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Kembara Australia 2

2014-01-01T06:13:00.000-08:00

Sambungan dari post Kembara Australia 1;

Sebagai pelajar di bumi asing, tidak lengkap kiranya, bro.bayu tidak berkongsi pengalaman tentang sistem pendidikan di universiti di sini. Alhamdulillah, rezeki Allah, bro.bayu diterima belajar di University of Queensland di kampus St. Lucia, begitu berhampiran dengan rumah sewa di kawasan Taringa. Bro.bayu akan hanya berbasikal ke kuliah memandangkan itulah cara yang paling murah dan dapat menyihatkan badan. Kira-kira 2 kilometer itu sudah menjadi perkara biasa untuk bro-bayu berbasikal hampir setiap hari ke sana. Lelah dan penat juga kadang-kadang tu. Ye la, di Australia, sistem jalan rayanya ketika dibuat tidak akan mennggondol bukit atau tanah tinggi sepertimana di Malysia, tapi dibiarkan begitu shaja, jadi kadangkala bila berbasikal untuk melalui kawasan-kawasan seperti itu, banyak tenaga diperlukan..selalunya basikal itu akan dituntun sahaja bila menaiki kawasan yang tinggi. Nikmatnya, tatkala berbasikal menuruni jalan-jalan raya.dengan angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa, ditambah pula dengan kelajuan hampir maksima basikal yang ditunggangi, bro.bayu akui, ini adalah saat yang paling nyaman untuk dirasai dalam kehidupan.hehe

Pensyarah-pensyarah di sini teramatlah baik dan membantu. Itu tidak bermakna mereka dengan mudah boleh memberikan kita gred yang tinggi, tetapi mereka akan memberikan sepenuh perhatian kepada kita, tambahan lagi kalau kita selalu bertanya atau membuat konsultasi dengan mereka. Rata-rata pensyarah bukanlah orang tempatan kerana hanya 2,3 orang shaja yang datang dari Australia. Selebihnya dari Jepun, Iran, Amerika dan sebagainya. Kelas-kelas bro.bayu kebanyakannya di sebelah petang, bermula jam 4 petang. Maka, masa ulangkaji sendirian atau bersama rakan-rakan kuliah selalunya akan dibuat di sebelah pagi. Jarang sekali, waktu hujung minggu dicuri untuk aktiviti akademik dan disebabkan itu memberi peluang kepada bro.bayu dan isteri untuk berniaga menjual makanan pagi kepada pelajar-pelajar pada hari Sabtu dan Ahad untuk berehat atau berjalan makan angin sekitar Brisbane jika ada rezeki.

Sistem di universiti juga amat canggih. Segala tugasan dihantar secara maya dan dicetak bila perlu shaja. segala keputusan setiap semester hanya diperolehi juga melalui maya. Memang diakui E-Learning di universiti ini memang hebat dan mantap. Fasiliti seperti perpustakaan, jaringan internet dan kemudahan-kemudahan lain juga cukup kondusif dan tidak membebankan pelajar. Cuma yang mungkin bro-bayu tidak berkenaan adalah dress code atau etika pemakaian oleh pihak universiti yang tidak ketat. Memang ramailah rakan-rakan kuliah yang berpakaian seperti hendak ke kelab malam atau hendak berjogging sahaja. Terdedah sana sini...Memang iman kena betul-betul kuat. Bayangkan ketika musim sejuk pun mereka boleh berpakaian yang terlalu terdedah, apatah lagi musim-musim yang lain..

Kembara Australia 1

2013-12-31T09:22:00.000-08:00

Assalamualaikum wbt. dah lama rasanya tak menulis di blog bro-bayu ini. Ye la, katanya nak rehat sebab nak fokus belajar kononya...tapi rasa nak menulis tu membuak-buak. maka banyak idea-idea diungkapkan di medan facebook sahaja. Rakan-rakan bloggers pun ramai dah senyap jer. Mungkin sibuk agaknya...

Agaknya tahun baru 2014 ni bagi semangat balik nak tulis di blog yang tak seberapa ni. Kata orang azam baru. tapi ini bukan azam cuma bila rasa dah lama tak menulis, otak pun rasa tak berapa nak berjalan kan? Post kali ini, bro.bayu rasa nak share le sikit pengalamn duduk kat negara orang. Sebenarnya malu nak cerita sebab tak sampai setahun pun duduk kat Australia ni haa..tapi biarlah, nanti dah tua-tua nanti boleh baca balik post seperti ...boleh jugak buat modal untuk mengimbau kenangan. Kot umur tak panjang, booleh anak cucu baca balik diari ni...agaknya la .Itupun kalau diaorang nak baca.

