Insya'Allah..

Terharu dengar Maher Zain, one of my favorite Nasyid singer menyanyi lagu famous nie in Malay version. His pronunciation of every word in this Malay version is so perfect as if he’s been speaking Malay all these while. It’s just simply amazing. May Allah SWT bless him always as his songs have reached out to millions of people both Muslims and non-Muslims all around the world. His voice has really touched and inspired a lot of people.

Last Friday I was at a friend’s wedding. They played this song in English version. I was so touched to see young children singing along to his song. They can practically sing the whole song, moving every word of it. This is even my 5 year old nephew’s favourite song. He will always ask me.. “Makcik Ila, cheq nak dengar lagu InsyaAllah…” and when I play it for him, he loves to sing along.  

Maher Zain – InsyaAllah (Malay version)

Andainya..

Kau rasa tak berupaya

Hidup sendirian tiada pembela

Segalanya suram, bagai malam yang gelap

tiada bantuan, tiada tujuan

Janganlah berputus asa..

Kerana Allah bersamamu..

[chorus] x2

InsyaAllah… InsyaAllah…

InsyaAllah… Ada Jalannya…

Andainya..

Kesalmu berulang lagi

Bagai tiada ruang untuk kembali

Tika keliru atas kesilapan lalu

Membelenggu hati dan fikiranmu

Janganlah berputus asa…

Kerana Allah bersamamu…

[chorus] x2

InsyaAllah… InsyaAllah…

InsyaAllah… Ada Jalannya…

Kembalilah….

Kepada yang Esa

Yakin padaNya, panjatkanlah doa..

OOoo~ Ya Allah…

Pimpinlah daku dari tersasar

Tunjukkan daku ke jalan yang benar..

Jalan yang benar…Jalan yang benar..

Jalan yang benar…

[chorus]

InsyaAllah… InsyaAllah…

InsyaAllah… Ada Jalannya…

Anjaana Anjaani

I don't usually post any bollywood songs but this particular song I really like. I saw the movie last week and I totally love this song.

This song is from a Bollywood movie “Anjaana Anjaani”. It’s a story about 2 total strangers Kiara and Aakash. Aakash had a huge lost on a business dealing and has to clear a huge loan of $12 million, which he is unable to. Unable to find any means, suicide seems the only option to him. He decides to jump off the George Washington Bridge. This is when he bumps into Kiara, who is also bound to commit suicide because she caught her fiancée cheating on her. They both try to put an end to their lives but are deterred by the coastguards.

They attempts to commit suicide several times but things just seem to fail them everytime. Thinking both might have some uncompleted tasks, both of them decided to end their lives on New Year’s Eve. With 20 days to go, they decide to fulfill their unfinished wishes and thus begin their journey and somehow they just fall in love with each other with realizing it.

Tu na Jaane Aas Pass Hain Khudah

Dhundhla jaayein jo manzilein

Ik pal ko tu nazar jhuka

Jhuk jaaye sar jahan wahin

Milta hai rab ka raasta

Teri kismat tu badal de

Rakh himmat bas chal de

Tere saathi mere kadmon ke hain nishaan

Tu na jaane aas pass hai khuda 4x

If your destinations get hazy,

lower your sight for a moment,

wherever your head bows down,

That is where you will find your way to God,

You Change your own luck,

So be strong and just start moving,

I will be following behind you,

Cos you don't know God is always nearby..

Khud pe daal tu nazar, Haalaton se haar kar

Kahaan chala re

Haath ki lakeer ko, Modta marodta,

Hai hausla re

Toh khud tere khwabon ke rang mein

Tu apne jahan ko bhi rang de

Ke chalta hoon main tere sang mein

Ho shaam bhi toh kya

Jab hoga andhera

Tab paayega dar mera

Uss dar pe phir hogi teri subah

Tu na jaane aas pass hai khuda 4x

When you are lost against all circumstances,

Where do you go?

The lines are all turned and twisted,

But you take the courage to color your dreams,

And you will Color your world too,

Cos I will walk with you,

Even if it's evening or even in darkness,

We will seek our way to brightness, 

Cos you don't know God is always nearby..

Mitt jaate hain sabke nishaan

Bas ek woh mitt ta nahin haye

Maan le jo har mushkil ko marzi meri haye

Ho humsafar na tera jab koi

Tu ho jahan rahunga main wahi

Tujhse kabhi na ik pal bhi main judaa

Tu na jaane aas pass hai khuda,

Tu na jaane aas pass hai khuda..

When all signs are erased,

Consider every of your problem is my will,

When there is nobody to accompany you,

I'll be there where ever you are,

I'm never be away from you for even a moment,

Cos you don't know God is always nearby..

Cos you don't know God is always nearby.. 

Sucker Punch

I went into a briefing just now. It was about leasing program for system technology and its processes and procedures. Since I was invited, I went in thought I can get an inside of what this whole leasing program is all about. I have dealt with leasing orders before. I somehow know what the processes are and what the requirements are.

