Friday, July 27, 2007

Lunch





This is a fast yet convenient, and best of all ..... ECONOMICAL way of preparing my lunch at my workplace.


I bought frozen chicken hotdogs for $1.50 and there's 10pieces. I bought a whole packet of instant noodles(6 packets) for $1.50. And i can eat this over for 6 lunches at least. Once the hotdogs run out, i'll top it up by buying chilli tuna in a can as substitute.


I'm saving for BIG stuff. home stuff. wedding stuff.


Actually, the hotdog wasn't supposed to look like that. Because i forgot to adjust the timing on the oven, and was distracted by a counter enquiry, henceforth, the oven SUCKED out all the water content in the hotdog and my hotdog became dry and hard. But, nevertheless, I still ate it anyway.


Friday, July 06, 2007

Which priority comes first

(I'm actually having second thoughts about writing this)
I came to realise that
some muslimahs who don the scarf actually do not pray.

I was shocked to hear that.


It was brought to my awareness when my friend was telling me to approach the muslimahs at my workplace to check where is the musollah located but he said to me: ' not all muslimahs who have the scarf actually pray, so you might ask a 'fake one'. Well, that really came as a surprise to me. For naturally, I would have the impression that all muslimahs who wear the hijab would pray. Why wouldn't they, since they have accepted the hijab to be part of the islamic faith? And prayers, being the pillar of Islam, being the most important pillar for a Muslim, why aren't they also carrying out that commandment?

Recently, I attended a talk at Darul Arqam and the topic was 'The Significance of Rejab'. And while since we are in the month of Rejab, maybe i can share abit of what i heard from Shaykh Mohd Ibrahim.

He shared with us the story of Isra and Mi'raj of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w and got the 'gift of prayer' from Allah swt. Initially, Allah swt decreed that the ummah of Prophet saw should pray 50times per day. While Prophet saw came down, he met Musa a.s and was told to go back to Allah to reduce the number of prayers. Musa a.s said that Prophet's ummah is weak and would not be able to handle the prayers. He made several trips, each trip requesting Allah swt to reduce the load of his ummah.

And so finally it was reduced from 50 to 5 times per day. Musa a.s still told him to go back and reduce it somemore but Prophet saw was so ashamed because he had already made so many trips.

Nevertheless, Allah swt promised Prophet saw that his ummah would still continue to receive the reward of 50prayers even though it was only 5times per day.

How lucky are we to be Prophet's saw ummah!

But think again:' Musa a.s was right about us. We are weak human beings. With only just 5 prayers to manage per day, sometimes we neglect the importance of it, sometimes even thinking lightly of it.

And Allah swt is ever so Merciful, so Generous to His creations. By just praying 5 times, we get a reward equivalent to 50prayers. Is there any other God that can be so generous?

Masha Allah. Glory be to Allah! All Praises belong to Allah, LOrd of the heavens and the earth!!!

Rejab: month of Allah. recommended to ask for alot of forgiveness for Allah is the all-forgiving; most Merciful.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Loss of civic mindedness

I witnessed this terrible incident at the bus stop late at night in selegie road.

While waiting for my midnight bus home, 3 youngsters walking past me. 2 young ladies, probably in their mid teens together with a young man. One of the ladies was holding a beverage can in her hands. They sat on the higher bench, while i was sitting on the lower bench, another bench separating our distance.

I was really really sleepy and tired, suddenly a screeching sound from the can came from that group of youngsters. Then, it followed by another crushing sound. The drink can in that girl's hand was 'disfigured'. The metal thingy was exposed. I turned my head back, thought it might just be the 'itchy and boring hands' doing the act.

Then i heard another sound coming from that side.After 'disfiguring' the can, she conveniently threw it behind her. Not into the trash, mind you. But just aimlessly throwing.

An old auntie who was standing very close to her, reprimanded her for being so inconsiderate. She lectured her in mandarin, reminding her of the danger that it might cause to other people.
She went on and on, telling her to pick it up. And the worse thing was, she turned away from her, blindly ignoring her pleas.

The old auntie had to pick up the can herself and threw it into the bin herself.

And those 3 youngsters did nothing but kept giggling away.

I don't know what other passerbys feel or have thought about what they had just witnessed but i felt totally disgusted.

I do believe they do receive some moral education lessons in school and i also believe that the teachers are definitely doing a good job. but i could not comprehend why would such terrible attitude be present in them? isn't there no sense of shame to let an old auntie teach them this lesson of being civic mindedness in this society?

Is the society losing it? Can we still depend on the young to mould a better world to live in?