As Time Passes By

Remember that our bodies are getting old... but we still can be young at heart...

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Maksud ku

Dilafazkan sekurang-kurang setiap kali sebelum membaca Surah Al-Fatihah di rakaat pertama solat...

"...Sesungguhnya solatku, ibadahku, hidupku, dan matiku hanyalah untuk Allah pentadbir sekalian alam.."

Sang Pencinta - M. Nasir

Menanti satu detik pandangan magis mu
Cukup untuk meredakan rindu duniawi
Segala dugaan dan pesona
Menjadi irama indah
Kesakitan ragaku
Berlalu pergi Tiada bererti

Pada Mu jua Tertuju segala jalan
Pada Mu jua Cinta ku serahkan
Kerna hati seorang pencinta
Pandangannya satu
Matanya hanya melihat Dia
Yang melihatnya Hanya Dia kekasihnya

Sang Pencinta… Hanya Dia merasa
Semangat sebuah pengorbanan
Sang Pencinta… Hanya Dia mengerti
Persoalan percintaan ini
Cinta ini Rela menderita
Agar rindu batinnya terubat

Mengenang Dia Cinta yang dipuja
Mengenang Dia Cinta yang diredha
Hanya Dia Mengenang Dia Hanya Dia

(  سورة البقرة  , Al-Baqara, Surah 2, Ayat 115)

Dan kepunyaan Allah-lah timur dan barat, maka ke manapun kamu menghadap di situlah wajah Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Luas (rahmat-Nya) lagi Maha Mengetahui.  

(  سورة البقرة  , Al-Baqara, Chapter 2, Verse 115)

And to Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne). Surely! Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knowing.

Kasih Ku Pinjam Wajah Mu - Teacher's Pet

Kemana jua aku mengarah

Pandangan ku menggambarkan wajahMu

Oh! Kasihku dilangit tinggi

Di lautan yang sedang menari

Biarpun aku memejam mata

Pandangan masih menggambar wajahMu

Berseri dicermin hati

Di taman impian yang kuimpikan

Kasih wajah kau ku jadikan

Azimat penguat semangat

Bisaku gagahi cabaran yang datang

Kasihku harap kau sudi maafkan aku yang meminjam

WajahMu mengisi kekosongan hati

Diriku yang semakin tenggelam

Kedasar sepi yang tak bertepi

Diriku yang semakin tenggelam

Ke dasar cinta yang tak bertepi

Biarpun aku memejam mata

Pandangan masih menggambar wajahMu

Berseri dicermin hati

Di taman impian yang kuimpikan

Kasih wajah kau ku jadikan penyuluh

Pabila malam gelap menyelimuti

Kembara ku menjejak bahagia

Dengan bayang malam ditindih malam

Memerah ke titis akhir ketulusanku

Diriku yg semakin tenggelam

Kedasar sepi yang tak bertepi

Diriku yang semakin tenggelam

Kedasar cinta yang tak bertepi

Kasih ku pinjam wajahMu

Cerita tentang persoalan yang akan ditanya ...

"Ma Rabbuka.."

Ada yang berhujah, "Siapa Tuhan kamu?" dan ada juga yang memberi hujah, "Apa Tuhan kamu?" Apa ini salah satu di antaranya?

Di dalam hati,  ruangnya hanya buat Kekasih, tiada ruang buat yang lain. Seperti dendangan Sang Pencinta, "Pada Mu jua Cinta ku serahkan", seiring dengan akuan setiap kali solat,  "sesungguhnya hidupku dan matiku hanya untuk Mu".

"Ma Rabukka", adakah yang lain bertahta di hati?

KEPADA MU KEKASIH

KepadaMu Kekasih
Aku berserah
Kerana ku tahu Kau lebih mengerti
Apa yang terlukis di cermin wajahku ini
Apa yang tersirat di hati
Bersama amali

KepadaMu Kekasih
Aku bertanya
Apakah Kau akan menerimaku kembali
Atau harus menghitung lagi
Segala jasa dan bakti
Atau harus mencampakku ke sisi
Tanpa harga diri

Hanya padaMu Kekasih
Aku tinggalkan
Jawapan yang belum ku temukan
Yang bakal aku nantikan
Bila malam menjemputku lena beradu

KepadaMu Kekasih
Aku serahkan
Jiwa dan raga
Jua segalanya
Apakah Kau akan menerima penyerahan ini
Apakah Kau akan menerimaku
Dalam keadaan begini

In God We Trust

The email containing just the 3 throphy photos shared to me had the title "China Made Trophy". Well, there are reasons to believe so.....the 3 throphy photos had inspired me to write this blog entry

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When you forgo and ignore production standards just to make things cheap (or is it to maximise your profit?) .. things become dirt cheap, near worthless....

not in money,
but in values, morals, ethics, ... the list goes on.

If you make money work for you, then there is a good chance they will come in great numbers to work for you.

But if you work for money, rest assure that money will soon work you out and turn you into one of the many "money worshippers". Then say hello to cheats, deceits, immorality, unethical practices, greeds, sorrows, angers, possessiveness etc etc because your God is no longer your God..

MONEY IS !!!

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You may be driving a big MPV with number plate bearing your initials and single digit number, but you may still collaborate with the enemies of the country, hand away the sovereignty, selling the country cheap in dignity and everything else, all in the name of money, "In god We Trust"! 

There is no victory to celebrate among the "money worshippers"

An engineer will advise an accountant this:-

"Next time you go to, say Nilai 3, to get yourself a product, having 'money' as the first thing in your mind, think about the safety features the product has. Ask yourself, 'Do you want to spend less money?' or 'Do you want to buy yourself a product?'. 

A product built primarily because of 'money', is not a product. It is 'god money' in disguise. The seller out of greed  will try to maximise profit (to a point of disregarding everything else) and the buyer with 'money god in mind' will be victimised (because spending less money becomes the first criteria). The product will likely fail to function in no time,  if not  failed in safety features (thus spend more money to get another one -- never fail to keep on worshipping).

Worth it?

So, which product does really have value for money? A product built to serve it functions (thus following the standards set forth in terms of safety, quality, functionality etc and cost a bit more) or a product built to make it appear cheap in cost?

Can a country progress and become a first world nation if "Money" in actual fact,
is god No. 1?

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Someone says,

"I can't help feeding my family.

I have to work so hard to earn a living."
 

He can do without God,

but not without food;
 

he can do without Religion,
but not without idols.
 

Where is one who'll say,
"If I eat bread without awareness of God,
I will choke."

Mathnawi II: 3071-3079,
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Daylight", Threshold Books, 1994

The Engineer (3) - The Many Takes

Previously...

* Watch And You Will See - Engineer vs Lawyer

* The Engineer (1) - Getting To Know One

* The Engineer (2) - Engineer vs Management/Accountant

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UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS

Take One

Two engineering students were walking across the campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"

The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."

The second engineer nodded approvingly, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fit."

UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS 

Take Two

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.

To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS

Take Three

What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?

Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.

UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS

Take Four

Normal people believe that if it isn't broken, don't fix it.

Engineers believe that if it isn't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet.

UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS

Take Five

An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress.

The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship.

The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of the passion and mystery he found there.

The engineer said, "I like both."

"Both?" Replied the architect and artist.

"Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done."

UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS

Take Six

One day, an engineer was crossing a road when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess". He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.

The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"

The engineer said, "Look. I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."

GOD BLESS !!!

but without them....

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Ingenuity - each problem has solution....

Perhaps these are what the accountants would like the engineers to come up with... cheap solutions !
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and perhaps this is what the accountants come up with ...

all by themselves !