Egypt: Where the World is Heading Now?

it has been more than a week since the protest in Egypt marched in the Tahrir Square demanding the 30 years old in power Egypt president to leave the government. This kind of turmoil is not only happening in Egypt but also happening in some of the country in middle east asking the government to reform.

it is really interesting how all this event triggered by the revolution in Tunisia. What i would like to emphasize is not the situation in Egypt because i have no knowledge the 'real 'situation there but i 'll telling you what i have been thinking since this event occurred and what would be happened to the world as the people in middle east rise to fight for their rights.

i could say that this revolutions are mostly because of the lack of government' s integrity and responsibility. The socio-economy marginalization had been the major factor that cause people, mostly young people to go protest calling for change in the government. the poor becomes poorer, the rich become richer which cause uneven distribution of economy cake.

The growing protest in the Egypt as far as i concern is not only because of the tyranny being in power for decades but the increasing of unemployment rate, raising food and fuel price and the others increasing economic and social problems in that country. i believe what people want are the reformation of politic and economic structure so that here will be a better future for them.

this mideast revolutions could be viewed as a reflection of people revolutions in 1940s to 1970s in most country in Asia. On that day, people in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and etc. awoke to fight for their freedom from imperialism. People suddenly realized that government or that time 'imperialists' oppressed the citizen, used and exploited them to gather their own 'gold' and denied people rights, education and economy opportunity.

but today people are fighting for their freedom from a new kind of power or colonialism. today there are no more physically settlements and political control in the colonized countries but there are mentally presence in the government by controlling the people minds. the objective is still the same although the tools are different, it is to get everything that they want. Guess guys, what is today's tools to conquer one country? yeah. it is what in your mind. mass media control.

Now as most of the citizens in Mideast wake up and asking for reformations, this new kind of power becoming afraid and paranoid to this uprising of people. With no strong proves and arguments, they are trying to stop the uprising and denying democracy. this new power is using their influential and tools, try to establish what they want by install the people who will support their ideology and needs by being their puppet . but, today it can be seen that they have no control over this new event and this is what they are afraid of.

the current movement is still ambiguous for the world . the directions and the effects of the movement still could not be foreseen but at least im happy that there are some changes in the Mideast and really hope it will lead the world to a better future.

ps: "Truly, God does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Quran 13:11)

UMNO and freemind

what is the first thing comes to your mind when you see the title above. do you think this post is related to some political or freethinker views?. indeed, it is related to politic and freethinker but it is not like you have in your mind. here i don't want to talk about politics or Freemason etc.. but i just want to share with you guys the wonderful thought and ideas in the 'alif ba ta' program organized by NY/NJ UMNO club so that you guys can longing for a free minds. iIwill explain a few inputs that I got from this event and will gives some of my opinion regarding the topic.

The first session given by dr Waleed is about mind of muslim. He mentioned that a muslim with a free mind comes with a mindset that prioritize Allah and messenger, Rasulullah SAW. so for those who does not know what is mindset, you all should take a note now (pergi amek kertas pen cepat)..so the mindset is a fixed mental attitude that govern our intention when we approach a situation ( hope you guys can understand that..haha). He also said that every action of muslim must be doing for the sake of Allah which means everything we do is because we want to seek Allah pleasure. the next thing that he mentioned is about faith. the faith is the great thing in ones mindset but people always assume that a person that have a strong faith in religion could not enjoy his/her life and need to act like ustaz or ustazah. that is totally not true guys..enjoy our life by following our faith is the best way to enjoy our life.. and of course mindset must be follow by action..bak kate pepatah melayu la kan xsalah ak"walk the talk".. a muslim must be creative in what he is thinking and doing so that we find the easiest way to get closer to Allah.

creatively thinking the way to get closer to Allah guys!!

what the most creative way to get closer to Allah is by reminding each other ..that is"amar makruf nahi mungkar". futhermore as a muslim we must always ask ourselves what we have done for Allah and always be thankful and say alhamdullilah~burlp.. for everything we get in this life.

