Dangerously In Love ♥

I'm still loving this song up till today. Despite it was released in 2003(correct me if I'm wrong), it is still among the song that give me "goosebumps" whenever I listen to it. Her powerful vocal top it up. Beyonce is amazing!


"Dangerously in Love 2" is a song written and produced by Beyoncé Knowles and Errol McCalla, Jr. The ballad was first recorded by Destiny's Child for their third studio album Survivor (2001), under the title "Dangerously in Love", and is one of the few songs on Survivor that Knowles sings almost completely solo. The song later became the title track to Knowles' debut album with some minor adjustments instrumentally. "Dangerously in Love 2" is an R&B and soul ballad, the lyrics of which detail romantic obsession. (an extract from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerously_in_Love_2 )







Dangerously in love

I love you

Baby I love you
You are my life
My happiest moments weren't complete
If you weren't by my side

You're my relation
In connection to the sun
With you next to me
There's no darkness I can't overcome

You are my raindrop
I am the sea
With you and God, who's my sunlight
I bloom and grow so beautifully

Baby, I'm so proud
So proud to be your girl
You make the confusion
Go all away
From this cold and messed up world

I am in love with you
You set me free
I can't do this thing
Called life without you here with me
Cause I'm Dangerously In Love with you

I'll never leave
Just keep lovin' me
The way I love you loving me

And I know you love me
Love me for who I am
Cause years before I became who I am
Baby you were my man
I know it ain't easy

Easy loving me
I appreciate the love and dedication
From you to me

Later on in my destiny
I see myself having your child
I see myself being your wife
And I see my whole future in your eyes

Thought of all my love for you
sometimes make me wanna cry
Realize all my blessings
I'm grateful
To have you by my side

Every time I see your face 
My heart smiles
Every time it feels so good
It hurts sometimes

Created in this world
To love and to hold
To feel
To breathe
To love you

Dangerously in love
Can't do this thing
I love you , I love you, I love you
I'll never leave

Just keep on loving me
I'm in love with you
I can not do
I cannot do anything without you in my life

Holding me, kissing me, loving me
Dangerously
I love you
Dangerously in love



 ♥ it

How Matches Are Made?

Today I've decided to include a How To video post. I managed to google a video regarding how matchsticks are made. I'm just curious regarding their manufacturing processes. So, here's the Video.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/770499/learn_how_matches_are_made/



Learn How Matches Are Made - The best free videos are right here


http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Match.html#b

The Process: 

A match is a small stick of wood or strip of cardboard with a solidified mixture of flammable chemicals deposited on one end. When that end is struck on a rough surface, the friction generates enough heat to ignite the chemicals and produce a small flame. Some matches, called strike-anywhere matches, may be ignited by striking them on any rough surface. Other matches, called safety matches, will ignite only when they are struck on a special rough surface containing certain chemicals.
History

The first known use of matches was in 577 during the siege of a town in northern China. Women in the town used sticks coated with a mixture of chemicals to start fires for cooking and heating, thus allowing them to conserve their limited fuel by putting the fires out between uses. The details of this technique were subsequently lost to history. It was not until 1826 that John Walker of England invented the first friction matches. Walker's matches were ignited by drawing the heads through a folded piece of paper coated with ground glass. He began selling them in 1827, but they were difficult to light and were not a success.

In 1831, Charles Sauria of France developed a match that used white phosphorus. These matches were strike-anywhere matches and were much easier to ignite. Unfortunately, they were too easy to ignite and caused many unintentional fires. White phosphorus also proved to be highly toxic. Workers in match plants who inhaled white phosphorus fumes often suffered from a horrible degeneration of the jawbones known as "phossy jaw." Despite this health hazard, white phosphorus continued to be used in strike-anywhere matches until the early 1900s, when government action in the United States and Europe forced manufacturers to switch to a nontoxic chemical.

In 1844 Gustaf Pasch of Sweden proposed placing some of the match's combustion ingredients on a separate striking surface, rather than incorporating them all into the match head, as an extra precaution against accidental ignition. This idea—coupled with the discovery of less-reactive, nontoxic red phosphorus—led J. E. Lundstrom of Sweden to introduce safety matches in 1855. Although safety matches posed less of a hazard, many people still preferred the convenience of strike-anywhere matches, and both types continue to be used today.

The first matchbook matches were patented in the United States by Joshua Pussey in 1892. The Diamond Match Company purchased the rights to this patent in 1894. At first, these new matches were not well accepted, but when a brewing company bought 10 million matchbooks to advertise their product, sales soared.

Early match manufacturing was mainly a manual operation. Mechanization slowly took over portions of the operation until the first automatic match machine was patented by Ebenezer Beecher in 1888. Modern match manufacturing is a highly automated process using continuous-operation machines that can produce as many as 10 million matches in an eight-hour shift with only a few people to monitor the operation.

Raw Materials

Woods used to make matchsticks must be porous enough to absorb various chemicals, and rigid enough to withstand the bending forces encountered when the match is struck. They should also be straight-grained and easy to work, so that they may be readily cut into sticks. White pine and aspen are two common woods used for this purpose.

Once the matchsticks are formed, they are soaked in ammonium phosphate, which is a fire retardant. This prevents the stick from smoldering after the match has gone out. During manufacture, the striking ends of the matchsticks are dipped in hot paraffin wax. This provides a small amount of fuel to transfer the flame from the burning chemicals on the tip to the matchstick itself. Once the paraffin burns off, the ammonium phosphate in the matchstick prevents any further combustion.

