::what April means to me ::

aslmualykum and gud day pals  =D

it has been a long time since the last time i updated my blog. felt quilty for not being consistent in updating it but sometimes i cant find the power to urge my fingers to type though there are a lot to share with.

April 2, 2011. 

i was fortunate to have a Canberra Excursion together with my TESOL course mates. The journey took almost 3 hours and most of us took the time to have a good rest in the bus. We went to National Museum of Australia and Australia Parliament. iIwas really enjoying myself because at last, i could find a kangaroo in this so-called-kangaroo land!! (i mean,a kangaroo in the mirror of the museum..) Unfortunately, my camera had some problem where the memory card seemed to be corrupted as i was not able to view the videos and pictures taken. 

April 3, 2011.

i was taking part in Malaysian Associations Sports Carnival 2011 in football game. obviously, i was not  a good football player as i did not play football in my school days. Spending a substantial amount of money to buy a football boot and a tight pant in Sydney was something that never came across my mind before. 

it was a really new experience for me to represent Malaysian Student Association (Macquarie University). i also had to become a linesman for the UNSW vs UTS match. Actually, i did not really focus on winning the games, my aim was to play as best as i could, thus, i did not become stresssful while playing as a defender at the right back position.

the spirit shown was so powerful till it motivated me to play till the end of the game though i felt painful at my leg. as the result, we managed to get the 4th place out of 5 universities. Alhamdulillah... =D

April 7, 2011.

That date a special date for me as it was my sister's 28th birthday! At last, with the camera problem faced, it took me almost a week to produce a short video which i dedicated to her. Credits to my course mates who were so supportive in helping me by starring the video. Actually the scenes were taken at Canberra, at the museum and parliament building, however, i was just an ordinary planner.. AllAh SwT is the best planner. Hence, i had to do some additional recording in my University. If Allah permits me to produce the original video, she would see her name at various settings such as in the bus, at the museum even it was "flagged" on the roof of Australia Parliament building.

after performing my Maghrib prayer, alhamdulillah... i could complete my "task". Hopefully, my sister would be happy with the "present". Happy Birthday Kak Na!! May AllAh SwT bless you always  =D

jazaks =D

hanya kerna satu video call...

Dalam satu operasi, pihak polis telah mendapatkan khidmat seorang tuk batin bagi menjejaki sekumpulan peserta ekspedisi yang telah sesat di Gunung Tahan. Seorang pegawai polis bernama ASP Syafie bersama Tuk Batin tersebut telah menaiki sebuah helikopter untuk operasi menjejaki mereka yang sesat dari udara.

Pegawai Polis : Panas pulak duduk dalam heli ni..

(perlu dinyatakan di sini yang pegawai polis tersebut memakai sut polis yang tebal)

Tuk Batin menjawab dengan selamba …

“Macam mana tak panas Tuan, kipas nya di luar..”

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Seorang mertua hendak menguji menantunya. Pada paginya, pakcik tersebut mempelawa anak menantunya untuk menjadi imam. Si menantu pun serba salah, malu alah, menerima tawaran tersebut dengan berat hati. Segalanya seperti sempurna sehinggalah mereka menyudahkan solat tersebut.

Si mertua : Menantuku, kenapa tadi solat subuh tiga rakaat?

Si menantu : iyer?? Laa.. saya ingat dah cukup empat!

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Apa yang saya cuba sampaikan?? Ini adalah lawak yang ayah saya ceritakan ketika kali pertama saya berjaya membuat “video call” menggunakan skype setelah sebulan berada di bumi Sydney.

 ::credits to skype for connecting us::

Sebenarnya, ini bukan kali pertama saya mendengar lawak ini daripada ayah saya dan saya sendiri masih mengingati lawak-lawak ini. Namun, yang menjadikan lawak-lawak ini begitu signifikan adalah ianya diceritakan oleh ayah saya. Dan saya tetap akan gelak walaupun berkali-kali diulang kerana menghargai kesungguhan ayah saya menceritakannya. Saya amat tersentuh apabila cerita ini diulang sekali lagi oleh ayah, saya cuba sedaya upaya untuk memaniskan muka walaupun kelopak mata sedang menakung air yg datang entah dari mana..

