TERBUANGKAH MASAMU??? (15/4/2010)

       Aq pandang kanan, nampak teak wardrobe aq yg bersepah. Pandang kiri, nampak baju2 kotor yg bertimbun plak. Pastu aq pandang laptop atas meja studi aq ni pulak. Usha2 jam, da pukol 2 pagi. Aq tengok bantal atas katil aq da me-ronta2 mengajak aq tido bersamanya. Mata dah mengantuk, tapi x nak tido. Apa nak jadi dengan ko ni, nazrin??!!

       Musang. Itula ibarat diriku di kala ini. Sedar di malam hari dan tidur di siang hari. Muhasabah punye muhasabah, banyak jugak masa yg aq da bazirkan selepas aq balik drpd kem plkn. Otak aq beku. Dahla bilik aq 2 tona kaler biru, ditambah lg dengan faktor yg aq x keje. Mmg beku abes r otak aq. X berjalan. Adeyh~

       Bile da jd macam ni, mulela segale mcm perasaan negatif muncul. Terase cam qarin dan nafsu berjaya menguasai diri ini. Skejap rs marah, skejap rs x puas ati. Akibatnye, digital single lens reflex (SLR) Nikon d5000 18-55mm nikkor ED-VR aq yg menjadi mangse tempat aq meluahkan prasaan.

       Refleksi diri kubuat skali lg. Nyata semuanya berpunca drpd sikap aq sendiri. Bukannye aq x ley menyibukkan masa dengan aktiviti berfaedah. Kenapa nak salahkan org lain? Mujur diri ini masih mampu kukawal drpd menyalahkan takdir. Jika tidak….a’uzubillah min zalik. Allah x menzalimi hamba2nya. Manusia yg selalu menzalimi diri sendiri. Haih~

       Ternyata aq merindui zaman persekolahan. Aturan hidup terjaga. Bi’ah islamiyah insyaAllah. Makan pon ikut waktu, hahah. Sangat terbalik dengan apa yg kualami sekarang ini. Bilakah mungin kubisa putar kembali pada zaman itu? Sesungguhnya, benarlah sumpah Allah tentang masa. Mmg aq dlm kerugian. Langsung tiada laba. Sakit. Sakit. Sakit. Justeru, apa solusi utk mslh ini?

       Belajar. Ya, aq pasti itulah jawapannya. Tolabul ilmi faridatun ala kulli muslim. X perlu tunggu a-level. X perlu kunanti matriks, UPU atau biasiswa. P&P itu berterusan, nazrin. Kenape mesti kauikut arus perdana dunia pendidikan? Dengan belajar tanpa mengira waktu, masa kau tidak akan terbuang. Dan skali lg ditegaskan, x smestinye ilmu formal yg ko cari. Belajar la juga ilmu x formal mcm ape yg ko dah blaja dlm sejarah, nazrin.

       Rasanya, itulah jawapan yg dpt menjadi pelincir kepada otak aq. Tp skarang ni, otak aq da x dpt fikir elok2. knape ek? Ouh, patutla. Manusia termasuk binatang da tido waktu ni. Ko x tido lg. patut la beku semacam je…ok la. Sori kerna menghabiskan masa kalian membaca sedikit tazkirah drpd aq. Salam penutup bicara.

‘Déjà vu’kah ini? (12/4/2010)

       Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

       Ramai di antara kita pernah mengalami situasi yg dinamakan déjà vu. Tidak perlu aq takwil ape maknanya, sbb kalian sume mesti da taw an. Ada yg selalu alami kondisi ini sampai menghantui hidup mereka. Slh seorang yg aq kenal ialah syafiq junaidi, member sekolah aq. Tp, dunia mimpi sebenarnya boleh membawa diri kite lebih drpd itu… di sini aq pon nak gak r kongsi sedikit pengalaman peribadi.

       Ada 1 malam aq tido dlm bilik mak aq (bukan bermakna aq anak mak eh!). aq mimpi r yg roh aq kluar dr jasad aq. ‘Aq’ terbang sampai siling bilik dan pandang ke bawah. Aq nampak r jasad aq tengah tido dan jasad ummi, abah dan adik kecik aq. Ni bukan citer tipu eh. Okok sambung….

