tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79819366851452335762012-02-08T18:47:16.055-08:00Me is just me..trying to find meself still...alam_kacukanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472890114384170417noreply@blogger.comBlogger831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981936685145233576.post-37723497534765126802012-02-08T18:42:00.000-08:002012-02-08T18:47:16.076-08:00

What happened? This morning when me went to check on me blog, it was noted that the blog site has disappeared! This cant be true, after some anxious moments with the blog provider, it was back in business as usual...Lesson learned, better start saving hard copies of the many entries made for the sake of later references...See u later...bye!

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Sekeping hati remuk....Ditelan pahit...Namun manisnya ade...Di sebalik tirai kehidupan...Kerlipan cahaya...Ekori ketabahan...Meniti arus...Penuh keinsafan...... Kenangan silamdi Kuala Lumpur (09.05.2006)

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Me would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year 2012! Hopefully 2012 would bring in more joys and happiness to us despite the many uncertainties out there.Be brave, lets us move forward to face the challenges awaiting us in the coming year – just as we have done before when welcoming 2011 and the years before that. InsyaAllah, our sincere efforts to make the best of what has been

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Me was watching a documentary on Al-Jazeera regarding the recent uprising in Libya against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi entitled “The Long Road To Tripoli”, when me came across the catch phrase “zenga zenga” being made into the popular “war song” of the young Libyan revolutionaries on their way to liberate Tripoli from the clutches of the Gaddafi’s regime.The words were first uttered by Gaddafi

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Tomorrow she will be 2 years old. How time flies, me still remember when she was born, me had just been discharged from the hospital and still recuperating from me surgery. Last week, a few days shy of her birthday, me had the sweetest of experience when suddenly the little AzZahra uttered the word “Oppa!” – grandpa!Such was the joy of having to experience and being able to relive again those

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Today is the 21st day of October 2011, me is supposed to celebrate me “unofficial birthday” today, not many knew that today is actually me real birthday. It is quite complicated actually, to think of me birthday supposed to be today but in the official document it stated 1st of January instead. Nevertheless, me “trajectory” in life had been destined to be as such – a person with two “birthdates”,

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Me hope it is not too late to wish everyone, a “Happy Eid 1432!!”. How time flies, for all that we know, Ramadan had long gone and even the blessed month of Syawal is rapidly moving towards a new month.This short entry is meant to put to an end the “troubling” thoughts that me had had on the real meaning of “freedom”, which has just refused to leave me conscience these past couple of weeks.It had

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Today we are in the 12th day of Ramadan. Me wish to congratulate those who had been steadfast in carrying out their duty for the past 11 days. Even though the month of Ramadan only comes once a year, the heightened spiritual experience that the month brings can be worth all the other months of the year combined together. This is what makes Ramadan so special, so much so it has become the only

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Me was in Jakarta last Tuesday on a day trip to meet with a potential agent for our products in Indonesia. Me still remember, the last time that me visited the city was about 20 years ago to attend a conference in one of the posh hotels in the city center. In between the years, me had the chance to visit Medan in the Sumatra island and the island of Bali and most recently Bandung to attend the

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Once in a while me wonder why life is such a drag. So much so it make us always forget about what is the more important to us. Maybe this short story about the King and his four wives would make us "see" more clearly what is the more important thing in our lives...maybe some have heard this before but here goes..Once upon a time...there was a rich King who had 4 wives...He loved the 4th wife the

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Today me went to the funeral of an elderly man, whom me only got the chance to know from a distance, although maybe me had often shook his hands after prayers in a nearby mosque because he was a regular there.In a way there is nothing extraordinary about this man except that during his funeral this morning, me noticed the crowd who went to pay their last respect and prayed for him was a bit

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One thing good about the West is their never ending desire to find out "why" behind everything that they had ever come across. This has led to so many discoveries and endless streams of new knowledge which has enriched the West and the world at large.This desire to find out why has also led them to discover, little by little, the truth which Allah has revealed in the Quran. Over the years many

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Me thought this article is worth sharing for our own good. Me happened to "bump" on this article while reading a daily newspaper a few months back. Hope we can all learn something from the writing below..."Over 2000 years ago, Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero noted what he considered the six mistakes of mankind.Here we take a look at what the mistakes behold...:1. The delusion that personal