Adakah kita mampu menjaga ibu bapa kita seperti mana mereka menjaga kita sejak dari kecil?

Adakah sikap sopan dan berbudi bahasa kita akan kekal terhadap mereka?

Rasulullah SAW pernah mencela mereka yang memiliki ibu bapa yang sudah lanjut usia namun masih tidak mampu untuk memasuki syurga. Baginda pernah bersabda: “Sungguh hina, sungguh hina, sungguh hina!” Baginda ditanya: “Siapakah wahai Rasulullah (yang hina itu)?” Baginda menjawab: “Orang yang mendapati orang tuanya dalam keadaan tua, sama ada salah seorang atau kedua-duanya, kemudian dia tidak memasuki syurga.” � Hadis riwayat Muslim.

 

post ini ditulis hanya kerna satu video call, hanya kerna satu video call...

 

regards,

azlan ariff

umur kita?

HIJAU : Aku rasa lawak rr... haha… time aku nak isi umur kat borang tuu td, bila nak tulis 21 tuu, tersentap la plak.. (sila buat version prof sir tap hatemaknak ok) 

BIRU : Awat plak?

HIJAU : Yer laa.. aku tak rasa aku ni 21 tahun pon…i dont think i act like one.. memang x macam 21 langsung rr… kalau time dulu tuu, tgk bdk form 5 pon dah salute giler.. kesenioran itu terserlah laa org kate..

BIRU : Apa (definisi) 21 tahun pada hg?

HIJAU : Well.. 21 tahun, sepatutnya adalah seorang yg patut dihormati, matured, dewasa, matang.

BIRU : Ok.. tp persoalannya, adakah hg bersama dengan “org 21 tahun” tuu sepanjang masa?

Hg ada dgn dia hya time dia interact dgn hg, tp time lain, hg xtau kan?

Hg rasa mcm ni sebab hg bersama dgn diri hg sepanjang masa… so, hg kenai luaq dalam hg..

Huhu.. *angguk-angguk*

then, apa yg hgpa leh paham dr perbualan biru dan hijau di atas??? 

:: bukan bestday saya lagi.. sekadar gambar hiasan ::

tak dpt jwpn xpa, meh aku bg soklan... yg juga merangkap jwpn bg soklan si atas..  =P

So, kawan2, adakah korang rasa korang dah cukup matang berfikir serta bertindak, seswai, dewasa dan wajar utk dihormati setara dgn umur anda skrg??

in peace  =D

cebisan perkongsian menjadi JPP...

At the moment you read this post, I’ve spent more RM1500 in only two weeks of being in Sydney. However, that’s not what makes my mind haywire, or the main reason why I write this time. 

Though I am not in Malaysia anymore, though I am not with you physically friends, you are always in my mind. When I listened to the unpleasant stories and updates of our campus elections, whether in Unis such as UPM or IPGs, I feel down and triggers me to remember what JPP means to me..

IPG Kampus Pulau Pinang.

I was a JPP before, who initially didn’t want to participate in JPP at all, and unexpectedly won though I was condemning the HEP for forcing people to join the election in the manifesto session. 

                Holding the “takhifan” as a leader is actually putting us at the target board to be blamed at. Being a leader will allow all to see our weaknesses and makes us a sitting duck, when any issues or problems raise. As a teacher, the pure satisfaction of a teacher is when the students are able to use the knowledge that he/she share with them. As JPPs, we are all happy and satisfy when noticing all our friends, seniors and juniors can live happily as all their problems are solved. I am not trying to say that we (JPP 2010/2011) were so excellent and able to solve every issues but I did notice that JPPs elected were trying their best, neglecting their responsibilities to themselves, to their families, just to ensure their friends can sleep calmly. And I think it is not over-exaggerated to say we were “zalim” to ourselves in effort to be nice to other people.

