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Sujimy Mohamad: Hati Suami

HATI SUAMI

Kalau anda ingin tahu isi hati suami, biarlah saya terangkan di sini.

Hati suami tidak pernah sunyi
Sering mencari peluang menggembirakan isteri

Kadang dia terlupa tetapi tidak sengaja
Kerana asyik dilanda tekanan kerja
Tidak bermakna dia tak suka
Jangan marah dia
Kerana hati suami ingin melihat isteri gembira

Hati suami suka dipuji
Lebih-lebih lagi oleh si isteri
Jangan tak beri, nanti tup-tup orang lain yang puji
Dah tepuk dahi

Hati suami terbahagi kepada dua
Cinta kepada keluarga dan cinta kepada Syurga
Kadang dia terlupa mencintai dirinya
Kerana asyik melaksanakan tugasnya
Supaya anak isteri tidak lapar dahaga

Hati suami tidak pandai menolak
Permintaan isteri membuatnya bersorak
Tetapi jangan sampai koceknya botak
Rambutnya menyusul bertukar corak

Hati suami ada satu ruang
Di mana ibunya sering terbayang
Wanita pertama yang dia sayang
Tanpa ibu dia mungkin sukar menyayang

Hati suami nak jumpa members lama
Susah nak kata bila ditanya mengapa
Saja nak jumpa gelak ketawa
Walau sekejap cukup gembira

Hati suami menjadi resah
Melihat anak yang sakit, matanya basah
Di tempat kerja boleh dikerah tetapi hatinya lemah
Sehingga berita anaknya sembuh mula terdedah

Tetapi HATI SUAMI jelas tiada misteri
Berdenyut serentak dengan hati si isteri
Itulah galeri beliau pamerkan cinta sejati
Menjadi sebati, satu hati, hingga ke Jannah nanti

Itulah saja yang dia mengerti

Source: Sujimy Mohamad

March 11, 2016
Malay Soldier Recovered From Skull Fracture To Enlist, Emerged Best Recruit And Best Shot

Not only is he the Best Recruit for Mohawk Company, REC Muhammad Khidir Bin Kassim is also the Best Shot with a perfect score for his Basic Trainfire Package. However, it has not been a smooth sailing journey for REC Khidir. Prior to enlistment, he was initially deemed unfit for BMT as he was recovering from a skull fracture.

After having fully recovered, he cleared the medical review to undergo BMT. “During my training in BMT, all I want to do was to give it my all and do my best. However, I was happy yet shocked upon hearing the news that I was the Best Recruit for my Company.”

Source: The Singapore Army

March 11, 2016
#HHWT: Aplikasi Bantu Cari Makanan Halal

Semasa mereka belajar di Korea Selatan, tiga sekawan – Cik Elaine Tee, Tengku Suzana Tengku Abdul Kadir dan Encik Melvin Goh – mengalami kesukaran mencari makanan halal agar dapat dinikmati bersama.

Justeru, setiap kali mereka bertemu restoran halal, tiga sekawan itu akan menulis artikel dan memuatnaikkannya ke laman blog Have Halal, Will Travel (HHWT).

Blog yang disebarkan melalui Facebook itu mendapat sambutan hangat sehingga dibaca dan dikongsi lebih setengah juta kali.

Ini mendorong Encik Goh, yang juga ketua pegawai eksekutif #HHWT, mencipta aplikasi memudahkan pengguna mencari makanan halal di Korea Selatan.

Aplikasi itu menyenaraikan bukan saja restoran halal, malah tempat ‘mesra Muslim’ serta ruang solat.

Encik Goh, 27 tahun, yang baru sahaja memeluk agama Islam Ahad lalu, berharap aplikasi itu akan menyemarakkan semangat menjelajah dalam kalangan warga Muslim.

“Saya difahamkan kebanyakan masyarakat Muslim selalunya menundakan niat merantau kerana kesukaran mencari makanan halal.

