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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

2011-10-17T13:51:00.000+08:00

1. Believe body language. It doesn't lie.

2. Remember that every statement or comment doesn't require a response.

3. Choose your words carefully.

4. Speak and write with clarity.

5. Read whenever possible; it expands your vocabulary.

6. Be aware of your speech patterns and habits, including inflection, pacing, and tone of voice.

7. Avoid interrupting people. We're adults. One voice at a time.

8. Keep slang at home.

9. Stay away from "empty" words such as "Frankly," "Really," and "Actually."

10. Prepare an outline when speaking at meetings and presentations.

11. Focus conversations on other people, not yourself.

12. Weave names into conversations. Everyone's favorite word is their own name.

13. Use dark backgrounds and light colored fonts for PowerPoint slides.

14. Insert silence and pauses into your speeches and conversations. They are more powerful than words.

15. Diffuse conflicts without technology. Plan a face-to-face meeting or a phone call to resolve issues amicably and quickly.

16. Develop the fine art of charisma. Don't be a "crap magnet."

17. Write to express, not to impress.

18. Engage your listener, reader, and audience with material that is clear, concise, and compelling.

19. Ask good questions and you'll get good information.

20. Listen with your mouth closed.

21. Use the "P-R-R" method when answering questions: Pause, Reflect, Respond.

22. Greet the janitor and the CEO of the company in the exact same way.

23. Smile and use eye contact. It's the universal language.

24. Know when to speak up and know when to shut up.

25. Follow the 5 Ps: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance (public speaking).

26. Respond to controversial or off-color comments with this phrase: "Isn't that interesting?" Then smile. It's a neutral statement and dead-ends virtually all conversations. In a pleasant way, of course.

27. Improve your communication skills by observing positive role models you admire and respect.

28. Show value when reciting your "elevator speech." Focus on the results you get for others, not your job title.

29. Speak from the heart.

30. Follow a written agenda in meetings to save time and stay on task.

31. Make all important phone calls before noon.

32. Ask the question. Then be quiet.

33. Walk the walk and talk the talk. Be congruent.

34. Stay away from industry jargon and rhetoric that can confuse people.

35. Identify where your target audience hangs out and go there (this is true for bricks-and-mortar as well as social media)

36. Avoid writing emails and making phone calls when you're angry or frustrated.

37. Write your blogs consistently so people can gain insight into your expertise, experiences, and personality.

38. Learn Emotional Intelligence (empathy, self-awareness, and teamwork) to improve your communication skills.

39. Understand the importance of self-promotion and personal branding.

40. Walk into a room tall, strong, and proud.

41. Look for similarities, not differences. This bridges communication gaps.

42. Listen to what is not being said.

43. Avoid criticizing, complaining, and judging.

44. Record yourself on audio or video to hear and see how you move and behave.

45. Answer the phone standing up and smiling.

46. Look in the mirror before you go into a meeting.

47. Give all of your attention to the person who is speaking. Avoid distractions and "darting eyes."

48. Turn off your technology at professional business meetings and events.

49. Avoid excessive and distracting clothing patterns, jewelry, make-up, and accessories —especially when you are the speaker, TV guest, or recording a video for your intranet.

50. Be relevant and memorable.

51. Use gestures to empasize your spoken words.

52. Follow the leader. If he speaks fast, you speak fast. If he is slow, you should be slow.

53. Connect with people by being authentic and genuine.

54. Stay on message.

55. Dress like the person you aspire to be.

56. Build rapport with people.

57. Keep your jacket open. A closed jacket sends a nonverbal sign that you may be hiding something.

58. Have a good handshake. Practice with someone you trust and get their feedback.

59. Thank someone when they offer a compliment (don't argue!)

60. Save political, religious, sex, and other controversial jokes or stories for outside of your professional circles.

61. Respect the personal space of others.

62. Avoid planning your answer in your head when someone is speaking. Pay close attention to what they are saying and then respond.

63. Write with bullet points and white space so your information is "reader-friendly."

64. Have a powerful opening and closing in your presentations, speeches, articles, and blog posts.

65. Highlight benefits, not features, when building consensus for new projects and ideas.

66. Create punchy, engaging, and helpful videos that are 1-3 minutes in length.

67. Write tweets of less than 125 characters; leaving space for people to retweet and spread your message.

68. Connect with human emotions by using real-life examples and sharing stories.

69. Avoid keeping your reading glasses on and "looking down your nose" when speaking to others.

70. Emphasize important words or phrases by lowering or raising your voice, or slowing down.

71. Exude positive energy in both your written and spoken words.

72. Understand the importance of making small talk.

73. Avoid biting your lip and inside cheek when speaking to someone. These signal anxiety or nervousness.

74. Project your voice with authority.

75. Use smiles as positive reinforcements.

76. Express gratitude.

77. Re-read, and if necessary, rewrite everything before you send it, speak it, or share it.

78. Maintain eye contact, but not at a level that can make someone feel uncomfortable.

79. Keep your palms open when asking questions. This indicates you are open-minded and welcoming.

80. Recognize when it's appropriate to use a "social hug" to greet someone.

81. Avoid the word "stuff." It's vague and unprofessional. Be specific.

82. Write an article for your ezine or newsletter that includes interesting quotes and statistics.

83. Drink alcohol on your personal time.

84. Steer conversations to positive topics.

85. Dress appropriately for videos and TV interviews by asking about background colors, lighting, and set design.

86. Have a mission or value statement that has repeatability so others can communicate it for you.

87. Use your body language to your advantage when delivering a speech. Don't hide behind the podium.

88. Watch for cultural differences in communication styles.

89. Remember that enthusiasm is contagious.

90. Point your feet away from someone if you want to leave the conversation.

91. Respond to comments on your blog or website so it's interactive and engaging.

92. Leave your personal life outside of business conversations.

93. Show respect and spare people's feelings. Don't blame or insult anyone.

94. Delete the word "just" from your vocabulary. It's belittling. You're not "just an accountant" or "just a recruiter." You are an accountant. You are a recruiter. Be proud.

95. Stop over-apologizing. You're not responsible for the poor service, rain, or world peace.

96. Resist the temptation to finish other people's sentences.

97. Open your eyes, ears, and heart to new messages and people.

98. Be the fountain, not the drain.

99. Stand up if everyone around is standing and sit down if everyone is seated. Be on a level playing field.

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2011-08-07T12:13:00.013+08:00

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Most Malaysians Want to Work Abroad

2011-08-02T10:18:00.005+08:00

Kuala Lumpur, 20 June, 2011: The majority of jobseekers want to work abroad, according to a survey conducted by JobStreet.com. Of the 700 over respondents, 17% are junior executives, 40% are senior executives, 29% are managers and 16% senior managers.

87% of those polled reported interest in working abroad. However, their level of seriousness in wanting to work abroad varies. A little under a third of the group is already actively seeking opportunities overseas. 30% are passively looking while another 30% are still considering the pros and cons of employment abroad.

