Nothing remains

Nothing is permanent
Nah, not a single thing...
Everything keeps changing
Yup, pretty much all, even the minuscule things...

All in life is temporary...
Everything is short-lived,
Everything is momentary,
Everything is ephemeral,
Evanescence.

Hence, when things are going good,
enjoy the moment,
relish the instant,
for it too won't last forever.

And, please worry not,
nor crack up,
when things aren't going your way,
they go bad,
for they won't last forever either.

Don't look back,
for too often.

Look forward,
embrace and seize
all eventualities.

Carpe diem!

19:4 - The supplication of Prophet Zakariya

One Sunny Day

It was sunny today and the town looked peaceful. I was in an old caravan with a guy - who drove the van. Although he didn’t seem to be in a friendly association with me, I sensed the vibe of normalcy from him and this setting. With not much need to exchange words with him, I spent the whole trip looking out of the windows and enjoying the view outside. We passed through several streets filled with old beautiful buildings. After a bit, I saw a big red wooden gate uphill not far in front of us. The gate was peculiar - it was painted with bright red color and its middle part was vastly triangulated. The road sloped up quite steeply to the gate. When we reached in front of the gate, my companion moved the middle woods of the gate in a strange manner yet he looked as if he had done this many times before. The gate finally opened up showing an entrance way spaciously grounded for parking lots. We drove through passing the gated area and I saw a red rooftop building which somehow happened to be a post office. Other than the trivial sound of the wind and the traffic buzz, the post office’s exterior space was rather noiseless and conventional. I then walked towards the building which was covered with glass walls on its front side. When I stepped inside, there were scores of people who were busy moving in and out through a gigantic main door of the post office. Suddenly, I heard a gunshot and the situation became chaotic. People turned to be terribly alarmed and panicking by this outbreak. I saw several gunned men with black attires randomly pointing up their guns to the people. I slowly reached for the gun that was tucked in the back of my pants and held it tightly with my right hand. I just put it low with no intention to conceal it up yet. The gunmen, who seemed to be burglars, were trying to take hostages. One burglar held up a young woman with a gun pointed to her head. I tried to calm down the terrified publics surrounding me. Not long after, my companion who was just few feet away from the burglar kicked that scumbag's upper calf and instantly twisted both of his hands. Looked like a very well-built man, my companion pointed out his gun to the burglar's head and asked the other burglars to get out from here.

2:216

“But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you. 

And perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. 

God knows, while you know not".

[Al-Baqarah:216]

Striking Quotes!

On education

"Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults." (Abraham Lincoln)

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give." (Maya Angelou)

"The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety." (Josh Waitzkin)

“Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know.” (Daniel Boorstin)

"Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself." (Sonny Perdue)

Developing a desire to learn is the kindling point of all classroom achievement." (Robert John Meehan)

"Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." (Abigail Adams)

On life

Regret is a dark, hollow path that leads to nowhere good. Good and bad stuff is going to happen to all of us. It’s all part of the journey, and we learn from each experience, I say embrace it. (Sean Kernan)

On love

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.(Robert A. Heinlein)

The perfect person can be found within the amazing relationship I work on, the one I determine to commit to. (Dushka Zapata)

When I love someone I want what is best for her. I nourish her, invest myself in her growth and betterment, build her up, foster, cultivate and cherish her. I want her to thrive, to always be improving. To not do this would imply neglect and guarantee her stagnation.(Dushka Zapata)

A good relationship is like a good electric circuit with 2 parallel batteries, if you are charged enough, doesn’t mean that the other battery is. (Mostafa Ali Mansur)

“I guess at some point we fell in love, whatever that means. What the fuck is love anyway? Is it mutual dependance; two bipolar opposites bringing their failings together, making a comprehensive hole? Is it needing someone around all the time, just to feel like yourself? Is it a form of madness— all those cells & neurons giggling like moon-happy coyotes? Is it missing someone, feeling a physical craving for them, even when they are lying right next to you? Yes, I guess we fell in love.” (Barnaby Legg, Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic)

"Not all love is possible and not all love must be fought for. Some need to just pass. Others don't do justice to the beautiful feeling of love. Let go what is unattainable."

Fahami Bacaan dalam Solat

Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda yang maksudnya: 

Sesungguhnya amal yang mula-mula sekali dihisab pada hari kiamat ialah sembahyang (solat) seseorang, jika sembahyangnya diterima maka sesungguhnya beruntunglah dan berjayalah ia, dan jika sembahyangnya tidak diterima maka kecewa dan rugilah ia. Sekiranya terkurang dari sembahyang fardhunya sesuatu, Allah berfirman: Periksalah, adakah hamba-Ku itu mempunyai sembahyang-sembahyang sunat untuk dicukupkan dengannya apa yang terkurang dari sembahyang fardunya? Demikianlah keadaan amal-amalnya yang lain.  

(HR Tirmizi) 

Makna Bacaan Dalam Solat (Lafaz dan terjemahannya). Semoga solat kita lebih bermakna seterusnya berjaya mewarnai segenap kehidupan kita.

Makna bacaan dalam solat from IMSHA LEARNING

Solat itu...
membuahkan perasaan berlainan
daripada satu insan ke insan lain
meski untuk insan yang sama
tidak mustahil berubah perasaannya 
kerna solat itu
ibadah paling terutama
selayaknya paling perlu istiqamahnya
kerna itu butuh kesungguhan memeliharanya

kesempurnaannya membutuhkan kesiagaan...
dalam niatnya
dalam lafaznya
dalam fahamnya
dalam amalnya
dalam mujahadah memeliharanya

nikmatnya...
hanya dirasai oleh yang merasai...
tak terungkapkan dek kata-kata
manisnya... 
jauh berganda daripada gambaran
manisnya rasa
madu, gula mahupun epal.

Mathematical Statistic

Honestly, this is the most difficult subject I've ever studied! Like, seriously hard! I love maths, and I love statistic too... But when these two came together, it just went over my head! (Admittedly, I was somehow curious about this subject which in a way motivated me to enrol for this subject).

Well, anyway, I want to share these lecture notes of mine, in hope they could be of any benefits to someone (though, I might not well versed or immersed enough in this subject). Here they are: