Monday, May 28, 2007
Officially graduated :)
11 Jamadilawal 1428H

school holiday kicks in! (as though it makes much difference to me. Hoho…)
well, at least I now have my weekend mornings since Assyafaah is having a month break. Tu pun dah ada mcm2 “dates”. Most prob I’m gonna have workshops to attend on 2nd n 3rd June. Sis Zarul already “booked” me to accompany her jogging on 9th June. And I’ve yet to set time to meet up with my Nad (the book Nad, remember? huu~), Huda (nak blaja swimming!!! Hehe…) and Raihana Jailani (she has been wanting to meet up w me since months ago. So sorry my dear sis. InsyaAllah some time this coming week k? :)

Plus there’s the IMPIAN-Pergas Peer Talk III comin’ up. It’s an event organized in the hope of exposing graduating madrasah students to the various tertiary institutions locally and internationally. 21st July 2007 @ Madrasah Aljunied auditorium (ni sengaje post kat sini coz I know my juniors will be reading this ;p to Atiqah n Farahin: SPREAD eh! ;)

Speaking of spreading news of upcoming events, there’s also NUSMS Muslimah Nite 2007 on 8th June 2007, 6pm @Al-Wehdah (of all places eh Hazami n sis Khatim? Been there for years… huu~).

Youngest sis just went for Rebutia Camp @ Selangor this morning. BESTnye!! Org tak pernah pun dpt gi camp mcm tu… :( nak pergi~ but at this age, are there any camps in which I can simply be the participant? (instead of faci/ part of the Organising comm? )

On a more cheerful note, one of my projects @ Assyafaah is done! ^-^ alhamdulillah, the Kids Zone with the Garden Theme turned out to be beautiful, as complimented by parents n the other asatizah. hee~ Thanks to sis Suriani n Wak for helping me out. n ustaz Hafiz for helping me carry the heavy glass covers -_-“ kekek kerja dgn ustaz ni. The other day I wanted to “ampu” him a bit before asking for the help. Niat di hati nak cakap “ustaz kan gagah….” But ntah knp masa tu word tu tak keluar. Yg kluar: "ustaz kan…gergasi…” lol. n the nick sticks. So till now I call him Ustaz Gergasi. Haa!

Oh yep. As u can probably guess from the conversations @ my tagboard: my Graduation Ceremony was over! 21st May 2007. 5:30pm. Ended ard 7:20pm. Mana nak makan, nak amik2 gambar, nak peluk2 girlfrens, nak kejarkan solat Maghrib…. It was a rush. Sempat amik gambar dgn mana2 yg terserempak je (couldn’t find my Fatimah n dearie Junie. haiz~). But oklah, hamdan lillah, at least ada jugak sedikit gambar buat kenangan :) thanks to 2nd Bro n wife for accompanying me ya :D

nice stage aite?
Junie and Yasmin are going to Australia. Devi is going to India to pursue a degree in Psychology. Each with their own ambition and desired destination. May all of you succeed, wherever you are my dear friends :)

Meanwhile, usratii is planning for a holiday this June. Still trying to decide on the best location. Genting is out coz not suitable for Mom n Dad. hee~ (tak bleh imagine Mak/ Ayah naik roller coaster. kih3!
) Org cakap pergilah Cameron. Nak tgk rose!!!

Last but not least, to youngest sis, najaah musyarrif! She improved quite a lot for her mid year exams. Need to brush up a lot on ur Biology n Maths though. Other than that, keep on improving on the other subjects n InsyaAllah u’ll have no difficulty in making to the top 3 for the finals. Yea! ^_^V

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Sunday, May 13, 2007
Phening!
25 Rabi'ul Akhir 1428H

just finished teaching my nephew n niece iqra'. adoi~ telatah budak2 ni kadang2 betul2 mencuit hati. if u know me, u'll know that i'm very particular about pronunciation of the Arabic words. yelah, one day insyaAllah they'll "be promoted" to the al-Qur'an kan, n even a slight error in pronunciation can have a different meaning altogether. astaghfirullah..

