preoccupied

"P. Ramlee tidak mempunyai harta seperti rumah atau tanah yang setaraf dengan namanya yang besar, lebih -lebih lagi sekarang ini walaupun sudah bergelar Tan Sri. Tetapi saya bersyukur ke hadrat Ilahi, kerana sewaktu hidupnya, bapa saya tidak memikirkan apa yang akan jadi setelah dia tiada, ke mana hala tuju anak-anaknya, ini kerana dia adalah anak seni sejati yang memperhambakan diri kepada seni, bukan seperti sesetengah anak seni hari ini yang hidup kaya raya, mempunyai pengurus, dan penuh kemewahan" Nasir P.Ramlee

P.Ramlee the musical : the live, the love & the inspiration - worth the wait, and every cents paid

(image : old PETA advert. my favorite)

Subconsciously depressed. Outwardly numb. Literally suffocated. Emotionally frustrated. Too much drama, though not entirely my own, desperately in need of own space, some tender, loving and care would be nice too.

Time spent with both less-drama, A-Malik clans helped a lot. Getting sick of laziness, feign affections, gossips, people who never seem to grow up, period. High school is history, grow up everyone, at least a bit.

Weekends have been wet. Two barbecues crashed by heavy downpour, refreshing, the perfect playground I'd say. I love rain, it heals wounds. I love lamb chop, it makes me swoon.

Lovely Sunday. I wish it'd never ends. I miss being loved. I miss being preoccupied. I miss the sweet smell of fresh seawater. I miss doing what I love doing. I'm just hungry I want breakfast (with the commercial song "wake up to natural nourishment" at the back of my head).

I love to listen. I hate to talk. I hate when you pretend to listen. I hate the absent stares, the cold responses, those selfish gestures, those lies beckoning me to trust and mistrust at the same time that it hurts so bad it drives me crazy.

Too much frustrations and I have never felt so alone. mengada bukan :p

goose pimples

imperfection. lovely.

Good morning.

First thing first, I just want to say that I hate getting "Because it's just wrong" or "God loathes it" to every questions asked. Especially if you were in the middle of a discussion to begin with. Especially even after sensing the dissension of the group in a whole, those exact statements are still being repeated over and over again by the same person who I think, had failed to grasp the fundamental meaning of a discussion, defined by one dictionary as "consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate," .. God, it's just freaking annoying, period.

I personally refuse to think the universe - the rules, way of life and everything in it, works in such ways, to be taken for granted as it is. The human mind is created to ponder upon stuff, not to follow blindly, Taklid namanya. Yes, sometimes we already know the facts, the wrong(s) and right(s), but truly there must be logical explanations to all the whys and how's and whens, regardless of whether it makes any sense or not, which is healthy to be put into discussions, for further understanding of it, right? Right.

"Do you believe in karma? I do, 60%"

"How do they do it ey, when people believe in percentage, I thought when you believe, you would stand for it wholeheartedly, like, 100%"

"Well, for instance, I believe in Judgement Day, where sinners got punished for misdeeds. As for karma, the concept of "what goes around comes around" doesn't really crossed my mind the minute I act upon something. Maybe afterwards, kalau rajin nak fikir la. I think that if you believe 100%, you'd do things just because you expect something in return, not because you want to.. "

Adakah itu jawapan yang tepat? Or should I just say that I don't believe in karma, like zero percent?

"Religion is always associated with not just the word Believe, but also the word Faith. Faith means putting your 100% trust towards this entity without having to have reasons. So if you come across a question with no answers and no contest, this is when you need to have faith" - Nadiah, quoting her father, "man of few words". Thanks Nad!

My point is, yes I question stuff, out of confusion, or curiosity, or just plain stupidity. Not because I am angry, or trying to challenge God The Most Powerful, the Most Merciful. I have faith, it's just sometimes I need convincing, in certain areas. Do help, don't hate.

Oh btw, the movie 1957 : Hati Malaya was such a downer. No goose pimples on sight, a total disappointment for a highly anticipated movie (by me). Lousy effects, messy shots - there was one moment where they focused on Douglas Lim's double chin for what seems like a minute too long; jumpy scenes and script.. sigh. A great history lesson nevertheless, just technically retarded I supposed. Namun siapalah saya untuk mengkritik, hanyala seorang kaki wayang yang tergoda dengan tajuk cerita yang meremangkan bulu roma.

