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Hari pembalasan

Bila peperiksaan hampir tiba,penuntut universiti dan pelajar sekolah akan menumpukan segala perhatian untuk persiapan menghadapi peperiksaan masing-masing.Ada yang tidak tidur sampai pagi dan ada yang menolak tawaran  melancung walaupun keluar negara.Begitu prihatin mereka semua.

Kenapa?Pada hemat saya,mereka yakin jika mereka tidak membuat persiapan mereka akan gagal atau tidak dapat mencapai tahap pencapain yang mereka idam-idamkan.Kata kunci disini ialah YAKIN!

Kita sebagai mulimin dan muslimat percaya kepada hari  pembalasan dimana Allah swt adalah Raja dan Pemiliknya sebagaimana kita ulang 17kali sehari dalam solat kita.Sayang seribu kali sayang,berapa ramai antara kita[termasuk saya sendiri] yang telah menzahir kepercayaan kepada Hari Pembalasan dengan amalan-amalan dan mematuhi perintah Allah dan mengamalkan sunnah Nabi sebagaimana bersungguhnya pelajar sekolah dan penuntut universiti membuat persiapan menghadapi peperiksaan???Tarikh peperiksaan diberitahu lebih awal tetapi tarikh kematian bolih tiba bila-bila masa saja.Walaupun begitu ,kita masih lagi lalai dan leka dan tidak manfaatkan masa yang diberi olih Allah sepatutnya.Setiap solat kita memohon agar Allah swt panjangkan umur kita;selesai solat kita terus alpa dan leka...

Bersama-sama ini sertakan link kepada satu catatan yang amat bermanfaat untuk kita baca dan ingati empunya diri.Sila klik disini.Terima kasih.

Petikan:

Surat Ath-Thuur Ayat 17~20.

Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang bertaqwa (muttaqin) berada didalam Surga dan kenikmatan, mereka bersuka-ria dengan apa yang telah dianugerahkan oleh Tuhan mereka, dan karena Tuhan mereka telah menyelamatkan mereka dari api neraka. (kepada mereka akan dikatakan), “Makan dan minumlah sepuas kalian, sebagai balasan atas amal kebajikan yang telah kamu kerjakan”. Mereka akan bersandar santai diatas tahta yang tersusun berderetan, dan Kami kawinkan mereka dengan bidadari-bidadari cantik bermata elok berbinar.

15 Ways to Improve Your Health | LIVESTRONG.COM

Sometimes the best ideas are the ones that we never even consider. If you struggle with motivation, consistency, or just need a kick in the ass, this list is for you. It's a practical approach that will help you eat better, exercise more effectively, and win the mental battle that allows you to improve your health. 

Some of these tips might seem a little too simple. Others might sound bizarre. But all of them have been proven to be effective. So what are you waiting for? Maybe it's time to give them a try.

Most people looking to improve their health and fitness have a common theme—and it’s not weight loss, muscle gain, or improving their 5K time. It’s paralysis by analysis. Health has been examined from so many different angles that we’ve turned what should be small, simple life decisions into a complex equation that makes living healthy a frustrating process. People need to spend a lot less time wondering if they need to eat exactly 27 minutes after their workout is over (nope), if antioxidant-infused cereal will fight off disease (it won't), or debating whether white bread and rice should never be consumed (for the record: the white stuff won’t kill you). 

via www.livestrong.com

I totally agree with the comments made on the article attached that "being healthy is a life style!".As I grow older(now at 59),I noticed only a few of my peers really taking care of their health.They eat whatever they want and do very little exercise other than walking to their cars.

My wake up calls came a few years back when I visited my close relatives(uncles/cousins) who were sick-suffering from diabetes,strokes and heart attacks.Many of them died in their early  60's.

I began my cycling on regular basis since August 2008 and enjoying my rides every weekend with my friends.Next on line is my bad eating  habit-too much eating.Now,I am educating myself on good eating habit.It is tough but I had to do for the sake of my health.

Goodreads Choice Awards 2011

You have three chances to vote during the month of November:

Opening Round: October 31 – November 13, 2011 Voting open to 15 official nominees, and write-in votes can be placed for any eligible book (the fine print).

Semifinals: November 14 – November 20, 2011 The top 5 write-in votes in each category become official nominees. You can vote for one of the now 20 nominees in each category. Additional write-ins no longer accepted.

via www.goodreads.com

On checking with the popular list of books,mine is totally different.All of us are different;we have different interests and hence we read different books.But we have one thing in common-we do read books.And that is important.

Let us keep reading....Reading is cool!

Overheard on journalist..

At the  Engagement Ceremony of my niece yesterday,I overheard this conversation between an old journalist(OJ) and an old engineer(OE).While waiting for the ceremony to start,both gentlemen exchanged a few banters..

OE: It is a pleasure to meet a journalist-very seldom I come across a jounalist during the course of my work-except when we have a disaster.

OJ:Well,we work at odd hours and we are a dying species...

OE: Is it true that nowadays,we don't have any more journalists but only reporters?

