Life as we know it is extremely short. I was just remembering how my father(may Allah have mercy on his soul) was when we first walked into our rented house in BU. He was so happy that we had finally shifted into a house again after living for one and a half years in a condominium. All the space in the new house.Little did he know what would happen around 6 years later.The garden that he used to regularly buy flowers and plants for from Sungai Buloh on his way back from work . Not to forget the sole remaining papaya tree that was left of the many that we had planted(which later I think was struck by lightening or somehow also fell down at the ripe old age of 3yrs). Now the same door that he used to walk in with his two feet, the same door that he ushered many a guest in , was the same door that his body was lifted out off- on the shoulders of men.
Today after that fateful day was I think the first time that I was coming back- at the same time- on a Friday- from Kuantan so all the memories came flooding in again. The MaraLiner bus, the back seat,the bus stop, the whole jenazah process. Pretty much most of it came to my mind today.
Anyway tomorrow is inshallah the first student catered and organized conference from my university which I will be attending inshallah. So hopefully I can come back to the blog and say that 24 hours later I am much wiser and more knowledgeable about the issues affecting Muslims in today’s world.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
The weekend that passed was a hectic one. It was going to Gombak campus on Friday evening as the CFS-IIUM Debate League was over the weekend. As part of my requirements for this co circular course that I am taking going for the league was necessary. It was fun Alhamdulillah as it has unis from all over Malaysia and so managed to get quite a lot of exposure. Anyway the thing was that it was being held in the matriculation centre which was where my story of this university began. As it so happened during one of the breaks between the debates I decided to got to my old hostel room and take a look. So I climbed to the fourth floor-which may I add was higher than I remembered, perhaps the concrete stairs had grown in 3 years. The good thing was that I didn’t get lost and stopped right in front of UKC 1-422. So I stared at the door for a few seconds and was wondering whether I should go in or not. As I was staring at the door it hit me, the whole leaving business-I realized it was part of life. To move on-to remember the good times but look forward and build more good times was always necessary. Dwelling in the past never helped anyone, however learning from the past and then applying the knowledge that was harnessed from the past in the future was just as pr perhaps even more important now. To cut a long story short I decided not to go into the room and instead went on to the next debate round.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Muslims have been called by different names all over the centuries. A collection of names which has been changd day by day according to the needs of the ruling powers. For example in the time of the Prophet(may peace be upon him) Muslims were known as Magicians or Sorcerers . Several hundreds of years later Muslims were called Mohammadeans-which while not a degratory term is not accurate as although Muslims do follow the teachings Of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) they do not worship him as do the Christians worship Jesus Christ.
In this day and age Muslims are known by the term of Terrorists or Jihadists. I personally believe that this terminology will also change with time. What Muslims will be called in the future really depends on the mood or the climate of the world. Today they are called terror mongers and killers simply because it is in the interest of a few to call them so. Whilst not denying that a few of them might in their ignorance be terror mongers and killers I would like then to present the argument that which society is perfect. Every society has a few bad apples and this is not a refection of society at large. Hence these “terrorists” and “killers” are likewise not a true reflection of Muslim Society at large.
Thankfully most of the people who have actually met Muslims in real life do not have the perception that the general mass media of the world is polluting that all Muslims are evil.
The talk nowadays is to build bridges all across communities and for that to happen there has to be a certain level of trust between communities and that level of trust cannot be present if one community continually labels he other with not to flattering terms.
By the way Gandhi has a quote “..be the change that you want to see in the world” . Based on this quote I think that its time that we all got to know out Muslims and Non-muslims colleagues/neighbors/friends/acquaintances more . More encompasses more than just knowing their names although that could be a start as well…
Good Luck in your “new orientations” people…
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Whenever we are undegoing a test from God then we generally tend to think especially if it is a tough test that no one has previously undergone such a hardship or such a test in the history of man or at least no one in our knowledge has undergone such a test.
Well...
That might be true to a certain extent but then I am reminded of a verse from the Holy Quran that says:
لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَوْلانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
And that pretty much sums it up.
I mean that we can go on and on about how much injustice there is the world and how people are not punished appropriately it is at that point that we must realise and remember that we will be rewarded and punished accordingly to our deeds in this world and as muslims we have to show patience and constancy at every turn in our life .
If we stop for a second and remember the tests on the men before us who were not even prophets ,people like Umar ibn Al Khattab ,people like Mawlana Mawdudi and the list goes on.
