Maghfira: Forgiveness of Allāh, The Glorified and The Exalted
On the authority of Hadrat Anas (may Allāh be pleased with him) who said: I heard Allāh's Prophetic Messenger (may Allāh's blessings and peace be upon him) say:
Allāh the Almighty said: O Son of Ādam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Ādam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask for forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you; O son of Ādam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it. (Tirmidhī) (Hadīth Qudsī)
Hadrat Abū Sa'īd al-Khudrī (may Allāh be pleased with him) relates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may Allāh's blessings and peace be upon him) said: A person from amongst a nation of the past, having slain ninety-nine persons, inquired as to who was the most learned person in the world. He was directed to a monk (who had given up the world). He went to the hermit and said: I have killed ninety-nine persons. Is there any chance of repentance left for me?" The hermit answered: "No". The man killed the hermit also and completed his century of victims.
The killer asked again, Who is the most learned person in this world? He was directed to a learned man. Accordingly he went to him and said. I have killed one hundred persons. Is there any hope of repentance left for me? The learned man said, "Yes, nothing can stand between you and repentance: Proceed to such and such a land. In this land are (pious) people who worship Allāh. Join them in their worship of Allāh and do not return to your home country because it is an evil place.
The man started for this land. He had covered only half the distance when he met with his death. A dispute arose between the angel of mercy and the angel of torment as to who should take charge of his soul. The former pleaded that he had come as a penitent turning towards Allāh, and the latter contended that the deceased had never done a good deed.
Then there arrived an angel disguised as a human and the contending angels agreed that he should be the arbiter between them. He directed them to measure the distance between the two lands. To whichever he is nearer, to that one he belongs. So they carried out the measurement and found the land of pious persons to be closer. The angel of mercy thus took charge of him. (Bukhārī and Muslim)
http://www.islamawareness.net/Repentance/hadiths.html
Saturday, July 31, 2010
The Brotherhood
srizals@gmail.com
As some in certain regions in the world are hit by a heat wave, the Malays in the land of the Malays are being touched by a cold and wet weather, whether it is how nature balance itself out or what, would be another question that silently asking each and every one of us that dwells in the lands of the Malay, non Malays included. The answers would be different, based on ones’ experience and depth of understanding.
Good news at last, one of the scholars of Islam, a highly respectable figure offered to be the negotiator or the bridge between two siblings deep in rivalry, PAS and UMNO, both claimed they are championing the cause of good, with different approach and priorities. Both are comfortable to work closely together with non Malays, despite of all glaring differences and yet can't put aside their own differences to actually work together and achieve both objectives in prior time of course, since time is an element that is considered a luxury one can't afford to negotiate.
The bad news, that is just how far it could go. No one is willing to show that they are willing to negotiate since it would be seen as a sign of weakness. The judgement from the mere human beings is considered to be more precious than the view of the One and Only. Besides, we are just a step away from our prized objective, and we are not willing to have a little ukhwah to stop us now. Look at how it turned out for Saidina Ali r.a. and Muawiyah r.a. Nothing good can come out from negotiation. Nothing to be learnt there, we are the ummah of the last days of the earth and they are both considered as the companions of the Prophet and yet, we are not willing to learn from the history that they had gone through. The closest enemies are the worst. We would be driven to please them instead of pleasing the Creator. We are being too attached to them in a way that we are afraid that our actions might offend them and make them displease with us. As if our existence is for their sake and by pleasing them, not God, they would grant us the kingdom and the power that we have been longing to hold beneath our proud self.
Isn't it stated in Al Quran, Allah gives the kingdom to anyone He wills? Everyone is talking about the weaknesses and current humiliation suffered by the Muslims nowadays. While the solution is crystal clear, the ones that claimed they knew the Koran better than anyone else seemed reluctant to place his will under the will of Allah. Why can't he surrender to God while saying and asking everyone else to do the same? Are we too holy and pure that we can defy certain rules and regulations in our religion while others have to obey them fully and without any excuses? Do we really have that special privilege of making excuses for our firmness in standing for what we believe in? Are we truly in the right path or are we being blinded by Satan, the cleverest deceiver, in believing that we are closer to Allah than anyone else and understand better what is needed to be done? We must be clear now since the brotherhood of the Muslims, the oneness of the ummah is at stake here.
Saidina Ali r.a. is much better than anyone of us, and yet he surrendered his will to the will of Allah by seeking negotiations when he was actually winning in dealing with Muawiyah r.a. Are our leaders following his examples?
Some say that the more good and pious one becomes, the harder and difficult the test would be for him, in tandem with his growth, both of faith and intellectuality.
A coolie would not receive a test of a Caliph as it would insult the supremacy and the glory of the ‘Caliphood’ if he were to receive a test designed for a coolie. Wouldn't you think so?
Since the ones that had chosen a very peculiar path of a righteous way said they are very well versed with Al Quran and Al Hadith, I would post the familiar verses and hadith regarding the issue or the mess that we are currently facing.
[3:103]
Hold fast, all of you, to the cord of Allah, and be not divided. Remember the blessing of Allah upon you: When you were enemies to each other, and He brought your hearts together, so that, you became brothers through His blessing. You were at the brink of a pit of Fire, then He saved you from it. This is how Allah makes His signs clear to you, so that you may take the right path.
[3:104]
There has to be a group of people from among you who call towards the good, and bid the Fair and forbid the Unfair. And it is these who are successful.
[3:105]
Do not be like those who became divided and fell into disputes after the clear signs had come to them. Those are the ones for whom there is a grave punishment
[3:106]
on a day when some faces shall turn bright, and some faces shall turn dark. As for those whose faces turn dark, (they shall be questioned): “Did you disbelieve after you had accepted the Faith? Now taste the punishment, because you used to disbelieve.”
[49:9]
If two groups of the believers fight each other, seek reconciliation between them. And if one of them commits aggression against the other, fight the one that commits aggression until it comes back to Allah’s command. So if it comes back, seek reconciliation between them with fairness, and maintain justice. Surely Allah loves those who maintain justice.
[49:10]
All believers are but brothers, therefore seek reconciliation between your two brothers, and fear Allah, so that you may be blessed with mercy.
[49:11]
O you who believe, no men should ever scoff at other men. May be, the latter are better than the former. Nor should women (ever scoff) at other women. May be, the latter women are better than the former ones. And do not find fault with one another, nor call one another with bad nicknames. Bad is the name of sinfulness after embracing Faith. If anyone does not repent, then such people are the wrongdoers.
[49:12]
O you who believe, abstain from many of the suspicions. Some suspicions are sins. And do not be curious (to find out faults of others), and do not backbite one another. Does one of you like that he eats the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor it. And fear Allah. Surely Allah is Most-Relenting, Very-Merciful.
"A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not oppress him, nor does he leave him at the mercy of others." [Sahih Muslim].
Some say that it is hard for Muslims to unite since certain leaders are still around and these leaders have not forgotten nor forgiven the pain they had been through when the unity of PAS and UMNO was abruptly severed by certain parties. The wound has not healed. But in the end, we must really look deep inside ourselves and have the courage to ask ourselves are we willing to be like the ones that are depicted in this verse,
[61:2]
O you who believe, why do you say what you do not do?
[61:3]
It is severely hateful in Allah’s sight that you say what you do not do.
[61:4]
Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way in firm rows, as if they were solid edifice.
No earthen soil has never been touched by a drop of rain, what more is the mere human being. We are prone to error and we made mistakes, out of ignorance, most of the time out of pride and uncontrollable desire. We can always remedy them. By doing good deeds after the misdeeds and without the fear of human's judgment. All the praise in the world will not save us from the judgement of God.
May Allah soften the hearts of our leaders to see what really matters. Differences can be sorted out. If we can put aside our differences in order to make a coalition with the ones that have different faith than us, it won't be that difficult to work with those that share the same faith as we do. The hindrance, the greatest of all is only the big pride in our small hearts. We are not perfect. Our unity will make us whole.