The main reason for wanting to work abroad is to earn more money (42%), for career growth (24%), children’s education (13%), for travel opportunities (9%) and to follow their spouse abroad (3%) with the remaining citing other reasons for wanting to work abroad. This data confirms what the media has been revealing about brain drain in recent years as money, career growth and children’s education rank the highest in the survey.

Employees were also asked on their favourite destination for work and most are keen to work in Australia (24%) followed by Singapore (16%), UK (15%) and US (10%). About 8% were keen on China/Korea/Japan and 7% in New Zealand. Amongst senior managers however, the favourite destination is Singapore.

For their method of getting a job, the majority prefered to use recruitment firms and head hunting agencies while going through referrals and advertisement from newspaper and online sites each garnered about 17% of the votes.

When respondents were asked what would be the reason keeping them home if they are not interested in working abroad, half of the respondents cite family as the main reason. Only 2.4% said that they are staying here to contribute to national interest.

The survey findings were similar for both male and female respondents. About 700 employees participated in the survey, of which 60% were male and the rest female. The survey was carried out in May 2011 to seek the view of employees on their thoughts on working abroad.

One thing lack in this survey was to group the respondents according to their race. Then the statistic will be more useful!

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2011-07-30T15:05:00.013+08:00

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The thing about bad boys : The traits that some women just can’t resist

2011-02-19T03:23:00.003+08:00

Bad boys are the guys that smooth talk their way into the hearts of women, only to leave them wondering what went wrong as they soak their pillows with tears. They are the Mavericks and Lotharios of our time who know exactly how to make women putty in their hands so that they fall hard but leave you shamefully wanting more. Here are some of the characteristics that a bad boy will have so you can avoid setting yourself up for a fall.

No matter how many times we are advised and or whether we tell ourselves that thelast smooth talker that left us in tears would be the last, there is just something that allures us back and wanting more of their untamed masculinity.

It’s the overflowing swagger and the boldness that they have that leaves women swooning, allowing them to get away with the stuff they do. It’s their cockiness and their slapdash manner where insults are perceived and taken as compliments that appears to be the major turn on for women.
Women seem to be attracted to their cavalier attitude and indifference. He is uninterested, but women feel they are the one that can change him. The take-it-or-leave-it approach indicates the playboy side to him that tells you he already has plenty of women competing for his attention.
The bad boys know exactly what they want and how to get it. With every flirting technique in the book up their sleeve, they have a chivalrous aura, exude animal magnetism and unforgivingly know exactly how to charm the pants of a woman with their wittiness.
These Casanovas are well versed when it comes to smooth talking the ladies and keeping them engrossed until they are hooked. They know exactly what to say and their entertaining, yet sharp allure makes women think things seem too good to be true; and they undoubtedly are, yet women find them too hard to walk away from.
These Romeos are clever. They give women the illusion that they are in control, yet they retain all the power. Women don’t want a guy who’s a pushover, but this reverse psychology works like an aphrodisiac. However, their pretence and deception doesn’t remain covered for long and it’s not long till there is the sound of shattered hearts.

Below 22nm, spacers get unconventional: Interview with ASM

2011-02-10T00:17:00.005+08:00

Spacers are considered "conventional materials," and thus an odd topic for the cutting-edge IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2010). ASM CTO Ivo Raaijmakers points out that semiconductor fab below 22nm will require different processes for spacers: atomic layer deposition (ALD) and plasma-enhanced ALD (PEALD). He speaks with Debra Vogler, senior technical editor.

Among the reasons for using ALD/PEALD (Fig. 1) is lowering the temperature, and improving uniformity by controlling the series resistance of the device. One of the most important process knobs is chemisty choice. The Si precursor plus the nitrogen precursor, and the plasma are key parameters, explained Raaijmakers. Other important considerations include the use of a plasma and how intense that plasma is, and how much overlap you have between pulses to optimize TP in addition to optimized step coverage and layer uniformity.

In the mid-term, Raaijmakers sees a change in architecture (FinFETs or FDSOI) (Fig. 2). For FinFETS, spacers will be even more important because of increasing aspect ratios. The transition from gate-first structures to replacement gate structures to control the workfunction will be key.

Looking even further ahead, Raaijmakers notes that the move to new channel material to III-V or pure Ge will be very involved. "We will not only have to worry about high-k and metal gate (HK+MG), but also the interface between HK+MG and III-Vs, or pure Ge, and we have to be able to passivate the surfaces," said Raaijmakers. And though the whole process integration flow will have to change to accommodate the new channel materials, Raaijmakers does not see them being introduced for another 4-6 years.

This article is from Solid State Technology

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2011-02-01T15:36:00.005+08:00

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2011-01-23T00:02:00.007+08:00

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Muslim Sekular

2011-01-02T17:15:00.000+08:00

Seorang muslim sekular selalunya lebih cenderung kepada demokrasi sekular moden dan memisahkan agama dan negara, dan ini bertentangan dengan fahaman Islam sebagai gerakan politik.

Seorang muslim sekular biasanya masih mengamalkan Islam secara peribadi tetapi tidak bersetuju penguatkuasaan undang-undang Syariah dalam masyarakat. Terdapat banyak bangsa dan negara yang sekular walaupun tinggal di sebuah negara Islam, atau sebaliknya (negara sekular dengan penduduk Muslim yang alim).

Sekularisme berasaskan pemisahan agama daripada semua hal-hal duniawi. Sekularisme menolak peraturan Syariah dan lebih suka peraturan selain daripada Syariah. Penyokong sekularisme mendakwa bahawa undang-undang Tuhan sesuai sewaktu ia diwahyukan dan tidak sesuai lagi pada masa kini.

Tradisi kuat sekularisme di Turki bermula sejak seabad yang lepas. Republik Turki adalah sebuah negara sekular sejak 1937 di bawah idealogi Kemalis dan pembaharuan Ataturk. Walaupun masih banyak penduduknya yang patuh pada ajaran Islam, negara ini tidak mempunyai agama rasmi ataupun mempromosikan mana-mana agama, dan ia secara aktif memantau kegiatan keagamaan.

Perlembaggan Turki menegaskan negara itu sebagai sebuah negara republik sekular dan demokratik. Sewaktu pilihan raya presiden pada tahun 2007, para sekularis bimbang sekiranya presiden terpilih daripada parti AK-sebuah parti dengan akar umbi Islam. Ia akan menggugat peraturan sekular Turki.

Pencalonan Abdullah Gul menakutkan mereka kerana Presiden Turki merupakan panglima besar tentera dan mempunyai veto. Pemimpin ketenteraan Turki pada masa lepas telah menyatakan bahawa mereka menolak untuk melaway istana presiden jika seorang wanita memakai tudung tinggal di dalamnya.

Pemisahan di antara agama dan negara merupakan doktrin politik dan perundangan bahawa institusi kerajaan dan agama hendaklah dipisahkan dan bebas daripada pengaruh masing-masing. Istilah ini selalu digunakan untuk merujuk kepada gabungan dua prinsip; kesekularan kerajaan dan kebebasan mengamalkan agama.