Just pray that we all remain steadfast on the straigth path inshAllah.(Ameen)
Well...
That might be true to a certain extent but then I am reminded of a verse from the Holy Quran that says:
لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَوْلانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
And that pretty much sums it up.
I mean that we can go on and on about how much injustice there is the world and how people are not punished appropriately it is at that point that we must realise and remember that we will be rewarded and punished accordingly to our deeds in this world and as muslims we have to show patience and constancy at every turn in our life .
If we stop for a second and remember the tests on the men before us who were not even prophets ,people like Umar ibn Al Khattab ,people like Mawlana Mawdudi and the list goes on.
Just pray that we all remain steadfast on the straigth path inshAllah.(Ameen)
Monday, July 28, 2008
Salam everyone...
It is 2:30 am and I am only at the Literature Review Part part of my FYP Proposal Presemtation and I've spent the most part of the last 3 hours working on it and so far have ended up with only 6 slides to show for it.
phew!
Wipes off "sweat" from brow in the air conditioned 20 degree RC.
This FYP thing is really exhaustiing not to mention the other weekend w my group mate and I spent 9 hours from 2pm-11pm in the lab just for one part of the methodology which is rotavapourisation.
Oh yes btw I am now the proud grandfather of around 70 small mice pups and awaiting at least 100 more pups.
It has been a crazy few weeks in terms of lab work which for the next month or so only promises to increase .
Alrighty then back to the Proposal Presentation.
3:30am -Searching Pubmed foranything related to the antioxidant properties of Zinc and frustratingly can't find anything yet.aargh!
btw am up to slide number 7 and on my literature review now alhamdullillah
4 :50 am- i am now on the methodlogy part which actually leaves me with (including this part) 2 more parts of the presentation to go. btw the coffee has done its work and so far all I have to worry about is my cold and the huge pile of tissues on my desk that might I add keeps growing.
5:05 am -restarted methodology after a couple of minutes break
5:23 am -Going back to hostel from kulliyyah
It is 2:30 am and I am only at the Literature Review Part part of my FYP Proposal Presemtation and I've spent the most part of the last 3 hours working on it and so far have ended up with only 6 slides to show for it.
phew!
Wipes off "sweat" from brow in the air conditioned 20 degree RC.
This FYP thing is really exhaustiing not to mention the other weekend w my group mate and I spent 9 hours from 2pm-11pm in the lab just for one part of the methodology which is rotavapourisation.
Oh yes btw I am now the proud grandfather of around 70 small mice pups and awaiting at least 100 more pups.
It has been a crazy few weeks in terms of lab work which for the next month or so only promises to increase .
Alrighty then back to the Proposal Presentation.
3:30am -Searching Pubmed foranything related to the antioxidant properties of Zinc and frustratingly can't find anything yet.aargh!
btw am up to slide number 7 and on my literature review now alhamdullillah
4 :50 am- i am now on the methodlogy part which actually leaves me with (including this part) 2 more parts of the presentation to go. btw the coffee has done its work and so far all I have to worry about is my cold and the huge pile of tissues on my desk that might I add keeps growing.
5:05 am -restarted methodology after a couple of minutes break
5:23 am -Going back to hostel from kulliyyah
Saturday, July 12, 2008
3 months ago...
Yesterday it marked the first 3 months since my dad passed away and i decided to publish something that I wrote a little while back....
“The weight of the pen is heavier than the weight of a sword”
There is a lack of quality education in today’s society and nowadays there are many seminars,movies and speeches that individually address the lack of a proper education in our society today and I think that is what Islam brought i.e. when it was properly implemented. I mean the fundamental reason for most of the globe’s problems are not rooted in extremism or poverty but rather a lack of the right type of education. That is why I believe that God has put a special reward aside for those who are teachers.
People like my late father.
Just the other day I met a magistrate from Pakistan who turned out to be one of my father’s students. I have also met a Nigerian who was doing his PhD under him and a student from the Ivory Coast , not forgetting the thousands of Malaysian ,Nigerian and Indian students that learnt Evidence, Criminal Law ,Criminal Procedure Code and scores of other legal subjects as well as many life lessons from him. Police officers, Judges, Professors from all walks of life, Government Officials and literally people from all sorts of careers and from all walks of life sent their deepest condolences to my family when my father passed away. On the 11th of July,2008 it will be 3 months , approximately 90 days since I last spoke to my father and that day still is as fresh in my memory as if it were happening now... for me that day at times can play like a movie ... in front of my eyes as if it were the present.
