" Sweet Island a.k.a Pulau Manis "

Salam & Good Day Folks !

How was your weekend ? Mine is great !

Well, I just arrived at my " Home Sweet Home " at 17:09 with my working colleague.

A little bit tired hah....I'm so lazy to write more words... but still you can find the key event from 27th NOV 2009 till 30th NOV 2009 :

Friday ; 27th NOV 2009 :

08:00 : Fetch & accompany my colleague to my house since i'll be car pooling to KL.

08:30 : On da way to KL

11:41 : Reached Jalan Duta Toll....this fella drove like F1 driver.....

12:04 : Say good bye to my colleague....since she will fetch me up on Monday again...Then BUZZed E-Cheert for run to run journey to Pulau Manis a.k.a Sweet Island.

14:21 : Off to Pulau Manis after Friday prayer.....hehe...this is my first time performing solat Jumaat at Masjid Wilayah.

15:30 : Had my lunch at Temerloh R & R.... Ikan Patin Famous stall tutop ler.....hungry....blasah jer..

17:30 : Roughly we arrived at Pulau Manis. 3rd time at Pulau Manis since January this year. A lot of changes.....then apa lagi...terus ke Kandang...hehe... I was so excited to hear & see new colleagues....GOAT lah....Refer to audio/images below:

Saturday ; 28th NOV 2009 :

06:50 : Woke up late but still able to perform Suboh prayers...Alhamdulillah.

08:50 : Preparing for big EVENT...E-cheert is going to perform " Sembelihan " or " Qurban " for his Goat. Everything was perfectly ready for execution. You only need to prepare only two things :

1) Sharp knives

2) Brave Heart.

And YES, it was executed in well manner & Allah The Almighty !

11:00 : Get my shower & off to Pekan for technical reason such as more ransom for Goat lah...

14:30 : Arrived at Pulau Manis again. Tired feel sleepy all the way from Pekan to Pulau Manis. Kena daging korban kat rumah Uncle Mi. Uncle Mi & his wife was so grateful & so kind....malu aku , asyik sebut nama aku ajer setiap kali suruh makan. Insyallah....kalo berkesempatan next time, aku akan singgah.

17:00 : Ready to feed goat lah.....new experience..i like it & enjoy very much....

I want to do it frequently....& i want to learn about goat one day....full time....

20:00 : shower again.....& free time...borak2 & sleep well...too tired i guess.....

Sunday ; 29th NOV 2009 :

09:20 : Depart from Pulau Manis & heading back to KL.

12:30 : Arrived at KL...& lunch also at Mamak kat Solaris...beriyani....lapar siot...

14:00 : Reached E-cheert house...& again...too tired....sleep again....

17:00 : Wake up & preparing myself for blurry items to buy at IKEA...yeayeah.....

18:00 : Confusing.... a lot of wishlist to buy....ended up with....mobility high & cheap...since I'm going to move out from current Home Sweet Home.

23:00 : Mission complete....need rest....& yes....my working colleague will fetch me on the next day at 10:00. Sleep well....

Monday ; 30th NOV 2009 :

04:30 : Another simptoms that happened to me.... cannot sleep but i just make myself relax & perform solat hajat....& pray to God so that whatever that i did Insyallah dipermudahkan jalan.

05:50 : Suboh Prayers...

07:30 : Had my Nasi Lemak

08:30 : Ready to go back to Penang...

10:24 : She text me....." Now only leavin house " Ooo God...Just wait...

11:25 : She lost somewhere....Haih....GPS like her very much....always like to re-calculating.....!

11:47 : Finally she somewhere at Jalan Kelapa Hijau....very near...& YES finally she made it....Congrats my fren.... :-) How long your time for this trip.....?

12:00 : We hit the Autobahn......Alhamdulillah....trip to Pulau Manis considered the last trip for this year end calendar..

13:20 : Stop at Tapah R n R....pee & lunch .... this fella mengidam KFC....layan saja...!

14:03 : Hit autobahn again.....borak2....gelak2..kutuk2...whatever as long this trip full of happiness & safe journey to Penang...

17:03 : Reached home safely...thanx a lot ya my fren for assisting me to KL by car pooling...

Summary :

1) Every trip to Pulau Manis, reminds me about dream job.....wisdom, peace...fresh air, about loving family & kids...., & the most important your childhood dream.....

2) Get to know myself better...why ? It's always something about you...what you are searching for in Your life....Pulau Manis give me freedom....peace of mind...giving me a space to extend my thinking beyond my imagination....

3) The next 5 years target....wish me well...Always remind me about the next miles stone.....insyallah...

