Happy birthday Malaysia!

It’s Malaysia Independence Day anniversary today. I want to take this opportunity to wish all Malaysians wherever you are a very happy and blessed merdeka day! There are so many things that we should be thankful for being born in land called Malaysia. For its peace, economy stability, political stability, and for the harmonious multiracial of its citizens.



There are of course lots of problems coming in our way unstoppably, but we managed to handle them wisely for the benefits of everyone. Be it internally or across the border with the outside world.

Just like the recent sparks with our neighbour. I think we have acted accordingly without turning the sparks into fire. We are brothers right? Muslims are brothers to each other. As written in al-Quran surah al-hujarat (49:10): “The believers are but a single brotherhood: so make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy.”

So in my opinion the true meaning of independence is actually how strong we obey/stick to the real teachings of Islam without being influenced by any other things. Nowadays we get on each other’s throat very easily ignoring the fact that we’re brothers, as we pursue our very own needs and importance.

Happy 53rd independence day! And be independent!

ubu's first 'love'

Ubu is a cat I adopted 6 months ago.

Now she has grown up and not a kitten any more. The necklace with a bell I bought seems like tightened around her neck already. The bell supposed to be green in colour turned goldish brown now.

what bothers me now is that she wants to make love. when I was just arrived home I notice there were five male cats waiting outside for my cute little ubu. she's too young for that. and ubu which was inside the house looked so horny. man, she didn't know that if she does that she'll get pregnant. and she's too young for that.



she has a boyfriend since a long time ago but she never showed any interest to actually 'make love' to him. but now she seems really into it. and not with her similar-age-boyfriend. but to several huge old cats which I always chased away when they caught peeking on my cat when ubu was small (gosh paedophiles!!)

my previous cat at my previous house, Luna also did the same thing. she was barely big enough to have babies. she ended delivered 3 kittens but 2 of them died. I brought luna to a veterinarian and it turned out that Luna didn't has milk to milk her kittens. Luna fell in love again and her kittens neglected.

last night Ubu was grounded. I closed all the windows that she normally use to get out. she looked desperate but I have to do the best thing for her. she has to wait for few more months for that. and today I did the same thing. she looked so horny and refused to eat. she looked terribly need some physical.

just now my house-maid was sweeping and cleaning our house and she opened the door widely and Ubu ran out. I noticed that but I just let her go. Maybe I don't really know what is best for her. maybe I should let the nature works by its own way. and let ubu be happy and fulfil her.. err need.

Tariq Ramadan's In the Footstep of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad

Have you read the Tariq Ramadan's In the Footstep of the Prophet? This book is a must-read to all of you, highly recommended. And it is definitely the best book to read during this holy month of Ramadan.



I bought it last year and it's my favourite until now. it's really an eye opener and it makes you realized how amazingly good a person, a husband and a leader the prophet Muhammad pbuh was. I've read it several times and still feel like reading it again.

It is a biography of our beloved prophet pbuh telling how he beautifully, wisely handled lots of difficulty he encountered throughout his life. And all those examples shown by him that every Muslim should takes note and follow. There are so many lessons we can learn.

I don't think this book is only suitable for Muslims. To non-Muslims I think this book is best book that introduces the true teachings of Islam.

I passed the book to my girlfriend. She has read it, she said the book was so nice that she's thinking of buying it for his father as a present.

Malaysia-Indonesia

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The previous tensions have not even fully subsided yet, but now it seems to be heated up again. There was a demonstration by an extreme group calling themselves as bendera, in which human faeces being thrown to the Malaysian embassy. I’m honestly sad with the news. They also said that Malaysian companies here in Indonesia will be their target, to ask them to “pack up their business and go home”. What scared me the most is that they threatened to detain Malaysians on the streets and shave their heads before sending them back.

But I know they do not represent the whole mostly peace-loving Indonesians. I’ve been studying here for 4 years. They are many Indonesians that treated us Malaysian here nicely, putting aside all those tiffs between these two countries.

