malaysia
Pantai Timur Road Trip - 1150 KM
May 11, 2017
23-25th December 2016
After completing my elective / practical (whatever it is called) in HUSM, it's time to go home. Instead of taking the usual route; Kota Bharu - Jeli - Gerik - Sungai Siput, my family and I decided to take the other way around. It was never a mistake. At least, I managed to go to Kuantan, finally for the first time!
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| Hanis Family's Road Trip 2016 |
Our stops were basically the capital towns of each states. And yeah, we went to beaches in each of them. Well, the best part of road trip was we didn't really have to worry about our luggage as we would always have spaces to store them. Just, towards the end of the trip, we need to stop buying stuffs as the car was almost full even to the passenger seats. -_-'
Too many good dry food to buy,
Too many reasonable souvenirs to take home.
All of us can drive so driving was not a problem and the car itself is an automatic car - which make the trip easier. My turn of driving was always on the highway. Haha. I was not encouraged to drive on complicated, dangerous routes like Karak Highway, Genting Highlands etc. Naah, never mind. I have Abang Ngah to take over the car if my dad feel asleep.
1. Kota Bharu, Kelantan.It was raining that Friday morning. We still went out to Pasar Siti Khadijah to buy some dry pre-packed keropok and to have brunch. Not so many people there yet, maybe because of the weather or maybe due to Friday. At the food court, I ate a plate of rice one with a big squid, a scoop of vegetables, I was charged RM 15. It makes sense that the squid was expensive as my mother's meal was only RM 5, she didn't take the squid.
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| I wish I can eat you. T__T |
Do you know what are differences between squid, cuttlefish and octopus?
They are not fish but included in mollusk family of seafood. Octopus has round head meanwhile squid and cuttlefish have triangular head. Cuttlefish is different than squid by having cuttlebone.
Before heading out of Kelantan, my mum mentioned she would love to see Pantai Senok (hehe maybe because I showed her pictures of the beach, especially the beautiful trees that people said to look similar to Nami Island). Yeah, we went there, but seemed like the weather was really bad even there were signs of flood. So, from Pantai Senok we drove to our next destination - Kuala Terengganu.
2. Pantai Penarik, TerengganuOn our way, we stopped at Pantai Penarik. Hehe, I am not sure about the specialty of this beach. We were starving. There was a small 'warung' there, nope I don't know the name, just random 'warung'. :)
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| Underneath pokok kelapa. |
Even though it was raining a bit, there were still lots of people walking along the beach :)
Tadaaa, these were what we had that time. Finally, I managed to get myself cendol, once a while. Just like other beaches and especially in Terengganu, you can see lots of keropok lekor and any seafood tempura everywhere. :) At least the prices of the food in Pantai Timur are still reasonable compared to last time I went to Lumut and Pulau Pangkor T_T
It was my first time to try coconut shake (I think), the taste was a bit weird but... okaylah as long as it is edible, I don't have any problem with it.
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| Cendol, keropok lekor, sotong goreng tepung, coconut shake. |
3. Kuala Terengganu, TerengganuArrived in KT about Maghrib, we checked in to one of beach resorts close to Batu Burok. Honestly, the last time I went to Batu Burok was like 2002 (maybe) and I think I bought a big kite that time.
We had dinner at a random restaurant as the one that we aimed for was busy and there was no empty seats, people were queuing as well. After that, my dad drove us around the city. He used to have lots of teaching and administration courses there. Well, both my parents are teachers and as you know Terengganu is always one of the best states in Malaysia for any exams... that's the main reason I think why most of education courses he attended were held here.
It felt like my dad was reminiscing his memories there. He can even mentioned when exactly some buildings were built, what was there before....
Still, we got lost anyway. HAHAHA
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| Isn't it lovely? It reminded me to the mermaid in TLOTBS at that time. |
Since our room was just like 100 meters away from the beach, watching sunrise was the first thing to do after Subuh prayer.
One of Korean dramas that my mum watched that time was The Legend of The Blue Sea (TLOTBS). Believe me, every time I skype with her, she will elaborate the dramas that she follows that time and I ended up watching them myself. :p
We are Kdramas buddies hahaha, I slowed down a bit when I went to Czech because despite the high-speed Internet, watching dramas consume a lot of time and emotion to wait for the next 2 episodes which can be watch after at least 6 days.
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| Chicken soup, nasi dagang, satar, coconut jelly |
We had breakfast at Pasar Payang (the concept of this market looks kind of similar to Pasar Siti Khadijah) and keropok kering here was sold at cheaper price! One of my parents' attitude (and most of us insyAllah) that I think I should follow is buying souvenirs for other people. Usually my parents will buy something for their big families and our neighbours.
