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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

exam tips from a sister...

*copy pasted from a sister's email.... rasanya bagus utk manfaat bersama..


Dlm kesibukan antum membuat persediaan utk peperiksaan yg mendtg, ana ingin memberi sedikit tips utk antum...- Islamic version :-)

1. Doa2 penting utk dibaca : Rabbi zidni 'ilma, warazukni fahma (Ya tuhanku, tambahkan padaku ilmu, dan rezekikan ku/berikan ku kefahaman) - then kena yakin la bhw Allah akan memakbulkan permintaan antum ni.

2. Tambahan doa : Ya Allah ajarkan ku apa2 yg aku tidak tahu, dan ingatkan apa2 yg aku lupa

3. Very very important to also realize bhw setiap ilmu yg dtg kpd antum adalah dr Allah swt dan dgn izin Nya semata2, tidak lain dan tidak bukan... ie rasa kehambaan di sisi Allah swt. Maka also very important to be thankful to Him for every single ilm/ideas etc that comes your way because that is indeed a nikmah from Allah swt... and insha Allah if you do that, then be sure that He will increase it even more... Remember the ayah number 7 from Surah Ibrahim : "Sesungguhnya jika kamu bersyukur, niscaya Aku akan menambah kpdmu, tetapi jika kamu mengingkari, maka pasti azabKu sgt berat".

4. Make sure antum juga buat t/table on what to cover n to finish by when, n try to be disciplined in attaining that. Pastu bila dah capai target tu, treat yourself to s/thing nice, like reading/replying emails for 1/2 hr ke (kena make sure u restrict yourself to a certain time limit of enjoyment juga!! taknak terbawa2 pulak ke berjam2) or alternatively treating yourself to a bowl of ice-cream... yum2... :-)

5. Setelah ber doa, doa dan doa, usaha, usaha dan usaha (bagai nak rak) maka jgn lupa bertawakal, bertawakal dan bertawakal.. . After working so hard, tapi o/come tidak seperti yg diharapkan then yakinlah bhw semua tu adalah atas kehendakNya dan semestinya ada hikmah disebalik itu. Remember the hadith... "How amazing is the affair of the Muslim! His affairs are all good. If he experiences ease, he is grateful, and that is good for him. If he experiences hardship, he faces it with patience and perseverance, and that is also good for him" (Bukhari)

Ok itu je dulu advice yg tidak seberapa dr ana...(peringatan utk ana juga sebenarnya). Take care n again all the very verrry best... Semoga antum dipermudahkan urusan dan diberi yg terbaik ameeeennn... .

Friday, May 2, 2008

lovely souls

It's just so wonderful what kind and warm souls can do to you.
Lovely people can so so much to make your day!
Am feeling all jolly and smiley and giggly, perhaps it's because it's spring, a season to be chirpy and cheerful and joyful, with the lovely blooming flowers, beautiful tulips, squirrels running here and there. ahhh :) :)

Or is it just because simple things that people do that can make your day. A sweet smile from a stranger on the road, a beautiful 'Assalamualaikum' from a random sister you meet on the way to class, or in my case, a lovely and sweeeet patient or make it THREE lovely-and-sweet patients.. :) :)

Recalling the interview I had with one patient, who is about 80-years-old and just had a knee replacement; she was feeling a bit sad since she can't really get out to enjoy the spring days like she used to, she can't really see how the flowers bloom red and blue and purple, and had to resort tolooking at beautiful pictures of flower farms in the newspapers.
But yes, she's still going strong. She's all high-spirited. And when she does feel a little bit down, she said she could just feel her late husband 'sitting' on her shoulder cheering for her to :"come on, get up, don't lose faith, and it's not you to be so down". which I think is really sweet. She's going strong despite living alone and facing certain things on her own i.e. the knee surgery.

And a few other patients just made my day. Their ever so willingness to help these annoying
medical students who would ask them questions after questions, but oh, well, they seem to enjoy our company and having someone to talk to. :) :)

OK, esok nak pergi jumpa patient lagi! wish me luck!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Remembrance of Al-Quds: Manchester

Alhamdulillah, ada kelapangan hujung minggu lepas utk menghadirkan diri dalam program Remembrance of Al Quds (anjuran MSM NW).Dan , tetibe rasa nak sangat share apa yg sy dpt dlm program ROQ tu.


Program tu adalah program sehari drpd pukul 8 pagi sampai lah 5 pm. Speaker2 yg dijemput mmg mantap2, Ustaz Maszlee was one of them, ada seorang ustaz, lecturer dari kolej di Msia (Kolej er..x sure tp kat terengganu) yg tgh buat phD abt "american foreign policy" (ada kaitan in shaping the Palestinian issue ni), Ibrahim Hewitt (President of Interpal and a revert) hmm apparently he studied in Univ of Leicester (!) dan rasanye menetap kat Leicester jgk, a doctor (Dr Asad) who went to Palestine himself utk tgk sendiri apa yang berlaku di sana, dan a FOSIS leader, Akram Awad yg sungguh bermisi dan bervisi utk menggerakkan ISOC2 dalam the palestinian cause.

