Showing posts with label Life In Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life In Egypt. Show all posts

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Mulut

Mungkin rasa pelik kan? Tiba-tiba je tajuk mulut. Tapi, memang rasa terpanggil nak berbicara tentang mulut malam ini. Kenapa? Sebab mungkin sejak kebelakangan ini dan mungkin juga lebih tepat hari ini, saya banyak sangat tersinggung dengan kata-kata orang sekeliling. Orang selalu pesan, jaga hati, jaga mata. Tapi kenapa kurang yang pesan untuk jaga mulut? Walhal, pepatah Melayu sendiri pernah menyebut, "Kerana Mulut Badan Binasa" Hanya dengan membuka mulut dan mengeluarkan kata-kata yang mungkin tak ditapis dahulu, boleh menyebabkan badan binasa. Bukankah itu sesuatu yang menakutkan? Jadi malam ini, rasa tergerak hati untuk mengutarakan beberapa perkara;

Pertama
Apabila tidak menyukai sesuatu makanan. Kenapa mesti mencaci? Kenapa mesti mengutuk,
`Makanan ni tak sedap la' 
 `Eiiii tak suka la. pelik tau. tak sedap langsung makan makanan tu masak dengan macam tu' 

Abu Hurayra said; The Messenger of Allah S.A.W NEVER CRITICISED FOOD. If he liked it, he ate it, and if he DISLIKED it,he LEFT it. [Agreed upon]

Kedua
Ketika bergurau. Saya rasa masing-masing tahu adat dan etika bergurau. Janganlah bergurau sampai keterlaluan. Tak kisah lah kita dah kamceng dengan dia ke, dia mak ayah kita ke, kawan rapat sejak kecil ke, sepupu-sepapat ke. Still, kita masih ada adab dan etika ketika bergurau. Bukan nak kata tidak boleh bergurau atau bersuka ria dan bergelak ketawa tapi, just.... MIND YOUR WORDS!  Hurting someone's feeling is like throwing a stone in the sea. You can no longer see the stones but you'll never know how deep it may goes. BE CAREFUL, YOUR WORDS CAN KILL.

Ketiga
Melabel orang atau bahasa mudahnya, being judgemental. Sudah-sudahlah melabel orang itu jemaah ini, orang tu tak pergi kelas agama, orang itu pakai ketat, orang itu selalu keluar dating,orang itu selalu ponteng kelas. Sudahlah, sudah. After all, we are ALL HUMAN BEINGS WITH THOUSANDS AND MILLIONS OF FLAWS! PLEASE BEAR THAT IN MIND! Setiap manusia punya kelemahan dan kekurangan masing-masing. Buanglah sifat suka mencari kelemahan orang, sebaliknya marilah kita bersama-sama untuk mencari permata atau kelebihan dalam diri setiap individu. Selagi mana seseorang itu masih boleh membawa kita untuk mendekatkan diri kepada Tuhan, dia tidak layak untuk di judge. Tambahan pula, SIAPA KITA untuk melabel? Tuhan? Nauzubillah.

Suka saya ingin ingatkan, post ini tidak ada niat langsung untuk menghentam mana-mana pihak. Sekadar meluahkan apa yang terpendam di lubuk hati setelah sekian lama. Seperkara lagi, saya tidak kata yang saya perfect untuk tegur orang atau tulis tentang isu ini. Mungkin, saya sendiri juga pernah atau sedang atau bakal melakukannya pada masa akan datang. Jadi, marilah kita sama-sama saling mengingatkan dan berpesan-pesan antara satu sama lain.

`SPEAK GOOD OR REMAIN SILENT'

`A TONGUE HAS NO BONE, BUT IT IS ALREADY ENOUGH TO BREAK A HEART'





Friday, April 12, 2013

Kecil Hati

Kehadapan Persatuan X,

Walaupun saya tahu tiada siapa pun yang akan membaca post ini, tetapi izinkan saya untuk meluahkan ketidak puasan hati saya. Sungguh, saya kecewa. Bukan untuk yang pertama kali, tapi mungkin untuk yang 3056491207497356 kalinya.

