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Holidays

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:17:00 +0000

Source: Al-Haadi Newsletter

Your teenage son attends school. You pay his fees, buy his uniform, provide him with his text books and stationery, arrange for his transport and give him whatever else is necessary for his education. However your son is not truly dedicated to studying. His main purpose of attending school is to enjoy the few exciting excursions arranged by the school each year. Hence in his school life he “lives” from one excursion to the next. This is what motivates him. It is his objective. He eagerly awaits the excursion and plans for the next excursion before the first is over. If the excursion is cancelled for any reason, he is dejected and depressed.

Like any sensible father, you are very disappointed. Your son should have been dedicated to his studies. The excursions are secondary and “by the way.” If no excursion was undertaken, it is not a serious issue. Studying diligently and obtaining a good pass should have been the main concern. You feel your son has “let you down.”

We are also in the “school” of this world to “study” – to learn to recognize our Creator, become His true servants and gain His pleasure. This is our main focus of life. This is our motivation, objective and wherein we experience real pleasure. Everything else is secondary. Thus the “excursions” – the occasional little breaks to freshen the mind – are entirely secondary. They should not be given primary importance or become the driving factor in our lives.

TAKE A BREAK

Unfortunately with the Western culture eroding into our way of life, the “excursions” — the elaborate holidays — have become an aspect of primary focus. Generally people no more take a holiday to “take a break.” Instead the holiday has become the objective. Many people need to take a break after the holiday. Nevertheless, much time is spent planning one’s holidays. Budgets are allocated for it. While on holiday “where we will spend the next holiday” is discussed. Thus we generally live from holiday to holiday. Every effort is made to ensure that the next holiday is more fun-filled and exciting than the previous one. If the holiday does not materialize, the person is dejected. Alas, this is not the life that a true Mu’min leads.

Making holidays a high priority in life and generally chasing fun and entertainment are in fact the ideals of a “religion” termed “hedonism.” In Philosophy, hedonism is defined as “the doctrine that pleasure is the sole or chief good in life and that the pursuit of it is the ideal aim of conduct (Encarta Encyclopedia).” In simple terms a hedonist is one who worships his desires and makes chasing fun his object in life. This is exactly what Allah Ta’ala has denounced in the Qur’an in the words: “Have you seen the one who takes his desires as his deity and (as a result) Allah caused him to deviate despite knowledge (45:23).” Indeed no Mu’min will claim to be a hedonist in belief. Yet in practice by and large we follow in the footsteps of the hedonistic West. The cornerstones of Western society are “make money” and “have fun.” Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has taught the very opposite – the crux of which is that do not chase the world but spend your life in striving for the comforts, luxuries, fun and pleasure of Jannah.

TRUE PLEASURE

Apparently it would seem that the one who follows the teachings of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and spends his life striving for the Hereafter would have no pleasure in this world. There is nothing further from the truth. In fact only those who dedicate themselves to Allah Ta’ala taste true pleasure. Hazrath Ebrahim bin Adham (R.A.) used to say: “By Allah we experience such pleasure in worship that, if the kings had known about it, they would have tried to snatch it with their swords.” It is for this very reason that they have no need to chase the artificial and superficial fun of material things, nor do they get depressed due to not having some petty material pleasures. On the contrary, the fun worshippers not only get depressed but also become suicidal. It is part of their belief that “avoidance of pain should be the main concern … and suicide is by far the most efficacious way of avoiding pain (Encarta Encyclopedia).” Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raajioon! Allah forbid!

Just as no Muslim will claim to be a hedonist in belief, likewise he will never believe in suicide being a way of avoiding pain. A Mu’min certainly believes in life after death and knows that there is unimaginable pain and suffering for one who commits suicide. Yet, due to imitating the hedonistic lifestyle and to some degree making worldly pleasure the purpose of life, some Muslims also become depressed and even suicidal when their desired worldly pleasure is not acquired.

Indeed, Islam has given leeway for a person to occasionally “take a break” from ones normal schedule of work. The object is to take some rest and refresh the mind so that one could return to one’s primary objective (Deen) with renewed enthusiasm and vigour. Hence in taking some rest one will never compromise one’s Deen. Compromising one’s objective for some trivial fleeting pleasure will be like a person who for the pleasure of some warmth makes a bonfire with all the money that he has earned. This would be very tragic indeed.

DO NOT DEGRADE...

In order to ensure that one’s “break” does not break the back of one’s Deen or break the morality and Imaan of one’s family, the following are some guidelines which should be adhered to:

Refrain from all venues of fitna. Even being in the vicinity of the popular public beaches, parks, “shoppertainment” centres and other such venues where hoards of naked people wearing scraps of clothing prance around, is extremely detrimental to one’s Imaan.
The same applies to beachfront hotels, holiday resorts and the like. Exposing oneself and one’s family to all the nudity, music and other fitnas at these venues seriously damages every ones hayaa (shame and modesty) though one may not actively be a part of the fitnas taking place.
Do not degrade the Islamic garb (the beard, kurta / cloak, niqaab) by attending any such venues where drinking, nudity and other haraam activities take place. These are places which should not be attended by any Muslim, let alone a Muslim who is conscious enough to adopt the Islamic garb.
Remember that you are only taking a break from your normal daily schedule, not from Deen. Therefore, Salaah, recitation of the Qur’an, zikr and other Deeni activities should not stop. Instead it should increase since one is free from many other daily chores.

Any place where immorality abounds attracts the wrath of Allah Ta’ala. This is clearly mentioned in the Ahadith. Incidents such as tsunamis, earthquakes and other similar catastrophes in the recent past were a clear manifestation of the ahadith. A common factor was the prevalence of much immorality in the affected areas. When the punishment of Allah Ta’ala descends, the innocent are also affected with the guilty, though in the Hereafter they will be separated from the criminals. Thus places where the naked hordes roam around – on the beachfront, resorts and other similar places – must be strictly avoided.

Always bear in mind that true pleasure only lies in obedience to Allah Ta’ala. In disobedience lies torment and agony – even though one may be in the lap of luxury on the most “exotic holiday.” May Allah Ta’ala grant us the taste and true pleasure of Deen in this world and grant us the eternal holiday of Jannah. Aameen.

Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:55:00 +0000

Sambil menanti mekanik menukar drive shaft kereta, halaman buku Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga diselak satu per satu. Tanpa disedari, ada beberapa ketika terasa air mata bergenang. Kata-katanya ringkas tetapi menusuk kalbu. Sekali lagi Ustaz Hasrizal berjaya memecahkan tembok kebal yang berdiri teguh di ruang kalbu. Walaupun topiknya banyak berkisar tentang hal ehwal perkahwinan namun tetap relevan untuk direnung sebagai sempadan kehidupan seharian. Lelaki dan keluarga ibarat seperti Imam dan makmumnya. Masing-masing berperanan untuk memimpin ahli keluarga atau makmumnya menyusuri jalan takwa.

"Wahai Tuhan kami, jadikanlah kami beroleh daripada isteri-isteri serta zuriat keturunan kami, perkara-perkara yang menjadi penyejuk mata serta jadikanlah kami sebagai imam bagi orang-orang yang bertakwa"

Doa yang sering dipanjangkan tiapkali siap mengerjakan solat tetapi jarang-jarang sekali memberi perhatian kepada bahagian doa yang terakhir - imam bagi orang-orang yang bertakwa. Benar kata Ustaz Hasrizal, pohonlah kepada Allah agar kita menjadi insan yang bertakwa kerana jika ingin isteri dan anak menjadi golongan muttaqin, maka diri sendiri perlu dibentuk menjadi insan yang bertakwa. After this, nak baca buku yang ketiga pula.

Apa Khabar Iman-mu?

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:51:00 +0000

Assalamualaikum, apa khabar imanmu pada hari ni? Akhirnya setelah beberapa hari tidak berkesempatan untuk bersantai-santai di bilik, novel Tunjuk Langit Cinta akhirnya berjaya dikhatamkan. Barangkali novel ini tidak begitu mudah untuk diminati oleh para pembaca novel memandangkan kisahnya tidak sekuat gelombang Ombak Rindu. Tatkala membelek novel ini di Popular, sebab utama kenapa novel ini dibeli adalah kerana komentar yang diberikan oleh Dato' A Samad Said, sasterawan negara kita. Coretan hidup Seri Hanum mungkin tidak sederita watak Izzah ataupun seindah Anna di dalam Ketika Cinta Bertasbih, namun sedikit sebanyak menginsafkan para pembacanya. Tunjuk Langit Cinta mengisahkan kecelaruan seorang mahasiswi yang hanyut di dalam gelombang nikmat palsu cinta nafsu dan bertembung dengan takdir pahit limpahan kasih sayang serta keadilan Ilahi. Siapa sangka, tika bah melanda, itu sebenarnya limpahan rahmat di sebaliknya. Cinta jika tidak diawasi kegilaannya mampu membuatkan manusia hilang akal kerananya. Hidayah Allah ada di mana-mana sahaja dan hanya terpulang kepada kita untuk meraihnya. Pabila kemanisan iman muka dikecapi, bahagia menguntum di jiwa. Hati yang resah seringkali diselubungi oleh noda-noda dosa yang menghitamkan lubuk hati. Paling menyedihkan bila tiada lagi rasa bersalah di hati tatkala melakukan kemungkaran. Akibatnya, sedikit demi sedikit sinar iman mula pudar. Teringat kata-kata Ustaz Abu Anas, "Usah dikira yang mana satu dosa besar ataupun dosa kecil, tetapi yang paling utama, dengan SIAPA kita melakukan kesalahan itu? Bukankah dengan Allah SWT?" Benar seringkali mudah untuk tewas dengan bisikan syaitan dan asakan nafsu. Mungkin solat masih belum sempurna sehingga tidak mampu mencegah diri daripada melakukan kemungkaran. Semangat mujahadah masih belum kuat dan suka bertangguh bila ingin melakukan kebaikan.

Selagi nyawa dikandung badan, selagi itu pintu taubat masih terbuka. Perbaikilah amalanmu dan raihlah cinta Allah pasti hatimu tenang.

Tunjuk Langit Cinta

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:26:00 +0000

Tadi ada mengarang review tentang buku ini tetapi hilang secara tiba-tiba. Upload gambar rasanya dulu buat masa sekarang.

Antara Azam Dan Muhasabah

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:14:00 +0000

Tinggal beberapa jam lagi, maka berlabuhlah tirai jendela 2011. Namun apakah yang bakal menanti kita pada hari esok? Akan kembalikah kita kepada rutin harian biasa atau berlaku anjakan paradigma kepada corak kehidupan kita? Antara butiran khutbah pada solat Jumaat yang lepas adalah gesaan untuk bermuhasabah atas segala perkara yang berlaku sepanjang tahun 2011. Bukan azam yang perlu disibukkan tetapi digalakkan untuk kembali menyoroti lembaran kisah 2011 agar dapat melakukan sesuatu demi kebaikan diri sendiri. Azam tanpa usaha adalah ibarat angan-angan si Mat Jenin yang akhirnya jatuh dari pokok kelapa. Malah dengan bantuan Facebook Timeline, sememangnya muhasabah diri tidak lagi mustahil. Semak kembali status yang dikongsi bersama dengan teman-teman. Kadang-kala, apa yang dikongsikan itu mencerminkan keperibadian kita. Teringat saat ketika berpeluang menghadiri kuliah bersama Muhammad Rashidi Abdullah, bagaimana seorang yang baru 9 tahun bergelar Muslim namun telah berjaya mengislamkan 13 individu termasuk sekeluarga sepanjang berdakwah melalui internet, buku kisah perjalanan hidupnya dan medium lain. Hati terdetik rasa cemburu tetapi masih jauh perjalanan yang perlu ditempuh oleh diri ini. Sekurang-kurangnya perlu terus bermujahadah agar terus berkelana di jalan yang diredai oleh-Nya. Jangan tergelincir ke gaung-gaung durjana. Insya Allah, doakanlah diri ini agar terus beristiqamah dengan apa yang sedang dikerjakan kini dan sentiasa memperbaiki kelemahan diri sendiri.

