News From UK

Hmmm... WMF is here again... Is he becoming a Dubliner? Now we're open for detectives out to investigate.

Pertaining this photo, the student elections is on going everywhere in UK. But I haven't updated myself about it much anyway. Maybe in some universities its already over like in Nottingham and Manchester.

Actually there was an uproar in recent student elections in UK, thanks to recount that lead to controversy about the transparency of the election commission. I can't help much if I am being judgmental (or prejudice, perhaps) since I am glued to my chair - but by all means, there must be something that isn't right taking place.

Anyhow, the future is bright for us.

"There will be a time, that even if we nominate a duck as a rep, that duck will win"

Oh yes, here is a piece of advice I got from YM:

No one attains the reality of zuhud (renunciation) until there are 3 characteristics in him:

- work without attachment
- speech without personal motives
- honor without seeking position

Yahya bin Muadh

Waallahu'alam.

A Photo For Those Afar

Hmmm... he is returning back to Malaysia tomorrow, after a short stay in Dublin, Cork, Galway. Period.

Mak, Ayu, Aida, Arif, Ammar, Azam & Anas - perhaps this photo could alleviate much of your blues back home. 1 and half year is not too long, isn't it?


//Trio at Trinity College - From left: Izzuan, Yours truly, Ayah.

Upcomings:
IMAM Eire AGM
PPIMI Tamrin Nuqaba'
KUI All-Ireland Soccer Tournament
PPIM Cork Pre-Baitulmuslim (Marriage) Course

Oh yes, exam is merely one month away. So I won't update this blog much. Go to other sites & read something more beneficial, would you?

MAB's Reflection Latest Issue (March 05) is out. Download it here.

On Being Just Another Doctor

That's the phrase that I put it across my vision most of the time. And I deeply hope I could live with it.

Hmmm... I just do not want to be another plain doctor. I want to be more than that. But I have to realistic & idealistic at the same time - by knowing who you are and why you are here.

Actually if you do some homework you can easily conclude that all of us COULD do more. Or shall rephrase it to SHOULD to make it clear.

What's the point of being here, wasting up taxpayers' money and end up being just another doctor?

Such a waste! Such a waste! Such a waste!

Just recall what Allah has reminded us in Surah Al Asr, Surah At Tin. And Surah As Sajdah. And many more. Please.

I pray that all of us will not become one.

Waallahu'alam.

Spring Break 2005

Series of events yang mengisi waktu di musim bunga kali ini.

Cuti-cuti Musim Bunga (hari 1)
-Forum Fitnah Akhir Zaman & Berita Dari Akhirat
-Pasar Siang - roti john, kek batik, scones (now tolerable), kasuwi, popia, nasi lemak, seri muka, & the list goes on.
-Dr Latiff's 'buah tangan'

UiTM Medical Faculty briefing
-Seems that the prospect of working in UiTM is quite bright thanks to recent seal of an agreement between UiTM and my sponsor. Dr Khalid Yusoff clearly explained what to do and to be done, and managed to spark some argument - to stay or not to stay. But the final verdict is just the plain clear - you have to go back & serve Malaysia no matter what the excuses are.

Dinner with PSA
-Turned out to be 3-hour-odd motivational lecture at dining table. Really woke me up somehow. Way much better than listening to disappointing same old stuff during the briefing weeks back.

Cuti-cuti Musim Bunga (hari 2)
-Kuiz Muslim Ceria
-Bengkel Memasak Roti, Sastera, serta Al-Quran & Tajwid. Lepas nih aku boleh masak roti lah. Dah reti nak ayak macam mana.
-Teater 'Mencari Jalan Pulang'

End The Occupation Demostration for Iraq & Palestine (Irish Anti War Movement)
-500-750 were there (RTE). Actually there were more - at least 3000. Can't beat those Londoners - 2 million!
-We proudly paraded with Chechens placards on air. Glad that the masses started to know that there's whole lot of Chechens being silently put to death.


//Scene 1


//Scene 2

FOSIS Ireland - End The Occupation Conference
-New insights about Takbai, Chechnya & Kashmir. I could even see tears trickling down during when Takbai footage was shown. All in all, it was marvellous! Congrats & jazakallah to those who were involved, directly or indirectly. It is hoped that we reached the objective - educate, motivate & activate.
-The speakers were excellent!
-The most important : the workshop. Masya Allah those guys (Richard Boyd Barrett, Imam Achmad Cassiem, Massoud Shadjareh, Danny Morrison) were moving!
-Now let's boycott Israel with our utmost! Even Dr Ilan Pappe himself plus Rabbi Weiss blatantly support all these boycotts, let alone our beloved Muslim scholars...

