Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Maafkanlah saya
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Kejadian meng"hiris" hati di minggu pertama Januari 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Selamat Tahun Baru 2011
Yesterday already a history.
Tomorrow still a mystery.
The only time I have is today.
Assalamualaikum,
Semasa saya masih bersekolah, ayah ada membelikan saya sebuah buku motivasi. Dalam banyak kata2 manis daripada buku tersebut ada satu kata2 hikmat yang saya ingat hingga sekarang. “Hari ini bernilai 2 esok. Apa yang berlaku pada hari esok ditentukan apa yang anda lakukan pada hari ini. Tiada guna mengenang hari semalam kerana apa yang telah berlaku, manis mahupun pahit terus kekal sebagai sejarah. Masalah saya sedari kecil saya sangat tidak menghargai masa. Kerja yang boleh saya siapkan awal, ditangguh hingga ke saat2 terakhir. Masa2 lapang digunakan membuat aktiviti sia2. “Bertangguh itu pencuri masa” Sememangnya benar.
Oleh itu, tahun ini saya berazam untuk lebih menghargai masa. Live my life everyday to the fullest. Siapkan kerja secepat mungkin. Jauhi aktiviti sia2. Kurangkan tidur, banyakkan kerja.
Live today to the fullest
Selamat Tahun Baru 2011…!!!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Bye2 2010....2011 Here I come
Assalamualaikum,
Sedar tak sedar hari ni dah sampai penghujung 2010. Seperti biasa, dah sampai ke hujung jalan ni sudah pasti kita akan mengingat kembali permulaan perjalanan ini. Bagi saya 2010 ini merupakan tahun yang sangat menarik buat diri saya. Julai 2010 genaplah setahun saya menyambung pengajian master di UPM. Pada awalnya saya berhasrat untuk membuat pengajian berkaitan biokomposit. Namun ALLAH maha mengetahui dan maha bijaksana saya secara tiba2 sahaja beralih arah kepada penyelidikan mengenai getaran (vibration). Walaupun susah, banyak ilmu berguna yang dipelajari. Tahun ini juga saya berpeluang menjejakkan kaki ke bumi Sarawak. Memang seronok sebab sudah lama tidak menaiki kapal terbang dan yang lebih menarik perjalanan ini ditaja hampir 100%. Seingat saya, wang saya hanya keluar untuk membeli cenderehati dan ole-ole untuk keluarga. Masuk ke Perkampungan Budaya pun ditaja. Syukur Alhamdulillah. Tahun ini juga saya telah menghabiskan keperluan mengambil subjek sebanyak 12kredit bagi pengajian master dengan mendapat A & A- bagi setiap subjek yang diambil. Alhamdulillah. Tahun ini juga buat pertama kalinya saya menjadi guru tuisyen untuk mengajar tuisyen bagi subjek Fizik. Semoga anak2 muridku mendapat keputusan yang cemerlang terutama bagi subjek fizik, amin... Namun yang paling bermakna bagi saya ialah mengikat tali pertunangan dengan insan yang amat saya sayangi. Pengalaman menyatakan hasrat hati kepada keluarga untuk bertunang, memohon kebenaran daripada ayah untuk meminang, membeli cincin dan barang2 pertunangan masih segar difikiran. Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga buat seluruh ahli keluarga, terutama ibu dan ayah yang telah banyak bersusah-payah untuk urusan pertunangan ini. Tidak dilupakan buat kakakku terutama kaklong yang telah menyediakan barang2 hantaran.
Tahun ini saya genap 25 tahun. Satu umur pada pandangan saya turning point bagi kehidupan setiap orang, terutama bagi lelaki. Pada usia 25tahun, abang ipar saya sudah menimang cahaya mata, bergelar senior engineer di sebuah MNC di Penang, mempunyai kereta dan yang lagi best sudah membeli sebuah kondominium di Penang. Saya........????? Belajar pun tak habis, kerja pun belum, aset apa pun tiada, wang simpanan yang tak banyak mana. Tiba-tiba perlu berkahwin. Memang perit dan ngilu hati ini bila difikirkan. Lebih memilukan apabila melihat rakan-rakan sekarang semuanya berpendapatan lebih daripada Rm3k dan semuanya sudah hendak menimang cahaya mata. Saya....???? Melihat rakan2 sepengajian sedang rancak menulis Jurnal dan tesis lagilah menambah parah dihati saya.
Itulah lumrah kehidupan. Sempurna dan bijaknya ciptaan ALLAH di bumi ini terletak kepada ketidak sempurnaan. Diberi pelbagai nikmat disamping itu diselit juga dengan pelbagai ujian. Diberi bermacam2 kelebihan disertakan juga dengan beberapa kekurangan. Kemana sahaja kita pergi, apa jua yang kita lakukan pasti ada kelebihan serta kekurangan tersendiri. SubhanallahMaha Suci ALLAH yang padaNYA tiada suatu pun kekurangan mahupun kecacatan. Terpulanglah pada kita sama ada mahu bersyukur diatas segala nikmat dan kelebihan yang sudah diberi atau pun merungut dan memprotes tak puas hati dengan apa yang tidak dimiliki.
Bagi saya, yang positif itu lebih seronok dan best untuk dikenang dan difikirkan. Saya percaya insyaALLAH pada masa hadapan kehidupan saya akan bertambah baik dan seronok. Moga2 Allah memberi saya hidayah untuk menjadi hambanya yang bersukur.
2011......here I come..!!!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Institusi Kekeluargaan: Ibarat Telur Dihujung Tanduk
Assalamualaikum,
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Alarming collapse of family unit
He said that the increase in these two areas was due to the breakdown in the family institution and the collapse in the practice of correct moral values.
