. Yeah, you could say that I came down hard on him but I believe I'm doing the right thing. Personally, primary assessment is not that important. It's his first experience in taking the public exam but some people might say, strike while the iron is still hot or make the best out of every chance that you have...
Whatever might be coming or wherever he's going to continue his study, hopefully I'll be able to get him into Maahad........

Hop in, dive in, plunge in

Most of the times, I tend to think a lot before making a move. Dalam research selalunya ada dua jenis data iaitu primary and secondary data. Kalu untuk dapat primary data selalunya berisiko tinggi, kalu nak selamat, stick to secondary data....

Most of the time, I seldom get to analyse the result achieved by others in doing the 'near similar' things as to what I'm gonna do. If I'm able to get the data, lagi le lama dok pikir sebelum buat keputusan.

Kawe suko baco quote dari Otto Von Bismark yang berbunyi... "Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."

And of course the other side of the argument was put forward by Theodore Roosevelt, "The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything."

Disebabkan oleh pandangan2 sebeginilah yg membuatkan saya terkedu, tersentak, berkira2 dan berbagai2 lagi sblm buat sesuatu benda but this time....

Yep, it all started with when I managed to track down an old friend. She suggested that I join Fb to rekindle those memories. Actually, I've heard of Fb before but never got the urge to explore it but this time, something pushed me to get started. To be honest, I'm quite surprised with the result tho' I kinda expect it. Long lost friends are found, as an added bonus, some got profile photos attached, giving me the chance of 'seeing' them after 10-13 years of absence.

It's nice to see a budding musician friend of mine has made his presence felt in London. I still remember when we were about to come back in 1995, he was about to start his career over there. Well done, Art..

Well, this discovery has certainly pressurised me to log in more often, at least when the feeling is still piping hot!!

Jugglers

There are times when you are up there and there are times when you are bogged down and these last 13 days have been somewhat hectic and pressing. Starting with the new arrival, roundtrips to KL and Shah Alam, ferrying trips to the hospital, open houses, exams etc....
Tomorrow I'm going back to work after nearly 3 weeks off; have to see what to be done before school breaks for Deepavali until wednesday. Come thursday n friday I may have to go to Ipoh overseeing the kids shooting down the alleys.
All in all, it's a mixture of events; joining the crowd or organising functions within those 13 days. Yes, I realise that fulfilling the invitations was REALLY something which is being highly appreciated by the hosts.. Take for example, the gathering at a friend's house somewhere in Glenmarie last sunday, being partially responsible to make sure that things don't get thrown away and hoping that the 'tuan rumah' would get the satisfaction of being the host (not to mention the toil of preparing the dishes), it somehow affected me. It made me think off the things that you cant live without... Is it the family? Is it the friends? Is it the feeling of being needed? Is it the feeling of being useful? Is it the bond or is it the satisfaction of being able to JUST do something to make the days go by??
As the final school term is approaching its pit stop, I feel suffocated by the workload that needs to be cleared before the scripts come piling up on the dining table...
Hmm, time to get down to planned work again...

Alumni Gathering pt.II

Another get together was held last week courtesy of an ever obliging sweet school friend of mine. My schoolmates wanted to have a raya gathering and we wanted somewhere different. She and her hubby volunteered to be the host. Although the function was planned in less than a week, the turnout was acceptable. It started at 3 pm with 3 earlybirds and after that, friends started to trickle in. About 50 people came to the get-together that lasted for about 4 hours. Some couldn't make it but hey, maybe next time..
To Sheena and her mum, thanks for being the host!! Next time kita buat bbq pulak.....

New Kid on the Block

Finally the day had come for the newcomer to join the family. Although technically he's not ready but due to a few factors, he had to 'come out' last friday 10 Oct 2008 in Shah Alam. Kinda frantic experience for the mother cos had a slight problem after delivery but thanks to the OnG docs there, everything was under control within 2 hours. I had to make 2 round trips from tg malim to shah alam; 1st to send the mummy in for labour n 2ndly had to process the placenta and picked up the rest to be 'stationed' at sec.8 until sunday. A few friends and family members turned up during our 3-day stay. thanks to blacqk, che yang, cho, zack, anis, salwa, umi n abah, mdan, c nyah n sheena for the support shown.
Finally, on sunday at about 6.30 pm. the doc gave the greenlight for us to go home. After settling everything and paid the bill, we started our return journey at 8.20 pm and reached home at 9.20 pm. Felt tired but heck, I still have another 5 days to rest..
Anyway, just wanna welcome the newcomer and hope that our lives would be happier with him around.

Welcome Aboard, Boy......

Just for laugh

Somebody posted in 1 of the forum, due to current economic turmoil..
Ease up.. okay??

Regrettably, more bad financial news. Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in America and the run on Northern Rock in the UK, uncertainty has now hit Japan.

In the last 7 days:

Origami Bank has folded,
Sumo Bank has gone belly up
Tempura Bank is in hot oil
Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches.
Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song
shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.
Samurai Bank are soldiering on following sharp cutbacks,
Ninja Bank are reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black.
500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop.

Analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.

So near, yet so far

Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera.

O Allah, most gracious n most merciful as well as most forgiven....

This is the first year we are celebrating Eid in our own home, a change from the norm of going back to 'kampung'. Myself and the kids are going back on the 2nd raya. The neighbourhood is desolate, void of any harbinger..