The call that I got at 2:10 pm from my mum saying that your father has fainted, the call from my brother who was overseas telling me to rush back home as soon as possible. The laptop bag that I grabbed while in the lab working on my FYP and the time later , sitting in the car on my way to the bus station ... telling my group mates that if everything would be okay then I would try and come back in the following days to finish up our Final Year Project which we had just started work on the day before, the last day that I saw my dad alive(10th of April,2008)...the rushing to the bus terminal(I was there in 15 minutes max from the time that he fainted)...the buying of the bus ticket for the earliest available bus at 3pm for RM 20 which was a slightly raised rate. Being offered the driver’s seat initially as there was no space to sit for such a sudden booking and then moving to the backmost seat. Calling home at 2:40 pm and asking my mum what was happening and remembering that she said that they are trying everything pray Haris, pray and hearing her recite the prayer(doas) loudly on the phone and then calling my brother and asking him to book the earliest flight back home and then sitting on the bus with my heart pounding and praying that my dad would still be alive by the time I got home. Then calling at 3:00pm and asking my sister to pass the phone to Aunty N who was there and hearing from her that they didn’t want to tell me until I reached home but that it wasn’t good news.
Then the call from my brother in law and sister confirming it , followed by a long 3 hour bus ride in which I cried so much but all that the people around me were doing were trying to ignore me and the calls that I made and got-which had me telling people about it.
Those 3 hours were the shortest in my life and they whizzed past like they were a few long minutes. Then reaching the Gombak toll and being picked up by Uncle A I and initially being brought back home and then turning around to go straight to the mosque as the traffic was too heavy.
Receiving the calls from loads of people asking about where the Funeral Prayer(Jenazah) was going to be held and then reaching the mosque, meeting a friend of mine while doing wudu’(ablution) which was then followed by me praying my Asr and then going to meet another friend of mine ,E in the ISD office.
Then waiting for the Jenezah van to arrive and drinking a small bottle of Apple Juice simply because I knew that it was going to be a long night and I needed Sugar in my body and needed it fast as I hadn’t eaten lunch.
At around 6:45 the Jenezah van pulled up outside the mosque lower ground floor and then helping to carry a long white box which was all covered up, into the bathing room.Shaking all over at that time both at the coldness of the room and the fear of seeing my father for the first time since he passed away.
Then Uncle MAM and AQ who had come with the van from the house asked if I wanted to see my father’s face to which I replied in the affirmative.
Taking off the cover which was actually quite light and then seeing my father’s face for the first time after his passing away wrapped in a cotton blue chadder(cloth) and then breaking down initially only to be told by Uncle MAM that my prayers would benefit him more to which Ireplied and slightly rudely as well that I would pray as well. The half smile that was breaking on my father’s face at that time was what I noted and this was confirmed by a family friend ,who later told me that your father was smiling after he passed away , Inshallah this is a correct assumption by all those who saw it.
Covering the mayyit(dead body) with the long box-like cover to await the ritual washing and then having to meet all the lecturers and family friends who had gathered outside the mosque. This was followed by Maghrib prayers and then I met my mum and sister for the first time since it had happened.
It was a very tough moment which was brief as well as I had to go downstairs to aid in the washing of the body which was done by 3 main people ,myself and Uncle AK and another uncle. We were also assisted by the mosque assistants and then later the chief imam of the Mosque.
Then taking the body upstairs to the ante room which was located outside the prayer hall and then the Isha prayer which was a beautiful prayer lead by a Nigerian Imam with a sweet melodious voice Mashallah who later ended up leading the Jenezah prayer as well. Then the announcement by uncle AK in both BM and English- that so and so a lecturer of so and so a faculty has passed away and please pray the Jenezah prayer for the deceased after the Isha prayer (the announcement was made before the Isha prayer),however there was no need to ask anyone as I saw most(99%) of the 300 or so people in the congregation stayed behind to pray the Jenezah prayer.
Then taking the mayyit to the van where I then called my mother and sister to have a last look at my father before we took him to the graveyard. Also at that time an Uncle advised me to ask if he(my late father-May Allah(swt) have mercy on his soul) owed anyone money then to claim it from the family and if he had offended anyone to forgive him. At this point , may I add no one in the crowd replied in the affirmative to either of the afore mentioned questions.
Then going with M bhai and uncle MAM in the Jenezah van to the graveyard and then at the graveyard exiting the van which they had parked as close to the open grave as possible and since this was all happening at around 9-9:30pm they had put spotlights all around the grave so that we could see all around us.