       Then, ‘aq’ terbang la kluar menuju ke blakang rumah. Ada 1 lorong dan ada sorang gadis berjalan sorang2. mase tu, aq ingat lg r yg aq ni ‘terbang’ ada r dlm ketinggian bangunan 3 tingkat. Tibe2, ada satu motor datang dengan laju dr blakang gadis tersebut. Aq lihat penunggang motosikal tersebut meragut beg tangan gadis tersebut. Pastu, si gadis tu pon menjerit la meminta tolong. Disebabkan aq xleh wat pape n gadis tu pon bukannya nampak aq, so aq pon masuk r balik dlm jasad aq.

       Keesokan harinye, aq pon tanya la mak aq ada ape2 terjadi ke malam semalam? Mule2 aq ingat aq mimpi biasa2 jer. Tp, alangkah terkejutnye aq bila mak aq kata yg semalam ade sorang pompuan kene ragut kat lorong blakang umah. Aq pon citer la kat mak aq tentang ape yg aq da mimpi smalam. Tp, langsung mak aq x cayekan aq. Haih~ sedih btol. X nak caye xpe, tp aq x menipu….

       Banyak kali gak r aq mengalami situasi seperti ini. Aq taw korang pon sama gak kan? Tp, yg peliknye, stiap kali aq bangun dr tido, aq sumpa rasa penat dan ber-peluh2. menyimbah gler walau aq tido dlm aircond.

       Sebenarnya, petang semalam aq ada tertido slepas asar. Penat~ sbb jd photographer peribadi adik aq mase hari sukan skolah dye. Mase aq tido tu, aq ada mimpi bende pelik r. Justeru, lepas usai je bangun tido dan solat asar, aq pon bergegas la mencatit ape2 yg aq masih ingat pasal mimpi tuh. Lgpon, bukan slalu pown bole dpt alamat déjà vu ni kan? Okok, korang teruskan membaca ye…n kalau boleh, tolong la aq kasi alamat ape2 yg patut, kayh!

       Dlm mimpi tuh, ada 1 mesyuarat rahsia. Aq ada skali dlm mesyuarat tuh, tp dorang sume x nampak aq. Lebey kurang same r ngan citer aq kat atas td. Antara yg aq nampak ialah artis2 terkemuka (Christina Aguilera je yg aq ingat) dan George Bush. Tibe2, Bush nyanyi lagu bertajuk ‘1 may’. Aq pon baru first tyme denga lagu nih. Dlm lagu tu, dye nak sampaikan maksud iluminatic message (korang taw an organisasi iluminati yahudi?). Kdg2, aq nampak ada kelibat naga yg ganas, menjerit2 memanggil ‘theron’. Cek2 dlm tenet, ade 1 kepercayaan yahudi kuno yg bername thoron the dragon. Kebetolan ke? masyaAllah, ape yg Kau nak tunjuk nih?

       Dlm majlis tuh, aq difahamkan bahawa 1 may merupakan hari pesta diorang. Pada hari tuh, ada 1 Event yg special. Malangnye, aq x jumpe ape2 klu pasal tarikh tersebut dlm internet. Sume org ‘rahsia’ tuh akan naik tangga yg sgt tinggi dari bwh satu pokok yg sgt besar smpai la kat bhgian atas. Atas skali ada istana. Tinggi. Tangga yg dibina indah drpd simen putih tu melingkar2 batang pokok yg diameter dye mcm sebutir rumah banglo. Besar gler. Ntah brape sepemeluk ntah.

       Anak2 tangga tersebut dialasi karpet petak2 putih hitam (mcm chess board). Seblah kiri tangga, dye punye tempat pemegang tgn tu selari ngan anak tangga. Kat atas tempat pemegang tangan tuh (setiap anak tangga), ada satu cawan arak yg agak besar. Dlm sumer cawan tu, diisi ngan pelbagai jenis arak. Ade juge air arak yg terhasil campuran air f&n ngan 100plus kalau aq x silap. Buih2 dye ade kaler2 rainbow. Pastu ade org tunjuk buih tu sambil ckp, “see? Iluminatic message there…”. Aq x paham~ hu3…

       Sebelum sume manusia2 yg aq kire jht nih naik tangga sambil nyanyi, ade 1 peristiwa yg aq nampak. Seorang lady in red, pompuan kulit putih akan meniti atas para2 tangga tu, berlari2 anak sambil melangkah segala cawan tu dr bawah smpai atas. Xde 1 pon cawan yg jatuh. Bile sume (manusia rahsia dan jahat nih) smpai kat atas, aq jangkakan diorang akan bwat ‘qabbalah’. Kalu x taw, search internet, youtube.