“Kami mahu membantu menangani masalah ini kerana Islam sendiri mendo- rong umatnya merantau dan melihat keindahan ciptaan Tuhan.

“Jadi, dengan aplikasi ini, saya harap isu makanan tidak lagi akan menjadi satu halangan untuk merantau ke luar negara,” ujarnya, yang akan bernikah dengan temannya, Tengku Suzana, 26 tahun, pada tahun depan.

Bagi Cik Tee, 26 tahun, juga pengasas bersama #HHWT, beliau kini tahu bahawa mendapatkan makanan halal bukan sekadar makanan yang disajikan tanpa kandungan babi tetapi lebih daripada itu.

Selain Korea Selatan, aplikasi itu juga akan menyenaraikan restoran makanan halal di Jepun dan London.

Source: www.beritaharian.sg

March 11, 2016
Zulfikar Shariff: Racism In Singapore Is Not New

There seems to be more and more posts how Malays and Indians are treated by some racists in Singapura.

Whether it is about a Chinese woman moving away with irritation from an Indian man who sat beside her on the MRT..

a Malay man “paid” $20 to move away from a table because the payer’s children do not want to sit beside a Malay..

A Hijabi told she had to remove her hijab if she worked at a Montessori preschool because Chinese children will be scared if she wore her hijab…

An older Chinese man in Jurong who pulls off hijab of Muslim women who walk past…

And some of us assume there is a change….that Singapura is becoming more racist.

No it is not.

Racism has been there for a long time. I still remember being called “kiao tor” (dig mud/ skin like mud) from when I was a kid…

Used to work in sales and when I spoke with prospects in English..being told “if you cannot speak Chinese don’t talk to me”…

Told “this is Chinese country why dont you speak Chinese?”

When I worked for a shipping company…my Chinese colleague telling me that there was no way Malays and Indians would be promoted…

When I told him a senior manager is Indian he replied…”because he has 7 different degrees. Dont think we would promote Indian if his qualification is the same with a Chinese”…

My 15 year old Malay neighbour giving up and asked me why I bother to take A Levels….and said..

“why do you bother to study? we are Malays…we cannot go anywhere” (Kau belajar tinggi tinggi buat apa? kita Melayu…tak boleh pergi mana mana).

Applying to join the Navy when I was in school and told when I submitted the papers… not to bother because I am Muslim.

Relatives told to remove hijab at work because their bosses do not like it.

Hearing Chinese friends tell a joke “what do you call an Indian under a tree? Fertilizer”.

And lots of other similar comments.

Racism in Singapura is not new.

There is no change to a more racist society.

What changed is that there is now social media to show its existence.

Source: Zulfikar Shariff

March 11, 2016
Egypt Drafts Bill To Ban Burqa And Islamic Veils In Public

The Egyptian parliament is drafting a law banning women from wearing the niqab veil. The ban will apply to wearing the clothing in public places and government institutions, it has been reported.

The full-face veil is worn by some followers of Islam and typically covers all of the wearer’s face other than their eyes. The clothing is common in Egypt which is a predominantly Muslim country.

MP Amna Nosseir, professor of comparative jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University, who has backed the ban, said that wearing the veil is not a requirement of Islam and in fact has non-Islamic origins. She has argued that it is a Jewish tradition which appeared in the Arabian Peninsula prior to Islam and that a variety of Quran passages contradict its use. Instead, she has advocated that the Quran calls for modest clothing and covered hair, but does not require facial covering.

A number of restrictions have been placed on wearing the niqab in Egypt in recent years. In February, Cairo University banned nurses and doctors from wearing it in medical schools and in teaching hospitals, arguing the ban would: “protect patients’ rights and interests.”

In September of last year, the university also banned academic staff from wearing the niqab in classrooms in response to complaints from students that it was too difficult for niqab wearers to communicate effectively with students.

Source: www.independent.co.uk

March 11, 2016