Do-Re(volt)-Mi

It's been a very interesting week..Been busy with uni and some accommodation stuffs..Dan minggu ini ditutup dengan a very good football game yesterday..I have a new club..A proper club..Semalam main centre back,and central midfielder,played well,clean sheet and one assist..Best gak main ngan European team ni sebab diorg fit..So I can pass anywhere I wanted most of the time,and I also had a lot of covers behind me everytime..:-).. Oops,tercerita pasal bola lak..

My God-given life has been so good and kind so far personally,but at the same time I don't want to forget about everything that's happening around the world either..There are some inspirational events going on,especially in this last few weeks around the globe..

The most and foremost is definitely watching the courage of the people in their uprising towards the unfairness and corrupted regime in the Middle East..Also not to forget is the earthquake strike in Christchurch,NZ..Since Australia is very near to the Kiwi island,I can really feel the pain of the people,and it was a really devastating.. Some cheated death,but some didn't make it unfortunately..:-(..But what really inspiring is the courage of the rescuers and survivors while facing something that they've never experienced before in their life..

Watching those events in the Middle East has reminded me on my earlier days in 1997,when Anwar and some of his close aides were discussing about the chances of having a revolution against the government of Malaysia.. Outside the house in Bukit Damansara,I sit next to Malek Hussein,a former student activist and ISA detainee in 1974,together with some other 'kaplas' and there's a rising talk that Hishamuddin Rais gonna lead the cause..We,students, during that time were asked to join this new movement..I didn't agree of this idea and that was it..No more Anwar.. Not long after,the idea was scrapped and they chose 'Reformasi' instead..

Whatever it is,if there is something for us to revolt on,it must be based on some concrete reasons..We should have definite reasons rather than just fighting for a person..And it must not be done through street demonstrations..But, IF it can't be avoided and when the street is the only option we have,it must not be initiated by any political party..~Revolution must come from the people,by the people,and for the people,for the sake of the country~ ...then,political parties may take over,in the name of democracy..

Kain orang

Ben Ali,Hosni,Gaddafi either by accident or designed,are found to be exploiting their countries' resources for their own gains..They rewarded their own selves and family members,believing that they deserved it..They are secret billionaires.. They think that the oil and gas are theirs,not as theirs to manage as a leader..Imagine if we have our own Gaddafi?..Would we prefer to have Petronas,or 'Gaddafi's  Inc.' kind of policy?..One man show..

Next in line are those royalties from Bahrain,Syria,Saudi and Jordan.. Hmm,we shall see what'll happen.. Personally,I would like to see some changes in Saudi..Really can't wait to see all these Muslim countries to have a pool of good leaders, combining to be a world superpower, united and rebuild our civilization with the real Islamic values..We need some powerful,but at the same time modest leaders..

Power and position given should come parallel with responsibilities..The country should be rich,not the leaders and families..Try to compare the lifestyle principles of the Gates,Warren Buffett or even Zuckerberg with these so-called Muslim oil elites..I think we should be ashamed,big time!

Changes in the region should bring us hope on Palestine..After more than 60 years,we need a new direction..

Kain sendiri

Back at home,lately,other than power corrupted politician leaders and their families,there are talks about power abuse by some of our royalty members too..Less than 20 years ago,we heard about their beatings and killings of civilians..Because of that,we amended the constitution..Nowadays, it's about selling 'datukship'..To add more salt on the wound,some underground talks have surfaced about how they overspend state's money and resources..It has become an open secret..And the problem is-they are 'above' politics..

We love our kings..We do..That's why we have to do something..All those stories about hijacking state projects and properties,sand sales to a foreign country,exploiting forest reserves,excessive gambling habits,limitless expenses on entertainments and luxuries etc,must be stopped.. Nope,I don't mean that people have to stop talking..But to sit and watch a royal family member buying 7 imported Ferrari cars for fun at 'one go' for example,is not going to help either..What I mean, there are limits on everything.. Something must be done before it's too late,before the people get fed up and revolt..The country should come first before anything else..and we can't keep on living in denials..

Mereka lambang 'Melayu',lambang 'Islam' di negara kita..Jadi mereka harus berpegang atas ikatan dan tanggungjawab itu..Kalau bukan kerana perjuangan rakyat dan orang-orang Melayu selepas perang, sudah tidak ada raja-raja Melayu pada hari ini..Orang Melayu pernah bersumpah untuk mempertahankan kedaulatan mereka..Maka sudah menjadi tanggungjawab kita untuk terus 'menjaga' institusi ini agar tidak terpesong dan terhapus satu hari nanti..Kejatuhan kesultanan Melaka harus menjadi iktibar..

~Tanah air ini bukan milik pusaka mereka..Hakikatnya,merekalah pusaka tanah air ini~

'Raja' Limah

aku takleh betul tgk muka dia ni..wakaka

Sedap laa pulakkk lagu Awie kat atas ni.. Adehh,padahal gua bukan peminat Awie pun..huhu!

Tak taulah apa jadi,tapi inilah hakikatnya..
Tengok wayang dua kali..
Pastu pegi beli pulak DVD dia..

First time ni beli citer Melayu bawak balik Oz..Tulis pasal citer ni pun dah dua kali nampak gayanya.. Dangg!~huhu..

This movie might be nothing for some people..
But it means a lot to me..

Saya dah lama tak gelak sebenarnya..
Hmm,it's been a while..Quite a while..

But for now,inilah teman saya di Adelaide..hehe!

Campur arini dah masuk 5 kali dah layan DVD ni kat sini..Tapi sebagai langkah berjaga-jaga,gua tetap layan citer ni time pagi-pagi atau siang jer..huhu!Keluar hantu kopek panjang kang tak ke naya aku..haha..Apa lu ingat Aussie takde antu ke???

My small Usin and Kak Limah debab..

p/s: ..Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah-..Watching this movie in the cinema with my parents (hanya kali ke-2 seumur hidup saya),together with the grandchildren has made it even more meaningful in my life..First time jugak tengok Kak Long saya buat kelakor sampai terbaring-baring sebab nak tiru Usop time kene langgar tractor dengan tangan-tangan dia sekali.. Haha!..Ce citer ce citer~ Dah laa,gua kena pindah umah pagi ni..Ciao sin!