Ps - Our enemies are watching.
Further readings:
http://www.danburymasjid.org/page2/brotherhood.htm
As some in certain regions in the world are hit by a heat wave, the Malays in the land of the Malays are being touched by a cold and wet weather, whether it is how nature balance itself out or what, would be another question that silently asking each and every one of us that dwells in the lands of the Malay, non Malays included. The answers would be different, based on ones’ experience and depth of understanding.
Good news at last, one of the scholars of Islam, a highly respectable figure offered to be the negotiator or the bridge between two siblings deep in rivalry, PAS and UMNO, both claimed they are championing the cause of good, with different approach and priorities. Both are comfortable to work closely together with non Malays, despite of all glaring differences and yet can't put aside their own differences to actually work together and achieve both objectives in prior time of course, since time is an element that is considered a luxury one can't afford to negotiate.
The bad news, that is just how far it could go. No one is willing to show that they are willing to negotiate since it would be seen as a sign of weakness. The judgement from the mere human beings is considered to be more precious than the view of the One and Only. Besides, we are just a step away from our prized objective, and we are not willing to have a little ukhwah to stop us now. Look at how it turned out for Saidina Ali r.a. and Muawiyah r.a. Nothing good can come out from negotiation. Nothing to be learnt there, we are the ummah of the last days of the earth and they are both considered as the companions of the Prophet and yet, we are not willing to learn from the history that they had gone through. The closest enemies are the worst. We would be driven to please them instead of pleasing the Creator. We are being too attached to them in a way that we are afraid that our actions might offend them and make them displease with us. As if our existence is for their sake and by pleasing them, not God, they would grant us the kingdom and the power that we have been longing to hold beneath our proud self.
Isn't it stated in Al Quran, Allah gives the kingdom to anyone He wills? Everyone is talking about the weaknesses and current humiliation suffered by the Muslims nowadays. While the solution is crystal clear, the ones that claimed they knew the Koran better than anyone else seemed reluctant to place his will under the will of Allah. Why can't he surrender to God while saying and asking everyone else to do the same? Are we too holy and pure that we can defy certain rules and regulations in our religion while others have to obey them fully and without any excuses? Do we really have that special privilege of making excuses for our firmness in standing for what we believe in? Are we truly in the right path or are we being blinded by Satan, the cleverest deceiver, in believing that we are closer to Allah than anyone else and understand better what is needed to be done? We must be clear now since the brotherhood of the Muslims, the oneness of the ummah is at stake here.
Saidina Ali r.a. is much better than anyone of us, and yet he surrendered his will to the will of Allah by seeking negotiations when he was actually winning in dealing with Muawiyah r.a. Are our leaders following his examples?
Some say that the more good and pious one becomes, the harder and difficult the test would be for him, in tandem with his growth, both of faith and intellectuality.
A coolie would not receive a test of a Caliph as it would insult the supremacy and the glory of the ‘Caliphood’ if he were to receive a test designed for a coolie. Wouldn't you think so?
Since the ones that had chosen a very peculiar path of a righteous way said they are very well versed with Al Quran and Al Hadith, I would post the familiar verses and hadith regarding the issue or the mess that we are currently facing.
[3:103]
Hold fast, all of you, to the cord of Allah, and be not divided. Remember the blessing of Allah upon you: When you were enemies to each other, and He brought your hearts together, so that, you became brothers through His blessing. You were at the brink of a pit of Fire, then He saved you from it. This is how Allah makes His signs clear to you, so that you may take the right path.
[3:104]
There has to be a group of people from among you who call towards the good, and bid the Fair and forbid the Unfair. And it is these who are successful.
[3:105]
Do not be like those who became divided and fell into disputes after the clear signs had come to them. Those are the ones for whom there is a grave punishment
[3:106]
on a day when some faces shall turn bright, and some faces shall turn dark. As for those whose faces turn dark, (they shall be questioned): “Did you disbelieve after you had accepted the Faith? Now taste the punishment, because you used to disbelieve.”
[49:9]
If two groups of the believers fight each other, seek reconciliation between them. And if one of them commits aggression against the other, fight the one that commits aggression until it comes back to Allah’s command. So if it comes back, seek reconciliation between them with fairness, and maintain justice. Surely Allah loves those who maintain justice.
[49:10]
All believers are but brothers, therefore seek reconciliation between your two brothers, and fear Allah, so that you may be blessed with mercy.
[49:11]
O you who believe, no men should ever scoff at other men. May be, the latter are better than the former. Nor should women (ever scoff) at other women. May be, the latter women are better than the former ones. And do not find fault with one another, nor call one another with bad nicknames. Bad is the name of sinfulness after embracing Faith. If anyone does not repent, then such people are the wrongdoers.
[49:12]
O you who believe, abstain from many of the suspicions. Some suspicions are sins. And do not be curious (to find out faults of others), and do not backbite one another. Does one of you like that he eats the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor it. And fear Allah. Surely Allah is Most-Relenting, Very-Merciful.
"A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not oppress him, nor does he leave him at the mercy of others." [Sahih Muslim].
Some say that it is hard for Muslims to unite since certain leaders are still around and these leaders have not forgotten nor forgiven the pain they had been through when the unity of PAS and UMNO was abruptly severed by certain parties. The wound has not healed. But in the end, we must really look deep inside ourselves and have the courage to ask ourselves are we willing to be like the ones that are depicted in this verse,
[61:2]
O you who believe, why do you say what you do not do?
[61:3]
It is severely hateful in Allah’s sight that you say what you do not do.
[61:4]
Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way in firm rows, as if they were solid edifice.
No earthen soil has never been touched by a drop of rain, what more is the mere human being. We are prone to error and we made mistakes, out of ignorance, most of the time out of pride and uncontrollable desire. We can always remedy them. By doing good deeds after the misdeeds and without the fear of human's judgment. All the praise in the world will not save us from the judgement of God.
May Allah soften the hearts of our leaders to see what really matters. Differences can be sorted out. If we can put aside our differences in order to make a coalition with the ones that have different faith than us, it won't be that difficult to work with those that share the same faith as we do. The hindrance, the greatest of all is only the big pride in our small hearts. We are not perfect. Our unity will make us whole.
Ps - Our enemies are watching.
Further readings:
http://www.danburymasjid.org/page2/brotherhood.htm
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
A Salam Spam
srizals@gmail.com
ASSALAMUALAIKUM
azra_jeffery
show details Jul 22 (6 days ago)
Dear Friend,
ASSALAMUALAIKUM
I am Mr. Azra Jeffery Salleh a senior staff in file keeping section of the foreign remittance department of AFFIN BANK, Malaysia. I got your email id in the net during a desperate search for a reliable partner to champion this transaction. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $2.850, 000. 00 US dollars (Two Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer Mr. Andreas Schranner who died along with his entire family in a plane crash. Crash Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting the next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that i decided to contact you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remains Unclaimed after ten years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Malaysian cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. I will give you 30% of this money as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be assumed for expenses incurred during the business and 60 % would be for me. There after I and my family will visit your country.
Please if you are interested kindly respond by sending me your address, full names, and telephone numbers including your business/occupation to my private email address (sallehjeffery@email.com) to enable me ascertain your capability of handling this business.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours faithfully,
+60146221268
Mr. Azra Jeffery Salleh.
Reply directly to this my private e-mail: sallehjeffery@email.com
+60146221268
ASSALAMUALAIKUM
azra_jeffery
show details Jul 22 (6 days ago)
Dear Friend,
ASSALAMUALAIKUM
I am Mr. Azra Jeffery Salleh a senior staff in file keeping section of the foreign remittance department of AFFIN BANK, Malaysia. I got your email id in the net during a desperate search for a reliable partner to champion this transaction. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $2.850, 000. 00 US dollars (Two Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer Mr. Andreas Schranner who died along with his entire family in a plane crash. Crash Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting the next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that i decided to contact you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remains Unclaimed after ten years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Malaysian cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. I will give you 30% of this money as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be assumed for expenses incurred during the business and 60 % would be for me. There after I and my family will visit your country.