Calling on Malaysians to pay greater attention to what was happening around them, he said emphasis must be on disseminating correct moral values and strengthening the family institution to tackle rising divorce and crime rates.
"The rising trends showed the collapse of moral values and the fragility of the family institution.
"These are due to urbanisation, negative culture, an uncurbed entertainment industry, poverty and also the feeling of being sidelined from the rapid development around them.
"These are among the factors that have become the causes of the limping and faltering society of today," he said at the opening of the 173rd conference of the Perak Malay Customs and Islamic Religious Council (MAIAMP) here, yesterday.
Raja Dr Nazrin said statistics provided by police showed juvenile crimes had increased by 20 per cent from 5,114 in 2007 to 6,048 in 2009.
In the same period, violent crimes such as rape, outraging of modesty and armed robbery increased from 1,662 to 2,394 cases.
"Most shocking is that children between the ages of 7 and 10 were also involved in stealing, robbing and rape.
"The rate of divorce is also higher than the percentage of marriages.
"While marriages recorded an increase of 21 per cent, from 153,318 in 2002 to 199,586 in 2009, the rate of divorces rose by 105 per cent from 16,016 to 32,763 during the same period.
"The rate of divorce is rising alarmingly. In 2002, the ratio of divorces to marriages was 1:9.6, which increased to 1:6.1 last year.
"In 2002, the National Registration Department registered 2,706 divorces among non-Muslim spouses. This increased to 5,647 last year."
Raja Dr Nazrin said the statistics provided by the Department of Islamic Development saw divorces rising by 102 per cent between 2002 and last year, from 13,397 to 27,116.
"This means that last year, 82 per cent of the total divorces took place among Muslim spouses."
Raja Dr Nazrin stressed the younger generation needed help to develop their potential.
The line of communication between generations should be simplified and expanded so that any communication gap could be narrowed, he pointed out.
"I call on the various discussion workshops to spark new ideas, to propose innovative programmes to strengthen the family institution, to instil good moral values and close the communication gap between the generations.
"It is my intention and hope to see the participation of young people in the discussion workshops.
"The younger generation should be given the space to enable them to create new ideas in an open and frank manner."
Read more: Alarming collapse of family unit http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/23drs/Article/#ixzz12nSbnrsf
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Getting a DSLR camera
Getting a DSLR camera
DECIDE first on your budget and requirements for a DSLR camera, and the rest comes easy, writes IZWAN ISMAIL.
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AFTER years of using a compact digital camera, you finally want to get a supposedly "better" one, the digital single lens reflect camera, or dSLR.
You might have hundreds of questions - the foremost surely is which one to buy. And with a wide range of brands available in the market, choosing one is definitely tough.
Where to start?
If you are a beginner to dSLRs, the wisest thing to do is to get yourself a beginners´ model.
Having said that, this does not mean that these cameras take lousy pictures. They are all good cameras and capable of producing really nice pictures - anytime better than the compact cameras.
If you are not convinced, the next logical move is to invest in an intermediate model.
These intermediate models may cost a few hundred ringgit more than the basic model, but they make a worthy investment.
Trends among dSLR hobbyists over the years show that the majority of them would upgrade to a more advanced camera bodies only after a few months or a year of using their beginner models. Unlike compact cameras, once you start using a dSLR camera, you will grow into it, and many people will outgrow their beginner models faster than they ever thought.
Furthermore, because of their more advanced features, an intermediate dSLR camera may last you for a few years before you jump into the semi-pro side.
Selecting your dSLR
If you have the means, go for the best camera body you can buy as this will save you some upgrading cost.
A good mid-range dSLRs usually costs from RM2,500, including the kit lens.
Among the mid-range models that are worth considering are the Nikon D5000/D90, Canon 500D/550D, and Sony A380/A550.
When choosing a brand, bear in mind that you will also be buying into a range of lenses.
Survey the lenses available for a certain brand. In this case, Canon and Nikon have a lead in their choices of lens and third-party products.
Eventually, you will be spending more money on the lenses than on the camera body. That´s why it´s important to buy a brand that has a good range of lenses to choose from.
Selecting a dSLR is very subjective. Comparing models based on their features can be confusing sometimes.
Since the picture quality is the final thing you´d expect from your dSLR, why not look at the pictures taken from the camera models.
Flickr.com and Pbase.com are the best places to go if you want to look and compare pictures. There are hundreds of thousands of pictures submitted by dSLR enthusiasts from around the world in these digital photo banks, complete with the exif information.
Exif is picture information recorded by the camera when the picture is taken, including camera model, lens type, ISO, and white balance.
This can be a good guide to the camera model that you want as you know the type of picture different models produce.
I often use these sites as my guides when I´m buying camera body, lenses, filter, etc. At least I´ll know the end result I´ll get from certain cameras or lenses.
Other factors
People are often misled by the "megapixel" marketing used by camera makers.
Do more pixels make better pictures? The answer is, not necessarily so.
A dSLR with six-megapixel sensor is good enough if you do not plan to print billboard-sized pictures.
Unless a brand has a fantastic sensor technology that can cramp huge megapixels into the small crop sensor without making noise in the picture, it´s not always a must to go for the most pixel model.
But if you plan to do a lot of action shots or wildlife photography, which requires picture cropping later, then a camera with huge megapixels will be useful.
One final tip before you buy. At the shop, hold and play around with the camera for a few minutes. If it feels good in your hand -- grip, weight, buttons, etc - then go for it. There is no point buying a camera that you are not comfortable holding.