Then getting into the grave initially with my rubber slippers that my friend AA had brought and then removing them and then joined in the grave by E and AA ,with AA at the top part of the grave, which was facing Makkah , and E towards the bottom part of the grave with myself in the centre and then placing our hands underneath my father’s body to lift him.
Lifting him and then slowly lowering him into the grave with our arms and placing him tilted towards his right side and then loosening and opening the strings that bound his body as well as opening the hood that covered his face. After that E and AA climbed out of the grave which was up to my shoulders and then we placed a wooden board tilted side ways to prevent the soil from falling directly on him and also leaving some space where he would have been questioned by the Angels as all of us will be.
At the very end filling up the gaps in between the board and the earth with pieces of hard clay which were wedged in between the sides of the grave and wooden board. This was then followed by using a hoe to pull earth back into the grave and stepping on the earth as it hardened and then climbing out of the grave as it got higher and then piling soil on top with a spade and making a bump which was sticking out of the ground to mark the grave.
We then proceeded to place 2 green plants at each corner of the grave and then sprinkled a few flowers on top and that was officially the end of my earthly life spent with my loving father.
On a side note-That is where we will end up ,in the ground whether we are prepared for it or not. How we live this short earthly part or our lives will determine how we will live the remainder of our lives ,whether we will end up in heaven or hell, eternal salvation or eternal punishment.
You decide!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Salam
well i really should update am in the middle of training and also AUDC(Asian universities Debating Championships) and packing up the house and handling some of the outside paperwork.
Am reaching crashing point
Oh Well !
Good thing that after this week no debate for some time inshallah.
my head is pounding so gtg.
phew!
well i really should update am in the middle of training and also AUDC(Asian universities Debating Championships) and packing up the house and handling some of the outside paperwork.
Am reaching crashing point
Oh Well !
Good thing that after this week no debate for some time inshallah.
my head is pounding so gtg.
phew!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Innahilahi ra ji 'oon(Indeed we belong to God and We return to him)
Last week on the 11th of April 2008/4th rabiulakhir 1429H on Friday at around 2:20 pm at home my father,my inspiration ,my boulder of strength passed away after having prayed Zuhr prayer and after having reciting the shahada(affirmation of faith) and By saying "Ya Allah!Ya Allah!"
I have not been able to bring myself to blog before this and even now it is hard but I will InshAllah continue my blogging and write more about the events of the last week in another blog
Until then,please remember my father and my family in your Doas
Last week on the 11th of April 2008/4th rabiulakhir 1429H on Friday at around 2:20 pm at home my father,my inspiration ,my boulder of strength passed away after having prayed Zuhr prayer and after having reciting the shahada(affirmation of faith) and By saying "Ya Allah!Ya Allah!"
I have not been able to bring myself to blog before this and even now it is hard but I will InshAllah continue my blogging and write more about the events of the last week in another blog
Until then,please remember my father and my family in your Doas
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Salaamz....
Well there has been a change of plans with regards to my practical training as I will now be starting it on the 28th and running into the first week of my semester in July.
Well am also working on preparing for an InterFaith Dialogue to be held in my campus inshAllah(God Willing) in September.
As well as trying to make a trailer for it and trying to write a script for a short video that am trying to make but the only problem is that I have no idea on what to make it on.
Oh well...
Well there has been a change of plans with regards to my practical training as I will now be starting it on the 28th and running into the first week of my semester in July.
Well am also working on preparing for an InterFaith Dialogue to be held in my campus inshAllah(God Willing) in September.
As well as trying to make a trailer for it and trying to write a script for a short video that am trying to make but the only problem is that I have no idea on what to make it on.
Oh well...
Monday, April 07, 2008
Its Over and a new begining awaits....
Well folks!
The finally long awaited end of exams celebration(well,somewhat) is here. Althrough that celebration is short lived as I start my training God willing next week at HKL-one of the busiest hospitals in Malaysia - and I go back to Kuantan on Thursday to start work on my FYP and the rush back latest by Sunday to make it in time for training on Monday.
Phew!
Wipes sweat off brow!
Well its going to be a long three months.
I'm off now to visit the old campus,so c...ya...folks.
The finally long awaited end of exams celebration(well,somewhat) is here. Althrough that celebration is short lived as I start my training God willing next week at HKL-one of the busiest hospitals in Malaysia - and I go back to Kuantan on Thursday to start work on my FYP and the rush back latest by Sunday to make it in time for training on Monday.
