Me and my Akidah

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2009-04-02T17:29:00.000-07:00

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I've moved my blog!

A growing change.

2009-03-27T17:00:00.000-07:00

While looking back at my older posts, I think to myself, "I really shouldn't have made a post about this and this." Which is why I've been on another deleting spree. Hurray!

A lot has happened since my last post here. New friends met, accidents, sour moments, and a bunch of funny happenings. We'll see how my blog will go from here.

2007-06-28T08:10:00.000-07:00

Me and syukur watched as the 20 year old guy walked our way before we proceeded to block him from going any further. Syukur began by grabbing his shirt, I disrespectfully pushed his head and we laughed at his seemingly weak character. Oh the joy in bullying such people! But before we carried on, he gave a sudden kick to my face and I fell backwards landing on my left arm. I tried getting up but just then, Syukur was already thrown down next to me. Now how did that just happen?

I slowly got up together with Syukur from the floor as the guy clenched his fist ready with a fighting stance. I decided to charge and attack him first with a few strong kicks to his sides but he jumped and spinned his body which brought his rear foot flying to my left cheek. I flew to the direction of the force and landed hard enough for my left hip to feel pain. As I tried getting up from my second disastrous fall, I saw the guy fall down from one of Syukur's attack. Finally he's down! Syukur then grabbed him by his shirt and lifted him up but was then locked back and thrown down to the ground by the guy. It seemed like as if he broke a bone in Syukur's body!

I was already up on my knees as the guy faced me. I charged at him again, gave a kick to his stomach and made some spins to create more force in my final attack. He Flinched backwards and I kept on attacking continuously. But he was already counter attacking my attacks! Finally, he managed to grab my neck with his arm and made it seem like he broke it in front of the cheering crowd.

I dropped down and acted like as if I was dead. They audience applauded after the guy (better known as Shamel) bowed to them. Me and Syukur then got up and bowed to the audience too. That was one of the best acts I've ever done in my life!

It took me only one night to practice this act with Syukur and Syamel. But most of what was shown to the audience was just spontaneous acting that came out of the blue. It was both thrilling for the audience and especially for us three; it came out better than we expected! After that we changed our Martial Arts outfit to our plain referee clothes to help in the next two events, the kids' sparring match!

There were lots of parents cheering for their kids as they kicked each other wildly. It was the first sweaty tournament for most of them. I seriously did not expect so much fun in a closed tournament where competitions are only limited to young kids under our club. By the end of the tournament, we gave out medals to the winners, and some small gifts for the kids who did not win any match.

"This tournament actually worked out for the club!" I said to my instructor as she was cleaning up after the event. She gave a smile and replied positively. All praise be to God!

2007-05-28T07:49:00.000-07:00

They happily posed for the group photo wearing the new D'PARCH shirts. Most of them ordered for the black shirts with white printed fonts. They all seemed satisfied and happy. Well, except for me even thoughI chose to join them in the group photo fiesto. It felt like a satisfying achievement to create some sort of unity and activity among the D'PARCH club. Its been like this ever since the start of my second semester sharing ideas about the monthly newsletters and jackets. But how was I to know that taking part in such activities would cause me to feel obsessed, thus making my design project one of the worst for this last semester?

I made a big mistake. There has always been something pulling me back from completing my projects in time. I don't only have one obsession in my life. I have obsessions such as chatting, reading anything related to religion, fiddling with html, css and javascript codes, and some others too. All together, these obsessions trouble my future career that I once dremt of. I need to start giving up unuseful obsessions. Some may or may not understand these things I write. Wallahu'alam. I ask You, The Most Gracious, to help me in this life's challenge. Ameen.

Weird dream...

2007-04-28T03:43:00.000-07:00

I opened up the thick green book which had the title "Imam Ghazali" printed clearly on the front hard back cover. I randomely chose a page and found one which talked about the goodness in making Zikir.

There were several qoutes from the Qur'an. One of them was as follows:-

When you have finished As-Salât (the prayer - congregational), remember Allâh standing, sitting down, and lying down on your sides, but when you are free from danger, perform As-Salât (Iqâmatas Salât). Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours. (4:103)

I realized then that I haven't been doing enough Zikirs. I closed the book due to my eye-lids feeling heavy. I was feeling too tired. When is Syukur going to arrive at my apartment, I thought to myself, its already Asr time, and its not good to sleep at this hour. Shafiq was, as usual, sleeping at the lower bed of the double decker.

I couldn't resist my tiredness. So I walked to another room, and layed my body on two mattress. My eyes were shutting, so I slept on my right as I made zikir, "laillla haillallahu wahdahu lasharikala, lahulmulquwalahul hamduyuhyi wayumitu wahuwa 'ala qulisha in qadir. I repeated the Zikir several times before I fell asleep.

I dreamt of an Ustaz reading Surah Al Kahfi in a prayer place. I hid somewhere behind an object and followed his recitations. He then approached me and gave me some advice. I suddenly woke up, feeling a bit numb on my right arm. It was getting dark which meant that it was already time for Maghrib prayers. But I was shocked when I found a scrolled 10 ringgit note in my clenched right hand.

Shafiq entered the room buttoning up his clothes. I asked whether it was him who gave me the 10 ringgit note in my hand, but he didn't know about it. Syukur then called up my cellphone, and told me to wait outside as he was going to reach my apartment.

"It could have been another friend who asked you to buy some food for him before he left the apartment," said Syukur convincingly. We were on our way to the kid's place for teaching TKD. I had all my clothes and books packed in my big bag that I had brought with me and I was wearing my TKD outfit for the night. What Syukur said could have been right. Or maybe the same thing was happening as it used to a few years back with my other brothers.

"Your friend could have thought you heard him while you talked in your sleep," he said. I thought about it, and I chuckled.

I was different than before

2007-04-20T09:33:00.000-07:00

I looked at my reflection on the glass window as I neatly wore my Amamat on my head. I tucked in any strands of hair that hung in front of my forehead. I needed to look good for my prayers.