The heads of strike-anywhere matches are composed of two parts, the tip and the base. The tip contains a mixture of phosphorus sesquisulfide and potassium chlorate. Phosphorus sesquisulfide is a highly reactive, non-toxic chemical used in place of white phosphorus. It is easily ignited by the heat of friction against a rough surface. The potassium chlorate supplies the oxygen needed for combustion. The tip also contains powdered glass and other inert filler material to increase the friction and control the burning rate. Animal glue is used to bind the chemicals together, and a small amount of zinc oxide may be added to the tip to give it a whitish color. The base contains many of the same materials as the tip, but has a smaller amount of phosphorus sesquisulfide. It also contains sulfur, rosin, and a small amount of paraffin wax to sustain combustion. A water-soluble dye may be added to give the base a color such as red or blue.

The heads of safety matches are composed of a single part. They contain antimony trisulfide, potassium chlorate, sulfur, powdered glass, inert fillers, and animal glue. They may also include a water-soluble dye. Antimony trisulfide cannot be ignited by the heat of friction, even in the presence of an oxidizing agent like potassium chlorate, and it requires another source of ignition to start the combustion. That source of ignition comes from the striking surface, which is deposited on the side of the matchbox or on the back cover of the matchbook. The striking surface contains red phosphorus, powdered glass, and an adhesive such as gum arabic or urea formaldehyde. When a safety match is rubbed against the striking surface, the friction generates enough heat to convert a trace of the red phosphorus into white phosphorus. This immediately reacts with the potassium chlorate in the match head to produce enough heat to ignite the antimony trisulfide and start the combustion.

Match boxes and match books are made from cardboard. The finned strips of cardboard used to make the matches in match books are called a comb.

The Manufacturing

Process

Matches are manufactured in several stages. In the case of wooden-stick matches, the matchsticks are first cut, prepared, and moved to a storage area. When the matchsticks are needed, they are inserted into holes in a long perforated belt. The belt carries them through the rest of the process, where they are dipped into several chemical tanks, dried, and packaged in boxes. Cardboard-stick matches used in match books are processed in a similar manner.

Here is a typical sequence of operations for manufacturing wooden-stick matches:

Cutting the matchsticks

• 1 Logs of white pine or aspen are clamped in a debarking machine and slowly rotated while spinning blades cut away the outer bark of the tree.

·         2 The stripped logs are then cut into short lengths about 1.6 ft (0.5 m) long. Each length is placed in a peeler and rotated while a sharp, flat blade peels a long, thin sheet of wood from the outer surface of the log. This sheet is about 0.1 in (2.5 mm) thick and is called a veneer. The peeling blade moves inward toward the core of the rotating log until only a small, round post is left. This post is discarded and may be used for fuel or reduced to wood chips for use in making paper or chipboard.

•  Stripped logs are placed in a peeler, which cuts a sheet about 0.1 in (2.5 mm) thick, called veneer, from the log. The veneer proceeds to the chopper, which cuts it into small sticks. The sticks are soaked in a dilute solution of ammonium phosphate and dried, removing splinters and crystallized solution. The matches are dumped into a feed hopper, which lines them up. A perforated conveyor belt holds them upside down while they are dipped in a series of three tanks. The matches are dried for 50-60 minutes before they are packaged.

• 3 The sheets of veneer are stacked and fed into a chopper. The chopper has many sharp blades that cut down through the stack to produce as many as 1,000 matchsticks in a single stroke.

Treating the matchsticks

• 4 The cut matchsticks are dumped into a large vat filled with a dilute solution of ammonium phosphate.

• 5 After they have soaked for several minutes, the matchsticks are removed from the vat and placed in a large, rotating drum, like a clothes dryer. The tumbling action inside the drum dries the sticks and acts to polish and clean them of any splinters or crystallized chemical.

• 6 The dried sticks are then dumped into a hopper and blown through a metal duct to the storage area. In some operations the sticks are blown directly into the matchmaking facility rather than going to storage.

Forming the match heads

• 7 The sticks are blown from the storage area to a conveyor belt that transfers them to be inserted into holes on a long, continuous, perforated steel belt. The sticks are dumped into several v-shaped feed hoppers that line them up with the holes in the perforated belt. Plungers push the matchsticks into the holes across the width of the slowly moving belt. A typical belt may have 50-100 holes spaced across its width. Any sticks that do not seat firmly into the holes fall to a catch area beneath the belt and are transferred back to the feed hoppers.

• 8 The perforated belt holds the matchsticks upside down and immerses the lower portion of the sticks in a bath of hot paraffin wax. After they emerge from the wax, the sticks are allowed to dry.

• 9 Further down the line, the matchsticks are positioned over a tray filled with a liquid solution of the match head chemicals. The tray is then momentarily raised to immerse the ends of the sticks in the solution. Several thousand sticks are coated at the same time. This cycle repeats itself when the next batch of sticks is in position. If the matches are the strike-anywhere kind, the sticks move on to another tray filled with a solution of the tip chemicals, and the match ends are immersed in that tray, only this time not quite as deeply. This gives strike-anywhere matches their characteristic two-toned appearance.

• 10 After the match heads are coated, the matches must be dried very slowly or they will not light properly. The belt loops up and down several times as the matches dry for 50-60 minutes.