Oh well. Happy Saturday schmerday.

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august 25

can you spot me?

Last weekend I found my long lost love again. This 'old flame', caught me off guard, reminding me of how much in love I was and still am with it. One year, one freaking year of having to watch from the sidelines, only God knows how much I miss doing it. I was overwhelmed by the whole experience, devouring every minute with hunger and passion I've never known existed, feeling great about myself despite the sunburned and aching everywhere, not caring whether I win or lose, as long as I get to do it.

The Perhentian Island Challenge was definitely the first of its kind for me, as my previous races have never involved the seawater and beaches in general, swimming in particular. Plus this time around I was in an all-female team, in the mixed-category, where we have to compete against men as well. My new teammate and I, we managed to team up quite well with all odds against us. I don't really know how to swim, she doesn't do kayaking, in fact that was her first time during the race. So we sucked in water.

I learned a lot about myself from the experience, my strengths and weaknesses, on how to lead, how not to get discouraged by injuries or glitches or the heat for that matter, how to push myself further, and not just give up. At the end of the day, I came to appreciate my old teammates better, as now I realised you guys had worked much harder compared to me, who was pretty much just a follower, the one doing the easiest tasks or none at all. I realised how depressing it is to watch someone quitting when you know and believe that she has so much potential, and that she can do much much better and offers so much more by not giving up. I was spoiled, I feel bad now, I will work harder next time insya Allah.

Nevertheless, I swam for a distance of nearly 2km, not bad ey for such a lousy-I-Just-Know-How-to-Swim-Late-Last-Year-tu-pun-slow-cam-kurakura-pun-lagi-laju swimmer. Ada life jacket la tapi, but still, saya tau ramai yang berbangga dengan saya hahahahahaha!! note : dulu pakai life jacket pun boleh lemas ok, so it was quite an achievement, or at least to me.

Beautiful island, great food, great people, great sponsors, great race, I definitely could NOT ask for more.

I'll be back, and next time, I will win.

hope for football

Pesta Bola Merdeka

Malaysia, fronted by our U-23 players, won against Myanmar 3-1, yebedabeduuuuuuu!!

It was a much awaited victory, can't remember the last time we won against any international teams. It's funny how the juniors performed waaaaaaaay better than their seniors, physically and mentally. Baru la puas hati datang tengok, lari pun tak pancit.

"Hadiah ambang kemerdekaan" bak kata pengulas sukan. Coolness!

Yes I watch football every now and then, by watching I mean LIVE. It's more or less the same feeling I have during adventure racing, or while watching SURVIVOR - the adrenaline rush, the heart pumping along the drums beatings, watching the players, fellow racers getting ready, the feeling of being a part of something greater than you yourself. I love the atmosphere, the sounds, the colors, the unison of people and cheers and the passions in everyone's eyes, especially if your team won in the end.

There were few downers though, like for instance, upon arriving at the Shah Alam Stadium, we came across 4-5 buses of supporters of Myanmar, heading the same way. They walked in large groups, dan mereka kencing beramai-ramai di atas padang menuju ke stadium?!!! I mean, WTF?!! It's not like they were surrounding a tree or something, they just went off there and then, while talking out loud to each other, with those things sticking out like nobody's business, in the middle a walking crowd?!! How appalling is that?! Barbaric, and plain disgusting.

Our local supporters were no different. We may not wee wee in public but there were still those doing the classic pun of throwing bottles and other stuff not only into the field but to cameramen, or practically anyone walking by. Memalukan, mmg patut kene belasah dgn FRU. kerusi patah apetah lagi, dgn mercunnya, curi offside punya bendera, apa kejadahnya tuh?! Kira sopan sikiiiiit jela daripada penyokong Myanmar. Bukan semua la tapi, sebab nila setitik rosak susu sebelanga.

Nevertheless, we won!!! See, we can actually win football matches. I guess there's still hope for Malaysian football, as long as they don't let it get into their heads and end up worse than their seniors.

