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I was bluejacked!

Coming down the escalator from Kinokuniya Bookshop at Suria  KLCC ,I walked pass the TGV cinema.Suddenly,my mobile phone gave out a beep.When I read the message,I saw TGV MMS.Normally,I reject all the unsolicited bluetooth messages my phone receives but this time I took the chance.As soon as I accepted the message , my phone started to play a clip video of the movie trailer Couples Retreat.What a pleasant suprise!TGV KLCC will screen the movie on 3rd January 2010(free advertisement for TGV)

To a non-IT person like me,this is a cool and positive way of using bluetooth technology in advertisement.Reading the wikipedia on this bluejack subject,I got another suprise- A Malaysian was the first person who coined the word 'bluejack'.

In a matter of time,a few shops will follow this creative way of marketing their services and products.I love to see masjid using this to 'bluejack' passers by to stop and do their solat jemaah.I think that is cooler;-)

May I wish all my readers,a happy and healthy new year 2010 beginning tomorrow.

Very Irish?

Very Irish
Originally uploaded by Adibi

I have never been to Ireland but I did have a few Irish friends during mu student days at Sheffield University.Somehow, when O'Briens Cafe opened at GE Mall,I become a regular visitor.My favourite sandwich is the Combo which has a few slices of dried meat.

When it comes to tea,I go English:-)

Smile please:-)

 Smile please! Now I see you smiling..Thank you:-)

Let me share with you about smiling.When I took up cycling religiously about two years ago,I seldom see people who cycle never smile.Most of them whom I met while cycling, they somehow smile to me as we cross each other even though we don't know one another.On the way back from masjid this morning, I saw my son waving at me with a smiling face as he began his morning cycling.When I went up the hill at FRIM,those who were on the way down wished me good morning with a smiling face.When I cycle around my neighbourhood and encounter with neighbours ,they also smile at me.(but not when I am driving).I honestly don't know why, but cycling make people smile.

If you wish to keep smiling for the 2010,may I suggest you try cycling.Last Sunday,I kept smiling to myself( a bit weird) because I managed to clock 1800km using my mountain bike Trek 3700(the cheapest in the series).If someone were to ask me to cycle 1000km in a year,I will immediately say it is impossible.The number scares me.But I did it because I kept cycling 2 or 3 times a week(except during Ramadhan).

Please read this website.It has 33 reasons why you should start cycling.Two reasons I like are about keeping fit/healthy and makes one looks younger;-) That is more than enough for me.

My 2010 diary

 Which diary you have decided to use for 2010?Some prefers the electronic version in their mobile phone and some,like me still prefers the old fashion paper based diary.And some use both.IMHO, the best is what suit you and work for you.

Last year,I used monologue diary but for 2010,I have decided to switch back to weekly horizonatal diary.The reason was due to its format where the left page contains week days and the right page is rows of empty space for me to write my TODO list for the week.By the way,I have separate notebooks for my personal journals and business notes.

My diary begins from 28th Dec,2009 and I started using it yesterday.Looking at the those hundred of blank pages,I just wonder what is in store for me.I hope and pray all of us will have a better year in 2010,insyaAllah.

Note on photo:I love to write my journal even on the moving train!

SDAR Old boys having fun at their Alumni dinner..Thank you guys and I hope to see all again next year,insyaAllah.

Nice view from Kelab Tasik,Putrajaya..

SDARA Alumni dinner

Last night I attended our alumni dinner.SDAR  is now 52 years old.Meeting old schoolmates are just great great.After the dinner, a few of us went for another round of TT until early morning.Business friends come and go, but these friends we grew up in a boarding school are just like brothers among each batch.

Thank you guys for your company.Hope to see you again next year,insyaAllah.

The class of 65-70,SDAR,Tanjung Malim,Perak

    

Riding high..

See the nice bicycle on the  2nd floor of this Sport complex?It is really cool for an officer here to have a bicycle inside his office.He does not need to do a management by walking around anymore. All he got to do is just to pedal his bike around the office and the complex.

Some people are just born lucky-having fun and exercise while doing his job;-)

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A year less..

In about a week time, the year 2009 will come to an end and we are now  in the first month of Muslim takwim 1431.We are a year older or beginning   from the end,we are one year nearer to return to our Lord,Allahu Rabbil 'Alamin.What have we all been doing  for the last 12 months?Are we getting closer or further away from to Whom we all shall return?

Just take our solat.What is the present quality and quantity compared to 10 or 20 years ago when we were younger men/women or even children then?Many a case, nothing much had changed because we did not seriously put  a real effort and time to upgrade our knowledge and practice of our solat.We just let it goes by-year by year and hope to do it later  when we grow older .A few of my friends never grow old, they died ealier in their 20's and 30's.And some are too sick to catch up when we got older.

On the progression  of our ibadah, which station are we now?Shariat,tarikat,hakikat or makrifat?Please read here to find out more.

Below is a long note worth reading which I copied and posted  at my blog more than six years ago.I am writing this to remind me more than others because all of us are at various states of lagho.

Monks by Night, Knights by Day

In the decisive battles against the Romans during the time of the Caliph Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, the Muslim soldiers, although always out-numbered by the enemy, proved mysteriously indomitable and strong-willed opponents. They Roman commanders were baffled as to how the once barbaric and irregular desert army could display such vigour and chivalry against a battle-hardened regular Roman army. The sent some informers to see how the Muslim soldiers spent their time in the leisure periods, especially at night. This is what they were informed:

One informer said, 'They are knights by day and monks by night. They pay for what they eat in territories under their occupation. They are the first to salute when they arrive at a place and are valiant fighters who just wipe out the enemy.'

Another testified, 'During the night it seems that they do not belong to this world and have no other business than to pray, and during the day, when one sees them mounted on their horses, one feels that they have been doing nothing else all their lives. They are great archers and great lancers, yet they are so devoutly religious and they remember Allah so much and so often that one can hardly hear them talking about anything else in their company.'

The third said, 'You will find them prayerful; during the day you will find them fasting. They keep their promises, order good deeds, suppress evil and maintain complete equality among themselves.'

How did they do it? What was it that created miracles in their lives? To understand it one has to understand the message of Islam and the person of the Messenger of Allah. From the moment Allah Almighty placed Islam in their hearts they became a totally different people, equipped with:

+ a deep understanding of Islam, the meaning of life and contemporary challenges,

+ the deepest relationship with Allah and love for the Prophet, peace be upon him,

+ liberated minds, which they filled with visionary ideas for the good of humankind,

+ the characteristic features of Muslims,

+ unwavering commitment for Islam and balance in life.

Source:
"The Greatest Gift - A Guide to Parenting" - By Muhammad Abdul Bari, pp. 43-45 

To all my Christian friends,may I wish you Merry and Happy Christmas!