It seems not so right to blog on the first day of Syawal, hence I'd like to I like to take this opportunity to humbly seek apologies, from the pit of my heart, if I have in any way (intentional/unintentional), offended any of my cyber friends with my words or thoughts. I never intended to graze anyone's solemness for whatever that has been written here applies to my 'territory' only.. Not only that, to old friends, forgiveness are sought as well for all my wrongdoings years and years ago that I may have not been able to redeem from any relevant individuals.

for the mind that might be deceiving,
for the eyes that might see evil,
for the mouth that might run foul,
for the heart that might misinterpret,
for all those are signs that we are not perfect...
forgive me o Allah.. and shower all Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) followers with your bountiful blessing and forgiveness on this auspicious and special day...

Salam 'Idil Fitr......

Sedekah

PUTRAJAYA 24 Sept. - Mufti Perak, Datuk Seri Harussani Zakaria meminta individu Islam jangan berperilaku seperti orang bodoh dengan menyamakan habuan seks seperti sedekah.

Tegas beliau, kenyataan seumpama itu biasanya dikeluarkan oleh orang yang jahil tentang hukum agama apatah lagi jika diungkapkan mereka yang terlibat dalam politik.

Dalam aspek ini, beliau mengingatkan bahawa sedekah merupakan barang yang halal kepunyaan seseorang untuk diberikan kepada orang yang memerlukan.

“Seks itu zina dan kita tidak boleh menyamakan benda yang haram dengan yang halal.

“Jangan sampai terlalu bodoh membuat kenyataan seperti itu. Cukup bodohlah kalau hendak mempertahankan diri kita (dengan cara itu). Seseorang ahli politik yang berfikiran seperti itu tidak layak menjadi seorang pemimpin,” katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan Ahli Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah, Zul Hassan yang menyamakan habuan seks dengan sedekah setelah mendakwa dirinya diperangkap oleh Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR).

Zul membuat kenyataan itu selepas mengadakan pertemuan dengan Jabatan Agama Islam Perak (JAIP) untuk meminta jabatan agama itu menyiasat dan mengambil tindakan ke atas orang tertentu yang telah memfitnah, menghina dan menganiayanya kerana didakwa terlibat dalam skandal seks membabitkan wanita dari China.

Harussani berkata, menyamakan sesuatu yang haram tidak boleh dijadikan alasan semata-mata untuk melepaskan diri daripada tuduhan pihak tertentu.

“Soal diperangkap atau apa sekalipun yang haram tetap haram. Zina itu haram dan berdosa sesiapa berkata sebegitu (menyamakan imbuhan seks dengan sedekah),” katanya.

Sementara itu, Mufti Perlis, Dr. Mohd. Asri Zainul Abidin menyifatkan kenyataan Zul satu penghinaan kepada amalan sedekah yang mulia.”Saya sangat dukacita dia boleh menyamakan antara yang halal dan haram. Perkara yang jahat dan baik merupakan satu perbandingan yang begitu bercanggah dengan syariat Islam,” katanya.

Dalam pada itu, Setiausaha Agung Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM), Dr. Roslan Mohd. Noor berkata, individu yang mengeluarkan kenyataan sedemikian mungkin tidak mempunyai latar belakang Islam sepenuhnya sehingga sanggup berkata sebegitu.

“Dalam hal ini, dia tidak sepatutnya menggunakan contoh sedekah bagi mempertahankan kesalahan dirinya.

“Sedekah satu amalan mulia dalam Islam berbanding rasuah atau zina yang sepatutnya dia menghindarinya,” katanya.

Sumber :Utusan Malaysia


I dont know whether this person in particular knows what he's dealing with when he made comments to the press. I dont know how to react; angry cos he's soo stupid or sympathise with him cos he's soo shallow bout the do's n dont's of a Muslim. adultery/ fornication to be compared with sedekah?? No wonder the younger generation today is getting reckless, the examples set by the leaders today are left wanting for more....

C-sect pt. II

Time's ticking, decisions to be made, checkups to be done, gynae's not around...

Actually I have more or less decided on the specialist to be visited but I have to find time to go and visit him. We couldn't go last week cos he's away on an oversea trip until 30 Sept. Somebody suggested Shah Alam (UMRA n DEMC) and more or less that's one of the better place; the other option is ampang (APSH n PIMC). The thing is both places got pros n cons. What makes me still undecided is becos of lodging cos I'm thinking of bringing the whole family together. Shah Alam is better (lodging wise) but my instinct tells me Ampang is better for post natal care. Maybe another visit this Saturday and Monday would clear the air and help me to decide. I'm kinda hoping for the procedure to be done on 10 Oct so that I can have some free time to organise things before things get haywire for the rest of Oct n 1st week Nov..

Anyway, to those applicable,

China Bomb, China Bomb..

As widely publicised in major newspaper today, some products are possibly being contaminated with organic chemical to boost protein level in food products. I received this info via e-mail and I hope to share it with those who might not already know about it.
The products affected are;
1. M&M's
2. Snickers
3. Mento's Yoghurt Bottle
4. Dove Choc
5. Oreo Wafer Sticks
6. Monmilk
7. Dutchlady ( If not mistaken, the strawberry flavoured ones)
8. Sterilised Milk
9. Wall's All Natural Mango
10. Mini Poppers Ice Cream
11. Magnum Ice Cream
12. Moo Sandwich Ice Cream
13. Mini Cornetto n Youcan Ice Cream

I hope this info helps.
Wassalam..

