What The Fish!

Assalamu'alaikum...
and greetings to all fellow humans...

"What the fish!"
This isn't about a fish...
Whether it's sweet and sour, grilled, spicy or whatsoever (salivating mode)...
Instead, it's an expression used by someone I know to replace "What the f*ck!"
But hey, what's up with the fish? It sounds funny, right?

However, funny or not, the intended message is still "What the f*ck!"...

Some songs or TV shows tend to be censored when there's words such as "f*ck"...
However, depending on situation, the word "f*ck" doesn't necessarily mean "f*ck"...
Often, it is used as superlative...
e.g. "f*cking awesome", "f*cking hot"...

Well, it's good that people are trying to protect the young ones from the use of this vulgar word...
However, one must remember, many songs nowadays are carefully manufactured...
They don't contain the word "f*ck" but they're talking about the act of f*cking itself...
After all, all they care about is making money as it seems that sex sells...

I'm tired of listening to songs nowadays...
The quality is reduced in terms of the musical composition and the lyrical composition itself...
But this doesn't apply to all songs...
There are still good songs available...
If not on the radio, it's on the internet...

However, this is just an opinion...
It's better to use other words as superlative...
But, if I have to choose, I'd rather use "f*ck" as superlative than listening to songs about f*cking...

This is just my opinion...
Sorry for the use of vulgar words...
Oh...What the fish!

Here We Go Again: EPL VS Tarawikh...

Assalamu'alaikum...
Happy Fasting to all muslims and good day to non-muslim friends...

It's here, it's now...
It's Ramadhan again...
One full month of fasting during the days and tarawikh prayers during the nights...
That's just to name a few ibadah that you can do...
There are many others...
Even smiling is an ibadah...
Being nice to people is ibadah...
and the list goes on and on and on...

Apart from fasting, this month also indicate the beginning of a new
English Premier League Season (2010/2011)...
Normally, the match will be played during the nights (Malaysian time)...
The problem is, many of us are going to have Tarawikh prayer at night...
So, which one is it?
Tarawikh or EPL?

Yes, it's not compulsory, but hey, it's Ramadhan! all your deeds will be multiplied!
No one can guarantee that you'll live to see another Ramadhan...

For some (the best one, I guess), Tarawikh is the priority...
So, no EPL for these selected few...

As for some, maybe they will pray Tarawikh right after the game...
or maybe just before Sahur...
So, it's a win-win situation (maybe)...

For some, it's Tarawikh "off day" during the weekends...
Na'uzubillah...

The choice is yours!

The End is Just a Beginning...

Assalamu'alaikum...
Peace be upon all of you...

Never Again.
I'll slit my throat with the knife I pulled out of my spine.
Maybe when you find out that I'm dead
you'll realize what you did to me.

And if my lungs still let me breathe,
Would you be there for me?
If I can make myself believe,
I'll give you back what you took away.

No, I won't let it go.
Douse myself in gasoline!!
So don't save me when you come into the fire.
I'd rather die than have to see your smile.

And if my lungs still let me breathe,
Would you be there for me?
If I can make myself believe,
I'll give you back what you took away.

You made me swear
You made me swear
I, I can't sleep realize all these things that you took from me.
Smash my heart (you made me swear)
into dust (you made me swear)
Suffocate my mind (you made me swear)
Tear at me from inside (you made me swear)
Smash apart what you created.
How can I ever stop you from crushing my soul?
It was It was yours, yours to begin with.

And if my lungs still let me breathe,
Will you be there for me?
If I can make myself believe,
I'll give you back what you took away


That was the lyrics of a song entitled "Smashed into Pieces" by Silverstein...
Basically, it's about heartbreak...
In this song, the person who experienced the so-called heartbreak took it so hard that he/she feels like killing him/herself...

Why is this happening?
Is this the love that we're looking for?
There's nobody who can guarantee that he/she might be the one for us...
Save yourself for the rightful person...
The one that you are married to (not the one that you think you would marry someday)...

So, if any of you out there who are experiencing this so-called breakup right now, my message to you is simple;
"Cheer up, buddy! I bet God has better plans for you"

Here's a song to keep your chin up...

