The True Exam...

"One down, four to go..."

Final exams are filling up the space in most of IIUM students' calendar...
Exams aren't easy...Neither do life...

Life is the true exam

When you were a cute, little 2 or 3 years old, people think you were adorable when you fell as you were trying to walk...

"Hey, it's not funny! I'm trying to walk, here!", shouted your tiny heart...

But that's life...

4-6 years old...
Coming back home, hands and knees were hurt and dirty...

"What has happened, son?"
"I fell from my bicycle...again..."
"Be patient, son...That's life..."

7 years old...
First day in school...
"Son, daddy will leave you with your friends and teacher here...I'll pick you up after school"
"Friends? What friends? I don't have any friend here..."
"I want to go home, daddy...I hate school!"

7-12 years old...
Life's getting easier in school...
Everything is perfectly fine...
Loads of friends...
Live happily ever after...

13 years old...
First day in boarding school...
"I'm going to miss mom and dad..."
"I don't want to live in hostel..."
"Why you want to send me away from home? You don't love me anymore?"
"Be patient, son...This is for your own good...You can learn to be more independent if you live and study here...It's for your future..."
"Whatever..."
(sigh)

14-17 years old...
"Son, are you coming back this weekend?"
"I can't...I'll be having some homework and discussion with friends"
"OK...Just take care of yourself,k?"
"OK"

It turns out that the "discussion" is actually hanging out with friends at the nearby mall (ECM?)

18-23 years old...
College/Matriculation/University...
Away from home...
Freedom at last...
Girlfriends?
Smoking?
Clubbing?
Drinking?
Sex?
Drugs?
Everything is to be explored...
Parents are faraway...
Do this...
Do that...
Nobody cares...
Nobody knows...
Live life to the fullest...

BUT
He knows what we are doing, right?
"Yes, but we can't see Him"

BUT
He can see us, right?
"I don't want to be a hypocrite...pretending in front of Him and everyone else that I'm an angel when I'm actually worse than the devil..."

It's not being a hypocrite...
It's our duty to worship Him...
We are created ONLY to worship Him

This means,
we have to follow all the guidelines that He has set...
After all, He is The Creator of the Heaven and Earth and everything in between, right?

Well, these times (being given a little bit of "freedom") are actually one of the most hardest part of our lives...
Some may survive...
Others may stumble...

Let's hold hands...
Strong enough to hold each and everyone of us from stumble upon a glass...
A glass that will easily break...
Shattered into pieces...
That can bleed us to death...

Life is INDEED the true exam...

C.I.NT.A.

Dedikasi buat Penagih Cinta di luar sana...

C.I.N.T.A

Adakalanya
kita begitu mengharapkan,
Kasih sayang dari seorang insan...

Tetapi lupa pada Allah
Yang pantang menolak cinta hamba-hambanya.

Adakalanya
kita begitu mengharapkan,
Perhatian dari seorang insan...

Tetapi lupa pada Allah
Yang paling besar perhatiannya
kepada kita.
Yang mengatur alam setiap hari.

Adakalanya
kita begitu mengharapkan,
Kebersamaan dari insan...

Tetapi lupa pada Allah
Yang sentiasa ada bersama kita
Yang sentiasa mendengar rintihan kita

Kita tidak dilarang untuk mencintai makhluk.
Tetapi
Curahkanlah perasaan cinta itu sekadar yang berpatutan.
Selagi mana tidak melampaui cinta kita kepada Allah,
sehingga tidak memungkinkan kita
sanggup melanggar perintah-Nya

Cintailah seseorang dalam rangka cinta kepada Allah,
agar muncul keluarga Soleh yang diredhai-Nya...

Tagged

Every question is referring to 1 person.

1. What is the relationship of you and him/her?
Sibling

2. Your 5 impressions towards him/her.
Spoilt
Super Cute
Enthusiastic
Smart
Adorable

3. The most memorable things he/she had done for you.
Hug me so tight when she got back form umrah. Ummi said, she missed her big bro...

4. The most memorable things he/she have said to you?
"Abang, jangan!!!" whenever I'm playing around, 'attacking' her cheek etc...

5. If he/she become your lover, you will...
PASS

6. If he/she become your enemy, you will...
PASS

7. If he/she become your lover, he/she has to improve on...
PASS

8. If he/she become your enemy, the reason is...
PASS

9. The most desirable thing to do on him/her is?
Hug her tight, carry her, kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss her cheek...

10. The overall impression of him/her is...
Extremely cute and make me feel calm and happy...

11. How do you think the people around you will feel about you?
Depends. Some may like me, some may not. Everyone has own reasons.

12. The character of you for yourself is?
Mysterious, somehow.

13. On contrary, the character you hate of yourself is?
Sometimes I just follow my desire.

14. The most ideal person that you wanna be is?
Myself. After complete repair and upgrade.

15. For the people who care about and likes you, say something about them.
Let's hang out together.

16. Ten people to tag:

slackerz
slackerz
slackerz
slackerz
slackerz
slackerz
slackerz
slackerz
slackerz
slackerz

17. Who is no. 2 having a relationship with?
It's a secret. Ask her.

18. Is no. 3 a male or a female?
Female.

19. If no. 7 and no. 10 were together, would it be a good thing?
Yes.If she plans to be alone for the rest of her life...