Packaging the matches

• 11 The cardboard inner and outer portions of the match boxes are cut, printed, folded, and glued together in a separate area. If the box is to contain safety matches, the chemicals for the striking strip are mixed with an adhesive and are automatically applied to the outer portion of the box.

• 12 When the matches are dry, the belt moves them to the packaging area, where a multi-toothed wheel pushes the finished matches out of the holes in the belt. The matches fall into hoppers, which measure the proper amount of matches for each box. The matches are dumped from the hoppers into the inner portions of the cardboard match boxes, which are moving along a conveyor belt located below the hoppers. Ten or more boxes may be filled at the same time.

• 13 The outer portions of the match boxes move along another conveyor belt running parallel to the first belt. Both conveyors stop momentarily, and the filled inner portions are pushed into the outer portions. This cycle of filling the inner portions and pushing them into the outer portions is repeated at a rate of about once per second.

• 14 The filled match boxes are moved by conveyor belt to a machine, which groups them and places them in a corrugated cardboard box for shipping.

Quality Control

The chemicals for each portion of the match head are weighed and measured exactly to avoid any variation in the match composition that might affect performance. Operators constantly monitor the operation and visually inspect the product at all stages of manufacture. In addition to visual inspection and other normal quality control procedures, match production requires strict attention to safety. Considering that there may be more than one million matches attached to the perforated belt at any time means that the working environment must be kept free of all sources of accidental ignition.

Valentine Day - The Reason Why I'm not Celebrating?

This is among my postponed entries for this month. As I've mentioned in my announcement regarding my delay in update, I'll resume updating  as soon as I could.  Thank God(Allah الله) for granting me good health so that I can continue with my daily activities. I've been unwell for a week. Throughout that time, I refrain myself from logging in to my laptop for further updates on my blog or surfing the internet. After a week of rest, I'm back in action as promised.

I'm going to write regarding this, Valentine. I never celebrate V-Day or Valentine Day. It's against my religion to do so. I search on to find out why it's not allowed & I found the reason from an internet source.

http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?id=142698&page=articles

Here's the reason why:

1- In Islam, the festivals are clearly defined and well established, and no additions or subtractions may be accepted. They are an essential part of our worship and there is no room for personal opinion. They have been prescribed for us by Allaah and His Messenger. Ibn Taymiyyah may Allaah have mercy on him said: "Festivals are part of the laws, clear way and religious ceremonies of which Allaah Says (what means): 'To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way' [Quran 5:48] and 'For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow.'" [Quran 22:67]

Like the Qiblah (the direction faced in prayer), prayer and fasting. So there is no difference between joining them in their festival and joining them in their other rituals. Agreeing with the whole festival is agreeing with disbelief. Agreeing with some of their minor issues is the same as agreeing with them in some of the branches of disbelief.

Festivals are the most distinctive things by which religions are told apart, so whoever celebrates their festivals is agreeing with the most distinctive rituals of disbelief. Undoubtedly, going along with them in their festivals may, in some cases, lead to disbelief. Dabbling in these things, at the very least, is a sin. The Prophet referred to the fact that every nation has its own festivals when he said: "Every nation has its own ‘Eed and this is our ‘Eed." [Al-Bukhaari]

Because Valentine's Day goes back to Roman times, not Islamic times, this means that it is something which belongs exclusively to the Christians, not to Islam, and the Muslims have no share and no part in it. If every nation has its own festivals, as the Prophet said: "Every nation has its ‘Eed" [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim] - then this means that every nation should be distinguished by its festivals.

If the Christians have a festival and the Jews have a festival, which belongs exclusively to them, then no Muslim should join in with them, just as he does not share their religion or their direction of prayer.

2- Celebrating Valentine's Day means resembling or imitating the pagan Romans, then the Christian People of the Book in their imitation of the Romans in something that was not part of their religion. If it is not allowed to imitate the Christians in things that really are part of their religion - but not part of our religion - then how about things which they have innovated in their religion in imitation of idol-worshippers?

Imitating non-Muslims in general -whether they are idol-worshippers or People of the Book - is Haraam (prohibited), whether that imitation is of their worship - which is the most serious form - or of their customs and behavior. This is indicated by the Quran, Sunnah and Ijmaa' (scholarly consensus):

(i) From the Quran: Allaah Says (what means): "And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment." [Quran 3:105]

(ii) From the Sunnah: the Prophet said: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them." [Abu Daawood]

Ibn Taymiyyah may Allaah have mercy on him said: "This Hadeeth (narration) at the very least indicates that it is Haraam to imitate them, although the apparent meaning implies that the one who imitates them is non-Muslim, as Allaah Says (what means): 'And if any amongst you takes them friends (and helpers), then surely, he is one of them' [Quran 5:5]."

(iii) With regard to Ijmaa', Ibn Taymiyyah narrated that there was agreement that it is Haraam to imitate non-Muslims in their festivals at the time of the Prophet’s Companions and Ibn Al-Qayyim narrated that there was scholarly consensus on this point.

3- The love referred to in this festival ever since the Christians revived it is romantic love outside the framework of marriage. The result of that is the spread of fornication and immorality. Hence, the Christian clergy opposed it at some stage and abolished it, then it came back again.

Some people may wonder, and say:  “You mean to deprive us of love, but in this day and age we express our feelings and emotions - what is so wrong with that?”