OJ:Very true indeed!In fact,we only have government reporters!

OE: Now I know why...

Note: IMHO,I know for sure that we still have a few good journalists around but not that many left...

 

Chakri Express

Food is very personal.Honestly,I dared not do a food review of any dish at any restaurant.I saw a particular crowded restaurant selling nasi dagang but I just don't like the cooking at that particular restaurant.

Tonight,my son who works in Kelantan returned home.So I took this opportunity to have our family dinner at Chakri Express@Alamanda,Putrajaya.This is my first time here but  I used to frequent The Royal Chakri at KLCC.IMHO,the real thing is atill at KLCC but this is good enough for my family.The ambience is cool and we got a good service.My only negative comment is the fresh juice drinks cost about  twice [RM9/glass]than at 5-star hotel.Other than that,it has good value for money.

ZADUD-DUAT: Perniagaan dengan Allah

PagesHomeKenali SayaContact Me Monday, September 27, 2010Perniagaan dengan Allah

Semua manusia mencari untuk dirinya kebahagiaan di dunia dan keselamatan di akhirat. Manusia yang bijak ialah orang yang memilih jalan yang betul yang menyampaikannya kepada matlamatnya dan mencapai kedua-dua perkara tadi.

Jalan kebahagiaan dan keselamatan terdapat di dalam suatu perniagaan dengan Allah. Ini kerana Allah SWT adalah pencipta kepada manusia. Dialah yang memberikan rezeki. Manusia yang mati akan kembali kepadaNya untuk dihitung segala perbuatan yang lalu. Justeru orang yang bijak ialah yang bekerja berdasarkan kehendak dan kerelaan tuannya hingga tercapai apa yang diingini oleh tuannya.   

via zadud-duat.blogspot.com

Dalam kesibukan kita berniaga untuk menyara hidup kita dan keluarga,saya memperingati diri saya dan pembaca untuk tidak melalaikan dalam urusan "berniaga" dengan Allah swt.InsyaAllah kita semua berjaya didunia dan di akhirat nanti.

Making life more interesting...

My friend confided in me that his life is getting bored after he retired from the government service.I thought of suggesting to him to do some part time business connected to his expertise and experience but he is not interested to make any more money.His pension is more than enough for his needs.

After more than 30 years of service,he had enough.I advised him to do what he enjoys doing but he could not answer me directly because there were a few things that he loves to do and donot know which one to choose.It also happend to me when I handed over the operation of my construction company to my brother.Previously,I went to office every workday but now only once a week.

I took some time to plan my life roadmap for my final journey before the next world.Whatever I do must be connected to this dunia as well as to the akhirat.Alhamdulilah now at the age of 59,I have a lot of things to do and my life is more interesting sometimes.Of course we can't have interesting life everyday, because in real life there is always ups and downs...One lesson I learnt is to embrace life as it is and be grateful to Allah swt everyday for His blessings.

I am not a government pensioner like my friend.So I must continue working to pay my monthly bills.When my friend knew that I am starting an engineering consultant company,he commented that it may be be too late for me.I told him it is for me for the next 5 years (if I am still around) but it is to be handed over to my son who is doing a degree in civil engineering now.

To my friend who is getting bored,I suggest you take up new hobbies or spend more time with your existing hobby to keep you going.In my case,I enjoy reading,photography and cycling...By the way,if you want to be a kid again cycling around the neighbourhood,you are welcome to join our cycling group-Putrajaya Urban Riders.Please click here for some photos.

Four years ago I wrote something on this topic.You are invited to read it here.

 

 

There's nothing wrong with having a plan

Plans are great.

But missions are better. Missions survive when plans fail, and plans almost always fail.

via sethgodin.typepad.com

Now ,what is the difference between missions and plans?

Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia

Yesterday,I have my first encounter with Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia at Putrajaya.Sadly I saw some empty shelves.No excuses that yesterday was a public holiday-business is business.The high cost of living is real-almost got a heart attack when I go shopping.I love to see the numbers of Kedai Rakyat be as many as 7-Eleven all over the country and not closing down like Save More.Now,I save less...Good concept but its success depends on its execution.We need a few hundreds of this type of grocery shops,otherwise it is not effective and become rhetoric and exercise in futility in combating inflation..

Below is a photo of our cycling tribe..(photographers excluded;-)

Eidil Adha al-Mubarak:-)

SELAMAT HARI RAYA HAJI KEPADA SEMUA PEMBACA The Reader.

GREETINGS OF EIDUL ADHA TO ALL READERS OF The  Reader.

Ya Hujjaj in Makkah and in Mina,may you have a successful and blessed wukuf in 'Arafah,and may your wishes of Haj Mabrur be granted by Allah swt.

May the SPIRIT OF THE QURBAN WITH ALL OF US...

PS: 
"It is not required of thee (O Apostle), to set them on the right path, but God sets on the right path whom He pleaseth. Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the "Face" of God. Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to you, and ye shall not Be dealt with unjustly."-Surah al-Baqarah,ayat 272)

 Good read for The Hajj.