News from the Sushine State~

Salam.

By the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful.

I'm writing this entry from Brisbannneee!!!!!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~~~

although Brisbane ni sangat panas ok! sangat panas!

and i still love Sydney!~ ouhhh.. sydney memang best!~~~

ok.. i'll be touching my foot down at Sydney Central Station at 5.30 am next Monday!~

Fatin.. u dah balik mesia ke belum time tu?

Shakespeares~

Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare.
One of my favourite authors. My most favourite I should say.
I've been reading Shakepeare since I was in primary school. We have a huge collection of Shakespeare in the library at home. I would spend my evening browsing through my mum's collection and try to decipher what is this guy trying to say actually? his words are alien to me. "this is not plain english" i thought to myself. Maybe dad could see my interest and days later i found a set of Shakespeares play all in comic version in one of the shelves that i'd always hang around. I dug in instantly, without any care whats happening around me. tanak makan, tanak kuar main. I was so indulged with Shakespeare~ i am till now.

I was on my halfway reading through "A Midsummer Night's Dream". you see, the last time I read any Shakespeares was in my foundation years, when we were doing Macbeth for our English Studies subject (i love macbeth!) . This play (the midsummer) was my most fav of all! i used to remember lines from the play.. lots of lines actually~ i used to remember every character in the play, every plot and every move and now? i just can tell people who are interested the storyline.. perhaps with a few "kot", "eh" "rasenyela", "nanti i check". *sigh*

Shakespeare was amazingly skilled and at the same time prolific. All of his plays are brilliant! Although I kind of hate "Romeo & Juliet", but it is still a magnificent play~ and historians are debating and discussing wether he's a gay or did he have so many affairs or wether he did drugs? i dont care! i still love his works , and his contribution to the world of English Literature is far beyond concern wether he's gay or not!

Yes, i know my entry has no point, i dunno what i'm writing actually~ I just teringat of the feeling when i was a kid, browsing through the books and found my favourite! Rindu library kat rumah!

my favourite quotes from A Midsummer Nights Dream :

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind". Quote (Act I, Scene I)

=)

The Crazy Spots I've Prayed

*Zuhr di Big Cherry Farm*


All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship God.
Remember that long car ride?
Driving all night so far,
Under the summer moon we pulled off to the side,
Reclining in the front seat of the car.

Waking to a fajr bird sound,
And washing in the coin car wash we found.
With the water blaster making wudhu,
You sprayed me and I sprayed you.

We stood so drowsy in the dawn,
Behind the car wash dripping on the lawn.

All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship God.

Saturday shopping day, in a busy mall and bustling through the aisles,
Where everyone's getting in my way.
Each blank zombie we shop and face forty smiles.

Time comes for prayer attack,
Grab a pair of pants or a sweater from the rack.
Find a changing room and latch the door,
Set aside excuses and hit the floor.

As I go back to the mall,
It's easier then to make sense of it all.

All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship God.

And our socks froze to the blanket,
That we spread over the snow,
Your call to prayer bounced off the trees and across the icy meadow.
Crisp and clean cold air, our hearts were so aware,
Our bodies felt the frozen freedom what a very cool place for prayer!

All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship God.

There was a time next to the river;
There was a time in the school hall.
There was that stairwell in that building,
There was that forest in the fall.
The movie house corridor,
The airplane kitchen in the sky.
So many places I'm sure there'll be more
Pieces of earth to testify.

All the earth is a place of prostration,
Every field and meadow, mountain, park, city, farm plantation.
Every roadside, seaside, hillside, walkway,
Any place clean and green can be a place to pray
When I think of every path, where I've ever trot,
I laugh at all the crazy spots I stopped to worship God.
(Dawud Wharnsby Ali)

Dust is my bed

"And Allah grants respite to none when his appointed time (death) comes. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do"
(63:11)

"The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord"
(32:11)

D E A T H is an enough reminder!

*credits to ukhti ainee*

kami guru malaysia~

Guru baru wajib berkhidmat di pedalaman

GURU-GURU yang baru menamatkan pengajian perguruan dari maktab atau institusi pengajian tinggi akan diwajibkan berkhidmat di kawasan pendalaman dahulu tanpa sebarang pengecualian.

Syarat baru ini telah termaktub di dalam Pelan Induk Pembangunan Pendidikan (PIPP) bagi tahun 2006 hingga 2010 yang akan digunapakai untuk memperkemaskan pelaksanaan program-program pendidikan serta memantapkan lagi proses pembinaan modal insan secara menyeluruh.

Setakat ini, negara mempunyai seramai 190,336 orang guru di sekolah rendah dan 136,598 orang sekolah menengah.

Daripada jumlah ini, 15,444 guru di sekolah rendah dan 2,895 guru sekolah menengah ialah Guru Sandaran Tidak Terlatih (GSTT), guru dalam latihan dan guru sambilan atau sementara.

Sebelum ini, KPM menghadapi kesukaran menempatkan guru-guru terlatih dan berpengalaman, terutamanya bagi mata pelajaran kritikal di kawasan luar bandar dan pedalaman.

Begitu juga bagi memastikan guru terlatih mengikut opsyen ditempatkan di semua sekolah di kawasan luar bandar dan pedalaman bagi memastikan pengajaran dan pembelajaran berjalan dengan lancar dan berkesan.