Perth Waterfront Development

Perth will always be my favourite city..:-)..This is why-Kampung Perth~..huhu..

Read the article below..This is what I mean whenever we talk about development..Just wondering if this project happen to be in Malaysia,mesti ada kutu-kutu buat facebook group-'Satu juta rakyat menentang mega projek'-agaknya..huhu..Di Kuantan,ada cadangan nak buat waterfront project jugak last two years,but ended up with some strong objections by the locals,and the state government gave in..Sigh..Bila laa negeri aku nak cantik dan maju sikit.. Semuanya sebab politik dan campur tangan raja..

Yes,I know that education,health services,transportation system,etc are very important, like how people said in their Warisan Merdeka arguments (for the backgrounds, look here -http://myotadura.blogspot.com/2010/11/warisan-merdeka.html), but we simply cannot deny the significant of commercial landmark projects..Perth pun kalau diikutkan sebenarnya agak slow dari segi pembangunan,tapi sejak Labor Party pegang both Federal and State government,everything seems so good..

Can't wait to see how Perth's gonna be in few years time..Cable cars to Kings Park?..Imagine that..Jangan Abo jer banyak naik sudah..Gua pantang dengar abo abo nih..huhu!.. Sayang,stadium jer tak jadi buat sebab tak dapat jadi host World Cup 2018/22..

Anyway,I fully supported this project Julia!(..macam rakyat Aussie lak aku..huhu..)..Enjoy reading!

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City waterfront plans revealed

GARETH PARKER, The West Australian February 15, 2011, 9:15 am

The State Government has released detailed plans for the Waterfront development in front of the city on the Esplanade foreshore. Premier Colin Barnett announced Cabinet has approved $270 million funding for the project, money that will begin to flow from the May state budget.

Detailed design plans for the much anticipated redevelopment of Perth Waterfront were released this morning.

The construction timeframe is a tight 30 months, with total development costs to the Government of $440 million.

The Government, which will not develop the commercial buildings but sell lots to the private sector, expects to recoup about $170 million in land sales, leaving a net project cost to taxpayers of $270 million.

While images released today include provision for a cable car to Kings Park and an indigenous cultural centre, those projects are not included in the $270 million project cost.

A cable car project would likely be developed by a private operator, while Mr Barnett promised an indigenous cultural centre “of national significance” would be a second-term project if the Government was re-elected.

“I would like to reassure the people of Perth – there has been a lot of talking, a lot of designs and discussion over the Perth waterfront for at least the last 30 years. The project now is formally underway," he said.

“Preparation of the site will begin immediately after the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October this year which will pave the way for major earthworks for the exciting redevelopment of Perth Waterfront in early 2012,” he said.

 

“This is a significant milestone for the project and a tangible step towards its delivery.“The new waterfront will ensure Perth remains a contemporary, liveable and globally competitive city.”The State Cabinet decision follows the completion of Phase Two planning, design and site investigation works for the project, undertaken by the Department of Planning.

Planning Minister John Day was pleased to release details and design features of the project.“Our priority is to focus on delivering the fundamental infrastructure on which these amazing buildings will be constructed, including the inlet, the parks and public spaces, and the roads and services,” Mr Day said.

“The ‘Waterfront Promenade’ is the main feature of the project. It covers 1.5 hectares and links up with ‘The Island’.

“‘The Island’ is designed to be a relaxed place for children and adults and is connected to the ‘Waterfront Promenade’ by a sculptural pedestrian and cycle bridge.

“Station Park is the gateway to the new waterfront. The park will be filled with trees and native plants and includes a water feature.

“Cafes, bars and restaurants will open out to the waterfront from surrounding buildings. People will have access to the water from The Landing on the northern edge of the inlet or the ‘The Jetty’ with short term mooring.

“The Indigenous Cultural Centre will be situated over the water at the southern end of William Street and is planned to be a nationally significant centre for indigenous culture, art and learning. The timing and budget for this will be set as the major construction of the waterfront nears completion.

“Once completed, Perth Waterfront will be an exciting new city destination with direct and uninterrupted connection to the Swan River.”The waterfront project will reflect more closely the Swan River’s original shoreline.

p/s: So hopefully Hadry ke Piju ke,sapa-sapa boleh fight balik dengan projek-projek kat Kuantan tu..Tunjuk ni kat MB..Jangan enjoy jer keje..haha!Final thesis punya architecture projek pun dah gempak aritu..At least ada laa tempat nak bawak orang jalan-jalan kalau diorg datang Kuantan nanti..Takdelaa bawak gi makannnnnn karipap jer sokmo..huhu..

'Raja' Kenny D

The King

Just realized that the last time I wrote about Liverpool was after our win against Chelski, last few months with those two wonder goals from Fernando..

Now forget about Torres..Jangan kutuk dia..We still have our Stevie..And the most important of all,now we have KENNY DAGLISH..So don't worry too much people..:-)

As I said in my previous post,we need some hungry and motivated team players..Not those who make personal glory as their main priority..That's what Liverpool is always about..Never about individuals.. Liverpudlians stick together during bad and good times..Never gives up on anyone..

Before the last tranfer window,I suggested few players..dalam blog laaa maksudnya..huhu.. Here-http://myotadura.blogspot.com/2010/11/lets-kop-to-top.html..Tapi sorg pun diorg tak beli..wakaka! But anyhow,Kenny did better things than I could have ever imagined..In my last post,I said we need 3 new players at least,a left back,a holding midfielder,and an attacking player..So I listed a few in mind..but guess what Kenny did??

• He put Glen Johnson on the left,and brought Kelly in as right back..England punya regular right back main belah kiri??Who would have thought of that??Anek haremmm..punya genius!!!Hasilnya,takyah beli sapa-sapa,save duit,players improve a lot..

• As for the holding,defensive or central midfielder,Lucas has improved a lot,but we need another good player..But instead of buying a new player,Kenny installed Aurelio (a natural left back/midfielder),into that position..Gila!..and it works!!!huhu..

