Be Patient.

Assalamualaikum, and have a good day ahead.

Right now, at this hour (as I typing this) I am working, to baby-sit some TOEFL candidates.

Well, while I have nothing to do, so here I am, writing.

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Last night, my partner in crime and I went to Masjid Muadz bin Jabal, located at Setiawangsa.

"Kita dah lama tak pergi majlis ilmu ni Mimi, kotor dah hati kita ni. Awak pun kena pergi sekali."

She said. It's more likely an direct order to force me to come with her. Hihi...

The majlis ilmu or kuliah (I don't know what term to use in English), started with selawat and qasidah, prayer and praise to Allah and Rasul. Luckly this time we have the book, so we were not so blur like the another night. --"

And then, Ustaz Don Daniyal stand up and give us some lecture, usrah, and hadith. And I love it when he share with us the story about an Arab Badwi's guy, an animal called thok (I think, I didn't hear that clearly, it's something like biawak he said) and  Nabi Muhammad.

The story goes like this...(err, and I think it's better for me to tell it in Bahasa, I afraid that I will mistranslated it. T^T

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Suatu hari, seorang lelaki Arab Badwi pergi untuk berburu haiwan yang digelar thok. Sejenis haiwan yg pada masa itu menyerupai biawak, ianya laju dan sukar ditangkap. Kiranya sesiapa yang berjaya tangkap haiwan tersebut pada waktu tu, amat hebatlah orangnya.

Lelaki Arab Badwi ni, berjaya tangkap thok tersebut, lalu di letaknya haiwan tersebut di lengan bajunya, supaya haiwan tersebut tidak melarikan diri. Kemudian dia ke pasar, untuk menjual haiwan tersebut.

Setibanya di sebuah pasar, dia ternampak seakan ada satu majlis dan orang ramai. Lantas dia bertanya kepada orang disitu siapakah yang berada di sana. 

"Muhammad." 

Apabila dia mengetahui ada Rasul Allah, Muhammad, dengan segera dia berjalan kaki ke Majlis ilmu tersebut.

Setibanya dia di situ, tanpa salam tanpa pengenalan diri, perkara pertama yang dia perkatakan kepada nabi Allah adalah,

"Aku sangat benci kepada mu, wahai Muhammad."

Saidina Umar yang ketika itu ada di sebelah nabi, lantas bangkit dan berkata kepada nabi.

"Mahukah kau, wahai Muhammad, untuk aku selesaikan dia sekarang ini juga?"

Nabi bangun, dan berkata (menasihati) kepada Umar,

"Tahukah kamu Umar, orang yang lemah lembut (penyabar) itu sifatnya hampir menyamai aku (nabi Muhammad)?"

Lantas Umar terdiam dan duduk kembali di tempatnya.

Kemudian, nabi berpaling ke arah lelaki Arab Badwi tadi dan bertanya kepada beliau membenci nabi.

"Aku tidak akan beriman dengan Allah, tuhan kamu, dan tidak aku beriman dengan kamu sebagai pesuruh-Nya, sehinggalah thok (dilemparnya thok tadi yang berada di dalam bajunya di depan nabi) ini beriman kepada kamu."

Kata lelaki Arab Badwi tersebut.

Thok yang dilempar tadi, mencicit lari, langsung kaku sebentar apabila nabi memanggil.

"Wahai thok, kemari engkau."

Elok, jalan ke kearah nabi.

"Siapakah Tuhan kamu?"

Tanya nabi kepada thok tersebut.

"Aku beriman kepada Allah. Yang di langit ada arasy-Nya, yang di bumi ada kerajaan-Nya, yang di laut ada jalan-Nya, yang di syurga ada kebaikkan-Nya dan yang di neraka ada balas siksaan-Nya" 

Dengan ajaibnya thok tersebut boleh berkata-kata.

"Siapakah aku" 

Tanya nabi lagi.

"Engkau adalah Muhammad, pesuruh Allah. Tiada Tuhan melainkan Allah, dan sesungguhnya engkau adalah pesuruh yang diutus Allah untuk umatmu."

Lelaki Arab Badwi yang terkesima dengan thok yang boleh berkata-kata itu lantas meminta maaf dan mengucap kalimah syahadah untuk memeluk Islam.

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This story, it's quite long and it doesn't finish here. And I know I didn't write this story as interesting as Ustaz Don told us last night. Lame me. Please forgive me. :)

So basically, Ustaz Don was meant to tell us that patient can mend a stubborn heart. 

While the Arab Badwi guy came and insult nabi Muhammad, and Saidina Umar want to finish-off the guy, instead off get mad to the Arab guy, he stood up and advice Umar to be calm. And then talk to the Arab guy with nice tone and ask why.

You see, the people that I respect the most is the people who can hold up their anger and be patient to others. I'd encounter with some people who can't manage their anger properly and simple shout and sometimes come out from their mouth improper words.

Well, I am one of them.

I think that's why we have some wise sayings, "If you angry, don't speak. As your mouth act faster that your brain."  

Lebih kurang macam tu lah. --" 

I don't really remember the exact words. T^T 

In my humble opinion, it is easy for us to change from bad to good. But to keep it, and stay like that will need a proper effort from us.

Our iman can increase and decrease anytime. It takes some works to maintain it at the level that we need it to be.

I get angry easily, ESPECIALLY when I'm with empty stomach. (I remember when I watched one of the Tanyalah Ustaz program, he said, "if you truly want to get to know a person's personality, get to know him/her when they're hungry.") 