The Ataris - My Reply

I got your letter and the poetry you sent me
Postmarked in December of last year
I really hope you're doing better
All of your friends close by your side
One step closer to recovery

I wish there was something I could say
To erase each and every page that you've been through
Even though it's not my place to save you

I appreciate but can't accept this thank-you note
that's sealed with your last breath
I won't stand aside and listen to you give up

If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on
You will wake up tomorrow

These arms remain stretched out to you
Maybe someday you'll accept them
Or maybe its too late to save a young girl's heart that's long stopped beating

Wake up, wake up you've gotta believe
Wake up, wake up you cant give up
Time keeps going on without us
Long after we're dead and gone

I wish there was something I could say
To erase each and every page
You've been through
Even though it's not my place to save you

I appreciate but can't accept this thank-you note
That's sealed with your last breath
I won't stand aside and listen to you give up

If you'll just hold on for one more second
Just hold on to what you have
If you'll just hold on, just hold on
You will wake up tomorrow

p/s: This post has got nothing to do with the author or anyone in specific. The topic just came about when the author is listening to a tune.

Yes We Can!

Assalamu'alaikum...
Don't get me wrong...
I'm not promoting America...or Obama...

Life's back to normal...
Spain has won the world cup...
The 1-0 scoreline did reflect the quality of the game...
It's a boring game...
(I'm an Argentina supporter)

But that's not the talking point in this entry.
"Yes We Can!" slogan can be seen during matches involving U.S.A.
It did reflect the nature of the U.S.A. soccer team;
they never gave up until the final whistle.
It's the quality that Germany and Turkey showed in Euro 2008.

Many people in this world (including me) are willing to wake up 2.30 am in the morning for the sake of watching a football match...
Be it the World Cup or Champions League...

But sadly, there aren't many who are willing to wake up on time for Fajr prayer or qiyamullail...

There are some who do not pray at all...

It's the ugly truth...
Face it...

Back to the U.S.A. slogan...
If we're able and willing to wake up early in the morning to watch football matches, why don't we start waking up early in order to pray Fajr or do qiyamullail?

As usual, the devil is involved in this matter...
But let's not blame him alone, we're stronger than that...
Let's prove it...
Yes We Can!

When All Else Fails...

Assalamu'alaikum...

When all else fails
When all hopes are gone
When there's no light at the end of tunnel

NO!

There's no such thing!
There's always another way.
There's always hope.
There's always light at the end of the tunnel.

He never fails us.
We just have to live according to His sets of rules
and BELIEVE...

InsyaAllah He'll show us the way...

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going

Who is "the tough"?
The one who goes to gym everyday?

Yes. No. Maybe.

"The tough" are the ones who don't give up on hope
The ones who keep on trying
The ones who always ask for His guidance and assistance.

He will never let us down
Guidance and assistance can appear out of nowhere
from the sources that we never expected

We just have to live with His rules.
After all, everything in this world is His,
including us.
and...again, BELIEVE...

He promised in Al-Qur'an that He will always answer His servants prayers.
Sometimes we just too preoccupied blaming our fate and destiny until we miss the benefit or hikmah behind everything, behind every life's problem.

Life's a test, after all.

Alien VS Predator...

No...No...No...
This isn't about "Alien VS Predator" movie...
You can politely leave through the door at the far corner.

Assalamu'alaikum...
It's been a while since someone say something in this web log (famously known as "blog")

I'd like to share the web definition of "Alien" and "Predator" (obtained from Google)

Alien: stranger (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found)

In current situation, I think it is fair to say that someone who practises Islam in every aspects of his/her life can be considered as alien.

Alien???

Yes. Alien.

Abu Hurayrah (R.A.) reported:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Islam began as something strange and will revert to being strange as it began, so give glad tidings to the strangers.”
narrated by Muslim (145)

Alien in this context is not the "Alien" that is portrayed as evil U.F.O. that will invade the earth, but "alien" in this context refers to the practice that is rarely practised nowadays.

Now, let's move to the second word, "Predator"

Predator: any animal that lives by preying on other animals

In this current situation, I think it is fair to say that someone who takes advantage on others' misfortune/weakness/disadvantage can be considered as predator.

For example, a male nurse who rapes a mentally-ill patient, bussinessman who cheats others only to make more money and the list goes on and on.

Being opportunistic isn't wrong...
But there's a fine line between opportunistic and predatory...

So, the question remains...
Alien VS Predator
Which side are you on?

The Earthquake...

099.001 إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
099.001 When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,

099.002 وَأَخْرَجَتِ الأرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
099.002 And the earth throws up her burdens (from within),

099.003 وَقَالَ الإنْسَانُ مَا لَهَا
099.003 And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-

099.004 يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
099.004 On that Day will she declare her tidings:

099.005 بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَى لَهَا
099.005 For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.

099.006 يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ
099.006 On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done).

099.007 فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ
099.007 Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!

099.008 وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ
099.008 And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.

Al-Qur'an, 099.001-008 (Az-Zalzala [The Earthquake])