Frasa pemisahan di antara gereja dan negara secara umum mula digunakan dalam surat yang ditulis oleh Thomas Jefferson pada tahun 1802 kepada penganut baptis Danburry, di mana beliau merujuk kepada Pindaan PertamaPerlembagaan Amerika Syarikat yang mewujudkan 'dinding pemisahan' di antara gereja dan negara.

Frasa ini disebut dalam Mahkamah Agong Amerika Syarikat pertama kali pada tahun 1878, dan dalam beberapa siri kes bermula pada tahun 1948. Ini membawa kepada kepopularan dan diskusi politik mengenai konsepnya.

Konsep ini diambil oleh banyak negara dalam bentuk yang pelbagai daripada struktur perundangan yang dipakai kepada pandangan tentang tugas agama dalam masyarakat. Prinsip yang sama seperti 'laicite' juga diguna pakai di Perancis dan Turki sementara beberapa negara sekular seperti Norway masih mengekalkan agama rasmi dalam perlembagaan. Konsep ini selari dengan idea-idea sosial dan politik lain termasuk sekularisme, kebebasan beragama dan pluralisme.

Don't Throw Away Your One Cent Coins

2010-01-27T09:28:00.001+08:00

We cannot stop mosquitoes lay eggs at any stagnant water in drains/ponds or water collected in waste pails, tanks, tins, used tyres etc. etc. Of course if you have fish inside the tanks/containers then there should be no problem.

Do you know that there is a very simple and very economical way to destroy the mosquitoes' eggs and not let them hatch into larvae. Very very simple, just put in few 1 cent copper coins into the tanks/containers then it will solve all your problems. Because in accordance to Japanese Research Scientists, they found the mosquitoes eggs will be destroyed by a kind of mineral discharge from the copper.

DON'T BELIEVE, Try it by yourself and even the small snails also will not visit the containers (with copper coins) collected with stagnant water. Your will observe the water collected in the containers will be very clean and clear.

Free E-Book: Seni dan Rahsia Untuk Kepuasan Persetubuhan dan Perkahwinan

2009-09-18T11:35:00.009+08:00

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How to Make Someone Fall in Love With You in 90 Minutes or Less

2009-01-29T17:33:00.001+08:00

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Can you read this?!

2009-01-28T13:58:00.000+08:00

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Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe tuo fo 100 anc.

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Success

2009-01-28T13:41:00.001+08:00

Each one of us on this earth has the ability to lead…..and inspire.Sometimes we feel our work is small and insignificant.But remember, a small ripple can gain momentum and build a current that is insurmountable.Begin with one small step. Don’t let others stay in your way. Walk your own path.Some may laugh. So, what. Many will follow.Don’t ever give up.Success …..seems to be largely a matter of HUNGING ON after others have let go.Fear, keep people small. Run towards your fears. Embrace them. On the others side of your greatest fears lives your greatest life.Get out of the stands. Get on the court. Play the game of life.Take risks . Leap , and the net will appear.Be positive . What you think is what you become.Dream . Dream big. Feel it . Believe it. Achieve it. Whatever your dream are……go for it . You will inspire others.Extend your hand. Care. Be kind.When someone does something good , applaud. You will make two people happy.Be a positive role model . Be the change you want to see in the world.Make a differents NOW.

Positive Perspective

2008-09-04T13:56:00.002+08:00

If everyone can look at life with a kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.' Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way , we miss out some warmth in human relationship. Everything in life has a purpose, there are no mistakes, coincidence; events are
blessings given to us to learn from it.

Wonderful Life

2008-09-04T13:51:00.001+08:00

Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

Invite others towards good with wisdom. Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

Great men say, "Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodness…. In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience."

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling…
And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it !

Abah, bagi balik tangan Ita...

2008-07-14T19:01:00.002+08:00

Sebuah kisah untuk dijadikan iktibar dan pengajaran......

Sepasang suami isteri, seperti pasangan lain di kota-kota besar meninggalkan anak-anak diasuh pembantu rumah semasa keluar bekerja. Anak tunggal pasangan ini, perempuan berusia tiga setengah tahun. Bersendirian di rumah dia kerap dibiarkan pembantunya yang sibuk bekerja bermain di luar, tetapi pintu pagar tetap dikunci. Bermainlah dia sama ada berbuai-buai di atas buaian yang dibeli bapanya, ataupun memetik bunga raya, bunga kertas dan lain-lain di laman rumahnya. Suatu hari dia terjumpa sebatang paku karat. Dia pun melakar simen tempat letak kereta ayahnya tetapi kerana diperbuat daripada marmar, lakaran tidak kelihatan. Dicubanya pada kereta baru ayahnya. Ya... kerana kereta itu bewarna gelap, lakarannya jelas. Apa lagi kanak-kanak ini pun melakarlah melahirkan kreativitinya. Hari itu bapa dan ibunya bermotosikal ke tempat kerja kerana laluanny a sesak sempena perayaan Thaipusam. Penuh sebelah kanan dia beredar ke sebelah kiri kereta. Dilakarnya gambar ibu dan ayahnya, gambarnya sendiri, lukisan ayam, kucing dan sebagainya mengikut imaginasinya. Kejadian itu langsung tak disedari si pembantu rumah.

Pulang petang itu, terkejut badaklah pasangan itu melihat kereta yang baru setahun dibeli dengan bayaran ansuran, berbatik-batik. Si bapa yang belum pun masuk ke rumah terus menjerit, "Siapa punya kerja ni?" Pembantu rumah yang tersentak dengan jeritan itu berlari keluar. Dia juga beristighfar. Mukanya merah padam ketakutan tambah-tambah melihat wajah bengis tuannya. Sekali lagi diajukan pertanyaan keras kepadanya, dia terus mengatakan "Tak tahu... !" "Duduk di rumah sepanjang hari tak tahu, apa kau buat?" herdik si isteri lagi. Si anak yang mendengar suara ayahnya, tiba-tiba berlari keluar dari bilik. Dengan penuh manja dia berkata "Ita buat a yahhh.. cantik kan?!" katanya menerkam ayahnya ingin bermanja seperti selalu.

Si ayah yang hilang sabar merentap ranting kecil pokok bunga raya di depannya, terus dipukul bertalu-talu tapak tangan anaknya. Si anak yang tak mengerti apa-apa terlolong-lolong dan menangis kesakitan sekaligus ketakutan. Puas memukul tapak tangan, si ayah memukul pula belakang tangan anaknya. Si ibu cuma mendiamkan diri, mungkin setuju dan berasa puas dengan hukuman yang dikenakan. Pembantu rumah melopong, tak tahu nak buat apa-apa. Si bapa cukup rakus memukul-mukul tangan kanan dan kemudian tangan kiri anaknya. Selepas si bapa masuk ke rumah dituruti si ibu, pembantu rumah menggendong anak kecil itu, membawanya ke bilik.

Dilihatnya tapak tangan dan belakang tangan si anak kecil calar balar. Pembantu rumah memandikan anak kecil itu. Sambil menyiram air sambil dia menangis. Anak kecil itu pula terjerit-jerit menahan kepedihan sebaik calar-balar itu terk ena air. Si pembantu rumah kemudian menidurkan anak kecil itu. Si bapa sengaja membiarkan anak itu tidur bersama pembantu rumah.

