[Eng] The Blind Doctor (part 3)

[Intro songs starts, audience clapping]

Andrew (A): Hello again and welcome back. We sure took a lot of breaks when the story is right at it's peak. With us tonight is Dr Fattah Al-Amin or some of his colleagues knew him with his old name Dr Franklin A. Archer. So please continue doctor.

Dr Fattah (Dr): Thank you, Andrew. Before I continue, could the audience give a show of hands, who are the non-Muslims?

[About 30 people raises their hands]

And among these lovely people who are brought here by themselves?

[About 10 people continued raising their hands]

So, Andrew, could you tell me how many are there since I obviously couldn't see that.

[The crowd laugh out of realization]

A: There are 12 among 35 came by themselves.

[BM] Entah Resah, Payah Kesah

Empunya diri sering berkhayal,
Nak dapatkan ilmu, kuasa & handal,
Tujuan supaya manfaatkan modal,
Awal lagi sudah dilabur jual,
Hujungnya harap tidak menyundal.

[Eng] Of those who are, many aren't

Of those who see, many are blind
Of those who hear, many are deaf
Of those who speak, many are mute
Of those who stand, many are paralyze
Of those who thinks, many are fools
Of those who feels, many are senseless
Of those who lives, many are dead

God helps us so that we be the first & not the latter

[Eng] The Blind Doctor (part 2)

[Intro songs starts, audience clapping]

Andrew (A): Hello and welcome back to our show. The show where we share experience of one of our new brothers and sisters who embraces Islam as their religion of choice. Addin that our God, Allah Almighty, we worship and nothing but Him.

Tonight with us ladies and gentlemen, give him a warm welcome of applause, Dr Fattah Al-Amin. Nice to have you here doctor.

Dr Fattah (Dr): Thank you, Andrew.

A: Dr Fattah Al-Amin, born in a Catholic family. Your name before was Frank Archer, am I right?

Dr:Yes, Andrew. It is Franklin Anthony Archer. And I still use that name in some event though. But during introduction, I'd prefer to use Fattah Al-Amin.

A: Well folks, as you all knew, Dr Fattah was been with us from the beginning. He has shared with us his early blindfolded era. Am I using the correct term here doctor?

Dr: Yes Andrew. The same as what we have practices backstage prior. [Crowd laugh altogether]

[Eng] The Blind Doctor (part 1)

[Intro songs starts, audience clapping]

Andrew (A): Hello and welcome back to our show. Tonight we have a very special guest for our show. Ladies and gentlemen, give him a warm welcome of applause, Dr Fattah Al-Amin. How are you doctor?

Dr Fattah (Dr): I'm fine thank you, Andrew.

A: Sorry for the inconveniences, are you comfortable here doctor?

Dr: It's okay Andrew. Pardon my shades. Your studio shines of its prestige, blinds my eye.

A: A doctor with a sense of humour, ladies and gentlemen.

[Crowd shares the giggles]

[Eng] Don't stop believing

A platform or a stage or simply a spot,
It gives powers that bestowed upon,
Speakers, performers & exhibits plots,
The ability to tackles mind & heart,
Of those who hear, see & feels.

Results from such give wonders,
Either creating new or similar flows,
Innovative or creative prospects,
Of which the audience then show,
Either will reduced, similar or even grow.

Crowds may conjured or dispersed,
Depending on the trade that being placed,
They come as an empty vessel,
Once return either zero, half or full,
Depending on feelings that works their mind,

[BM] Hajat Beradat

Dari kampung membawa ulam,

Pucuk ubi, kaduk & pegaga,

Dari jauh berutus salam,

Moga sihat diri sekeluarga.

Adat beradat berzaman lamanya,

Terkenal hingga negeri orang,

Hajat bermula dengan bertanya,

Sudilah kira berterus terang.

Indah corak si batik jawa,

Tema bunga daun beralas,

Warkah sepucuk hajat dibawa,

Moga isi terzahir jelas.

[BM] Siapa dan Apa Kemampuan Saya?

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

"Siapa dan apa kemampuan saya?" merupakan soalan yang perlu sentiasa dijawab diri kita sendiri.

Kebetulan beberapa hari lepas, sempat berbual dengan sepupu yang masih bersekolah dan bakal memasuki universiti. Berikut adalah olahan kembali dan sedikit berbeza dengan apa yang saya sampaikan kepada mereka (olahan bergantung kepada pemahaman dan peringkat umur).