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Egypt was in the limelight recently due to the popular uprising against their long serving President. The land of the prophets and the pharaohs was in a turmoil for just 18 days when it abruptly turned peaceful with the forced departure of their hated ruler. The long suffering ordinary people of Egypt was seen rejoicing at the prospect of enjoying their new found freedom for the first time in

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Me wrote this short piece at the Hong Kong Int'l airport while waiting for me connecting flight to Busan, Korea. It took about three and half hours flight from KLIA to Hong Kong and me have to wait for several more hours before me next flight to Busan at 0200 hours. Me last transit at this airport was about a few years ago on me way to Japan. But this time around, me and me 2 colleagues got a

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Today being the first day of the new year 2011, me would like to wish all who frequent this site a happy and prosperous new year 2011!!May the coming days in this new year would bring us closer to more knowledge and wisdom that we need to progress in our lives...may this year be better than the last in so many happy ways:)-Amen...

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The beauty of living for a Higher Power and not just for the worldly things.........

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"Hijrah" can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. However, the "Hijrah" that we normally associate with has its root from the "movement" of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) from Mecca to Medina in order to prevent more prosecutions from the Meccan people and to seek greater "avenues" for the spiritual and worldly "growth" and well being of the Ummah during the early days of the Islamic

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Me wrote this entry while waiting for me Hakim to complete his registration at a local University in Bangi yesterday. At last me Hakim got his place to further his study after waiting for a couple of months.This basically "complete" me responsibility to provide a decent education to me children - to the best of me ability and conforming to their respective interests, for the good of their

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Yesterday was the engagement day for me Along. It was supposed to start at 2:30pm at his fiance's house in TTDI, Kuala Lumpur about half an hour's drive from me home. But when me reached at the mosque where our engagement party was supposed to regroup, it started to rain very heavily and we have to wait for the downpour to stop before proceeding to our destination.While waiting for the weather to

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These past few days me had been deeply troubled by the news of an untimely demised of two individuals - although not directly related but they were very close family members of me office colleagues. One was a mother in-law and the other was an elder sister cum motivational consultant who died within a few days of each other due to tragic circumstances - an accident and an illness. Both the

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On me way to Dammam last week, me had a brief stopover in Bahrain after taking a seven hour Gulf Air flight from KLIA. It was about a four hour wait for me next Saudi Arabian connecting flight which took about thirty minutes to reach Dammam, an oil town just across the border inside Saudi Arabia. However, the thing that me wanted to share was not about me "Dammam Experience" (which will be shared

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It is not everyday that you get to meet the Kings of Saudi Arabia, in this instance, me actually "met" with three of them in a hotel lobby in Dammam during me short visit to Saudi Arabia for a business meeting. Me actually been to this country for quiet a number of times since me first visit back in 1991 to perform me first Umrah. However, this trip is rather different as this is the first time

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The time has come that me have to let you go - temporarily though, for the sake of your future. No words could describe how me wish you could always be around so me could "see" you everyday. But me know that is not possible as you are no longer that "little baby" me will always fondly called "Adek". The time has come for you to grow up as you cannot always be me little baby. The time has come for

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The Ramadan month is no longer with us, now is the turn of the month of Syawal in the Islamic Hijri calender - a month of joyous celebrations to some and also the month of "Eidil fitr" - returning to our fitrah (origin), to some others.Recalling back the month that was - during the Ramadan month, me got the opportunity to experience two totally unrelated events that me think worth sharing.

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Sadly the blessed month of Ramadan this year is moving fast towards its end. As always, most of us are looking forward to this last portion of Ramadan in the hope of "catching" that blessed night of Lailatul Qadr - where a night of supplication is rewarded with a thousand nights of doing good deeds. Surely this is indeed a "short cut" to Jannah or Paradise for those not wanting to miss the

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Salam to all! As if it was yesterday but it has been a full year since we welcome the last Ramadan.God willing we will meet Ramadan again either tomorrow or the day after and hopefully the last school of Ramadan has taught us the meaning of fasting and the way forward to do good in this blessed month. Me would like to remind meself not to miss another God given opportunity to load more "goodies"