Please if you are interested kindly respond by sending me your address, full names, and telephone numbers including your business/occupation to my private email address (sallehjeffery@email.com) to enable me ascertain your capability of handling this business.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours faithfully,
+60146221268
Mr. Azra Jeffery Salleh.
Reply directly to this my private e-mail: sallehjeffery@email.com
+60146221268
Monday, July 19, 2010
Levanta
Outlandish
Levanta, Levanta
[Verse 1: Waqas Ali]
Once giving is always got you know
Once hit ain’t always hot we know
Homie out here because I’m here fasho
Foundations solid rock a-yo
Hit ’em with moros across the globe
Purslow ? we got sold our show
Ain’t even released there yet
Now downloads now what the heck
Only specimen left to resist here
In a crowd of world of clones so clear
Be resistant punk face like this
This is as real as it gets
Same recipe as the dying breed baby
Used on U.S. streets so crazy
God blessed so I flow regardless
Put my soul to the test and yes
I too run out of breath so I breathe again
I got many sins, Lord know where I been
But I don’t rap for free
I sign your bootleg Outland CD
Can I get a hand in the air then two
[Chorus]
Levanta que no es tarde y no es vano (Woo-ooo)
Levanta la mañana con tus manos (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
Levanta si tu gente esta calleando (Woo-ooo)
Levanta y todos te van repitiendo (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
[Chorus]
Rise up, it's not too late and not in vain
Rise up, (Uplift) the morning with your hands
They're being born and a sun is growing within you, within me
Rise up, (Uplift) your people if they're falling
Rise up and everyone goes repeating
They're being born and a sun is growing within you, within me
[Verse 2: Mala Rodriguez]
Escucha me, no ahí tiempo que perder
Planta esa semillita pa poder ver la crecer (Crece el alma)
Atiende me, si me caigo levanto otra vez (Siempre)
No quiero acostumbrar me a tener que dejarme vencer (Nunca)
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - ¿Que estamos esperando?
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Pa volver a empezar
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Ya Dios me lo dio todo
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Y no fue por azar
[Verse 2: Mala Rodriguez]
Listen to me, there is no time to lose
Plant that seedling to watch it grow (Grows the soul)
Attend to me, if I fall I will rise yet again (Always)
I don't want to get used to having to give up (Never)
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - What are we waiting for?
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - To continue to begin
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - God already gave me everything
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - And it wasn't by chance
[Chorus]
Levanta que no es tarde y no es vano (Woo-ooo)
Levanta la mañana con tus manos (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
[Verse 3: Isam B.]
Hits, they may bring change to some
It’s El Moro coming through like Napoleon
I’m a shiner, starter, dreamer
How you gone keep in a box, a believer?
One dream away from changing the world
Scares the hell out of some
Cause I know how to wake em
With a flow, with a line, with a tone
Been around the world from the meat to the bone, bone
Why you all up in my grill?
Thinking I got a mill but on the real, I feel
Like a billion, more like a trillion
All I got is a dime and all I hear is “Gimmie some”
Music is whatever you want it to be
Don’t wanna down you, big up you
With that soul food, out of you
Nothing but true, yes sir, yes sir
I too run out of breath so I breathe again
I got many sins, Lord know where I’ve been
But I don’t rap for free
I sign your bootleg Outland CD
Can a get a hand in the air, hand in the air
[Chorus]
Levanta que no es tarde y no es vano (Woo-ooo)
Levanta la mañana con tus manos (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
Levanta si tu gente esta calleando (Woo-ooo)
Levanta y todos te van repitiendo (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
[Outro]
Levanta, Levnata
Y va naciendo, y va creciendo
Woo - Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Ooo-ooo [x8 Till Fade]
[Thanks to outlandmora for these lyrics]
[ OUTLANDISH LYRICS at www.AZLyrics.com ]
Levanta, Levanta
[Verse 1: Waqas Ali]
Once giving is always got you know
Once hit ain’t always hot we know
Homie out here because I’m here fasho
Foundations solid rock a-yo
Hit ’em with moros across the globe
Purslow ? we got sold our show
Ain’t even released there yet
Now downloads now what the heck
Only specimen left to resist here
In a crowd of world of clones so clear
Be resistant punk face like this
This is as real as it gets
Same recipe as the dying breed baby
Used on U.S. streets so crazy
God blessed so I flow regardless
Put my soul to the test and yes
I too run out of breath so I breathe again
I got many sins, Lord know where I been
But I don’t rap for free
I sign your bootleg Outland CD
Can I get a hand in the air then two
[Chorus]
Levanta que no es tarde y no es vano (Woo-ooo)
Levanta la mañana con tus manos (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
Levanta si tu gente esta calleando (Woo-ooo)
Levanta y todos te van repitiendo (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
[Chorus]
Rise up, it's not too late and not in vain
Rise up, (Uplift) the morning with your hands
They're being born and a sun is growing within you, within me
Rise up, (Uplift) your people if they're falling
Rise up and everyone goes repeating
They're being born and a sun is growing within you, within me
[Verse 2: Mala Rodriguez]
Escucha me, no ahí tiempo que perder
Planta esa semillita pa poder ver la crecer (Crece el alma)
Atiende me, si me caigo levanto otra vez (Siempre)
No quiero acostumbrar me a tener que dejarme vencer (Nunca)
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - ¿Que estamos esperando?
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Pa volver a empezar
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Ya Dios me lo dio todo
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Y no fue por azar
[Verse 2: Mala Rodriguez]
Listen to me, there is no time to lose
Plant that seedling to watch it grow (Grows the soul)
Attend to me, if I fall I will rise yet again (Always)
I don't want to get used to having to give up (Never)
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - What are we waiting for?
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - To continue to begin
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - God already gave me everything
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - And it wasn't by chance
[Chorus]
Levanta que no es tarde y no es vano (Woo-ooo)
Levanta la mañana con tus manos (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
[Verse 3: Isam B.]
Hits, they may bring change to some
It’s El Moro coming through like Napoleon
I’m a shiner, starter, dreamer
How you gone keep in a box, a believer?
One dream away from changing the world
Scares the hell out of some
Cause I know how to wake em
With a flow, with a line, with a tone
Been around the world from the meat to the bone, bone
Why you all up in my grill?
Thinking I got a mill but on the real, I feel
Like a billion, more like a trillion
All I got is a dime and all I hear is “Gimmie some”
Music is whatever you want it to be
Don’t wanna down you, big up you
With that soul food, out of you
Nothing but true, yes sir, yes sir
I too run out of breath so I breathe again
I got many sins, Lord know where I’ve been
But I don’t rap for free
I sign your bootleg Outland CD
Can a get a hand in the air, hand in the air
[Chorus]
Levanta que no es tarde y no es vano (Woo-ooo)
Levanta la mañana con tus manos (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
Levanta si tu gente esta calleando (Woo-ooo)
Levanta y todos te van repitiendo (Woo-ooo)
Y va naciendo y va creciendo un sol dentro de ti, de mi
[Outro]
Levanta, Levnata
Y va naciendo, y va creciendo
Woo - Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah - Ooo-ooo [x8 Till Fade]
[Thanks to outlandmora for these lyrics]
[ OUTLANDISH LYRICS at www.AZLyrics.com ]
Restless Gypsy
W.A.S.P.