Happy Independence Day Malaysiaku!!!

roadtrip

jibeng's butterflies

*this was looong overdue. august 20, 2007

[KL 400km]

yau : ok ok.. kalau korang ialah erm, an international male musician, korang rasa korang ialah siapa? aku brandon boyd, uhuuuuuuuu (sambil perasan diri tough dan macho). eh tak jadilah, die cam jamal abdilah. aku mick jagger la. kaya dan fit pakcik itu. second choice lead singer all american reject. damon albarn pun boleh gak.
bertam : my first choice, mig ayesa, yezzzzzza
lebam : aku jT!!
cek mek molek : aku ariel!!
yau, lebam, bertam : ?!!!! tak valid dowh!! die kene other than malay.
cek mek molek : alaaaaaaaa boleh laaa (sambil buat muka nak nanges)

yau : fine fine, ariel pun ariel la (sambil pandang slack). kalau female singer aku booking aku ialah sheryl crow, or shakira, or celine dion. wow sedap sungguh suarakuhhhh
cek mek molek : aku pink britney ashlee
yau : britney?! nak nak!!
lebam : aku cassie, faith hill, fergi, sexayh mamas
bertam : mak nak rihanna, gwen, nelly furtado

yau : ok next, pelakon lelaki tempatan
cek mek molek : aku pierre!!
bertam : mak ko khatijah tan dowh
yau : aku nak awie la.. pendapatan 40,000 sebulan, kayanye saya
lebam : aku hans isaac, minatla aku pls, aku hensem
bertam : aku shamser, sorry korang
yau : shamser pelakon ke?!!
cek mek molek : ada dowh.
yau : fine fine. aku xmo la awie. first choice aku nak jadi, zahim al bakri, boleh? tak pun spark, si zul huzaimi
ke namanye.. terer berlakon
lebam : rempit!!!
cek mek molek : aku nak afdlin la camtu, cumel cam aku hehe
yau : kl lagi 303 km..
lebam : jom goreng pisang

[10 minit kemudian]
cek mek molek : roti HI FI, roti HI FI, HI FI apa sekaraaaaaaang (amek ko yau, jawab jawab)
yau : HI FI sdn bhd, HI FI sdn bhd, sdn bhd apa sekarang..
bertam : sendirian berhad erm.. erm.. syarikat, sendirian berhad syarikat (belasah laaaaaaaa)

[KL 290 km. kebas.kaki.tangan.perut.segala-galanya]

happy engagement to jibeng & usop.
selamat pengantin baru ghandi & suami!!
SEMOGA BERBAHAGIA KE AKHIR HAYAT

broken

I'm loving my weekends.
My weekends have been spent wisely, with those I cherished.
Unlike my weekdays, nothing but boring stuff, shoving me into mind blowing restlessness, ending up sleeping my brains off from dawn to dusk until the break of dawn again.
Have you cried out of boredom? That's how bored I was.

I love spending time with my old friends, and my, how they have evolved.
Sometimes its downright frustrating, sometimes I can't help but smiling.
It is sad seeing those I considered 'beautiful', got broken along the process.
Got broken in certain aspects of life, not necessarily as a whole.

Like this friend of mine, with her chiseled feature and alluring nature, one would've thought she'd turn out to be a one of those pretty lasses with looks to die for.
She gained weight, end up with not-so-healthy complexion, not caring about how she looks.
Still pretty but she could have been prettier.

Another friend, beautiful mind, have always been level-headed, one of the best students in school; dropped out of college.

One friend, multi talented, a genius by all means, got her heart broken, leaving her forever stuck in that state of being left upon, those endless "why"s, changing her permanently from the fruitful person she was once, into this very sad person she is now.

Sayang sekali.

I have my share of cracks too. Seeing them made me thought of how I got broken myself...

Then again, who's complaining. They triumph in the fields or paths they've chosen.
Broken beauty is blessed with great career and a great guy in tow.
So does broken mind and broken spirit, they have influence, careers and even money not many people have.

It's true that beauty is to be preserved. Nevertheless, ugly to you may appear beautiful to others.
So what, you got broken, you screwed up, what's next? What about the rest of your life?

They, we, got broken from not focusing. We got distracted.
It's never to late to repair, or start over, start anew. Focus, get things done, stop throwing ourselves to sadness, or laziness, or restlessness.

So I started the week with some endorphin releasing, and it felt good!!
Tetapi saya sudah kebusanan kembali. Help.

"Welcome to wherever you are
This is your life,
you've made it this far.
Welcome, you gotta believe,
That right here right now,
you're exactly where you're supposed to be

When it seems you're lost, alone and feeling down.
Remember, everybody's different
Just take a look around"


p/s : Get well soon cikikuhh!!

diseased

I remember one time Abah brought home a book on stem cell research. I doubt he'd ever read it though, it was a gift from someone or like always, he practically bought anything and everything being shoved upon him. Stem cell is a state of the art biotechnology aiming at finding the cure for several diseases especially the Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes.