Since Masjid Kristal is famous for the architecture and I have not been here before, my dad drove us here. In the praying area, I can see exhibition area about the history of Masjid Kristal. That time, I just knew the mosque was actually planned to be built with gold. But there are many other mosques in this world using the same material so the designer changed it to glass with crystal's effects.
Cost saving :)
Still, it looks beautiful.
4. Kuantan, PahangLater in the evening after another round of keropok lekor haha, we continued our journey to the next city, Kuantan. It was my first time in Kuantan anyway.
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| I am not sure when was the Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur built, but our GPS was so out-dated. |
My backpacking friend listed few places to go in Kuantan and a restaurant he recommended is Ana Ikan Bakar Petai (because it is famous lol). So, off to that restaurant for dinner. Unfortunately, there were A LOT OF PEOPLE that we ended up waiting for more than 1 hour just to get our food. Late dinner and that was one reason why I gained 4-5kg in that one month. T__T
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| Fried rice, buttered prawn, sotong tepung, ikan bakar petai (siakap ke entah?). |
They were tasty, but I am not sure worth the money or not. Hehe.
The next morning before checking out, we headed to Teluk Chempedak. It was the best beach among the five that I've been to when I was in Pantai Timur! It was much more clean as well! Had breakfast there and we went on a walk along the wooden bridge as you can see in the picture below.
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| Captured my heart :) |
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| Would love to be there again. |
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| My family used to call these makhluk Allah as my friends. Haih! |
On our way back to Perak, we stopped by RnR Temerloh for lunch and I had ikan patin for myself. In my family, my late abanglong and I are the only one who eat ikan patin T_T I just knew there are two types of ikan patin - buah & sangkar. Maybe someone can tell me the difference?
Drove along Lebuh Raya Karak, we tried to go to Colmar Tropicale / Bukit Tinggi but took the u-turn afterwards when it did not worth the money for that specific time. InsyAllah, we will make another trip there later :)
That marked the end on my family's Pantai Timur Road Trip.
Drove along Lebuh Raya Karak, we tried to go to Colmar Tropicale / Bukit Tinggi but took the u-turn afterwards when it did not worth the money for that specific time. InsyAllah, we will make another trip there later :)
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| Rough journey. |
That marked the end on my family's Pantai Timur Road Trip.
My family's trips are always like this, random plans.
We don't expect much for the trip but to treasure the fact that we are together.
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Anyway, this post is finally published after I saw a Traveloka's contest poster. Not expecting much to win or whatever, but I took this chance to not letting my post in the draft for another monthssss. I've been missing beaches a lot after reading Siqah & Nadia's posts. Haha.
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| https://blog.traveloka.com/en/blogger-contest/ |
Feel free to join :)
Salam Nisfu Sya'ban, guys. Doa banyak-banyak :)
Salam Nisfu Sya'ban, guys. Doa banyak-banyak :)
HK, Czech
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What I Learned After 6KM Walk in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
December 17, 2016
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| After weeks of these! |
This achievement deserves a blog post. Haha
I've been eyeing on this route every time I wanna spend an evening out in Kota Bharu. Well, I've stayed in HUSM Kubang Kerian for almost 3 weeks so far but I usually rent a car to go to Tesco, AEON or KB Mall.
And maybe you know it is rainy season now, I keep on postponing my target about walking from HUSM to somewhere else. I don't like to have my feet soaked in wet shoes, but I love walking in the river though. Complicated hidup kau, Nina.
If you read my blog posts regularly, you may know that my main transportation in Czech is my bike, Kelly. Or else, my own two feet. In worse case like heavy rain or snow, only then I would take the bus.
Why Walking in Malaysia Can Be Challenging?
1. It is really hot.
Wear a cap/hat or an umbrella. I love hands-free when walking, so I would go for a cap. But I didn't wear it that day. Wear sun-screen as well and for me, I kept on spraying facial mist every 1-2km. Haha.
2. No proper pavement to walk on.
This is essential if you want to walk. T_T
What I did yesterday, I walked on a 'pavement' against the traffic direction. How to describe this eh? Hmm like a concrete floor covering the road drainage?
3. No proper zebra crossing.
Especially at the T or cross junctions even with traffic lights.
This is the hardest part. Do you realised that there are actually traffic lights for pedestrians at the road junctions? But, actually they don't function well. And for me yesterday, that traffic lights had never turn green! HAHAHA. Since I practiced crossing the road without zebra crossing in front of HUSM itself, yeah I got the pattern and how to use the hand gestures.
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| One of the school I passed by. |
4. Too many cars, too much air pollution.
Plus the hot weather, you need to be hydrated along the way. Too many cars, too many smokes. An important point for me is, if I ever wanna walk like this again, I need to prepare a small, wet handkerchief to cover the nose and mouth. I love my respiratory tract.