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Last week, me wife was shuffling through some old files when me stumbled onto this almost decade old essay written by our eldest on why he wanted to become a doctor. It was quite a revealing piece and its unpretentious "free flow" style had caught me attention and prompted me to immortalize it in this entry. Hope you don't mind Dr.Along since me think it is good to share what you had gone

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It is not everyday that we hear the bravery of the ordinary citizens of the world. By that me meant the Gaza peace mission organized by several hundreds peace loving people on their armada of peace boats which were brutally sabotaged by the forces of evil a few days ago.Obviously, when the mission started, it was meant to end like it did - being stopped at all costs before reaching its intended

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It has been quite a while since me last trip down south to Singapore. Last Friday me had the opportunity to take an AirAsia flight together with several of me colleagues for a day trip to visit a factory located in the Ubi Road area, about 20 minutes from the Changi airport.Apart from the potential business collaboration that could be discussed further, the thing that really caught me attention

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Me only heard of his name a few days ago when news of his passing came out in the papers. There has been a lot of changes in the Malaysian political scene lately and him being a deputy minister would have to be contented with less public attention - hence not many, including meself, would have been familiar with his name. However, the thing that grabbed me attention about his passing was his so

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Me stumbled upon this article when going through The Malaysian Insider yesterday and thought it would be a good read for those Beatles fans out there. Me used to remember the Beatles during me younger days especially the unique "Temenggong Juggah" hair style which became the craze during those good old days back in the 60s. What lessons we could learn from the Beatles? Well, as enumerated by the

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Me came across this You Tube clip lamenting on the pitiful state of the Malay folks by a Malay singer named Cikgu Naim from Kelantan...maybe a lot of you have come across this clip but to me, being from the west coast, the Kelantanese dialect of the song has added a witty twist to a rather cynical song dealing with a very serious subject matter touching on the sad state of affairs of the Malay

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A promise me have to keep...Me selected words of wisdom on Time and Success.... Me Tryst with Time….these are wonder words on time and what it really mean to us….. “Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” - Diogenes Laetius “Tomorrow life is too late; live today.” - Martial "Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe "Yesterday is a canceled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note.

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Me noted with great interest on a recent news article that mentioned about some dissenting voices made by a few French lawmakers against a French fast food chain that had made "halal food" as part of their standard menu. Although the move for a halal menu by the fast food chain (which was in fact majority owned by the state!!) was simply a matter of survival based on a "supply and demand"

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It was 33 years ago to this day that me Pa passed on to the next world. Every year, on the 31st day of January, for the past 33 years, me have always made it a point to allocate a few moments to remember me Pa who died on this day back in '77 at the "tender" age of 58. He would have been 91 years this year, if he is still around. Me was then just completing me matriculation year in Australia and

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Today is that one day where me wish me could forget soonest possible and get on with me life. The day had started of normal enough as it was a weekend. Me was in Seremban together with me family enjoying the day doing sweet nothing at a shopping complex, browsing through things while waiting for me Along to come back from his "on-call" duty at the hospital.At about noon, me received a phone call

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Ever wonder why the traffic going the opposite way is always clear when you are in a hurry and are caught in a jam? Ever wonder why when looking at the things we do in life, we had always seem to restrict our mind and be contented to follow what others are doing? Did we ever imagine that there could be so many other roads to take to avoid getting stuck in a jam? Maybe not many of us realize that

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Don’t cry for me Andalusia,the truth is not too pleasing to tell.You were once the apple of me eyes,the crowning glory,the manifestation of a magnanimous society,the torch bearers of knowledge,to enlighten your community,at a time when your neighbors,were still shrouded in darkness and ignorant,living in abject poverty and callousness,when yours were the shining light,as beacons of learning and

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Ever wonder why we still survive on this planet? Still breathing the air that we breathe? Did we know that our existence is so fragile that the slightest wrong will see the end of us? But God in His infinite mercy has made it such that we human can still survive despite our own fragility and seeming helplessness - mostly without even us realizing it! To see us through the days in our lifetime and

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Today is the grand finale, the end of waiting for all those 26 long years. Me is grateful to Allah swt for the opportunity to witness the graduation ceremony of me Dr Along at UNPAD - Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung given the critical circumstances me was in only last week! Congrats to you wisudawan Ahmad Syauqi Abd Razak dr.!Rm 1105 Aston Braga Hotel, Bandung24 November 2009