We often heard of the Parkinson's among the elderly but there were cases of it affecting people our age too; causing motor disturbance (affecting movements) and also non motor disturbances like sleeping and mood disturbance. Parkinson's, a disease synonym with the profound artist Michael J. Fox. My mom likes him ; "cute, baby face, I like!!" I added the " I like" part, sorry Mak, but seriously, she's fond of him.

Such multi talented person, such energy. It is heartbreaking to watch how the disease is physically affecting him, especially the first time he talked in Congress without taking his medication, just to proof his points.

I really hope we can find the cure in our lifetime, I really do.

"Stem cells are primal cells found in all multi-cellular organisms They retain the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and can differentiate into a diverse range of specialized cell types.

There exists a widespread controversy over stem cell research that emanates from the techniques used in the creation and usage of stem cells. Human embryonic stem cell research is particularly controversial because, with the present state of technology, starting a stem cell line requires the destruction of a human embryo and/or therapeutic cloning.

President Bush, twice in his tenure, vetoed the passage of a bill that would ease restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research." Read the rest of it here

drama

Mr. & Mrs. Fane

Great dramas are lacking nowadays, in movies I mean.
Finally, a 'drama' worth mentioning, not just because my favorite actor is in it.;

THE PAINTED VEIL

"Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham and set against the visually stunning backdrop of China during its most dramatic period of upheaval, The Painted Veil tells a unique story of an estranged husband and wife who find redemption and unexpected grace in a very unlikely place".

The movie is about and I quote " discovering forgiveness, understanding, and even tenderness - and rediscover each other "

Can a woman actually loves a man for his virtues alone? Sure, why not.

charity meme

"This is the rule.
If you are tagged, you need to write an entry related to the meme. At the end of your entry you just need to tag as many person as you like. You will then leave a comment in their blog to let them know they have been tagged, and to include this message, "By doing this meme you are contributing rm127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage".
Once you've finished (and posted it in your blog), do leave a comment in Abe Id's blog so that he can count yours in the list"

1. A person is only as good as his mindset and outlook on life.
2. Friendship is always precious.
3. To love is to bring out the best in you out of loving itself, boleh?
4. Money makes me think of Amsterdam, I wonder why, hmm..
5. I miss lots of things - the outdoors, my old ciki, races, crazy friends, the oceans, hockey, volleyball!!

6. My way of saying I care is by listening. I won't listen if I don't really care.

7. I try to spread love and happiness by being happy, people say it's contagious.
8. Pick the flowers when it's allowable, or harmless to do so, like there were a bunch of them that picking one would go unnoticed, or drive it to extinction, something like that.
9. To love someone is to put that someone's happiness first before yours, going the extra miles against all odds.

10. Beauty is a pregnant lady, happily carrying a child, not mind being fat.

11. When I was thirteen, what I remember the most was the family trip to London and Paris, abah got too busy for long vacations after that.
12. When I was twenty one, I remember being confused.
13. I am most happy when watching SURVIVOR
14. Nothing makes me happier than being around my loved ones - my cats included.
15. If I can change one thing, I will change from being too lazy to less lazy.
16. If smiles were money then I would smile while shopping, ha! (toye, I know I know!)
17. Wouldn't it be nice if we could focus on common interests and the greater good rather than the differences.
18. If you want to live a full life then you would got off that couch.
19. Money is not everything if you can grow you own food and clothes.
20. The most touching moments I have experienced is watching parents cried.
21. I smile when looking at newborns - human and cats.
22. When I am happy I'd laugh out loud, high on happiness.
23. If only I don't have to grow up then I'd live a Peter Pan's life (dah malas la tu)
24. The best thing I did yesterday was spending time with mak - shopping, badminton training, shopping again, just talking, more like escorting.
25. If I ever write a book, I will give it this title,"abah : the legacy". I hardly know my dad other than being you know, my dad. A book would be the beginning of a thorough research, I owe him that.
26. One thing I must do before I die is to make sure my family is well taken care of.
27. Doing this meme I feel like I've done somebody a favor.

