Hijab

In a part of the Muslim world where women are often perceived of as the repressed gender....

Haih!

As long as it gets to do with Islam, Muslim, our women are always perceived as very weak, oppressed, degraded by our religion.

Cant they just STOP generalizing us.

couple of weeks ago, I went to buy a bouquet to a friend who just gave birth. I've been noticing a discount on roses banner at the main road and figured that I could save some bucks before giving a real gift. I didnt notice a church beside it and conveniently that flower boutiques is all about them. I chose and picked but when I was about to pay, a lady at front asked me

* dont you feel hot with that thing covers your head *
* Nooo! I get used to it already *

right after she slide my CC

* Oh I pity you guys *

aku rasa darah dah naik ke kepala dah masa ni but still contained myself

* Well, there's nothing to be pity. I do it for my God anyway *

I wished I had a better answer

like

* Oh what do you think about the nuns? you must pity them too I suppose *

or

* Do you believe in what you believe in now? If you do, how do you feel if I say I pity you in what you believe in? *

I tried to be positive coz she didnt yell. She said it in a nice way. It could be that she was actually expressing a genuine concern or expressing her ignorance.

It was like a highschool friend who is buddhist secretly gave me a candy during ramadhan thinking that if nobody sees me, so I can eat.

And more alike stories when I was in LA.

I gave the florist benefit of the doubt. And if I encountered to her again, I am all prepared. Insyaa Allah

kudaku gagah berlari

Since my contract as a vankeeper will end up soon, I am scouting for a potential and reliable new car.

The good side of recession and the collapse of Automotive giants, for consumers at least, every survived-brand car companies/dealers are trying to outdo each other by offering potential clients 0% financing.

nevertheless, I dont fall for any brands. With M, things are pretty restricted too. He loves anything with German technology while I want nothing but SUV.

And yesterday, my prayer was sort of answered. Volkswagen offer 0% financing deal.

Sweeeettttttttttt!!!

After subuh prayer, I surfed their website for a model that I very much desired, Lo and behold, the price for a car that we both can compromise is FREAKING FREAKING expensive.

In that morning breeze, I cringed and sweat.

Sayonara Touareg. I simply can't afford you.

suatu waktu dahulu

Credit to an old friend who took his time uploading all the nostalgic pics of our old days.

those days was hell one of momentos in my life.

A benchmark of my youth.

A sincere friendship.

A grateful and faithful friends.

My brothers and sisters.

Those things are no longer exist.

Dragon Boat race 2009

Since aku ni tak ada keja kan & aku suka kan aktiviti2 yg mengeluarkan keringat ayaq peluhkan. so aku joinlah.

Actually this is the 1st time for Malaysian HC to participate in such event. the name of our team is soooolah macam nak pergi menari : Malaysia, Truly Asia.

There were 192 teams but I guess 12 teams pulled out and as amateur team, we didnt finish last but of course still in nombor yang corot.

Enough said, coordination out, there were too many Chiefs and suasana more like pasar malam. Apparently, we Malaysian love to talk.

instead of gochoh with other teams, we gochoh among team members.

Voice 1 - *left side paddle*
Voice 2 - *dua dua side paddle la, I can steer the direction*
Voice 3 - *woii! jangan paddle , dia suruh berenti tu, kita dah nak start dah*
Voice 4 - *shuh, diam la korang*

all at the same time.

well, I just followed a nice young lady infront of me.

wasted

I flabbergasted. Numb with people's hypocrisy.

I thought the test is done but the biggest one has yet to come.

But coming from them.

So so unbelievable.

Alhamdullilah either way.

Ya Allah, lindungilah diriku dan ahli keluargaku dr fitnah syaitan dan juga fitnah manusia. Amin

C.O.A.C.H

*gambar diatas hanyalah hiasan semata-mata*

Due to certain occasional event of special person, M and I decided to get something that special person would appreciate.

Therefore, last saturday, M and I hopped from one store to another.

We were thinking about something from the abovementioned brand and I literally warned M beforehand that entering such boutiquue require some dress code in order to be served accordingly.

but of course, my pauper aura was too overwhelming. How bad we try to dress up, we end up dress down.

And it was my FIRST time to enter such boutique too.

dont bother to bet, we both looked like kera masuk kampung.

and our eyes almost popped out of the socket as we saw the price tag.

Aduhaiii

Tell you the truth, I didnt know what makes me demoralized to eventually own one, the boring design or the palatial price

res ipsa loquitur

there are series of events that I still contemplating to share with bloggers whoever might read

but you know, some of them are better off written on the sand. coz I am very forgiving person and when things turned out OK, I know that i am truly glad not to ever mention about it

no wonder ustaz used to say mengadu kepada Allah AWT

Indeed, Alhamdullilah to apa org buat kat aku.

*****

It brings me to the previous khutbah jumaat. The Iman told a story of a guy who performed nothing but the basic but goes to jannah. And what he did was letting go the grudge before he goes to bed.

I am no angel nor a good pious muslim. Maybe for some my demeanors are too dramatic, hence an excuse for whatever. Maybe I should act like them; put a smiley face and puji melambung but silently make a coup in personam.

too bad, I dont stoop that low

yep

for the past 2 weeks, I've been doing things that quite pretty physically challenge. To some - maybe not. but to my increasingly size body - well, enough said, i actually felt some inner muscle resistance.
So, life is pretty busy. My french class, somewhat ok but NOT great which though I really hope that ONE day I would be able to speak well or at least like my 'just OK' english.

Cant wait for my next dirt hi ho ATV riding.

brats

Although M and I are umpama langit dan bumi, we both at last have a common ground on on how to raise kids.

Of course, all these came out from an instant diskusi of certain event that is not worth to be mentioned in the blog.

Ever since my elective course of Child development where 95% of my classmates (including the prof, I guess) thought that I was the meanest biological mother whom child will be eternally mentally tortured, I was so disturbed with the way the westerners raising their kids. unfortunately, our presumably high class society, would more than love to adapt the western kid raising in their very oriental family. Nothing's wrong if the right and good ones are taken but since the role model is very much straight out from the TV or MTV, the values that we expect to see is for crying out loud, can drive me berserk.

but of course, not all the western values are completely BAD. We do encouraged our future children (Insyaa Allah) to discuss with us of some frictions (which definitely will be) in a polite way rather than shouting and gives hand to the parents.

Having said all that, I talked back to my parents when I was small and I loathe every minute of it. M on the other hand, didnt talk at all, very docile snd submissive. and both of our fathers are insanely fierce.

And we think that our kids have to come in the middle.

Dont most the parents always wanted their children to be raised differently than theirs and they end up screwing their kids even more.

God speed

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Although I sufficiently have technical background to qualify myself to a self-proclaimed geek who fancy nothing but the latest hi-tech gadgets, I, for them, are the OTHERS.

When I want to get something, the features that I usually look for are based on its objective.

IE: A cellphone for people to call me and I to call people in a remote area where public phone is nowhere to be found (provided there is coverage) OR to my convenience to call people. Nothing but only that. I dont even actually need a text messaging.

therefore, a modest cellphone will be just fine. In my case, Iphone is like owning a ferrari while what I need is just a honda kapcai.

However, last weekend, M and I went to futureshop and Bestbuy to.. to wander. And of course, we dropped at Ipod aisle and I saw this Ipod Touch.

Blurdy hell, that things is freaking kewl ok. And I think that was the 1st time my heart jumping "NAK! NAK!". well, like i'll gettit.

then, I looked at the price.... the IPOD made my EYE POP.

sigh, friends all around me seems to have one. I must be friend with rich peeps.