Keesokkan harinya, kedua-dua belah tangan si anak bengkak. Pembantu rumah mengadu. "Sapukan minyak gamat tu!" balas tuannya, bapa si anak. Pulang dari kerja, dia tidak melayan anak kecil itu yang menghabiskan masa di bilik pembantu. Si bapa konon mahu mengajar anaknya. Tiga hari berlalu, si ayah langsung tidak menjenguk anaknya sementara si ibu juga begitu tetapi setiap hari bertanya kepada pembantu rumah. "Ita demam... " jawap pembantunya ringkas. "Bagi minum panadol tu," balas si ibu. Sebelum si ibu masuk bilik tidur dia menjenguk bilik pembantunya. Apabila dilihat anaknya Ita dalam pelukan pembantu rumah, dia menutup semula pintu. Masuk hari keempat, pembantu rumah memberitahu tuannya bahawa suhu badan Ita terlalu panas. "Petang nanti kita bawa ke klinik. Pukul 5.00 siap" kata majikannya itu.

Sampai waktunya si anak yang longlai dibawa ke klinik. Doktor mengarahnya ia dirujuk ke hospital kerana keadaannya serius. Setelah seminggu di wad pediatrik doktor memanggil bapa dan ibu kanak-kanak itu. "Tiada pilihan.." katanya yang mencadangkan agar kedua-dua tangan kanak-kanak itu dipotong kerana gangren yang terjadi sedah terlalu teruk.

"Ia sudah bernanah, demi nyawanya kedua-dua tangannya perlu dipotong dari siku ke bawah" kata doktor. Si bapa dan ibu bagaikan terkena halilintar mendengar kata-kata itu. Terasa diri tunggang terbalik, tapi apalah dapat dikatakan. Si ibu meraung merangkul si anak. Dengan berat hati dan lelehan air mata isterinya, si bapa terketar-ketar madandatangani surat kebenaran pembedahan selepas diberi penerangan terperinci tentang keadaan sebenar anaknya. Keluar dari bilik pembedahan, selepas ubat bius yang dikenakan habis, si anak menangis kesakitan. Dia juga terpinga-pinga melihat kedua-dua tangannya berbalut putih. Direnung muka ayah dan ibunya. Kemudian ke wajah pembantu rumah. Dia mengerutkan dahi melihat mereka semua menangis.Dalam seksaan menahan sakit, si anak yang keletah bersuara dalam linangan air mata.
"Abah.. Mama... Ita tak buat lagi. Ita tak mau ayah pukul. Ita tak mau jahat. Ita sayang abah.. sayang mama." katanya berulang kali membuatkan si ibu gagal menahan rasa. "Ita juga sayang Kak Narti.." katanya memandang wajah pembantu rumah, sekaligus membuatkan gadis dari Surabaya itu meraung seperti histeria. "Abah.. bagilah balik tangan Ita. Buat apa ambil.. Ita janji tak buat lagi! Ita nak makan macam mana? Nak main macam mana? Ita janji tak conteng kereta lagi," katanya bertalu-talu. Bagaikan gugur jantung si ibu mendengar kata-kata anaknya. Meraung dia sekuat hati namun takdir yang sudah terjadi, tiada manusia dapat menahannya.

Touching Story

2008-07-14T12:49:00.003+08:00

Hello...here's a touching story to share.Read along....take care!

My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment.
She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.

There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me.

I was so embarrassed.

How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
The next day at school one of my classmates said, "EEEE, your mom only has one eye!"

I wanted to bury myself.
I also wanted my mom to just disappear.
I confronted her that day and said, " If you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?"

My mom did not respond...
I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because
I was full of anger.
I was oblivious to her feelings.

I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her.
So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married.
I bought a house of my own.
I had kids of my own.
I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts, Then one day, my mother came to visit me.
She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren.

When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my children!
GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!"

And to this, my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house.

So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip.
After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.

My neighbors said that she died.
I did not shed a single tear.
They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

"My dearest son,
I think of you all the time.
I'm sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion.
But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you.
I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

You see........when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye.
As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with one eye.
So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my
place, with that eye.

With all my love to you,
Your mother.

Always tell someone that you love them because you never know what day will be their last, or your own.

Always seek to resolve your problems or disagreements with loved ones because if either of you should pass on before, the one who is left alive will have the rest of their life to ponder those unresolved feelings but will never find closure. And closure usually brings peace...

Good day and happy valentines

11 rules

2008-07-10T14:03:00.001+08:00

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, But what is more
painful is to love someone and never find the courage
to let that person know how you feel.

2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you,
only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be
and you just have to let go.

3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with,
never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best
conversation you've ever had.

4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's
also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like
someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime
to forget someone.

6. Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that
fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a
smile to make a dark day seem bright.

7. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you
want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the
things you want to do.

8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you,
it probably hurts the person too.

9. A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a
timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything
they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you
were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling
and everyone around you is crying.

SUARA YANG DIDENGAR MAYAT

2008-07-10T13:56:00.002+08:00

Yang Akan Ikut Mayat Adalah Tiga hal yaitu:

1. Keluarga
2. Hartanya
3. Amalnya

Ada Dua Yang Kembali Dan Satu akan Tinggal Bersamanya yaitu;

1. Keluarga dan Hartanya Akan Kembali
2. Sementara Amalnya Akan Tinggal Bersamanya.

Maka ketika Roh Meninggalkan Jasad...Terdengarlah Suara Dari Langit
Memekik, "Wahai Fulan Anak Si Fulan..

Apakah Kau Yang Telah Meninggalkan Dunia, Atau Dunia Yang Meninggalkanmu
Apakah Kau Yang Telah Menumpuk Harta Kekayaan, Atau Kekayaan Yang
Telah Menumpukmu
Apakah Kau Yang Telah Menumpuk Dunia, Atau Dunia Yang Telah Menumpukmu
Apakah Kau Yang Telah Mengubur Dunia, Atau Dunia Yang Telah Menguburmu."

Ketika Mayat Tergeletak Akan Dimandikan....Terdengar Dari Langit Suara
Memekik, "Wahai Fulan Anak Si Fulan...

Mana Badanmu Yang Dahulunya Kuat, Mengapa Kini Te rkulai Lemah
Mana Lisanmu Yang Dahulunya Fasih, Mengapa Kini Bungkam Tak Bersuara
Mana Telingamu Yang Dahulunya Mendengar, Mengapa Kini Tuli Dari Seribu Bahasa
Mana Sahabat-Sahabatmu Yang Dahulunya Setia, Mengapa Kini Raib Tak Bersuara"

Ketika Mayat Siap Dikafan...Suara Dari Langit Terdengar Memekik,"Wahai
Fulan Anak Si Fulan

Berbahagialah Apabila Kau Bersahabat Dengan Ridha
Celakalah Apabila Kau Bersahabat Dengan Murka Allah
Wahai Fulan Anak Si Fulan...