Hey, it's a charity meme people. Let's jom! Mereka mereka yang WAJIB buat :

miss moffattess
miss lyan
mizzwaney
miss dilot
mr nonoy
miss fiezan
mr swisscobalt

and the rest of you.. (dah malas nak tulis huhu). Quick, the dateline is end of July!

"Anybody who uses Islam in politics for his or her self-gain will not be accepted by God. Islam unites Its followers and It is not for disunity. Islam is an integration device used to strengthen us with other Islamic countries"

another cat story

smitten by the kittens

Such a great day to be shared with loved ones. Great food, great company, great vibes everywhere. It was sheer happiness, like dancing in the rain butt naked, or half naked, or just without a head cover that can be quite a burden while soaking wet.

It's funny how people love and see things, how different yet similar everyone is in that matter. "Distance makes the heart grows fonder" or so it goes, but I don't think many people would go by that. People tend to forget how special someone was to them once they've met someone else (s); like the old ones have outlived their importance and becoming less significant. Or once they've stopped seeing each other. Or lost contact and drifted away, blame it on geography. Or hormones, again.

I am a very nostalgic person. I remember things. I love my past, and the perspective of a bright future. Sentimental, some might say. Emotional, you might say. I guess that is one reason why those who were important to me back then, are important to me still ; so it's hard to imagine not even being friends anymore with those you cared so much about, you know (well my supersentivity annoys me at times, like this time, but trust me, I don't go and give people a hard time about it, and I kinda like it that way, so no worries). Nevertheless, despite losing some, those who stick around, and will be sticking around till death do us part insya Allah, you guys rock!!! (high five people!! come on, spread the lurrrrrrrrrve - sambil menempelkan sekuntum bunga di telinga). God knows how much I love you, all of you(s), even those who won't be reading this trashybloggywoggy.

Loved ones, are they the ones you loved, or the ones who make you feel loved?!

Thank you cikiku, thank you orang orang kampungkuh, family and friends, thank you all for the wishes and happy returns, and for remembering, and keeping in touch. You've all made my day, yeay!!!

Cheers!

addition

yesterday

June 21, 2007, my muffin gave me five new kittens, yeay!

The delivery was around 830-1130pm, while I was out having dinner.
She knew I'd be panicking, so she decided to gave birth while I was out, or so I assumed.

I didn't see blood, I didn't smell blood, I just found her sitting quietly inside the box, not expecting anything unusual until I saw two white heads sticking out underneath her. Then only I saw the rest of them (tu pun mula mula ingat empat je, skali ada lagi satu bawah ekor)

Muffin is a kitten still, and yet she has shown a great deal of motherly gestures and care, cleaning up the babies, biting off the umbilical cords, eating up the placentas (good for producing milk), all by herself. You'd say, hey, of course she'd know what to do, she's a cat, they shouldn't be having any problems giving birth and stuff. Still, I was scared you know, what if there were too much blood, or that she needed a cesarean, stuff like that, ha!

OK OK I fret over nothing. Nevertheless, it would be a nerve wrecking experience if I were to watch the babies coming out literally, you know. Might have recorded the whole event on tape, pretty fascinating I'd say. (asni gelila tuh, kucing-kucing nih, haha)


On the other hand, to this special someone, thanks for last night. Whenever I felt unloved, or lonely, you have never failed to make me feel loved again, aiceh ceh. Thank you.

pork

A rather resourceful explanation on why we shouldn't eat pork, not just because it is haram. Courtesy of miss jibeng.
My greatest thanks to Bobby Tan & Najib Khan Surattee, as caring is sharing is caring. God bless.

From: Surattee Khan
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 11:59 PM
To: Bobby Tan
Cc: Ust Abu Zaki; Ust Mohd Ghouse Khan Surattee; Ustaz Anang
Husaini Al Banjari; Ustaz Iskandar; Ustaz Jallaludin Hassan; Ustaz
Khair Rahmat; Ustaz Mohamed Bin Ali; Ustaz Muhd Mihdhar Mahmood;
Ustaz Rosman Al Habsyi; Ustaz Yousef; Ustaz Yusri Yubhi; Wesley Neoh
Subject: Fwd: FW: Fwd: wonder why we don't eat pork??

Hi Bobby,

Please watch the forwarded video. Maybe this is just one of the reasons
why muslims are strictly not allowed to eat pork. The pigs are created
not for eating. They are created for something else.