Saya SUNGGUH BENAR TERAMAT KECEWA dengan tindakan Ahli Majlis Tertinggi Persatuan X kerana:

Mereka GEMAR/SUKA  mintak tolong di saat-saat last minute dengan alasan  : "Boleh tolong tak? Kitorang takde orang dah ni? Please, please". Jujur saya cakap, kalau untuk kata tidak, saya agak rasa bersalah sebab saya percaya pada erti hidup pada memberi. Selagi mana saya boleh tolong, saya tolong. Saya juga percaya, kalau kita tolong orang, inshaAllah Allah tolong kita. Maka saya tolong tapi.....

Apa yang lebih MENGECEWAKAN setelah apa yang kita tolong/buat langsung tidak dihargai/ ditolak mentah-mentah tanpa SECUBIT pun perasaan bersalah. Tambah mengecewakan, siap boleh complained :
Yang tu tak kena, yang ni tak kena, yang tu besar, yang ni kecik, yang tu bawak ke kanan, tulisan tak sesuai, saiz tak sama besar. But, excuse me, I'm not here to serve YOU! There are so many other things to do. I got classes to attend, subjects to revise!  Let me tell YOU this,I'm willing to help you or to lessen your burden but if complaining  is all YOU gonna do, might as well you do it on your own. Frankly speaking, I'm tired. I'm tired of all your "so-called-ethics of working", your "most-honourable-protocols" and what not. Don't you ever question why some people chose not to be with YOU, because now I also already knew the answers.

iStress, iDisappointed, iRestMyCase. *hands up*

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Of Growing Faces and Age.



                                                               










All these pictures were taken in KLIA before departing to Egypt each year, when I came back for summer. How reluctant I am to come back, only Allah knows. But I guess He had finally gave me the answer when I found this verse:

' Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives, Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives to those who sit (at home) To each, Allah has promised good (Paradise) but Allah has preferred those who strive hard and fight, to those who sit (at home) by a huge reward.' 
[An-Nisa': 95]

Studying in the Cause of Allah is also considered as Jihad isn't? May Allah reward us with Jannah. Ameen.


*Been through a rough phase for the past few weeks as a Third Year Medical Student. Sometimes, I do ponder; can I survive for another couple of years here? Ya Allah, give me strength and do increase my Imaan because I know with every difficulty there is relief.

'Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. 'Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us ( Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Supporter and Protector) and give us victory over the disbelieving people'
[Al-Baqarah:286]

Exam of Endocrine System is coming in less than one week. Rabbbuna Yussahil everyone!


Friday, May 18, 2012

Rejuvenate.

Assalamualaikum.


Back again here, finally. Rejuvenating everything; the blog's layout ( Kudos to the big sister, Along for making this super dull gloomy blog more lively again), the spirit,the soul and most importantly, the Iman. Few months left as a Sophomore as a medical student here in Alexandria,InshaAllah. Time flies so fast that I could not even remember what I have been doing during this year when finally I'm reaching towards its end already. That means, few more days towards final examination, and soon towards Malaysia,Biiznillah. So basically, nothing much to share here but I just want to share some of my 10 cents regarding examination. What I've been observing so far, people will always stressed out whenever it comes to examination ( since Alexandria University is always having examination compared to others here in Egypt). 


Some of my prior observations during examination week:


-Exam Fever Campaign will be launched, where majority of us will change their default picture on the social network to whatever related exam stuffs.


-We ( because it happens also to me sometimes) are so stressed out thinking about tons of modules to be digested and we tend to forget our obligations towards the One who is actually going to grant us success or failure. Or maybe, we become closer towards Him during this time only. Eg: Waking up for Tahajjud, performing the Solat Sunat, and reading the Al- Quran more frequent than other days. Why? It is so hard for us to be Istiqamah,isn't it?  This is something for us to ponder upon.


-Maybe we become closer towards the Creator but how about our obligations towards our circle of friends? Do we really care about them during these days or we just go focusing merely on our books?


'Indignity is put over them wherever they may be, except when under a covenant (of protection) from Allah, and a covenant from men; they have drawn on themselves the Wrath of Allah and destitution is put over them'....( 3:112)
Or in a simple words, I shall say Habluminallah, Habluminnas.