5. The buildings are far away from each other.
This may be different in the cities okay. For me, I live in small town where I need to use a car to get to places. There are no apartments, flats, condominiums here. Most houses are terrace houses or something in between. Even to buy groceries, I need to drive at least 1-2km.
Suddenly I miss my flat in Czech where Tesco is just 5 minutes walking distance. HAHA.
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| Finally! Allah knew my feeling when I saw AEON from far. :p |
But, all these challenges give me some good points.
- I know more about people's lifestyle, attitude.
- I know the locations of most government & non-government organisations. I've passed through TNB, TM, Jabatan Pengairan & Saliran, Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) yada yada. Not to forget, shops and mosques. Oh, pasar malam as well.
- I can exercise. HAHA. I've been eating so much these past few weeks, so this is a good way to lose some calories.
- I can save money. Told ya, I spent lots on food.
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| Diet ke laut. Bye. |
Gerik, Perak, Malaysia
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Sejauh Mana Kita Hidup Dengan Rukun Negara?
August 31, 2016
Hari ni 31 Ogos. MERDEKA!
Wahaha, serius tak sedar cepatnya masa berlalu. Terasa baru semalam melangkah ke bulan Ogos, dan sekarang dah di hujung Ogos. Ehemmm.
Bulan Ogos ni terasa istimewa untuk saya. Mungkin sebab saya ni August baby, kot. :D Haha
Banyak negara jugak sebenarnya ada hari merdeka bulan Ogos ni. (reference)
9 Ogos - Singapore
14 Ogos - Pakistan
15 Ogos - Republic of Congo, India, Korea
17 Ogos - Indonesia
19 Ogos - Afghanistan
20 Ogos - Hungary
31 Ogos - Malaysia (now, I'm confused. Nak letak Tanah Melayu or Malaysia?)
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Back to the topic.
When I saw the title, I tried to say out loud the Rukun Negara. Nak tengok, diri sendiri ingat ke tak. Alhamdulillah, segan jugak kalau tak ingat. Tak ingat current rhythm lagu Perak pun dah cukup memalukan T_T
Haa, korang cuba recite Rukun Negara.
Haha.
Kalau tak silap saya, saya tahu Rukun Negara ni masa sekolah rendah. Ala, belakang buku tulis sekolah kan ada Rukun Negara ni. Tapi, hafal setakat macam tu je lah. Takde nak hayati bait-baitnya. Tapi, bila dah besar ni, so many things I need to think. Setiap apa yang kita buat tu, kena consider kesan baik dan buruknya.
So... that's what happen to me when I watch this Rukun Negara's video.
Sejauh mana kita hidup di negara kita ni dengan acuan Rukun Negara?
Acuan.... hmmm a bit 'over' for me, sebab dah terbiasa dengan 'kita kena hidup dengan acuan Al-Quran' - which is the best way of life for Muslims. Tapi, sebab kita hidup dalam zaman penuh nationalism, negara tu pun penting untuk kita.
Let's go through our Rukun Negara.
Kita try ambil iktibar dari kehidupan seharian kita je la ye.
Haa, korang cuba recite Rukun Negara.
Haha.
Kalau tak silap saya, saya tahu Rukun Negara ni masa sekolah rendah. Ala, belakang buku tulis sekolah kan ada Rukun Negara ni. Tapi, hafal setakat macam tu je lah. Takde nak hayati bait-baitnya. Tapi, bila dah besar ni, so many things I need to think. Setiap apa yang kita buat tu, kena consider kesan baik dan buruknya.
So... that's what happen to me when I watch this Rukun Negara's video.
Sejauh mana kita hidup di negara kita ni dengan acuan Rukun Negara?
Acuan.... hmmm a bit 'over' for me, sebab dah terbiasa dengan 'kita kena hidup dengan acuan Al-Quran' - which is the best way of life for Muslims. Tapi, sebab kita hidup dalam zaman penuh nationalism, negara tu pun penting untuk kita.
Let's go through our Rukun Negara.
Kita try ambil iktibar dari kehidupan seharian kita je la ye.
1. Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan
Rata-rata orang Malaysia ni berpegang pada agama, maknanya kita percaya wujudnya satu kuasa besar yang kawal, jaga, bimbing kita semua. Tuhan. Rukun ni diletakkan yang pertama sekali sebab well, memang Tuhan should be at the first place in our life. Kan? Rukun Iman dan Rukun Islam pun meletakkan Allah kat atas sekali.
How religious are we?
Sejauh mana kita ikut peraturan yang Allah tetapkan?
Sejauh mana kita buat apa yang Allah suka dan tinggalkan apa yang dia larang?
I used to adore kerabat diraja until one day, I do believe they are just human like we are.