In the Holy Quran, God mentions in 4 separate verses that we are not
allowed to eat pork purely because the pork is dirty.

In Chapter 2 Verse 172 & 173, God says:
O believers! Eat the clean things which We have provided you and give
thanks to Allah, if you worship only Him. He has forbidden you to eat
dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine(pig), and that on which any name
other than Allah has been invoked; but if someone is compelled by
absolute necessity, neither to sin nor to trangress, they shall incur
no sin.
Surely, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Similar instruction can also be found in Chapters 5: 6, 6: 145 and 16:
115 of the Holy Quran.

I have a Chinese friend who went to visit a pig stye in Malaysia and he
did not eat pork for many months because he saw most of the pigs were
eating and licking the excretion of the other pigs even when the
excretions were about to come out, they started to lick them. He almost
vomitted.

The animal (pig) is an eater of the highest degree. It is shameless and
indecent. They have very high sexual desires most of them are
homosexuals too. It is clear now why it is forbidden. The flesh of such
an impure animal will have similar impure influence on the body and
soul of the eater. It is affirmed that the soul will be affected by the
type of food eaten and without doubt, the result of a bad thing like
pig will be bad. The Greek scientists have shown before Islam, that the
flesh of this animal reduces modesty in one who eats and promote
shameless behavior. Eating its flesh causes distancing oneself from the
angels and growing of the character contrary to good manners.

The pig is much inclined to impurity especially human excretion, which
it relishes. Its flesh, therefore is developed from faeces and eating
is like eating one's own excretion.

So why does God creates the pigs? We'll discuss this issue separately.
I have to thank you for having interest in Islamic knowledge. It is
always a pleasure to share with you as well with our religious teachers
such knowledge.

Warmest Regards,
Najib Khan Surattee

Bobby Tan < > wrote:

Hi Najib,

I only know that MUSLIM cannot take pork because it is uncleaned
according to your religion. No one has explain to me like you does and
even the Bible does not mentioned on this subject matter. It seemed to
me that you are very knowledgeable and understand the "KORAN" very
well. I am glad and honour that you had taken your valuable time and
going extra mile to to think and
explain to people like me.

Many thanks for your great effort.
With warmest regards,
BOBBY TAN

From: Surattee Khan
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:33 PM
To: Bobby Tan
Cc: Ust Abu Zaki; Ust Mohd Ghouse Khan Surattee; Ustaz Anang
Husaini AlBanjari; Ustaz Iskandar; Ustaz Jallaludin Hassan; Ustaz Khair
Rahmat;Ustaz Mohamed Bin Ali; Ustaz Muhd Mihdhar Mahmood; Ustaz Rosman
Al Habsyi;Ustaz Yousef; Wesley Neoh
Subject: Did the Bible mention about pork?

Hi Bobby,

Thank you for taking your time to read this article. I have to make a
couple of comments to your statement below before continuing to explain
to you why Allah created the pig in the first place.
I am also glad that you have decided to stop eating pork after watching
the video. It is for your own good health.

My comments are as follows:

1. The Bible does mention that it is forbidden to eat pork: It is also
mentioned in 4 separate verses (like in the Qur'an).

The verses are:

1. In the Book of Leviticus, Chapter 11, Verse 7& 8:

"Do not eat pigs. They must be considered unclean; they have divided
hoofs, but do not chew the cud. Do not eat these animals or even touch
their dead bodies; they are unclean."

2. The above verse is repeated in the Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 14,
Verses 7 & 8.

3. In the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 65, Verses 2 to 4: The Lord says:
"... I have always been ready to welcome my own people, who stubbornly
do what is wrong and go their own way. They shamelessly keep on making
me angry. They offer pagan sacrifices in sacred gardens and burn
incense on pagan altars. At night they go to caves and tombs to consult
the spirit of the dead. They eat pork and drink broth made from meat
offered in pagan sacrifice... "

4. Also in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 66, Verse 17: The Lord says:
"The end is near for those who purify themselves for pagan
worship, who go in procession on sacred gardens and eat pork and mice
and other disgusting foods."

By now I hope you are purely convinced that pork is dirty and
disgusting.

2. My second comment is that you should spell out the word "Qur'an"
with the letter Q instead of using the letter K.
God swears with the letter Qaf, the Arabic letter for Q, as in the word
"Qur'an" (Chapter 50, Verse 1), and not the with Arabic letter Kaf, as
used in the word "kafir" (unbelievers).