But just now, after seeing all the other people in the briefing interacting with the speaker and asking him questions about the leasing. Suddenly I felt so stupid sitting there feeling clueless and totally unaware what the heck that fella was talking about. Yeah... it was about something I use to deal with, but it all seems so new and there were a lot of processes and procedures he was talking about. Sigh! I need to beef up my knowledge in the IT industry even more I guess. Working in the IT environment world and feeling clueless about it is not something good.

Rasa macam bodoh jer tadi. Semua pandai jer bertanya soalan… aku duduk situ totally blur. They were talking about global market values, trade financing, working capital… bla bla bla bla… This SUCKS!

How am I supposed to interact with the outside world if I have no idea what the world is moving into?

I really need to start moving forward cos honestly.. I am kinda feeling like i'm left behind here :(

A Journey Through 2010

Right.. I don’t have any particular reason for my absence here.. same ole same ole.

Probably I was waiting for some inspiration to come along and motivate me to jot down my chronicles. Here I am, while listening to some soothing jazz music, I hope it'll inspire me to start fresh.

So, since I promised myself I will list down those interesting things I did in 2010… before I turn (ehem)..

Well, I had my fair share of memories from 2010. It's still not too late to relate it here cos hey! This is still the month of January 2011 right? New Year seems to pass so fast with so many things around to be worried about. What I can tell you is that a lot of things happened to me in 2010 and the most significant win of all (Drum roll…) is the changes I brought down on… me.
Yes! I took the extra mile and managed to win myself over. I got myself up from the nightmare and work myself for a better, happier, healthier and a wonderful life. Getting myself use to “Living my life the healthier way”. It all started early April when I finally realize, I need to do something about myself. I asked myself "How long do I have to suffer being F.A.T.?" (Gulp!) It was a bit scary when I imagine how my life's gonna turn out to be when I get old. SO IT SHOULD START NOW... and I’m glad I woke up. Now, I'm proud to say I'm a “Prior Fat Girl” and I’m happy to report I've lost weight almost 18kg. I'm still on the chubby side though cos there's still a long way to go. But I'm not going to stop here. I am going to continue fighting and live my life up to the standards. But I'm happy with the result that I've obtained so far. Gosh! I must admit, it wasn't something easy to follow. You've gotta be strict, you must be firm and most importantly… you must have self-discipline. It's tough with all the temptation, the starvation and agony. You had to start by eating right, regular exercise, and you need to tell yourself when to stop eating. But it all seems so tough at the beginning, but now I'm getting a hang of it.
I asked myself last year “What else can you do before you turn into a new decade? Stepping into the powerful 3rd Series Club” hehehe… So the most memorable thing I did was a gift to me. I lost weight and I am darn proud of it.

Hey! did I mention I got my nose pierced? Hehehehe.. Yup! I got myself a nose stud now. It's one of those wild things I got crazy for and just did it when I saw my sister pierced her nose so what the heck, I did it too. I like it though. Every time I look into the mirror, I see this tiny diamond stud on top of my nose all shiny and sparkling. Sorta like tell me that I am as shiny and sparkling too :) Gosh! Fazi you're gorgeous. hehe ^_^'

Ouh! I've finally changed my Nokia N73. I had that babe for 3 faithful years but sadly it was time to say goodbye cos the battery keeps dying on me. So I got myself a new toy to play with abd bought a new Sony Ericsson Aino. This babe is so cool with alot of cool features too. Now, I am not really a fan of gadgets and gizmos and I’m not so into latest tech stuff. A mobile phone for me is more like… like… eerr.. well… like.. a.. (Duh)… a mobile phone. So what the heck you use a phone for? Mainly to communicate with people from distance and with some extra bonus features you can send messages and stuffs. Latest phone these days allows you to take photos too and my phone has a 8.1 megapixal camera. Cooooolll... Now, I’m always a fan of beautiful pictures. It fascinates me when I see a nice shot. Those time and moment freeze in picture is simply amazing. And, I like taking loads of photos. Pictures to me are a memory as I am quite forgetful and taking pictures gives me a pleasure… a satisfaction. I can’t afford those fancy huge cameras. For me, my Sony Aino gives me the equal pleasure as well cos it allows me to capture these amazing images anytime anywhere and best of all.. I can also share it instantly in Facebook. Best kan? It also has a built in wifi allowing me to log into web, anywhere and anytime. There's also the built in GPS, MP3 player.. 8GB memory.. Phew! Here I go bragging about my phone. hehe.. Starbucks is usually my hotspot. It’s my place to hang out nowadays for a good cup of Caramel Macchiato and just chillex while browsing the net. Huh! Cool kan? :D

What else? Well… let’s talk about HIKING? Now, hiking has never been an interest to me. The sweat, the heat, the walk, the climb, the aching back & feet and muscle cramps…. never really a good friend my mine. But still, I put all those behind, endured the pain… and managed to conquer Pantai Kerachut hike. Sounded more like I hike up mount Kinabalu… but no.. it was just here in Penang. But it was worth it. Thanks to my buddies too. They really motivated me to not chicken out half way and talked me into finishing it. It was all good and I had a great time.




Arrghh.. There are so many things to write here. All those things I did.

Things are finally turning brighter for me after so long. I am enjoying myself every bit of it. May Allah SWT bless me all the way.

Will keep my post here active.. InsyaAllah.