Alumni Gathering

Salam,

Just got back from KL, old boys n girls of SEMESTA organised 'buka puasa' event in Wangsa Maju. I left home early bout noon cos had some shopping to do and got some errands in Kelana Jaya and PJ. I stopped by in Rawang to admire sport rims but the thought of spending 1k at the moment doesn't really tickle my fancy although on previous cars, the stock rims wont last for more than a week.
Anyway, reached the randesvous point at 6.30 pm. Nayie was there and within 10 mts, the crowd got bigger. when the time came, bout 100 people were there. quite a big turnout. As usual, the hoo haa's were there until bout 10.00 pm. finally I left the place at 11 pm, tired but satisfied. To overcome sleepiness, I decided to use the trunk road; took about 1 hour to reach home. That's it for now, gotta get some sleep before 'sahur' tomorrow..

Qadar Nite??

Salam,

My ever lovely auntie sent me this reminder. Just thought I'd share it with those who are concerned:

PESAN JUNJUNGAN BESAR NABI MUHAMMAD (SELAWAT DAN SALAM KEATAS BAGINDA) ADALAH MALAM QADAR BERLAKU PADA SATU MALAM DARIPADA 10 MALAM TERAKHIR (HARI GANJIL) BULAN RAMADHAN.

PETUA OLEH IMAM GHAZALI DAN LAIN-LAIN ULAMA’ UNTUK CARI MENCARI MALAM LAILATUL QADAR

JIKA AWAL RAMADHAN JATUH PADA HARI:

I) AHAD ATAU RABU – MALAM QADAR DIJANGKA BERLAKU PADA MALAM 29 RAMADHAN

II) ISNIN - MALAM QADAR DIJANGKA BERLAKU PADA MALAM 21 RAMADHAN;

III) SELASA ATAU JUMAAT - MALAM QADAR DIJANGKA BERLAKU PADA MALAM 27 RAMADHAN;

IV) KHAMIS- MALAM QADAR DIJANGKA BERLAKU PADA MALAM 25 RAMADHAN;

V) SABTU- MALAM QADAR DIJANGKA BERLAKU PADA MALAM 23 RAMADHAN

Kata Sheikh Abu Hassan bahawa mula dia baligh, dia sentiasa dapat menghidupkan lailatul qadar pada malam yang tepat mengikut petua diatas.

Berdasar petua di atas, insyaAllah malam qadar akan jatuh pada malam ke 21 Ramadhan bersamaan dengan malam selepas siang 20 September 2008

Walau bagaimanapun, janganlah ibadat pada malam ini sahaja, carilah malam qadar pada malam-malam ganjil yang lain juga!!!!

Tanda malam Qadar ialah :

1) malam itu tenang, tidak dingin dan tidak panas;

2) siangnya cahaya matahari warnanya pucat;

3) pada malam itu malaikat Jibril akan menyalami orang yang beribadat pada malam itu dan tandanya ialah kita tiba-tiba rasa sangat sayu dan kemudiannya menangis teresak-esak secara tiba-tiba.

MARILAH KITA BERAMAI-RAMAI MEMERIAHKAN SUASANA 10 MALAM TERAKHIR RAMADHAN DENGAN BERIBADAT KEPADA ALLAH SWT DENGAN IKHLAS DAN PENUH KEIMANAN, MUDAH-MUDAHAN KITA DAPAT KURNIAAN ALLAH YANG KELEBIHANNYA PAHALANYA MELEBIHI - 1000 BULAN ATAU 83 TAHUN UMUR KITA.

A doa which is highly recommended for these last 10 days of Ramadhan is as follows;


"Allah humma innaka 'afuu 'un karimun tuhib bul 'af wa fa' fu 'anni" (maknanya Ya Allah, Kamulah Tuhan yang sangat suka mengampun, ampunkanlah dosa-dosa saya).


Well, hopefully this will be beneficial to somebody...

Wassalam..

Shahrul Ramadhan pt.II..

Salam,
Didn't realise that it has been a week since I last posted the 1st part. Here's the next part:-

7. Shahrul Tilawah - in a way it's connected to no. 3 (Quran) for the obvious reason; we need to read Quran (tadarus). Reading is actually a part or it and we are encouraged to go further and get to know about tajwid, the meaning and use the quran as our guidance. Reciting the Doa after reading the verses with the intention of asking for Allah's forgiveness for the deceased, the 'pahala' that we get, the same would go to the dead ones as well.

8. Shahrul Sobri - Patience. During this holy month, we are once again being trained to be patient. Try not to get angry, not to get into unnecessary argument that could lead to hatred and try not to provoke. If we are being bombarded with provocation, just utter 'Inni solihun' which means 'I'm fasting'; if God permits, the other party would just back off. Anger management is a way of life and whether we realise or not, it's actually suppressing our tension and hopefully will benefit us in the long run, socially and health wise.

9. Shahrul 'Siam - daytime fasting. This one needs no detailed explanation but there's one word which we should avoid using to express our tiredness, that is 'uzur'. If we keep saying that word, as if we are asking God so that we will be 'uzur' before our time which in turn would render us unfit before we are due for retirement. The word 'uzur' has becoming a cliche in our society and this cancerous 'doa' should be treated as soon as possible.

10. Shahrul Rahmah - bountiful blessing by Allah to the Muslims. Hopefully with this shower of blessing, our sins (be it s,m,l) would be forgiven by Allah.

Those are some of the alternative names for Ramadhan. Hopefully we'll be able to get some extra bounty to supplement our savings for the after life. The prayers that we do 5 times a day, that is our commitment to Allah and Islam and in no way those would guarantee our avoidance from hell or our smooth passage on the way to heaven. So, we need to be clear that apart from our commitment, we need to do extras so as to make sure that we dont fall behind during the Judgement Day..

Until next time, wassalam..

