Ramadhan kembali lagi...

Ramadhan datang lagi!
(dengan nada paket mainan Tora)

Hakikatnya, pantas sungguh masa berlalu. Ramadhan yang sudah, sudahlah. Ramadhan kali ini? Sama saja? Atau makin [isi adjektif di sini]?

Oh ya, tahun ini, tiada lagi dialog-dialog sebegini:

"Ibu, Dublin mula berpuasa lusa."

"Eh, kalian mula berpuasa esok atau lusa?"

"Haa... malam ini Masjid X mula solat terawih. Masjid Y esok."

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Bulan Ramadhan bulan dipermudahkan doa. Dari doa aktiviti harian hinggalah doa tentang masa depan...

Doa Aktiviti Harian
http://www.frim.gov.my/masjid/DOAGIF.HTM#DOA1

Doa Mereka Yang Tertindas (Palestin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URE4uKuWUM4

Doa Diberikan Kemenangan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3B29VuGt8

Doa Masa Depan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUQEzWfqU4E

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Puasa bukanlah setakat macam ini saja...



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Surgery OSCE minggu depan!

Pause...

Let's press the pause button for a while...


// Malam Seni Islam, Perhimpunan Musim Bunga PPIMI, ICCI Clonskeagh, Ireland, March 2004. Kumpulan An-Nur, dan Kumpulan Al-Badar.

From left:
Al-Badar (percussionists) - Yours truly (tamborine), Zulfaka (1st kompang), Shazrul (2nd kompang), Azli (turkish drum), and Khamizi (djembe).
An-Nur (singers) - Abang Kuyie (lead 1), Hazim (mid), Zikri (lead 2), Ghani (bass), and Mustaza (lead 3).

Back then, it was quite an effort - had to borrow the djembe from a senior (Zain, then Final Med RCSI), and the turkish drum from Alestat (my classmate); followed by a bit of practice at Malaysia Hall... haha we were superbly rookies...

Hmmm... sometimes we can have all the equipment, but if there are no people, macam mana ya?

Mencari Jalan Pulang

Masuk Jalan Air Itam
Belok kanan ke Jalan Masjid Negeri
Terus ke Lebuhraya Jelutong
Naik Jambatan Pulau Pinang
Susur masuk ke Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan - Juru
Berhenti bila perlu - solat, mengantuk, isi minyak
Susur keluar PLUS di Jalan Duta
Turun ke Jalan Kuching
Naik ke Jalan Tun Razak
Susur masuk ke Lebuhraya Bertingkat Ampang-Kuala Lumpur (AKLEH)
Susur keluar Jalan Ampang
Belok kanan ke Jalan Cempaka

dan akhirnya sampai...

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Last week, PMC ISOC launched 'English Language Mentor-Mentee' with Penang Free's Form 1. Suddenly I feel young at heart... yeah right. More than 10 years gap. So it was more of a 'teacher-pupil' relationship I think.


// Wow, I don't think my brain is still up for this... goodbye my arithmetics...


// Hmmm... it does make sense to me...


// Mujaheed and Ahmad - doing the grouping...


// Cikgu Omar - "Okay beres, let's get moving!"


//Giving them a big hand...


// The trio from my group.


// Cheerful faces from Hannah's and Hajar's.


// The supper... Penang Free's dining hall definitely way better than SMAPK's during my days.


// All the sweet Cikgus, oopps I mean my PMC classmates.

Puisi: 'Sepeda'

Mengenang 5 teman yang pergi...

Betul kakak rasa bersalah;

sepedamu yang hilang itu
memang bukan salahku
tapi kasihan
dahulu sepedamu itu bertuah
kau kayuh ke masjid
yang katamu
jauhnya tujuh minit.

Sekarang sepeda penuh jasa
sudah dicuri malam
entah disorong orang ke mana

Marilah doa bersama -
sepeda sudah tidak berjodoh denganmu
tapi biarlah tuan baharunya,
seperti engkau juga
mengayuh ia ke tempat mulia
meskipun gereja.