Repost : Calon Isteri

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:10:00 +0000

Benarlah kata hukama, kita hanya mampu merancang namun Allah jua yang menentu segalanya. Walaupun pada asalnya, Affiq bukanlah calon pertama yang akan menamatkan status bujang di bumi Kerteh ini namun takdir mengatasi segalanya. Alhamdulillah, Affiq bertemu jodoh pada tahun 2011. Ada yang bertanya, kenapa beremosi secara berlebih-lebihan ketika menerima khabar gembira pertunangan Affiq? Mungkin kerana terharu. Terharu kerana masih ada lagi pasangan yang masih meletakkan agama sebagai dasar dalam sesuatu perhubungan. Ingatkan hanya golongan ustaz dan ustazah sahaja yang akan mengalami perhubungan seumpama ini.

"Seriously Affiq, bila saya tengok cara korang bercouple, saya jadi jeles. Tidak pernah keluar berdua dan kalau berjumpa pun mesti bertemankan mahram. Tak macam kebiasaan orang yang tengah hangat bercinta. Malu-malu jer. Awal perhubungan lagi sudah terjaga. Segala-galanya dipermudahkan. Insya Allah, perkahwinan yang penuh dengan keberkatan. Bertambah-tambahlah peluang untuk mengutip pahala."

Semestinya perkara tersebut sukar dilaksanakan jika tiada kesefahaman antara kedua-dua pihak. Tidak perlu bercinta lama-lama atas alasan hendak mengenali hati budi masing-masing. Jikalau sudah bersedia, terus masuk meminang. Orang lain semua sudah menimang anak yang pertama dan berkira-kira hendak menambah yang kedua tetapi yang membujang, terus tegar mempertahankan hati agar tidak dicuri oleh mana-mana gadis. Hehe! Hati menyedari betapa ruginya hidup membujang. Terlalu banyak kelebihan orang yang berkahwin. Pahala boleh dijana setiap saat dan setiap musibah yang menimpa ahli keluarga pula merupakan kifarah bagi meringankan beban dosa. Mungkin masih belum jodoh rasanya.

Seringkali mengimpikan agar dikurniakan hubungan sebegitu rupa. Bercinta ala-ala kadar ketika masih belum mempunyai ikatan tetapi all-out bila sudah bergelar suami isteri. Tetapi jika kriteria calon isteri pun sudah tidak tercapai oleh akalmu : wajahnya semulus dan secantik Fazura, skil memasak dan lemah lembut seperti Osen, berperibadi mulia persis Anna Althafunnissa dan bersemangat juang seperti Anisa, Perempuan Berkalong Sorban, akan bertemukah jodoh jikalau begini kriteria yang diletakkan atau perlukah aku melihat cermin semula? Alamak! Macam dengar suara Siti nyanyi lagu Cindai jer. Apa? Cerminku retakkkkk seribuuuuuu. Hehe! Sekiranya kesemua kriteria di atas telah dipenuhi, masih ada satu lagi kriteria yang perlu dilepasi. Kriteria yang menjadi penentu buat segala-galanya. Ewah! Tapi mungkin bila hati telah dibutakan dengan nafsu, kriteria itupun hilang entah ke mana. Hehe. Harap-harap tak la.

"Narul, hang tahu tak? Semalam aku mimpi hang kahwin dengan Fasha Sandha!"
"Ala, taknak Fasha Sandha. Nak Fazura. Hehe!"

Selepas lima bulan entri di atas ini ditulis, esok bertambah lagi setahun tingkatan umur dan Alhamdulillah, semakin jelas dengan apa yang dicari. Emak di kampung sudah acapkali bertanyakan soal kahwin. Setakat hari ini, hanya mampu tersenyum dan menyuruhnya agar terus menunggu. Masih belum bertemu dengan calon yang mampu membuatkan emak berasa aman hatinya. Dan hati ini merasa tenang. Mungkin emak risau kerana anak sulungnya semakin menginjak dewasa... hrmm, ker terlajak sebenarnya? Haha! Rasanya belum lagi.

Semoga 2012 membuka lembaran baru dalam diari kehidupan ini.

Pursuit

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:17:00 +0000

As mentioned by Mike Myatt, one of the most often overlooked aspects of leadership is the need for pursuit and I think I'm kind of losing it right now. For the past few weeks I've been wavering about my future. Perhaps, routine jobs easily bores me. Even though I have keep myself busy with system migration activities, emergency shutdown or turnaround project, it's not enough to ignite my passion. Great people are never satisfied with traditional practice, static thinking, conventional wisdom, or common performance. In fact, you are simply uncomfortable with anything that embraces the status quo. What you pursue will determine the paths you travel, the people you associate with, the character you develop, and ultimately, what you do or don’t achieve. For example, if you choose Heaven, then you will do only good deeds but if you choose to be in Hell, then you know very well what you have to do to achieve that. I always joked with Affiq that I want to be a president of this organization and change the work cultures we have right now but if I maintain with this kind of attitude towards my job, perhaps I should start with myself first. I've decided for year 2012, no target will be set. Even, if I've set the targets, I understand that it’s not just enough to pursue, but pursuit must be intentional, focused, consistent, aggressive, and unyielding. You must pursue the right things, for the right reasons, and at the right times. After all, all of us are khalifah and we need to develop this leadership quality : pursuit.

I keep asking myself, how is Affiq getting married will affect me? Hrmm, now I have found the answer, I don't have a buddy who can entertain me to discuss about economics, business, politics & etc after this on weekly basis anymore. Only once a month.

Mode : Wenggggg!

Facebook Timeline

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:51:00 +0000

This morning, I gave Facebook Timeline a try. Just to see how my profile will look like if I activate that feature. Btw, Facebook Timeline is a new look to your profile with which you can turn your profile into an history of all the years that you have spent on Facebook. So, for my case I start my journey with Facebook in year 2009 and nothing much happened during that period. Of course, my first impression was this new feature is pervasively creepy as I'm not really share everything in Facebook like others. I only allow an amount of approved personal info to be released to public and perhaps, that's the reason why my account a bit boring. Maybe that's why still not finding my Cinta Muka Buku. Hate that song but its stuck in my head! But the good thing about this feature, its give an opportunity to reflect on yourself by reviewing your activities for the past few years. Besides, it's no use having a good memory unless you have something good to remember. Again, someone told me that what is important is not how much we have, but how much barakah there is in what we do have. So maybe in this case, everything that we shared with others, the posted status should at least influence others to be a better person. Quite difficult as it's more easy to share your frustration in the hope that someone will say something that could helps us to cool down or see the problem in the different perspective. I'm not sure until when I'll keep my Facebook account but I'll make sure this blog never going down. Hehe!