Quoting several friend's status on facebook:

~Sahabat-sahabat, JANGAN kita menjadi HAMBA EXAM.
~Study untuk exam atau study kerana Allah? Sebenarnya, tidak timbul pertembungan antara kedua-dua perkara tersebut kerana EXAM adalah KEPERLUAN, AKHIRAT ialah TUJUAN.


So, it is well said right? So examination is actually a part of our life. For me personally, the true examination is during the Day of Judgement; Jannah or Hell (Nauzubillah) What is far most important is, we should strive, and give our best and leave the rest up to Him.


Tawwakul is not an act of the limbs—it is an act of the heart.  And so while the limbs are striving hard, the heart is completely reliant on Allah.  This means whatever the outcome of the limbs’ striving, the heart will be completely satisfied, knowing that it is the flawless decision of Allah.
But in order to reach this level, one must hold on to hope, strive with the limbs, and let go with the heart- Yasmin Mogahed. 
For complete story, you can read it here.
And that shall end my dull boring post. Till then! Let us together muhasabah ourselves towards a better Moslem inshaAllah :)
              Al- Farabi's study room and with my favourite people; The place where I went through                                my Ups and Downs. Missing them and memories beyond it :')



































































































































Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Believe.

This 'I-don't belong-here' feeling keeps haunting me day by day. It is because of the environment, the circle of friends,the homesick mode or the module itself? I'm not sure myself.. Too many things happened and too many people I've burdened. But somehow I believe that He tests his creatures often when He loves them the most. Thousands of apologies, and only Allah may repay your kindness. Obviously, you know who you are.

Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.
[Al-Baqarah:216]

So that's the point now. Perhaps I just need more time to actually appreciate Egypt and adapt myself here. Yeah, though it's my second year of medical student here, I'm still adapting. ADAPTING.

Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty,Allah will soon grant relief
[Al-Talaq: 7]

No misfortune befalls except by Allah's command &Allah will guide the heart of whoever accepts faith in Him& Allah knows all things
[At-Taghabun:11]

So,its written obviously in the Quran and who are we to not believe it? Nauzubillah. Just get closer to Him cause He will always there. Keep on believing and have faith!


Saturday, July 23, 2011

Alive

YEAH, I'M STILL ALIVE BUT I'M INVISIBLE.



Feel like knocking the keyboard all of sudden. 5 more exams to go before being a sophomore,inshaAllah. Then Malaysia here I come!

So many things to share but I just don't know on how to put them into words. Maybe some other time.

ALL THE VERY VERY BEST ALEXANDRIANS.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

I Need This. Seriously.

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU THE TIME MACHINE BECAUSE I NEED YOU NOW!
Been very stressed out for these past few days. Classes everyday mostly begin at 8 and end at 4. As for today, my class started at 10 and ended at 4. Just so you know, I got practical classes from 10-12, then 12-2 and lectures from 2-4. My second practical ended at 1.45pm then, I had to rush to the nearby masjid to perform my Zohor prayer and managed to arrive at the Lecture Hall at 2 pm on the dot just a few seconds before the lecturer entered the class. So I was so tired plus exhausted and I cant even concentrate just now. And I am supposed to do my assignments NOW, but heck, I logged in this thingy -.- I googled and you-tubed bout so many crappy things eg: a SUPERB GREAT GAME SHOW during the my childhood days: ISTANA TAKESHI :) And I am missing my old good days :) LIKE SERIOUSLY! thats the only reason why I deeply want A TIME MACHINE so that I can adjust my own sweet time and return to the past especially during the HIGH SCHOOL DAYS :) to be specific; IM MISSING MY HIGH SCHOOL FRIEND TREMENDOUSLY :(

On the other note, my 1st result is going to be released SOON, REALLY SOON.I don't expect for anything else except, PASS! Please, I wanna go back to Malaysia ASAP!

P/S: 24 jam tak cukup. Malam ni tak study pon, target nak buat assignment tak tercapai. Sekarang dh pkul 11.23pm, esok kelas pukul 8. Nice kan? Dah la. Nak log out. Kecewa dgn diri sendiri -.-

Ya Allah,help me please to go through all these.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Mari Bersemangat!