We say:

Firstly: It is a mistake to confuse what they call the day with what the real intentions are behind it. The love referred to on this day is romantic love, taking mistresses and lovers, boyfriends and girlfriends. It is known to be a day of promiscuity and sex for them, with no restraints or restrictions… They are not talking of pure love between a man and his wife or a woman and her husband, or at least they do not distinguish between the legitimate love in the relationship between husband and wife, and the forbidden love of mistresses and lovers. This festival for them is a means for everyone to express love.

Secondly: Expression of feelings and emotions is not a justification for the Muslim to allocate a day for celebration based on his own thoughts and ideas, and to call it a festival, or make it like a festival or ‘Eed. So how about when it is one of the festivals of the non-Muslims?

In Islam, a husband loves his wife throughout the year, and he expresses that love towards her with gifts, in verse and in prose, in letters and in other ways, throughout the years - not just on one day of the year.

Thirdly: There is no religion which encourages its followers to love and care for one another more than Islam does. This applies at all times and in all circumstances, not just on one particular day. Indeed, Islam encourages us to express our emotions and love at all times, as the Prophet said: "If a man loves his brother, let him tell him that he loves him."  [Abu Daawood]

And he said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you truly believe, and you will not truly believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you of something that, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam (Islamic greeting) amongst yourselves." [Muslim]

Fourthly: Love in Islam is more general and more comprehensive; it is not restricted only to one kind of love, that between a man and a woman. There are many more kinds of love. There is the love of Allah, love of His Messenger and his companions love for good and righteous people, love and support for the religion, love of martyrdom for the Sake of Allah, etc. There are many kinds of love. It is a dangerous mistake to restrict this broad meaning to this one kind of love.

Fifthly: What these people think, that love before marriage is a good thing, is wrong, as has been proven in studies and by real-life experience.

So, how can we believe that Valentine's Day is of any benefit to Muslims? The truth is that it is a call for more permissiveness and immorality, and the forming of forbidden relationships.

The husband who sincerely loves his wife does not need this holiday to remind him of his love. He expresses his love for his wife at all times and on all occasions.

The Meaning Of Valentine:

http://www.lorensworld.com/Life-work/The-Meaning-of-Valentine-s-Day.html

THE ORIGINThe celebration of the day began with the life and death of a man. A bishop by the name of Valentine stood against an Emperor's decree that Roman soldiers could not marry. He married them in secrecy because he thought the Emperor's edict was wrong and went against the glory of young love. Valentine's acts were discovery. Label treason, he was martyred. In memory of Valentine's deeds, Pope Gelasius declared him a saint and the day of his execution, February 14th, became known as Valentine's Day.

THE MEANING OVER TIME In ancient times, Valentine's Day originally marked the remembrance of the man. Years after his death, young men offering notes of affection to young ladies they admired. By the Middle Ages, the Day was recognized as the holiday of courtship and love.

I'm not against anyone who celebrate V-Day but I hope it's clear why I'm not celebrating it. I'll stick to my faith & beliefs.

Today I managed to update 2 entries & shared a VLog that I watched recently. That's it for now. Till the next time. Cherio peeps! 

Cenderawasih

Lagu "cenderawasih" adalah lagu "paling power" yang pernah aku dengar. Teringat lagi, sewaktu kecil, lagu ini merupakan antara lagu yang paling digemari. 90-an, this song is a hitz on the radio! Malah, sampai sekarang, rasanya tak jemu mendengar lagu ini. Terkesan sangat syahdu. Kalau tak percaya, dengarlah video di bawah ini.

Ape yang aku tahu, kumpulan 2D merupakan penyanyi tanah air kita sendiri, Singapura. Aku tak begitu tahu tentang perkembangan mereka. Kalau tak silap, kumpulan ini dah pun berpecah membawa haluan masing-masing. Apa pun, syabas pada mereka kerana telah berjaya menghasilkan atau membawakan lagu yang masih lagi digemari hingga saat ini. Syabas 2D!



http://youtu.be/GjpHSY_6lEw


Cenderawasih

Artist: 2D


Cenderawasih burung kayangan
Tuanku putih kilau keemasan
Pandanglah hamba si gagak hutan
Sebelah mata pun hamba tak terkilan


Cenderawasih burung kayangan
Tuanku putih kilau keemasan
Adumu bercadarkan pintalan gemawan
Tidur hamba beralas reranting hutan


Tak hamba terkelindan sayap dipatahkan
Tak hamba terkilan telur hamba dipecahkan
Hamba akur dengan suratan
Hamba akur dengan kehendak Tuhan
Hamba akur berketurunan bermandi hinaan


Cenderawasih burung kayangan
Tuanku putih kilau keemasan
Kau pinta didodoikan rintikan hujan
Ku mampu rintih senandung kedukaan


Penat hamba menanam ubi
Ramai berladang nenas di seberang
Penat hamba menabur budi
Emas jua dipandang orang


Orang cina menghisap madat
Duduk di bangku berkain chukin
Hina besi kerana berkarat
Hina manusia kerana miskin


Cenderawasih burung kayangan
Tuanku putih kilau keemasan
Kau pinta didodoikan rintikan hujan
Ku mampu rintih senandung kedukaan


Aduhai cenderawasih pintamu keterlaluan
Kau inginkan hamba kalungkan bulan
Kau kepinginkan kerabu dari bintang berkerdipan
Kau dambakan rantai untaian buih lautan

http://www.ilirik.com/2d_--_cenderawasih.html (Sumber Lirik)

Satu lagi lagu dari 2D. Terpaksa masukkan sekali lirik lagu di bawah ini kerana video karaoke dari penyanyi asal hanya ada lagu tanpa nyanyian liriknya.






http://youtu.be/A9QMkF6h4xk

Diantara 2 lagu yang diketengahkan, , "Cenderawasih" juga menjadi pilihan yang paling digemari.
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Setelah cuba untuk "google" tentang 2D tapi tak dapat ape-ape pun. Cuma keratan dari akhbar online di bawah ini aja yang diperolehi.