Duduk kat Brisbane, Australia sebagai pelajar ada juga cabarannya..nak pula kita yang berkeluarga. Kewangan adalah antara perkara yang kadang-kadang merunsingkan jiwa. Ye la, sewa rumah ikut minggu bukannya bulan...seminggu sahaja dekat AUD340 kena bayar. Duit elaun yang majikan bagi tu memang cukup-cukup jer. Adalah lebih seratus dua. Duit lebihan ni la yang nak bayar eletrik, internet, barang dapur, pampers anak..secara logiknya memang tak cukup..Alhamdulillah, masih ada gaji di Malaysia yang boleh digunakan sedikit untuk tampung belanja. Isteri tercinta pun banyak membantu dengan menjual nasi lemak dan kuih-kuih hampir setiap minggu untuk memastikan survival kami di australia disamping kerja house cleaning di rumah-rumah orang tempatan di sini.

Alhamdulillah, kawan-kawan banyak membantu kami. Bagi pinjam kereta, bagi itu, bagi ini. Murah rezeki Allah bagi sepanjang kami duduk di sini. Anaknya bro.bayu, Ahmad Gibran juga tak banyak songelnya dengan kesihatanya yang baik dan tidak cerewet untuk hadapi hidup yang serba mencabar ini.

Ikhlas saya katakan, walaupun Australia ini bukan negara majoriti orang Islam, tetapi akhlak rakyatnya mungkin lebih Islamik dari kita. Dengan kebersihannya, sopan santunya, budi bahasanya, disiplinnya..memang jauh meninggalkan rata-rata rakyat di Malaysia. Waluapun tidak semua yang begitu, tapi sistem nilai yang diakui bersama di sini cukup cantik dan tidak salahnya kalau kita mengambil contoh amalan hidup yang baik yang mereka amalkan. Budaya rasuah juga tidak ada bila kita berurusan dengan pihak berkuasa. Kalau di negara-negara Islam termasuk Malaysia, saya rasa perkara ini susah betul nak diamalkan . Buat fitnah sahaja pada agama yang suci. Mereka yang akidah bertentangan dengan Islam pula yang menjuarai dari segi akhlak dan amalan mulia yang dianjurkan oleh Islam.

JanjiMu Illahi

2012-11-11T22:22:00.002-08:00

Begitulah tajuk post saya pada kali ini, JanjiMu Illahi...ia sebenarnya diinspirasikan dari perjuangan saya ingin melanjutkan pelajaran di tempat orang dan juga cuba menyelami dan merasai perasaan anak-anak murid saya di kolej-kolej profesional MARA yang pernah saya kenal, mereka ini rata-ratanya pernah gagal dan kecewa dengan sistem pendidikan pada peringkat secondary ataupun primary namun cuba bangkit apabila memasuki horizon pengajian tertiari yang disediakan MARA...ia telah diabadikan di dalam lagu saya yang telah dipersembahkan pada Majlis Konvokesyen KPM 2012 di PICC pada akhir bulan Oktober. Pada mulanya saya agak keberatan menghasilkan lagu ini memandangkan saya berada jauh dari pelajar-pelajar yang mempersembahkan lagu ini dan susah untuk saya melatih dan monitor mereka...namun komitmen yang telah ditunjukkan mereka menyebabkan lagu ini telah berjaya dipersembahkan di hadapan ribuan penonton pada 2 sidang konvokesyen. Selain "JanjiMu Illahi", mereka juga berkesempatan mempersembahkan lagu "Cinta Yang KuDamba" iaitu johan lagu puisi sempena Minggu Bahasa KPM pada tahun 2010 (seingat saya)....

Sebelum persembahan, pihak komiti Majlis Konvokesyen telah meminta unit persembahan melakukan sedikit preview kedua-dua lagu ini supaya semua komiti yang hadir berpuas hati, maklumlah, ramai orang besar akan hadir sebagai tetamu utama majlis ini..so saya telah meminta bantuan AJK persembahan yang lain seprti UJ, Gee, dan Hazaniah untuk menguruskan rakaman video preview (kredit kepada mereka).....ketika preview dipertontonkan...memang banyak komen2 negatif terhadap lagu-lagu saya..antaranya
"kenapa lagu ni slow sangat, takut audience tertidur,", "ini nasyid ke apa?" dan sebagainya....mungkin juga kualiti rakaman video yang dirakam menggunakan Handphone menyebabkan ramai memberi komen yang negatif disebabkan audio yang kurang jelas...biase ler tu....yang penting, saya sendiri tahu kemampuan 2 lagu ini untuk menyampaikan mesej yang mendalam dan menghiburkan audiens...kalau tak, tak jadi johan le kan? dan yang penting setiap lagu saya mesti akan berkait dengan Pencipta (walaupun ada orang cakap "balik-balik ketuhanan..cubalah tulis lirik yang lain sikit)....saya memang against dengan cakap-cakap yang begini sebab seluruh hidupku kita mestilah lillahi Ta'ala...kalau tak, takde maknenye....betul tak?

Buatlah lagu sehebat mana pun lirik dan iramanya...ia akan kedengaran kosong (macam lagu Kosong Najwa Latif) dan akan sekadar sedap didengar tanpa dapat megetuk jiwa-jiwa kita yang mungkin berkarat dek dosa dan noda ni....kalau tak takyah nyanyi kalau setakat nak tunjuk kehebatan vokal atau nak pamerkan kehebatan bermain instrumental muzik..kan?