Secondly, what Ustaz Don want to convey to us is that, every creatures in this universe are have faith in Allah. Even if it is a biawak. If we don't have iman, we are no better than them.

I try and still trying to be a better version of me. So if you see me speak improper words, mencarut and all that. Please let me know and advice me. Old habits die hard, I guess. 

Like Ustaz Don said yesterday, "I wish the mouth that says prayers and praise Allah and rasul isn't the same mouth that talk bad thing about others."

Oo Allah, the most merciful. Forgive us, the ungrateful servants.

Thanks for reading, I hope it will benefit all of us. ;)

Some Adventure, You Say?

Assalamualaikum.

As promised, enjoice.

 Forever a kiddo.

Breathtaking view

Gadis sebalik lalang, you say?

And this one was at Putrajaya.

I have to cover my poyo's face, you know.

Sudahlah, I am very tired to download and upload as the internet are super slow.

Bye.

Skytrex Adventure

Assalamualaikum, and good evening everyone. (I wrote this at 7.41pm)

Do you know about Skytrex Adventure? Well, I didn't know either at the first place. Being young (eh hem..) and energetic me, I did Google "extreme outdoor Kuala Lumpur", and TADAAAAA... Skytrex Adventure appeared. But the location aren't really at Kuala Lumpur though. 

Skytrex's website

So I asked my friend whether she is up to it, and she said yes. Then I told her to manage this activity for us. 

We did booking for this activity thru online as advised. We chose the hardest one, the activities that pump out our adrenaline, the extreme challenge. Extreme challenge consists 34 of challenges, with some platforms reaching the height of the 22 meter.

We arrived Shah Alam yesterday, in a group of 13 persons.

Oh, in before, this entry will have no photos of us from the activities as I waited from the others the photo and I will update the photos (if any) in another post.

We arrived, and we have to sign some form for emergency contact if anything happen to us during the activities. Then we have to wear the harness for safety reason lah of course. HAHA!

After all done with the harness, we've been taken to a instructor to brief to us about how to use the pulley and carrot-something (I don't know how to spell it. Sorry.) that attached together with the harness. He did tell us the rules, the do and don't.  And then, he told us to try first. 

It's raining though in the middle of briefing. Heavy raining and we stop first. 

We waited like an hour plus, before we resumed.

After finish the training, then start our first challenge. We have to climb up a 14 meters height ladder. I told you guys, your hand must be strong if you want to climb the ladder. My hand are aching right know when I typing this post. (--")

And we start the flying fox. Quite high, and quite far you know. I did not really know how to landing for the flying fox you know, so, I can't really manage to slow down a bit, so my hand are bruising right now. T^T

After some challenges, one by one of our members have surrender. At some point I want to surrender to, but I will not waste my RM50. HAHA! And I wanted to finish it. And yes, I did, after like 3 hours.

If you seek out an adventure, I totally recommend this and the fees are affordable too. 

And I'm planning to go there again. Certainly.

I wish they have some photographers up there that took photos of us candidly, as we can't bring our phone and camera up there (well, you can bring it of course but I wouldn't risk it). 

So, how is you weekend?

Ohh, it's Monday tomorrow. Good Luck and happy working.

The Sweet Escape.

Assalamualaikum. 

Someone have been missing me, I guess. Because I haven't write anything for days, and I take a look at my statistic review, well, there always someone came and visit my blog. It's either happy or creepy or both at the same time. Because either I have some loyal readers or lunatic stalkers. HAHAHA! 

 Hello there, enjoy your reading. 

So, I've been busy for pass (or past?) these days (same sentence over and over again). Last Saturday I was helping my friend to move over to her new house and went to the PC fair. Nothing much to brag about that PC fair. Just doing some sight-seeing and boyfriend hunting.

Things have happened in my life, and I stressed out. And it's been a coincidence that my friend asked me out on Tuesday as it was a public holiday for those who works at the state of Selangor. She asked me if I interested to go and do some climbing. And of course, I say YES!

We went to FRIM (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia). We have to pay RM 6 (RM 4 for car and each person RM 1) before enter, as we are too lazy to park our car outside.

This is me, took some rest after the climbing. They have mini waterfall there. It is really nice to have a break, and of course, your photo taken candidly. WOHOHO! Feels like a model. Puihh!

It is quite nice actually to be close to nature some time after everyday you have to face machines and unpredictable humans. I felt very calm and I have fun there. I hope I will find some time to come again here.

If possible, can you recommend me some nice place to go nearby Kuala Lumpur or Selangor? I plan to have a day out once a month. You know, to keep me sane, and well-balance. 

There was a staff meeting earlier at my office, about our company trip for next year. Since I'm new, so I unable to join to Dongbei, Northeast China, where weather there are mostly down to minus 23. Most of the staff are complaining because they know they can't cope with the damn cold weather, but I wonder if my big boss will change his idea. Still, I hope I can join them though. I don't think that I will go there by myself, because I'm not that brave. But if I have some company, why not? 

But, you know what? In my dream. HAHAHA! 

Sometimes, when I got back home from a hectic working day, I just wish to get married to some man with money and he can afford to take me to everywhere that I want.

But, again... In my dream. I know. 

"I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired. I know right now you don't care. But soon enough you're gonna think of me, and how I used to be...me"

Thanks for reading, I'll write more in future. Good night.

p/s: do you ever wonder that my writing always anti climax?