So long now, racing on in the wind
On this road, I'm moving on
I feel her heat, the desert sun burning skin
Never stopping, always on the run
Ooh, forever all I want is you here by my side
But I can't wait too long, no
Holding me is like taming the seven seas
I want restless gypsy, all I need
To catch the wind, where my heart's in
And I'm riding in the breeze
Call me restless gypsy, to the end
Riding free - is all I need
My spirit's in the wind
Move too fast no never hold me down
Catch me if you really think you can
Feel my touch, two lovers, cry that sound
Never ever knowing who I am
Ooh, I want you closer, baby, don't you take too long
'Cause tomorrow I'll be gone, yeah
And holding me is like holding the seven seas
I want restless gypsy, all I need
To catch the wind, where my heart's in
And I'm riding in the breeze
Call me restless gypsy, to the end
Riding free is all I need
My spirit's in the wind
Easy rider on the highway
Got the wind in my hair
Come on, you can touch me where I lay
Running free without a care
Come on, restless gypsy, all I need
Is to catch the wind, where my heart's in
And I'm riding in the breeze
Call me, restless gypsy, to the end
Riding free - is all I need
My spirit's in the wind
So long now, racing on in the wind
On this road, I'm moving on
I feel her heat, the desert sun burning skin
Never stopping, always on the run
Ooh, forever all I want is you here by my side
But I can't wait too long, no
Holding me is like taming the seven seas
I want restless gypsy, all I need
To catch the wind, where my heart's in
And I'm riding in the breeze
Call me restless gypsy, to the end
Riding free - is all I need
My spirit's in the wind
Move too fast no never hold me down
Catch me if you really think you can
Feel my touch, two lovers, cry that sound
Never ever knowing who I am
Ooh, I want you closer, baby, don't you take too long
'Cause tomorrow I'll be gone, yeah
And holding me is like holding the seven seas
I want restless gypsy, all I need
To catch the wind, where my heart's in
And I'm riding in the breeze
Call me restless gypsy, to the end
Riding free is all I need
My spirit's in the wind
Easy rider on the highway
Got the wind in my hair
Come on, you can touch me where I lay
Running free without a care
Come on, restless gypsy, all I need
Is to catch the wind, where my heart's in
And I'm riding in the breeze
Call me, restless gypsy, to the end
Riding free - is all I need
My spirit's in the wind
I'm Alive
W.A.S.P.
The target is me, a monster you flee
I hate what you say and you do
A mirror is there and look if you dare
The fool that you see's only you
Oh, no you won't nail me to you tree
Or hang my head up high
No kingdom reigns over me
Despite all the liars I see
Don't give me your "Save my soul" cure
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
You can't understand why
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
Damn you holy man- alive
Can't understand, the lord of the land
You heart and your head made of stone
Lay in the sand my blood on your hands
For God's sake just leave me alone
Oh no, you won't nail me to your tree
Or hang my head up high
Restless is all I can be
Ruthless and reckless you see
I don't need your "Save my soul" cure
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
You can't understand why
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
Damn you holy man- alive
Force suppression, that's what you do
Tell me what's in it for you
Listen, I'm on to your game
All your lies are the same
The target is me, a monster you flee
I hate what you say and you do
A mirror is there and look if you dare
The fool that you see's only you
Oh, no you won't nail me to you tree
Or hang my head up high
No kingdom reigns over me
Despite all the liars I see
Don't give me your "Save my soul" cure
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
You can't understand why
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
Damn you holy man- alive
Can't understand, the lord of the land
You heart and your head made of stone
Lay in the sand my blood on your hands
For God's sake just leave me alone
Oh no, you won't nail me to your tree
Or hang my head up high
Restless is all I can be
Ruthless and reckless you see
I don't need your "Save my soul" cure
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
You can't understand why
I- I'm still alive, and I, am a soul survivor
Damn you holy man- alive
Force suppression, that's what you do
Tell me what's in it for you
Listen, I'm on to your game
All your lies are the same
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Typical Gmail Spammers
srizals@gmail.com
Exhibit A
Gmail Servers Verification
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Due to the congestion in our Gmail servers,there would be removal of all unused Gmail Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
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Password:
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Note: This email is only for Account owner.
Thank you for using Gmail !
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Googleemailassistance@webmaster.googlemail
show details Jul 11 (7 days ago)
Towards a more efficient and accurate network to secure all Gmail accounts, Google Team therefore require all Gmail users to validate their details on the new web browser software. If you'd like to use your account again then provide the require information below for verification processing. Help Center Team are working profusely on malfunction network service and to secure your account on the new software.
Log in to your account and click 'Reply' with the full information below. Negligence is at account owner’s risk. Your account will be deleted permanently.
User Name:
Password:
Country:
The Google Help Center.
Exhibit C
Your Account
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We are deleting some accounts and your email was automatically chosen to be deleted. If you are still interested in using our email service please fill in the space below for verification purpose by clicking the reply button:
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Password:
D.O.B:
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Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
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Exhibit D
Finalization Alert!!!
Google Alert
show details Jun 28
We are deleting some accounts and your email was automatically chosen to be deleted. If you are still interested in using our email service please fill in the space below for verification purpose by clicking the reply button:
User Name:
Pass word:
Profession:
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Verification code: 59cge5642a
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Hmm, they don't give up do they?
Can you see the pattern? ;p
Having said that, I can no longer track my visitors via my Google Analytics, which makes me wonder, and I wonder?
As I walk along, I wonder what went wrong with our love
A love that was so strong.
And as I still walk on,
I think of the things we've done
Together, while our hearts were young.
Exhibit A
Gmail Servers Verification
show details 11:32 PM (10 minutes ago)
Due to the congestion in our Gmail servers,there would be removal of all unused Gmail Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
Account Name:
Password:
DOB :
Country :
Note: This email is only for Account owner.
Thank you for using Gmail !
The Gmail Team
Exhibit B
Notice: from Google Team
Googleemailassistance@webmaster.googlemail
show details Jul 11 (7 days ago)
Towards a more efficient and accurate network to secure all Gmail accounts, Google Team therefore require all Gmail users to validate their details on the new web browser software. If you'd like to use your account again then provide the require information below for verification processing. Help Center Team are working profusely on malfunction network service and to secure your account on the new software.
Log in to your account and click 'Reply' with the full information below. Negligence is at account owner’s risk. Your account will be deleted permanently.
User Name:
Password:
Country:
The Google Help Center.
Exhibit C
Your Account
show details Jul 5
We are deleting some accounts and your email was automatically chosen to be deleted. If you are still interested in using our email service please fill in the space below for verification purpose by clicking the reply button:
Full Name:
Password:
D.O.B:
Country
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Thank you for using Gmail !
The Gmail Team
GMAIL
Exhibit D
Finalization Alert!!!
Google Alert
show details Jun 28
We are deleting some accounts and your email was automatically chosen to be deleted. If you are still interested in using our email service please fill in the space below for verification purpose by clicking the reply button:
User Name:
Pass word:
Profession:
D.O.B
Location:
Verification code: 59cge5642a
Warning!!!! Account details not received within 48hours will be automatically shut down and closed permanently.
- The Gmail Team
------------------------------################################------------------------
Hmm, they don't give up do they?
Can you see the pattern? ;p
Having said that, I can no longer track my visitors via my Google Analytics, which makes me wonder, and I wonder?
As I walk along, I wonder what went wrong with our love
A love that was so strong.
And as I still walk on,
I think of the things we've done
Together, while our hearts were young.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Instilling Lawlessness
srizals@gmail.com
A couple days ago I nearly had an accident. Unlike my drift-like experience of sliding and spinning the car 360 degrees a couple of time on oily mountainous winding road which was entirely of my fault, this time it happened in a dry crossroad with fancy traffic lights. The light was green and it's my turn of driving when suddenly a group of dare devils on cub motorcycles with a teenage girl in an outfit borrowed from her 6-year-old sister started to race right there before me. It seemed the red light was actually a starting light for these unstoppable menaces.
And frankly speaking, I had enough. And to those who consider themselves as the guardians of the society, please step up to the plate. Do sweat it out. Pump up your muscles, be trigger happy or whatever. Please instil some fear in the heart of the lawless. Give some hope to the law abiding citizens. Please don't let us run amok and unleashed the ghost rider inside of us. The people are getting tired. What are we trying to show to our next generations? Do we want them to see that you can do whatever you want and get away with it? A little adrenalin rush to fill the void and a little free sex won't hurt. We are here to enjoy and enjoy until someone else beat us to the yellow light chase. And he's the one that get to live to talk about it.