Kini Kau Tengah Berada Dalam Sebuah Perjalanan Nun Jauh Tanpa Bekal
Kau Telah Keluar Dari Rumahmu Dan Tidak Akan Kembali Selamanya
Kini Kau Tengah Safar Pada Sebuah Tujuan Yang Penuh Pertanyaan."

Ketika MayatDiusung.... Terdengar Dari Langit Suara Memekik, "Wahai
Fulan Anak Si Fulan..

Berbahagialah Apabila Amalmu Adalah Kebajikan
Berbahagialah Apabila Matimu Diawali Tobat
Berbahagialah Apabila Hidupmu Penuh Dengan Taat."

Ketika Mayat Siap Dishalatkan....Terdengar Dari Langit Suara Memekik,
"Wahai Fulan Anak Si Fulan..

Setiap Pekerjaan Yang Kau Lakukan Kelak Kau Lihat Hasilnya Di Akhirat
Apabila Baik Maka Kau Akan Melihatnya Baik
Apabila Buruk, Kau Akan Melihatnya Buruk."

Ketika Mayat Dibaringkan Di Liang Lahat....terdengar Suara Memekik Dari
Langit,"Wahai Fulan Anak Si Fulan...

Apa Yang Telah Kau Siapkan Dari Rumahmu Yang Luas Di Dunia Untuk
Kehidupan Yang Penuh Gelap Gulita Di Sini
Wahai Fulan Anak Si Fulan...

Dahulu Kau Tertawa, Kini Dalam Perutku Kau Menangis
Dahulu Kau Bergembira,Kini Dalam Perutku Kau Berduka
Dahulu Kau Bertutur Kata, Kini Dalam Perutku Kau Bungkam Seribu Bahasa."

Ketika Semua Manusia Meninggalkannya Sendirian....Allah Berkata
Kepadanya, "Wahai Hamba-Ku.....

Kini Kau Tinggal Seorang Diri
Tiada Teman Dan Tiada Kerabat
Di Sebuah Tempat Kecil, Sempit Dan Gelap..
Mereka Pergi Meninggalkanmu.. Seorang Diri
Padahal, Karena Mereka Kau Pernah Langgar Perintahku
Hari Ini,....
Akan Kutunjukan Kepadamu
Kasih Sayang-Ku
Yang Akan Takjub Seisi Alam
Aku Akan Menyayangimu
Lebih Dari Kasih Sayang Seorang Ibu Pada Anaknya".

Kepada Jiwa-Jiwa Yang Tenang Allah Berfirman, "Wahai Jiwa Yang Tenang

Kembalilah Kepada Tuhanmu
Dengan Hati Yang Puas Lagi Diridhai-Nya
Maka Masuklah Ke Dalam Jamaah Hamba-Hamba-Ku
Dan Masuklah Ke Dalam Jannah-Ku"

Rasulullah SAW. menganjurkan kita untuk senantiasa mengingat mati
(maut) dan dalam sebuah hadithnya yang lain, beliau bersabda "wakafa
bi almauti wa'idha", ertinya, cukuplah mati itu akan menjadi pelajaran
bagimu!

Semoga bermanfaat bagi kita semua, Amiin....

Bahan Renungan Untuk Anda, Sahabatku, yang mungkin terlalu sibuk
bekerja... Luangkanlah waktu sejenak untuk membaca dan merenungkan
pesan ini...

Aktifitas keseharian kita selalu mencuri konsentrasi kita. kita seolah
lupa dengan sesuatu yang kita tak pernah tau bila kedatangannya.
Sesuatu yang bagi sebahagian orang sangat menakutkan. Tahukah kita
bila kematian akan menjemput kita?

"...kadangkala ALLAH hilangkan sekejap matahari..Kemudian DIA
datangkan pula guruh & kilat..Puas kita menangis,mencari di mana
matahari!
Rupa2nya ALLAH nak hadiahkan kita PELANGI..."

Hubungan Antara Manusia & Buah-buahan

2008-07-02T10:01:00.000+08:00

Jangan Suka Mendedah Tubuh
Jadilah seperti jagung, jangan seperti gajus.
Jagung membungkus bijinya yang banyak, sedangkan gajus mempamerkan bijinya yang cuma satu.

Setia Terhadap Pasangan
Jadilah seperti pohon pisang.
Pohon pisang kalau berbuah hanya sekali seumur hidupnya.

Kecantikan Dalaman
Jadilah seperti durian, jangan seperti kedondong.
Durian walaupun di luarnya penuh kulit yang tajam, tetapi di dalamnya lembut dan manis.
Berbeza dengan kedondong, di luarnya mulus dan berkilat, tetapi di dalamnya ada biji yang berduri.

Jaga Kesucian Dalam Pergaulan
Jadilah seperti sengkuang.
Walaupun hidup dalam tanah dan selut, tetapi umbinya tetap putih bersih.

Selalu Bertindak Adil
Jadilah seperti tandan petai , bukan tandan rambutan.
Tandan petai membahagi makanan sama rata ke biji2nya, semua seimbang, tidak seperti rambutan, ada yang kecil ada yang besar.

Semakin Tua Semakin Bijaksana
Jadilah seperti cili.
Semakin tua, semakin pedas.

Jangan Bermuka-muka
Jadilah seperti buah manggis.
Buah manggis bisa diteka isinya dari bahagian bawah buahnya.

Always look for simple solutions

2008-06-30T19:07:00.001+08:00

Difference between Focusing on Problems and Focusing on Solutions

Case 1

When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found
out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow
down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took
them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that
worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically
any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from
below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

And what did the Russians do...?? They used a pencil.

Case 2

One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management
was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of
Japan's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a
complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty.
Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the
assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap
to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went
through the assembly line empty.

Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray
machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to
watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make
sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they
worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.

But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed
with the same problem, he did not get into complications of
X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution. He
bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the
assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox
passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral: Always look for simple solutions.

Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problems

Always Focus on solutions & not on problems

The Story About Subsidy

2008-06-23T14:05:00.000+08:00

A man called Maha owns a farm which can produce 10 apples every day.
He has 5 workers to operate the farm.
Each of them eats 1 apple daily and it is enough to keep them operating the farm
normally.
The remaining 4 apples, the landlord sells them at RM10 each and he earns RM40.
He uses the RM25 to improve the farm operation and facilities.
He gives RM2.00 to each of his workers and he keeps the remaining RM5.00 as profit.
Day by day, the farm is well developed and all of the 5 workers are happy with the
money they can save.
When Maha passed away and there is a new landlord, Abdul comes to continue the farm
operation.
He says to the workers:" We need to improve the farm quality and redefine our way of
thinking.
From now on all of you only need to pay RM1.00 for each apple you eat.
It is very cheap as the price is RM10 each outside the farm."
The workers have no choice but to pay RM1.00 for the apple they eat daily.
Their earning decrease from RM2.00 to RM1.00 per person.
As usual, Abdul sells the 4 apples and he gets RM40.
He uses RM25 for farm improvement and pays RM10 to his 5 workers.
He gets RM5.00 as profit. On top of that, he gets another RM5.00 from the apples
that he sells to his workers.
In total, he gets RM10 as profit every day.
Soon, the apple price increases to RM20 each.
The new landlord gets a higher profit as he gets RM80 for the 4 apples he sells daily.
Then, he decides to give the farming improvement contract to one of his close
friend, Samy.
Samy says:"Apple cost naik, improvement cost also misti naik."
So, the farm improvement cost increases from RM25 to RM50.
In actual, the improvement only cost RM30.
The remaining RM20, Abdul and Samy share evenly among themselves.
Let's calculate how much Abdul gets daily:
RM10 (from farm improvement cost)
RM20 (Net profit by selling 4 apples: [Gross profit, RM80] - [Improvement
cost, RM50] - [Wages RM10] = RM20)
RM5 (from selling apples to his workers)
In total, Abdul gets RM35 daily compare to RM10 initially when he takes over
the farm from Maha.
His profit increases RM25 and the workers are still getting RM1.00 daily per
person.
The greedy Abdul does not want to stop there.
One day, he says to his fellow workers:" You see ah, the current market price for
one apple is RM20 and you are only paying RM1.
See how lucky you are! I have to SUBSIDY RM19.00 for each of the apple you buy and
total I need to SUBSIDY RM95.00.
This will greatly burden the farm and we might get bankrupt if we continue like this.
In order to avoid bankruptcy, I need to increase the apple price that you buy from
RM1.00 to RM1.50 and I will bear the remaining RM18.50 per apple as my subsidy to
you all. "
So, greedy Abdul adds RM2.50 to his current profit and the number becomes RM37.50.
After you have read the story, I am sure you have already understood the meaning of
"SUBSIDY" given by the government.
The RM95 subsidy never existed in the first place and so was the RM52 billion fuel
subsidy generously "given" by the government
Cutting fuel subsidy is actually just a reason to steal money from your pocket.

Pelaburan menerusi internet adalah haram

2007-03-19T11:03:00.000+08:00

Beri komen anda di akhir artikel...terima kasih !!

KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Besar Perlis, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, berang ketika mendedahkan ada pegawai kanan kerajaan di negeri itu dikesan terbabit dalam pelaburan di internet yang semakin popular hingga menjejaskan prestasi kerja.

“Jika masuk jabatan kerajaan, kita melihat segelintir kakitangan sibuk berurusan atau mengendalikan pelaburan skim pelaburan menerusi internet.

“Yang menarik, bosnya (ketua jabatan) turut mengeluarkan wang untuk menyertai skim ini. Ini menyebabkan prestasi kerja menurun,” katanya.

Bagaimanapun, hanya satu pesanan daripada Mufti Perlis, Dr Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin kepada umat Islam yang ghairah melabur di internet:

“Jika makan khinzir itu haram dan berdosa besar, dosa makan riba adalah lebih besar daripada dosa makan khinzir. Kerana itu, al-Quran mengisytiharkan riba sebagai perang.”

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menjelaskan mengenai pelaburan menerusi internet yang disifatkannya riba.

Menurut mufti termuda negara itu, tindakan ramai orang Melayu menyertai pelaburan itu yang menjanjikan pulangan dalam tempoh singkat jelas bertentangan dengan Islam.

“Pelaburan ini tidak menjalankan sebarang bentuk perniagaan kerana menggunakan pulangan tetap (fixed return) yang jelas bertentangan dengan prinsip Islam iaitu Mudharabah.

“Apabila melabur, pelabur tidak perlu berbuat apa-apa, hanya tunggu keuntungan tanpa mengetahui apa yang dijalankan itu betul atau salah,” katanya.

Dr Mohd Asri berkata, sehubungan itu Majlis Fatwa Perlis (MFP) yang bersidang bagi membincangkan perkara berkenaan 10 Mac lalu mengeluarkan fatwa sebarang bentuk pelaburan menerusi internet adalah haram.

Namun, katanya, keputusan itu belum dibawa kepada Majlis Agama Islam Perlis (MAIP) dan pihaknya akan berbuat demikian pada pertemuan akan datang supaya dapat memberi gambaran sebenar, khususnya kepada umat Islam.

Dr Mohd Asri berkata, dalam perkara itu umat Islam tidak seharusnya mengambil jalan mudah dengan memikirkan keuntungan semata-mata tanpa mengkaji apa yang dilakukan atau disertai.

“Dalam perkara seperti ini yang menawarkan keuntungan atau pulangan segera, orang Melayu memang suka tetapi mereka perlu ingat, ini adalah haram dan berdosa besar.

“Memang ada pihak mengabui mata mereka, pada peringkat awal akan dapat pulangan, tetapi saya pasti ada pihak akan terkena,” katanya.

Beliau kesal kerana ada pihak tidak bertanggungjawab menggunakan nama pejabat Mufti Perlis dan beberapa pejabat kerajaan lain dengan mendakwa mereka menghalalkan pelaburan itu.

“Ingin saya tegaskan di sini, kami tidak pernah memberi kebenaran, jauh sekali menghalalkan pelaburan menerusi internet, kerana ia jelas haram dan berdosa besar. Begitupun, kami ambil langkah perlu bagi mengelak ia menjadi lebih buruk,” katanya.

Ditanya adakah perkara itu akan dibawa ke Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan atau kepada majlis agama Islam negeri lain, Dr Mohd Asri berkata, ia terpulang kepada negeri masing-masing.

“Kita di Perlis mengharamkannya tetapi di negeri lain, terpulang kepada jabatan atau majlis agama masing-masing. Begitupun, saya sarankan Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim) mengambil tindakan segera supaya tidak ramai terbabit dan jadi mangsa,” katanya.

Pada masa sama, beliau menasihatkan orang Melayu khususnya supaya lebih berhati-hati sebelum menyertai sesuatu skim dan perlu merujuk kepada pihak berwibawa jika ada keraguan.

“Pada hari ini, ada pihak tidak bertanggungjawab menggunakan istilah Islam, sekali gus mengelirukan umat Islam yang menyangka sesuatu perkara itu berlandaskan hukum Islam.

“Hari ini kita ada sekuriti syariah yang menjalankan analisis mengenai pelbagai perkara. Bagi yang kurang faham, boleh merujuk kepada mereka yang terbabit,” katanya.

Ketepikan hukum agama untuk jadi OKB

KUALA LUMPUR: Akibat terlalu ghairah untuk menjadi ‘orang kaya baru’ atau OKB, ada umat Islam di negara ini sanggup mengetepikan hukum agama dengan mengambil risiko melabur di dalam skim pulangan ekspres di internet.

Walaupun menyedari ia berbentuk skim cepat kaya dan pelaburan mereka berisiko berikutan hanya bersandarkan urusan di internet dan satu nombor telefon, habuan lumayan dijanjikan skim itu menjadikan mereka ‘kelabu mata’.