I looked at my reflection again and remembered Shafiq telling me, "Since when did you become so Islamic?" in which I replied, "It happened slowly". My image and my attitude was totally different now compared to last year. My hair used to be short. I used to keep eye contact with any girl I see. I walked with pride, my head would be up to show confidence, and I would walk slowly to look 'cool' and catch a girl's attention. I would have a common expression on my face that looked like some sort of gangster from the movies. I would talk in such confidence, acting cocky while being funny. An experiment which makes girls like you, in the end flirt with you. That was me a year ago when I first started college.

Now I look to the ground as I walk. I try to put a smile whenever I talk to people. I'm still trying to get used to talking with kindness and honesty. Even if I joke, I don't lie to make people laugh anymore. I try to keep away from getting into a flirty situation with a girl. I always think, what if I had a wife. How would she react if she sees me having fun or sitting next to a non-mehram girl, or touching the girl's hands or even looking at her eyes. What would my wife think? How sure are you that the girl you've dated for such a long time would be your perfect wife? Would you have as much fun as when you both dated? Or will there be a time when both of you would get bored of each other? i've left the dating game andI've left trying to impress girls with attractive qualities. We should all look forward to impressing Allah.

I picked up my roller perfume and rolled some sweet scents on my left palm. Then I rubbed both my palms together and rubbed them on my neck. I needed to smell good too. Alright, ready for prayers, I thought. I stood on the green praying mat, faced the direction of the Ka'ba, lifted both my hands to the level of my shoulders and said, "Allahuakbar".

Video Tutorial coming up!

2007-04-18T07:46:00.000-07:00

I rose up from the ground and stood in prayer before Allah. So far so good, I was focusing quite well.

I then thought, maybe I should teach others how to perform prayers by using my dad's camera to record every step, then upload the recorded video to YouTube.com. I'm sure that there are many others out there who don't have a teacher to teach them. Woops, I had lost focus in my prayer again. I recited Surah Al Fatihah all over again and tried to keep my focus until I had finished my whole prayer.

I took out my camera from my big bag of clothes that was under my study table and placed the camera in various angles while it recorded me doing each step for performing prayers. On every few minutes, I took a short glance at Shafiq sleeping at the lower bed of the double-decker just to make sure he didn't see what I was trying to do. After playing back a few recorded videos, I noticed some mistakes I made in my steps, and recorded the step again until I had done it correctly. Doing so really is worthwhile. O Allah, may you bless me for the effort and may this effort bring goodness to me and goodness to those who watch. Ameen.

Having Three jobs and a wife

2007-04-14T14:29:00.000-07:00

"But I thought you wanted to become an Ustaz..." replied Sobri through our usual internet chat.

I kept my fingers to myself, thinking about how I should reply to him. He seemed frustrated after I clarified that I wanted to teach younger generations about Islam as a part-time job. The last time he offered me the job, I agreed to becoming an Ustaz, but maybe he misunderstood me about taking it as a part-time job. I don't want to waste 3 years studying architecture, and later waste the knowledge and not pay up the debts I owe to PTPTN.

"I was actually thinking about becoming an Ustaz as a part-time job" I replied.
"When the end of times are really close, teaching Islam as a part-time wouldn't be enough," he replied before I kept silent again. He then typed, "well, I can't force you, but if you can't become an Ustaz, then maybe you can financially back me up in teaching Islam.
"Well, doing so wouldn't be much of a problem to me," I replied.
"Alhamdulillah," he replied.

After a while, he went offline after I answered his peace greeting. Things aren't working out as I planned. I was later told that you wouldn't have free time to do part-time jobs like teaching Taekwon-do everyweek while you work under an architectural firm. I would be working day and night for the architecture firm. Did I make a mistake in taking architecture as my career? I really wish I could do two jobs or three at once. at least teach Islam maybe once a week and or teach TKD at least once a week too. But as Sobri said, when the end of times are nearing, teaching part-time wouldn't be enough. There would be a lot of teenagers who want to learn how to perform prayers properly. They aren't to be blamed, the ones to be blamed are the older ones. You can clearly see the adults making mistakes in jum'ah prayers.

Working day and night under an architecture firm while teaching TKD and being an Ustaz too? Would there be time for me to take care of my future family?! Would there?!?! All these thoughts, they lessen my enthusiast in searching for a future spouse. Especially when you hardly find a muslim girl who would at least wear the proper Hijab. Nowadays, most of the muslim sisters I know have a boyfriend. It saddens me. Don't they know that Allah s.w.t ordered us to stay away from fitnah? Why do they choose to have fun disobeying?!?!? O Allah, I am stuck. I need Your help so much. Help me decide what to do for my future. Help me find a future spouse who fears you, loves you, obeys what you have ordered us to do. It is You I worship, and it is You I ask for help.

There is still ample time

2007-04-11T13:39:00.000-07:00

It gets tiring, you see someone that you're interested in, without even talking to her, you would know that she wouldn't be the one for you. Its like, her looks would be good enough, but you find that her faith in religion does not reach expectations. It gets frustrating. Then you see another, and the same thing happens, again and again. I should just take a break. Surely, theres very little possiblilty that I'd get married within 3 or 4 years. All because of the change in time when you have to get at least a degree to get married. So why must I rush? Maybe I'd like to take a year and just forget about searching. InshaAllah, I will find the perfect spouse.

A part from my diary

2007-04-03T02:40:00.000-07:00

It was nearly 2.30pm and I was on my way to my english class that I supposedly thought was to start at 1 pm. I was worried. I didn't want my attendance to be marked as absent from class. Better late than never, I thought that maybe rushing into class and signing a last minute attendance was going to save me from failing the course.