Petikan dari:  http://cyberita.asia1.com.sg/rencana/story/0,3617,169732,00.html 

31 Jul 2010

EKSTRA!

ARTIS
2D gabung semula

Oleh
Amirul Putra

SUDAH agak lama tidak dengar berita kumpulan ini.

Lebih tujuh tahun lalu, apabila kumpulan ini membuat keputusan mahu 'merehatkan' diri daripada persada seni kerana tugasan masing-masing, peminat agak kecewa kerana kumpulan ini sedang memuncak dan lagu mereka menjadi kegemaran.

Bercakap dengan ahli kumpulan 2D, nama yang digarap daripada konsep memberi dimensi kedua kepada lagu dikir popular seperti Cenderawasih, Bonda Kusanjung, Ayah Kuagung dan Seindah Syurgawi baru-baru ini - meniupkan keyakinan pada setiap ahli.

Tetapi setelah segala urusan yang menyekat perjalanan mereka diselesaikan, 2D bertemu semula tanpa diduga dalam satu persembahan.

Lebih manis lagi, Adeep, yang kini aktif bersama The Fabulous Cats (TFC) di Kuala Lumpur, turut sama dalam persembahan reunion itu.

'Gembira dapat berkumpul semula kerana sudah agak lama tidak buat persembahan bersama,' ujar Adeep di sesi pertemuan.

'Seronok kerana peminat masih sukakan lagu kami. Pada masa yang sama, walaupun bergerak secara solo sekarang, persembahan ini tetap bermakna,' jelas Rifa'ah Ridzuwanul Hakim, anggota termuda 2D.

Tidak terdapat sebarang hambatan ketika mereka menerima undangan yang bertepatan dengan ulang tahun ke-11 penubuhan kumpulan ini pada Julai 1999 dan kelahiran album Epilog Cinta Terlarang serta Dimensi II pada tahun yang sama.

Di akhir persembahan, purata ahli kumpulan ini tetap berasa lega kerana memenuhi jangkauan penganjur serta menghiburkan para peminat.

Seperti kata Zainal Ismail: 'Inilah antara persembahan yang tidak banyak tekanan tetapi tetap berkesan kerana kami berkumpul semula.'

Adakah kemungkinan 2D akan bergabung semula secara tetap?

Soalan itu diajukan kepada Ruslighani Iskandar, jurucakap aktif 2D.

Beliau berkata: 'Kalau memang ada 'jodoh' dan diizinkan, mungkin kami ingin membuat satu persembahan eksklusif bagi para peminat yang masih sukakan muzik dan lagu kami.'

Agak memberangsangkan kerana penulis difahamkan Rifa'ah dan Rayhul Firdaus sahaja yang ketika ini sedang mengusahakan album masing- masing berkonsepkan sesuatu yang agak berlainan dengan genre muzik 2D.

'Tetapi tidak mustahil bagi kami satukan semua ini dalam satu persembahan kerana muzik menyatukan kami secara tidak langsung suatu masa dahulu,' ungkap Rayhul pula.

Yang rindukan kemunculan 2D, nantikan persembahan 'reunion' ini di sebuah rancangan televisyen yang akan disiarkan tidak lama lagi.

Sampai di sini saja. Semoga di kesempatan yang lain, banyak lagi yang dapat diketengahkan. Dari itu, salam ceria semua!  Senyum selalu :)

♥♥♥♥ I'm so gonna ♥♥♥♥ it

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BLOG RASMI DJKC MISTERI JAM 12: Cabaran Seorang Muallaf

BLOG RASMI DJKC MISTERI JAM 12: Cabaran Seorang Muallaf:

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cabaran Seorang Muallaf

Salam kepada KC dan para pendengar, Nama saya Ammar. Saya ingin berkongsi sebuah kisah yang diceritakan oleh bapa saya tentang salah seorang rakannya bernama Rudolf, seorang Muallaf berbangsa Israel. Sebelum dia menganut agama Islam, dia merupakan penganut agama Yahudi seperti majoriti orang-orang dari negara Israel. 
Begini kisahnya. Dahulu Rudolf ada seorang temanita bernama Mariah yang dia berkawan sejak kecil lagi dan mereka adalah pasangan dan bercadang untuk berkahwin. Dia menganut agama Islam apabila dia bercuti di Singapura dan terjumpa dengan seorang hamba Allah di sini.


 Menurut ayah saya, dia tidak pernah mendengar bacaan ayat-ayat suci Al-Qur'anul Karim sebelum ini, sehingga dia melalui depan sebuah masjid di sini dan terdengar seseorang sedang membaca ayat-ayat suci itu. Sebagai orang yang berasal dari negara Timur Tengah, dia tahu Bahasa Arab serta maknanya. Dia terpaku mendengar ayat-ayat suci yang dibaca dan terus menangis, lalu masuk ke dalam masjid itu dan berjumpa dengan Ustaz yang menyuruhnya untuk mengucap dua kalimah syahadah. 