Persembahan ini lebih bermakna saya kira disebabkan lirik lagu "JanjiMu Illahi" ini telah saya olahkan menjadi puisi yang diselitkan di dalam Buku Program majlis yang diedar kepada semua hadirin...untuk ditatapi dan dihayati bersama. Apa pun mari kita hayati bait-bait lirik buah tangan terakhir saya pada tahun 2013 (dan sebelum saya berehat untuk melanjutkan pelajaran) ...terimalah "JanjiMu Illahi"

Sungguh jauh kurasa,
'tuk ke menara pengharapan,
Lalui onak berduri,
Kembara ilmuku, kian terhalang,

Daku hampir jatuh, menongkah arus,
ke destinasi,
Namunku, harus bangkit kembali,

Chorus

Lantas kuberdoa, moga dikurnia,
Keazaman waja, membuah dijiwa,
Kuterus berusaha,
Kan cekal berjuang, walau terkecewa,
Kerna kupasti dan kupercaya,
JanjiMu Ya Illahi,

Restu ayah dan bonda,
buat bekalan ke puncak jaya,
Didikan para murabbi,
Sentiasa tersemat di dalam hati,

Daku hampir jatuh, menongkah arus,
ke destinasi,
Namunku, harus bangkit kembali,

Lantas kuberdoa, moga dikurnia,
Keazaman waja, membuah dijiwa,
Kuterus berusaha,
Kan cekal berjuang, walau terkecewa,
Kerna kupasti dan kupercaya,
JanjiMu Ya Illahi,

Tidak pernah kuberserah,
Pada takdir yang terubah,
Kubukan ingin mengubah,
Sekadar ingin berubah,
Tawakkal pada Yang Esa,
Kupasti akan berjaya,

Ulang chorus,

Lagu dan lirik: Azalan Bayu Zakaria (inspired by Allah)

P/S: Persembahan pada majlis konvokesyen nyata tidak menghampakan sehingga orang atasan berkenan menambah peruntukkan persembahan untuk diberikan pelajar yang mempersembahkan lagu ini. Kredit pada pelantun vokal utama, Saudara Abdul Jalil Ikram, Mohd Waliyuddin serta barisan pemuzik BP akustika. Juga terima kasih kepada unit persembahan yang menolong saya secara langsung dalam menjayakan persembahan bermakna ini. Kalau ada video nanti, insyallah saya akan postkan di blog ini

Life Goes On 2

2012-10-16T01:19:00.002-07:00

--continued from previous post.....

Personally I don't like to stay, live or work in Kuala Lumpur...for some reasons. But I have to be in Kuala Lumpur for about 6 months...have to - no options given. First because I have to solve lots of thing regarding to my visa application since all the needed to go-places are located in Kuala Lumpur and obviously not in Johor (or Bandar Penawar). Before that, I have to apply visa to go somewhere (secret) to do something (secret). Too secretive huh? I am just not ready to tell the readers. Not yet. Second, life in Bandar Penawar is getting boring day by day after I have been there since 2008. This is what I perceive, so does my wife (we always feel in common). This opportunity is a getaway for us to escape from the horizon, hopefully. Third, for my health purposes (not to be told specifically), Kuala Lumpur is a great location for me for it has variety conventional and alternative health centre. Fourth (this is the most important factor); God has fated me to be in Kuala Lumpur where I never think to be transfered to. He knows better what is the best for me...until the moment I write about it in my blog, He has shown me lots of good things and makes me think how should I feel grateful for what He has arranged to me so far..Thank you Allah...

Life Goes On (1)..

2012-10-12T00:31:00.002-07:00

After 5 years I have been in teaching profession, I never expect now I am doing nothing (actually I don't know what I'm doing) but staying at the office, earning a same salary...everything has been fated by Him.

Plus, I need to change 100% the routines of my life compared to when I was at a "tranquil" Bandar Penawar; waking up before 6 am, taking train at 7 pm, arrived at the office around 7.45, clock in at 8.00 pm, doing what my bosses ask me to do (but sometimes I got nothing to do), perform Zuhur and Asar prayer, searching for new "warung" for lunch and breakfast near to office building (sometimes they're quite far)..and ready to clock out at 5.30 pm sharp (I rarely late more than that time), taking train to go back around 6 pm and reach home before 7.30 pm.....boring but healthy especially when I need to walk more than 1 km everyday to arrive at the office. (I didn't move that far or that active when I was in a tranquil Bandar Penawar).

Why I have been transferred? Actually "be transferred" is not the exact phrase to explain my situation now. According to the letter by Human Resource Department...It is a temporary attachment. But why? I will tell why I was attached temporarily at the office located on Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur in my next post.

Wassalam.

Buffet Ramadhan Semanis Aroma| 50% Diskaun Peserta Blogger

2012-08-02T21:31:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum ...taaadaaaaa

First of all , I would to wish you guys, "Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan". Well, I've been looking for

ramadhan buffet and guess what? I've found one buffet which is held at UPM, my old place. Since I'm

graduated from UPM, I feel so excited to visit UPM once again and at the same time MAKAN !hehe...