Bagaimanapun, Setiausaha Majlis Penasihat Syariah sebuah institusi kewangan Islam antarabangsa di Malaysia, Zaharuddin Abdul Rahman, memberi amaran, pulangan yang diterima daripada skim di internet adalah haram.

Beliau yang juga penulis tamu untuk ruangan An-Nur di Metro Ahad berkata, selepas tiga minggu berturut-turut membicarakan mengenai pelaburan di internet di ruangan itu, banyak maklum balas diterima daripada orang ramai.

“Ramai menelefon dan menghantar e-mel untuk mendapatkan maklumat lebih lanjut. Malah, saya diminta membentangkan kajian saya mengenai pelaburan di internet dalam mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Perlis, 10 Mac lalu.

“Selain saya, seorang lagi yang juga bekas pelabur di dalam skim pelaburan internet turut membentangkan pengalamannya,” katanya.

Zaharuddin berkata, pada mesyuarat itu, jawatankuasa berkenaan memutuskan pelaburan di internet sebagai haram.

“Apabila saya maklumkan keputusan ini kepada mereka yang menelefon dan menghantar e-mel, ada yang terkejut dan menangis kerana selama ini menggunakan wang haram.

“Yang jelas, jangan kata makan minum atau membeli aset, wang berkenaan juga haram meskipun digunakan untuk membayar hutang, termasuk cukai.

“Ini kerana Majlis Fekah Sedunia memutuskan, wang yang difatwakan daripada hasil yang haram harus disedekahkan kepada badan kebajikan awam atau surau dan masjid selain golongan fakir,” katanya.

Bagaimanapun, Zaharuddin berkata, kajian ulama dan pakar ekonomi Islam mendapati, ada beberapa ciri di dalam pelaburan berkenaan yang jelas bertentangan dengan Islam, menyebabkan ia difatwakan sebagai haram.

“Yang jelas, ia tidak mempunyai Penasihat Syariah. Selain itu, banyak helah di dalam skim pelaburan berkenaan, sekali gus menimbulkan risiko besar kepada pelanggan, yang mana keadaan ini tidak dibenarkan di dalam Islam.

“Semua skim ini tidak ada kontrak atau perjanjian sempurna, sebaliknya hanya berurusan di internet tanpa butiran sebagai bukti, menyebabkan risiko untuk orang ramai tertipu adalah besar dan mudah,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, tindakan beberapa skim menetapkan kadar faedah untuk tempoh tertentu juga bertentangan dengan hukum Islam kerana berkonsepkan riba.

Zaharuddin berkata, tiada jalan penyelesaian, selain umat Islam yang terjebak dengan skim berkenaan mengeluarkan semua wang mereka dan mengambil semula modal sebenar yang dilaburkan.

“Wang keuntungan pula perlu diserahkan untuk kebajikan,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Komunikasi, Gabungan Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA), Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman, berkata jika diteliti, banyak skim pelaburan di internet mengamalkan konsep skim piramid.

Di dalam satu kenyataan, beliau berkata, ada skim meminta pesertanya menarik peserta lain untuk menyertainya dengan menawarkan insentif tinggi dengan lebih ramai berjaya ditarik, maka lebih tinggi insentif diperoleh.

“Persoalannya, peserta yang mengikuti skim ini tidak tahu di mana wang mereka sebenarnya dilaburkan. Apa sebenarnya berlaku ialah, wang pelabur ini dijadikan pusingan untuk membayar pelabur lain.

“Pada satu peringkat, wang berkenaan tidak lagi dijadikan sebagai pusingan sehingga menyebabkan pelabur tidak menerima insentif diharapkan,” katanya sambil menambah, tidak wujud undang-undang pada masa ini yang menjamin pelabur seperti ini mendapat semula wang mereka jika berlaku penyelewengan terhadap skim berkenaan.

Pendapatan mencecah lima angka selepas beberapa bulan aktif melabur

KUALA LUMPUR: “Saya berdosa. Niat untuk memperbaiki ekonomi keluarga rupa-rupanya mendekatkan kami kepada api neraka kerana hasil daripada wang haram itu digunakan untuk membiayai kehidupan, sekali gus menjadi darah daging kami sekeluarga.”

Demikian luahan seorang wanita yang hanya mahu dikenali sebagai Liza yang sanggup berhenti kerja sebagai pemandu bas sekolah di ibu kota gara-gara pendapatan lumayan mencecah lima angka yang diperolehnya hanya selepas beberapa bulan aktif melabur di dalam skim pelaburan di internet.

Liza yang berusia pertengahan 30-an dan mempunyai tiga anak menangis teresak-esak kerana insaf selepas mendapat penerangan pakar ekonomi Islam, Zaharuddin Abdul Rahman, mengenai pelaburan di internet yang disahkan haram.

Mengimbas semula pembabitan di dalam pelaburan itu, Liza berkata, ia bermula awal tahun lalu selepas mendapat maklumat daripada seorang rakannya lalu membuat pelaburan awal kira-kira AS$100 (RM380) di dalam satu skim pelaburan di internet yang ketika itu masih baru beroperasi.

“Daripada pelaburan secara suka-suka, saya menjadikannya sumber rezeki sepenuh masa sehingga berhenti kerja kerana dalam tempoh kurang enam bulan, pendapatan saya mencapai lima angka apabila ada ramai ‘downline’ (orang bawahan).

“Daripada keuntungan itu, saya melabur di beberapa skim baru di internet, sekali gus memberi pulangan lumayan yang digunakan untuk membayar hutang serta menyara hidup kami sekeluarga berikutan gaji suami kecil,” katanya.

Bagaimanapun, Liza berkata, ketika ghairah mencari untung dengan melabur di internet, dia tersentak apabila membaca di dalam ruangan tulisan Zaharuddin di Metro Ahad (MA) mengenai pelaburan di internet yang disahkan haram.

Dia yang kemudian menghubungi Zaharuddin, bertekad berhenti daripada semua pelaburan haram itu untuk membina hidup baru tanpa wang haram.

“Saya tidak mahu mengheret keluarga ke dalam api neraka hanya kerana kemewahan sementara di dunia,” katanya yang bersyukur suaminya tidak berhenti kerja meskipun pendapatan daripada pelaburan di internet mencecah puluhan ribu sebulan.

Liza juga berazam mencari kerja halal selepas ini dan akan mengira semula semua keuntungan yang digunakan hasil daripada pendapatan pelaburan di internet itu.

“Saya berjanji akan membayar sedikit demi sedikit kepada badan kebajikan untuk membersihkan diri kami sekeluarga daripada wang haram,” kata Liza.

Pada masa ini, ada beberapa skim pelaburan di internet yang popular di kalangan rakyat negara ini yang mengaku kononnya mereka syarikat pelaburan online telus yang menawarkan fenomena baru dunia pelaburan ‘off shore’.

Ada pengendali skim itu mengaku mereka berpangkalan di Zurich (Switzerland), Amerika Syarikat dan Eropah serta peneraju ekonomi yang lain untuk menarik minat pelaburan bukan hanya dari rakyat Malaysia tetapi seluruh dunia.

