Saturday, March 26, 2011

Grateful to the Creator

Assalamualaikum...



  Most of the time, we as human being always forget to be grateful for our Creator. Don't say it more to anyone else, me myself always forget the necessary thing that is to be grateful to the Almighty. Living live blissfully in our own world makes us forgot to say the word Alhamdulillah in each and every favor of God until something or some meaningful event strike us. I won't take any people example for that because for I myself just been strike by an event that made me realised how bad I am as a little slave of His. Ever since I arrived here, I lived my life in an enjoyable everyday life. Not saying that I did not pray and leave the compulsory duty as Muslim, no I did all that.  But being just an ordinary person who is still shallow in all religious aspect in life, I just live when the moment are. We human never being grateful of what we are being given. All the enjoyment in life are taken for granted. Kita tidak sedar yang semua itu adalah ujian Allah untuk menguji kekuatan  Iman kita sebagai hambanya. Kesenangan hidup di muka bumi ini sememangnya menjadi punca kesesatan manusia kerana mereka lupa akan tujuan sebenar mereka diutuskan ke muka bumi ini.  Selama hampir genap 6 bulan saya berada disini, kehidupan disini amat indah. Tiada kongkongan daripada mana2 pihak menjadi aspek utama kenapa saya beekata demikian. Tiada siapa yang rajin nak ambil tahu akan apa yang kita lakukan. Tapi daripada aspek itu juga menjadikan saya sedar akan perubahan besar antara hidup ditempat orang dengan tempat sendiri. Berada di bumi asing menjadikan kita sedar akan penghidupan kita di muka bumi ini. Bila berada dalam kalangan yang mana kita sebagai minoriti,sedikit sebanyak menyedarkan kita untuk mengukuhkan lagi perhubungan antara satu sama lain. Perhubungan antara rakan2 menjadi semakin rapat dan segala kesusahan dan keresahan hati dikongsi dengan rasa senang hati. 2 days ago my former roomate and I went out to enjoy the beauty of Spring at the city and happened to stop at a restaurant to fill our growling stomach before we proceed our generous walk around the city's tourist attraction . Such a nice day it was to walk around merrily  seeing blooming flowers and took photos of the breathtaking scenery. I happened to slipped my hand phone somewhere and went home without realising it. When I found out that it was not with me, then I realised that it was long enough that I haven't plead to the Almighty. I realised how bad I am sebagai hambanya. Sungguh manusia lali sehingga perlu diperingatkan oleh sesuatu peristiwa tertentu. Saya rasa benar2 malu dengan diri sendiri kerana masa inilah baru ingin sedar akan diri. Sesungguhnya Allah S.W.T itu Maha Kaya kerana dipertemukan kembali barang yang hilang itu. When went back to the restaurant, the friendly workers there remembered me and quickly gave it to me. Actually I myself have no idea where did I slipped the phone. I just went to the restaurant to try my luck selepas memohon kepada Allah untuk dipertemukan barang yang hilang itu. Syukur tidak terhingga saya rasakan kerana kuasa Allah itu maha Besar. 
Bila melihat kebasaran Allah ucapkan Subhanallah


Sunday, March 20, 2011

Early Spring

Assalamualaikum,





Unknown furry flower that astonish me






Variegated hanami (sakura) also can be found far from its mother land Japan










Spring is here and flowers have started to bloom.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Early Morning, Late Evening

Assalamualaikum,

Spring time is here and the night and day really feels different now. Sun shines really early now and the sun sets a little late.

5.00 am in the morning




Thursday, March 17, 2011

School Again



Assalamualaikum,

Yesterday was the third time I went to school for this second term. Unlike last year that I had to attend primary school for 3 days and secondary school 2 times, this years it is interchangeable. I have finished two days observation in primary school which was the same school as last years; Penny Cross Primary and yesterday it was the time to experience life with slightly grown kid. What's interesting about yesterday was that I went to a new school and was a bit nervous about meeting new people. We got accepted my Westland School and it is located a state away from my place and of course the journey there was gruesome. What I can say about the school was awesome. It is a new school with 1673 students from year to year 13 which the same as 6 former in Malaysia. The surrounding is very beautiful and also the staff there. They are very friendly and welcomed us with a warm smile. I was a bit shocked by the way they treat us bcoz they were so particular on everything that we need and even printed our name on all 12 info pack to be given to us. Like every school that I went to, every staff received us well enough unfortunately not all the kids. Like all youth they are, very energetic and doesn't bother about others. I was given chance to observe year seven and I can say that they are not all grownup yet and the situation are slightly different from the big kid in year 12 and 13. They are not anymore friendly as primary schoolers but they are still tolerable as they are all excited when I did the recording of the lesson in the class. This is Year 7 students in Music Lesson.