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Me was recently admitted due to an acute ailment. It was quite a traumatic experience in itself when to suddenly fall sick out of nowhere and found me self totally “helpless” lying on a hospital bed which me had not done so since me was five! Since it was quite a serious illness, me have to be strong and persevere by following every prescription given by those doctors that diagnosed and treated

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Well, it is not really me own words of wisdom but me own selected favorite sayings which has truly captured me real life experiences on the subject of "Challenges and Love". Again, these sayings are me motivational tools to light up the "fire" in me, to inspire me to go that extra miles to achieve me goals in life - and hopefully for others too. "Playing with Words" has always been me favorite

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Yesterday me was about to go to Penang when during lunch, me sensed something was amiss with one of me teeth. The thought of having a toothache when you are outstation can be very distressing indeed. So me decided to check it out with me dentist with the intention for a "quick fix" before me can continue with me trip to Penang. Alas! lo and behold, the quick fix treatment me was hoping for turned

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As if it was yesterday me held you in me arms - a small crying baby. But now you are already grown up at 25! As if your 25 years on this earth had come and gone in a splitting moment. Looking ahead, me hope your next 25 years and beyond would be filled with countless blessings and bounties and not slip through you like "gone with wind" without us noticing...insyaAllah. Me still remember at that

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Today me sure everyone is feeling great and excited to celebrate eid al-fitr. 1st Syawal signifies the end of Ramadan and time to be merry for the young and old. Me would like to take this opportunity to wish me guests who frequented this blog a happy eid and may Allah bless us all. May we all be forgiven by Him and be guided in His righteous path always. May the school of Ramadan that we have

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It seems yesterday was the 1st day of Ramadan but no, Ramadan Kareem is nearly over. It is about to leave us with no promise that we might be meeting Ramadan again next year. A month is about to pass like a breeze as me still remember welcoming Ramadan with full of zest for this to be me best Ramadan ever...Praise be to Allah who has granted me the opportunity to be in this blessed month of

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Recently me came across this video clip which me think is worth sharing. In me previous posting on "Why Girls?" me mentioned the phenomenon in the West where women were more likely to be attracted and embraced Islam than men - most felt more "empowered" and "liberated" after their conversion. Maybe through this video Nicole can provide some insight into this phenomenon which has transformed her

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Today is me very special day, which me would like to immortalize in this entry. For today is the very day that me been waiting for all these years - the day when me Along completed his study as a Doctor. Indeed this is your big day, Along, you really deserve it, after 6 long years of innumerable trials and tribulations, including being seriously sick and experiencing a magnitude 7.0 earthquakes,

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Me can't help not putting me thoughts about this one special night, the "mother of all nights" or the "gems of all nights" or simply the blessed Lailatul Qadr which can only be experienced by those lucky ones during Ramadan. Every year when come Ramadan, it would be like playing the "Russian Roulette" for most of us modern Muslims - who hope to cut short our path to God's blessings and salvation

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Praise be to Allah, who has given us the opportunity to be in this blessed month of Ramadan which is now entering its 3rd day. Hopefully we will be able to complete the days to come with ease and "happenings" until the end of this Ramadan fasting month. Remembering that this is the month full of forgiveness and blessings, it is best to double up our efforts for doing good to ourselves as well to

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Me think many of us would have realized that Ramadan Karim, the blessed month of Ramadan is the only month in the Muslim Hijri calender which is known the world over as a fasting month for Muslims. Just ask our non-Muslim friends,they will surely answer that the month of Ramadan is very special and to be treated with respect as during the whole of that month, their Muslim friends the world over

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Me was watching this movie the other day regarding an American woman who was stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she ended up being trained as a ramen noodle chef out of curiosity initially, but in the end found real purpose in her life..... Watching the movie, me was awe struck by how a simple plot could contain so much messages that would

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Me Dear Amie,We have discussed this over breakfast a few months ago, if you still remember, on what me hope you will be doing one day. The task at hand is no small matter for a fighter (a "Jundu"!) like you - only that in this case, your weapon of choice is not the sword but the mighty Pen or your Blog!!.Me have seen your growing up years from when you were just a small and utterly helpless baby