When I was teaching at a learning institution, a student of mine lost his father to street racers. His father was riding his motorcycle and was on the right side of the road when two turbo-charged Mitsubishi cloned Protons raced in the expense of his life. There is something not quite right in the lands of the Malay. Some are reluctant to say anything about it. Some are trying to make believe that things are not that bad and people are just exaggerating. We seldom look to the West as a comparison to what we have or should have. Are we getting the end result like some in the West are facing now? Do we want gangs to rule the street? God help us if our teenagers started to form gangs and scared us out of our own neighbourhood.
Whenever the street demons aka Mat Rempit were racing and acted like they owned the road, men in uniforms were nowhere to be seen. Other law-abiding citizens have to make way for them to have fun while endangering themselves and others. I'm trying not to overgeneralize this problem as a national thing, but it seemed as all part of the lands of the Malay are being plagued by them. I'm just referring to my own small part of the world, somewhere in the land where the great leatherback turtles once flocked in the hundreds to nest. With the turtles gone, the fancy stunt boys won't help much with the identity of the state. It is disturbingly funny when the more we are putting the effort and money in the quest of excellent, social illness is not showing any sign of recovering. Are we giving the right emphasis or missing a very important puzzle to complete the beautiful picture we're hoping of completing? Can we give the right adequate focus while addressing things at hand, one at a time after the other? Do we need a more holistic approach? Or is it just we are lacking of certain religious understanding and with it, the self-control mechanism that is motivated by pure faith in Allah? Are we really being honest with ourselves?
Do we expect our teenagers will eventually understand who they really are like we once did? Are we giving them the right examples or confusing them with our inability to walk the talk? How do we balance the ugly side of extreme interpretations and our liberal side that would give the right signal to our teenagers so that they would be as free as a bird without limits of conquest and fulfilling everything that comes across their mind with responsibilities and self control? Islam has the better answer. It is the middle of two pulling extremes in doing things, especially in problem solving. Do we still believe in its solution? Or are we being too modernized with Western ideas that are not easily fitted in our Eastern ways? Although it must be admitted that all civilizations have their own unique values and strength, copying or accepting everything without filters would be disastrous for a copycat. Sooner or later, the misfits won't be just one or two isolated cases. They would be in hundreds and even thousands. Are we going to react seriously when it is already all too late?
A friend of mine said that he is trusted to produce a 100% passes for the subject he is teaching, in a class of those who have the capability of reading and writing of a 4-year-old toddler (not the crème de la crème class and 8 years older, of course). How is he going to do that would really be a riddle for teachers. Being teachers nowadays are not like it used to be. Increasing demands and higher expectations with lesser this and that really put a teacher to the test. In one instance I remember, the female teachers were even asked to do a body search on female students to make sure that they are actually menstruating for not performing the Zohor prayer in mass at a school before going back home. Luckily, no teachers end up as the sacrificial lambs when things go wrong. Was it Islamic or do we really need to go to that extent would be another debatable issue. Can't we just put them in a room for a nice heart touching lectures or positive answering and questioning sessions while waiting for their friends to finish up their mass prayer? Or is it something too much to ask of doing things in a gentle manner instead of being like the Gestapo? Maybe some have never even heard of the word 'Gestapo' before but sometimes, their manners in dealing with fragile youths in the name of education confused the minds that they are trying to shape and nurture. The mistakes in handling such irreplaceable treasures are manifesting themselves nowadays. The Malays that were known for their shyness and gentle ways are now known as Mat Rempit and Minah Bohsia. They are rejecting the values of the society that seemed incapable of understanding their needs and alienated them in the first place.
Having said that, too much freedom and being too benign is not that helpful either. There is a Malay saying regarding this issue, 'Melentur buluh biar dari rebungnya' or 'To bend the bamboo we must begin with its shoots'. Are the parents failing in their responsibilities? Are the teachers playing their part hard enough? Or are they only good at blaming one another? What about the society? Are we becoming lesser and lesser Easterners and more and more foreign in our own homeland so that we would be accepted as equals by the rest of the part of the world that is seen by us as more sophisticated and modern? Should not we be ourselves? Yes, we do have our own strength but it is being weakened by wrong implementations and confusing targets. With the corrupted are being hailed as heroes of democracy and transparency, a very dark road lies ahead of us. No one seemed to be ashamed of bowing to his masters’ fancy each time the supreme masters felt intimidated by his frivolous efforts in the intense current power struggles in the lands of the Malay. The light at the end of the tunnel is still out of sight for us in the lands of the Malay. And the Malays are divided than ever. They have forgotten about Fiji.
The political situations we're currently having do have some significant influence in the well-being of the society. There are two elements that determine the conditions of the society; the ulama' or the wise men of religion and the umara' or the political leaders of the society. They are the clear indicators of the health of the society. How they carry themselves, their personas and focus, greatly influence the conviction of the society. If the ones that are supposed to be an exemplary living module to be followed are not up to the par, should the lowest level of the society or the pariahs, even if the Malays don't actually have one, behaved better than they are expected?
A couple days ago I nearly had an accident. Unlike my drift-like experience of sliding and spinning the car 360 degrees a couple of time on oily mountainous winding road which was entirely of my fault, this time it happened in a dry crossroad with fancy traffic lights. The light was green and it's my turn of driving when suddenly a group of dare devils on cub motorcycles with a teenage girl in an outfit borrowed from her 6-year-old sister started to race right there before me. It seemed the red light was actually a starting light for these unstoppable menaces.
And frankly speaking, I had enough. And to those who consider themselves as the guardians of the society, please step up to the plate. Do sweat it out. Pump up your muscles, be trigger happy or whatever. Please instil some fear in the heart of the lawless. Give some hope to the law abiding citizens. Please don't let us run amok and unleashed the ghost rider inside of us. The people are getting tired. What are we trying to show to our next generations? Do we want them to see that you can do whatever you want and get away with it? A little adrenalin rush to fill the void and a little free sex won't hurt. We are here to enjoy and enjoy until someone else beat us to the yellow light chase. And he's the one that get to live to talk about it.
When I was teaching at a learning institution, a student of mine lost his father to street racers. His father was riding his motorcycle and was on the right side of the road when two turbo-charged Mitsubishi cloned Protons raced in the expense of his life. There is something not quite right in the lands of the Malay. Some are reluctant to say anything about it. Some are trying to make believe that things are not that bad and people are just exaggerating. We seldom look to the West as a comparison to what we have or should have. Are we getting the end result like some in the West are facing now? Do we want gangs to rule the street? God help us if our teenagers started to form gangs and scared us out of our own neighbourhood.
Whenever the street demons aka Mat Rempit were racing and acted like they owned the road, men in uniforms were nowhere to be seen. Other law-abiding citizens have to make way for them to have fun while endangering themselves and others. I'm trying not to overgeneralize this problem as a national thing, but it seemed as all part of the lands of the Malay are being plagued by them. I'm just referring to my own small part of the world, somewhere in the land where the great leatherback turtles once flocked in the hundreds to nest. With the turtles gone, the fancy stunt boys won't help much with the identity of the state. It is disturbingly funny when the more we are putting the effort and money in the quest of excellent, social illness is not showing any sign of recovering. Are we giving the right emphasis or missing a very important puzzle to complete the beautiful picture we're hoping of completing? Can we give the right adequate focus while addressing things at hand, one at a time after the other? Do we need a more holistic approach? Or is it just we are lacking of certain religious understanding and with it, the self-control mechanism that is motivated by pure faith in Allah? Are we really being honest with ourselves?