C-sect

salam,
2-3 ari ni dok pening, surf sana, surf sini, trying to find a good place to welcome the 'new member'. This sudden 'peningness' is because I had a meeting on thursday with JPN people and it seemed that I'm suppose to be away for quite a few days in October. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but since wifey is expecting soon ( end of oct) and based on the latest info from her latest consultation with the local hospital gp, she needs to have a c-sect to deliver roundabout mid Oct. I was looking at my TT and heck, to do or not to do.... The previous place that we went had ceased doing delivery, hence the need to find a new place. Ahh, the advent of technology!! With some (spell a lot of) keyboard typing, I managed to find a few places on the net that discuss where-to-find-a-good-gynae-how-much and few medical centres which came highly recommended (but hoping for the bills to be lowly itemised!!). Still weighing the pros n cons cos the places are all over Klang Valley- Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, Kelana Jaya n Pandan Indah. The problem is I never go to these places for checkup and normally if you r going to deliver there, u need to at least have a session with them. Time is running out, kids got religious exam next week in the evening, the following week is raya, 7-8 oct in ipoh, 9 oct got a state level competition to organise n so on...... The only day I could think of is tomorrow. Hope she's up to it to travel to KL....
Insya Allah..

news flash..

Newsflash at 1525 hrs 17 sept 08, Pak Lah quit his post as financial minister and take over the defence minister post from Najib; Is Pak Lah preparing for the worse??

Lookin' at the sunnier side..

Ask ourselves, are we thankful enough…

1. for the hubby/wifey who snores at night becos he/she still sleeps next to us, not somewhere or ehem.. with someone else.

2. for the kids/siblings that complain a lot when they have to do household chores for it means they’re at home and not on the street, loafing around.

3. for the income tax that we have to pay, means we are still employed.

4. for that ever increasing waistline, means we are well fed.

5. for the floors to be mopped or house to be cleaned, for we still have a roof over our head.

6. for the noisy neighbours cos we are still blessed with good hearing.

7. for the piles of clothes to be washed, meaning we still have something to put on.

8. for those tiredness or aching muscles after a long day cos it means we are still able to work hard.

9. for that empty parking lot that we managed to secure although a bit further away from the supermarket entrance or lift for we are still able to walk.

10. for the alarm clock that rings frantically to wake us in the morning cos we are still alive to toil in this makeshift environment.

AND FINALLY ......... for being able to share this with my buddies cos it means there are still somebody out there to share things with…...

"Jika tak dapat apa yang kita suka, belajarlah menyukai apa yang kita
dapat...dan bersyukurlah dengan apa yang kita ada"

Shahrul Ramadhan..

Salam,

Kita berada di 14 Ramadhan, bermakna kita berada di pertengahan bulan yang mulia ini. I just wanted to share what I have heard about this month. Apart from Ramadhan, bulan ini juga dikenali dengan pelbagai nama lain. Shahrul in Arabic means bulan. Mungkin ada yang bertanya, “mengapa dipanggil Shahrul dan bukannya Qomarun?” As English has a few words to describe the same thing, so does Arabic. Secara umumnya, Shahrul bermaksud bulan. Antara perkataan Arab lain untuk bulan adalah Qomarun (bulan penuh) dan Khilalun (anak bulan)

1) Shahrullah – Bulan Allah

Ia dipanggil sebagai bulan Allah kerana pada bulan ini Allah banyak memberi limpah rahmatnya kepada umat nabi Muhammad S.A.W

2) Shahrul Aqla – Bulan lebih tinggi

Tinggi di sini bukan bermaksud kedudukan di langit akan tetapi dari segi darjat. Sebagaimana Jumaat adalah penghulu segala hari, Ramadhan adalah penghulu segala bulan. Banyak kelebihan dalam mengerjakan segala kebaikan samada secara personal mahupun secara kolaboratif di bulan ini.

3) Shahrul Quran – Bulan Al-Quran

diturunkan Al-Quran dari Loh Mahfuz pd 17 Ramadhan

4) Shahrul Najah – Bulan Kemenangan

Pada bulan ini, Umat Islam diberi banyak peluang untuk beroleh kemenangan (pahala). Secara amnya, bulan ini terbahagi kepada 3 bahagian;

4.1 Sepuluh hari pertama dimana Allah memberikan rahmat kepada umat Islam.

4.2 Sepuluh hari kedua dimana Allah memberi keampunan kepada mereka yang beribadat dan

4.3 Sepuluh hari terakhir dimana Allah melepaskan umat Islam dari azab api neraka (insyaAllah).

Perlu diingatkan bahawa terlepas dari azab api neraka bukan bermaksud kita akan masuk syurga tapi ini adalah lebih baik dari menjadi penghuni neraka. Mungkin sebagai mana pepatah Melayu, takde tali, akar pun jadi..

Pada bulan ini juga terdapat malam Lailatul Qadar dimana jika sesiapa yang berjaya menemuinya, mereka diberikan pahala seolah-olah telah beribadat selama 1000 bulan (83 thn 4 bln). Bayangkan, berapa ramaikah diantara kita yang dapat beribadat selama lebih dari 83 tahun? Yeah, I know. Most of us have heard of this countless of time but how many of us have tried our best to be among those fortunate to be able to witness THAT happening?

5) Shahrul Jud – Bulan Ikhsan

Pada bulan ini, secara lazimnya, sejajar dengan latihan yang kita buat di bulan Ramadhan, kita akan timbul perasaan belas ikhsan kepada mereka yang kurang berkemampuan khasnya dan mereka yang memerlukan bantuan amnya. Lanjutan dari itu, kita disarankan bersedekah mengikut kemampuan samada bersedekah untuk mereka yang berbuka atau sesudah sembahyang tarawih.