I was keeping my eye on the road thinking and thinking about how to overcome my worries as my mum drove the white van to my apartment. I heard that being worried about worldy things would get you into trouble. So I kept thinking of God to relieve my worries. I kept thinking, if I actually miss class, then maybe that would be God's decision for me. I kept thinking, if I fail my course, then maybe God would have better plans for me in the future. Those thoughts helped me during the rush hour. But I was still constantly asking God to send blessings upon His last messenger because I was still worried. The lazy me fell asleep and missed the previous night prayer. Up till now I still feel ashamed.

"Don't you want to go to class first?" my mum asked, "You can leave your bags with the gaurds instead."

"Its Ok," I replied, "theres plenty of time to go up to my apartment and leave the bags in my room."

I tried smiling in patience. Smiling is what the Prophet of God would do. What a fine example to follow.

I reached the apartment and noticed Fendy and Ardi still sleeping in the living room. I woke them up and asked why they weren't attending the english class.

"Isn't English tomorrow?" replied one of them. I was relieved. Thank you God, thank you!

My mum dropped me by the main college gate after I left my bags in the apartment. I wanted to hang around in college to do something useful, maybe read some books or finish editing the Amity Camp videos. Oh yea, the videos. Its been such a pain editing them now that my old laptop was stolen and sold away. The more I think about my stolen laptop, the more frustrated I get. I'm sure God let it happen for a reason.

I entered the class occupied by semester 3 students. They were having a tutorial design session. Mr. Hayazi didn't mind me sitting around to see what was going on during the session. I took out the book "Inilah Akidah Muslim" and read it while I enjoyed my time bugging Irfan while was working on his 3D work. Bella eventually saw me reading the book, and told her friends out loud what book I was reading. I covered the title of the book from them to prevent myself from getting the "show off" feeling.

Attraction can weaken your faith. I couldn't stop laying my eyes on one of the students. I find it hard to lower my gaze since her clothing had attractive colours; a pink headscarf that matched with a white-combined-with-pink skater shoe. If my memory serves me right, she was wearing the usual jeans with the three-quarter long sleeve shirt. Her clothing may have some modesty in it (in which she has my respect because of the headscarf she wore) but the modesty isn't fulfilled since she wears cute clothing that catches your attention. I want to tell her, but I've never conversed enough with her to tell her straight in the face that what she wears isn't religiously correct. I don't want to be questioned in the day of resurrection for not telling.

I want to love God above all. I want Him in my heart at all times. But all these worldly obstacles distract me. Its like my faith keeps fluctuating. O Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful, forgive me for forgetting, verily you are the One Who never forgets.

Back to Blogging?

2007-04-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

To tell you the truth, I have lack of knowledge when it comes to the Malay language compared to the average Malay citizen. I really do. But I read a blog post a while ago written in Malay. A long post indeed. I'd usually read the first paragraph of a long written article or blog, then scroll down to see how long the post would be before I move on to something else. But the blog post I read had somehow interest me, and made me want to read more till I read through every sentence. There was something about how well written it was. Its vocabulary and grammar was outstanding to me. I understood it, although there were a few words that I never heard of here and there. I was fascinated by the mature thoughts of the writer. At last, it reminded me of a passion I once had, that was writing. And now, I have that passion burning in me as I am typing this once again.

A new blog for my architectural course

2006-09-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Once again, I haven't been updating about my life. I mean, who wants to read about my life? At times I feel that some things are too pointless to write here. So I thought that I should just make a blog that has something to do with what I'm interested in. And something thats like a portfolia for me. So i thought, why not make a blog for the course I'm taking? Many of you might not be interested, but I'm sure there would be at least some interested students who'd want some inspiration every week.

heres the blog
Archiblog
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What is podcasting?

2006-07-10T03:42:00.000-07:00

2006-06-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

For my Muslim brothers and sisters

This is what I really want to practice.
Insha allah.

UTM 2006 Olympiarch XIX

2006-06-25T18:31:00.000-07:00

I'm back to blogging...After how many weeks? I don't know. I should update regularly. Right now, I'm real busy because of my finals. I'm trying to keep this real short but expecting many students who went for this year's Olympiarch workshop to find this blog through a google or yahoo search. And I really must change my current sexy template! I need something new, something colourful and bright! Though I do like the idea of a black background being good for the stressful eye. Anyway, I just came back from UTM in Skudai. For six days, I got to know so many new people! I've got some of the photos uploaded in my multiply account. Here is the link.

Olympiarch XiX

And I'm not going to put another flash slideshow. It loads too freaking slow!
Gotta go guys.
Cioa!

More websites....

2006-04-24T22:36:00.000-07:00

A little less sleep last week, but I've been taking just enough naps this week to feel a little more energetic...Our school reunion was just nice last Satarday night. Although some who drank liquor were almost out of control. The rest were red in the faces. I just wished more friends whom I used to gibber alot to would come that night. You can find the photos in the link below...
Class Reunion

Well anyway, I've been working on my Studio's Website. There will be links of all the students' works and picture of their models for our lecturer to check out. You can check it out too, but I won't be giving you the link now because its still unfinished. Again, I'm the only one doing all the css work, but hopefully with the help of the rest of my studio mates, this website will be a blast!(InshaAllah) That reminds me, I really must work on my TKD club's website.

Well, all the best to all my friends working on their next basic design project.

One God

Finally 18!!

2006-04-08T07:53:00.001-07:00

I wanna say thank you to those who have taken their time to wish me Happy Birthday! And somemore its so close to Nabi Muhammad's (SAW) birthday! You guys made me happy, but don't worry, what goes around, comes around. But can you believe it? My mum ordered a cake a day before and the cake shop gave it to someone else today. now I'll just have to wait for tommorow. I've got surprises coming up for this week, one of them is from my college mates who are planning on throwing flour and smashing smelly eggs at me...what a waste of food! I'm gonna try to hide myself from them, or atleast run...run...where to?? heck i dont know, maybe into my lecturers office. maybe if I do that, they'd think twice on trying to cause a mess.
Over and Out

college presentation

2006-03-14T22:09:00.000-08:00

Ah, heres a vid of my college presentation. I just thought that i should try out Google's Video Upload.