• He sold Torres,bought two good young strikers,and put Meireles into more attacking position.. It's like you lost a player,but you gained three more top-quality attackers out of it..Brilliant!!

Cara main pun dah beza,passing+pressing football,tactically pun dah improved banyak,more dynamic,more option..3-5-2..3-6-1..4-5-1..Tak static macam Hodgson's 4-4-2 long ball game..So,hopefully things can only be better..:-)

Dan,kita ada satu lagi secret yang belum di reveal..and he's only 16!!!Remember this name..Raheem Sterling...I believe it won't be that long before we see another star in Anfield..Especially with some magical touch from King Kenny..~and You'll Never Walk Alone~

p/s: Semalam budak ni score 5 bijik in Liverpool's reserve match against Southend..watch the video..No tapped in..Semua nice individual goals..We won 9-0..Bought by Rafa early last year..Looks very promising indeed..Wearing Kenny's no.7 too..:-)..I think he's much better than Maxi and Jovanovic at the moment..and we need a left winger..

~Happy Maulidur Rasul..and have a good day~

'Raja' Mubarak

Pernah di suatu ketika dahulukala, Raja dianggap sebagai Tuhan yang menguasai langit dan bumi.Pada zaman keagungan China misalnya,untuk menjadi maharaja,seseorang pemerintah dikatakan perlu mendapatkan mandat dari syurga atau kayangan melalui petunjuk-petunjuk yang ditafsir oleh ahli-ahli nujum diraja.Rakyat hanya menurut segala arahan,samada secara sukarela kerana taat,mahupun tanpa kerelaan kerana dipaksa.Rakyat sanggup berperang untuk maharaja-maharaja,dan pemimpin agung mereka.

Sistem ini berterusan hingga ke zaman feudal.Segala cukai dan pendapatan rakyat adalah atas ihsan raja-raja mereka.Sistem pemerintahan hanya bertukar tatkala ada kematian ataupun dijatuhkan atas rampasan kuasa atau perebutan saudara-mara.Sistem beraja tidak memungkinkan rakyat membuat pilihan.Baik rajanya, makmurlah negeri.Buruk rajanya,malanglah segalanya.

Raja yang baik,mementingkan rakyat.Raja yang buruk,menjaga kepentingan diri dan keluarga sementara rakyat tertindas.Tidak kurang juga raja-raja yang menggula-gulakan rakyat dengan sedikit kemewahan untuk menutup kemewahan mereka sendiri.Kadang-kadang kita terfikir,adakah harta negara merupakan milik mutlak mereka,ataupun sebenarnya harta milik seluruh rakyat jelata?

Kalau benar harta negara milik mereka,maksudnya rakyat marhaein adalah sekadar insan yang menumpang tanah 'pusaka' milik raja-raja mereka.Hasil usaha rakyat menanam padi,berjual-beli,berdagang ke sana dan ke sini semuanya milik mereka.Kita hanya menumpang dan harus membayar harganya kepada mereka selaku 'tuan tanah'.Hasilnya,raja-raja ini memiliki kemewahan yang tidak terhingga.Harta-harta ini diperturunkan dari zaman ke zaman,dan dari generasi ke generasi.Raja mempunyai kuasa mutlak,malah kepercayaan bahawa merekalah pemimpin dipilih tuhan untuk menguasai dunia (negeri) masih ada kemungkinannya.

Siapa yang memulakan sistem beraja?Sistem beraja bermula dari kerajaan kuno,ketika masyarakat masih berpegang pada mitos-mitos dan cerita-cerita purba,sebelum kedatangan Islam lagi.Banyak juga yang dilantik atas dasar tilikan ahli-ahli nujum,ataupun atas dasar peperangan.Siapa kuat,dia berkuasa.

Pada zaman kegemilangan Islam selepas wafatnya Rasul,masih ada kewujudan sistem beraja.Islam tidak menentang kewujudan raja-raja ini.Nabi Sulaiman juga seorang raja.Bahkan kehidupan sesetengah khalifah-khalifah Islam sebelum kejatuhannya juga,adalah ibarat kehidupan raja-raja kuno.Walau bagaimanapun, tanpa disedari kemewahan dan kuasa menjadi punca kejatuhan tamadun kita.

Jadi di mana silapnya?Adakah sistem itu sendiri,ataupun kerakusan individu-individu yang diangkat menjadi 'raja'?..

Dalam dunia moden hari ini,kita bukan saja ada raja,malah kita juga ada 'raja' yang berselindung di sebalik gelaran presiden,perdana menteri,gabenor,menteri,CM,MB atau apa saja namanya, yang lagak ibarat pemimpin agung dahulukala.Di Malaysia misalnya,lebih teruk lagi,ada sesetengah yang baru mula berpolitik dan berjawatan sikit,tapi lagaknya juga sama. Dalam komunisme, pemimpinnya juga ibarat raja.Apa bezanya Kim Jong-Il,Mao Ze Dong dengan 'raja-raja' di negara Islam yang lain contohnya? Siapa yang kaya dalam negara mereka?Cuba lihat cara hidup 'raja-raja' ini dan kaum kerabat mereka..Siapa yang boleh menegur atau berbeza pendapat dengan mereka?

Namun apabila negara bergolak,pembangunan negeri perlahan,duit negara entah ke mana perginya,ekonomi rakyat dalam keadaan tidak tentu hala,siapa yang akan menanggung bebannya?Apabila rakyat membaling batu sesama sendiri atas nama revolusi,siapa yang menjadi mangsa? Siapa yang tinggal di istana kayangan,dan siapa yang beramai-ramai di jalanan?

Adakah 'raja-raja' ini??..TIDAK..Mereka mungkin diusir,tetapi masih boleh hidup mewah di luar negara dengan harta berbillion.Masih banyak istana,masih banyak Ferrarinya,masih bisa berpesta.Mana mungkin mereka bisa mengerti rakyat jika hidup dibuai kemewahan sepanjang masa.Rakyat dipandang sebelah mata.Tidak ada apa-apa kerugian bagi mereka dan keluarga,sedangkan rakyat harus kembali membangunkan negara.