Phew!
Wipes sweat off brow!
Well its going to be a long three months.
I'm off now to visit the old campus,so c...ya...folks.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
"Time and Tide wait for no man"
We have all heard this or a saying similar to this.I have a confession to make -I am a ...PROCRASTINATOR. I have often been told this,but now I admit it.
Proof for this confession= I had 2 weeks to study for my Haematology and Oncology exam and I kept telling myself that i will study now and I used to study one slide and then start watching movies or if I was in the RC start researching for my political journalism interest and as can be seen it is totally not related to haematology and or oncology(SBM 3034).
And so now-there are less than 48 hours left to the exam and I am trying to study and by the way since I am talking of deviation from exams the other day ,a friend and I at 4 am decide that we shall go and have McD and try and observe the sunrise from the TC beach.So as we needed to rent a car it was only only economical that we take at least another person with us-so at 6 am we went to my friend,M's room.
When we woke M up , the first thing that he said was "are you guys crazy"
T was followed by "it's 6 o' clock in the morning!,How come you guys are awake?"-We had not slept the whole night as we been trying to study for the H n O exam-
To cut a long story short we went and ended up having 2 breakfasts and feeling very broke.
however alls not lost here are some great scenery pictures,that we took :---
Observe the red line-it was quite cloudy that day and so we could only try and see the sunrise.
A little earlier in the morning....
---------------------------------That's it folks-for now at least--------------------------------
We have all heard this or a saying similar to this.I have a confession to make -I am a ...PROCRASTINATOR. I have often been told this,but now I admit it.
Proof for this confession= I had 2 weeks to study for my Haematology and Oncology exam and I kept telling myself that i will study now and I used to study one slide and then start watching movies or if I was in the RC start researching for my political journalism interest and as can be seen it is totally not related to haematology and or oncology(SBM 3034).
And so now-there are less than 48 hours left to the exam and I am trying to study and by the way since I am talking of deviation from exams the other day ,a friend and I at 4 am decide that we shall go and have McD and try and observe the sunrise from the TC beach.So as we needed to rent a car it was only only economical that we take at least another person with us-so at 6 am we went to my friend,M's room.
When we woke M up , the first thing that he said was "are you guys crazy"
T was followed by "it's 6 o' clock in the morning!,How come you guys are awake?"-We had not slept the whole night as we been trying to study for the H n O exam-
To cut a long story short we went and ended up having 2 breakfasts and feeling very broke.
however alls not lost here are some great scenery pictures,that we took :---
Observe the red line-it was quite cloudy that day and so we could only try and see the sunrise.
A little earlier in the morning....
---------------------------------That's it folks-for now at least--------------------------------
Friday, March 21, 2008
I was just surfing and read this interview with Dawud W. Ali on Islamonline.net and really liked this question and the accompanying answer-
I really like the part in Bold.
| Name | Heba - Egypt |
| Profession | English teacher |
| Question | Do u think that people in the west really want to understand the essence of true Islam or they just believe what they want to believe? |
| Answer | As Salamu Alaikuk Dear Heba, Thank you for posting. You know - your question is a tough one for me. I really honestly don't now what anybody really believes. People in the west - like people in the east - are products of their environments. Most people I meet upon my travels world-wide are kind hearted, peace seeking people who struggle day to day with wanting to know "the truth" and answers to life's questions. Most people in the west are pretty unaware of what the Qur'an really teaches, but then again why should they be when they see so many of us, and our leaders, who claim to "follow it" behaving the way they do sometimes? If we continue to think in terms of "religions" and what "groups" we belong to, we will never get out of global ignorance. Followers of the Qur'an and the teachings of The Prophets (upon whom be peace) who still persist on looking at "Islam" or "Christianity" or this "ism" or that "ism" as their "religion" will never help bridge barriers of misundersatnding in the mids of others who think with similar mind-sets. It will alwyas be about "Us & Them". We MUST begin to look at faith more organically and with less division. When somebody in the west asks me what my religion is I tell them the truth: I believe in God and follow the Qur'an. That sparks conversation and we usually find we have much in common spiritually....through natural fitra. If I were to say "I am A Muslim" because I feel it is my obligation and duty to mark my territory as a member of the "Muslim" (with capital "M" community) the conversation would have a totally different direction. Doors would close and we'd only get as far as it would take for me to debate news stories about Iraq or Afghanistan. In the end I feel faith is more about action and deeds done for the sake of the pleasure of God, not what I call myself or what community I belong to as my support network. Thank you so much for the food for thought... this is probably the question I will take home with me and ponder over my evening tea at home. Peace. dawud |
I really like the part in Bold.