4) I hope the moment i step down into Masjidil Haram, i'll keep my DOAs .... wish & hope only to ALLAH s.w.t. His the creator of human kind & the great universe....because Pulau Manis is turning point for me each time I'm having tough time this year...

Insyallah.

See you then.

Salam.

" My Great Weekend "

Salam & Good Day folks,

Last week I'd like to considered my first ever great weekend. It was really special moment & a new feeling. I never had such precious time something like that for entire of mylife. I hope the good things will happen again as it gives you determination to improve yourself confident & morale in your " Pursuit of Happiness " .

Apart from that my first ever participation in the half marathon ( Penang Bridge International Marathon ). The 21 km of running completed in 3 hours 20 min. I was again so happy that the entire 21 km was full of running....( no jalan ). It was good weekend to remember the entire of my life.

Alhamdulillah .

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" An Injured Lion finally entering POWERMAN Malakoff 2009 "

Salam & Good Day Folks !

How are you there ?

Well it just a week after my first POWERMAN Malakoff 2009. This is my first long individual long run after Baling Dualthlon. This time around an injured lion will be competing in 11 km running - 64 km biking - 10 km running.......Fellas...it's not that easy huh...although my training regime not properly pick up at the peak time still it's get my nerve drowning for some reasons.

Running on the second stint was not that easy....it was too HOT !

Just on the short overview of my trial :

Run 11 km:

Starting smoothly ... no pain, I was controlling my breathing to keep my pacing with other participants....after 3km, it's getting slower & slower...but that was my real pacing. I've to admit it but still I'm on the course. Anyway, this is my summary after the completion of my first POWERMAN Malakoff Dualthlon series.

" An injured lion wants to know if he can still roars "

" is thinking about the injured lion at Manjung tomorrow....roars....roars.....! "

" what will happen to the injured lion if he can't survive fighting with mother nature....? "

" And YES , the story of an injured lion finally come to an end. Beside the difficulties he had suffered all the way to his maiden journey, he finally learnt some valuable things....an injured lion have to be more realistic when approaching his prey....an injured lion should prepared himself wisely rather than thinking of bogus success. The 2nd thing about the mother nature, an injured lion should considered the perfect elements of nature otherwise the absolute defeat would tremendously increasing on an injured lion. "

Refer to below statistics:

1st Run : On the 2nd laps....target time to complete at 1 hour 15 min

Bike : On the 2nd laps...by calculation...I'm out of 5below 5 hours....I knew already

2nd Run : This is the toughest part of The Day ! The heat itself make you crying for a while

YES ..... I made it....For sure next Year...Below 5 hours.

Journey of life together

" Me the 1st timer in Genting Trailblazer ! "

Salam & Good Day Folks !

Well last Sunday I was again participating in Genting Trailblazer. It was offroad running event with total distance of 14 km.

Do you want to know who is my lucky partner ?...

No need to tell ya....just the clips below & you'll see who's my partner that day.

Overall, we managed to complete the trails & the obstacles in 3 hours 18 mins in 14 km.

My average HR was 70 bpm.

" Bantal Peluk " from Dina Zaman

Salam Folks & Good Day again,

Well i likes this line of thoughts from the chapter of " Waves of God ", as Dina described in a well manner:

" When you can't make sense of anything, and despite the sympathy & assurance you get from others, there is always that emptiness. It's like clutching air, and what you really want is someone to hold you & tell you everything is all right. And then you question why.

Why did this have to happen ?

Why did this happen to me ?

What did I do to deserve this ?

When you can't find the answers from your family, your friends, your shrink, you turn to god.

Even though you will not hear God speak out, and you will not have God physically embrace you and you will feel frustration in the beginning, soon you will be calmer. You are heard. You have no one but God. "

" I am just 30th "

Alhamdulillah,

Yes finally i'am 30th years old today based on Islamic Hijr Calendar.

I'm so proud that finally i can celebrate my bestday in Islamic calendar.

Well.....i had 3 wishes to fullfill this year & yet i'm working on that. So what are the wishes...let's see:

1) i hope that i'll become a good muslim which translated into few things that i need to improve. not to missed any of 5 times prayer, read & understand the contents of Al-Quran & avoid myself from breaking any of GOD's law.

2) To have good healthy lifestyle....eat a good food (halal & bersih), cycling, running, swimming (sooner).

3) get married ?

and yes i like this qoute:

" Patience is the art of hoping "

Well....i've to slow the rush & enjoy more happiness, success & peace of mind every day !

Insyallah.

Amin.

" The closer you get to GOD "

Salam & Good Day !

These are few stories taken from " I am Muslim " by Dina Zaman.

Currently it was good to explore more about ourself through this book.

Let's get into the four stories:

Story 1:

She was heartbroken. As she wailed her grief out loud, a long drool of saliva dangled from her mouth before it snapped and dropped to the floor.