The excited kids experimenting on the instruments

 Even I was nervous looking at all the tall students walking around the school alley. Absolutely we Malaysian seemed younger than they are. Pelajar2 tgktan 6 ni semuanye besa2 dan fesyen diorang pegi sekolah x payah la nak cakap.Cuma diorang je yg x pakai uniform (all other years must put on school uniform) dan memang lah susah nak differentiate mana satu pelajar mana satu cikgu. Unfortunately for one of us yesterday, she nearly got spat by one of the racist student there. Mmg kesian dia sbb x sedar tp nasib baik partner dia lelaki so boleh tolong tengok2 kan. Overall yesterday punye pengalaman kira seronok la sbb berpeluang pergi a different school and boleh tengok new environment and also a new students' behaviour that we can take note of. And right now I'm very nervous thinking of next week because I need to do a presentation about Malaysia to students from Year 12 and 13 which absolutely scares me by just looking at their ignorant faces..grrrrr!!!!


The super cool teacher playing an electric violin beautifully









Friday, March 11, 2011

Studying with Locals: Pros and Cons

Assalamualaikum,
Monday is the only day in the week that I got to be in class with the locals. So weird isn't it? Datang belajar negara orang putih tp masuk kelas smua muka Melayu. Sebenarnya mengaji dengan orang Melayu best ape. Sbbnye kite dah kenal diorang ni. As for me, before I come here, I did a preparation for rwo years back in my hometown. Semua rakan2 sekelas dah kenal dgn baiknyer. Buruk baik perangai ngan tabiat pelik2 diorang semua dah tau dah. Bila datang sini x de masalah nak menyesuaikan diri sbbnye the all the classmates muka sama aje. Kadang2 tu datang jugak bosan, asyik2 muka diorang ni, hiihih. Sbb tu lah utk hilangkan rasa bosan tengok muka diorang ni saya g merayau city centre cuci mata hehehe (nampak sgt niat ke city tu x betol!!) OK Berbalik ke tajuk asal; ari isnin I need to attend elective class so it is the only opprtunity to mingle with the locals (not really actually). We Malaysian cannot run away from tagging along among ourselves. Even they don't bother about our whereabout. There aresome good points that I gathered from being in the same class with them though. They really do love to shout out their thoughts, differ a lot from us (maybe only some of us, me included la). We all lebih banyak think for ourselves quitely without spitting our thoughts out. Sometimes what they are saying is just the slightest thing but at the end of the class it did matter a lot.



For me, I ask questions a lot rather than giving my own thoughts on the issue. Like in the class of Introduction to Drama and Film that I went to with them, a lot of film extract been shown to us to ponder upon and to learn the difference between written work and screen play. Even the smallest thing such girl acting as boy gives them a lot ideas to talk about and it sometimes take up a lot of time of the class. Generally for me, I just could think how did they come up with those idea. It may first sounded such a stupid topic to talk about for such a long our but at the end when our professor elaborate on it, it did sounds logical and matter to what we are learning. Sometimes I really wish that I could have the creative minds that can grab everything and be critical on every matter. Unfortunately not all about them are great like what I've said above.


They are just doesn't care. In class, sometimes they talked among themselves and make stupid jokes and even the professor will stop and wait for them to stop. It does bother others and for us who always practise manner towards the teacher and the elder, it doesn't feel that good though. One more thing is about their size. Height size I mean. Everytime in lecture class, I purposely went a bit early than usual class not to park myself at the back benchers. But everytime I arrived most of them already filled the best front spot (they are early for some reason I still couldn't find out yet hehehe). Eventhough my class only consist of 50++ ppl but to sit at the back is not something I favour the most as my eyesight is not in it's greatest condition. The consequences of sitting behind them is that I only see their head, especially for the boys. Saya yang kemetot ni memang la x nampak apa2 bila duduk belakang diorang ni. Kalau waktu belajar memang susah nak kene menari ular leher belok kanan kiri nak tengok apa yg lecture tengah buat. Tp yg bagus nya pulak waktu lecturer tunjuk filem2 berunsur (ehem2) kepala diorang yg jd penghalang..bagus jugak sebenarnya) X menambah dosa saya hihih..




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