Forbes : Fail To Keep Best Talent?

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:29:00 +0000

As read in Forbes.com

Whether it’s a high-profile tech company like Yahoo!, or a more established conglomerate like GE or Home Depot, large companies have a hard time keeping their best and brightest in house. Recently, GigaOM discussed the troubles at Yahoo! with a flat stock price, vested options for some of their best people, and the apparent free flow of VC dollars luring away some of their best people to do the start-up thing again.

Yet, Yahoo!, GE, Home Depot, and other large established companies have a tremendous advantage in retaining their top talent and don’t. I’ve seen the good and the bad things that large companies do in relation to talent management. Here’s my Top Ten list of what large companies do to lose their top talent:

1. Big Company Bureaucracy. This is probably the #1 reason we hear after the fact from disenchanted employees. However, it’s usually a reason that masks the real reason. No one likes rules that make no sense. But, when top talent is complaining along these lines, it’s usually a sign that they didn’t feel as if they had a say in these rules. They were simply told to follow along and get with the program. No voice in the process and really talented people say “check please.”

2. Failing to Find a Project for the Talent that Ignites Their Passion. Big companies have many moving parts — by definition. Therefore, they usually don’t have people going around to their best and brightest asking them if they’re enjoying their current projects or if they want to work on something new that they’re really interested in which would help the company. HR people are usually too busy keeping up with other things to get into this. The bosses are also usually tapped out on time and this becomes a “nice to have” rather than “must have” conversation. However, unless you see it as a “must have,” say adios to some of your best people. Top talent isn’t driven by money and power, but by the opportunity to be a part of something huge, that will change the world, and for which they are really passionate. Big companies usually never spend the time to figure this out with those people.

3. Poor Annual Performance Reviews. You would be amazed at how many companies do not do a very effective job at annual performance reviews. Or, if they have them, they are rushed through, with a form quickly filled out and sent off to HR, and back to real work. The impression this leaves with the employee is that my boss — and, therefore, the company — isn’t really interested in my long-term future here. If you’re talented enough, why stay? This one leads into #4….

4. No Discussion around Career Development. Here’s a secret for most bosses: most employees don’t know what they’ll be doing in 5 years. In our experience, about less than 5% of people could tell you if you asked. However, everyone wants to have a discussion with you about their future. Most bosses never engage with their employees about where they want to go in their careers — even the top talent. This represents a huge opportunity for you and your organization if you do bring it up. Our best clients have separate annual discussions with their employees — apart from their annual or bi-annual performance review meetings — to discuss succession planning or career development. If your best people know that you think there’s a path for them going forward, they’ll be more likely to hang around.

5. Shifting Whims/Strategic Priorities. I applaud companies trying to build an incubator or “brickhouse” around their talent, by giving them new exciting projects to work on. The challenge for most organizations is not setting up a strategic priority, like establishing an incubator, but sticking with it a year or two from now. Top talent hates to be “jerked around.” If you commit to a project that they will be heading up, you’ve got to give them enough opportunity to deliver what they’ve promised.

6. Lack of Accountability and/or telling them how to do their Jobs. Although you can’t “jerk around” top talent, it’s a mistake to treat top talent leading a project as “untouchable.” We’re not saying that you need to get into anyone’s business or telling them what to do. However, top talent demands accountability from others and doesn’t mind being held accountable for their projects. Therefore, have regular touch points with your best people as they work through their projects. They’ll appreciate your insights/observations/suggestions — as long as they don’t spillover into preaching.

7. Top Talent likes other Top Talent. What are the rest of the people around your top talent like? Many organizations keep some people on the payroll that rationally shouldn’t be there. You’ll get a litany of rationales explaining why when you ask. “It’s too hard to find a replacement for him/her….” “Now’s not the time….” However, doing exit interviews with the best people leaving big companies you often hear how they were turned off by some of their former “team mates.” If you want to keep your best people, make sure they’re surrounded by other great people.

8. The Missing Vision Thing. This might sound obvious, but is the future of your organization exciting? What strategy are you executing? What is the vision you want this talented person to fulfill? Did they have a say/input into this vision? If the answer is no, there’s work to do — and fast.

9. Lack of Open-Mindedness. The best people want to share their ideas and have them listened to. However, a lot of companies have a vision/strategy which they are trying to execute against — and, often find opposing voices to this strategy as an annoyance and a sign that someone’s not a “team player.” If all the best people are leaving and disagreeing with the strategy, you’re left with a bunch of “yes” people saying the same things to each other. You’ve got to be able to listen to others’ points of view — always incorporating the best parts of these new suggestions.

10. Who’s the Boss? If a few people have recently quit at your company who report to the same boss, it’s likely not a coincidence. We’ll often get asked to come in and “fix” someone who’s a great sales person, engineer, or is a founder, but who is driving everyone around them “nuts.” We can try, but unfortunately, executive coaching usually only works 33% of the time in these cases. You’re better off trying to find another spot for them in the organization — or, at the very least, not overseeing your high-potential talent that you want to keep.

It’s never a one-way street. Top talent has to assume some responsibility as much as the organization. However, with the scarcity of talent — which will only increase in the next 5 years — Smart Organizations are ones who get out in front of these ten things, rather than wait for their people to come to them, asking to implement this list.