Real Homies

2006-03-05T01:02:00.000-08:00

I'm sure many of you have one or more friends whos been with you for such a long time, but at some point, he cheats on you. He or she ]would do something that you wouldn't like...well, this post goes for the muslims reading this. To the non-muslims, you don't have to read this, I can imagine some who would just think " ugh, something to do with beliefs " and just ignore this. Go ahead if you'd like to read this.

Anyway, how easy is it to get a girlfriend or boyfriend?? Its that easy, really. Some of you are just trying too hard, but thats a different story. But how easy is it to get a real pal? One who you can trust? To me, a real pal would be someone who would help me get closer to Jannah. Someone who would help me do good deeds to please Allah (swt). Is it easy to find any of those now?? I'm now in college getting used to more Malay friends. What surprised me was the lack of friends who actually pray 5 times a day! I mean, I can't really find any who would care so much in praying really early and all. But I'm still looking. I once sat together in a mamak stall with some roomates and they complained about their past friends who in the end became foes. I mean, how sure are they that they could be good friends? Its true by the way. Its hard to find good friends, the ones who submit to Allah and guide you to true Jannah.

-One God

My Bouncer!

2006-02-25T17:16:00.000-08:00

Mystery Girl - Part 2

2006-02-22T02:28:00.000-08:00

U guys wanna noe what else has been going on about this incognito girl? yea?? well, my number just got changed a few weeks back, and i gave only my male classmates my number. my family members too. one of the nights in this week, my cellphone rang at midnight many many times, according to what my friend said. He helped answer my phone and pretended to be me. From what I understand in my friend telling me this story, I'm gonna put it in a dialog manner below.

My Friend: Heloo?
Her: Helo, bole cakap ngan adib tak? (can i speak to adib please)
My friend: Ni adib la ni, sapa ni? (this is adib speaking, whos this?)
Her: aku kawan lama kau. asal suara lain plak? (i'm your old friend. howcome u've got a different voice?)
My friend: Sakit tekak je (got a sore throat)
Her:oh....saja nk kol, kabo, sihat ke? (owwh...just wanted to chek on u, how r u?)
My friend: kan aku tngah sakit tekak. (din i tell u i've got a sore throat?)

My friend and Her: (bla bla bla for several minutes)

My friend: bole aku jumpa ngan kau tak? (can i meet you sometime?)
Her: hehe, takpe la. (hehe, nah, its ok)
***************************************************

and they both ended their flirt happily ever after while I was asleep. I woke up at like 3 in the morning and my friend told me she called, but i went back to sleep thinking he was just playing with me. but all my roomates who never knew about this last time sed they heard my cellphone ringing a number of times. Ok, about the conversation up there, im not sure if thats really wat happened, but thats how my friend told me. Jeez, who the hell are you? how did you get my number?? And can you pleaase tell me your name first?? watever...i'm going off. cioa.

work in progress

2006-02-10T12:58:00.000-08:00

I'll earn a buck!

2006-02-02T01:36:00.000-08:00

Hey check this out, if you click on the ad above, sign up for an account from there and use one or more features, I'll earn a buck! Haha, I've got the ad in my gym's website. So if you wanna 'blanja' me but couldn't coz your overseas, sign up a bravenet acount from the ad above! hehe.
One God

Genting Highlands 2005

2006-01-23T06:54:00.000-08:00

Damn, I think I forgot to post about my last tournament in genting highlands 2005. Anyway, fine, I lost. But I'm gonna get that medal next time, muahahhahahaha *cough cough*. Going to a three-days-two-nights tournament with friends has and will always been fun. So much happens, either win or lose a match, theres always something else that could be more enjoyable, like going on rollercoasters. But one of my fave is rock climbing for two hours! I wish I could go mountain climbing everyday. Heres a vid of my friend knocking his opponent down. Please be patient while the movie loads.

Oh yea, I've done quite alot for my gym's website. You should check it out.

http://gymeman.bravehost.com

Its 2006!

2006-01-01T05:37:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year All!

Music playa!

2005-12-30T08:30:00.000-08:00

Woohoo! I'm the flash movie master! Master of flash movies! flash master movie! and whatever more jumbled words to get you laughing on your seat. My music player is better and finally there to spoil those ear drums. Wasn't such an easy job to learn it on your own though. Oh yeah, if you guys have problems with putting music in your page, just tell me what song, I'll download it and just insert it into my player and give you the code. I'm guessing its that easy for me, and besides, every page should have their own music to make it look alive. And don't try to take advantage coz my kindness is limited accordingly. *cough cough* syafic *cough cough*

One God

Two more days

2005-12-29T05:10:00.001-08:00

I don't know why I'm so excited, but I just had this urge to write a short post saying that I'm looking forward to the year 2006. Hope all you guys out there are having fun in whatever stuff you're doing!

Another copy and answer thing

2005-12-26T03:33:00.000-08:00

[1] List 10 things you want to say to people but know you never will.
[2] Don't say who they are.
[3] Disable comments
[4] Never discuss it again

Asswipe no.1
I thank you, for borrowing my stuff, not returning it for over a few months, lending it to your 'rich' friend and saying that I'm so kedekut (greedy). Thank you! (you peace of crap). Oh oh! And I like the way you cheer me up!

Asswipe no.2
Dude, get up and pray with me!

Asswipe no.3
I appreciate your company, but you noe, following a person's ass for the next 100 yrs ain't cool. lol....No. I'm serious. Really.Why do I care if you have a boyfriend?? every year i hear the same old, I've got another boyfriend crap. Keep it to yourself dude. You should lose weight...stop eating rice and chicken with soya sauce at 3 in the morning. You're starting to look different. Other than that, you're a nice girl. :D

Asswipe no.4
This food sux!