Faisal Tehrani
Koln Selatan - Bonn
9 Disember 2006

Siaran Mingguan Malaysia 3 Ogos 08

Terbitan terbaru GKLN

1) MENGGELEDAH NURANI


Judul: Menggeledah Nurani
Genre: Kumpulan puisi
Penulis: Fahd Razy
Halaman: 120 (tidak termasuk kata pengantar dan kulit)
Penerbit: GKLN Publishing House
ISBN: 978-983-44127-0-8
Tahun: 2008
Harga: RM15

MENGGELEDAH NURANI merupakan kumpulan puisi persendirian pertama Fahd Razy yang menghimpunkan sejumlah 80 buah puisi yang ditulis antara 2001-2008. Naskhah ini dibahagikan kepada 2 bahagian iaitu Menggeledah Nurani dan Angin Sejarah. Menggeledah Nurani merakamkan puisi-puisi bernuansa Islam yang bersifat peribadi dan tercetus dari rasa kehambaan dan kekaguman kepada Pencipta manakala Angin Sejarah lebih sejagat sifatnya, merangkumi sejarah, ketamadunan, sosio-politik, serta isu-isu semasa. Naskhah ini turut menghimpunkan puisi-puisi yang telah memenangi Hadiah Sastera Kumpulan Utusan 2005, 2006, dan 2007, Hadiah Puisi Sains Karyanet 2004 dan 2005, Anugerah Penyair Alam Siber 2006, dan Sayembara Puisi Al-Fikrah MAIDAM-DBPWT 2007.-GPH-


2) BAHASA BUMI


Judul: Bahasa Bumi
Genre: Antologi puisi
Penyelenggara: Ainaa Mardhiah Suhaimi, Syazlin Sazali, Maisarah Shukri
Halaman: 190
Penerbit: GKLN Publishing House
ISBN: 978-983-44127-2-2
Tahun: 2008
Harga: RM15

BAHASA BUMI merupakan naskhah pertama Grup Karyawan Luar Negara yang menghimpunkan sejumlah 50 orang penulis luar negara termasuk Zaid Akhtar, Muhaimin Sulam, Fahd Razy, Hafez Iftiqar, Adibah Abdullah, Siddiq Osman, Ainaa Mardhiah Suhaimi, Syafiq Zulakifli, Alirfan Jindullah, Lailati Mahat dan ramai lagi. Para penulis ini kesemuanya sedang menuntut di pelbagai institut pengajian di seluruh dunia termasuk Sudan, Maghribi, Mesir, Jordan, Jepun, India, Indonesia, Australia, Jerman, Republik Czech, United Kingdom, Ireland, dan Amerika Syarikat. Keseluruhan karya mempamerkan kepelbagaian tema dan teknik, merangkumi sejarah, politik, falsafh, tarbiyah dan dakwah, isu-isu semasa dan global, selain kemanusiaan dan kemasyarakatan. Usaha mengumpul 50 penulis luar negara ini akan dijadikan aktiviti tahunan penerbitan GKLN sebagai usaha menyemarakkan lagi kegiatan penulisan dari khalayak ini. Turut termuat 5 buah puisi yang telah memenangi Sayembara Puisi Islami Maghribi 2008 (SEMPURI) yang berlangsung pada awal tahun 2008.-GPH-


3. MENGEMIS DI KOTA LARANGAN

Zhangjiachuan... hmmm

Alhamdulillah, thank God we have returned to Malaysia in one piece. My heartiest gratitude to all those involved. Anyone for the next trip?

Now I am working on the write ups - reports, reflections, and photoessays...



On top of that, there will be a short documentary to follow. This is my first project... now I understands what it takes to be an indie filmmaker. Mastering the editing softwares - Sony Vegas, Final Cut Express, Premiere dan banyak lagi is relatively easy. Conceptualising your own story is the hardest part. Ok berusahalah!