Dengar kata, sesiapa yg tolong post kan pasal buffet ni, akan menikmati 50% diskaun! Yes!That's what I LIKEE!!. :D.. well,I'm just trying my luck here. Once again, I'M ONE OF THE MEMBER OF UPM ALUMNI. take note yer!hehe.. wish me luck!Hoping I can buy this buffet for my wife and my sis in law... jusst imagine..per person, it will cost you RM49.50... and what would you get for 50% of it? ...

Satu lagi sebab saya terlalu idamkan untuk ke buffet adalah menunya yang melebihi 200 hidangan. Kambing bakar, ikan bakar dan patin masak asam tempoyak pun ada...untuk lebih banyak hidangan..bacalah dibawah ye..dan untuk harga dan peta! JOMMMM~

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Tidak lupa juga Warung Kambing Panggang, Warung Ikan Panggang yang besar, Warung Bbq (Ayam, Sotong, Ikan, Daging dan Sosej), Warung Satay, Warung Aneka Mee, Warung Jom Beriani, Nasi tomato, Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Dagang, Warung Roti Canai dan Roti John, Warung Steamboat, Aneka Bubur Manis dan Bubur Lambuk, Warung Ais Kacang dan juga aneka kuih-muih melayu, kurma, puding dan juga pelbagai jenis pencuci mulut dan minuman yang disajikan.

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Dibawah kendalian : UPM Holdings

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Tarikh : 23 Julai – 17 Ogos 2012

Masa : 6 ptg – 10 malam

Harga :

Dewasa

RM 49.50 nett

Kanak² (7-12 tahun)

RM 24.50 nett

Hidangan istimewa : Kambing panggang dan ikan panggang, setiap hari

Hidangan Hebat : BBQ Ayam, Ketam, Udang, Sotong, Ikan, Daging, Sosej dan banyak lagi

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Map for you guys to get here!

I'm done and let send it at aroma.buffet@yahoo.com.... wish me luck,InsyaAllah

Allah itu Maha Berkuasa

2011-07-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

Pikauan itu terlalu syahdu,

Rawan hati masih terharap,

Dikeluar fatwa dikasi jiwa

Menujah keadilan menghapus kerakyatan

Ala Gestapo dirancangberitakan,

Kepada ummah yang berkesedaran,

Kami bukan jagak lelanang,

Hanya membedah kebatilan,

Demokrasi bernanah darah,

Tidak berpenawar tak berkesudahan,

Dek insan yang berahi kuasa,

Hati yang tulus menentang jasad terculas,

Terbeban berkurun di pundak marhaenis,

Sekian lama mereka berjuang setia,

Menampan kebobrokan sang pemerintah,

Lantas dahagi yang tersilu yang mereka pilih,

Agar tidak ada yang menangis,

Pilihan khatam mungkin diduga,

Berjumpa raja meminta titah,

Harus bagaimana hadapi pendagi,

Gelombang ummah menghentam sanggah,

Mendengar tidak apatah lagi merubah,

Pidana terbentang hanya hiasan

Luhur hati pendeta mulia,

Lupakan anugerah yang dikurniai,

Tiada berbeza mencemar duli,

Menentang kezaliman tribulasi mencengkam,

Pelbagai tekanan bermacam amaran,

Hanya menguatkan semangat tersemat,

Lolongan manusia tiba-tiba bergempita,

Kononya ingin membela golongan murba,

Walhal ingin menjadi wira dusta di sana,

Katanya dahagi itu hanya mengecah,

Ketenteraman sejagat yang mereka cipta,

Kononya...

Mereka dakwa mereka seperkasa Tuah,

Mereka sabda darah itu merah menyala,

Tidak dapat dihenti oleh sesiapa sahaja,

Berpencak mengamuk itu yang dikata,

Namun mereka terus alpa,

Allah itu Maha Berkuasa,

English? I refuse to learn it...I hate those who speaks that language

2011-04-13T09:57:00.000-07:00

Maybe when you read the title of the post, you will assume the pronouns "I" refers to me. It's actually not. Learning English since I was kindergarten has made myself worthy to society... at least I am an educator who teach that language and I'm still learning it, developing the skills to become a better one... day by day...I wish and I'm making the efforts.

Teaching English allow me to face variety of students, observing not only their skills in that language but also their perceptions towards the language.

"I refuse to learn it...I hate those who speaks that language." This is how did one of my students perceive English when I was teaching him few years. " But why?" I asked him. He answered rudely "English people is colonist in our country! Why should we learn their language...it shows that we are respecting it more than our language".

I did not want to argue with him, though I have many strong reasons to deny what he had said...Looking at him, I did not think he really respecting his race, "Malay" and the religion he embraces; "Islam"...and one more, the way he talked to me definitely did not resemble a polite Malay speaker (who claimed that respecting his mother tongue)....just smile and left him. He looked surprised with my reactions....maybe, he refuses to learn what he has just experienced.

