Maal Hijrah 1432H

Tup tup. Dah masuk 1432Hijrah. Happy New Year to all celebrating this new year. All over places baca doa Akhir Tahun dan Awal Tahun petang semalam. Although ada pendapat mengatakan amalan ini bidaah, apa salahnya kita baca doa sebagai mengingati kedatangan tahun baru Hijrah.

For me, I pray to the Al-Mighty Allah swt that this coming years will be better from the previous in any ways, not only for myself but for also my future wife Habibah, our family and our friends. May Allah swt always guide us toward the righteous path. InsyaAllah.

Happy New Hijrah Year again! Take care.

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Alhamdulillah. Thank You Allah.

Alhamdulillah. Thank You Allah. All Praises to Allah.
These are the words that can describe how thankful I am to Almighty Allah swt.

It was out of a sudden, that the feeling of very confident appeared and without any further waiting I proposed her. Although the place was a little bit unsuitable (sorry), but she confidently accepted without thinking twice. (click here to read her side of the story)

Now that the road has been paved, we just have to walk towards the stage together. May Allah gives His Blessings upon both of us, in this life that we gonna paint the future together.

With that, please free up your schedule during this coming Chinese New Year. We would love to see you on our big day!

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AidilFitri 1431H

..a picture is worth a thousand words..

'Aidilfitri' vector source: http://vectorise.net/logo/

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ReThink @ Broga Hill

Last weekend I spent 2 consecutive mornings with my friend. On Saturday was with my long lost friend, used to be my university-mate, housemate and makan2-mate back in Penang .. Imad. And on Sunday was with with my best friend who just get married but need to be separated for awhile with his wife due to further study .. Specky.

Maybe many of you were asking, isn't that so boring, dull and static to just climb up Broga almost every weekend? Well for me, I found new things every time I hike there. Sometime the grass is not sooo green, sometimes its yellowish. Sometimes the wind is sooo strong, sometimes no wind at all. Not mentioning the different faces I saw every time I hike (or maybe I'm not that good in remembering faces as well) ..

However, I realize, there is single thing in common, that is .. every body seems happy up there. Like leaving all the problems at home and climb up without any burden in the head. Everybody talking to each other, joking, laughing, having breakfast .. so happening, so happy. Well, I think this is a very healthy culture. Once a week or once a month, you gotta find a place that can help you to forget all the problems and issues, at least for few hours. Only then, you will get momentum to look at the problems again.

As usual, below are some pictures from the weekend trips to Broga:

"Healthy body leads to a healthy mind"

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More Sunrise @ Broga Hill

I started to get addicted to hiking again. This weekend I went to Broga Hill for 2 days consecutively (Saturday and Sunday). Well .. on Saturday was a planned one and on Sunday was really sudden decision to bring my brother-in-law to go hike since I was overnight at my sis house in Kajang.

Up there at the 1st peak, there were TV3 crews interviewing few uncles. I overheard (not eavesdropping, ok!), one of the questions was "What motivate you to wake up early morning and go to hiking?"

My answer (in my heart) was, "Because I want to exercise and I feel relax when I'm bonding with the nature." :)

The truth is, hiking really give me some time-out from work, from problems, from issues in my head. At least spending time to look at the nature for 1-2 hours a week could provide new perspectives, new ideas, tranquil heart, fresh air, fresh mind, healthier life and to become more grateful to God.

Anyway, I got a better shots of the sunrise this time:

I feels so green when I look at this photo

My GPS read the altitude at 3rd peak was 371m

My ride ... :)

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Different Perspective @ Broga Hill

Back in Penang, I actively went to hike Bukit Jambul almost every weekend. Once in a while, with a group of friends, I did jungle tracking and even 1 time I went to hike Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera). For those would like to know, Bukit Jambul takes about 15-20 mins to reach the top which is at ~200m altitude. Meanwhile Penang Hill takes about 3 hours to reach the top which is at ~750m altitude.

After about nearly 2 years I have stopped hiking, all of a sudden, my long lost ex-schoolmate, Firdaus Jenal (aka Nal) invited me thru the Facebook Event Invitation for a hiking program at Broga Hill. At first I'm not that interested since I've got company event on that day which COMPULSORY!

But then, after looking at the pictures taken at the Broga Hill in a couple of blogs, I decided that this is a 'must go' place. So I accepted the invitation and I woke up as early as 5am to get ready. At 6am sharp I reached the rendezvous point. After praying Subuh there, we started to hike up at ~7am. There were so many cars parked at the entrance there! We reached the 1st peak at ~7.40am .. here are the photo at the 1st peak:

Sunrise taken from the 1st peak.

So many people there! Behind them are the route to the 2nd peak.

After that we continued till the 2nd peak (my GPS read 344m altitude):

View from 2nd peak to the 1st peak.

View from 2nd peak to the 3rd peak.