6) Shahrul Wasi – Bulan Kelapangan

Percaya atau tidak, kita memang ada kelapangan di bulan Ramadhan. Tak percaya? Sebagai pendidik, pihak sekolah akan memendekkan jadual persekolahan dan untuk kakitangan kerajaan atau swasta, waktu kerja dipendekkan, paling kurang setengah jam sehari. Jadi, samada kita sedara atau tidak, kita telahpun diberi kelapangan oleh Allah melalui ketentuan yang pada zahirnya disediakan oleh pihak berkuasa.

Ada sesetengah pihak berpendapat, waktu kerja yang dipendekkan pada bulan Ramadhan akan menjejaskan produktiviti. Tanggapan ini adalah tersasar. Kalau kita menyelami hakikat dan pendekatan yang digunakan iaitu seharusnya umat Islam akan lebih amanah, sabar, ikhsan dan berkelapangan pada bulan Ramadhan, sifat-sifat yang telah disemai tadi sepatutnya akan dapat diamalkan pada bulan-bulan yang lain. Dari segi retoriknya, gejala rasuah, beban kerja yang melampau, berdengki dan perebutan untuk mengejar duniawi akan dapat dikurangkan untuk meningkatkan produktiviti. Produktiviti tidak diukur dari sebanyak mana masa digunakan tetapi sebanyak mana output dihasilkan.

Akan bersambung...............

GPS

Tonight I borrowed a gps set from my friend, wanted to try first before deciding whether to get 1 or not. It's a pink Garmin nuvi. tried it out tonite but still in the dark. Plan to go to Proton C.O.E next to Kesas Hiway tomorrow and I'm still scouting the net for the right coordinates. hopefully i'll be able to get the numbers b4 shooting for Shah alam tomorrow.

Nikah lagi?

I got this insight from a friend of mine. I do not want to discuss from religious point of view cos I'm not well-versed but I would like to say something from our present day lifestyle point of view. Written in coloured fonts are my thoughts. Feel free to comment. Here we go..

Saya sendiri sebagai lelaki rasa terjemput apabila isteri saya sering mewar-warkan kepada saya bahawa umur saya dah melewati 40 tahun. Life starts at 40. 'Kalau U rasa U nak pasang lagi satu, I izinkan', kata isteriku.

Bila berangan tentang nak kahwin lain ni memanglah seronok. Tersengih- sengih aje lah I at that time.

'Dunia ni dah terbalik gamaknya, kawan-kawan aku siap pegi Siam sana nak nikoh lagi satu, ni bini aku siap suruh pasang sorang lagi...?!'

Tak tahulah kalau isteri I tu main reverse psikologi dengan I. Tapi lepas I berfikir panjang, rasa-rasanya tak nak lah.

Sebab apa ? Bila mengenangkan umur I yang dah 40+. Let's say kalau I kahwin dengan anak dara, katakan umur 22-25 tahun.

Memang lah seronok beb. Seronok benda yang kat dalam seluar dalam tu aje lah.

Tentang makan minum, pakai I, kemas rumah dan kegemaran I, rasa nya I tentu asyik teringatkan my first wife.

Tak perlu nak ajar, I suka makan apa, cam mana cara nak masaknya, baju I kena gosok cam gini, kalau I bangun tidur I suka kalau my wife dah siapkan segala gala nya lah.

Tak perlu I bagitau, dia dah tahu apa I suka. Cerita apa I suka kat TV, teh atau kopi manis macam mana, hobi apa, sukan kegemaran ... semua dia dah tahu. Tak perlu start balik macam zaman umur 20-an dulu ...


How many of us would dare to say that we don't have to guide our new partner on how to do what we both like or if we are feeling generous, how far are we willing to compromise what we have accustomed in our previous marriage with the new ones? Those who favour homemade gulai tempoyak, masak lemak or even sambal tumis, would you be willing to trade them with fastfix ideas that came off the shelves from supermarket or r u going to eat out most of the time?

Rasa rasa dapat kat isteri muda I suruh buat gitu, tentu dia banyak ragam. Ye lah dia muda, I kan dah tua.

Mesti dia kata I ni mengada-ngada. Sure I yang kena manjakan dia lebihlah, sebab dia muda. Silap haribulan, takut lari lak, kan...

Isteri muda ni bukan macam yang dah bersama dgn kita sejak muda. Kalau kita rasa isteri tua banyak belanja, isteri yang muda pasti lagi teruk.

Eh, budak 20-an zaman sekarang, dengan handbag Gucci, dengan nak tudung kain Mawi dan henpon jenama Nokia N95, Itu tak termasuk kereta, paling korok pun mesti nak Honda city atau Toyota vios. Perempuan muda sekarang mana main naik Proton atau Perodua, atau mungkin myvi.

Kalau I tak bagi barang-barang tu, dia tak nak bagi 'barang' dia lak malam-malam.

Face it, many young women nowadays are not able to tolerate moderate lifestyle. If not, 'sugardaddies' wont be around. The urges that they have simply do not correspond with the morally acceptable means to cater to their needs.

Sedangkan dengan isteri tua, awal-awal kahwin naik motorsikal cabuk pun sanggup, berpanas berhujan, dukung anak kita dicelah motor tu. Ahh ... terkenang juga zaman 'miskin' dulu tu.

Rumah dengan bini tua dulu pun setakat apartmet 3 bilik. Tidur atas tilam nipis, dapur pun kecik, perkakas pun tak banyak.

Oh, untuk isteri muda, terpaksa aku buat OT untuk bayar rumah teres dua tingkat tu, nak bayar peti ais Samsung dan TV Sony Bravia 40-inci mu itu ...