Let's get the boycott up!

Irish Anti War
Innovative Minds - Boycott Israel Campaign
Boycott Leaflets

Hmmm... kuning daffodil mula mewarnai. Bisa ke Bray hari ini...

Account of London & Manchester visit

London
Brand Essence & Shared Values. Itu lah things to bring home from briefing di London. Kali ini di Porchester Hall. Agak posh seperti namanya. Makan pun sedap. Orang Nahar yang hidangkan...

"Laaaa... delay lagi... Ryan Air ni satu la..."
"Ha ha... tahun lepas pun macam nih..."

Kami tiba lambat - Ryan Air ada delay. To my amazement, it was actually the same flight as last year's. A bit disappointed, but nak buat macam mana, dah ditakdirkan Allah lambat. Ada baiknya, manalah tahu, kalau terbang juga, terhempas pula. Lain ceritanya nanti sebab penulis sudah tiada lagi.

Alhamdulillah tiba juga kami akhirnya di Porchester Hall. Buat grand entrance! - masuk lambat, duduk row paling depan sekali. Elok sangat lah tu.

Hmmm... it is good to see that our sponsor is performing really well (meaning that they're expecting the same from us!). Currently they're embarking the business in Egypt and Sudan. The smell of the money (oil to be exact) is so strong to the extent that if we invest one, we will get ten in return! Isn't that great?

Then, semasa makan tengahhari, I got to meet seniors namely Nabil, Haidar, Faidz, Nasri, and yes, newbies too. Amin from Cork dapat jumpa juga. Hmmm... it seems that loads of newbies tahun ini. Meriah. The more the merrier. Apa impaknya pada mereka? Menurut Abang Hamizan - "Mereka nanti tak kenal seniors, orang tua as they duduk sama-sama...".

Well, maybe it is just a myth. Really? Don't ask for the answer, please.

London II
Alhamdulillah Munzir is still alive, and currently reading Civil Engineering at Imperial College. Now I can say that I have a dedicated hostel in London. Phew! travelling around London has never been so easy! Jazakallahukhairan!

Semasa perjalanan ke Chinatown, terpisah dengan Ghani & Nabil semasa bersesak-sesak di dalam Tube. Satu hal sungguh. Kesal juga sebab tak switch on roaming, sebab terpisah terus. Akhirnya, aku terus ke Edgeware Road, dapatlah bertemu seorang sahabat - Munzir.

Alih-alih, dapatlah jumpa balik di Picadilly Station.

Di London, Edgeware Road cukup dikenal ramai. Seperti kembar tua Curry Mile di Manchester, sepanjang jalan tersusun kedai-kedai Pak Arab serta Pakistan/India. Boleh kata seiras Masjid India.

Kedatangan imigran dari Arab, dan Asia Selatan (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) ke UK adalah seawal kurun ke 19 atas hubungan perdagangan. Merekalah yang menjadi asas bagi tersebarnya Islam di UK secara menyeluruh. Ya, merekalah daie, tukang kedai, dan bermacam lagi. Dari sinilah terbinanya masjid-masjid, yang cukup berjasa kepada kita.

Imigran dari Malaysia turut serta menjadikan UK lebih 'rancak', walaupun dengan stail yang berbeza. Mereka datang seawal 60an secara gerombolan. Majoritinya adalah pelajar - mereka hanya di sini untuk 3-4 tahun sahaja.rrrrrrrrrr

Kali ini, tak sempat nak ke muzium atau tempat-tempat menarik di London. Imperial War Museum, Madame Toussaoud, dan banyak lagi yang belum dilawati. Lain kali sajalah...

Hmmm... Chester Beatty di sini pun masih belum dijejaki lagi.

Manchester
Perjalanan 9 jam dari Dublin ke sini dirasakan singkat... sebab selalu tertidur sepanjang perjalanan. Di dalam feri, masa diluangkan dengan membaca Sekuntum Kembang Di Sayap Jibril oleh SM Zakir. Mozo pula nyenyak diulit mimpi. Bermimpikan perjalanan Ibnu Battutah agaknya, yang mengembara sana-sini. Mungkin kami bakal menjejak langkahnya nanti. Asyik ralit menelaah cerpen, tidak pun sedar feri sudah pun berlabuh rupanya.