Asswipe no.5
You're a nice person to be with, really. I let you talk alot about your stuff. But thats was really long ago. I wish we were good friends again. I know it was my fault, and its been really hard for you to forgive me. Look what you made me do, I feel like some sorry assed crap load. I'm really sorry for getting you angry. I don't care if you won't forgive me, but I've sed my stuff.

Asswipe no.6
Baaah!

Asswipe no.7
I really wanna get to see you again sometime, its been ages. But theres this high possibility that we'll never again meet. *sniff* (lol)

Asswipe no.8
OI!! PAPER LAMA! PAPER LAMA!!!

Asswipe no.9
I hate this movie.

Asswipe no.10
Hi.

<( End )>

That wasn't such an easy job to do. I guess the rest of the stuff I'd like to say to many of you wouldn't be tragic enough for listing above. Just in case I won't be on9 or there with you at 12 O'clock, Happy New Year!

One God.

Mystery Girl

2005-12-11T09:22:00.000-08:00

On one of the nights a few weeks back, I had fallen asleep at around 8 pm. I was awakened by my roomates at around 9 30 pm. They said that while I was fast asleep there was a knock on our door. They opened up and saw a cute, cudly and fair girl who looked as young as me and was around 160 cm tall.

She said something like, "can I see Adib please?"

And my roomates called another roomate of mine, also named Adeep but then she sed, "no, not this Adib, the one who lives in ****** and takes diploma in ******** "
(how da f*** wud any girl noe)

But when she was told that I was fast asleep, she said something like, "oh nevermind then, maybe I'll come back some other time when I'm free." Then she left without leaving any information, not even her name!

The strange thing here is, I've never ever told any female friends, except my mum, where my hostel location is. And I would never even tell anyone either. I called up my family and almost all my relatives whether it was them, or whether they knew about this. They just said that they didn't know, and that I should just ignore about it. My mum and dad got really worried and told me to be careful. My roomates said that if I don't want her, I could introduce her to them. lol.

But there hasn't been any related news about this incognito girl during the following weeks. It might be one of you reading this. Gee I should make a rule. Anyone who wants to meet up with me MUST send an email, SMS, letter, fax, messenger man or even call me first before doing so. Any one I don't recognise who just wants to get to know each other must bring their original copy of the passport or IC, some money and a few chocolate bars.

One God

History Lesson.

2005-12-07T23:15:00.000-08:00

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both of their wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

*Creepy huh? Send this to as many people as you can, cause: Hey, this is onehistory lesson people don't mind reading *

Strange Wake up

2005-11-27T15:03:00.000-08:00

It's happening...once again I wake up with this strange imagination....or thought; a shocked feeling that Illah existed everywhere, your front, back, left, right and watching whatever you look at with the Angels writing down whatever action you do, like as if you've heard it for the first time. Maybe because its been a long period of time not thinking about it, and when you hear the next Azan for Subuh prayers while you eyes are shut, boom! You get that shocked feeling I described earlier. Some things aren't easy to explain.

Quite nice, Thanks aisha!

2005-11-13T04:29:00.000-08:00

[ ] I am bisexual.
[ ] I am homosexual
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ] I shut others out when I'm sad.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I like Disney movies.
[ ] I am a sucker for pretty eyes.
[x] I've slipped out a "lol" in a real conversation
[ ] I love Martha Stewart (shes cute tho)
[x] I really like someone
[x] I am self conscious.
[ ] I like to laugh a lot
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[x] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[x] I have scars
[x] I've been out of this country.
[ ] I am really ticklish.
[x] I love chocolate.
[x] I am comfortable with being me
[x] I play computer games/video games when I'm bored.
[x] Gotten lost in the city.
[ ] Saw a shooting star.
[ ] I had serious surgery.
[ ] Talked to her/him for like 5 sec and made out
[x] Hugged a stranger.
[x] Been in a fist fight with the same sex
[ ]Been arrested.
[x] Laughed and had milk/soda/water come out of your nose.
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[ ]Made out in an elevator
[ ] Swore at your parents
[xxx] Kicked a guy where it hurts.
[ ] Been skydiving.
[ ] Been bungee jumping.
[x] Broken a bone.
[x] Played spin the bottle.
[x ] Gotten the chicken pox.
[x] Ridden in a taxi.
[x] Shoplifted. (oh the days when i was 7...)
[ ] Been fired.
[x] Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] Stole something from your job.
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher/coach.
[x] Saw someone/something dying.
[x] Driven over 400 miles in one day.
[x] Been on a plane
[ ]Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[ ] Thrown up in a bar.
[x] Eaten Sushi.
[ ] Met someone in person from the internet.
[ ] Been to a motocross show.
[ ] Done hard drugs.
[x] Taken painkillers
[ ] Cheated on someone else
[ ] Saw Bucks Fizz in concert.
[ ] Consumed alcohol.
[ ] Lied to your parents about where u r.
[ ] Hate more than love
[x] Own an iPod or MP3 player
[] Are a sports fanatic
[ ] Would wear pyjamas to school.
[ ] Have a job
[ ] Been in love.
[ ] tYpE lIkE tHiS VeRy OfFtEn.
[ ] Eat fast food weekly.
[x] Have many scars (do bruises count?!?)
[ ] Have self-inflicted scars
[x] Believe in ghosts.
[ ] Can't sleep if there is a spider in the room
[ ] Seen a therapist.
[ ] Love white chocolate.
[ ] Bite my nails.
[x] Single
[ ] In a relationship.
[ ] Kissed a stranger.
[ ] Been obsessed with another person.
[x] Argued for the fun of it.
[ ] Made out in a moving vehicle.
[ ] Been to a casino.
[ ] Been in a bar.
[x] Skipped school.
[x] Been punched.
[ ] I see things that aren't there
[ ] Been naked in public
[ ] Come close to death.
[x] Gotten stitches.
[ ] Hooked up with 2 or more people in one night while drunk.
[ ] Hooked up with 2 or more people in one night without alcohol.
[x] Bitten someone
[ ]Crashed into a friend's car.
[ ]Been to Japan.
[ ] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[ ] Slept with someone you shouldn't have.
[ ] Been married.
[x] I believe everything happens for a reason.
[x] Had someone cheat on you.
[x] Miss someone right now.
[x] Had depression.
[ ] Over dosed.
[ ] Hate(d) your life
[ ] Like Monty Python

Waited for this 4 a long time...