Semoga apa yang berlaku pada nama-nama seperti Hosni Mubarak,Ben Ali,Augusto Pinochet,Shah Iran,Ferdinand Marcos,Nicolae Ceaușescu menjadi iktibar buat 'raja-raja' yang ada hari ini.Semoga ianya tidak berlaku di Malaysia.Namun hakikatnya, penyelewengan tidak akan dapat dipendam selama-lamanya.Suatu hari tak kira di mana,pasti ada yang bersuara,termasuk di Malaysia.Masih belum terlambat untuk 'raja-raja' ini berubah hendaknya.Cuma agak malang,kerna kebanyakan 'raja-raja' ini, kebal bertaburan di negeri-negeri Islam. Wallahualam..

p/s: As much as I don't believe in street demonstration,I believe what happened in Egypt is inevitable and came naturally by the people.That's what happen when you misused power and the country's resources.What happened has proved that, Democracy,even with its weaknesses,is still the better choice. Good luck Egypt~ So who's next?..

Rusuk Kiri Adam

Saya selalu percaya bahawa perempuan memainkan peranan besar dalam kehidupan seorang lelaki..Terpulang,samada ia membawa kebaikan,ataupun keburukan dalam hidup seseorang..Banyak kisah-kisah tentang kejatuhan seseorang lelaki disebabkan wanita,samada yang dicintainya ataupun yang menggodanya (bukan penyebab utama,tapi disebabkan eksploitasi)..Namun,tak kurang pula ada wanita yang menjadi pendokong kejayaan lelaki..

This topic is very subjective..But I always believe,"wanita yang baik menjadi sumber kekuatan lelaki"..

Nabi pun pernah kata bahawa cubaan yang paling kuat bagi seseorang lelaki,adalah dari wanita..Bukan saya kata ya.. Sekuat mana pun dia,dia boleh jatuh kalau tersalah membuat pilihan.. Sementara lelaki boleh exploit perempuan melalui duit dan kata-kata, perempuan boleh exploit HANYA dengan menggunakan kecantikan..


So girls,terpulang samada anda ingin menjadi sumber kekuatan,ataupun kehancuran..Jangan jadi macam this Ben Ali's greedy wife,Leila from Tunisia..habis satu negara hancur minggu lepas..click here- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1347626/Tunisia-riots-Presidents-wife-Leila-drove-nation-streets-start-revolution.html.. Malaysia pun dah start kena jaga-jaga ngan Rosmah ni..Lately ni makin berlebihan nampaknya..Kesian kat Najib..


Anyway,wanna share with you an interesting article from Dr.Asri (ex-mufti Perlis) again about woman's influence on man..Baru baca 2-3 hari lepas..

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PENGARUH WANITA DALAM KEHIDUPAN LELAKI
oleh : Prof Madya Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin

Al-Quran tidak pernah meletakkan kesalahan Adam yang melanggar perintah Allah dalam syurga atas bahu isterinya Hawa. Sekalipun Bible dan riwayat-riwayat Israiliyyat dalam sesetengah buku tafsir menyatakan Hawa adalah punca yang menyebabkan Adam memakan buah larangan dalam syurga, namun al-Quran tidak pernah menyatakan demikian.

Menurut al-Quran, kesalahan tersebut ditanggung oleh kedua belah pihak. Sementara Bible (Genesis 3:6-17) menceritakan Hawa (Eve) telah mempengaruhi Adam, dengan itu Tuhan telah menghukum Hawa dengan diberikan kesakitan ketika melahirkan anak. Hal ini juga disebut oleh riwayat-riwayat Israiliyyat yang sering dibaca oleh sesetengah penceramah di masjid dan surau. Namun, para pengkaji hadis mendapati riwayat-riwayat itu tidak boleh dijadikan pegangan dan bercanggahan dengan apa yang disebut dalam a-Quran.

Al-Quran menyebut:

“dan Kami berfirman: “Wahai Adam! Menetaplah engkau dan isterimu dalam syurga, dan makanlah dari makanannya sepuas-puasnya apa sahaja kamu berdua suka, dan janganlah kamu berdua hampiri pokok ini; (jika kamu menghampirinya) maka kamu akan termasuk dalam golongan orang-orang yang zalim. Setelah itu maka syaitan menggelincirkan mereka berdua dari syurga itu dan menyebabkan mereka dikeluarkan dari nikmat yang mereka telah berada dalamnya dan Kami berfirman: “Turunlah kamu! sebahagian dari kamu menjadi musuh kepada sebahagian yang lain dan bagi kamu semua disediakan tempat kediaman di bumi, serta mendapat kesenangan hingga ke suatu masa (mati)”. (Surah al-Baqarah: 35-36).

Dalam Surah Taha pula Allah berfirman:

“dan (ingatkanlah peristiwa) ketika Kami berfirman kepada malaikat: “Sujudlah kamu kepada Adam”, lalu mereka pun sujud, kecuali Iblis, dia enggan sujud. Maka, Kami berfirman: “Wahai Adam! Sesungguhnya Iblis ini musuh bagimu dan bagi isterimu; oleh itu, janganlah dia menyebabkan kamu berdua keluar dari syurga, kerana dengan itu nanti kamu akan menderita. Sesungguhnya telah dikurniakan berbagai nikmat bagimu, bahawa kamu tidak akan lapar dalam syurga dan tidak akan bertelanjang. Dan sesungguhnya kamu juga tidak akan dahaga dalamnya, dan tidak akan merasa panas matahari”. Kemudian, syaitan membisikkan (hasutan) kepadanya (Adam), dengan berkata: “Wahai Adam, mahukah, aku tunjukkan kepadamu pohon yang menyebabkan kekal hidup selama-lamanya, dan kekuasaan yang tidak akan hilang lenyap?”. Kemudian mereka berdua memakan dari pohon itu, lalu terdedahlah kepada mereka aurat masing-masing, dan mereka mula menutupnya dengan daun-daun dari syurga; dan dengan itu derhakalah Adam kepada Tuhannya, lalu tersalah jalan (dari mencapai hajatnya). (Surah Taha: 116-121).