Semalam baru selamat sampai di Alexandria.
Selepas 11 jam menaiki Egypt Air yang sangatlah memenatkan tanpa transit terus ke Cairo.
Ditambah dgn perjalanan ke Alex dari Cairo menaiki bas selama 4 jam.
Disebabkan berhenti di R&R tersangatlah lama.
Sampai di asrama MARA tepat jam 1.30 ptg.
Melihat keadaan asrama dalam keadaan yang tersangat amatlah kotor
Ditambah dgn tiada air.
Ditambah dgn bilik yg dah tak rupa mcm bilik.
Sangat mengingatkan RUMAH KAT MALAYSIAAA! :(
Tidak lupa juga dgn barang-barang yang hilang dah telah dirembat seperti syampu, headset, berus basuh baju dan perfume -.-
End up satu bilik semua tido sebaik shj selepas solat Isya.
Dan disebabkan tidur yang terlalu awal, satu bilik terjaga pukul 4 pagi sbb kat Malaysia dah pukul 10 pagi.
Ditambah dengan cuaca yang masih sejuk sangat lah rasa seprti nak tidur sahaja.
Kelas akan bermula tanggal 27 Mac.
Masih ada waktu untuk mengatasi masalah jet lag +HOMESICK dan mengumpul semangat untuk belajar yang masih belum timbul.


Semangat tolong laaa datang and homesick ni pergi la main jauh2 pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :(

Sekian.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

First Impression



I found this during the room cleaning just now. This game was played during PSMB when we first arrived here at Alexandria. PSMB stands for Program Sambutan Mahasiswa Baru (its just like an orientation week but it lasted for 4 days only. Everyone was asked to stand in a circle and closed their eyes. A piece of paper was pasted behind each person and everyone must write their first impression about that person. Here goes their first impression towards me:

1-Pendiam :I seldomly talk to new people ,or in other word, I'm not a friendly-type person. But take note, saya tak sombong okayyyy! Lagi-lagi kalau org tu satu kepala dengan saya, bestttttttttttttt !

2.Comel : I take that as a compliment, thank you. HAHA. LMAO! All praises goes to HIM :)

3 & 4. Serius: I think because I rarely smile to unfamiliar faces. And because of this, people will always say, "Amal, senyumla sikit." HAHA. Okay, I'll take this as a reminder :D

5.Solehah + Best: Wow! InshaAllah, Ameen :)

6. Cakap banyak: Oh yes I do :) And believe me I can talk 24 hours non-stop especially with my friends. Hee. :)

7. Nampak serius tapi okay: I guessed the person who wrote this is getting to know me better, perhaps.

8. Cute and berkeyakinan: For the very first time people say I'm confident. But may I know in terms of what pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee?

9.Peramah: I bet you have known me for ages. HAHA.

Sometimes it's good to know what people think about you when they first saw you. This were their first impression towards me. What say you? ;)

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Dusty Dust.

Another 3 days to go, then it will be exactly 2 months I've been surviving here in Egypt. Am I really surviving? Oh yes I do :) And because of that, I decided to write at least, something here. Frankly speaking, I didn't know what to write .So much to tell but somehow it had disappeared from my mind. Isn't that normal? HAHA. So just a quick updates here from Alexandria :)

~I just finished my Module 2 examination which was like -.- I've done my very best and just let Allah do the rest ;)

~I'm having a one week holiday so yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :)) I'm going to spend every minutes to the fullest before the next module begin next week.

~If you asked me about Alexandria,there's nothing much I can say. It just like living in the middle of Kuala Lumpur with a massive traffic jam and non-stop hon. Except on Friday morning. You will feel like the whole Alex is yours sbb org Arab cuti tak bangun pagi. HAHA.

~Winter's coming and its getting colder and colder and I'm shiveringggggggggggggggg! Take note, weight gain is a must during winter so I'm so scared. -.-

~Counting days for the Eid Adha and for the first time I'm going to celebrate it here :(

~Im craving for Malaysian dishes, where can I get them? To be specific, char keow teaw pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee! KSP tak sedap, dah la mahal. LOL.

Till then because my mind is about to freeze now. Okay, saja hyper-bola. :)