Would you set free a tikus kesturi?

2 Ramadan 1430H



She set free a tikus kesturi, instead of kill-baking it under the tropical sun. Her heart had the capacity to pity the rodent. I wonder what trait my late maternal grandmother had altered to be the gentle human being she was. Even Dad saluted her great nature.

Grandma was a great cook who spent endless hours preparing food in the kitchen. She only started learning how to cook after marrying, yet she mastered the art well. With what little spare time, she managed to make room for knitting, sewing, gardening, and reading.

To the day she passed away, Grandma’s mind was as sharp as I remembered her in my childhood memories. Senility was out of place to describe her. Four years after her passing, the little room with red cement-floor changed too little.

My paternal grandfather is a great person too. He kept by his wife’s side when she was warded for diabetes. Leave it to him to demonstrate what unconditional love is.

What life-learning lessons made these elders to be such wonderful souls?



Search what tikus kesturi means here, Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu.

[Doa] Surah Al Baqarah, ayat 201

Updated: 9th Oct 2009M / 20 Syawal 1430H.

22 Muharam 1430H

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Ge hua ru ge yan

3 Ramadan 1429H


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The proverb in Pic 1 is from the post (that is not mine :p),
Chinese Proverb of the day 070515.

The meaning of the proverb, 各花入各眼 (gè huā rù gè yǎn), is,

Different flowers matche different eyes
[Beauty is in the eye of the beholder]
~~ from the post Chinese Proverb of the day 070515
at CozyChinese.COM

i know there's a typo in the quotation but i purposely let it be as it is ;p

The pinyin and meaning is checked here, 小马词典 - Xiaoma Cidian.

Pssst! Anyone know the name of the flower in Pic 1? Local name, scientific name, anything? This isn't a trick question; i've no idea myself :p

[Haiku] Life -- The hidden -- You

8 Jamadil Awal 1429H


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A snap taken on the way back from the so called picnic with a twist ;p. i so love this pic ;D.

Wow! Another way of picturing "United we stand.." eh

Doa untuk ibu bapa

3 Jamadil Awal 1429H




i couldn't write an inspirational passage about my mother like Bekakira's Tribute to all Mothers! Especially my mum :x. So, here's a prayer instead ;)



See also,

• [Doa] Surah Al Isra', ayat 24

Haiku: Wakeup - denial - reality

13 Safar 1429H


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Hurm.. the repetition of a denial in the song,
Nirvana -- Smells Like Teen Spirit,
kept ringing in my head.

Urmm.. what am i denying? Aiyaa this subconscious mind of mine ;p

*shiver shiver shiver* it feels so cold and i'm shivering and blue in fingers and toes. Dunno why. Maybe because it's too late at night / too early in the morning, me joining the dew dancing till sunlight ;p

Haiku: Nation - mistakes - today

11 Safar 1429H


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Asma ul-Husna a.k.a. 99 Names of Allah

Update: 22 May 2009


22 Zulkaedah 1428H


Pic 1 - Asma ul-Husna, written.

Asma ul-Husna.mp3

Asma ul-Husna, audio.
This is how i came to memorize the Asma ul-Husna. Heard it on telly ever since i was a wee lass ;p. They've stopped airing it during my late primary school life and has never been played since then; i wonder why.




Pic 2 - Asma ul-Husna, handout from secondary school.
Printed on paper school kids of my days call kertas gelek. Used to recite it at daily assemblies held in the morning before class, except for weekly assemblies. Thanx teachers, for the handout! ;)


Pic 3 - A repeat of Pic 1 without background.


Cross-checked the list in Pic 1 with a few sources. Amongst them
- Asma' al Husna - 99 Names of Allah
- books
- Pic 2
- The Most Beautiful Names of Allah

Correct me if there's any mistake.

Ayat Kursi

8 Ramadan 1428H



Ayat Kursi is verse 255 of Surah al-Baqarah.

The Arabic fonts in the pic above is obtained here Arabic Script Unicode Fonts.

Due to the limitations of the current version of Word i'm using, i'm unable to enclose the numbers in the Arabic End of Ayah. Thanks to Ms Harrison of NRSI and her colleagues for all the help.

In he pic i've used Ornate Left/Right Parenthesis instead. Currently i'm using Microsoft Word 2003 on Windows XP Home SP2. There shouldn't be any problem for Word 2007.

Happy (Overdued) Birthday, Naziha! ;D

Happy (overdued) Birthday, Nazi!

Nazi,
so sorry i forgotten about your birthday :s i knew it was somewhere in September, only i can't remember specifically when :p Anyhow, Happy Birthday! :D

Here's from previous year *cheapskate, i know :s* Enjoy while i try to hatch something new :)

Pantun Puasa 1428H

A pantun made special for Ramadan 1428H -- one week in advance! *ha~ha!* Sorry to those i didn't SMS this pantun -- i didn't have your number. Anyway, enjoy this pantun :D

Kebaya putih kancing suasa,
Cheongsam putih motif rerama;
Hey kawan, "Selamat berpuasa!",
Nanti teraweh sama-sama!
23:14, 6 Sept Y2K7, Ra. [Seksyen 19, Shah Alam]



For activities like this, i miss berbalas pantun with En. Kamaruddin (alaa.. lecturer Math Kejut masa 1st Yr, 1st Sem) and a few other souls who are game for a pantun-combat with me. Long time no pantun-pantin with him or anyone else. The last time i sent a pantun to him, he SMS someone else's pantun *oit! that's cheating!* Lost contact.

To anyone who knows Teacher Zurainee of SM3K2, please tell her i miss her! *weep!*
Teacer Z: i love you!
Class 5A: i love you too!
*weep!* Another pantun-opponent i lost contact with.

Ckaymaiel, i'm waiting for your reply pantun! You owe me one! ;p *nyah~ha~ha!* By the way, remember once back then when we were in Form 2 (before you pindah), you wished we could have iftar together *yeah, i know i'm reminiscing* Hope we can this Ramadan :) It can also be a visit to repay for the kenduri kesyukuran i forgot all about, so sorry! :s