If you go to any bookstore and find some Qur'an with spelling "Koran",
as a title, try to look at the author: 99.9% they are non muslims!
These are people who do research on Islamic studies and are not having
the Islamic faith. Their translations are usually
not accurate and biased to their personal perception on Islam. A good
example is a book called "The Koran" translated by N J Dawood, Penguin
Classics. The author is a Jew. He did not convert to Islam.

This is part of the CODE of the Qur'an!

Next, let's talk about why in the first place Allah created the pig.

In the book entitled, "Noah's Ark and the Universal Deluge" by Mohamad
Yasin Owadally, I quote:"Two species of animals that did not enter the
Ark were seen coming out on Mount Judi namely the pig (and the cat).
These animals did not exist before the deluge, but Allah created them
in the Ark because the Ark was filled with filth and the human
excrements that pervaded and unbearable stink. The people of the Ark
could no longer bore the bad smell, so they complained to Prophet Noah
(may peace be upon him). Therefore Noah passed his hand on the back of
the elephant and lo! The pig came out from the anus of the elephant.
The pig complied with the instructions of Allah, it consumed all the
filth and the human excrements within the Ark and the stink
disappeared." (I will not write about the cat here.)

So I hope by now you understand what is the purpose of pigs in this
world. They are not meant for eating but for cleaning those dirty
stuffs. Otherwise you will not find 4 verses in the Bible and 4 verses
in the Qur'an mentioning about it.

In addition to the pork, all meat that are not slaughtered in the name
of Allah is forbidden to the muslims. That's why we can't eat those
cakes, sweets, food containing gelatine, emulsifiers etc. I'll stop
here for this topic and hope to share with you on some other miracles
of the Holy Qur'an in future. May Allah bless you!

Thanks and Regards,
Najib Khan Surattee


Bobby Tan < > wrote:

Hi Najib,
Thanks for your comments, corrections and pointing out mistakes to me.
I am glad to learn something from you.

I just wonder do you read the whole BIBLE? You seemed to be very
knowledgeable in both "Qur'an and Bible" and you are able to quotes the
verses even from Bible.

May Allah bless you too!
Warmest regard,
Bobby Tan

moblog

Started out as a 'brotherly' weekends.

Shopped-till-we-were-almost-broke.

Youngest bro bought a new set of PC.

Eldest bro bought toys...

Brotherly turned into grandmotherly,

and grandmotherly turned into fami-ly, the extended one.

Had 'icing' fight, a bit of singing here and there, and a lot of catching up.

One cousin just got married.
Another cousin had just dumped her fiancee - good riddance.

Then another bro crashed his car into an old mercedes.

The car's injury was near fatal.

But it was his wallet that suffered the most, and still suffering.

Last but not least, a meet-up with 5 of my favorite girls at the good, old Mamak Bistro

One of us is getting married

Endless weddings, priceless memories.

Happy birthday (s) to toman atukkuh, asyraf adindaku, fozz & natt kesayanganku..!!

Selamat pengantin baru : siban & dilot, farhana & akmal, asni & hasib, kamilah & izani

(not to forget, Pak Lah). Semoga berbahagia ke akhir hayat..

Sekian laporan. Me is bored is me, already.

excerpts

home

How can you tell a happy person from a posse :

"It was the eyes that gave him away : when he made that stupid joke about Martin, and expected us to laugh, the eyes were completely lost in the joke, and there was nothing else of them. They were just laughing eyes, not frightened eyes or troubled eyes - it was the eyes a baby has when you tickle it.
I'd noticed that with the others that when they made jokes, there was something else in there, something that stopped them giving themselves over to the moment"

What is it with rich people being depressed of not having enough money?
What is it with a girl having a steady boyfriend, but feels lonely most of the times?
What is it with a pretty face stressing out over not being pretty enough?
What is it with a pretty frame who keeps pushing himself hard on the treadmill, because he could never be healthy enough... ?

What if you, by common interpretation of a happy life, scored 10 out of 10, then end up crying for no apparent reason, once if not twice, everyday.. ? Does it mean you are being ungrateful, or plain spoiled?