so lets open our heart and mind to be a free mind muslim. In my opinion, i believe that a free mind of a muslim is started by the heart itself, because from the heart it will comes to the mind. and everything we do is indeed comes from our heart,which in malay we called it 'niat'. niat is a very important for us to be a free mind muslim. a free mind muslim is ones who knows to distinguish between the right or wrong. like dr. waleed said before a mindset must be follow by action and it is the same for a free mind muslim. a free mind muslim must creatively think and find knowledge. knowledge not only need to be understand but also need to be applied in our everyday life. what i would like to emphasize is that a free mind muslim must be eager and creative to search for knowledge in this world. For me, besides the experiences, the knowledge is one of important tools that will help us to free our mind. and of coz to get closer to Allah and messenger.

Apart of that, dr. bakri which i respect not only because his knowledge but also because of his personality, also said in the next session, in order for someone to be a free mind he must first realize that he/she is being under the coconut shell..realization is very important first step because without it ones could not change his mind. When we realized that we are being trap by the coconut shell we must take initiative to topping the shell. by topping the shell means that we need to be carefully open our mind so that we are in the right path, xdelah sesat barat... and of coz we need to be prepared to be a free mind. then we must be able to adjust to the new free mind world that we are open to. the last but not least we must avoid from being entrapped again. we must always creatively use our mind to think and don't ever misuse it. (haa faham x?.kalo xfaham bukak minda anda...)

a picture with a thousands thoughts

I could not agree more with dr. Bakri, because for ones to be a free mind person he/she must identify whether he/she is closed minded person. for me, the first time i found out that i'm a closed minded person when i did some personality test in psychology. the personality test help me to know that i was a closed minded person( which dat time i really dont believe it) but well to be an open minded person we must accept the feedback. because of that i try to improve the way i think and get to know myself and my surrounding well. however, im always thinks that a free mind person need to has a guidance so that he/she are on the straight path "almustaqeem"..

last but not least, for me religion must not be separated from life because religion especially Islam, 'the way of life' is not just a ritual in everyday life but it is like our spirit or soul. and if it is separated from our life. it is like we live with a body without a soul. It is clear that in al-Quran, islam in not just a ritual but the way of life..and i believe there is no needs any assumption or interpretation to understand al-Quran because al-Quran itu sdh jelas dan perlu diutamakan sebagai panduan hidup...

so guys hope you all will open your heart and open your mind. thank you.

ps:a free mind must has some guidance so that we dont sway away from the right path. it will comes with the modesty and austerity of oneself

pictures' credits to Rabbi Simcha Weinberg and its owner.

Dilemma & Basketball

dilemma and basketball, I'm very sure you guys must be wandering how are they interrelated to each other rite? lets me begin the story. First of all, lets we start with...

#1) Dilemma

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(try to sing like an intro of dilemma by nelly)

it's actually related to the last post, i need to decide what i should do other than just completing my degree. i believed that some challenges must make things interesting but i still have to decide whether i could overcome the impediment. Hence lets see, I have three options apart of just taking my degree, which either one of it have its own pros and cons.

1-degree with master
the pros are, the matter of fact that it will really save me a lot of money and time to get my master. Apart of that, it will be easier for me in the future to continue my education or get a job. Compare it, if i only have a degree which i think it is the same as students graduated in Malaysia or maybe worst because of their extracurricular or their leadership achievements, but the cons are it will cost me the hardship to achieve an excellent result for my master and of coz i'll not be able to go back to Malaysia in summer because i need to take the extra 10 subjects in order to complete my master in the same time as my degree graduation.

2-degree with minor/double degree
it is really interesting if we managed to be an intellectual in different fields as our past islamic intellectual such as al-Jazari. He is not only a mathematician but also a astronomer and engineer and etc. with less extra subjects to add in my graduation's subject list i'll be able to have two different fields of expertise.But for my ambition, although i admire al-jazari, i believe nowadays it is better to specialize in one field because today knowledge and environment are totally different in al-Jazari era and they all complicated which today problems we need a team of engineers to solve it.