2005-09-25T15:47:00.000-07:00

Can anyone have a quick guess at what happened to me yesterday???

I've been waiitng for one whole year just to get that thing. Ever since I began my quest. But at that time, I shook my head and asked "will i ever get it??". and now, i shake my head again thinking, "damn, that was my freaking black belt grading!!"

Heres what I had to go through for the test...

A few patterns to show off...(I think I passed)
Self defence against two knife attacks...(some technical problem hapened)
Self defence against grabs....(same thing happened i guess)
A fight against Two Red Belts! (I could see everyone was watching with excitement!)
Two planks to be broken by the knuckles...(failed)
Two planks by the elbow...(passed)
Two planks by a side kick...(passed)
Two planks by a back kick...(passed)
A plank by a high kick...(passed)
Two planks by a flying kick...(passed)
a plank for knife hand strike...(passed)
and another four chances to break a plank with my knuckle...(failed)

I'm currently bruised on my knuckles and my foot. but its ok cause I passed! Now ppl, I know your all excited, but being your personal body gaurd is going to cost more. Although the list seemed short, just wished some of you guys were there coz you missed what I thought was spectacular! There were these groups of ppl who wanted to take a pic of me with their friends. I feel so loved. So thats all, cheers all!

New Layout

2005-09-24T00:59:00.000-07:00

hey, dis layout din turn out that bad...through mozilla...wonder how it'd look like through internet explorer. oh well, i'll chek in the computer lab back at college.

So its just one more day for that Black Belt test which i've been waiting for for years. 200 malay bux for the test, I'd better not screw this one up. Lemme see, for the test its gonna be...
2 planks to be broken by the knuckles
2 by the elbow
2 by a flying kick
1 by this jumping high kick
a brick to be smashed by my hand
A few patterns to show off
Unarmed self defence
Self defence against three knife attacks
and finally a two vs one street fight without gloves.

Why the hell do they have to make the test even harder? A friend of mine whos taken an easier test came out bruised all over. Ah heck, I gtg. Cheers all!

Powered by Mozilla Firefox

2005-09-16T05:21:00.000-07:00

Whats this? I've been spending quite some time making my site fit well with the page using Mozilla Firefox but when I opened my page again using Internet Explorer I see a whole lotta difference! I currently don't have Internet Explorer in my comp coz its been giving me loadsa viruses. This is how my page looks like using Mozilla Firefox...

If my page looks all messed up, its probably coz u're not using Mozilla.

# john Says:
August 21st, 2005 at 2:34 am

i have used mozilla for over a year. i don’t even have virus protection. i still run my spyware program and it never finds anthing. when i used internet explorer, i spent alot of money on mcafee stuff and also had to redo my operating system several times. not to mention all the popups. mozila is a great browser and i recomend it to all my friends. internet explore sucks

so wtf are u guys waiting for?? Get Mozilla Firefox HERE!

First flash vid

2005-09-14T16:49:00.000-07:00

I've got loads more homework to do; from building some sort of rectilinear and circulinear project to sketching the exterior of my house! Art has never really been as interesting back when Mrs Chandran would cross her arms expecting us to pass up our assignments. Friends there are cool. Whenever there would be free lessons for the architecture students, we'd all go to the mamak stall for some roti canai and teh tarik! There are some things I never really expected with the people there, like the girls for e.g. The ones with tudungs are a fun bunch while the ones with really nice hairdos are all timid n shy. So anyway, freedom rocks!

College

2005-09-04T07:02:00.000-07:00

So its 7.00 in the morning and I'm supposed to get ready for my first day in college. Yea, got qualified for diploma in Architecture at IUCTT. And Vasu's gone to Uni...Packed food, clothes and stuff to live with a few friends in an apartment. Won't be on9 as much as those old school days. Hope to meet loadsa new friends. oh yea, Happy Birthday Clavinna in advance. and to whoever's birthday that'll be up next coz I don't think I'll be seeing u guys in a loong time...unless u're lucky. Oh gosh, lukatdatime, gtg then. Cheers all!

Ima 3rd place ass kicker

2005-08-19T12:34:00.000-07:00

Another tournament for the year. First, our club members waited at the gym with a few other friends from Kedah and two girls they brought to show me. (Those tongue twisted-talkers found out I was still single and wanted to get me someone I'd be interested in. I'll get back to this later.) So we sped off to the sports arena at Bandar Sri Damansara, got our names registered, changed our outfit, practiced our techniques, went through our teacher's lecture and waited almost forever to get into the ring. I didn't really do so well for the patterns because -

1. No energy. I waited until I was starving not knowing when my turn would be and when I wanted to go eat, it was my turn.
2. Slippery Fall. They cellotaped a lousy old carpet to the floor that was given to them by a Surau. Made our jumps really unstable.
3.The judges suck.

Well I wasn't the only one in my club. Our turns for the patterns were over and we waited even longer to fight in the ring. I got third place in a knockout event. Again, I blame the carpets. They should've left the floor naked.