Daughter : I have prayed, begged, asked God, that after this, He would give me peace. A happier life. Is that too much to ask for ? I do not ask for wealth. I do not ask for the wordly. I just want happiness. Why do the wrong, the bad have everything ?

Mother : Keep on praying... keep on praying. To lose hope would mean to lose faith in God. Have patience....He will grant you what you want. What you desire.

Daughter : He Has forgotten me ?

Mother : Oh... don't say that ! God loves you, that's why He tests you. He is cleansing you. Turn to him. Embrace Him

Daughter : I can't hold God !

Story 2 :

" When I decided that I wanted to have a good, fulfilling life, let me tell you this. My life went to pieces ! Suddenly, my old friends showed their true colors. My work, also fell apart. Everything ! "

" I was upset. This was a lifetime of friendship and work we're talking about. Yelah, tak de kawan, duk atas sejadah lah ( i had no friends, so i prayed)...Why ? Why ? "

" And I realised this: the closer I get to God, the more He'll reveal hypocrisy to me. And now, the friends i have now are true friends. I have less money, but my life is full. What God gives, God takes, but in this case it's for the better. The closer you get to God, the more you're tested. But you will see the goodness. You'll see the truth. "

" Thing is: the closer you get to God, you have more sadness "

Inspirational Speech by Dr. Randy Pausch On the Oprah Winfrey Show: The Last Lecture. Dr. Pausch Passed Away On July 25, 2008

Randy Pausch Lecture: Time Management

So..this is good voice to the heard of about the time management.

" Ramadan the 21st of 1430 Hijrah "

Salam & Good Day !

Alhamdulillah,

I could not imagine that we have entering the 3rd week of Ramadan of 1430 Hijrah. Alhamdulillah, i could practice my fasting with out any hiccup & everything was working very well. Yeah...time is so precious. I just realize, that there's still a long way for me to be a humble human & Allah's servant. I should " muhasabah " my inner soul regularly instead of waiting during my moral compass get electrifying.....!

I don't how to describe this life.....sometimes i felt like i'm heading in the right coach/direction but when you stepped inside you just realized & concerned in many things....You start asking to yourself....for the explanation & sometimes the answers that you're looking for is not satisfying you. I'm trying to understand my life better....i'm extracting all the feelings, acts, love, parents, family, orphans or even when thinking about our own " ajal ".....you know where is your level of. " Subhanallah " !

I'm not scaring myself but it's better to keep our faith to Allah & following all HIS conducts or " Syariah ". I'm not complexing my life or you may think that i just screwed up my life recently......i don't think i'm into it. It just an expression of my feeling towards " amal " & " Taqwa " which i think & should improves mine

Well....i don't know how to describe this feelings....maybe the best way for me at this moment, to keep silent, keep observing....keep searching....keep asking for the answers & keep improving on faith to Allah. No matter how difficult it is......we have to be ready for the " Sakaratul Maut " calling at any time.

Subhanallah .

" Salam Ramadan "

Salam Folks,

Alhamdulillah, today is the second day of Ramadan. Syukur to Allah, for giving me a strength to perform ibadah " Puasa " (Fasting). And for the second day also, i've nothing to hide for " berbuka ".....i mean the destination for breaking a fast. It was again to my brother house...meet them as they were my eyes & ears for me. Well, syukur again as i was able to breaking my fast with out eating lonely...at least i've somebody to talk with. That's life....i love Ramadan so much, since it gives freedom & ideas for you to think about your life in this world & after this life. In fact, you're trying to put more concerntration to your daily life so at least it's become more meaningful day & night.

A So, what's interesting today....??! I think i don't have any special ....... except a friend of mine (Azlin's papa)...suffering....sick at this moment. According to Lin's blog, she mentioned about her papa illness of not being able to have appetite....(losing appetite due to mouth ulcer & sore throat). Anyway, let's just pray for good to Lin's papa " moga-moga di berikan kesihatan yang lebih baik dari hari sebelumnya" ; AMIN. As for me, i wish tomorrow will be a good day & give me more strength to perform ibadah puasa. Insyallah....may Allah bless us.

huh..before ending up this.... i would like to share recent video from " You Tube " ...which i like to see many many times since it gives you something that i would consider as " rahmat " from Allah. It's open your mind & soul. I hope one day i'll be able to perform an ibadah (" Hajj " or " Umrah ").

Amin

" The Deen Show "

Salam & Peace be upon you !

Alhamdullilah (Thank You Allah ! ) for this opportunity for me to write these few lame words. I just had enough rest at home today & most of the time at home I was trying to understand myself better. I don't know how to describe this feelings but i did believe in what things that I'm doing now towards that something i'm looking & searching for a better life & a better human & the most important thing is keeping our self to the creator of the universe (Allah The Almighthy !)