Kebanyakan pengendali skim menawarkan pelaburan serendah AS$20 (RM76) dengan jaminan ulangan dua peratus setiap hari selama 100 hari, sekali gus bermakna seseorang mendapat keuntungan maksimum 200 peratus dalam tempoh itu.

Malah, bagi yang melabur AS$2,000 (RM7,600) pula, skim menjanjikan pulangan sehingga 290 peratus dalam tempoh 100 hari. Jumlah pulangan terus meningkat jika seseorang pelabur mempunyai ‘downline’ (orang bawahan) yang ramai.

Seorang lagi pelabur yang mahu dikenali sebagai Hazli, 30, yang baru tiga minggu terjebak dalam pelaburan di internet, berkata dia terpaksa menunggu beberapa hari lagi untuk mendapatkan modal sebelum berhenti daripada aktiviti berkaitan riba itu.

Hazli berkata, dia menyertai pelaburan itu dengan pelaburan AS$100 (RM380). Melalui pengiraannya, selepas 100 hari, dia memperoleh keuntungan kira-kira RM950 dan selepas ditolak modal, dia bakal mendapat untung bersih RM570.

“Bayangkan, dalam masa 30 hari saya bakal mendapat RM285, sedangkan ada 70 hari lagi untuk tempoh matang. Jadi jika saya melabur dalam jumlah besar, tentu pulangannya besar. Begitupun selepas menyedari ia haram, niat itu terus terbatal dan kini saya hanya menunggu untuk mendapatkan modal semula,” katanya.

Dia yang dimaklumkan mengenai pelaburan itu oleh kakak dan abang iparnya berkata, sebelum mengetahui ia haram, dia berhasrat menggunakan keuntungan sebagai simpanan untuk membuka perniagaan, membayar hutang dan membantu ibu bapa.

“Memang pada mulanya saya bersemangat untuk menyertainya, apatah lagi selepas diberitahu keuntungan diperoleh segera. Namun selepas berfikir secara logik, ke mana wang dilaburkan itu pergi dan mengapa begitu cepat iaitu selepas sehari boleh dapat keuntungan, saya terfikir kebenarannya,” katanya.

Hazli berkata, keghairahan masyarakat Melayu menyertai pelaburan seperti itu yang menjanjikan pulangan segera mengundang risiko, selain salah di sisi agama.

“Pada saya, disebabkan ghairah melabur, tidak mustahil seseorang itu membuat pinjaman ceti haram atau along kerana dalam masa sehari sudah dapat keuntungan.

“Selain itu, berdasarkan pengalaman saya, ia melalaikan kerana kita asyik mencari ‘downline’ tanpa menitikberatkan perkara wajib seperti solat, selain menimbulkan sifat tamak. Bila dapat wang, kita mahu cari lagi banyak, sedangkan apa yang diperoleh itu tiada keberkatan,” katanya.

Bagaimanapun, rasa insaf Liza dan Hazli tidak dikongsi Amira, berusia pertengahan 20-an, yang bertekad tidak meninggalkan pelaburan di internet sehingga Jawatankuasa Fatwa Malaysia membuat pengumuman rasmi mengenai pengharamannya.

“Saya tidak tahu ia (pelaburan menerusi internet) halal atau haram. Ada orang kata halal dan ada juga beritahu haram.

“Begitupun, ‘upline’ (orang atas) saya bergelar haji. Malah, ada rakan bertanya seorang ustazah dan diberitahu ia halal. Saya keliru, tetapi bagi saya, terpulang kepada niat masing-masing.”

Amira berkata, pada masa ini ramai orang Melayu, sama ada kakitangan swasta atau kerajaan, ‘berlumba-lumba’ menyertai pelaburan ini yang menjanjikan pulangan dalam tempoh 24 jam atau sehari selepas menyertainya.

“Soal halal dan haram sangat penting, terutama bagi orang Islam. Jika haram, tentu saya akan tinggalkan, tetapi pada masa ini saya lihat pelbagai golongan atau status menyertainya.

“Mungkin ia (skim) masih baru di negara ini dan mendapat sambutan hangat tetapi akan datang, saya tidak tahu apa akan berlaku, terutama apabila banyak pihak mula ‘bercakap’ mengenai status halal dan haram pelaburan ini sekarang,” katanya.

Gadis berasal dari Kuala Lumpur itu tidak menafikan, keuntungan segera selain ‘kerja mudah’ antara faktor ramai orang Melayu terpengaruh untuk menjadi orang kaya baru (OKB) melalui pelaburan singkat itu.

“Bayangkan, jika seseorang itu melabur AS$100 (RM380), mereka boleh memperoleh keuntungan sehingga RM950 (AS$250) selepas tempoh matang iaitu 100 hari.

“Dalam sehari, boleh untung RM9.50 (AS$2.50). Kalau malas cari downline, mereka hanya mengaut untung ini setiap hari selama 100 hari dan jika ada downline, tentu keuntungan bertambah. Memang mudah dan senang,” katanya.

Dia yang melabur AS$500 (RM1,900) beberapa bulan lalu gembira kerana hanya dalam tempoh 40 hari, modal dilaburkan diperoleh kembali dan kini dia hanya ‘makan untung’.

“Sebelum menyertai pelaburan ini, bakal pelabur diberitahu mengenai risikonya, termasuk kerugian yang akan ditanggung sendiri. Justeru, mereka yang baru digalakkan membuat pelaburan serendah AS$20 (RM76) dan lihat hasilnya sebelum membuat keputusan sendiri,” katanya sambil menambah, pelaburan tertinggi ialah AS$2,000 (RM7,600) dengan pulang mencapai RM23,000 dalam tempoh 100 hari.

Ditanya adakah dia tidak bimbang jika satu hari nanti kerajaan mengharamkan pelaburan seperti itu, Amira berkata, seandainya perniagaan itu terbukti haram, dia tidak teragak-agak meninggalkannya.

5 Important Donts While Sleeping

2006-11-03T15:50:00.000+08:00

DON'T SLEEP WITH WATCH Watches can emit a certain level of radioactivity. Though small, but if you wear your watch to bed for a long time, it might have adverse effects on your health.

DON'T SLEEP WITH BRA Scientists in America have discovered those that wear bras for more than 12 hours have a higher risk of getting breast cancer. So go to bed without it.

DON'T SLEEP WITH PHONE Putting the phone beside your bed or anywhere near you is not encouraged. Though some of us will use phones as alarm clocks, but please put the phone as far as possible. Scientists have proved that electrical items including mobile phone and television sets emit magnetic waves when used. These waves can cause disruptions to our nervous system. Therefore if you need to put your mobile phone near you, switch it off first.

DON'T SLEEP WITH MAKE UP People who sleep with make up might have skin problems in the long run. Sleeping with make up will cause the skin to have difficulty in breathing and problem in perspiring. You will also need a much longer time to go into deep sleep.

AND. LAST BUT NOT LEAST... ... ... ... ...

DON'T SLEEP WITH OTHERS' WIFE / HUSBAND You may never wake up again... (so never try this at home)