Do we expect our teenagers will eventually understand who they really are like we once did? Are we giving them the right examples or confusing them with our inability to walk the talk? How do we balance the ugly side of extreme interpretations and our liberal side that would give the right signal to our teenagers so that they would be as free as a bird without limits of conquest and fulfilling everything that comes across their mind with responsibilities and self control? Islam has the better answer. It is the middle of two pulling extremes in doing things, especially in problem solving. Do we still believe in its solution? Or are we being too modernized with Western ideas that are not easily fitted in our Eastern ways? Although it must be admitted that all civilizations have their own unique values and strength, copying or accepting everything without filters would be disastrous for a copycat. Sooner or later, the misfits won't be just one or two isolated cases. They would be in hundreds and even thousands. Are we going to react seriously when it is already all too late?
A friend of mine said that he is trusted to produce a 100% passes for the subject he is teaching, in a class of those who have the capability of reading and writing of a 4-year-old toddler (not the crème de la crème class and 8 years older, of course). How is he going to do that would really be a riddle for teachers. Being teachers nowadays are not like it used to be. Increasing demands and higher expectations with lesser this and that really put a teacher to the test. In one instance I remember, the female teachers were even asked to do a body search on female students to make sure that they are actually menstruating for not performing the Zohor prayer in mass at a school before going back home. Luckily, no teachers end up as the sacrificial lambs when things go wrong. Was it Islamic or do we really need to go to that extent would be another debatable issue. Can't we just put them in a room for a nice heart touching lectures or positive answering and questioning sessions while waiting for their friends to finish up their mass prayer? Or is it something too much to ask of doing things in a gentle manner instead of being like the Gestapo? Maybe some have never even heard of the word 'Gestapo' before but sometimes, their manners in dealing with fragile youths in the name of education confused the minds that they are trying to shape and nurture. The mistakes in handling such irreplaceable treasures are manifesting themselves nowadays. The Malays that were known for their shyness and gentle ways are now known as Mat Rempit and Minah Bohsia. They are rejecting the values of the society that seemed incapable of understanding their needs and alienated them in the first place.
Having said that, too much freedom and being too benign is not that helpful either. There is a Malay saying regarding this issue, 'Melentur buluh biar dari rebungnya' or 'To bend the bamboo we must begin with its shoots'. Are the parents failing in their responsibilities? Are the teachers playing their part hard enough? Or are they only good at blaming one another? What about the society? Are we becoming lesser and lesser Easterners and more and more foreign in our own homeland so that we would be accepted as equals by the rest of the part of the world that is seen by us as more sophisticated and modern? Should not we be ourselves? Yes, we do have our own strength but it is being weakened by wrong implementations and confusing targets. With the corrupted are being hailed as heroes of democracy and transparency, a very dark road lies ahead of us. No one seemed to be ashamed of bowing to his masters’ fancy each time the supreme masters felt intimidated by his frivolous efforts in the intense current power struggles in the lands of the Malay. The light at the end of the tunnel is still out of sight for us in the lands of the Malay. And the Malays are divided than ever. They have forgotten about Fiji.
The political situations we're currently having do have some significant influence in the well-being of the society. There are two elements that determine the conditions of the society; the ulama' or the wise men of religion and the umara' or the political leaders of the society. They are the clear indicators of the health of the society. How they carry themselves, their personas and focus, greatly influence the conviction of the society. If the ones that are supposed to be an exemplary living module to be followed are not up to the par, should the lowest level of the society or the pariahs, even if the Malays don't actually have one, behaved better than they are expected?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby, it just happens everyday
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted black.
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby, it just happens everyday
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted black.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Price
by Twisted Sister
How long I have wanted
This dream to come true
And as it approaches
I can't believe I'm through
I've tried,
Oh, how I've tried
For a life, yes a life
I thought I knew
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
Time seems to have frozen,
But the mind can be fooled
As the days pass I discover
Destiny just can't be ruled
Hard times,
Oh hard times,
For the price, yes the price,
I thought I knew
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
How long I have wanted
This dream to come true
And as it approaches
I can't believe I'm through
I've tried,
Oh, how I've tried
For a life, yes a life
I thought I knew
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
Time seems to have frozen,
But the mind can be fooled
As the days pass I discover
Destiny just can't be ruled
Hard times,
Oh hard times,
For the price, yes the price,
I thought I knew
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
Oh it's the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on
'cause it's a game we gotta lose,
Though it's a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it's done
Thursday, July 8, 2010
srizals@gmail.com
Someone must really hate me..:P
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Someone must really hate me..:P
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The Charity Bazaar
Dear Friends,
The Charity Bazaar @ Chow is back & promises even more fun this year, as we join hands to raise funds for the Palestinian Children living in the refugee camps in Lebanon. It is our hope that we will be able to send the children and their families funds in time for Ramadhan as they are in dire need of help.
We had a blast last year as our vendors and supporters came out full force and gave it their all.
Come join us this year for a fun day with friends and family in support of these deprived children. There will be an interesting array of goods on sale by over 40 vendors- food, gift items, clothes, branded 'pre-loved' items:)
Tickets are on sale for RM20 which includes 3 meal vouchers, 1 drink voucher and 1 raffle entry. Those under 18 years of age enter for free.
Should you need any further information on ticket sales or vendor information, please contact Puan Zulaiha Ismail at 0193843913
Thanks
KL Foundation to Criminalise War Team
MAKE WAR A CRIME, THE LEAST WE COULD DO
The Charity Bazaar @ Chow is back & promises even more fun this year, as we join hands to raise funds for the Palestinian Children living in the refugee camps in Lebanon. It is our hope that we will be able to send the children and their families funds in time for Ramadhan as they are in dire need of help.
We had a blast last year as our vendors and supporters came out full force and gave it their all.
Come join us this year for a fun day with friends and family in support of these deprived children. There will be an interesting array of goods on sale by over 40 vendors- food, gift items, clothes, branded 'pre-loved' items:)
Tickets are on sale for RM20 which includes 3 meal vouchers, 1 drink voucher and 1 raffle entry. Those under 18 years of age enter for free.
Should you need any further information on ticket sales or vendor information, please contact Puan Zulaiha Ismail at 0193843913
Thanks
KL Foundation to Criminalise War Team
MAKE WAR A CRIME, THE LEAST WE COULD DO
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Nuking Muslims
http://mukto-mona.com/wordpress/?p=888
HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, MECCA, MEDINA
By: Sujit Das | Posted in: Uncategorized
Sujit Das
"...Once the infidel’s security or economic interests are threatened by Muslim bomb, the whole non-Muslim world must unite hands together and take anticipatory action to defend ourselves. The moment we see a potential nuclear threat, we will strike first to begin a war. Let us fight the ‘poison gas with poison gas’ i.e., Muslim bomb with an infidel bomb. In stead of Pakistani fanatics or Ahmadinejad killing Hindus or Jews and Christians we will sneak into Muslim lands and murder them en masse for no better reason than that they are Muslims. Let us slaughter them without mercy or humanity. Let us spill their blood and shoot them in the forehead and let the Muslim blood run on the streets.
Let us treat the Muslims as rabid dogs or creatures of gutters. Let the Hindus celebrate Holi (a spring festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other) with Muslim blood. Let us burn their homes with their children inside. Let us dishonor their women. Let us wipe out Islam from the face of the earth by killing a large number of Muslims by nuking Mecca and Medina – the two terrorist cities on the earth.
Nuking Mecca and Medina will mark the beginning of the complete destruction of the entire Islamic world. These two terrorist cities should be nuked in such a way that the entire region remains uninhabitable for the next half a century. We should use a modern 150-kiloton hydrogen fusion device for this very important job. In fact if we nuke the cities during Hajj ceremony, we will be able to kill some two million more Muslims. If necessary we should repeat it again and again if Muslims try to clean up the places. This will bring Allah to his knees. Let this evil bloodsucking god of Islam drink Muslim blood as much it wants.
