Night breeze at Pcolo

Night outing with my best friend. Kind of stress lately, so the cure would be desserts. Is not stressed spell backwards is desserts ^^

We have had hot caramel latte with churos special...<3

8.8.15

(Checkpoint 1: KTM UKM)

This year, I made a memorable birthday celebration. I brought a friend along with me and we were on a mission. 

First mission-find gifts for me worth RM50 at KL Sentral (Checkpoint 2).

Second mission:Find a bouquet of roses. Outside Checkpoint 3:LRT Masjid Jamek 

Third mission:Find Hotel Pudu Plaza.

We walked and walked until our feet felt sore and my smartphone died. So, we took a taxi at Times Square. 

Checkpoint 4:Room 910 Hotel Pudu Plaza.

The queen bedroom is full so we got superior king bedroom without any extra charge.

Fourth mission:Celebrate my birthday and make it memorable.

Below were the memorable moments.

Enjoying the night with heavy rain and thunder enveloping the city centre. 

Fifth mission: Enjoy the breakfast.

Not as I imagined. The food werent varities. It didnt has the air of exclusivity in the dining room. 

We checked out at 12 and were on our last mission

Sixth mission: Find delicious food in KL

Checkpoint 5: Chow Kit road.

After journeyed back and forth on monorail, we managed to have our lunch at Chow Kit Road. Laksa Kedah. Delicious. I would suggest next time we should inquire people who is familiar with KL if we want to enjoy delicious and considerable price food.

The tired faces of having to walk miles and miles...since UKM bus left us and we couldnt wait anymore. 

End of two days and a night journey. Full with memories.

R.I.P

I am unable to sleep tonight.

And everytime sleeping is hard, I will hear his verse.

"If you want to sleep, you never think about going to sleep, you just sleep. Thats how you get to sleep"

Since it was an Introduction to Philosophy class, it sure has a deep meaning.
Just like the other verse,
"A person becomes good if he uses more part from his navel and above, but becomes bad if he uses more of his part from navel and below."
-Sir Ghapa Harun-

As for today, I would say, whether you think about death or not, you will surely get one.

May his soul rest in peace.

SPECIAL TALK BY DR JASSER AUDA

Title: “The Future of Islam in Malaysia: Clash or Peaceful Co-Existence”  

Jasser Auda is a global think tank based in London, previously he is a professor teaching at the Qatar Faculty of islamic Studies in Doha, Executive Director of Maqasid Institute, a founding member and a member of the executive board of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, a member of the academic committee of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, and a Fellow of the International Institute of Advanced Systems in Canada. 

He wrote a PhD thesis on the Philosophy of Islamic law in the University of Wales, UK, and a PhD thesis on systems analysis in the University of Waterloo, Canada, and a M. Jur. thesis on maqasid/purposes of the Shariah in the Islamic American University. Early in his life, he had studied Fiqh, Usul, hadith, Sunnah, and memorized the Quran.

Second on the left is Prof Dr Redzuan Othman. Expertise in Turkish history and politics.

A great discussion indeed with quite critical questions from the audiences though I find some of the questions did not worth mention. Anyway, there is no stupid question, one of my lecturer claimed. 

All the two and a half years of efforts paid today. Alhamdulillah...

Just a few more steps towards the finishing line.

Tonight.

Sipping hot lemon tea with jazz music on the background.

Excerpts from the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act of 2002 (New Zealand) 2002 No.33 (17 October 2002) looks like a love letter from a gentleman.

Mon chéri.

Kenangan Semalam

Saya fikir saya seorang yang suka membina dan kemudian hidup dalam kenangan. Pulang ke kampung baru-baru ni, saya menyusuri beberapa tempat kenangan saya dan sahabat sekitar Irshad. Banyak perubahan yang berlaku.

Restoran Sahabat Selamanya sudah tidak ada di situ. Terkejut dan....sedih. Macam kehilangan sesuatu. Saya baru bercadang nak menikmati ais kacangnya setelah sekian lama. Restoran tersebut digantikan dengan restoran lain. Sekaligus terpadamlah niat nak bawa 'pak we' jalan-jalan makan ais kacang paling best di Penang satu hari nanti. Angan-angan pun dah menjadi kenangan.

Saya singgah menjenguk ke Kedai Nasi Goreng Ayam Pak Cik Lan. Masih ada di situ. Simpang Tiga Keling. Sementara menanti pesanan nasi goreng ayam yang legend tersebut disiapkan, saya memerhati sekeliling. Kedut dan kendur di wajah Pak Cik Lan dan isterinya sudah kelihatan. 7 tahun kemudian baru menapak kembali ke sini... Tempat saya dan sahabat selalu melepak setiap kali ada kelas tambahan di sekolah atau sekali sekala nak merasa makanan luar dari makanan asrama. Tempat berkongsi rahsia-rahsia hati dengan sahabat. Kalau Harry Potter dan sahabat melepak di Hogsmeade, kitorang melepak di Simpang Tiga Keling kalau keluar dari Irshad. Kenangan ini juga bakal terhapus ditelan masa bersama tuanya Pak Cik Lan dan isteri. Mereka tak punya anak. Dan anak-anak orang Melayu jarang mewarisi legasi orang tua-tua mereka. Tidak seperti bangsa Cina. Akhirnya saya mencapai satu kesimpulan sambil memandang langit;

'Wahhh...Sunyinya.' 

Satu-satu tapak kenangan ditelan masa dan perubahan- Stesen Kereta api Bukit Mertajam, Restoran Sahabat, rumah tok, dan entah apa lagi.

Kenangan tersebut ditarik bersama hilangnya jejak-jejak mereka.

Balik ke rumah, saya membelek-belek buku di rak. Sunyi-sunyi begini, kawan baik selalunya buku. Bila kita perlukan, dia selalu ada. Kalau kita tak perlu, dia setia di situ. Nama pun buku~ HAMKA bersama karya beliau ISLAM: Revolusi Ideologi dan Keadilan Sosial. 

Perasaan saya bagai tersalur bersama dengan perasaan HAMKA apabila beliau turut menjejaki kembali sejarah revolusi manusia mencari pegangan. Saya tak pernah kecewa baca karya beliau. Cara beliau menjalin cerita walaupun ianya sejarah, tebal, masih mampu membuatkan saya tenggelam dalam setiap helaian mukasurat. Ini karya kedua beliau yang saya baca selepas Sejarah Umat Islam.

Saya seronok membaca atau mendengar bicara sesiapa sahaja yang memiliki sudut pandang yang bukan kebiasaan. Sebab saya pun cuba melihat dunia ini dari sudut pandang yang berbeza. Selalunya ia memungkinkan saya disalahfahami. Tetapi penulisan buku-buku hebat sentiasa mendorong ke arah kebebasan berfikir. Alangkah indahnya andai saya mampu keluar dari kepompong minda sedia ada dan berfikiran besar. Macam kata-kata A.Fuadi 'peluklah impian erat-erat'.

Terus menapak dan kutiplah hikmah sepanjang jalan.