Moga perkongsian ini memberi manfaat pembaca andai sudi ianya membimbing anda yang sememangnya hebat-hebat belaka.

Penilaian: Tanah Perlu Sama Rata

Jika persoalan ini ditujukan kepada orang lain, penilaian itu hanya boleh dikeluarkan oleh 'Tuan Punya Badan'. Bukan 'Tukang Tanya' dan bukan juga 'Orang Sekelilingnya', tetapi 'Tuan Punya Badan'. Maka, nilai yang dikeluarkan dan dirujuk tadi berbentuk subjektif milik sang pembicara.

Mana mungkin nilai itu diolah dalam kerangka objektif. Ianya jelas, bila mana wujud perbezaan ketara antara individu ke individu yang lain. Sebab itu, penilaian objektif yang ada kini sekadar mengukur sebahagian sudut sahaja dan bukan secara kolektif.  Andai dibentuk juga penilaian yang digembar-gemburkan menyeluruh sekalipun, ada beberapa pembolehubah (variable) yang menjadikan faktor keputusan ujian itu berbeza.

[Photo/Eng] Thank You For Your Wishes

There goes my 25th birthday, Alhamdulillah,
Here on I've passed the first quarter from a decade of life,
All praised are directed solely to Allah, most worthy to be worshiped.
No one knows except His if I could reach my third,
Knowing that, we, should always remember about our lives.

Years goes by, teaching about things to think,
Others comes by, giving about love to love,
Unitedly or divided, let the rest flows by.

All I could say, I'll always appreciate those who,
Lend their precious money, time, knowledge and space,
Letting me know that how much value of life is.

[BM] Aku Sayang Kamu

Semalam saya kongsikan gambar di sebelah ini di laman sosial FB & Twitter sebagai peringatan untuk diri sendiri dan juga orang yang saya sayang (the one who is dear to me). Sesiapa yang sempat membacanya, maka anda adalah antara orang-orang yang saya sayangi.

Geli? Janganlah..

Tak ada apa yang perlu rasa geli gelemannya bila saya zahirkan kalimah 'sayang' itu. Perkataan sayang itulah yang mendekatkan antara dua pihak yang berjauhan. Ia mengikatkan dua hati yang berinduan. Ia jugalah penyebab terbentuknya silaturrahim sesama kita.

[BM] Kau Bukan Lilin

Takkan kusetuju lilin sebagai kiasan
Katanya baktimu korbankan diri,
Masaku dahulu kau telah beri kesan,
Generasi baru kau jua yang memberi.

Andai lilin itu ibarat dikau,
Butalah jelata bila dipadamkan,
Andai itu sahaja fungsi dikau,
Tiada erti jika tak dibakarkan.

[BM] 13 Mei bagiku

Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Mengasihani,

Cukup-cukuplah aku berharap akan isu perkauman sempit yang saban hari dilaungkan oleh orang yang mengimpikan huru-hara. Dek kerana laungan mereka mencetus kegelisahan mereka sendiri. Tiada apa yang perlu dirisaukan peristiwa 13 Mei 1969 dahulu berulang kembali, melainkan puak ini juga yang rindukan sangat hari itu menjadi.

13 Mei 2013, Perlukah Berulang?

Aku tak maksudkan isu politik negara dalam teks kali ini. Aku tak maksudkan soal huru-hara sejarah lama. Aku maksudkan peristiwa yang dilalui kami sekeluarga. Pinjaman Allah diseru pulang kepada-Nya. Ayah kesayanganku, menyahut seruan itu.

(Iaitu) orang-orang yang apabila mereka ditimpa oleh sesuatu kesusahan, mereka berkata: "Sesungguhnya kami adalah kepunyaan Allah dan kepada Allah jualah kami kembali." (Surah Al-Baqarah: 156)

[Jawi] ڤسچا‌-ڤيليهن رايكو

سديه ساى.

سسوده تامت ڤروسيس ڤيليهن راي ك١٣ اين دان تهنيه بوات چالون يڠ برجاي منجادي واكيل رعية.

كناڤ ڤولا ساي ڤرلو سديه؟

[Eng] Pray for Change, Ini Kalilah

It is the 13th General Election for Malaysia, and I couldn't participate in casting my votes. Sadly to say, perhaps it is my own fault to try registering to the representatives.

The first one while I was renewing my IC due to change of my postal address, this particular lady who was doing her job to update my status, she said it could be done via online in Electoral Committee website (Yes, at that time, the lady from the National Registration Department did says it is possible).

