My Mute Monologue

Bonfire Plymouth. November, 2008.

Masih           mencari..
Sukar fahami    susah dimengerti.
Yakinpun ada bermacam-macam jenis.
Ada yang sebut, ada nampak, ada rasa hati.
Orang kata api panas, tapi pernah nampakkah?
Bila tengok dengan mata, kemerahan, panaskah?
Didekati terasa bahangnya, samakah dengan nyata?
Kena pegang baru tahu rasanya, beranikah diri ini?
Ramai boleh cakap itu dan ini, begitu juga begini!
Mungkin ada benar, mungkin juga dusta belaka!
Siapa yang tahu? Yang hampiri saja mengerti!
Fahami hakikat sifat panas api itu sendiri.
Semakin hampir semakin rasa yakin.
Sukar diterang dengan bahasa.
Lain padang lain féélnya.
Ada kuat ada lemah
Terserahlah
Asal tahu
rasa
ia

oh

feather

it is simple

yet complex

white and black

and some colours

in between them

i think i like one

it reminds me

of you

only

you

..

.

Ayah Su and Cik Su are currently attending the call from the God in fulfilling the the fifth pillar of Islam, Hajj.

May Allah reward both of Ayah Su and Cik Su Hajj Mabrur. Have a safe journey insyaallah..

Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar :

The Talbiya of Allah’s Apostle was : ‘Labbaika Allahumma labbaik, Labbaika la sharika Laka labbaik, Inna-l-hamda wan-ni’mata Laka walmu Lk, La sharika Laka’ (I respond to Your call O Allah, I respond to Your call, and I am obedient to Your orders, You have no partner, I respond to Your call All the praises and blessings are for You, All the sovereignty is for You, And You have no partners with you).

(Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 26, Number 621)

Nama adalah cerminan harapan Orang tua. Setiap Muslim dianjurkan untuk memberi nama anaknya dengan nama yang Islamik yang baik, indah dan mengandung makna yang mulia.

Seorang Anak berhak memperoleh nama yang baik. Seorang sahabat datang kepada Rasulullah saw dengan mengandeng anaknya, lalu dia bertanya : “Ya, Rasulullah, apa hak anakku ini atasku ?…,Rasulullah menjawab, Membaguskan namanya, memperbaiki adabnya (sopan santun) dan menempatkannya pada kedudukan (posisi) yang baik (fisik dan spiritual)” (H.R. Aththusi).

Adakah kaitan nama dengan sifat orangnya ? , pertanyaan yang sulit dijawab dan dibuktikan secara ilmiah dan kenyataan. Ada kalanya seseorang yang bernama Muhammad Shaleh ternyata adalah seorang penjahat ulung, atau sebaliknya. Al Imam Ibnu Qoyyim Aljauziyah berpendapat bahwa antara nama dengan sifat orangnya ada kaitan dalam makna dan hikmah. Setidaknya nama dapat menimbulkan sugesti (pengaruh yang dapat mengerakkan hati) dan sifat optimisme (memberi harapan yang baik).

Ketika Rasulullah saw bertemu dengan ketua tim perunding dalam perjanjian damai Hudaibiyah (Sulhul Hudaibiyyah), Suhail (yang berarti mudah), maka Rasulullah merasa optimis bahwa persetujuan itu akan tercapai.

Then, anyone…help me whit this matter….

I want to give my son/daughter a Muslim name, and easy to pronounce in usa?

I want to give her a nice name, I can’t figure out the name
I need a Muslim name, for my unborn baby boy/girl
I can’t find anything good
tell me what sounds nice and easy to pronounce in school..

Having just an intention without any action won’t move a thing. I have been thinking on going to Batu Kurau since I went back to Malaysia but didn’t have the chance yet. Therefore we had make a few calls and really determine to go to Batu Kurau this time. Alhamdulillah, our last minute plan was a success as almost all of the objectives of the visit were achieved.

Most of the times were filled with eating.. huhuhu.. Row on the left: Ustaz Khalid, Nazmie, Pak Ngah. Row on the right: Warid, Cg Mat, Adi Shahid.

The social visit has made me realise that what I have learned before was just a tip of a tip of iceberg. The conclusion that I could make was that we need more social visits and practices to enhance our understanding, skills and experiences. huhuhu.

Bila cuti suka sangat, segar bugar…… bila nak gi kerja sakit perut la , panas badan .. macam-macam sakit. Nampaknya bulan febuari tahun depan kena bersara umur 56 tahun tak sempat 58.