Bukan nak menidakkan institusi diraja, tapi saya harap sangat kalau institusi diraja dapat gunakan pengaruh yang ada untuk keamanan, ketenteraman sejagat. I am not into politics, but I do hope someone who has appropriate power to bring up all those complaints from the common people to the government.
Dari apa yang diajar, negara kita amalkan demokrasi berparlimen. Apa yang saya faham, Raja-raja Melayu ni jadi ketua adat dan agama Islam sahaja. Cumanya, kalau kerajaan dah terang benderang buat salah, siapa yang layak menegur? Rakyat marhaen yang dipandang sebelah mata pun dia tak kisah.
Kesetiaan kepada Negara... jaga nama, maruah negara. We are little ambassadors of Malaysia, right?
Sekali lagi, I don't remember much about constitution. Saya cuma tahu perlembagaan ni undang-undang paling tinggi dalam negara dan ada banyak perkara. Ni kira satu rujukan untuk apa-apa tindakan sebelum dilaksanakan.
See, now I realised how bad am I as a Malaysian not to have general knowledge on this!
Kita tepek sekali kat sini.
Kenapa tak cari perompak ke lubang cacing?
Apa beza kesopanan dan kesusilaan?
Saya pun tak pasti. Tapi kedua-duanya berkait rapat dengan personaliti dan tingkah laku.
Kita renungkan bersama...
Adakah kita masih buang sampah keluar tingkap kereta?
Adakah kita masih menggunakan bahasa kotor yang kurang enak didengar?
Adakah kita mampu mengawal marah dengan tak bertindak luar kewarasan?
bla bla bla.
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Hehe, sorry lah, terasa berat pulak tajuk ni. Tapi, kita dah hidup lama dengan Rukun Negara, saya rasa dah masanya kita reflect balik macam mana Rukun Negara ni bagi pengaruh dalam hidup kita.
How religious are we?
Sejauh mana kita ikut peraturan yang Allah tetapkan?
Sejauh mana kita buat apa yang Allah suka dan tinggalkan apa yang dia larang?
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| Masjid Ubudiah, Kuala Kangsar |
2. Kesetiaan kepada Raja dan Negara
I used to adore kerabat diraja until one day, I do believe they are just human like we are.
Bukan nak menidakkan institusi diraja, tapi saya harap sangat kalau institusi diraja dapat gunakan pengaruh yang ada untuk keamanan, ketenteraman sejagat. I am not into politics, but I do hope someone who has appropriate power to bring up all those complaints from the common people to the government.
Dari apa yang diajar, negara kita amalkan demokrasi berparlimen. Apa yang saya faham, Raja-raja Melayu ni jadi ketua adat dan agama Islam sahaja. Cumanya, kalau kerajaan dah terang benderang buat salah, siapa yang layak menegur? Rakyat marhaen yang dipandang sebelah mata pun dia tak kisah.
Kesetiaan kepada Negara... jaga nama, maruah negara. We are little ambassadors of Malaysia, right?
3. Keluhuran Perlembagaan
Sekali lagi, I don't remember much about constitution. Saya cuma tahu perlembagaan ni undang-undang paling tinggi dalam negara dan ada banyak perkara. Ni kira satu rujukan untuk apa-apa tindakan sebelum dilaksanakan.
See, now I realised how bad am I as a Malaysian not to have general knowledge on this!
Kita tepek sekali kat sini.
- Bahagian 1 - Negeri-negeri, agama dan undang-undang persekutuan
- Bahagian 2 - Kebebasan asasi
- Bahagian 3 - Kewarganegaraan
- Bahagian 4 - Persekutuan
- Bahagian 5 - Negeri-negeri
- Bahagian 6 - Perhubungan antara persekutuan dan negeri-negeri
- Bahagian 7 - Peruntukan-peruntukan kewangan
- Bahagian 8 - Pilihanraya
- Bahagian 9 - Kehakiman
- Bahagian 10 - Perkhidmatan awam
- Bahagian 11 - Kuasa-kuasa khas menentang kuasa subversif dan darurat
- Bahagian 12 - Am dan pelbagai
- Bahagian 12A - Perlindungan tambahan bagi negeri Sabah dan Sarawak
- Bahagian 13 - Peruntukan sementara
- Bahagian 14 - Perkecualian bagi kedaulatan raja-raja dan sebagainya
- Bahagian 15 - Prosiding terhadap Yang di-Pertuan Agung dan raja-raja
4. Kedaulatan Undang-Undang
Untuk ni, kena refer rukun ketiga kot? Sebab undang-undang dibuat berpandukan perlembagaan kan?
Cumanya, pihak / orang yang bersalah, tolong lah hukum 'sewajarnya' tak kira pangkat dan status. Orang kurang kemampuan bila mencuri sampai kena masuk penjara, padahal yang rasuah....I agree that nak buat pertuduhan tu susah, kena kumpul bukti dulu. But, still....