As life has become more materialistic, as the inflation index keep rising, cost of staple food has increased at least 20%, we can't avoid but to feel the pinch of life today. Gone are the days where eating boiled tapioca and hot black coffee is a norm; nowadays, it would be like having a treat if we could have those. I guess some of my readers has not even experienced those!!

Dah umur 40-an ni, darah tinggi lak aku ni kena buat OT setiap hari ... hari minggu pun kena cari duit ... nak tengok bola pun tak dapat ...

To make up for the financial difficulty, those who are commercially inclined, they start with all sorts of direct or indirect selling, join any plausible joint ventures n looking for easy avenue to gain extra income, making them gullible to any scam or phony deals..Our world today has gone through drastic changes. Cost of living is rising, education is a must to secure a good and acceptable place in the society. Most parents nowadays are spending at least RM24000-$30000 just to cover the run-of-the-mill education fees after form 5 before their kids could get employment.

Lebih haru lagi, tentu anak anak I akan memberontak sakan. Yelah sekarang ni kan banyak kes bapak kahwin lain anak-anak lebih tertekan. Ramai jadi liar, hisap dadah, jadi mat rempit dan bohsia. Sebab tension bapak kawin baru. Takut mereka menjauhkan diri dari I, malah akan membenci pula. Masyarakat kita ni mungkin memandang serong pada keluarga yang bapak mereka kahwin lebih dari satu.

Some of the juvenile cases stem from problematic family, ranging from separated parents to living with relatives. Family values are not properly instilled leaving the kids gullible to depression n exploitation.

Kalau I ada anak-anak dengan isteri baru, tentu mereka kecik lagi di masa I dah tua dan I perlu beri perhatian kepada anak tadi. Yelah, kawin umur 41, dpt anak masa umur 42 (tu pun kalau cepat!! Bila pencen umur 56, umur anak baru 14 tahun). Kemungkinan besar rumah isteri muda akan hiruk pikuk dengan anak anak kecil (kan dah ada experience ddengan isteri pertama -bagaimana kelam kabutnya menguruskan anak-anak)

Sedangkan di rumah isteri tua, anak anak dah besar, boleh tolong mak dan sedang seronok bergurau senda bersama ibunya membincangkan topik-topik terkini dan juga kehidupan mereka.

Duduk rumah bini muda, I yang tua-tua ni lak kena salin pampers dan bagi baby mandi. haha ... kalau tak buat, takut isteri muda merajuk pulak.

Tak boleh jadik nih. Banyak benda yang kena repeat. Mula mula kawin tentu seronok. Paling lama setahun-dua.

Bila dah ada anak, tanggungjawab baru bermula semula sebagaimana dengan isteri pertama dulu-dulu.

Tapi masa ni kita dah tak larat nak basuh berak anak, nak pegi shopping beli baju anak anak, nak dukung anak-anak. Leceh lah nak kena teman isteri muda buat semua tu.

Silap haribulan orang kata tengah pilih baju cucu. Eii tak sanggup pula. Paling takut, orang ingat isteri muda tu anak I ... ... lagi haru ...

Balik rumah mertua yang 1st pula, teringatkan masa akad nikah dulu, beria ria kita nak kat anak dia. Tup-tup lepas tu kita kawin lagi satu. Tentu muka nih tak tahu nak letak kat mana. Orang tua tak selalunya takkan nak straight to the point. Banyak tanya itu dan ini. Kalau dia nak bercakap tentang tu cukup dengan jelingan dan kerlingan mata,buat kita dah tak senang duduk.

Time nak raya pula, takkan raya asyik balik umah mak mertua baru aje. Apatah lagi kalau I ni lak umur nak sama dengan mak-bapak mertua baru I tu ....

Hish banyak lah lagi.

Bagi korang yang suka berbincang pasal benda yang indah indah tentang kawin dua nih, silakanlah.

Tapi bagi I selagi hayat dikandung badan, selagi tu lah I tak nak tambah. Tak nak lah mendabik dada. Cakap besar.

Tapi sekadar menurutkan nafsu dan benda dalam seluar tu rasanya tak pernah kurang pun layanan isteri pertama terhadap I.

Keluarga ni, kita bina keluarga bahagia yang di depan mata.

Bukannya yang di dalam kepala. Bukannya di dalam seluar dalam je.

Hadapi hari esok yang tentu dengan keluarga yang banyak mengharungi susah senang dari mula.

Pengorbanan isteri (walaupun kadang kala dia pernah merungut salah kita juga, cuai dan mengabaikannya) .

Apa apa pun semuanya bermula dengan kita. Insaflah.

Kalau nak ikut nabi, rasa rasanya solat subuh pun kita terlepas kalau isteri tu tak kejutkan. Bukan nak kata solat Subuh, kekadang waktu lain pun terlambat atau terlepas.

Baca Quran pun sekali-sekala, baca Yassin pun hanya bila ada orang meninggal. Ikut sunnah Nabi apa nama tu.

Tak payah lah yang lain lain. Kang ada yang nangis bila disebutkan. Cukuplah. Sesungguhnya amat bertuahlah suami-suami yang mempunyai isteri yang menyuarakan pendapat di ruangan ni.

Membuktikan mereka sayang, kasih dan cinta pada kalian. Apa sangatlah kita nih.

Macam nabi konon. ye ke? Bab kawin kawin aje nih cam nabi.

Bab menegakkan benda dalam seluar dalam je nak ikut sunnah. Cuba bab menegakkan agama Islam, masih lagi terkial kial.

