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Semangat tinggi sekumpulan pelumba skuad basikal kebangsaan untuk mencatat masa terbaik dalam ujian pemilihan ke Kejohanan Berbasikal Asia (ACC) 2012 bulan depan bagaimanapun berakhir dengan tragedi, semalam.

Empat daripada mereka dirempuh sebuah kereta dalam kemalangan berhampiran simpang empat di Kementerian Belia dan Sukan ketika sedang bertanding.

Akibat rempuhan yang kuat itu pelumba wanita elit kebangsaan, Mariana Mohamad cedera parah apabila dilanggar dari arah bertentangan oleh sebuah kereta Kancil yang dipandu laju oleh seorang wanita.

via www.facebook.comMemang benarlah malang tidak berbau...

Dalam pengalaman kayuh basikal dan memandu kereta di Putrajaya selama lebih tiga tahun,saya amat terkejut apabila kemalangan yang tersebut boleh berlaku.Dengan banyaknya simpang dan lampu isyarat yang kita perlu berhenti,tidak mungkin dalam keadaan biasa kereta boleh laju tanpa dikawal!

Saya lebih suka tunggu laporan rasmi sebelum membuat pelbagai andaian yang mungkin tidak benar.

Peristiwa ini memberi amaran kepada saya supaya mengambil langkah keselamatan yang lebih ketat apabila berkayuh di Putrajaya walaupun di dapati atau di sangka lebih selamat dari bandar-bandar lain.Keutamaan saya ialah berkayuh bersama kumpulan saya di mana tiada kenderaan kereta dan berkayuh di atas kaki lima jalan atau berkayuh di trek berjalan kaki atau basikal yang di sediakan.Elakkan jalan raya!

 

Walking Meditation | A Simple Guide | Mindfullness | Awakened Mind

Walking meditation is a form of meditation which has been performed by Buddhist practitioners for thousands of years. It is an alternative to sitting meditation, which allows you to practise mindfulness (the art of being in the present moment) in a more dynamic way. In doing so, walking meditation arguably allows you to bring this state into your every-day life more easily.

According to Zen master Adyashanti in the book “True Meditation”, many people are capable of attaining states of mindfulness while on the meditation mat. However, Adyashanti points out that these people often lose their meditative state when they get up and return to their normal lives. He explains that “True Meditation” is to meditate in all situations, whether you are driving in a car, going shopping, sitting, or, of course, walking.

This means that as an intermediate step between formal meditation and being in a state of mindfulness in every moment of your life, you can learn to do meditations which have a dynamic element in them. This will help you maintain mindfulness even in the midst of activity, which is normally something that causes people to become less mindful. Several sorts of meditation are suitable for this, including Tai Chi, Qi Gong, free movement meditation, and meditations through exercise such as walking meditation.

via awakenedmind.net

Today I am going to walk alone....walking meditation in my own way.Exploring and experiencing the present in the present as it is..

Keheningan pagi...

Knowledge of God

Let me share this short note from Nasiha .com

Living The Quran
Knowledge of God
Al Hajj (The Pilgrimage) - Chapter 22: Verse 8

"Yet, there are some people who argue about God without any knowledge or guidance or even an enlightened book!"

The verse cites three sources that one should base oneself on to have correct knowledge of God. These are:

i) knowledge obtained through the study of, and reflection on, the creation in the light of the Revelation, direct observation and first-hand experience

ii) knowledge gained indirectly from some evidence or as a result of the guidance of a knowledgeable person

iii) knowledge gained from the Scriptures, which illuminates minds and hearts

Compiled From:
"The Holy Quran: Guidance for Life" - Yahiya Emerick, p. 292
"Towards Understanding The Quran" - Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi, Vol. 6, p. 12
"The Quran: Annotated Interpretation in Modern English" - Ali Unal, p. 684

 This is a very important subject that all of us must spend more time learning about God.Knowledge is a pre-requisite to iman.Iman cannot exists in vacuum without knowledge.May Allah gives us more knowledge to strenghten our iman and gets us closer to Him.Again,may I qoute Tan Sri Prof Dr Syed Naquib al-Attas:Knowledge comes with the arrival of meaning or the meaning arrives at the soul.

Photo:Light and shadows..

With a view like this,my wife and me come here every weekend for our dosage of morning walk..

Amateur radio licence..

Let me share the good news with my friends: I passed the test to be a licenced amateur radio operator yesterday[exam taken on 15/12/2011] and soon I am looking forward to get my callsign and join MARES.Alhamdulilah.Two situations that motivate me to take examination and use radio communication.First ,when a natural disaster happens and I love to be where the action is-to know what is going on and to contribute anyway I can.Second, when I go cycling where we need to communicate with our group members as we move along the trail...