       Aq nak tengok dengan lebih lanjut, Tp x sempat, mak aq suro smayang asar. Bangun2 je da pukol 6 ptg. adeyh~ berdenyut2 pale otak. Tu laa, tido lepas asar lg…. ok, tu je kot yg aq nak kongsi. Kpd sape2 yg bace blog aq nih dan mengalami nasib yg sama mcm aq, dipersilakan kasi komen ek..

       Sekian, wassalam….

ALAHAI BIBIK INDON~

Islam hanya ada pada nama dan kad pengenalan? Hmmm, itule yg aq slalu dengar tentang kebanyakan masyarakat islam di Malaysia dan tdk ketinggalan juga masyrakat Indonesia.. sbnarnya, aq nak kupas r cket psl pengalaman aq yg berlaku kat umah aq..

Cam bese, tiap2 hujung minggu, mak aq akan upah bibik indon utk bersihkan umah aq dr segenap sudut r. dari car porch kat bwh, sampaila balkoni sidai kain kat tingkat atas umah aq. Bayar x mahal, dlm rm100 utk 2 org bibik. Bukannye apa.. 1^st, mak aq da tue..so da x larat nak bwat kerje2 rumah nih.. 2^nd, ahli rumah ni smakin bkurangan ahlinye..adik aq kat RMC, yg pompuan plak x abis2 tusyen.. 3^rd, umah aq da la besa, pas2 banyak perabot lak tuh..

Bibik2 nih slalunye stat keje dye kol 11 pg n abis ada r dlm kol 6 ptg. Cam bese gak, mak aq x lupe nak ingatkan bibik2 nih yg kain smayang n sejadah mak aq da prepare siap2 dlm guestroom kat bwh.. ye la.. solat zohor la en.. pas2, bibik2 nih angguk2 la kepala dye tanda phm r mak aq suro smayang..

Aq diberitahu oleh mak aq yg usia bibik2 nih da agak tue gak r. ada yg dah dlm lingkungan 40-50 thun…tua an? Tp, keje diorang mmg agak puas ati gak r.. marble floor mmg kilat abes r, Cuma kadang2 je mak aq tegor soh vacuum pelan2 cket.. bile keje diorang da abis, mak aq ckp r kat aq yg diorang nih x solat zuhur… aq bkn maen trkejut lg r..ye la..da tue kerepot cam da nak mati tu.. tp x solat? Haih~ pas2 mak aq ckp r lg, diorang nih keje diutamakan…agama dikeduakan.. adeyh~ aq pon x phm gak r ngan masyarakat islam skarang nih…

Mak aq pon.. bkn sanggup pon nak tgok diorang x solat… da puas da nasihat diorang supaya x lupe menunaikan rukun islam yg ke-2 nih..tp…phm2 la org tue an..bukannye nak dengar ape yg org mude cakap.. Ni la sebenarnye cabaran kite selaku khalifah mini( hasif, aq cilok kata2 ko). There are times adults must learn from kids…heheh…ni aq tiru tajuk ucapan oleh kanak2 cilik bernama adora svitak (kalu nak usha talk dye, bkk utube ek..)

Ok la, assalamualaikum w.b.t

~the end~

9/4/2010

INTERVIEW JPAku

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Ktap! Ktap! (jari2 ku letupkan) haih~ da lama gle aq x update blog nih.. banyak aktiviti la kot.. ceh! Walhal aq nih pmalas orangnye..okok. ni nak kongsi r cket pengalamanku dtemuduga oleh JPA.

Details: day: Wednesday (7^th April 2010)

Venue: Putrajaya International Conference Centre (PICC)

Time: should be at 2 pm, but under certain circumstances, it was delayed till 3pm. Thank god, though.