"Find Me in Zhangjiachuan" - STATUS: IN PRODUCTION
To be released in October 2008
Director/Writer: Abadi Sufaat
Production Team: Mission To China committee members
Featuring: Mariah Mah and Abdullah Yang
Duration: 45 minutes
Shooting format: DV & HDV
Genre: Documentary + Photoshow

Heh, kelakar pula. Sewaktu menulis untuk "Find Me in Zhangjiachuan", berangan-angan pula nak buat dokumentari yang lain tentang PMC. Ishh ishh ishh... bersyukurlah dengan apa yang ada...

The Day

Instead of driving up to Penang, and make a big hole in my wallet...



I'd rather take a busflight (the coach was superfast... it was bloody 140km/h!), before catching up on a spaceship (is it Millenium Falcon? or Enterprise?) ... ooppss the Penang Ferry, to attend this special ceremony.



Yes, our Chief Minister, YAB Lim Guan Eng was there. I told you this is a very special ceremony, but why suddenly he was quite shy with camera? Haha.



One person, many smiles and happiness. It is the very nature of medical profession, is it not? Congratulations Dr Wei Sern!

http://picasaweb.google.com/abadisufaat/PMCConferringIntro

Quoting from the Talley O'Connor,
"This is not the end. It is not even a beginning of an end. Aisemen, lupa pula."

Proper entry will follow soon. All the photos will be up before Wednesday...

Mission To China

When this project was mooted by Najmi, honestly I was full of skeptics. You know the typical responses - “Oh really… Great… Why not?”. Oh well.

Not to say that is quite impossible, but as goes the saying - when ther is a will, there is a way. I then agreed to join in.

The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck. Yup, I've watch the film too!

My first encounter with China began a long time ago. It was Pearl S. Buck’s masterpiece that set me in. “The Good Earth” was one of many efforts to illustrate the China to people all around the globe, and it is still of my favorite read. Special thanks to Cikgu Zaiton, back in SMAPK (hmmm... masih bertugas di sanakah?) No wonder he won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Now, my job for the team is simple on the paper, but horrendously challenging to get it finished. Yup... to document the mission in a creative way - writings, photos, and videos. Hey, I’m no Dato’ Kadir Jasin or Zan Azlee, two of which I wish I could have their bronze statues in my kitchen, so feel free to leave comments and criticisms (or even sarcasms) so that I could improve on and on and on. Yup, I will give my best shot… insha Allah.

Hence, let's tune up our intention to the correct radio station... hmmm okay cranking up the dial..bzzt zzztttt. Voila! Now intention is loud and clear. Correct correct correct......

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Oh, by the way, there's another fraternity - Asyhraff, Nik Farhan and Johan, who are going to China as well, albeit on a different aims and plans. Contact acabeire@gmail.com, eh?

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And then we have PROTES and GERAMM on July 6. Whereabout? I think it will held in PJ, close to Amcorp Mall or something. Check them out at www.geramm.org, will you?

Please note, PETRONAS is not in the blamestorming session. It's the weak governance that does all the mess. It is really pitiful to see MPs (wow even PAS pun blast sekali!), well put whatever verbs that suits you. Heh what a jest. Go Tan Sri Hassan Merican!

Meantime, this fella by the name of Saiful Bahari dropped a dud. Heh, c'mon... backdoor entry is really bland now. Why not having something bizarre like hmmmm... I don't know. What a minute, I am in Malaysia now, so thought process has to be different... haha. I have no inkling - whose game is it, but certainly it is a failed launch (definitely the level of 'lame' is comparable to big-flop Maxis' Streets of Simcities).

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Now, for the Mas Idayu and err... who was another singer? Gosh, I am so lagging behind in our very own music industry. Almost lack of 'soul'... you know the 'Zen' kind of music, and music that moves people. Anyone remember Rage? I do.