Pernah ada pengalaman sendiri, bila orang pecah masuk rumah, tuan rumah yang dipersalahkan sebab biar rumah dikelilingi semak samun jadinya orang keliling tak perasan pencuri masuk. Like... what?
Semak samun tu atas tanah orang lain, dah kenapa kita yang nak clearkan?
Belum masuk tuan rumah dipersalahkan sebab tak pasang grill kat tingkap, sebab tu pencuri senang masuk.
Sejak hari tu, saya buat konklusi... Malaysia belum selamat selagi pintu tingkap rumah wajib pasang grill.
Kenapa tak cari perompak ke lubang cacing?
T__T
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| Evening drive. |
5. Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan.
Apa beza kesopanan dan kesusilaan?
Saya pun tak pasti. Tapi kedua-duanya berkait rapat dengan personaliti dan tingkah laku.
Kita renungkan bersama...
Adakah kita masih buang sampah keluar tingkap kereta?
Adakah kita masih menggunakan bahasa kotor yang kurang enak didengar?
Adakah kita mampu mengawal marah dengan tak bertindak luar kewarasan?
bla bla bla.
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Hehe, sorry lah, terasa berat pulak tajuk ni. Tapi, kita dah hidup lama dengan Rukun Negara, saya rasa dah masanya kita reflect balik macam mana Rukun Negara ni bagi pengaruh dalam hidup kita.
p/s - currently inspired by Aiman Azlan to update my blog frequently. One post a day looks hard though.
p/s/s - 3 days left.
p/s/s - 3 days left.
SS, Perak, Malaysia
160831
Kelebihan Menziarahi Orang Sakit
August 9, 2016
Rasanya, dalam subjek Pendidikan Islam dulu ada diajar adab-adab menziarahi orang sakit. InsyAllah yang ni, saya share dalam post seterusnya.
Sepanjang saya berada di hospital, rata-rata setiap hari ada yang datang melawat abang saya di wad. Boleh katakan, hmmm sehari dalam sekurang-kurangnya 15 orang. Pada saya, orang yang datang melawat / menziarahi ni Allah kirimkan rezeki melalui mereka terutamanya doa.
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| Sunset dari Hospital Ipoh. |
Sunat untuk kita menziarahi orang sakit dan digalakkan dalam Islam. Ada 2 hadis yang nak saya kongsikan kat sini tentang menziarahi orang sakit.
Rasulullah SAW bersabda, maksudnya:"Tiada seorang pun yang menziarahi saudara se-Islamnya yang sakit pada waktu pagi, melainkan 70 000 malaikat mendoakannya untuk mendapat rahmat sehingga ke petang. Sekiranya dia menziarahi saudaranya pada waktu petang, maka 70 000 malaikat mendoakanya untuk mendapat rahmat Allah sehingga ke pagi. Dia juga akan mendapat nikmat berupa buah-buahan syurga yang boleh dipetik paa bila-bila masa." (Riwayat at-Tirmizi)
Abu Hurairah r.a. meriwayatkan bahawa belia mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda:
"Kewajibab seorang muslim terhadap seorang muslim yang lainnya lima perkara iaitu: Menjawab salam, menziarahi orang sakit, mengiringi jenazah (ke tanah perkuburan), memenuhi jemputan dan mendoakan orang yang bersin." (Riwayat al-Bukhari & Muslim)
Mengeratkan silaturrahim.
Menziarahi orang sakit ni dapat mendekatkan yang sedia ada dekat dan merapatkan yang jauh. Senang kata, mengeratkan lagi silaturrahim sesama kita. Kadang-kadang, di tempat orang sakit itulah kita dapat berjumpa dengan orang yang bertahun lamanya tak bersua muka kerana sibuk dengan hal masing-masing.
Kebergantungan (tawakal) kita pada Allah.
Pada saya sendiri, melalui menziarahi orang sakit, kita sedar yang kita tak berkuasa untuk mengubati semuanya. Doktor jururawat ialah sebagai pengantara untuk apply semua ilmu perubatan yang kita tahu sendiri semua ilmu tu datangnya dari Allah. Kan? Kita sebagai hamba Allah, memang hanya pada Dia kita berserah dan memohon doa.
Ingat 5 perkara sebelum 5 perkara.