Takda duit pun tak pe la , tapi kesian pula ke Ajik baru habis spm maa pencen, belum masuk tadika abah dah pencen, tak pa lah Jik nasib awak gitu. Tapi takpa tahun 2010 kalau ada rezki, semua orang grade Abe Je, Abe Paih dan Kak Nor dan ada orang tiba-tiba grad….. syukur Alhamdulillah semoga semuanya diberkati oleh Yang Maha Kuasa….

Maaf ya belajar tulis blog. Entah apa- apa yang ditulis, jangan marah.

Even this is so last year, but I can’t resist to share it.

Notice the purple baju kurung I was wearing in the picture? That’s my 20th birthday present from dearest Azni. Baju kurung beeebbb! She sewed this herself using Oya’s sewing machine. I haven’t got any clue even we lived in the exact same house last summer. Konon-kononnya they were watching infernal affairs la in Oya’s room and everyone else(Nad, Syikin and Watep) pandai pulak keep the secret. You know where they got the kain? Walmart!! We went to walmart one fine night and merayau2 sampai ke tempat kain2 and I’m the one who said, “Cantik oh kain ni buat baju kurung”, melayan Watep yang menggelupur want to make baju kurung out of Sponge Bob punya kain. Oh well I’m just saying.

Nad,Oya,Watep,Me,Syikin,Azni

I love the picture album they gave me too. Comel and full of memories. Suka tahap dewa. Haha. Oh I feel loved, I feel loved.

Ok thats all, post visit syndrome after open house at Towers1704(rumah lama) last night.

Naziha Lazim.

When My servants ask you about Me, I am always near. I answer their prayers when they pray to Me.  The people shall respond to Me and believe in Me, in order to be guided.

and like always, translation of the Quran will never depicts the meaning of the verse. The verse simply struck me to death. It hit me hard. Allah spoke to me directly!! *gulp* Well after about 20 years being a muslim, I only discover this verse last 2 years in my room after subh, in the month of Ramadhan. Alhamdulillah. Maybe had run through the verse thousand times but I never get attached to it. Heh kantoi baca-sebacanya je selama ni kan sobs. But this “…fa inni qariib…” is tremendously powerful. Cannot go little dust hik! One of great moments of my life. Indeed. Opss this is Al-Baqarah ppl!

My point is – theres so much to gain in learning Arabic.

Sure cam best sgt kan kalo baca Quran tuh paham ape meaning de. I learnt Arabic for five years in high school tapi tak pandai2. Form 1 smpai Form 3 memang hampeh asyik clueless n blur je kat blkg kelas, bila ustazah nak tanya baru mata terbukak and kalut carik jawapan (- – “). Then I went to Integrasi Kuantan, better sbb Ustaz lagi mencuakkan, and percaya tak saya pernah wakil skolah baca arabic poem for Arabic Festival kat SEMESTI! Kalah la tapi sobs (- -”) . Now at Vandy da 3 courses I took, sampai Arabic 4. Err tapi tapi still tak reti ni? Kaifa hal, ahlan wasahlan je yg tau sheesh. Hampeh Hampeh. tapi kalau da nak blaja tu sume jalaan lah, hik, cam malu je kalu still nak bagi banyak2 alasan kan?

Pardon my language, Naziha Lazim, Nashville TN

When I did some cleaning in my messy place, I have finally found our Ayam Bapak.. It stays safely there, and no one seems to take care of her.. Look at the dust and mess around her..

The legendary most wanted killer machine

Sad to say that it was just a soft copy of JPEG file.. The Vespa was found when I did some house keeping in my hard disk.. At least we still have the picture which have captured our sweet memory together.. huhuhu

More info:

No more Ayam Bapak (here)

It is busy and crowded here in Towers West. Yeah I’m working, subbing for Nadiah because she’s busy preparing for sophomore’s open house tomorrow. Can’t wait but from what I know they will have ROTI JALA for sure because Hafiz came and borrow our “pembuat roti jala”. This will be my 1, 2, 3, 4, oh forth open house. kot.

This year’s raya was a little bit different because it was on weekend, Sunday to be exact. I simply love it because my housemates, Nik, Syera and I stayed up all night kunun2nya preparing for raya. Satay, kuah kacang, nasi impit, rendang daging, tiramisu, kuih raya(semperit, mama carie, honey cornflakes, makmur), agar-agar milo and “accident” agar-agar merah. Mantap I think because we did it in one night. Enjoy enjoy =)

I slept about an hour that night before going for solat raya at Nashville Convention Center. It was fun as most of us can go without missing classes. Hik. Photography session took a long time but heck; this is my last raya here!