Ayat-ayat ini jelas bahawa kesalahan Adam yang membuatkan manusia tercampak ke bumi, bukanlah berpunca daripada isterinya Hawa, sebaliknya berpunca dari kelemahan Adam sendiri yang ditipu oleh Iblis, yang akhirnya dia dan isterinya terlibat bersama dalam kesalahan tersebut. Ini berbeza dengan Bible. Berbeza juga dengan cerita-cerita sesetengah penceramah agama yang mengutip kisah Adam dan Hawa dari riwayat Israiliyyat, ataupun Bible atau diwarisi cerita dari satu ustaz ke satu ustaz tanpa dibandingkan dengan apa yang terkandung dalam al-Quran.

Lebih buruk lagi, kononnya Iblis masuk ke syurga melalui perut ular dan pelbagai lagi episod ‘kartun’ yang dimuatkan. Cerita Hawa yang dipergunakan oleh Iblis sehingga mengeluarkan manusia dari syurga adalah unsur luaran yang dimasukkan ke dalam pemikiran umat Islam. Kata Dr Abu Syahbah:

“Semuanya ini dari sumber Bani Israil yang mereka tokok tambah dan mencampurkan antara yang benar dan yang batil”.(Dr. Muhammad Abu Syahbah, al-Israiliyyat wa al-Maudu’at fi Kutub al-Tafasir, 179. Kaherah: Maktabah al-Sunnah).

Maka, umat Islam atau lelaki muslim tidak akan menganggap bahawa punca kejatuhan lelaki kesemuanya bermula dari wanita. Walaupun wanita itu memang mempunyai pengaruh yang kuat ke atas lelaki, seperti mana pengaruh lelaki terhadap wanita, namun kejatuhan lelaki atau wanita dari kelemahan diri sendiri yang kadang-kala dieksploitasi oleh pasangannya.

Muslihat Wanita

Namun masa yang sama, al-Quran juga menyatakan kehebatan ‘usikan’ wanita atau lebih jelas ‘muslimat’ mereka jika mereka bermaksud ingin melakukan ‘perancangan halus’. Wanita jika kena gaya memang boleh menjadikan lelaki ‘mengidaminya’ angau dan terpengaruh atas segala kehendaknya. Perancangan atau ‘plot’ wanita begitu hebat sehingga al-Quran merakamkan ungkapan yang ditujukan kepada isteri Menteri Mesir (riwayat Israiliyyat konon menamakannya Zulaikha) dalam kisah Yusuf:

“Ini adalah perancangan kamu (kaum wanita), dan sesungguhnya perancangan kamu (kaum wanita) itu hebat”. (Surah Yusuf: 28).

Perkataan Arab yang al-Quran gunakan dalam ayat berkenaan ialah Kaid yang bermaksud perancangan yang mempunyai unsur licik dan muslihat. Sebab itu Louay Fatoohi dalam bukunya The Prophet Joseph menterjemahkan perkataan Kaid sebagai scheme yang bermaksud tindakan yang licik dan perancangan sulit yang kadang-kala membabitkan tipu daya. Kata beliau: “..this word, which I have translated as scheme means guile and plotting that could involve lies, as in this case”. (ms 86. Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust).

Maka, atas kelicikan itu, ramai lelaki yang tewas. Wanita ada kuasa ‘licin’ dan licik. Walaupun Nabi Yusuf tidak tewas, tetapi ramai lelaki selain nabi yang tewas dengan ‘kaid’ atau perancangan halus dan ‘sulit’ wanita. Senjata rahsia wanita pada tubuh, bahasanya dan jelingannya. Walaupun bukan semua mereka ada kelebihan itu, namun bagi yang berkelebihan jika perangkapnya mengena, sukar untuk lelaki terlepas daripadanya, kecuali mereka yang memenangkan takwanya atas godaan atau kaid tersebut.

Nabi s.a.w pernah bersabda:

“Aku tidak tinggal cubaan yang lebih hebat ke atas lelaki lebih dari wanita” (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim).

Sabda baginda juga:

“Sesungguhnya dunia itu manis lagi hijau dan Allah menjadikan kalian berketurunan di atasnya. Allah melihat apa yang kalian perbuat. Takutlah kamu kepada (fitnah) dunia dan takutlah kamu kepada (fitnah) wanita, karena sesungguhnya awal fitnah yang menimpa Bani Israil dari wanitanya” (Riwayat Muslim).

Maka, tidak hairan berapa ramai pemimpin yang gagah, tetapi ditewaskan oleh wanita idamannya, atau isteri kesayangannya. Betapa banyak reputasi pemimpin dirosakkan disebabkan isteri mereka, sehingga rakyat membenci seseorang pemimpin kerana gelagat isterinya. Dalam negara tertentu, kerenah wanita yang memakai gelaran ‘first lady’ boleh menghancurkan kerjaya dan masa depan politik seorang pemimpin negara. Demikian kerenah isteri pemimpin di pelbagai peringkat.

Elena Ceausescu

Maka, tidak hairanlah jika Elena Ceausescu, isteri bekas diktator Romania Nocolae Ceausescu dihukum mati bersama suaminya oleh rakyat Romania disebabkan peranannya dalam pemborosan harta negara dan kezaliman kuasa. Maka, jika suami tidak berperanan sebagai pembimbing dan pengawal yang soleh terhadap isteri mereka maka pelbagai kemungkinan boleh berlaku atas kemahiran wanita dalam perancangan atau kaid mereka.

Perhiasan Terindah

Namun wanita itu apabila solehah, mereka kadang-kala lebih baik daripada lelaki. Kehidupan yang buruk seseorang lelaki boleh diubah dengan kehalusan budi dan nilai yang ada pada seorang wanita. Nama baik seorang lelaki bertambah indah dengan kebaikan isterinya. Wanita benar-benar hiasan kehidupan lelaki. Lelaki tanpa wanita adalah lelaki yang cacat tabiatnya. Allah menjadikan wanita pasangan lelaki. Mereka tempat lelaki bermanja dan mendambakan perasaan kelakian. Nabi s.a.w bersabda:

“Dunia perhiasan, dan sebaik-baik perhiasan dunia ialah wanita yang solehah” (Riwayat Muslim).