anw, i taught her, as i was taught by Liyana (syukran sis! =D), that u have to tilt ur tongue a bit to the right, pushing against the back of ur front teeth (tunggu ape lagi? cepat lah practise! =P) when pronouncing the harf "dhad". kesian my Nasuha. sampai senget2 mulut dia in an effort to pronounce the harf. hee~ on top of that, i also got to know last year that the correct pronunciation of the harf "dal" is NOT "da". lidah tu kene tekan kat lelangit. yep. that's right! =D

coOL~ maasyaAllah! so many things yet to be discovered n learnt aite?

btw, to my dear Huda: awaaaaak!!! kte dah jumpe cincin kte yang hilang tu ^-^ (u might want to refer to my past entry entitled Chin-Chin. heh) oklah, actually 1st sister found it. at her place. patotlah selama ni gue cari pat rumah tu macam nak rak tak jumpa2 jugak. mati2 gue ingatkan dah ter-masuk dlm tong sampah n terbuang. to myself: well done for succeeding in not thinking too much abt it. we're not supposed to be too worried abt the dunya Khadijah, remember? kene practise. teruskan mujahadah... :)

on a more solemn note: just got to know from youngest sis what mom told her abt my intention to pursue my studies overses in Ukhrawi. sister was saying that me gonna despair mom n let her hopes down. "ntah mak masih hidup ke tak untuk lihat kakak bila dia habis belajar (4 thn) nanti..." tsk2. mak ni takmu lah cakap macam tu. mak suka tau pendam benda2 mcm ni semua. depan org mak tak nak cakap, mak tak nak luahkan kesedihan. everything seems ok. coz i know mom doesn't want me to worry...

Please Guide me O Allah...


dan dia terus termenung~

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Monday, April 30, 2007
People are getting more materialistic, no?
was reading the newspaper just now and came across an advertisement for Arabic courses:

1. Menulis & Menyebut Huruf Arab
Program 5 minggu....
Yuran: $250 sahaja (+ nota & pendaftaran)

2. Pengenalan kepada Bahasa Arab & Perbualan Awal
Program 15 minggu...
Yuran: $ 450 sahaja (+ nota & pendaftaran)

what will be your reaction when u come across such ads?

as 4 myself, geram gitu. nak spread 'ilm, nak introduce Arabic to the community, but letak fees siket punyer "murah". setakat nak blaja hiwar (dialogue) n introduction to Arabic je kene fork out almost $500?? ridiculous laa. kesian kan kat orang2 yg kurang berkemampuan. nak belajar, tapi niat murninya terbantut psl tak cukup duit. n this was not the first time i saw such ads. dah banyak kali. yes, i know u've to pay for the venue, printing of notes, the lecturers/mentors, etc. but tak reasonable laa letak harga tinggi2 gitu....
.... lainlah kalau mmg dorang target nak "pandaikan" org yang berada je. boO!

ok ok. tak baik kan suu'uz zann. maybe they have to charge that high coz they have to cover the allowances given to the imported Arab lecturers (as mentioned in the ad). but then again, i wonder why they need to import Arab lecturers just to teach basic Arabic pronunciations n intro to Arabic. are there not enough qualified n experienced in our own Muslim community in Singapore? it's not as if they're teaching Arabic Culture and Tradition, are they? kalau gitu mungkin orang boleh fahamlah...

meanwhile, the students also play a part. be consistent. jangan suka ponteng. jangan ikutkan sangat perasaan malas. kawan tak datang, kita pun ikut tak datang. nah. janganlah macam tu. nak pandai, kene put in more effort laa :) dengar tu Khadijah? nasihat diri sendiri tu lebih2 lagi... jangan nak relax2, lepas tu berangan nak jadi Arabic Expert eh!

kene sabar... mesti kuatkan semangat. istiqamah. jangan nak slack, jangan lalai, n optimise ur time!

kalaupun tiada orang yang sokong or nak tolong, ingat! ALLAH dan Rasul sentiasa bersama!! :D



hehe... comel kan gambar ni? actually nak gambar lain, but my Nad hantar yang ni pulak. takpelah Nad, Khad suka yang ni jugak. yang tu kat Jurong tu, yang belikan khad chocolate cake dulu tu lagilah khad sayang... ;)

p.s. This entry was composed last 2 weeks, when my spirit was high. But lately i'm feeling very down. Mind overloaded kot. Banyak fikiran. n that seems to effect my mood. cepat sangat terasa n merajuk. Ish. Jangan ikutkan perasaan sangat k Khadijah? :) kene pandai kawal perasaan... patutnya semakin meningkat umur tu, semakin matang fikiran dan kelakuan. tak boleh ikutkan sangat perangai kebudak-budakan tu...

to those who might be hurt by me, 'afwan sgt. Maybe not thru my words but thru my silence? (coz bila mood tak baik, me lebih suka diam je. Diam yang teramat pun kdg2 boleh menyakitkan hati org kan?).

