Maybe I was hanging with the wrong crowd back then. Or maybe I didn't get what's really life is all about. Period.
Today, where exactly I want to go? Wow that's really tough question isn't it? At least now I know what I am supposed to do, and what I want to be. Phew!
Oh yes, please surf to:
Muslim Heritage - http://www.muslimheritage.com
FOSIS - http://www.fosis.org.uk
Esastera - http://www.esastera.com
Tafsir Ibn Kathir - http://www.tafsir.com
More tafsirs (Kabir, Qurtubi, Munir, et c) - http://www.al-tafsir.com
Young Muslims Canada - http://www.youngmuslims.ca
Ngokop (kembar Mustaza) - http://ngokop.blogdrive.com
MAB Online - http://www.mabonline.net - the reflections issue 3 is out now!
//Ngokop yang best atau nama sebenarnya Yusuf, dari Newcastle. Dia ni housemate Tuan Fairuz, schoolmate aku dulu. Dunia itu kecil!
January. Or Zulhijjah. I reckon it'll be a busy month now. Alhamdulillah the tsunamis didn't really give much of a dent to Malaysia. As of others, it was bad. Hundreds of thousands were left in tremendous grief. I just hope that relief organisations out there are keeping tabs with them. All we can do is - donate. Don't you feel guilty - while we're here sipping cappucinno and chatting loudly (and sometimes lewdly), like there's no other day, there are whole lot of them dying out there?
Oh well, new term is always at faster pace. With vivas and lots of events are coming, I guess if someone said I need a break, I would just boo them. No way! I believe there is no break in life. All that we have is "restructuring", same as in business world when a company ran aground - they do the "restructuring". Betul tak?
Come on, we're young and full of beans! But... temptations galore and challenges abound. Being young (and a youth) is like very much like driving a Ferrari. Without brakes, it is really dangerous. And this is time when Shaitan & our own desire look for the vulnerable, and try to tamper with the controls. It has been their time-tested trick to work through temptations and desires irresistible. No joke. The path of immorality always looks attractive, isn't that right?
Hmm... PUISI & Winter Gathering have given so much guidance and enlightenment. I hope those who were there will treasure the servings throughout the programme. It's matter of apply what we have learnt in our life. Or at least set an objective - "I don't want to be a plain vanilla medical student/doctor/etc.". It is just between nak atau tak nak.
Probably I was up high in the sky. And people always utter it loud - it is too idealistic. Becoming Musleh (those who make good things to others) is no easy work. One must read newspapers. One must more books. One should interacts with more diverse range of people (don't forget the rules too). And actually there's alot more list of do's and don'ts. Oh yes, one should be the avant garde in whatever field he or she is venturing (read : getting honours), while adopting efficient personal development practices (read : be more than just a student) to ensure the excellence does run in parallel in both lines we're drawing. Like Brother Wan Firdaus puts it, "getting the very best out of both world".
I guess that's enough for today. A little reminder for me. Aku bukannya baik pun.
And verily, Allah knows best.
Coming events:
-PPIMI AGM
-Shabir Ally tour
-Ibrahim Hewitt tour
-Tsunami Appeal
-Islamic Towers Week
-End The Occupation
Kalau ada budak Dublin yang membaca, silalah uar-uarkannya kepada semua...
To do:
-"report" on PUISI & Winter Gathering (Journey to become Unta yang Rahila)
-scan photos at Melrose, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Coventry...
-research about Morocco & Tunisia, and Turkey for my summer trip. still contemplating... and counting the money too. jadi ke tak nih?
-finish up lots of overdue tasks... argh!
Oh ya, jumpa juga dengan Muizz. Kecilnya dunia.