Ada harta tiada wanita dalam kehidupan tiada ertinya. Ada rupa, tiada wanita tiada maknanya. Namun, wanita bagaimana yang lelaki perlukan dalam hidupnya dalam mengharungi bahtera kehidupan? Ya, wanita solehah yang membahagiakan suami, menjaga nama baik dirinya dan suaminya. Sabda Nabi s.a.w:

“Sebaik-baik wanita dia mengembirakan suami apabila engkau melihat kepadanya, mentaatinya apabila menyuruhnya, tidak menyanggahi suami dalam diri dan hartanya” (Riwayat al-Nasai, Ahmad dan al-Hakim, dinilai hasan oleh al-Albani).

Sabda Nabi s.a.w juga:

“Tiga dari kebahagiaan: “Wanita yang apabila engkau melihatnya, ia mengkagumkan engkau, apabila engkau tiada bersamanya dia menjaga dirinya dan harta engkau” (Riwayat al-Hakim dalam al-Mustadrak, dinilai hasan oleh al-Albani)

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Untuk menjadikan wanita itu berfungsi dengan baik, suaminya juga hendaklah baik. Jika tidak, kebaikan wanita akan hilang pada padangan suami yang songsang, seperti mana hilangnya kebaikan Asiah di mata firaun yang zalim. Suami yang baik juga, tidak akan dapat dilihat kemuliaannya di mata isteri yang jahat seperti isteri Nabi Nuh dan isteri Nabi Lut a.s.

"Kehidupan yang buruk seseorang lelaki boleh diubah dengan kehalusan budi dan nilai yang ada pada seorang wanita. Nama baik seorang lelaki bertambah indah dengan kebaikan isterinya."

"Mereka tempat lelaki bermanja dan mendambakan perasaan kelakian."

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p/s: My idol couple is always Dr.M and Dr.Siti..:-)..Kalau saya mau mencari,I would love to have someone like that..hehe,banyak cantik muka aku nak demand demand..

Hepi Ostolia Day

G'day mate!!!

You know what,

I always think that if Malaysia wants to find a good country to be an example for us to move forward, it is definitely- AUSTRALIA..No doubt...and I have my own reasons..

Meanwhile,without any disrespect,let us compare ourselves to some other countries..

• Singapore: 

I don't know why we always want to compare ourselves to this tiny island..Yes,they are developed and well governed,but I don't think it is so hard to manage this country since it is so small,and has been prosperous since the era of Temasik and British..All they needed was continuity and just build on that..It's just a well expanded city..Maybe we can compare it to some of our big cities or maybe states,but not Malaysia as a whole..I would love to see KL,Malacca and Penang to be a good city like Singapore..They share some similarities and rich of history and culture..

• Japan,China,South Korea: 

All these countries can be included among the world's most ethnically homogeneous nations..They have no multiracial or multicultural elements in their daily life..We have nothing in common,but of course there are certain things to be learned from them..Especially their work ethics,technologies and human resource management..

• Western Countries: 

We can learned a lot from their histories and civilizations..Their glories and failures.. But to compare ourselves to them,well there's too many differences.. They have been there for a long time and have been built since the old days,while we are still a young country who are just about to go through our 'adulthood phase'..

• Other Muslim Kingdoms: Errrrrr...you know what I'm thinking..(and not even developed)

• Any other countries in mind perhaps??

  MALAYSIA & AUSTRALIA


Compared to other developed countries,we have so many things in common..

• Historically-colonized by the British in the early history of establishment-Australia became a Federation in 1901,and we followed in 1948, and everything started from there after.. Considering that,both can be considered as a young nations..

• Politically,it is almost the same as well..We remain a constitutional monarchy and not Republic.. Our system of governance is very similar

• Population with multi-ethnicity backgrounds

• Multi-cultures and various languages spoken (with English (Australia),and Malay (Malaysia) as de facto language)

• Religiously diverse country

• Politically and socially stable

• Country with no natural disaster

• 'Gold-mine' for immigrants

• Medium sized population (20-30 million residents)

Based on all these similarities and the fact that Australia is ranked among the top World's Best Countries 2010,I don't have to say much to prove my points..They are way better than any other developed countries at the moment..You can read Newsweek's ranking and my analysis here-Otad's-Not too bad on that matter..

Nope,we don't have to bow down to anyone or force ourselves to replicate everything blindly..Cause we do have some differences as well,and we shall do things in our own way..I'm just giving credit where credit is due..Sometimes,we do need directions in order to move forward.. For example,we seems struggling with our socio-development,racial political relations at the moment,and Australia is not a bad place for us to learn from..

Another example,if you are amazed with Putrajaya (as how I am),you should probably know that the idea came from Australian very own capital city,Canberra..And the best thing is,Putrajaya is improvised 10 times better than Canberra itself..See what I mean?

Australia is built from scratch,a deserted land which at once considered as terra nullius,and somehow has emerged to be a wonderful country..If Australia can make it,why can't we?..

Happy Australia Day!

Not forgetting the flood victims,my prayers goes to them as well..:-(

2 Football Club, 1 Family

It is always fun to be back in Malaysia..In 2010,I reached my lowest weight in 15 years,63kg..Sama macam berat waktu gua form 5..Badan memang ringan,tapi tak elok untuk kesihatan..huhu..Dah laa jarang gila main bola.. So balik kali ni,ada dua benda dalam kepala.. Nak gain weight,dan main bola padang..

In less than a month,gua dah dapat gain 6kg..Need another kg..Pastu stop..Main bola dah 3 kali nampaknya.. Sebenarnya,ni first time gua main ngan WakDan FC,club adik-beradik Dan Dan FC,walaupun club ni dah ditubuhkan dekat 2 tahun..huhu..

I've wrote about Dan Dan FC before,and this time I'm gonna write about this WakDan FC pulak.. Based on what I've heard,from what I've seen,and also what I've felt since joining them..