Alih-alih, sudah di Chorlton Street seawal 6.00 pagi rupanya. Naik teksi secara kumpulan dengan senior-senior Hmmm... kemudian ditumpangkan di Whitworth Park. Rasa guilty pula sebab pakai mouse tuan punya bilik...

IMAM Second Medical Symposium - Muslims & Medicine in a Globalised World. Itulah agenda kami kali ini. 2 hari lamanya. Hari ini dan esok.

Tiba di Manchester Royal Infirmary agak lewat, dek terlelap setelah bersarapan. Terus terdengar khabar ada rakan-rakan (Syafiq Ayman dan Ariff Fahmi) Dublin yang terlepas flight. Aiseh, sakit. Mereka tiba agak lambat sedikit. At least they made it in one piece.

The symposium went on. Then the DPM arrived and delivered an inspiring speech before he left. He sure have a tight schedule on his visit to UK. So many things to be done and yet so little time are given. Maybe.

Antara lecture yang cukup mendapat tempat di hati adalah mengenai Abul Qassim Az-Zahrawi - one of the greatest of all time (also known as Abulqasis) by Ibrahim Sheikh. He unfolded the life story of said Muslim surgeon and drew a picture of his achievements, or route to me follow on for that matter. Mabruk!

Hmmmm...

I was strucked by something yesterday.
I better change now before it is too late.

Oh yes, let's go to Islam Basics (http://www.islambasics.com), shall we?

Current recommended website:
Bahan Tarbiyyah
Islam Basics
Masud.co.uk
Alibris
Abebooks

...

About the IAW, there's an Arabic saying : "You cannot give what you do not have".

Hmmm... I heard the Terrorism vs Islamophobia talk got a great response. Too bad I couldn't be there.

Oh yes, somebody pushed the buzzer telling that an Islamophobe was around on Monday. Oh well, oh well...

Of Liver Disease & IAW 2005

Bila bercakap tentang IAW, rasa bersemangat, walaupun secara fizikalnya kurang sihat. Lemsip banyak juga ditelan sejak kebelakangan ini. Ishh.. boleh overdose nih haha. Liver disease seh, sebab liver menerima beban untuk metabolise ubat yang ditelan. Panadol overdose leads to liver failure... dan mati.

IAW. Islam Awareness Week. Minggu Kesedaran Islam (betul ke dalam BM?) Hmmm... nak sedarkan diri sendiri & orang tentang Islam. Biar kita banteras Islamophobia... walaupun dengan sumbangan kita yang sekelumit cuma.

Hmmm... Aku cukup hormat dan kagum semangat rakan-rakan yang tetap teguh, semoga Allah mengurniakan sebaik-baik ganjaran untuk mereka. Cukup hormat dan kagum. Wallahi!

Jadi aku menjemput lah rakan-rakan ke IAW @ Surgeons. War-warkan kepada semua... kalau tak dapat pergi, at least balik lah rumah dan buka balik buku-buku agama. Takpun surf internet. Banyak literature dan segala di sana. Tinggal antara nak dengan tak nak sahaja...

Ketahuilah, sesungguhnya iman itu bertambah dengan amal soleh, dan berkurang dengan maksiat. Banyak beramal makmurlah hati semakmur makmurnya. Bila bertambah maksiat, lain pula jadinya. Itulah Liver Disease yg sebenarnya. Kalau dah tahap Liver Cirrhosis, parah. Solat tinggal pun masih boleh selamba makan biskut.

Oh ya, Alhamdulillah nak datang juga ayah ke sini. Dapat tiket murah di travel fair yang berlangsung sekarang. Tahun lepas, ayah offer nak datang, tapi aku tolak bulat2. Membazir aku kata. Ishh ishhh. Selepas itu agak kesal, ya lah, dah lah cuti musim panas tak balik. Kali ini, aku tak dapat tolak lagi. Rindu sangat.

Tak sabar pula menanti detik yang mendebarkan ini. Lub dub. Lub dub...

Kadang-kadang terfikir juga, apakah persekolahan di asrama selama 5 tahun boleh 'melonggarkan' simpulan antara keluarga dan anaknya? Pelik juga psikologi manusia ini. Mari semak balik nota-nota psikologi ya?

Wallahu'alam.