Random pix
The cast(actors and choral speaking team) and crew of "Out there" a WacKOS productions play directed by an acclaimed director(HBA).The Videos should be coming up once I finish the editing.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Life is filled with trials.How many times do we choose to sit down and joke and smile through it all.Nowadays my university is in examination mode and everyone is walking around like they are going to kill each other,snappy and even in presentations everyone is seriously serious.
Yesterday I had to do a presentation for my English for Occupational Purposes class and when in the parts of the video-that my group and I made for the class-that were funny you could see lecturer enjoying herself while everyone was just smiling and laughing quietly-I mean how does someone laugh quietly?-The answer can be found in my class
There is a hadith that says somewhat roughly that if you see something happening that is wrong then stop it with your hands and if you cannot do that then speak out against it and if u cannot do that then say to yourself that it it is bad in your heart and that is the weakest of faith.
Well!
I try and abide by that hadith but sometimes when you speak out against injustice it is the people who you care about taht are hurt and trust me nobody's supports the fallen.
So how?How do we ensure that we stand out against injustice and still maintain our freedom and integrity ?
Aargh!People(Some) suck!
Oh well life goes on.
An update on my novel -after having written the first two pages I have got writer's block and man I now have more respect for the good authors of the world.Writing fiction is harder than non-fiction-take it from an experienced one.
I end this post by this quote by Allama Iqbal
Destiny is the prison and the chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny is like the water of the Nile: Water before the faithful, blood before the unbeliever. - Allama Iqbal
Yesterday I had to do a presentation for my English for Occupational Purposes class and when in the parts of the video-that my group and I made for the class-that were funny you could see lecturer enjoying herself while everyone was just smiling and laughing quietly-I mean how does someone laugh quietly?-The answer can be found in my class
There is a hadith that says somewhat roughly that if you see something happening that is wrong then stop it with your hands and if you cannot do that then speak out against it and if u cannot do that then say to yourself that it it is bad in your heart and that is the weakest of faith.
Well!
I try and abide by that hadith but sometimes when you speak out against injustice it is the people who you care about taht are hurt and trust me nobody's supports the fallen.
So how?How do we ensure that we stand out against injustice and still maintain our freedom and integrity ?
Aargh!People(Some) suck!
Oh well life goes on.
An update on my novel -after having written the first two pages I have got writer's block and man I now have more respect for the good authors of the world.Writing fiction is harder than non-fiction-take it from an experienced one.
I end this post by this quote by Allama Iqbal
Destiny is the prison and the chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny is like the water of the Nile: Water before the faithful, blood before the unbeliever. - Allama Iqbal
Friday, March 14, 2008
All praise be to God!!!
I have finally got a place for training in HKL.
I found out yesterday just a little while before the farewell dinner for graduating International Students where I had to to give a speech which was supposed apparently make everyone cry but rather as in usual Haris fashion it made everyone laugh...
I also got Briyani "Drunk" , I mean it was good free food and I hadn't had Lunch so well i went all out and the result was that if I had to take an ABC test I probably wouldn't be able to pass it and if I had to walk on a straight line I would only be able to so it if i clutched my stomach and carefully maneuvered myself.
Btw here is my "sad" speech -it has a lot of grammatical errors so just ignore them and look for the essence which by the way might take a long time to find:-
Today leaves me with less than 2 weeks to my finals ...ahhhhhhh
I have finally got a place for training in HKL.
I found out yesterday just a little while before the farewell dinner for graduating International Students where I had to to give a speech which was supposed apparently make everyone cry but rather as in usual Haris fashion it made everyone laugh...
I also got Briyani "Drunk" , I mean it was good free food and I hadn't had Lunch so well i went all out and the result was that if I had to take an ABC test I probably wouldn't be able to pass it and if I had to walk on a straight line I would only be able to so it if i clutched my stomach and carefully maneuvered myself.
Btw here is my "sad" speech -it has a lot of grammatical errors so just ignore them and look for the essence which by the way might take a long time to find:-
To the President of Isck and his Committee members ,to the advisor of Isck preent here,to the respected guests and invitees of Isck to this farewell dinner today , I greet you with the Islamic greetings Peace and greetings of Allah (swt) be upon you.