Yes,WakDan FC consists some of the former DDFC players,but it is totally a different club.. Dan Dan FC ditubuhkan untuk menyatupadukan students in Perth, to nurture friendship among them and to give them something to be remembered.. Read this post-http://myotadura.blogspot.com/2010/08/friendship-football.html to get what I mean.. WakDan is different because it's not about student anymore...

WakDan FC



Maybe I'm not the right person to tell you about this club..Tapi ini berdasarkan apa yang saya rasa laa.. So far,I think it is well managed,whatever people might have said.. For me,dalam mana-mana kelab bolasepak,yang paling penting adalah bonding yang di'create'nya.. Main bola secara active paling lama pun mungkin sampai kita umur 40,tapi bonding yang ada boleh dibawa sampai mati,kalau betul caranya.. We are not professional footballers,so the motive should be different..

Feel yang saya rasa when I first joined it is almost the same feel waktu mula-mula main bola kat Perth dulu.. Everything is based on friendship,then soccer.. It might be different,but it's almost the same..Almost.. I can see that this thing can go beyondddddd soccer.. I can see some people take care of each other (in other aspects of life),and very helpful when needed.. Takde nak bersaing sama sendiri tunjuk sapa lagi best atau power,takde kaki gaduh etc..

I like the way when people gelak ketawa after the game,kitai-mengitai with each others' mistakes on the field without any hard feelings,and do some other non-football activities together sometimes..That's why I said it's almost the same with the earlier batch of DDFC.. I've seen the impact of a well-managed/bonded team before,and I hope it goes the same with this WakDan FC.. Walaupun gua main setahun sekali jerr..huhu!
Dulu masing-masing bujang,sekarang ada yang dah berkeluarga,datang dengan anak isteri..Perut pun dah maju ke depannn..huhu.. It's good to see everyone again..Suka tengok bonding masih seperti dulu..:-)

Dan tak lupa kepada bakat-bakat creative yang ada...contoh seperti di bawah...haha!!!!

credit to WakDan fb page

Football is not everything..

p/s: I also hope to see the revival of DDFC in Perth's soccer scene this year..Ooops,not just soccer..Hmmm, you know what I mean..:-)

Hopefully we can do this again end of this year

Mak Donna

AMARAN KERAJAAN MALAYSIA!:

"Produk ini mengandungi bahan-bahan yang membahayakan
kesihatan anda dan boleh menyebabkan kanser otot"..

Saya minat lagu jer..;-p

..Gulp..!

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p/s: Ciss,ni semua gara-gara Eddie nii.. Main kasarrr!!haha.. Ni semua salah dia Mak Su..

Ind-ONE-sia

Jika sebelum ini,biasanya kalau nak sambut New Year,mesti nak plan yang gempak-gempak..Nak Boxing Day kat London laa,Melbourne laa,Singapore,Hong Kong,nak shopping laa sangatttt kononnya..huhu...Pastu nak countdown on the New Year's Eve kat Amsterdam laa,Paris laa,New York laa,apa laaa dan macam-macam tempat lagi..Cakap mesti lebattttttt..huhu!Paling cikai pun at least lepak Bukit Bintang,or The Curve main spray-spray orang..

The truth is,I celebrated New Year only twice in my whole life..New Year has never been a big deal for me..Not even that Millenium new year in 2000..1st of January usually is just like all those normal days..

Tapi kali ini,ianya berbeza...This year,there wasn't any plan too..But guess what??..This time,the new year turned out to be one of my most memorable new year..No Amsterdam,no Bukit Bintang,no Singapore,no party but this time I went to a place called Jember,East Java...Gua pun tak pernah dengar tempat ni..huhu..It's 4-5 hours drive from the city of Surabaya..This time,it's not a vacation..It's kinda 'reality check' on my life.. Kali ini,tahun baru saya dimulai dengan menyelami kehidupan masyarakat kampung di tanah seberang..:-)

Mbak Atin,asal dari Jawa Timur,has served the family as our maid for the last 4 years..She wanted to go back home because of some family matters.. But then,there were some complications (panjang ceritanya).. So,my sister decided to follow her back to Indonesia to make sure everything is ok..Lalu saya pun diambil menjadi bodyguard-cum-cameraman mereka..heheh!Lu jangan ingat senang kerja ni wei..Cuba imagine,pegi Indo just 2 days after the final bola AFF aritu..Silap2 gua pun kene naik kereta perisai tauuuu..Tapi sebab muka gua ngan muka Bambang pun tak jauh mana,muka ala-ala Jakarta gak,so things shud be fine laa kut..hehe!

Jadi dari situ,bermulalah sebuah perjalanan...Indonesia,rupa-rupanya adalah sebuah negara yang banyak mempunyai rahsia kehidupan..

Land of Risk

Dalam perjalanan ke Jember,kami diberitahu bahawa Gunung Bromo,an active volcano,baru meletus 3 hari sebelumnya,(-last eruption of Mount Bromo took place in 2004 and killed two people) and a potential volcano eruption might take place at any time.. News kat sini- http://www.suarakarya-online.com/news.html?id=269195 ..Kalau meletus,kata mereka debu volcanic tu akan sampai ke kampung yang kami akan tinggal,which is around 100km far from the mountain..Hmm..tak tau nak react macam mana..Because we never experienced that in Malaysia kan..Tapi cara diorang cerita tu macam rilek2 jer,so kitorg pun rilek gak aaa.. Takkan kita lak nak cuak lebih..So buat dek jer ler..huhu..