Apart from already log in to the web which says it couldn't, I took her saying as a form of what she had been briefed before. Then a journey to the Post Office, yet another lady from said it's too late to register, just because rumours said GE13 will be happening on March 2010. No did she handed me the registration forms.

Who am I to blame? 

Again, emphasizing my fault that is, for not able to walk directly to Electoral Committee office when I had my chance upon returning home for my short holiday due to that 'Arab Spring' came to Egypt at February 2011. 

Easier said than done? Yes.

[Eng] Review: Direct Red: A Surgeon's View of Her Life-or-Death Profession

Direct Red: A Surgeon's View of Her Life-or-Death Profession by Gabriel Weston

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



There should be made compulsory for those who wanted to pursue in medical or any health care profession to be well-informed or have a written consent before they started their med-school. I'm sure that this book is one of them.

Some might have been drawn in by tv series about doctors life (which probably did each and every doctor wannabe would have kept all the episodes), but does it really shows what does real one really think of?

A personal view well written by a surgeon (intern and attending), a woman and a mother.



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[BM] Soal itu

Apa pernah dibiarkan hilang kuasa bicara,
       Tatkala wujud masih kudrat di sisi,
Bila mungkin sampai ke telinga,
       Tatkala tak pernah terucap rapi,
Mana pergi keinginan berbahasa,
       Tatkala engkau tandus mencurah bakti,
Siapa pula kau biarkan leka,
       Tatkala alasan itu kau bawa mati,
Bagaimana mungkin kau ingkar dengan rasa,
       Tatkala kau sama laungkan pasti

[Eng] Hearing aid

We do know what hearing aid is. The true purpose was to help people who are unable to hear sound which travels through air (this is important, as we could only use this medium to hear properly) due to his/her conducting and/or perceptive deafness.

As technology and urbanization evolves, we, the young generations has become the pioneer towards psychology and medicine (especially ENT) findings. We contributed to a great era by developing a new subtype of deafness of which we call 'Selective deafness' (other information about this is in here, here and here). 

Yes, we have made an opposite of usage of an aid by creating subtype of deafness which I would call it  Hearing Aid Relative Deafness, or HEARD. Before we continue, forgave me for all intentionally annoying puns I've made through out this article.

[Eng] Ignorance Never a Bliss

Knowledge is a gift to those who appreciate it. We might memorizes information or heard (or perhaps read) about news. Some of us may have stored abundance of sources and obtain various (educational) degrees of which we majors in.

The same goes to one who bears nothing. Puzzled with the term 'Ignorance is bliss' which quite more often said to those who didn't know about the truth.

(note: the correct usage of the phrase - often better not to know about something unpleasant, something that you say which means if you do not know about a problem or an unpleasant fact, you do not worry about it)

Few things comes in my mind:

1) Should not knowing about Addeen or Religion be blissful?
2) A misinformed or misdiagnosis of a cancerous tumour or disease became pleasant?
3) Not knowingly our own (present/ future/ ex-) spouse cheating or our own sons/daughter lost their virginity, to some person we know could sustain domestic interaction?
4) Unknowingly being tricked by media which covering the bad side of government create peace and harmony?
5) Our own financial crisis being kept secret to our own-self by someone who knew provide good future trust?

Should the truth came as such, doesn't it better to be well informed so that we could manage these obstacles instead leave it be?

We need to know regardless other said it as unpleasant. Either a good or a bad news, it should be the one who accepts it first.

[Eng] Why must..

Why must I always choose the hard topics to be discussed?!

It gives me writer's block

[BM] Review: Seharum Kasturi Putih

Seharum Kasturi Putih by Awisul Islah Ghazali

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Pengalaman orang lain amatlah bermakna. Apatah lagi apabila seharian berhadapan dan berhubungan dengan pelbagai ragam jenis manusia. Pengalaman para pengamal perubatan yang termuat dalam buku kecil ini, sedikit sebanyak membuka seribu satu persoalan minda buat masyarakat kita di Malaysia. Meski tema berkaitan dengan isu kesihatan, namun selitan isu penting kita sering lupa antaranya isu ketentuan Ilahi, isu kemanusiaan dan cabarannya, isu kenegaraan dan kedaulatannya.

Tak dinafikan, wujud juga ramai orang jahil ilmu keduniaan, apatah lagi ilmu agamanya sendiri. Apabila wujud sikap bodoh sombong, makin banyak kesilapan berulang. Akhirnya masyarakat 'jahiliah' kembali semula dengan isu moral dan aqidah.