 Apabila dia kembali ke Jerusalem, dia memulakan hidup baru. Suatu hari, Mariah mengajaknya ke kelub untuk berdansa dan minum arak. Dia sering memberi alasan yang dia sakit dan tidak pernah beritahu sesiapa tentang kehidupan barunya. Perkara ini berterusan sehingga pada satu ketika dia sudah cukup sabar dan tidak mahu menipu temanitanya.


 Sampai pada suatu masa yang dianggapnya sesuai, dia berterus-terang dengan Mariah tentang kehidupan barunya. Muka Mariah pucat. Kemudian dari pucat, terus membuak-buak kemarahan, dan dia mula mencaci Rudolf. Rudolf sabar sahaja. Mariah kemudian berkata dia akan membalas dendam atas perbuatan Rudolf menukar agama dan lantas Rudolf tidak lagi bertemu dengannya. Hidupnya berterusan selepas itu dengan biasa sampai satu ketika yang dia percaya dia disihir dengan sihir orang-orang Israel, sihir yang saya percaya lebih kuat dari sihir orang-orang Melayu, dan mungkin paling kuat di dunia ini dari zaman nabi dahulu kerana sihir mereka ini merupakan sihir paling purba. 


Pada satu ketika dia ternampak hantu seorang perempuan bermata satu duduk di hujung katilnya pada waktu malam. Dia membaca Surah Al-Falaq untuk perlindungan. Perempuan itu pun berkata dalam bahasa Hebrew, "Engkau penipu, aku akan datang lagi, untuk aku membinasakan kau!!!" dan terus hilang. Dia terperanjat, melihat jin mata satu kerana dia teringat tentang Dajjal yang juga bermata satu, membuatkan dia lebih takut, dan membaca lagi dan terus lelapkan mata. Rudolf juga mengalami masalah kesihatan. Tubuh badannya penuh dengan jerawat dan terus bernanah, bau badan seperti bangkai, terlalu hina sehinggakan dia dipecat. 


Kerana dia sebatang kara, dia masak sendiri. Makanan yang dia masak, selalu tidak bertahan lama. Hanya untuk satu jam. Dia pernah masak satu hidangan, yang menurut Ayah, akan basi selepas sehari. Dia tidak akan makan hidangannya selepas satu jam dan apabila hendak mencedok makanan, lipas, ulat dan lalat berada di dalam kuali. Terpaksa dia beli makanan di luar. 


 Kerana dia dibuang kerja, dia menjadi tukang sapu sampah di sana, kerana walaupun meraih segulung ijazah dalam bidang undang-undang, dia tidak diambil kerana keadaan tubuh badannya yang amat terhina. Gajinya hanya 'ngam-ngam' sahaja. Satu hari, dia mahu tidur, perempuan bermata satu itu datang lagi untuk mengganggunya. Perempuan itu berkata yang dendamnya belum lagi selesai. Cuma ada satu ubat sahaja, iaitu kembali ke agama asalnya dan berkahwin dengan Mariah. Dengan rasa marah Rudolf menghalau makhluk itu dan membaca surah Al-Kahfi. 


Dia tetap bertegas dengan agama barunya. Kemudian, datang ujian yang paling hebat, yang mungkin orang yang kesabarannya rendah tidak akan memaafkan dunia akhirat. Beberapa malam selepas malam dia berjumpa makhluk itu, Rudolf diganggu lagi. Baru sahaja beliau ingin lelapkan mata, tiba-tiba, labah-labah jenis tarantula yang teramat banyak, jatuh dari siling ke badannya dan menyengatnya. Dia terus memekik dan keluar dari rumahnya itu. Di luar, dia nampak perempuan bermata satu itu, kali ini lebih hodoh rupanya, menyeramkan, matanya terkeluar dari soket, lidah panjang menjelir dengan air liur busuk dan kulitnya berpecah-pecah.


 Rudolf sangat terkejut, dia terlupa dengan bacaan ayat-ayat suci Al-Qur'an dan melarikan diri. Makhluk itu terbang mengejarnya. Apabila Rudolf menoleh ke belakang, wanita itu sudah hilang, dan bila toleh ke depan, wanita itu berada betul-betul di hadapan mukanya, jarak lebih kurang seinci, lidahnya menjilat wajahnya. Kemudian, dengan secara kebetulan, dia mula teringat ayat-ayat suci Al-Qur'an dan mula membaca, kali ini, satu Juz Amma dia baca. Wanita itu kemudian memekik dan terbakar. Selepas itu, Rudolf hilang kawalan dan pengsan. 


Bila dia sedarkan diri, dia berada di rumahnya, ditemui oleh jirannya di jalanraya berdekatan rumahnya. Yang peliknya, dia terperanjat, keadaan tubuh badannya sudah cantik dan tidak bernanah lagi. 


Akhirnya dia mendapat kerja yang lebih bagus selepas kejadian itu. Dia juga mendengar khabar, Mariah meninggal dunia akibat dilanggar kereta dan mukanya dilenggek dengan teruk. Sihir orang Israel ini memang amat dasyat, tidak boleh dibayangkan azabnya. Mungkin, inilah kuasa Tuhan. Ujian untuk seorang Muallaf. Sekian terima kasih... 


TERIMA KASIH AMMAR!!!