Baby and Kittens

2011-03-09T16:27:00.000-08:00

This year really a " new" year for Bro.Bayu. I would say 2011 is a "transition" year to me and my wife for several reasons. First, I would become a father end of this year, insyallah. Now she's about 3 months- pregnant. It is full of excitement. My wife and I keep arguing to choose the name for the baby. She wants a short name like hers and I love longer name like mine. hehehe. Ahmad Andrian Bayu (if the baby is 'he'), and Haifa or Delisya (if the baby is 'she')...We are still searching the best name for 'it'( I hope this is the correct pronouns for an unborn baby).

Second, either Kitam (mixed persian cat) or Konah (domestic cat) will insyallah deliver their babies also end of this year. Maybe it sounds funny to tell excitedly about the kittens who are not born yet. However, they are part of our family; Kci (mixed maine coon), Kitam and Konah. Their kittens mean a lot to me and my wife. We got some "family planning" too ,where I would sell or give the kittens for those who are interested to adopt cat (cause my balcony is too small for many cats..hehe). Don't worry I will just let them go when they are 2 months and ready enough to be separated with their mum, Kitam and Konah.

Apart from my baby's name, now I'm also thinking about what names should I gave to their kittens..? hehe

Come Back to HIM (can't be performed...sob.sob)

2011-02-10T19:26:00.000-08:00

Assalamualaikum...hmhmhmhmhmhmhm.....feel dissapointed, very dissapointed...i never feel like this before.......arrghhhhh.....(the following words are my upcoming song and it is just the first verse of it ...that can't be performed and appreciated....I just sing to my heart....

any suggestion on what should I do with my songs

Can't resist to say you are a hero,

Showing proudly to mankind,

Intending to be the greatest man,

You forget His existence,

My very first lagu puisi (Cinta Yang Kudamba)

2010-09-30T11:50:00.000-07:00

Tercari-cari cinta yang hakiki,
Selami jiwa ini, mendasari hati,
Aku kebingungan dalam kegelapan,
Bilaku kecewa, dilanda keresahan,

Ternanti-nanti cinta yang sejati,
Menanti nur Illahi, terang kehidupan,
Benarlah penantian, suatu penyeksaan,
Akhirnya kuterus dalam kegundahan,

Chorus#

Tanpa keimanan, pada Maha Mencipta,
Tanpa kesantunan, syukuri anugerahNya,
Tanpa kegerunan, mungkiri janji terpatri,
Manakan berputiknya cinta yang kudamba?

Tanpa ketakwaan, sujud merendah diri,
Tanpa kesungguhan , sucikan jiwa tersisa,
Tanpa ketabahan , dengan mehnah dan dugaan,
Takkan pernah bersemi cinta yang kudamba,

Memperhalusi diri, kurenung sedalamnya,
masih adakah lagi sekelumit kesalahan,
Menjadi penghalang pada cinta abadi,
Kian menutup hijab di depan mata hati,

Ulang Chorus#

Tersemat di kalbuku, moga jadi bekalan,
Carilah cinta agung milik Allah yang Esa,
Pintu taubat terbuka, mencari pendambanya,
Allah Maha Pengampun Maha Penyayang,
DiKaulah cinta yang kudamba,

Song and lyric: Bro.Bayu (inspired by Allah)

Speaking Test 2: Open Debate

2010-09-05T10:49:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum my brothers and sisters from PIP 5 and 6. Sorry for a late posting. Some of your friends texted me, asking about the topics that we are going to be debated right after Raya Holiday.They are so enthusiastic....(It sounds that you got something to research...this holiday). These are the topics of our open debate.

a) Maths and Science in English: It should not be taught in our primary and secondary school.

b) Men is more creative than women.

c) 1 Malaysia concept is good for Malaysian.

d) Rules and regulation of Kolej Profesional MARA Bandar Penawar prepares students to well-disciplined people.

e) Female students are better than male students in term of academic achievement in varsities/colleges

f) Local products have low quality and not competitive globally.

You are free to be government (to support) or opposition (to oppose) to each notion. Please make sure you do research and be provided with facts, figure or anything related to these topics. Marks will be given for those who join actively in this open debate. Thank you and wassalam

Merdeka: Hati Malaya 1957

2010-08-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

This film is very exclusive because it is published and fully supported by govt..so do not dream to get a pirated version of this film. Directed by Shuhaimi Baba and known as the most touching film in 2007. Touching? yes, because it succeeded to show to the audience how was hard Tunku wanted British to free Malaya. In other side, the film also showed the major conflict between Tunku and Dato' Onn Jaafar. Well, now I realised why Tunku was awarded "Bapa Kemerdekaan"....I'm bit dissapointed because it just showed that Tunku is the only leader who was struggle for Indepence of Malaya. What about the rest, Dato' Onn, Burhanuddin Helmy, Ibrahim Yaacob and other leaders who categorised as "left wings" leader....

I just view it as part of propaganda to deny some leaders' deeds in our country. It is not professional and intellectual. Some facts of our history need to be corrected so that the new generation know about the real things happaened in this country. The fights between Cikgu Rozhan and Azhari sometimes "menggelikan hati" for it's not natural, failed to show their honesty to get Independent. It's just the struggle to win the girl acted by Maya Karin...then the diffrence of their favuorite leader to gain independence (between Tunku and Dato' Onn) made them to fight in front of warung, showing who's the hero...uwweks..