3-degree with research experience
i desperately want some experiences in research because i hate to study without knowing how to apply it in everyday life. For an example, how many people know how our hand phone is working today. I believe you all will say all the simple theoretical things about wireless, electromagnet,circuit and so on but behind that simple things it's really complicated to create something that very useful in everyday life. knows all the theoretical does not mean u know how to apply it. Inventing the smart phone or hand phone, there are lot of knowledge applied and a large amount of money and time are used. So guys thanks to Graham Bell. lol..sorry for changed my topic.but think about it guys :).. Going back to degree with research experience, i believed it will give an awesome and priceless experiences for me and furthermore, i will get some extra money...haha...but still a lot of work to do to involve in such program. therefore i need to ask my seniors and dean about this matter.

dat's my first dilemma and then i have another dilemma which i believed it's quite irony because i hate to study english but still need to decide whether i would like to take it in this sem or not. since I entered kindergarten until now i never once manage to leave English subject. I'm always taking English subject every year or every semester..haish..but still my english is terrible..T.T...it's quite and headache because there is some positive and negative impact if i take the freshman writing in this semester. So i need to decide whether to take microeco, freshman writing or neither.haha

#2) Basketball

NETS vs UTAH JETS
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this is my first time saw a live basketball game in stadium although i never had once watched the game in tv..lol...it's really exciting and interesting..lets watch this video and tell me how do u feel about it. let me tell you it's the feeling for the first time i watched this basketball game. I was mesmerized, hynotized and finally i could not hold it any longer and i went all out..HOLY shit..haha..it was all started by the day i had a class of freshman writing. a hour before the class, my senior asked me whether i want to go watch basketball game that nite. after a few minutes of pondered about it, it was decided dat i'll go to this game and say hi hi bye bye to freshman writing with the help from my bestmate pojan, he provided me some crucial information about freshman writing which then it was decided that i will not have any english subject for the first time.yeah!! the burden of freshman writing is suck. owh sorry there is no picture of the game because i didn't bring my camera and it was a really last minute decision and i didn't have enough time to recharge my camera's battery.

so now you see how one of my dilemma was solved by one simple event.haha..now are you agree with me how dilemma and basketball could be related to each other? So dat's all for today..soyanara guys!!

ps: irony is the word for this post but hating something does not mean u need to leave it. language is my weakness thus i need to face it.

challenge is interesting

Maka bermula lah dengan rasmi sem akU yg kedua hari ini, spring sem.

Hence what can I expect for this sem is 100% independent in deciding my future. This is because everything I want in future is depend on how I would like to have my degree. It is nothing could happen if i didn't decide it now unless with the will of almighty Allah. I will get my degree then register with SPA. then maybe get a job from goverment or private company. But is it enough for me? absolutely no! It is not enough just to follow the path that others decided for me. I would like to have some challenges in life which will makes my life interesting. So what can I do to make it INTERESTING?

1#) Live the Life to the Fullest

lol..it is funny that everyone understand what it's means by this word but there are not many people know how to apply it in their life. i did tried many times but i knew that i had failed because sometime I was afraid with my own capability, with my own weakness. which means i was afraid to face the challenge myself. So, surely to those who want to live your life to the fullest don't be afraid with the challenge in front and inside of you. Faces it with bravery and determination because bravery alone is not enough to gain the victory. Last but not least enjoy your life and don't regret anything that you had decided.

2#)Try to Make a Different

It is not really hard to make a different because Allah Himself created human beings with uniqueness of DNA and fingerprint but it is hard to make a different without facing any challenges. lets look around us and ask ourselves, did you do the same as others and just follow the path in front of you. There are many paths in life which will make us different from other. therefore carefully deciding what do you want in life and choose the path you want to go is very important because you could not start it again but remember you are always can choose one of many paths in front of you. be prepared to face the failure and remember failure means experience and experience means everything. So what i need to decide is to complete my degree with minor, double, degree master or research for now i decided to do some research and minor with my degree, but still i need to know what different paths will lead me and i need to know my own capability..