Up In The Air

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:43:00 +0000

I must say that from all the crazy things I ever purchased, MacBook Air now at the top of the list. I'm not going to lie, I was nervous when first decided to spend a big chunk of my lunch money in favor of little gadget that light as Air. I did spend a lot of time going back and forth about whether I wanted an iPad or MacBook Air. Luckily, being away from office for quite some time helped me in making decision. Perhaps, this is the best investment I made this year and Air is an ultraportable that would come in very handy for me on my many recent travels. I even managed to remote my PC to access all the important documents and prepare the reports for my boss. Maybe if I opted for iPad, not sure I could fully utilize it for my works. It’s light, it’s snappy, it has a battery that lasts for hours and never looks outdated. Ok, at least for two or three years before Apple come out with another creative product.

Protect The Boss

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:26:00 +0000

If you are a Korean Drama freak, you may noticed that all dramas run under the same template of storyline. The hero normally is spoiled brat, childish, inflicted with a weird disease, bad temper, a heir and of course, is lonely or a total outcast. The heroin normally is struggling with a difficult life and always need to find a way to earn some money. Later, they will meet each other and after get conflicted with a few arguments, they will fall in love and live happily ever after. But still, you will find yourself strangely addicted to the Korean drama even though you try very hard to put a stop on it. I guess, perhaps because sometimes it's easily to get inspired with Korean dramas than local production. Besides, with current trend, all local production houses love to inject some Islamic inspired values in their dramas and sometimes you just make people become more confused and bored. OK, not being fair here. I admit, rarely watch local dramas. So, just ignore my comment on this.

Back to the main topic : Protect The Boss. After I watched the series, I keep questioning myself about my role as a powerless staff. Until to what extend you are willing to protect your boss? Does you boss really earn the respect from you or you just need to play along with it for the sake of your job? What do you expect from your staff when one day you join the top management? Or do you want to join other people who love to gossip about their bosses or try to follow the rules advised by Richard Templar? The rules a bit difficult to follow but doable. Haha, lately I keep mentioning this author in my entry. If you need a new reading material, I would suggest books from this author. You may find Islamic values in his books. After two days been in the office, finally able to regain my strength and immediately execute my plan. The workload never leave me alone but at least now I can do something about it and close everything before end of this year. Am I turning myself into workaholic? Nah, doubt that since I still got time for Korean dramas. Hehe! Work is fun, remember that.

Korean Wave

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:58:00 +0000

"Sir, are you Korean?"
"Eh, no. Of course not. I'm Malaysian."

Now I'm confused, do I look like a Korean? Still thinking about it.

aYes, for those who are still wondering, I've arrived to Kerteh just now and really excited to go to the office tomorrow. I've made an arrangement with my boss to make sure no more invitation to KL after this and should start to clear out my ageing PRs before end of this December. After attended teambuilding session, I've a clear vision about what the 2012 may brings to our organization and we must be ready to deliver the result. Of course, after had opportunity to meet great people during my stays in KL for the past two weeks, I've found new meaning in my life. At least now I able to figure out, for how long I'm going to stay in this organization and need to revise my career aspirations. As what Richard Templar said in his book, "You are a Rules' Player!".

Look Important

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:11:00 +0000

Little thing I know about being important is your appearance "talks". That's the reason why we must ensure it says positive things about us. Never leave home without feeling certain you look like the kind of person you want to be. Remember, DRESS RIGHT,YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO! Sometimes you may use clothing as a tool to lift your spririt, build confidence. I do that once in a while to motivate and make myself feel good before go to work. It costs so litle to be neat. Try to look important because it helps you to think important, to command confidence, loyalty and admiration. Maybe some might says, why I should dress up to meet people? They have to accept me as what I am! Hrmm... Your appearance talks to you and it also talks to others. It helps determine what others think of you. It's like your clothing telling others a message, "Here is a person who has self respect. He's important. Treat him that way." Wish all my audiences also think the same thing as I am. This week will be my final week to give talks for the new system and by Sunday I'm back to Kerteh. But first, need to be mentally and physically prepared for teambuilding session on Friday. Hopefully, I've great fun there as currently I just keep thinking about my works in the office. I want my job back!

Vacation is over and will be back for good.

A gift from MOKUL

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:56:00 +0000

If you're not enjoying yourself, what are you doing? You should always be able to find the entertainment value in your work otherwise, there is no point of you doing it, right? As for this week, after received another invitation to give a talk on the new system, I just knew that my life is never going to same again. No more routine job for me, just need to transform myself to be a frequent traveller. Of course I'm not complaining as it is pointless, unproductive and achieves nothing. But sometimes, when you travel a lot, nothing could excites you anymore. You just want to spend more time at your home doing silly things. Wah, I missed those days a lot lately. Somehow I need to manage my energy as its vital in ensuring all my jobs are done without any implication to the operations. Thankfully, finally I received a blissful gift from Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur (MOKUL), RM50 rebate for spa treatment. Might not going to use it as the price after discount is still above RM500 but its good to feel that MOKUL is worried about me, traveling really tires me out. Besides, nothing could be done in KL when you are practically burden with a credit card bill. So I've decided to adopt "payless lifesyle" for the next 4 months. No more shopping for me, eat less and find time to cook my own meals. As a start, while still in KL, I'll stay comfortably in my room, read some nice books, chart my plan for career and post an entry in my blog everyday as I'll not be able to do this later when I'm back in the office next two weeks.

Hijrah is another word for Change

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Yes, finally after had a great dream last night, tonight I've started a new journey as a MBA holder. Nothing could stop me now unless credit card bill from CIMB. Luckily, everything went smooth and without any hassle. Perhaps, this is really want I need right now, to be an official MBA holder. Hehe! I've take a very long break and did not share any thought with you guys for the past two (2) months. One thing I noticed after joined this new company, slowly I stopped reading. If before almost every night I'll keep myself busy with books but now Twitter becomes my only source of information. So, when I stop reading, in my case, the result will be : I'll stop learning. If I stop learning, I'll become stagnate and boring. If you don't learn, you can't change and if you aren't changing, what's the point of being here? Must make learning as a lifelong mission. I think I'm ready for a bigger role now in the office and should be able to do the same thing for my own personal life.

Making Decision

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Perhaps, its more easy to purchase a house and making decision never be this hard. A lot of things need to be considered especially when you are working with a very tight budget and could go practically bankrupt for the next few months. Go big or go home? Bigger never promises better? Decision yet to be made but I could not stop tomorrow from coming. Wish I could have a good night sleep tonight.