Selain tu, saya teringat tentang 5 perkara sebelum 5 perkara, yang salah satunya ialah sihat sebelum sakit. Biasa sangat dengar kan, tapi nak hayati tu ambil masa dan keadaan jugak T__T
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| Credit - http://alinscartoon.blogspot.my/ |
Rujukan:
Pamphlet Adab-adab Menziarahi Pesakit Menurut Perspektif Islam
Bahagian Pendidikan Kesihatan,
dengan kerjasama Unit Hal Ehwal Agama Islam, Hospital Sungai Buloh
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SS, Perak, Malaysia
Sabtu lepas, saya berpeluang menonton perlawanan bola sepak antara Perak & JDT di Stadium Ipoh. Hasil perlawanan, JDT menang dengan skor 1-0.
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| Tiket last minute |
Mungkin ramai yang tahu, ada isu besar selepas tamat perlawanan. I was there and I witnessed most of the scenes. Tapi saya taknak pro mana-mana untuk insiden tu. Walaupun saya sebagai seorang anak Perak dan semestinya menyokong pasukan Perak, saya masih rasa yang sebahagian penyokong Perak bertanggungjawab dengan insiden tu. Penyokong JDT pun sama. Nobody is perfect.
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I read somewhere... yang untuk menjadi insan yang hebat, kita kena selalu muhasabah diri. Ambik masa sedikit dan renungkan kembali apa yang berlaku dalam hidup kita. Cara yang mungkin mudah untuk dicuba - sebelum tidur, luangkan 10 minit untuk imbau kembali pagi tengah hari petang malam kita.
Apa kejadian yang kita boleh ambil sebagai iktibar.
Apa kebaikan yang boleh kita boleh teruskan untuk buat.
Apa keburukan yang kita boleh ubah atau tinggalkan.
Amar makruf kena seiring dengan nahi mungkar. Kan?
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Berbalik pada kisah bola di Stadium Perak tadi... sebenarnya kalau tak silap, saya menjejakkan kaki ke dalam stadium Ipoh selepas 7 tahun. Memang dah lama tak menonton bola kat stadium. Agak janggal jugak, dari membeli tiket --> beratur nak masuk stadium --> check beg --> cari seats kosong yada yada.
Masuk je dalam stadium, masyaAllah memang ramai orang, seat-seat yang menarik semuanya dah penuh. Paluan gendang bergema. Pemain kedua-dua pasukan tengah warm-up di tengah padang.
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| Penyokong Perak |
Selesai jumpa seat, terus bergegas ke surau untuk solat Maghrib. It was already 8.15pm. Walaupun dah bertolak sebelum Maghrib, terlambat kerjakan solat akibat jalan jem teruk, parking jauh etc. Banyak betul alasannya, Nina. -_-'
1. Jaga solat walaupun teruja nak tonton perlawanan bola sepak.
Surau lelaki nampak agak penuh, sampaikan ada jemaah di luar surau. Amazed with this :)
Di surau wanita, ada lebih kurang 5 orang je. I was expecting more actually, sebabnya setiap kali solat di surau hospital (sepanjang 3 minggu lepas), memang sentiasa penuh dan sesak. Ni apatah lagi stadium yang beribu-ribu orang ni. Tapi boleh jadi diorang dah solat di awal waktu ataupun dah solat siap-siap di rumah / masjid berdekatan. Alhamdulillah.
2. Selalulah nyanyi lagu negeri.
I can't remember when was the last time I officially sing a Perak anthem. Honestly, it was an awkward moment when I don't remember the rhythm! Macam mana nak describe ea... Semua orang tahu kan yang melodi lagu Negaraku dan Negeri Perak tu sama je. I know that as well.
Cuma, nak masukkan lirik dalam melodi tu... saya krik-krik kejap. Sebab rasa versi yang saya biasa nyanyi lain sikit dengan yang kat stadium ni.
Ada 2 possibilities yang saya fikirkan;
- memang ada lain-lain versi dan selama ni saya nyanyi versi yang berbeza.
- memang dah ditukar versi baru.
Ada 2 possibilities yang saya fikirkan;
- memang ada lain-lain versi dan selama ni saya nyanyi versi yang berbeza.
- memang dah ditukar versi baru.
The version I used to sing.
3. Do we really need to use hateful chants / slogans?
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| Penyokong Perak lagi |
4. Setiap pergaduhan banyaknya bermula dengan provokasi.
5. Stadium tu bukan tempat sesuka hati nak vandalisme.
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| Sampah bertaburan |
6. Buang sampah dalam tong sampah, pretty please~~
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| Baling membaling |
7. Elakkan merokok. Some people suffer.
8. Konklusi, semangat kesukanan yang sihat... dah hilang.
Zikir Harian & Zikir Taubat Nasuha
August 5, 2016
I met a very kind woman, who used to pray Maghrib with my mother and I together since the past 3 weeks. She cannot hear well, but she has a very good eyesight. I can say she is intellectual and understand Arabic well.