20. How about no. 5 and 8?
Crazy idea.

21. What is no. 1 studying about?
Same as no. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...Maybe...

22. Is no. 4 single?
Yes, but she's been booked...

23. Say something about no. 6
I know your BF... ;P

Gadis Melayu VS Gadis Muslimah

"Siapa bilang gadis melayu tak menawan
Tak menarik hati, tiada memikat
Kalaulah memang tak mungkin aku tertarik
Kalaulah sungguh tak mungkin aku kan jatuh

Aduhai… lemah lembut gayanya
Serta manis senyumnya
Hitam pekat rambutnya
Ayuh ambil si dia

Di antara gadis gadis seluruh dunia
Tiada yang sehalus mulus oh setulus dia
Di antara gadis gadis seluruh dunia
Tiada yang sehalus mulus oh setulus dia
Budi bahasanya, pandangan matanya
Sentuhan jiwanya membuatku terlena"

This is the lyric of Gadis Melayu; a famous song by a famous Malaysian artist. I'm not going to criticise the song's credibility or what because this time around, I want to talk about the highly anticipated battle between Gadis Melayu and Gadis Muslimah. Actually, I feel like writing this post because last night, there's a show on Malaysian TV 9. It's called Gadis Melayu. The aim of this program is to look for a "true" Gadis Melayu to be the next TV 9 host.

"Aduhai… lemah lembut gayanya
Serta manis senyumnya
Hitam pekat rambutnya
Ayuh ambil si dia"

Above lines mean;
"oh...her style is very soft and delicate,
her smile is so sweet,
and her dark black hair,
let's go and grab her"

Hello? Are those criteria only possessed by Gadis Melayu? Grab her? Are you serious? You like her because of her dark black hair? How did you know? You asked her mother? or she's not wearing a hijab? I'm confused...

According to most of the contestants and judges in the Gadis Melayu programme, the criteria of Gadis Melayu are good in cooking Malay cuisine (or at least recognise the cuisine), well-mannered, soft, has a strong character, dress in a "proper" way (according to Malay customs..)

Hijab is not a must if you want to be the contestant..
("Islam is inside my heart" said by a hijab-less contestant)

Is a hijabi (girls in hijab) better than a non-hijabi? Not necessarily so...Some girls think they wear hijab, but actually they aren't...Hijab is not a fashion tool that you can wear and take it off whenever you wanted to...wearing hijab for the sake of fashion will defeat the purpose...What I mean is, instead of safeguarding your modesty, you are drawing the attention of the opposite sex...

There are some girls who wear hijab to attract guys...
I hope you are not one of them...
Na'uzubillah...

Covering your hair ONLY is not a hijab...hijab covers ALL parts needed to be covered...yes, that means, no see-through hijab, no shape-revealing /sexy clothing...

Wear it right, for all the right reasons...

If not, you are just getting yourself nothing but discomfort... No rewards or benefits...

It's not an oppression, but as a protection and as a sign of respect to all women that they aren't objects...

Back to the topic,

"Di antara gadis gadis seluruh dunia
Tiada yang sehalus mulus oh setulus dia"

The above lines mean "out of every girls in the world, Gadis Melayu is the most delicate, soft, pure"...Is this true??? I doubt it, BIG time...because it doesn't matter whether you are Gadis Melayu or not, you can be the most delicate, soft and pure.

To me, no matter what Gadis you are, as long as you hold strong to the Islamic way of life, you are the winner...

"Siapa bilang gadis muslimah tak menawan
Tak menarik hati, tiada memikat
Kalaulah memang tak mungkin aku tertarik
Kalaulah sungguh tak mungkin aku kan jatuh

Aduhai… baik sungguh akhlaknya
Serta suci hatinya
Allah hanya cintanya
Ayuh ambil si dia

Di antara gadis gadis seluruh dunia
Tiada yang sehalus mulus oh setulus dia
Di antara gadis gadis seluruh dunia
Tiada yang sehalus mulus oh setulus dia
Budi bahasanya, pandangannya dijaga
Kesucian jiwanya membuatku terlena"

and the winner is...with unanimous decision, from the red corner, Gadis Muslimah!

Malay isn't equal to Muslim
Muslim isn't equal to Malay

A Muslim is a Muslim
A Malay is a Malay

Islam is for ALL

* Gadis : Girl / Young Woman
Melayu : Malay
Hijab :
Veil. Often used to describe the head scarf or modest dress worn by women, who are required to cover everything except face and hands in the sight

p/s: I'm not perfect...just like every single human being in this planet (and the space station, to be fair)..so, let's work hard to improve ourselves...

Am I A Better Person?

Ramadhan's over

Am I a better person now?
If yes, Alhamdulillah. If I'm still the same, try harder next time if Allah want to give me another chance. If I've become a worse person, Allah please forgive me.

I've only been around in this world for 20 years. Yet, I've been there, done this and that which I am not suppose to.

What about you?

Let's do some muhasabah to our lives...
Everyday and night...
Because we are human, we have desire and 'aql...
We are always susceptible to sins...

Slap me in the face if you see me straying away from Islam...
You have the right to do so...

Because we are brothers and sisters...
Reminding each others is our responsibility...