Hebatnya Istighfar!

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:45:00 +0000

Definisi Istighfar

Istighfar bermaksud memohon keampunan daripada Allah Azza Wajalla dan ia dilakukan bagi pembersihan dari segala dosa dan kesalahan. Sesungguhnya, keampunan itu adalah untuk memelihara diri daripada keburukan dosa-dosa yang dilakukan. Menurut segolongan ulama, “Setiap doa yang memohon keampunan Allah, maka ia adalah istighfar”

Firman Allah SWT dalam surah al-Baqarah ayat 199

“Dan kamu mohonlah keampunan daripada Allah, sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang.”

Hukum Beristighfar

Istighfar adalah satu ibadah yang agung bagi mendekatkan diri kepada Allah SWT sama ada istighfar untuk diri sendiri atau orang lain. Pada dasarnya, hukum beristighfar adalah sunnah seperti dinyatakan di dalam ayat al-Quran di atas. Perlu diingat, hukum istighfar akan bertukar menjadi wajib seperti istighfar terhadap maksiat dan dosa yang dilakukan. Dan hukum boleh bertukar menjadi haram, jika beristighfar untuk orang yang kafir.

Lafaz Istighfar

Di antara lafaz istighfar yang biasa diucapkan.

استغفرالله

( Daku mohon keampunan kepada Allah )

اليه واتوب لأهو الذلأاله استغفرالله ا

( Daku mohon keampunan kepada Allah, tiada ilah (sembahan) melainkan Dia, dan kepadaNyalah daku bertaubat )

Kelebihan Istighfar

Berdasarkan dalil-dalil daripada al-Quran dan as-Sunnah, terdapat beberapa kelebihan yang akan diperolehi dari istighfar yang kita lakukan.

Mengampunkan segala dosa dan kesalahan
Terhindar dari seksaan Allah SWT di dunia dan akhirat
Memperolehi kenikmatan dan kesenangan yang baik
Mendapat hujan apabila musim kemarau
Memperolehi harta benda dan zuriat
Menambahkan kekuatan badan (fizikal) dan rohani
Menyembuhkan penyakit
Menimbulkan kemarahan syaitan dan membinasakannya
Menghilangkan dukacita, kesedihan serta menambah rezeki

Suatu iktibar yang diambil dari kisah seorang ‘alim mujtahid yang agung iaitu Imam Hassan al-Basri (rahimahullah) dan beliau merupakan seorang tabi’en.

Pada suatu hari, seorang lelaki datang menemui Imam Hassan al-Basri dan mengadu mengenai kemarau yang berlaku di tempatnya. Lalu beliau menyuruh lelaki tersebut beristighfar kepada Allah SWT.
Seorang lelaki lain mengadu tentang kefakirannya, lalu beliau menyuruhnya beristighfar.
Kemudian datang lelaki yang lain mengadu tentang kebunnya tidak subur, maka beliau menyuruhnya beristighfar.
Seterusnya, datang seorang lelaki terakhir mengadu perihal kehidupannya yang tidak mempunyai anak, maka beliau berkata “beristighfarlah kepada Allah”. Lalu imam Hassan al-Basri membacakan firman Allah SWT iaitu ayat 10 dari surah Nuh.

Diriwayatkan bahawa Sheikhul Islam Ibn. Taimiyyah (rahimahullah) jika menghadapi sesuatu masalah dan beliau tidak dapat menyelesaikannya, maka beliau akan beristighfar sebanyak seribu kali atau lebih dan beliau akan mendapati Allah SWT akan menyelesaikan masalahnya.

Oleh itu, marilah kita memperbanyakkan istighfar kepada Allah SWT dengan penuh keinsafan agar kita beroleh keampunan dan rahmatNya.

Sekian, wassalam.

Empty House

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000

Just came back from KL and found nobody at home. The excitement of coming back to Kerteh slowly faded away. Maybe I also should start make my own plan - adopt "flat bujang" lifestyle again. Yurp, definitely!

Asia and the eurozone crisis

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:13:00 +0000

Found this great article on Euro current crises while browsing the internet. Of course, anything happens to euro, somehow will affect our local currency. Starts to worry about my plan for next year and need to finalize the supply contract as soon as possible. While Malaysia’s ringgit rose for a fifth day, the longest winning streak in eight weeks, on speculation global funds will pump more funds into the nation’s assets as the economy sustains its recovery, but as the Brent crude oil dipped below USD 100 per barrel on growing concern about a Greek debt default and the health of the global economy, we must always expect for the unexpected.

News Strait Times : THE euro should not exist. More precisely, the euro should not exist in its current form, with its current membership.

A monetary union of 17 countries with little in common (beyond geographic proximity and a history of invading eachother) was never likely to work. This crisis seems to have been inevitable - I, and most of the rest of the economics profession, have argued against the euro (in its current form, with its current membership) for sixteen years.

So the euro should not exist. However, the cost of breaking it up is hideous. Rough calculations suggest the Greek economy would halve in size if Greece were to exit the euro. That is a far greater cost than anything Asia experienced in the 1997-98 crisis. If Germany were to try to exit, it would cost it a quarter of the German economy. There are also political costs.

The economic damage (and unemployment) would be the worst since the 1930s. In extremist that economic pain could provoke anything from widespread social unrest to military government or even civil war.

This leaves Europe trying to work out how to make the euro work. The solution must involve some kind of fiscal confederation. No monetary union has ever survived without a fiscal union alongside it. Unfortunately, the politics of fiscal integration are not playing out smoothly. Euro area politics sometimes seems akin to the politics of the playground. Politicians seem inclined to yell "shan't" whenever economists ask them to play nicely with one another.

The euro will develop in time. Unfortunately the process is unlikely to be rapid or easy. The euro area seems set to experience a series of crises in the coming years. Each crisis will be accompanied by uncertainty, market volatility, and consequences for Asia.

Why should Asia care about the crisis of the euro area? For two reasons - the current account and the capital account.