Thanks.. Prof. Edwin Malachi Vethamani

2010-08-14T09:31:00.000-07:00

He said about me and "Enlightment" in his blog at http://edwinvethamani.posterous.com/joys-of-being-a-teacher....

This is the best moment I ever had being appreciated by my lecturer, Prof. Malachi Edwin Vethamani who taught me the real meaning of becoming a learning educator.....Thanks, Prof!

Lagu Puisi?

2010-08-13T10:52:00.000-07:00

After my so called patriotic song "Merdekakah Kita?"won for the first place in "Sambutan Kemerdekaan KPM-KM", now i got a new job for minggu bahasa....preparing singer and song for that event in this October. The thing is I never compose any "puisi" song..can anyone help me, figuring out what is puisi song? because I am too 'alien' to this genre...UJ mesti kene tolong I coz die banyak buat puisi..takpun Kak Fida..hmhm khairi takleh kaco coz die sibuk ngan novel Adamariam nyer..hehe

Merdekakah Kita?

2010-07-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Bak unggas dewata yang terbang bebas,
Itulah kata-kata pujangga,
Tidak terjajah hati dan minda,
Bersuara sang pendeta,

Patuh syariatNya dan bersederhana,
Tuan guru, ulama berfatwa,
Maruah dijaga, rafakkan agama,
Itu pesanan...ayah bonda,
Buat pedoman...sepanjang usia,

Merdekakah kita di dunia fana?
Tika dibelenggu, nafsu yang durjana,
Bebaskah kita dari segala durja?
Pabila kita terus ternista,
Cahaya yang terang akan sirna,

Petahnya ketua bila berbicara,
Katannya perpaduan harus dicakna,
Kadangkala mereka acapkali terlupa,
Golongan murba...yang menderita,
Dipimpin mereka....yang tidak ahlinya,

Merdekakah kita di dunia fana,
Tika dibelenggu oleh dosa dan noda,
Bebaskah kita dari segala durja?
Dicela olehNya yang berkuasa,
Meski disirami, rezeki berada,

Ampuhkan doa, bila kita meminta?
Tika diri dicemar dosa dan noda,
Tegarkah kita, dari segala goda,
Yang tidak terbalas dengan sempurna,

(ulang chorus 1)

Merdekakah kita?
Bebaskah kita?
Merdekakah kita?

Lirik: Bro.Bayu
Lagu: Ikhmal Nasabandi & Bro. Bayu

Independence..independence

2010-07-28T21:51:00.001-07:00

Like previous years, I will be assigned to conduct singers team of my college. Last year we won a second place, but at that time, they sang in a group of choir; ten people...Pahlawanku and One Malaysia (the song that I composed)...but this year, we need to a solo and duet acoustic songs....no ideas, no new talent yet and no excitement...However, Fiesta Pujangga Akustika really helped me..thanks to members of Kelab Kebudayaan for organizing that event. so, that night, I've found new talent in singing and also to play acoustic guitar. I also asked helps from the student, ikhmal nasabandi to help me compose the sonmg while I write the lyric..have just finished the verses of the song...huhu...just a week remains before the competition...

Noisy Silence: Non-Verbally Stubborn

2010-07-06T09:14:00.000-07:00

I used to meet two different kinds of people when they wanted to show their stubborness. One would react verbally where he or she would state their disagreement about something. However another one would keep silent but they still showing their stubborness by using body language, gestures, eye contact and others. It might give problems because not all people are able to understand non-verbal language...usually misunderstanding would happen.

I don't want to discuss about the first type of stubborn people but the other one. Why there are people who remain silent even though they don't disagree?
Why there are people who don't use the opportunity given by them to speak up but they don't do it?
What are the factors which affect them? emotionally or spiritually?
In what condition we should/can be silent when we are not asked to do so?
However they would discuss it with others, speculate and gossip, analyzing the issue, predicting the outcome and justifying something that they shouldn't justify at the back.

These questions become so "noisy" in my mind...in silence...

Tahaluf Siyasi

2010-06-27T22:54:00.000-07:00

The phrase "tahaluf siyasi" is very famous among Muslims who are involved actively in Muslim's Body or Movement in various field; politics, education, economy and others. Well, tahaluf siyasi from my understanding is a mutual understanding made by Muslims and others including non-muslims to face same enemies or hoes...

Muslim scholars viewed differently about this issue. For example, Sheikh Muhammad Qutb dan al-Syeikh al-Imam Abu Nasr Muhammad bin Abdullah said that we are not allowed to cooperate with non-muslims with any reasons, while Yusuf al-Qaradhawi , Dr Mustoffa al-Tohhan , al-Syeikh Muhammad Ahmad al-Rasyid , Doktor Solah al-Showi dan Doktor Munir Ghahdban said as a muslim, we can do some sort of agreement, or build cooperation with non-muslims by using evidences from Seerah of our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh.A very good example is the cooperation and unique relationship betweeen Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his non-muslim uncle, Abu Thalib. Abu Thalib took care of him after Abdul Mutalib died. He never compromises with other non-muslims who wanted to kill our Prophet though he was offered with lots of things. Next, we can see many agreements made by Rasulullah with Jewish, Bani Khazaah, King Najasyi, Bani Hashim and so on.

