It is an Malay word for “Sel-reflection”. In Islam, we are taught to take time to review our life every now and then. Best if it is done on daily basis. At the end of… More
Weekends in Malaysia
Malaysia has a perpetual extended weekend! Don’t believe me? Well, most states in the country have Saturday and Sunday off but 4 of the states (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu & Johor) have Friday and Saturday off. That makes for an extended weekend to almost all of us. Well, especially to those who live in a neighboring states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Johor.
Here’s how I see it, when Thursday evening rolls in, the folks from these 4 states would go out and start enjoying their weekends by eating out or going for a holiday in a neighboring states that have Saturday and Sunday off. These folks flock the streets, sit around at eateries and checked in to the hotels. That’s what I always do when I was in Kedah. Thursday night we would pack and go to Penang to eat and sometimes stay over because it is already weekends for us. Come Sunday morning when it is a holiday for folks in Penang, they would come over to Kedah and pay their bills because the government offices are open on Sundays! It’s a nice trade offs actually because we have the flexibility to run errands on Sundays. If you are doing business, Friday, Saturday and Sundays should be peak time for both shops in Penang as well as Kedah.
Poems are quiet giants
This is one of my favourite poem ..ever. I came across this poem when I was listening to a lecture by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, a renowned American Muslim. I have always love poems and words that rhymes since I was small but after listening to his lectures and reading this poem by Robert Frost, I learn to appreciate poems better. How such docile words could make so much impact on my soul. I hear you loud and clear Mr. Frost.
The Fear of God
If you should rise from Nowhere up to Somewhere,
From being No one up to being Someone,
Be sure to keep repeating to yourself
You owe it to an arbitrary god
Whose mercy to you rather than to others
Won’t bear to critical examination.
Stay unassuming. If for lack of license
To wear the uniform of who you are,
You should be tempted to make up for it
In a subordinating look or toe,
Beware of coming too much to the surface
And using for apparel what was meant
To be the curtain of the inmost soul.
– Robert Frost
The quiet life
Thanks for joining me! I believe that the world today is loud and noisy. Extremely! I find it strange that many people enjoy that loud and noisy space they live in. I can’t do it anymore. At least not all the time. I have to have quiet and calm to be comfortable. Oh no! some people think it is a sin to be in your comfort zone!!!
If you are looking for comforting things in life then you have come to the right blog. Welcome!
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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