The two cases I mentioned above are event management examples where communication is very important to ensure its smooth and optimal operation.Anything can happen during an event.Safety is number one!

Honestly,I was scared to take this exam.It has been more than 30 years since I took professional interview to be registered at a P.Eng.I was worried whether I could still comprehend some basic electronics,do simple calculations and retain some memory.Thank God,my brain still works albeit slowly.I am grateful to Allah swt for His mercy on me and my thanks to all my friends who gave me the notes to study[Fahroe Ibrahim] and advice to follow.[Ruslan Latiff].Thank guys.

Recovery ride..

 

Brompton M3L fixed with rack,Brooks and Carradice bag

Yesterday,my son Maher and me joined our PUR tribe for their normal PMR(Putrajaya Morning Ride).There were about a dozen of us and I was pleasantly suprised to see eight Bromptons!I guessed we shall have about 20 B's by end of this year.

 

This ride is very important to us.My son has been grounded due to a fall and this was his first ride after the unfortunate accident.He was happy to discover that he could ride again without feeling any pains to his injured shoulder and likewise for me.I was grounded for a week due to fever and bad coughs.I plan to ride only for a round trip of 10km but with the group, we ended up riding for 18km.Later we adjourned to have brunch at Umai Cafe.The strenght came from the community!

By the way,yesterday was also my first ride with a Brooks Saddle+Carradice bag from UK.

Kong Xi Fatt Chai

To all my Chinese readers,I wish you a Happy,Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

Kita merancang...

 

Setelah hidup lebih dari lima dekad,saya mengalami pelbagai pegalaman hidup yang jelas dan nyata bahawa kita hanya mahu merancang dan berusaha.Berjaya atau tidak bukan lagi urusan kita.Allah menyatakan segala ketentuan kembali kepada Nya.Ini saya percaya dan yakin.

 

Sebagai contoh apa yang berlaku semalam.Saya jatuh sakit demam dan batuk kuat kerana viral infection.Walau pun saya dah tempah pakaian baru untuk menghadiri majils persandingan anak saudara saya,saya terpaksa tidak dapat hadir untuk majlis merenjis kedua mempelai.Tambah sedih lagi bila semua ahli keluarga pergi ke majlis dan saya sendirian di rumah..Ini satu ujian dan pengajaran bagi saya supaya akur kepada kehendak Illahi.La Tahzan...

Hari ini saya rancang buat satu kayuhan basikal sejauh 30km untuk kumpulan kami di Putrajaya.Basikal telah siap di pasang dengan saddle baru dan beg baru,tetapi terpaksa saya batalkan kerana badan tidak sihat.

[saya hanya memberi contoh yang ringan.Setiap kita telah dan akan diuji dengan ujian yang sederhana dan berat]

Sebagai insan biasa,kita perlu sentiasa berusaha dan berdu'a.Yang menentu segala sesuatu adalah Allah jua..Kita redza dan kita rela,insyaAllah.

Sabar tahan nafsu..

Adapun orang yang takutkan keadaan semasa ia berdiri di mahkamah Tuhannya, (untuk dihitung amalnya), serta ia menahan dirinya dari menurut hawa nafsu, -

(An-Naazi'aat 79:40) | <Embed> | English Translation

Maka sesungguhnya Syurgalah tempat kediamannya.

(An-Naazi'aat 79:41) | <Embed> | English Translation

Ketahuilah bahawa kedudukan orang yang takut terhadap kebesaran Tuhannya serta menahan diri daripada menuruti hawa nafsunya,maka tempatnya kelak adalah di dalam Syurga al-Ma'wa sabgai mana tersebut diatas.

Hidup di dunia yang fana ini bukan lama.Sama-samalah kita bersabar untuk ukur kebesaran Illahi dan mematuhi Nya.Kita semua adalah saksi kepada kemusnahan hidup di dunia bila manusia ikut nafsu dan ingkar perintah Allah.

Life is only but a moment...let it be a moment of obedient to our Lord,Allahu Rabbul 'Alamin.

Surah al-Furqan:-
[43] Nampakkah (wahai Muhammad) keburukan keadaan orang yang menjadikan hawa nafsunya: Tuhan yang dipuja lagi ditaati? Maka dapatkah engkau menjadi pengawas yang menjaganya jangan sesat?
[44] Atau adakah engkau menyangka bahawa kebanyakan mereka mendengar atau memahami (apa yang engkau sampaikan kepada mereka)? Mereka hanyalah seperti binatang ternak, bahkan (bawaan) mereka lebih sesat lagi.