Ahaa, before that, if you have been to Masjid Muhibbuddin Shah, Ipoh - you will know that the women prayer area is upstairs. But, if you cannot really climb the stairs (like my mum), you can just pray at the ground floor.
So, in this 'untuk wanita uzur' area, I accompanied my mum and most of the times, there will be 3 of us there.
I just realised - I don't even know her name T_T
She shared with us a paper of zikir harian. Let me share it with you guys as well :)
Mana tahu ni MLM pahala :)
Before You Complain, Think of This
August 4, 2016
Before you think of saying an unkind word,
Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food,
Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife,
Think of someone who is crying out for a companion.
Before you complain about life,
Think of someone who passed away too early.
Before you complain about your children,
Think of someone who desires children but is barren.
Before you argue about your dirty or messy house,
Think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distance you drive,
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
Before you complain about your job,
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.
Before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another,
Remember that we all have made mistakes.
Life is a gift.
Live it.
Enjoy it.
Celebrate it.
Fulfill it.
- David Wolfe
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Yesterday, when I was in the car, I saw a billboard advertisement of a life insurance company. I think you guys have seen it before. I felt something different when I read the slogan - Life is Great.
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It has been a tough 3 weeks for my family and I - when my big brother was hospitalized since middle of July. But I must say, I learned a lot in the mean time - more about life, more about my faith to Allah, more about commitment, more about making a tough decision, more about comforting others, more about receiving advises, more about explaining situation.
Life is great. And afterlife is greater - to be in Jannah.
If we look back at the words in the video - they are encouraging people to be grateful and don't complain. Everything happens for a reason / reasons - which most of the time, we can't see it on the spot.
Everyone is facing his own challenges - nobody has the same situation - the exact same.
And we know that we are challenged within our limits.
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| Credit - http://www.islamotions.com/ |
Throughout the 18 days (so far) - I met many people who always give encouraging words on how Allah loves you by giving this challenge. I had the chances to spend time in the mosque beside the hospital - listening to tazkirah, reading the Quran, giving sadaqah etc. Maybe these are what Allah want to give me as well. I shared more about the tazkirah etc in any future posts, insyAllah. I will try :)
SS, Perak, Malaysia
160804
Post ni dah lama dalam draft sebenarnya :)
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Baru beberapa hari lepas, saya dan kawan-kawan cuba hayati lirik lagu ni. Since I prefer instrumental, I find it very hard to understand songs without reading the lyrics. Jadinya, saya cari video yang ada lirik dulu, lepas tu baru saya tengok official video. :)
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Baru beberapa hari lepas, saya dan kawan-kawan cuba hayati lirik lagu ni. Since I prefer instrumental, I find it very hard to understand songs without reading the lyrics. Jadinya, saya cari video yang ada lirik dulu, lepas tu baru saya tengok official video. :)
Tersesat malu bertanya
Tak tahu tak tahu ke mana
Terlalu banyak alasannya
Duk terdiam
Menyusur di kaki lima terlihat bayang wajah kelmarin
Tersentuh hati bagai luruh
[*]
Tanya sama pokok
Apa sebab goyang
Jawab angin yang goncang
Terbang burung terbang
Patah sayap diduga
Seandainya rebah
Kau masih ada
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Terlalu mahu dan mahu terlupa apa yang perlu
Terlalu banyak alasannya
Duduk terdiam
Tak mudah namun tak susah terserah atas pilihan
Tersentuh hati mula luruh
Ulang [*]
Nanana.. nananana..
Nanana.. nananana..
Nanana.. nananana.. na…
Kau masih ada (ulang 2x)
Kau masih adaaa… ooooooooo!
Ulang [**]
Tanya sama pokok…
Dan banyak sebenarnya perkara yang kita boleh muhasabah diri dalam lirik ni. Jom, czech it out :)
1. Malu bertanya sesat jalan
This one is very straight forward. :) Dah sesat, pastu taknak tanya orang, lebih bertambah sesat. Untuk yang biasa travel, mesti faham sangat konsep sesat ni. Kalau buat road trip, cuba refer balik GPS untuk bawak ke route yang sebetulnya. Pernah sekali GPS tunjuk jalan ke tengah tasik mana entah, jadi cari alternatif lain - check your maps.
Tapi, yang paling mudah ialah tanya orang tempatan. Ini sebenarnya boleh jadi bahaya, tapi doa, tawakal banyak-banyak.
Kadang-kadang, kita rasa helpless dalam buat keputusan hidup. Cuba tanya pendapat orang keliling kita, walaupun mungkin akan ada pendapat yang bercanggah dengan prinsip kita, hormat pendapat orang tu. At least kita dapat tengok sesuatu perkara dari pelbagai sudut.