The Real New Year / Perihal Hari Valentine

Selamat Tahun Baru...



Marilah baca artikel-artikel di Islam Online. Tambahkan sedikit ilmu pengetahuan. Muharram Safar Rabi'ul Awal Rabi'ul Thani Jumada Awal Jumada Ukhra Rejab Syaaban Ramadan Syawal Zulqaedah Zulhijjah...



Terima kasih penasyid sekalian (Yusuf Islam, Raihan, Hijjaz etc), kerana telah membantu kita mengingati bulan-bulan Islam. Hai, nak ingat pun kena menyanyi?



Hmmm maghrib sekejap lagi. New Year! Okay cau!



..



Valentine's Day pun semakin hampir. Apalah nak jadi? 2 tahun sudah, aku pernah menyaksikan sendiri gelagat pemuda-pemudi bersorakan dek Valentine's Day. Ketika itu, aku di KLCC menjemput rakan yang baru saja tiba dari KMYS lepas maghrib, dalam pukul 8 malam adalah kiranya.



Sewaktu perjalanan pulang, terkejut sungguh melihatkan ribuan anak muda bercanda di tepi kolam air pancur KLCC. Wah! Ramainya. Perasaan sangka baik masih kuat - mungkin ada bacaan Tahlil beramai-ramai kot sempena Valentine's Day. Wah! Brothers & sisters beramai pulak tu. Wah! Sungguh indah ukhuwwah... Tentu mendapat barakah!



Yeah, right! You're bloody right! Ukhuwwah kebendenye. Masing-masing menghayati keindahan tanpa disedari mereka dihujani dengan dosa. Semakin tua waktu malam, zikir-zikir neraka (ayat jiwang) semakin rancak. I love you, you love I. Awak sayang saya tak? Cinta kita tetap teguh honey. Apa hadiah utk Valentine's Day? I sanggup menempuh lautan api (baca: lautan api neraka) demi you. Dan banyak lagi zikir-zikir yang lain...



Itu lah dia. Valentine's Day ini pembunuh kasih ibu. Penyelar kasih bapa. Yang utama, menyembelih kasih Ilahi...



Minta kita semua dijauhkan dari membuat benda-benda yang tak berfaedah ini.



Wallahu'alam.

Berita Dari France

Diambil dari Bulletin Friendster:



"wey korg...sesapa yg kenal zapran..dak utp

ke...smap ke...mengikut cakap wak pai

melalui ym...zapran masuk hospital(kat

france la kot..ye aaa..dier blaja sana) sbb

ade problem kat peparu dier..ntah dgr kater

kena operate...ni aku dpt tau drpd wak

pai...kalau wak pai tipu maka tipu la cerita

ini..kalau wak pai ckp betol maka benarla

cerita ni..tapi aku personally pecaya aa citer

ni..sbb mase f2 dulu dier masuk hospital

pasal peparu bedarah..mari kite sama2

mendoakan kesejahteraan beliau...amin.."



-Amirudin-



Adakah ia RDS? Emphysema? Pneumothorax?

Sampai kena operate?

Wallahu'alam.



Baru masuk Respiratory System. Tak tahu sgt.



Cuma berdoa dia okay sahaja.

Worth a ponder

2 minggu lepas, article nih keluar di BMJ.



Generosity after tsunami could threaten neglected crises



Peter Moszynski



BMJ��2005;330:165, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7484.165-b



Note: You will need an Athens account in order to access the full text.

The People Of The Boxes

By Dawud Wharnsby Ali:



There were once some people who all saw their lives like empty boxes

They looked around the world collecting up the things they liked

They filled their lives in boxes with the goodies that they gathered

And they all felt in control, content and they all felt all right

They climbed inside their boxes, they settled with their trinkets

They neither looked nor learnt much more and closed their lids up tight

Once they fastened up their boxes they smiled there inside

And they all thought in their darkness that the world was clear and bright



But the world is not a box,

There's no lid, no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks.

And everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks

Is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man;

It's the piece of the peace of Islam



Along came a wandering wise man whispering such words of truth,

Who stumbled on these boxes so separate side by side

He knocked upon the first one saying,

"Please come out and feel the day"

An answer came from deep within,

"You're not of us please go away"



He approached the second box and tapped thrice on the lid, saying,

"Peace to you inside, shall I show you a new way??

Someone peaked out from a crack and said,

"You may just have a point, but it's so comfy in my box, in my box here I will stay."