3#)Management is a Key to Success.

believe me or not all the successful person do manage their time and money. you could not face the challenge and make a different without preparation. time is crucial in life and it is limited to 24 hours per day, worst what make it less is our necessity to sleep and eat. carefully manage the time so that it will be easy to accomplish what we want. It is not necessary to write a timetable or schedule from monday to sunday unless you are very strict and busy. for me it is enough to imagine and decide what do you want to do every morning you wake up and then enjoy your everyday life. remember don't ever complain with your life and put the blame on others. complains mean you are not grateful what u have already.

therefore i would like to emphasize again, manage your life and live it to the fullest and make a different. challenge is always interesting if you were prepared to face it. so today start my own new challenge. mentally prepared?check!...physically prepared? check!!. SO LETS ENJOY OUR CHALLENGE

ps: most of the challenges actually is you

Life is Boring Without Adventure

Happy new year everyone!!..

Setiap kali new year mesti semua orang sebuk dengan azam tahun baru masing-masing,nak kurus la nak gemok la dan macam-macam lagi r. Tetapi bagi aku azam azam tahun baru xpenah ade sebab bile-bile aku nak berazam so aku akan berazam. So ape korang rase kena mengena tajuk atas neh dengan azam tahun baru. haa.. kaitannya aku merasakan hidup ak bosan tanpa adventure. Oleh sebab yang demikian aku listkan 5 mende adventure yang aku nak wat dalam tahun 2011 neh..so azam ak tahun bru neh nak kne kumpul duet untuk buat mende2 alah neh..so sorry guys..jgn mintak ak souvenir.haha

#1) skydiving

Tau x pe mende neh..malas aku nak terangkan so korang tengoklah gambar neh..haha

best giler tarikan graviti. dulu time kecik2 terjun dari jambatan je.

aku teringin sangat nak terjun daripada 10000 kaki dari paras laut maen terbang2 mcm superman dengan adrenaline mengalir ke seluruh badan. so this is one of the must do things before i die

#2) bungee jumping

haa neh next mende aku nak wat 2011 neh..neh pown akan menambahkan adrenaline aku..suke gile..kalo boleh nak try kat grand canyon. kepala tergantung ke bawah. time nak terjun mesti mengigil.haha.. the other one in my list the must do things before i die

harap2 tali tu xputus la time ak gune..

#3) six flat great adventure

haa..neh dengar pown macam da adventure..pe yg besnye six flat neh adela roller coaster die yang menggila..x dapat lawan la genting highland. kat US neh mmg popular dengan roller coaster..so ak nak naek yg roller coaster yangg akan membuatkan aku da xnak naek lagi roller coaster 2..haha

giler r..agak-agak korangla kan menarik xneh..haha

#4) snowboarding

haa...neh pown kene pi..aky siap da mimpi da maen snowboard hari tu...rugi gile xdapat pergi minggu lepas sebab xbrape sehat..tapi xpe..rabu neh aku nak pi..yeah..so tunggu r nanti aku cerite experience die camne oke :)

ha..neh die tempat snowboarding..so guys let's go!!

5) ride a helicopter

neh xdela adventure sangat..tp menarik gak..sebab seumur hidup ak penah naek heli dekat dalam petrosains je..haha..siap ade ribut lagi 2 nasib baek selamat..so ak nak try mende neh ronda2 di udara seperti burung..haha

absolutely unique..yup memang unique sebab ak xpenah try real punye..

So sape yang rase die berani dan ada duet meh lah join..

ps:hidup sentiasa memerlukan cabaran untuk dihadapi

photos' credit to Skydiving New Jersey, explorecrete.com,mantol