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Me sure not many of us have heard of his name or let alone associate him with the “opening” of one of the great cities in the Islamic world. To begin with, Sultan Muhammad al-Fateh or Muhammad II “the Conqueror” was the Turkish Ottoman Sultan who liberated the city of Constantinople from the clutches of the Christian Orthodox ruler in the mid 15th century (on May 29, 1453 A.D. to be exact) and

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Me often ponder what will happen to the Malays in the next few decades given the sorry state they are in today. Many of us may not have read or even heard of the book “The Malay Dilemma” written by the former Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir some 40 years ago, nonetheless, the book had then managed to stir up the “hornet’s nest” with its controversial new theory put forth to expound the

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Me just heard the news that the beloved singer has died - so suddenly and so tragically. Not long ago me was also taken by surprise to hear that the singer has reverted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel meaning "Rezeki". Well whatever it is, the fact that the man named Mikaeel@Michael Jackson is no longer with us on this earth. But his living on this earth has taught us a lot in terms of

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Me just got back from a "whirlwind" tour through Cairo, Medina and performing Umrah in Mecca. Having travelled "solo" to quite a number of other places before, the latest trip had an added significance as it was the first time me and a significant number of me family members were on an overseas trip together.After visitng the popular tourist spots in and around Cairo such as the Giza Pyramids and

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An interesting clip me stumbled on the topic of Iron as mentioned in the Quran. Iron, the everyday metal we take for granted due to its abundance and widespread use since the ancient times - without us realizing how God in His infinite Mercy has given us the metal Iron as one of His many Signs for us to reflect and reach out to Him in our quest for the real truth. Just see and observe the many

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A refreshing presentation with a mind boggling facts on what the future could be in store for us with the rapid changes in technology. In this age of a borderless world of information...despite the fact, these all are nothing as compared to the power and greatness of God, the all Knowing the all Powerful...the real Knower of what is actually in store in future for us feeble mankind... Courtesy

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This song was claimed to have been the source of many European reverting back to Islam....do take your time to listen and try to decipher the hidden meanings with your mind's eyes... Song That Convert Many European to ISLAM,chanson Qui a Convertit Plusieurs Europeen à L'ISLAM,canzone Che Ha Convertito Molto Eu - Awesome video clips here

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Me noticed, despite the many news or bad publicity made by the so called western media on the freedom or status of women in Islam, a lot of those who reverted to Islam are actually girls or "liberated" western women. Why is this so? It remains a mystery to me but God knows the truth and these ladies who have found what they've been looking for - the "real" freedom, would be the best to answer

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Strange it may seem but post 911 has impacted Americans in more ways than one. Besides the constant threats,induced hatred and "Bomb the Muslims" propaganda portrayed by the mainstream media, the effect to the ordinary Americans had brought a welcoming twist to the whole 911 saga through the rapid acceptance of Islam to a lot of them Americans. This phenomena has not gone unnoticed by the ever

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On 13th October 1932, the great Eyptian poet, "Amir al-Sho’araa" or literally means the " "Prince of Poets", Ahmed Shawqi, left this world at the age of 62 years old. Some 50 years later, on the 13th October 1983, me own Ahmad Syauqi, the doctor and blogger, was born to this world bringing hope aplenty. Maybe he won't be as close to his namesake in his poetry and prose but nevertheless, this "

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The sun rising from the West? Maybe not in me lifetime...but what me want to share is the rapid spread of Islam in the West has not gone unnoticed by many. If metaphorically equating Islam to the Sun, it is obviously rising fast from the West.The great philosopher, Sir George Bernard Shaw, once concluded that the future of Europe is Islam...and maybe he has seen then that unknowingly Islam was

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It has always been me fascination to see how people revert to becoming Muslims. One case in question just look at this young bule lady mualaf...maybe we can learn something from her conversion..