Kisah MJ12 - Kakak Disihir

Kisah ini dipetik dari blog rasmi MJ12 yang dikendalikan oleh DJ KC di Ria 89.7FM.

http://kisahmj12.blogspot.com/2012/01/kakak-disihir.html

Kakak Disihir

Assalamualaikum Dzar dan KC,

Nama saya Marfa. Saya ingin berkongsi pengalaman yang saya dan keluarga lalui sendiri. Perkara ini berlaku tahun lepas dan kini masih menghantui kami sekeluarga terutama sekali kakak saya.

Marfa mempunyai seorang kakak yang Marfa perkenalkan sebagai "Salina" (bukan nama sebenar). Kakak Marfa, Salina, merupakan seorang wanita yang pada dasarnya seseorang yang pelembut, tetapi hatinya sukar ditawan. Seandainya kalau hatinya berjaya ditawan oleh seorang lelaki, dia akan menyayanginya sepenuh hati tanpa mempedulikan apa-apa jua kekurangan pada si lelaki tersebut.

Kali terakhir kakak menjalinkan hubungan istimewa ialah beberapa tahun yang lalu. Waktu itu beliau sedang menuntut di Maktab Rendah. Ketika itu, dia menjalinkan hubungan dengan seorang lelaki yang menuntut di sekolah yang sama dengan beliau. Hubungan hanya mampu kekal untuk beberapa tahun dan mereka putus pada tahun ketiga mereka menuntut di Universiti. Kakak memang terlalu sayangkan lelaki tersebut, dan setelah putus, kakak memang tidak berminat lagi untuk libatkan diri dalam hubungan percintaan. Beliau kemudian fokus pada pelajaran dan pencarian kerja.

Ini berterusan selama tiga tahun sehinggalah pada tahun 2008 bila kakak bertemu dengan seorang pemuda yang berjaya memikat hatinya. Dipendekkan cerita, mereka pun menjalinkan hubungan selama tiga tahun dan hampir mula membincangkan tentang perkahwinan. Sepanjang tiga tahun kakak berkenalan, pemuda melayan kakak dengan sangat baik dan sering ke rumah untuk melawat keluarga kami.

Sehinggalah suatu hari kakak menerima panggilan seorang wanita yang menggelarkan dirinya "Haslinda" (bukan nama sebenar) yang mengugut kakak saya, "Kau bahagia sekarang rampas hak orang. Kau buat orang merana. Sekejap lagi kau pulak akan merana!!!" Kakak memberitahu hal ini pada ibu dan ayah saya. Dia juga beritahu pada teman lelakinya. Sepanjang perkenalan mereka, memang tidak ada tanda pun yang menunjukkan kalau pemuda tersebut sudah berpunya.

Akhirnya teman istimewa kakak mengakui bahawa sewaktu awal perkenalan dengan kakak, dia memang masih suami pada bekas isterinya. Sebenarnya bekas isterinya itu didapati curang, tetapi memohon maaf berkali-kali supaya tidak diceraikan. Tapi pemuda sudah tawar hati dan meneruskan proses penceraian di luar pengetahuan kakak. Kemungkinan besar, bekas isteri beliau fikir kakak saya yang telah meracuni fikiran suami beliau sehingga dia diceraikan walhal penceraian berlaku kerana kecurangannya yang tak dapat dimaafkan lagi.

Dipendekkan cerita, sejurus selepas mendapat pangilan amaran tersebut, keesokan harinya, pada tiap-tiap malam, lebih tepat lagi selepas jam 12 malam hingga waktu Subuh, kakak akan menjadi "orang lain". Dengan nada suara yang garau dan seram, dia akan menjerit sambil mengilai, "Aku nak duduk sini, dalam badan ni.. Aku suka budak ni. Aku buruk. Dia cantik!!!" Makhluk itu sering mencederakan kakak dengan menghantukkan kepala kakak ke tembok, mengigit jari-jari kakak, menjerit untuk membuat kakak sakit tekak bila dia tersedar. Selain itu, dia seolah-olah mengunci mulut kakak dengan menggetap gigi kakak kuat-kuat. Perkara ini berlanjutan sehingga lapan bulan. Kami sekeluarga bergilir-gilir menjaga kakak. Perkara ini memaksa Mama berhenti kerja untuk menjaga kakak. Dia pernah cuba menguncikan diri kakak saya di tandas dan buat kakak mandi air yang sejuk sehingga menggigil. Kakak menjadi kurus tidak bermaya dan trauma disebabkan serangan sihir ini.

Setelah mendapatkan khidmat berpuluhan bomoh, akhirnya Allah menemukan kami dengan seorang ustaz yang dapat membantu. Kakak disuruh baring dan ahli keluarga kami, khususnya ayah dan abang-abang saya diarahkan memegang kakak saya. Ustaz mula membacakan ayat ayat suci Al-Qur'an, dan dibawanya sebotol air yang berisi bacaan tasbih di dalamnya. Kakak mula menjerit, "Mama tolong Salina, ni Salina mama." Ustaz kemudian menjawab, "Kalau ini betul Salina, pegang Al-Qur'an ini dan minum air ini.