Sehubungan itu dengan mewajibkan guru-guru yang baru di pendalaman dijangka boleh mengatasi masalah tersebut.

Lebih menarik lagi kementerian telah memutuskan akan menambah baik insentif dan mewujudkan skim asurans khusus kepada guru yang berkhidmat di pedalaman selain menyediakan rumah guru dan kemudahan asas yang sempurna.

: dipetik dr utusan online 20/1/07.

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wahai orang-orang kampung~ nantikan kami =P

cikgu oh cikgu....

peristiwa ini dialami oleh sahabat fillah saye, durra. semalam.

mase tu dekat MC, tgh kluar dr kedai buku Borders, terdengar conversation anak-anak omputih belasan tahun ni.

Girl to Boy : You want to be a teacher?? Why do u wanna be a teacher?? Can't u do something smart??

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teringat peristiwa dahulu, ke pasar malam dengan mak (Cikgu Asmah!), tetibe terjumpe kawan lame mak yang balik kampung time tu.

Makcik : dah besar dah anak dare ni... lepas SPM ke? dapat mane?
Mak saye : ouh, die dapat TESL kat Maktab Bahasa...
Makcik : oohhh jadi cikgu je ke? bagusla.. dari tak jadi ape-ape....

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di suatu majlis ilmu. saye bersembang ngan seorang makcik ni .

makcik : anak makcik ni makcik risau la, belajar tak pandai, result perikse tak bagus... makcik ingat nak suruh die mintak course yg same macam awak ni lah, senang.

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saye pernah terbace di blog seseorang, yang adik die dapat keputusan cemerlang dalam SPM dan bercadang nak amik TESL tapi die marah sbb die kate adik die boleh jadi something yang lebih bagus dari itu.~~


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peristiwa dengan rakan-rakan :

kawan : best la kau jadi cikgu, balik keje cepat, weekend cuti, cuti sekolah lame... senangla hidup ko.. setakat tande2 kertas je.

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mungkin course perguruan ni dipandang remeh oleh org lain.. maklumlah kos kami tak dahsyat~ tapi ingat yer walau ape pun subject yg bakal kami ajar nanti, matematik ke, english ke, kemahiran hidup ke, tolong jangan perlekeh profession perguruan.

dengan izin Allah,
Kami cikgu cikgi ni tetap bersame membangunkan negara
Kami cikgu cikgi ni akan mendidik bakal-bakal pemimpin negara
kami cikgu cikgi ni akan mendidik mujahid-mujahid Islam~

Pengalaman mengajar selame beberapa bulan sebelum fly dulu mengajar saye mengenang jase-jase guru yg pernah bersusah payah mendidik saye di sekolah dulu~.

mmg jadi guru itu memerlukan banyak kesabaran.
mmg jadi guru itu memerlukan banyak pengorbanan.

saye insaf. dan selepas itu saye berazam untuk menjadi seorang guru yang berdedikasi, menyampaikan ilmu untuk mencari redha Allah dan berusaha mendidik generasi-generasi masa hadapan agar menjadi orang yg berguna untuk agama, bangsa dan negara.

=)

Boating with the best of friends~

Assalamualaikum,

First time mendayung sampan, sakitnye badan sampai sekarang. =)
and you're right Sunny, mmg saye terjerit-jerit time nak naik sampan. mcm mane tau ye? =p
dayung sampan kene ade rhytm, kalau tak bot terpusing-pusing.

ade sampan yg bocor. heheh.
berkelah sambil makan bekal yg sedap, dengan company yg best.
dan solat di bawah teduhan pokok-pokok,
mengingatkan betapa kerdilnya diri ini.
berbanding dengan alam ciptaan mu Tuhan~
yet, selalu juga melupakanMu.
ampunkan dosa-dosa kami,
sesungguhnya kau adalah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Mengasihani.

Naik sampan mengingatkan pada zaman dahulu,
mcm mane orang-orang bergerak dr satu tempat ke satu tempat..
Ya Allah, penatnye nak mendayung~

satu lagi nikmat yg kene bersyukur =)

ade sesape nak pergi boating? saye boleh bawakkan. =)

Assalamualaikum.

Saye mulakan entri kali ini dengan name Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang.


Pada satu ketika hari ini, saat saye sedang mengeluh mengenangkan dosa-dosa lalu,
saye terjumpe ayat ini :

" dan dialah yang menerima taubat dari hamba-hambaNya dan memaafkan segala kesalahan dan mengetahui apa yang kamu kerjakan"
(As Syuraa : 25)"

lalu teringat saye akan firmanNya di dalam surah Az-Zumar : 53

"Katakanlah: "Hai hamba-hambaKu yang melampaui batas terhadap diri mereka sendiri, janganlah kamu berputus asa dari rahmat Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah mengampuni dosa-dosa semuanya. Sesungguhnya Dia-lah yang Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang."

dan di dalam surah An-Nahl : 119

"Kemudian, sesungguhnya Tuhanmu (mengampuni) bagi orang-orang yang mengerjakan kesalahan karena kebodohannya, kemudian mereka bertaubat setelah itu, dan memperbaiki (dirinya) sesungguhnya Tuhanmu sesudah itu Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang."



what could be more precious than when Allah opens up your heart to His holy verses?