If the Muslims want to shift their Ka’ba to a secondary location, then that location also needs to be destroyed by strong military action. Islam should be declared a banned religion and anyone found with a Koran should be killed on the spot. All the mosques should be flattened on the ground and pig farm to be raised. All confiscated copies of Koran should be burnt."... - Sujit Das
(The soldier of truth and defender of humanity)
srizals@gmail.com
Wow, now I'm scared and for this I'm giving a new label to such an intellectual absurdity type of discourse. All hail to the boy that cried wolf. Syabas! Defender of humanity and the soldier of truth or is it Das Sujit?
Now, some may think that to counter a crazy person you must be crazier than him. This is the logic of a madman that love to atttack with an axe against everyone that he sees as a threat to him, especially crying little ones. I think the term to describe this mental illness is paranoid or the fear of being treated or act upon by others when it is actually the person himself that likes to inflict upon others. This would definitely make Geert Wilders a sissy pussycat to a great wildman and all the Islamophobes would be saying, "Geert who?" when somebody mentioned his geertness after this. Sorry Geert. Someone with an Indian name beat you to it. Das! And you're gone.
Watch the attack of the mad axeman! Oh, by the way, it is proven in a study by NIMH Epidemiological Catchment Area Study, 90 percent of persons suffering from mental illness are not prone to violence. So can we say that only those who thinks they are intellectuals would have the tendency of such unthinkable craziness? Now, that makes me wonder. Hmm. Have to check out if there are any case studies of violent-prone intellectuals that fell in love with themselves.
And I quote, 'Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it'- Andre Gide. Maybe they should really read their own banner once in a while. I don't think that they should act like they have found the truth. They're going to end up doubting themselves afterwards. A ring of stupidity has no end. It keeps going in circle, growing larger and larger each time.
Further readings:
http://www.healthieryou.com/vvmi.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525086/
HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, MECCA, MEDINA
By: Sujit Das | Posted in: Uncategorized
Sujit Das
"...Once the infidel’s security or economic interests are threatened by Muslim bomb, the whole non-Muslim world must unite hands together and take anticipatory action to defend ourselves. The moment we see a potential nuclear threat, we will strike first to begin a war. Let us fight the ‘poison gas with poison gas’ i.e., Muslim bomb with an infidel bomb. In stead of Pakistani fanatics or Ahmadinejad killing Hindus or Jews and Christians we will sneak into Muslim lands and murder them en masse for no better reason than that they are Muslims. Let us slaughter them without mercy or humanity. Let us spill their blood and shoot them in the forehead and let the Muslim blood run on the streets.
Let us treat the Muslims as rabid dogs or creatures of gutters. Let the Hindus celebrate Holi (a spring festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other) with Muslim blood. Let us burn their homes with their children inside. Let us dishonor their women. Let us wipe out Islam from the face of the earth by killing a large number of Muslims by nuking Mecca and Medina – the two terrorist cities on the earth.
Nuking Mecca and Medina will mark the beginning of the complete destruction of the entire Islamic world. These two terrorist cities should be nuked in such a way that the entire region remains uninhabitable for the next half a century. We should use a modern 150-kiloton hydrogen fusion device for this very important job. In fact if we nuke the cities during Hajj ceremony, we will be able to kill some two million more Muslims. If necessary we should repeat it again and again if Muslims try to clean up the places. This will bring Allah to his knees. Let this evil bloodsucking god of Islam drink Muslim blood as much it wants.
If the Muslims want to shift their Ka’ba to a secondary location, then that location also needs to be destroyed by strong military action. Islam should be declared a banned religion and anyone found with a Koran should be killed on the spot. All the mosques should be flattened on the ground and pig farm to be raised. All confiscated copies of Koran should be burnt."... - Sujit Das
(The soldier of truth and defender of humanity)
srizals@gmail.com
Wow, now I'm scared and for this I'm giving a new label to such an intellectual absurdity type of discourse. All hail to the boy that cried wolf. Syabas! Defender of humanity and the soldier of truth or is it Das Sujit?
Now, some may think that to counter a crazy person you must be crazier than him. This is the logic of a madman that love to atttack with an axe against everyone that he sees as a threat to him, especially crying little ones. I think the term to describe this mental illness is paranoid or the fear of being treated or act upon by others when it is actually the person himself that likes to inflict upon others. This would definitely make Geert Wilders a sissy pussycat to a great wildman and all the Islamophobes would be saying, "Geert who?" when somebody mentioned his geertness after this. Sorry Geert. Someone with an Indian name beat you to it. Das! And you're gone.
Watch the attack of the mad axeman! Oh, by the way, it is proven in a study by NIMH Epidemiological Catchment Area Study, 90 percent of persons suffering from mental illness are not prone to violence. So can we say that only those who thinks they are intellectuals would have the tendency of such unthinkable craziness? Now, that makes me wonder. Hmm. Have to check out if there are any case studies of violent-prone intellectuals that fell in love with themselves.
And I quote, 'Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it'- Andre Gide. Maybe they should really read their own banner once in a while. I don't think that they should act like they have found the truth. They're going to end up doubting themselves afterwards. A ring of stupidity has no end. It keeps going in circle, growing larger and larger each time.
Further readings:
http://www.healthieryou.com/vvmi.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525086/
Sunday, July 4, 2010
The Coming
srizals@gmail.com
Rejab. According to the Islamic lunar calendar, Rejab indicates the coming of a great month. After living our lives, day in, day out, avoiding and fallen into temptations, savouring successes and enduring failures. Going through events, incidents and also accidents would really tire out our minds and souls. Our eternal enemies are relentless. The never-ending urges accompanied with the evil whisperers that will never give up trying until doomsday. Tempting the good side of us. We do need a break from it all after certain lapse of time. And the break is coming soon. And with it, a second chance to reflect and remedy. With it comes the opportunity of clearing and cleansing all the filth that we have accumulated in our long but short journey of life. Am I contradicting myself?
I have discovered a video on dwindlinginunbelief.blogspsot.com a couple days before, which manifest a very weird interpretation of God by a group of wise men and women.
Their funny albeit crazy ideas seem to be a beautiful intellectual answer to the greatest question of all, the God question. It is always difficult and awkward in discussing the God question to people that are eager to disagree with you, so they come up with a description of God using the personification technique. Giving the attributes of a person to God in order to personify Him to make it easier for us to understand Him. I truly hope that they won't end up describing themselves. But that's acceptable. Using humour to try convincing others (convincing themselves more likely) in showing just how wrong all the men of religion are, in the search and understanding the Creator. The Creator that has created all creations in wisdom and knowledge. In an orderly fashion of a complete set that balanced and worked itself out whenever man-made mischief happens from time to time.
Please note that we are not in the safety of our domain. There are no rules and regulations to help us out. In the cyber world we are on our own. But that is just how things are. The evil ones would not give up and let us be. If they are not willing to give up, why should we? The ones that have been reminded not to by God Himself. No, I’m not worried about most of the sites anymore. But I hope more Muslims of various backgrounds and intellect will be coming out in facing them. A fire maybe small at the beginning and post no threat whatsoever. But when it gained enough burning materials, all hell breaks loose. And it is not wise to let it burn out of control in the first place. We must do what we can in keeping it confined and disrupting its egoistic burn from time to time. If we don't, it is like agreeing to the act of rebelling against God and letting the not so independent to be misled and that is a sin that we can’t forgive ourselves for letting it to happen when we have the opportunity to stop it or at least try to in the first place. We have certain extent of knowledge, wealth, influence, power and all that is needed to defend ourselves against their attack. We can always refer to the ulama or the knowledgeable in religion if we are not so sure of ourselves in dealing with the lies that they used to attack Islam. If they grew in power and influence, it is just because of our own ignorance and being over-confident that people would see through their lies sooner or later. If we study history, people tend to believe even lies when there are not enough of those who voiced out and presented their defence. We must be willing to offer alternative views and facts so that people may compare and understand things better. We can never convince anyone. Eventually we have to let go and let God.