A few days ago I was asked by some of the organising committee to come up and give a touching speech ,they said make them “cry”. Well while I cannot guarantee that I will make everyone cry I can say that I can at least try.
It is an honour to be with you today because as always in any institution it is an honour to address senior(makes them sound old ) members of any educational institution .Likewise it is an honour to address the leaving international members of this university from this campus.When you leave these halls and walls.The guards at the gate will not be the only people who will miss you but we,we the students left behind will also miss your good selves.We will remember that when we came here one year ago,most of us barely knew each other but today one year on most of us know each other much much better.We know about each others favourite haunts and favourite restaurants and unlike in Gombak where we might just know each others faces we also can put names to the faces. These once unfamiliar faces have now become brothers and sisters.
We are like a family ,we are going places but while doing that coupled together with the excitement of going out into the world there is also the feeling of longing, the feeling that we might miss this place not because of the building but rather because of the people that make up these building. These same people who have made our stay here memorable.
And like a family we cover up each other’s faults in front of everyone else and behind the curtains we bicker and fight amongst ourselves like any family would. We thank the seniors for the invaluable advice that they have imparted to us and we pray that 20-30 years down the lane we might all come back here and tell our children that brother so-and-so and sister so-and-so studied here with me and we used to go together to Taj and Alif to break our fast in Ramadan.
We hope and pray that all these memories will stay with us and our seniors as we travel down life’s journey.
We also pray that the seniors remember us and we them in our duas,
Thank You Very Much
Wassalaam
-------------------------------END OF SPEECH---------------------------------------------Today leaves me with less than 2 weeks to my finals ...ahhhhhhh
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Well its been sometime since I last posted a post.
Aaahhh well that is life,I've so very very busy.Now I have started my Final Year Project and I have finals coming up in less than two weeks and after that I will start my practical training inshAllah although God alone knows where,seing as how I don't have a place yet.I also have been so caught with the whirlwing of events that has been Malaysia in the recent elections which was a shocker to say the least,in terms of how many seats the ruling coalition lost.
Life as they say is never easy,but they never tell you why you might end up at 12:30 am in the morning typing a blog post just before you start to study toxicology.
Oh and by the way I took a career test today and found out that I have all the characteristics that do NOT fit Biomedical science.
What a surprise!
It was really funny through because the lady who was doing the course looking at my score and the characteristics that fit and was asking me "umm...what exactly do you do in Bio medical science?", when I replied "a lot of lab work",not only did she look puzzled she looked very worried and told me "seeing as how your are a social person,you have to go and meet people at least 2 or 3 times a week ,otherwise you will be depressed!".
Hmmm...
Anyway here is my FYP schedule that I am very proud (astaghfirullah) of :-
Anyway it appears that the Mechanisms of toxicity chapter is calling to me...
Aaahhh well that is life,I've so very very busy.Now I have started my Final Year Project and I have finals coming up in less than two weeks and after that I will start my practical training inshAllah although God alone knows where,seing as how I don't have a place yet.I also have been so caught with the whirlwing of events that has been Malaysia in the recent elections which was a shocker to say the least,in terms of how many seats the ruling coalition lost.
Life as they say is never easy,but they never tell you why you might end up at 12:30 am in the morning typing a blog post just before you start to study toxicology.
Oh and by the way I took a career test today and found out that I have all the characteristics that do NOT fit Biomedical science.
What a surprise!
It was really funny through because the lady who was doing the course looking at my score and the characteristics that fit and was asking me "umm...what exactly do you do in Bio medical science?", when I replied "a lot of lab work",not only did she look puzzled she looked very worried and told me "seeing as how your are a social person,you have to go and meet people at least 2 or 3 times a week ,otherwise you will be depressed!".
Hmmm...