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That day started off as normal as in any other days. Yeah! me still remember, that day was a day after Christmas, most people was still in their holiday mood, looking forward to celebrate the coming new year–it was on the 26th December 2004, a day known amongst Christians the world over as the Boxing day. But what was to happen that day would long be remembered as the day when the human souls

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It has been almost a decade since that fateful day known the world over simply as 911. The many stories of personal tragedies coming out of 911 may be starting to be vaguely remembered by those not really directly affected by the tragedy. In the face of so many other tragedies that followed the aftermath of 911, that frenzied September day may no longer get the kind of attention or closed

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Me used to be one of them "MCPs". The Malay in me may have shifted a gear too fast so as to be too exclusive in looking at things - mainly just from the perspective of one's own race. Reflecting back, the motivation then was to further the Malay agenda as a disadvantaged lot, as the master in one's own land. The rest of the population can either take a back seat if they want to or strive for

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La Syarkiyya! la Gharbiyya! thawra thawra Islamiyya! "Neither East nor West, Islam is the Best!"Those were the magical mantra that had made the Shah of Iran an historical piece. Thousand upon thousand of the oppressed masses, young and old, male and female, took to the streets, chanting the revolutionary mantra while clenching their fists - a symbol of defiance to the rule of the corrupts and

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Fair dinkum, mate! An Aussie expression marking the beginning of me new world. A journey of self discovery in the far away land down under - the land of the kangaroos and wallabies.The Aussie taught me the spirit of "fair dinkum" - a sincere expression of fair play where only the truth matters. No matter who we were or what our background was, we must remain true to ourselves and to the people

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It is hard to be both a Malay and Chinese at the same time. Before knowing me a real "mutt", the safest route to take was to assume me neither a Malay nor Chinese - me was just me, a human being born in this world for a reason - only God knows what.Being Muslim helps for "mutts" like me as "believe in God" not race was the defining factor to be accepted as a member of the society. In the "Eye" of

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Me Malay"ness" may not be apparent from me look. First impression was always deceiving as a lot had mistaken me for a Chinese or Japanese or even Vietnamese!Being a "mutt" could also pose problems of its own. Your community might disown u just because of your appearance. The trust was also not there. They have to be convinced that me is really a Malay like them - 100%.But then the "Malay in me"

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There were countless moments when people had spoken to me in Chinese before realizing me a Malay. True, dont judge a book by its cover, as me look more like Ma than Pa.Look could be deceiving, me Chinese"ness" may not be that much left but in me there still blood flowing from Ma's descendants which could never be drained dry. This fact could not be easily ignored as it has been coded in me DNA

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Pa was the opposite of Ma - very gentle and kind at heart but strict. Always the "perfect gentleman", Pa had made what me is today - softhearted and gentle.Me recollections of Pa was not that much. The fact that Pa had sacrificed his "nomadic" policeman job to settle down in his village, surviving on a meager pension supplemented by odd jobs, for the sake of his children's education, would speak

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Ma was an adopted daughter to a Malay family. Back then, Chinese parents were poor and most looking forward to have boys rather than girls. Ma was "given" away from very young, over the years, she grew up a "Malay" and was married to a Malay - me Pa.Ma was unlettered but knew how to read figures. Ma has a resolve made of steel. Never to go against her wishes if u were me. Ma's resoluteness was

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Ma Chinese, didnt u know? asked me big bro H confirming what me had suspected all along but never dare to ask. It was just words from me big bro, yes, but it was most powerful and most endearing to one like me. To him it may have been an insignificant remarks but to a "mutt" like me, those few words had obliterated a life time of uncertainty. Ushering in a fresh new chapter in me life's journey -

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Me was born a "mutt" as Ma was of Chinese origin and Pa a Malay with Javanese roots. Not realizing meself a "mutt" has always been a source of great pains and conflicts during me younger days. Simply put, there was almost zero tolerance for an "ugly duckling" looking more like Ma to be accepted in a village where everyone else looks pretty much like Pa.Being ostracized and ridiculed by peers was

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"A mutt, like me" said Barack Obama in a jest, while pondering what kind of a dog to choose for his daughters. To many those words may not have much meanings but it had struck a chord deep within me soul as me is also a "mutt" like him.This has been one of the main reason why me blog was set up in the first place - hoping to create a forum where "mutts like me" can share their experiences of

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Me been meaning to some day somehow write me thoughts but keep on postponing the idea. Justsayso lah blog could be just about anything that me find interesting and may want to share with me guests. There is this burning desire within meself to say just about anything that matter most to me and to me loved ones and to those who happened to stumble onto this blog!Looking into things with a

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Lega rase nyer dapat almost all the features I need to be on me blog... now can start filling up the blanks...later la may be..

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Today maybe me lucky day and hope the blog will be useful for me and me visitors...we will see how... Anything u want to comment "just say so lah" !!

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