                I am really fortunate to be in JPP 2010/2011 as I was able to work together with those who were really passionate at doing their works, completing their responsibilities. Frankly, I was not so closed with them initially, but as what as ppl say, time solves (almot) everything. I became so closed with them especially with Anip, Kaber, Ipee, BoBo, Trex, Diela, Ikmal, Hakim, “Shap”, Aini, Kak Ain, when we was ordered to tie the KaS1M banner at the volleyball court at the middle nite. And thank to them for always giving me MERITS for my courtesy, for my polite and good manners =P

              For K Chik, K Izma, Arwah Abdillah, Hasbullah, K Im,Mazwan, Pavi, David, IzzAh, K Pah, Alney,  and everybody … sorry coz couldn’t able to know u guys better.. Maybe InsyAllAh, we’ll meet again in two years later.

            JPPs taught me about friendship, about passion, about satisfaction, about sacrifices, about respects, about sharing, about being calm when problems come, about happy, about sad, about misunderstanding, about war, about spreading knowledge, about relationships with lecturers and admins and etc…

            For all friends who are elected as the student representatives whether in UNIs or IPGs, InsyAllAh, we all pray and hope you will able to do your jobs much better than the previous ones, for the sake of Malaysian future =D

 salam rindu dr bumi SyDnEy...

Sydney is just awesome!

For the time being, I live in Villa 159, room number 5 (which is the smallest room among the fives), with Syazwan and another three Bangladeshi. One of them is IRFAN, which is such a good housemate-to-be, even treated me a milk tea+ “buah pegaga” = tasty milk tea!! U should have a try, really kaw, betui2 kaw  =D Hoever, the other two tenants will only be back from their holiday on March 2.

The weather is unpredictable here. On our 1^st day here, the day was hot even hotter than Msia. Ok, it is summer, so what more to expect. But, on the next day and the next day and the next day, all were cold and made the sweater as our compulsory clothes at anytime, anywhere. It made us wonder why the seniors dared to play football with sleeveless t shirt while most of us were wearing long-sleeve t shirt. Then, he said to us,

“This cold is a normal cold, wait until the winter comes, then it will be really, really cold then…”

(Perrrgh… I need to buy a fan heater and thick quilt asap!)

I went to city on February 15, accompanied by our beloved seniors. I really astonished with the geography of Sydney as it is not tanah pamah like Kuala Lumpur, Selama or other cities in Msia. I said to my seniors, 

“Wow, hebatnya orang yang boleh wat Bandar macam ni..!”

Unexpectedly, he replied,

 

“Hebatnya “orang” yang buat bentuk muka bumi mcm ni..!”

*Gulp*

Sydney is the manifestation of how good the OZ is at preserving their historical buildings. They turn the old buildings to a must-to-visit tourism centre for the tourists like me. Hehe.. =P The buildings are just fantastic and incredible. Even the small “lorong” like “lorong haji taib in KL” is a place to find a halal livelihood in OZ.

 

We performed our Zohor prayer at the Botanical Garden, near the Sydney Opera House, while wearing our shoes! It is a new experience for most of us, and it sparked a new + undefined feeling during performing it. We felt so grateful as AllAh SwT has chosen us to be in a country which the Muslim community is minority, and it opens our eyes to a lot of the “hikmah” that we could not find/realize when we were in Msia. In Msia, we search for a surau or mosque to perform our prayers but it is not a must in overseas. This earth belongs to AllAh The Almighty, anywhere you step on is the place to do our responsibilities as the servants of Him.

 

 

Now we are in O-Week or Orientation Week, so we have a lot of leisure time. The classes will only start on February 21.. The serious phase will come soon, so I hope, I can cope with the new situation. As we all know, the accent used is different compared to the typical Msian lecturers, so I hope I won’t need too much time to adapt with the variety of accents.

 

 

Much more to share with ya.. till then, aslmualykum wbt?