Those were the comments posted in a discussion that I follow (once in a while). Some may say those are truistic arguments. Even myself, I think the pattern is there; we are on a journey and halfway we stop, lamenting that we have not found what we want. Some of us who are brave to admit our mistakes would confide in our partner.

Well, I don't want to comment much, just to shed some lights that hopefully will bring cheers to the ladies n at the same time can enlighten the opposite sex who wish to 'experiment' with it...

Kenapa diam waktu Azan?

Kematian itu pasti menjelma. Hanya masa dan waktunya yang tidak kita
ketahui. Cuba kita amati. Mengapa kebanyakan orang yg nazak, hampir ajal
tidak dapat berkata apa-apa.. lidahnya kelu, keras dan hanya mimik
mukanya yang menahan kesakitan 'sakaratul maut'.

Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yg bermaksud: "Hendaklah kamu mendiamkan diri
ketika azan, jika tidak Allah akan kelukan lidahnya ketika maut
menghampirinya. " Ini jelas menunjukkan, kita disarankan agar mendiamkan
diri, jangan berkata apa-apa pun semasa azan berkumandang. Sebagai orang
beragama Islam kita wajib menghormati azan. Banyak fadhilatnya. Jika
lagu kebangsaan kita diajar agar berdiri tegak dan diamkan diri. Mengapa
ketika azan kita tidak boleh mendiamkan diri? Lantas sesiapa yang
berkata- kata ketika azan, Allah akan kelukan lidahnya ketika nazak.
Kita takut dengan kelunya lidah kita semasa ajal hampir tiba maka kita
tidak dapat mengucap kalimah "Lailahaillallah. ." yang mana sesiapa yang
dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika nyawanya akan dicabut Allah dgn
izinNya menjanjikan syurga untuk mereka.

Dari itu marilah kita sama-sama menghormati azan dan mohon kepada Allah
supaya lidah ini tidak kelu semasa nyawa kita sedang dicabut. "Ya Allah!
Anugerahkanlah kematian kami dengan kematian yang baik lagi mulia,
lancarkan lidah kami mengucap kalimah "Lailahaillallah. ." semasa
sakaratul maut menghampiri kami.
Amin.. amin.. amin Yarobbal a'lamin.."


WASIAT NABI MUHAMMAD S.A.W. kepada SAIDINA ALI R.A.;

Wahai Ali, bagi orang MUKMIN ada 3 tanda-tandanya:
1) Tidak terpaut hatinya pada harta benda dunia.
2) Tidak terpesona dengan pujuk rayu.
3) Benci terhadap perbualan dan perkataan sia-sia.

Wahai Ali, bagi orang 'ALIM itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
1) Jujur dalam berkata-kata.
2) Menjauhi segala yg haram.
3) Merendahkan diri.

Wahai Ali, bagi orang yg JUJUR itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
1) Merahsiakan ibadahnya.
2) Merahsiakan sedekahnya.
3) Merahsiakan ujian yg menimpanya.

Wahai Ali, bagi org yg TAKWA itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
1) Takut berlaku dusta dan keji.
2) Menjauhi kejahatan.
3) Memohon yang halal kerana takut jatuh dalam keharaman.

Wahai Ali, bagi AHLI IBADAH itu ada 3 tanda2nya:
1) Mengawasi dirinya.
2) Menghisab dirinya.
3) Memperbanyakkan ibadah kepada Allah s.w.t.

Thanks Che Hae for this reminder...

Traffic jam

salam,

day time;
work today was ok. Students were having their trial exam so my time was spent hunting down those who are doing truancy. managed to identify 10 'villains' so I guess that should be enough for today cos need to prepare the paperwork to summon the parents to school so that they know what their 'angels' are doing..

night time;
Got back at 10.30 pm; washed the car and then try to blog a bit but the connection was and is still damn slow, must be because many are 'netting' after 'terawih'. Loading a photo from Flickr took ages and yet hasn't finished downloading. A few blogs that I visited failed to load, forcing me to interrupt the process. I haven't got much time cos gonna go to bed at 1 a.m, so I guess this would be it for today. Till we meet again...

new territory

while waiting to go back, I managed to scramble another collection to hopefully blog bout my wheels. So, for those who are inclined, feel free to go to
http://www.cardomain.com/id/Art4334

I stumble across this saying in one of the forums...

the keyboard is mightier than the sword
.....… when you have access to internet.

Ok, going to pack n go now......

Final sprint

Salam n greetings to all,

My eldest is sitting for upsr tomorrow. The aunties have sent tips for the forecast questions; the same goes for his grandpa n grandma. Me? No feelings. For me, no matter how hard we try to prepare someone, if the person does not understand what he's facing, then he wouldn't get the urge to do what's got to be done. For me, upsr is the 1st formal assessment n its not suppose to jeopardize one's future, especially for a late bloomer. Am I being pessimistic? Let's just say that I'm playing it safe; no russian roulette for the time being...

Bule Poso

Salam,

Ramadhan is here again. Alhamdulillah, things are good but could be better. 1 thing better this year is I seldom sleep in the afternoon. Most of the time it will last until 1.00 am before I shut down n powered on again at 5.15 am for iftar.

Biasanya memang buka puasa di rumah but a few outings had been done n some are in the process of becoming reality. Last Saturday (06/09) my son's school held 'solat hajat n buka puasa' for those in year 6. As for Sunday, berbuka dlm kete on the way back from KL (did some grocery shopping at my fav. haunts) before reaching home at 7.30 pm. As for this week, 09/09 ada buat more di KMP and on friday nite(12/09), somebody is kind enough to sponsor 'buka puasa'.

On 20/09, there's a function organised by tha alma mater. hope many would be able to turn up. Last year it was held in Kajang and this year the venue is somewhere in Wangsa Maju. Fingers' crossed...