Lapindo

from our view

Then,on our way jugak,kami ditunjukkan satu kawasan seluas 450 ekar,lebih dikenali sebagai Lapindo,yang tenggelam oleh lumpur volcanic..It is the biggest volcanic mudflow in the world,created by the blowout of a natural gas..Bayangkan,satu bandar atau boleh kata satu daerah,abis tenggelam dengan lumpur panas menjadi sebuah tasik besar...Abis semua sekolah-sekolah,sawah padi,pasar,kedai-kedai,kampung-kampung semua.. Yang tinggal sekarang hanya nampak atap kilang-kilang dan bangunan-bangunan yang tinggi sikit..Exactly from the place we stood,we can see the hot gas blowing out clearly..This tragedy just happened in 2006,and it is expected that the mudflow will continue for another 30 years at least..Insaf gua sekejap..~ God bless those victims...Aminnn..~

dangerous,but still jadi tempat tourist

Land of Pure Hospitality

After 4-5 hours journey,we arrived just before maghrib in kampung Kak Atin,dikenali sebagai Desa Patemon (bukan Pokemon ya..),near Tanggul,30kms away from Jember.. On the way,lalu kampung Inul Darasita,tapi tak pegi laa umah dia..kalau tak,dah sah2 gua stay situ,tak jadi pegi kampung Kak Atin..huhu!..Anyway, sampai jer kat kampung Kak Atin,orang kampung dan sedara mara dia dah duk menunggu datang sambut Kak Atin,kitorg pun join semangkuk laa..huhu! Dan seterusnya we stayed at their place for 3 days and 2 nights..:-)

Sudah lama sebenarnya saya tak merasai kehidupan begini...Kampung life..A basic life..Jadi,adapting to a kampung lifestyle sepanjang 3 hari tu is a must..I have to take care of a few things..Makan,pakaian,tingkah laku, percakapan dan sebagainya..Sebab kita mungkin majikan di Malaysia,tapi di situ,saya dan Kak Ngah hadir sebagai tetamu..Adab sebagai tetamu perlu dijaga..:-)

This is my first time experiencing the kampung lifestyle in Indonesia..Frankly speaking,I do think that sometimes I need to experience this kind of things once in a while in my life..Kadang-kadang,oleh sebab kita leka dengan kesenangan dan kemewahan,kadang-kadang kita lupa pada kehidupan-kehidupan yang basic..Kan??

Mandi air sejuk,no iced drinks at home,no air-conditioning,no vehicle of transportation of our own,no internet,no handphone lines,no cable tv,no piped water,no Gucci,no Armani,no computers,Ipad,Blackberry or whatsoever..Those branded things has no value here..

And the best thing is,not having those things above is not a problem at all..:-)..Life is good..

Saya juga first time experience seeing the life in pesantren..Di kampung kak Atin ada sebuah pesantren yang terkenal di Jawa Timur,especially dalam bidang ilmu falak..Ada banyak ulamak-ulamak terkenal di Indonesia yang mendapat pendidikan awalnya di sini..Orang Jawa Timur memang agak kuat dari segi keagamaan.. At least setiap 200-300 meter,mesti ada surau di mana-mana pelosok..Rasa macam wartawan 'Majalah 3' pulak time gua pergi situ..huhu..Saya ditemani Saiful,seorang ustaz muda berjalan-jalan di kawasan sekitarnya, sambil diberikan penerangan tentang kehidupan di pesantren,sejarah dan asal-usulnya..Sementara kami sibuk mengambil gambar dan berbincang mengenai pesantren tersebut,si kecil Nadiah pula,tidak boleh lekang dari saya..

Saiful mengajar budak-budak mengaji tiap-tiap malam..

Si Nadiah ni pulak panggil gua Om Azrul...hehe! She's a very smart girl,who can answer every single questions that came out of me..Mesti nak ikut ke mana-mana saya pergi..Siap ponteng sekolah sebab nak ikut hantar kitorg balik ke kota Surabaya on our last day there..She's the same age with my niece,Nana.. According to the locals here,the fees for school is very expensive..In fact,more expensive than Malaysia..They have to work hard to make sure their kids can get into school every year..Itu belum masuk belanja buku dan pakaian sekolah..Kerajaan tidak mampu untuk memberi bantuan kepada semua kerana rakyatnya terlalu ramai..I am gonna make sure that Nadiah get everything she needs to be in school.. It's gonna be a pity if a girl as smart as her couldn't get the chance to excel and get a proper education..The father died in an accident not so long ago..Comel budaknya..

cheerful Nadiah

I really enjoyed my days in Patemon...I got a traditional massage from one makcik kampung sampai merah satu badan,dapat mandi hujan,makan tempe tiap-tiap hari,hisap Gudang Garam,mandi kolam air bukit,naik beca,sawah padi,duduk bercerita pasal bola final dengan orang-orang Indonesia (Safee Sali adalah Malaysian yang paling popular di Indonesia sekarang,selain Upin&Ipin..huhu..),dan macam-macam lagi,etc.. Hilang rasa nak pegi Bali dalam 3 hari tu..FYI,Bali is just 5 hours (by car + ferry) from Jember..Dah dekat sangat...

Also,lepak-lepak with some of them who used to work in Malaysia,listened to their stories..Bad and good experiences.. Malam biasanya lepas sembahyang maghrib berjemaah,makan,then tengok sinetron-sinetron terkini kat RTCI (kat Malaysia tak kuar lagi), pastu minum kopi,either at home or warung tepi jalan,tengok-tengok cewek.. Ada gak yang cun,tapi tengokkk jer lerrr..huhu..tak berani aku buat pasal..

Then after 3 days in Jember,baru kitorg ke Surabaya..I just got to know then that Surabaya is actually the 2nd largest city in Indonesia,after Jakarta..Punya teruk knowledge aku..huhu!..We stayed in the city for 2 nights in a lovely hotel that was built during the Dutch occupancies in 1910's..Driver taxi cakap hotel tu berhantu,tapi buat tak reti dah lerr..dangggg!..Surabaya was tooo big,takleh cover in 2 days..Jadi masa 2 hari tu dipenuhkan dengan lepak dua shopping malls sahaja..Tak berjalan ke mana-mana pun..They said Surabaya is an industrial city,so we were assuming the same thing..

But eventhough it's a big city,I still met some nice people during my stay there..:-)..Watched Gita Gutawa's movie "Love in Perth" on my last night in Plaza Tunjungan.. Will write a review about that movie soon..

Overall, I think Indonesia is a very nice country with plenty of exciting stories.. Would definitely find any opportunity to explore the beautiful land more and more in the future.. There are so many things to be seen and learned from Indonesia and the people.. Culturally,spiritually,socially and what I love most,..politically...

-Love for Indonesia-