Reflection saya sendiri:
Kita selalu kata kite sangat aware dengan isu ini, tapi sebenarnya banyaakk lagi yang kita tak tahu, dan sebenarnya banyaak lagi yang kita boleh buat. Bayangkan betapa banyaknya umat Islam kat dunia ni, tapi berapa kerat je yang betul2 nak tolong saudara seakidah kita di sana? teringat kata2 ustaz maszlee, bila ada org yg bertanya pada dia, "kenapa la nak sebuk2 sgt pasal palestine, baik kite tumpukan pada membina khalifah.." Ustaz maszlee jwb, dia kata ,"solve the palestinian issue first, cos the khilafah will come from there.." [cant rmmbr his exact words but lebih kurg la mksdnye begitu ] hmm..mungkin tu nak highlight betapa bumi bertuahnya Palestine tu...

Also, sy paling2 tertarik sebenarnya dgn talk daripada Dr Asad tu. (Sbb banyak gambar2 n video kot hehe). Bayangkan die ni just medical doctor biasa je, tapi disebabkan dia takut nnt Allah akan tanya dia satu hari nnt "What have you done for the Palestinian? " , maka dia sanggup menggadaikan nyawa utk ke Palestine.. nak lihat sendiri the oppression, dan kehidupan mereka di sana.


Bayangkan la, drpd tembok batu ala-apartheid Israel tu kepada 'checkpoint' mrk, penduduk Palestin mmg sengaja dipaksa hidup dlm keadaan yg miserable. Bayangkan bebudak nak pergi sekolah, tp kena tahan, tetibe balik rumah, rumah dah takde sbb kena bom, tak pun balik2 mak ayah dah takde. Makanan disekat, (tp drugs & alcohol dibenarkan masuk pulak)... Bulldozer di sana sini, nak serang balik pun dgn apa? Dengan batu? The kids are terrified!! Kenapa la dgn Zionist ni, takde perasaan kasih syg ke apa? (monolog).

Nak lalu jalanraya kat negara sendiri pun perlukan ID, mmg tak boleh guna pun kemudahan2 lain..double- standard btul.. ada sorang makcik ni kena climb up bgnn tinggi semata-mata nak keluar daripada rumah die, sbb pintu rumah die kena block dari luar... dan kesan pada peperangan pada psychology penduduk Palestin: bapa2 dah hilang harapan sbb dah hilang peranan mereka as 'the breadwinner' , kanak2 traumatized, tp guess what? the woman there masih bersemangat. .mereka yang sedang 'keep the family together' insyaAllah.. moga mereka terus diberi kekuatan...Allahuak bar!!


Tp disebalik itu, kanak2 tetap tabah nak ke sekolah, diorg ni 97% (kalau tak silap) literacy rate... bijak2 semua, dan berkesedaran utk berpendidikan. .bygkan kalau negara mrk tak berkeadaan begitu, mesti mantap ngr tu kan?

And lastly, FOSIS rep tu pulak bercerita sesuatu..mcm best pulak nak cerita kat sini, (tp panjang sikit and macam berterabur.. sorri la ye). Dia student kat Leeds, tp rupenya di Leeds tu, population Jew adalah yg ke-3 terbesar di seluruh UK. Even funds utk university tu byk juga disumbangkan oleh persatuan2 Jewish ni. Then pada satu hari, FOSIS rep ni dikecam kerana selalu berkempen pro-Palestin di univ, rupenye mmg tak boleh sbb diorg ada satu policy ni yg tak membenarkan kempen ni (obviously disokong org2 Jew ni). Tapi disebabkan semangatnya yang membara jugak, (tak kire, kena jugak kempen), FOSIS rep ni telah dicabar utk kutip petition of 1500 ppl (in just 2 days!) utk sign menyokong
kempen ini, dan the opposite party would do the same utk menghalang mrk ini.. and last skali, to make a long story short, jumlah yg dicapai takde la sampai 1500 (but almost=1400 lebih, dgn orang beratur panjang utk sign the petition ) , tp Allah tlg mereka, dan akhirnya policy univ tu dapat diubah.. Tu just nak menunjukkan sebenarnya we CAN make a change, if we REALLY2 try. So, tak boleh kata, it's impossible to do certain things...if we havent really try it...

Kesimpulan yg sy dpt, is the awareness tu perlu ada dlm diri setiap kita ttg isu ini... Even the Palestinians tu pun cakap pada Dr Asad: 'Mungkin kalau anda tak dapat tolong kami di sini sekalipun, tolonglah bercerita ttg kami kpd kwn2 anda.' They need our doa and support walaupun dari jauh... Tapi yang penting sekali ialah utk berjihad dan membantu mereka, semuanye kita lakukan kerana Allah, dan oleh itu kita sendiri perlu dekat dengan Allah, mengenaliNya, dan di sini usrah2 berperanan sangat2 penting ..bukanlah berjihad tp tak faham ertinya yang sebenar..or tak paham yg semuanya dilakukan kerana Allah semata2.. in order to seek His redha n blessings..insyaAll ah..

OK, rasa dah agak panjang ni..Maaf mengambil masa dan maaf juga jika tulisan ini tak seberapa and agak berterabur, namun sekadar nak share je.
Harap ada manfaatnya pada sesiapa... wallahualam. ..

Assalamualaikum

website menarik:
http://chestdocinpa lestine.blogspot .com/ website Dr Asad
http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=ppAn0LNU_ V8 in 10 minutes, byk benda berlaku kat dunia ni sbnrnye... [gambaran perang dan effectnye pd kanak2]