During those long hours waiting, I was teaching my friends english while they were teaching me the Kedah language. After that, they were like whispering to me how nice those two girls are. I shoved off their offer and said "either I wait till college to find my own or the nxt time they pay a visit, they should bring a bus full of choices." They shook my hand and said 'Alrite! will do!" They'll be leaving KL this monday. Too bad my father didn't go back to kampung, or else we'd be partying at my place! Well, alot of fun and teasing was kinda going between me and one of them. But who cares, the rest of my friends were teasing to the max. Oh yea, my clubs got a new website made by moi. Check it out here http://gymeman.bravehost.com

Qabz, we meet again

2005-07-27T10:23:00.000-07:00

Spent one whole day with Qabilla going to MidValley's Cyber Cafe, walking around klcc, making fun of the cashier in Starbucks and watching War Of The Worlds. Its been like one year since we last hanged out.

Lets see...War of the Worlds...I give this movie a 3 out of 5. A movie with such cool alien machines causing destruction, graphics of citizens turning into ashes as they get shot by their beams and all the sound effects...i get dissapointed about the following. Some things I didn't like about the movie was the unnecessary scenes. Like the part where Ray argues with his son, his daughter shows up and screams at his brother, they hug, he lifts her up and sad music is played. Its so crappy. The ending of the movie kinda sucked, with a happy ending in it after the aliens die just becoz they cant take bacteria. I mean like, thats it? No war between both worlds? I thought it was all just the introduction before the credits started rolling. I left the movie thinking it was a waste of money.

Anyway, me and Qabs got on the LRT station to get to MidValley, when all of a sudden, a witch shows up and says my name in surprise. "Adib?!?!" I look around and I see Lea Izza with his Indian college mate.

So thats about it. We had a fun day before he leaves for UAE again.

The truth shall get you beaten up

2005-07-23T10:13:00.000-07:00

Yeap, I've told Shamel the truth about whos phone number it is...rite after he lied to me about some "other things she messaged". Well I didn't really tell him, I just told him to read all the messages I've been recieving in my phone last nite. His smile grew wider as he noticed that all the messages in my phone was what he wanted to send to Y****. He was after my balls! He also took my watch and said that he'll return it after a year for playing a trick on him. But I didn't mind, I'm wearing his watch now. It feels more comfortable wearing his. :D

Its all in the handphone

2005-07-22T00:31:00.000-07:00

From left: Syukur & Shamel relaxed after all the training

Rite, while chilling out at the mamak stall with my seniors, i thot about playing a trick on one of them who thinks he's got that 'game' with the girls. I told him about one of the girls in my school whos quite a magnet. We'll call her Y**** for the moment. He then wanted me to introduce him to her (in a playful tone). Me being the smart guy, I sent an SMS message to his phone while I sat just next to him. So then he hears the message being recieved and thot that it was me sending him the message. This is wat i messaged to him...

Hi, this is Y*****, who is this?

He got excited, but scolded me for giving his number to girls without his permission(When actually its my new phone number). This is his reply (part of it was supposed to be in malay) ...

My name is shamel. Did Adib give my phone number to you?

I replied him back when I got home....

Hehe, yea kinda. So has he been talking about me?

His reply...

He says that you are a beautiful women, ok i have to go to sleep. Bye.Gdnite

Ok, so thats about it. I tricked him into thinking my new number was someone elses, can't wait to see that expression on his face when I tell him the truth.

Bee sting

2005-07-12T03:11:00.000-07:00

Last night, there were only a few ppl who came for black belt training, my fourth degree black belt master and his 1st degree black belt son. Surprisingly, there were huindreds of bees that entered the gym through the window. Anyway, my master has finally gotten his fourth degree, after so many years of training and teaching, he is now legally allowed to wear the stripes at the sides of his shoulder. It was only one and a half week of not seeing him, and I could finally see him growing white hair. It kinda reminded me of Gandalf the Grey when he became Gandalf the White.

Ok, maybe u can't see much white hair here, but u can see that fourth degree stripe on his shoulder.

A pic of Shamil getting ready for a match with me.

After a while of ass-kicking, I got something I had never gotten before...

you see that bee in the picture? yea, thats the type that stung me after my match...or maybe it shud be though it doesn't really look the bastard that screwed its tiny needle into my neck...

There were hundreds of them swarming around the lights. They didn't look as fat, seemed like wasp. Maybe they were still too young. Shamil being himself by whacking them with our training equipments. They die too easily. The mark on my neck is still there, and it still hurts a bit, but hey, bee stings can be good for your body in someway.

Get outta here!

2005-07-10T08:57:00.000-07:00

Since when was it a guys job to ask girls out? Rubish totally agreed after Ken said it. Haven't you ppl ever thought how the word "dating" came into tradition? Who the heck even got this kind of idea in the first place? How did the fag get all the lonely sheeps in the world to follow this tradition? It does amuse me though.

Recieved a message from a favourite cousin of mine. Here it is...

Malay

Thx 4 ur msg. akar yg tlindung jgn dlupa kerana tanpa akar tiada bunga yg indah berkembang mekar. bajailah kejayaan kerana ia satu pjalanan bukn destinasi....

Translated into English
Thnx 4 ur message. Do not forget about the crawling roots that are hidden because without the roots there is no flower that blooms beautifully. Fertilise your success because it is a road, not a destination....

London attacked, Islam is not terrorism

2005-07-10T07:43:00.000-07:00

I'm only going to go through this once. I was voting in the Battle of the Blogs and noticed some thing offending about a lady's blog. one of her post which showed a picture of a city with mosques around like this one

the lady started bitching to Islam saying that ppl of London does not deserve being attacked by the recent bombs n all that shit. Like as if Islam teaches terrorism. Look,I don't respect ppl who start attacking other religions unfairly, even worse without any knowledge. I dont care who the heck you are. Just as long as you're in a learning mood about other religions, I can play it cool with you, making sure both sides get our questions answered correctly. I've been looking for christian friends and jewish friends who would tell me something I don't know. Full respects for other religions.

Islam teaches cleanliness, unity, women rights, and all that is right and fair. Nowhere do I find our teachers saying that all other religions should be destroyed by bombs. I stand proudly for my religion, Islam Is Not Terrorism. I still pray five times a day, making a doa after each prayer, feeding the dead by reciting Al-fatihah, especially for the innocent lives lost in London. End.