Asia does a lot of trade with Europe. The European Union (the larger grouping of twenty seven countries, to which the euro group belongs) is the largest single economy in the world, accounting for 27 per cent of GDP. In comparison, the US is 23 per cent of global GDP. Asia (excluding Japan and Australia, but including China and India) is 18 per cent of the world economy. Asia exported US$541 billion (RM1.7 trillion) to the European Union in 2010. Europe swallows 16 per cent of Asia's exports directly - before accounting for the intra Asian trade that ultimately feeds European demand (for instance Korea exporting components to Thailand which then exports a finished product to Europe).

If the euro is it by a series of crises, then weak euro area economic growth seems likely. The euro area will be a less dependable source of demand for Asian exports. That means that Asian demand will have to substitute for euro area demand.

When looking to Asia's capital account, it is obvious that the euro area has been an important investor into Asia in recent years - both in financial assets and in direct investment. With the advent of the euro crisis, euro area investors are keen to have their capital in liquid assets, in euro currency, and to take profits where they can. All three factors suggest repatriation from Asian financial markets; that now seems to be happening.

Moreover, with financial market turmoil in the euro area, it seems quite likely that governments will increase financial sector regulation. Some of the policies of the past two decades, which liberalised capital flows, may be reversed.

If banks, insurers, or pension funds are told to increase holdings of euro bonds (for "prudential" reasons) they will be less able to invest overseas. The future flow of capital from the euro area to Asia will be less than it has been in the past few years. Indeed, the capital flow could be substantially less.

Asia cannot afford to ignore the euro area. The debates across the chancelleries of Europe are unpleasant to watch, but Asia must pay attention. What happens with the euro will impact Asian economies and markets in years to come. Asia must change to meet the challenge of a more crisis-beset euro area. Asia needs to rely more on domestic demand and more on domestic capital.

So what happens now? I look at the rest of this year with apprehension. It seems inevitable that Greece will default. For financial markets, the question of Greek default is "when" not "if". But "when" is very important. If Greece defaults before there is a plan to assist euro banks and stabilise the financial system, then the crisis could escalate into catastrophe. The euro area needs to stabilise (potentially torecapitalise) the euro area banks: then, and only then, can Greece be allowed the dignity of an orderly default. While I hope and believe that euro area politicians understand this, there is always a risk that politics triumphs over good sense.

iPhone 4s

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:12:00 +0000

Just love the new iPhone 4s after watched this three video especially Siri. It's like having a virtual personal assistant.

Bangun Waktu Malam

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:11:00 +0000

Surah Al-Muzammil: 6, Maksudnya:

“Sesungguhnya bangun di waktu malam adalah lebih tepat (untuk khusyuk) dan bacaan di waktu itu lebih berkesan.”

P/s:sedikit petikan ceramah dr seorang Tok Guru;

“Tok Guru berkata, “Kalau kita terjaga di tengah-tengah malam itu, ia sebenarnya satu anugerah dari Allah. Allah kirimkan malaikatNya mengejutkan kita supaya kita bangun beribadah kepada Allah. Sebagai tanda terima kasih kerana mengejutkan kita, paling malas pun, mintalah apa-apa (berdoa) walau sedikit (meskipun kita masih di tempat tidur) kepada Allah. Kemudian tidurlah.

Kalau kita sedar, kemudian kita terus sambung tidur tanpa ucapkan apa-apa (contoh beristighfar, bertahmid dan sebagainya). Kemudian malam kedua dan malam ketiga pun begitu juga. Kita bimbang malaikat tidak akan datang lagi mengejutkan kita.”

-Peringatan utk sahabat dan diri sendiri-

September Love

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:30:00 +0000

Responsibility is getting bigger

Workload sometimes shut me down

From local to global, network is expanding

Repetitive mistakes are unforgivable

Single mistake could ruins your performance

8-5 working hours is not an option

But a simple thank you note, makes my day

That's why I love my job!

Hujah

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:21:00 +0000

Peristiwa 1 : Di kepulauan Borneo, seorang AJK Masjid rebah sebaik sahaja selesai mengerjakan solat Isyak secara berjemaah dan meninggal dunia setelah dibawa ke hospital. Semoga Allah SWT merahmati rohnya.

Peristiwa 2 : Seorang hamba Allah menghembuskan nafas yang terakhir awal minggu ini. Walaupun telah tiada, namun masyarakat masih berbicara mengenainya. Bukan perkara buruk tetapi jumlah pahala yang diperolehi oleh beliau. Ketika hidupnya, beliau wakafkan sebahagian hartanya untuk mendirikan surau. Surau yang padat dengan aktiviti dan mesra jemaah. Surau yang kalau tidak salah, surau yang pernah berlaku perkara ajaib di sana. Kawah daging yang tidak habis-habis walaupun jemaah yang datang teramatlah ramai. Semoga Allah SWT merahmati rohnya.

Peristiwa 3 : Seorang anak muda yang ditimpa dengan pelbagai ujian sepanjang minggu ini dalam melaksanakan misi Palestin beliau. Alhamdulillah, pada saat ini beliau sudah berada di Gaza dan air mata seorang ayah gugur tatkala menerima SMS si anak ketika mengkhabarkan berita si anak berjaya melepasi lautan manusia di Rafah bagi meneruskan misi beliau. Semoga Allah SWT mempermudahkan urusan si anak.

Meneliti ketiga-tiga peristiwa di atas, hati bergetar. Ada yang sempat menyempurnakan kewajipan beliau sebagai hamba Allah sebelum dijemput menemui-Nya dan ada yang membawa bekalan pahala yang banyak untuk akhirat. Si anak muda mengajar diri ini erti ujian. Hatinya tidak gentar tatkala menerima ujian yang bertimpa-timpa. Tidak dibatalkan misi Palestinnya walaupun kadang-kala orang kata itu alamat tidak baik. Imannya tetap teguh dan kini sudah berada di sana. Sekurang-kurangnya, ini boleh dijadikan hujah membela diri ketika bertemu dengan Allah SWT di padang masyar kelak. Maka, apa bekalan yang dibawa oleh kita nanti? Apa hujah untuk membela diri? Adakah Ramadhan ini lebih daripada yang sebelumnya?