Time heals wounds, if there's at least one wound to begin with. Maybe its an invisible one, like being subconsciously wounded, or an internal wound carefully hidden from the naked eyes, that makes you wonder why you were hurting so badly in the first place. Like you were bleeding profusely, from what seems to be just a small cut even a child could brushed off easily. Maybe it's and old wound, ripped open again, without your realising it, or realised but ignored.

Redundancy. A waste of space. Point one : depression is NOT overrated. Happiness is.

I'm bored. It's one of those days, you know..
To be fair, I think it's life that got bored with me, not the other way around.
I am boring-ing my family.
I am boring-ing my friends.
I am boring-ing myself, ha!
I am a boring person when I want to be one.
Stupid, even, a bimbo with a notable IQ (suatu ketika dahulu)
Complication arises whenever my brains failed to function accordingly.
Complications that make life seems bearable, more logical, strictly applied only to pessimists around the world (wtf?!)

How can you love somebody and share you dreams with somebody(s) else?!
Because you can. Because you want to. Because lots of things

"You have to believe, that right now, right here, it's exactly where you are supposed to be.. "

Happy birthday to Miss Vicky!!!! (ok Fizzy, aku dah wish, hehe)

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mute geniuses

They say..

Love is loving the way you get to be yourself around that other person.

Love is when you like a person because of who he is inside (deeper, not just 'inside the pants'),not because of his accomplishments, of what he has.

Love is when you want that person to be happy, even if by doing so, it's not keeping you happy.

Love is when you hold back those foul words and manners you've been accustomed to just because the other person finds it disturbing.

Love is when you changed for the better, even if no one is asking you too.

Love is, respecting her space and privacy.

Love is, respecting her friends and family, even if you don't like them.
Love is, respecting her needs and interests, no matter how silly they sound to you.

Love is after all, respecting and acknowledging the differences.

Love is not forcing the person to change against his will.

Love is not holding back the person from doing things that keep him happy

Your love can't stop her from caring for her friends and family.

Your love can't stop her hunger and enthusiasm for life.

Your love can't make her hates those things she loves doing.

Even her love for you can't stop her from doing all those things.

You may be the love of her love, her one and only,

you may even be the ONLY thing that occupies her heart;

even those can't stop her from being herself,

as no one is owned by anyone else.

not husbands, not friends, not even parents.

If it's really love, stop giving her such a hard time.

She has the free will to choose her own course of actions

Don't expect her to change, unless you want her miserable.

Love should never be mixed up with possessiveness.

If so, there has never been 'love' in the first place.

I could go on and on with the list, more as a note to self,

but it is all just common sense, really. Too common that people just forget about them.

Ownership, makes you feel good about yourself, especially the feelings of owning a person, to be able to keep her/him as an ornamental object.

When will we learn? When it's already too late, after the pretty thing has already withered into something plain and ugly, then only you'd wish for her to be like the first time u knew her ; passionate and full of life.

Pastu mula la carik lain, cari barang yang lagi baik, sebab yang lama dah rosak, walaupun sendiri yang rosakkan

On the contrary, I've been tagged by asni:

- Go to this website @ http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/
- On the left side, choose the year you turn 18, click.
- Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year.
- Write something about how those songs affected you.
- Pass it on to 5 or more friends of yours.

Songs from the year I turned 18, well, none were that significant, at least to me. Pakcik pakcik seperti the RHCP, the Rolling Stone (tidak dilupakan tommy lee hehe) juga yang masih menjadi pojaan hatikuh. But nway, unlike the rest yang tak menjawab soalan(ceh tukar topik sume), for asni, here goes my list of fav :

1. I'm A Believer - Smash Mouth

because I love the movie shrek. Also, I was a non-believer until I met, who else.. cikikuh, weeee!!!

Like a friend told me back then, I was a 'floater', I didn't let myself be too close to anyone else, and vice versa.

So, tepuk tangan semua untuk cikikuh, :D (poyo tak poyo, sumerang dibenarkan buat muka hamlau skarang, hahahha)

2. Follow Me - Uncle Cracker

A consolation, that everything would be alright, no matter how fucked up you are, there's hope.

3. Angel - Shaggy

Reminds me of this friend with a big smile. A very nice person, a friend for keep, but I think I drove this friend away. My bad.

4. It's My Life - Bon Jovi

I'm a fan. Pakcik bon jovi rocks!!

Alrighty then.

So long, farewell, I bid to say goodbye (sambil menyanyi kegumbiraan, sambil berlalu pergi)

Have a nice day. Cheers