I've to stop at the 2nd peak since I need to go to office for a company event. Most memorable was when crossing from 1st peak to the 2nd peak, there were strong wind blowing and at that moment I feels like not in Malaysia. I can't believe there is such a beautiful place in Malaysia, and it is just half-hour drive from the heart of the city, Kuala Lumpur.

Before I went down, just a group photo:

Group Photo.

I would like to emphasize that, in this world, there are still lots of room to explore. Even in our surrounding, even in ourselves. Have we found out our real potential? Have we ever spend time to think of ourselves? What can we improve today to be a better person tomorrow? Each day and everyday, we should think of new perspectives, different perspectives, to become a better person, at least to ourselves, if not to the friends, family, nation and ummah. InsyaAllah!

p/s: thanks to the organizer, Farah and co-organizer, Nal for the nice event!

~~ Map to Broga Hill (click to enlarge) ~~

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Happy New Year 2010

Last night I was driving on the MRR2 from Ampang towards Bukit Jalil. There were lots of cars parked at the road side (covering about 2-3 lanes) which slowing down the traffic. At that time was few seconds before midnight, few seconds before the new year 2010! That was the last moment of 2009!

At exactly midnight, there were fireworks from few places. I can see on my right, at the KLCC area, in front of me, might be coming from Bukit Jalil area. I just follow through the traffic and after the congested area I started to drive normally (at my normal speed when the road is clear.. :p).

Driving home last night made me think, what is so special about new year, it gonna be just another day. Waking up in the morning, for those who are working, going to work, for those who was celebrating till late at night gonna wake up late.

Reality is, its not about the date, or the year, its about what is in our mind. If we are expecting something in this new year, we gonna feel it different from the normal days. Otherwise, it just another day..

New Year 2010..
I started with full of respect,
Respect to myself,
Knowing that I've been doing great in the past year,
Thanking God that He still giving me chance in this world..

Nevertheless..
There are still rooms for improvements,
There are still rooms for perfections,
Because I should not take the chance that God gave me for granted..

As Human Being..
I can't runaway from mistakes due to my weaknesses,
I seek apologize for all my mistakes,
To my family,
To my friends,
To my colleagues,
To my special person,
Let us forgive and forget,
Through mistakes, we grow to be a better person..

This New Year..
I feel like want to be different,
Venture into something I never dare to venture,
Something that might be crossing the line that I've drawn,
Something that might be replacing the principle that I've built,
So that I know the real limit of myself,
So that others know the real limit of me..

Happy New Year 2010!
May this new year brings lots of success, joy, prosperity and laughs to all of us!

Small RC Heli with Gyro for myself :)

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27th on the 27th of December 2009

Bismillahirahmanirrahim ..

27th of December 2009, 27 years ago, a baby was born. The baby has grown to become a man, that has decided to launch a new blog today on his 27th birthday.

Another year has passed ..
Older a person will be ..
Wiser a person should be ..
Shorter the life of a person gonna be ..
Nearer to God a person must be ..

My 27 years of life has taught me lots of lessons. The life was wonderful, I got almost all that I want in life, until at a point when God want to teach me a lesson. Lesson that have changed my thoughts and acts, made me wiser, thoughtful, careful person.

When life gets too comfortable ..
We tend to forget where we came from ..
and where we gonna end to ..
but The Most Powerful loves us so much ..
He taught a lesson that make us realize ..
That we are small, fragile and perishable ..
No matter how high our knowledge is ..
How high our status is ..
We are still small, fragile and perishable ..

After the 2 series of accidents (physically), I realized that I need to be closer to God. Pray and hold to His Blessing and Love. I cried in a night when I heard these prayers at a mosque:

Ya Allah,
Jika ada di antara kami anak yang derhaka kepada ibu bapa,
ampunkanlah dosa kami ..
Jika ada di antara kami suami yang mengabaikan tanggungjawab,
tunjukkanlah jalan yang benar kepada kami ..
Jika ada di antara kami isteri yang derhaka kepada suami,
berikanlah kesedaran kepada kami ..
Jika ada di antara kami yang tidak bersyukur dengan nikmatMu,
bukakanlah hati kami ..
Jika ada di antara kami yang engkar dengan perintahMu,
berikanlah hidayah kepada kami ..

Just after the physical test, I was tested emotionally. I tried to get through and I finally I realized that human being are really fragile, both physically and emotionally.

Human emotion is a complicated subject ..
We loved .. we hated .. we confused ..
We laughed .. we cried .. we frowned ..
We pushed .. we pulled .. we walked away ..
Then we realized ..
It is beyond the power man or woman ..
It is the power of the Most Powerful ..
To inject love in our heart ..
To inject happiness in our life ..
To execute the plan that we have made ..

This is not the end, it is only the beginning ..

Thanks for the birthday wishes, from family and friends.

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