You guys must be wondering where was I since my last posting right? Probably you were wondering whether I have decided to quit blogging? Or probably I had other better things to do?
Well for your information, I had just went thru' a minor operation recently and to be exact was Monday 17 September 2007. I'm now recovering slowly. The operation was just an hour but the recovering part might takes a couples of weeks or so.
Probably you were also wondering what kind of surgery? Ehmm... malu nak cakap. It's something that happen to men mostly over 40 and the probability of men getting it is about 50% ( I read it somewhere). It's something that not many people would discuss it openly. But don't get your imagination runs wild ok. But more importantly is that I'm recovering slowly but surely.
I will post later the details of my experience being operated. But for now let's keep cool dude. Just pray that I recover fast.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Visitors on Sunday Night
We seldom get visitors on Sunday Night. I guess people don't visit their friends or relatives on Sunday night especially the next day is a working holiday. On the same note, we seldom gets visitors on any other nights anyway.
Anyway, our old friend, Ezzah text me earlier and she intend to visit us on Sunday afternoon. But unfortunately, that Sunday afternoon, we were at my mom's place for a Kenduri menyambut Puasa and Tahlil too. So she decide to come after marghib which is fine with me.
If you are wondering who is Ezzah, she is the Ezzah Aziz Fawzy who is the TV3 ex-newscaster cum personality. I guess she is now the producer of Wanita Hari Ini and maybe a few more other productions. Anyway Ky was her schoolmate when they were in SIGS JB many many years ago. They were in the same hostel and school marching band together.
Anyway only Ezzah & her husband Rezal came.We were actually expecting to see all their kids too. You see their kids were almost the same age like ours except that we have 4 kids and they have 5. Their last one, Alia is now 6 years old. Rezal said itu anak accident - if you know what I mean! Hahaha.
It's good to chit chat after many years of not seeing each other. I told Rezal, to be specific, it has been 5 odd years. Because the last time I saw them was when Alia was still a baby and now she is in the kindergarten. I still remember the last time we visited them was during Hari Raya in Bangi.
I guess what triggered Ezzah to come was like this. One day when Ky was watching the Wanita Hari Ini, one of the two girls who hosted the programme were talking about cancer said something like this " Penyakit ini bukan disebabkan oleh tuhan tetapi disebabkan oleh cara hidup dan makanan kita". Well Ky being a cancer patient herself and who is now a bit more religious now, were stunned by that statement. She then immediately called Ezzah and commented on the statement given by the host. Ky told Ezzah that any sickness or any diseases is given by God. And that the host should not give out that such statement especially being a Muslim. Ezzah later told us that she had passed Ky's comment to the host of the show and that the host should be more careful in giving our any statements especially on Air.
Anyway many topics were touched. From the kids, our jobs, our well being, our old friends, etc. etc. Of course some of the things we talked were personal things that I should not reveal here hehehee.. Gossip celebrities lah tu!
By 10.30pm, they excuse themselves to leave. It was good to meet up old buddies and catch up with old time. Anyway we promised to visit them if we are somewhere in their area. Thanks Ezzah and Rezal for visiting us.
Salam Ramadan
My HP were jammed with messages from relatives and friends. Some came from those who have not kept in touch with me for a long time. How thoughtful were they sending me the messages. Of course I have replied to each and every one of them. One or two of them are those silent people who will only wished me during auspicious day only and they have not even called me a couple of years. Anyway, I always feel blessed to get whatever kind of friends who want to befriend me.
See while writing this blog, another 2 friends text me wishing me selamat menyambut ramadan. Thanks to them.
While I supposed time has changed. I remember we only wish and greeted each other when Hari Raya's coming or any Festivals or New Year. Of recent years, probably we are more exposed to the Fadilat Bulan Ramadan, we now started to greet and wish each other to observe the month of Ramadan.
In fact the Fadilat of doing good deeds during the month of Ramadan is much more compared to the normal month. People are more concern doing good deed this month. The surau and masjids are filled up with jemaah to full brim almost every night.
I once commented to my friend casually about our office surau will be packed during Puasa month. We have to queue up to get space for us to prayer. My first thought was that it's gave me difficulties. That was my perspective then. But my friend told me differently.