Makhluk itu pun menangis dan berkata, "Aku lah... Baiklah aku balik, kau kuat sangat untuk aku..." Ustaz mula merenjis air itu dan mengusap kepala kakak dan menggenggam tangannya seolah si makhluk itu di dalam dan melemparkannya ke atas permukaan Al-Qur'an. Alhamdulillah Kakak kemudian pulih. Kakak kini sudah bertunang dengan seorang pemuda pilihan Mama dan bakal mendirikan rumahtangga hujung tahun ini. Pengalaman ini mengajar kita agar haruslah kita berhati-hati dalam memilih pasangan. Sesungguhnya perbuatan sihir ini tidak mengenali salah atau benar. Dan Sesungguhnya Allah itu Maha Berkuasa di atas segalanya. Ingatlah ujian sakit dan penawar datang darinya. Terima Kasih. Assalamualaikum.

Yang Benar,

Marfa

Dilema Wanita by Fiza O (Eps 1)

Something to share. Unfortunately, it's not in english. It's about "Dilemma Wanita" A Woman's Dilemma. She got married in Dec 2010. She lived happily with her husband just like a fairy tale. But that happiness became a nightmare after 2weeks. Her husband changed & became cold towards her. She was ignored & was abandoned by her husband.

They were no longer the happy couple. Even when she found out she was pregnant, it was not a happy news to her husband. But obviously, she was one happy woman after knowing about her pregnancy. Her pregnancy was not well received by both her husband and her in-law.

Even her mother in-law supported the decision of "Divorce", separation made by her. I can't imagine a mother could do something like this. Her daughter in-law is in the early stage of pregnancy and as a mother, she should stop her son from divorcing his wife not supporting his decision. "Strawberry Short Cake", her nickname, came to a decision for a divorce upon hearing that her husband is willing to let her go.

That guy is totally heartless! What did he take his marriage for? Marriage is for once in a lifetime. He's like playing off with his marriage. How could he leave his pregnant wife all alone without even bother to be there during the stage and labour. He neglected his responsibility as a husband and father to be.

What could be more insane than divorcing his wife while she's pregnant with his baby? That's what this cruel, inhuman husband, he did to his wife.

Even while his wife is due for labour, he can't even be bothered to be there by her side. After his son is born, he only give a pair of baby clothing & $10 note to his wife. What is this? Throughout the entire pregnancy stage he was never there to care for her and never ever once paid for his wife medications check up etc... The hospital bills was not paid by him. He never spent a single cent for his son & wife welfare.

Even this type of man still exist in this world.

Below is a VLOG by local radio DJ Fiza O, 89.7FM in Malay language.





Can't believe a heartless man like him exist in this world.

♥♥ "That's Life" 3rd Year ♥♥

February marks the 3rd year I started on this blog, "That's Life".  I'm not a regular nor frequent blogger. But I will update any entry when I had the time to do so. This is my personal blog. Almost every content of it is about my personal experiences but I may include something related to the world issues or anything random that's happening around me. "A little bit of everything & get ready for some randomness"

I'm hoping that I'll be able to continue blogging in years to come. For as long as I'm around & in a pink of health, I'll continue further to express myself out through writing.

I've decided to come out with a slogan, motto (whateva u called it) for my blog on it's 3rd year which is:

"That's Life" a little bit of everything...



Till then, Cherio peeps :)


♥♥♥♥ I'm so gonna ♥♥♥♥ it

The Thought Of It Scares Me Off

One month had already past in 2012. That means less than 11 months for it's departure. I couldn't believe it will be this quick. What else could I say? Everything is happening in a speed of a time. It seems like yesterday, I was at the countdown party celebration awaiting for 2012. But now, everything seems like a rush.

How was the beginning of 2012 been?

For me, everything past real quick. Things happens in disbelieve. I heard the passing of several people such as celebrities etc... I have yet to achieve or accomplish success, something in life.


It says that 2012 is the "end" but I  really hope it's not.

Honestly, thinking of death totally scares me off. I'm not prepared to leave this world. I may be young but death does not counts any age. Young or old, everyone will leave when the time have come.

I just hope and pray to الله‎ Allah not to take my life any sooner. I'm not prepared. There's still so many things undone & yet to be accomplished. Before death is approaching me, I wanna be a good or better "muslimah"... Like many other muslim's I have a wish to perform a pilmirage to Mecca to perform both "umrah" & "haj"...

If my time have come, I hope to be able to die in peace, leaving this world in a "husnul khatimah".. (Meninggal dalam keadaan yang beriman, "husnul khatimah") I hope to seek forgiveness from anyone who knew me.

Sometimes it ever came across my mind if I'm such a burden to everyone around me, perhaps it's better for me to leave this world forever. It ever happened at one point of a time, I wish that perhaps it's best if Allah take my life away so that I won't be a nuisance or burden to the rest. I was thinking that upon my departure, everyone shall live in peace. They won't have to bother about me.

But to think again, I'm not prepared. "Aku belum bertaubat." I've not fully repented. "Aku takut akan siksaan, panasnya api neraka." The thought of "neraka" the heat of the flames from the hell, scares me off.

I'm ending my entry for now. Till the next time. Cherio peeps :)

Aku perlu mendalami pengetahuan tentang agama. Banyak lagi yang harus aku pelajari. Perintah agama harus segera dilaksanakan. Tapi... Kenapa aku sering alpa & sering meninggalkan apa yang wajib atau dituntut dalam agama. Aku ingin berubah tapi kenapa segalanya begitu sukar? Ya الله‎  Allah, kau bimbing lah aku ke jalan yang benar. Kau tunjukkan lah jalannya. Aku berserah padamu.


 (Translation on what I wrote above. I hope for guidance from الله‎ Allah, the almighty, to be a better person.)

Thank you الله‎ for everything.... I'm thankful for what's provided for me :)