Mula2 tuh, aq rasa cuak gler r nak dtemuduga nih (walhal, aq da slalu dinterview ek), sbb scholarship JPA ni aq mmg target gle2 ar.. ok, aq smpai kat PICC ni ada r dalam pukul 1.15. tu pun slepas aq mendesak bapak aq antar cepat2, hehe.. pas2 aq pon cek la nama aq kat board.. mmg btol la apa yg alameer da gtaw aq.. sumer detail dye btol…thanks ameer sbb tolong cekkan! Pas2, aq pon naik la kat atas..kat lobby PICC nih..

Da ramai org yg datang..dtambah lg ngan parents, aq nmpak atok nenek pon ada gak..smangat gle diorang nih.. cari punya cari, jumpa la ameer (payah kot nak cari dye, sbb ramai Chinese an kat ctu.. hahah). Kitorang mmg bosan gler r sbb xde tman berbual an.. ye r.. penting r guk.. to ease the tense..

Ameer: anjang, ko x nak bkenalan dengan sesape ke?

Aku: uisy! Mesti r nak.. masalahnya, member grup aq pon aq x knal, nak cari diorang tuh lg la masalah..

Ameer: okok. Kite maen terjah je..kite usha2 r sape yg nmpak mcm kesepian.. pas2 kite approach r dye..( ayat ameer x leh blah)

Aku: okok. Ni…mamat ni..depan aq nih..dye kesepian an..jom2!

Ntah ape ntah name dak cina tuh.. aq pon da lupe da..tp ameer r ckp plg banyak ngan dak cina tuh..sdikit sbanyak dpt r gak tune in palotak aq supaya dpt ckp English fluently..

Dlm kol 2 camtu, bru r dye panggil candidates masuk kat dpan bilik interview. Aq panel no. 4. cam bese, aq bkenalan lg ngan dak2 kat ctuh.. peramah la katakan…hahah. Dlm menunggu masa smpai kol 3 nih, aq dpt knal ngan dak SAS, ASIS, SBPI JEMPOL, SMT KL, n ada r banyak lg, mostly SBPs. Sblom kitorang diinterview, ada sorang kakak nih, kerani kot.. panggil nama kitorang utk menyerahkan folder yg berisi sijil2 penting..pergh..kakak tu bpk cun siot..aq terkaget sebentar..hahah. tak tak. Gurau je..astagfirullah al aziim..tp dye mmg comel r. true story, btw.

Disebabkan aq terlajak sehingga kol 3, aq jd r candidate pertame..kakak comel tuh kasi tag# 1. bersyukur… dpt jd first nih banyak klebihan aw.. then, tyme tu gak r aq bwat decision tuk x pkai kot..aq bawak jer..sbb ramai yg x pakai blazer..kang kalu aq pakai, x pasal2 aq kene shoot ngan soklan membunuh…hish..x nak aq! Grup aq ni agak sempoi r, sbb sumer laki2, 4 org melayu n sorang je cina..er..aq x taw la tu satu kondisi yg baik ke x..huhu.Ok, aq pon masukla dlm bilik niterview yg sejuk gle bab1 tuh.. sambil memberikan senyuman yg aq kire agak senyum kambing r..kahkahkah. tp seblom tu, aq x lupe r baca surah ‘alam nasyrah’ ngan doa cket2..

Utk interview nih, dye ada 2 pusingan…1^st, kene introduce diri..sorang2. 2^nd, dye kasi 1 topik bkaitan engineering (sbb sume org termasuk aq dlm grup tu mmg nak amik engineering) n then discuss. Utk part intro tuh, mmg agak banyak r aq kene shoot, cam sial la betina yg pakai baju kurung itam tuh..tp, sumenye dpt aq tangkis ngan bulu tangkis…hahah. Snanya agak bertubi-tubi gak r aq ditanya, camni r; nak amik course ape? Nak sambung blaja katne?(aq jwb la UK), kat UK, nak plan blaja kat uni ape?( aq jawab la Oxford), knape pilih Oxford berbanding uni lain kat UK?( aq jawab la sbb dye ada banyak akreditasi n blablabla aq meng-goreng2 part nih) remarks; interviewer bwat camtuh sbb dye nak tgok adakah kite cepat down kalau disoal ber-kali2. thanks to Lee, sbb dye ada menginngatkan tntang ini dlm discussion page excel9 fb.