In my opinion, it is not wrong to cooperate with non-muslims. However, we should use and optimize well the benefits that we get from that cooperation, assuring everything is done because of Allah. Currently, in our country, we can see again that kind of cooperation especially made by political parties. For instant, PAS (parti Islam semalaysia) cooperate with DAP and PKR which are dominated by non-muslims and secular muslim. Next, PAS also opens its membership to non-Muslims called Dewan Penyokong PAS mostly joined by non-muslims. UMNO (known as pure malay political party) combined with MCA, MIC, and other non-muslim political parties.

The questions are, which party (UMNO or PAS) fully utilised the conditions that Islam wanted when they do Tahaluf Siyasi....wallahualam

Budak Sekolah Aku...

2010-06-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

Aku ni lepas jer UPSR, telah sayugianya diterima masuk untuk belajar di Sekolah Menengah Agama Izzuddin Shah, berlokasi di Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh. Nak kata tersohor tu, takler, tapi kat Perak kira terkenal gak. Memang bila mula2 masuk sekolah nih, agak terkejut jugak coz tarbiah kat situ memang lain macam skit. bukan lain macam yang tak baik, tapi amat2 le bagus keadaannya. Mana taknyer, subuh pukul 5.30 mesti ader orang kejut sama ader warden atau abg2 senior yang pada aku boleh pangil ustaz sesetengahnya. Ader yang ketuk katil, ader yang ketuk pintu, yang spike ala2 bola tampar. Pengalaman aku plak pernah kena pkul ngan kayu ngan ustaz..memang sakit tapi berbaloi coz dia wat cam tuh coz nak buat aku sedar bahawa solat tu penting dan tidur waktu melalaikan. Then solat jemaah wajib 5 waktu tuh, kalau ader yang masbuq atau imam kedua alamat kena denda la (terutama junior la). Waktu makan lak, punyer la berbaris panjang..bukan setakat barisan bentuk L..bentuk U, bentuk Q pun boleh jadi kalau tak kena time....kalau bulan puaser plak, memang tension..kita dah le letih plus lapar..kenele plak beratur panjang...keadaan tu memang mengajar erti kesabaran. Sesetengah senior plak waktu tu ader yang selambe badak memotong barisan camtuh jer..kami yang junior ni terkulat2 jer la (tarbiah di musolla tu tak dibawa ke dewan makan..huhu). Tapi tak semua la, yang jenis2 tak dapat hidayah Allah jer wat cam tuh, ramai lagi senior yang baik dan bersopan ketika di dewan makan.

Hmm..kat asrama lak memang best coz duduk ramai..katil double decker..aku ingat lagi waktu first2 masuk kene pakai kelambu..wajib tuh...tak tau aper rasionalnyer..nak kata banyak nyamuk..takle pun...sebenarnya aku malas waktuh pagi esoknyer..kadang2 mengelat gak tak pakai kelambu..then Ketua Pelajar yang jaga dorm tu mesti tegur, so kene le pasang camner pun...katil kalau tak kemas, alamat kene denda la...macam2 denda..ader yang kene pumping, (ini memang aku tak suka dan tak boleh..hehe), hafal surah2, bersih tandas, kene kejut orang subuh, wajib wat solat2 sunat dan sebagai nyer..kesimpulannye, denda2 ni semua mendidik dan mentarbiah kita agar mejadi muslim yang oleh..insyallah...

Senang cerita, banyak le bende best yang aku dapat masa aku jadi pelajr kat sekolah ni. Hairannye dan terkejutnya aku...bila ader budak sekolah aku yang lepas habis pengajiannya di sekolah ni jadi yang bukan2.....huhuh

Ader diantaranya yang aku tahu jadi artis, masuk realiti Tv (Bukan nak kutuk jadi artis tak halal kerjanya, tapi banyak perkara yang memudhkan mereka terjebak dalam maksiat)...ader yang jadi model (tak kisahlah kalau model yang elok menutup aurat dan menjaga batas pergaulan lelaki dan wanita..tapi..nama model ni..memang benda2 yang dilarang Islam lah yang nak dibuatnye..nauzubillah dan yang paling sedih adalah bila ader yang masuk agama lain dan menjadi pendakyah agama tuh..harap2 die dan bertaubat dan kembali ke agama yang diredhai Allah

Yang menjadi persoalan ini, adakah sistem tarbiyyah yang dijalankan kat sekolah aku tuh tidak benar2 berkesan atau apa? di mana silapnya?
Aku rasa disebabkan environment yang baguih cam tuh le yang wat aku jadi insan muslim, insyallah..tapi kenapa ader gak yang jadi nhtah apa2 per

Allhu Rabbi

Published or Not?