But of course there are people who hate Malaysian so much that it is obvious. But I honestly don’t blame them. Media here loves playing with the issue and sensationalizing it. Just like how they did to the celebrities. Most of the info they aired were merely baseless allegations and they played it again and again as it were something need to be planted deep in the brain. Hatred been planted.

Please people! Be you Malaysian or Indonesian, please handle with whatever crisis wisely. As in this latest case of sea-border trespassing or whatever, solve it accordingly, sit down and talk, show proofs to support your allegations. Most of us are Muslim. And a Muslim is brother to one another, right? And we are not allowed to prolong fight with each other more than 3 days.

And ironically it happens in the sacred month of Ramadan!

P/s: if somebody throws faeces at you, you give him flower instead. Or else you are just like him. don't' you think.

Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

I have just done reading the Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns just now. I'm speechless. I'm satisfied. the beautiful, sad novel is really worth reading. I would really recommend it to everyone to read it. and to enjoy it as much as I do.



The story revolves around two women (or girls), Mariam and Laila from Afghanistan and the hardships they encounter in life due to political strife, religion, and abusive men. the story gets more and more intense, shocking and abusive with lots of actions (sound like I'm commenting on a movie haha) towards the end.

This is the second book by Khaled Hosseini, his debut novel, which is also my favourite, the kite runner. have you guys read it. if haven't read it yet, go and find the book at the book store near you =p I promise it will not let you down.



it was because of this first book that made me without even thinking much, grabbed the second book at The Times book shop in Medan when I saw it on the shelf.

the kite runner is a very heart-breaking novel telling a story about friendship, and guilt and more. also took place in Afghanistan.

Prayers answered

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Honestly all this is unexpected.

I still remember when I was single, how I reacted when my closest friends asked me when will I find my life companion/girlfriend. I told them that I would only be concentrating on my study and that I was in no rush of finding one yet. If they insisted I told them not to worry because I’ll be seriously involved in serious relationship when I’m 29 years old. That was my plan.

But love is something mysterious and unexpected. And I seriously don’t know how to describe it when you like somebody and all of sudden your life purpose changed, which is to make that somebody, happy.

I read back my previous posts in this blog which I wrote about her. I couldn’t help but to smile. And embarrassed of how silly I was. Started with post title ‘kinda’ then followed by other posts. (title: I am crazy. Am I not?, ah perfect, she’s my girlfriend now!, and the best birthday present ever)



Now it is almost two years since we started to get to know each other. How we started chatting on IM. I still remember the time when I was asking her phone number for the first time. My heart beating so fast that it almost out ran my body’s ability to contain it. And she looked surprised and hesitated to give it haha.

Thinking about this I know exactly who I should be thanking to. It is Allah swt. One and the only God. The Creator of everything that we can see and that we can’t. And the One who plans and make it happens. Thanks to God.

Then I realised, since I was young, I always ended my 5-time prayers with a dua asking God to give me a wife he pleases one day. Just didn’t expect to be this fast. Ermm..Not too fast actually right. Just perfect. Perfect timing. God know best.

learning to live life

Man! I missed my blog so much. The last time I posted something here was on March when I was just started my clinical rotation at the hospital for a month.

Now I’m rotating at the psychiatric department. Currently in week two. I’ve done my rotations at dermatology and venereology, radiology, pulmunology and also paediatrics. Unfortunately I failed at dermatology and venereology haha. I’ve got to repeat my rotation at the department later.

Time passes so quickly. Now it’s august already! I can say there are times when I was happy, sad, a bit depressed, ups and downs. But that’s okay!! I’ve learned a lot about life. And how to live life. My journey is still long. There were times I’m so disappointed with my self. But I was able to cope with it and tried to be better despite all those negative hindrances that kept coming (especially from me myself haha).

I wanted to write about my girlfriend actually. But I’ll write about it later. It’s kinda late already. I have to hit the bed now. And since it is Ramadhan, I want to wish all muslims wherever you are a very happy and blessed ramadhan. Happy fasting!