Abis part aq, org ketiga mmg btol2 bwat aq terkagum sbentar.. taw x knape? Dye memulakan pengenalan dirinya dengan serangkap pantun tentang diri dye..kahkahkah staile~ org ituh. Bkan tu je, dahlah gune bahasa melayu baku stail debat lak tu..( dye kate dye budak bahas kat sbpi jempol)

Sampai kat part discussion lak, nih kene cakap English r.. the title as follows; tell us about the activities that u’re involved to demonstrate ur passion in engineering. As 4 me, this topic was quite leaned to autobiography, or some sort of storytelling to the panel regarding on wut had we did. Well, I juz volunteered to speak the first.(snanya x nak point aq dicilok oleh org laen..hahah) hmmm, I thought I had gave quite bad impression to the panel…coz I juz tell them about wut I had done at my school before, like participate in innovation competition and photography..same goes to other interviewees, qayyum (ex-SAS) relates wind orchestra with physics, Tan, too, storied about guitars and sound engineering, the other 2 I forgot alredy..

N then only I realized, all of us are rather selfish.. including me. So.. when the interviewer asked; who want to add on? Hehe.. I quickly raised up my hand and started to show my concernness towards other people.. somehow, I had forgotten my dialogue, but actually, here it goes..

‘ok. I juz want to share about albert einstein’s quote. He said that: try not to be man of success, but try to be man of value… to show that we’re particularly good in engineering was not just by telling people that we’re real good in physics and excetera2. the regime also involved on how we had gave back to the students, to the nation and to the society. I believe all of us, here got good grade, a+ for physics, right? But then, I juz want to stress that we had done a good job to demonstrate our passion and love in engineering. It’s simple. And I also believe that we had done a great job to teach even our classmates, inspiring maybe our smaller sisters and brothers in physics. And there are times that we corrected our own teachers, right? Hmm. That’s wut I wuld like to share. Thank you.’

Duh~ aq mmg puas gle tahap gaban r ble dpt berucap sedemikian rupa.. kalu x, aq x taw r, at least aq berjaya convey a message dat we’re not selfish…huhu, alhamdulillah….

Pas2, abisla interview kitorang…tp, salam ngan interviewer tu penting r. make sure bg a firm handshake..yaeh!! I managed to did that.. but overall, aq rasa ni the worst interview aq r..haih~ am praying so much 4 JPA.

Kebetolan lak aq bawak SLR. So.. apa lg.. semua sudut kat PICC jd mangsa snapshot aq r..hehe… tngah practis manual focusing ngan center-weighted metering sebenarya..

Okok. Smapai cni sahaja yea.. ntah ble lg la aq bley update blog aq yg sangat x aktif nih.. assalamualaikum w.b.t.

~the end~

Pengalaman intebiu sime darby

this is da code 4 my online assessment

the computer room where the 2nd. stage is being held

sime darby convention centre

B4 I start flabbergasting my fingers, juz want to inform dat 3 students of integombians had been chosen to attend the 1^st. stage of sime darby interview which was sumwhere in December (4got da date la). They were khairi, syakirah azami and hannis arbaie. Lydia? Hehe, sah2 ar dye dpt bank Negara nye scholarship, apa la…

Okay, da 2^nd. Call of sime darby was held at sime darby convention centre (sdcc) in bukit kiara. I was shocked to get da call, really (bcoz I only got my mail on 30/12/2009! Shit!) juz bcoz I was not well-prepared. 3 integombians were confirmed for the 2^nd. Call which were me, hanachipa and rasyid. Somehow, acit dun appear on da day. Well, wut’s left juz me and chipa. Quite stupid la diz guy, though he’s genius.