Moga coretan penulis ini difahami dan diselami dalam jiwa pembaca dalam usaha meningkatkan peribadi dan pemikiran rasional masyarakat kita di Malaysia ini, khasnya buat para Muslimin.



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[BM] Mujur ada yang..

Ada yang suka sangat meminta-minta, mujur ada yang sudi memberi.

Ada pula yang suka memberi, mujur juga ada yang sudi menadah.

Ada juga yang tak buat apa-apa, sekadar menanti menunggu 'nasib menyebelahi' dirinya. Kalau ada nasib baik, kalau tidak, nasib badan katanya.

Mujur ada 'nasib', tapi kenapa bergantung kepada nasib & bukan tuhan?

[BM] Review: Gagasan 1Malaysia - Kesinambungan Bina Negara-Bangsa

Gagasan 1Malaysia - Kesinambungan Bina Negara-Bangsa by Mohd Ayop Abd Razid

My rating: 1 of 5 stars



Saya mengharapkan buku ini pada awalnya menerangkan konsep bawaan DS Najib Razak dalam pentadbiran beliau terajui. Namun sayangnya, buku hasil himpunan penulisan dalam ruangan akhbar secara berkala sekadar mengangkat-angkat segala gerak langkah PM ke6 itu.

Ada sebahagian tulisan Ayop Abd Razid di sini boleh diklasifikasikan sebagai teguran, namun apabila kembali cerita seputar tindakan PM dalam pelaksanaan transformasi beliau, ianya dinilai terus sebagai satu kejayaan tanpa prospek penuh semua sudut nilai baik mahupun buruk.

Bukanlah salah penulis dalam penyampai beliau ini, kerana beliau sekadar mengulas hal semasa dengan mendukung aspirasi PM baru ketika itu ditabalkan amanah tersebut.

Dalam menyanjungi slogan 1Malaysia, tidak boleh dilupakan peranan rakyat melayu majoriti dan parti kuasaan elit melayu UMNO yang hasilnya disusun dibahagian akhir terbitan ini dilihat sebagai fokus asal agenda asal penubuhan gagasan tersebut.

Sayangnya penulisan ini sekadar dilihat dari pandangan penyanjung tegar dan bukan pemikir kritis yang seharusnya sama menjadi acuan pembentukan aspirasi 1Malaysia itu.



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[BM] Review: Kaum-Kaum Yang Pupus

Kaum-Kaum Yang Pupus by Harun Yahya

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



When a history/ tales of any nations has been written in The Holy Quran , sure it should be something not to be forgotten off. As a Muslim, we should believe that these stories are meant to be taken seriously not to be repeated so long as we live.

The stories of Prophets and their followers either they submit to the teaching or they denied it, should also reflected to us nowadays as a reminder.



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[Eng] The Revolving Door

Have you ever felt like your life is stuck in a revolving door,
Where everything is stagnant, motionless, while everyone else is at war,
A war where they strive for ambitions, dreams, hope and forever more,
While here I am standing motionless, with my feet glued to the floor.

Standing in this revolving door, I move back and forth and back again,
With a half hearted dream, I grew big, small and then big again,
Pretending life is progressing, and getting nowhere was the original plan,
As if I would ever be happy, ending precisely at the point where I began.

[BM/Video] Ucapan Graduan

Video ini ditayang semasa majlis graduasi kami, 23 Februari 2013. Hasil tungkus lumus sahabat yang buat rakaman & susun atur klip sebagai tayangan umum.

 

[BM] Review: Denyut Kasih Medik

Denyut Kasih Medik by Farhan Hadi Mohd Taib

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Sebuah coretan yang baik oleh penulis. Pendedahan awal buat bakal doktor muslim mengenai kerjaya mereka di Malaysia kelak.

Perkongsian menarik mengenai Sunnah & hukum-hakam mengenai perubatan serta isu-isu berkait dengan masyarakat kita di Malaysia mengenai akidah, pengubatan, amar makruf nahi mungkar, wanita & kekeluargaan.

Tolak tepi isu watak utama terlalu sempurna, kerana itu yang setiap muslim dituntut mencapai yang terbaik dalam urusan keduniaan & untuk akhirat.

Saya cadangkan juga buat sahabat bukan Islam andai juga meminati novel melayu & kerjaya kedoktoran.



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[BM] Tegur

Cakap memang senang bila mengingatkan orang lain dengan kalimah "Amar Ma'ruf, Nahi Mungkar".