Kadang-kadang, kita rasa helpless dalam buat keputusan hidup. Cuba tanya pendapat orang keliling kita, walaupun mungkin akan ada pendapat yang bercanggah dengan prinsip kita, hormat pendapat orang tu. At least kita dapat tengok sesuatu perkara dari pelbagai sudut.
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| sekadar hiasan :) |
2. Jangan banyak alasan
Pernah tak rasa, bila someone banyak alasan untuk sesuatu perkara - bermaksud orang tu taknak buat perkara tu. Contoh macam bila kena buat group project - ada je alasan bila team leader cuba contact untuk set meeting. Takde kredit nak reply / call semula lah, tertidur lah, ada hal family lah, tak sihat lah.
3. Salahkan orang lain
Semua orang ada ego masing-masing. Bezanya tinggi atau rendah. Orang yang egonya tinggi takkan nak terima pendapat orang lain dan begitulah sebaliknya. Bila sesuatu berlaku tak kena dengan apa yang kita harapkan, kita akan cenderung nak salahkan orang lain - sedangkan mungkin perkara itu salah kita sendiri.
Ataupun, memang Allah nak uji kita untuk pelbagai sebab.
4. Walaupun gagal, kita masih mampu bangkit
Sekarang dah banyak kisah-kisah personal / confession kita boleh baca kat laman sosial ni. Dari hal rumah tangga, sampai hal belajar, persahabatan, keluarga - terpampang kat NewsFeed Facebook. Isu menceritakan perihal diri sendiri atau orang lain - itu perbincangan lain. Tapi kita sebagai pembaca - instead of mengutuk etc, kita boleh ambik pengajaran dari kisah diorang. Banyaknya gagal / kurang berjaya dalam sesuatu perkara tapi diorang tak berputus asa untuk memperbaiki keadaan.
Hebat kan?
Dan yakinlah, walaupun kita gagal atau dipandang rendah, akan ada hamba Allah yang sudi support insyAllah. Paling tidak pun, yakin yang Allah ada untuk kita.
5. Terlalu banyak kehendak tapi tak tahu keperluan
Set our priorities.
Kawan saya baru sebut ayat ni beberapa hari lepas. Betullah - kita kadang-kadang terlalu mengejar sesuatu yang kita tak sedar itu hanyalah lebih kepada kehendak berbanding keperluan. Tak perlu pergi jauh - tengok handphone atau kereta kita sendiri.
Nak kejar berjenama tapi tak mampu.
Atau bersederhana tapi cukup serba serbi.
p/s - Cepat je rasa dah Ogos.
SS, Perak, Malaysia
160802
Ignorant?
July 26, 2016
There was one night that I will remember for the rest of my life. About ignorant people. Add up with no common sense, as a human and a Muslim.
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| Masjid Muhibbuddin Shah, Ipoh |
Masjid ni asalnya sebuah surau. Untuk menampung keperluan Muslim sekitar Greentown dan Hospital Ipoh, diubahsuai untuk dijadikan masjid. Masjid ni dapat dana bantuan dari Almarhum Sultan Azlan lepas ada masalah sikit.
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For the past 1 week, I usually spent my time for few hours after Maghrib here in this mosque. It is one of the comfortable mosque that I have been to; with good toilet, good wuduk area, good praying area, as well as area to eat and rest. All in all, I am grateful this mosque exists.
This story happened few days ago. I was on my way to the toilet (haha sorry la post ni mention tandas lagi) when I saw a sleepy little boy sitting on a clean area in front of the toilet. Siap head banging lagi, punyalah mengantuk. Kesian nak tengok. Suddenly, I saw yellow clear fluid flowing from the boy. Ahh, sah terkencing ni. Pity him. Then, a woman aged around 60 came to the boy, she was the grandmother. I told her that he peed. And the urine was obvious for her to see.
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| For your imagination |
On my way back from the toilet, the boy and the grandmother was no longer there...but guess what, the urine remained. How could the grandmother took the boy away and leave the urine flowing on the floor. Bukan setakat atas lantai, siap carpet lap kaki pun terkena. Haha.
Orang macam ni pun ada keee?
The rest is history.
I tried to think positive. Mungkin nenek ni tak dengar yang saya beritahu cucu dia terkencing. Ataupun dia tak nampak urine tu.
But, sorry I just can't. I clearly told her about it and the urine is obviously clear to see. ??
Till then,
“Diriwayatkan dari Sa’ad bin Abi Waqas dari bapaknya, dari Rasulullah saw. : Sesungguhnya Allah SWT itu suci yang menyukai hal-hal yang suci, Dia Maha Bersih yang menyukai kebersihan, Dia Mahamulia yang menyukai kemuliaan, Dia Maha Indah yang menyukai keindahan, karena itu bersihkanlah tempat-tempatmu” (HR. Tirmizi)
Salam.
HRPB, Ipoh
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