But the world is not a box,

There's no lid, no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks.

And everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks

Is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man;

It's the piece of the peace of Islam



He stood before the final box; a hiding face peaked out to him,

And much to his surprise he said,

"I recognize those eyes"

"I see you and you see me, why not come out and be free?

Faith and flowers wilt and die if they are hidden from the sky."



Cuz the world is not a box,

There's no lid, no doors, no cardboard flaps or locks.

And everything in nature from the clouds to the rocks

Is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man;



Hmm...

Are we still trapped in?

Are we still 'branding' people happily like there is no other day?

How could we guide the others then?



Waallahu'alam

New Term

Hmmm... now I wonder what did I do in January 2004 last year. I could imagine how different it was.



Maybe I was hanging with the wrong crowd back then. Or maybe I didn't get what's really life is all about. Period.



Today, where exactly I want to go? Wow that's really tough question isn't it? At least now I know what I am supposed to do, and what I want to be. Phew!



Oh yes, please surf to:

Muslim Heritage - http://www.muslimheritage.com

FOSIS - http://www.fosis.org.uk

Esastera - http://www.esastera.com

Tafsir Ibn Kathir - http://www.tafsir.com

More tafsirs (Kabir, Qurtubi, Munir, et c) - http://www.al-tafsir.com

Young Muslims Canada - http://www.youngmuslims.ca

Ngokop (kembar Mustaza) - http://ngokop.blogdrive.com

MAB Online - http://www.mabonline.net - the reflections issue 3 is out now!





//Ngokop yang best atau nama sebenarnya Yusuf, dari Newcastle. Dia ni housemate Tuan Fairuz, schoolmate aku dulu. Dunia itu kecil!



January. Or Zulhijjah. I reckon it'll be a busy month now. Alhamdulillah the tsunamis didn't really give much of a dent to Malaysia. As of others, it was bad. Hundreds of thousands were left in tremendous grief. I just hope that relief organisations out there are keeping tabs with them. All we can do is - donate. Don't you feel guilty - while we're here sipping cappucinno and chatting loudly (and sometimes lewdly), like there's no other day, there are whole lot of them dying out there?



Oh well, new term is always at faster pace. With vivas and lots of events are coming, I guess if someone said I need a break, I would just boo them. No way! I believe there is no break in life. All that we have is "restructuring", same as in business world when a company ran aground - they do the "restructuring". Betul tak?



Come on, we're young and full of beans! But... temptations galore and challenges abound. Being young (and a youth) is like very much like driving a Ferrari. Without brakes, it is really dangerous. And this is time when Shaitan & our own desire look for the vulnerable, and try to tamper with the controls. It has been their time-tested trick to work through temptations and desires irresistible. No joke. The path of immorality always looks attractive, isn't that right?



Hmm... PUISI & Winter Gathering have given so much guidance and enlightenment. I hope those who were there will treasure the servings throughout the programme. It's matter of apply what we have learnt in our life. Or at least set an objective - "I don't want to be a plain vanilla medical student/doctor/etc.". It is just between nak atau tak nak.



Probably I was up high in the sky. And people always utter it loud - it is too idealistic. Becoming Musleh (those who make good things to others) is no easy work. One must read newspapers. One must more books. One should interacts with more diverse range of people (don't forget the rules too). And actually there's alot more list of do's and don'ts. Oh yes, one should be the avant garde in whatever field he or she is venturing (read : getting honours), while adopting efficient personal development practices (read : be more than just a student) to ensure the excellence does run in parallel in both lines we're drawing. Like Brother Wan Firdaus puts it, "getting the very best out of both world".



I guess that's enough for today. A little reminder for me. Aku bukannya baik pun.



And verily, Allah knows best.



Coming events:

-PPIMI AGM

-Shabir Ally tour

-Ibrahim Hewitt tour

-Tsunami Appeal

-Islamic Towers Week

-End The Occupation



Kalau ada budak Dublin yang membaca, silalah uar-uarkannya kepada semua...



To do:

-"report" on PUISI & Winter Gathering (Journey to become Unta yang Rahila)

-scan photos at Melrose, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Coventry...

-research about Morocco & Tunisia, and Turkey for my summer trip. still contemplating... and counting the money too. jadi ke tak nih?

-finish up lots of overdue tasks... argh!



Oh ya, jumpa juga dengan Muizz. Kecilnya dunia.