Anyway here is my FYP schedule that I am very proud (astaghfirullah) of :-
| Month(2008) | Week | Work to be done | Comments |
| MARCH | 2 | Check schedule and locate previous FYP students samples,as well as study their FYP | |
| | 3 | Discuss with lab assistants and check availability of solutions and freezers and book lab for short semester | |
| | 4 | Get papaya(ripe and green) from Temerloh farm. Start preparation of papaya(ripe and green) extract using PBS and water. | Papaya must be peeled the same day and extraction carried out at the same time. Storage can only be done at 4 deg. Cel. In an airtight bag >/ 24hrs. Or at -20 deg. Cel. >/ 1 month Conditions for storage must be the same for both ripe and green papaya. |
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| APRIL | 1 | - | |
| | 2(Weekend)-12th and 13th | Start preparation of papaya(green) extract using PBS and water. | |
| | 3(Weekend)-19th and 20th | Finish preparation of papaya(green) extract using PBS and water. | |
| | 4(Weekend)-26th and 27th | Start preparation of papaya(ripe) extract using PBS and water. | |
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| MAY | 1(Weekend)-3rd and 4th | 1.)Finish preparation of papaya(ripe) extract using PBS and water 2.)Begin breeding of Gen 0 for mice-2 males and six females | |
| | 2(Weekend)-10th and 11th | 1.)Check mice –food + water and clean cage | |
| | 3(Weekend)-17th and 18th | 1.) Check mice –food + water and clean cage | |
| | 4(Weekend)-24th and 25th | 1.)Check and separate new born mice and label as Gen 1A-discard males and keep females(approx. 5 in number per mouse) 2.)New born mice(female) should number around 30. 3.)check for any deficiencies and keep aside for 6 weeks 4.)Check mice –food + water and clean cage | |
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| JUNE | 1(Weekend)-7th and 8th | 1.)Check all solutions(PBS and water and both concentrations for Zinc-50+100) and start breeding mice for Gen 1B-Two(2) males and six(6) females. 2.)check(food and water) on Gen.1A and clean cages | |
| | 2(Weekend)-14th and 15th | 1.)Check food and water for Gen. 1A and Gen. 1B (breeding). | |
| | 3(Weekend)-21st and 22nd | 1.) Check food and water for Gen. 1A and Gen. 1B (breeding). | |
| | 4(Weekend)-28th and 29th | 1.)Birth of mice of Gen. 1B- Female mice should number around 30,male mice discarded. 2.)Separate Gen 1B from parents and label 3.) Check mice –food + water and clean cage | =>Check Camera and ruler =>Check wound inflicter |
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| JULY | 1(Weekend)-5th and 6th and whole week. | 1.) Check mice –food + water and clean cage | =>Check Camera and ruler Both must be used for measurement , camera must be used to take pictures from a fixed height for all pictures =>total of 14 mice-for PBS with Zn50(7 for each green and Ripe papaya) =>total of 14 mice for PBS with Zn100 (7 for each green and Ripe papaya) |
| | 2 | 1.)14th-Start wound(6mm) infliction on Gen. 1A- and apply chemical-PBS(ripe and green) with Zn50 2.) 15th - Start wound (6mm) infliction on Gen. 1A- and apply chemical-PBS with Zn100 –ripe and green papaya. 2.)Check PBS(ripe and green) Zn50 on the 16th ,18th,20th 3.) Check PBS Zn100 (ripe and green papaya extract) on the 17th ,19th,21 st 3.) Check mice –food + water and clean cage | Use camera and ruler |
| | 3+4 | 1.) Check PBS Zn50 (ripe and green papaya extract) on the 22nd ,24th ,26th,28th 2.) Check PBS Zn100 (ripe and green papaya extract) on the 23rd ,25th ,27th,29th 3.)Dispose of males 4.) Check mice –food + water and clean cage | Use camera and ruler Use camera and ruler |
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| AUGUST | 1 | | |
| | 2 | 1.)Gen 1B matures i.e. is between 6-8 weeks old. 2.)Make wound in Gen. 1B mice 3.)Apply Water Zn50 (ripe and green papaya extract) on the wound , start and check on the 4th ,6th, 8th and 10th . 4.)Apply Water Zn100 (ripe and green papaya extract) on the wound, Start and check on the 5th,7th ,9th | 14 mice needed 14 mice needed |
| | 3 | 1.)Check Water Zn50 (ripe and green papaya extract) on the 12th,14th and 16th 2.)Check Water Zn100 (ripe and green papaya extract) on the 11th ,13th ,15th and 17th . | Use camera and ruler |
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| SEPTEMBER | 1 | | |
| | 2 | 1.) Do SDS Phage(Between PBS ripe and green) 2.) Do SDS Phage(Between PBS ripe and green) | |
| | 3 | 1.)Do SDS Phage(Between Water ripe and green) 2.)Do SDS Phage(Between Water ripe and green) | |
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| OCTOBER | 1 | Start writing thesis+ paper | |
| | 2 | Continue writing thesis+ paper | |
| | 3 | Continue writing thesis+ paper | |
| | 4 | Finish writing thesis+ paper | |
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Anyway it appears that the Mechanisms of toxicity chapter is calling to me...
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