The mosque in which muslims pray
from different countries and races
from different levels of education
the poor man and a king
all kneeling side by side
facing one direction in unity
endlessly repeating
"there is no God but Allah"

Petrol can make your nose bleed

2005-07-04T05:32:00.000-07:00

Finally, I've just recieved my first work pay after working in a Shell petrol station for six damn days. If you're the type who needs time to count money slowly, being a cashier ain't your job. And don't think about using calculators, they suck. But if you really need it, have fun while you get laughed at for using them.

Wondering about the title I put for this blog? Keep wondering.

oh yea, There was this guy who did something really dumb, but eventually got it settled. He handed his car keys to his baby and left her in the car while he was pumping fuel. I was next to him when I heard his car being locked. The baby girl had messed around with the car key buttons. The guy found out and was trying his best to get the baby to unlock the door. I just watched and observed how he tried to teach a baby with an unexperienced mind to unlock the door. The staff saw it a few distances away and cracked up.

Around the second day of my work, some ass wanted to fill up an empty water bottle with petrol. I told him to bring a proper bottle. But he insisted on doing so and said there was nothing wrong (what a dumbass). He then asked me to fill it up for him, and when I did, I was sprayed on the face with petrol. (I'm not gonna go into the Law of Pressure to explain why.) It burned my face like shit. My right eye was burning too. I quickly rinsed my face, and used soap after. The guy was shocked, he was lucky my supervisor was around. Later my nose started to bleed and I was sent to the clinic.

And whats the moral of this story? Do what I say.

Letter To Mum

2005-06-11T10:46:00.000-07:00

A mother passing by her daughter's bedroom was astonished to see the
bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then she saw an
envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed. It was
addressed, "Mom." With the worst premonition, she opened the envelope
and read the letter with trembling hands:

Britney looks like a frog

2005-06-11T08:53:00.000-07:00

I think I missed Britney's first recording with Kevin. But I think it wouldn't be worth watching. The first one I watched was weird. I never really knew she could act so childish with the cam in her hands.

Why do many shops in Perak sell the same type of converse shoes? You can't have much choices between 5 types, (two of which would be of your taste).

A few days ago as I sat around waiting for my fookin bus, I saw this teenage guy hop into his bus just as it was driving off. He then stood at the opened door and started calling out, 'weh comel!' (which means 'Hey cutie!') to a girl in blue sitting with a group of friends. The girl then turned around with her back facing the guy, face covering both hands and acted like she didn't hear a thing.

The teenage guy wouldn't give up calling her with different names like 'hey u with the blue shirt!' , 'hey pretty!' etc etc. Kinda brave of him but the things he said made me wanna puke. But as the bus was driving away, the guy just said something in malay and stuck out his tongue as the girl looked at him. The girl noticed me laughing a few feet away. She dropped her jaw then smiled before she covered her blushing face again.

Its not really the first time I see a teenager wailing out words to a pretty lass here in Malaysia. In fact, I've got some friends who do it for fun. I don't really see much of this happening in other countries, or maybe I wasn't being attentive enough.

Ready to kick ass

2005-05-30T02:21:00.000-07:00

A TaeKwonDo tournament will be held on 1st - 3rd June this year, thats just two more days as from now. The winning contestants would be entering Sukan Malaysia. Hopefully history will be changed on that day if the International TaeKwonDo kicks World Taekwondo ass! For those who are clueless on this topic, Taekwondo has split into many forms after the death of its founder and because of this, there have been grudges between those two forms.

"ITF should fight with their own style as WTF does the same"

Its been going on for too long, but if my club wins the golds for ITF, history shall be changed and Taekwondo will be one!

To my friends who live far far away from each other, I have made a GuestMap for the fun of it. Enjoy!

[Girls]

2005-05-23T03:27:00.000-07:00

I read a post on the different types of boys the other day and could't help but to write about the different types of girls I've met.

Guy Chick - These are the types who'd kick your ass in stuff like skateboarding, surfing, etc. Some guys would think their fun to be with unless they can't kick their asses.

Ding Bat - They are uninteresting, sure they love to have fun but most of the times they forget certain events. They flake out alot.

Teeny Bopper - Teenage attitude, loadsa fun to be with.

Party Girl - Their the type who love to party, sex, beer etc. They kinda good for a non-relationship fun. Most guys I know easily fall in love with them. Come on guys, you originally have more power than them.

Romantic - you know she's gonna fall in love with you really deeply. Because of this, some tend to lack independance. They call too much.

Controller - Think about it for yourselves. These are the types who I never would want to get near with.

Accountant - Quiet types. You find them sitting in libraries all the time. Some are really hard to find the fun part of them.

High Profile Drama Queen - Models are like these. They know how to get into the guys. They unconsciouslt get overly dramatic at times. I usually have to keep reminding them not to be like that with me.

Large or Ugly and proud of it - They are the ones who think guys only use them for sex. They get proud of it and say stuff like, 'get away from me', 'he only wants me for sex'. (Yea, like their getting any.)

Hippy Chick - Interesting, will do anything but take a shower with you, they think freely. Fun at times.

Feminazi - Men hating.

Cool Chick - 1 in 100. They noe alot underneath everything that goes on between guys and girls but still want it. They only lack the nurotic things.

Stuff

2005-05-23T03:07:00.000-07:00

bla bla bla

Gym website updated...yet unfinished

1990-01-01T12:42:00.000-08:00

crap, i'm spending too much time on flash. I shud go out more often. I just made a few changes here and there in my gym's flash website. Go ahead and take a look if you want, I'm gonna look for something fun to do outside.

TaeKwonDo ITF Malaysia EMAN
Excel Martial Arts Network

Click on the picture to enter the website.

If you are unable, the just copy and paste the link below
http://gymeman.bravehost.com