This picture was taken last year on 290907. Hope the turnout this year would be better...

Kawan, teman wanita, isteri sendiri & isteri orang

I'm always trying to understand why if we have to attend functions, men are likely to be there compared to women. I like to be rational, not too secular but at the same time, I'm not a pious Muslim either. I'm called to review what my buddy has posted about lukewarm responses from the womenfolk whenever there's a function organised. The excerpt below is taken from a book 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus' by john Gray.

SUAMI, ISTERI DAN KAWAN

Kerana soal emosi dan logik, saya cuba untuk memahami sesuatu.

Sering saya ketemu, isteri-isteri tidak begitu berminat atau komited lagi dengan persahabatan mereka. Biar pun mereka ada ramai best friends semasa anak dara, hingga tidur berkongsi bantal dan mimpi, namun selepas berkahwin dan beranak pinak, mereka tidak lagi serapat dulu. Tumpuan dan attachment mereka sangat tertumpu pada suami dan anak-anak.

“Kalau Yang nak gi kedai dengan kawan-kawan, do some shopping, Abe tak kisah pun. Take your time. I’ll mind the kids“, saya membuka tawaran kepada isteri.

Bukan apa, saya sering rasa bersalah kerana selalu terpaksa meninggalkan isteri. Mesyuarat, bekerja out station, bersukan, program jabatan dan agensi-agensi kerajaan yang lain dan macam-macam aktiviti luar, menyebabkan saya sering meninggalkan isteri dan anak-anak di rumah. Bukan bersuka-suka bercuti dan bercanda, tetapi tugas dan tanggungjawab yang menjadi punca.

Lantas, saya tidak keberatan jika isteri saya mahu mengambil sedikit ruang untuk beliau pergi menziarahi sahabat atau menghadiri kursus-kursus rasmi dan tidak rasmi. Bagi saya, itu adalah waktu untuk dia merasai sendiri bagaimana tanggungjawab terhadap profesion membuat dia terpaksa berjauhan tanpa saya. Tetapi lazimnya isteri saya lebih prefer untuk berada di rumah. Dan sebahagian besar sahabat yang saya temui, mengakui hal ini.

Mengapa hal ini berlaku?

Oleh kerana perempuan kuat pada emosi, maka emosinya terpilih untuk hanya disuburkan oleh suami tercinta dan anak-anak. Kepuasan pada mengisi keperluan emosi hanya boleh diperolehi dari insan yang diberikan emosi itu iaitu suami dan anak-anak. Tidak ada apa sangat yang hendak dicari di luar sana.

Namun bagi si suami, kehidupannya banyak dipengaruhi oleh rasional kerana itulah alat utama beliau berperanan sebagai pemimpin keluarga. Mungkin kerana itu, saya merasakan bahawa, si suami perlu kepada rakan berbincang. Sesekali suami perlu mendapatkan pandangan ketiga (MUNGKIN juga orang ketiga??). Dan kerana ini, seorang lelaki yang telah berkahwin, tetap menjaga hubungannya dengan rakan karib, kerana beliau perlu kepada input-input yang membantu beliau membuat keputusan… terutamanya ketika berkonflik dengan isteri dan keluarga.

Janganlah si isteri salah faham, dengan menyangkakan suami yang pergi kepada sahabat karib itu, telah membelakangkan dirinya. Lebih mengutamakan sahabat dari isteri sendiri. Lebih percaya kepada orang luar dari teman hidup yang dinikahinya.

Jangan begitu.

Suami pergi berjumpa dengan rakan karibnya dengan motif rasional. Mencari panduan dan penyelesaian. Sedangkan emosi, perasaan dan kasih sayangnya tetap teguh pada isteri dan anak-anak. Suami memerlukan rakan bukan untuk urusan emosi sebagaimana yang sering difikirkan oleh si isteri.

Emosi dan perasaan itu eksklusif dan hanya ada antara suami, isteri dan anak-anak. Namun keperluan mendapatkan input rasional, izinkan suami mencarinya dari seorang rakan, kerana hasil perbualan mereka, akan memulangkan kebaikannnya kepada kasih sayang antara suami, isteri dan anak-anak.

Wallahualam....

G2 n Pug

This should have been posted earlier but like I said, I've been putting it aside. This was taken in July where the transition took place. Each has its own qualities but.... I leave it to others to conclude

After some tinkering...

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, EVER MERCIFUL, ALL PERFECT PRAISES BELONG TO ALLAH

Assalamualaikum I bid .............. - to utilise what my colleague has used in her opening lines..

I've been toying with the idea of blogging ever since I got to know that somehow I have to start documenting what I'd like to recap once the time has passed. The era of keeping diaries has long gone for me cos I keep misplacing them or left them in places where I couldn't remember. Friends have been pestering me to blog and the pressure is rising this year. I thought of starting earlier but being a 'thinker', I keep saying 'later when I have the time to plan...'

Before I forget, things that I'd like to include here are;
1. bout my daily happening,
2. my ever loving family and
3. the one that I really want to post, about my most expensive hobby... CARS!!
Hopefully along the way, I'll be able to categorise things so that the tiles would fall into their rightful places.

Insya Allah.....

Should be easy

Assalamualaikum

I think it's high time for me to write something and I have but suddenly, an internal glitch surfaced; hence my intro lines have been accidentally delayed to be published. I'm not sure blogspot admin uses which zone as their default timeline but when I tried to edit my posting time, it shows 'to be published at 11:10 pm'.
I'll try to see what can be done to expedite the process..
potong stim betul....