Ramai di antara kita mampu menjalan suruhan kebaikan, namun sering lupa pada frasa kedua iaitu mencegah kemungkaran. Lebih-lebih lagi yang melakukannya sahabat sendiri.

Meletakkan perbezaan darjat pada hukum samalah dengan rasis. Ya, salah dari penggunaan perkataan di situ. Boleh juga disamakan dengan dasar apartheid atau sistem kasta, terpulang bagi mana-mana yang sesuai disebut. Yang jelas, kita tidak berlaku adil dalam pelaksanaan.

Jika kita mampu menegur dan menegah orang lain dengan kuasa sedia ada, kenapa tidak pada rakan sendiri?

"Seganlah dengan dia, dah lama kawan dengannya, baik orangnya. Kali ini sahaja dia buat salah, tak apa kot?"

"Eh, aku tak naklah sebab tegur dia, persahabatan kami putus".

Seakan-akan terlalu sayang sangat, dibiarkan saja dia ke Neraka.

Pukulan ini untuk aku. Kalau kau pun terasa kena tampar, padan muka.

[Eng] We Have Graduated Yeah!

We come with high hopes
Endlessly strives together

Home, we left family and friends
Awhile, but felt forever
Voluntarily, but might unwillingly
Especially when they are the most beloved

Giving our very best
Realizing we’re handling Amanah
Amanah of family, community & Addeen
Dua’ we prayed Almighty
Upon Him we seek guidance
Alhamdulillah for granting our wishes
Things we once dreamt
Ever did we only sought
Did never should stop to hope

Yours truly passing this baton
Encouraging all to work harder
All our beloved juniors
Hope in time we meet again

(written on: 10.30am, 8 February 2012)

[BM] Pantun Adat Dan Daulat

Angkuh terbang si burung jentayu,
Sayang bakal menanti jerat,
Di mana sopan adat melayu,
Dicampak ke tepi sanjungnya barat.

Tuahnya keris bersarung keramat,
Tuahnya cindai puteri memikat,
Budaya timur santuni umat,
Budi baik membawa berkat.

[BM] Hujung Tepi Bucu Penjuru

Terperosok dipinggir sudut
Melangut tengok pasang surut
Lautan manusia tatkala pecut
Tak endah sisi yang sama turut
Tuju apa yang direbut-rebut
Mungkin juga yang disebut-sebut
Entah wujud hati dan perut
Melihat sedetik penunggu sudut

[Eng] Art of Listen, Respect & Understand

It is a wonderful world indeed. There are a lot of people from different background. We come from various clusters of age, sex, language, race, culture, religion, country, education level, socioeconomic status etc.. In other words, this diversity teaches us rules of listening, respect and understanding.

I am totally an idiot if neglecting these most important key in gaining myself knowledge or even as an human being. So, I'm writing this one to make myself clear.

[BM] Bengkak Dipukul

Tempohari, tiba-tiba teringin membaca karya tulisan sendiri dalam blog ini. Gara-gara penangan dari beberapa peristiwa yang mempertikaikan tahap rasional serta unsur seni dalam kotak minda (akan aku huraikan ini kemudian nanti)

[BM] Di Mana Karya Mu Si Warga Ilmu?

Saya jarang melihat karya penulisan, olahan isu-isu tertentu baik khusus mengenai Islam atau isu umum dari warga Pengajian Islam Zagazig. Sekadar nampak perkongsian di'facebook' ini pun dari status, video mahupun blog-blog milik orang lain.

Sering saya lihat perkongsian warga Sains Kesihatan sahaja yang jelas menuturkan pandangan pemikiran mereka. Suka juga keadaan yang mana ianya tidak dibatasi sikap prejudis terhadap sesuatu Ilmu. Mungkin sebab fenomena sosial mereka tak langsung menghalang fungsi penyampaian maklumat sesama rakan-rakan maya.

Salah saya, mungkin tidak disilatkan tali persahabatan di alam maya ini dengan mereka yang telah penuh menulis di statusnya dengan kalam ilmiah mereka tersendiri. Silap saya juga anti sosial terhadap mereka. Tapi ke mana pula lingkaran perkongsian tersebut pergi jika tidak pula jalinan rakan Facebook yang saya ada itu dikongsikan kembali.

Pada zhan saya, mungkin masing-masing bersikap lebih berhati-hati dalam bertutur mahupun menyampaikan Ilmu. Namun, dari perkongsian mereka di'facebook' ini seakan tidak pula dijaga matan mahupun sanad khabar tersebut.