I just find myself lucky enough to find this website (www.thedeenshow.com) & personally believe the question ask by Eddie is something that we need to think for....or at least for better understanding for ourself once before we die. The truth is out there, we need explore & discover by ourself....fact is there...only us...!

There are some basics explanation of why we still need to understand this life once..at least for me. I'm still searching of why the conflicts in our daily life can help you to become a better person. Once again....don't ask me why .... i just follow my intuition & keeping myself searching of what I'm looking for.

Insyallah !

Salam.

" Jangan Mencari terlalu "SEMPURNA" "

Salam & Good Day !

A friend of mine forwarded this text to me in the early morning. It's kinda fact & honestly delibrating human behaivour. For my opinion it's realistic & holistic. We should think of it....! Let's go through this interesting text about life .

" Jika kamu memancing ikan......

Setelah ikan itu terlekat di mata kail......

Hendaklah kamu mengambil ikan itu......

Janganlah sesekali kamu LEPASKAN ia semula kedalam air begitu sahaja.......

Kerana ia akan SAKIT oleh kerana bisanya......

Ketajaman mata kail kamu & mungkin ia akan MENDERITA selagi ia masih hidup......

Begitulah juga......

Setelah kamu memberi banyak PENGHARAPAN kepada seseorang ......

Setelah ia mulai MENYAYANGI kamu......

Hendaklah kamu MENJAGA hatinya......

Janganlah sesekali kamu terus MENINGGALKANNYA begitu saja......

Kerana dia akan TERLUKA oleh kenangan bersamamu......

dan mungkin TIDAK dapat MELUPAKAN segalanya selagi dia masih mengingati kamu......

Jika kamu MENADAH air biarlah berpada......

Jangan terlalu berharap pada takungannya dan menganggap ia begitu teguh......

Cukuplah sekadar untuk KEPERLUANMU sahaja......

Kerana apabila ia mulai RETAK ....tidak sukar untuk kamu menampal dan

memperbaikinya semula......

Dan bukannya terus dibuang begitu sahaja......

Begitulah juga......

Jika kamu sedang memiliki seseorang.... TERIMALAH dia seadanya......

Janganlah kamu terlalu mengaguminya dan mengganggapkan dia begitu istimewa......

Anggaplah dia manusia biasa......

Kerana apabila dia melakukan KESILAPAN .... tidaklah sukar untuk kamu

MEMAAFKANNYA dan MEMBOLEHKAN hubungan kamu akan TERUS hingga ke akhir hayat

Dan bukannya MENGHUKUMNYA dan MENINGGALKAN dia begitu sahaja kerana

kamu merasa terlalu kecewa dengan sikapnya

Lalu semuanya akan menjadi TERHENTI begitu sahaja......

Jika kamu MEMILIKI sepinggan nasi......

Yang kamu pasti baik untuk diri kamu......

Yang MENGENYANGKAN dan BERKHASIAT ......

Mengapa kamu berlengah lagi? Cuba mencari makanan yang lain......

Kerana terlalu ingin mengejar KELAZATAN ......

Kelak, nasi itu akan BASI sendiri dan kamu sudah tidak boleh

menikmatinya lagi......

Kamu akan MENYESAL ......

Begitulah juga......

Jika kamu telah bertemu dengan seorang INSAN ......

Yang kamu pasti boleh membawa KEBAIKAN kepada dirimu......

MENYAYANGIMU .... MENGASIHIMU ....dan MENCINTAIMU ....

Mengapa kamu berlengah lagi?

Cuba MEMBANDINGKANNYA dengan yang lain......

Terlalu mengejar KESEMPURNAAN ......

Kelak, dia akan BERJAUH HATI dan kamu akan KEHILANGANNYA apabila dia

menjadi milik orang lain......

Kamu juga yg akan MENYESAL dan tidak ada gunanya lagi......

Oleh itu janganlah kita terlalu mengejar KESEMPURNAAN kerana ia

bukanlah faktor utama KEBAHAGIAAN yang sempurna, sedangkan jika kita

boleh memaafkan KESILAPAN orang yang kita sayang dan akur dengan

KELEMAHANNYA sebagai manusia biasa serta BERSYUKUR dengan apa yang

kita sudah MILIKI ...kita akan BAHAGIA, BAHAGIA dan terus BAHAGIA...itu lebih BERMAKNA !

"Begitu hidup ini tiada yang abadi yg patah Kan tumbuh yang hilang Kan

berganti, namun yang berganti tidak mungkin sama seperti yang hilang"