Nway, the interview was expected to flag off at 8am sharp and I turned up at the sdcc building at 7.30 am, in which I had already saw a couples of interviewees there. I’m not the first, argh! Haha, 4get dat. Well, as everyone has been informed before, wether by people’s blog or talks, stepping into sdcc building is comparable to stepping in a refrigerator! Damn cold! I wonder how much and how big the air conditioners of the building were. Quite fortunate la 4 me as I wore a blazer (cam ‘keparat’ je). As I surveyed, quite a quarter of guys wore blazer and slack, of course. As 4 gurlz, only a few wore kurungs, including hana, and many preferred to wear blouse, long skirts or trousers.

Da 1^st. student that I met there was Azlan, a SAS student (one with curly hair). Well, b4 Kak Intan (the woman responsible to conduct us) gathered us at the lobby, I had a taaruf session with some other guys (gurlz not interested la) and confirmed dat da interviewees came from all over the peninsula including one from kelantan, my hometown.(naim lilbanat student, I think).

Nway, alas, a small, demure lady (name unknown) gathered us and gave some briefing of the flow of activities throughout da day. We were instructed to register at the counter and parents were told to wait at the main lobby upstairs. Then, we were grouped (of 5 and 6) 4 the group discussion interview session. I was grouped with an Indian, arshant (Victoria institution), four malays, namely zafirah (kgv seremban), hanis (sepintar), azlan (sas), and hazman basil (sbpi kubang pasu), group E.

Well, I don’t understand azlan la coz he was determined to not to group with me. Quite weird and annoying la diz guy. Btw, we needed to wait 4 one hour to give way 4 da interview session 4 group a, b, c, and d. 2 groups at a time and each group was given 30 minutes to discuss.

All diz way I thought dat all of us in a group will be given a case study that need to be read, understand, and argue the issue among group members. However, I was totally wrong! There’s no case study. It’s just an interviewer (a woman that spoke English too fast), round table, chairs, and a mahjong paper behind the interviewer. mahjong papers?! Quite funny la! Well, on the flipchart, here it goes…..

Yayasan sime darby

1. ???? (4got already)
2. education
3. youth, sports, and recreation.
4. ecosystem
5. arts and culture

We were asked to choose a field that ysd should focus on and tell the interviewer wut ysd should do and the prospects of ysd on the field. If I’m not mistaken, 3 of us chose education, arshant; sports, zafirah; arts and culture and me; ecosystem. I dun know la wether I chose da right one or not. However, points are important! Well, I juz talked about the issue in which the American had fired on asian countries especially Malaysia for clearing masses of land only for plantation sector purposes and how the sd company cleared up the misconception among the public by awareness through medias. Hehe, quite good la, eh?? Am I boasting? Astaghfirullah….

Da new format is that….guess what?? The interviewer pointed out to 1 of us and suddenly asked the question; which field does ysd should focus on. Arshant is da first target. Phew!! We didn’t prepare anything. On da spot! Shit! However, things goes well and all of us spoke like water, haha.

30 minutes over and although we wanted to talk and chatter more, the interviewer shooed us out from the room. Ya la.. another batch is waiting lorh… To continue da journey towards da 2^nd. Stage which is da online assessment, one must pass da group discussion stage first. Fortunately, alhamdulillah…my teammates and I passed the 1^st. stage. Bad luck goes to chipah la….pity her. Well, I juz can’t stop wondering how and why cipah was not listed?? (she’s a chatterbox, u know!)

About da online assessment? There’s 3 parts; numerical, verbal and personality test. Da numerical and verbal test were like HELL! Bloody shit tough, u see! I mean, how could a normal student answer a question regarding the insurance issue at da northern part of of Australia? Crazy huh!? One must possess good English understanding and wide global knowledge to sit the test, really! Personality test? Hurm… 300 questions in juz one hour (no time limit, actually). Easy does it, r8?!

Around 2 pm in evening, I got back home rushly. Need to sleep lorh! Arshant’s funny la. Guess what? While I and my teammates brainstorm about wut gonna happen in da interview room, he juz sat on his chair and; kroih! Kroih! Fell in a deep sleep, haha. Btw, he got no problems la, his English is fluent like river!

As 4 me, SD was really tough…. Well, khazanah scholarship is waiting 4 me on 12/1/2010 at kl sentral and in the meantime, I had fun jollying with others at gopeng (plkn)!! Hahaha, interview sudeyh la… bkn mengharap sgt pown, kan?