After that, we went to Kak Shida’s house because she hosted an open house for us, the seniors. Makan sedapnya lah oh macam-macam ada, ABC pon ada ok. I enjoyed myself eating and catching up with dear friends on oh everything. Later tired enough, I fell asleep for quite a time di ceruk mana ntah somewhere in Kak Shida’s big house. We went back at about 5pm I think, and sambung tido at our house. Pancit eating a lot after a month fasting. Perut terkejut kot.

So who ate all of the food that we cooked? Later that night, we unofficially hosted a sempoi open house. Meriah gak lah. Licin lah our food that is initially not intended to serve that many people. Makan kuih raya pon jadiklah. Thanks to those who came and cherished our raya. I guess we will be having the official open house soon with fellow Chaffinian. Soon very soon.

Alhamdulillah, my final raya overseas was splendid. Next year, like what Abe Apih said, we can buy “sekayu kain” and buat baju raya sama je sume. Hopefully Hj Lazim’s family will be completed insyaAllah, after so many years. I barely remember when was the last time we celebrated raya together. Next year insyaAllah, insyaAllah.

Noor, Nashville TN

China Pan Buffet and Grill (if I’m not mistaken)

Food? Heaven. Fish, Salmon, Crab =D, Shrimp, Sushi, Fried Rice, Wonton?, Desserts , Mussel, Veggie, Ice Creams and the list goes on and on. Ni cam hidup utk makan la, bukan makan utk hidup.

First round. Orang tamak selalu rugi (Ikan manis rasa yg pelik)

you never truly appreciate things until they are gone

but at least we tried to!

Naziha Lazim, Nashville TN

I surprisingly wore black too even though i was supposed to wear the one that I purposely brought from Malaysia.

Siblings’ instinct kah?

Nashville Convention Center - Eid Prayer.

My beloved AbePaih: I am waiting patiently for Afiq n Ariff pictures. wearing baju raya. oh comel comel.

Salam Lebaran

Naziha Lazim, Nashville TN

Class of 2010

Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin terutamanya utk my beloved parents Maa dan Abah..

AbeApih, Kak Atie, Abe Je, Abe Paih and Ajik - Maaf salah silap Nor, please. Afiq and Ariff – raya comel2 ok! Sanak sedara sume – jgn makan byk2 sangat, nanti gemok. jgn masak sedap2 jugak. hahhaha.

Oya, Syikin, Nad, Watep, Azni – Thanks for a wonderful Ramadhan.

And all – eid mubarak! Kullu ‘am wa antum bilkhair.

After getting lost, and trapped in the rain, we managed to arrive at the Pusaka Gayong Selangor Belt Giving Ceremony 2009, just right before the neck kicking actions started.. My teachers had invited me to go and see how other gelangangs were in action. It was held in early August in Sungai Buloh. In fact, looking at other setting up the big event like this was really overwhelming.

Cikgu Md Rasip Abd Wahab is awarding the belt

It is also nice thing to see all of Pusaka Gayong members in the state can sit together and performed the demonstration. I was informed that the practice (mainly the organisation of the demonstration) only took parts a few hours before the ceremony started.

As an outsider (in IPBA, I am under Pusaka Gayong KL), I believe that the organiser was doing their homework and job in a productive manner. It was not only the gayong members which comes from all over the Selangor states who were involved in the ceremony, they also incorporated member of authorities (i.e. politicians), parents and the locals into the event.

Another thing that amazes me was that they have many red belt members. The number, if I am not mistaken had exceeded the number of green belt members. If  each one of them can take care at least one gelanggang, for sure they will really have a really big number of members in all over the province. But it only works in book I guess.. huhuhu..

I’ve got an e-mail from a friend sharing this interesting fact.. Hopefully it is useful.. huhuhu

Fennel seed treatment claimed effective to prevent swine flu Staff

Report Published: July 05, 2009, 08:53

Fennel seeds or Jintan Manis

Sharjah: Drinking a decoction made of fennel seeds soaked in warm water first thing in the morning could prevent you from catching swine flu says a study published in a Chinese medical research magazine.

According to report published in Al Khaleej a local Arabic daily, the study has resulted in an increase of fennel seeds sales by 50 per cent in some Asian countries.

The report read that similar increase in sales was also visible in countries like Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The fennel seed warm drink is being distributed to people who are making pilgrimage to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.

Taken from: Gulfnews (here)