Motivational and Inspirational Quotes

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:50:00 +0000

We have entered the time where the opportunities are endless and the new way of thinking is emerging. Borders are no longer barriers and challenging the status quo is the only way to grow. We're inspired by the power of human imagination. We embrace optimism and creativity. We don't see the present, we see the future - Etihad Airways Corporate Publicity remarks.

Such an inspirational quotes by Etihad Airways. While Who Moved My Cheese? helps me in identifying the strengths and opportunities of my new job, Etihad Airways offers different spectrum of perspectives in performing my tasks. English is essential and work smart is the best way to grow in the organization. Last week, I saw France and Germany in my contact lists and maybe later I'll see other countries too. Starts to crack a smile and can't wait to go to the office tomorrow. Its been a while since I'm experienced this kind of feeling. Must establish new style of thinking if I want to be successful in this field. It's an alien world and challenging but it's not a hindrance. My main task is to be an enabler of business as individually investment to the customers.

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Berbuka Puasa

noreply@blogger.com (NaxeruL) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:05:00 +0000

Antara perkara yang berbeza pada tahun ini adalah sejak hari pertama Ramadhan, Alhamdulillah sentiasa berpeluang berbuka puasa di Masjid Tengku Mizan. Tidak perlu terkejar-kejar keluar pejabat awal hendak ke bazar dan boleh pulang lewat sedikit sehingga pukul 6 lebih bagi menyiapkan kerja. Sekurang-kurangnya malam tiadalah fikiran terganggu dek kerana teringatkan kerja-kerja yang menimbun di pejabat. (Walaupun ada termimpi mengenainya semalam sehingga hampir-hampir saja terbabas dan terlepas waktu yang penuh keberkatan... adeh, bahana gelombang tsunami kedua. So decided to turn off mail notification in my iPhone today. Say NO to email during weekend). Tapi semestinya itu bukan sebab utama kenapa memilih masjid sebagai destinasi berbuka pada tahun ini. Makanan yang dihidangkan tidaklah semewah seperti di buffet hotel, tetapi tetap terasa enak. Mungkin kerana berbuka beramai-ramai dengan jemaah masjid. Seolah-olah semuanya adalah sekeluarga. Sementara menunggu waktu berbuka, tok bilal akan memperdengarkan bacaan Al-Quran. Amat berbeza rasanya ketika berbuka seorang diri di bilik yang kemudiannya kepenatan kerana perlu menghabiskan makanan yang diborong sakan di bazar Ramadhan. Tetapi di masjid, sambil berbuka, sambil menjeling-jeling tok imam dan tok bilal. Takut terlalu asyik menikmati makanan sehingga terlepas takbir rakaat pertama bersama imam. Maka, kuantiti makanan yang diambil sebelum azan Maghrib berkumandang perlu diperhatikan supaya tidak terasa tenat ketika hendak mendirikan solat Maghrib secara berjemaah. Biarlah sekadar menampung keperluan tenaga yang perlu digunakan sehingga tamat solat terawih. Sebaik saja tok bilal membacakan iqamat, maka para jemaah segera naik ke masjid agar sempat solat berjemaah bermula dengan takbir pertama.

Usai solat Maghrib, masing-masing mengambil tempat di sudut-sudut masjid. Ada yang merehatkan diri, ada yang bertadarus, ada yang menyambung pembacaan Al-Quran, ada yang memperbanyakkan amalan solat sunat, berzikir dan yang paling menarik adalah ketika melihat aksi si bapa menguji hafazan si anak. Bertuahnya si bapa, ada anak perempuan yang cerdas ingatannya. Semoga menjadi seorang hafizah bila besar nanti. Walaupun si bapa tidaklah berimej seorang pak iman ataupun ustaz, hanya seorang ahli kariah yang biasa-biasa tetapi siapa sangka, dia hebat dalam mendidik anak. Melihatkan si bapa, teringat pula kepada seorang lagi ahli kariah yang merupakan seorang pemandu teksi. Jika diikutkan, sudah semestinya masa bagi seorang pemandu teksi adalah amat berharga kerana perlu mengambil penumpang demi sesuap nasi. Tambahan pula, anak-anaknya masih lagi kecil. Tidak seperti segolongan manusia yang mempunyai gaji tetap setiap bulan. Tetapi si pemandu teksi ini tidak pernah melepaskan solat berjemaah di masjid pada setiap waktu. Datang awal dan sentiasa berada di saf hadapan serta hampir dengan imam. Beliau hanya akan keluar dari masjid setelah mengerjakan solat sunat rawatib. Pernah berbual dengannya dan bertanya di mana rumah beliau. Rupanya jauh dari masjid dan bila ditanya kenapa tidak solat di surau berhampiran rumahnya, jawapan yang diterima adalah, "Saya hendak belajar. Dekat masjid ni ada kuliah agama setiap hari." Masya Allah, bertuahnya beliau. Hatinya sentiasa menagih ilmu dan menjadi pilihan Allah untuk sentiasa beristiqamah dalam mengimarahkan masjid.

Sejak semalam, imam jemputan dari Riyadh, Arab Saudi menjadi imam solat terawih selama tiga hari. Suaranya, Masya Allah, memang tidak terasa begitu pantas masa berlalu. Kan bagus kalau imam tersebut dikekalkan sepanjang Ramadhan, mesti ramai yang akan kekal mengerjakan terawih secara berjemaah di masjid. Semoga semua jemaah diberikan kekuatan untuk beristiqamah sehingga akhir Ramadhan. Akhirnya dapat juga mengenalpasti di mana pernah nampak muka budak Ikhwan ni before this. Rupa-rupanya mukanya seiras Pepinot dalam Les Choristes. Patutlah rasa familliar jer. Bagus budak Ikhwan ni, Dengar cakap, rajin ikut ayahnya ke masjid dan tidak banyak kerenah. Kadang-kadang bila si ayah bersolat sunat, dia akan ikut sekali menjadi makmum. Berkerut-kerut muka membaca surah sambil kadang-kala mata menjeling kawan-kawan yang tengah galak bermain. Hehe!

p/s : bila nak bawa anak sendiri ke masjid pula? Asyik bergurau dengan anak orang jer. Woha!