He said "Nasib baik surau penuh. At least more people are coming to pray. What if the surau is empty and no one come to pray?" Ah! it smacked me right in my face. He is right. What if no one come to fill up the surau even if it is Ramadan. So now I have different perspective on seeing more people coming to the surau. At least I will meet people whom I seldom see them in the surau too (bukan lah nak mengata hehehee but it's a fact). I guess at least they too want to have more pahala this month. Why not?
So to my readers, allow me to wish you Selamat Menyambut Ramadan & bersama-sama lah kita menghayati Fadilat Ramadan yang penuh Rahmat dan semoga Allah dapat menerima segala amal ibadah kita ini. Insyaallah....
See while writing this blog, another 2 friends text me wishing me selamat menyambut ramadan. Thanks to them.
While I supposed time has changed. I remember we only wish and greeted each other when Hari Raya's coming or any Festivals or New Year. Of recent years, probably we are more exposed to the Fadilat Bulan Ramadan, we now started to greet and wish each other to observe the month of Ramadan.
In fact the Fadilat of doing good deeds during the month of Ramadan is much more compared to the normal month. People are more concern doing good deed this month. The surau and masjids are filled up with jemaah to full brim almost every night.
I once commented to my friend casually about our office surau will be packed during Puasa month. We have to queue up to get space for us to prayer. My first thought was that it's gave me difficulties. That was my perspective then. But my friend told me differently.
He said "Nasib baik surau penuh. At least more people are coming to pray. What if the surau is empty and no one come to pray?" Ah! it smacked me right in my face. He is right. What if no one come to fill up the surau even if it is Ramadan. So now I have different perspective on seeing more people coming to the surau. At least I will meet people whom I seldom see them in the surau too (bukan lah nak mengata hehehee but it's a fact). I guess at least they too want to have more pahala this month. Why not?
So to my readers, allow me to wish you Selamat Menyambut Ramadan & bersama-sama lah kita menghayati Fadilat Ramadan yang penuh Rahmat dan semoga Allah dapat menerima segala amal ibadah kita ini. Insyaallah....
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Blogging time.
Somebody was asking me the other day ; where do I get the time to blog?
Well I told him that I only blog before office hour, during lunch time or after office hour. Most of the the time I arrive about 7.30am and I'm one of the earliest to arrive in the office although I stay the furthest. Sometimes I got in as early as 7.15 am. Thus I have got the time to write this blog.
During lunch time between 1.00 ~ 1.45 pm, I seldom go out for lunch. Thus these are the times that I blog too.
Our office hour is from 8.00 am till 5.30 pm. So if I were to stay back late after 5.30 pm, I do take sometimes to blog as well.
At home, if the kids and their mom is not on the computer, then I'll blog too if I'm not doing other errants.
That's time management. So that's it. If you too were wondering, where I got the time to blog : "hey, we got 24 hours per day right. Use them as you wish as long as you don't disturb other people." There was quote I read somewhere : Everybody has 24 hours a day. The difference that make a person successful or not, is the way he manages his time." So I managing it well hahahhaa....
During lunch time between 1.00 ~ 1.45 pm, I seldom go out for lunch. Thus these are the times that I blog too.
Our office hour is from 8.00 am till 5.30 pm. So if I were to stay back late after 5.30 pm, I do take sometimes to blog as well.
At home, if the kids and their mom is not on the computer, then I'll blog too if I'm not doing other errants.
That's time management. So that's it. If you too were wondering, where I got the time to blog : "hey, we got 24 hours per day right. Use them as you wish as long as you don't disturb other people." There was quote I read somewhere : Everybody has 24 hours a day. The difference that make a person successful or not, is the way he manages his time." So I managing it well hahahhaa....
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Is Life Fair?
Aida emailed me which I think quite interesting to share with you. Probably you might have read this before somewhere. But if you haven't, do read thru' and ponder.
11 RULES FROM BILL GATES (for your children - & yourself!)
To anyone with kids of any age, or any kid for that matter, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not & will not learn in school. He talks about how feel good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality & how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Love him or hate him, he sure hit the nail on the head with this.
Rule 1
Life is not fair - get used to it.
Rule 2
The world won't care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3
You will not make $60,000 a year right out of high school You won't be a vice president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss.
Rule 5
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - they called it opportunity.
Rule 6
If you mess up, it's not your parents fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes & listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites your parent's generation created, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8
Your school may have done away with winners & losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades & they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This does not bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off & very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10
TV is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop & go to jobs.