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Friday, April 27, 2007
Knowledge comes in many forms!
9 Rabi'ul akhir 1428H

in the midst of filing up some documents @assyafaah. pening. mcm2 documents ada... O.o"


Mudirah (female Principal) n sis Aisyah, the other full-time staff at the madrasah dept will be on leave till next Wed or so. the CSO has been having migraines lately and could only work occasionally. so basically i'll be in charge of this whole office/madrasah for the next few days. n tmr i've to replace the CSO for awhile. jaga counter. not forgetting the spontaneous training as a customer service officer . having to answer phone calls when no one else is around to pick them. (there r 8 phones in this office). hoho... lawak bonar. seram pun ada. dah dua kali gue answer phone call ("assalamu'alaikum madrasah, boleh saya bantu?") sekali tu rupe2nye the IT guy n an ustaz yg call. menyesal ckp lembut2. eeii!


on a better note, the times spent @assyafaah really exposed me to loads of things. the art of multi-tasking. plus the art of reliefing. heh. td gue relief ajar budak2 p5 & p6. kering gitu air liur bebual psl Perang Hunain and Perang Uhud. besok nak kene relief another ustaz ajar budak bimbingan remaja. erk. but dia dah jamin budak2 tu baik. so...hopefully ok laa. subject pun mcm ok, akhlak n bahasa arab. tak macam dulu time kene relief kat Al-Muttaqin ajar budak2 remaja. of all topics, gue kene ajar BAB MEMINANG. *nganga mulut* ish. segannye~

anw, the Mosque Chairman also emphasizes on healthy lifestyle. for instance, last Friday, for two hours, the staff had to undergo some hand-scanning to determine our antioxidant level. turned out mine is not-so-good. haa! ok ok. insyaAllah orang try makan sayur n buah banyak2... (fruits ok. suker! but sayur tu tak best sgt. esp sawi punyer family. pahit! makan kdg2 kene tahan nafas. tak lupa juga taugeh yg gemuk2 tu. tak suke~)


oh yes. i'm in need of some helping hands in decorating the noticeboards. so if any sisters out there willing to help me, apo lagi, bilang ah! ;)

....
D'Talk went well, hamdan lillah. how lovely it was! met a nice sister, Ibrizah from MJC. meanwhile, made fren with another sis, Ruzanna, who bloghopped here the other day :D the only minus point was the fact that i actually forgot all about my clothes in the toilet! ceh. sampai sekarang tak sempat2 nak collect lagi. ish. next week die-die kene gi amik eh Khadijah!

as usual, time spent with the lovely sisters were purely enjoyable. again, thx sis Fiza for the shawl, di saat2 ku hampir2 beku pagi2 buta tu~ ;)

afterwards met up with ol' frens @mwti during maulid: mushi, yun, yuntea, suliza... as well as the kakakS (zarul, farisha, fatimah, khatim!) n adikS (atiqah, hafizah, raihana, farahin...). not forgetting the asatizah. mudir still remembers my name! hee~

me: assalamu'alaikum mudir..... bla bla bla...
mudir: ...masmuki? (what's ur name?)
me: khadijah.
mudir: khadijah hussain??
me: *big grin n nod excitedly*

then mudir semangat suruh tgk munazharah (Arabic debate) jap lagi.

haiz~ i miss studying. i really do. tak sabarnye nak sambung belajar~ tengah semangat berkobar-kobar ni!

takpe Khadijah, next year insyaAllah k? :)


Prophet Muhammad 'alaihis solaatu wassalam:
Seek knowledge.
Seeking it purely for Allah’s sake is fearing Him;
Pursuing it is worshipping Him;
discussing it is remembering Him;
searching for it is Jihad ;
imparting it to others is charity
and spending it for the benefit of the family is affinity.
reported by Mu’az Ibn Jabal,
from Ihya ulumud Deen Abu Hamid al Ghazali

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