Anyway, kopiahs and songkoks off (not tudung okay... don't get too excited, it is aurat!) for those who voiced out their concerns. A good action, as well as a good PR. I mean public relations. Too bad there are too many spin doctors around. Ohh baby, baby, it's a wild world...

Mentioning about PR, I suppose those in Media Studies are more proficient and yes, more analytical on information issued in the press statement. In the field of Medicine, they call it 'The Art of Breaking The News'. Bad news can be a good news, and otherwise.

Aiya. It is time.

3 in a row

Friday


// In the morning I had Long Case. Phew. Late afternoon? 14th SMMAMS conference BBQ. What a conspiracy... haha. I was really surprised. Thanks!

Saturday



// The first meeting. The rest is here - http://www.missiontochina.com. Then lunch at Line Clear (Yes the one that goes straight into your coronary arteries).

Sunday


// Ziarah Pesakit by JIM and Badan Kebajikan Hospital Pulau Pinang. yup, we should be an Instrument of Mercy...

Monday?
Kuliah Maghrib at Jelutong. We're having Ustaz Sobri (yup, he's that guy!) and I can't wait to be there!

A Quick Break...

Allright, let's do this quickly. Last Friday we had a baca Yasin with our newly-conferred Dr Mustaza (plus his wife Dr Faizah).


// Syafiq, the blue jersey gue led the recitement of Surah Yasin. Yes, all these guys were reciting straight from the heart - a criterion of eligible bachelor, eh? Oh, that Sarsi was deliberately uncapped.


//'Tuan Rumah', Dr Mustaza was praying for pristine blessing upon all of us...


//To my right... from left Amir, Hazim, Nuzul, Nik Farhan. Hmmm that pink banner looks lovely. Heh, I have an idea...


//Next to me on the right, Johan. Besides him is Asyhraff. To left (err... I forgot to snap the photo out), Izwan Ismail.

Later we hit the Seraya Fajar for Nasi Lemak before watching Euro 2008. Surprisingly Tokwan and Aimad were there - they just finished their 'on-call'. Asyhraff and I then had a meal before leaving minutes before half past eleven... we have exams coming!

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Dato' Fadzil Noor. It's been 6 years. Fauzan and I was walking home from Leeming Shopping Centre when I received a SMS notifying his demise. What a seismic shock!

Read on the obituary here.

Good good good

Now, several friends are doctors. Alhamdulillah. Good for them. Good no 1. 


// View the full comic here. http://picasaweb.google.com/abadisufaat/komikSPB

Then I received a SMS - my little sister is going to UKM doing Geology. What a timely news. Heh. I hope she'll be doing her job finding more oil for Malaysia. Good no 2.



The final good thing - I'm sharing "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck with you, yes all the readers of this lame blog. It remains one of my favourite classics - plenty of morale values abound!

Download the text

The car is coming around the corner, fast!

Exams? Next Week!

Okay these are photos of my group, A3 - all hunks, plus one angel - Durga.

//All of A3, minus Durga, at Seberang Jaya Hospital. From left -Hijaz, Fazrin, Nicholas, Asyhraff, Hanif, Azrol, Khairul Din.


//Okay, that's me, the first on the left.


//Taken at 14th SMMAMS Conference - The Golden Hour

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Check out the PMCSA website for all the tips, eh?

For Long Case, listen to this...


//Cat Stevens - Don't Be Shy

Don't be shy just let your feelings roll on by
Don't wear fear or nobody will know you're there
Just lift your head, and let your feelings out instead
And don't be shy, just let your feeling roll on by
On by

You know love is better than a song
Love is where all of us belong
So don't be shy just let your feelings roll on by
Don't wear fear or nobody will know you're there
You're there

Don't be shy just let your feelings roll on by
Don't wear fear or nobody will know you're there
Just lift your head, and let your feelings out instead
And don't be shy, just let your feeling roll on by
On by, on by, on by, on by, etc.

Also, this cover includes piano.

So all the good people, please stand up!