2010-06-13T07:39:00.000-07:00

This dilemma has encompassed myself since last month (May)..is how should I published my short stories..contacting several publisher who refused to work with me coz I know my short stories are not marketable in Malaysia..or maybe they do not achieve the standard quality publishers want...

I have called my lecturer, Dr. Jayakaran Mukundan, asking to get his advice...he still keep on revising my short story and will email me in a shortwhile. Prof. Edwin gives a full support upon this work eventhough it is very difficult for us to use our own literary works in class that we teach.

I can actually self-published it but I want to do it by using proper channel; through publisher. Silverfish Books, Ammeen Bookstore, Saba Islamic Media are the publisher that I tried to use their service and for the sake of the copywright of my works but some of them refused totally my works, and some still didn't reply my email.

However I really appreciate the comment I got from Zaipa Ibrahim, a Malaysian Writer who is now established in US and she's known with her famous novel based on Malaysia ..- The Gift-..she gave a very positive comment when replying my email...really inspiring and aspiring, motivating and full of sincerity

"If you write, then you are a writer Just waiting for the right time to get published in the literary world, insyaAllah. I only managed to read through one of your short stories – the serban. You are doing a good job. It reminded me of when I first penned down a short story back in high school. Keep polishing your writings and who knows you’ll become a published writer one day."Zaipah Ibrahim
Auhor of “The Gift”

Soul of Wind (Your comments are appreciated)

2010-06-04T05:00:00.000-07:00

1) Are you frustated with your naughty students? Read and give comment this post.

http://brobayu.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/story-1/

2) Need an inspiration. This your must-read short story. Go to

http://brobayu.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/story-2/

3) I know most of you are in dilemma to find your soulmate. Read this and comment

http://brobayu.wordpress.com/2010/story-3-a-winning-nasi-kerabu/

4) Fans of Tiz Zaqyah and Remy Ishak. You will regret neglecting this post!
http://brobayu.wordpress.com/2010/story-4-light-of-love-nur-kasih/

Rating and comment these stories are appreciated...

when will they realise?

2010-05-17T11:00:00.000-07:00

I always say to my students "Wemust always realise about ourselves; our stupidity, our mistakes, our wrongdoings, our weaknesses and anything negatives about us"

Dare to say that "Aku ni bodoh" for example. So what must we do to not become stupid because stupidity is a negative element yet it can be used to change to better one; positive. In this case, stupid to become smart.

My friend used to say to me that sometimes my words are so harsh. In my point of view, harshness might be the best solution if it can change ourselves positively.

The word "bodoh" definitely is considered so rude in Malay culture. However, do you read Seerah of our Prophet (Peace be upon him)? The moment Gibrail came to him and tried to teach him the first verse of Al-Furqan, Surah Al-Alaq. Gibrail asked him to read that verse three times and what did he say?. He said " I'm stupid and cant read the verse" stupid in arabic could be translated as "Ummi". Our prophet in this situation was willingly to admit that he can't read and he asked Gibrail to teach him.

What is the moral of the story? For me, we should..no..we must admit our weaknesses and prepare ourselves to improve. Muhammad (Peace be upon him) showed us the best way to become a good Moslem. Masyallah...

In the other hand, people especially Malay moslem do not take this as a good example (perhaps some of them do not or do not want to read seerah of our prophet (Peace be upon him)).

Some of them claimed that they are the smartest, cleverest, all-knowing and so on without noticing that they just a little on what they have learnt.

Once they gain a good grade or maybe just pass an exam for example, they boast that it is the best indicator to say 'I'm the best', "Without teacher, I still can pass my exam", "Nobody cannot object my opinion coz I got doctorate before I said it"

Nauzubillah...

The title of short stories

2010-05-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

All these titles of short story are planned to be my next semester project. Besides reading activities, I will use this compilation as part of our drama presentation for Preparatory Intensive Programme (PIP). I wish I could finish producing them in the end of this June, 2010. Insyallah...

1) They Do Not Belong Here

2) The Journey to Dungun

3) His Pure Serban

4) For His Nasi Kerabu

5) Black or White

6) Markonah

7) Her puppy love

8) As Fisherman at Kuala Sepetang

9) Addicted

10) My Dear Blog

My Journey to Dungun

2010-03-16T23:30:00.000-07:00

Since 9 pm, UJ kept calling me. Her wife was in a condition to give birth their first baby. I actually slept at that time...really really tired because I can't sleep last night as usual...insomniac...Luckily Ustaz Nizam woke me up and I replied UJ's call instantly...
Before this, UJ had asked help from me to take him to Kota Tinggi. His car was broken down (actually he wanted to trade in his Kembara).

Around 10 pm, we moved from Bandar Penawar to Kota Tinggi and hoped there is still a bus that can take UJ to Dungun...My heart said that no bus at all because it is quite late at that time..When we arrived at Kota Tinggi, (of course by my cute Kancil) my assumption was true. I have to help UJ and take him to Dungun. His wife did not give birth yet...perhaps the first baby may take longer time..huhu.....to be continue