It is easy to find fault in other men of faith that try to understand God by using human's attributes or things around them in making sense of the Creator, hence, provide a basis of comparison, so awkwardly designed and executed by some atheists in attacking the concept of God, putting the position and the attributes of God in a human projection. Although it has to be understood according to their creativity and understanding. It is the only way that they can think of. So they gave birth to Mr. Deity. A satirical drama so cynical that one would actually think that they are gods themselves after watching it.
As for faithfreedom.org, there's a lot of websites that are more fluent and eloquent in dealing with it. Some may see it as a convincing game. The one that managed to convince the most wins. But I assure you. It is more than that. The stake is definitely high. How many people are influenced and react based on that influence would determine the future of us all.
It would greatly demonstrate our intentions to the others, whether we are following a path of destruction or we are following a path of acceptance and co-existence like the complex nature around us. The tigers and the deer. The lions and the hyenas. They don't have to like each other nor respect one another. But they co-exist. Even they do sometimes kill each other over dominance dispute. But they are still here. They didn't go all the way out to eliminate one another. Maybe they understand that if they are pushed to the corner with not many options left, they would only be forced to do the unthinkable by an organism that has been printed in its DNA I guess, the drive and instinct to survive. I would of course hope that we, the human beings can co-exist better than the lions are tolerating the hyenas. We could do much, much better.
All living things are blessed with these resilient characteristics. So it won't be that easy in annihilating or exterminating any living organism. Look at the Aedes mosquitoes. Scientists through science have again and again tried to outsmart them. They forgot how long the mosquitoes have been surviving to this very day. Only the end of days would be the ultimate end of all species. Yes, I do remember the Dodo, the sitting duck kind of a bird. No, it's not because of Muslims that they are driven to extinction. You have to check it out for yourselves.
Now back to the man-creature. Man is unlike any other. He can be deadlier than a tiger and more dangerous than a raging elephant and a lion combined when he is threaten to extinction. As the smartest creature on this planet, trying to eliminate or control them won't be that easy. History has taught us well, even it must be admitted, some historical occasions have been manipulated and some are still trying to rewrite history. We have to believe that the circumstantial evidence would always be there to expose the lies and shamed the unshakable liars.
When most are losing their hopes and will, Muslims are going to be visited by a blessing of a thousand months as a restorative course, a reminder of the worthiness of things and events. They are going to be given the second chance to recharge and remedy all the wounds, scars and badly injured motivation. May Allah have mercy on us all and grant us the chance of meeting this special month that does not exist in any other month. The month of the people of Muhammad s.a.w. The month of salvation. The gift of being reborn again, stronger and wiser than before and a cleaner self with clearer conviction to face new challenges that lie ahead. What a life! Alhamdulillah.
Rejab. According to the Islamic lunar calendar, Rejab indicates the coming of a great month. After living our lives, day in, day out, avoiding and fallen into temptations, savouring successes and enduring failures. Going through events, incidents and also accidents would really tire out our minds and souls. Our eternal enemies are relentless. The never-ending urges accompanied with the evil whisperers that will never give up trying until doomsday. Tempting the good side of us. We do need a break from it all after certain lapse of time. And the break is coming soon. And with it, a second chance to reflect and remedy. With it comes the opportunity of clearing and cleansing all the filth that we have accumulated in our long but short journey of life. Am I contradicting myself?
I have discovered a video on dwindlinginunbelief.blogspsot.com a couple days before, which manifest a very weird interpretation of God by a group of wise men and women.
Their funny albeit crazy ideas seem to be a beautiful intellectual answer to the greatest question of all, the God question. It is always difficult and awkward in discussing the God question to people that are eager to disagree with you, so they come up with a description of God using the personification technique. Giving the attributes of a person to God in order to personify Him to make it easier for us to understand Him. I truly hope that they won't end up describing themselves. But that's acceptable. Using humour to try convincing others (convincing themselves more likely) in showing just how wrong all the men of religion are, in the search and understanding the Creator. The Creator that has created all creations in wisdom and knowledge. In an orderly fashion of a complete set that balanced and worked itself out whenever man-made mischief happens from time to time.
Please note that we are not in the safety of our domain. There are no rules and regulations to help us out. In the cyber world we are on our own. But that is just how things are. The evil ones would not give up and let us be. If they are not willing to give up, why should we? The ones that have been reminded not to by God Himself. No, I’m not worried about most of the sites anymore. But I hope more Muslims of various backgrounds and intellect will be coming out in facing them. A fire maybe small at the beginning and post no threat whatsoever. But when it gained enough burning materials, all hell breaks loose. And it is not wise to let it burn out of control in the first place. We must do what we can in keeping it confined and disrupting its egoistic burn from time to time. If we don't, it is like agreeing to the act of rebelling against God and letting the not so independent to be misled and that is a sin that we can’t forgive ourselves for letting it to happen when we have the opportunity to stop it or at least try to in the first place. We have certain extent of knowledge, wealth, influence, power and all that is needed to defend ourselves against their attack. We can always refer to the ulama or the knowledgeable in religion if we are not so sure of ourselves in dealing with the lies that they used to attack Islam. If they grew in power and influence, it is just because of our own ignorance and being over-confident that people would see through their lies sooner or later. If we study history, people tend to believe even lies when there are not enough of those who voiced out and presented their defence. We must be willing to offer alternative views and facts so that people may compare and understand things better. We can never convince anyone. Eventually we have to let go and let God.
It is easy to find fault in other men of faith that try to understand God by using human's attributes or things around them in making sense of the Creator, hence, provide a basis of comparison, so awkwardly designed and executed by some atheists in attacking the concept of God, putting the position and the attributes of God in a human projection. Although it has to be understood according to their creativity and understanding. It is the only way that they can think of. So they gave birth to Mr. Deity. A satirical drama so cynical that one would actually think that they are gods themselves after watching it.
As for faithfreedom.org, there's a lot of websites that are more fluent and eloquent in dealing with it. Some may see it as a convincing game. The one that managed to convince the most wins. But I assure you. It is more than that. The stake is definitely high. How many people are influenced and react based on that influence would determine the future of us all.
It would greatly demonstrate our intentions to the others, whether we are following a path of destruction or we are following a path of acceptance and co-existence like the complex nature around us. The tigers and the deer. The lions and the hyenas. They don't have to like each other nor respect one another. But they co-exist. Even they do sometimes kill each other over dominance dispute. But they are still here. They didn't go all the way out to eliminate one another. Maybe they understand that if they are pushed to the corner with not many options left, they would only be forced to do the unthinkable by an organism that has been printed in its DNA I guess, the drive and instinct to survive. I would of course hope that we, the human beings can co-exist better than the lions are tolerating the hyenas. We could do much, much better.
All living things are blessed with these resilient characteristics. So it won't be that easy in annihilating or exterminating any living organism. Look at the Aedes mosquitoes. Scientists through science have again and again tried to outsmart them. They forgot how long the mosquitoes have been surviving to this very day. Only the end of days would be the ultimate end of all species. Yes, I do remember the Dodo, the sitting duck kind of a bird. No, it's not because of Muslims that they are driven to extinction. You have to check it out for yourselves.
Now back to the man-creature. Man is unlike any other. He can be deadlier than a tiger and more dangerous than a raging elephant and a lion combined when he is threaten to extinction. As the smartest creature on this planet, trying to eliminate or control them won't be that easy. History has taught us well, even it must be admitted, some historical occasions have been manipulated and some are still trying to rewrite history. We have to believe that the circumstantial evidence would always be there to expose the lies and shamed the unshakable liars.
When most are losing their hopes and will, Muslims are going to be visited by a blessing of a thousand months as a restorative course, a reminder of the worthiness of things and events. They are going to be given the second chance to recharge and remedy all the wounds, scars and badly injured motivation. May Allah have mercy on us all and grant us the chance of meeting this special month that does not exist in any other month. The month of the people of Muhammad s.a.w. The month of salvation. The gift of being reborn again, stronger and wiser than before and a cleaner self with clearer conviction to face new challenges that lie ahead. What a life! Alhamdulillah.
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