Rule 11
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Now you might ponder ... is life fair for you??
11 RULES FROM BILL GATES (for your children - & yourself!)
To anyone with kids of any age, or any kid for that matter, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not & will not learn in school. He talks about how feel good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality & how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Love him or hate him, he sure hit the nail on the head with this.
Rule 1
Life is not fair - get used to it.
Rule 2
The world won't care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3
You will not make $60,000 a year right out of high school You won't be a vice president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss.
Rule 5
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping - they called it opportunity.
Rule 6
If you mess up, it's not your parents fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes & listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites your parent's generation created, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8
Your school may have done away with winners & losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades & they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This does not bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off & very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10
TV is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop & go to jobs.
Rule 11
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Now you might ponder ... is life fair for you??
Monday, September 10, 2007
How Full Is Your Bucket?
My ex-office colleague dropped by at my office to to bid goodbye as this is her last day at work. Marsitah or I fondly called her Mas had been in the company for about 6 1/2 years. She was just transferred to another division recently prior to her resignation. Of course the common reasons, as she mentioned for her leaving us is to seek greener pasture. Well I'm sure she has other personal reasons for leaving us.
I regard her as one of the best employee in the export division. She being a good friend, jovial gal, easy going, friendly and of course intelligent and sometimes witty. Not forgetting that she bakes great muffins.
She was packing her stuff in the office and found this book "How Full Is Your Bucket". Automatically she thought of me and gladly gave the book to me. She told since I had lent him another book earlier " The parable of the pipeline" which of similar concept, she thought I was the best person to be given this book. How thoughtful of her. I will cherish this Mas.
As for memory sake, I asked her to autograph it for me.
To my dearest pipeline friend
Warmest regards
Marsitah 10/9/2007
Well Mas, I wish you all the luck. Let's keep in touch ok. We'll miss your muffins though.
I regard her as one of the best employee in the export division. She being a good friend, jovial gal, easy going, friendly and of course intelligent and sometimes witty. Not forgetting that she bakes great muffins.
She was packing her stuff in the office and found this book "How Full Is Your Bucket". Automatically she thought of me and gladly gave the book to me. She told since I had lent him another book earlier " The parable of the pipeline" which of similar concept, she thought I was the best person to be given this book. How thoughtful of her. I will cherish this Mas.
As for memory sake, I asked her to autograph it for me.
To my dearest pipeline friend
Warmest regards
Marsitah 10/9/2007
Well Mas, I wish you all the luck. Let's keep in touch ok. We'll miss your muffins though.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Soalan Bocor UPSR
I really hate this when I heard in the news a couple of days ago that there are "Soalan Bocor UPSR". I couldn't help but kesian my 3rd son, Adib a.k.a. Acik. What if he has to sit for this exam again. I told him to be prepared just in case if the Ministry request them to re-sit for the exam.
Because of some irresponsible individual who leak the exam questions, now many pupils will be in trouble. Imagine that your kids have put all his brains out preparing for the exams and now drained out ... suddenly he has to take it again. I'm talking about those innocent kids who don't even heard or saw the "leaked questions'.
I hope that some investigation is being done by the police and put the culprits behind bars. I know some years ago the same thing happened and the culprits were reprimanded by the police. Hope the same action will be taken upon these culprits.
As for Acik, Wednesday was his last exam day. Acik is now free as a bird. If not, both his mom and me would hammer him not to watch the TV lah, don't go out for games lah, sleep early lah.. and so on and so forth. Now he is free. He even got time to join in with other kids for a patriotic singing competition in school.
Anyway I hope he gets straight A's. Insyaallah!
Because of some irresponsible individual who leak the exam questions, now many pupils will be in trouble. Imagine that your kids have put all his brains out preparing for the exams and now drained out ... suddenly he has to take it again. I'm talking about those innocent kids who don't even heard or saw the "leaked questions'.
I hope that some investigation is being done by the police and put the culprits behind bars. I know some years ago the same thing happened and the culprits were reprimanded by the police. Hope the same action will be taken upon these culprits.
As for Acik, Wednesday was his last exam day. Acik is now free as a bird. If not, both his mom and me would hammer him not to watch the TV lah, don't go out for games lah, sleep early lah.. and so on and so forth. Now he is free. He even got time to join in with other kids for a patriotic singing competition in school.
Anyway I hope he gets straight A's. Insyaallah!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)