~the end~

Lunar Eclipse Gazing at Masjid Negara- 1/1/2010

alalalala..irham, kp ana

i'm in blue, next to me was my lil brother

sory, my handset camera quite tahi ar..

livecast shot on canvas

“New year starts with a bang!” have u heard this phrase before? If I’m not mistaken, it’s the words of tv3 advertisement that showcases a few nice movies or blockbusters in conjunction with the new year celebration. Well, the phrase, for me, reflects the rare (quite common, actually) lunar eclipse phenomenon which blasts the world population on 1/1/2010.

I knew the event only a couple of days before the new year’s eve in a public forum at falakonline.net. it’s just a coincidence, really. At first, I wanted to search the internet regarding calendar activities of falak activists’ movement in Malaysia. However, wut’ve I found was the calendar of the then 2008 activities which I think was too outdated and the panels of the websites are just not concern about the awareness of the public on falak issues. I’m not firing this accusation to falakonline alone, but also to the jabatan mufti for each state, angkasa and falaksyarie.org itself. Very DISAPPOINTING! PATHETIC! For me, it’s no use to sit in a table, discuss on how to bring astronomy to the heart of the public (hehe, I participated in the national Islamic astronomy symposium 2009) if the authorities itself don’t make a reformation towards media especially the websites.

Finish until there, continue on my reports of the event at masjid Negara. The activity starts on 1 am till 5 am in the morning of the 1^st. January. The idea of telling my parents to participate in the event was too sickening for me. Too many excuses; I’m still young, it’s dangerous out there, need to prepare for PLKN, tired, and…..shit! I knew it from the beginning that that’s wut gonna happen. But, alas, I succeeded in persuading my parents to drop me by the masjid Negara due to my persistent determination (ceih!). hahaha, am I evil? Nope! They are evil, eh no!, zalim because of not letting me go and learn sumthing valuable and pricey out there. Hihi…

~the tentative~

I met irhamni in the mosque juz when I had arrived there. Lots of people there. Mostly malays la, of course and quite a number of Chinese which I think were the amateur astronomers. I can say that a quarter of the participants came from tahfiz school and tabligh.

Wut’s on focus here is the lunar eclipse. There’s 3 types of it, namely penumbral, total and partial lunar eclipse. Wut’s happen on 1/1/10 wuz partial lunar eclipse which means the moon will be overcastted by the umbra and penumbra area of the earth. About 8% of the moon section will be dark due to the umbra. The moon’s propagation into the penumbra area started at 1.17 am in which one can hardly see the changes of the moon phases. Solat sunat gerhana followed by khutbah was expected to start at 2.30 am, so, in the meantime, the Angkasa and masjid Negara took the opportunity to make some outreach programme with the public. There’s talk, planet (mars and zuhal) gazing and quizzes. The quizZES were very fun and most of the kids came up and answer the questions. However, nizam, my smaller brother, irhamni and I managed to answer some questions and the rewardiNg is, Angkasa t-shirt. I asked an ‘abang’ regarding on how could he knew this event at masjid Negara. He said that he accidentally heard the news of the event sumwhere around the morning at tv3. poor role of media la!

After I had solat, the highlights of the programme was the maximum phase of lunar eclipse. Technically, the moon started to enter the umbra area at 3.24 am and ends at around 3.53 am. By 3.40, we could easily saw with our naked eyes the dark part of the moon. THe night was clear, the gazing of zuhal was also perfect! I can easily see the ring of it and the cassini vision! How was great! Subhanallah…

Then, there’s a talk by dr. syed kamaruzaman who was the important person in astronomy field in Malaysia. Simply love him! Btw, he’s my lecturer in uiam during the NITROS programme.

Juz some quick notes to learn…;

# why is that the lunar eclipse don’t happen in each month?

= simply because the propagation of moon around the earth is slanted about 5% from he horizontal line of earth-sun.

# lunar eclipse is usually followed by solar eclipse (15/1/2010- annular).

# solat sunat gerhana was syariated on the 5^th. Of hijri. It was done with 2 rakaat, 1 salam, and 4 ruku’. It’s sunat to recite long verses of surah in the quran.

# think imaginically, the lunar eclipse is longer in duration compared to da solar eclipse.

~the end~